11 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5c0841dd03257df1ed710b445accf52c.pdf 4f69df6037a963d53cc11766af3733bf PDF Text Text APRIL F E B 2014 RUARY 2014 VOLUME VOLUME 7 6 o 76 N NO. O . 42 USNS John Glenn Delivered; Construction Starts on LNG-Powered TOTE Containership The SIU recently welcomed new tonnage into the Seafarers-contracted fleet, and more is on the way. In mid-March, the U.S. Navy took delivery of the SIU-crewed USNS John Glenn (photo at left), a mobile landing platform operated by Ocean Shipholdings for the Military Sealift Command. Earlier, construction started on the world’s first LNG-powered containership, which also will be operated by an SIU-contracted company (TOTE, Inc.). Pictured at a ceremony for the containership (photo immediately below, from left) are Peter Keller, executive VP of TOTE; Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.); Walter Tschernkowitsch, manager, General Dynamics NASSCO Steel Dept.; and Duncan Hunter, Congressman Hunter’s son who did the honors of making the first cut of steel on TOTE’s new Marlin-class hull #495. The remaining image below is an artist’s rendering of the TOTE vessel. (Ship images courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO) Page 3. Crowley Crews Deliver SIU boatmen teamed up in early March to deliver equipment that’s now part of a large, floating production facility located about 280 miles south of New Orleans. Part of the operation is pictured in the photo at right. A closer photo of one of the tugs, the Ocean Wave, is provided below. Page 3 Senators Back Jones Act Page 5 ‘Deep Freeze’ Photos Pages 12-13 Not Too Late to Donate a Brick Page 20 �Obama Announces Nominees for Posts At USTRANSCOM, U.S. Coast Guard President’s Report Stop the Madness An old comic strip once featured an expression which over the years has far transcended the combined circulations of all the newspapers that carried it: “We have met the enemy, and he is us!” That line from a Pogo comic gained more prominence a year or two later when it was used to promote environmental stewardship in the early 1970s, a practice that’s far more common today. But when I think of that expression, it calls to mind a current issue in our nation’s capital that severely harms efforts to bring more jobs back home and keep them here. Why in the world are we giving tax breaks to corporations that send jobs overseas? At the most recent meeting of the AFL-CIO executive council, on which I have represented our union’s interests since 1991, we tackled this subject and came up with a straightforward strategy to stop Michael Sacco the bleeding. (If your eyes are starting to glaze over at the thought of reading about tax laws, remember that the real issue here is American jobs. Read on.) The heart of the problem is that U.S.-based businesses have hoodwinked legislators and administrations into believing they need outsourcing tax breaks to be “competitive.” Over the years, they’ve managed to get laws rewritten so that their income generated overseas is taxed at lower rates than what’s produced at home. If that’s not an incentive to outsource American jobs, nothing is. Of course, their approach isn’t that blatant. It’s sugarcoated and misleading, in the same way that proponents of so-called right-to-work laws hide behind that misnomer. After all, who could be against the right to work? But, as we know, that’s not what those laws are about, at all. They’re about driving down wages, benefits and working conditions as well as dividing workers. Back to the subject at hand. When businesses claim they need these kinds of tax breaks, their argument confuses the interests of multinational corporations with the interests of people who live and work in America, which is the proper concern of elected officials. And when they get rewarded for outsourcing, it feeds an international race to the bottom. We heard a report during the executive council meeting that pointed out corporate profits today are at all-time highs, yet the corporate share of federal tax revenues has fallen more than 60 percent in the last 50 years. What this means is that big corporations have gamed the system so that working families’ tax dollars actually subsidize taking away American jobs. If this seems ridiculous, you should know that not everyone feels it’s out of line. In fact, Congress is now considering several proposals that would increase the tax incentive for corporations to shift employment and income overseas. Those considerations include allowing corporations to indefinitely “defer” paying taxes on offshore profits; dramatically reducing or completely eliminating U.S. taxes on offshore corporate profits; and a “minimum international tax,” which is basically what the name suggests. It doesn’t have to be that way, it shouldn’t be that way, and there are a few relatively simple steps that will restore fairness. The American people want a system that rewards those who produce and employ here, not those who abandon America. That’s why the labor movement stands for a simple and clear standard: The tax laws must not in any way encourage investment in foreign countries rather than the United States. That means the offshore profits of U.S. corporations must be taxed at the same rate and at the same time as their domestic profits.  There is no economic or political justification for giving corporations a tax incentive to shift jobs and income overseas. While part of our industry is based on moving goods overseas, there’s no way we will stand for jobs moving overseas. It’s time to invest in America. It’s time to restore our social contract, and to recognize that workers deserve to share in the profits they help generate. It’s time to stop treating American workers as if they’re disposable. Through our affiliation with the AFL-CIO, the SIU will continue this fight until we’ve won. FEBRUARY 2014 VOLUME 76 Volume 76 Number 4 o NO. 2 April 2014 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Brian Ahern; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Misty Dobry; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2014 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Change is coming in the leadership of two government organizations vital to the SIU and maritime industry. President Barack Obama announced recently his nominations to replace Gen. William Fraser as commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and Adm. Robert Papp as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant. Both posts have a large impact on American maritime interests, including the U.S. Merchant Marine. For USTRANSCOM, Obama selected Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, current commander of Air Mobility Command. For the Coast Guard, Obama picked Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area. Selva testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing March 11. In his testimony, Selva emphasized the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine and its essential role in supporting American interests around the world. He added that the United States must take steps to ensure its Ready Reserve Force (RRF) of U.S.-flag vessels is well-maintained and able to Gen. Paul Selva serve the country for many years to come – a strategy that could involve expanding the fleet. “The capacity provided by the RRF is critical to USTRANSCOM’s ability to meet its wartime requirements,” Selva said. “In the past, the fleet capacity was increased by using authorities to purchase vessels. For the future, we will explore all options to find a recapitalization strategy that is cost-effective and minimizes the cost of ownership (in) the fleet for the long term, to include purchase and extended service life programs where it makes sense.” The general also touted the importance of key government initiatives like the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Under the MSP, an annual stipend ensures the military has access to a fleet of well-maintained U.S.-flag vessels in times of war or emergency. The agreement provides the military with billions of dollars in sealift capabilities for a fraction of the cost. The MSP and others, Selva said, “are critical to USTRANSCOM’s ability to meet the needs of the warfighter and the nation. For more than a decade of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, our commercial sealift partners have provided the vast majority of sealift for the Department of Defense. The vessel President Outlines Maritime Priorities President Barack Obama released his 2015 budget in March, offering a glimpse into the administration’s maritime priorities. While the $4 trillion budget is not expected to be adopted by Congress, it does outline what policies the administration is expected to support and pursue in a variety of fiscal matters. As for the budget’s approach to maritime, the administration once again offered a mixed bag. While the budget offered good news for key initiatives like the Maritime Security Program (MSP), Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantees and the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force fleet (RRF), it also had some troubling provisions. Once again, the administration proposed converting a sizeable portion of the Food for Peace budget into a cash giveaway, a move that could negatively affect the domestic maritime and farm industries (not to mention the intended recipients of the food). Following is a breakdown of how the president’s 2015 budget impacts the maritime industry. Maritime Security Program The MSP is an annual stipend that ensures a 2 Seafarers LOG capacity, intermodal transportation networks and the U.S. citizen Merchant Marine are key components to USTRANSCOM and its global mission.” Regarding the future of such important maritime programs, Selva pointed to the role played by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and its task to develop a national maritime strategy. “Congress tasked the Maritime Administration with the development of a national maritime strategy to ensure the health of the fleet and the U.S. Merchant Marine,” Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft Selva said. “USTRANSCOM is coordinating closely with MARAD to ensure these vital commercial programs remain effective in supporting DOD well into the future.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued a statement praising Selva’s service and vowing his support. Durbin’s state is home to Scott Air Force Base, which serves as the location of USTRANSCOM headquarters. “General Selva’s experience at Air Mobility Command has prepared him well to take on this critical new assignment at Scott Air Force base,” Durbin said. “I look forward to voting on his nomination as soon as possible in the Senate.” If confirmed by the Senate, Selva will succeed Fraser, who has served as USTRANSCOM commander since 2011. Obama’s nominee for Coast Guard Commandant, meanwhile, is getting praise of his own. Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, a 37-year Coast Guard veteran who currently commands the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, received high marks from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Charles Johnson. “Since I became secretary, I have had the opportunity to get to know Vice Admiral Zukunft, and if confirmed he will be a great leader for the future of the Coast Guard,” Johnson said. “As a 37-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, he has demonstrated this leadership while serving in an number of different capacities, including coordinating federal response to the Deepwater Horizon Spill.” If confirmed, Zukunft would replace Papp, who has served as commandant since 2010. Papp added himself among those praising Zukunft and his service. “He is an outstanding selection to serve the nation as the next leader of the greatest Coast Guard in the world,” Papp said. “Paul and his wife, Fran, are eager to advocate for and represent all members of our Coast Guard family.” fleet of 60 militarily useful commercial vessels are well-maintained and able to be called for use by the government in times of war or national emergency. The president’s 2015 budget provides the full amount of $186 million for the program, a small sum when compared to the billions of dollars’ worth of sealift capability the program provides the nation. The budget also allocated an additional $25 million to the MSP to offset some of the losses in cargo tied to the administration’s proposal to alter the nation’s Food for Peace program. The administration broke down how the additional $25 million would be spent in the budget document. “At least $1 million of these funds shall be used to support training programs to retain and advance U.S. citizen mariners for crucial positions as determined by the secretary of transportation in consultation with the commandant of the Coast Guard,” the budget read. “Up to $24 million of the remaining funds shall be used for other support to mariners, such as providing payments to operators of vessels in foreign trade separate from Maritime Continued on Page 4 April 2014 �Navy Takes Delivery of New Tonnage, More on Way Construction Starts on LNG-Powered Containership For the SIU, good news and new tonnage keep coming from a union shipyard on the West Coast. The U.S. Navy on March 12 took delivery of a mobile landing platform (MLP) ship that will be crewed by Seafarers. A few weeks earlier, construction began on the world’s first LNG-powered containership, which also will be operated by an SIU-contracted company. Operated by Ocean Shipholdings, the MLP – the USNS John Glenn – was built at General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, the same yard that also is constructing new Marlin-class containerships for TOTE, Inc. “These vessels signify new jobs for SIU members, and they also showcase the great capabilities of American shipyards,” said SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker. “Within these two new-build programs alone, you can see how the U.S. Merchant Marine supports our military and our economy.” Fireworks marked the first cut of steel in a ceremony Feb. 24 as construction of the initial LNG-powered ship started. “These ships will be the most advanced, environmentally progressive vessels of their kind,” said U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. “They also represent $350 million in U.S. investment, 600 American shipyard jobs, and the bright future of the indispensable domestic maritime industry.” According to NASSCO, the Marlin-class vessels, which will sail in the Jones Act trade, mark a new age in American shipbuilding. TOTE’s back-to-back announcements in 2012 – converting its existing RO/ RO fleet in Alaska and investing in new containerships for the Puerto Rico trade – began “what can only be described as a change of tide in the U.S. maritime industry toward LNG as the new maritime fuel,” the shipyard said in a news release. “Clean-burning, LNG offers unmatched environmental benefits, reducing emissions below even the world’s most stringent standards,” NASSCO observed. “The new Mar- An artist’s rendering highlights the propulsion system of TOTE’s new LNG-powered containerships. (Photo courtesy NASSCO) SIU-Crewed Crowley Tugs Deliver Crews Carry Massive Offshore Production Facility to U.S. Gulf With skilled SIU boatmen leading the way, Crowley Maritime Corp. recently made a big delivery in the Gulf. SIU-crewed Crowley tugs in early March successfully delivered oversized equipment – including topsides, tendons, piles and more – that are now part of a massive semi-submersible floating production facility located approximately 280 miles south of New Orleans. Working alongside the ocean-class tugs were Crowley’s 455 series high-deck-strength barges, which carried much of the equipment as it was towed offshore. “Utilizing the Crowley tugs’ dynamic positioning capabilities, the facility, known as Jack/St. Malo, was successfully moored and made storm safe at a depth of 7,000 feet between the Jack and St. Malo offshore oil and natural gas fields, which are within 25 miles of each other,” the company reported. As was done when SIU-crewed oceanclass tugs successfully delivered the Olympus platform and Lucius spar to the U.S. Gulf, both completed late last year, Houston-based Crowley personnel (managing the tugs and barges) oversaw completion of the delivery in three stages in both nearshore and offshore waters. Crew members involved in the more recent project included Captains Ted Caffy, Charles Alan Williams, Andrew C. Ashworth, Brian Cain, Stuart B. Andrews Jr., Stephen Berschger, Laurence Christie and Ward P. Davis; Chief Mates Darrel Koonce, Dustin Marks, Clyde McNatt, James Hoffman and Scott R. Ellis; Chief Engineers R.D. Lewis, Charles Pate, Scott April 2014 Bovee and Edgar C. Henson; ABs Terry Laviolette, Ryan Landers, Dave Heindel Jr., Orvin McCoy, Preston Harper, Farrell Bodden, Steven Kendrick, Jonathan Solomon, Corey Hill, Satchel G. Caffy, Ben E. Johnson and Edward J. Rynn; Assistant Engineers Michael Bibby, Keith Smith, Matthew Hamer, Andralesia Terrell, Richard A. Saunders, James H. Murray, Thomas Murphy and Isaac Levine; Second Mates Travis Cheer, Nate Leachman, Eric A. Eaton, Cecil Wilson and Ray Adams; Third Mate Scott M. Tompkins; Dynamic Positioning Officer John Willson; and Ordinary Seamen and/ or Cooks Johnny Godwin, Stephen R. Goletz, Rene Fuentes, Evan Flynn and Glen Williams. During the first stage, the near-shore phase, the topsides were skidded onto the company’s 455 series barge Julie B at the Keiwit facility dock in Ingleside, Texas, where they were later lifted and installed onto the hull of Jack/St. Malo. Once in place and secured, the Ocean Wind and Ocean Wave provided assistance by pushing the Jack/St. Malo facility away from Corpus Christi, through the Port of Aransas, Texas, and out to deeper waters. The Ocean Sun followed the flotilla and was equipped to provide assistance if needed.    Relocation to deeper waters marked the beginning of the second phase of work, the offshore stage. Here, the Ocean Wind and Ocean Sun towed the facility to its final location, alongside the Crowley-contracted tugboat Harvey War Horse II. Also during this phase, the 455 series barge 455-7, towed by Crowley’s tug Warrior, and third- lin class will create a reduction of sulfur dioxide (SOx) emissions by 98 percent, particulate matter (PM) by 99 percent, nitrous oxide (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) by 71 percent over TOTE’s ships currently operating in Puerto Rico.” “The move to LNG fuel is no less significant than the evolution from sail to steam,” said Mark Tabbutt, chairman of Saltchuk, TOTE’s parent company. “The Marlins represent the start of a new age in American maritime.” Speakers at the February event included Hunter; Acting Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen; Tabbutt; and Kevin Graney, general manager of the NASSCO shipyard. TOTE has ordered two containerships and has options to build up to three additional ones. Each will be 764 feet long. “We are excited to begin construction of the lead ship on this historic project,” said Fred Harris, president of General Dynamics NASSCO and himself a former union mariner. “All of the stakeholders on this first-of-a-kind program … are completely focused on its success. We are beginning construction at a level of design, planning and material readiness that is unsurpassed.” The Marlins, which will home port in Jacksonville, Fla., are expected to enter service in late 2015 and early 2016. TOTE recently announced it entered into an agreement with Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream to provide LNG to the ships. Meanwhile, the SIU also welcomed news that the USNS John Glenn became the second MLP delivered to the Navy. The ship is named after the Honorable John Glenn for his exceptional and decorated service as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and U.S. senator. Glenn, 92, attended the vessel’s christening Feb. 1 at the yard. Construction of the USNS John Glenn began in April 2012. The 785-foot-long auxiliary ship will serve as a floating base for amphibious operations, and operate as a party barge Marmac 400, towed by Crowley’s tug Pilot, delivered the piles (long, pipe-like structures that serve as anchors for the platform) to the project site. Finally, the Marty J, towed by the Pilot, made three subsequent trips to the installation site to deliver additional equipment – including chains, connectors and line reels – that were used in the mooring of the floating facility. In the final stage, the positioning phase, the Ocean Wind, Ocean Wave, Ocean Sky, Ocean Sun and Harvey War Horse II worked together to hold the Jack/St. Malo in its final location, and remained on site in a star pattern to provide support as the spar was connected to its moorings and The addition of the USNS John Glenn bolsters U.S. sealift capability. (Photo courtesy NASSCO) transfer point between large ships and small landing craft. “This is a great day for the NASSCO, Navy and Military Sealift Command team,” said Harris upon the Glenn’s delivery. “We are delivering this ship with the quality, innovation and capability needed to support the future missions of the nation’s fleet and uniformed men and women around the world.” NASSCO is currently building the third ship of the class, which will be configured as an afloat forward staging base. It is scheduled for undocking in November and delivery in the second quarter of 2015. made storm safe in more than 7,000 feet of water. As one Crowley executive put it, “Not only was the project completed safely and on time, but it also helps to illustrate the increasing competence and capability of our crew and vessels. We look forward to utilizing these specialized teams and assets in projects in the future.” Scheduled to begin producing oil and natural gas later this year, the facility will have a capacity of 170,000 barrels of oil per day and 42.5 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas. The Jack/St. Malo will act as a hub for the 43 subsea wells, including pumps and other equipment on the seafloor. SIU-crewed tugs tow the equipment to its final location. Seafarers LOG 3 �Seafarers Fondly Remember Retired Dispatcher Jesse Solis Reflecting on the life of retired union official Jesse Solis, people who worked with him at sea and ashore described him in glowing terms. “He was a kind, caring man who was always able to remain patient and calm,” recalled SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker, who worked with Solis at the hall in Wilmington, Calif., from 1990-97. “He was more like a father than a brother and he set the standard for servicing the membership. I think everyone who worked with him still carries his example with us every day.” Solis died Feb. 17 in southern California, at age 78. He spent 45 years in the maritime industry, including 26 as an SIU official, before retiring in late 2005. He sailed with the Marine Cooks and Stewards (MC&S) from 1960 until that union merged into the SIU in 1978, then came ashore a year later. In addition to attending his traditional memorial service, many Seafarers and SIU officials met at the Wilmington hall for a remembrance in late February. More than 100 people turned out for that gathering, including retiree Mary Lou Lopez, one of Solis’ close friends. “I met Jesse in 1975 aboard the SS Mariposa,” Lopez remembered. “A few years later, he became a dispatcher and he surely learned the contracts well. He was so helpful to all of us and constantly encouraged us to keep our documents up to date and go to Piney Point (to upgrade).” She added that in retirement, they lived just a few blocks apart in San Pedro, Calif., and kept in frequent touch. “We weren’t boyfriend/girlfriend but we were close friends, and he was always there for me,” Lopez said. “He was positive and funny and just a great guy. He will be missed by many.” A native of Travis County, Texas, Solis began sailing with Matson and later shipped with companies including APL, Oceanic Steamship, Pacific Far East Line, and Delta Steamship Lines. His last ship was the Delta Santa Maria in 1979, on which he was chief steward. Ashore, he officially had several titles over the years including representative, patrolman, port representative, and safety director, but he was known to practically all as dispatcher. Wilmington Port Agent Jeff Turkus said he had an unforgettable first encounter with Solis upon graduating from the trainee program in 1979. When Turkus went to the counter at the old hall in Avalon, Calif., Solis (a Marine Corps veteran), upon learning of Turkus’ service in the Navy, disarmed him when he exclaimed “Not another [bleeping] swabbie!” “It was hilarious,” Turkus said. “I thought I was going to have a problem, but two hours later I was on a ship as an ordinary. I saw him for years after that, and every time I signed off, he’d point at me and say, ‘Don’t sit around, man.’” Jesse Solis is pictured in September 2005 during his retirement celebration at the union hall in Wilmington, Calif. Solis sailed with the Marine Cooks and Stewards before that union merged into the SIU, including on this 1972 voyage as a bell captain. Turkus added, “Jesse was a special guy. He was compassionate and he would help out anyone who was down in the dumps, whether it was with funds or words of wisdom. He was like a priest – there were some guys you would listen to, and everybody listened to him.” Former Seafarer Bill Pratley, a 1981 graduate of the trainee program who’s now a maritime consultant, knew Solis from shipping out. “Jesse was a soft-spoken, kind and gentle man who could always be counted on to do the right thing,” Pratley said. Solis is survived by four children, six grandchildren, one great grandchild and several siblings. Donations in Solis’ memory may be made to the Disabled American veterans at www.dav.org, 877-426-2838. Administration’s 2015 Budget Continued from Page 2 Security Program payments…” Ready Reserve Force Fleet The RRF is a fleet of 46 ships – mostly with SIU crews – that provide support for the rapid deployment of American military forces. They are among the vessels carrying equipment and supplies to U.S. forces around the world. Under the president’s 2015 budget, the RRF gets a budgetary boost. For 2015, the administration allocated $378 million for the RRF, up from $364 million. Acting Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen has said the increased levels would make it likely that no vessels would have to be removed from the RRF for budgetary reasons. Pictured from left to right in the photo above are: (front) Recertified Bosun Dan Marcus, Recertified Steward Lauren Oram, Electrician Timothy Pillsworth, Recertified Steward Exxl Ronquillo, (standing) Bosun Martin Simmons Jr., Chief Steward Marychris Littel, Executive Assistant Tina Corbin, Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel, Bosun Brian Fountain and Assistant VP Ambrose Cucinotta. The photo below shows committee members reviewing their report before signing off on it. Finance Committee Okays 2013 Records Seven Seafarers recently signed off on the SIU’s financial records for 2013, finding the paperwork in good order. Those members were elected by fellow Seafarers at the March membership meeting in Piney Point, Md., to serve on the annual financial committee. The committee, in accordance with the union’s con- 4 Seafarers LOG stitution, then reviewed the SIU’s financial records for the previous calendar year. After closely examining the paperwork at SIU headquarters the first week of March, the group completed its report, which will be read in all ports and presented for approval at the union’s April membership meetings. The report also has been submitted to the secretarytreasurer’s office. Serving on the committee were Recertified Steward Lauren Oram (chair), Recertified Bosun Dan Marcus, Recertified Steward Exxl Ronquillo, Electrician Timothy Pillsworth, Chief Steward Marychris Littel, Bosun Brian Fountain and Bosun Martin Simmons Jr. In its report, the committee wrote, “All records used in connection with the union’s financial operations were reviewed fully…. We find that the headquarters of the union is taking all steps possible to safeguard union funds and to see that the disbursements of the union are in accordance with the authority delegated to them and that, at the same time, there is a striving effort to increase day-to-day efficiency of our operation.” Article X, Section 14-c of the SIU Constitution lists the duties of the annual financial committee along with rules and procedures for electing the committee. Title XI Shipbuiling Loan Guarantees The budget also brought good news regarding the Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantee program. Title XI helps spur growth in domestic shipbuilding by offering government guarantees on loans related to vessel construction. By guaranteeing those loans, the government encourages companies to build more ships and banks to lend them the money to do it. The 2015 budget proposes $35 million for the program, a move that could guarantee more than $1.7 billion in loans for 39 different projects. Food for Peace Unfortunately, the administration’s 2015 budget proposes converting parts of the nation’s Food for Peace program into a cash voucher system. Out of the $1.4 billion the administration allocated for the program, approximately 25 percent ($350 million) could go toward cash vouchers aid instead of food aid. Created in the 1950s, Food for Peace has funded efforts to bring American-grown food on U.S.-flag ships to starving people around the world. It not only saves lives and improves America’s standing in the world, but it also is responsible for more than 44,000 American jobs. Having the program send cash instead of food could threaten those American jobs and increase the chance that food never reaches those who need it. Other Proposals The administration’s 2015 budget also made news in a variety of other areas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which employs some SIU members, saw an increase in its budget for core navigation, while funding was also increased for Department of Transportation infrastructure work that could improve the nation’s ports. The Army Corps Engineers, which also employs Seafarers, saw its funding drop in certain areas, including its port modernization and navigation programs. April 2014 �Senators Shoot Down False Attacks on Jones Act Maritime Coalition also Sets Record Straight in Jersey Salt Saga At least one state official and a few local media outlets tried to blame a key maritime law for a potential shortage of road salt in New Jersey, but the state’s two U.S. senators made sure the false claims didn’t gain traction. The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a key coalition to which the SIU is affiliated, also helped set the record straight in late February after the Jones Act briefly came under attack. The senators and AMP both said the real culprit was poor planning by the state. The saga unfolded as local media outlets lazily reported claims by a state official that the Jones Act was preventing a readily available supply of rock salt from being delivered from farther north. (The law requires that domestic cargoes move aboard American-flag, U.S.-crewed ships that are also built and owned U.S.) Some of those outlets also said the domestic maritime industry was standing in the way of a waiver request, to the detriment of public safety. While false attacks on the Jones Act are nothing new, this particular round of erroneous claims caught the attention of not only those within the industry, but also U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.). On Feb. 25, the senators issued a joint statement that reads in part, “When we first heard about the emergent nature of the state’s salt shortage in media reports, we immediately contacted the appropriate federal agencies on behalf of the health, safety and well-being of New Jersey residents seeking help in expediting procurement and delivery of much-needed rock salt. “What has become clear is that the State Department of Transportation has fallen short in planning for and addressing its dwindling salt supply,” the senators continued. “There were numerous opportunities to enlist our help, including at least one direct conversation with (Transportation) Commissioner (Jim) Simpson, in which the apparent salt crisis wasn’t even mentioned. In the face of an emergency, citizens of New Jersey expect its officials to do everything possible to protect the public from potential harm and in this case, the state has fallen short.” The senators also pointed out that the state’s request for a waiver “was denied be- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) cause it was determined that American vessels were readily available to transport the salt from Maine to New Jersey, a development we were glad to help facilitate and expedite. We stand ready to act and to advocate for our fellow New Jerseyans at the federal level, but can only do so when we are informed of a potential issue. It doesn’t matter if it’s John Q. Public, a local mayor or in this case, the state. Had offers for help not been ignored, we could have worked in partnership, provided appropriate guidance on the best way to achieve their intended goal, and most likely avoided this unnecessary situation.” They concluded by defending the Jones Act, a law that helps pump billions of dollars each year into the American economy while maintain around 500,000 U.S. jobs. “We would caution those who would recklessly call for the abolition of the Jones Act, which has served for nearly a century to protect our national and economic security,” the senators stated. “The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 – which prohibits use of a foreign-flagged vessel for transporting goods between U.S. ports – was designed to support America’s strong shipping industry, while ensuring our country’s readiness to de- NY Congressman: Maritime Industry Can Help Steer Economic Turnaround Demonstrating both his sense of humor and his very serious commitment to the American maritime industry, Con- gressman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) reaffirmed that support Feb. 27 during an address to the Washington, D.C., chap- Following his remarks, U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) (center) is pictured with (from left) SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel, SIU VP Contracts George Tricker, SIU Patrolman Anthony Houston and SIU Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman. April 2014 Tom Allegretti AMP Chairman U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) fend itself against a national security threat. “The lesson learned here should not be to repeal or blame the Jones Act, but to work in partnership to achieve a common goal. The state’s poor planning should not become New Jersey residents’ emergency.” AMP Chairman Tom Allegretti, in an op-ed submitted on behalf of the coalition’s 450-plus member organizations, noted, “The sheer volume of inaccurate statements (concerning the salt issue) calls for the record to be set straight…. Several weeks ago, the state Department of Transportation found itself unprepared for the winter weather that the state and the nation have experienced this year. Recognizing that a foreign shipment from the usual source of road salt – South America – would not reach New Jersey quickly enough, officials scrambled for options. “Sensing a potential public relations disaster as the state would soon run out of salt, New Jersey transportation officials identified a stockpile in Maine,” he continued. “They were told then by the U.S. Department of Transportation that U.S. law required that it be shipped by a U.S.-owned, -crewed, and -flagged vessel. Despite this guidance, state officials opted to publicly promote a story that a foreign-flagged vessel was available in Maine and willing to haul the salt to New Jersey, and, if not for the Jones Act, that ship could sail immediately. However, there is no confirmation that the foreign vessel was willing to move the salt. The ship left port the next day – which would signal it had no intention to move that salt.” Allegretti pointed out that not only did the domestic maritime industry not stand in the way, it activated a vessel “to retrieve the salt and deliver it to New Jersey on Monday evening. Even more curiously, on Monday, the same day the salt arrived, the New Jersey transportation commissioner misinformed the media that the shipment was ‘still in Maine,’ and that ‘it could be three weeks’ before it gets here.’ This reckless statement is not true. “The DOT simply waited too long to order more salt, then found itself in a public relations bind and needing a scapegoat. With just a little planning, this situation could have been prevented. It is important that New Jerseyans know that the domestic maritime industry acted quickly to help resupply the state and that this industry plays a foundational role assuring our country’s national, economic and homeland security every day of the year.” ter of the Propeller Club of the United States. A co-founder of the Congressional Maritime Caucus (with Congressman Cedric Richmond) (D-La.), Grimm joked about occasionally being too candid, but quickly added that the people in maritime “know where you stand with me. I’m proud to say, you have a friend in Congress that understands your industry and wants to learn more about it. I’m going to stand up for what’s right in your industry every single time – not once in a while, not only when it’s easy or when people are watching. When the doors are closed, know that I’m working behind the scenes on securing funding, on making sure that you’re treated fairly. And that we build awareness and educate members on one of the best industries that this country was founded on – an industry that our economy was started on. We need to recognize the gem that we have in maritime.” A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Grimm said that when he first was elected to Congress three years ago, he immediately noticed “that the (maritime) industry had been neglected for years – decades, even. That’s what really gave rise to the Congressional Maritime Caucus: to be able to reestablish an emphasis that a dialogue is not haphazard; it’s not done once in a while…. This is about an education process. Members of Congress need to know (for example) what the Jones Act is, why we have it and how important it is from so many different perspectives – especially what’s near and dear to my heart, the national security of the greatest nation in the world. It’s often lost, and believe it or not we even have prior-service military members of Congress that really don’t understand the Jones Act’s magnitude.” He said that in an era when seemingly every political campaign points to job creation as a cornerstone, maritime jobs – both at sea and on the docks and in related shore-side positions – can play a huge role in turning around the economy. He recalled recently meeting a 70-yearold Longshoreman whose son and grandson both followed his career path. Grimm stated that those jobs and others in the industry have more in common than water; they are “career jobs” that allow people to support their families. “The answers to growing our economy and creating jobs are right in front of our nose,” Grimm declared, adding that investing in the maritime industry will greatly boost the cause. “Why can’t we go back to the way jobs were created when this country was formed?” After taking questions from the audience (addressing flood insurance and potential cuts in the Defense Department), Grimm wrapped up his talk by reinforcing his backing of the U.S. Merchant Marine and other segments of maritime. “I’m 100 percent for the industry,” he said. “I’m proud of it. I think those are real career jobs that we’re not taking advantage of, and we need to do so. I love the industry, and you’re regular, salt-of-the-earth people. You say what you mean; you mean what you say.” Seafarers LOG 5 �NMC, SIU Clarifiy Medical Certificate Requirements New Regulations Mandate That Internationally Sailing Mariners Have Document As of March 31, all Seafarers who sail internationally should have received communications in the mail from the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC). The package – which refers to the NMC’s final rule on amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) – should include a new medical certificate that brings mariners in compliance with the latest international rules. These new requirements come with a lot of information to digest. The NMC and SIU have worked to make the entire process as easy to navigate as possible. The NMC acknowledged the need to keep mariners in the loop and has hosted meetings and issued guidance documents to clarify the process. “We are fully aware there is a lot of anxiety [about] the future of the implementation of the STCW with the domestic fleet,” said Mayte Medina, chief of the Coast Guard’s Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division. “We will continue to use the advisory committees and use the public meetings.” The SIU has also taken an active role in informing mariners about the changes. Following is a breakdown of what mariners need to know for now about the STCW Manila amendments and how the new rules affect them. Background on Medical Certificates n Medical certificates are now being issued by the NMC to serve as proof the mariner meets certain medical and physical standards. n The certificates ensure U.S. mariners This graphic, created by the NMC, instructs mariners on what to do once they receive their new STCW medical certificate. are in compliance with the new Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) requirement that mariners have a medical certificate issued by the flag administration they sail under. Receiving Medical Certificates n All mariners holding STCW endorsements should have automatically received the medical certificates in the mail by March 31, free of charge. The certificates are mailed to the address the NMC has on file for the mariner. n Medical certificates should be Talking Maritime with VP Biden scanned at the mariner’s union hall to be entered into the SMIS database. n Mariners must sign their medical certificate and carry it with them aboard vessels. n Mariners who have changed their address since their last credentialing transaction should contact the NMC at IAskNMC@uscg.mil or 1-888-427-5662 to ensure the right address is on file. n Those who have yet to receive their certificates should contact the NMC at 1-888-427-5662. Expiration Dates n Each medical certificate carries three expiration dates. One is the expiration date for the STCW, a second is the expiration date for the national endorsement and the third is the expiration date for first class pilotage. n If a mariner’s medical certificate expires during a voyage, it will remain valid until the next U.S. port of call, provided the period after expiration does not exceed 90 days. Waivers n Mariners with existing medical waivers are issued a medical certificate, provided the mariner is compliant with the terms of the waiver. If a mariner has not complied with the annual reporting requirements or other conditions, the NMC will not issue medical certificates. n Mariners receiving a waiver of certain medical conditions may receive a time-limited medical certificate. Applicants must comply with the terms of their waiver letter in order to renew the certificate. Entry-Level Mariners n Entry-level mariners should contact IAskNMC@uscg.mil or 1-888-427-5662 to request issuance of a two-year medical certificate. n They must also obtain a Coast Guard physical examination, attach any additional information and submit the physical to a Coast Guard regional examination center and request, in writing, a two-year medical certificate. n Along with the physical examination, entry-level mariners must provide proof of sailing on international vessels and submit a copy of a discharge or company letter. Comprehensive information about the STCW final rule is available at www.uscg. mil/nmc Senator Reaffirms Jones Act Support SIU St. Louis Port Agent Becky Sleeper (right) recently had a chance to talk about the maritime industry with Vice President Joe Biden (left) during a Feb. 19 event in Granite City, Ill. VP Biden, a longtime friend of the SIU, was in town to promote the administration’s support of infrastructure investment, including ports and waterways. Sleeper mentioned her time sailing in support of Operation Desert Storm and also stressed the need for ongoing support of the Jones Act; VP Biden enthusiastically replied that he remains fully committed to backing the nation’s freight cabotage law. 6 Seafarers LOG Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) specifically sought the position of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the Jones Act when that agency’s head was testifying March 12 before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Landrieu, who chairs the subcommittee, reaffirmed her longstanding support for the Jones Act before asking Secretary Jeh Charles Johnson, “So, what are your views of the Jones Act? And under what circumstances can you imagine it would have to be waived?” After explaining how a waiver may be obtained, Johnson further responded, “In my experience as secretary of DHS, I have not seen that yet. And so, we have maintained – enforced the general rule that U.S. port to U.S. port should involve a U.S.-flagged vessel.” Landrieu thanked the secretary for his answer, noting that “the majority of members of Congress would feel strongly about that. And that is the law. We will be carefully monitoring it.” The Jones Act, which is part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, states that cargo moved between two domes- tic ports must be carried by U.S.-flag, U.S.-owned, U.S.-crewed and U.S.-built vessels. Sen. Mary Landrieu April 2014 �Workers Should Share in Wealth They Help Create ‘Broad-Based Wage Growth Is the Defining Challenge of Our Time’ The AFL-CIO executive council, on which SIU President Michael Sacco is the longestserving member, recently approved a statement that clearly spells out many of the labor movement’s core goals. Meeting in Houston in late February, the council passed 11 resolutions, one of which specifically addressed labor’s firm belief that workers have a right to share in the gains they help generate. Titled “Broad-Based Wage Growth Is the Defining Challenge of Our Time” (a quote from President Obama), the statement provides insight into goals shared by the federation and its 56 affiliates (including the SIU), that collectively represent an estimated 12.5 million workers. The text is as follows: “The purpose of the labor movement is to give voice to working people so we can improve our lives, our nation and our world. The principle that all working people share in the wealth we create through rising wages has always been at the heart of our movement. “In 1996, this Council issued a statement titled America Needs a Raise. Since 1997, according to the Economic Policy Institute, 100 percent of the wage growth in the U.S. economy has gone to the top 10 percent of the income structure. Income for the bottom 90 percent declined. “At the 2013 AFL-CIO convention, we committed to the battle to raise wages in all their forms. In the 2013 elections, the fight against inequality and wage stagnation propelled Bill de Blasio and Marty Walsh to victories in New York and Boston, and the voters themselves raised the minimum wage in cities and states across the country. Meanwhile lowwage workers across the country struck for higher wages and collective bargaining. These successful efforts by working people have put raising wages at the center of our public life. “We therefore view the great national conversation about economic inequality that is now taking place as both an opportunity and a challenge for our movement. Working people have the opportunity to shape the conversation in ways that help workers win real economic improvements and build a true working-class movement. Our challenge is to keep the growing momentum for change from being deflected by tokenism and distractions. “In a landmark speech last December, President Obama warned of a ‘dangerous and growing inequality’ and declared that making our economy work for every working American was the ‘defining challenge of our time.’ Pope Francis similarly warned last year that ‘inequality is the rich. Wages must root of social ills’ and grow with productivcalled for ‘attacking ity if our economy is the structural causes to provide economic of inequality.’ security and dignity “But before we to the vast majority can tackle the strucof people who never tural causes of inwill be rich, but who equality, we have to work hard every day understand what they and deserve their fair are. Inequality did not share of the enorjust happen. It was mous wealth they not an accident or an produce. Our econact of God. It was the omy used to provide predictable result of those things, but no decisions made by longer does. Our people with power challenge is to make in America over the sure it does so once past generation. The again. key decision was “The public is to use the power of rightly focused on government to help falling wages and corporate America rising economic AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka push down wages by inequality, thanks destroying workers’ in large part to the bargaining power. courage of striking “Any serious effort to attack the structural Walmart and fast food workers across the causes of inequality must begin with restoring country. According to one recent poll, 66 perthe individual and collective bargaining power cent agree that ‘government should work to of all workers. Wage and income stagnation substantially reduce the income gap between is a problem affecting the 90 percent, not just rich and poor.’ the poorest people in America, though it is the “The public understands that there is poorest workers whose lives are most blighted something wrong with our economy when alby falling real wages. most all (95 percent) of the income gains since “If we care about economic inequality, the end of the Great Recession have gone to we have to raise wages and living standards the wealthiest 1 percent. Working people are across the board. It’s that simple. If we care hungry for solutions, and in workplaces and about a healthy economy no longer plagued communities across the country, we are deby financial booms and busts, we have to raise manding action: increases in the minimum wages and living standards. If we care about wage, an end to the exclusion of tipped worka healthy society, with a sense that we are all ers from the minimum wage laws and, most in this together, we have to raise wages and importantly, the right to bargain collectively living standards. Broad-based wage growth is over wages. the defining challenge of our time. “Now, as the 2014 elections approach and “Broad-based wage growth begins with the workers at Walmart and T-Mobile, workers principle that everybody – including tipped in fast food and other restaurants and workers workers, agricultural workers and victims of in the streets of Raleigh, N.C., stand up, the wage theft – should be paid at least a mini- question the labor movement intends to put to mum wage. But it does not end there. The every person in power in America – every polminimum wage is just that – a bare minimum. itician and every employer – is a simple one: All workers deserve to be paid a living wage “Are you for, as President Obama said, that allows them to provide for themselves ‘making sure our economy works for every and their families. And every worker should working American,’ or are you for inequality; be allowed to bargain for better wages and for what Pope Francis calls ‘a new tyranny’ better living standards. fueled by the ‘idolatry of money’? “Broad-based wage growth is very differ“Raising wages requires collective barent from the fantasy that everybody can be rich gaining and fundamental labor law reform. – or the reality that a few of us will become Only through workers bargaining with their Alaska Ranks Third In Nation Per Capita In Maritime Jobs The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, joined with the Transportation Institute, along with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Rep. Don Young (RAlaska) on March 20 to highlight new data from a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers that shows Alaska ranks third in the nation in per capita maritime jobs. The study showed that thousands of Alaskan jobs are directly related to the domestic maritime industry and account for more than $1 billion in economic impact. Alaska’s navigable waterway network of more than 5,400 miles is the largest in the country and allows the state’s maritime industry to move commodities across Alaska’s 586,000 square miles. America’s domestic maritime industry includes vessel operators, marine terminals, shipyards, and workers engaged in the movement of cargo exclusively within the United States. “For many Alaskan communities not accessible via road, our waterways are our highways, and the hard-working men and women of the state’s maritime industry provide a crucial transportation link that delivers essential fuel and supplies. With more than 5,400 miles of navigable water- April 2014 ways, it is no surprise that the state ranks third in the nation in maritime jobs per capita,” said Murkowski. “The U.S. maritime industry, supported by the Jones Act, provides vital services necessary for Alaska’s economy and quality of life, and I appreciate the work of the American Maritime Partnership, the Transportation Institute and the many companies operating in the state who are making our maritime workforce strong today and for the future.” “The U.S.-flagged fleet, enabled by strong support from the Jones Act, has been key to Alaska’s development and is the economic backbone of the state today. From moving our natural resources to market to transporting our armed forces overseas, to bringing in the commercial goods needed to keep the state running, Alaskans rely on the maritime industry in almost every aspect of our lives,” Begich said. “I’m glad the Transportation Institute’s study has captured this snapshot of where we are as a maritime state, and I hope to use my chairmanship of the Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard subcommittee to make Alaska a worldwide hub for maritime activity as we move into the Arctic.” “As a mariner myself, I recognize the crucial role the maritime industry plays in delivering goods to communities across the globe,” said Young. “I am a strong supporter of the Jones Act, which I believe is necessary to maintaining a viable U.S. Merchant Marine fleet that keeps Alaskan communities fueled and supplied even in some of the world’s most challenging conditions. Alaska’s maritime industry is not only critical to our state’s economy, it is also an important part of our state’s identity.” “Alaska’s maritime industry contributes more than $1 billion to the state’s economy every year and sustains more than $344 million in wages,” Transportation Institute President Jim Henry said. “Alaska’s shipyard industry also plays employers can we raise wages for the 90 percent. “Raising wages and full employment go together. Raising wages drives up demand that drives hiring, and full employment gives workers bargaining power. “Raising wages requires that workers’ organizing drives and collective bargaining campaigns succeed – especially at giant corporate employers like Walmart that are at the core of Big Business’ generation-long effort to cut wages and impoverish working families. “Raising wages requires understanding that employers in industries like retail have learned to use scheduling and other complicated personnel practices to keep wages low. That’s why collective bargaining is necessary to make sure wage gains are real, and Our Walmart’s demand of a minimum annual salary of $25,000 for all employees at America’s largest private employer is so important. “To succeed, we must as a labor movement frame these campaigns as what they really are: fights for raising wages and broadly shared prosperity and against inequality, and as fights worthy of broader support from other parts of the labor movement, our allies and the public. “Raising wages requires passing the many legislative and electoral initiatives under way at the federal, state and local levels that aim to raise wages and improve working conditions for millions of workers – beginning with raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, and including efforts to win paid sick days and end unequal pay for equal work. “Raising wages requires that workers’ voices not be weakened, and that means defeating state-level legislative attacks on workers and our unions, such as right to work for less and paycheck deception. “Raising wages requires a more effective labor movement. At the 2013 convention, we committed to creating stronger and more durable bonds with our allies at the local, state, and national levels; and encouraging a progressive tendency in both political parties. Focusing on wages, quality jobs and a thriving middle class will help us achieve these goals. “Raising wages requires involving workers through both traditional and nontraditional membership in the labor movement, such as Working America. “Most of all, raising wages is about the path to shared prosperity, a future worthy of our children and grandchildren, about a society in which we are truly in this together.” an important role in the state’s economy by providing more than $108 million in annual economic impact, sustaining more than 1,100 associated jobs, and supporting more than $63.9 million in worker income in Alaska.” Alaska’s maritime industry also receives support from several private-sector efforts that have provided training, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities to hundreds of Alaskans in the past decade. The purpose of these initiatives is to provide maritime training, education and job placement to displaced fisherman, veterans, youth, and Alaska Natives. Some of these initiatives include: n A program supported by the Seafarers International Union (SIU) and our contracted companies in Alaska (Horizon Lines, Alaska Tanker Company, Seabulk, and TOTE, Inc.), to offer free training for maritime positions through the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center; n Scholarships offered to Alaskan youth attending the California Maritime Academy through the “Alaskans for Alaskan Jobs in Transportation” program; n The Lund Scholarship, named in honor of an Alaska Marine Highway System mariner, focused on providing scholarships to individuals who attended the Ketchikan School District and are interested in obtaining some form of maritime academic or vocational training; and n A program supported by Crowley Maritime to advance Alaska Natives into licensed tug officers. America’s domestic maritime industry includes approximately 40,000 vessels, supports more than 478,000 jobs, and has an annual economic impact of $92.5 billion according to the findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The industry also accounts for approximately $29 billion in wages and $10 billion in tax revenues. Seafarers LOG 7 �WELCOME ASHORE IN – AND SHOVING OFF FROM – JACKSONVILLE – Two longtime Seafarers recently picked up their first pension checks at the hall in Jacksonville, Fla., while former Patrolman Brian Guiry couldn’t resist the call of the sea and returned to sailing. In the photo at left, Asst. VP Archie Ware (right) congratulates Chief Cook Abraham Lagasca, who joined the SIU in 1990. Ware is pictured directly above with OMU Charles Dallas, who began his SIU career in 1977. In the photo above at right, SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey (right) wishes good luck to Guiry, who’s sailing with Maersk Line, Limited. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU STATE FED ADDS SEAFARER – Patrolman Kevin Sykes (foreground) recently was sworn in as a delegate member of the Texas AFL-CIO, whose affiliated unions (including the SIU) represent 235,000 members in Texas. Becky Moeller, president of the state federation, recently addressed the executive board of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in Houston. AT THE HALL IN PUERTO RICO – For Paul Hall Center apprentice Steven Horta (center in photo above), seafaring runs in the family. Before heading to Piney Point, Md., for the program’s third phase, he is pictured in San Juan, P.R., with (from left) his mother, Marilyn Ginel, Port Agent Amancio Crespo, administrative assistant Maria Gomez and QMED Hector Ginel, his uncle. The photo at right features (left) future Seafarer Jaziel Crespo with the port agent and his nephew, AB Jose Crespo Jr. WITH SEAFARERS IN CHARM CITY – Baltimore Port Agent Elizabeth Brown is pictured with Bosun Victor Nunez (above) aboard the Tyco Decisive and with (photo at top right, from left) AB Stanley Gurney, Recertified Steward Rafael Cardenas and Bosun Paul Dooley aboard the Resolve, where crew members raved about the steward department. The remaining photo, though taken at the union hall, is figuratively much farther off the beaten path. It shows former Seafarer Scott Wenneson (far right, with his wife), former Patrolman Ken Horner (left), Brown and a unique item that Wenneson picked up after stumbling upon it at a local auction: a plaster bust of the late Andrew Furuseth, who is regarded as the father of the American maritime labor movement. Furuseth was president of the old International Seamen’s Union, forerunner to the SIU. It is believed that the plaster bust was used in the creation of metallic ones at SIU headquarters and at the union’s affiliated school in Piney Point, Md. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2014 �ABOARD BLACK EAGLE – SIU members (photo at left) are pictured in mid-January aboard Sealift Inc.’s Black Eagle (photo above) in Concord, Calif. The SIU crew included AB Luis Valerio, Steward/Baker James Watson, GUDE Jacob Gaskill, GUDE Nicole Stephenson, SA Dimitri Baker, OS Arnold Williams, Bosun Moises Ramos, OS Ledaron McIntosh, AB Alexander Dodoo and AB Abedon Lujan. TAKING THE OATH IN NORFOLK – At the SIU hall in Norfolk, Va., VP Government Services Kermett Mangram (left in photo above) swears in GUDE Aaron Shorter. ABOARD WEST COAST RRF SHIPS – SIU Asst. VP Nick Celona (standing in photo above) and Patrolman Nick Marrone II recently met with crews from Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships in Alameda, Calif., including the USNS Algol, USNS Capella, Gem State, Keystone State and Grand Canyon State. Members from the Algol and Capella are pictured here. IMPECCABLE SAFETY – Chief Cook Marilou Toledo (left in photo at immediate right) and SA Ahmed Omar (right), pictured with Captain Mark Paine aboard the USNS Impeccable, recently received cash awards as part of an ongoing safety program conducted by vessel operator Maersk Line, Limited. The Seafarers’ excellent work recently was applauded by the ship’s officers and crew. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – AB Josefino Casugay submitted this photo of him and his wife, Erlinda, who celebrated their 44th anniversary March 8. Josefino has been sailing SIU since 1968, while Erlinda is a retired preschool teacher still working part-time at a faith-based preschool. They have five kids, eight grandchildren and one great grandson. Josefino said he’s thinking about retiring next year. April 2014 WELCOME ASHORE IN HOUSTON – Patrolman Joe Zavala (right in photo above) hands newly retired Seafarer Mark Stewart his first pension check at the Houston hall. CHECKING OUT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE – During a recent visit in southern California, SIU VP Contracts George Tricker (right in photo above) and AB Ahmed Baabbad examined one of the newly issued medical certificates from the Coast Guard. The certificates were issued due to the most recent amendments to the STCW convention. Seafarers LOG 9 �Get Latest SIU News, Access Your Own Info Member Portal, Texting Service And More Available to Seafarers Whether a Seafarer is accessing personal data through the member portal on the union’s website or sharing photos and comments on the SIU’s social media sites, there are lots of ways to stay connected. Here’s a quick look at some of the informational resources available to SIU members (besides, of course, the Seafarers LOG): n Member Portal. All members are encouraged to sign up for a free account through the SIU home page, www.seafarers.org. The member portal features a wealth of information including work history, claims status, a list of dependents and much more, plus Seafarers can use it to update their contact information. n Text Messaging. Seafarers can sign up for SIU text alerts by sending the word “join” (without the quotation marks) to 97779. The union is just getting started with this service and will be selective in how often it’s used. In addition to receiving important alerts about the union and the maritime industry, members may elect to sign up for job alerts. Message and data rates may apply. It’s easy to opt out, too. n Facebook and Twitter Sites. The SIU’s social media pages are linked on the homepage at www.seafarers.org. The SIU’s twitter handle is @SeafarersUnion. We normally post a handful of times per week – usually current photos of members, occasionally links to interesting articles, and once a week (Friday morning) an old file photo. n Mobile Website. Want to check something on the union’s website but can’t get to a computer? The SIU late last year launched a mobile version. Just type the web address for the home page into any mobile browser and it should automatically redirect to the mobile site. Most pages have been optimized for mobile browsing, although visitors may scroll to the bottom of nearly any page and select “Classic” if they’d rather view the traditional design. n Good Old Seafarers.Org. Launched in 1997, the union’s website features general and SIU-specific news items, current and past issues of the Seafarers LOG, lists of all the union halls and membership meeting dates, union and Seafarers Plans forms (in PDF format), photo galleries, Paul Hall Center course dates and a lot more. The SIU Facebook page is linked on the union’s homepage. Most of the posts are current photos of members, but links to news items and (weekly) old images also are featured. Access the mobile version of the SIU website by typing www.seafarers.org into any mobile browser. The union’s Twitter handle is @SeafarersUnion. 10 Seafarers LOG The members-only portal is linked at upper right on the home page, and also may be accessed directly at https://members.seafarers.org/ April 2014 �A Merchant Seaman in Korea April to December 1948 – Part 2 Editor’s note: Beginning in September 2010, the LOG regularly has featured articles by retired mariner Ed Woods, who first shipped out during World War II, as a teenager. Most of the earlier stories were run in two series, concluding in the September 2012 edition. Standalone articles were published in the November 2012, May 2013 and August 2013 issues. Brother Woods recently submitted the following article recalling a stay in Korea; the first installment ran in our March edition. At this time in Korea, the summer of 1948, I was told that the highest ranking officer in the Pusan area was that of a full colonel and few were ever allowed to see him. It was said he spent most of his time in Japan playing golf. The colonel didn’t need to give a care about his office because at its entrance door was a grouchy old 30-year sergeant major who handled all his affairs. I don’t think that Gen. Douglas MacArthur would have been allowed past him. He was especially curt to army pilots wishing to be assigned flying time. If they didn’t fly a designated number of hours each month it would cost them pay. I was surprised at the manner in which he answered officers. However, I never heard or saw any officer pull rank on him. He had them intimidated. It was obvious that whatever he did or said would be backed up by the colonel. The sergeant was also in charge of the officers club. The club was serviced by two young Koreans who tended the bar and did the cleaning. Beer was sold in cans for 10 cents, whiskey and scotch at 10 cents a shot. Periodically, there would be an open house with free drinks and sandwiches. The club could not show a profit and had to make use of any extra income. In the evening, the sergeant would sit near the bar and observe the activity that was taking place. For an initial refundable deposit of 25 dollars, I became a member of the monthly officers’ liquor allowance. Once a month, for less than 10 dollars, I could purchase a case of beer, a bottle of scotch, a bottle of rye and two bottles of wine. The cost of beer and alcohol in the States was much higher because it included taxes; here it was tax-free. Only the beer appealed to me, however, the army pilots were pleased to exchange their cases of beer for my bottle of rye or scotch. I shared my beer with the enlisted men who operated the motor pool. They were closer in age to me. I could get a jeep and driver any time I requested a ride. One time, this arrangement proved a bit embarrassing. I was in a card game in the hut’s rec room when one of the pilots, a first lieutenant, called for a jeep and was told there was none available at the time. When the game ended, I also called for a jeep and within a few minutes the vehicle arrived in my name. The lieutenant was still waiting. I had become close friends with the two young soldiers that operated the motor pool. When they were off duty, we would pack sandwiches and a cooler of cold beer and then visit remote villages and beaches on the east or west coast of the Lower Peninsula. The boys always had a rifle on hand. Their superiors had told them that while the U.S. had liberated Korea from the Japanese, there were Koreans, both from the South and North, who wanted us out of their country. In a few weeks, our office was closed down. The major was relocated to Seoul, the capital of Korea, and asked if Woods said these two Korean young men “were employed as house boys in our hut. They were constantly reading and studying, and I’m confident they went on to more important jobs.” April 2014 I would like to continue to work with him. We would be doing identical work, reporting on the heating systems of buildings the State Department was considering for office space. I accepted his offer and within a day or so found myself back in Seoul. I was assigned a room at the West Gate Hotel. It was called a hotel but it was more like a series of small rooms with dressers, small closets and desks. The latrine was down the hall and shared with other DACs, one of whom was in charge of the post exchange (PX). He would tell me when good buys were available for sale. When I started to work, I once again had a driver, an interpreter and two laborers; I found my job would be reporting the conditions of furnaces, boilers and their missing parts. In one old building, as I was attempting to get water into a boiler to check for a leak, I could not understand why no water came out of the hose attached to the boiler. I had the laborers dig up the floor and discovered the underground pipes had been removed. There were shortages of just about everything at that time and I am sure the missing pipe was put to good use. Metal beer and soda cans were hammered flat and used as roofing tiles. Nothing was wasted. The major called me into his office to tell me he had been alerted to expect a group of high-ranking American officials to arrive in Seoul for a conference. To entertain them, a review was planned for their benefit at the Old Opera House. He asked me to check the air conditioning in the building. Cooling systems were new to me; I knew little about their operation. When I arrived at the opera house, I was met by an elderly Korean gentleman who spoke a passable amount of English. He indicated that he was in charge of the building. He knew all about the air conditioning system and offered to explain it to me. At the time, I thought the system to be unique and only later did I learn that fans and ice have been in use for many years in many parts of the world. Cakes of ice are placed in a room and huge fans blow air over the ice and the cooled air into the building. He said, “All I need is ice.” I reported back to the major who told me he would make some phone calls. The next day, when I returned to the opera house the ice had been delivered. The interior was cool but damp with a substantial amount of condensation on the walls and seats. There was a weekly bingo game at the club. One night, a clothes washing machine was to be the big prize. When it was carried out to the winner, it proved to be a rock and a stick – a Korean washing machine. As the days went by, I began to like the native Koreans more and more and admired them for their resourcefulness. They had been subjected to all sorts of indignities under the Japanese but had managed to uphold their traditions and self-respect. My stay in Korea was cut short in early November 1948, when we were told that all civilian workers would be returned to the States. No reason was given but the air was full of rumors that later proved to be true. North Korea wanted South Korea and would not hesitate to fight for it. We were guessing that MacArthur and his staff in Japan knew a lot more than they were telling us. About 50 DACs, including me, were transported to the Port of Inchon in preparation to board a USAT Transport (no airplane this time) for the return voyage to the States. Our hold luggage, but not our carry-ons, was loaded aboard the ship. As we waited to board, a jeep pulled alongside the pier and an army officer told us we would be not boarding this ship and we would be returning to the hotel in Seoul. He was asked, “What about our hold luggage?” He gave an honest answer, “I don’t know.” I didn’t see my hold luggage again until it was delivered to my home in New York City the following summer. The lock on my footlocker had been broken off and all my clothes and souvenirs were missing. Someone had taken the time to fill the locker with assorted junk, possibly to give it some weight. Back at the hotel, we learned that the Communist Army had broken through the Nationalist lines in Northern China and were threatening Shanghai. All U.S. Army transports had been ordered to go there and carry both Chinese and other nationals to Taiwan. (We were still referring to the island as Formosa.) When I first heard I would be sent back to the States, I said, “Well, I’ll be back home in time for Thanksgiving dinner at my Mom’s in New York City.” It was to be another month before a transport became available to return us to the States. A transport became available in early December; we boarded it and found it to be crowded with long lines for every activity. It became more crowded when we stopped This photo from Tague is part of the author’s collection from his stay in Korea. at Okinawa to pick up additional passengers. There was much whining and complaining from the passengers about the accommodations, especially from the military wives with children. The shipboard crowding didn’t bother me. I was 21 years old and had shared crowded cabins with two or three other seamen for almost four years during the war. Our stop at Okinawa was of special interest. I had been there in 1945 at the end of the war when a typhoon passed over the island. My ship, an oil tanker, had rode out the storm at sea for three days and then returned to an anchorage at Buckner Bay on the east coast of the island. (Buckner Bay was named in honor of Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. He was killed June 18, 1945 during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire, making him the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to have been lost to enemy fire during World War II. When we returned to our anchorage in Buckner Bay, the beaches were filled with ships, boats and debris as a result of the damage caused by the storm. Therefore, when I went ashore on this last visit in December 1948, I was pleasantly surprised to see a clean and well-maintained military base. A sign read: Welcome to Okinawa courtesy of the United States Ryukyu Islands Command. Nearby was a plaque honoring Ernie Pyle. We arrived in San Francisco on Christmas Eve 1948. As the ship passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, the passengers threw pennies over the side, a good luck tradition. All government offices were closed for the holiday and I was very short on funds, as I had not been paid in a number of weeks. Transportation back to New York could not be arranged until Monday when the government offices reopened. One of the men with me had previously lived in in the City by the Bay and was able to get me a hotel room with the understanding I would pay the hotel bill on the coming Monday. He also treated me to dinner at the famous Top of the Mark restaurant in the Mark Hopkins Hotel. As we sat and enjoyed dinner, I could see the lights of Alcatraz Island across the bay. It looked peaceful and attractive in the moonlight. Its beauty gave me an eerie feeling, as I thought of the convicts serving time in the prison. Back at the hotel, I put a call through to my mother to wish her a Merry Christmas and to tell her I would be home within the week. My girlfriend, Jackie, was visiting with my family. Jackie asked me for the hotel’s telephone number and within the hour called me from her parent’s house and we chatted for the first time in eight months. In the 65 years since I worked in South Korea, the country has made a most remarkable, one could say miraculous, recovery from the decades of Japanese oppression and later the war with its northern neighbor. From dirt roads to highways, from shacks with roofs made of discarded flattened metal cans to modern buildings. From a subjugated nation under Japanese rule, Korea has become a nation of international respect and admiration. I want to say, “I knew they could do it.” Ed Woods Atlanta, Georgia January 2014 Postscript June 25, 1950 was a Sunday. My wife, Jackie, and I had just settled down to breakfast when we heard the news report of the North Korea invasion of South Korea. It was added that the North Koreans were driving south with little or no opposition. My prayers and thoughts immediately went to the young soldiers of the 24th Corps that I had befriended. Seafarers LOG 11 �Seafarers Deliver In Deep Freeze 2014 AB Marie Acosta Most of the SIU crew members are pictured aboard deck in Antarctica. Each Antarctic summer since McMurdo Station was established in 1955, an MSC tanker and dry cargo ship (with assistance from an icebreaker) have arrived to deliver most of the fuel and dry cargo required to sustain personnel at the research outpost for a year. F or many people, thoughts of summer may include beach umbrellas, flip-flops and visits by the local ice cream truck. Not so at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, where summertime still means icebergs, penguins and all the other assorted sights that reflect Antarctica’s status as the coldest and windiest spot on the planet. For Seafarers, Antarctic summer means gearing up for the annual resupply mission to the station, known as Operation Deep Freeze. SIU members have a decades-long tradition of delivering vital cargos to McMurdo Station as well as transporting research findings from the scientific outpost. This year, the tanker Maersk Peary and heavy-lift vessel Maersk Illinois (both operated by Maersk Line, Limited) called on the station from late January to early February. According to the Military Sealift Command, the Peary delivered more Bosun Ron Paradise 12 Seafarers LOG than 3.5 million gallons of diesel fuel, jet fuel and gasoline (enough to sustain the station for a year), while the Illinois’ cargo featured nearly 7 million pounds of supplies such as frozen and dry food stores, building materials, vehicles, and electronic equipment and parts. Recertified Steward Tony Spain from the Peary submitted the photos on these two pages. These images and some additional ones from the Peary are posted in the Gallery section of the SIU website, and they’re also in an album on the SIU Facebook page. SIU members aboard the Peary during Operation Deep Freeze included Spain along with Bosun Ron Paradise, AB Vincent Castellano, AB Marie Acosta, AB Fortunato Ranario, AB Steven Whiting, AB William Smith, Chief Pumpman Virgilio Demegillo, QMED Lee Wright, Wiper Raymond Martinez, Chief Cook Mark Keller and GSTU Yasser Mohssen. QMED Lee Wright AB Fortunato Ranario The Seafarers-crewed Maersk Peary docks at McMurdo Station. Wiper Raymond Martinez, AB Vincent Castellano April 2014 April 2014 AB Steven Whiting Chief Pumpman Virgilio Demegillo Recertified Steward Tony Spain, GSTU Yasser Mohssen, Chief Cook Mark Keller Seafarers LOG 13 �4/14 14 Seafarers LOG April 2014 �April & May 2014 Membership Meetings Piney Point.........................................Monday: April 7, May 5 Algonac......................................................Friday: April 11, May 9 Baltimore...............................................Thursday: April 10, May 8 Guam...................................................Thursday: April 24, May 22 Honolulu..................................................Friday: April 18, May 16 Houston...................................................Monday: April 14, May 12 Jacksonville.........................................Thursday: April 10, May 8 Joliet....................................................Thursday: April 17, May 15 Mobile..............................................Wednesday: April 16, May 14 New Orleans.................................................Tuesday: April 15, May 13 New York...............................................Tuesday: April 8, May 6 Norfolk................................................Thursday: April 10, May 8 Oakland................................................Thursday: April 17, May 15 Philadelphia..........................................Wednesday: April 9, May 7 Port Everglades.....................................Thursday: April 17, May 15 San Juan..............................................Thursday: April 10, May 8 St. Louis..................................................Friday: April 18, May 16 Tacoma.....................................................Friday: April 25, May 23 Wilmington.................................................Monday: April 21, May 19 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. Attention SEAFARERS Help Keep America’s Maritime Industry Strong! Contribute to SPAD (The Seafarers Political Activity Donation) April 2014 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea February 16, 2013 - March 15, 2014 Port Total Registered All Groups A B C Total Shipped All Groups Trip A B C Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups A B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Joliet Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Deck Department 10 9 3 16 3 2 0 28 20 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 10 8 0 6 3 0 4 10 9 0 9 13 2 15 8 2 7 22 21 1 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 8 5 2 8 0 1 2 15 9 1 60 11 1 41 6 1 21 109 21 2 36 20 3 28 12 3 14 67 41 2 6 3 0 7 2 0 0 10 6 1 5 1 1 5 3 1 4 13 9 2 10 2 2 11 0 1 4 21 3 1 53 21 0 36 11 0 14 86 25 2 16 11 3 12 9 5 7 27 30 7 33 8 0 12 5 0 7 52 13 0 6 3 1 4 2 0 0 9 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 4 0 7 5 0 2 10 10 1 41 10 0 30 8 2 12 68 20 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 37 14 1 24 9 2 10 68 33 0 353 152 21 266 90 20 110 628 285 31 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Joliet Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Engine Department 2 3 2 7 5 3 0 5 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 6 1 1 4 0 3 6 9 1 7 6 1 3 3 0 2 12 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 8 0 7 3 0 2 11 11 0 9 14 0 9 8 0 4 23 17 0 31 16 3 15 11 1 9 47 29 3 1 2 0 4 3 0 0 3 4 0 8 2 1 9 1 1 2 14 3 2 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 7 3 1 9 13 0 11 5 0 2 25 21 1 13 17 0 10 5 1 3 18 22 0 13 3 0 3 3 0 5 23 11 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 5 1 2 4 0 2 2 10 2 14 5 3 9 3 2 3 27 7 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 7 13 0 5 9 0 3 21 20 0 139 120 12 100 71 8 41 256 198 14 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Joliet Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Steward Department 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 8 5 1 7 2 0 3 15 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 1 0 8 1 0 3 16 3 0 17 4 1 10 4 0 5 37 7 2 17 6 2 14 3 0 5 28 12 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 8 2 0 12 9 1 5 4 0 3 33 10 1 11 10 3 7 2 5 2 24 15 4 29 2 4 14 1 1 6 46 5 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 10 4 0 6 2 0 4 28 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 5 1 13 2 1 6 39 6 1 151 60 17 98 29 12 42 307 85 17 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Joliet Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Entry Department 0 8 3 2 16 2 0 2 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 6 1 3 10 1 3 6 6 3 13 0 5 6 2 3 7 21 4 1 13 9 1 7 6 2 2 21 22 0 7 1 1 14 0 0 1 6 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 6 20 5 2 14 2 0 10 38 20 1 14 10 0 13 6 0 1 19 32 5 16 3 2 6 1 1 5 21 9 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 7 0 6 6 1 2 4 13 19 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 18 9 2 11 6 3 11 34 32 28 137 58 24 106 38 14 52 225 172 GRAND TOTAL: 671 469 108 488 296 78 207 1,243 793 234 Seafarers LOG 15 �Inquiring Seafarer Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kermett Mangram, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 Editor’s note: This month’s question was answered by SIU members in Houston. Question: Why did you get into this industry and why have you stuck with it? Jay White Bosun I was always on the water and around boats all my life. I had fished and surfed and I ended up on ships. I enjoy seeing the world and also enjoy the time off. I first went to sea in 1978 and I joined the union in 1987. HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St., Houston, TX 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Marcos Clotter Pumpman My father was an engineer and he helped me out. He encouraged me to learn more, go to the school. He was NMU back then; he retired about 25 years ago. I love being in the industry. It’s a fantastic job and you learn a lot as you go. Billy Hill Sr. Recertified Bosun I’m a third-generation guy. My father and grandfather were also members. My son is a member, too, which makes him fourth generation. It’s a family tradition. You don’t see many guys who can say that. I went into it because I grew up around it. I grew up in the port of Houston. I used to visit my dad on ships when I was a boy and I’ve always felt right at home on a ship. I’ve stayed because I like meeting people and it’s a union. That’s actually the main thing, the union. I’ve been a union man since I was born. This job is a lifestyle. It’s not the typical 8-to-5 job. Fausto E. Aranda GUDE My dad was a recertified steward, so I sort of got in because of him. I originally had a scholarship that fell through and I asked my dad what I should do. He mentioned joining the SIU. It’s definitely a different type of work. You get to travel and see open seas and different cultures. Plus, there’s all this wildlife and breathing that fresh air. It was amazing to see a sunset at sea for the first time. I had never seen that before. And the union is like a family. They welcome you and treat you really well. Plus, with this job, I’m able to support my family. I’m thankful to my dad for getting me in the union. Romualdo Medina AB I joined the union in 1994; it was in February, the same time of year it is now. Being a union member has really changed my life. It has provided me with great training, continuous employment and the opportunity to travel and see the world. I have worked in different capacities aboard ship, including as bosun, which has allowed me to supervise other mariners. This enabled me to help others in their careers…. This I think was good for me, my shipmates and for the union. So far, the union has been a very wonderful thing in my life and I say thanks to the SIU. Robert Davis Recertified Steward Well, back in 1985, I was working on a cruise ship sailing between Japan and Hawaii. The vessel was under a Panamanian flag with not too many Englishspeaking people on board. We pulled into Honolulu and at the dock were all of these young people carrying SIU placards. They were protesting our existence because we were not American flag and we were going to be sailing between Hawaii and Tahiti. So I asked who those people were. I was informed and so I decided that I would leave the Panamanian ship and become an Americanflag crew member. Once I found out about Piney Point … well, that’s what really sold me on the union. So I got involved and decided to stay. I went to Piney Point many times to achieve the level that I have today. I think the SIU offers the greatest opportunities for its members. With the brotherhood being what it is, it’s really like a large family to me. Pic-From-The-Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NEW YORK 635 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 499-6600 Government Services Division: (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave., Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This 1954 file photo shows the Del Oro discharging mahogany at Industrial Canal in New Orleans. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 16 Seafarers LOG April 2014 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA NORMAN ADLER Brother Norman Adler, 65, was born in New York and started sailing with the Seafarers in 1989. He was originally employed on the USNS Chauvenet. Brother Adler shipped in the steward department. He enhanced his skills in 2006 at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Md. Brother Adler’s most recent ship was the Noble Star. He is a resident of Bayshore, N.Y. Point, Md. He sailed in all three departments. Brother Bruno’s most recent trip was aboard the Horizon Trader. He calls Brooklyn, N.Y. home. DAVID GOOSBY Brother David Goosby, 65, began sailing with the SIU in 1967. He originally shipped on the Alcoa Voyager. The engine department member attended classes frequently at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Goosby’s last ship was the Overseas Boston. He is a resident of Tampa, Fla. TERRY ALLEN BERTRAM HICKMAN Brother Terry Allen, 63, became an SIU member in 1978 while in New York. He initially worked aboard the Santa Mariana. Brother Allen sailed in the steward department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Allen’s most recent trip to sea was on the Lightning. He now makes his home in Long Beach, Calif. Brother Bertram Hickman, 67, started shipping with the SIU in 1990. He initially sailed aboard the Independence. Brother Hickman enhanced his skills three times at the Piney Point school. He worked in the steward department and concluded his career on the Maersk Peary. Brother Hickman settled in Perkasie, Pa. CONSTANTINE BAILEY Brother Constantine Bailey, 71, signed on with the Seafarers in 2001 during the SIU/NMU merger. The engine department member was born in the West Indies. Brother Bailey attended classes in 2001 at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. His last ship was the Mary Ann Hudson. Brother Bailey lives in Port Arthur, Texas. HARRY BROWN Brother Harry Brown, 65, joined the SIU ranks in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. His most recent ship was the Houston. Brother Brown worked in the deck department. He upgraded in 2002 at the Piney Point school. Brother Brown resides in Mobile, Ala. ANGEL BRUNO Brother Angel Bruno, 63, donned the SIU colors in 1971. He initially shipped on the Brooklyn. Brother Bruno enhanced his skills on two occasions at the union-affiliated maritime training center in Piney April 2014 MILTON HOLLIS Brother Milton Hollis, 68, joined the Seafarers in 1990 in Houston. The deck department member’s earliest trip was on the Sealift Caribbean. Brother Hollis upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. His most recent trip was aboard the Horizon Challenger. Brother Hollis makes his home in Coldspring, Texas. BERNARD HUTCHERSON Brother Bernard Hutcherson, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1978. He originally sailed with Manhattan Tankers Corporation. Brother Hutcherson shipped in the deck department. He enhanced his skills frequently at the unionaffiliated school in Piney Point, Md. Brother Hutcherson’s most recent trip was on the Alliance Charleston. He resides in Lynn Haven, Fla. ANTHONY JONES Brother Anthony Jones, 65, signed on with the Seafarers in 1968. The engine department member first sailed aboard the City of Alma. Brother Jones took advantage of educational opportunities at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Md. He last shipped on the Alliance Norfolk. Brother Jones calls Jacksonville, Fla., home. EDWARD KING Brother Edward King, 65, joined the union in 1978 while in San Francisco. He initially sailed on the Santa Maria. Brother King was a member of the steward department. His most recent ship was the Independence. Brother King continues to live in his native state, California. CHARLES LARSON Brother Charles Larson, 65, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1991. He first shipped aboard the Sea Fox. Brother Larson sailed in the deck department. He upgraded often at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Md. Brother Larson’s most recent voyage was on the Cape May. He is a resident of Kitty Hawk, N.C. ROLANDO LOPEZ Brother Rolando Lopez, 65, joined the SIU in 1989. His initial trip was aboard the USNS Harkness. Brother Lopez attended classes on numerous occa- ALBERT HOLMES sions at the Paul Hall Center. The steward department member last sailed on the Charger. Brother Lopez calls Vacaville, Calif., home. Brother Albert Holmes, 62, signed on with the SIU in 1989. Brother Holmes was a member of the deck department. He worked aboard vessels operated by Orgulf Transport Company. Brother Holmes makes his home in Blytheville, Ark. INLAND WILLIAM CHARNOCK Brother William Charnock, 65, became an SIU member in 1993. Brother Charnock initially worked with Piney Point Transportation. In 2001 and 2003, he enhanced his skills at the maritime training center. Brother Charnock shipped as a member of both the steward and deck departments. He was last employed with Allied Transportation Company. Brother Charnock lives in Hampton, Va. LEONARD DOWNS Brother Leonard Downs, 62, started sailing with the union in 1995. He primarily worked with McAllister Towing of Virginia. Brother Downs was a member of the deck department. He resides in Diggs, Va. GARY LAVINDER Brother Gary Lavinder, 62, first donned the SIU colors in 1976. He was originally employed with Steuart Transportation Company. Brother Lavinder attended classes on two occasions at the Seafarersaffiliated school in Piney Point, Md. He last sailed with Moran Towing of Maryland. Brother Lavinder is a resident of Annapolis, Md. JULIO SANTIAGO Brother Julio Santiago, 64, began shipping with the union in 2003. For the duration of his career he sailed with Puerto Rico Towing & Barge. Brother Santiago worked in the deck department. He lives in Trujillo Alto, P.R. This Month In SIU History Editor’s note: The following items are reprinted from previous editions of the Seafarers LOG. 1939 A strike of the crew of the SS Cuba and members of the ILA who unload the Cuba, last week tied up the Havana-Tampa vessel to back up the strike called by the SIU crew on the Florida at Miami. Both vessels are operated by the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Co., the Florida running between Miami and Havana. U.S. Commissioner H.T. Colvin of the Department of Conciliation of the Department of Labor called together union and company officials in an attempt to straighten out the difficulty. The strike began when the car ferry Joseph R. Parrott shipped several men off the dock, and the real union men aboard the ship walked off in protest against this violation of a bona fide contract. The Parrot, however, is still running with a finky crew. The crew of the Florida struck last Friday, and the Cuba crew walked off Saturday, following a joint meeting held aboard the ship. The Longshoremen, in sympathy with the crew, refused to unload the Cuba, and a picket line was thrown around the dock. Altogether, a total of 200 seamen are on strike in the two ports. 1949 As the phony “strike” of the Canadian Seamen’s Union against the 100-odd SIU contracted deep sea ships operating from the eastern ports of Canada neared the end of its third week, the Canadian District of the SIU was in a stronger position in the area than ever before. In the past week, hundreds of CSU members, expressing disgust with communist control of their union, have come into the SIU Canadian District. SIU international officers from the United States, who are now in Canada, reported that crew after crew of CSU men were swinging to the SIU…. Paraphrasing the slogan used in the successful Isthmian organizing campaign of two years ago, Canadian seamen are now jubilantly proclaiming: Canada, too, will be SIU!” 1959 SIU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company vessels have won the first-prize award for 1958 in the annual safety competition among operators of U.S.-flag seagoing dry cargo and passenger vessels sponsored by the National Safety Council’s Marine Section. Alcoa won with the best safety record ever attained in the contest. The SIU-contracted company won the second-place award in the 1957 contest, narrowly missing the top spot by one-tenth of a point. The award is based on the rate of lost-time accidents aboard ship in a year’s time. Alcoa’s 1958 score was an accident-frequency rate of 2.94, computed on the basis of only 18 accidents serious enough to cause a man to miss his watch or work. Well over 1,000 crew members were employed on the 16 ships operated by the company during the year. 1969 The Charles S. Zimmerman, a modern floating school ship named in honor of the vice president of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, was christened at the SIU’s Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship here last month. Attending the ceremonies – at which Zimmerman’s wife, Rose, wielded the bottle to officially christen the vessel – were many labor leaders, members of Congress, civic and church leaders and ranking representatives of the military. In introducing Zimmerman to the assembled wellwishers, SIU President Paul Hall described the veteran trade unionist as a longstanding friend of the SIU – “one of the very few” who came to its assistance in the days when it was small and weak. “Because of the efforts of Zimmerman,” Hall declared, “the lives of many people, including our Seafarers, are much better today.” Seafarers LOG 17 �Final Departures DEEP SEA ALEJANDRO ALDAIZ Pensioner Alejandro Aldaiz, 67, died Oct. 10. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1974 while in Houston. Brother Aldaiz initially worked with Dixie Carriers. He was born in Kingsville, Texas. A member of the deck department, Brother Aldaiz was last employed aboard the Liberty Pride. He retired in 2011 and called San Antonio, Texas, home. ROBERT BEATTIE Brother Robert Beattie, 81, passed away Aug. 14. He joined the union in 1991 in Seattle. Brother Beattie first sailed on the Gem State. He was an engine department member. Brother Beattie most recently shipped aboard the Tacoma. He was a resident of Tacoma, Wash. BILLY BROWN Oct. 10. Brother Cruz signed on with the union in 1993. The engine department member’s ships included the Independence and the Innovator. Brother Cruz was born in the Philippines. He became a pensioner in 2004. Brother Cruz continued to reside in the Philippines. FRANCISCO DACRUZ Pensioner Francisco Dacruz, 62, passed away Oct. 15. Brother Dacruz first donned the SIU colors in 2001 during the SIU/NMU merger. The steward department member was born in Cape Verde. Brother Dacruz’s final ship was the Yorktown Express. He went on pension in 2013 and lived in Pawtucket, R.I. JOHN DEBOS Pensioner Billy Brown, 84, died Sept. 22. He became a union member in 1966 while in Seattle. Brother Brown first shipped on the Del Sol. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Brown’s final trip was aboard the President Madison. He went on pension in 1992 and called Portland, Ore., home. Pensioner John Debos, 82, died Oct. 25. He started sailing with the union in 1963. Brother Debos was a native of Indonesia. He initially sailed with Victory Carriers Inc. Brother Debos was a member of the deck department. He was last employed aboard the Explorer. Brother Debos started receiving his pension in 1997. He made his home in Las Vegas. ISHMAEL BRYAN PEDRO FLORES Pensioner Ishmael Bryan, 83, passed away July 23. He started shipping with the Seafarers in 1970. Brother Bryan’s first vessel was operated by Michigan Tankers Inc. He was born in the Cayman Islands and shipped in the deck department. Brother Bryan last sailed on the Ambassador. He became a pensioner in 1997 and settled in Margate, Fla. JOSEPH COLANGELO Pensioner Joseph Colangelo, 59, died Oct. 2. He began sailing with the union in 1972. Brother Colangelo was born in New York. He was originally employed with Connecticut Transport Inc. Brother Colangelo worked in the deck department, most recently aboard the Horizon Producer. He began collecting his retirement pay in 2012 and was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. GEORGE CRAWFORD Pensioner Pedro Flores, 85, passed away Nov. 22. Brother Flores was born in Puerto Rico. He joined the union in 1969. Brother Flores originally worked with Waterman Steamship Corporation. The deck department member’s final ship was the Value. Brother Flores began collecting his retirement pay in 2000. He settled in Brooklyn, N.Y. CHARLES GASKINS Pensioners Charles Gaskins, 88, died Sept. 22. Brother Gaskins became an SIU member in 1951 in New Orleans. His earliest trip was on the Del Norte. Brother Gaskins was born in Florida. His final ship was operated by Mt. Vernon Tankers Corporation. Brother Gaskins was a member of the engine department. He retired in 1987 and called Starks, La., home. Pensioner George Crawford, 88, passed away Sept. 7. Born in Alabama, he started shipping with the SIU in 1952 while in Mobile. Brother Crawford initially sailed on a Waterman Steamship Corporation vessel. He was a member of the steward department. Brother Crawford’s last trip was aboard the Stonewall Jackson. He retired in 1992 and made his home in Mobile. JAMES GLEATON BENJAMIN CRUZ GLORIA HOLMES Pensioner Benjamin Cruz, 81, died 18 Seafarers LOG Pensioner James Gleaton, 85, passed away Sept. 10. Brother Gleaton signed on with the Seafarers in 1961. He initially sailed on a Transeastern Shipping vessel as a steward department member. Brother Gleaton was born in South Carolina. He last shipped aboard the Green Island. Brother Gleaton went on pension in 1993 and lived in North Charleston, S.C. Pensioner Gloria Holmes, 65, died Sept. 2. Sister Holmes joined the SIU in 1978 in San Francisco. The Louisiana native sailed in the steward department. Sister Holmes’ earliest trip was aboard the Santa Magdelena. She most recently sailed on the Charger. Sister Holmes started receiving her retirement pay in 2012 and settled in Mather, Calif. last worked aboard the Galveston Bay. He was an engine department member. Brother Quinn began collecting his retirement compensation in 1994. He called Cherry Valley, N.Y., home. Young originally sailed on a Waterman Steamship Corporation vessel. He was a member of the steward department. Brother Young last sailed on the Paul Buck. He retired in 2006 and lived in his native state, Texas. EVARISTO JIMENEZ RAYMOND REID Pensioner Evaristo Jimenez, 90, passed away Sept. 11. Brother Jimenez was born in Santurce, P.R. He became a pensioner in 1986 and made his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Pensioner Raymond Reid, 85, passed away Sept. 16. Brother Reid became a union member in 1947. He was a member of the deck department. Brother Reid’s final trip was aboard the Montpelier Victory. He went on pension in 1984 and made his home in Belle Chasse, La. Pensioner George Collier, 68, died Sept. 28. Born in Pasadena, Texas, Brother Collier signed on with the SIU in 1963. His earliest trip was aboard the Steel Rover. Brother Collier worked in the deck department. He was last employed with G&H Towing. Brother Collier became a pensioner in 2002. He called Cisco, Texas, home. TUIFAGALILO MALIGA Pensioner Tuifagalilo Maliga, 71, died Sept. 12. Brother Maliga began sailing with the Seafarers in 1978 while in San Francisco. His first ship was the Santa Magdelena; his last, the Innovator. Brother Maliga was born in America Samoa. The steward department member retired in 2000. Brother Maliga was a resident of Long Beach, Calif. DENIS MANNING Pensioner Denis Manning, 84, passed away Oct. 24. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he began sailing with the union in 1951. Brother Manning initially worked with Blidberg Rothchild Company. He was a deck department member. Brother Manning last shipped on the Philadelphia. He went on pension in 1987 and resided in Eugene, Ore. SYLVESTER MASON Pensioner Sylvester Mason, 75, died Sept. 21. Brother Mason first donned the SIU colors in 1967. The steward department member was born in Alabama. Brother Mason’s final ship was the President Roosevelt. He became a pensioner in 2001. Brother Mason lived in Reno, Nev. JOSE ORTIZ Pensioner Jose Ortiz, 69, passed away Oct. 8. Brother Ortiz started shipping with the SIU in 1968. His first vessel was the Seatrain New Jersey; his last, the Maersk Carolina. Brother Ortiz was born in Ponce, P.R. and shipped in the deck department. He retired in 2009 and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. ARLEN QUINN Pensioner Arlen Quinn, 82, died Oct. 9. He signed on with the SIU in 1956. Brother Quinn’s earliest trip was with Standard Oil Company. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Brother Quinn TERESO ROCHEZ Pensioner Tereso Rochez, 73, died Sept. 9. Brother Rochez was a native of Honduras. He joined the SIU in 1990, initially sailing on the Independence. The steward department member’s final trip was aboard the Patriot. Brother Rochez started receiving his pension in 2005. He resided in Houston. JULIAN SALAZAR Pensioner Julian Salazar, 81, passed away Sept. 25. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1970. Brother Salazar originally worked on the Steel Flyer. A member of the engine department, Brother Salazar last shipped on the LNG Libra. He retired in 2000 and settled in Houston. RICARDO SANCHEZ Pensioner Ricardo Sanchez, 73, died Oct. 16. Brother Sanchez joined the union in 1977. He first sailed aboard the USNS Potomac. Brother Sanchez was a member of the deck department. Prior to his retirement in 2005, he shipped on the Maersk Colorado. Brother Sanchez called New York home. FRANK WHITTINGTON Pensioner Frank Whittington, 86, passed away Oct. 4. Brother Whittington was born in Blade, La. He went on pension in 1998 and was a resident of Galveston, Texas. PERLEY WILLIS Pensioner Perley Willis, 85, died Sept. 27. Brother Willis became an SIU member in 1951. He sailed aboard the John Hanson early in his career. Brother Willis worked in the steward department. His final trip was aboard the OMI Wabash. Brother Willis began collecting his pension in 1981. He resided in Houston. ADOLPHUS YOUNG Pensioner Adolphus Young, 79, passed away Oct. 21. He started shipping with the union in 1976. Brother INLAND GEORGE COLLIER KENNETH HUDGINS Pensioner Kenneth Hudgins, 86, passed away Oct. 19. Brother Hudgins began sailing with the union in 1971. A Virginia native, Brother Hudgins, sailed in the deck department, and worked with Allied Transportation Company for the duration of his career. He became a pensioner in 1993 and resided New Point, Va. LORRAINE JUDD Pensioner Lorraine Judd, 93, died Aug. 15. Sister Judd joined the SIU in 1973. She primarily worked with Orgulf Transportation Company. Sister Judd was member of the steward department. She went on pension in 1984 and lived in Glendale, Ariz. BOBBY SKINNER Pensioner Bobby Skinner, 76, passed away Oct. 10. Brother Skinner join the union in 1969 and initially shipped with Norfolk Barge Company. He last worked with Steuart Transportation Company. Brother Skinner became a pensioner in 2002 and was a resident of Bath, N.C. CHARLES TUCK Pensioner Charles Tuck, 62, died Nov. 27. He was a native of Newton, Mass. Brother Tuck joined the SIU in 1986 and made his first trip with Moran Towing of Texas. He last worked aboard the Achievement. He retired in 2011 and called Miami, Fla., home. NATIONAL MARITIME UNION DENIS VILLALOBOS Pensioner Denis Villalobos, 78, died Aug. 29. Brother Villalobos was born in Nicaragua. The deck department member’s final trip to sea was aboard the Maersk Vermont. He became a pensioner in 2003 and continued to call Nicaragua home. April 2014 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings MAERSK HARTFORD (Maersk Line, Limited), December 23 – Chairman Ion Irimia, Secretary Johnnie B. McGill, Educational Director Ronald M. Pheneuf, Engine Delegate Jozef Dudas, Steward Delegate Alonzo Belcher. Chairman thanked everyone for a smooth voyage. Secretary reported broken oven and dishwasher; parts have been ordered. Educational director noted very good crew and pleasant sailing. Treasurer stated $6,000 in ship fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Requests were made for increase in food budget, two new computers for crew with Wi-Fi and DVD players. Next port: Newark, N.J. USNS HENSON (Maersk Line, Limited), December 27 – Chairman Mark A. Grzegorczyk, Secretary Roger M. Chrappa, Educational Director Sutthipong M. Ticer. Chairman talked about changes to medical benefits. Treasurer reported $1,363 in ship’s fund; suggestion was made to purchase movies. Crew members were reminded to be safe in foul weather and secure doors. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Concerns were expressed related to changes in health insurance due to new health care law. Next port: Subic Bay. Aboard Observation Island SIU members are pictured in mid-March aboard the Observation Island in Mobile, Ala., as the vessel is prepped for the mothball fleet in Beaumont, Texas. From left, front row: Oiler Major Brooks and AB James Pierce. From left in the back: Oiler Shawn Haber, Bosun Travis Austin, and Oiler Fred Green. The ship will be replaced by the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen, which completed final contract trials late last year. HORIZON KODIAK (Horizon Lines), January 5 – Chairman Christopher K. Pompel, Secretary Richard B. Sanderson, Educational Director Chris Earhart, Deck Delegate Dan Lovely, Engine Delegate Jan Haidir, Steward Delegate Strode V. Kudos for Maersk Memphis ABs Maersk Memphis vessel master Capt. William Dutour had good things to say about AB Godocel Pascua (left) and AB Eduardo Barlas in a mid-March communication to the LOG. Dutour, who sent this photo of the Seafarers loading stores in Salalah, Oman, wrote, “Both men are a credit to themselves and the SIU by continually exceeding expectations while always maintaining a cheerful atmosphere about themselves.” April 2014 The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Call. Chairman explained new sea time requirements for health care coverage. He advised crew not wait too long and get ahead. He also explained that TWIC and MMD must be valid for 180 days to get a rotary job and 120 days for a relief job, so watch expiration dates. Educational director encouraged mariners to keep all documents up-todate including new security credential. They were advised to take advantage of upgrading courses available at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Md. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Special recognition was given for the memory of Brother Jim Ott, who worked at the Tacoma Hall. He would do anything for anyone and will be sorely missed. Recommendations were made to help reliefs qualify for new sea time requirements for medical benefits. Suggestions were also made regarding vacation benefits. Next ports: Tacoma, Wash., Anchorage and Kodiak, Alaska. LIBERTY PRIDE (Liberty Maritime), January 5 – Chairman Willie M. Marsh, Secretary Shirley M. Bellamy, Deck Delegate Michael Stein. Chairman thanked crew for a safe, smooth voyage. He recommended members continue training at the Piney Point school and keep documents current. No beefs or disputed OT reported. It was reported that steam table needs to be fixed. Request was made for more linen and provisions for voyages. MAERSK MISSOURI (Maersk Line, Limited), January 17 – Chairman Arsenio I. Obenza, Secretary Glenn C. Bamman, Educational Director Alfred O. Cuevas, Deck Delegate John O’Shaughnessy, Engine Delegate Ricardo B. Duchy, Steward Delegate Abdul Syarbaini. Bosun thanked crew for their hard work and professionalism. Secretary asked crew to leave cabins clean for reliefs. Educational director reminded fellow members to keep an eye on document expiration dates, and allow plenty of time for renewals. Everyone was also encouraged to upgrade at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Md. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks was given to steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Elizabeth, N.J., Charleston, S.C., Savannah, Ga., Houston and Mobile, Ala. GLOBAL SENTINEL (Transoceanic Cable Ship), February 27 – Chairman Timothy B. Fogg, Secretary Vicki L. Haggerty, Deck Delegate Todd C. Conley, Engine Delegate Christopher J. Boronski, Steward Delegate Robert J. Haggerty. Chairman discussed sea time requirements for medical benefits and urged members to take basic safety refresher. Secretary talked about Serv Safe requirements. Educational director advised crew members to enhance skills at Piney Point school. Treasurer reported $2,600 in ship’s fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Mariners were reminded that computer is for web searches, not personal files. MAERSK ARKANSAS (Maersk Line, Limited), February 9 – Chairman Albert C. Williams, Secretary Mark S. Scardino, Educational Director Timothy P. Price, Deck Delegate Cory Mulligan. Chairman expressed his gratitude to crew members for working well together and being safety conscious. Secretary thanked crew for helping keep house clean. Educational director stressed the need to keep documents up-to-date and he urged mariners to donate to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activity Donation). No beefs or disputed OT reported. Suggestions were made pertaining to vacation benefits. Crew thanked steward department for good food and great service. Next port: Mersin, Turkey. YORKTOWN EXPRESS (Crowley), February 2 – Chairman Nathaniel Leary, Secretary Donald B. Ganung, Educational Director Jerome D. Culbreth, Engine Delegate Robert Ott. Bosun encouraged everyone to upgrade at the Paul Hall Center. He reminded fellow members to keep an eye on document expiration dates, and allow plenty of time for renewals. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Recommendations were made regarding medical and dental benefits. Seafarers LOG 19 �It’s Not Too Late to Donate a Piney Point Brick Engraved Slabs May Honor Groups, Individuals Launched last year, the brick donation program at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education has proven popular with active and retired Seafarers, their families, and employees of the school and the SIU. Others have joined in supporting the program, too, including SIU-contracted companies and former members. Commemorative bricks highlight the waterfront renovation project at the school, located in Piney Point, Md. With a donation, bricks can be engraved with text and graphics designed to honor groups and individuals. The waterfront park’s scenic addition to the campus ensures those being honored will have a permanent and fitting place of remembrance within the maritime community. The donation of a brick also comes with an entry in the program’s name-thepark contest, offering donors yet another chance to leave their mark. The bricks come in two sizes and may be ordered online at: http://seafarers.org/ SIUBricks.htm. The sizes include a traditional-sized brick (4 x 8 inches x 2.25) with three lines of engraving for a donation of $125 and a larger brick (8 x 8 inches x 2.25) with six lines of engraving for a donation of $250. The larger version also may be ordered with a corporate logo and up to three lines of text (subject to space limitations based on the logo) for a donation of $300. If submitting a logo, please note that it cannot be sent through the online order form. Logos (either in EPS, AI, PDF or high-resolution JPG, BMP or TIF format) should be emailed to siubricks@seafarers.org. Please include your contact information. While proceeds from brick donations are being used to help offset some of the costs of the overall waterfront restoration (a multi-million dollar endeavor), the program’s larger aim is to beautify the area while giving people an opportunity to share memories and honor others in a lasting way. For instance, an engraved brick may be for a particular lifeboat class, an instructor, or a crew that performed a heroic rescue. Brick donators may want to honor the memory of a departed loved one, or some other person who helped them along the way. Or, they may want to salute a company or an individual that’s made a difference for the U.S. Merchant Marine. The possibilities are almost limitless, and the engravings do not have to be related to the school. Everyone is encouraged to join in and support this worthwhile project. Questions as well as name-the-park submissions may be emailed to SIUBricks@ seafarers.org. These photos show some of the bricks that have been donated and the waterfront park. For more information, visit: http://seafarers.org/SIUBricks.htm Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board 20 Seafarers LOG by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 April 2014 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Md., for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Please note that this schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the maritime industry and—in times of conflict—national security. Students attending any of these classes should check in the Saturday before their course’s start date. The courses listed here will begin promptly on the morning of the start dates. For classes ending on a Friday, departure reservations should be made for Saturday. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Deck Department Able Seafarer (Deck) May 24 June 20 Bosun Recertification July 12 August 4 Fast Rescue Boat May 3 May 9 May 17 May 23 ECDIS June 7 June 13 July 12 July 18 Lifeboatman/Water Survival April 26 May 9 May 24 June 6 June 21 July 4 Radar Renewal (One day) April 28 April 28 June 3 June 3 RFPNW April 26 May 23 Engine Department Basic Auxiliary Plant Operations (BAPO) May 24 June 20 FOWT (Able Seafarer Engine) July 18 June 21 Junior Engineer May 17 July 11 Machinist May 17 June 6 Marine Electrician June 21 August 15 Marine Refer Technician May 3 June 13 Welding May 3 May 23 Safety Upgrading Courses Advanced Firefighting April 19 April 25 May 31 June 6 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth___________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Basic Firefighting/STCW May 10 May 16 May 31 June 6 BST Renewal/VPDSD April 19 April 25 May 24 May 30 Government Vessels April 12 April 18 June 21 June 27 Medical Care Provider April 26 May 2 June 7 June 13 Tanker Asst, Cargo DL April 12 April 25 Steward Department Upgrading Courses Galley Operations These classes start every other week. The most recent class began March 29. The next class will commence April 12. Certified Chief Cook These modules begin every other week. The most recent class started March 29. The next class will commence April 12. Chief Steward May 17 June 27 Advanced Galley Operations These modules start every other week. The most recent class started March 22. The next class will begin April 5. ServeSafe April 12 April 18 May 10 May 16 June 21 June 27 August 2 August 8 September 13 September 19 Notice: NMC Website Provides Useful Mariner Resources The National Maritime Center (NMC), the licensing authority for the U.S. Coast Guard, offers a comprehensive website covering mariner credentialing, medical guidelines and much more. The site features a wide range of applications and forms, deck- and engine-department exam information, lists of Coast Guard-approved courses and more. Seafarers are encour- Important Notice to Students aged to check out the site at: www.uscg. mil/nmc/ Mariners may call the NMC at 1-888-IASKNMC (1-888-427-5662). Operational hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. (The NMC is closed for all federal holidays.) Various email forms also are available through the NMC website. Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. COURSE ____________________________ START DATE _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #__________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class #___________________________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? o Yes o No If yes, course(s) taken____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, one day in the last six months prior to the date your class starts, USMMD (z-card) front and back or relevant pages of merchant mariner credential, front page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, qualifying seatime for the course if it is Coast Guard tested, 1995 STCW Certificate, valid SHBP Clinic Card and TWIC. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, of any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/14 April 2014 LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes Apprentice Water Survival Class #782 – Twenty-three Phase I apprentices finished their requirements in this course Feb. 14. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Jose Argueta, Roger Attanasio, Michael Banks, Aaron Beasley, Jackson Blaty, Cole Briggs. Nathan Byrant, Kenneth Cabrera, Dylan Casuga, Gregory David, Devyn DuSaules, Derreck East, Fernando Haber, Cody Higgs, Taylor Jefferies, Aquan Jones, Joshua Kidd, Harlan Ouellette, John Paul, Dwuan Reed, Patrick Spark, Derrick Williams and Morgan Wright. (Note: Not all are pictured.) UA to AB – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 28: James DeMarco, Adrian Fraccarolli, James Hargrove, Michael Hunnicutt, Jenny Marcelin, Derek Minnix, Jose Panlilio III, Adam Poole, Christopher Sanicola, Ethan Sims, Edward Wright and John Zotti. Their instructor, Tom Truitt, is at the far right. Radar Observer – Six upgraders completed their studies in this course Feb. 28. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Charles Brown Jr., Michael Cousin, John Curran, Ronel Guerzon, Jared Smith and Jerry Wilder. Junior Engineer – Twelve upgraders completed the enhancement of their skills in this course Feb. 28. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Jason Billingsley, Tyrone Ellis, Steven Fanega, Bobbie Gibbs, Yuri Hernandez, Mahare Kidane, James Ross, Abdulnaser Saeed, Teon Shelton, Samuel Shuebrooks, Christopher Sykes and Alexandra Tittsworth. John Wiegman Jr., their instructor, is at the far right. Marine Electrician – The following mariners (above, in alphabetical order) finished their requirements in this course Feb. 28: Van Dixon, Grant Gutter, Braden Horne, William Hryhorchuk, Boyko Kovathev, Michael Maldonado, Timothy McKibbon, Lamar Pinckney, Mark Santoli, Roy Saranthus, Grayson Ross and Aleksey Vigovskiy. Class instructor Jay Henderson is at the far right. (Note: Not all are pictured.) BAPO – Twenty-one Seafarers graduated from this course Feb. 28. Completing their requirements (above, in alphabetical order) were: Nasser Ahmed, Austin Anderson, Gregory Attawora, Allan Bombita, Joel Boyd, Mark Cabasag II, Dustin Curtichfield, Tyree Delk, Bobby Dunn Jr., Jarrett Ford, Anthony Fraccalvieri, Kadeem John, Matthew Meehan, Kyle Miller, Edward Molesky Jr., Michael Montanez, Hector Moralez Ortiz, Peter Morrison Jr., Kevin Parrilla Alicea, Garland Scott and Shewana Stephenson. Class instructor Tim Achorn is at the far left. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Safety Leadership (Maersk) - The following Seafarers (photo at right, in alphabetical order) completd this course Feb. 20. The full roster included: AB Mohamed Abdelwahab, Chief Cook Harlan Alonzo, AB Tracy Austin, AB Joseph Barnes, Bosun William Barrett, AB Julius Dagoldol, QMED David Dunklin, AB Danilo Fullante, SA Agnes Gamboa, Electrician Tesfay Gebregziabher, AB Douglas Hemphill, Chief Steward Michele Hopper, AB Sherman Hudson, Chief Cook Thomas Johnson, Bosun Gerald Kelly, AB James Kuck, Bosun Jeff Libby, Chief Cook Monell Liburd, AB Marc Marcus, Chief Steward Willie Massaline, AB Miguel Matos, Chief Cook Karen Mischel, QMED Alan Nelson, Chief Steward Scott Opsahl, Bosun Robert Pagan, AB Michael Penkwitz, AB Mikhail Pinchevskiy, Bosun Anthony Sanchez Villarrubia, Chief Cook Abigail Schubert, Bosun Frank Sena, AB Steven Sidler and AB Joevanny Soto. 22 Seafarers LOG April 2014 �Paul Hall Center Classes BST (Crowley) - The following individuals (photo at left, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 26: Wilie Abrams, John Andrade, Andrew Bissonette, Jerron Broussard, Thomas Caballero, Charles Crim, Daniel Cronan, William Davis, Roderick Franklin, David Grader, Freddy Hamilton, Jonathon Hendrickson, Rodney McCaslin, Edward O’Connell, Ernesto Rios-Pratt, Daniel Smith, Marc Tomuschat, Anto Tunjic, James Vrettos and Rick Weaver. Their instructor, Joe Zienda, is at the far right. Important Notice to Students Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Basic & Advanced Firefighting – Ten upgraders completed the enhancement of their skills in this course March 14. Those graduating (photo at right, in alphabetical order) were: Charles Brown Jr., John Curran, Ernest Frank III, Ronel Guerzon, Kendric Henry, Vincent Ippolito Jr., Michael Ratigan, Jared Smith, Elaine Watts and Jerry Wilder. Class instructors Wayne Johnson Sr., and John Thomas are at the far left and far right respectively. BST Renewal (SIU) – The following individuals (photo at left, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course March 12: Dominic Brunamonti, Leighanne Deano, Timothy DeWine, Jonamie Encarnacion-Rivera, Nathaniel Fitzpatrick, Carlo Gentile, Richetta Jackson, Damir Josipovic, Anthony Lieto, Terrance Murphy, Craig Nebbia, Louella Sproul, Sean Sullivan, Jesse Sunga and Todd Williams. Joe Zienda, their instructor, is at the far left. Certified Chief Cook – Five steward department upgraders graduated from this course recently at the Paul Hall Center. Completing their requirements (above, in no particular order) were: Jorge Roman, Prasert Mastrototaro, Claude Young, Steven Osovitz and Richard Howard. April 2014 Galley Operations – Two upgraders recently completed this steward department course at the union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Md. Completing their requirements were Alberto Jose (above, left) and Roxanne Fike, right. Jessy Sunga, their instructor is in the center. Seafarers LOG 23 �F APRIL E B R U A2014 RY 2014 o V OVOLUME L U M E 7 676 N O. 4 2 NO. Text the Word “Join” To 97779 to Sign Up For Alerts from the SIU Members of the deck gang include (from left) ABs Randell Paredes, Kosar Iqbal, Santiago Rodriguez and OS Nagi Obad. AB Xerxes Cunanan (left) and AB Randell Paredes work on cables. Soderman Seafarers Sail in Support of Military For SIU members sailing aboard the USNS Soderman, helping maintain America’s sealift capability is all in a day’s work. The Seafarers-crewed ship, operated by Ocean Shipholdings for the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), is part of a prepositioning program deemed “essential” by the Navy. As described by MSC, “Prepositioning ships provide quick and efficient movement of military gear between operating areas without reliance on other nations’ transportation networks. These ships give U.S. regional combatant commanders the assurance that they will have what they need to quickly respond in a crisis – Storekeeper Joseph Zagrocki orders supplies for the vessel. anywhere, anytime. During a contingency, troops are flown into a theater of operations to rapidly employ the cargo from these ships.” The Soderman, one of many SIU-crewed military support vessels, is 950 feet long and has a beam of approximately 106 feet. It is part of the Watson class of large, medium-speed, roll-on/ roll-off vessels (LMSR) and can sail at 24 knots. Recertified Bosun James Orlanda emailed these recent photos of mariners at work aboard the ship in the western Pacific Ocean. OS Gonzalo Sarra (right) uses a three-finger rust scaler while OS Gonzalo Sarra joins in chipping decks. Recertified Bosun James Orlanda is ready to mix paint. SA Robert Goren puts together a fruit salad for breakfast. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2014 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES OBAMA ANNOUNCES NOMINEE FOR POSTS AT USTRANSCOM, U.S. COAST GUARD PRESIDENT OUTLINES MARITIME PRIORITIES NAVY TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW TONNAGE, MORE ON WAY CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON LNG-POWERED CONTAINERSHIP SIU-CREWED CROWLEY TUGS DELIVER SEAFARERS FONDLY REMEMBER RETIRED DISPATCHER JESSE SOLIS SENATORS SHOOT DOWN FALSE ATTACKS ON JONES ACT MARITIME COALITION ALSO SETS RECORD STRAIGHT IN JERSEY SALT SAGA NMC, SIU CLARIFY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS WORKERS SHOULD SHARE IN WEALTH THEY HELP CREATE ALASKA RANKS THIRD IN NATION PER CAPITA IN MARITIME JOBS A MERCHANT SEAMAN IN KOREA APRIL TO DECEMBER 1948- PART 2 SEAFARERS DELIVER IN DEEP FREEZE 2014 IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO DONATE A PINEY POINT BRICK ENGRAVED SLABS MAY HONOR GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS SODERMAN SEAFARERS SAIL IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 76, NO. 4 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/35e20ee19c5d4cfde5274eca2add88e6.pdf 5c9a20a19d55612980f7ef75de3a4b38 PDF Text Text APRIL F E B 2015 RUARY 2014 V O L U M EVOLUME 7 6 o 77 N NO. O . 42 Renovation Project Nears Completion At Paul Hall Center The multi-million-dollar renovation project at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, which commenced last year, is nearing completion. A wide-ranging endeavor, the undertaking included the construction and installation of several new simulators, refurbishment and expansion of classrooms, massive upgrades in the Training and Recreation Center (TRC) hotel and auditorium, and much more. Some of the project’s most noteworthy features included the construction of a new claims building (photo at immediate right), which was slated to open in late March, and the addition of a new, full-mission bridge simulator (two photos directly below). New Tonnage Page 3 MTD Coverage Pages 10-14 Operation Deep Freeze Page 24 �Seafarers, ITF Voice Stances On U.S. Shore Leave Proposal President’s Report Standing up for Maritime Jobs Although much of our attention lately has been focused on standing up for the Jones Act, that’s not the only issue the SIU has been tackling. Like the Jones Act (a key maritime law that protects domestic shipping), the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is an important source of American maritime jobs and related shore-side employment. Also like the Jones Act, Ex-Im is a sensible, longstanding program that nevertheless is under attack. The battle over whether to renew Ex-Im’s charter (a temporary extension runs out in June) has made for some odd alliances, both in Congress and elsewhere. For instance, when the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (both Ex-Im supporters) agree on something, it’s Michael Sacco noteworthy. Personally, not much surprises me anymore when it comes to politics, but Ex-Im opponents leave me scratching my head. For those unfamiliar with it, Ex-Im makes loans to foreign borrowers to purchase American-made goods. The loan repayments and some fees account for the bank’s revenue. It doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime. It has been doing this to the benefit of American workers and businesses since 1934. The program’s significance for our industry is that cargoes generated by Ex-Im funding must be transported aboard U.S.-flag vessels. In that light, the program is important not only to U.S. economic security but also national security, because it helps sustain the U.S. Merchant Marine and American-flag vessels. According to a new report from the Ex-Im Coalition, mainly composed of manufacturers and exporters, Ex-Im earned a profit last year and sent $675 million to the U.S. Treasury. That report also pointed out that in the last 20 years, Ex-Im has generated $7 billion that went to reducing our national deficit. In a separate report, the Export-Import Bank itself recently noted that in 2014, the bank helped sustain 164,000 American jobs while approximately 90 percent of its transactions directly supported U.S. small businesses. It also led to $27.5 billion in exports, again at no cost to American taxpayers. Extending the charter seems like a no-brainer, but opponents somehow see it as a handout. I have no problem with honest disagreement but, like I said, I just don’t see the logic in trying to kill a program that not only creates jobs and funds itself, but also makes money for the U.S. taxpayer. We’ll continue pushing for a new, long-term charter with appropriate funding. Stay tuned. Inspiring Speech I would be remiss in not saying a few words about the recent remarks by Gen. Paul Selva at the annual meeting of the Maritime Trades Department’s executive board. People were still buzzing about his speech weeks later, and meaning no slight whatsoever to any of our other speakers this year or in prior years, that just doesn’t happen very often. There’s an article about General Selva’s address elsewhere in this issue and on our website, and I strongly encourage all SIU members to read it. We all know these are very challenging times for our industry, but when the commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command has got your back, it gives you confidence for the future. Besides his views on the specifics of the programs that keep our industry afloat, what stood out to me about General Selva’s speech is he sees that we genuinely respect and value our brothers and sisters in the armed forces. And he also knows we take our role as America’s fourth arm of defense very, very seriously. With leaders like General Selva on our side, I like our chances as we continue fighting to revitalize this vital industry. FEBRUARY 2014 VOLUME 76 Volume 77 Number 4 o NO. 2 April 2015 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Misty Dobry; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2015 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 Seafarers LOG Reversed to White Reversed to White As planned, the SIU, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and other maritime labor and mariner welfare organizations have formally submitted comments on a proposed rule from the U.S. Coast Guard designed to facilitate shore leave and terminal access. SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel commented on behalf of the union, and he also weighed in for the ITF, where he chairs the Seafarers’ Section. The deadline for commenting on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was Feb. 27. The SIU submission read in part, “The proposed rule implements Section 811 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 which requires owners and operators of a maritime facility regulated by the Coast Guard to implement a security policy that provides seafarers and other designated personnel with access between vessels moored at the facility and the port’s entrance/exit in a timely manner and at no cost to the seafarer. The SIU welcomes the proposed rule and opines that this effort is long overdue. “For too long, merchant mariners have been restricted, denied or charged exorbitant fees for access to shore after lengthy voyages at sea, diminishing their quality of life and ability to seek needed welfare services and personal contact with family and friends,” the SIU commentary continued. “This situation is patently unwarranted, unreasonable and a direct assault on the mariner’s human rights and dignity. Shore leave and terminal access are just not matters of convenience; they are crucial to maritime safety and the general wellbeing of mariners. When fully and consistently implemented, we believe that the proposed rule will be a tremendous advancement and improvement over the present situation.” The SIU went on to say it is imperative that if any additional costs arise from making it easier for a mariner to go ashore, those costs must not be passed on to the seafarer, either directly or indirectly. Although that sentiment is consistent with the proposed rule’s intent as well as the aim of Congress, the union said it “will remain vigilant that the Coast Guard will fully enforce this mandate.” Additionally, the SIU stated current security policies at many terminals have impeded mariners’ access to shore: “The SIU believes that a balance must be struck between security, safety, and the dignity of mariners. We are optimistic that the proposed rule will achieve that goal.” The ITF submission read in part, “The ITF applauds the Coast Guard’s current regulatory effort in promulgating this long overdue and imperative proposed rule which will require each owner or operator of a facility regulated by the Coast Guard to implement a system that provides seafarers and other individuals with access between vessels moored at the facility and the facility gate, in a timely manner and at no cost to the seafarer or other individuals. For too long, seafarers, especially nonU.S. crews, have been denied or restricted access to shore leave. Although we certainly acknowledge and fully support the need for port security, denial of unimpeded and unduly restrictive access for seafarers to maritime facilities has not only proved detrimental to the health and emotional security of the mariner and diminished their quality of life, but may have in many instances hampered continued efficient vessel operations and the maritime transportation system itself. “As a non-governmental organization to the International Maritime Organization, the ITF fully participated in deliberations that drafted the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS) initiated by the United States after the unimaginable and horrific September 11, 2001 terrorist attack against American citizens on American soil,” the federation continued. “Support for the Code was overwhelming in the realization that the security of all nations was vulnerable. As a result, the 2002 Code forms the basis for the current port and vessel security system worldwide. Notwithstanding the overall security benefits of the ISPS Code, the security regime has over the years created a number of problems for the merchant mariner – one which is the subject of this proposed rule.” The submission goes on to note that ISPS implementation has not been consistent across the U.S. For example, current regulations (33 CFR 105.200(b)(9)) require facility owners to “coordinate” shore leave for vessel personnel. The ITF said the use of the word “coordinate” does not accurately reflect provisions of the ISPS Code which requires facility owners and operators to “facilitate” shore leave for merchant mariners. According to the federation, “The current phraseology changed the intent of the ISPS Code herein and created a non-conformity or loophole which permits port facilities to avoid their obligations to seafarers and vessels in a security regime. The proposed rule amends the current rule by changing the words ‘coordination of a system’ to ‘implementation of a system.’ The ITF recommends current 33 CFR 105.200(b)(9) be amended to reflect concise language found in the ISPS Code, i.e., facilitation of a system. Ensuring facilitation will, in our view, effectively close this significant loophole in implementing the intent of the ISPS Code.” After reviewing the recent history of shore leave post 2001, the submission goes on to say: “This historical perspective leads the ITF to commend the Coast Guard in this current regulatory effort and notes that the proposed rule addresses many of the concerns of the national and international maritime seafaring community. The ITF has been engaged in the access to shore leave issue since 2001 and is pleased that the Coast Guard has responded favorably to the concerns of the seafarer. We are pleased to support the tenets of the proposed rule with certain clarifications and modifications. Several clarifications have been suggested heretofore in the earlier portion of these comments. With several further changes to the proposed rule, we believe that an equitable balance will be struck between maritime security and the human dignity of seafarers.” The SIU is one of the approximately 700 unions affiliated with the ITF, which is based in London. Collectively, those unions represent more than 4.5 million transport workers from 150 countries. SHBP Enhances Eligibility Rule The Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) has mailed and posted a letter to participants describing modifications to its rule for maintaining eligibility. These changes aim to make it easier for SIU members to stay eligible for benefits under the plan. The March 2 letter from Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen pointed out that eligibility rules for the SHBP “were changed effective Jan. 1, 2014 to implement new requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). During the past year the SHBP Trustees have, as promised, reviewed and approved numerous appeals in order to cover participants who could not meet the 60-days-in6-months requirement. After careful review and discussion of the state of the industry, it was determined that shipping is tightening up and it may be harder for participants to maintain eligibility due to no fault of their own.” The letter continued, “Therefore, effective Jan. 1, 2015 the Board of Trustees has decided to enhance the existing rule for maintaining eligibility by including the following provision: If a participant fails to obtain 60 days in a 6-month eligibility period, but has a combined total of 125 days distributed between the two prior consecutive 6-month periods, the participant will maintain eligibility for the following 6-month period. You must have covered employment in each of the two prior 6-month eligibility periods.” Those that fail to meet one of the two requirements will need to re-establish eligibility under the 90-day rule, Bowen added. Finally, the letter asked participants who incurred claims on or after Jan. 1, 2015, and had such claims denied due to eligibility, to contact the claims department at 1-800-252-4674. A PDF version of the letter is posted in the SHBP section of the SIU website and also in a March 3 post in the News section. April 2015 �The Marjorie C signals new jobs for SIU members. (Photos by Ray Broussard) Marjorie C Reaches Construction Milestone Pasha Hawaii ConRo Vessel Ready for Sea Trials, Jones Act Trade More new Jones Act tonnage is on the way, as Seafarers-contracted Pasha Hawaii has announced the M/V Marjorie C recently achieved main engine light-off. Now that the ConRo (combination container/roll-on/roll-off) vessel has passed this milestone, which signals that the complex network of ship systems is complete and all successfully working together, all that remains is for the vessel to successfully complete sea trials. Those trials were expected to be scheduled for last month, in order to meet the vessel delivery date in March. Once the ship has passed trials, it will be put into service transporting goods to and from Hawaii. The Marjorie C will be operated by SIU-contracted Tote Services for Pasha. “This critical milestone celebrates the culmination of three-and-a-half years of hard work and dedication by the men and women at the VT Halter Marine shipyard and Pasha Hawaii,” said George W. Pasha, IV, president and CEO of The Pasha Group. “Hawaii communities are highly dependent on reliable, efficient, and scheduled ocean transportation services,” added Pasha. “We are pleased to soon offer weekly service with Marjorie C, sailing opposite the (SIU-crewed) Jean Anne, and to provide our customers with new, complementary capabilities for containers and a wide variety of fully covered roll-on/roll-off cargo.” The Marjorie C represents a longterm investment by Pasha Hawaii to serve the Hawaiian trade. It is also a victory for the Jones Act, as the vessel is a $200 million vote of confidence in the continuation of the U.S.-flag requirement for domestic trade, which creates good jobs for Americans. Bill Skinner, CEO of VT Halter Marine, said, “We are proud to have achieved the last major milestone for delivery of the Marjorie C for Pasha. She is a significant Jones Act ship and we are proud to be associated with such a great company as Pasha. This Jones Actqualified ship along with other ships we are currently building are critical to the future of our shipyard as it is for other commercial U.S. yards. Jones Act vessel construction represents over 80 percent of our business and keeps over 2,000 people gainfully employed year after year.” The Marjorie C is 692 feet long and has a beam of 106 feet. It can sail at 21.5 knots and has a crane capacity of 40 metric tons. According to the shipbuilder, the Marjorie C “has the ability to carry 1,500 TEUs, above and under deck, as well as vehicles and [oversized] cargoes on 10 workable decks.” It has a shipping capacity of 2,750 units, and its design “incorporates the highest level of operating efficiencies as well as reduced environmental impacts.” The Jones Act is a critical foundation of the U.S. maritime industry – one that has always enjoyed strong bipartisan backing. Enacted almost a century ago, it requires that cargo moving between domestic ports be carried on vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. Detailed studies have proven that the Jones Act helps sustain nearly 500,000 American jobs while pumping billions of dollars each year into the U.S. economy. It also plays a key role in national security, in part by helping maintain a reliable pool of well-trained, U.S.-citizen mariners as well as a solid American shipbuilding capability. USNS Puller Christened at NASSCO New jobs for SIU Government Services Division members are on the horizon following the Feb. 7 christening of the USNS Lewis B. Puller in San Diego. SIU Assistant Vice President Government Services Chet Wheeler and Port Agent Jeff Turkus attended the ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO, a union shipyard. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., delivered the principal address, along with fellow speakers Rear Adm. Thomas Shannon, commander of the Military Sealift Command (MSC); Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems; and Allison Stiller, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for ships. The Puller is a mobile landing platform SIU Asst. VP Chet Wheeler (right) is pictured with Navy Capt. Michael Taylor, commander, MSC Pacific, at the ceremony. April 2015 (MLP) expected to be used as an afloat forward staging base. Martha Puller Downs, daughter of ship’s namesake, the late Lewis B. Puller, served as the vessel’s sponsor and broke the ceremonial champagne bottle against the hull. Downs said that her father would have wanted her to specifically thank the thousands of welders, electricians, painters and other workers who built the ship. And she said it will serve as a fitting remembrance of Puller, who enjoys a legendary status in the Marine Corps. “This ceremony not only honors a true Marine hero and legend, but also the men and women who have worked so diligently to bring this ship from concept to reality,” said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus the day before the event. “It is because of their efforts that the future USNS Lewis B. Puller will enable our maritime forces to accomplish myriad missions while operating forward just as Chesty did throughout his nearly 40-year career.” The future USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3) will honor Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Burwell Puller, one of the most decorated Marines in the Corps, and the only Marine ever to receive the Navy Cross five times for heroism and gallantry in action. A Marine officer and enlisted man for 37 years, Lt. Gen. Puller served at sea or overseas for all but 10 of those years. Excluding medals from foreign governments, he earned a total of 14 personal decorations in combat, plus a long list of campaign medals, unit citation ribbons, and other Martha Puller Downs (photo above), daughter of the late Lt. Gen. Puller, christens the USNS Lewis B. Puller. Members of the SIU Government Services Division will sail aboard the new vessel (photo below). awards. In addition to his Navy Crosses (the next-highest decoration to the Medal of Honor for Naval personnel), he holds its Army equivalent, the Distinguished Service Cross. Slated for delivery in September, the Puller is 785 feet long and has a maximum speed of 15 knots. It features a flight deck and what the Navy described as a “reconfigurable mission deck (that) will serve as an important flexible and transformational asset to the Navy as it can be reconfigured to support a wide variety of future operations.” Seafarers LOG 3 �This is a close-up view of the doomed catamaran Rainmaker, taken as the Ocean Crescent provided a lee against rough seas. A Coast Guard helicopter lifts one of the boaters. SIU Crew Comes to Rescue of Distressed Catamaran Once again, SIU mariners have demonstrated that they are always ready to help out in a crisis. On Feb. 26, the Crowleymanaged Ocean Crescent, a heavy lift vessel, received a message from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) concerning a distress signal originating 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina. The ship diverted 20 nautical miles and was the first on the scene of the disabled catamaran Rainmaker. The vessel was stranded, with two inoperable engines and a broken mast, the latter having also smashed through the forward port window and destroyed the ship’s navigational equipment. The Ocean Crescent pulled alongside the Rainmaker in order to shield it from the 20-foot waves. The crew also relayed messages from the inbound USCG helicopter and search plane, which arrived shortly after. Once all of the catamaran’s crew was safely loaded aboard the Coast Guard helicopter, the USCG thanked the Ocean Crescent for their assistance and dismissed them from the scene. The SIU crew onboard included Bosun Kyle Shultz, ABs Kevin Hanmont, Jose Panlilio and William Rackley, QEE Tomas Merel, Oilers David Gentsch and Boyko Kovatchev, Steward/Baker Tammy Bingisser and ACU Yolanda Martinez. “The whole crew performed very well. We used everything we were trained for and more,” said Shultz. “The time between diverting toward the sailboat and being ready to go couldn’t have been more than 30 minutes, and that’s with everyone scattered around the ship and getting off of their shifts.” He continued, “We had originally cast two lines down to the crew of the sailboat, but they couldn’t hold on due to the storm. So we formed a lee with our ship, and had every piece of life-saving equipment ready to go – just in case – as we waited for the Coast Guard helicopter. “I want to thank the entire crew for their quick response and excellent performance,” he said. “Crowley crew members continue to be respected leaders in the maritime industry not just because of how they professionally conduct themselves during routine operations, but also for the ways in which they safely and compassionately conduct themselves in nearly any situation,” said Mike Golonka, vice president of ship management at Crowley. “We continue to be among the most sought-after international vessel management companies in the world and it is undoubtedly in large part due to our outstanding crew members.” Rescuers pull the catamaran’s personnel to safety. etery in Gloucester. Contributions may be made in Orlando’s name to Shriners Hospital for Children – Boston, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114 or to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. Online condolences may be posted at greelyfuneralhome.com. Maersk Brings In Newer Tonnage As previously reported, SIU-contracted Maersk Line, Limited is replacing four of its vessels with newer tonnage. One of the incoming ships – the Safmarine Ngami – was slated to reflag under the Stars and Stripes around press time. The vessel is pictured in Philadelphia. (Photo by John Curdy) Retired SIUNA VP Orlando Passes Away at Age 91 Mike Orlando, a retired vice president of the Seafarers International Union of North America (SIUNA) and former president of the Atlantic Fishermen’s Union, died of natural causes Jan. 29 in his native Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was 91. Orlando, who also at various points in his career served as a port agent and representative, worked for the SIU (directly and through the SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen) from 1962 until his retirement in 1987. The Atlantic Fishermen merged into the SIU in 1980. “Mike was a great guy,” stated SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel. “He was always pleasant and was very wellrespected by the membership.” Former SIU Port Agent Gerard Dhooge worked with Orlando for several years in Gloucester. “He was a wonderful guy,” Dhooge recalled. “He was well-known and well- 4 Seafarers LOG respected in the fishing, labor and political communities here in Massachusetts. Mike was very intelligent and he was like a father or grandfather to many, helping people whenever he could. He exemplified everything you’d want in a union official.” Orlando was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served in the Pacific and European theaters in World War II. He was in the invasion force on D-Day at Omaha Beach and also fought as part of General Patton’s Third Army at the Battle of the Bulge. He was injured twice in combat. Online remembrances described Orlando as a dedicated family man and avid baseball fan. In addition to his wife of 69 years, Phyllis, he is survived by two sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, among others. Burial took place at Calvary Cem- Mike Orlando is pictured at the old Gloucester hall in 1983 (above) and at a Maritime Trades Department meeting (right) in 2003. April 2015 �Federation: America Deserves a Raise Editor’s note: One of the SIU’s most important affiliations is its alliance with the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO), the nation’s largest labor group. The AFL-CIO has 56 affiliates collectively representing 12.5 million workers. SIU President Michael Sacco is the longest-serving member of the federation’s executive council, which met in Atlanta in late February. The council approved numerous statements that spell out its positions on various issues and outline strategies for promoting workers’ rights. Excerpts from one of the most significant and timely statements are reprinted here. The full statement is posted in the News section of the SIU website in addition to being available on the AFL-CIO website. Raising Wages – It’s Time For Action Last week, workers at Walmart – our nation’s largest private sector employer – used collective action to win a raise for more than 500,000 of their co-workers. The fact that workers forced Walmart to raise wages shows that America has reached a turning point. Working people are sending a clear message to our economic elites: “We deserve more.” We refuse to just accept a society where the wages of the top 10 percent rise and the bottom 90 percent fall, where two families – the Kochs and the Waltons – have more wealth than almost half the country combined. Today we commit both to our goal and our plan of action. Raising wages is about fighting inequality by raising all workers’ wages, and it’s about workers’ right to organize and bargain with our employers to raise our wages without fear of reprisal or dismissal. But raising wages is really about much more than that if we are to build an economy centered on improving the lives of the people who do the work. Creating a raising wages society requires a comprehensive program of action, each part of which is grounded in our collective voice. It begins with reestablishing work – and workers – at the center of the American economy. In a raising wages society, Wall Street will not write the rules of the economy. From offshoring jobs to corporate-based trade deals and risky investment schemes, Wall Street and the wealthiest 1 percent – and even more the wealthiest 0.01 percent – have shaped our economy for generations. Under pressure from Wall Street, employers have failed to uphold the promises they made to workers regarding retirement benefits. Far too many employers have failed to pay into retirement funds to keep the funds solvent. Millions of workers who exchanged wage increases over the years for the simple promise of retirement security are now finding that security in jeopardy. But it does not have to be this way. Indeed it cannot continue to be this way because an economy built on wage suppression and radical inequality does not work. This type of economy produces weak growth, financial bubbles and financial crises, and political instability. And there is another choice – a choice that will produce prosperity. We can build a full-employment economy where workers’ wages rise as we create more wealth. We can ensure that the public investments we must make – from education to infrastructure – are well funded and shared equally. And that the bookends of the raising wages economy – childcare and secure retirement – are guaranteed for all. Raising wages means better lives and opportunity for all. That has to mean addressing racial injustice and economic exclusion. Raising wages means addressing social and economic problems with infrastructures and resources rather than with criminalization and mass incarceration. Justice at work and justice in our communities are intertwined and both must ad- vance for either to grow. Collectively, these elements will build the final, critical element: political accountability. Raising wages is the workers’ common voice, and, when unified, will establish a standard of accountability that no political leader can evade. But all this will only happen if we make it happen. If we tell the truth about what has happened to our economy. If we take on the fights that will determine whether wages in America continue to decline. If we bring those fights to the streets of our communities. And if, in the end, we hold those who seek elected office in our country accountable for the only question that matters: Are you for an economy where workers’ income rises as we produce more wealth? Or are you building an economy where those who do the work must live on the crumbs left over from the meals they have made but others have eaten? Telling the Truth Every working person needs to know the facts. The AFL-CIO has launched Common Sense Economics to get these facts into the hands of working people. Wages for the bottom 70 percent have been flat since the late 1970s, while almost all the gains from the increasing productivity of our workforce have flowed to the top 10 percent. Wage stagnation is not the inevitable outcome of immutable economic forces. Wage stagnation is the result of wealthy and powerful people, big corporations and Wall Street designing a global economy where wages stay low. The rules are rigged because they rigged the rules. But it hasn’t always been this way, and it doesn’t have to be this way. At the national, state and local levels we can bring back government that enforces rules that provide for an economy where wages grow and where the wealth we produce is shared fairly; that protects workers; and that fa- vors democracy in the workplace. And we – the labor movement, our allies and each of us as individuals – will speak about these truths, about the fights we take on, about the victories and gains we achieve – in the same way, using a common raising wages narrative. Whether we are negotiating for a pay increase at the bargaining table or mobilizing for a paid sick leave ordinance in city hall, we must recognize that each of these battles is part of one overall raising wages campaign – and we must all think and speak about them in the same way. Fighting the Fight In the next few months, the labor movement will fight five big fights over the basic structure of our economy – over whether we live in a low-wage or a raising wages society. We will fight to defend and expand our rights at work – the right to organize, the right to a living wage, the right to overtime, the right to equal pay. And millions of us will bargain in thousands of workplaces across this country to raise our wages. In cities across the country we will pass paid sick day and fair scheduling legislation. And we will mobilize support for federal legislation that strengthens protections for workers who speak out and take action with their co-workers to improve their wages and working conditions and brings remedies for workers who face retaliation for exercising their rights in line with other workplace laws. More and bigger changes are needed to fix our broken labor law system and restore workers’ freedom of association, but strengthening remedies for workers is an important and immediate first step. At the federal level, we will fight to raise wages for the government’s own workforce. The federal government is the nation’s largest employer and its actions set a standard for Continued on Page 7 New EPI Report Exposes Sham House Hearing Underscores Of So-Called ‘Right to Work’ Support for the Jones Act Editor’s note: A comprehensive report by the respected, non-partisan think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI) recently illustrated the hoax of so-called right-to-work (RTW) laws. The report’s summary offered this description of whether RTW truly is about freedom: Corporate lobbies advocate RTW with the goal of restricting unions. There are many organizations that, like unions, require membership dues. For instance, an attorney who wants to appear in court must be a dues-paying member of the bar association. One may dislike the bar association, but must still pay dues if he or she wants to appear in court. Condominium or homeowners associations similarly require dues of their members. A homebuyer can’t choose to live in a condominium development without paying the association fees. Yet the national corporate lobbies supporting RTW are not proposing a “right to practice law” or a “right to live where you want.” They are focused solely on restricting employees’ organizations. By federal law, unions are required to provide all their benefits to every employee covered by a union contract. In RTW states, if a non-dues-paying employee has a problem at work, the union is required to represent her—including providing an attorney at no charge if one is needed—the exact same as it would a dues-paying member. Unions in RTW states are the only orga- April 2015 nizations in the country forced to provide all benefits for free, and banned from requiring those who enjoy the benefits to pay their fair share of the costs of creating them. Indeed, employer associations themselves refuse to live by the same rules they seek to impose on unions. In Owensboro, Kentucky, the local Building Trades Council decided to withdraw its membership in the local Chamber of Commerce, but asked if it could still receive full member benefits even though it would no longer be paying dues. Absolutely not, answered the Chamber. “It would be against Chamber by-laws and policy to consider any organization or business a member without dues being paid. The vast majority of the Chamber’s annual revenues come from member dues, and it would be unfair to the other 850-plus members to allow an organization not paying dues to be included in member benefits.” The Chamber’s logic is simple: If it had to provide all its services for free, and dues were strictly voluntary, it might go out of business. This, then, appears to be the true aim of RTW, and may explain why some corporate lobbies continue advocating for it even though it doesn’t add up as economic policy. It appears that the main goal of RTW may be not to create jobs or give workers more freedom, but instead to make it harder for workers to have an effective voice in negotiating with their employer. (Visit epi.org and look for the complete report in a post dated Jan. 23.`) Lawmakers, the commandant of the Coast Guard, and the head of the Maritime Administration all spoke in support of the Jones Act during a Feb. 25 hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Although the nation’s freight cabotage law wasn’t the hearing’s focal point (the gathering was called to discuss the administration’s budget request for Coast Guard and maritime transportation funding for the next fiscal year), it came up several times. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) promoted the Jones Act, which requires that ships carrying cargo between domestic ports be built in the United States, crewed by American citizens, American-owned and American-flagged. He talked about the risk of shipments of oil and chemicals being carried by foreign-flag vessels and foreign crews if the Jones Act were curtailed or repealed. Questioned by Hunter, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft told the subcommittee that on any given day his agency is detaining in U.S. ports a dozen foreign-flag vessels that aren’t complying with pollution and safety rules. “Moving highly volatile materials is not a place where we can afford to cut corners,” Zukunft said. Rep. Elijah Cummings, long a maritime stalwart, challenged his fellow subcommittee members to work “to make sure that the (rest of the) Congress understands the significance of the Jones Act, because I think a lot of our colleagues just do not understand how significant it is and how America is falling behind. I used to say slowly but surely; now, it’s fast.” Cummings was referring to the decline in the U.S.-flag fleet. Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen told the subcommittee the mere threat of weakening the Jones Act is enough to harm the domestic maritime industry – and, by extension, America’s national security. He pointed out some current new-build programs for Jones Act tonnage and then added, “Even the discussion of potentially changing the build requirement is enough to essentially influence some of the finance folks. And if they get concerned about the ability [of] the folks that are buying these ships to be able to get financing…. What ends up happening is if you bring in tonnage that can be built overseas, at shipyards that are subsidized by foreign governments, you get a situation where you imbalance the economic model [for] these operators currently, who have made the investment in Jones Act tonnage, built it in the U.S. to be able to be in coastwise trade.” Seafarers LOG 5 �Training Director J.C. Wiegman Retires With just a few hours left in his final day on the job, the longtime director of training at the SIU’s affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, didn’t pretend to be unemotional. “It’s been more difficult than I thought it was going to be,” said J.C. Wiegman, who worked at the school since the late 1980s. “It’s hard saying goodbye to all these people. This has been my whole life.” Nevertheless, Wiegman, who’ll turn 67 this summer, decided he wanted to spend more time with his eight grandchildren and other family members. He finished his duties at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education on Feb. 27. Paul Hall Center Vice President Don Nolan described Wiegman as “instrumental in all phases of training throughout the school, both vocational and academic. His communications with the Coast Guard, the Military Sealift Command and other agencies was vital for us, and he also did a great job with our veterans program. J.C. was a great employee and a great friend. He’ll be missed.” Paul Hall Center Assistant Vice President Bart Rogers worked with Wiegman throughout his career at the school. “J.C. was loyal, dedicated and knowledgeable,” Rogers stated. “J.C. was the kind of guy who wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. He did whatever needed to be done to make sure the school ran efficiently.” Rogers added that Wiegman’s detailed knowledge of the maritime industry’s myriad training requirements “kept us way ahead of schedule all of the time, long before you were required to be compliant. He kept us abreast of all the changes, going back to the training record book and most recently the (STCW) final rule.” Wiegman’s connection to Piney Point began long before the school opened there in 1967. He grew up in the small town (its population today is still fewer than 1,000), and his father worked at the facility when it was a torpedo testing center. Wiegman joined the Navy in 1966 and retired after 21 years. After moving his family back to southern Maryland, he got a job at the Paul Hall Center’s Lundeberg School in 1989, working in the maintenance department for the late Sam Spalding. “Big Sam was quick to tell me the job didn’t pay anything and I was overqualified,” Wiegman remembered. “I don’t think Sam ever believed that this was my home; benefits and money were really secondary.” Soon, Wiegman began teaching deck, engine and safety classes. “I could write a book on the changes in training that began in the 1990s,” he said. “In the early 90s, oil and pollution prevention were impacting the industry. A program for tanker safety operations was put in place. This course became the industry standard before the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 came out in regulation. It was also a key event in my career because my boss, the late Bill Eglinton, tasked me with going to the Coast Guard and getting a grandfathering provision for (the) tanker assistant-dangerous liquids class. Going to the National Maritime Center, I met and learned to work with them, opening lines of communication.” Other milestones for the school during his career cited by Wiegman included it becoming a degree-granting institution; the additions of many STCW-compliant courses; the opening of the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting and Safety School; and the installations of various simulators. “I will miss the students most of all,” Wiegman added. “I will also miss the instructional staff who made every morning an adventure. They are the most talented people you will find in maritime. I would be remiss in not remembering the staff that’s no longer with us: Casey Taylor, Larry Malone, Sam Spalding, Tom Gilliland, Bobby Dean, John Smith and many others.” Asked about his immediate plans, Wiegman said he truly didn’t know, other than spending time with family. “I’ve never not worked,” he stated. “My wife and I are going to do a little travelling to see grandchildren, and she and I are going to learn to live with each other J.C. Wiegman worked at the school since the late 1980s. after 45 years of marriage…. I could give you 1,000 things that I’ve thought about doing, but I don’t have a plan other than whatever years I have left, it’s going to be around family.” Seafarer Speaks Up for Jones Act Article also Offers Accolades for Paul Hall Center, SIU Editor’s note: During a recent grassroots campaign to support a key maritime law known as the Jones Act, SIU member John Ingold sent this article to the Seafarers LOG. But the QMED didn’t stop there – a shorter version of this piece was published by the political news website The Hill. This version includes descriptions of the SIUaffiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. Ingold is also a college student and is preparing to change careers, but his belief in the U.S. Merchant Marine has never been stronger. Bosun Carl Pedersen Bosun Becomes Believer In Membership Portal Bosun Carl Pedersen doesn’t think of himself as technologically savvy, but he says it doesn’t take a computer whiz to benefit from using the members-only portal available on the SIU website. Pedersen signed up for the portal – a free service – at SIU headquarters on Feb. 9. He got a walk-through from Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen and came away impressed with the online system. “The portal is great,” said Pedersen, a Seafarer for more than a decade. “All of my information is right there – everything. I can check out what I need and what I need to get done. How great is that?” He added that the portal is especially useful for him because he lives overseas. But it also may come in handy aboard ship, for example. “If you don’t have a clinic paper with you on a ship, you can just go to seafarers.org and you can print it right there,” Pedersen noted. “I’m going to spread the word. I’m a big fan of it.” The portal was introduced a few years ago as part of a major upgrade to the union’s website. It features a wealth of information including work history, claims status, a list of dependents and much more. Last year, an option was added that lets members schedule clinic exam services. Seafarers also can use the portal to update their contact information. All Seafarers are encouraged to sign up for a free account. Look for the “Member Login” link in the upper right part of the SIU homepage, www.seafarers.org 6 Seafarers LOG cial or government vessel the student has the opportunity to work in each of the three departments (deck, engine and steward) during a three-month period. When the student returns to the school, he or she chooses one of those departments. The school then further trains that mariner for work in the chosen department. Altogether, when the mariner completes the program in about one to one-and-a-half years’ time, that person now has education and experience in the department they’ll be working in. This benefits the ship-operating company immensely because they know the labor force they receive is ready for I come from the Midwestern town of Green Bay, the job. This is a great example of labor and manageWisconsin. It’s a small but proud town of cheesement working together for mutual benefit. The loving Packers fans. Seafarers International Growing up in Green Bay, Union, in collaboration with I graduated high school in American-flag vessel opera2009. At the time, Green Bay tors, supports the education was facing the economic unof mariners so they can enter certainty that the most of the the industry, and helps enable United States was feeling. them to climb the ladder from Financing large amounts of entry level to higher posistudent debt to go to college tions, all the way up to vessel while I was undecided on master. what to do seemed unwise. I I believe these opportuniwas faced with the very comties also exist in part because mon problem many Ameriof the Jones Act. A strong can young adults and parents case can be made that without are forced to deal with. the Jones Act – formally the One day while studyU.S. Merchant Marine Act of ing online with my father 1920 – there wouldn’t be a on potential career paths, U.S. Merchant Marine. we learned about an apprenThis law dictates that tice program. It was funded cargo moving from one jointly by a labor organizaAmerican port to another is tion and the companies that carried on an American-flag, rely on that same workforce. American-owned ship built in This school gives people the the United States and crewed opportunity through hard by U.S. citizens. It contribwork to earn a free education and employs them in the lu- John Ingold says standing up for the mari- utes to our economy and crative but demanding U.S. time industry “is the equivalent protecting security by keeping our shipbuilding capacity operational shipping industry. our values as Americans.” and helping maintain a pool After some research I felt of mariners who are qualified as if this program might be right for me. The education begins with an acad- and competent to operate our vessels. The Jones Act reaches further than this as well. emy-style program that teaches people the basic required classes for safety and security when work- Our armed forces rely on the support of the U.S. ing on U.S.-flag commercial and government ships, Merchant Mariners who work on Military Sealift and then sends you out on the contracted vessels as Continued on Page 20 a working apprentice. While on board that commer- April 2015 �Pictured on the Delta Mariner after contract ratification are (front) Messman Clarence Robinson, (back, from left) Port Agent Jimmy White, OS Scott Accardi, AB Frank Revette, Steward Dominique Busch, Recertified Bosun Arthur Cross, VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey and Oiler Michael Ziegler. Members of each bargaining group are pictured after reaching a tentative agreement covering Seafarers employed by Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning. New Contracts Call for Wage Hikes, Other Gains Three new contracts have recently been approved or are in the process of being ratified that call for wage increases and other gains while maintaining benefits. Those pacts – each for three years – cover Seafarers employed by (respectively) Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company; Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning; and Foss Maritime, operator of the Delta Mariner. The tentatively ratified agreement with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock features annual wage increases, maintains medical benefits at the Core-Plus level (the top one available) and boosts company contribu- Former NMU President Lou Parise Dies at 87 Louis Parise Sr., former head of the National Maritime Union (NMU), passed away Feb. 20 at his home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where he’d live for the past 60 years. He was 87. Parise at various stages of his career held several different positions with the NMU before he retired in 1997. That union went on to merge into the SIU in 2001. He first shipped out as a 16-year-old messman on the Liberty ship Norman S. Coleman in World War II. It proved to be a challenging beginning, as the vessel endured a typhoon while sailing to the Far East and then was attacked by kamikaze pilots in the Pacific. Parise sailed until 1952, working his way up to bosun, and then came ashore as an NMU patrolman in Philadelphia. In the ensuing decades, he worked as a port agent, Louis Parise Sr. vice president of shore-side organizing, and president of what was then District No. 4-NMU/MEBA. He also was a vice president of the Pennsylvania AFLCIO, a vice president of the United Seamen’s Service (USS) executive board, and secretary-treasurer of National MEBA when it included the NMU. In 1994, Parise received the prestigious Admiral of the Ocean Sea award from the USS. Burial took place March 13 at the Veterans Administration National Cemetery in Long Island, New York, and included honors by the Navy. Among Parise’s survivors are his wife of 60 years, Eleanor; two children; and three grandchildren. April 2015 tions to the Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan, in addition to other gains. Negotiating on behalf of the SIU were Vice President Contracts George Tricker, Port Agent Georg Kenny and members Robert Kiefer, Elmer Prestidge and Duane Evans. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is the largest provider of dredging services in the country. It operates 10 hopper dredges that are crewed by around 100 SIU members. Similarly, the new contract with Intrepid (a subsidiary of Crowley) boosts wages and some wage-related items and maintains Core-Plus medical benefits, a 401(k) plan and pension credit rates. Modifications to work schedules have been incorporated along with the consolidation of work rules. This agreement covers more than 250 Seafarers sailing aboard the company’s tugboats, towboats and articulated tug-barge units (ATBs). Collectively, those crews and equipment transport petroleum products between the West Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The SIU negotiating team included Vice President West Coast Nick Marrone, Vice AFL-CIO Outlines Stance On Raising Wages, Collective Bargaining for All Workers Continued from Page 5 other public and private employers. We will fight for economic policies that put full employment and wages that rise with productivity ahead of Wall Street profits. We will fight for increased federal investment to fix our crumbling infrastructure, which will create jobs and increase productivity, all of which will raise wages. We will fight against financialization in all its forms – from tax breaks for corporations that outsource jobs to student debt peonage – and we will fight for taxing financial speculation and expanding Social Security. We will stop Fast Track and fight any trade policies or trade deals that undermine our democracy and favor multinational corporations over working people in the U.S. and around the world, We will fight against the marginalization of any of us – from mass incarceration to the scandal of 12 million undocumented immigrants without rights and without a path to citizenship. When some of us have no bargaining power, all of us lose. We will fight in the states to keep right wing politicians, acting on behalf of their corporate and Wall Street patrons, from rolling back fundamental economic and social protections that we have won over many decades of struggle. All of these fights are about policy decisions that together make up the structure of an economy built on wage stagnation. They are not separate fights. They are one fight, and that fight is about raising wages. Raising Wages in Our Communities Raising wages has to happen in the places where we live and work. In the weeks and months to come, working people in 10 of America’s major metropolitan areas are going to be putting the pieces to- gether to turn these cities into raising wages communities. Over the past year, the AFL-CIO and numerous affiliated unions already have launched raising wages initiatives with local unions and coalition partners in several southern cities (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Miami) and now have begun to undertake initiatives in additional cities: St. Louis, Philadelphia, Columbus, San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Washington/Baltimore. We call on state and local bodies in these cities, union affiliates, community partners, and progressive allies to identify the current and potential raising wages campaign opportunities in organizing, bargaining, legislation, and politics – and to treat these opportunities as interconnected components of a single nationwide initiative to raise wages – and to do so using a common narrative. We pledge to collaborate with and assist each other in carrying out these raising wages campaigns. The AFL-CIO will work with our state and local bodies, our union affiliates, community partners and progressive allies in these cities to bring new energy, to help pool resources and to offer coordination among coalition partners in the raising wages campaigns they undertake – and to help spread the truth that a high-wage community is a better community to live in. Together we can make it happen. Holding Leaders Accountable Accountability means we expect policymakers and candidates to take concrete action to build a raising wages economy. And we demand they stop changing the subject away from economic inequality and wage stagnation and stop proposing Band-Aids that do not really solve the problem. These are the standards by President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Port Agents Mike Russo and Kris Hopkins, and members George Sadler, Dan Cronan and Ron Piner. In early February, members ratified the new agreement covering the Delta Mariner, which normally transports rocket components between domestic ports in the south. Like the aforementioned contracts, this one increases wages, maintains benefits and calls for gains in various living and working conditions. Corgey and Port Agent Jimmy White headed the union’s bargaining team. which leadership will be judged. Accountability starts with presidential politics. In January, we held a national summit on raising wages. Between now and the end of 2015, the AFL-CIO and our state partners will hold raising wages summits in the first four presidential primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. The first will be in Iowa this spring. Each summit will bring together diverse voices to discuss how we can implement a comprehensive agenda to increase workers’ bargaining power, raise wages and living standards for the vast majority of workers, and hold policymakers accountable. This has to be a conversation about every aspect of leadership – policies, political strategies, and staffing choices. But accountability does not stop there. As we go into raising wages fights on Fast Track, on the right to organize and bargain, on the power of Wall Street, accountability on the question of raising wages must be our watch word at every level of the labor movement and we must demand it at every level of government – from town councils to state legislatures to the halls of Congress. And raising wages does not mean: will you throw us crumbs from the table? It means: will you take on the fight to ensure that those who create the wealth get to share in it? Why We Must Win America is a country built on the idea that hard work should be rewarded. The labor movement’s contribution was to show that if you want hard work to be rewarded, people have to come together to make it so through collective action and solidarity. This is and always has been the only effective path towards social and economic justice in America. The most important thing now is to raise our expectations and demand more. We know things do not have to be the way they are. We know who is responsible for the theft of our wages. We know the work we do has dignity and value, and we deserve to be paid more for doing it. We deserve to share in the wealth we all create together. We deserve more from our economic and political elites. We deserve a better and more functional democracy. We must and we will raise wages. Seafarers LOG 7 �HONORING AMERICA – During the annual pre-Thanksgiving gathering at the Oakland hall, Retired Recertified Steward George Pino (right) joins the 4th Marine Division 23rd Regiment Color Guard in presenting the colors. At Sea & Ashore With the SIU ABOARD GREEN LAKE – Patrolman Mark von Siegel submitted these photos from a January payoff aboard the Central Gulf Lines vessel Green Lake in New Jersey. Pictured from left to right in the large group photo are Recertified Bosun Basil D’Souza, Chief Cook Deitre Jackson, Bosun Karl Mayhew, Steward/Baker Danilo Florendo, AB Gary Vart and OMU Arlie Villasor. Seated left to right in the photo below are ABs Daniel Zapata and Mark Hunter. A-BOOK IN OAKLAND – ACU Hayel Omer (right) last month received his Aseniority book at the hall in Oakland, California. Omer’s recent ships include the Horizon Enterprise and Overseas Los Angeles. Presenting the book is Patrolman Nick Marrone II. FULL BOOK IN HOUSTON – AB Kaleb McGill (right) gets his full union book at the hall in Houston. Congratulating him on the milestone is SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey. ABOARD BBC HOUSTON – Fellow mariners aboard the AMSEA-operated BBC Houston thanked Recertified Steward Audrey Brown (right) and ACU Mahmood Monassar “for an outstanding job on Thanksgiving Day,” according to a note from the crew that was submitted with this photo. 8 Seafarers LOG FULL BOOK IN MOBILE – Oiler Joseph Allotey (left) picks up his full union book at the hall in Mobile, Alabama. Congratulating him is Port Agent Jimmy White. ABOARD MAERSK OHIO – Fellow crew members aboard the Maersk Ohio recently thanked the steward department for hearty meals and a healthy salad bar. Pictured on the ship Jan. 31 in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, are (from left) SIU Safety Director Osvaldo Ramos, Chief Cook Tereza Padelopoulou, Recertified Steward Michael Carello and SA Munasar Muthana. April 2015 �At Sea & Ashore With the SIU PHOTOS OPPS GALORE IN JACKSONVILLE – There’s been no shortage of photo opportunities recently at the hall in Jacksonville, Florida. SIU Asst. VP Archie Ware is at far right in all but one of these snapshots, four of which show newly retired Seafarers. The image above shows three members getting their full books: Rosemary Glover, James Luttrell and Michael Hodges, flanked by SIU Gulf Coast VP Dean Corgey (far left) and Ware. The remaining photos show Robert Venable (below, center), Michael Harris (above, right), Justin LoDico (immediate right), and David Keefe (below, left) along with Violeta Keefe (front), administrative assistant Karen Shuford (left) and Ware. WELCOME ASHORE IN PUERTO RICO – When picking up his first pension check at the hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, newly retired AB Ismael Roman (left, with Port Agent Amancio Crespo) stated, “If I had the chance, I’d do it all over again. God bless the SIU and may the Lord continue his blessings over our brothers and sisters.” Roman’s SIU career spanned nearly a half-century – he started sailing with the union in 1966. April 2015 WELCOME ASHORE IN HOUSTON – Recertified Bosun Inocencio Desaville (left) recently called it a career after sailing with the union since 1970. He is pictured at the Houston hall, picking up his first pension check from Patrolman Joe Zavala. Desaville most recently sailed on the Yorktown Express. WINTER’S LAST BLAST – On the steps of the hall in Jersey City, New Jersey, Patrolman Ray Henderson, Dispatcher Terry Montgomery and Patrolman Mark von Siegel observe what virtually everyone hoped was the last snow of this winter. Seafarers LOG 9 �2015 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 19-20, Atlanta Gen. Selva Backs Jones Act, MSP, U.S. Mariners The commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Gen. Paul Selva, recently offered powerful words of support for the U.S. Merchant Marine and the rest of the American maritime industry. Speaking to the executive board of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Feb. 19 in Atlanta, the USTRANSCOM commanding officer spelled out why he ardently backs the Jones Act, the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and its related Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, and the men and women in every component of the maritime industry. The MTD, a constitutionally mandated department of the AFL-CIO, is composed of 21 international unions (including the SIU) and 21 port maritime councils in the United States and Canada representing nearly 5 million working men and women. SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as president of the MTD. Selva described Sacco as “a counselor, a teacher and a friend – a person who isn’t bashful about making your case to our nation’s leaders. He has served you well.” The general said he appreciated the chance to discuss what he views as “the foundation of the strength of our nation, which is our maritime trades and the ability to move our forces to any point on the globe at the time of our choosing. Without you – without all of your efforts – that would not be possible…. I am of the firm belief that this nation is and will always remain a maritime nation.” Selva noted that the MTD board and guests in the audience included representatives from all components of the maritime industry. With that in mind, he said the nation “depends on you not only for its economic security but for its actual physical security. I’m a big fan of saying if we have to get into a fight, I want it to be an away game. You are the people that make that possible, whether you’re crewing the ships that are in our surge fleet or our Ready Reserve fleet, or whether you’re crewing the American-flag international trade vessels that are so important to our national defense.” The general then explained why he believes in the great value of the MSP and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, abbreviated as VISA. “We depend on the ships and the crews in the Maritime Security Program and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement to be successful,” he stated. “You carry fully two-thirds of all of the cargo that will ever go to a fight that we send our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines into. You are the very backbone of our national defense, and it is incredibly important that we protect that relationship.” Selva then pointed out that with the U.S. military transitions out of Iraq and Afghanistan, government spending on transportation “has declined from a dollar value of nearly $12 billion a year … spent in the Defense Department just two years ago to the pre-911 rate of about $6 billion a year. That’s the real set of numbers.” Because of that development, the U.S. is moving to “the very set of circumstances that the Maritime Security Program and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement was designed to sustain,” Selva continued. “The stipend that comes to the 60 ships in the Maritime Security Program – which I value for their military utility – is a peacetime scheme. The Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, where industry gives the Defense Department access to both their over-ocean and inland capacity, is a peacetime readiness scheme designed to make us ready in crisis. And so you’ll find that I’m an ardent defender of both.” After describing how the commercial maritime industry played a vital role in Operation Enduring Freedom and how it continues providing essential support in current military missions, Selva praised “the dedicated men and women from the trades that make this industry work. Whether you build the ships, crew the ships or repair the ships, you make this possible. And that’s why I am committed to supporting the Jones Act. The Jones Act isn’t about a political statement, and to be honest, while it is an incredibly patriotic piece of legislation, my interest in it has nothing to do with patriotism. It has to do with coldhearted math.” He continued, “The Jones Act trades – all of that trade that happens on our interior and coastal waterways – supports the industry that allows this nation to be successful. If I run the numbers, it’s an easy call. There are … merchant sailors who operate on ships that participate in Jones Act trade that have crewed and will crew Ready Reserve ships and surge sealift ships…. It’s easy for me to say the economics favor the Jones Act; national security favors the Jones Act; and my operational requirements demand access SIU President Michael Sacco, Gen. Paul Selva to the labor pool that is supported by the jobs that are provided by the Jones Act. “Without the contribution that the Jones Act brings to support of our industry, there is a direct threat to national defense,” he concluded. The general also acknowledged the proud legacy of the U.S. Merchant Marine. “Throughout the history of our military and throughout the history of this industry, you have stood side-by-side with us,” he said. “It’s almost not fair to call you civilians; you are part of our military. You are part of the fiber that makes us successful. In any fight, I can guarantee that 75 percent of the cargo that moves to sustain the fight or deploy to the fight is going to move on the vessels that you build, crew and maintain.” Selva then talked about the need to replace Ready Reserve Force vessels that soon will “age out” of the inventory. He also discussed cyber attacks against our military and how modern technology is an integral part of new ships. He wrapped up his remarks by pointing out, “Together, the strength of this nation can be put on any point on the globe that we choose, because we have combined military and civilian capacity in a way that no other nation can, and no other nation ever will. I’ve had more than one national leader from around the world say to me precisely the following: ‘We have no idea how you do what you do, but we’re glad America knows how to do it.’ And you’re it. I thank you for your dedication, your support, your patriotism, your loyalty to this task of defending our nation.” Selva added that he personally appreciates the respect shown by the MTD and its affiliates to our military personnel, including those who have finished active duty and found work ashore. “You have welcomed them with open arms,” he stated. “You take care of us the way you take care of each other.” Thackrah Sees Stability for MSC Mariners MSC Exec. Director John Thackrah, SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez 10 Seafarers LOG The executive director of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) sees a bright future for mariners in the agency’s fleet, regardless of whether those seafarers are from the private sector or whether they work directly for the government. John Thackrah made that point Feb. 19 in Atlanta, where he addressed the executive board of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD). Thackrah said that despite a major reduction in government spending on transportation (partly due to the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan), MSC projections for the next five years show little change in their anticipated need for merchant mariners. “I think it’s a good-news story that in this downturn, (in this) potentially sequestered world as we say in our budgetary-speak, that we’re going to be able to maintain our head count,” Thackrah told the board. “Are we going to retire some ships? Yes, but we’re bringing a lot of new equipment aboard.” He pointed out current new-build programs including the joint high-speed vessels (JHSV), and the mobile landing platforms (MLP). Eleven JHSVs are planned, as are at least three MLPs. Thackrah also mentioned various special mission ships that are being added to MSC’s fleet. The executive director described the components of U.S. sealift capability, including more than 9,600 mariners (roughly 5,300 from the public sector) sailing with MSC, 60 ships in the Maritime Security Program fleet, 26 prepositioning ships, 14 surge sealift vessels and 46 ships in the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). He talked about options for replacing vessels in both the RRF and surge fleets. In recalling the history of MSC and its forerunner (the Military Sea Transportation Service), Thackrah said that since World War II, its missions have grown from two to more than 20 today. “What we’ve learned over time is how to do these missions with civilian mariners, and not (Navy) sailors,” he said. However, his presentation also pointed out the decline in the privately owned U.S.-flag fleet since the end of World War II. Along with lamenting that development, he expressed a desire for additional U.S. shipyards. “I’m glad to have the ones that we have; there’s just not enough,” Thackrah stated. Specifically, he said there aren’t enough yards for repairs of military ships, especially in times of crisis. Thackrah concluded his remarks by applauding the U.S. Merchant Marine. “Mariners are precious to us,” he said. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s a contract-operated ship or a CIVMAR-operated ship. I need to keep these people safe.” He described mariners as the “backbone of our sealift enterprise. In times of crisis, our nation calls upon maritime labor unions to crew our surge sealift and MARAD Ready Reserve Force ships…. We are incredibly proud to serve side-by-side with the men and women that you represent that work for us at Military Sealift Command that go to sea every day.” April 2015 �2015 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 19-20, Atlanta Reps. Scott, Clyburn Support Maritime, Labor Issues Two U.S. Representatives, both of whom have been avid champions of the maritime industry and working-family issues since initially taking their respective oaths of office in January 1993, recently addressed the Maritime Trades Department’s (MTD) 2015 Executive Board meeting. Speaking to industry officials, labor leaders, delegates and guests Feb. 20 in Atlanta, the Honorable Congressmen Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) and James “Jim” Clyburn (D-South Carolina) both delivered strong messages of support for the maritime industry and contemporary issues affecting working men and women. Congressman Scott currently serves as the Ranking Member on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He is the first African American elected to Congress from Virginia since Reconstruction and only the second African American elected to Congress in Virginia’s history. Congressman Clyburn is Assistant Democratic Leader, a post he has held since 2011. Prior to assuming that position, the congressman served as House Majority Whip. Clyburn is the thirdranking Democrat in the House behind Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (DCalifornia) and Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). Congressman Scott “I’ve been a supporter for the maritime industry for a long time,” said Scott, who has represented southwest Virginia for a combined 22 years in Congress and the Virginia General Assembly. The congressman’s constituency boasts a robust maritime environment including ports, shipyards and a very strong maritime industry. Because of this background, the congressman has a unique perspective on what it takes to ensure the continuation of a strong and vibrant U.S. maritime industry. “The success of the industry is dependent on the continued support of things like the Maritime Security Program and the Jones Act,” Scott said. “The Maritime Security Program is an essential element for our national defense…. It is a program that is a true example of public/private partnerships that provides the department of defense with sealift capability when needed, right on the spot and economically.” The congressman continued, “So we’ve got to continue that program and the Jones Act which helps ensure longterm sustainability of the U.S. fleet, the health of the U.S. shipbuilding industry and helps protect hundreds of thousands of jobs. “And, as far as I am concerned, you can’t have a strong maritime industry in this country without the Jones Act,” he said, “and so we have to continue the Jones Act and Title XI (the shipbuilding loan guaranteed program) in order to protect good American jobs.” Turning his attention to the disparity in wealth and income that exists in today’s society, Scott quoted the late President John F. Kennedy who once said: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” According to the congressman, without question, that is not the case today. Today, Scott said, “It looks like the rising tide just lifts all yachts. Since the 1970s, all of the growth in income has gone to the wealthiest among us. More and more, we are becoming a nation of haves and have nots. “Since 1979, wages for the top 1 percent have gone up 138 percent, those in the middle 6 percent and for those on the bottom, it’s actually gone down,” he continued. “This trend in income disparity is even worse when you talk about disparity in wealth, because all of the gains in wealth since 1983 have gone to the upper 1 to one-fifth percent. This growing disparity in income and wealth threatens April 2015 U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), MTD President Michael Sacco, U.S. Representative James “Jim” Clyburn (D-South Carolina) the future of the American dream and the future of our society.” Congressman Scott then said many Americans are asking what’s being done to rectify the foregoing situation. “Two years ago, we (Congress) passed legislation that extended tax cuts to the tune of $3.9 trillion,” he said. “We’re in the process now of passing tax expenditures which if you add them up comes to about half a trillion dollars. So we have the money.” The congressman added that if you put half a trillion dollars into a jobs program at $50 thousand each, that’s 10 million jobs—that’s everybody who is drawing unemployment. “Now we can do that or we can spend all of that money in tax cuts for those who don’t need it,” he said. “We can do better if we create all of those jobs.” Focusing on boosting wages and the positive impact such actions have on the economy, Congressman Scott commented on Walmart’s recent decision to raise pay for its employees. “Walmart did not increase wages for their health … they increased wages because they found that people had other options,” he said. “If you create 10 million jobs and factor in (the fact) that we have a consumer-oriented economy, then you now have 10 million people buying cars, 10 million people going to restaurants, 10 million people buying houses and furniture and everything else. That will help improve the economy.” To drive his point home, Scott used an anecdote of a minister addressing his congregation: “He said we got good news and bad news. Good news is that we have the money to build the new church; bad news is that money is still in your wallets. So the good news is that we have the money to create enough jobs so everybody can work; the bad news is that we’re spending it all on tax cuts for people who don’t need it,” the congressman said. Turning his attention to collective bargaining, Scott noted that across the nation, we’ve seen efforts to weaken the rights of employees to have a voice in the workplace. “States like Illinois and Wisconsin are going after the rights of public sector workers to organize and bargain collectively,” he said. “On the federal level, we’ve seen attacks on the National Labor Relations Board. Whenever they do something right, [anti-worker legislators] are right in there with legislation trying to undo what they have done.” Congressional Democrats, according to Scott, are currently dealing with an effort by some of their colleagues across the aisle to reject the recent National Labor Relations Board rule designed to streamline the process for getting an election when unionizing. The new rule does not reflect any change in the law. Instead it simply says that when workers decide that they want an election, let them have an election. “The House and Senate are now considering legislation to set that aside,” Scott said. After noting that the late Martin Luther King once labeled the labor movement as the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress, Congressman Scott said the labor movement gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions and government relief to the destitute. It also provided workers new wage levels that met not only mere survival but also living wages and safe workplaces. “Indeed, the labor movement is responsible for many basic rights that many people just take for granted,” Scott said. “The movement continues to work to ensure that working people in this country have a voice in the workplace and the right to bargain collectively with their employers.… We cannot address income inequality without a strong and thriving labor movement.” Congressman Scott said that while the labor movement is under attack, working families still have allies on Capitol Hill. He finished his speech by encouraging all present to exercise their Constitutional rights at the ballot box whenever the opportunity presented itself. Congressman Clyburn Congressman Clyburn began his presentation by sharing facts about his background including the circumstances under which he—then a young jailed civil rights activist during the Jim Crow-era in Orangeburg, South Carolina—met and later married his wife of 53 years, Emily. The congressman used these happenings as well as others—which he shares publicly in their entirety in his recently published memoir “Blessed Experiences”—as a foundation for selected points of his speech. “The whole book is about the experiences I had growing up in South Carolina,” he said, “many of which I can say were not necessarily pleasant, but all were blessings.” The congressman told the audience that one of reasons his book is called Blessed Experiences is because, “I sincerely believe—and I say—that no matter who we may think we are, or what you may think you are, you can never be any more, nor will you be any less, than your experiences allow you to be. “And growing up in South Carolina I grew up with a certain set of experiences,” he continued. “I understand what it is to sleep three in a bed. I understand what it is to see your parents sit down at the kitchen table and try to balance their books. I know what it’s like to play in your bathtub for the first time when it’s out in the yard waiting to be installed.” Clyburn said these events are part of his very core. “I feel those experiences and I carry them with me every day when I walk to the floor in the House of Representatives,” he said. “And when issues come before that body, I call upon those experiences when I have to make decisions about how to cast my vote.” Commenting on collective bargaining and the role of unions in America, the congressman said, “Working men and women built this country into what it is today. And it seems to me to be something beyond sanity for us to be considering [let alone] passing laws and putting into place rules and regulations that take away the rights of people to sit down at a table and to bargain collectively. “The fact of the matter is I don’t understand how it’s okay for people to be members of chambers of commerce and collectively offer work on their behalf and then say it is wrong for workers sitting down and collectively making decisions about their futures,” he continued. “So when issues come before that body (House) that threatens that (the right for workers to collectively bargain), I’m always going to be there—remembering my parents, my cousins, my aunts and uncles and the experiences that they have had— when I have to make those decisions.” The congressmen then told the audience about the absolute necessity of unity and commonality when confronting issues directly affecting them. Changing his focus to wealth and income inequality, the congressman flatly stated, “We all know that that there is growing income inequality in this country. We just had the governor of my state propose that we raise the gasoline tax 10 or 15 cents and then offset it by reducing the income taxes by 10 or 15 percent. Something about that does not add up to me.” Clyburn described Capitol Hill (as it currently is constituted) as a less than desirable place to work. “Congress is not a pretty place right now…it’s just not,” he said. “When I first got there back in 1993, and even in 1994 when we were doing battle with Newt Gingrich, it was a fun place. “It’s not much fun when you know that you are almost powerless, when people are running roughshod over the powerless,” he said. “And so when these issues come forward, you and I must keep the lines of communication open.” Clyburn closed by lauding the efforts of those present for working tirelessly to help make the American dream more attainable for all working people. “I thank you all for all you have done to support what I call a middle class economy,” he said. “Supporting progressive programs for working men and women is what is going to keep us moving forward as a country. We cannot squeeze the middle class out of this formula and wake up one day and have a few people way at the top, a whole lot of people down on the bottom and nobody in the middle to balance it out. 2/15 “That is what our future will be unless we intervene and stop this pendulum from going too far to the right,” he concluded. Seafarers LOG 11 �2015 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 19-20, Atlanta MTD at a Glance Robert Scardelletti President TCU Ron Ault President Metal Trades Dept. Gunnar Lundeberg President SUP Anthony Poplawski President MFOW David Heindel Secretary-Treasurer SIU The Maritime Trades Department is a constitutionally mandated department of the AFL-CIO. It was formed in 1946, and its 21 affiliates include the SIU. Altogether, those unions represent more than 5 million members. The MTD also features 21 port maritime councils. SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as MTD president, a post to which he most recently was reelected in 2013. The coverage on pages 10-14 (and some jumps on Page 20) reflects some of the happenings at this year’s MTD executive board meeting, which took place Feb. 19-20 in Atlanta. Check out the MTD’s website (maritimetrades.org) for additional information about the department. Ron Krochmalny President Michigan Port Council MTD President Michael Sacco sounds the gavel officially ending the 2015 MTD Executive Board Meeting in Atlanta. Kermett Mangram VP, Govt. Services SIU Joseph Soresi VP Atlantic Coast SIU George Tricker VP Contracts SIU Catina Sicoli Secretary-Treasurer SIU of Canada Patrice Caron VP SIU of Canada Bernie Hostein Asst. to President Steelworkers 12 Seafarers LOG John Baker President Cleveland Port Council Sito Pantoja General VP Machnists Lynn Tucker VP Machnists Jim Given President SIU of Canada Roman Gralewicz President Emeritus SIU of Canada Paul Doell President AMO Daniel Duncan Secretary-Treasurer MTD Scott Winter VP MTD Augie Tellez Executive VP SIU Nick Marrone VP West Coast SIU Tommy Orzechowski VP Great Lakes SIU Dean Corgey VP Gulf Coast SIU Richard Lanigan VP OPEIU Warren Fairley VP Boilermakers Daniel Kane Secretary-Treasurer Mine Workers David Kolbe Political /Legislative Representative Iron Workers Jack Hayn Asst. to President IUPAT Steve Bertelli Secretary-Treasurer Bakery Workers April 2015 �2015 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 19-20, Atlanta Trumka: ‘Cure for what Ails America is Raising Wages’ Georgia AFL-CIO President also Addresses Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has a seemingly simple approach to one of America’s toughest challenges. “The cure for what ails America right now is raising wages, and everything that we do, in one way or another, comes back to that very thing. If something raises wages, I’m for it. If something lowers wages, I’m against it,” said Trumka. Both he and Georgia AFL-CIO President Charlie Flemming brought messages of progress and recent victories for the labor movement when they spoke to the executive board of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) in Atlanta. Fleming addressed the board Feb. 19 and Trumka spoke the next day. Trumka said the federation’s pro-worker efforts definitely aren’t confined to union members. “We’re fighting to raise wages for every worker out there,” he said, “and that fight takes many forms. It extends from our efforts to raise the minimum wage, to enact paid sick leave, to support investment for America’s seaports and locks and docks and railways, to our opposition to bad trade deals and anti-Jones Act proposals that would endanger our country’s waterways and further undercut the American middle class. The working class. Our class.” Later, he explained the dangers of a presidential power called fast track, the use of which has rarely been authorized by Congress and is currently being sought by President Barack Obama. “Here’s how fast track works,” Trumka said. “The president’s trade representative goes off in a dark room somewhere with people, comes back with an agreement, lays it down in front of Congress, and they have to vote it up or down. They can’t filibuster it, they can’t do anything but vote it up or down.” Without the chance to introduce amendments or take the time to review the agreement in detail, any number of bad bills could be passed simply because there wasn’t adequate time for a detailed review, Trumka said. He then broke down a complicated economic theory into easy-to-understand language. “Raising wages spurs consumer spending, and remember, our economy is 72 percent driven by consumer spending,” Trumka said. “And that spending increases demand. And whenever we have a demand increase, companies have to hire people to meet that demand. That’s how raising wages creates a virtuous cycle of economic growth and shared prosperity.” Those simple principles are reflected in the AFL-CIO’s “Common Sense Economics” program, a curriculum designed for Richard Trumka President, AFL-CIO working families to better understand that the state of the economy is not inevitable, but dictated by public policy. Spreading the Common Sense Economics message is important because, according to Trumka, too many people believe that the economy is fated and immutable. “The economy is not like the weather,” he said. “The economy is nothing but a set of rules, and those rules decide the winners and they decide the losers. And those rules are made by the men and the women who we elect and put in office. And those rules have been rigged against us for far too long.” Trumka also talked about the AFLCIO’s “Raising Wages” campaign, which kicked off on Jan. 7 with the National Summit on Raising Wages held at Gallaudet University. The campaign is poised to spread the message across the country, with smaller summits scheduled later this year in major cities including Atlanta, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Diego, Minneapolis and Columbus, Ohio. In conclusion, Trumka urged the crowd to continue the multi-faceted efforts aimed at boosting the quality of life for America’s working families. “When [opponents] tell you that we can’t raise wages, you tell them that we can, and we will,” the federation president stated. “When they tell you that we can’t have good pensions and good health care, and good jobs, you tell them that we can, and we will. When they tell you that we can’t have better Social Security or Medicare, you tell them that we can, and we will. When they tell you that we can’t have better ports and harbors, and better roads and bridges, and a better rail system and electrical system, you tell them that we can, and Charlie Flemming President, Georgia AFL-CIO we will. When they tell you that we can’t have stronger unions and more collective bargaining, you tell them that we can, and we will. When they tell you that our best years are somehow behind us, you tell them that our best years are still in front of us, for us and for our kids and for all the workers, and if they can’t deliver that to us, get the hell out of the way. Because we’re coming through, and we won’t stop standing together, fighting together, voting together and winning together.” Flemming, a longstanding member of the MTD-affiliated International Association of Machinists (IAM), said Atlanta and its surrounding counties are experiencing a surge of new unionizing drives and employment opportunities for union members, thanks in part to the state labor federation’s efforts. He also offered a candid look at some of the challenges facing Georgia’s labor movement. “As many of you know, Georgia is a red state. The Republican Party controls all facets of our government. And we’ve had some struggles,” Flemming said, outlining how the most recent elections in the state were very close to favoring the pro-labor candidates, “Those were competitive races, for the first time in over a decade. We thought we had a decent shot at winning; we just didn’t get enough folks out to vote.” He stressed the importance of ensuring that union members vote, noting that the some of the final tallies in Georgia on Election Day were separated by less than 200,000 votes. He also mentioned that there are 100,000 union members and family members across the state who are not registered to vote, which could have turned the tide in some of those close races. Flemming said, “We have a lot of work to do, but it’s possible to turn Georgia, and I honestly believe in 2016 that there’s a real chance that a Democrat could win those races, or at least someone who supports workers.” The Georgia AFL-CIO recently proved that outreach and spreading the message can have great effect on a community. In order to encourage voters to pass a referendum that would extend public transportation lines to Clayton County, one of the most economically depressed counties in the region, the state federation teamed up with 24 environmental, religious, labor, and civil rights groups and started a grassroots campaign. Flemming reported that the results of their outreach were impressive, as 74 percent of voters approved the ballot initiative on Nov. 4, with more citizens voting in favor of that transportation tax than for the governor or lieutenant governor. At a cost of a one-cent sales tax, the people of Clayton County voted to give themselves a chance to get better jobs in more affluent parts of the state, thanks in part to the Georgia AFL-CIO canvassing the county and increasing awareness of the approaching vote, Flemming said. Meanwhile, as a 37-year veteran of the airline industry, Flemming said he is passionate about helping the flight attendants of Delta Airlines – all 20,000 of them – secure union representation. He also noted that nearly 12,000 of those flight attendants are based in Atlanta, and pledged that the Georgia AFL-CIO would do everything in their power to help those workers join a union. Despite the tough political climate in his state, he talked about the recent increase in union contracts and projects that are underway in Georgia. “We have two new stadiums being built here in Atlanta – a football stadium and a baseball stadium,” he said. “The football stadium is costing $1.4 billion; the baseball stadium will cost $650 million. We’re not getting all the work, but we are getting about 60 percent of it. We’re deepening the ports down in Savannah, so there are good opportunities for growth down there, with our brothers and sisters who are longshoremen, as well as some of the truckers.” He also talked about the union jobs in one of Georgia’s fastest growing industries, the film production industry. Atlanta has recently become the third largest production location in the country, with plenty of union job opportunities involved. He concluded, “So, there are a lot of good things going on, and I think our future is bright. We just have to continue to plow the fields. There’s a lot of opportunity.” Maritime Administrator: U.S. Independence Demands Strong Merchant Marine The head of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) said America’s independence demands a strong U.S. Merchant Marine, including a viable U.S.-flag fleet. U.S. Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen made that point during a Feb. 20 address to the executive board of the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) in Atlanta. He also vowed to continue fighting for the revitalization of the American-flag industry, and said he is counting on the MTD and other allies to keep supporting those efforts. Jaenichen opened with a Thomas Jefferson quote from 1806, when the nation’s April 2015 third president told Congress that America’s “policies may be influenced by those who command our commerce.” “That statement is as true then as it is now,” Jaenichen stated. “Ninety percent of all of our commerce is transported by ship, and we have a substantial reliance on foreign-flag vessels [including] vessels flying flags of convenience, which places our national sovereignty and our domestic maritime labor pool in an extremely vulnerable position.” Jaenichen, whose agency is part of the Department of Transportation, then described various declines in the maritime industry before explaining how to reverse those trends. He said the nation’s reliance on foreign-flag ships to deliver commercial cargo “has come at the expense of the U.S.flag fleet and the U.S. Merchant Marine.” For instance, he noted, in the last three years the number of American-flag vessels operating in all types of international trade has fallen from 106 to 80. Sixty of the remaining ships are enrolled in the U.S. Maritime Security Program. The industry also has experienced a downturn because of fewer preference Continued on Page 20 Chip Jaenichen U.S. Maritime Administrator Seafarers LOG 13 �2015 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 19-20, Atlanta Gerton: Maritime Industry, Veterans are Good Match “Those who have worn our nation’s uniform are exceptionally hard workers, and they are a great asset for any organization that will hire them. However, the maritime industry is a particularly great match for them, due to the teamwork, loyalty, and tenacity that they have and you need in your ranks.” That message was delivered by U.S. Labor Department (DOL) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Teresa W. Gerton during her Feb. 20 address to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Executive Board’s 2015 winter meeting in Atlanta. A former executive deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Gerton told those present that she does not claim to be an expert in matters concerning the maritime industry. Her background includes 28 years of service as both an active duty Army officer and a civilian member of the Senior Executive Service. She boasts a broad range of experience in all aspects of Defense resource and logistics management at various organizational levels, driving process efficiencies and optimizing information systems. “I am a bit out of place on your agenda here, as I have probably the least maritime experience of anyone in the room,” Gerton said. “Despite my lack of waterborne experience, I am confident that we have a lot to talk about in regard to supporting your people and companies and keeping your industry growing, especially when it comes to hiring veterans.” After acknowledging those in the audience who were either veterans or still serving in uniform, Gerton thanked them for their outstanding contributions to our nation. Reflecting on her own career as a U.S. Army officer, the deputy secretary said she has had various assignments around the globe. “Everywhere I served, working conditions, units and individual missions were each different, and meaningful in their own way, but, professionalism and dedication to service were demonstrated on a daily basis, regardless of any hardship or challenge,” she said. “I’ve also seen firsthand that this dedication to service does not end with veterans once they hang up their uniform; it continues as they transition to civilian life.” Focusing on the nation’s employment landscape as it pertains to veterans, Gerton said there is actually a lot of good news. “Today, we are in the midst of a slow but steady economic recovery, and our nation’s unemployment rate continues to decline. It now stands at 5.7 percent, down from 6.6 percent during the same period last year,” she said. “The overall veteran unemployment rate is currently sitting at 5.3 percent, and continues to be below the national unemployment rate, but there are still groups of veterans who are experiencing higher rates of unemployment.” However, veterans under the age of 25 face an extremely daunting challenge, she said. In January, their unemployment rate was 15.8 percent compared to the national unemployment rate for the 18-to-24-yearold non-veteran population of 12.2 percent. Gerton said there is room for optimism, though: “I want you to know that regardless of their age, their length of service, or when they served, we at DOL are ready—working with groups like yours—to help all of our veterans achieve their career goals.” Gerton also indicated she was pleased to witness the amount of outreach the MTD, its affiliates and the maritime industry in general have done in their efforts to hire veterans. “I’ve been particularly impressed with the job fairs that the industry has been putting on in port cities around the country … and would strongly encourage you to host more,” the deputy secretary said. “These are great venues for veterans to learn more about the opportunities you have available for them, and they give you a chance to meet current and future candidates.” In addition to job fairs, Gerton said a network of nearly 2,500 American Job Centers—one in almost every community in the country—exists and stands ready to help the maritime industry locate veteran talent to complement its ranks. In these facilities, she said, veterans, and all American citizens, can receive employment preparation assistance and work with counselors to find the jobs in which they are interested. The deputy secretary then briefed the audience on some exciting changes taking place in the veteran employment landscape. At the top was a new Department of Defense (DOD) authority that allows transitioning service members—who are within 180 days of discharge—to enter into fulltime apprenticeships with employers. Another change taking place is in the licensing and credentialing space for both service members and veterans, according Stotz: Union Funds Create Union Jobs At the Maritime Trades Department’s executive board meeting on Feb. 19, Mike Stotz, the president of the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation, presented a comprehensive breakdown of the many ways the AFL-CIO family of funds pays off, for both inves- Mike Stotz President, AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation 14 Seafarers LOG tors and rank-and-file union members. Stotz covered three programs: the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT), the AFL-CIO Equity Index Fund, and the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT). Each helps out union members in very different but equally important aspects of their live, he said. The BIT is an investment program that makes real estate investments to generate competitive income and longterm capital appreciation, while protecting investors’ capital and providing retirement security for union members. The BIT accomplishes this while simultaneously creating new union jobs throughout the country. Stotz said, “Since the recession, the BIT has invested in 15 projects across America, totaling over $1.6 billion in new development costs. It is estimated that these projects collectively will create 16.1 million hours of union construction work by completion. Additionally, BIT projects, once completed, are maintained and serviced by the union, creating long-lasting union jobs.” The AFL-CIO Equity Index Fund is a collective investment fund available Continued on Page 20 Teresa W. Gerton DOL Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service the deputy secretary. “DOD has been doing great work to ensure that their service members get credit towards commercial licenses and credentials in the industries related to those they are training and working in while in the military,” she said, “so many more service members are leaving the military with a recognized civilian credential or significant credit towards one.” She added that her DOD colleagues are working specifically with the U.S. Coast Guard to fully consider military experience when granting licenses to merchant mariners. Gerton told the audience that she recognized that this entire process is a challenge, especially in the transferring of security clearances between DOD and the Department of Homeland Security to facilitate the TWIC process. “The solution to that is above my pay grade,” she said, “but it is on my radar.” Deputy Secretary Gerton then described the American Maritime Partnership-sponsored Military to Maritime program as a great example of what industry can do by coming together and supporting the transition of our service members. (The SIU regularly has participated in the program.) She also lauded the great work being done by many MTD affiliates in the area of apprenticeships. Gerton specifically cited the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Both unions are conducting programs on military installations around the country to support transitioning service members. “I hope that you will continue to invest in your efforts to find, recruit, and retain the best people to join your teams,” Gerton said. “Based on research we have been conducting, we now know what we had always assumed, which is that veteran employees are good for businesses, working harder for their teams, and staying longer on the job, than other employees…. I really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today, and am so impressed with the efforts you have already undertaken to find and bring veterans into the maritime industry.” Expression of International Solidarity SIU of Canada President Jim Given (left) presents AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with a T-shirt promoting the international fight to protect Canadian maritime jobs (among others) by turning back the proposed Canadian-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). Given provided a detailed update to the MTD board on Feb. 19. Trumka spoke to the group the next day, and he commended Given’s leadership while pledging the federation’s ongoing support. April 2015 �Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea April & May 2015 Membership Meetings February 9, 2015 - March 15, 2015 Port Total Registered All Groups A B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 12 1 3 12 3 5 13 68 49 50 6 9 13 25 3 1 7 37 9 36 362 2 2 2 11 1 2 10 24 20 16 1 4 19 12 4 0 9 16 2 22 179 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 20 Deck Department 5 5 1 2 4 1 19 13 2 1 8 1 8 1 46 13 30 10 32 15 4 1 5 1 12 13 19 5 2 2 1 0 3 3 33 9 3 0 24 7 261 103 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 16 9 17 1 3 6 10 2 0 2 11 0 6 94 52 3 6 22 6 14 18 100 82 68 14 20 20 37 9 2 20 66 6 61 626 18 2 3 16 4 4 13 24 32 23 3 8 29 10 3 2 9 20 5 32 260 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 7 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 5 42 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 2 1 3 7 0 1 9 19 22 19 2 3 13 10 2 1 6 15 2 10 147 3 0 8 6 2 3 5 7 12 12 1 4 13 4 1 3 2 3 0 12 101 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12 Engine Department 0 1 0 0 3 4 3 5 0 0 2 1 6 1 10 5 24 12 10 10 0 0 6 5 6 8 7 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 9 7 0 1 4 8 95 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 13 6 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 4 46 11 1 5 16 0 2 18 28 29 28 8 6 25 25 3 1 7 26 3 23 265 11 0 8 10 2 4 9 10 29 13 5 3 17 8 1 5 7 9 0 13 164 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 16 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 0 1 9 1 3 12 30 16 25 0 3 18 22 0 2 2 14 2 30 194 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 10 5 2 1 10 9 0 3 2 1 2 3 60 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 16 Steward Department 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 2 12 3 18 5 13 3 15 3 0 0 4 1 8 8 18 4 2 0 3 0 1 1 10 2 0 2 16 3 131 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 9 7 5 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 50 8 0 1 15 2 7 23 43 27 36 2 5 24 29 1 5 2 24 3 42 299 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 7 12 6 3 0 19 7 1 4 3 3 3 7 87 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 22 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 23 5 0 1 7 1 1 9 12 13 12 2 4 23 14 0 0 0 6 0 11 121 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 4 5 0 1 9 5 0 3 0 2 0 7 51 Entry Department 1 3 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 10 2 7 2 13 0 0 1 1 1 10 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 7 15 79 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 8 0 0 2 0 2 1 8 3 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 6 46 34 0 3 7 2 0 15 29 20 31 7 5 37 17 0 0 0 17 2 30 256 13 0 1 1 0 2 13 8 18 7 1 3 31 8 1 3 0 18 0 25 153 GRAND TOTAL: 726 461 99 46 202 1,236 767 233 Piney Point.......................................Monday: April 6, May 4 Algonac...............................................Friday: April 10, May 8 Baltimore........................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Guam..........................................Thursday: April 23, May 21 Honolulu.........................................Friday: April 17, May 15 Houston..............................................Monday: April 13, May 11 Jacksonville....................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Joliet...........................................Thursday: April 16, May 14 Mobile.....................................Wednesday: April 15, May 13 New Orleans....................................Tuesday: April 14, May 12 Jersey City.........................................Tuesday: April 7, May 5 Norfolk...........................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Oakland......................................Thursday: April 16, May 14 Philadelphia.............................Wednesday: April 8, May 6 Port Everglades............................Thursday: April 16, May 14 San Juan.........................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 St. Louis...........................................Friday: April 17, May 15 Tacoma............................................Friday: April 24, May 22 Wilmington..............................................Monday: April 20, May 18 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. April 2015 Total Shipped All Groups A B 502 294 C Trip Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups A B C Seafarers LOG 15 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kermett Mangram, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1730 Jefferson St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 Inquiring Seafarer Responding to this month’s question were six members who are attending upgrade training at the Paul Hall Center. Question: As a merchant mariner, is it important to upgrade your skills? If, so, why? Lorenzo Finley Oiler I’ve been sailing for two years and am home-ported in Mobile, Alabama. Upgrading is very important to the career of a seafarer due to the demand for quality and qualified individuals in the industry. With the advancing technological changes in the industry, it’s a must for a seafarer wanting to advance his or her career to upgrade as much as possible to be qualified for those changes. The apprenticeship program here at Piney Point provides the gateway to a promising future for those who take advantage of the classes given here at the school. Kenneth Hardy AB I sail out of the port of Jacksonville, Florida, and have been going to sea for about two years. I feel that it is important to upgrade your skills because it gives you the opportunity to grow in the industry. It also gives individuals coming into the industry a chance at good job opportunities. Frank Harris Oiler I feel that upgrading is a very important part of our careers as Seafarers. Upgrading gives us the opportunity to enhance our skills and broaden our knowledge in our departments. It also opens up more job opportunities for us; and in my eyes that means more money! I’ve been with the SIU for two years and sail out of the port of Jacksonville, Florida. Eric Waters Oiler I sail out of the port of Baltimore and am enrolled in the FOWT course. Yes, upgrading is important. Any successful career consists of progression. Upgrading is the key to that progress. If you learn more you’ll earn more, so utilize the tools available to advance your future. I’ve been sailing for two years. Nicole Donald AB Yes, it’s very important to upgrade your skills in this industry or in every other aspect of your life. The maritime industry is growing fast and in constant change. The only way to be a contender in this field is by upgrading. Upgrading is a crucial way to stay relevant regardless of your department or rating. I’ve been sailing since 2013 and ship out of the port of Jacksonville, Florida. Not only is it my home port, it is my hometown; I was born and raised there. David Dingman SA My home port is Oakland, California, and I have been sailing for three years. It is absolutely critical to upgrade your skills. First of all, it will enable you to get better jobs; you don’t have to worry about fighting it out with people who have fewer skills than you. The other reason is that it demonstrates that you have the ambition to get better jobs and have a better career. We need people in this union who want to upgrade, succeed and do a better job in their particular departments. Pic From The Past JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave., Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This 1983 snapshot shows Seafarer Larry Marcantonio riding a dip net from the Little Ida “across the net filled with pogies, to the fish-laden deck of the Ida and Joseph.” He and the other men in the photo were members of the Atlantic Fishermen’s Union before it merged into the SIU in 1980. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 16 Seafarers LOG April 2015 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA BENEDICT BORN Brother Benedict Born, 59, started sailing with the SIU in 1976. He was initially employed in the inland division on an Orgulf Transport Company vessel. Brother Born is a Houston native who shipped in the deck department. He upgraded on three occasions at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. His most recent ship was the Cape Island. Brother Born is a resident of Shelton, Washington. EMIL BROOKS Brother Emil Brooks, 62, began sailing with the Seafarers in 2003. He was first employed on the Chelsea. The steward department member attended classes in 1999 at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Brooks’ last ship was the Cape May. He lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts. DOMINIC BRUNAMONTI Brother Dominic Brunamonti, 63, donned the SIU colors in 1978. He originally shipped in the Great Lakes division on the Detroit Edison. Brother Brunamonti enhanced his skills often at the union-affiliated maritime training center. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Brunamonti’s most recent trip was aboard the PFC Dewayne T. Williams. He calls Tacoma, Washington, home. OLIVER CELESTIAL Brother Oliver Celestial, 67, joined the union in 1997. The engine department member’s first trip was aboard the Independence. Brother Celestial upgraded in 2000 at the Paul Hall Center. His most recent trip was on the Ocean Giant. Brother Celestial was born in the Philippines and makes his home in Houston. MICHAEL GILLELAND Brother Michael Gilleland, 66, became a Seafarer in 1986 in the port of Honolulu. The California native enhanced his skills in April 2015 1987 at the Piney Point school. His first ship was the USNS Assurance; his most recent was the Abby G. Brother Gilleland worked in the deck department. He is a resident of Kailua, Hawaii. MAURICE HETRICK Brother Maurice Hetrick, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1991. The deck department member first sailed on the Sealift Artic. Brother Hetrick upgraded on three occasions at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. His last ship was the Ocean Atlas. He resides in Williamsport, Indiana. WILLIAM HORTON Brother William Horton, 66, started shipping with the union in 1990. He initially sailed aboard the 1st Lt. Jack Lummus. Brother Horton worked in the deck department and concluded his career on the Comet. He attended classes frequently at the Piney Point school. Brother Horton settled in Bellflower, California. ALDWYN KEITH Brother Aldwyn Keith, 77, donned the SIU colors in 2007. He originally sailed aboard the Pride of Hawaii. Brother Keith was born in Trinidad and shipped in the engine department. His most recent trip was on the Integrity. Brother Keith is a resident of Baltimore. PETER KOUCKY Brother Peter Koucky, 65, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1986. He first shipped aboard the USNS Desteiguer. Brother Koucky was born in Austria. In 2002, the deck department member upgraded at the SIU-affiliated school. Brother Koucky’s most recent voyage was on the Intrepid. He lives in Reno, Nevada. JOHN LEWIS Brother John Lewis, 69, be- came an SIU member in 1972. His first voyage was aboard the OMI Missouri. Brother Lewis sailed in all three departments. He attended classes in 2001 at the Piney Point school. Brother Lewis most recently worked on the Lawrence Gianella. He was born in New Orleans and continues to call Louisiana home. SJAMSIDAR MADJIDJI Brother Sjamsidar Madjidji, 64, first donned the SIU colors in 1979. He was initially employed aboard the Delta America. Brother Madjidji upgraded on numerous occasions at the Seafarers-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. He last sailed on the Carat. Brother Madjidji, who sailed in all three departments, is a resident of Elmhurst, New York. JORGE ROSARIO Florida. Brother Jorge Rosario, 72, joined the National Maritime Union before the SIU/NMU merger of 2001. He makes his home in Hialeah, ABIGAIL SCHUBERT Sister Abigail Schubert, 72, signed on with the union in 2000. She first sailed aboard the Patriot. In 1975 and 1982, Sister Schubert took advantage of educational opportunities at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. She last shipped with Patriot Contract Service, as a steward department member. Sister Schubert calls Keaau, Hawaii, home. WILLIAM SIMMONS Brother William Simmons, 62, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1970. He initially worked with HVIDE Marine. Brother Simmons shipped in the steward department. He enhanced his skills frequently at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Simmons was most recently employed on the Yorktown Express. He resides in Call, Texas. FRANCISCO SOARES Brother Francisco Soares, 69, joined the SIU ranks in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. He lives in Reno, Nevada. BEVERLY STEVENS Sister Beverly Stevens, 75, began her seafarering career in 2001. She originally sailed aboard the Patriot. Sister Stevens was a steward department member and also attended classes at the Paul Hall Center in 2001 and 2006. Her most recent ship was the Observation Island. Sister Stevens is a resident of Waianae, Hawaii. ROBERT STEVENSON Brother Robert Stevenson, 65, became an SIU member in 1988. He upgraded in 2002 at the Piney Point school. Brother Stevenson’s first ship was the Robert E. Lee; his most recent was the Liberty Glory. He sailed in the deck and engine departments and now makes his home in New Orleans. LINTON TAYLOR Brother Linton Taylor, 76, donned the SIU colors in 1969. His first voyage was aboard the Steel Scient. Brother Taylor was a steward department member. His final trip was on the Cape Benton. Brother Taylor is a resident of Seattle. JOSE VILLOT-RIVERA Brother Jose Villot-Rivera, 65, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He started his seafaring career in 1979. Brother Villot-Rivera initially worked aboard the Humacao. The engine department member enhanced his skills in 2010 at the union-affiliated school. Brother Villot-Rivera most recently shipped on the Horizon Navigator. He continues to live in Puerto Rico. INLAND MARCIAL AVILA Brother Marcial Avila, 62, joined the union in 1998. He first shipped in the deep sea division aboard the Independence. Brother Avila sailed in both the steward and deck departments. His final trip was with Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning. Brother Avila upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. He was born in Honduras and now makes his home in Houston. ROBERT BERGMANN Brother Robert Bergmann, 59, began shipping with the union in 1981. He originally sailed on a Higman Barge Lines vessel. Brother Bergmann enhanced his skills often at the Piney Point school. His most recent vessel was the Innovation. Brother Bergmann lives in Vidor, Texas. ALVIN MOORE Brother Alvin Moore, 56, became an SIU member in 1979 in Piney Point, Maryland. He first shipped with Dixie Carriers. Brother Moore was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and sailed in the deck department. He frequently took advantage of educational opportunities available at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Moore most recently worked with Penn Maritime Inc. Brother Moore calls Ringgold, Georgia, home. EDWARD RITTENHOUSE Brother Edward Rittenhouse, 67, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He joined the union in 1998 and originally sailed with McAllister Towing of Virginia. In 2002 and 2004, Brother Rittenhouse attended classes at the maritime training center. He worked in the deck department and settled in Wicomico Church, New Jersey. VICTOR RIVERA-CAMACHO Brother Victor Rivera-Camacho, 62, started sailing with the SIU in 1976. He was primarily employed with Crowley Puerto Rico Services as a member of the deck department. Brother Rivera-Camacho resides in Levittown, Puerto Rico. GREAT LAKES CHARLES WALLACE Brother Charles Wallace, 63, signed on with the SIU in 1997 in Detroit. He primarily worked with Luedtke Engineering Company as a deck department member. Brother Wallace was born in Frankfort, Michigan. He attended classes at the unionaffiliated school in 2001 and 2011. Brother Wallace continues to reside in Michigan. Seafarers LOG 17 �Final Departures DEEP SEA JAMES BREWER Pensioner James Brewer, 84, passed away September 5. He became an SIU member in 1967. Brother Brewer initially worked aboard the Cantigny. He was born in Simpson, Louisiana, and sailed in the engine department. Brother Brewer’s final trip to sea was on the Falcon Princess. He retired in 1989 and made his home in Louisiana. JEAN CICCONARDI Pensioner Jean Cicconardi, 88, died June 11. He started sailing with the Seafarers in 1960. The engine department member’s first voyage was with Ore Navigation Corporation. Brother Cicconardi was a native of France. His last ship was the Pride of Texas. Brother Cicconardi became a pensioner in 1987 and continued to live in France. RAY GARCIA Pensioner Ray Garcia, 69, passed away August 27. He joined the union in 1978 in San Francisco. Brother Garcia was a member of the steward department. He first sailed with Interocean American Shipping. Brother Garcia concluded his career on the Ewa. He began receiving his pension in 2010 and called Fullerton, California, home. LARRY HARRIS Pensioner Larry Harris, 66, died August 19. Brother Harris began his seafaring career in 1977. He was originally employed on the Mayaguez. Brother Harris was born in California and shipped in the engine department. His last ship was the Oakland. Brother Harris went on pension in 2004 and was a resident of Concord, California. department member concluded his career aboard the Cape Flattery. Brother Martinez became a pensioner in 1996 and lived in New Orleans. ROBERT MEALOR Pensioner Robert Mealor, 75, passed away September 4. He began sailing with the union in 1964. Brother Mealor’s first ship was operated by Laurence Steamship Company; his last was the Humacao. The engine department member retired in 1994 and called Jacksonville, Florida, home. JESSE MELTON THOR WAAGSBO Pensioner Jesse Melton, 95, died July 29. Brother Melton donned the SIU colors in 1944 in Philadelphia. At the start of his career, he sailed with Interocean American Shipping. Brother Melton shipped in the engine department. His final vessel was the Pacer. Brother Melton went on pension in 1984 and made his home in San Francisco. Pensioner Thor Waagsbo, 73, died August 13. He started shipping with the union in 1967. Brother Waagsbo’s first ship was the Penn Carrier; his last was the Defender. He worked in the deck department. Brother Waagsbo continued to live in his native country, Norway. JOHN OSBURN Brother John Osburn, 57, passed away July 4. He joined the union in 1987. The engine department member’s first trip was on the USNS Wyman. Brother Osburn’s most recent vessel was the Horizon Pacific. He was born in Alameda, California. Brother Osburn lived in Bremerton, Washington. ERNESTO RAMIREZ Pensioner Ernesto Ramirez, 87, died September 22. He began sailing with the union in 1960. Brother Ramirez first sailed aboard the San Marino. He was a member of the deck department. Brother Ramirez’s final trip was on the Nedlloyd Holland. He started collecting his retirement compensation in 1991 and was a resident of Houston. GILBERT TEDDER Brother Terry Linyear, 53, passed away July 14. Brother Linyear joined the SIU ranks in 1981. He initially sailed on a vessel operated by CSX Lines. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Brother Linyear was a member of the deck department. His final ship was the Horizon Pacific. Brother Linyear resided in Tacoma, Washington. Pensioner Gilbert Tedder, 82, passed away August 18. He joined the SIU in 1990. Brother Tedder first shipped aboard the Ranger. The engine department member’s final ship was the Richard G. Matthiesen. He began receiving his pension in 2003 and called Grand Bay, Louisiana, home. Pensioner Lucas Martinez, 86, died September 13. Brother Martinez signed on with the SIU in 1977. He initially sailed with Cove Shipping Company. Brother Martinez was born in Honduras. The steward 18 Seafarers LOG JUAN TIZON Pensioner Juan Tizon, 68, passed away September 7. He was born in Manila, Philippines. Brother Tizon started shipping with the Seafarers in 2002. His first vessel was the Overseas New York. He last sailed aboard the Horizon Kodiak. Brother Tizon sailed in the deck department. He retired in 2014 and resided in Tacoma, Washington. TERRY LINYEAR LUCAS MARTINEZ originally shipped in the inland division, including voyages with G&H Towing in 1962. He worked in the deck department. Brother Thompson last sailed aboard the Santa Maria. He went on pension in 1988 and made his home in California. EMMETT THOMPSON Pensioner Emmett Thompson, 79, died August 28. Brother Thompson AUBREY WATERS Pensioner Aubrey Waters, 86, passed away October 30. Born in Alabama, Brother Waters donned the SIU colors in 1959. His first trip was aboard the Arizpa. Brother Waters was a member of the deck department. His last ship was the Capricorn. Brother Waters retired in 1994 and made his home in Pell City, Alabama. INLAND CHARLES BRANNON Pensioner Charles Brannon, 85, died August 27. He signed on with the union in 1980. Brother Brannon primarily worked aboard Allied Transportation Company vessels. He worked in the steward department. Brother Brannon retired in 1992 and resided in Plymouth, North Carolina. MARIO GRIMALDI Pensioner Mario Grimaldi, 85, passed away September 11. He started sailing with the union in 1983. The engine department mem- ber mainly worked with New York Cross Harbor Railroad. Brother Grimaldi was born in Italy. He began collecting his pension in 1993. Brother Grimaldi made his home in New York. AARON HEBERT Pensioner Aaron Hebert, 85, died May 30. He joined the SIU in 1971. Brother Hebert was originally employed with National Marine Services as a member of the deck department. He last sailed aboard a vessel operated by Dixie Carriers. Brother Hebert went on pension in 1992 and called Houma, Louisiana, home. GREAT LAKES TERRY ARLT Pensioner Terry Arlt, 55, passed away August 30. Born in Alpena, Michigan, Brother Arlt joined the SIU in 1990. He first worked on the Paul H. Townsend. Brother Arlt sailed in the deck department, and he most recently shipped aboard the Walter J. McCarthy. Brother Arlt retired in 2014 and resided in Silver Springs, Florida. ROBERT BURTON Pensioner Robert Burton, 84, died September 20. He became a union member in 1961. Brother Burton initially worked for Merritt-Chapman & Scott. He sailed in both the inland and Great Lakes divisions. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Brother Burton was employed with Luedtke Engineering Company. He lived in Brimley, Michigan. JOHN COVEYOU Pensioner John Coveyou, 97, passed away September 25. Brother Coveyou signed on with the SIU in 1964. He originally sailed with Mackinac Transportation Company. The deck department member was born in St. Ignace, Michigan. Brother Coveyou’s last ship was the Chief Wawatam. He began receiving his pension in 1982 and settled in Brevort Township, Michigan. JOHN KELLEY Pensioner John Kelley, 81, died July 25. Born in Illinois, Brother Kelley started working with the SIU in 1977. He was first employed with Michigan Interstate Railway as a member of the engine department. Brother Kelley’s final ship was the St. Clair. He retired in 1998 and made his home in Sanderson, Florida. Editor’s note: The following brothers, all former members of the National Maritime Union (NMU), have passed away. MOHAMED ADHAM Pensioner Mohamed Adham, 93, passed away September 24. Brother Adham was born in Egypt. He became a pensioner in 1972 and lived in Wakefield, Rhode Island. WILBANKS JOHNSON Pensioner Wilbanks Johnson, 88, died September 27. Brother Johnson, a native of Alabama, began collecting his pension in 1967. He resided in Mobile, Alabama. BONIFACIO MARTINEZ Pensioner Bonifacio Martinez, 94, passed away July 22. He was born in Honduras. Brother Martinez went on pension in 1987. He continued to live in Honduras. ANTONIO MONTEIRO Pensioner Antonio Monteiro, 77, died September 21. Brother Monteiro was born in Cape Verde. He retired in 2003 and was a resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. CLYDE MOORE Pensioner Clyde Moore, 88, passed away September 4. Born in Philadelphia, Brother Moore became a pensioner in 1972. He still called Pennsylvania home. BAINE REDDOCH Pensioner Baine Reddoch, 87, died August 27. Brother Reddoch was born in Taylorsville, Mississippi. He retired in 1994 and continued to reside in Mississippi. ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ Pensioner Roberto Rodriguez, 80, passed away September 4. Brother Rodriguez was a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico. He started receiving his retirement pay in 1995. Brother Rodriguez continued to make his home in Puerto Rico. LLOYD SYRE Pensioner Lloyd Syre, 74, died August 30. Brother Syre was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began receiving his pension in 2005. Brother Syre lived in Fort Myers, Florida. Name Cruz, John Davis, Jim Henderson, William Labaczewski, Joseph Mehaffey, James Parsons, George Widen, Eugene Age 88 75 85 87 66 91 87 DOD Sept. 1 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 6 June 30 Sept. 6 Aug. 11 April 2015 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings OVERSEAS NEW YORK (OSG Ship Management), January 1 – Chairman John D. Cedeno, Secretary Judi L. Chester, Educational Director Kenneth D. Spivey, Deck Delegate Damon Johnson, Steward Delegate Larry Bachelor. Chairman reminded mariners to keep documents current and contribute to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activity Donation) He thanked steward department for excellent Christmas dinner. Educational director encouraged all members to take advantage of upgrading opportunities available at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Maryland. Treasurer reported $2,000 in ships fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Suggestions were made regarding medical and vacation benefits. Request was made for crew members to have TVs and refrigerators in their rooms. Next port: Port Everglades, Florida. ALASKAN EXPLORER (Alaska Tanker Company), January 5 – Chairman Sanjay Gupta, Secretary John Huyett, Educational Director Winfred Opare, Deck Delegate Jesse Mixon, Engine Delegate Tristan Brand, Steward Delegate David Vaughn. Chairman thanked steward department for outstanding holiday meals and great service overall. Educational director addressed course availability at SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed wellness program and requested additional bottled water and juices as replacements for soda. Next ports: Long Beach, California; and Cherry Point, Washington. SGT MATEJ KOCAK (Keystone Shipping), January 14 – Chairman James D. Orlanda, Secretary Thomas E. Johnson, Educational Director Mario J. Delacruz, Deck Delegate Curtrina Duck, Steward Delegate Kirk Fisher. Bosun thanked crew members for working in a professional manner. Educational director encouraged everyone to enhance skills at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. Treasurer stated he was trying to get crew WiFi. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Request was made for reimbursement of work boots and to supply new mattresses. Mariners recommended changes to medical eligibility requirements. INTREPID (Maersk Line, Limited), January 17 – Chairman Hussein Mohamed, Secretary Rudy Lopez, Educational Director Andrew Linares, Engine Delegate Peter Gonda. Chairman discussed various renewals. Secretary explained some investment options for Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan and Seafarers 401(k) Plan, respectively. Educational director encouraged fellow mariners to upgrade at Piney Point. No April 2015 The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Wheeler Mariners Help Raise Funds for Cancer Association The SIU-crewed USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler in February deployed one of the vessel’s two lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) crafts (shown in both photos) as part of a scheduled exercise. Students from the Brilliant Star Montessori School came to watch the LARC drive up the old seaplane ramp in Saipan. With the students in the group photo are Capt. Robert Rochford, commander of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3; ENS Janine Walsh, MPSRON 3; Rick Bower, DS-2 mission specialist, USNS Wheeler; First Assistant Engineer Frank Celino; Captain John Mansfield, master on the USNS Wheeler; Chief Engineer Patrick Yarbrough; AB Brian Frederick; and Second Assistant Engineer Christopher Blouch. The Wheeler’s crew and officers in February also co-hosted a fundraiser in Saipan for the Commonwealth Cancer Association. The USNS Wheeler is operated for the Military Sealift Command by TOTE Services, Inc. beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew noted Seafarers LOG is available on SIU website. Crew requested increased pension benefit and asked for direct deposit of vacation checks. Next port: Oakland, California. JEAN ANNE (TOTE Services), January 19 – Chairman Daniel Davenport, Secretary Sam Sinclair, Educational Director Martin Hamilton, Deck Delegate Billy Cooley. Crew still seeking additional information on STCW requirements that begin in 2017. Chairman urged everyone to stay on top of renewals and make sure your hall has copies of all current records, documents, certificates, etc. He urged continued support of SPAD, the union’s voluntary political action fund, especially in light of recent fights to protect the Jones Act. Educational director asked about having hardship clauses put in place for dire cases so money can be withdrawn from Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan. He also asked to go back to one physical per year. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew commended work of steward department. Crew members are downloading Seafarers LOG from SIU website each month, as this provides a more timely delivery. OVERSEAS MYKONOS (OSG), January 18 – Chairman Charles Foley, Secretary Sedell Reynolds, Educational Director Joseph Jacobs, Deck Delegate Nelson Montoya, Engine Delegate Wayne Watts. Chairman touched on upcoming schedule and reminded crew to have rooms clean and linens ready. Secretary reminded mariners to keep latches on refrigerator doors. Educational director encouraged everyone to keep all documents and paperwork upto-date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for increased vacation benefits and shipboard internet service. They suggested change in eligibility requirement for medical coverage. MAERSK PITTSBURGH (Maersk Line, Limited), January 29 – Chairman Domingo Leon, Secretary Darryl Goggins, Educational Director Jan Morawski, Steward Delegate Stanford Drakes. Crew awaiting response from union concerning question about QMED or wiper. Chairman thanked crew for safe voyage. Secretary reminded departing crew members to make sure rooms are clean and leave fresh linens. Educational director encouraged everyone to keep MMC and TWIC up-to-date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew said they’re still waiting for transformers for some rooms. Votes of thanks given to all three departments. Crew asked for increased pension benefits, guaranteed OT, more vacation days and a return to old eligibility rules for medical coverage. Next port: Charleston, South Carolina. LIBERTY EAGLE (Liberty Maritime), February 1 – Chairman Timothy D. Koebel, Secretary George Quinn, Deck Delegate Albert Konning, Engine Delegate Antonio Martinez, Steward Delegate Evan Sawyer. Chairman announced payoff in Orange, Texas, on February 4. Members were urged to keep up with requirements for their USCG medical certificate. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Suggestion was made pertaining to the vacation plan and medical benefits requirements. Next port: Orange, Texas. SULPHUR ENTERPRISE (Sulphur Carriers), February 5 – Chairman Leslie Jacobs, Secretary Earl Castain, Steward Delegate Manes Sainvil. Chairman reported smooth sailing and safe voyage. Secretary received communication from union headquarters concerning fight to preserve Jones Act; issue was discussed. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Shipboard plumbing issues are being rectified. PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS (Crowley), February 10 – Chairman Shawn Strand, Secretary Kenneth Long, Educational Director David Carter, Engine Delegate Phillip Niles. Chairman thanked crew for clean ship and safe voyage. He explained dates and renewal procedures for Coast Guard medical certificate. Also suggested using membership portal available through SIU website. Educational director recommended upgrading at Paul Hall Center and pointed out many new course dates are included in January issue of Seafarers LOG. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew was reminded to collect “tour of duty” letters from captain when eligible for extra wages. Concerns expressed about overtime budget for steward department. Seafarers LOG 19 �Jaenichen Addresses MTD Continued from Page 13 (which communicates with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation).” He described some of the “tenets” the administration will use to finalize the strategy. “We have to sustain and strengthen the Maritime Security Program, which is a group of 60 commercial vessels which is the core of our U.S.-flag international trading fleet, and they are required by the Department of Defense to be able to globally project our armed forces,” Jaenichen said. “We want to reduce the operating and maintenance costs for U.S.flag vessels, shrink the U.S.-flag cost for compliance, maximize access to U.S. government preference cargoes and provide monetary and non-monetary incentives for shippers to put cargo on U.S.-flag vessels. “Another of our tenets is the strong and enduring support of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920,” he continued. “Most of us know that as the Jones Act. Other tenets focus on establishing robust futures for the U.S.-flag vessels in domestic trade and that includes growing what we refer to as American marine highways.” He said that’s not a comprehensive or final list. All of the strategy’s components will show up in a noticed of proposed policy. Jaenichen wrapped up his speech by crediting the MTD for its effective advocacy, and he also reiterated the Obama administration’s backing of the industry. cargoes, the closings of American military bases overseas, and the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jaenichen added. Turning to his vision for revitalizing the maritime sector, Jaenichen described MARAD’s ongoing efforts to formally deliver a national maritime strategy. “It’s imperative that we take serious and comprehensive steps to fortify our domestic maritime industry and reverse the declining trend of the U.S.-flag fleet trading internationally,” he said. “The Maritime Administration has been taking steps. We started in late 2013 and we kicked off our effort to develop what we refer to as a strategic framework. That framework is going to inform Congress and federal departments of the challenges facing our industry and to identify those actions that will need to be taken in the short and long term … to be able to sustain and reinvigorate our fleet.” In working with industry stakeholders to develop a strategy, “the feedback and guidance that we got was both substantial and invaluable,” Jaenichen said. “The Maritime Administration has carefully documented all of that information. We’ve analyzed it, we’ve organized it, and we put it into a product and we have shared it with the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council Funds Benefit Investors, Union Members Continued from Page 14 to qualified pension plans. The objective of the fund is to track the returns of the broad U.S. large cap equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Stocks in the fund’s portfolio are not actively traded, resulting in low fees and expenses. “The fund is a critical vehicle for us to strengthen shareholder activism and proxy voting in labor’s interest,” Stotz said. “Any qualified pension plan that mandates the S&P 500 Index should be choosing the AFL-CIO Equity Index Fund, to improve the lives of the middle class and support union workers.” The HIT, an open-end, commingled investment company, commonly called a mutual fund, is one of the best examples of how the AFL-CIO uses union funding to create more union jobs, according to Stotz. He said, “Since its creation, the HIT has invested in 411 projects, which amounts to approximately $8.5 billion in 2014 dollars. This investment of union capital has created a total of 74,131 union construction jobs, and an incredible 149.2 million hours of work.” He concluded, “Let me just say that this is our time. The labor movement is united in support of putting our union pension dollars to work for our members, retirees and their families. The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust and the AFL-CIO Equity Index Fund are some of the best tools we have to reinvigorate the economy and advance the interests of workers and their unions.” Mariner Voices Strong Support for Jones Act Continued from Page 6 Command vessels. Many sailors in our industry work on government ships full-time in support of the military. The rest of the civilian mariners work in the private commercial fleet. Part of our commitment as U.S. Merchant Mariners is the obligation to the United States in times of war. In times of conflict, more ships often need to be called out to transport our supplies and to help maintain our naval fleets. The mariners who sail in the Jones Act trade can be called upon to man those ships when we need them most. Some of our citizens may have never heard of us, but we have always been there for our country when we are needed. If we lost the Jones Act, not only would our economy be victimized by outsourcing, but also we would jeopardize our military by forcing them to rely on foreign crews. This industry gave me the opportunity for education and employment at the cost of hard work and dedication. In return, mariners have provided the reassurance that our service men and women deployed overseas have the qualified manpower in the industry supporting them when and wherever needed. My first opportunity came on my very first vessel in the apprentice program. In 2010, I sailed on the M/V Alliance Norfolk for 128 days. I sailed in support of the U.S. military efforts in the Middle East. It required us to sail through the pirated waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and into some potentially dangerous ports such as Iraq and Yemen. Standing “pirate watch” was a unique experience to say the least. Without a doubt, though, the security I felt on that vessel working with the professional crew reinforced my belief that we were ready for whatever came at us. Our company brought on a professional group of individuals to secure our safety in hot waters. Our crew had emergency plans that we regularly rehearsed to ensure we would work as a unit in potential situations. We were ready to handle those situations in part because the Jones Act helped make sure that the United States Merchant Marine is always ready to rise to the challenge. Five years later I have sailed all over the world, from the Middle East to a cruise ship in Hawaii. I’ve spent the majority of my time, though, working on the Great Lakes on vessels that move iron ore for our steel industry. Mariners’ schedules can demand months of work at a time while offering months of vacation. With these large amounts of vacation time I started traveling in my time off. I met a girl on a bus tour while I was traveling through New Zealand. Ever since then, she slowly lured me away from the sea. I now live in Sweden and am going to Jönköping University studying International Economics and Policy. Sailing has enabled me to discover who I am and give me the confidence to pursue my dreams. Even now as I am exiting the industry I still feel compelled to write about it and to advocate it. It has given all of us so much benefit and we need to protect it for our future generations. My story is just one of the countless stories of Americans all over who have been able earn to earn the opportunity to succeed in this industry. Protecting our shipbuilders, crews and operators from outsourcing is the equivalent protecting our values as Americans. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The 20 Seafarers LOG proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 April 2015 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Please note that this schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the maritime industry and - in times of conflict - national security. Students attending any of these classes should check in the Saturday before their course’s start date. The courses listed here will begin promptly on the morning of the start dates. For classes ending on a Friday, departure reservations should be made for Saturday. Students who have registered for classes, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Deck Department Upgrading Courses Able Seafarer-Deck April 25 June 20 May 22 July 17 Lifeboat April 25 May 23 June 20 May 8 June 5 July 3 ECDIS May 11 June 1 June 15 May 15 June 5 June 19 Fast Rescue Boat May 2 May 30 May 8 June 5 RFPNW May 23 June 19 Tanker Familiarization DL April 4 April 17 Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Steward Department Courses Galley Ops April 25 May 23 June 20 May 22 June 19 July 17 Advanced Galley Ops April 11 May 9 June 6 May 8 June 5 July 3 Chief Steward May 9 June 20 June 19 July 31 Serve Safe April 11 April 17 NMC Website Provides Useful Mariner Resources The National Maritime Center (NMC), the licensing authority for the U.S. Coast Guard, offers a comprehensive website covering mariner credentialing, medical guidelines and much more. The site features a wide range of applications and forms, deck- and engine-department exam information, lists of Coast Guard-approved courses and more. Seafarers are encour- aged to check out the site at: www.uscg. mil/nmc/ Mariners may call the NMC at 1-888-IASKNMC (1-888-427-5662). Operational hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. (The NMC is closed for all federal holidays.) Various email forms also are available through the NMC website. Engine Department Upgrading Courses BAPO May 23 June 19 FOWT April 25 June 20 May 22 July 17 Junior Engineer May 30 July 24 Marine Refrigeration Technician May 16 June 26 Pumpman April 18 May 1 Welding April 25 June 6 May 15 June 26 Important Notice Safety Upgrading Courses Advanced Firefighting June 13 June 19 Basic Firefighting/STCW May 9 May 15 Government Vessels #1 April 18 April 24 Medical Care Provider June 20 June 26 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth __________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #_________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # __________________________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No If yes, course(s) taken____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, one day in the last six months prior to the date your class starts, USMMD (z-card) front and back or relevant pages of merchant mariner credential, front page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, qualifying seatime for the course if it is Coast Guard tested, 1995 STCW Certificate, valid SHBP Clinic Card and TWIC. April 2015 Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. COURSE ____________________________ START DATE _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ ____________________________ _______________ _______________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, of any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/15 Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes Water Survival Class # 795 – Eleven Phase I apprentices finished their requirements in this course Feb. 13. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Deontre Blount, Michael Dibelardino, Francisco Hernandez Davila, Ronnie Kincaid, Dauron Mitchell, Yves Nsuami, Christian Perez Gonzalez, Jesse Perrotti, Deandre Speight, Jordan Walton and Scott Wyland. Class instructor Ben Cusic is standing at the far left. Engine Resource Management – The following Seafarers (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 13: Giacomo Albanese, Michael Brady, Douglas Crockett Jr., Raymundo Estaya, Armando Garayua-Gonzalez, and Joseph Razzino. Class instructor Tim Achorn is at the far right. Leadership & Managerial Skills – Seven upgraders completed this course Feb. 13. Those graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Frederick Cleare, Gabriel Cuebas Oliva, Emmanuel Fiakpui, Wade Poor, Jon Snow, Charles Tessaro and John Tidrick. Their instructor, Bradley Burkart, is at the far right. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Engine Resource Management – Three upgraders completed their requirements in this course Feb. 20. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Edward Mancke, Richard Saunders and John Tidrick. Tim Achorn, their instructor, is at the far right. Engine Resource Management – Six individuals completed the enhancement of their skills in this course Feb. 27. Those graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: David Bragdon, Steven Haver, Mark Laskowski, Oscar Palacios, Craig Perry and Cle Popperwill. Class instructor Tim Achorn is at the far left. Engine Resource Management – The following Seafarers, (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 6: Michael Barron, William Giles, Jonathan Owens, Elmer Prestidge, Alex Roel and David Tucker. Tim Achorn, the class instructor, is at the far left. Combined Basic & Advanced Firefighting – Fourteen upgraders finished this course Feb. 27. Graduating (right, in alphabetical order) were: David Castro, Seth Davis, Michael Decaire, Cory Gardner, Kenneth Graybill IV, Kenneth Kuehne, Mark Loughman, Raymond Oglesby, Morgan Piper, Zachary Ross, Joseph Tucker, Dexter Turija, Todd Vorhees and Gregory White. Class instructor John Thomas is at the far left. 22 Seafarers LOG April 2015 �Paul Hall Center Classes Leadership & Management Skills – The following Seafarers (photo at left, in alphabetical order) completed their requirements in this course Feb. 20: Douglas Covil, Douglas Crockett Jr., Eric Dukett, David Keefe, Fred Luna, Jason Mixson, Mark Mize, Carol Peckham, Steven Peckham, Jeremy Scheil, Daniel Smith and Patrick Spicker. Bradley Burkart, their instructor, is at the far right. Leadership & Management Skills – Ten individuals completed the enhancement of their skills in this course Feb. 6. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: James Albert, Michael Brady, Bradley Burkart, Raymundo Estaya, Armando Garayua-Gonzalez, Jose Mendez, Charles Noell, Joseph Razzino, Jon Richardson and Patrick Schoenberger. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Basic Self Unloading – The following Seafarers (above, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 14: Shaker Abdulah, Mohamed Ahmed, Ahmed Al Shahtoor, David Andrews, Saber Mosleh, Ali Musa, Peter Norick, Gerald Scott, Paul Smetana, Clark Vipond and Ismail Yahya. Their instructors, Rich Everett and Don Jaegle, are at the far left and far right, respectively. Water Survival – Upgrader Emmanuel Laureta (above) graduated from this course Feb. 13. Basic Firefighting – Seafarer Francis Toth Jr., (above) completed the enhancement of his skills in this course Feb. 27. Chief Steward – Two upgraders recently finished their requirements in this course. Graduating (above, from left) were Shirley Jenkins and Sheltia Wright. Chief Steward – The following steward department members (above, in alphabetical order) recently completed this course: Kevin Arrayo, Andrew Devine, Katrina Jones, Terri Sales and Sherre Wilson. April 2015 Advanced Galley Operations – Three steward department members recently graduated from this course. Completing their requirements (above, from left) were: Marcelo Alicea Jr., Bernadette Yancy and Jose Clotter. Certified Chief Cook – Seven steward department upgraders recently completed this course. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Joel Ababa, David Dingman, Maurice Hyde, Tashara Newton, Algernon Ramseur, Danilo Valencia and Philip Valentine. Seafarers LOG 23 . �2015 F APRIL EBRUA RY 2014 o VOLUME VO L U M E 777 6 NO. N4 O. 2 Maritime Trades Department Executive Board Meeting Pages 10 - 14 SIU Crews Help Make 60th Anniversary Of Operation Deep Freeze Successful SIU and AMO members gather for a group photo aboard the Maersk Peary. S eafarers have once again provided critical support to the U.S. Antarctic Program through their participation in Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), an annual supply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Their most recent efforts helped mark the 60th anniversary of ODF. SIU mariners sailing aboard the Maersk Peary and the Ocean Giant helped ensure that vital equipment, fuel and supplies were delivered to the research base. This operation, which takes place every year between January and February, is crucial to the year-round survival of the scientists, contractors and Air Force members who live at the station. The last part of the vessels’ route to the station was cleared by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the country’s only heavy icebreaker. The 20-mile path was carved from the open water of the McMurdo Sound into Winter Quarters Bay, where the two vessels could safely unload their cargos. Once the Waterman-operated Ocean Giant arrived on Jan. 26, members of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, already at the station, worked non-stop to offload the nearly 7 million pounds of supplies onboard. These supplies include frozen and dry foods, building materials, electronic equipment and replacement parts, plus vehicles. Altogether, the delivery met approximately 80 percent of the Bosun Ron Paradise Maersk Peary station’s dry-cargo needs for the year. Once the cargo was offloaded, the Ocean Giant took on ice core samples, stored in sub-zero freezer containers, for delivery to U.S. scientists for study. Additionally, retrograde cargo was loaded onto the ship, including trash, recyclables and unnecessary equipment. The ship left Antarctic waters on Feb. 2 and arrived in Port Hueneme, California, last month. Operated by Maersk Line, Limited, the Peary encountered multiple storms on its voyage, slowing progress due to 35-foot seas and dangerous conditions. Each time, the ship diverted to a safe area and waited out the storm. As a result, the Peary arrived on Feb. 5. The tanker then delivered the 4.5 million gallons of diesel fuel and 500,000 gallons of jet fuel needed by the station. This fuel is absolutely essential to the continued operation of the research station, and this single delivery accounts for 100 percent of the yearly fuel for the entire base. The operation concluded on Feb. 9, as the ship headed back out to warmer seas. “The ODF 2015 mission has really been a great success,” said Larry Larsson, MSC’s ODF coordinator in Antarctica. “This is largely due to the professionalism and commitment to the mission that everyone involved has had. From the crews of the ships to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One, the New Zealand Defense forces and the U.S. Air Force, this year’s mission was truly a professional, joint, international mission.” For their service in ODF, the mariners who supported the mission were awarded the Antarctica Service Medal. The honor is awarded by the Secretary of Defense, and the certificates presented to the Peary and Ocean Giant mariners were signed by Air Force Col. Michael Steindl. Proudly displaying their Antarctica Service Medals and Certificates aboard the Ocean Giant are (from left) Steward/Baker Marcus Rowe, ACU Raul Napoles and Apprentice Jorcell Davis. GSTU Shadrick Barrington (center) receives his medal and certificate aboard the Maersk Peary. Presenting the honors are Air Force Col. Doll (left) and MSgt. Robert Helligrass. The Maersk Peary arrives at McMurdo Station. The Waterman-operated Ocean Giant departs Port Hueneme, California, at the start of its involvement in Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy photo by Vance Vasquez) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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The vessel, which is on loan from the U.S. Maritime Administration, is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Pages 12-13. New Tonnage Update Page 3 Harley Marine Crews Approve Contract Page 4 �Texas 3rd in Nation for Maritime Jobs President’s Report Report Underscores Jones Act’s Importance to America’s Security Upgrades Continue One of the most important keys to the SIU’s overall effectiveness is our affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. The courses offered at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education enable new Seafarers to smoothly enter the industry, and they also help experienced mariners in keeping up with new technology and constantly changing requirements. People who have only seen the school for the first time in recent years probably wouldn’t believe its evolution. We’ll be revisiting the history in more detail next year – the 50th anniversary of the Paul Hall Center and its Lundeberg School of Seamanship – but for now, any newcomers can definitely take my word that the campus was relatively barren in the old days. To cite just one example, picture climbing onto a bus in Piney Point to get to the firefighting school … in New Jersey. For many years, I have encouraged rank-and-file members to upgrade whenever possible, in order to advance their careers. Fellow Seafarers often say the same thing to each other, whether they’re in a shipboard union meeting or being interviewed for the LOG or just chatting among themselves. Upgrading makes sense, it’s Michael Sacco important – and it’s available because of our affiliated school. The Paul Hall Center itself embodies the very concept of upgrading. Anyone who thought the school’s recent improvements ended when the new simulators were installed should’ve known better. This month, we’re announcing the acquisition of a new training vessel that will be a huge boost for many of the courses, and we’re also reporting a milestone in the AB to Mate program. Check out the coverage in this month’s LOG – and know that this won’t be the last upgrade in Piney Point. Jones Act Attacks Ongoing There were times last year when it felt like our industry and some other allies were in a never-ending fight to secure reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. That description isn’t far from reality, as the political battle played out on an almost daily basis. Fortunately, that particular story had a happy ending, as the Bank was extended for the next several years. Opposition to Ex-Im defied common sense and fiscal reality, but it was still a tough fight. I’m getting a similar feeling these days when it comes to the Jones Act, and in particular the law’s application in Puerto Rico. America’s freight cabotage law – arguably the single most important policy when it comes to the survival of the U.S. Merchant Marine – regularly comes under attack, but there’s been a new level of nastiness lately. As with the Ex-Im fight, Jones Act opposition makes no sense to me. This law has served our nation extremely well for nearly a century. As reflected in recent comments from American military leaders, weakening or eliminating the Jones Act would put the United States (and our territories) at risk in many ways. We may not be issuing daily updates but the SIU is very active in standing up for the Jones Act along with other laws and programs that support American-flag shipping and U.S. crews. I know we’ll prevail because we’re putting in the work to make it happen. Grassroots Action is Key Not that any of us needed the reminder, but as reflected in those last few paragraphs, our industry is heavily regulated and our livelihoods depend on continued backing from the White House and Congress (and other levels of government). It’s critical for Seafarers to support candidates who will support the U.S. Merchant Marine and America’s working families. We’ve got information in this edition on how to make sure you’re registered to vote. We’ve also got coverage of Seafarers getting involved in grassroots support of our endorsed candidate for president, Hillary Clinton. Please make sure you’re registered and that you vote on Election Day, or by absentee ballot if you’ll be away from home in November. I know that politics brings out strong emotions in people, and I completely respect each individual’s right to back the candidates of his or her choosing. When it comes to the SIU’s support of candidates at all levels of government, be assured that we do our homework and we make informed decisions based on who we think will do the best job – no matter the party – of promoting and protecting the job security of SIU members. FEBRUARY 2014 VOLUME 76 Volume 78 Number 4 o NO. 2 April 2016 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Misty Dobry; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2016 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has revealed that Texas ranks third among all states for domestic maritime jobs, with Houston ranked second among all U.S. cities for its contribution to the U.S. maritime industry. The study was commissioned by the Transportation Institute and recently highlighted by the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a major coalition whose member organizations (including the SIU) represent all facets of the domestic maritime industry. According to the report, the domestic maritime industry pumps $8 billion annually into the Texas economy, and provides 39,190 Texas maritime jobs, with $2.3 billion in worker income. A former merchant mariner, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) understands the strength the domestic maritime industry provides for his district, which holds the largest number of maritime jobs in the state. “With a district that is home to one of the largest ports in our nation, the PwC study reminds us how proud we are to not only be a major source of good-paying jobs for Texas but also a leading contributor to our state and national economy,” Babin said U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (RTexas) stated, “I’m proud to say that in my district alone, there are more than 2,500 family-wage jobs that contribute $674 million to the local economy, due in large part to the thousands of hard-working men and women who are the true strength of the maritime industry.” The report was highlighted at an important time. Related headlines appeared on the covers of multiple Texas-based newspapers on the day of a Republican presidential debate in Texas. As an AMP spokesperson noted, the amount of positive exposure this opportunity offered to the industry far surpassed the level of attention that a maritime study would normally garner from the press. The jobs mentioned in the report are all tied to the Jones Act, America’s freight cabotage law. The Jones Act is one the pillars of the U.S.flag maritime industry. “The domestic maritime industry in Texas is important not just for the good jobs it provides and the critical role it plays in keeping our petrochemical industry functioning efficiently, but also because it is a critical link in our homeland and border security,” said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “Tens of thousands of security-screened American seafarers who crew the hundreds of tugs, towboats, barges and offshore supply boats working all along the Texas coast, help keep terrorists away from our border and our critical petrochemical infrastructure.” Dr. Brenda Hellyer, chancellor of San Jacinto College, added, “The domestic maritime industry provides opportunities for students at San Jacinto College’s new Maritime Technology and Training Center to receive the critical skills necessary for careers on the water. Creating the workforce needed in this industry will help secure our nation’s maritime capabilities.” Captain Robert Shearon, presiding officer of the Houston Pilots, pointed out, “There has been phenomenal growth along the Houston Ship Channel over the last five years. The number of vessel transits and new waterfront facilities continue to increase – both indicators of the health and important economic impact of our port.” U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) also affirmed his support for the domestic maritime industry and the thousands of jobs it provides to his district. “I have proudly represented the Port of Houston for more than 20 years,” he said. “The port is an economic driver and a foundational (Continued on next page) Financial Committee Approves 2015 Records The union’s financial records for 2015 are in good order, according the group of Seafarers who served on this year’s financial committee. In accordance with the SIU Constitution, rank-and-file members were elected by fellow Seafarers to serve on the annual financial committee. That election happened at the March membership meeting in Piney Point, Maryland; the seven-member committee then completed its work later that same week at SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Maryland. The members handled their tasks in accordance with Article X, Section 14-c of the SIU Constitution, which lists the duties of the annual financial committee along with rules and procedures for electing the group. They reviewed and approved the union’s financial records for 2015. Their report has been filed with the secretary-treasurer’s office and it will be read in all ports and presented for approval at the union’s April membership meetings. Serving on the committee were Donald Lumpkins (chairman), Archie Eldridge, Brian Fountain, Darryl Jackson, Thomas Johnson, Kelly Mayo and Exxl Ronquillo. The report reads in part, “We have examined the procedure for controlling of the funds of the union and have found that the system of internal control is adequate to safeguard them properly…. We find that the headquarters of the union is taking all steps possible to safeguard union funds and to see that the disbursements of the union are in accordance with the authority delegated to them and that, at the same time, there is a striving effort to increase dayto-day efficiency of our operation.” The members reported that they met with representatives from the certified public accounting firm that periodically audits the union’s books and records. Those representatives explained their procedures for checking the secretary-treasurer’s financial report of the union’s records, and they also further discussed the SIU’s overall financial operation. SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel also worked with the committee “and made himself and the records of his office available” to the group, according to the report. The committee puts the finishing touches on its work (photo above) and then gathers for a photo with SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel (standing second from right in other photo) at the union’s headquarters building. Pictured from left to right in the posed shot are (seated) Darryl Jackson, Thomas Johnson, Brian Fountain, Exxl Ronquillo, (standing) Kelly Mayo, Donald Lumpkins, Heindel and Archie Eldridge. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG April 2016 �The SIU-crewed Corsica is sailing in the commercial trades. Mariners from the Corsica (photo at right) are pictured shortly after the vessel reflagged under the Stars and Stripes. Chesapeake Crewing Crews Vote for SIU Tanker, Heavy-Lift Ship Join Seafarers-Contracted Fleet New jobs for Seafarers have been secured following a recent vote for SIU representation by mariners employed by Chesapeake Crewing, LLC. SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker reported at the March membership meeting in Piney Point, Maryland, that the company recognized the union as the bargaining agent for its unlicensed personnel Feb. 10. The company operates the heavylift ship M/V Corsica and the Military Sealift Command-chartered, shallow-draft tanker SLNC Goodwill. Both ships recently re- Some of the Goodwill’s first U.S. crew gather for a photo. Jobs Intertwined With Jones Act (Continued from Page 2) pillar for our domestic security, providing a global outlet for commodities such as energy and crops, as well as an assortment of manufactured goods. These industries provide reliable jobs in our area and generate enormous revenue. When our port does well, our nation does well. I will continue to fight for funding and resources for the Port of Houston in the House of Representatives.” “Texas is not only a leading domestic maritime state but also a top maritime training and education state,” said Rear Adm. Robert Smith III, USN (Ret.), vice president of Texas A&M University and superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. “The maritime industry touches every aspect of our lives in Texas, including educating men and women for well-paying jobs, moving our goods, and ensuring our national and homeland security.” “From supporting tens of thousands of family-wage jobs to fueling the economy at both the state and national level, the study findings confirm that Texas remains a major April 2016 leader in the domestic maritime industry,” said Tom Allegretti, AMP chairman. “The strength and necessity of the Jones Act could not be more apparent in Texas, a state that is home to the No. 2 city in the U.S. for the domestic maritime industry, not to mention its $8 billion in annual economic impact.” A separate study of American shipbuilding by the U.S. Maritime Administration, covering both commercial and military ship construction, identified more than $2.3 billion in annual shipyard economic impact in Texas, attributing more than $1.4 billion in worker income to the state’s shipyard industry. Shipyard jobs pay approximately 45 percent above the national average for private sector employment. Across the nation, the domestic maritime industry includes approximately 40,000 vessels, which support 478,440 jobs, and have an annual economic impact of $92.5 billion according to the Transportation Institute’s findings. Nationally, the industry also accounts for approximately $29 billion in wages and $10 billion in tax revenues. flagged under the Stars and Stripes. “The SIU not only welcomes these new jobs for the membership for years to come, but also looks forward to the potential growth of this company,” Tricker stated. The Goodwill, built in 2009, reportedly will transport fuel between Diego Garcia, Guam, Korea and Japan. The 50,000-dwt tanker is 600 feet long and has a beam of 105 feet. The Corsica, constructed in 2001, will be utilized for commercial cargo services. The ship is 384 feet long and has a beam of 59 feet. Its deadweight tonnage is listed as 6,404. The tanker Goodwill carries cargoes for the U.S. Military Sealift Command. Union-Contracted Vessel Operators Lead 2016 Benkert Award Winners Competing in the largest applicant pool in history, three SIU-contracted operators recently were recognized for their outstanding efforts to help to keep American-flag shipping one of the most environmentally efficient methods of transporting goods. They are Ocean Shipholdings, Inc.; Harley Marine Services; and U.S. Shipping Corp. Those companies and one other business received the 2016 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Marine Environmental Protection Awards for Excellence. Presented every other year by the U.S. Coast Guard, the 2016 honors were bestowed March 4 during the American Petroleum Institute Maritime Energy Transportation Forum in New Orleans. Ocean Shipholdings took the top award (known as Osprey), while Harley Marine earned a gold-level honor and U.S. Shipping received a bronze award. The awards recognize corporations and businesses involved in marine facility or vessel operations that have demonstrated sustained excellence and outstanding achievement in protecting the marine environment. The program also encourages innovations in operations, maintenance, cargo handling, refueling and training as well as provides a means for award recipients to share their successful methods and techniques with others in industry, according to the agency. “The SIU is proud to stand with our operators as they strive to ensure the environmental safety of their vessels,” said SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker. “The Benkert Award is a high honor, and one that our operators are absolutely worthy of receiving.” “We were able to recognize a number of maritimerelated companies for their outstanding work in marine environmental protection, by presenting them with various levels of the Rear Adm. Benkert award,” said Vice Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. “Rear Admiral Benkert is the father of the marine safety program for the Coast Guard and this is one of our premier events that recognizes environmentally responsible and environmentally forward-thinking companies in the marine industry.” He added, “It’s critical the Coast Guard does this ceremony, because it provides recognition for companies that not only meet standards, but actually exceed standards, and act as models or templates for other individuals to follow in increasing their environmental marine protection, which is one of the key missions of the Coast Guard.” “We are honored to be recognized as a leader in marine safety and environmental protection with the prestigious Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Award,” Mike Ryan, president and CEO of U.S. Shipping Corp., stated. “Our commitment extends beyond mere compliance to achievement of continuous improvement in every facet of our operations and assurance of the safety of our crews, our customers’ cargoes, and the marine environment.” Seafarers LOG 3 �ITF Inspector Tony Sacco Dies at 55 Former SIU Official Sailed for a Decade Before Coming Ashore Tony Sacco, a former SIU official and longtime inspector with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), unexpectedly passed away at his home in Leland, North Carolina, on Feb. 27. He was 55. The son of SIU President Michael Sacco, Tony spent 20-plus years with the union (first as a rank-and-file member, then later as an official) before dedicating his last 15 years to the ITF. He also was an active volunteer and member of the board of directors at the International Seamen’s Center (ISC) of Wilmington, North Carolina. “Tony was a very popular inspector amongst his inspector colleagues,” noted SIU SecretaryTreasurer David Heindel, who is also an ITF official. “He gave all of himself in defending the rights of mariners, whether they were American or foreign. He was instrumental in obtaining pay for seafarers on a number of occasions when their shipowners abandoned them.” SIU Vice President West Coast Nick Marrone stated, “I’ve known Tony for most of his adult life. He was always a true friend, a lifelong friend and someone you could trust. He was always there to help when you needed him. He was compassionate, understanding and a giver. I have fond memories to hold onto and I’m grateful for that.” ITF Coordinator Ricky Esopa, said, “I’m very saddened by Tony’s passing. I talked with him several times a week. Tony had a huge, generous heart whether he was working with seafarers or just anyone he knew when they were in a time of need. There are a great number of mariners that owe him a lot of gratitude for his heartfelt assistance. I have received a tremendous amount of sympathy messages for his family from ITF inspectors around the world. He will be missed by all of us and I will certainly miss talking with him every week.” Cary Newman, board chairman of the ISC of Wilmington, described Tony as “a dear friend and dedicated leader of the International Seamen’s Center. He was always ready to do whatever needed to be done and was fully committed to the wellbeing of the thousands of mariners who passed through Wilmington, Moorhead City and Charleston every year. His absence here on Earth will be forever felt, but heaven is a better place for his presence.” Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a letter to Michael Sacco, “Please accept my deepest condolences. While I know the loss of a child – no matter his age – leaves a hole in your heart that can never truly This photo of ITF personnel was taken late last year in Panama City, Panama. From left: Tony Sacco, Bobbi Shipley, Shwe Tun Aung and Ricky Esopa be filled, I hope you are able to find some comfort in the love he shared for you and the memories you cherished together. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Sophie (Sacco, Tony’s mother), your family, and all those who knew and loved Tony. He will be dearly missed.” Tony’s siblings (brother John Sacco and sisters Valerie Moore, Angela Baker and Anne Marie Fry) shared a poem that reflected some of their emotions: You gave no one a last farewell, nor ever said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. A million times we will miss you. A million times we will cry. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly. In death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place no one else can fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God took you home. We will meet again someday, I know in a better place. I thank God He made you our brother While you were here on earth. Bonnie Sacco-Meyer, who was married to Tony years ago, said, “Tony died too soon. I have a blessed life, and I would be remiss if I didn’t credit him with (helping me become) the person I am. With his huge, generous heart, he taught me how to show love, to appreciate and respect family, friends and strangers. Through Danielle (Johannes, their daughter) we have a bond, one that cannot be erased through miles, years, circumstances or even death. Tony gave me the greatest gift, our daughter, and he will always remain in my heart.” A native of Brooklyn, New York, Tony worked at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, as a young teenager in 1976 and 1977. He then completed the trainee program and shipped out in the summer of 1977. Tony continued to sail until 1988, earning his third mate’s license along the way. He sailed in the deck department with one exception: his very first vessel, the Sea-Land Boston, on which he was a wiper. Tony Sacco Tony came ashore to work for the union in 1988, when he served as an SIU representative in St. Louis and then became the port agent there. He was transferred to the union’s headquarters building near the nation’s capital in 1990, when he was appointed as an assistant vice president. Tony was elected as an assistant vice president in 1992. He served in that position until 1996, when he returned to sailing in the deck department of SIU-crewed ships and tugboats. After pursuing other interests until 2001, Tony became an inspector for the ITF, a global organization that protects mariners’ rights. He helped secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages for foreign crews. He also helped bring many ships under ITF contract, which further enhanced the working conditions and wages of seafarers. Tony leaves behind his parents, Michael and Sophie Sacco; his brother, John; his sisters, Valerie Moore, Angela Baker and Anne Marie Fry; his daughter Danielle Johannes; and his step-son, Shawn Kelly. His funeral mass and burial took place in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Counting ballots Feb. 10 aboard the tugboat St. Andrews (photo at left, from left) are Mate Romolo Di Cesare, AB Aaron Slager and Engineer Sheldon Hice. The same members, in the same order, also are pictured in photo at right on the vessel’s bow. Harley Marine Crews Approve 4-Year Contract SIU boatmen working for Harley Marine New York have ratified a four-year contract that calls for annual wage increases and other gains. The new agreement covers nearly 50 Seafarers who sail aboard four of the company’s tugboats and seven barges primarily involved in bunkering operations in the northeast. Negotiating on behalf of the SIU were Vice President Atlantic Coast Joseph Soresi, Patrolman Mark von Siegel, and rank-and-file delegates Daniel Grant, Nicholas Santillo and Saud Hashmi. “The bargaining committee did an excellent job throughout the negotiating process,” von Siegel stated. “The end result was a fair and equitable contract for the membership.” In addition to yearly wage increases, contract highlights include gains in transportation reimbursement, sick leave and Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan (SMPPP) benefits. The pact also maintains benefits 4 Seafarers LOG under the Seafarers Pension Plan (completely separate from the SMPPP); other contractual language was changed to benefit Seafarers. “Overall, it’s not a bad contract,” Santillo stated. “It’s more money than we were making, and you can’t argue with that.” He said one of the agreement’s highlights is the increased company contribution to the SMPPP, and added that the SIU bargaining team conducted itself well throughout the negotiations. “I think that the union handled itself as professionally as possible and did the best it could,” Santillo said. “I think we got a hell of a job done.” Grant said the new agreement largely met the membership’s expectations, though, as with any contract, not every goal was achieved. A first-time member of the union’s bargaining team, he said a highlight of the process “was that everyone had an opinion and was heard. A lot of credit goes to Mark (von Siegel) for helping make sure everyone’s voice was heard and everyone had a chance for meaningful input.” He acknowledged there were parts of the negotiating process that were eye-opening. “I see the other side of it, and it could be frustrating at times,” Grant stated. “But I’d like to do it again.” Reviewing the contract at the SIU hall in Jersey City, New Jersey, are Patrolman Mark von Siegel (left) and SIU Asst. VP Nick Celona, who normally works out of the union’s hall in Oakland, California. One of Harley Marine’s subsidiaries, SIU-contracted Starlight Marine, is based on the West Coast. April 2016 �Coast Guard Commandant, Maritime Administrator Tell Congress: Jones Act is Crucial for U.S. Security The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate both held subcommittee hearings in mid-March on the state of the American maritime industry. One of the main points emphasized in both hearings was that the Jones Act is nothing short of vital for U.S. national, economic and homeland security. On March 16, the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation conducted a hearing titled “President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs.” Speakers included Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, U.S. Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen and Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero. In his remarks, Admiral Zukunft reinforced the critical need for the Jones Act to secure a robust shipyard industrial base and skilled mariners necessary to uphold our nation’s maritime capability. “You take the Jones Act away, the first thing to go is these shipyards and then the mariners. If you take the mariners away, what is the world going to look like 10 years from now? If we don’t have a U.S. fleet or U.S. shipyard to constitute that fleet how do we prevail? I am concerned that any repeal of the Jones Act would cut at the heart of that industrial base,” said Zukunft. He added, “We inspect foreign ships that we trade with and on any given day we detain two or three ships because they are not in compliance even though the flag state claims they are in compliance. The U.S. does have a higher standard for safety and security and no one does it better than the United States.” Zukunft further added, “My biggest focus is what does it do to our resiliency as a maritime nation – quite honestly it (weakening or eliminating the Jones Act) will bankrupt our maritime resiliency. When we look at the challenges that the Maritime Administrator and TRANSCOM are facing in the event of a contingency and we don’t have a lift within the U.S. fleet to respond to a contingency at a point in time that we are seeing the reemergence of pure competitors – it is in our nation’s best interest to protect our maritime resiliency and the Jones Act does provide that wherewithal.” For nearly a century, the Jones Act has had strong bipartisan support in Congress, and it also has been backed by every president. The law requires that all cargo moving between two U.S. ports be carried out on U.S.-flag vessels, crewed by U.S. mariners. Those ships must be American-built and American-owned. Echoing Zukunft’s strong remarks about the critical need for the Jones Act, Jaenichen stressed that without the U.S.build requirement, our nation’s shipbuilding industrial base would gravely diminish. “If the build requirement were changed, there are about 40 different yards around the county that are building both federal and commercial vessels (32 large vessels currently under construction). Without the Jones Act, those builds don’t occur, which means the federal government now has to assume all of the costs of the overhead for that industrial base, which raises the cost for those vessels,” said Jaenichen. “Without the commercial shipbuilding and that industrial base, it will have an effect on the taxpayer in terms of what we have to pay for the cost of acquiring those vessels for NOAA, Navy, Coast Guard, or USACE.” The week prior, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), chair of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, conducted a hearing titled, “The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: The Federal Role” on Tuesday, March 8. The hearing examined U.S. maritime policy and provided oversight over the U.S. Maritime Administration, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the Federal Maritime Commission. Leaders from the U.S. Maritime Administration and the Federal Maritime Commission again provided testimony, including Jaenichen and Cordero, as well as Rear Adm. James Helis, United States Maritime Service Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy; and Mitch Behm, assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation. The hearing touched on several important topics, including intermodal transport, dredging, and even sexual assault prevention. However, of particular importance to mariners was when U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) asked Jaenichen if he could provide the committee with an estimate of the number of U.S.-trained mariners and U.S.-flag ships needed to adequately protect the United States, through programs such as the Ready Reserve Fleet. Jaenichen replied that he recommends adding roughly 2,000 mariners and 45 new ships to the American-flag fleet, which would mean jobs for both mariners and union shipyards. Both hearings detailed what SIU members already know: The Jones Act is a crucial component of life as we know it in America. It is of critical importance to the defense of our nation, a boon to our economy and a jobs provider for hundreds of thousands of hard-working Americans across the country. AFL-CIO Executive Council Backs WAGE Act When the Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act was introduced last September by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), both longtime friends of the labor movement, they made it clear the time has come to stand up for American workers. Murray said, “Too often, as workers are underpaid, overworked and treated unfairly on the job, some companies are doing everything they can to prevent them from having a voice in the workplace. The WAGE Act would strengthen protections for all workers and it would finally crack down on employers who break the law when workers exercise their basic right to collective action.” Scott stated, “This legislation is critical to workers, their families and our nation’s economy. For too long, employers have used illegal tactics to fight back against union organizing drives – tactics like threatening workers and firing them for union activity. They have gotten away with it because the National Labor Relations Act – the law protecting workers’ right to organize – leaves workers with little or no recourse. The WAGE Act changes that.” America’s largest labor federation agrees. During its winter meeting in San Diego, the AFL-CIO executive council issued a statement strongly backing the bill. (SIU President Michael Sacco is the longest-serving member of the council.) The WAGE Act statement follows in its entirety. All of the executive council statements can be found by visiting the AFL-CIO website. WAGE Act Makes Sense Policy makers are grappling with the worst income inequality the nation has faced since the New Deal. At the same time, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the law designed to give workers bargaining power to win pay raises and other improvements on the job, continues to fall short. Economists and other experts agree that robust collective bargaining is essential to reducing income inequality and restoring balance in our economy, yet union density in the United States has plunged behind every other industrialized nation. Notwithstanding the many weaknesses in current law, workers are joining together all across the country to make their voices heard. From Walmart to the Fight for $15 and a union, from Nissan to T-Mobile, working people are demanding recognition and economic justice in inspiring ways. The shortcomings in current law are many, and comprehensive reforms are needed, yet a fundamental and essential first step to protect and expand the ability of workers to effectively join together is to bolster protections against employer interference. Strong remedies for workers and penalties against employers who break the law can make real the rights established in the NLRA. The Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act, introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), would strengthen protections for working people engaged in collective action with co-workers in a number of important ways. First, the WAGE Act would provide for swift reinstatement when workers are fired or retaliated against for exercising the freedom to join together. The WAGE Act would require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to seek an injunction when there is reasonable cause to believe a worker was illegally fired for speaking up, just as it does when there are allegations against unions. In FY 2014 alone, the NLRB ordered reinstatement for 3,240 workers whose rights were violated, but reinstatement often comes very late in the process. In contrast, the WAGE Act would require quick action and make these cases a priority. Under current law, the most a worker can receive is the pay lost while out of work, minus deductions for money they could have earned in another job. As a result, employers face no real economic consequence for illegally firing workers who exercise their rights. The WAGE Act would change this by providing triple back pay, without deductions and regardless of immigration status. The WAGE Act also would reinforce the principle that workers’ rights are civil rights by giving those who are discriminated against for union activity the right to bring cases in court, just as they can under civil rights laws. Finally, the WAGE Act would hold corporate officials responsible by authorizing personal liability against CEOs who violate workers’ rights. The WAGE Act also would make employers liable for violations committed on their premises by contractors or staffing agencies. The WAGE Act may not fix every shortcoming of our weak, outdated labor law, but it is an important first step toward restoring the freedom of working people to organize and join together for improvements at work. We call on Congress to pass the WAGE Act without delay. National Marine Sanctuary Expansion Could Include Area Called ‘Torpedo Alley’ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has expressed an interest in designating an area off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as a National Marine Sanctuary, to honor those who lost their lives in numerous U-boat attacks during World War II. The area, referred to as torpedo alley, is the final resting place of many vessels, including U.S. and German combat ships as well as some merchant ships that were crewed by SIU mariners during the war. NOAA’s proposed plan would extend the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary – which currently protects the wreck of the Civil War vessel USS Monitor – to include other vessels lost off the coast of North Carolina. No restrictions on diving or fishing would be imposed, said James April 2016 Delgado, director of maritime heritage in NOAA’s office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Rather, the sanctuary would honor the area and tell its story, as if it were a battlefield on land. According to a recent statement from NOAA, the area off the Outer Banks contains “the single greatest concentration of World War I and World War II shipwrecks in American waters and includes sunken vessels” from the U.S., Britain and Germany. Joe Hoyt, a NOAA underwater archaeologist, estimates that about 90 ships were lost off the coast of North Carolina, saying, “Most of those are tankers and freighters that were sunk by U-boats.” Hoyt, elaborating on the final resting places of those vessels, said, “We’ve done a fairly exhaustive historical inventory, and archaeological inventory, of the sites that are out there. I know exactly what the [missing] ships are, and where they approximately ought to be, but no one’s had a look for them and been able to identify them.” The amount of effort required to expand the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is not limited to legislative work, according to the NOAA. “Marine monuments and national marine sanctuaries are both types of marine protected areas,” the agency reported. “The main difference between national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments is the designation process and the laws under which they are established.” Sanctuaries are designated by NOAA or Congress and are managed by NOAA using the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The NMSA requires extensive public process, local community engagement, stakeholder involvement, and citizen participation, both prior to and following designation. “It’s kind of a forgotten piece of our history, but it’s very significant,” said Hoyt. “If you go and you talk to school kids, they’ve heard of the Alamo, they’ve heard of Little Big Horn, they’ve heard of Gettysburg, but they haven’t heard of this.” It may take more than a year before NOAA makes a final decision about the proposal. NOAA’s public comment period on the proposed expansion ended March 18, but agency representatives say they’ll take input long after the official deadline. Seafarers LOG 5 �Agencies Conclude First Round of El Faro Hearings called Davidson “eminently qualified,” while Earl Loftfield, captain of the El Faro’s sister ship El Yunque, said that Davidson “seemed very solid” and understood the challenges of being a captain. According to TOTE Services Port Engineer Tim Neeson, who had dinner with Davidson prior to the El Faro’s departure, both men discussed the then-tropical storm brewing in the Bahamas, and neither believed it posed a threat to the vessel. He also revealed that Davidson had reported the fully developed hurricane in his daily report the day before the vessel sank. That report had been logged by TOTE and the USCG, but it was stated that the Coast Guard did not believe the El Faro was in danger of sinking, although the vessel had already lost propulsion and had begun taking on water. According to the testimony of USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Chancery, the agency believed that the ship was disabled, but that the crew would be able to pump out the water coming into the vessel. It was later reported that an inspection conducted on the boilers of the ship found parts that had “deteriorated severely” or needed to be replaced, but both company and independent engineers believed it was still safe enough to set sail. “There aren’t any showstoppers in here,” said John Fisker-Andersen, director of ship management for TOTE Services Inc., referring to the inspection findings. n Use condoms when engaging in sex n Remain vigilant during the day, when Zika-carrying mosquitos are most likely to bite There is no current vaccine or drug available to prevent Zika virus infection or transmission. If you or someone you know develops any of the symptoms within two weeks of travelling to an area of ongoing transmission, see your health care provider immediately, and report your symptoms and travel history. Because the Zika virus is often transmitted in the same geographic areas as dengue fever, you should avoid taking aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs like Advil, ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve) until dengue infection is ruled out (may increase risk of severe symptoms), according to medical experts. You may use acetaminophen (Tylenol) to treat fever and other symptoms, they noted. For more information, visit the Center for Disease Control’s Zika website at: www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html. Don’t Forget: Register to Vote Seafarers are strongly encouraged to vote on Election Day (or by absentee ballot during the election period). Detailed information about voter registration is available online at: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote Via that website, depending on one’s state of residence, a visitor can either register directly online (23 states offer 6 Seafarers LOG online registration) or complete the National Mail Voter Registration Form and then print, sign and mail it to the address listed under the user’s state in the individual “State Instructions.” The website also includes information about voter eligibility, voting by absentee ballot, finding local election offices and much more. LNE S H EL S In addition to the recent advice from the World Health Organization on avoiding the dangerous Zika virus, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a set of precautions that mariners should follow in order to steer clear of this global public health emergency. The Zika virus is an infection spread by mosquito bites, though it can also be spread via blood transfusions, sexual contact and from mother to child during pregnancy. Ongoing Zika virus transmission is occurring in South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and several Pacific islands. Only one in five who become infected with the virus begin to show symptoms after two to seven days, which are mild and include fever, conjunctivitis (red eyes), muscle pain, rash, headache and joint pain. Some tips for staying Zikafree during travel around infected areas or after returning home: n Wear long-sleeves and pants when outside n Use EPA-recommended insect spray N O U.S. Maritime Administration Issues Set of Zika Virus Updates W Beginning on Feb. 15, an investigative panel heard testimonies from 27 witnesses over the course of two weeks, discussing the events leading up to the tragic loss of the El Faro, which claimed the lives of 33 mariners including 17 SIU members. The panel, consisting of National Transportation Safety Board and United States Coast Guard (USCG) representatives, shed new light on the accident. The hearings opened with a 33-second moment of silence – one second for every person who died when El Faro sank north of the Bahamas on Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin. Family members of the lost mariners attended every day of the hearing, as did SIU Assistant Vice President Archie Ware. “It’s been pretty difficult to hear some of the testimony, pretty trying,” said Robert Green, the father of the El Faro’s Chief Cook LaShawn Rivera, an SIU member. “We’re thankful that the hearings are going on, that they are very in-depth, that the Coast Guard and NTSB are asking the questions they are asking.” Many topics were covered by the witnesses, including the ship’s maintenance and inspection records, the autonomy afforded to captains working for operator TOTE Maritime, as well as the capability and skills of the El Faro’s captain, Michael Davidson. He was repeatedly praised for his long years of service to the operator; witness after witness described him as a meticulous, committed professional. TOTE Services President Philip Greene W AT C “There’s nothing in here as explained to me that’s a ‘no sail.’” The 790-foot vessel’s boilers were scheduled for service a month after its illfated voyage. Inspectors had found deterioration in parts called “burner throats,” pieces of the main propulsion steam boiler that help shape the boiler’s flame and properly mix fuel and air. Fisker-Andersen described the issues as an indication of normal wear and tear. A former chief engineer on the El Faro, James Robinson, was also called upon to testify on the condition of the vessel’s boilers and propulsion systems. Robinson testified that he doesn’t believe a loss of propulsion would have been related to boilers. Instead, he said that would have been an issue with the ship’s turbine. “From the loss of a turbine, as a consequence or potential casualty based on your experience as a chief engineer can you explain how difficult it would be to restore propulsion to the vessel?” asked Keith Fawcett, investigation board member. “You lose your turbine, you’re done. You’re not going to get propulsion back,” Robinson said. In a separate testimony, USCG Capt. Kyle McAvoy said his staff was “within days” of releasing a list of vessels to watch for problems that included the El Faro. This so-called “watch list,” which is generated from a matrix that scored ships on factors that included age and known problems, was not published before the ship went down. During the hearing, board members also questioned Coast Guard administrators about the agency’s program allowing plans for shipbuilding and modifications to be inspected on the agency’s behalf by private groups that have negotiated agreements with the government. Members were told more than 90 percent of that “third-party” reviewing is done by the American Bureau of Shipping, which assesses thousands of plans every year, according to Capt. John Mauger, commander of the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center. Additionally, it came to light that the battery which powers the voyage data recorder (VDR) may have expired in May of 2015. An inspection report from December 2014 stated the battery would last until the following May, and John Fletcher, global service manager for recorder marketer Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, said he could not say for sure whether the battery had been replaced. The Coast Guard indicated the two weeks of hearings went a long way to helping them decide what recommendations should be made. A second round of hearings has been announced, but dates haven’t been established. Their timing will depend in part on whether the NTSB finds the El Faro’s data recorder, but published reports said the next hearings probably will happen sometime between May and July. Spotlight on Mariner Health Always Take Diabetes Medications as Instructed Over time, high glucose levels can cause health problems. These issues can cause heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, nerve damage, digestive problems, eye problems, and tooth/gum diseases. You can help to decrease these medical problems by watching your diet, exercising and taking your medications as instructed by your doctor/health care team. There are numerous medications to help with the control of diabetes. These medications are dispensed via injections under the skin for Type 1 and also Type 2 patients, by insulin pumps, or given orally. Information about injected medications follows. Insulin has been used by diabetic patients for many years. There are rapid-acting insulins: Humalog, Novalog, or Apidra that can be injected and will quickly bring the blood sugar down. These are usually taken just before a meal or just after a meal to control glucose spikes. Another type of insulin is called short-acting/regular insulin (Humulin R or Novolin R). This is taken about 30 minutes before the meal is eaten. It covers the insulin that is needed during a meal. Next, intermediate-acting insulins such as NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N) can be used. It is given in the morning or at bedtime, depending on your doctor’s orders. It helps to control glucose levels for 12 hours or longer. It is a baseline coverage and can be used with short-acting or regular-acting insulins if needed. Finally, there are long-acting insulins called Demetir and Glargine. They are usually given at night or at the same time every day. They will control the blood glucose for up to 24 hours. There are also many mixtures of insulin such as 70/30 NPH Regular, 50/50 Promatine/Lispro, and 75/25 or 70/30 Promatine/Aspart. Some diabetics use insulin pumps to keep their blood sugars down. These are used by individuals that are well-educated on diabetes, diet, exercise and how the pump works. Your doctor and diabetic educator will decide what is best for you to use in order to keep your blood glucose levels at an acceptable amount. Type 2 diabetics also have other options to use that are non-insulin injectable medications. These medications are Smylin, Byetta, and Victoza. They come in a prefilled pen that the diabetic is taught to inject under the skin. These are not insulin and are easy to use. They help stimulate insulin release from the pancreas to help bring glucose levels down. Whatever medication is used by the diabetic patient will be chosen by that patient, the doctor, and diabetic care team. Everyone works together in the care and treatment of diabetes. The main purpose is to make sure to keep the glucose level at an acceptable level so that no damage is done to the patient, their blood vessels or organs. Next time, we will discuss oral diabetic medications. Healthy Recipe Courtesy of Paul Hall Center’s Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Fish Piccata Servings: 12 3/4 cup flour 1/8 cup parmesan cheese 1/4 tablespoon salt 1/8 tablespoon granulated garlic 1/4 tablespoon black pepper 3-1/4 pounds Pollock fillet 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup smart balance, melted 1/8 cup canola oil Lemon, wheels n Mix the flour, parmesan cheese, granulated garlic, salt, and pepper together. n Dip the fish in the lemon juice, then into the flour mixture. n Mix the melted margarine and oil together. nCook the fish on a medium-high temperature griddle/saute pan. Use the oil and margarine to coat the griddle before cooking. n Brown the fish about 3-4 minutes on each side until internal temperature of 145F is reached. n Serve hot with lemon wheels. Yield: 1/3 ounce. Nutrition Facts Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 160 Calories; 5g Fat (26.8% calories from fat); 22g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; Trace Dietary Fiber; 87 mg Cholesterol; 253mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat. April 2016 �Upgraders Make History at Paul Hall Center Four Mariners Become First to Complete School’s AB to Mate Modular Program Four Seafarers recently etched their respective names in the annals of SIU history by becoming the first to graduate from the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education’s (PHC) AB to Mate Modular Program. The inaugural group, ABs Brendan O’Brien, Jon Silveira, Timothy van Weezel and Emmanuel Wilson on Feb. 5 completed the final in a series (six in all) of four- and five-week training modules at the union-affiliated maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. All that now stands between them and their respective 3rd Mate endorsements is their passage of a written U.S. Coast Guard examination. Prior to taking the exam, each of the third mate candidates must submit a comprehensive application package to the Coast Guard for approval. Among other items, this package must contain copies of TWICs, MMCs, drug test results, physicals, proof of sea service, and copies of all course completion certificates and any required assessments. Once packages are approved by the Coast Guard, candidates have one year to take the exam. Three of the four grads shared their assessments of the AB to Mate course and voiced confidence in their abilities to conquer the exam. “I do believe that I am ready to successfully take on the exam and to sail as a mate,” said van Weezel, who calls Oakland and Wilmington, California, as well as Piney Point, Maryland, his home ports. “I was quite fond of the course because it gave you everything you need to go out and do your job as a third mate. “I rate the course as being top notch and highly informative,” continued van Weezel, who has been with the union since September 2010. “During the various modules, the instructors presented you with all of the tools that you need to advance your career in whatever direction you want. As a mariner, it’s basically up to you to know what you need in order to advance in your career and then go out and get it.” Offering advice to fellow Seafarers who hope advance in the industry, van Weezel said: “To my brothers and sisters who aspire to move up, I say set your goals, go to work, keep your head down, enjoy shipping and accomplish what you need to despite any adversity you may encounter. Keep on doing what’s necessary to accomplish your goals.” O’Brien said in his estimation, the course thoroughly prepared him and his classmates to ascend the ladder to third mate. “The AB to Mate Program was a great opportunity and a good course,” he said. “It prepared us very well for what we will face during the Coast Guard exam, but I will Clad in their distinctive tux and tie t-shirts, members of the first class to graduate from the Paul Hall Center’s AB to Mate Modular Program pose with their Celestial Navigation Instructor Brad Wheeler (far right). Pictured from left to right with Wheeler are ABs Emmanuel Wilson, Brendan O’Brien, Timothy van Weezel and Jon Silveira. definitely have to do some intense studying and reviewing prior to the time I take the test.” O’Brien donned the SIU colors in 2007 and sails out of the port of Jersey City, New Jersey. “I spread my training out over a period of one year,” he continued, “so I am not as familiar with the materials we covered early on as I am with that which we had later down the road. Nevertheless, I’ll be ready for the exam when I get to take it.” O’Brien concluded by urging fellow Seafarers to take full advantage of every opportunity that comes their way, especially in the area of upgrading at the PHC. “I thought that the AB to Mate course was a great program,” said Silveira, who sails from the port of Jacksonville, Florida. “The instructors that we had were absolutely top notch and so were the facilities at Piney Point. “I had a great time,” continued the Seafarer of 10 years who was a member of PHC Apprentice Class 658. “In addition to improving my skills, I got to meet other people the industry who have the same goals as mine. I will definitely try to keep in contact with them. I was thrilled to be accepted for the program but even more thrilled to complete it and pass everything.” Silveira said he attended college for two years prior to joining the SIU. And although he did not finish, many of the courses he took helped prepare him for the AB to Mate Program. “The celestial navigation module was extremely difficult,” he said. “But thanks to some of the math classes I had in college, complemented by some extra tutoring and computer programs provided by the school I was able to pass it. There were times, however that I had my doubts.” Now working on a relief job, Silveira plans to spend his off-duty time preparing for the Coast Guard exam. “I’ve already submitted my application package to the Coast Guard,” he concluded. “Once they approve everything and let me know, I’ll go in for the test sometimes in May or June.” Silveira advises anyone contemplating getting into the AB to Mate Program to be sure to brush up on their math skills. “You really do need to be knowledgeable in mathematics including Algebra and Trigonometry,” he said. “A lot of mathematics are involved and the courses move at a pretty fast pace, so that if you fall behind, you’ll really be in trouble.” The PHC in 2013 began accepting applications from the general membership for its AB to Mate Modular Program – an intensive series of courses that offer ABs the ability to reach the level of third mate. Previously, the AB to Mate Program was only open to mariners who were sponsored by their respective companies. Officials described the opening of the program to the general membership as part of the SIU’s overall goal of allowing its members as many opportunities for career advancement as possible. It’s a win-win situation – mariners can advance their careers, while companies have a greater pool of highly trained workers. Under the program, ABs must complete a series of four- or five-week training modules at the PHC that cover everything from advanced firefighting and electronic navigation to shiphandling and meteorology. For most mariners, there are six four- or five-week modules, equaling about six and one-half months of total training. Those receiving oceans endorsements are required to take a sixth module on celestial navigation. While the modules must be completed in a certain order, mariners are not required to complete them back-to-back. That means mariners can carve separate modules of training out of their schedules over an extended period of time. To qualify for the program, mariners must have: 120 days sailing in the previous calendar year; 1,080 days seatime in the deck department, with 180 days holding AB-Limited or Unlimited rating; current Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW) and Able Seafarer-Deck and AB-Unlimited rating; three reference letters from vessel masters within the last two years; and pass an aptitude test developed by the Lundeberg Maryland Seamanship School (LMSS). Members are encouraged to apply for the course through the admissions office. For more information, call (301) 994-0010. Union, U.S. Labor Movement Bid Farewell to Robert ‘Bob’ McGlotten Bob McGlotten (right) chats with U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) earlier this year at an MTD meeting in San Diego. April 2016 The SIU mourns the passing of a fighter for all working people, Robert M. “Bob” McGlotten, 77, who died March 11. After retiring from the AFL-CIO following 28 years of service, he continued working on Capitol Hill through his own lobbying firm until his death. The SIU was his first client when he went into private practice in the 1990s. McGlotten was very involved during the most recent meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department executive board, which took place in San Diego in February. “Bob McGlotten was a font of knowledge regarding labor and politics,” recalled SIU and MTD President Michael Sacco. “He was a good friend and we will miss him greatly.” McGlotten started at the AFL-CIO in 1967 in the Department of Civil Rights. From 1970 to 1972, he was the executive director of the Human Resources Development Institute. The next year, he served as special assistant to U.S. Labor Secretary Peter J. Brennan. He started working in the AFL-CIO’s legislative department in 1974, becoming its director in 1986. He worked the halls of Congress as the federation’s chief lobbyist until his retirement in 1995. In 1987, his work was recognized with the A. Phillip Randolph Achievement Award. He served on the board of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, and was very giving of his time to help others. An Army veteran, he was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and St. Joseph’s College for Industrial and Labor Management. McGlotten was a regular presence at MTD meetings and conventions, having spoken at several during his tenure as the AFL-CIO legislative director. Seafarers LOG 7 �PHC PROVIDES NAVY TRAINING – In early March, instructor Brad Wheeler (far right) from the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education conducted a two-day leadership and teamwork class for the U.S. Navy at the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration offices in Washington, D.C. Some of the class participants are pictured (above) with Wheeler. At Sea and Ashore With the SIU PROUD OF ‘WAR BABY’ – Spotted at a Piney Point membership meeting, AB Saleh Mothana posed for a picture with his new daughter, Hanan. As reported in the June 2015 issue of the Seafarers LOG, Saleh and his pregnant wife, Zaneb, were trapped in Yemen during the country’s violent coup in 2015. The couple fled the city of Aden and embarked on a perilous journey home. Saleh, glad to be back in the U.S., said, “And this is her. This is my war baby.” WELCOME ASHORE IN JERSEY – Chief Cook Sukirman Suraredjo (left) picks up his first pension check at the union hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is pictured with Patrolman Mark von Siegel. ABOARD HORIZON PACIFIC – Pictured on the West Coast in mid-January (photo at left, from left) are AB Anthony Antonio and QEE Benny Orosco, as well as (photo above) Bosun Glenn Christianson, Patrolman Nick Marrone II and Chief Steward Robert Mosley. A-BOOK IN NEW JERSEY – Seafarer Oscar Castillo (left) receives his A-seniority book at the hall in Jersey City, New Jersey, where his is congratulated by Safety Director Osvaldo Ramos. 8 Seafarers LOG WELCOME ASHORE IN LAUDERDALE – Pumpman Wendell Wilmoth (left) receives his first pension check from Port Agent Kris Hopkins at the hall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MEETING ON WEST COAST – Bosun Dan Carman (left) and Port Agent Jeff Turkus were among the SIU contingent attending the winter meeting of the AFL-CIO executive board in San Diego. Full coverage of the meeting was published in the March LOG and is available on the SIU website. WELCOME ASHORE IN JAX – Seafarer John Grosskurth (left) recently called it a career. He is pictured picking up his first pension check at the hall in Jacksonville, Florida, with Patrolman Joseph Koncul. ABOARD MATSONIA – Aboard the Matson ship in early February in Oakland, California, vessel master Capt. Michael Nolls (third from left) stopped by after the SIU meeting and complimented the steward department’s work. Pictured from left are Chief Cook Lito Acosta, OBS Nagi Saeed, Nolls, Patrolman Nick Marrone II, Chief Steward Edvaldo Viana and ACU Roberto Firme. WITH SEAFARERS IN SAN JUAN – In photo above, AB Leroy Sierra (right) receives his A-seniority book from Port Agent Amancio Crespo. In the photo at right, Seafarer Hector Cumba (also with Crespo) notes he is ready to sail bosun after many years sailing as an AB. Cumba added that joining the SIU “has been by far the best decision I made after retiring from the Navy and the police force.” April 2016 �At Sea and Ashore With the SIU BOOK PRESENTATIONS IN PINEY POINT – Several Seafarers recently picked up their full union books at the hall in Piney Point, Maryland. Port Agent Pat Vandegrift is pictured at right in each photo, with Engineer David Tucker (above, left), Engineer Harry Booth (above, center), Engineer Piotr Kwiatkowski (above, right) and OMU Sean Geddie (below, left). ABOARD OVERSEAS BOSTON – Pictured aboard the OSG tanker in late January in Richmond, California, are (from left) SA Thomas Curley, Steward/Baker Charlfred Autrey, QEP Alex Canada, Chief Cook Marcelo Rodriguez, AB Lloyd La Beach, Bosun Christopher Kicey, AB Jacob Teiko and STOS Tyler Cook. MEETINGS WITH WEST COAST CREWS – SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker and Port Agent Jeff Turkus in late February met with Seafarers aboard several ships and tugboats as well as at the union hall in Wilmington, California. Here are a few snapshots from some of those stops. The entire crew of the APL China (including members of the SIU, MEBA, MM&P, MFOW and SUP) presented VP Tricker (second from left) with a signed life ring in tribute to the El Faro. Pictured from left are Chief Cook Romarico Hinayon, Tricker, ACU Hussain Quraish, Port Agent Turkus, and Recertified Steward Mark Scardino. VP Tricker (second from right) meets with SIU boatmen from the Crowley tugs Leader, Master and Admiral. Pictured from left are Mate Josh Knight, AB John Figgins, AB Ed McCoy, Tricker and Mate Ryan Kinser. SIU VP Contracts George Tricker, AB John Figgins Crew members from the Ocean Duchess-operated Cape Isabel and Cape Inscription pause for a photo. Pictured from left: GUDE Kris Bechtel, GUDE Rodolfo Nuno, Chief Steward Leola Johnson, Bosun Ron Sagadraca, Turkus, Tricker, Bosun Rick Barnhart, GUDE Jovita Carino, Electrician Jervona Vorise and GUDE John Yi. April 2016 Seafarers LOG 9 �Crewed by members of the SIU Government Services Division, the USNS Sacagawea (above, left) prepares to dock at the Gwangyang seaport in South Korea on Feb. 19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz) Taken March 8 in the Sea of Japan, the image at right shows vessels from the U.S. and Republic of Korea transiting in formation during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Ed Thompson) SIU-Crewed Ships Play Key Roles In Overseas Military Exercises Several SIU-crewed ships recently deployed for military support exercises in and around Gwangyang, Republic of Korea. The larger, multinational mission – Ssang Yong 2016 (SY16) – involved U.S. and Korean military personnel, while a related one – Freedom Banner 2016 (FB16) – utilized personnel from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Seafarers-crewed vessels participating in the exercises included the prepositioning ships USNS Stockham and USNS Williams, both operated by Crowley; the TOTE-operated USNS Wheeler and its related ship Fast Tempo, both used for offshore petroleum distribution; the CIVMAR-crewed dry cargo/ ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea; and the mobile landing platform USNS Montford Point, operated by Ocean Shipholdings. From late February to early March, the Stockham, Williams, Sacagawea and an- SIU CIVMARS Robert Cheong (left) and Rejinan Barque handle lines on board the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea March 4 in South Korea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott) other Navy ship offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of the exercises, which were still ongoing at press time (scheduled to conclude in late March). According to the U.S. Navy, “Ssang Yong 2016 is the largest multilateral amphibious exercise to date. It is a biennial exercise conducted by integrated Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Navy Expeditionary Strike Group, forward-deployed forces with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and Marine Corps designed to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations ranging from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations.” The Montford Point was scheduled to conduct a maneuver in which it connects side-by-side with the Stockham and acts as a floating pier for a simulated offload where the Stockham discharges equipment onto the Montford Point through a connecting ramp. That equipment would then be loaded into landing craft air cushions (smaller, independently deployable boats housed on the Montford Point) for transfer to shore. Meanwhile, the Wheeler and Fast Tempo were slated to deliver eight miles of pipe from ship to shore in a simulated event in which the SIU-crewed ships bring water to Marines. The Wheeler can also transfer fuel from a tanker to depots ashore from up to eight miles off the coast. “Having these ships prepositioned in this region enables U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces to maintain a presence in the Pacific, which allows the Navy and Marine Corps team to sustain operations far from our own shores,” said Navy Capt. Robert A. Rochford, who’s in charge of the prepositioning group that includes the aforementioned ships. “Our presence here supports regional security and stability and provides us with opportunities to work with other countries while maintaining a high level of readiness to respond to crises.” U.S. Marines and civilian contractors offload medical Humvees from the USNS Sacagawea (photo above) in South Korea in mid-February. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz). In the photo below, sailors attached to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 out of Williamsburg, Virginia, guide a cargo platform during a training exercise on board the Seafarers-crewed USNS Sacagawea March 7 in Korea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott) In photo above, the USNS Williams lowers its ramp March 1 in Korea in preparation for cargo discharge. The photo at right, taken two days later, shows Marine Corps vehicles heading ashore. (U.S. Navy photos by Grady T. Fontana) 10 Seafarers LOG April 2016 �New Books Provide Riveting Looks at U.S. Maritime Two new books offer compelling examinations of the important, historic role of American-flag sealift. The first publication – “Global Reach” – primarily reviews modern U.S. sealift operations (many of them involving SIUcrewed ships) and explains the ongoing need for maintaining a viable Americanflag fleet with American crews. It was co-authored by Vice Adm. Al Herberger, USN (Ret.); Kenneth C. Gaulden; and Cdr. Rolf Marshall, USN (Ret.). It is subtitled: “Revolutionizing the Use of Commercial Vessels and Intermodal Systems for Military Sealift, 1990-2012.” The book’s publisher, U.S. Naval Institute Press, offered the following description of the 530-page volume, which is available in hardcover and electronic versions: “Since the 1980s, strategic sealift has been formally designated as a U.S. Navy mission. With over 90 percent of all military equipment and supplies required to support U.S. military forces in combat being delivered by sea, and as globalized interests and risks continue to spread, this mission is vital to the country’s economic and national security. Despite its necessity, sealift is rarely discussed as anything other than an operations adjunct and must be carried out in an environment of unprecedented fiscal constraints. “‘Global Reach’ provides a unique examination into the development and implementation of more than a century of U.S. national defense sealift policy. Presenting a comprehensive history on the evolution of sealift from the Spanish American War (1898) to Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (2002–12), Herberger, Gaulden, and Marshall reflect on what has and has not worked in that time from both a legal and operational perspective. “As international demands grow and change, so too must the sealift policies that are directly tied to how the nation will address them. With its thorough history and cogent analysis, ‘Global Reach’ provides the context necessary to understand this complex, important topic, but also lays out a roadmap for how the U.S. can continue to meet and respond to the increasing challenges of the years to come.” Both books may be ordered online, and are available in hardcover and electronic formats. The book has gotten tremendously positive reviews. For example, Vice Adm. Jim Perkins, USN (Ret.), former commander of the U.S. Military Sealift Command, noted, “When the joint force is deployed, either to fight or to assist, there are usually several givens. The first is that 95 percent of the ‘stuff’ required to do the job goes by sea and the second is that operator ignorance of logistics in general, and the potential contributions of sealift/American Merchant Mariners in particular, are legion! ‘Global Reach,’ a very well written and informative combination history and reference book, can help bridge this chasm and should be required reading for all joint commanders—repeat ALL JOINT COMMANDERS!” Former U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton stated, “‘Global Reach’ is a thorough, comprehensive, yet remarkably readable ‘deep dive’ on sealift and its critical importance in projecting and sustaining American military power abroad. The authors systematically examine the sealift needed for each major military operation over the past century, most recently Iraq and Afghanistan, and the policies that either helped or hindered. In an era of increasing global threats and decreasing defense budgets, we must be smarter with our money. ‘Global Reach’ goes beyond a historical review—it charts a future to capable and affordable sealift and a new maritime policy for the twentyfirst century.” “Global Reach” is available both through the U.S. Naval Institute (www. usni.org) and through Amazon. (Disclaimer: The SIU provided a few of the photos that are included in the book.) The second book, due out April 19, is “The Mathews Men,” which chronicles the stories of mariners from Mathews County, Virginia. That area is described by the book’s publisher, Viking Books/Penguin Random House, as “a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay that produced a disproportionately large number of wartime sea captains.” Authored by longtime newspaper journalist William Geroux, the book further is described by its publisher as “one of the last unheralded heroic stories of World War II: the U-boat assault off the American coast against the men of the U.S. Merchant Marine who were supplying the European war, and one community’s monumental contribution to that effort…. “‘The Mathews Men’ tells that heroic story through the experiences of one extraordinary family whose seven sons (and their neighbors), U.S. Merchant Mariners all, suddenly found themselves squarely in the cross-hairs of the U-boats bearing down on the coastal United States in 1942. From the late 1930s to 1945, virtually all the fuel, food and munitions that sustained the Allies in Europe traveled not via the Navy but in merchant ships. After Pearl Harbor, those unprotected ships instantly became the U-boats’ prime targets. And they were easy targets—the Navy lacked the inclination or resources to defend them until the beginning of 1943. Hitler was determined that his U-boats should sink every American ship they could find, sometimes within sight of tourist beaches, and to kill as many mariners as possible, in order to frighten their shipmates into staying ashore. “As the war progressed, men from Mathews sailed the North and South Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and even the icy Barents Sea in the Arctic Circle, where they braved the dreaded Murmansk Run. Through their experiences we have eyewitnesses to every danger zone, in every kind of ship. Some died horrific deaths. Others fought to survive torpedo explosions, flaming oil slicks, storms, shark attacks, mine blasts, and harrowing lifeboat odysseys—only to ship out again on the next boat as soon as they’d returned to safety. “‘The Mathews Men’ shows us the war far beyond traditional battlefields—often the U.S. Merchant Mariners’ life-anddeath struggles took place just off the U.S. coast—but also takes us to the landing beaches at D-Day and to the Pacific.” Daniel James Brown, a New York Times best-selling author, called the book “vividly drawn and emotionally gripping.” It is available at penguinrandomhouse. com and on Amazon, as a hardcover and in electronic format. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: April 2016 Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Seafarers LOG 11 �Witnessing the arrival of the Freedom Star at the Paul Hall Center (photo above from left to right) are Chief of Maintenance David Hammett, VP Tommy Orzechowski, and Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen. Also on hand (photo below) were PHC Asst. VP Bart Rogers and PHC Vocational Director Priscilla Labanowski. The USNS Freedom Star makes it way to its new berth at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education late last year. Freedom Star Becomes Paul Hall Center Training Vessel New Resource Makes School’s Already-Stellar Program Even Better Deck department trainees (photos at left, above and below left) are engaged in training classes aboard the Freedom Star, the Paul Hall Center’s new training vessel. The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC) has a new training vessel. She is the USNS Freedom Star, a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel on loan from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). She arrived at the Piney Point, Maryland-based maritime training school Nov. 6 with PHC Capt. Allan Tupper at the helm. Tupper was joined by an AMSEA-contracted captain and crew. Prior to her Piney Point mooring, the vessel was docked at MARAD’s James River facility in Jamestown, Virginia. “The addition of this vessel to our training program is a real game changer,” said PHC Assistant Vice President Bart Rogers. “Having a live platform to train on makes our already-stellar program second to none. “Already we have the trainees spending the last month of their training schedule aboard the vessel,” Rogers continued. “While on board, they are under the supervision of our full-time crew. The deck people work with the bosun, the engine students go with the engineer and the steward department folks prepare the lunch meal. “The Freedom Star is a fully functioning platform,” he concluded. “The vast majority of our courses are taught aboard the vessel. Starting in April, we plan to take her out once a month on training missions.” The Freedom Star replaces the Osprey, a yard patrol type vessel that served as the school’s training platform from 1996 to 2009. Vessel’s History The Freedom Star was built in 1981 by Atlantic Marine Shipyard, Fort George Island, Florida and was delivered as UTC Freedom. Her virtually identical sister ship (also owned by MARAD), the MV Liberty Star, was built in 1980 by the same manufacturer and was delivered as the UTC Liberty. The Liberty Star in 2014 was rechristened as the Kings Pointer and now serves as the official training vessel at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Before being acquired by MARAD, both vessels were originally owned by United Space Boosters, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) of Sunnyvale, California. Originally, the vessels’ common missions involved the at-sea recovery and tow-back of expended space shuttle solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and their associated flight hardware used during launches by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Both the Freedom Star and Liberty Star were used for every shuttle mission. When not required for NASA operations, the vessels were used for other purposes, including mapping the ocean floor with side scan sonar; seismographic studies; marine life and marine fisheries studies; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy deployment and recoveries; cable-laying; underwater search and salvage; Air Force drone aircraft recovery; robotic submarine operations; and numerous support roles for other government agencies, including the Navy. Both vessels participated in the seven-month recovery mission (Jan. 28 through Aug. 28, 1986) following the Challenger accident. Their key function as SRB recovery vessels allowed NASA to reuse the boosters, thereby reducing costs and contributing significantly to the on-going operations of the space shuttle program. The Freedom Star is of molded steel hull construction. She measures approximately 176 feet in length, 37 feet in width, and 72 feet in height, from the base to the top of the mast. The depth, from the main deck to the keel, is 15 feet; the draft, from waterline to keel bottom, is 12 feet. She displaces 1,052 tons, with gross and net tonnage of 484 and 329 tons; has a 30-ton towing pull capability; and has a cruising range of 6,000 miles and a cruising speed of 15 knots, or 17 miles per hour. Chef John Hetmanski (far left in photo above) conducts a steward department class aboard the Freedom Star. Two of his students (next two photos at right) put some of their skills to the test as they prepare meals for deck department trainees who are also attending classes aboard the vessel. Deck trainees enjoy the meal in the photo at the far right. 12 Seafarers LOG April 2016 April 2016 Seafarers LOG 13 �4/16 14 Seafarers LOG April 2016 �Important Notice to Seafarers: STCW Basic Training and MMCs When renewing your merchant mariner credential, be sure to check the document beforehand to see if you have Basic Safety Training or Basic Training. On the international page of your MMC, (normally page 4), if you have the Basic Safety Training/Basic Training endorsement there will be Roman numerals. VI/1 means your MMC is endorsed with Basic Training. Some MMCs only contain the Roman numeral while others show VI/1 and the wording Basic Training. (The wording was added beginning in October 2012, initially saying Basic Safety Training and now Basic Training). Entry level and steward department mariners are encouraged to be especially vigilant in making sure they hold the BT (VI-1) endorsement on their MMC. If you do not have BST/ BT, you should apply for the endorsement by completing the Coast Guard application (free of charge). This endorsement is still renewable via sea service until the end of 2016. Beginning in January 2017, in order to renew a merchant mariner credential with an STCW Basic Training endorsement (VI/1), an applicant must show proof of having completed a Coast Guard-approved BT class within the last five years. This does not mean that all mariners must complete such a course by January 2017. For instance, anyone renewing their MMC this year (provided they’re already STCW-compliant) would have until their next renewal (as late as 2021) to complete an approved BT class. It also doesn’t mean that the credential itself or the BT-specific component of the credential somehow becomes invalid in January 2017. In fact, until January 2017, STCW Basic Training itself is still renewable via sea service (at least one year of sea time in the last five years). However, there is some urgency for mariners whose MMCs expire in 2017. When applying to renew those credentials, in order to meet the new BT requirements, individuals will have to show proof of having completed an approved class within the previous five years. Because BT has been renewable via sea service for many years, there may be a large number of mariners who haven’t taken the formal class in quite some time. More information about STCW requirements is available from the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center (admissions office) and on the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center website: http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/ April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point........................................Monday: April 4, May 2 Algonac................................................Friday: April 9, May 6 Baltimore..........................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 Guam............................................Thursday: April 21, May 19 Honolulu............................................Friday: April 15, May 13 Houston...............................................Monday: April 11, May 9 Jacksonville......................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 Joliet..............................................Thursday: April 14, May 12 Mobile.......................................Wednesday: April 13, May 11 New Orleans...................................Tuesday: April 12, May 10 Jersey City.........................................Tuesday: April 5, May 3 Norfolk.............................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea February 16, 2016 - March 15, 2016 Total Registered All Groups B Total Shipped 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 29 All Groups A B Deck Department 17 6 0 0 3 2 10 6 2 2 10 1 6 8 50 6 36 8 34 10 4 1 8 4 19 9 12 6 3 2 2 0 4 2 27 8 2 1 23 8 272 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 15 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 17 16 15 0 3 8 4 1 1 1 9 0 12 96 3 0 6 5 0 0 2 6 14 11 3 4 13 8 0 1 2 7 3 11 99 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 15 Engine Department 7 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 14 5 17 5 10 10 4 2 2 2 11 10 8 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 15 4 0 1 9 5 112 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 1 2 7 1 9 7 19 18 17 2 3 13 16 1 2 4 13 1 22 162 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 5 10 4 1 0 5 6 0 2 4 1 0 4 51 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Steward Department 1 1 0 0 3 0 10 1 0 1 4 2 9 1 19 3 28 7 9 2 1 1 3 1 11 5 18 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 8 1 0 0 12 2 139 32 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 35 7 0 1 3 0 0 6 9 8 20 6 1 14 12 0 1 1 9 0 9 107 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 2 8 1 0 0 7 8 1 1 0 2 0 6 46 Entry Department 7 18 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 9 1 7 1 9 2 5 1 1 1 14 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 10 26 89 GRAND TOTAL: 717 384 98 Port A Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 22 1 9 15 3 10 18 56 34 48 10 7 29 21 6 4 1 43 1 23 361 6 0 7 13 2 2 6 11 12 13 2 0 16 4 4 3 2 12 3 9 127 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Seattle St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 6 0 5 8 0 2 6 11 28 21 7 3 15 15 3 3 3 16 0 7 159 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Seattle St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS C Oakland........................................Thursday: April 14, May 12 Philadelphia.................................Wednesday: April 6, May 4 Port Everglades.............................Thursday: April 14, May 12 San Juan.........................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 St. Louis............................................Friday: April 15, May 13 Tacoma..............................................Friday: April 22, May 20 Wilmington.......................................Monday: April 18, May 16 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. ATTENTION SEAFARERS: Help Protect Our Industry, Our Jobs Contribute to SPAD (Seafarers Political Action Donation) April 2016 Registered on Beach 549 270 All Groups B C 40 3 6 22 4 15 23 121 72 79 12 17 33 37 9 3 12 72 2 58 640 17 2 7 21 3 3 4 18 25 19 3 3 26 11 6 4 5 14 2 21 214 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 6 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 5 2 5 39 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 8 7 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 5 0 5 40 6 0 5 16 0 4 13 34 36 25 6 9 16 19 4 2 3 23 2 17 240 8 0 6 11 0 1 6 16 25 14 4 4 17 11 1 2 5 14 3 20 168 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 1 7 10 12 4 0 1 3 5 0 0 2 6 0 3 61 7 1 2 16 1 7 21 32 20 23 3 3 23 31 2 3 4 27 1 34 261 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 6 8 7 1 1 11 9 2 2 8 3 0 5 74 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 3 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 5 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 0 8 43 16 0 3 7 0 0 8 15 18 27 2 1 20 19 0 3 0 17 0 22 178 2 0 1 2 0 1 7 10 24 5 1 1 8 9 2 1 0 12 1 22 109 52 210 1,184 634 175 C Trip Reliefs A Seafarers LOG 15 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kermett Mangram, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 Inquiring Seafarer This month’s question was answered at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. Question: Any advice for the newest trainees? Kim Strate Recertified Steward “Listen to your instructors at the school, and when you get on a ship, listen to your advisors. It’s also important to not let the occasional setback discourage you. And make sure to utilize your port agents if you need anything.” Jophrey Pelingon GUDE “Do as you’re told, and listen to the more experienced mariners. Listening to other people is critical.” Lauren Oram Recertified Steward “Keep your mouth shut and your head up. Listen and learn. And pay attention to what the union officials tell you. Remember, we need the Jones Act, because without it we’re all in the unemployment line.” Steve Gedrich GUDE “You’ll need to learn how to live with people from other places quickly. It’s a great way to avoid any potential personality conflicts.” Jon Silveira AB “Take advantage of every opportunity at the school. Work hard and pay attention. Stay up to date with current events, both in the union and in the maritime community. But remember to enjoy all the places you’ll travel.” James Pascocello GUDE “Don’t let the little stuff get to you. It can weigh on your mind, but when you think about it, the little stuff is really little. You’ll need to let things go to keep your spirits up.” HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1730 Jefferson St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Pics From The Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave., Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 First published in the LOG in 1996, these photos of the Bay Ship Management-operated Mt. Washington were taken during a refueling exercise (dubbed Market Square) in Virginia. Part of the operation required the Mt. Washington to list 12 degrees in order to launch and recover an 850-ton barge. The sight of the vessel at work caused many people ashore to call authorities to report a ship in trouble in Norfolk harbor. In photo at right, members of the deck department including Bosun Jerry Smith (right) prepare for a hose discharge operation. (Editor’s note: Check out the union’s Facebook page for additional historic photos. We post at least one new [old] photo every Friday morning and only occasionally use the same ones in the LOG. Visit the SIU home page, www.seafarers.org, and follow the Facebook link.) WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 16 Seafarers LOG April 2016 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA FRANCIS ADAMS Brother Francis Adams, 61, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1971. He was initially employed with Anchorage Tankship Corporation. Brother Adams worked in all three departments. He upgraded often at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. His most recent trip was aboard the Liberty Eagle. Brother Adams is a resident of Houston. BRUCE BUTLER Brother Bruce Butler, 66, began working with the SIU in 2002. The steward department member’s first trip was aboard the Courier. Brother Butler upgraded in 2001 at the Paul Hall Center. His final ship was the Maersk Alaska. Brother Butler makes his home in Beaumont, Texas. VERNON CASTLE Brother Vernon Castle, 62, donned the SIU colors in 1973. He originally shipped on the Market. Brother Castle enhanced his skills frequently at the union-affiliated maritime training center in southern Maryland. He sailed in all three departments. Brother Castle’s final ship was the Tacoma. He calls Tacoma, Washington, home. MARC EVERELL Brother Marc Everell, 65, started shipping with the SIU in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. He upgraded in 2007 at the Piney Point school. A member of the deck department, Brother Everell last shipped aboard the USNS LCPL. Roy M. Wheat. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. JOHN FRANCIS Brother John Francis, 68, began shipping with the SIU during the 2001 SIU/NMU merger. He worked in the engine department. Brother Francis’ final trip was on the Lykes Explorer. He is a resident of Port Arthur, Texas. CARROL HEICK Brother Carrol Heick, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1969. He initially sailed aboard the Western Clipper. Brother Heick upgraded on numerous occasions at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. He was a member of all three departments. Brother Heick’s last trip was on the Explorer. He resides in San Pedro, California. DENNIS HURLEY Brother Dennis Hurley, 65, was born April 2016 in California. He joined the union in 1989. Brother Hurley’s first voyage was aboard the USNS Harkness. He shipped in the both the steward and deck departments. Brother Hurley visited the Paul Hall Center often. He concluded his career on the Horizon Reliance. Brother Hurley settled in Pacifica, California. MOHAMED JAMAL Brother Mohamed Jamal, 71, became a Seafarer in 1990. His first ship was the Independence; his most recent, the Charleston Express. Brother Jamal enhanced his skills in 1997 and worked in the deck department. He is a resident of Garland, Texas. PATRICIA JOHANSEN Sister Patricia Johansen, 65, began her SIU career in 1998. She was initially employed aboard the USNS Invincible. On two occasions, Sister Johansen took advantage of educational opportunities at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. She most recently sailed with Patriot Contract Services. Sister Johansen, who sailed in the steward department, lives in Belfair, Washington. VAN JOYNER Brother Van Joyner, 69, joined the union in 1973. He initially worked aboard the Overseas Anchorage. Brother Joyner shipped as a member of the steward and engine departments. His most recent voyage was on the Overseas Vivian. Brother Joyner resides in Houston. BONIFACIO LOZADA Brother Bonifacio Lozada, 65, first shipped aboard the Maunawili in 1979. Brother Lozada upgraded frequently at the SIU-affiliated school in southern Maryland. The steward department member’s final voyage was on the APL Thailand. Brother Lozada lives in Elk Grove, California. JOE MARTIN Brother Joe Martin, 65, became an SIU member in 2001 during the SIU/ NMU merger. He calls Mobile, Alabama, home. ABDULLA MOHSSIN Brother Abdulla Mohssin, 65, joined the SIU ranks in 1977. His first voyage was on the McLean. In 1987 and in 1988, he upgraded in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Mohssin sailed in all three departments. He most recently sailed aboard the Global Sentinel. He was born in Arabia and now makes his home in Antioch, California. recent trip was on the Overseas Tampa. Brother Romero makes his home in Houston. BIENVENIDO PAGAN Brother Joe Smoler, 65, began shipping with the union in 1991. He was originally employed aboard the Sealift Antarctic. Brother Smoler was born in Tel Aviv, and sailed in the deck department. He enhanced his skills on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Prior to his retirement, Brother Smoler worked on the Prentiss Brown. He is a resident of Nevada. Brother Bienvenido Pagan, 65, became a Seafarer in 2001 when the NMU merged into the SIU. His most recent vessel was the Lykes Explorer. Brother Pagan is a resident of Houston. ROGER PHELPS Brother Roger Phelps, 65, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1993. He originally shipped on the American Falcon. Brother Phelps sailed in the deck department and enhanced his skills often at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. His last trip was on the Maersk Wisconsin. Brother Phelps calls Jacksonville, Florida, home. LARRY PITTMAN Brother Larry Pittman, 65, began his seafaring career in 1987. He initially sailed aboard the USNS Vindicator. Brother Pittman worked in the engine department. He attended classes frequently at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Pittman’s final ship was the LNG Capricorn. He is a resident of Pinetown, North Carolina. OMAHA REDDA Brother Omaha Redda, 65, became an SIU member in 1987. He upgraded on numerous occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Redda first sailed aboard the OMI Champion. His most recent trip was on the Houston. Brother Redda sailed in the deck department and resides in Stafford, Texas. DIOSDADO RETIRO Brother Diosdado Retiro, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1993. His first trip was aboard the Producer. Brother Retiro was a member of the engine department. He upgraded in 1998 and 2001 at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Retiro’s last voyage was on the USNS Mary Sears. He lives in Jamaica Estates, New York. MARIO ROMERO Brother Mario Romero, 65, joined the SIU in 1976, initially working aboard the Baltimore. He was born Honduras and sailed in the deck department. Brother Romero attended classes at the unionaffiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. His most JOE SMOLER VICTOR SOARES Brother Victor Soares, 63, joined the SIU ranks in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. He last shipped aboard the Maersk Montana, as a deck department member. Brother Soares resides in Portugal. TO-NU LU WALLACE Sister To-Nu Lu Wallace, 68, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1989. Her first ship was the Independence; her most recent, the Mokihana. Sister Wallace was a frequent upgrader at the Paul Hall Center. She shipped in the steward department. Sister Wallace was born in Saigon, and now makes her home in Honolulu. LEE WILLIAMS Brother Lee Williams, 65, joined the SIU in 2001 during the SIU/ NMU merger. He calls Jacksonville, Florida, home. BERNARD WILSON Brother Bernard Wilson, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1973. He first sailed on the Columbia. Brother Wilson was born in New Orleans and sailed in the deck department. In 2001, he attended classes at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Wilson’s final vessel was the Overseas Marilyn. He resides in Atlanta. LEROY WOODS Brother Leroy Woods, 70, became an SIU member in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union; that same year he upgraded at the Piney Point school. The deck department member is a Florida native. Brother Woods last shipped on the Alliance Norfolk. He makes his home Jacksonville. INLAND DAVID FARRIS Brother David Farris, 65, joined the union in 1971. He first shipped with G&H Towing Company. Brother Farris worked in both the deck and steward departments. He was last employed in the deep sea division aboard the Pride. Brother Farris calls Santa Fe, Texas, home. JOSE MARRERO Brother Jose Marrero, 60, started shipping with the SIU in 1989. He initially sailed with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. Brother Marrero often took advantage of educational opportunities available at the Paul Hall Center. The deck department member most recently worked with Crowley Towing of Jacksonville. Brother Marrero lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. GARRY MATTHEWS Brother Garry Matthews, 66, joined the union in 2001. He primarily sailed with American Marine Corporation. Brother Matthews worked in the deck department. He makes his home in Jacksonville, Florida. KENNETH WALL Brother Kenneth Wall, 68, became an SIU member in 1966. He was originally employed with Moran Towing of Virginia. Brother Wall sailed in the deck department. He last worked aboard G&H Towing vessels. Brother Wall is a resident of Dickinson, Texas. GREAT LAKES RICHARD ROWLAND Brother Richard Rowland, 67, started sailing with the SIU in 2004. He originally worked on the Sam Laud. A member of the engine department, Brother Rowland upgraded his skills in 2004 at the Piney Point school. His most recent voyage was aboard the Burns Harbor. Brother Rowland lives in Hampstead, North Carolina. GREGORY VLIEK Brother Gregory Vliek, 65, signed on with the union in 1970. His first ship was the G Steinbrenner. Brother Vliek sailed in both the deck and engine departments. He most recently worked on the J.A.W. Iglehart. Brother Vliek resides in Willoughby, Ohio. Seafarers LOG 17 �Final Departures DEEP SEA MEDARDO AGURCIA Pensioner Medardo Agurcia, 92, passed away November 3. The Puerto Rico native joined the SIU in 1957. Brother Agurcia initially worked aboard the Del Norte. He was a member of the steward department. Brother Agurcia’s last vessel was the Stonewall Jackson. He retired in 1985. Brother Agurcia called Arlington, Texas, home. EDWARD BANKS Pensioner Edward Banks, 68, died November 25. Brother Banks started his seafaring career in 1990. His first ship was the USNS Assurance; his last was the Cape Ray. Brother Banks sailed in the steward department. He began receiving his pension in 2014 and was a resident of Norfolk, Virginia. HERBERT CHARLES Pensioner Herbert Charles, 68, passed away November 18. He started shipping with the Seafarers in 1991. Brother Charles’ first trip was aboard the Sea Lion. He was born in Guyana and worked in the deck department. Brother Charles most recently sailed on the Maersk Utah. He became a pensioner in 2015 and settled in Jacksonville, Florida. JOHN CURLEW Pensioner John Curlew, 89, died November 12. Brother Curlew was a native of New York. He signed on with the union in 1971, originally working with AH Bull Steamship Company. Brother Curlew was a deck department member. His final trip was aboard the Patriot. Brother Curlew began collecting his retirement pay in 1990. He resided in North Carolina. JOHN DAVIES Pensioner John Davies, 88, passed away November 11. Born in Pennsylvania, Brother Davies initially worked with Waterman Steamship Company in 1951. He shipped as a member of the deck department. Prior to his retirement in 1994, Brother Davies sailed aboard Westchester Marine’s William. He made his home in Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania. 18 Seafarers LOG ALFREADY DAY Pensioner Alfready Day, 81, died November 7. Brother Day joined the SIU in 1956. The Alabama native originally sailed with Waterman Steamship Corporation. Brother Day last sailed aboard the Cape Taylor. A member of the engine department, he started collecting his retirement compensation in 1990. Brother Day was a resident of Mobile, Alabama. the RJ Pfeiffer. He called San Francisco home. STEPHEN GARAY Pensioner Stephan Garay, 65, passed away October 4. He became a Seafarer in 1971. Brother Garay first sailed aboard the Hood. The New York native was a deck department member. Brother Garay’s final ship was the Cape Mohican. He went on pension in 2012 and settled in St. Maries, Idaho. JOSE SOSA Pensioner Jose Sosa, 80, died October 19. Brother Sosa started sailing with the SIU in 1971. He originally sailed on the Steel Voyager. Brother Sosa was born in Honduras and sailed in the deck department. He last shipped aboard the El Yunque. Brother Sosa retired in 2000 and resided in Jacksonville, Florida. CLYDE GIBSON Pensioner Clyde Gibson, 85, died November 3. He started shipping with the SIU in 1957. Brother Gibson initially worked in the inland division with Elis Towing and Transportation. He last sailed aboard the Voyager as a member of the steward department. Brother Gibson became a pensioner in 1992 and lived in Waynesville, North Carolina. WILLIAM WIEMERS Pensioner William Wiemers, 85, passed away October 13. He became a Seafarer in 1953. Brother Wiemers’ first trip was with Martis Steamship Company. He was born in California and sailed in the deck department. Brother Wiemers’ last ship was the Sam Houston. He settled in Las Vegas, Nevada. BERNARD HUTCHERSON Brother Bernard Hutcherson, 67, passed away November 6. He began sailing with the union in 1978. Brother Hutcherson first shipped on the Manhattan. He worked in the deck department. Brother Hutcherson’s final voyage was on the Alliance Charleston. He made his home in Lynn Haven, Florida. JOSEPH KAOLELOPONO Brother Joseph Kaolelopono, 84, died October 10. Born in Hawaii, he donned the SIU colors in 1970. Brother Kaolelopono initially worked with Michigan Tankers Inc. He was a steward department member. Brother Kaolelopono last sailed aboard CHESTER MOSS Pensioner Chester Moss, 90, passed away November 13. Brother Moss joined the union in 1959 in Seattle. He sailed in the steward department. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Brother Moss was employed with OMI. He lived in Oakland, California. INLAND DAVID STILLIS Pensioner David Stillis, 63, died November 9. Brother Stillis signed on with the SIU in 1999. He mainly sailed with OSG Ship Management. Brother Stillis started collecting his retirement pay in 2014. He was a resident of Chester, Pennsylvania. CHARLES WILLIAMS Pensioner Charles Williams, 91, passed away November 24. Born in Delaware, Brother Williams began sailing with the SIU in 1961. He was initially employed with P.F. Martin Company. Brother Williams last sailed on a McAllister Towing of Philadelphia vessel. He became a pensioner in 1988 and continued to live in Delaware. NATIONAL MARITIME UNION ROBERT ALSOP Pensioner Robert Alsop, 68, passed away November 17. The New York native retired in 2012. Brother Alsop called Montana home. THOMAS BROWN Pensioner Thomas Brown, 87, died November 13. Brother Brown was born in South Carolina and started receiving his pension in 1988. He was a resident of Baltimore. FERNANDO CANCEL Pensioner Fernando Cancel, 98, passed away October 27. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Cancel became a pensioner in 1967. Brother Cancel settled in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. DAVID GILBERT Pensioner David Gilbert, 64, died November 13. Brother Gilbert was a native of Liberty, Mississippi. He began collecting his retirement pay in 2002. Brother Gilbert resided in Greensburg, Louisiana. ERNEST GREEN Pensioner Ernest Green, 94, passed away November 8. The South Carolina native last sailed on the Texaco Minnesota. Brother Green went on pension in 1987. He lived in North Charleston, South Carolina. PAUL HAWKINS Pensioner Paul Hawkins, 75, died November 25. Brother Hawkins was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He started receiving compensation for his retirement in 1995 and continued to make his home in Florida. GILBERT HOLMES Pensioner Gilbert Holmes, 75, passed away November 12. The South Carolina native became a pensioner in 1998. Brother Holmes called Orangeburg, South Carolina, home. ANATOLIO MARTINEZ Pensioner Anatolio Martinez, 89, died November 14. Brother Martinez was born in Houston. He went on pension in 1988 and continued to live in Texas. LEO MARTTILA Pensioner Leo Marttila, 82, passed away November 3. He was a native of Liminga, Michigan. Brother Marttila retired in 1995 and made his home in the city of Marquette, Michigan. CHARLES NEWBY Pensioner Charles Newby, 85, died November 17. Born in Virginia, Brother Newby became a pensioner in 1991. He settled in Norfolk, Virginia. MIGUEL PARIS Pensioner Miguel Paris, 82, passed away November 27. Brother Paris was born in Puerto Rico. He started collecting his retirement pay in 1994. Brother Paris lived in St. Cloud, Florida. ANTONIO QUILES Pensioner Antonio Quiles, 93, died November 27. The Puerto Rico native retired in 1987. He called New York home. DEAN ROBINSON Pensioner Dean Robinson, 89, passed away November 25. He was a native of West Branch, Michigan. Brother Robinson began receiving his pension in 1998. He was a resident of Riverview, Michigan. RONALD SPEHEK Pensioner Ronald Spehek, 70, died November 10. Brother Spehek was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He went on pension in 2000 and resided in Canal Fulton, Ohio. LUIS VALENTIN Pensioner Luis Valentin, 86, passed away November 21. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Valentin started receiving his retirement compensation in 1983. He made his home in Grovetown, Georgia. ROBERT WOOD Pensioner Robert Wood, 88, died November 9. The Louisiana native became a pensioner in 1968. Brother Wood called Reserve, Louisiana, home. Name Antaquera, Gloria Barbot, Ruperto Benoit, Alex Borden, Algie Foster, Edward Lucci, Louis Marez, Martin McNeil Ortiz, Ramon Palmer, Franklin Romero, Antonio Smith, Ronald Stave, Owen Witcher, Edward Age 100 90 89 90 87 86 91 67 79 66 90 66 87 72 DOD Nov. 1 Oct 27 Oct 8 Nov. 17 Oct 25 Nov. 22 Oct 10 Nov. 5 Nov. 18 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 4 Nov. 3 Nov. 14 April 2016 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings LIBERTY GLORY (Liberty Maritime), January 31 – Chairman Jay White, Secretary Fausto Aranda, Deck Delegate Lloyd Lindsey. Chairman complimented crew for smooth voyage and professional conduct. He reminded everyone to focus on safety and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done, and also thanked steward department. Secretary thanked rest of steward department and echoed bosun’s comments about smooth, safe trip. Educational director encouraged fellow mariners to upgrade skills at union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. New mattresses are needed. Crew expressed gratitude for family-wage jobs. Next port: Houston. George Quinn, Educational Director Ismael Manley, Deck Delegate Robert Hoppenworth, Engine Delegate John Leahey, Steward Delegate Wardell Paze. Chairman announced upcoming crew change in Houston. New washers and dryers will be installed. Educational director encouraged mariners to upgrade, which usually leads to better income. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed recent column by SIU President Michael Sacco highlighting improvements at union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. They suggested modification to procedure for transportation reimbursement. Crew mess hall refrigerator isn’t working. Next port: Durban, South Africa. USNS HENSON (USMMI), January 16 – Chairman Mark Grzegorczyk, Secretary Mark Pearson, Educational Director Romeo Ferrer, Deck Delegate Andrzej Bronkowski, Steward Delegate Ashley Lee. New Bluray players were purchased for both messes. Secretary noted SIU forms have been placed on ship’s computer on the common drive for crew access. Educational director encouraged Seafarers to upgrade in Piney Point and keep documents current. “Don’t wait until the last minute to renew.” No beefs or disputed OT reported. New ship challenge coins will soon be available in slop chest. Three small refrigerators needed for crew rooms. Washing machines need to be replaced. New shipboard delegates were elected. ALASKAN EXPLORER (Alaska Tanker Company), February 16 – Chairman Charles Ford, Secretary Maili Wang, Educational Director Raymond Roldan, Deck Delegate Marcus Hugee, Engine Delegate Kevin Kelly, Steward Delegate David Vaughn. Chairman announced upcoming arrival in Long Beach, California. He advised everyone to renew merchant mariner credential early and also touched on STCW Basic Training requirements. Educational director urged fellow members to take advantage of Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew suggested changes to vacation plan and requested refrigerators for spare rooms. LIBERTY EAGLE (Liberty Maritime), February 21 – Chairman Albert Konning, Secretary GREEN BAY (Central Gulf Lines), February 21 – Chairman Pablo Borja, Secretary Crista Ali, Educational Director Lucian Lepadatu, Deck Delegate Herman Thein, Engine Delegate The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Notice: New MMC Booklet Design The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center issued the following notice and accompanying images on March 16. New Merchant Mariner Credential Booklets The National Maritime Center (NMC) has been working with the Government Printing Office to refresh the Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) booklet. The new design is complete, and the supply of the current MMCs is being depleted. The NMC will begin to issue the updated MMC when the supply of current booklets is exhausted, likely within the next week. The new MMCs feature an improved layout with graphic images of historic lighthouses, the Eads Bridge, the Merchant Marine Emblem, and a first-order Fresnel lens. Additionally, the cover of the MMC The NMC circulated these images of the new-look merchant mariner credential. John Albritton, Steward Delegate Joshua Lee. Chairman announced scheduled payoff upon upcoming arrival in Japan. Crew change also scheduled. Secretary noted manning issue. Educational director said upgrading at Piney Point can increase your earning power. No beefs or disputed OT With Seafarers Aboard Tyco Dependable SIU Safety Director Osvaldo Ramos (right) meets with SIU members aboard the cable ship Tyco Dependable in mid-March in New Hampshire. The ship was prepping for a project in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Pictured from left are GVA Maeen Jinah, Chief Steward Vicki Haggerty, Chief Cook Joel Ramos, SA Joselito Vicente and Ramos. April 2016 has been stiffened for greater durability. All currently active credentials will remain valid until their printed expiration dates. There will be no change to endorsement labels that are issued as a result of an application for a raise of grade or increase in scope of a valid MMC. Check the NMC website periodically for updated information. If you have questions or feedback regarding the new MMC, please contact the NMC by using our Online Chat or Ticketing system, by e-mail at IASKNMC@uscg.mil, or by calling 1-888-IASKNMC (1-888-427-5662). reported. Crew reviewed letter from SIU VP Contracts George Tricker. Crew approved motion to support union’s leadership. Crew talked about importance of SPAD, the SIU’s voluntary political action fund, and also thanked steward department for great job. Next port: Vietnam. ISLA BELLA (TOTE), February 17 – Chairman Timothy Fogg, Secretary Edrick Lopez, Educational Director John Walsh, Deck Delegate Tavell Love, Engine Delegate Jermaine Love, Steward Delegate Sheilla Daguio. Chairman thanked all for job well done. He advised everyone to stay on top of expiration dates on documents. Secretary thanked crew for keeping house clean. Educational director also reminded fellow mariners to keep documents current. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested change in vacation benefits. Next port: Jacksonville, Florida. MAERSK MONTANA (Maersk Line, Limited), February 15 – Chairman Wilfred Maurice, Secretary Richard Jones, Educational Director Gregory Johns, Steward Delegate Alonzo Belcher. Chairman thanked entire crew for job well done and for being safe. Also thanked steward department for “excellent meals over and above.” Secretary thanked crew for keeping ship clean. Educational director reminded crew to keep all documents up-to-date and understand STCW requirements. Engine delegate reported disputed OT. No other beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew made suggestions for Seafarers Pension Plan and for the separate Seafarers 401(K) Plan. Suggestions also were made in reference to changing the physical exam requirements and also changing or renaming vacation pay. Next ports: Miami, Houston, and Norfolk, Virginia. ALLIANCE NORFOLK (Maersk Line, Limited), March 3 – Chairman Hanapiah Ismail, Secretary Luis Caballero, Educational Director Nat Lamb, Deck Delegate Linnell Coleman, Engine Delegate Marcos Laguer. Chairman thanked crew for good work and smooth sailing to and from Africa. He reminded those departing vessel to leave rooms clean for reliefs. Educational director encouraged everyone to keep all necessary seafaring documents current and also suggested members upgrade at Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for increased dental benefits and suggested lowering seatime requirement for pension. YORKTOWN EXPRESS (Crowley), March 3 – Chairman Victor Beata, Secretary Michael Carello, Educational Director James Demouy, Deck Delegate James Rush, Steward Delegate Mamie Porter. Chairman reported smooth voyage and noted payoff scheduled for Houston on March 10. Secretary discussed medical certificates and STCW requirements. Educational director reminded crew to keep documents current. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested that vessel be equipped with internet access. They suggested increasing pension benefits. Seafarers LOG 19 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Course Start Date Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Junior Engineer April 23 June 17 Welding April 30 June 11 May 20 July 1 Date of Completion Gap Closing Courses Engineroom Resource Management April 30 May 14 June 4 June 18 May 6 May 20 June 10 June 24 Leadership and Managerial Skills May 7 June 25 May 13 July 1 MEECE May 21 June 11 June 25 May 27 June 17 July 1 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Steward Department Courses Advanced Galley Ops April 23 June 18 May 20 July 15 Certified Chief Cook Modules run every other week. Most recent class started February 27. Chief Steward May 21 July 1 Galley Ops May 21 July 16 June 17 August 12 ServSafe June 4 June 10 Safety Upgrading Courses Basic Low Flash Point Fuel Ops April 30 May 6 Basic Training w/16hr FF April 16 May 7 May 14 June 11 April 22 May 13 May 20 June 17 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting April 9 May 7 June 4 April 15 May 13 June 10 Government Vessels April 16 May 21 June 18 April 22 May 27 June 24 Medical Care Provider April 16 May 14 June 11 April 22 May 20 June 17 June 3 Tank Barge - DL June 18 June 24 May 21 June 3 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL/LG May 21 June 3 Lifeboat April 9 May 7 June 4 April 22 May 20 June 17 Tank Ship Familiarization - LG March 26 April 1 Radar Observer June 4 June 17 Able Seafarer Deck April 30 June 18 May 27 July 15 AB to Mate Modules Module dates vary throughout the year. Students will be advised of dates once accepted. Advanced Meteorology June 11 June 17 Advanced Shiphandling May 14 May 27 Advanced Stability May 28 June 3 ARPA June 18 June 24 Bosun Recertification July 16 August 8 ECDIS June 4 June 10 Fast Rescue Boat May 28 GMDSS Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Refer Containers May 28 June 24 BAPO May 21 June 17 FOWT June 18 July 15 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth __________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #_________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended __________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 20 Seafarers LOG NMC Website Provides Useful Mariner Resources The National Maritime Center (NMC), the licensing authority for the U.S. Coast Guard, offers a comprehensive website covering mariner credentialing, medical guidelines and much more. The site features a wide range of applications and forms, deck- and engine-department exam information, lists of Coast Guardapproved courses and more. Seafarers are COURSE encouraged to check out the site at: www. uscg.mil/nmc/ Mariners may call the NMC at 1-888-IASKNMC (1-888-427-5662). Operational hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. (The NMC is closed for all federal holidays.) Various email forms also are available through the NMC website. ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/16 April 2016 �Paul Hall Center Classes Water Survival Class #808 – Nine Phase I apprentices completed this course Feb. 26. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Kofi Amponsem, Steven Bryant, Micah Ferreira, Qaadir Rafees Gillette-James, Sebastian Krowicki, Taheem McGee, William Mercado, Brian Peralta and Amin Rashid. Welding (SIU of Canada) – The following mariners (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 12: Adam Billard, James Burnett, Miguel Cuenca, Juan Carlos Diaz Morales, Edilberto Frejoles, George Harvey, Alejandro Luis Rico, Elwyn Nomil, Levi Ricardos and Margaret Szopinski. Chris Raley, their instructor, is second from the right. Welding (SIU of Canada) – The following upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) finished this five-day course Feb. 19: George Beaulieu, Patrick Bond, Hector Paluyo, Edward Sutherland and Bryce Swan. Their instructor, Chris Raley is at the far right. Welding (SIU of Canada) – Four mariners completed the enhancement of their skills in this five-day course Feb. 19. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Fred Ellefsen, Mark Getzmeyer, Ali Saeed Musa and Gregory Shaughnessy. Class instructor Chris Raley is at the far right. BAPO – Thirteen mariners graduated from this course Feb. 26. Completing their requirements (above, in alphabetical order) were: Gregory Attawora, Gene Gallosa, Antonio Griffin, Andrew Gronotte, Cody Higgs, Letwan Jackson, Wilfredo Lopez, Sutton McDaniel, Joseph Ritchey, Miguel Ruiz, Stephon Thompson, Edward Williams and Matthew Yowell. Their instructor, Keith Anderson, is at the far left. ARPA – The following mariners (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 12: Roy Carey, Adolf Floresca, Kelly Krick Jr., Clayton Lupton, Juan Carlos MacHado Gomez and Earnest Paulk III. John Gorman, their instructor, is at the far right. April 2016 Engine Room Resource Management - Ten upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 19: Jeffrey Altzner, Carl Coval, Vincenzo Daddieco, Ryan Hogge, Troy McNab, Basil Messer, Ruben Ortiz, Nathan Putnam, William Racette and Nestor Ramirez. Class instructor Freddie Toedtemeier is at the far right. Engine Room Resource Management – Five mariners graduated from this course Feb. 26. Those graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Keithley Andrew, William Foley, Pablo Luis Perez Nobregas, Kellen Scarla and Jome Zerna. Their instructor, Paul Joiner, is at the far right. Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes Government Vessels – The following upgraders (photo at right, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 5: Curtis Burks, Sergio Centeno, Dennison Dizon, Tiburicio Valeriano Garcia, Rodney Hall, Billy Hanbury, Ruben Haynes, Octavio Manuel Henriques, Norman Hook, Derrick Hurt, Michael Ingram, Roland Johnson, Michael Knight, Efren Degracia Matias, Mohamed Ali Noman, Lauren Oram, Angela Porter, Anthony Rutland, Perfecto Sambula, Robert Varney and Martin Warren. Mark Cates, their instructor, is at the far right. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Medical Care Provider – The following Seafarers (above, in alphabetical order) completed their requirements in this course Feb. 26: Roy Carey, Johathan Omar Chaparro Lorenzo, Adolf Lopez Floresca, Braden Horne, David James, Clayton Lupton, Brent Morris, Earnest Paulk III, Julio Enrigue Perez, Ikler Emanuel Urruchi Lugo and Timothy van Weezel. Class instructor John Thomas is at the far right. Tank Ship Familiarization DL/LG – Seventeen Seafarers improved their skills by finishing their requirements in this course Feb. 12. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Gil Acapulco, Mark Adams, Albert Bharrat, Ronald Boatwright Sr., Stephen Brown, Shantaz Harper, Angel Hernandez, Antionne Kelly, Karl Mayhew III, Terrell McMillian, German Nunez, Dean Parks, Lionel Rivas, Durlas Ruiz, Jesse Sunga, Sheneisha Thompson and Jome Zerna. Radar Observer – Four upgraders finished this course Feb. 5. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Roy Carey, Adolf Lopez Floresca, Kelly Krick Jr., and Clayton Lupton. Their instructor, John Gorman, is at the far right. Tank Ship Familiarization LG – The following upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 19: Anthony Antonio, Jose Canales, John Cedeno Jr., Dave Coleman, Michael Cousin, Jerome Dooms, Eli Joel Gonzalez Rodriguez, Billy Hanbury, Michael Ingram, Eric Johnson, Mary Littel, David Martz, Jarred Moylan, Lauren Oram, Angela Porter, John Reyes, Jerome Slade, Benjamin Stanley and Timothy van Weezel. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Helmsman (SIU of Canada) – Ten mariners finished this course Feb. 26. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Edgardo Bertumen, Timothy Burke, Lawrence Dunits, Adriano Fortaleza Jr., Roland King, Ricky Lavallee, Constancio Libo-On, Carlito Pastera, Ivan Piadopo and Lloyd Pink. Bernabe Pelingon, their instructor, is at the far right. Advanced Self Unloading – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 26: Robert Crosby Jr., Glen Dome, Daniel Lind, Saber Ali Mosleh, Ali Saeed Musa, Gerald Scott, Paul Smetana and Clark Vipond. Class instructor Don Jaegle is at the far left. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Basic Self Unloading (SIU of Canada) – Eleven upgraders (photo at right, in alphabetical order) finished this course Feb. 12: Janah Abdulrahman Ahmed, Taha Qasem Abobakr Al Amri, Abdullah Mohsen Munassar Alamri, Christopher Edwards, Fred Ellefsen, Clint Flora, Marc Gerrie, Mark Getzmeyer, Donald MacKay, Peter Morrison Jr., and Gregory Shaughnessy. Don Jaegle, their instructor, is at the far right. Important Notice Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. 22 Seafarers LOG April 2016 �Paul Hall Center Classes Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) - The following upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 5: Junior Augustin, Paulin Augustin, Gloria Baker, Anjwar Brooks, Donny Castillo, Corey Covington, Jerome Culbreth Jr., Darryl Goggins, Nathan Graddick, Deitre Jackson, Donley Johnson, Damien Law, Breon Lucas, William Mulcahy, Isaac Newsome Jr., Tracey Newsome, Patricia Placek, Exxl Ronquillo, Randy Slue, Simone Solomon and Samir Khalil Tarsha. Class instructors Mike Roberts and Joe Zienda are at the far left and far right, respectively. Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) – Sixteen Seafarers (above, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 12: Anthony Antonio, Jose Calixto Canales, Dave Coleman, Dennison Dizon, Jerome Dooms, Eufemiano Gomes, Eli Joel Gonzales Rodriguez, Billy Hanbury, Michael Ingram, David James, Mary Littel, Gilbert Louis, David Martz, Lauren Oram, Angela Porter and Benjamin Stanley. Instructors Joseph Zienda and John Thomas are at the far left and far right, respectively. Combined Basic and Advanced Firefighting – The following mariners (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 19: Justin Biggerstaff, Leslie Bracey Jr., Stephen Brown, Roy Carey, Jonathan Omar Chaparro Lorenzo, Adolf Lopez Floresca, Braden Horne, David James, Clayton Lupton, Brent Morris, Earnest Paulk III, Julio Perez, James Sieger, Malachi Lucian Tannis and Iker Emanuel Urruchi Lugo. Joe Zienda, their instructor, is at the far right. Mechanical Assistant (SIU of Canada) – Ten upgraders finished this course Feb. 26. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Fernando Concepcion, Jerome Frejoles, Garland Fudge, Dan Kratz, Pier-Yves Larouche, Ryan Macusi, Alexander Pelley, Mario Stanich, Mohammed Ullah and Nicolas Usick. Basic Tunnelman (SIU of Canada) – The following mariners (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 19: Racquel Cabanit, Jorge Chavez, Alex Guard, Norman Langlois, Reynaldo Licerio, William McLaren, Luigi Meli, Todd Murray, Roger Sumayo, Troy Walsh and William Wells. Class instructor Don Jaegle is at the far in the front row. Advanced Tunnelman (SIU of Canada) – Five individuals completed this course Feb. 26. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: George Beaulieu, Patrick Bond, Hector Paluyo, Edward Sutherland and Bryce Swan. Don Jaegle, their instructor, is at the far left. Leadership & Management Skills – Twenty-four individuals (above, in alphabetical order) finished their requirements in this course Feb. 26: William Abrams, Robert Arble Jr., Jason Dameron, Anthony Fisher, Roderick Frazier, Edward Garner, Jan Gawel, Kenric Henry, Albert Hillier Jr., Jonathan Lotz, Troy McNab, Vincent Mull, Gil Pruitt, Nestor Ramirez, Raymond Richardson, Edward Schlueter, Todd Shaffer, Norman Skipper Jr., Adam Sparr, Robert Stewart, Matthew Thomas, Dean Waiwaiole, Evan Wanamaker and Lawrence Williams. Instructors Vance Sanderson and Freddie Toedtemeier are at the far right in the first and second rows, respectively. Certified Chief Cook – Three steward department members (above, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 12: Felicia Lampasas, Richard Toth and Derrick Williams. April 2016 Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) – Upgrader Stephen Brown (above, left) graduated from this course Feb. 26. With Brown in this photo is his instructor, Wayne Johnson Jr. Leadership & Management Skills – The following upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) completed this course Feb. 12: Ted Caffy, David Callis, Dominic Castner, Lazaro Dominguez, Scottie Duncan, Mark Faust, Philip Inman, Steven Jones, Robert Lapointe and David Nimmer. Class instructor Robert Smith III is at the far left. Advanced Galley Ops – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this steward department course Feb. 12: Robert Borro, Edgar Castillo, Edward English and Jesus Geovannie Ortiz-Rivera. Chief Steward – Four steward department upgraders (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 26: Munasser Abdulaziz Ahmed, Mario Alcanse Firme Jr., Esper Jordan and Dennis Redding. John Hetmanski, their instructor, is at the far right. Seafarers LOG 23 �APRIL 2016 FEBRU ARY 2014 o N NO. V O LVOLUME U M E 7 6 78 O . 42 Former President Bill Clinton headlined the rally in Houston, where attendees included (from left) SIU Safety Director Kevin Sykes, QMED Lou Teferi, QMED Frank Strong, U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), Harris County Commissioner Gene Locke, GVA Charles Hanohano (partly obscured), SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Port Agent Mike Russo and AB Mercurio Talictic. Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 21-23 SIU VP Atlantic Coast Joseph Soresi (right) and Patrolman Ray Henderson (left) stand with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh at a rally in New Hampshire. SIU Turns Out Coast to Coast for Clinton Campaign Seafarers and SIU officials have participated in several events supporting Hillary Clinton’s campaign to become president of the United States. Those gatherings included a March 10 reception at the SIU hall in Tacoma, Washington; a Feb. 29 rally at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston; and a couple of midJanuary rallies and precinct walks in New Hampshire (two separate weekends). As reported in the February edition of the LOG and on the SIU website, the union on Jan. 6 announced its endorsement of former Secretary of State Clinton in her campaign to become president. Citing her longtime support of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the SIU noted that Secretary Clinton “is unsurpassed in her strong backing of our core issues and values.” In a letter to SIU President Michael Sacco thanking the union for its endorsement, Secretary Clinton said in part, “I look forward to standing with you and working with you and your members in the months and years ahead as we level the playing field, raise incomes, and forge a better, brighter future for all people.” The full texts of the endorsement and the letter from the Clinton campaign were published in the February LOG and are available on the SIU website, both in the News and Seafarers LOG sections. Ready to help get out the primary vote in New Hampshire are (from left) SIU Government Services Division Representative Kate Hunt, ITF Inspector Ricky Esopa, Patrolman Ray Henderson, VP Atlantic Coast Joseph Soresi, Patrolman Mark von Siegel and former Port Agent Gerard Dhooge. Congressman Heck (foreground) addresses guests at the Tacoma hall. Secretary Clinton (holding microphone) addresses supporters in New Hampshire. Among those pictured at the Tacoma hall are SIU Patrolman Warren Asp, Safety Director Ben Anderson, Port Agent Joe Vincenzo, Administrative Assistant Brenda Flesner, Congressman Denny Heck, QMED Trevor Cohn, AB Francis Miller, OMU Omar Sharif, QMED Christina Earhart, AB Bakr Elbana, AB Taylor Jefferies and Recertified Bosun Mark Billiot. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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O . 42 Tanker, Car Carrier Join SIU Fleet SIU members are sailing aboard two new ships that recently joined the union-contracted fleet: the car carrier Liberty Passion, and the tanker Liberty. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (second from right in group photo at bottom left) delivered the keynote speech as the Liberty Passion formally was renamed in Beaumont, Texas, on March 3. She is pictured with (from left) SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo, VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, President Michael Sacco and Patrolman Joe Zavala. U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) (right in photo at bottom right, with Russo) also attended the gathering. The ship is shown in photo second from bottom at right; it’s part of the U.S. Maritime Security Program fleet. Meanwhile, on March 1, General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the Jones Act tanker Liberty, pictured immediately below, during sea trials in San Diego. Page 3. (Liberty photo courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO) International Shipholding Update Page 2 Maritime Trades Dept. Coverage Pages 7-11 Annual ‘Sail-In’ a Success Pages 12-13 �Rep. Garamendi Introduces Bill To Boost American-Flag Shipping President’s Report Recognizing Our Progress The first quarter of the New Year has almost felt like a blur at times, with so many efforts underway to continue promoting the U.S. Merchant Marine in the new administration. The SIU never stops working to protect your jobs and secure new ones, but even by our solid standards, we’ve been quite active dating back to November. At the same time, I recently had a chance to reflect on some of the progress we’ve made not only during my time at the helm, but also turning back the calendar to the opening of our affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, 50 years ago. Those advancements are a testament to our organization and to the union way of life. For example, some of the members who are now retiring could tell our younger Seafarers about an era when our medical benefits were nowhere near as good as they are today. Likewise, Michael Sacco we didn’t always have the Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan, or the Seafarers 401(k) Plan. Relative to our union’s history (we were chartered in 1938), those are newer plans. We tend to be methodical when we make changes, but in the long run, it pays off with those kinds of gains. I’m proud to report that all of the Seafarers Plans are in good shape, by the way. Based on the reports given at the recent trustee meetings, they are on very solid ground. Shortly before those meetings, I paid my first visit to our new union hall in Houston, and it’s every bit as good as I’d heard (and seen in photos). We’re opening another new hall later this year in Puerto Rico, and that’ll be an upgrade both in terms of the actual facility and its location. Those aren’t rare occurrences. We have been opening new halls all across the country over the years while refurbishing others. Nowhere is our progress more evident than in Piney Point, a place that threw me into culture shock back during the late 1960s. Let’s just say it didn’t quite measure up to Brooklyn in my eyes at the time. But the school, over time, has become our hub and our lifeblood. The educational opportunities available there for SIU members have grown and improved, along with the campus itself. Piney Point helped open doors for female mariners that didn’t exist during our union’s formative period. Meanwhile, the massive upgrades to the school’s simulation equipment in recent years rank right up there with any other gain in the Paul Hall Center’s history. Those are just a few highlights that recently crossed my mind, but I don’t think that any of the SIU’s gains would be possible without our solidarity or without the protections of a union contract. I appreciate your faith in me and in the people who work for you throughout the union. I’ll continue to do the job you elected me to do. I’d be remiss in not mentioning another reason we’ve managed to ride out the inevitably rough seas that roll around from time to time, and that’s the effective working relationships we normally enjoy with our contracted operators. We’re never going to see eye to eye on every single issue or every last detail of a contract, but at a time when our industry is fighting to survive, it’s critical that we work together with our companies and with others from throughout the American maritime industry. We’re doing that, and again, our capability in that regard depends in part on our status as a trade union. As we head into the second quarter, I’m determined to keep building on our progress, and I’m optimistic that our best days as an organization are still in front of us. FEBRUARY 2014 VOLUME 76 Volume 79 Number 4 o NO. 2 April 2017 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Misty Dobry; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2017 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Congressman John Garamendi (D-California), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, early last month introduced H.R. 1240, his “Energizing American Maritime Act.” If signed into law, the measure would strengthen the U.S. domestic maritime industry. Unveiled March 3, the bipartisan bill would require up to 30 percent of exports of strategic energy assets to travel on U.S.-flagged vessels. The legislation is co-sponsored by Rep. John Duncan (R-Tennessee) and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California), chairman of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. “The state of the American maritime industry is in crisis-level decline,” said Garamendi. “After World War II, our oceangoing fleet of U.S.-flagged ships numbered 1,200. Today, it’s fewer than 80. This isn’t just an economic concern – it’s also a national security risk. We can’t rely on foreign-flagged vessels to provide the necessary movement of strategic materials in a time of war. Requiring even a minority of strategic energy asset exports to be carried on U.S.-flagged ships will compel us to rebuild the technical skill to man these vessels – and with that comes good, highpaying, maritime jobs.” “We’re the most powerful nation in the world, but 99 percent of our trade travels on foreign-flagged ships,” the California representative continued. “To develop the kinds of jobs that will keep the American economic engine moving, we need to right this ship and grow America’s maritime sector.” The domestic maritime industry lauded the measure and has given it strong support. Brian Schoeneman, political and legislative director of the Seafarers International Union, said: “From a U.S. Merchant Marine perspective, this bill offers an excellent opportunity to create American jobs while strengthening U.S. national, economic and homeland security. Our military leaders as well as government officials have expressed concern about declines in U.S.-flag tonnage and the number of U.S. mariners. This is a chance to start reversing those losses, which will benefit the entire country.” Marshall Ainley, president of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA), weighed in, noting, “The legislation would revitalize the maritime industry by creating thousands of seafaring jobs. Not only important to our economic security, a strong commercial fleet is crucial to our national security as it maintains a base of trained mariners who are prepared to serve the U.S. military. The MEBA appreciates Rep. Garamendi’s effort to apply ‘Make it in America’ standards to the maritime industry.” Masters, Mates and Pilots President Capt. Don Marcus, said: “The enactment of this legislation will both ensure that at least some of the jobs associated with the export of LNG will go to American maritime workers and help guarantee that we will have the civilian maritime manpower needed to support America’s national security requirements in time of war or other international emergency. This is truly an America-first Congressman John Garamendi (D-California) speaks before delegates during the Sept. 5-6, 2013 Maritime Trades Department Convention in Los Angeles, California. proposal that we are proud to support.” “The Navy League strongly supports Rep. John Garamendi’s bill in support of our U.S.-flag fleet,” said Navy League National Executive Director Cari Thomas. “A healthy U.S.-flag Merchant Marine and a strong shipbuilding industry are tied to our national security and economic prosperity. The Department of Defense depends on the Merchant Marine for over 95 percent of our national defense sealift needs in times of war or national emergency. Replacing this sealift capacity would cost the Department of Defense billions of dollars. This bill will help ensure we can depend on the U.S.-flag Merchant Marine for years to come. It supports American jobs, national security and our national interests.” The Transportation Institute released the following statement regarding the measure: “Transportation Institute, which represents U.S.-flag ship owners and operators, fully supports this legislation because it will strengthen our merchant marine by creating jobs and ensuring that this dangerous cargo is carried aboard our U.S.-flag fleet by our skilled mariner workforce.” Important Notice International Shipholding Corporation Update As reported in the September 2016 issue of the LOG, on July 31, 2016, International Shipholding Corporation (ISH) and a number of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Three subsidiaries that have a contract with the SIU are included in the bankruptcy: Waterman Steamship Corporation, Central Gulf Lines, Inc., and Sulphur Carriers, Inc. During the course of the bankruptcy proceedings, these Companies have continued to operate as usual. On March 2, 2017, Judge Stuart Bernstein approved ISH’s Plan of Reorganization. Under this Plan, a reorganized Central Gulf Lines will continue to operate the following Pure Car/Pure Truck Carriers: the Green Bay, Green Cove, Green Lake and Green Ridge. Reorganized Waterman Steamship will operate the Ocean Giant, the Ocean Globe, the Mississippi Enterprise, and the Texas Enterprise. Sulphur Carriers, Inc. will not remain in business. As of press time, it is not known whether one of the other companies will continue to operate the Sulphur Enterprise. This Plan of Reorganization is subject to MARAD’s approval. Waterman, Central Gulf and Sulphur Carriers owed several months of contributions to the Sea- farers employee benefit plans when they filed for bankruptcy. Waterman and Sulphur Carriers also owed wage increases to employees who worked on the Ocean Globe, the Ocean Giant, and the Sulphur Enterprise after the bankruptcy petition was filed. After lengthy negotiations, the SIU and its employee benefit plans were able to reach a settlement with the bankrupt companies under which we expect to receive 60 percent of the amount of the wage increases owed to employees for the period from August 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017; as well as 60 percent of the contributions owed to the employee benefit plans, provided that the plan of reorganization is approved by MARAD. Once the union receives this money, we will send all affected employees their pro rata share of the wage increase payment. The payments will also ensure that all employees will continue to receive the full benefits to which they are entitled from the SIU plans. The SIU expects that the reorganized companies will continue to provide a similar number of jobs on their vessels as before, with salaries and benefits that are comparable to the salaries and benefits that employees on these vessels have been receiving. Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �MSP Fleet Adds Liberty Passion Secretary Chao Formally Welcomes Vessel The magnitude of the moment was reflected by the stature of the keynote speaker. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivered remarks March 3 in Beaumont, Texas, as the SIU-crewed car carrier Liberty Passion formally was welcomed into American-flag registry. SIU President Michael Sacco also spoke at a related event immediately afterward. SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Assistant Vice President Mike Russo and Patrolman Joe Zavala also attended the event. Fr. Sinclair Oubre, a Seafarer who is port chaplain for the Apostleship of the Sea for Port Arthur, Texas, gave the invocation. The Liberty Maritime-operated Liberty Passion flagged into U.S. registry Jan. 26 in Bahrain. Built earlier this year in Korea, the ship is 656 feet long and has a beam of nearly 106 feet. It is enrolled in the U.S. Maritime Security Program (MSP). A longtime backer of U.S. crews and American-flag shipping, Secretary Chao in her prepared remarks stated, “A U.S.-flagged sealift capacity – crewed by U.S. Merchant Mariners – is vital to our national security. Ships are the most reliable and economical way to carry armored and other vehicles, as well as ammunition, equipment and supplies. The Liberty Passion can carry as many main battle tanks as 100 C-17 heavy lift aircraft, with a fraction of the fuel consumption. And it can sail during all kinds of weather. This capacity and reliability provides critical commercial sealift and intermodal capabilities to our armed forces, when they need it most.” Speaking about the latest addition as well as two other SIU-crewed Liberty Maritime vessels that are enrolled in the MSP, Secretary Chao added, “Today we are celebrating a public-private partnership that is strengthening America’s merchant marine, as well as America’s armed forces…. They are investments for greater economic activity and prosperity during peace, and greater strength and security in times of war.” Sacco said the ceremony marked “a great day for my union, and I also think it’s a great day for America…. When I look at the Liberty Passion, the first thing I see is jobs for my members. I’m sure that comes as a shock to those of you who know me…. Whenever we’re adding or maintaining good jobs, I think it’s worth celebrating.” He said the ship represents “American jobs and American strength. It also stands for something else that’s vitally important, and that’s our industry’s role as America’s fourth arm of defense. As part of the Maritime Security Program fleet, this vessel and her civilian crew will always be ready to deliver the goods for our men and women in uniform – anywhere around the world, whenever needed.” Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivers the keynote speech. Seafarers, union officials and company executives gather near the Liberty Passion’s stern. SIU President Michael Sacco is sixth from left. NASSCO Delivers Jones Act Tanker Following its christening late last year, the SIU-crewed tanker Liberty formally was delivered March 1 in San Diego. The 610-foot-long tanker, which will sail in the Jones Act trade, is the third and final ship built at General Dynamics NASSCO (a union shipyard) for SEA-Vista LLC. The first two ships are the Independence and the Constitution. The Liberty also is part of a larger, eight-ship, ECO Class tanker program. (The other ships, built for American Petroleum Tankers, also carry SIU crews, or will carry them upon construction.) According to the shipyard, the vessels in this class are 50,000 deadweight tons and can carry 330,000 barrels of cargo apiece. The design offers “improved fuel efficiency and cleaner shipping options,” NASSCO reported. “We are grateful for our partnership with SEA-Vista and the opportunity to design and construct three vessels equipped with world-leading technology and capability that will service their customers for decades to come,” said Steve Davison, vice president of pre-production operations for General Dynamics NASSCO. “Credit for the successful completion of this contract goes to the thousands of worldclass NASSCO shipbuilders and our partners who worked to provide unmatched quality and service from day one.” The eighth ship of the program, the Palmetto State, was scheduled to be christened and launched on March 25. In the past decade, NASSCO has delivered 29 oceangoing ships to government and commercial customers – including the world’s first LNG-powered containerships (both crewed by SIU members). The Jones Act requires that cargo moving between domestic ports be carried on ships that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. At its most recent executive board meeting, the AFLCIO’s Maritime Trades Department (to which the SIU is affiliated) approved a Jones Act statement that read in part: April 2017 “While there are many benefits to this law, one that shouldn’t be overlooked is the fact that it helps maintain a pool of welltrained, reliable, American-citizen crews who can sail aboard military support ships, delivering materiel to U.S. troops deployed around the world during times of crisis. Additionally, many Jones Act vessels themselves could be militarily useful and undoubtedly would be made available to the Defense Department in an emergency. The Jones Act also provides a strong economic boost to the country. A major independent study revealed the law helps maintain nearly a half million American jobs while contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. “And let us not forget several of its other benefits, including border protection, homeland security and prevention of illegal immigration,” the statement continued. “The Jones Act ensures that vessels plying America’s inland waterways are truly domestic. Crews are carefully screened before receiving their credentials, and vessel owners work with the U.S. Coast Guard and other federal law enforcement agencies.” The United States is not alone among the countries of the world in enforcing cabotage laws. More than 40 major trading nations have similar decrees on their books. The new tanker Liberty sails during sea trials earlier this year. (Photo courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO) Seafarers LOG 3 �PHC Offers Revalidation Courses to Help Keep Mariners Sailing In order to help mariners stay up-to-date with the latest U.S. Coast Guard requirements stemming from the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW), the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC) offers numerous courses. Two of the newest classes, explained below, are designed with the intention of helping mariners meet STCW requirements as quickly and hassle-free as possible. Both have been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. According to PHC Director of Training Priscilla Labanowski, “These courses allow mariners to complete the required training needed under the STCW Final Rule, and in a short time frame. Basic Training (BT) Revalidation, as long as members continuously sail and maintain their one year of sea time in the past five years, takes a five-day class and reduces it to be completed in one day to revalidate. The BT/Advanced Firefighting Revalidation course cuts three weeks off original training and revalidates it in one week. In other words, without our newly approved BT/Advanced Firefighting Revalidation class, it would take four weeks to complete all the components separately (BT, Proficient in the use of Survival Craft, and Advanced Firefighting).” BT Revalidation (SHLSOS-718) is a oneday class and transportation is reimbursable upon successful completion. The class is designed for mariners who possess a current U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) endorsed with Basic Training (VI/1). The class meets the STCW revalidation requirement for Basic Training and Advanced Firefighting every five years. It also meets the continued competence requirement for Proficient in the Use of Survival Craft (PSC) every five years. Applicants must provide proof of one year of sea service within the last five years. This course revalidates the STCW requirement for Basic Training and Basic Fire Fighting every five years and can be used in lieu of the full one-week BT course. Those enrolled will have to complete pool assessments, so a swimsuit is required. Worker Testimony, Party-Line Votes Overwhelm So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ in New Mexico Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in a recent edition of the Press Associates Union News service. Additional information about right-to-work (for less) laws appears in the March issue of the Seafarers LOG (both in print and on the web). Outspoken worker testimony and Democratic state legislators’ votes combined to kill so-called right-to-work (RTW) legislation in New Mexico, at least for this year. After an unusual Saturday session on Feb. 25 in the state House chamber in Santa Fe – moved there because of the huge crowd of workers that showed up – the House Labor and Economic Development Committee defeated RTW by a 6-5 party-line vote. That effectively ends RTW in New Mexico for this year, since the legislature meets for only 60 days. It also makes the New Mexico House the second consecutive state legislative body to trash RTW, despite huge business and extreme-right lobbying for it. New Hampshire’s House buried RTW for the year the week before. Prior to the New Mexico and New Hampshire RTW defeats, legislatures in Kentucky and Missouri passed RTW laws and the respective governors signed them. New Mexico GOP Gov. Susana Martinez promised to sign the RTW bill if it reached her desk. “Take a moment to remember why so-called ‘right to work’ is a total scam that makes the rich richer while exploiting and endangering working Americans,” New The SIU-crewed M/V Honor sailed from Southampton, United Kingdom on March 7 and had several U.S. port calls scheduled for later in the month, American Roll-on 4 Seafarers LOG ported in the LOG, on the international page of one’s MMC (normally page 4), if a mariner has the Basic Safety Training/Basic Training endorsement there will be Roman numerals. VI/1 means the MMC is endorsed with Basic Training. Some MMCs only contain the Roman numeral while others show VI/1 and the wording Basic Training. (The wording was added beginning in October 2012, initially saying Basic Safety Training and now Basic Training). Since January 2017, in order to renew a merchant mariner credential with an STCW Basic Training endorsement (VI/1), an applicant must show proof of having completed a Coast Guard-approved BT class within the last five years. It is important for Seafarers to make sure their Basic Training endorsement in their MMC is up-to-date, in order to remain eligible to ship. More information about STCW requirements is available from the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center (admissions office) and on the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center website: http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/ AB to Mate Program Going Strong Mexico AFL-CIO President Jon Hendry said in asking workers to converge on the state capitol for the hearing. Despite their name, RTW laws aim to reduce the power of workers and their unions. Such statutes outlaw any language in collective bargaining agreements mandating the union can collect dues, or even fair share fees from workers who are in the union shop, but don’t want to join. Those levies, also called “agency fees,” let such workers pay discounted rates, covering only bargaining and contract administration. The New Mexico RTW bill not only barred collection of agency fees but it “would also bar employers from exercising their right to hire only uniontrained and certified workers,” Hendry said. “So-called ‘right to work’ laws are unfair, unnecessary and hurt the middle class.” As for all those workers who could use union services without paying for them under RTW, one unionist had a pointed reply. “If you don’t want to pay the freight, then you shouldn’t be able to take the ride,” said Robert Ferguson of Machinists Local 2515 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. M/V Honor Sails From Southampton BT/Advanced Firefighting Revalidation (SHLSOS-823) is a five-day course, and transportation will be reimbursed upon successful completion. The course has been designed for mariners who: n Successfully completed a USCG-approved STCW Basic Training course n Successfully completed a USCG-approved Advanced Firefighting course n Successfully completed a USCG-approved Proficient in the Use of Survival Craft (PSC) course n Can provide evidence of at least one year of sea service in the last five years n Possess a current U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with Advanced Firefighting, Basic Training and Lifeboatman/ Proficient in the use of Survival Craft (PSC) endorsements. This course will be required at the first MMC renewal after January 1, 2017, for anyone holding the previously listed endorsements. Students will have to complete pool assessments, so a swimsuit is required. On a related note, and as previously re- The AB to Mate program at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC) is currently accepting mariners who wish to take their careers to the next level. The school is accepting applications from the general membership for its AB to Mate program – an intensive series of courses that offer ABs the ability to reach the position of third mate. In previous years, the AB to Mate program was only open to mariners who were sponsored by their respective companies. Officials describe the program as part of the SIU’s overall goal of providing members as many opportunities for career advancement as possible. It’s a win-win situation – mariners can advance their careers, while companies have a greater pool of highly trained workers. “It’s another platform on which to advance,” said Stacey McNeely, curriculum development coordinator at the southern Maryland campus. “The more training they have, the better a resource they are for the company or the vessel.” Under the program, ABs must complete a series of training modules at the PHC that cover everything from advanced firefighting and electronic navigation to shiphandling and meteorology. “It’s a lot more in-depth than other classes I’ve taken at the Paul Hall Center,” said AB Saleh Mohamed Mothana, who was enrolled in the program at press time. Saleh continued, “The instructors are great; it’s really important to be learning from former captains. More mariners should take these classes, just based on what it can do for your career, and what it would cost to get this level of training elsewhere.” While the modules must be completed in a certain order, mariners are not required to complete them back- to-back. That means mariners can carve separate periods of training out of their schedules over an extended period. “What we’re trying to do is put together modules of classes so they can take a set of classes around their shipping schedules,” McNeely said. “Doing it over a period of time allows them to not only use what they are learning in class, it also makes sure they’re not overwhelmed during one particular stretch.” AB Jason Hardy, who also was taking one of the sessions last month, said that the program saved him nearly $20,000 in tuition if he were to get this training elsewhere. “It’s a great opportunity to advance my career, and the fact that I can take it at the Seafarers’ school saves me time, money, and gives me a place to stay while I study,” he stated. “Our goal is to provide the member with support through bridge simulation, computer labs and the experienced instructors who will replicate real shipboard experience,” PHC Director of Training Priscilla Labanowski said. “This career track is currently the most difficult series of courses at the school.” In order to qualify for the program, mariners must have: 125 days sailing in the previous calendar year; 1,080 days seatime in the deck department, with 180 days holding AB-Limited or Unlimited rating; current Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW) and Able Seafarer-Deck or AB-Limited rating; three reference letters from Masters within the last two years; and pass an aptitude test developed by the Lundeberg Maryland Seamanship School (LMSS). Members are encouraged to apply for the course through the admissions office. For more information, call (301) 994-0010. Important Points to Remember Rules: n Anyone attending the program must take full course and assessments from LMSS and can’t use assessments from other training facilities along with courses taken at LMSS. n If a member fails a course within the module they must discontinue from whatever module they are taking and will be sent home at their own expense. n Before returning to take any additional modules they must show proof of getting academic assistance from home. n If a member has taken a course at another training facility they must submit the course certificate and assessments prior to arriving to LMSS to be sure their course meets LMSS standards. n Modules must be taken in their entirety and can’t be broken up. n Modules 1-2 are interchangeable. n Modules 3-5 must be taken in order. n Module 6 is for oceans endorsements only. Reimbursement: n All Modules are reimbursable, provided the member passes all classes within the module. NMC Site Features Complete Info on Mariner Credentials SIU members are reminded to allow plenty of time for merchant mariner credential (MMC) renewals and upgrades. The website of the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) features comprehensive information on the application Roll-off Carrier (ARC) reported. There was a cargo fire on board the Honor the morning of Feb. 24 after the ship had departed the Port of Southampton. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries to the crew or officers. The Honor returned to the port under her own power, was safely berthed, and the ship’s CO2 system was refilled. After shifting to anchorage, the ship was successfully ventilated and returned to the pier in Southampton process, including separate tabs pertaining to “original, renewal, duplicate, raise of grade, modification, continuity, and STCW.” Visit the NMC website at: https://www.uscg.mil/nmc/credentials/default.asp on March 1. The initial inspection of the ship by authorities was completed on March 3, and the fire inspection and the inspection of cargo on all decks were completed on March 4, the company reported. “ARC would like to express its appreciation for the assistance of the authorities and the swift, professional actions of our crew in this situation,” the company stated. April 2017 �ITF Reports ‘Justice at Last’ for Crew Abandoned in Algeria The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in mid-March announced that the 17 crew members of the vessel Sea Honest, “who were abandoned unpaid and unprovisioned in Algeria in July 2016, have finally returned home.” The federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, noted, “The last group of five Indian seafarers left the ship last week en route to Mumbai. Another eight seafarers were paid and repatriated on Feb. 26, following the payment and return home of the two Turkish crew members also last month. Two Indian seafarers have been paid and have opted to remain on board.” ITF Inspector Mohamed Arrachedi explained, “The good news is that this long-suffering crew is now being repatriated, and the even better news is that they are now in receipt of the wages they have been owed throughout their long ordeal. These total $151,823.” He continued, “Their patience and resolution has paid off, and we all appreciate the help given them by Algerian trade unions, the port authority of Algiers Port and the embassies of India and Turkey. Without their and the ITF’s help these men would have starved.” The Panama-flagged ship is owned by the Turkish company Vera Shipping, which settled the crew wages and recruited new mariners on board. One of the crew members sent the following letter to Arrachedi: “We the After their long ordeal, crew members express thanks to the ITF. Indian officers and crew of MV Sea Honest would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the help and support you have given us all these 7 months. We are very thankful for the provisions and moral support you provided us when our life was in danger. Today all our problems are solved and it is all because of your hard work and concern. You always answered our calls With Seafarers on the West Coast SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker and Port Agent Jeff Turkus recently met with SIU crews aboard vessels in southern California. These photos from a couple of the gatherings were taken in late February. In the photo above, crew members and union officials are pictured aboard the Cape Isabel. Standing, from left: AB Rodolfo Nuno, GVA Jovita Carino, Steward/Baker Leola Johnson, SIU VP Contracts George Tricker, GVA Christopher Bechtel, Electrician Jessie Turner. and Bosun Ron Sagadraca. Seated, from left: Electrician Stanley Golden, Port Agent Jeff Turkus and Bosun Richard Barnhart. AB Hamza Jinah (left in photo at immediate right) welcomes SIU VP George Tricker aboard the Horizon Pacific. Pictured on the Horizon Pacific in the photo below are (foreground) Recertified Bosun Glenn Christianson and (from left) AB Antjuan Webb, VP George Tricker, Chief Steward Clifton Medley, AB Almario Sison and Apprentice Kevin Brown. April 2017 and messages no matter what day or time and always guided us in every situation. Today we are going home after all this [struggle the last seven months]. “We would like our fellow seafarers to know that we are not alone. The ITF is always with us to support us in all possible ways. Don’t be afraid in any such situations, approach them and your problems will be looked after. Thank you very much Mr. Mohamed Arrachedi and Seddik Berrama and everyone who has been a part of solving this distress of MV Sea Honest.” Approximately 700 unions, representing more than 4.5 million transport workers from 150 countries, are affiliates of the ITF. SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel serves as chair of the federation’s Seafarers’ Section. Commission Appoints SIU Official To Serve on Port Authority Board SIU Assistant Vice President Bryan D. Powell has been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, for a four-year term (2017-2020). The Wayne County (Michigan) Commission unanimously voted in favor of the appointment on March 2. Powell launched his career with the SIU at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center, attending the apprenticeship program in 1993. In 1999, he came ashore to work as a union official. Since then, while actively working on organizing and start-up projects nationally, Powell has served in several locations, including Baltimore; Camp Spring, Maryland; Piney Point, Maryland; Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; Wilmington/Los Angeles; Seattle/Tacoma; Oakland, California; Mobile, Alabama; Honolulu; and Algonac/Detroit. Additionally, Powell is an assistant vice president for the SIU-affiliated Seafarers Entertainment and Allied Trades Union (SEATU). He is active with the Detroit Metro AFL-CIO and Michigan State AFL-CIO, as well as the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO. Powell is a member of the Propeller Club of the United States, the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management, and master’s degree in business administration with doctoral studies. John Loftus, executive director of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, said, “The appointment of Bryan Powell to the Port Authority Board is a very positive move for the Port Authority. Bryan’s deep and broad understanding of the maritime industry, in the Great Lakes as well as the rest of the country, and his local labor connections and his national political reach, through the Seafarers International Union, will be a real asset to the agency, our maritime community, and the people of Detroit and Wayne County.” SIU AVP Bryan Powell Wayne County Commissioner Diane Webb said, “I am very proud of the Wayne County Commission’s appointment of Bryan Powell. Mr. Powell is an incredibly dedicated and effective union leader with vast maritime experience, both local and abroad. He is also a welleducated and articulate visionary that will foster the necessary relationships in the private and public sectors to maximize the potential of the Port on behalf of the City of Detroit, Wayne County and the entire region.” “I am very passionate about the maritime industry, and especially the role the Port Authority plays in economic development for the Great Lakes region,” Powell said. “I am honored to receive this appointment, and proud to serve the people of Detroit and Wayne County, and the Michigan maritime community.” Port Authority Board Members serve four-year terms, without compensation. Seafarers LOG 5 �GATHERING IN HOUSTON – A group of North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) board and staff members visited the new SIU hall in Houston in late February and presented the union with a plaque congratulating all concerned on the union-built facility. SIU and NAMMA personnel are pictured at the hall on N. York Street. At Sea and Ashore With the SIU ABOARD ALLIANCE ST. LOUIS – On Feb. 27, Fr. Sinclair Oubre (fifth from right), the Apostleship of the Sea port chaplain for Port Arthur, Texas, blessed the SIU-crewed Alliance St. Louis at the port in preparation for her return to service after an engine room fire early this year. Himself an SIU member, Fr. Sinclair performed the blessing on the bridge using the BlessFULL BOOKS IN HOUSTON – Picking up their respective full books at the union hall are AB Cindy ing for a Ship from the Book of Blessings. He was then accompanied by Granter (left in photo at left above, with Safety Director Kevin Sykes) and OMU Daniel Boye (right in Capt. Francis Goodwin through the vessel, as he sprinkled the ship with other photo, also with Sykes). holy water. Some of the crew are pictured with Fr. Sinclair. WECOME ASHORE IN JACKSONVILLE – Patrolman Joseph Koncul (right in both photos) recently presented first pension checks to, respectively, Recertified Bosun Michael Shappo (photo at left above) and Second Mate Warren Wirth (other photo). Shappo sailed with the SIU since 1971, most recently aboard a Tote ship, while Wirth spent his SIU career (starting in 2001) with Penn Maritime/Kirby. READY TO SHIP – Seafarer Monserrate Blas (left) proudly displays his first steward/baker shipping credentials at the hall in Puerto Rico, before heading to the Crowley-operated Ocean Crescent. He’s pictured with Port Agent Amancio Crespo. ABOARD USNS SISLER – Pictured aboard the Patriot vessel after successful completion of back-loading U.S. Marine Corps equipment in Diego Garcia are (from left) Storekeeper Anthony Simon, Chief Cook Toni Johnson, Chief Steward Mark Simpson, SA Martin Krins and Captain Robert Reish. ABOARD ST. LOUIS EXPRESS – QMED Jerome Dooms (left) and Bosun Frank Hedge are pictured aboard the Marine Personnel and Provisioning vessel in mid-March in Houston. Thanks to Patrolman J.B. Niday for the photo. 6 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �2017 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 9-10, San Antonio, Texas Coast Guard Admiral Stresses Safety, Industry Partnerships The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard’s biggest district told the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board he is focused on safety, and he depends on industry stakeholders to continue acting as partners. Rear Adm. David Callahan addressed the board March 9 in San Antonio, Texas. He is the commander of the agency’s Eighth District, which is headquartered in New Orleans. His command is responsible for Coast Guard operations spanning 26 states, including the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Mexico, the adjacent offshore waters and outer continental shelf, as well as the inland waterways of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee River systems. In a wide-ranging speech, Callahan described the domestic maritime industry’s importance to U.S. national and economic security; emphasized the ongoing need for cooperative efforts from all components of that industry; and stated he identifies the people of the MTD and its affiliates as “patriots.” A 35-year veteran of the agency, Callahan called the MTD critical and MTD President Michael Sacco “a great leader.” (Sacco also serves as president of the SIU.) The admiral told the 200 or so attendees (including board members and guests) that he didn’t take the meeting for granted. “Forums like this are absolutely critical to our overall mission in the Coast Guard,” he stated. “They allow us, with you, to take one of those badly needed pauses in action to get together and talk about some of the things that we all should be paying attention to. That allows us to reconnect and collaborate, and I think it’s vital to the overall health of the maritime industry to do these types of things.” Pointing to the current national dialogue about the need to invest in America’s infrastructure, Callahan said that while the maritime industry often seems “invisible” to much of the public, “The U.S. [maritime] transportation system is not just a matter of economic importance and security. It is clearly a matter of national security. I think people tend to forget that sometimes…. The message should be loud and clear. The marine transportation system is national critical infrastructure.” He then described the importance of “partnerships” in the industry that are essential to safety. “As maritime operations expand in the coastal and offshore regions, industry partners like yourselves are going to continue to play a very vital role and help enhance what we call our maritime domain awareness with your constant presence out there on the water and around the water,” he said. “It’s your eyes that we depend upon. We are not everywhere for everybody at every time…. We depend on partnerships with organizations like yours and people like yourselves in maritime. That’s what we’re all about. “Organizations such as the Maritime Trades Department are critical to the success of our missions and sustaining operations in the marine transportation system,” Callahan continued. “These organizations provide a wealth of experience and practical knowledge – not only for myself, and I’ve certainly taken advice and counsel from folks like yourselves out there – but to our sector commands that are out there in the field.” Sharing preliminary data from a study that’s expected to be released soon, Callahan noted that nearly 5,500 tugboats and towboats and 31,000 barges move an average of 763 million tons of cargo on the nation’s waterways each year. Eight-four percent of all domestic waterborne commerce is moved by that barge fleet, coastwise and on the inland rivers, he added. Continuing with statistics from the study, the admiral said, “Nationwide, the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry directly employed 270,000 Americans workers in 2014, including vessel jobs, vessel-related shore jobs, you name it. And the industry also paid out more than $17 billion dollars in compensation. The cargoes moved by the industry alone are valued at well over $400 billion annually. “No matter how you slice it, when you add those numbers you’re talking about well over a half-trillion-dollar economic enterprise,” he continued. “If that’s not an issue of national security, I don’t know what is. And you are all directly tied to that.” He talked about America’s growing energy independence and what it already has meant for the maritime industry (including exports of LNG and crude oil). “Even the most conservative projections show staggering growth in LNG and crude oil exports in the coming decades,” Callahan said. “If you look at the projections of where people are going to need this oil, there is a deficit in the world in most places. What we and Canada have, the world wants. That means business and commerce.” He said that when commerce related to energy independence and growth increases, historical data shows that marine casualties also increase. Safety “is the biggest concern of mine,” he emphasized. “I’m going to implore our continued partnership to set those strategic safety and commerce goals that enable expanded commercial operation but responsible operation in the maritime sector.” To that end, Callahan said, “We can’t lose focus on the people in the industry that execute these operations every day. We Rear Adm. David Callahan Commander, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard New Orleans, Louisiana have to do everything possible to ensure that they are provided the proper training, and the proper support to maintain that safe operating environment.” Describing the agency’s regulatory duties, the admiral said the Coast Guard “strives to be reasonable…. I emphasize the word reasonable, and finding that balance is the rub…. We believe in order to regulate effectively, industry folks like yourselves have to be brought to the table to help develop those regulations. We’re not the experts – you guys are…. That’s why I call this a partnership…. You will always be invited to the table, and we will always endeavor to understand and take into account your position. This is the manner in which we strive to regulate,” he concluded. Speakers: Jones Act Vital to U.S. Security Chris Lee (D) State House of Representatives Hawaii Michael Hebert, Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Jones Act Division of Enforcement Houma, Louisiana April 2017 Chris Lee and Michael Hebert see the Jones Act from different perspectives, but they both view the nation’s freight cabotage law as critical to America’s national and economic security. That message came through in their respective speeches to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board early last month in San Antonio, Texas. Hebert, who’s in charge of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Jones Act Division of Enforcement (JADE), gave his remarks March 9, while Hawaii State Representative Lee was the wrap-up speaker the following day. Enacted nearly a century ago, the Jones Act requires that cargo moving between domestic ports be carried on vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. It has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support but also regularly comes under attack, usually by foreign-flag interests. Hebert said he views the law as a commonsense way to keep the country safe. “We all know the purpose of the coastwise laws is to ensure the protection of our maritime interests and our shipbuilding interests in the United States,” he stated. “My father-in-law spent his entire career in the shipbuilding industry, so I have a little more appreciation than most in Customs with the maritime industry and with our shipbuilding industry. It is critical.” He continued, “Without the Jones Act, we would have issues in our inland river systems with national security. Our national security is a layered approach…. There’s no way that we could enforce our national security laws without the Jones Act.” Hebert then described the magnitude of trying to protect the nation without the Jones Act. “We have 95,000 miles of coastline in the United States,” he said. “When we look at the southern border, that’s 1,900 (miles), and we’re really concerned about the southern border. But we (also) need to be concerned about our coastline and our river systems. Without the Jones Act, we would be inundated with foreign-flag vessels and non-coastwisequalified vessels doing business at our critical infrastructures. They would have unfettered access to our refineries and more, and that’s an issue to me. Along with the vessels, the foreign crew that are on these vessels….” Hebert illustrated the security risks as substantial and said it would be extremely difficult to safeguard such a vast area without tens of thousands of additional security personnel. Next, he talked about some of JADE’s activities. Upon the department’s formation last year (they’re a national unit based in New Orleans), they identified a lack of uniform enforcement across the country. They are working to mitigate that condition, Hebert said. JADE assists ports and works with the Coast Guard and Customs, he added. They monitor allegations of Jones Act violations that are reported and weigh in on individual cases. There are many more inquiries now that people know where to turn to ask questions and submit complaints about possible violations, he noted. They also work to facilitate “legitimate trade.” “Our missions are education and enforcement. If we have more education, we’ll have less enforcement,” Hebert concluded. As the meetings drew near a close, Representative Lee said that as an island resident, he deeply appreciates the dependability of American-flag ships with American crews. He stated, “We need, not only for ourselves but for the security of everybody else in our state, some sort of reliable and dependable source of transport for everything that we need to survive. There’s nothing more important than that. That is why when it comes to the Jones Act, we cannot compromise.” The state legislator cited the need for investment in U.S. maritime infrastructure: “It’s a conversation that absolutely has to happen…. National security means robust maritime capacity.” Lee also called for unity and said that while certain issues may come off as Democrat versus Republican, they are really things that affect all Americans. “What we see is that we’re not divided by ideology most of the time. We’re divided by education on these critical issues,” he said. For instance, Lee cited a 2016 survey that revealed many Americans across the country believe 25 percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. The actual figure is less than one percent. “But it’s at the top of everybody’s hit list,” he continued. “If people understood what these things meant … and we were able to articulate this in a way that is relevant for them, it would change that discussion. It would change the perspective the public has, and the response to attacks that are made on these things. Foreign aid, Food for Peace, just along with the stick side of our national defense, is the carrot. These things work hand in hand. They give us the tools we need to go out in the world and fight the fights and win the victories we need to survive. If we lose these things, we’re only hurting ourselves.” The state lawmaker said it’s also important to build the base of support, and credited unions in that regard. But he encouraged allies to frame the discussion not only in statistical terms, but also in humanitarian ones. “We have to speak in values,” Lee explained. “In Hawaii, for example, we cannot do without the Jones Act – without federal support, which is actually the single biggest pillar of our economy. You have to double down on the values that we share, because it’s investing in people and workers and health care and benefits. It’s investing in American workers and American jobs. That’s what the Jones Act itself is all about.” He concluded by emphasizing that the maritime trades are “absolutely necessary to national security. We need only educate people about them.” Seafarers LOG 7 �2017 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 9-10, San Antonio, Texas MARAD Official Sees Cargo Preference As a Valuable Bargain for America Ocean Transportation a Tiny Fraction of Programs’ Cost An official from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) punctuated his presentation to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board with a simple but powerful message: “When somebody tells you that cargo preference is too expensive, you ask them whether or not they would prefer that a foreign government control our economy and control our future.” Those were the closing words of Anthony Fisher, MARAD’s deputy associate administrator from the Office of Commercial Sealift. He addressed the MTD meeting March 10 in San Antonio, Texas. Fisher also debunked the myth that using U.S.-flag ships and American crews adds significant cost to cargo preference programs. Using official government data, he explained, “The reality is, ocean transportation in itself is dirt cheap. Ocean transportation is such a nominal cost component of a supply chain that whether or not you’re going to spend that extra $1,000 a box to move that 40-foot container from this side of the globe to the other side of the globe, it’s budget dust. It doesn’t make a difference when you look at the grand scheme. It makes an incredibly nominal difference when you look at the total cost to provide that commodity to where it’s going.” Cargo preference laws require that all government-impelled military cargoes and half of government-impelled civilian cargoes move on American-flag, U.S.-crewed ships. However, the latter percentage had been 75 before it was reduced in 2012 via a backroom, middle-of-the-night legislative attack. That reduction has taken a severe toll, Fisher explained. Since 2012, “We’ve lost close to a quarter of our oceangoing merchant fleet. We’ve dropped down from 106 vessels to 81 vessels,” he said. He added that the industry also is con- fronted by “shrinking volumes. This is the problem we face at MARAD, and this is the problem that you face in the fleet. We’re getting a smaller slice of a smaller pie.” The total cost of cargo preference is around $300 million per year, but even that relatively small figure essentially shrinks “when you talk about taxable revenues and economic multipliers,” Fisher added. It should appear even smaller when comparing U.S. investment in the maritime industry with that of other nations. Fisher spotlighted examples of foreign subsidies for the maritime industries in China and Korea, respectively, both of which completely dwarf such spending in the U.S. It has worked for China, which quadrupled its merchant fleet in the last decade. France, Germany and India also either have in place or are implementing laws and programs to bolster their fleets, Fisher reported. Moving to other subjects, Fisher noted the Maritime Administration enjoys a “strong partnership” with the Defense Department (DOD). “They understand the value of the merchant fleet,” he said. Nevertheless, the DOD cargo volumes currently being moved are a small fraction of what they were at the heights of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Finally, he reminded the board that the U.S. Export-Import Bank also is important for U.S. shipping, but it has been politically neutralized (due to board vacancies that prevent it from approving financial assistance of more than $10 million). There are $20 billion in projects “sitting at the starting line, waiting for a quorum…. The companies involved in those projects want to build these commodities in the United States,” Fisher said. “They want to employ Americans. They want to employ American manufacturers. They want to employ American mariners. But these projects aren’t going Anthony Fisher, Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Commercial Sealift, U.S. Maritime Administration to hang around forever. We don’t have the only Export-Import Bank.” He said foreign competitors are “strong and they’re active and they’re growing.” China, for instance, backed $100 billion in loans last year. The Trump administration recently signaled support for fully reviving the U.S. Export-Import Bank, something the MTD and SIU strongly back. TOTE Executive Credits Mariners, Maritime Unions Anthony Chiarello (standing at podium), president and CEO of SIU-contracted TOTE, offered a movingly heartfelt address to the MTD board March 10. He discussed the company’s newest ships, safety efforts and consistently cooperative endeavors with its crews and their respective unions. Chiarello described TOTE’s crews as “the best-trained mariners in the world,” and he also thanked all concerned for the unified effort in response to the El Faro tragedy. Joining him in applauding a light-hearted moment during the meeting are MTD President Michael Sacco (second from right) and MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan. Partially pictured at Chiarello’s left is MTD VP Jerry Abell. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �2017 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 9-10, San Antonio, Texas Bakery Workers Continue Campaign To Recover, Retain American Jobs Steve Bertelli, international secretarytreasurer of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), brought an important update on his union’s continued fight with Mondelez to the Maritime Traded Department (MTD) winter meetings in San Antonio on March 9. “A lot has changed since San Diego,” he stated, meaning the campaign has seen many twists and turns since he addressed the MTD board in March 2016. For more than a year, the BCTGM has been embroiled in a tough fight with Mondelez International Inc., the parent company of Nabisco, Oreo, and Chips Ahoy! Snack foods, just to name a few. In March 2016, the company began laying off the BCTGM workers employed at their Chicago-based factory, and shipped those jobs to a new factory in Salinas, Mexico. There, workers are employed for a fraction of what those same jobs earned at the union-organized workplace in Chicago. “Decades ago, we had a pretty positive relationship with this company,” Bertelli explained. “Our members made a highquality product for the company, the company made a lot of money and profit, and our members – through collective bargaining – were part of the middle class. They still are.” He continued, “We had close to 10,000 members in over a dozen bakeries across North America – that’s the United States and Canada. Over the past 20-odd years and several corporate mergers later, the company embarked on a corporate strategy to reduce its union footprint, move production to Mexico and focus exclusively on Steve Bertelli, International Secretary-Treasurer Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union enriching its largest investors. They actually called it the, ‘Mexican Strategy’.” The result has been anything but workerfriendly. Bertelli reported that more than a half-dozen Nabisco bakeries closed, which resulted in the loss of 3,500 union jobs. An additional 2,000 American jobs were lost at other Nabisco plants because production lines moved to Mexico. Then, in 2015, Mondelez decided to invest an additional $130 million into its new, $400 million bakery in Salinas. For comparison, he described how Bimbo Bakeries, the largest employer of BCTGM members, recently spent billions of dollars in new U.S-based, high-performance plants to make their wealth of products. Bimbo is a Mexican-owned company, employing thousands of American union workers in good-paying, middle class jobs. And yet, American-owned Mondelez continues to ship jobs across the border to their low-wage plants in Mexico. Bertelli then touched on the many campaigns and actions taken by the BCTGM over the last year, including calling for the boycott of “Made in Mexico” Nabisco products, releasing several informational videos on the layoffs, and putting together a speaking tour of laid-off workers from the Chicago plant. This tour, dubbed the “Nabisco 600,” went to labor union conventions, state and national AFL-CIO meetings, college campuses and smaller, local union halls. The BCTGM members spoke about what losing their jobs meant, and how Mondelez’s decision impacted the community. To close, he read the MTD executive board’s new statement on “Protecting Middle-Class Jobs.” According to the statement, “The MTD, its affiliates and its Port Maritime Councils reaffirm our fraternal support for our Sisters and Brothers of the BCTGM in its campaign against Nabisco-Mondelez.” After the MTD winter meetings, the BCTGM marked the one-year anniversary of Mondelez laying off the union workers from their Chicago bakery on March 23 with a Digital Day of Action. The union released a new documentary produced by Front Page, a PBS show narrated by James Earl Jones, which debuted on the BCTGM’s social media pages before airing on PBS stations around the country. UMWA Official Urges Fair Treatment Fischer: Vets are Part of Working Class Navy League Advocates for Seafarers Levi Allen, executive assistant to the secretarytreasurer of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), briefed the MTD board March 9 on the union’s major battle to save the retiree health care and pension benefits promised to its members by the federal government more than a half-century ago. Those benefits are in imminent jeopardy, but the MTD pledged its all-out support for current legislation that would fulfill America’s obligation to retired miners. Visit the UMWA website (umwa.org) for more information. Will Fischer, director of government affairs for VoteVets.org., delivered a message of collaboration and solidarity to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board March 9 during its winter meeting in San Antonio, Texas. He told those present that America’s veteran’s class is a part of the working class and that as such, their issues and concerns mirror those of allies, partners and AFL-CIO-affiliated unions, including the MTD. An Iraq War veteran and former U.S. Marine, Fischer cited the Jones Act, companies sending jobs overseas, and efforts to deny veterans and other members of the working class a voice on the job as areas of common concern for his organization and the MTD. “I look forward to working with each and every one of you in this room to advance your campaigns and improve the lives of the working class,” he said. Cari Thomas, national executive director of the Navy League of the United States, spoke to the MTD executive board March 10. She reminded the board that the Navy League remains a staunch advocate of the U.S. Merchant Marine, and is constantly engaged in grassroots efforts promoting the Jones Act, the Maritime Security Program, and cargo preference laws. Founded in 1902, the Navy League is a nonprofit organization supporting America’s sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and U.S. Merchant Marine. April 2017 Seafarers LOG 9 �2017 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 9-10, San Antonio, Texas MTD at a Glance Linda Chavez-Thompson Executive VP Emeritus AFL-CIO Robert Scardelletti President TCU Gunnar Lundeberg President SUP Anthony Poplawski President MFOW The Maritime Trades Department is a constitutionally mandated department of the AFL-CIO. It was formed in 1946, and its 22 affiliates include the SIU. Altogether, those unions represent more than 5 million members. The MTD also features 21 port maritime councils. SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as MTD president, a post to which he most recently was re-elected in 2013. The coverage on pages 7-11 reflects some of the happenings at this year’s MTD executive board meeting, which took place March 9-10 in San Antonio, Texas. Check out the MTD’s website (maritimetrades.org) for additional information about the department. Glenard Middleton Sr. Executive Director Maryland Council 67 AFSCME Patrice Caron Executive VP SIU of Canada Jim Given President SIU of Canada Daniel Duncan Secretary-Treasurer MTD Mark Spano President Novelty Workers Jerry Abell VP MTD Augie Tellez Executive VP SIU Tommy Orzechowski VP Great Lakes SIU Dean Corgey VP Gulf Coast SIU Tony Ianocci Transportation Division SMART David Heindel Secretary-Treasurer SIU Nick Marrone VP West Coast SIU Kermett Mangram VP Govt. Services SIU Joseph Soresi VP Atlantic Coast SIU George Tricker VP Contracts SIU Brett McCoy Director, Metal Trades United Association James Conigliaro General VP Machinists Warren Fairley VP Boilermakers Catina Sicoli Secretary-Treasurer SIU of Canada Sito Pantoja General VP Machinists Levi Allen Secretary-Treasurer Mine Workers Jack Martorelli President St. Louis Port Council Jeannette Bradshaw President Michigan Port Council James Hart President AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department 10 Seafarers LOG MTD President Michael Sacco addresses delegates and guests during the 2017 MTD executive board winter meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Paul Doell President AMO John Baker President Cleveland Port Council April 2017 �2017 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 9-10, San Antonio, Texas Pair of Labor Leaders Offer Steady Resolve As Unions Face Stormy Political Climates Both the national and Texas State AFLCIO presidents were on hand at the Maritime Trades Department’s winter meeting in San Antonio, Texas, and they gave insightful presentations on the state of labor. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka spoke on March 10, while Texas AFL-CIO President John Patrick welcomed those in attendance to his home state with a speech the day before. “These are pretty challenging times, for our labor movement and for our nation,” Trumka said to begin his speech. He continued, “Pay is low, inequality is too high, good jobs are too far and few in between. But over the last four or five years, something has started to change. Working people right now are starting to speak out. Working people are starting to shape the debate. You see, we want better: We want better for our country, we want better for ourselves, and we want better for our family that’s going to follow us.” A longtime ally of the SIU, Trumka also spoke about the political motivations of the AFL-CIO: “We don’t work for any politician, or any political party. We’re not going to be an ATM for the Democrats, and we’re not going to be a rubber stamp for the Republicans. We’re going to lead with our issues, we’re going to lead with our values, and we’ll put our members and our families first. That political independence is really our best way forward, and it’ll strengthen our credibility, and it’ll strengthen our effectiveness. That’s how we build an America that starts to work for working people again.” Such “political independence” was a key to defeating the job-killing Trans Pacific Partnership, he said. It also proved useful in helping defeat the initial nomination for Secretary of Labor. In both cases, he emphasized, working people won because they came together in solidarity. Specifically focusing on the new administration, Trumka said, “Good jobs and raising wages is how we’re going to measure the Trump administration. President Trump promised throughout his campaign to make life AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (left) prepares to address the audience shortly after being introduced by MTD President Michael Sacco. better for American workers. But talk’s cheap. When the president does something that’s good for working people, and good for the economy, we’ll say so. And we’ll work for it. Conversely, when he does things that are bad for working people, and bad for the economy, that lower our wages and make our workplaces less safe, that threaten our pensions and threaten our healthcare … we’re going to step up and fight him every step of the way.” John Patrick President Texas AFL-CIO April 2017 Trumka added, “And President Trump gets to choose the path. In us, he’ll either have a constructive partner … or an unrelenting, resourceful and damn tough opponent. He gets to choose.” He then turned his attention to the topic of union solidarity, saying, “Brothers and sisters, the unions of the maritime trades show us what solidarity looks like. And I want you to know that your priorities are my priorities. We’re there for you. We always have been, and we always will be. Whether it’s protecting the Jones Act, or getting the Export-Import Bank back up and running where it needs to be…. And to our Canadian brothers and sisters, we’re going to stand with you each and every step of the way.” After talking about how unions are for fair trade deals, unlike the defeated Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trumka spoke about what unions can accomplish for workers: “We know firsthand how trade can produce good jobs and strong wages. Shipbuilders, Longshoremen, Seafarers, you name it – those are careers to be proud of. I’m a third-generation coal miner. When my grandfathers first went into the mines, mining jobs weren’t good jobs. But because we stood together, because workers united and got a voice on the job, we made those good-paying jobs.” Trumka also described the qualities of a good union leader, saying, “We have to be willing to put something on the line for one another. Not just standing in solidarity when the sun’s shining, and it’s easy, and it might not cost me anything, but standing with my brothers and sisters when it may cost me something…. Because I know that when you get weak, I get weak. When you get stronger, I get stronger.” He then discussed activism in detail, describing past and present actions taken by union leaders and members alike, as well as the importance of standing together when outside influences try to divide unions. “America wants more of that activism,” Trumka said. “You can see that they’re hungry for it. By a margin of two to one, registered voters want to increase Social Security benefits, not decrease them. By a margin of three to one, folks want to tax companies on overseas profits, and increase funding for public schools. People overwhelmingly support higher wages and more investment in infrastructure. And a growing number believe in unions: Over 60 percent of the American public says unions are important, needed and should be stronger. “And the best news of all? That number is even higher among young people coming into the workforce right now,” he continued. “That’s our future, that’s good news.” The day before, John Patrick detailed the state of the labor movement in Texas. “Most of what the Texas state AFL-CIO does at the state legislature goes well beyond the concerns of any one union. More often than not, it involves all working people in the state,” he explained. “We seek nothing more, and will accept nothing less, than a fair shot for all working Texans - whether they hold a union card or not,” Patrick said. “The Texas AFL-CIO is strongly supporting bills to raise the state minimum wage, secure equal pay for women, to improve workplace safety, and otherwise help all Texas workers. You want to know where we stand on most any piece of legislation, the first question we ask is whether the bill will help all working families in the state.” He further outlined where the Texas AFLCIO stands on multiple legislative issues, before stressing that the current political climate in Texas is difficult for the labor movement: “The job for those that believe in progress for working people has never been tougher than it is right now in the state of Texas.” Patrick also mentioned a state senate bill, targeting union members, that is garnering attention all the way up to the governor’s office. “Once again this session, we are a target,” he said. “Senate Bill 13, authored by Senator Joan Huffman of Houston, takes direct aim at public sector workers, who now make up the majority of our membership at the Texas AFL-CIO. Senate Bill 13 would take away the freedom of public employees who voluntarily sign union membership cards to deduct union dues from their own paychecks through payroll reduction. Let me put that in plainer terms: Teachers, nurses, correctional officers and a host of other public servants should be free to do as they please with their own paychecks.” He then spoke about other bills introduced in the state legislature that threaten to reduce worker protections and worker freedoms that stem the union way of life. While some have a greater chance of passing than others, he vowed to fight those bills, and all other bills with similar intents that follow. Seafarers LOG 11 �Annual Sail-In Delivers Pro-Maritime Message Industry Representatives Team Up to Promote U.S. Mariners, Ships Whether meeting with freshmen legislators or longtime friends of the industry, participants in the eighth annual Maritime Congressional Sail-In brought a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to Capitol Hill on March 1. The SIU turned out in force for the critical event, which features teams of maritime industry representatives gathering throughout the day with House and Senate members and their respective staffs. Those groups explained solid rationale for supporting the Jones Act, the U.S. Maritime Security Program (MSP), cargo preference laws, American shipbuilding, and U.S. crews. The SIU participants included Executive Vice President Augie Tellez; Vice President Government Services Kermett Mangram; Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Tom Orzechowski; Vice President West Coast Nick Marrone; Vice President Atlantic Coast Joseph Soresi; Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman; and Port Agents Joe Baselice, Elizabeth Brown, Mark von Siegel and Pat Vandegrift. Altogether, there were 92 Sail-In participants, including representatives from every major seafaring union; every USA Maritime member company and association; a number of Jones Act companies and organizations; three state maritime academies; the Navy League of the United States; the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department; and the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department. Those individuals were divided into 23 groups that took part in 131 meetings in the nation’s capital. There were 102 meetings in the House and 29 in the Senate. Significantly, 24 of the meetings were with House freshmen, while three of the Senate gatherings also were with newly elected legislators. As usual, much of the effort was directed to members of key committees that affect the maritime industry. For instance, meetings took place with seven of the 11 members of the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee or their staff, and with nine of the 17 members on the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee or with staff. Similarly, meetings took place with a majority of legislators or staff from the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, and the Senate Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee. Brian Houst of Schuyler Lines, Chuck Diorio of ARC, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California), Steve Wines of MIRAID, SIU Port Agent Elizabeth Brown Open Letter from Seafarers International Union to House And Senate Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In Participants Lars Magnusson of APL, MM&P President Don Marcus, Rep. Dan Donovan (R-New York), SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez, Jim Caponiti of American Maritime Congress 12 Seafarers LOG Whether our civilian mariners are transporting commercial cargoes or delivering the goods for our troops anywhere in the world, we pride ourselves on professionalism, dedication and patriotism. Our industry contributes billions of dollars each year to the U.S. economy, accounts for hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and plays a key role in homeland security. We’re proud to uphold the mantle described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as America’s fourth arm of defense. Thank you again, and please know we are always available to discuss the American maritime industry. Last but not least, we also thank and congratulate our fellow participants from other maritime unions, shipyards, vessel-operating companies, coalitions and other associations who teamed up to make the annual event successful. Mike Golonka of Crowley, Rep. Rob Wittman (D-Virginia), SIU Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman, Ladia Jakubec of APL John Jaskot of Jones Walker, two staff members from office of Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), John Abrams of APL, SIU VP Kermett Mangram Tim Perry of APL, Jeff Cowan of Council of American Master Mariners, Rep. Julia Brownley (D-California), SIU VP Nick Marrone, Jeremy Hope of MM&P John Flynn of Transportation Institute, Andy Rabuse of Crowley, Sebastian O’Kelly of Monagle/Maersk, Steeve Simbert from office of Rep. Dwight Evens (D-Pennsylvania), SIU Port Agent Mark von Siegel Diane Luensmann of American Maritime Congress, SIU VP Tom Orzechowski, Cari Thomas of the Navy League, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tom Rayburn of Lake Carriers’ Association Jaya Gosh from Transportation Institute, SIU VP Joseph Soresi, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-New York), Josh Shapiro of Liberty Maritime, Rick Hegg from Crowley Maritime SIU Port Agent Pat Vandegrift, Mark Sickles of Weeks Marine, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley, Rep. Darren Soto (D-Florida), Cofield Hilburn of Crowley MTD Exec. Sec.-Treas. Daniel Duncan, Rich Berkowitz of Transportation Institute, Laurie Saroff (chief of staff for Rep. Luis Correa (D-California), Tim Saffle of MM&P, Berit Erikson of SUP Aaron Benzinger of Central Marine Logistics, SIU Port Agent Joe Baselice, Frank Leach of AWO, Connor Lentz (legislative director for Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Indiana), Owen Clarke of Crowley Maritime On behalf of our entire organization, particularly our rank-and-file members, we extend our sincere thanks to you for spending time with our Sail-In groups on March 1. 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The MasterCard Brand Mark is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. 4/17 SIU-FP-03-15-17 14 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point...........................................Monday: April 3, May 8 Algonac................................................Friday: April 7, May 12 Baltimore..........................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 Guam.............................................Thursday: April 20, May 25 Honolulu............................................Friday: April 14, May 19 Houston.............................................Monday: April 10, May 15 Jacksonville......................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 Joliet...............................................Thursday: April 13, May 18 Mobile........................................Wednesday: April 12, May 17 New Orleans.....................................Tuesday: April 11, May 16 Jersey City...........................................Tuesday: April 4, May 9 Norfolk.............................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 Oakland.........................................Thursday: April 13, May 18 Philadelphia.................................Wednesday: April 5, May 10 Port Everglades.............................Thursday: April 13, May 18 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea February 16, 2017 - March 15, 2017 Port Tacoma...............................................Friday: April 21, May 26 Wilmington...........................................Monday: April 17, May 22 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m Attention: Seafarers Another New Ship! SPAD Works For You, Contribute to the Seafarers Political Activities Donation SPAD April 2017 All Groups A B C Total Shipped All Groups A B C Trip Reliefs Registered on Beach A All Groups B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Deck Department 15 3 0 30 6 1 3 32 21 1 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 3 1 4 4 2 5 3 2 1 4 4 1 15 19 2 10 10 1 5 30 20 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 6 8 2 2 3 21 1 6 3 5 2 8 2 0 2 21 12 2 49 8 11 40 6 6 23 87 17 12 29 22 11 31 13 8 19 64 25 20 25 9 3 26 6 3 11 65 24 1 9 2 0 8 4 1 0 5 4 0 10 3 0 7 3 0 1 13 2 4 18 10 4 10 7 0 2 29 27 5 17 6 2 10 2 1 5 37 11 2 6 5 0 1 3 0 0 10 8 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 13 12 1 35 9 4 31 6 0 9 65 14 10 3 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 21 8 3 21 7 4 15 41 19 7 281 124 53 256 85 29 102 548 231 83 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Engine Department 2 3 1 8 4 0 1 3 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 7 0 1 1 2 6 0 6 4 1 7 3 0 2 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 1 7 3 1 5 3 1 4 19 5 0 10 8 3 15 6 2 9 29 11 3 19 8 5 7 12 3 6 44 30 3 13 8 1 6 6 1 7 22 10 1 3 2 0 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 3 4 1 0 7 5 1 6 17 2 4 9 0 3 16 18 3 6 4 0 4 3 0 3 16 8 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 5 2 4 5 2 3 2 0 0 5 8 3 14 6 2 10 3 1 2 23 11 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 11 7 2 6 7 0 6 34 26 5 111 90 23 97 69 11 46 250 166 28 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Steward Department 1 5 0 1 3 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 13 4 1 6 4 0 1 22 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 3 1 0 1 12 0 0 6 0 1 8 0 0 5 13 0 1 21 3 1 9 4 1 6 44 6 0 16 8 1 11 6 0 6 31 9 1 12 5 0 6 2 0 1 17 7 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 12 9 1 8 10 0 7 29 13 2 15 4 0 10 2 0 3 32 7 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 6 3 2 3 2 2 0 6 1 0 1 7 0 5 4 0 4 0 7 0 9 2 1 14 1 1 5 25 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 20 2 2 6 1 2 4 38 9 7 146 57 12 97 46 8 44 294 72 16 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Entry Department 2 11 4 2 14 3 0 3 17 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 6 2 0 2 4 0 2 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 3 0 2 7 3 3 9 4 1 4 2 1 6 21 6 3 12 19 1 9 19 6 4 21 41 3 10 8 2 6 4 2 6 23 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 7 9 1 7 10 5 1 16 19 2 5 7 1 5 2 4 2 18 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 10 13 1 4 7 2 10 25 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 21 0 11 17 3 4 23 23 27 97 98 13 72 73 23 44 200 170 GRAND TOTAL: 565 368 186 463 272 121 215 1,136 669 297 San Juan..........................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 St. Louis.............................................Friday: April 14, May 19 Total Registered Seafarers LOG 15 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kermett Mangram, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 Inquiring Seafarer This month’s question was answered by SIU members in Piney Point, Maryland. Question: What are some of your hobbies or something you do for enjoyment when you’re not working? Kirk Pegan Bosun Nothing in particular. I go fishing in Galveston, Texas. I live near Houston. I don’t go as often as I wish but I’ll probably go this summer. Charlie Packer QMED I meet girls at beaches all across America. Travel – that’s what I do when I get off a ship. I’ll go to any tropical state I can find, but my next stop is probably Australia. ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 Josh Gonzalez AB I surf, all over the world. I live across the street from the beach in Imperial Beach, California. I’ve surfed in Indonesia, Mexico, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Panama and all over the state of California. Alexander Capellan OMU I like to travel with my wife, sometimes to New York and New Jersey. We live in Miami and every time I get off a ship we go somewhere. Last week we went to Central Park and Times Square. HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Mike Banks OMU I play basketball in Virginia Beach five days a week. That’s all I do when I’m home. It’s just recreation, for fun at the gym, with anyone who wants to play. Jaquel Nesmith OMU I play sports including basketball in my spare time. I also like to work out when I’m here, stay in shape. I play videogames. NBA 2K17 is my favorite. Pic From The Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave., Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This photo originally ran in the October 1975 edition of the LOG. Stowing deck department stores aboard the Golden Monarch are (from left) AB Terry White, AB John Bertling, Recertified John Worley and OS Sam Daugh. The 894-foot-long tanker, operated by Aeron Marine Shipping and built at NASSCO, had a carrying capacity of 25 million gallons (about 500,000 barrels), according to the old caption. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 16 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA SIMON ARANA Brother Simon Arana, 65, began sailing with the SIU in 1999. He originally shipped on the USNS Altair. Brother Arana enhanced his skills twice at the SIUaffiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. He was born in Honduras and sailed in all three departments. Brother Arana’s last vessel was the Maersk Atlanta. He lives in Bronx, New York. MAURICE BAPTISTE Brother Maurice Baptiste, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1991. He originally worked aboard the Independence. Brother Baptiste upgraded often at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. He was a member of the engine department. Brother Baptiste’s last trip was on the Maj. Stephen W. Pless. He calls San Francisco home. JAIME BAUTISTA Brother Jaime Bautista, 65, started sailing with the Seafarers in 2001. He was initially employed on the USNS Capella. Brother Bautista worked in the steward department. He attended classes in 2001 at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Bautista’s most recent trip was aboard the USNS Stockham. He is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. JON BLASQUEZ Brother Jon Blasquez, 59, donned the union colors in 1980. His first ship was the Santa Maria; his most recent, the Oakland. Brother Blasquez is a native of California. He upgraded on two occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Blasquez worked in the steward department and now resides in Walnut Creek, California. LAVERN BONIN Brother Lavern Bonin, 66, first donned the SIU colors in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. He was a deck department member. Brother Bonin last worked on the Richard G. Matthisen. He lives in Hitchcock, Texas. EGBERT CAMPBELL Brother Egbert Campbell, 62, joined the union in 1986. He first shipped aboard the USNS Regulus. Brother Campbell attended classes often at the union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. He worked in all departments. Brother Campbell concluded his career on the Cape Taylor. He was born in Jamaica and settled in Houston. April 2017 CANDIDO CASTRO Brother Candido Castro, 65, became a Seafarer in 1972. The engine department member initially sailed with Platte Transport Inc. In 1986, Brother Castro upgraded at the Paul Hall Center. He last shipped aboard the Overseas Cascade. Brother Castro calls New Orleans home. JAMES COLEMAN Brother James Coleman, 67, joined the SIU in 2001 when the NMU merged into the Seafarers International Union. In 2003, he took advantage of educational opportunities available at the Piney Point school. Brother Coleman sailed in the deck department, and his final ship was the Maersk Chicago. He makes his home in Brooklyn, New York. JAVIER DELOSREYES Brother Javier Delosreyes, 69, started sailing with the SIU in 1995. He first shipped aboard the USNS Victorious. Brother Delosreyes attended classes on several occasions at the Paul Hall Center. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Delosreyes’s final trip to sea was on the SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. He lives in Virginia. STEVEN EICHBAUM Brother Steven Eichbaum, 65, sailed with the NMU prior to the 2001 merger with the Seafarers International Union. He worked in the deck department. Brother Eichbaum calls Penn Grove, California, home. LESLIE FARRELL Brother Leslie Farrell, 65, began his seafaring career in 1988. He initially sailed aboard the USNS Bellatrix. Brother Farrell upgraded in 2001 at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. He worked in the deck department. Brother Farrell’s final ship was the LNG Leo. He is a resident of Houston. RONALD KITLAS Brother Ronald Kitlas, 66, became a union member in 1978. He started his career working aboard the Overseas Washington. Brother Kitlas sailed in the engine department. On numerous occasions, he took advantage of educational opportunities available at the Piney Point school. Brother Kitlas’ most recent trip was on the Cape Edmont. He resides in Dallas, Pennsylvania. PEDRO MENA Brother Pedro Mena, 65, joined the SIU ranks in 1979. His first ship was the Overseas Ulla; his last, the Golden State. Brother Mena, a native of Honduras, was a member of the steward department. He attended classes often at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Mena lives in Spring, Texas. WARREN MCLAIN Brother Warren McLain, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1973. He enhanced his skills in 1975 at the Piney Point school. A member of the engine department, Brother McLain originally worked aboard the Gateway CT. Before his retirement, Brother McLain sailed on the Cove Liberty. He makes his home in Stuart, Virginia. THOMAS PARISI Brother Thomas Parisi, 63, began shipping with the union in 1980. He upgraded frequently at the SIUaffiliated school in Piney Pont, Maryland. Brother Parisi worked in the deck department. He most recently shipped aboard the Maersk Idaho. Brother Parisi resides in his native state, Massachusetts. MICHAEL POOLER Brother Michael Pooler, 58, started sailing with the SIU in 1987. He first shipped on the USNS Wilkes. Brother Pooler attended classes often at the unionaffiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. He worked in the steward department. Brother Pooler’s final trip to sea was aboard the Cape Ray. He is a resident of Newport News, Virginia. ROGER REINKE Brother Roger Reinke, 63, became a union member in 1989. He started his career working aboard the Independence. Brother Reinke was born in Australia and sailed in the deck department. On three occasions, he took advantage of educational opportunities available at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Reinke’s most recent trip was on the Cape Hudson. He settled in Fairfax, California. RICHARD RILEY Brother Richard Riley 65, began shipping with the union in 1989. He originally worked aboard the Independence. Brother Riley upgraded frequently at the maritime training center in Piney Point, Maryland. He sailed in the steward department. Prior to his retirement, Brother Riley shipped aboard the St. Louis Express. He continues to live in his native state, Ohio. SAMUEL SCOTT Brother Samuel Scott, 65, was an NMU member before the 2001 SIU/ NMU merger. The deck department member attended classes twice at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Scott calls San Francisco home. DAVID SOMERS Brother David Somers, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1991. His first ship was the Patriot; his last, the Pacific. Brother Somers was a member of the deck department. He attended classes often at the Piney Point school. Brother Somers resides in Pahrump, Nevada. INLAND TRACY ANDERSON Brother Tracy Anderson, 67, joined the SIU in 1972. He initially sailed with Virginia Pilot Corporation. Brother Anderson worked in the deck department. He upgraded in 1976 and 1984 at the Seafarers-affiliated school. Brother Anderson’s final trip was aboard a Moran Towing of Virginia vessel. He calls Virginia Beach, Virginia, home. ARMANDO DE SOUZA Brother Armando De Souza, 62, started sailing with the union in 1988. He initially shipped with Dixie Carriers. Brother De Souza was a deck department member. He attended classes in 2001 at the Piney Point school. Brother De Souza most recently worked on a Crowley Towing of Jacksonville vessel. He makes his home in Norwood, Maine. MICHAEL GARSEE Brother Michael Garsee, 63, started shipping with the SIU in 1992. He was primarily employed with G&H Towing. Brother Garsee sailed in the deck department. He is a resident of League City, Texas. SCOTT GREEN Brother Scott Green, 65, signed on with the union in 2000. He mostly shipped with Penn Maritime Inc. Brother Green worked in the deck department. In 2002 and 2016, he attended classes at the Seafarers-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. Brother Green lives in Anthony, Florida. JAMES HUDGINS Brother James Hudgins, 65, began his SIU career in 1971. He was originally employed with Penn Central Transportation Company. Brother Hudgins last sailed on a Mariner Towing vessel. He was a member of the deck department. Brother Hudgins resides in Mathews, Virginia. JEFFREY LEE Brother Jeffrey Lee, 62, joined the SIU in 1977. He initially worked with Crowley Puerto Rico Service. Brother Lee shipped in the deck department. He was last employed with Crowley Towing and Transportation of Wilmington. Brother Lee calls Cypress, California, home. JOHN MICKLOS Brother John Micklos, 62, started sailing with the union in 1977. He first shipped aboard the Long Lines. Brother Micklos was an engine department member; he upgraded often in Piney Point, Maryland. Prior to his retirement, he worked aboard an Allied Towing vessel. Brother Micklos is a resident of Beverly Hills, Florida. EDE SINETTE Brother Ede Sinette, 59, began his seafaring career in 1998. He primarily shipped with Crowley Towing of Jacksonville. Brother Sinette sailed as a member of the deck department. In 2000 and 2011, he enhanced his skills at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Sinette settled in Jacksonville, Florida. STEPHEN WILLIAMS Brother Stephen Williams, 63, donned the SIU colors in 1991. He was mainly employed with G&H Towing. Brother Williams sailed in the engine department. He attended classes in 2008 at the Piney Point school and makes his home in Old Ocean, Texas. Seafarers LOG 17 �Final Departures DEEP SEA ELMER BAKER Pensioner Elmer Baker, 84, died November 5. Brother Baker started his seafaring career in 1956. His first ship was the Feltmore. Brother Baker sailed in the deck department. He last shipped aboard the Overseas New York. Brother Baker began receiving his pension in 1997 and was a resident of Hitchcock, Texas. HENRY BENTZ Pensioner Henry Bentz, 81, passed away November 11. Brother Bentz originally shipped aboard the Edith, in 1953. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Bentz’s most recent vessel was the LNG Virgo. He made his home in Weston, Florida. JAMES BROCKINGTON Brother James Brockington, 59, died November 23. He was a native of Philadelphia. A member of the steward department, he first sailed on the Independence in 1999. Brother Brockington last worked aboard the USNS Loyal. He lived in Hawaii. FORREST BURRIS Pensioner Forrest Burris, 98, passed away August 31. Brother Burris signed on with the SIU in 1965, originally working on a Calmar Steamship vessel. He shipped in the steward department. Brother Burris last sailed aboard an Interocean American Shipping vessel. He sailed until the late 1990s. Brother Burris resided in Riverside, California. SALEH HAMIED Brother Saleh Hamied, 61, died November 26. Born in Yemen, Brother Hamied joined the union in 1996. He initially worked on the Abby G. Brother Hamied shipped as a member of the steward department. His final ship was the Maersk Hartford. Brother Hamied called Garner, North Carolina, home. KEVIN HOLSTON Brother Kevin Holston, 56, passed away October 28. The California native began his SIU career in 1997. Brother Holston originally worked in the inland division with McAllister Towing of Virginia. He was a deck department member. Brother Holston most recently worked on the Maersk Hartford. He settled in Valley Center, California. ROMAN JARAMILLO Pensioner Roman Jaramillo, 86, died October 31. He donned the SIU col- 18 Seafarers LOG ors in 1986. Brother Jaramillo was first employed aboard the H.H. Hess. He worked in the steward department. Brother Jaramillo wrapped up his sailing career in 1999 on the USNS Denebola. He was a resident of Pembroke Pines, Florida. Express Virginia. Brother Nagi was born in Arabia. The steward department member last shipped on the Lurline. He started collecting his retirement compensation in 2001. Brother Nagi settled in Jackson, Tennessee. DAVID FARROW CLYDE KENT JAMES ROBERTS Pensioner Clyde Kent, 88, passed away October 28. Brother Kent started shipping with the union in 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia. One of his first vessels was operated by Waterman Steamship Corporation. Brother Kent’s final trip to sea was aboard the Bay Ridge. He worked in the deck department. Brother Kent became a pensioner in 1986 and lived Wilson, North Carolina. Pensioner James Roberts, 76, died September 16. He began his seafaring career in 1959. Brother Roberts’ first ship was operated by Waterman Steamship Corporation. He sailed in the engine department. Prior to his retirement in 2007, Brother Roberts was employed aboard the El Yunque. He lived in Jacksonville, Florida. CHARLES GARCIA LEWIS LAMPHERE Pensioner Lewis Lamphere, 82, died October 15. Brother Lamphere signed on with the SIU in 1964, initially working with Maritime Operations Inc. He was born in New York and shipped in the steward department. Brother Lamphere last sailed aboard the Overseas Boston. He started collecting his retirement pay in 1992. Brother Lamphere resided in Oregon. RUBEN MARTINEZ Pensioner Ruben Martinez, 81, passed away November 12. Brother Martinez began shipping with the SIU in 1971. His first ship was the Eagle Voyage; his last, the Mayaguez. Brother Martinez was an engine department member. He went on pension in 2000 and called Puerto Rico home. WILLIAM MURPHY Pensioner William Murphy, 87, died November 23. He was born in Massachusetts. Brother Murphy joined the Seafarers in 1974, originally sailing on the Erna Elizabeth. The deck department member’s final vessel was the Independence. Brother Murphy retired in 2000 and made his home in Japan. LUTFI NAGI Pensioner Lutfi Nagi, 84, passed away September 26. Brother Nagi became an SIU member in 1966. His first trip to sea was aboard the STACEY TWIFORD Brother Stacey Twiford, 45, passed away September 27. He joined the SIU in 1990. Brother Twiford was born in Virginia and originally sailed on the Flickertail State. His most recent trip to sea was aboard the Philadelphia Express. A member of the deck department, Brother Twiford called Moyock, North Carolina, home. KONSTANTINOS VENIZELOS Pensioner Konstantinos Venizelos, 97, died August 16. He became a union member in 1956 and first sailed on the LaSalle. Brother Venizelos was born in Greece. He sailed in the deck department and concluded his seafaring career aboard the Sea-Land Market. Brother Venizelos became a pensioner in 1984 and continued to make his home in Greece. HUMBERTO VERA Pensioner Humberto Vera, 87, passed away November 28. Brother Vera started shipping with the SIU in 1956. One of his first ships was the Rose Knot; his last was the Overseas Joyce. Brother Vera was a native of Mexico. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Vera began receiving his pension in 1994. He continued to reside in Mexico. INLAND VERNON CAHOON Pensioner Vernon Cahoon, 73, died November 5. He began sailing with the union in 1969. Brother Cahoon initially shipped with Southern Carriers Corporation. He was a deck department member. Brother Cahoon’s final vessel was operated by Charles H. Harper & Associates. He retired in 2005 and made his home in Belhaven, North Carolina. Pensioner David Farrow, 87, passed away November 8. Born in North Carolina, he donned the SIU colors in 1967. Brother Farrow originally worked for Marine Carriers Corporation. He was an engine department member. Brother Farrow last sailed with Mariner Towing. He went on pension in 1994 and called Manteo, North Carolina, home. Pensioner Charles Garcia, 83, died November 3. Brother Garcia started sailing with the SIU in 1963. He mainly worked aboard Dixie Carriers vessels. Brother Garcia retired in 1998 and resided in Auburn, Nebraska. HERMAN IRELAND Pensioner Herman Ireland, 77, passed away November 29. He became a union member in 1970. Brother Ireland initially worked with Express Marine Inc. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Ireland last shipped aboard a Mariner Towing vessel. He went on pension in 2001 and lived in Bayboro, North Carolina. WILLIAM LESAGE Pensioner William Lesage, 88, died November 10. He signed on with the union in 1962. Brother Lesage primarily worked with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. He became a pensioner in 1992 and made his home in Canada. JOSEPH POWER was born in Lamarque, Texas, and started receiving his pension in 1976. He lived in Texas City, Texas. PETER GUADALUPE Pensioner Peter Guadalupe, 85, died November 9. Brother Guadalupe was born in Puerto Rico. He went on pension in 1990. Brother Guadalupe made his home in Tacoma, Washington. ALBERT LOPES Pensioner Albert Lopes, 93, passed away December 1. Brother Lopes started receiving compensation for his retirement in 1970. He was a resident of Massachusetts. REX MILLER Pensioner Rex Miller, 88, died December 28. Brother Milller was born in Abingdon, Virginia. He became a pensioner in 1987. Brother Miller called Cass, West Virginia, home. MATTHEW MONTALBO Pensioner Matthew Montalbo, 88, passed away November 24. Brother Montalbo was born in California. He went on pension in 1997 and lived in San Pedro, California. CASIMIRO MORALES Pensioner Casimiro Morales, 99, died December 14. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Morales started receiving his pension in 1966. He resided in Bronx, New York. CELESTINO ODON Pensioner Celestino Odon, 84, passed away November 17. He was a native of Cuba. Brother Odon began collecting his pension in 1994. He lived in Davie, Florida. RAYMOND ONLEY Pensioner Joseph Power, 87, passed away October 22. He joined the union in 1962. Brother Power originally sailed with Meyle Towing of Philadelphia. He concluded his career with McAllister Towing of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania-born mariner went on pension in 1992. Brother Power was a resident of New Jersey. Pensioner Raymond Onley, 81, died December 10. Brother Onley was born in Virginia. He went on pension in 1996 and continued to make his home in Virginia. GREAT LAKES Pensioner Ronald Runyan, 81, died November 11. Brother Runyan was born in Nebraska. He retired in 2006 and resided in Michigan. HIZAM AL ZAWKARI Pensioner Hizam Al Zawkari, 71, died November 9. He became a union member in 1983. Brother Al Zawkari initially worked on the Peter Reiss. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Al Zawkari’s final ship was the Nicolet. He became a pensioner in 2010 and settled in California. NATIONAL MARITIME UNION THOMAS BRITTON Pensioner Thomas Britton, 88, passed away November 17. Brother Britton JAMES PHILPOT Pensioner James Philpot, 76, passed away October 29. Born in Philadelphia, Brother Philpot started receiving his pension in 2005. He was a resident of Hephzibah, Georgia. RONALD RUNYAN RALPH SCOTT Pensioner Ralph Scott, 81, passed away November 20. He was a native of the Cayman Islands. Brother Scott became a pensioner in 1998. He continued to call the Cayman Islands home. EDWARD VOGEL Pensioner Edward Vogel, 86, died December 13. Brother Vogel was born in Pennsylvania. He started collecting his pension in 1995 and was a resident of Tampa, Florida. April 2017 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings MAERSK DETROIT (Maersk Line, Limited), January 26 – Chairman William K. Barrett, Secretary Michael Kozak, Deck Delegate Raphael Dewberry. Secretary informed crew that new movies and laptop were available in the conference room. Members were urged to enhance their skills at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, to excel in their positions. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew was notified that carpet cleaner had been ordered. Suggestions were made regarding dental and vacation benefits. Steward department was thanked for a job well done. Next port: New Jersey. in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward delegate made suggestion regarding information available on the SIU portal. Steward department was thanked for diverse menus that were nutritional and catered to cultural needs. MAERSK KENSINGTON (Maersk Line, Limited), January 22 – Chairman Riccardo G. Ciolino, Secretary Cleto S. Lindong, Educational Director Ralph B. Garner, Steward Delegate Marcus Logan. Bosun reported smooth voyage with great crew and thanked steward department for excellent holiday meals. Secretary expressed gratitude to QMED Ralph B. Garner and Bosun Ciolino for internet connection, as it makes his job easier. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested flat screen TV and more movies. MAERSK MONTANA (Maersk Line, Limited), February 5 – Chairman Videlio D. Roman, Secretary Lauren J. Oram, Educational Director Carl D. Montoya, Steward Delegate Alonzo Belcher. Bosun expressed gratitude to crew for helping keep ship clean and noted no lost-time injures. He also recommended training at the Piney Point school. Secretary asked departing mariners to leave rooms clean for next member. Educational director went over proper procedures for dealing with harassment. Policies and procedures are available to all on shipboard computer. Treasurer informed crew that company would match their donations to the Seamen’s Mission. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Motion was made to increase pension benefits. Vote of thanks was given to the steward department for great meals. Next ports: Newark, New Jersey, Baltimore and Norfolk, Virginia. MARJORIE C (TOTE), January 28 – Chairman Daniel J. Davenport, Secretary Samuel P. Sinclair, Educational Director Milan Dzurek, Deck Delegate Billy Cooley, Engine Delegate Salvador Baclayon, Steward Delegate Reno Duque. Chairman went over ship’s itinerary and thanked mariners for safe working habits and performance of duties. Secretary led discussion about upcoming contract negotiations and noted good morale among crew members. Educational director advised mariners to enhance skills at maritime training center SEAKAY SPIRIT (Keystone Shipping), February 20 – Chairman Wayne W. Ricard, Secretary Louis J. Johnson, Educational Director Rickey J. Pettaway, Engine Delegate Daniel Tapley, Steward Delegate Lea Ramos. Chairman encouraged seafarers to make sure all shipping documents were up-to-date. He informed crew of extension of some STCW requirements; now due July 1, 2017. Educational director advised mariners to take advantage of upgrading opportunities available at Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Maryland. Treasurer stated $2,217 in ship’s fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Request was made for satellite in crew rooms. Crew members thanked union for getting company to reimburse mariners for safety shoes. Suggestions were made pertaining to vacation and pension benefits. Next port: New Orleans. Seafarers Support Our Troops HORIZON RELIANCE (Pasha), March 4 – Chairman Kissinfor N. Taylor, Secretary Tommy E. Belvin, Educational Director Cirico L. Geonanga, Engine Delegate Larry Calixto, Steward Delegate George Farala. Chairman reminded departing crew members to get physical done before returning to ship. A reminder was given about following proper protocols if there are any problems aboard the vessel. Educational director discussed importance of upgrading skills at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. New movies and fresh salmon have been purchased for crew cook outs. Mariners discussed union solidarity as well as importance of working cooperatively with employers. LIBERTY EAGLE (Liberty Maritime), March 5 – Chairman Lionel Rivas, Secretary Teresito O. Reyes, Deck Delegate Albert Konning, Engine Delegate Roldan Dela Rosa, Steward Delegate Henry Commager. Bosun discussed ship’s schedule and reiterated the need to leave rooms ready for reliefs. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew talked about reimbursement of travel expenses and also touched on time off. OVERSEAS ANACORTES (OSG), March 3 – Chairman Felsher A. Beasley, Secretary Dana A. Paradise, Educational Director Cary G. Pratts, Deck Delegate Mohamed AB Jason Baker submitted this photo of cargo ops aboard the USNS Benavidez in Beaumont, Texas. Baker noted the crew and U.S. Army members were working well together. “I love these missions!” he added. “It’s fun to help the men and women who serve our great nation.” The ship is operated by AMSEA. Jebokji, Engine Delegate Julio Zapata. Chairman reported safe trip with a good crew. He urged mariners to check out upgrading classes listed in the Seafarers LOG. Secretary stated forms were available. Educational director encouraged members to pay attention to expiration dates on necessary seafaring documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Mariners requested new mattresses. Santa Touches Down on Deck of SBX-1 Santa got an early start on his normal rounds last year when he departed the North Pole a bit early and headed south. Among his first stops was Honolulu, Hawaii. After touching down and securing his trusted team of reindeer, Santa (SIU Electrician Michael Rueter) paid a visit to officers and crew aboard the SIU-crewed SBX-1 on Dec. 4. The photo above shows Mr. Claus hanging out with the crew on the SBX-1’s deck. Operated by Tote Services, the SBX-1 is a unique combination of an advanced X-Band radar mounted aboard an oceangoing, semi-submersible platform. April 2017 Seafarers LOG 19 �Spotlight on Mariner Health Explaining Value of Yearly TB/PPD Skin Tests Tuberculosis is a very serious infection, and is highly contagious. One-third of the world’s population is thought to be infected with TB. New infections occur yearly. Tuberculosis is carried on microscopic droplets that are in the air. TB may infect any part of the body, but it usually occurs in the lungs, caused by the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacterium. You can get this infection by breathing in the air that was exhaled by an infected person or from someone that has active tuberculosis that spits, speaks, or sneezes. Types of Tuberculosis You can have either latent TB or active TB. With latent TB, you can have the infection in your body for years, but it remains inactive until a stressor brings it out. You cannot infect anyone if it is in this stage. However, it can turn into active TB, and medications will then be required. Nearly 2 billion people have latent TB. With active TB, you are usually sick and can definitely spread the disease to others. You will absolutely need treatment for this. Your doctor will decide which type you have and treat accordingly. Remember that latent TB can stay inactive for many years in your body. When the immune system becomes weakened or is compromised, this inactivated TB can then become active in your body and produce symptoms. The usual symptoms of TB are fever, chronic coughing, coughing up blood-tinged sputum, weight loss, night sweats, and weakness. TB is usually treated with antibiotics. If the tuberculosis bacterium does not respond to antibiotics, then it is said to be drug-resistant. As you may be aware, this becomes a very serious health problem in many regions of the United States and the world. Your doctor will want to test you for tuberculosis by doing a purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test and/or a chest X-ray. He or she may require sputum specimens. The PPD skin test will check your body’s current sensitivity to tuberculosis. A small shot of PPD is placed beneath the top layer of skin. You will see a small bump under the skin of the forearm once the shot has been administered. Do not touch or cover that area. The bump will usually go down and should be read in 48 to 72 hours by a health care worker for results. You must always get your PPD test read or no fitness determination will be given. A small reaction, called an induration, at the site of the test, is read between O and 9 mm. Trained personnel will look at your arm and determine the induration measurement of the area. You doctor will also decide if it is a positive or negative reading. (A patient can have a false positive or a false negative result). Usually 10 mm or greater is determined as a positive result. Also, an increase of greater than 5 mm in a year from the previous year is considered positive. Again, many factors can play into the outcome of the results. People taking steroids, positive HIV patients, organ transplant patients, weakened immune systems due to cancer and chemotherapy, diabetes, IV drug users, kidney failure patients, people living in nursing homes or health care workers in hospitals can cause or have a reaction that would need to be looked at further. People that have taken the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis that live in other countries can also have a false positive result. If you have a newly positive PPD, you will need to see a doctor for evaluation. The physician will do a chest X-ray to see if you have active tuberculosis in your lungs. This doctor may want to do further testing such as a sputum culture, or a TB gold blood test (QuantiFeron-TB Gold). A negative TB gold blood test result will confirm the PPD (skin test) result was a false positive. A negative TB gold blood test will clear the Seafarer on his or her positive PPD result and clear the Seafarer to ship on commercial vessels and Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessels. However, a positive TB gold result (which is diagnostic for latent tuberculosis infection-LTBI) test will require the Seafarer to be treated with antibiotics per MSC guidelines if that mariner wants to ship on an MSC vessel (COMSINST 6000.IE). In this particular case, the mariner will need to work closely with his or her doctor to determine the best course of treatment. There are different antibiotics used to treat LTBI such as INH and Rifampin. You and your doctor will discuss the pros and cons of each medication to see which one is best for you. Some of these meds may require periodic lab work to check the status of your liver. If you do not want to work on MSC ships, you can decline treatment for LTBI and still be able to ship on commercial vessels only. Once you have started treatment and are determined “stable” by your treating physician, you will need to get a clearance letter from you doctor that states you are now able to ship. The note should say that you will not need any follow-up appointments or any further lab work. Remember, your doctor will need to give you enough prescriptions for the full duration of the voyage. This is often a four- to six-month period. Once you have finished all the medication/treatment, you will need to get a letter from your physician that states you have completed all treatment. This information will be entered into your Seafarer’s health record. Going forward, you will only need a yearly chest X-ray to maintain your negative TB status. Healthy Recipe Greek-Style Roast Leg of Lamb Servings: 25 6 1/4 pounds lamb leg, boneless 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon granulated garlic, divided 1 tablespoon oregano, crushed 1 tablespoon cumin powder, ground 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, ground 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground 3 tablespoons parsley, fresh chopped For rub, combine lemon juice and honey with all the rest of the dry ingredients. Smear the rub all over the roasts and on the inside of the lamb roasts evenly. Place on rack in roasting pans. Roast in 325-degree F oven for 45 min to one hour until internal temp of 145 degrees F. Let stand 10 minutes. Slice and serve. Use the pan drippings to make a pan gravy or au jus. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 222 calories; 15g fat (63.2% calories from fat); 16g protein; 4g carbohydrate; trace dietary fiber; 62mg cholesterol; 277mg sodium. Exchanges: 0 grain (starch); 2 ½ lean meat; 0 vegetable; 0 fruit; 1 ½ fat; 0 other carbohydrates. (Provided by Paul Hall Center’s Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship) Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: 20 Seafarers LOG Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­ farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­q uently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 April 2017 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Galley Assessment Program (GAP) May 27 July 7 ServSafe May 6 May 12 Gap Closing Courses Engineroom Resource Management June 3 Chief Steward April 22 June 2 Galley Operations April 22 May 19 May 20 June 16 Safety Upgrading Courses June 9 Basic Training w/16hr FF April 10 April 14 April 22 April 28 Leadership and Managerial Skills June 10 June 16 May 6 May 12 May 27 June 2 June 10 June 16 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Able Seafarer Deck April 22 May 19 June 17 July 14 AB to Mate Modules Module dates vary throughout the year. Stu- dents will be advised of dates once accepted. ARPA June 3 June 9 Bosun Recertification July 15 August 7 Fast Rescue Boat May 20 May 26 GMDSS May 6 May 19 September 2 September 15 Lifeboat May 6 May 19 June 3 June 16 Radar Observer May 20 June 2 Basic Training Revalidation June 2 June 2 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation June 24 June 30 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting April 29 May 5 June 10 June 16 Government Vessels May 13 May 19 May 20 May 26 June 3 June 9 June 24 June 30 Medical Care Provider April 22 April 28 June 17 June 23 Tank Barge - DL April 15 April 21 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL/LG June 3 June 16 Tank Ship Familiarization - LG June 17 June 23 RFPNW May 21 June 16 Engine Department Upgrading Courses BAPO May 21 June 16 FOWT April 22 May 19 June 17 July 14 Junior Engineer May 6 June 30 Pumpman April 8 April 21 Welding May 6 May 26 June 10 June 30 Steward Department Courses Advanced Galley Ops June 19 July 14 Certified Chief Cook Modules run every other week. The next class will start March 13. UPGRADING APPLICATION Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth___________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #__________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended___________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. April 2017 Important Notice Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/17 Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes Water Survival (Upgrader) – Deck Department Seafarer Freddy Magdaleno Rivas Ordonez (above) enhanced his skills by graduating from this course Feb. 24. He sails as an AB. Apprentice Water Survival Class # 821 – The following Phase I apprentices (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 24: Jordan Bates, Shawn Cox, Hector Garibaldi, Aaron Helton-Cox, Macey Horne, Tiyhana Shonye Roddy and Angel Thompson. Radar Observer – Three upgraders improved their skills by completing this course Feb. 24. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Kenny Gaston, Kirk Pegan and George Steube III. Welding – The following Seafarers (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 24: Chris Ceyzyk, Allen Ludlow, Donald MacKay, Peter Morrison Jr., Abdulrahman Mohamed Mussa, Fayez Mohamed Mussa, Sayaf Nassr Ahmed Obad and Ismail Salim Yahya. Class instructor Chris Raley is at the far right. Combined Basic & Advanced Firefighting – Ten upgraders improved their skills by graduating from this course Jan. 20. Completing their requirements (above, in alphabetical order) were: Jose Encarnacion, Brian Jackson, Randy Pearson, Kirk Pegan, David Quade II, Michael Robinson, Roque Leonard Santa Cruz, Marcel Kropolinsky Soares, George Velez and Reginald Walker. John Thomas, their instructor, is at the far right. Basic Firefighting (Upgraders) – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Jan. 13: Melvin Cooper, Charles Davis, Fernando Ibuyat Haber, Donna Hickman, Kenji Hoffman, Hamdi Hassan Hussein, Robert Ivanauskas, Demarius Jones, Todd Lander, Rafael Angel Leon Ortiz, Arron Millar, Gustavo Rigobert Osorio, Ronald Pattiasina, Freddy Magdaleno Rivas Ordonez and William Summers Jr. Instructor Joe Zienda is at the far right. Small Arms – Seven Seafarers improved their skills by completing this course Jan. 6. Graduating (photo at right, in alphabetical order) were: Joseph Bowen, Glenn Davis, Gatlin Dryer, Donald Hutchens, Chelsey Jackson, Daniel Shannon and Beverly Williams. Class instructors Robert Springer and Stan Beck are at the far left and far right, respectively. Important Notice Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. 22 Seafarers LOG April 2017 �Paul Hall Center Classes Basic Firefighting (Upgraders) -The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Jan. 20: Angel Manuel Berrios Jr., Robert Bostick, Donald Brooks, Joseph Bruce Jr., Marcus Burton, Bernard Butts, Roberto Odchimar Coronado Jr., Freddy Decoteau, Supattara Inthapanti, Rachael Janssen, Glen McCullough, Arturo Montoya, Juan Pastor Norales, Dominique O’Brien, Lionell Packnett and Asril Syarbaini. Joe Zienda and Wayne Johnson Jr., their instructors, are at the far left and far right, respectively. Basic Firefighting (Upgraders) – Eight upgraders completed this course Feb. 3. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Alex Nebres Aguinaldo, Farrel Bodden, Israel Lingat Coronel, Jeffery Eckhart, Ronald Embody, Hazel Johnson Jr., Jeremy Shenett and Marilou Dumlao Toledo. Class instructors Wayne Johnson Jr. and John Thomas are at the far left and far right, respectively. Basic Training Revalidation – The following Seafarers enhanced their skills by completing this course Feb. 24: Nathaniel Balos, Shawn Clark, Jon Dillon, Armando Ismael Garayua-Gonzalez, Rosemary Glover, John Gryko, Dwight Hunt Sr., Gerret Jarman, John McKay, William Mercer, Arsenio Cabazal Omabao Jr. and Mariano Canete Ylaya. Their instructor, Joe Zienda, is at the far right. Basic Firefighting (Upgrader) – Seafarer Sanjay Waidyarachchi (above, left) graduated from this course Jan. 27. Pictured with him is his instructor, John Thomas. Brother Waidyarachchi sails in the engine department. Advanced Galley Ops – Four steward department Seafarers finished this course Jan. 27. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Israel Lingat Coronel, Darrion Ingram, Katrina Jones and Brian Lunsford. Their instructor, Robert Gowen, is at the far left. Galley Ops – Steward department Seafarer Torrika Devine (above) improved her skills recently when she completed this course. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she graduated Feb. 3. Certified Chief Cook – A pair of steward department mariners upgraded their skills by completing modules in this course recently at the Paul Hall Center. Brandon Santell Harvell (above, left) finished his requirements in module three Jan. 27 while Wesley Head (above, right) graduated from module four Feb. 10. Both sail in the deep sea division. April 2017 Basic Firefighting (Upgrader) – Engine Department Seafarer Linarys Castillo Ortiz (above, right) completed her requirements and graduated from this course Feb. 17. Posing with her is Mike Roberts, her instructor. Certified Chief Cook – Seafarer Mohamed Kaid Algalham (above) completed the enhancement of his skills in this course Jan. 13 when he graduated from module two. Brother Algalham has been sailing since 2004. Certified Chief Cook – Steward department upgraders Mario Sampot Ferrer (above, left) and Drushelia Finney (above, right) recently improved their skills in this course. Both Seafarers graduated from module five Feb. 24. Joining them in the photo is their instructor, Chef John Dobson. Seafarers LOG 23 �APRIL 2017 FEBRU ARY 2014 V OVOLUME L U M E 7 679o NO. N O4. 2 Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 22-23 Congrats All Around At Port of Piney Point Seafarers Receive Union Books, Pension Check A number of Seafarers in recent months obtained their respective full union books and, in one case, a first pension check at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. Some of them are pictured on this page, with Port Agent Pat Vandegrift (who is at left in most of the images). Additional photos of book presentations in Piney Point will appear in a future edition of the LOG. AB Francis Williams Steward/Baker Bill Knorr (right) picks up his first pension check at the port agent’s office. Knorr sailed with the SIU from 1980 to 2016. AB Hunter Cox (center) gets his probationary book after completing the final phase of the apprentice program, while his stepfather, Chief Cook Benjamin Piker, picks up his full book. QMED Jeffrey Thrash Chief Cook Francis Bautista (left) takes the oath of membership. Second Mate Jason Keffer QMED Steven Supplee QMED Michael Robinson GUDE Thyron Dy � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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MTD officials (including President Michael Sacco, photo at right, who is also SIU president), board members and guest speakers spelled out in great detail how America benefits from the Jones Act. Some of the deliberations in Orlando, Florida, examined the massive, ongoing response by Jones Act carriers who have provided relief cargos and other support to Puerto Rico for the past six months. Our MTD coverage begins on Page 4 and continues on Pages 10-13. Other Jones Act-related articles appear on Pages 2, 3 and 6. Seafarers Deliver in ‘Deep Freeze 2018’ Two SIU-crewed ships recently completed annual resupply missions to McMurdo Station in Antarctica as part of the U.S. Navy’s Operation Deep Freeze 2018. The Maersk Peary (directly above) and Ocean Giant (partly visible in photo at left, above) carried fuel, food, vehicles, electronic equipment and much more to the research center. A few Peary crew members are in the foreground of that photo, while Navy personnel are seen offloading some of the nearly seven million pounds of supplies from the Ocean Giant. The remaining photo (lower left) shows McMurdo crews preparing to discharge fuel from the Peary. Page 24. (Ocean Giant and Peary discharge photos by Sarah Burford) NY Waterway Crew Honored Page 2 Navy Christens USNS Burlington Page 4 SIU Photos Galore Pages 8-9 �SIU Crews Support Pacific Partnership President’s Report Maritime Cabotage is Sound Policy While there are many aspects of Maritime Trades Department meetings that make them worthwhile, we don’t normally hear breaking news during our gatherings. Last month was quite an exception, as an official from the respected, London-based organization Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) shared results of a years-long survey which concluded that at least 91 nations around the world maintain some form of maritime cabotage law. The findings of this study are significant in several ways. First, they provide a much-needed update to a similar survey that was conducted by the U.S. Maritime Administration back in the 1990s. At that time, the results showed that about 50 countries had cabotage on the books. Knowing that the current figure is almost twice that number shows that we in the United States are far from alone in recognizing the value of maintaining policies that support flag-state Michael Sacco shipping. The results also stand out because of how thoroughly Seafarers’ Rights International conducted the study. As explained by SRI Executive Director Deirdre Fitzpatrick, the survey involved more than 1,300 emails, hundreds of phone calls, reviewing around 300 World Trade Organization reports, plus scouring through books and more articles than they could probably count. Finally, SRI concluded that the goals and benefits of maritime cabotage are exactly what we in the SIU have said all along. Those goals and benefits include fair competition; retaining a skilled, reliable pool of mariners; promoting local jobs; boosting local and national transportation companies; shipboard and environmental safety; and national and economic security. We also were reminded that the Jones Act (America’s freight cabotage law) isn’t the only one under attack. Other countries face similar challenges with what I describe as the storm of lies and misinformation about the Jones Act. The MTD and the SIU will do everything possible to help those nations push back with facts, working with the SRI, the International Transport Workers’ Federation and other allies. If you look back at the last year’s worth of Seafarers LOG editions, you’d probably find that we wrote more information about the Jones Act than any other single subject. And there are good reasons for giving it so much attention, starting with your jobs. Without the Jones Act, there wouldn’t be a U.S. Merchant Marine. Without the U.S.-build provision of the Jones Act, our shipyards would be devastated. Without the Jones Act, so-called flag-of-convenience operators would have free reign up and down our rivers and coasts, using crews that could come from anywhere, with nowhere near the security vetting that American mariners go through. I encourage you to read all of our MTD coverage in this issue, including the article about Ms. Fitzpatrick’s presentation. All of it matters to the SIU and to our industry. There’s one other thing from the meetings that I want to mention, and that’s the outstanding work being done by SIU of Canada President Jim Given and his team. Jim also addressed the board, and while I personally was familiar with many of the cabotage fights he has led in recent years, there was something about hearing them recapped all at once that renewed my admiration for how hard Jim and his entire organization have worked to protect their members’ jobs. Both the SIU and the MTD have been with them all the way, lending whatever support we can, but Jim in particular deserves a tip of the cap for his tireless, effective leadership. He’s a good example of what it takes to get the job done and that hard work does pay off. FEBRUARY 2014 VOLUME 76 Volume 80 Number 4 o Members of the SIU Government Services Division are participating in a major multinational humanitarian mission named Pacific Partnership 2018. The Seafarers-crewed expeditionary fast transport USNS Brunswick sailed from Guam on March 19, bound for the mission’s first stop in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. The SIU-crewed hospital ship USNS Mercy also has mobilized for the operation. According to the U.S. Navy, Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is “the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. Pacific Partnership 2018’s objective is to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for man-made and natural disasters.” Capt. Peter Olive, Pacific Partnership 2018 deputy mission commander, stated, “Pacific Partnership provides opportunities to better prepare and respond to a disaster and improve relationships in com- The USNS Mercy arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in early March to support Pacific Partnership 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak) munities. I am confident we will make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of people across Micronesia and Southeast Asia. Now more than ever, it is critical to foster these partnerships to be better prepared to work together in the future.” The Navy further reported that as the Brunswick and Mercy visit different Asia-Pacific nations, the participants and host nation counterparts “will conduct technical expertise exchanges in medical, engineering, humani- tarian assistance and disaster relief. Additionally, key leader and community engagement events will allow for direct engagement with local citizens and enhanced relationships with partner nation military and government leadership.” Pacific Partnership 2018 consists of more than 800 U.S. and allied military personnel along with non-government organizations, working sideby-side with host nation counterparts. The Seafarers-crewed USNS Brunswick moors in Guam on March 16 as part of this year’s mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder) U.S. Coast Guard Lauds NY Waterway Crew NO. 2 April 2018 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2018 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. The U.S. Coast Guard recently recognized three SIU members with the agency’s Good Samaritan award. As reported in the January LOG, the SIU-crewed NY Waterway ferry Thomas H. Kean on Nov. 3 rescued an individual who jumped off the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal seawall as the boat was approaching for mooring. Bringing him to safety were Capt. David Dort and Deckhands Gregorio Pages and Pietro Romano. Pictured from left are Pages, Dort and Coast Guard Capt. Jason Tama, who presented the award March 1 during Passenger Vessel Industry Day in Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Medley) Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG April 2018 �McDew, Buzby Support Jones Act in House Hearing USTRANSCOM Commander, Maritime Administrator also Back MSP, Cargo Preference Two key supporters of the Jones Act recently spoke in defense of the law, as well as offered Congress some perspective on the challenges facing the American maritime industry, during a joint hearing between the House Armed Services Committee, the Readiness Subcommittee and the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee. Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby (USN, Ret.) and U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Commander Gen. Darren McDew both provided testimony during the hearing, which took place on March 8. While both officials spoke on various aspects of Transportation Command posture – the subject of the hearing – they shared a common theme: The Jones Act, the U.S.flag fleet and the merchant mariner pool are critical components of our national defense. In his testimony, McDew summarized the history and current issues facing the maritime industry: “The U.S.-flagged commercial fleet is vital to the Joint Force’s ability to accomplish its mission. USTRANSCOM’s relationships with U.S.-flagged sealift partners are formalized through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) and the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Since their establishment in 1996, participation in these programs by privately owned U.S.flagged commercial shipping has proven a cost-effective means to assure access to sealift capability, capacity, and worldwide networks. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, and the Cargo Preference Act are intended to ensure a baseline of ongoing business to support our inter-coastal shipping capacity and maintain a market for U.S. industrial shipyard infrastructure to build, repair, and overhaul U.S. vessels. However, the dwindling size of the domestic U.S. inter-coastal shipping fleet demands that we reassess our approach to ensure that the U.S. retains critical national security surge sealift capabilities.” Buzby said, “As maritime administrator, I take seriously my charge to ensure that we have enough U.S.-flagged ships and mariners to serve our nation’s commercial and military sealift requirements. I am working closely with USTRANSCOM, the Military Sealift Command and the U.S. Coast Guard and the commercial maritime industry to address these issues.” He continued, emphasizing the importance of cargo preference to the maintenance of the U.S.-flag fleet: “Access to cargo is critical for shipowners to compete globally while operating under the U.S. flag and employing U.S. mariners. Cargo preference laws keep U.S.-flagged operators competitive by requiring U.S.flagged vessels to transport significant portions of cargoes purchased with federal funds. In addition, the Jones Act U.S.-build, ownership and crew requirements support mariner jobs and give us access to domestic maritime assets needed in times of war or national emergency. It also serves national security priorities by supporting U.S. shipyards and repair facilities that produce and repair Americanbuilt ships. U.S. mariners on Jones Act vessels serve as another layer of national defense.” When asked what could be done to maintain and grow the merchant mariner pool, as well as the U.S.-flag fleet, Buzby responded, “It comes down to cargo. We’ve heard it said many times, cargo is king. Without cargo, there’s no need to have the ships, and without the ships, there’s not the mariners. So, to have cargo available for U.S.-flagged vessels to carry, that’s the root of the problem. And whether we do that through cargo preference or through bilateral trade agreements or freeing up cargo that’s available, that’s the root of the problem.” McDew talked about the military readiness the Jones Act helps provide, saying, “For me, the Jones Act, from a warfighting perspective, is all about the mariners, and the ability to keep mariners trained and ready to go to war. The ships that are in the Jones Act are also useful, but the primary thing we get from the Jones Act are the mariners. And those mariners have been with us in every conflict that I can imagine, and suffered great loss, and still stay with us.” Buzby continued that thought, adding, “The Jones Act really is the linchpin. It’s foundational to our merchant marine as it is today. It’s not just the ships, it’s the mariners, which are critical, and it’s the infrastructure that supports the shipbuilding and ship repair part of the industry, and all of the supply chain that impacts that. Because that all has impact on our government shipbuilding programs, as well. The costs of all of those, and the availability of shipbuilders are greatly Port Authority Board of Directors Elects SIU AVP Powell to Post SIU Assistant Vice President Bryan Powell has been unanimously elected to serve as sec- SIU Asst. VP Bryan Powell April 2018 retary-treasurer of the Detroit/ Wayne County Port Authority. The port authority’s board of directors voted for Powell on March 16. Board members serve fouryear terms, without compensation. Powell has been on the board since March 2017. For more information about the port authority, visit http://www. portdetroit.com/dwcpa/ Powell launched his career with the SIU at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center, attending the apprenticeship program in 1993. Since then, he has worked in several capacities and in various locations for the organization. Powell has served as assistant vice president of the SIU since March 2007. He has also served as assistant vice president for the SIU-affiliated Seafarers Entertainment and Allied Trades Union (SEATU) since 2012. Gen. Darren McDew (right) and Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby (left) are pictured at the Maritime Trades Department convention last October in St. Louis. Both of them recently testified in the U.S. House of Representatives, where they spoke powerfully in support of the U.S. Merchant Marine. impacted by that, as well. So, it has far-ranging impact.” But not all crises are military in nature, as Buzby spoke about in his testimony: “In addition to providing the RRF ships, MARAD manages National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) vessels used to train merchant mariners and respond to national disasters. Most recently, the Ready Reserve Fleet and NDRF ships were activated to support relief activities of other government agencies following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as was done for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Sandy, and the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. During these deployments, MARAD vessels supplied citizens and first responders with housing, meals, logistical support, and relief supplies, including critical Federal Aviation Administration replacement air navigation equipment that was delivered by one of the activated vessel to the Virgin Islands.” McDew also touched on this, stating, “When hurricanes ravaged Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, our joint enabling and strategic mobility assets deployed to provide critical capabilities including planning support, aeromedical evacuation, and life-saving supplies. Our efforts demonstrated the nation’s resolve and strengthened partnerships worldwide.” Buzby concluded, “Our military’s surge sealift capabilities rely on our nation’s commercial fleet and the mariners who crew these ships – in both peace and war. The decline of the U.S.-flag fleet and the availability of qualified U.S. mariners are of great concern to MARAD and we are exploring a range of options to increase the size of the U.S.-flag fleet with our stakeholders and the administration. MARAD will continue to leverage, as appropriate, the current mainstays of the merchant marine to support strategic sealift: the Jones Act, MSP, and cargo preference.... You have my commitment that we will consider any and all options intended to foster, promote, and develop the U.S. maritime industry.” Writer: Jones Act ‘Convenient Scapegoat for Puerto Rico’s Woes’ Another writer has spoken out in favor of America’s freight cabotage law. Julio Rivera, a popular multimedia personality and political consultant, wrote an editorial in early February that was posted on The Washington Times website. The headline: “A convenient scapegoat for Puerto Rico’s woes.” Rivera pointed out that the Jones Act had been unfairly blamed for hindering the recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. He also noted that the attacks against the longstanding maritime law that followed were regrettable. “To unnecessarily hinder a vital cornerstone of not only our economy but our military in the name of shortsighted political opportunism could only be an example of the worst kind of crisis politicization,” Rivera wrote. “The fact that the Jones Act provides benefits, both direct and indirect, to homeland security, immigration enforcement, and the protection of American jobs exposes its opponents as ‘break it to fix it’ opportunists, oblivious to the potential negative ramifications of its repeal.” After expounding on the various secu- rity benefits of the Jones Act, Rivera continued. “As long as the suffering in Puerto Rico continues, we will continue to hear these debates rage on. Some opponents of the Jones Act incorrectly argue cargo shipped in or out of Puerto Rico is required to be transported on Jones Act compliant vessels. Puerto Rico allows for cargo from around the world to be imported into the island. Over 60 percent of cargo-carrying ships docking in La Isla del Encanto are foreign vessels.” He concluded, “The ugly side of politics and attempts to distract from the systematic corruption in Puerto Rico has found a convenient scapegoat in the Jones Act. Truth be told, a repeal of the Jones Act would only weaken the economic prospects of some of the struggling island’s most fervent allies.” As reported in last month’s LOG, several other articles (new pieces as well as op-eds) have been posted and published this year backing the Jones Act. The law requires that cargo moving between domestic ports be carried on vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. Seafarers LOG 3 �Attendees stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. MTD Exec. Board Strongly Backs Jones Act Speakers Stand Up for America’s Freight Cabotage Law With cabotage in the crosshairs of the uninformed, the executive board of the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) recently gathered to bolster not only the Jones Act but similar maritime laws across the globe. The board met March 8-9 in Orlando, Florida. The MTD is composed of 22 international unions and 21 port maritime councils in the United States and Canada representing nearly 5 million working men and women. SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as MTD president. Guest speakers addressing the board were American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten; National Shipping of America President Torey Presti; TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico President Tim Nolan; Crowley Maritime Senior Vice President and General Manager, Puerto Rico Services John Hourihan; and Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) Executive Director Deirdre Fitzpatrick. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-Louisiana) sent video greetings that were shown during the meeting. The board also heard from SIU of Canada President Jim Given; Steve Bertelli, international secretary-treasurer of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union; and, from the International Association of Machinists, Juan Negron, chief of staff for the eastern territory, and Gil Simmons, assistant general chair of District 141. Noting that it’s unusual for the board to devote most of an entire meeting to one subject, Sacco described ongoing attacks against the Jones Act that are threatening American jobs along with national, economic and homeland security. On the books for nearly a century, the Jones Act requires that cargo moving between domestic ports is carried on vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. The law helps maintain nearly 500,000 U.S. jobs and contributes billions of dollars annually to the economy. “Lies are still being told about the Jones Act,” Sacco stated in his opening remarks. “This goes back to Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything quite like the storm of misinformation that followed…. Our industry has done a good job of pushing back and promoting the truth, and that includes great work by Crowley and TOTE and National Shipping of America and others, but this fight is a long way from over. There are similar fights happening in other countries, including Canada and Australia.” One of the more noteworthy statistics cited during the meeting came from Fitzpatrick, who reported that a new study shows at least 91 nations maintain some form of maritime cabotage law. Meanwhile, the board adopted numerous statements backing the Jones Act and other nations’ respective cabotage laws, along with ones supporting American shipbuilding, the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the citizens of Puerto Rico, an LNG terminal in the Pacific Northwest, America’s troops and veterans, public employees’ rights, cargo preference, infrastructure investment, protecting middleclass jobs, and more. The Jones Act statement read in part, “Critics wrongly claimed (going back to September 2017) that the Jones Act hampered relief efforts in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Even though nothing could have been further from the truth, Jones Act opponents used their flawed accusations as a foundation to call for weakening or eliminating the law. It was of little consequence to them that the backdrop for their claims showed stacks and stacks of containers delivered to the San Juan docks by U.S.-flag vessels. They neglected the fact that Jones Act ships were on the scene in Puerto Rico within hours after the first port reopened and that these vessels continue to deliver vital cargoes even today. They completely overlooked the fact that because of damaged roads and numerous other infra- Alabama Shipyard Christens, Launches USNS Burlington More jobs for members of the SIU Government Services Division are on the way following the recent christening of the USNS Burlington. The Seafarers-crewed USNS City of Bismarck moors at Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier on Feb. 13. The newest ship in the class, the USNS Burlington, will be identical to the USNS City of Bismarck. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cody R. Babin) 4 Seafarers LOG MTD President Michael Sacco (left) poses with AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President James Hart. structure problems, significant portions of the waterborne cargo initially stayed in the ports. They coasted right past the fact that none of these circumstances had anything to do with any maritime law.” Additionally, the statement supporting Puerto Rico residents included the following: “The MTD takes this opportunity to convey a very important message to all of our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico. Namely, we are with you. We were there from the start of the recovery, and we will be there right through to the end. “AFL-CIO unions – including MTD affiliates – represent 100,000 Puerto Rican resi- The vessel, the latest of the U.S. Navy’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ships, was christened on Feb. 24 at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. When delivered, it will be vessel 10 of a 12-vessel order awarded to Austal by the U.S. Navy. “Austal is excited to get Burlington one step closer to joining the fleet,” said Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle. “The efficiency at which this complex ship has come together is truly remarkable and a testament to the incredible talent of our shipbuilding professionals here at Austal USA.” U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and his wife, Marcelle Pomerleau Leahy, served as primary sponsors of the ship, with the senator giving the keynote address at the event. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Marcelle Leahy christened the ship by breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow. “This ship honors Burlington, Vermont, a city that embodies American values and its patriotic, hardworking citizens for their support and contributions to our Navy,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Burlington, like the other ships in the EPF program, will provide our commanders high-speed sealift mobility and agility. I am thankful for this ship and her crew who will serve our nation for decades to come and I am thankful for our industrial force teammates whose service makes this great ship possible.” On March 1, the vessel was launched successfully, and at press time the USNS Burlington was undergoing sea trials. dents, and union members have been involved in every phase of the recovery and rebuilding effort,” the statement continued. “We have contributed not only money, but also manpower. For instance, shortly after the hurricane, more than 300 skilled union volunteers – including doctors, nurses, electricians and heavy equipment operators – traveled from the mainland to Puerto Rico to provide assistance. And, Jones Act ships were at the piers as soon as they reopened, bringing the first wave of relief cargoes.” See pages 10-13 for full coverage of the MTD meeting. “Ship launches are milestone events in any shipbuilding program, but today’s launch is particularly significant as it is the tenth EPF launch in less than seven years,” said Capt. Scot Searles, Strategic and Theater Sealift program manager for the Military Sealift Command (MSC). “This noteworthy milestone for the EPF program is a testament to the hard work of the Navy and Austal’s shipbuilding team.” The previous nine Spearhead-class EPFs have been delivered to MSC and are crewed by SIU Government Services Division members. The latest, the USNS City of Bismarck, was delivered to the Navy in late 2017, and two more EPFs are under construction at Austal. According to the Navy, “With an all-aluminum shallow-draft hull, the EPF is a commercial-based catamaran capable of intra-theater personnel and cargo lift providing combatant commanders high-speed sealift mobility with inherent cargo handling capability and agility to achieve positional advantage over operational distances. EPF class ships are designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo, 1,200 nautical miles, at an average speed of 35 knots. The EPF includes a flight deck for helicopter operations and an off-load ramp that will allow vehicles to quickly drive off the ship. EPF’s shallow draft (under 15 feet) further enhances littoral operations and port access. This makes the EPF an extremely flexible asset for support of a wide range of operations including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations in small or damaged ports, flexible logistics support or as the key enabler for rapid transport.” April 2018 �SHBP Updates Puerto Rico Residents Editor’s note: The following letter from the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) was mailed in early March, and the information was reported at the monthly membership meetings. The letter was sent to Plan participants who live in Puerto Rico. The Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (Plan) would like to notify you that if you live in Puerto Rico, in certain cases you and your family may be able to use your Humana card in the mainland U.S. to receive benefits. The following are the situations in which you may use your Humana benefits, provided that you meet the Plan’s eligibility requirements: n You or a Family Member Require a Medical Service that is Not Available in Puerto Rico – Your health care provider in Puerto Rico must send Humana information to document that the service is not available in Puerto Rico. Humana will verify this information, and will advise you and your provider whether they will cover the service in the mainland U.S. n Your Child is Attending High School or College in the Mainland U.S. – You must send proof of your child’s enrollment in the high school or college to Humana’s Enrollment department. The fax number is 1-888-899-9730, and the email address is feo_ group@humana.com. If you receive approval from Humana, your child will be eligible to receive in-network coverage at any provider in the U.S that is in-network with Humana. If your child goes to a provider in the mainland that is not in the Humana network, the claim will be processed at the out-of-network rate for Puerto Rico, which will result in a larger outof-pocket cost to you. n You (the Seafarer) are in the Mainland U.S. to Register for Employment or Because You are Working for an SIU-contracted Employer – The local Union official must fill out a form to verify that you are in the mainland to get a job at an SIU hiring hall, or because you are working for an SIU-contracted employer. This form must be sent to Humana’s Enrollment department at the fax or email address listed above. You will be eligible for coverage in the mainland U.S. for a limited time at any provider that is in-network with Humana. If you go to a provider that is not in the Humana network, the claim will be processed at the out-of-network rate for Puerto Rico, which will result in a larger out-of-pocket cost to you. n In an Emergency – If you or a covered member of your family are in the mainland U.S. and experience a serious medical emergency in which your life or health is in jeopardy, you are eligible for coverage for emergency treatment at the in-network rate. If you have any questions about this coverage, please contact the Humana customer service department at 1-800-314-3121. Sincerely, Margaret Bowen Administrator EARN YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE THROUGH THE PAUL HALL CENTER ! The Paul Hall Center’s Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) has partnered with the College of Southern Resident courses at Piney Point begin May 7, 2018 Maryland (CSM) to offer an Associate of Applied Science degree in Maritime Operations Technology with a concentration in either • Nautical Science (Deck department) -or- • Marine Engineering (Engine dept.) Students must complete a combination of academic general education courses and technical education courses in order to earn • Associate of Applied Science Degree February 26, 2018 • UA courses apply toward the degree • Fully accredited • Some courses held at SHLSS the degree. Courses completed during the Unlicensed Apprentice program apply toward the • Online classes degree. Students can complete English, Math and • Scholarships available Physics courses at SHLSS. The remaining general education courses can be completed online. The following classes will convene at SHLSS: May 7, 2018 through May 25, 2018 English 1011 – Composition and Rhetoric Math 1011 – Math for Technologies Enrollment Information Please contact Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School Academic Coordinator Dale Rausch (301) 994-0010 Ext. 5411 -ordrausch@seafarers.org 7 Credit Hours Includes: tuition, textbooks, room and board plus one hour of tutoring following each daily class session 4/18 Spotlight on Mariner Health Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Cause Damage to More Than Just Joints Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more than just joints. In some instances, this condition can also damage a wide variety of the body’s systems, including the eyes, skin, lungs, heart and blood vessels. RA is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when an individual’s immune system starts to mistakenly attack its own body’s tissue, specifically the synovium (the lining of the membrane that surrounds one’s joints.) The inflammation from RA can solidify the synovium, which may damage cartilage and bone within joints, cause joint deformities (especially in the hands and feet), and harm other parts of the body. Doctors don’t know what starts the process of RA, but genetic components appear to be the likely culprits. While genes do not cause RA, they can make the person more susceptible to infections with certain viruses and bacteria that may trigger it. Women are more likely than men to develop RA. Individuals who have family members with RA could have increased probabilities of developing the disease. The disorder can occur at any age; however, it is seen most frequently between the ages of 40 to 60. In the risk arena, cigarette smoking increases the odds of developing RA, particularly for those who have genetic markers for the disease. Environmental factors can also increase the possibilities of developing the condition. Working with asbestos is especially harmful and obesity can also be a contributing factor for RA development. There are many types of medications for RA. While new meds have improved treatment options, severe RA can still cause many physical disabilities. Signs and symptoms of RA may include sore, warm, and swollen joints; stiffness in joints that is usually more severe in the morning and following periods of inactivity; and lots of fatigue, fever and weight loss. Early in the RA continuum, arthritis tends to affect an individual’s smaller joints – particularly those which attach the fingers to the hand and toes April 2018 to the feet. As the disease progresses, symptoms can often spread to the wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, hips, and shoulders. In many cases, RA symptoms can occur in the same joints on both sides of the body. Rheumatoid Arthritis also can affect many non-joint structures including: the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, kidneys, nerve tissue, bone marrow, and blood vessels. RA signs and symptoms can vary with each person. In addition, periods of increased disease activity (called flares) can alternate during periods of remission where swelling and pain subsides. Many types of medications are used to help with the treatment of RA. These may include: analgesics (non­opioid) such as Tylenol and Ultram; and opioids such as Tylenol with codeine, Percocet, Percodan, Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol and Morphine. Anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin, Celebrex, Motrin, Naproxen and Indocin are also available as are newer biologic agents such as Orencia, Humira, Enbrel, and Remicade. Most patients will need to see a pain specialist at some time during their treatment process to decide what pain meds work best for them. Diseasemodifying anti-rheumatics (DMARDs) such as methotrexate, Imuran, Arava, and Plaquenil have been used with good results. Steroid injections are also used to decrease the pain and inflammation associated with RA. The development of new medications is ongoing. An individual’s rheumatologist will decide what works best for them. Lab work should be done frequently to be sure that the medications being used do not harm a patient’s health. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic and painful disease that can cause many problems. With treatment by a specialist, symptoms and damages to the joints can be decreased and many people can lead productive and less painful lives. One final word of advice regarding RA: always follow your doctor’s instructions and take all medications as previously prescribed. Healthy Recipe BBQ Chili Glazed Chicken Servings: 15 Ingredients 6 pounds chicken breast halves without skin, trimmed – fresh ½ tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce 1 ½ cups barbeque sauce 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon granulated garlic ¼ cup apple juice Preparation n Butterfly cut the chicken into 4 oz fillets, season with Mrs. Dash evenly on both sides. n Sauté the seasoned chicken 1-2 minutes on each side; just to brown them. Place in well-oiled 2-inch pans. n Mix together the bbq sauce, honey, apple juice, sriracha, and granulated garlic in a container big enough to hold it. n Glaze the chicken with the sauce evenly. n Bake in a 325-degree F oven for 10 minutes until the inside is 165 degrees F. n Garnish with lemon and chopped green onion or parsley. Nutrition Information Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 194 Calories; 3g Fat (13.1% calories from fat); 34g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 84mg Cholesterol; 298mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 4 ½ Lean meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; ½ Other Carbohydrates. (Provided by the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland) Seafarers LOG 5 �Crowley Vessels Bring Bridge Sections to Puerto Rico SIU-crewed Crowley Maritime Jones Act vessels have been transporting multiple bridges in sections to Puerto Rico to support the roadway reconstruction efforts in the Utuado region. This project is essential to restoring access to Rio Abajo, a remote community in the mountains, following damage to the bridge caused last September by Hurricane Maria. According to Crowley, each bridge comes in sections which are shipped in 16 to 18 containers and on several flatbeds. The company also carried an oversized drill – a 119,000-pound piece of equipment essential to setting the foundation for the bridges. “This breakbulk shipment and accompanying containers and flatbeds marks the latest in a multitude of response shipments carried out by Crowley since the storm hit,” the company announced in a news release. “The company has provided a constant transportation and logistics pipeline of both commercial and government relief cargo that has included 7,900 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and 32,000 commercial loads since the storm.” “The people of Puerto Rico are steadily re- building their infrastructure, including work to repair or replace temporary roads and bridges,” said Frank Larkin, senior vice president and general manager, logistics and commercial services. “As a full supply chain services provider, we can flex our offerings to accommodate their changing needs from containerized relief cargo to oversized, breakbulk shipments utilizing multiple transportation modes and meeting all permit requirements.” “We continue to work with our customers in Puerto Rico and on the mainland including FEMA, and in this case the Department of Transportation, to provide them with reliable services to meet the recovery needs of Puerto Rico’s businesses and residents,” said John Hourihan, senior vice president and general manager, Puerto Rico services. “We’ve increased vessel capacity by 67 percent, onboarded additional containers and equipment and have a staff that remains dedicated to the needs of the island.” (Editor’s note: See page 12 for coverage of Hourihan’s recent address to the Maritime Trades Department executive board.) SIU-crewed Jones Act ships are delivering bridge sections to Puerto Rico, including these components. TOTE Maritime Alaska’s SIU-contracted North Star is pictured after being outfitted with two LNG tanks. TOTE Completes First Phase of LNG Conversion SIU-contracted TOTE Maritime Alaska has demonstrated its continued confidence in the Jones Act trade with the recent completion of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion period of the company’s Orca class vessels. TOTE Maritime, believed to be the first maritime shipping company to announce its intention to convert its fleet to LNG power, has scheduled three more conversion periods for the two vessels in its Alaskan fleet: the North Star and the Midnight Sun. The first conversion period saw the North Star outfitted with LNG fuel tanks, along with the necessary engine upgrades required for the vessel to use LNG as fuel. Once completed, the conversions will drastically reduce air emissions, virtually eliminate sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter while also significantly reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide. Each of these conversion periods will take place in the winter, with the conversion of both ships scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. “We are excited to be the first shipping company in the United States to undertake this important environmental effort,” noted Mike Noone, President of TOTE Maritime Alaska. “And we are appreciative of our customers and partners who support our ongoing effort to innovate in ways that reflect our commitment to the environment and communities we serve.” The North Star and the Midnight Sun are roll-on/roll-off ships that usually carry cargo between Tacoma, Washington, and Anchorage, Alaska. Union-built at General Dynamics NASSCO, each ship is 840 feet long. With Seafarers Aboard Maersk Michigan Thanks to vessel master Capt. Thua Pham for these recent snapshots. Participating in a boat drill at sea are (from left) AB Jerry Aquino, AB Joseph Parr, AB Kareem Baxter and Bosun Kenneth Abrahamson. QMED Walden Galacgac takes a morning reading. QMED Lateef Sanusi performs routine maintenance. 6 Seafarers LOG Pictured from left are Chief Cook Gerard Cox, Capt. Thua Pham, GVA Ronnie Rankin and Chief Steward Teresito Reyes. Teaming up for a fire drill are (foreground, from left) AB Jerry Aquino and AB Gregory Baker, along with (background, from left) AB Jonas Robinson and AB Joseph Parr. April 2018 �4/18 April 2018 Seafarers LOG 7 �SUPPORTING PRO-MARITIME CANDIDATE – The SIU is backing Texas State Sen. Sylvia Garcia in her bid for U.S. Congress. A longtime friend of the union, she is running to replace retiring Rep. Gene Green in the state’s 29th District. Pictured from left in photo at left, which was taken at the SIU hall, are SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Garcia, SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo and Green. The photo above includes Seafarers and Patrolman J.B. Niday (left) getting ready for a block walk. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU PROMOTING SIU AND PINEY POINT – SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo (left) and Recertified Steward Ismael Garayua (right) chat with Brig. Gen. Dustin Anne Shultz in late February during a career fair at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The SIU personnel were on hand to promote the union and its affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, to military veterans and other interested individuals. Brig. Gen. Shultz is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 1st Mission Support Command. AB OFFERS FAMILY NEWS & MEMORIES – Seafarer Jose Argueta (center) wanted to share the following: “Gianni Santiago Argueta (right) was born July 14, 2005 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of Able Seaman Jose David Argueta and aspired to walk in his father’s footsteps. Gianni loved the outdoors which included activities such as hiking, fishing and cycling. He was not only an adventurous young man but also a thoughtful person, as he always tried to give a helping hand. He tragically passed away in a car accident February 24 in Newport News, Virginia. May his soul rest in peace. Please keep my son in your prayers and if you wish to make a contribution you can donate here: gofundme.com/funeral-of-gianni-s-argueta. All donations will be used for funeral arrangements.” ABOARD USNS BUTTON – Recertified Bosun Greg Jackson commended the steward department on the Crowleyoperated ship for a great cookout in Diego Garcia. That’s him at left in photo left, with Chief Steward Edwin Bonefont. The other snapshot shows crew members and contractors enjoying the meal. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2018 �ABOARD MOHAWK – Pictured from left aboard the vessel (formerly named the Seattle) in Concord, California, are Port Agent Nick Marrone II, AB Anthony Thompson, Recertified Steward Alan Bartley, Bosun Kevin Stehlik, QMED Ashley Carmichael, SA Pierce-Anthony Mitchell and AB Beris Robinson. The vessel is operated by JM Ship LLC. ABOARD TUG HMS LIBERTY – Engineer Daniel Grant (left) and Barge Captain Frank Middleton are pictured aboard the Harley Marine tug in New York. Thanks to Patrolman Ray Henderson for the photo. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU ABOARD FLORIDA – Seafarers from the Crowley-operated tanker were destined to appear in this month’s LOG; we gratefully received photos from multiple sources. The snapshot at right is from vessel master Capt. Christopher Menezes. He obtained “Order of the Ditch” certificates for crew members who had just transited the Panama Canal for the first time. Pictured from left are AB Keith Reeder, OMU Jermaine Love, ABs Randy Powell, Marvyn Chester and Brian Fountain, Bosun Samuel Duah, AB Sunnil Motley, Pumpman Troy Banks, QMED Benjamin Mathews, Recertified Steward Hazel Johnson, Cook/Baker Rocel Alvarez and Menezes. The photo above was taken during a servicing in Martinez, California. Pictured from left are Johnson, Duah, Banks, Powell, Port Agent Nick Marrone II and AB Lawrence Richardson. ABOARD NORFOLK – Pictured from left are AB Eduardo Ramos, QEE Igor Yakunkov, QMED Azad Ardeshirdavani and QMED Dwight Hunt. Operated by Argent Marine, the ship was docked in Jacksonville, Florida. Thanks to Port Agent Ashley Nelson for the photo. FULL BOOKS ABOARD FERRIES – NY Waterway Shop Steward George Schumpp presents full union books to Deckhands Vicente Lizardo (left in photo at left) and Osman Berete (right in remaining photo). Thanks to Patrolman Ray Henderson for the photos. April 2018 ABOARD INTEGRITY – Pictured from left to right in photo at left are Chief Cook Sharray Turner and Chief Steward Ingrid Ortiz. The pic directly above shows homemade pastries called beignets. The ship is operated by TOTE Services. ABOARD PATRIOT – Recertified Steward Lauren Oram (center) submitted this photo from the TOTEoperated Patriot, which was sailing to northern Europe. She described it as a “really good ship” and added that the others in her department comprise “a great galley gang.” That’s SA Fernando Castillo at left and Chief Cook Mark Brooks at right. IMPECCABLE CREW HANDLES MEDEVAC – A successful emergency medical evaluation involving the USNS Impeccable took place earlier this year in the South China Sea. One of the ship’s officers was transferred by small boat to the USS Michael Murphy and then transported by helicopter to the USS Carl Vinson for further medical evaluation, according to a report from the Crowley-operated Impeccable. “The crew of the Impeccable did an outstanding job, with safety and efficiency as the main concerns,” noted MDR Donald Dabbs. Other SIU crew members supporting the operation included Bosun Robert Taylor, ABs Ali Al Hadad, William Monroe, and Justin Pierce, STOSs Hector Garibaldi and Macey Horne, and Oiler Devin Gordon. The AMO members who were involved included Capt. Jennifer Brokaw, Chief Mate Eric Moum and Third Mate Padraig Loughlin. Seafarers LOG 9 �2018 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 8-9, Orlando, Florida AFT President: ‘We Fight for Values’ Weingarten Says West Virginia Strike Underscores Power of Solidarity The head of one of America’s largest unions says the labor movement faces significant obstacles in its ongoing mission as the catalyst for working families, but unions are up to the task. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member American Federation of Teachers (AFT), addressed the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board March 9 in Orlando, Florida. She gave a rousing speech that mainly focused on two topics: the impending Supreme Court ruling in the Janus case, and the successful teachers’ strike in West Virginia. Weingarten also touched on Operation Agua, a joint project (the SIU is a partner) that has resulted in tens of thousands of water purifiers being delivered to residents of Puerto Rico. Gesturing toward MTD President Michael Sacco, who also serves as SIU president, Weingarten described him as a mentor and someone she counts on. She also thanked the SIU for its longtime support of the New York-based United Federation of Teachers (UFT), where Weingarten was the president for 12 years. The UFT “will never, ever forget that we got our start and our help – every time there was a big issue – from the mighty Seafarers in New York,” she stated. Weingarten said that just as the SIU and others showed support for Teachers in years past, the AFT, UFT and others now are carrying a pro-Jones Act message at every opportunity. When the Jones Act came under attack after Hurricane Maria, she learned about the law and equated it in part with prevailingwage statutes, which help ensure fair compensation for workers. “Forget about the national security issues (for a minute),” Weingarten said. “So, the moment we have an emergency, what you want to do is take the prevailing wage away from workers?” Next, she spoke about Janus, a case that figures to harm America’s working families. In February, the Supreme Court heard arguments in what is officially named Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31. Pushed by the so-called National Right to Work Committee – with major backing from the Koch brothers – it aims to ban unions from collecting dues or agency fees from all state and local workers, claiming it would violate the employees’ First Amendment rights. The so-called right-to-work group recruited Mark Janus, a dissenter in an AFSCME-represented workplace, to say that by the very act of collecting the money, the union – through state action – forces him to support political stands he disagrees with. The court’s ruling is expected in June and almost certainly will go against organized labor and workers’ rights. “The right wing is just trying to eliminate public-sector unions,” Weingarten said. “We used to say this is the case where they were trying to eliminate fair-share dues. But after hearing the argument, it’s clear. They just want to eliminate public-sector unions, and weaponize the First Amendment to do it.” Still discussing the Janus case and the need for union representation, she added, “Most individuals are not born with silver spoons in their mouth. Most of us only have power collectively, through all of us – through the union. Through our contracts, through our Welcoming AFT President Randi Weingarten to the meeting are SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez (right) and SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo. MTD President Michael Sacco (right) congratulates AFT President Randi Weingarten on her energizing speech and the win in West Virginia. willingness to strike. But it’s through the union that we have that power. The Court doesn’t want working people to have that power. That’s the fight we’re in.” She used a basic illustration to underscore her point: picture an individual asking his or her boss for a raise, versus negotiating wages through collective bargaining. Weingarten said the labor movement, in addition to battling in court, also is reeducating rank-and-file members and fighting in the court of public opinion. As part of that outreach, the AFT cited a recent, unofficial report from West Virginia. As she explained, the head of the state senate “broke down and cried in his caucus [one] night, so much so that his colleagues thought he was having a heart attack. He had made a deal with the Koch brothers and Americans for Prosperity to provide money for his campaign, in return for a promise to break the union. He was told that if he could break us here, they could do it anywhere. When he realized that he could not, and he was losing, he literally broke down in tears and caved to the five percent (wage increase). That’s what they’re doing.” She asked why President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court never got so much as a hearing, then answered: “Because this group of people – Americans for Prosperity – told every Republican senator that if you even have a meeting with this man, they will primary you. That’s the level of what’s going on against us. And as soon as the (Janus) case [is decided], there’s going to be these flyers going to our members that say … you want a raise? Give up your union dues. We know – we’ve seen them already.” Nevertheless, the nine-day strike proved that solidarity, grassroots mobilization and sharing the union message all work. While much of the press coverage in West Virginia focused on wages, the teachers also defeated an expansion of charter schools, killed a proposal to eliminate seniority, and scuttled a so-called paycheck-protection bill (aimed at weakening unions by taking away their right to deduct dues through payroll collection). “What’s happening in my union is cathartic, and that’s part of why you saw what happened in West Virginia,” Weingarten said. “Probably for the first time in a very long time, our leadership gets it, and the members get it, and people are talking to and with one another like they haven’t since when we were started – about our aspirations, about our dreams, about how we get their collectively. Whether it is fighting for health care so you’re not one illness away from bankruptcy; whether it’s fighting for good schools; whether it’s fighting for a voice at work; whether it’s fighting for a raise of secure retirement….” When the strike was won, at a rally at the state capitol, “you saw people who probably never stood up before,” she added. “Most of them weren’t teaching the last time there was a school strike, in 1990. They felt what union means: the respect, the dignity that you get when people stay together in a cause that is righteous and a cause that the county and the country respected – for the dignity of work, getting fair pay. That’s the lesson we taught the world with the West Virginia strike – a lesson you’ve been teaching people forever.” Turning to Puerto Rico, she commended maritime labor and Jones Act operators for all of their relief efforts. Concerning Operation Agua, she pointed out, “We realized this was a problem and we had to solve it. By Christmas, every single child in every single public school had safe, reliable drinking water because of the work we did together. That’s union, too.” Weingarten concluded, “What unions do for our country is we fight for aspirations. Yes, we fight the things that are wrong – and we annoy people because of it. But we fight for aspiration. We fight for values. We fight for working families to be able to have a better life, and I will never, ever apologize for that.” Machinists Provide Puerto Rico Update Two officials from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) briefed the MTD executive board on the union’s ongoing efforts to provide hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Juan Negron (left), chief of staff for the eastern territory, and Gil Simmons (right), assistant general chair of District 141, detailed the exhaustive outreach made by IAM members. They also thanked the SIU, the MTD and other labor organizations for their support and concurrent efforts. Negron was part of a plane load of 300 volunteers who deployed to the territory shortly after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. “I’ve never seen so many workers so motivated and ready to work on day one,” he said. “What I saw from my union brothers was humbling, and it was an honor to have worked with them.” Simmons said his union local in Illinois served as a staging area for the initial relief operations. “Together, we were able to collect more than 60,000 pounds of relief supplies for Puerto Rico,” he said. 10 Seafarers LOG April 2018 �2018 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 8-9, Orlando, Florida SRI: At Least 91 Nations Have Cabotage Laws Study Reinforces Benefits, Including Jobs, National Security, Safety While most of the recent Maritime Trades Department winter meeting focused on the Jones Act, one guest speaker provided some global perspective to an otherwise domestically oriented gathering. Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) Executive Director Deirdre Fitzpatrick shared results of a long-term study conducted by her organization. Among the findings are that at least 91 countries maintain some form of maritime cabotage law. The SRI also found that such laws promote shipboard and environmental safety, national security, and good jobs. “The Jones Act is often referred to as a model cabotage law: protecting jobs, the workforce, and the country,” Fitzpatrick stated. “But to protect the Jones Act, and to protect other cabotage laws around the world, it can only be helpful to know which countries have cabotage protections so that, in fact, the situation might be that the protection of cabotage laws is the norm, and it’s not the exception.” She continued, “Looking at the international scene, I don’t think it will be any surprise to you to know that there are many countries around the world who are fighting to defend their cabotage laws. They’re fighting against the politicians, the press and the free trade advocates who appear in various guises.” She then referred to some of those fights, including the long-fought battle for Canadian cabotage spearheaded by SIU of Canada President Jim Given, as well as the ongoing struggles for domestic maritime rights in Australia, Southeast Asia and Europe. To combat these attempts to dismantle cabotage, she continued, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) (which founded the SRI) assembled a special taskforce. “In response to these threats, the Seafarers’ Section of the ITF, led by (SIU SecretaryTreasurer) Dave Heindel, set up an ITF Seafarers’ Rights International Executive Director Deirdre Fitzpatrick Cabotage Taskforce which is chaired by Jim Given.... Dave and Jim, together, have put the protection, the preservation and the expansion of maritime cabotage at the front of the agenda of the ITF. The first meeting of the ITF Cabotage Taskforce took place in October 2015, and was hosted by the MTD in Washington, and the meeting was addressed by (SIU) Presi- dent Michael Sacco.” That taskforce, she explained, charged the SRI to conduct a new, more comprehensive survey on worldwide maritime cabotage laws, which surveyed a larger number of countries than the previous study on cabotage conducted by the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) in 1991. The study, which surveyed 136 different countries on their cabotage restrictions, found that two-thirds (67 percent) of those nations utilized some form of cabotage laws. But determining what constitutes cabotage was far from easy, she said: “I think sometimes it’s easy to talk about cabotage as if it is a concept that, first, everyone understands – which is not always the case – and secondly that it’s understood the same across different countries.” She continued, explaining that there is no single definition of cabotage. She summarized the SRI’s findings, saying, “The results of our survey are clear. The regulation of maritime cabotage is widespread. The regulation of maritime cabotage is very diverse. But there are at least 91 countries today which have restrictions in their maritime cabotage laws to protect their maritime cabotage trades. Just like MARAD’s research in 1991, our research today shows that the Jones Act does not stand alone.” Fitzpatrick said there are also “many countries where these laws are under severe attack. The ITF Cabotage Taskforce is continuing its work to assist unions, develop strategies and practices to defend their cabotage laws, and even to expand cabotage protections around the world.” According to their website, “The SRI is a unique and independent center established (in 2010) to promote, implement, enforce and advance all seafarers’ and fishers’ rights and remedies, including human rights and the rights of other persons on board vessels, through research, education and training throughout the international maritime industry, and advocacy in international, regional and national forums, and to provide a database of materials for the benefit of the international community.” Canadian Cabotage Battles Continue Union Leads Successful Maritime Efforts North of Border The top official from the SIU of Canada gave an information-packed report to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board March 9. President Jim Given detailed his union’s exhaustive efforts to protect Canada’s maritime cabotage laws and said significant victories have been achieved. There are also plenty of ongoing challenges, Given told the board and guests. “Every single day, there is something new – there’s another attack on cabotage,” Given stated. “And a lot of it is hidden; it’s hidden in different legislation like immigration, or it will come down in our budget like it did four years ago on page 310 where they said [foreign] ships could come in without permits.” Given said some of the Canadian cabotage battles stemmed from the Canadian-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). That pact called for certain trade routes in Canada to open to EUfirst registered vessels between Montreal and Halifax. CETA also included a provision that would allow EU second-registry ships to take cargo away from Canadian-flag ships and opened certain dredging projects to foreigners. Given reported, “We have recently had change where even if those vessels come into Canada and are able to run, they will now have to run with Canadian seafarers on board; they will not be able to use their foreign crews. So, we look at that as a great victory.” He thanked the MTD for its vital backing in those fights and others, including a more recent one in which the SIU of Canada helped remove viciously anti-maritime statutes from a bill that was before the Canadian government at press time. Its original form, the proposed legislation would have pushed a Canadian sec- April 2018 ond registry and totally eliminated the nation’s cabotage laws within seven years. Similarly, the union helped exclude maritime from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a free-trade agreement involving 11 countries including New Zealand, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. “Also of note,” Given added, “there is a temporary entry clause within the [CPTPP] and maritime also has been excluded from it. Foreign workers cannot come in under the [CPTPP]; they still have to follow our immigration laws. So, we are quite pleased with that…. There are absolutely no maritime giveaways.” He said he remains hopeful that maritime will continue to be excluded from the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is being renegotiated. In what he described as “a very big development” from last year, Given explained that under Canadian law, if no Canadian ship is available for a domestic run, foreign-flag ships can apply to carry the cargo via a waiver. “Last year, we had some (foreign) tankers come in,” he said. “The SIU organized these ships with their foreign workers on board. We took that before the Canadian Industrial Relations Board and they gave us the certification to represent those foreign seafarers not only on those two ships, they gave us the certifications fleet-wide. What that means is that if any of those ships come in to run in Canada, they are covered by SIU Canadian collective bargaining agreements and are covered by the [related] rules. That was a huge, huge win for us.” Indeed, Given said that in 2017, 364 for- eign-flag vessels operated in Canada through waivers, which equaled around 2,200 crew members. “So, if you look at the changes and progressions we’ve made, looking at this year, that’s about 2,200 jobs that will go to Canadian seafarers, regardless of the flag of that ship,” he said. Given also pointed out that none of the wins came easily. For example, the SIU of Canada initiated 42 lawsuits to protect maritime workers’ rights in the year 2015 alone. The union and the MTD also engaged in many grassroots actions to stand up for Canadian mariners and their families. Among other achievements, those activities helped recoup nearly $1 million in unpaid wages last year for crew members who were sailing under a waiver but weren’t getting full pay. Given reiterated that the fights don’t stop, and at times it seems as if enemies of cabotage will stop at nothing to get around the rules. “To get the ship in, they’d say Canada has a red ship and we need a blue ship. For the workers, they’ll say well they are specialized because you guys have blue coveralls and they need guys with red coveralls,” he said. “Excuses, excuses, excuses.” Finally, he said his union and its allies have had success in carrying a pro-maritime message to government officials and staff members who “are smart enough to know that they don’t know it all. They have sat down with us and listened to us; they’ve taken our advice. We don’t always agree, but we have been able to come to an understanding. What we have learned over the last few years is that when it comes to cabotage, they don’t want to hear our problem, they want to hear our solution. More doors have been opened to us since we started taking the real solution to them as opposed to Jim Given President, SIU of Canada the problem. And that’s how we got to where we are…. We have closed every single loophole that they used to use. That has been an amazing journey, and we could not have done it without the support of the MTD, without the support of the unions in Canada and without the support of the SIU in North America. And it’s heartening to me after the last four years to look at our membership and say, your job is finally safe … until the next time, and there is always a next time.” Seafarers LOG 11 �2018 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 8-9, Orlando, Florida John Hourihan, Crowley Senior VP/GM, Puerto Rico Services Tim Nolan President, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico Torey Presti President, National Shipping of America Company Execs Stand Up for Jones Act Armed with Facts, Speakers Describe Industry’s Puerto Rico Efforts Effectively blending powerful personal anecdotes with compelling data, executives from three Seafarers-contracted Jones Act companies recently described how the American maritime industry has been vital to the recovery in Puerto Rico. Addressing the Maritime Trades Department’s executive board during its winter meeting in Orlando, Florida, were National Shipping of America President Torey Presti; TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico President Tim Nolan; and Crowley Maritime Senior Vice President and General Manager, Puerto Rico Services John Hourihan. Presti and Nolan spoke on March 8, while Hourihan delivered his remarks March 9. Consistent with the meeting’s theme, all of the speakers talked about how Jones Act carriers have led the way in helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, which devastated the territory last September. Presti credited maritime labor for its united support of America’s freight cabotage law, which he noted “promotes and protects the American Merchant Marine, and furthermore the law defines seamen’s rights.” He said his company worked with the SIU, the Steelworkers and the AFL-CIO to gather and ship relief cargoes to Puerto Rico, many of which were donated by union members. That operation along with the larger response “was tremendous, and it couldn’t have happened without the Jones Act carriers,” Presti said. Citing unfair media criticism of the Jones Act’s effects on Puerto Rico, he continued, “The pundits that supposedly know about the Jones Act really were off base. The problem was that once the cargo got to Puerto Rico, we had a heck of a time getting it off…. We couldn’t get [containers] out of the gate (due to damaged infrastructure). The problem wasn’t getting the cargo to Puerto Rico; that was done very efficiently.” Presti also suggested taking an expanded view of the law, which supports around 500,000 American jobs and which has consistently been described by military leaders and politicians as vital to national, economic and homeland security. “We need to look at the Jones Act as a utility,” he explained. “The islands depend on it – not only Puerto Rico, but Hawaii, Alaska and Guam as well.” He said the Jones Act “has encouraged huge investments” benefiting Puerto Rico, including new LNG-powered vessels, port 12 Seafarers LOG facilities and more, and asserted that ocean transportation costs do not harm the island’s economy. “Here again, the uninformed pundits don’t understand,” he said. “If you price [cargo] dollar for dollar, best value, Jones Act carriers (win). I think that can stand up to anything.” Presti also briefly touched on short-sea shipping (also called the marine highway system) and expressed confidence in its future. “What we’re trying to do is move the freight off of the beleaguered infrastructure, from truck to ocean. We have the longest navigable coastlines in the world. We’re just not using them,” he said. Nolan said that in all of his 25 years in the maritime industry, the period after the hurricane made him most proud. “That time really exemplified what the maritime industry is all about,” he stated. “It wasn’t about TOTE, it wasn’t about other competitors. It was about all of us as one maritime industry. We as the American maritime industry were the first industry to stand up after the hurricane. We were worried about the island and what we could do to get the island back up on its feet.” He reminded the board and guests that when Maria touched down on Sept. 20, it was the tenth-most powerful hurricane ever to hit in the Atlantic. And, it struck just a week after Hurricane Irma already had left 80,000 Puerto Rico residents without power. Nolan then described a crushing but motivating moment that happened shortly after he arrived in Puerto Rico, soon after Maria. A doctor told him that her hospital had lost all the babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. “That’s when it really hit home to me, what the impact of this hurricane meant to Puerto Rico,” Nolan stated. “We can say they were without power. We can say they were without water and cell coverage. But when it came down to those babies, it truly put it into perspective what this hurricane meant to the island.” He credited SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo for working exhaustively with the company to help as many people as possible and added, “We worked hand in hand on a daily basis. It took a collective effort by all of us to get through this, and to stand back up the industry at one time.” Companies stayed in touch and worked together without regard for competition, Nolan pointed out. “This comes back again to, it wasn’t one organization. It was one collective American maritime industry that stood up first and got the island back on its feet first,” he said, adding that when the first terminal opened three days after the hurricane, TOTE had 11 Jones Act vessels ready to dock, carrying thousands of containers. He commended the steward departments from the SIU-crewed Isla Bella and the Perla del Caribe. When in port, they fed an additional 50 shore-side staff along with the crew. The ships also were used for lodging. Nolan mentioned that TOTE has helped feed more than 20,000 families through working with charitable organizations, and also has sent 19 containers as part of Operation Agua, with 11 more scheduled. “This was essential and again, who was it that stood up? The American maritime industry. We’re proud to be able to support this great cause,” he said. (For more information about Operation Agua, visit aft. org or operationagua.com. Both the SIU and TOTE are among the partners in the AFTled outreach.) Turning to the attacks against the Jones Act, he said, “During a challenge, you have opportunists out there who try to take advantage of it, and the hurricane was no different. Folks came out and tried poking at the Jones Act. There was a 10-day waiver that was issued … more politically driven than anything else. There were 14 (foreign) ships that requested to call. One had relief cargo. If you step back and reflect, this validates the importance of the American maritime industry. In this 10-day window, folks outside the American maritime industry did not step up. We were the ones that delivered close to 100,000 containers. We’re the ones that flowed the goods down to the island…. It’s not that we’re here just today. We’re here for the long term.” Hourihan noted that Crowley is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The state itself has 52,000 jobs directly related to the Jones Act, he said, adding that more than half of the cargo that goes through Jacksonville is bound for Puerto Rico. The territory gets 85 percent of its cargo from there. In his 30-plus years in the industry, “one thing I’ve come to believe is that defending the Jones Act will never stop,” Hourihan said. “There will always be those that are against it, and so it’s just part of our every- day work. It’s not a mountain we’re going to climb and be done.” Focusing on Puerto Rico, he noted tax changes that began in 2006 and which phased out incentives for production on the island. This led to a recession which became a depression. Even though it had nothing to do with maritime laws, “that adds ammunition where there are challenges on the island,” he said. “It can be easy to point fingers as to, somebody’s got to be responsible for this. And oftentimes it’s the Jones Act carriers that (unfairly) get that hit.” He used an example of the cost of a can of soup in Puerto Rico. Only two percent of the cost is attributable to transportation. Ongoing education is critical, Hourihan said, both with the general public and with politicians and military leaders. He then described the company’s response to Maria, from pre-storm preparations to having ships arrive less than two hours after the first port reopened. Crowley’s Puerto Rico-based employees worked hard despite storm-related challenges at home, he said. Additionally, mainlandbased employees put together more than 1,000 care packages for their counterparts in the territory. He reiterated the fact that Jones Act carriers brought more than enough relief supplies to the ports, but cargo stacked up because of problems with roads and other infrastructure. Before that was understood, however, the waiver was issued. “It really didn’t accomplish much of anything,” Hourihan said. “Crowley as a company, and I believe I speak on behalf of the American Maritime Partnership also – we are not opposed to waivers if there’s a need that can’t be met by a Jones Act company.” He pointed out that between Crowley and TOTE, they have invested more than $1 billion in Puerto Rico. Moreover, he said the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 (another time when the Jones Act was unfairly blamed for hindering cleanup efforts) created “a wakeup call and a refresh.” Puerto Rico is “yet another wakeup call” to promote the facts about the Jones Act. “The events in Puerto Rico pointed out that we can be going along fine, and we can have support,” he concluded. “But when you have events like what happened with Maria, all bets can be off. We’ve got to be able to close that gap.” April 2018 �2018 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, March 8-9, Orlando, Florida Robert Scardelletti President, TCU Paul Doell President, AMO Mark Spano President Novelty Workers Jim Given President SIU of Canada James Callahan President Operating Engineers Jack Hayn Painters Brett McCoy UA Director of Metal Trades Bernie Hostein Steelworkers Scott Reeves Philadelphia PMC Jeannette Bradshaw Michigan PMC Donna Watkins Mine Workers Tanya James Mine Workers Hazel Galbiso Hawaii PMC David Heindel Secretary-Treasurer SIU Nick Marrone VP West Coast SIU Dean Corgey VP Gulf Coast SIU April 2018 Anthony Poplawski President, MFOW Eric Dean President Iron Workers Joseph Condo TCU Steve Bertelli Secretary-Treasurer Bakery Workers Tim Bruxton Cleveland PMC Jerry Abell VP MTD Daniel Duncan Secretary-Treasurer MTD Sito Pantoja General VP Machnists James Henry Chairman USA Maritime Patrice Caron Executive VP SIU of Canada Catina Sicoli Secretary-Treasurer SIU of Canada Augie Tellez Executive VP SIU Tommy Orzechowski VP Great Lakes SIU Joesph Soresi VP Atlantic Coast SIU Kermett Mangram VP Government Services SIU Geoge Tricker VP Contracts SIU MTD President Michael Sacco opens the meeting. Gunnar Lundeberg President, SUP Seafarers LOG 13 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings OVERSEAS LONG BEACH (OSG), December 3 – Chairman Samuel Porchea, Secretary Marlon Battad, Educational Director Craig Croft, Engine Delegate Francisco Martinez. Chairman advised crew to be prepared with cold weather gear. Educational director encouraged members to upgrade at Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman read president’s report and advised fellow members to read Seafarers LOG to keep current with union and industry matters. WALTER J. MCCARTHY (American Steamship), December 8 – Chairman William Mulcahy, Secretary Khaled Alasaadi, Educational Director Dean Parks, Deck Delegate Jerrold Foke, Engine Delegate Ronald Garber, Steward Delegate Nasr Almusab. Chairman reminded crew to dress appropriately for cold weather and to be aware of ice and snow on deck. He instructed members to report problems as soon as they arise. Educational director reminded crew to upgrade often and keep papers up to date. Deck delegate mentioned available ice cleats in rec room. Engine delegate advised members to clean up oil spills when seen and to report anything that needs to be fixed. Steward delegate reminded everyone to be sure to return any used dishes and to clean up after themselves. Members suggested cold weather gear be provided. They requested The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. discussions about them with company personnel. television be made available in each bunk as well as better internet. MAERSK PITTSBURGH (Maersk Line, Limited), December 16 – Chairman Konstantinos Prokovas, Secretary Darryl Goggins, Educational Director Jan Morawski. Chairman thanked crew for safe voyage. Crew requested commercial carpet cleaning machine. Secretary reported vote of thanks for all departments. Members were reminded to make sure rooms are clean and have fresh linen. Educational director encouraged crew to upgrade their skills at the Piney Point school. He provided information regarding sea time requests and accessing the SIU website. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew in need of wiper onboard. They suggested increasing pension and vacation benefits. FLORIDA (Crowley) December 23 – Chairman Calvin Miles, Secretary Michael Henry, Educational Director Demarco Holt. Chairman addressed questions regarding shipyard and stated no new business as of yet. Educational director reminded members to continue to upgrade. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members discussed standard clearance for physicals and noted seven-10 business days. If faster response needed, members have option to expedite results. Crew requested better Wi-Fi and treadmill for gym. Members discussed job-order submissions and had separate OVERSEAS LONG BEACH (OSG), December 28 – Chairman Samuel Porchea, Secretary Marlon Battad, Educational Director Craig Croft, Engine Delegate Francisco Martinez. Chairman anticipated longer wait for new contract and instructed members to go by old contract in the meantime. He mentioned ship being on the spot market, getting cargo when the company finds charter. Chairman announced new cargo at work from Louisiana to Canaveral. Educational director urged everyone to upgrade their skills at the Paul Hall Center and to stay on top of documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Secretary read the president’s report and encouraged everyone to read the LOG. Members requested a new refrigerator. MAERSK HARTFORD (Maersk Line, Limited), January 7 – Chairman Anecito Limboy, Secretary Johnnie McGill. Members requested information pertaining to allotment of funds. Chairman reported pickup plans for pilot. Educational director recommended members enhance their skills by upgrading at the SIU-affiliated school in southern Maryland. Crew discussed shipping rules and were encouraged to update their beneficiary information in timely fashion. They requested better internet be made available on ship. MAERSK KENSINGTON (Maersk Line, Limited), Janu- ary 14 – Chairman Mariano Lino, Educational Director Reinaldo Roman. Secretary advised members to upgrade their skills at Piney Point and to update merchant mariner documents six months prior to expiration. Engine delegate sought clarification on electric shut-off plans. Members were reminded that the LOG can be viewed on the SIU website. Crew requested new vacuums and mattresses. JEAN ANNE (TOTE), January 28 – Chairman Noel Camacho, Secretary Ingra Maddox, Educational Director David Watkins, Deck Delegate Dennis Bracamonte, Engine Delegate Rosalio Cordova, Steward Delegate Mary Maddox. Members continued to request change of periodical requirements for physicals. Chairman reminded crew that exams may be requested through the member’s portal. Members received instruction for new timesheet method and were given crewing company’s contact information. Educational director encouraged members to upgrade their skills at the Paul Hall Center. Crew discussed scholarship program and cited benefits for members and their children. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew advised to carry valid prescription to USCG drug test if taking medications recently added to the DOT screening list. Members were reminded how to find the LOG on the ship’s computer and instructed to submit most recent drug screening results when renewing documents. Crew pleased with gym equipment and food offered by the steward department. HONOR (TOTE), February 18 – Chairman Nathaniel Leary, Secretary Harlan Alonzo. Chairman reported new order of mattresses and pillows. Members encouraged to continue upgrading at Piney Point and reminded to keep documents up to date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Oiler Mark Richardson described recent trip to Whistler, Canada, where he enjoyed his time biking in the mountains. OVERSEAS CHINOOK (OSG), February 11 – Chairman Donald Clotter, Secretary Jack Hart, Educational Director Ricky Yancey, Deck Delegate John Mbelwa, Engine Delegate Julian Dragon, Steward Delegate Craig Lundberg. Chairman thanked crew for a job well done and encouraged them to continue being safe. He urged members to keep up to date on documentation. Secretary commended crew for good housekeeping and reminded them to leave rooms clean for oncoming members. Educational director encouraged members to upgrade at the Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members praised headquarters and expressed gratitude for continued jobs. Crew discussed issues with gate procedures at Nederland, Texas. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt 14 Seafarers LOG requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746. April 2018 �Mariners Now May Request Harmonized Expiration Dates Of MMCs, Medical Certificates Editor’s note: The National Maritime Center recently issued the following notice: In accordance with Section 304 of the 2015 Coast Guard Authorization Act, Public Law No. 114-120; mariners will be allowed to request harmonized expiration dates of their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and Medical Certificate. CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-18 provides detailed guidelines for those mariners who wish to harmonize the expiration dates of their original or renewed MMC and Medical Certificate. For further information, contact the NMC call center via e-mail to IASKNMC@uscg.mil, via online chat, or via phone at 1-888-IASKNMC (4275662). Personal Derrick Crummy wants Suzanne Van Schoor to contact him as soon as possible. Crummy’s email is Lepuffer@yahoo.com. He also may be reached at (206) 679-6208. April & May 2018 Membership Meetings Piney Point.............................................Monday: April 2, May 7 Algonac................................................Friday: April 6, May 11 Baltimore...............................................Thursday: April 5, May 10 Guam.................................................Thursday: April 19, May 24 Honolulu..............................................Friday: April 13, May 18 Houston...................................................Monday: April 9, May 14 Jacksonville...........................................Thursday: April 5, May 10 Joliet...................................................Thursday: April 12, May17 Mobile............................................Wednesday: April 11, May 16 New Orleans......................................Tuesday: April 10, May 15 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea February 16, 2018 - March 15, 2018 Oakland.......................................Thursday: April 12, May 17 Philadelphia.........................................Wednesday: April 4, May 9 Port Everglades....................................Thursday: April 12, May 17 San Juan.................................................Thursday: April 5, May 10 St. Louis...............................................Friday: April 13, May 18 Tacoma....................................................Friday: April 20, May 25 Wilmington............................................Monday: April 16, May 21 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m ATTENTION SEAFARERS Another New Ship SPAD Works For You. Contribute to the Seafarers Political Activities Donation! 2018 April 2018 Total Shipped Shipped All Groups Groups A A B B Port Port Algonac Algonac Anchorage Anchorage Baltimore Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Lauderdale Guam Guam Harvey Harvey Honolulu Honolulu Houston Houston Jacksonville Jacksonville Jersey City City Joliet Joliet Mobile Mobile Norfolk Norfolk Oakland Oakland Philadelphia Philadelphia Piney Point Point Puerto Rico Rico Tacoma Tacoma St. Louis Louis Wilmington Wilmington TOTALS TOTALS Deck Department 17 5 0 27 12 0 1 40 20 4 17 5 0 27 12 0 1 40 20 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 9 3 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 9 3 1 16 6 5 11 6 5 5 32 12 12 16 6 5 11 6 5 5 32 12 12 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 10 2 7 9 1 2 1 15 3 12 10 2 7 9 1 2 1 15 3 12 9 4 2 6 3 2 3 12 9 2 9 4 2 6 3 2 3 12 9 2 36 10 13 41 3 4 13 78 28 34 36 10 13 41 3 4 13 78 28 34 28 15 8 19 5 0 10 66 28 23 28 15 8 19 5 0 10 66 28 23 45 9 4 22 7 2 9 74 16 6 45 9 4 22 7 2 9 74 16 6 5 2 1 4 3 0 0 6 5 1 5 2 1 4 3 0 0 6 5 1 9 4 4 9 0 4 5 20 7 10 9 4 4 9 0 4 5 20 7 10 18 15 5 16 7 7 8 32 24 14 18 15 5 16 7 7 8 32 24 14 9 4 2 4 2 3 2 21 9 3 9 4 2 4 2 3 2 21 9 3 1 7 0 3 6 0 0 3 6 0 1 7 0 3 6 0 0 3 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 10 9 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 10 9 0 22 6 3 22 3 2 9 42 12 4 22 6 3 22 3 2 9 42 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 17 6 9 22 4 1 4 56 15 12 17 6 9 22 4 1 4 56 15 12 256 106 66 225 68 33 74 529 216 142 256 106 66 225 68 33 74 529 216 142 Algonac Algonac Anchorage Anchorage Baltimore Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Lauderdale Fort Guam Guam Harvey Harvey Honolulu Honolulu Houston Houston Jacksonville Jacksonville Jersey City City Jersey Joliet Joliet Mobile Mobile Norfolk Norfolk Oakland Oakland Philadelphia Philadelphia Piney Point Point Piney Puerto Rico Rico Puerto Tacoma Tacoma St. Louis Louis St. Wilmington Wilmington TOTALS TOTALS Engine Department Department Engine 3 2 1 7 1 1 0 4 5 0 3 2 1 7 1 1 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 2 0 4 3 1 4 1 0 2 1 2 0 4 3 1 5 4 1 6 2 2 3 18 3 4 5 4 1 6 2 2 3 18 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 2 2 0 5 1 0 1 20 2 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 1 20 2 0 10 7 3 9 2 1 4 26 13 6 10 7 3 9 2 1 4 26 13 6 13 14 3 11 9 1 9 28 22 4 13 14 3 11 9 1 9 28 22 4 13 9 3 11 4 0 5 22 12 3 13 9 3 11 4 0 5 22 12 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 6 3 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 1 9 6 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 1 9 6 1 12 5 8 11 6 5 5 19 15 6 12 5 8 11 6 5 5 19 15 6 10 2 4 6 2 1 2 9 5 2 10 2 4 6 2 1 2 9 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 5 2 1 1 2 0 1 5 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 0 1 5 1 1 13 7 3 14 1 2 4 29 5 4 13 7 3 14 1 2 4 29 5 4 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 11 13 2 8 7 0 2 23 20 3 11 13 2 8 7 0 2 23 20 3 118 77 30 101 48 16 39 237 126 38 118 77 30 101 48 16 39 237 126 38 Algonac Algonac Anchorage Anchorage Baltimore Baltimore FortLauderdale Lauderdale Fort Guam Guam Harvey Harvey Honolulu Honolulu Houston Houston Jacksonville Jacksonville JerseyCity City Jersey Joliet Joliet Mobile Mobile Norfolk Norfolk Oakland Oakland Philadelphia Philadelphia PineyPoint Point Piney PuertoRico Rico Puerto Tacoma Tacoma St.Louis Louis St. Wilmington Wilmington TOTALS TOTALS Steward Department Department Steward 3 4 0 8 5 0 0 4 3 0 3 4 0 8 5 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 5 0 10 2 0 6 27 7 1 16 5 0 10 2 0 6 27 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 2 7 2 0 5 1 0 0 26 2 0 7 2 0 5 1 0 0 26 2 0 15 5 0 15 3 1 9 40 8 5 15 5 0 15 3 1 9 40 8 5 11 5 1 13 5 0 6 22 16 1 11 5 1 13 5 0 6 22 16 1 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 20 6 1 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 20 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 8 3 0 2 24 12 6 17 5 0 17 5 0 8 3 0 2 24 12 6 11 5 1 7 1 1 4 19 3 2 11 5 1 7 1 1 4 19 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0 1 4 1 4 2 0 1 0 8 1 1 4 1 4 2 0 1 0 8 1 6 1 0 5 1 1 1 16 5 2 6 1 0 5 1 1 1 16 5 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 17 5 1 17 5 1 8 35 11 2 17 5 1 17 5 1 8 35 11 2 128 49 8 106 34 4 41 259 90 26 128 49 8 106 34 4 41 259 90 26 Algonac Algonac Anchorage Anchorage Baltimore Baltimore FortLauderdale Lauderdale Fort Guam Guam Harvey Harvey Honolulu Honolulu Houston Houston Jacksonville Jacksonville JerseyCity City Jersey Joliet Joliet Mobile Mobile Norfolk Norfolk Oakland Oakland Philadelphia Philadelphia PineyPoint Point Piney PuertoRico Rico Puerto Tacoma Tacoma St.Louis Louis St. Wilmington Wilmington TOTALS TOTALS EntryDepartment Department Entry 0 9 9 0 10 1 4 2 21 26 0 9 9 0 10 1 4 2 21 26 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 4 8 0 2 4 0 0 7 10 0 4 8 0 2 4 0 0 7 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 7 8 0 6 6 1 1 8 6 0 7 8 0 6 6 1 1 8 6 6 9 17 2 8 3 2 9 22 33 6 9 17 2 8 3 2 9 22 33 1 8 26 0 7 18 2 5 29 83 1 8 26 0 7 18 2 5 29 83 3 2 6 21 17 3 10 13 0 5 3 10 13 0 5 3 2 6 21 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 20 0 11 11 3 2 11 63 1 6 20 0 11 11 3 2 11 63 3 8 8 1 5 2 1 3 22 19 3 8 8 1 5 2 1 3 22 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 6 4 8 3 7 1 2 8 18 25 6 4 8 3 7 1 2 8 18 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 19 2 11 17 0 7 41 57 4 11 19 2 11 17 0 7 41 57 25 81 154 8 76 73 18 47 208 364 25 81 154 8 76 73 18 47 208 364 C Trip Reliefs Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups Groups A A B B C C Jersey City.................................................Tuesday: April 3, May 8 Norfolk............................................Thursday: April 5, May10 Total Registered Registered A A All Groups B B C GRANDTOTAL: TOTAL: 527 313 258 440 226 126 172 1,072 640 570 640 570 GRAND 527 313 258 440 226 126 172 1,072 Seafarers LOG 15 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kermett Mangram, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 Inquiring Seafarer This month’s question was answered by Seafarers aboard the Cape Washington and Cape Wrath in Baltimore. Question: The maritime industry is sometimes thought of as an unintentionally well-kept secret. What would you want the general to public to know about the industry and/or about your job? Robert Brown Recertified Steward If you’re going to join this industry, you have to understand you’ll be away from home for long stretches – but when you’re home, you’re home full-time. You’ll spend time away from family, but then have months off. It can be the best and worst job all in one. James Roy GUDE We really don’t have any problems, and if I do, I go to the union. I joined in 1994, and these are the best ships. Of course, a lot depends on the officers and a lot depends on the ship, but my job is easy to me. David Sexton Electrician It’s seen a lot of changes over the years. Some are good changes, some are bad. Overall, it’s been very rewarding. The biggest change is probably the living conditions aboard ship; they’ve improved dramatically. The biggest benefit is you can travel and see the world. Rick James Recertified Bosun I tell people, when you look out on the water, that’s the U.S. Merchant Marine. And you wouldn’t have cars or pineapples or other things without us. I also explain how important our industry is to trade and national security. Mohamed Khodeiri GVA It’s good to get into it when you’re young, and you have more time to upgrade. I think if you start early, it’s better for your career. I started sailing in the United States in 2002, and I definitely like it. Tim Chestnut Sr. Electrician I retired from the military, and the travel and pay in this industry are for me. It is a secret – I knew nothing about it. But the travel and camaraderie are great. You can support your family really well, and the union takes care of us. HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Pic From The Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Stop 16 1/2 Santurce, PR 00907-4601 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This photo is from the 1957 christening of the SS Harry Lundeberg, a bulk-ore carrier named in memory of the first president of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Addressing the crowd in Redwood City, California, is Edgar Kaiser, president of vessel operator Kaiser Industries. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 16 Seafarers LOG April 2018 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA ADEDEJI ADEGUNWA Brother Adedeji Adegunwa, 67, began his career with the SIU in 1999, when he worked aboard the Independence. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Adegunwa last sailed on the Navigator and lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia. COSTAS ANASTASIOU Brother Costas Anastasiou, 76, began his career with the SIU in 2005, when he worked aboard the Seabrook. He sailed in the engine department, last aboard the Cape Kennedy. Brother Anastasiou lives in Metairie, Louisiana. TERRY ARBUAH Brother Terry Arbuah, 61, signed on with the SIU in 1991 and first sailed aboard the Sea Wolf. He worked as a member of the deck department and last sailed on the Maersk Kinloss. Brother Arbuah is a resident of West Orange, New Jersey. EFREN BACOMO Brother Efren Bacomo, 67, first donned the SIU colors in 2006, when he worked aboard the Tacoma. He was an engine department member and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2009. Brother Bacomo most recently sailed on the Horizon Tacoma. He makes his home in Vancouver, Washington. GLENN BAMMAN Brother Glenn Bamman, 65, joined the SIU in 1974 when he sailed on a Hudson Waterways boat. He worked in the steward department and upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Bamman last sailed aboard the Maersk Missouri. He lives in Kings Park, New York. GEORGE BORROMEO Brother George Borromeo, 60, began his SIU career in 1981, working aboard the Express. He April 2018 was a steward department member and upgraded his skills often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Borromeo last sailed on the Liberty Glory, before settling in the Northern Mariana Islands. ALLAN BRIGHT Brother Allan Bright, 62, joined the SIU in 1977, working aboard the Consumers Powers. He was a steward department member and upgraded on several occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Bright last worked on the Cape Ducato, and settled in Carlyle, Illinois. RAFAEL COMESANA Brother Rafael Comesana, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1994, when he sailed on the USNS Kane. A member of the engine department, he upgraded on several occasions at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Comesana last sailed on the Mykos, and calls North Bay Village, Florida, home. JAMES CROSBY Brother James Crosby, 59, began his SIU career in 1990, working aboard the Pride of Texas. He was an engine department member and upgraded his skills often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Crosby last sailed on the Pride of America, before settling in Virginia Beach, Virginia. MARK DUMAS Brother Mark Dumas, 54, donned the SIU colors in 1988, when he worked on the Rover. He was an engine department member and upgraded on several occasions at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Dumas last sailed aboard the Ocean Globe and calls Vacherie, Louisiana, home. CHRISTOPHER EARHART Brother Christopher Earhart, 65, became a member of the SIU in 1989, when he sailed aboard the Enterprise. A member of the engine department, he upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Earhart last sailed aboard the Horizon Kodiak, before settling in Gold Beach, Oregon. ROMEO FERRER Brother Romeo Ferrer, 66, signed on with the union in 2004, initially sailing on the Overseas Washington. He was a member of the engine department and upgraded on several occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Ferrer most recently worked aboard the St. Clair, and makes his home in San Diego. IBARRA MANGAYA Brother Ibarra Mangaya, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1996, when he worked on the USNS Altair. He was an engine department member and upgraded on several occasions at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Mangaya last sailed aboard the Jack Lummus. He calls Virginia Beach, Virginia, home. NATIVIDAD MARTINEZ Brother Natividad Martinez, 65, became a Seafarer in 1991. A member of the deck department, his first ship was the USNS Algol. After upgrading on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center, Brother Martinez last sailed on the Pennsylvania. He resides in Houston. ANIBAL PENA Brother Anibal Pena, 70, began his seafaring career in 1991. Initially sailing in the inland division, he worked for Crowley Puerto Rico. Brother Pena last sailed aboard the Global Link and is a resident of Clermont, Florida. CORBIN PIPER Brother Corbin Piper, 58, became an SIU member in 1978. He first sailed aboard the Westward Venture, and worked as an engine department member. After upgrading his skills on several occasions at the Piney Point school, he last shipped on the Tacoma. Brother Piper now calls Olympia, Washington, home. MICHAEL PROVEAUX Brother Michael Proveaux, 70, signed on with the SIU in 1978, initially sailing aboard the Cove Navigator. A member of the deck department, he upgraded his skills often at the maritime training center in Piney Point. Brother Proveaux last sailed on the Cape Inscription and resides in Glenrock, Pennsylvania. ALBERTO QUIBA Brother Alberto Quiba, 67, donned the SIU colors in 1994, when he shipped on the Independence. He was a steward department member and sailed on the same ship for the duration of his career. Brother Quiba calls North Las Vegas, Nevada, home. MOHAMED QURAISH Brother Mohamed Quraish, 65, became a member of the SIU in 1980, initially sailing on the Santa Mercedes. He worked as a member of the steward department and upgraded his skills at the union-affiliated Piney Point School in 1999. Brother Quraish most recently sailed on the USNS Waters. He makes his home in Melvindale, Michigan. CAROLYN REDOUTE Sister Carolyn Redoute, 75, joined the SIU in 1991. She originally sailed with American Overseas Marine as a member of the steward department. Sister Redoute upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 1992 and most recently sailed on the John Paul Bobo. She subsequently became a member of the Seafarersaffiliated UIW and now lives in Dunnellon, Florida. DONALD REZENDES Brother Donald Rezendes, 65, became a member of the SIU in 1978, when he shipped on the Newark. A member of the deck department, he upgraded his skills on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Rezendes last sailed on the North Star. He makes his home in Garden City, Idaho. ROBERT RUSH Brother Robert Rush, 58, became a union member in 1975. One of his first ships was the USNS Potomac. Brother Rush sailed in the engine department and upgraded on multiple occasions at the maritime training center in Piney Point. He concluded his career aboard the USNS Pililaau and lives in San Pedro, California. MACK RUSSELL Brother Mack Russell, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1996, first working aboard the USNS Indomitable. He was a steward department member and last sailed on the USNS Invincible. He calls Oviedo, Florida, home. CHARLES SMITH Brother Charles Smith, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1989 and first sailed aboard the Independence. He worked as a member of the steward department and upgraded his skills on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Smith last sailed on the Long Lines. He is a resident of Bradenton, Florida. WINSTON THOMPSON Brother Winston Thompson, 58, joined the union in 1993. He first shipped aboard the Long Lines and was a deck department member. Brother Thompson upgraded his skills on multiple occasions at the maritime training center in Piney Point. He last sailed on the Overseas Chinook and makes his home in Houston. DANNIE TRUSS Brother Dannie Truss, 67, became a member of the SIU in 1978. He initially sailed on the Economy and worked as a deck department member. Brother Truss took advantage of the opportunities at the Paul Hall Center and upgraded on multiple occasions. He last sailed on the William R. Button before settling in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. INLAND ALMARCA ARRIOLA MARTINEZ Sister Almarca Arriola Martinez, 68, joined the SIU in 2001, working aboard the USNS Chesapeake. She was a steward department member and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Sister Arriola Martinez last worked on the Commitment, and settled in Seattle. DAVID AUD Brother David Aud, 66, became an SIU member in 1971, initially Continued on next page Seafarers LOG 17 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. Continued from Page 17 working with Steuart Transportation Company. He was a deck department member and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Aud last sailed with Piney Point Transportation. He resides in Mechanicsville, Maryland. JOSEPH BERLANDO Brother Joseph Berlando, 64, donned the SIU colors in 1964, when he worked for Maritrans. He was a member of the deck department and enhanced his skills in 1979 by upgrading at the Piney Point school. Brother Berlando last sailed with the same company. He calls Washington, North Carolina, home. JAMES CAMPBELL Brother James Campbell, 62, signed on with the SIU in 1975. He was a member of the deck department and spent the duration of his career working for Higman Barge Lines. Brother Campbell makes his home in Hemphill, Texas. CRAIG CONKLIN Brother Craig Conklin, 62, joined the SIU in 1972, working aboard the Steel Maker. He was an engine department member and enhanced his skills by upgrading at the Piney Point school in 1975. Brother Conklin last worked for Mariner Towing before settling in Jacksonville, Florida. PAUL CORNWELL Brother Paul Cornwell, 62, signed on with the union in 1980, when he worked for G&H Towing. He was a deck department member and upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school in 1984. Brother Cornwell also concluded his career with G&H Towing before settling in Dickinson, Texas. RONNIE ELMS Brother Ronnie Elms, 62, signed on with the SIU in 1974, initially working for Moran Towing of Texas. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Elms last 18 Seafarers LOG sailed with Crowley Towing and Transportation. He calls Galveston, Texas, home. JAMES FLEMING Brother James Fleming, 62, joined the SIU in 1994, when he worked for Moran Towing of Texas. He was an engine department member and upgraded at the unionaffiliated Piney Point school in 1999. Brother Fleming most recently worked for Penn Maritime. He resides in Carriere, Mississippi. HAL HARRINGTON Brother Hal Harrington, 62, became an SIU member in 1983. He initially worked for Shawn’s Launch Services. Brother Harrington was a member of the deck department and last sailed with Virginia Pilots. He settled in Virginia Beach, Virginia. MICHAEL HENSON Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. Sailing in the deck department, he remained with the same company for the duration of his career. Brother Johnston is a resident of Delaware City, Delaware. GARY KOSHLAND Brother Gary Koshland, 65, became an SIU member in 1990 and initially sailed with McAllister of Philadelphia. He upgraded his skills on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. A member of the deck department, he concluded his career working for Moran Towing of Philadelphia. Brother Koshland resides in Cold Brook, New York. ROBERT PALMER Brother Robert Palmer, 65, joined the union in 1998, when he worked for G&H Towing. He was a deck department member and remained with the same company for the entirety of his SIU career. He resides in Rockport, Texas. ARTHUR STEWART Brother Arthur Stewart, 56, joined the SIU in 1990, working for OSG Ship Management. He was a deck department member and upgraded on several occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Stewart last sailed with Harley Marine New York, and settled in Sevierville, Tennessee. JAMES WALLACE Brother James Wallace, 65, joined the SIU in 1974, working for the Association of Maryland Pilots. He remained with the same company for his entire career. He calls Fayetteville, North Carolina, home. 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HOWARD BROWN Pensioner Howard Brown, 86, died March 14. He joined the SIU in 1961, initially sailing aboard the MT Evans. A member of the deck department, Brother Brown most recently sailed on the Richard J. Reiss. He began collecting his pension in 1999 and made his home in Saginaw, Michigan. BARRY CARRANO Pensioner Barry Carrano, 66, passed away February 26. Born in Chicago, he started shipping in 1982, when he sailed aboard the Constitution. The deck department member’s last vessel was the Alliance Norfolk before his retirement in 2017. Brother Carrano lived in Ocala, Florida. GEORGE DAVIS Pensioner George Davis, 87, died March 2. He became a member of the SIU in 1959, initially sailing on the Alcoa Pilgrim. A member of the steward department, Brother Davis most recently worked aboard the Robert E. Lee. He retired in 1994 and settled in New Orleans. OLWEN KING Pensioner Olwen King, 93, passed away December 9. He joined the SIU in 1963 and first sailed aboard the Bienville. Brother King was a deck department member and most recently sailed on the Robert E. Lee. He began collecting his pension in 1990 and made his home in Chalmette, Louisiana. ALFRED LEWAKOWSKI Pensioner Alfred Lewakowski, 88, died January 4. He started sailing with the SIU in 1955, initially working for Ore Navigation. Brother Lewakowski was a member of the deck department and most recently sailed aboard the Charleston. He became a pensioner in 1994 and was a resident of Kingman, Arizona. JAMISON MILLER Pensioner Jamison Miller, 60, passed away March 5. He joined the SIU in 1980 and he first shipped aboard the Panama. The deck department member most recently sailed in the Great Lakes Division when he worked on the Sam Laud. He retired in 2009 and called Adelphi, Maryland, home. EDDIE SIPLIN Brother Eddie Siplin, 59, died January 26. He became a member of the SIU in 1981, initially sailing on the Great Land. Brother Siplin was a steward department member and last worked aboard the Sagamore. He resided in Jacksonville, Florida. LORENZO TIFRE Pensioner Lorenzo Tifre, 71, passed away March 1. He signed on with the SIU in 1993 when he worked on the Jacksonville. Brother Tifre was member of the deck department and most recently shipped on the Maersk Georgia. He became a pensioner in 2012 and was a resident of Brooklyn, New York. MICHAEL WARREN Pensioner Michael Warren, 68, died February 24. He joined the union in 1973 and initially sailed with Hudson Waterways. Brother Warren was a deck department member and last sailed aboard the Cape Knox. He began collecting his pension in 2015 and lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. INLAND RICHARD DIXON Pensioner Richard Dixon, 71, passed away December 11. He signed on with the SIU in 1965, working for Crescent Towing and Salvage. The deck department member continued to work for the same company until his retirement in 2013. Brother Dixon lived in Algiers, Louisiana ROBERT FOLTZ Pensioner Robert Foltz, 85, died February 18. He became a member of the SIU in 1961, initially sailing with Taylor Marine Towing. Brother Foltz was a deck department member and last worked for McAllister Towing of Philadelphia. He began collecting his pension in 1997 and settled in Clarksboro, New Jersey. THOMAS MCGREAL Pensioner Thomas McGreal, 91, passed away February 20. He first donned the SIU colors in 1960 when he worked for New York Central Railroad Company. A member of the deck department, Brother McGreal last worked for New York Cross Harbor Railroad. He became a pensioner in 1989 and lived in St. Petersburg, Florida. AUGUST MURPHY Pensioner August Murphy, 84, died February 8. He became a member of the SIU in 1960, first sailing on the San Marino. Brother Murphy was a deck department member and last worked for G&H Towing. He was a resident of Midway, Texas. GREAT LAKES CHARLES HOLTREY Pensioner Charles Holtrey, 73, passed away January 20. He became an SIU member in 1964 when he worked for Michigan Interstate Railway. A member of the deck department, Brother Holtrey last sailed on the Indiana Harbor. He retired in 2000 and made his home in Benzonia, Michigan. PACIFIC MARINE JOSEPH DEBLANC Pensioner Joseph Deblanc, 89, died February 23. He joined the union in 1979 and initially sailed on the Santa Magdelena. Brother Deblanc sailed in both the deck and steward departments. His last ship was the Manulani. He began collecting his pension in 1992 and lived in New Orleans. DOUGLAS SWETS Pensioner Douglas Swets, 70, passed away February 25. He signed on with the SIU in 1989, first sailing aboard the Independence. Brother Swets worked in the steward department, last shipping on the Singapore. He retired in 2013 and settled in Virginia Beach, Virginia. NMU Name Age Arceneaux, Anthony 95 Azmitia, Harry 94 Boone, Edward 90 Campbell, John 85 Decoud, Gary 76 Ford, Cuthbert 79 Gomes, Bartolomeu 85 Hart, Herbert 96 Hubbard, William 94 Leonard, Warren 89 Lucas, Eddie 87 McCord, John 89 Nesich, Severio 100 Netherland, Martin 90 Rasca, Mary 87 Rogers, Duke 83 Salas, Geronimo 86 Sanchez, Arando 95 Santiago, Modesto 84 Viser, Harold 79 Welk, Francis 90 DOD 03/03/2018 02/07/2018 01/20/2018 02/20/2018 02/20/2018 02/22/2018 02/19/2018 02/01/2018 03/02/2018 02/18/2018 12/24/2017 01/22/2018 02/09/2018 01/30/2018 01/05/2018 12/19/2017 03/01/2018 02/14/2018 01/01/2018 02/14/2018 10/29/2017 Officials Report All Hands Safe Aboard SIU-Crewed Maersk Kensington No injuries and no pollution were reported following a container fire in a cargo hold aboard the Seafarers-crewed Maersk Kensington. The incident happened March 16 while the vessel was sailing from Salalah. According to a communication from Maersk Line, Limited (which owns and operates the ship), safety measures were taken immediately, and the crew reacted swiftly in containing the fire. At press time, the ship was anchored outside the port of Salalah and was receiving assistance from shore. The fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known. April 2018 This file photo shows the Maersk Kensington, which has been part of the SIU-crewed fleet since 2015. Seafarers LOG 19 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Steward Department Courses Advanced Galley Ops June 9 July 6 Certified Chief Cook Modules run every other week. The next class will start April 16. Chief Steward April 21 June 8 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Galley Operations April 21 May 18 Able Seafarer Deck May 5 June 1 AB to Mate Modules Module dates vary throughout the year. Students will be advised of dates once accepted. ARPA May 12 May 18 Bosun Recertification July 21 August 6 Fast Rescue Boat June 16 June 22 GMDSS June 2 June 15 Lifeboat April 7 April 20 May 5 May 18 June 2 June 15 Orientation/Assessment Chief Cook 2.0 April 14 April 20 May 12 May 18 June 2 June 8 June 23 June 29 July 21 July 27 August 11 August 17 Orientation/Assessment Chief Steward 2.0 April 7 April 13 April 28 May 4 May 5 May 11 May 19 May 25 June 9 June 15 June 16 June 22 July 7 July 13 Steward Recertification April 14 May 7 Radar Observer April 28 May 11 June 16 June 29 Serve Safe July 14 July 20 Safety Upgrading Courses Radar Renewal (one day) Basic Training w/16hr FF May 19 May 25 June 16 June 22 Basic Training Revalidation April 13 April 13 May 4 May 4 May 18 May 18 June 8 June 8 July 13 July 13 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation June 9 June 15 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting April 14 April 20 May 26 June 1 Contact the PHC Admissions Office RFPNW April 7 May 4 June 2 June 29 Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Refer Containers June 2 June 15 BAPO April 7 May 4 June 2 June 29 FOWT May 5 June 1 FOWT May 5 June 1 Junior Engineer June 9 August 3 Machinist April 28 May 18 June 16 July 6 Pumpman May 19 May 25 July 7 July 13 Welding May 5 May 25 June 9 June 29 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth___________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #__________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended___________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 20 Seafarers LOG Government Vessels April 28 May 4 May 12 May 18 May 26 June 1 Medical Care Provider April 21 April 27 May 9 May 25 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL April 7 April 13 June 9 June 15 Tank Ship Familiarization - LG April 14 April 20 June 2 June 8 COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/18 April 2018 �Paul Hall Center Classes Water Survival Class 832 – The following Phase I apprentices (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Dec. 29: Lavontat Anderson, Thomas Burch, Joseph Crane, Owen Delehanty, Luis Felipe Flores-Ramos, Rannie Fore II, Brian Kluth Jr., Daniel Leon-Bruges, David Lewelling, Wayne Linnette IV, Christian Miguel Mercado Nunez, Gus Papas, Andrew Porpora, Billy Sawyer III, Hyuk-Joong Kim Seeman and Lebrena Simmons. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Water Survival – Seafarer Rizaldy Manalopilar Ano Jr. (above) recently finished his requirements in this course. A member of the deck department, the Philippine-born mariner graduated Dec. 29. Welding – Two upgraders completed their requirements in this course Dec. 15. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Chris Badouin and George Mardones. Chris Raley, their instructor, is at the far left. Tank Ship Familiarization LG – Twenty-two upgraders completed the enhancement of their skills in this course Dec. 12. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Sotero Sumalinog Berame Jr., Fritz Bernier, Larry Byrd, Hector Ismael Caballero, Juan Amilcar Colon, Henry Jimenez Crespo, Luddy Duffey, Jonamie Antonio Encarnacion, Sherrod Frazier, Victor Frazier, Brian Guiry, Sanjay Gupta, Frank Harris III, Brice Jackson, Bonnie Kropolinsky-Hinkle, William Moran IV, Lamont Robinson, Kaled Minasar Saleh, Nabil Mohamed Ali Sharif, Darryl Smith, Jeffery Toliver Jr., and Rhonda Williams. Government Vessels – The following Seafarers (photo at left, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Dec. 15: Mohamed Mossad Abdelwahab GAD, Talib Aekins, Reynaldo Daga Agapay, Joseph Benitez Arigo, John Cedeno Jr., Luddy Duffey, Jose Roberto Encarnacion, Wilfredo Sabido Espinosa, Janice Gabbert, Arnell George, Richard Hindson, Orin King, Bonnie Kropolinsky-Hinkle, William Moran IV, Randolph Patterson, Luis Guillermo Ramos Rosa, Paublito Nmi Ramos-Ortiz, Nabil Mohamed Ali Sharif, Christopher Shivalier, Leodiane Maayon Torrenueva, Nee Tran, Cortney Williams and Travis Williams. Pumpman – Ten individuals completed their requirements in this course Dec. 8. Graduating (photo at right, in alphabetical order) were: Davon Brown, Kenneth Cabrera, Alexander Capellan, Clinton Lopez Cephas, Elliot Duncan, Anthony Kwami Kpodovia, Richard Lawson, Afework Mengstu, Gregory Saddler and Christopher Shivalier. Class instructor Keith Adamson is at the far left. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Notice to All Students Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. April 2018 Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes ARPA – Two upgraders improved their skills Dec. 15 when they finished their requirements in this course. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Roy Cuenza Enriquez and Mukhtar Mohamed Yahia. Patrick Schoenberger, their instructor is at the far right. Radar Observer – The following individuals (photo above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Dec. 8: Roy Cuenza Enriquez, Derrick Hurt, Enchantress Johnson and Mukhtar Mohamed Yahia. Class instructor Patrick Schoenberger is at the far right. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Leadership & Management Skills – Five upgraders completed their requirements in this course Dec. 8. Graduating (right, in alphabetical order) were: Talib Aekins, Justin Buchart, Lionel Rivera, Frank Sambula and Mark Stabler. Class instructor Christopher Morgan is at the far left. Medical Care Provider – Six mariners finished this course Dec. 8. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Saad Mohammed Al Aqel, Annie Bivens, Kelly Doyle, Domingo Leon Jr., Luis Guillermo Ramos Rosa and Ahmed Omar Sharif. Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) – Upgrader Adam Magann (above) enhanced his skills by completing his requirements in this course late last year. 22 Seafarers LOG Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Dec. 8: Albert Ugali Dulig, Randolph Patterson and Wayne Yeargain. Basic Training (SUA Basic Firefighting) – Twelve individuals finished their requisites in this course Dec. 8. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Italy Bozhane Laquanta Byers, Lady Joanna Cano-Orozco, Gilma David, Amar Ahmed Mohamed Gaber, Victoria James, Young Moo Kim, Travis Lunsford, Brittany McKay, Phuoc Chau-Hue Nguyen, Nicoll Quinones-Rodriguez, Sherley Loraine Rivera-Aguila and Cesar Andres Rosado-Rodriguez. Class instructor Matt Rogers is in the back row wearing black fire suit. (Note: Not all are pictured.) April 2018 �Paul Hall Center Classes Government Vessels – The following mariners (photo at left, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Jan. 12: Abdul Ghaffar Abu-Bakr, Volodymyr Olexandrovych Bendus, James Cronk III, Brian Cushing, Destany Howard, Eric Jackson, Robert Johnson, David Kendrick, Kenneth Ledeoux, Clint Young Tom Omisong, Kurtis Solberg, Travis Sumpter, Eugene Tuggle, Kareem Walters and Deralle Watson Sr. Basic Steam Plant Operations – Two upgraders finished their requirements in this course Feb. 2. Graduating (photo above, from left) were Olivier Luc Especa and Dionesio Bacsibio Monteclaro Jr. Their instructor, Christopher Morgan, is at the far right. UA to FOWT – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Feb. 2: Daniel Bynum, Micah Gabriel Ferreira, Mathew McClintock, Jason Upshaw, Arlen Vernimo Jr., Hayden Vogt and Kyle Williamson. Christopher Morgan, their instructor, is at the far right. GAP Galley Evaluation – Nine individuals completed this course Dec. 1. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Gregg Blevins, Charlene Briggs, Graeme Simbajo Dy, Brice Avery Jackson, Engracio Lagda Moratin Jr., Hussein Nasser, Craig Sorrell, Scott Steger and Alvin Watson. GAP Galley Evaluation – The following individuals (above, in alphabetical order) graduated from this course Nov. 3: George Burton Jr., James Cherico, Reynard Gibbs, Brittany Harris, Joseph Huls, Milan Marshall-Hampton, Anthony McAfee, Pedro Rodriguez, Insook Smith and Nakeya White. Advanced Galley Ops - Four steward department upgraders completed their requirements in this course Dec. 15. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: David Dingman, Helida Samula Lorenzo, Jesus Manuel Pacheco and Delia Peters. April 2018 Certified Chief Cook – The following steward department members improved their skills by completing their requirements in this course Dec. 12. Graduating (above, in alphabetical order) were: Christian Borroto Lopez, Rene Junel Bravo Harrington, Nilsa Manaiza, Mohames Ali Noman and Todd Pryor. Seafarers LOG 23 �APRIL 2018 FEBRU ARY 2014 V OVOLUME L U M E 780, 6 o NO. N O4. 2 Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 21-23 Seafarers Deliver in ‘Deep Freeze 2018’ Carrying on a long SIU tradition, the Maersk Peary docks at McMurdo Station on Feb. 2. (Photo by Sarah Burford, MSC Pacific) W ith predictable efficiency, SIU crews from two vessels have wrapped up another annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station in Antarctica. In early February, the SIU-crewed Maersk Peary offloaded nearly 6 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018. Another Seafarers-crewed vessel, the Ocean Giant, spent a week at the station’s ice pier in late January, discharging 409 pieces of cargo. Unloaded were nearly 7 million pounds of supplies such as frozen and dry food stores, building materials, vehicles, and electronic equipment and parts. The aforementioned cargo accounts for all of the fuels needed for an entire year at the station plus around 80 percent of the other supplies and materials required for sustainment and operations. The U.S. Military Sealift Command reported that the vessels passed each other as they entered and exited Winters Quarters Bay. Seafarers have supported Operation Deep Freeze for decades. The mission provides crucial supplies to personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Coast Guard as well as Department of Defense civilians and other individuals who are stationed at the largest scientific research community in Antarctica. The Ocean Giant is operated by Waterman Steamship while the Peary is operated by Maersk Line, Limited. Seafarers aboard the Peary during the mission included Bosun Ron Paradise, ABs Fortunato Ranario, Alex Bermudez, David Kennedy, Marie Acosta and Gideon Decker, Pumpman Jason Young, QMED Alex Amarra, Wiper Lionel Felix-Lugo, Recertified Steward Tony Spain, Chief Cook Lamont Faulks and SA Assiel Roedan Santana. The SIU crew of the Ocean Giant included Bosun Gregorio Cinense Cudal, ABs Marvin Williams, Jose Roman Velasquez, Shaddrious McGruder and Nassor James, Electrician Vladimir Loutaev, QE4s Abdulaziz Alsinai, Heather Bushey and Alonzo Marbley, Steward/Baker Lonnie Myers Jr., ACU Rosalie Long and Apprentice Kevin Campfield Jr. The Ocean Giant arrives at the station on Jan. 26. (Photo by Sarah Burford, MSC Pacific) Keeping their Peary shipmates well-fed are (from left) SA Assiel Roedan Santana, Recertified Steward Tony Spain and Chief Cook Lamont Faulks. SIU and AMO members from the Maersk Peary gather for a traditional group photo. Another view of the Maersk Peary arriving at the base Local wildlife is part of the scenery near the base. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2018 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU CREWS SUPPORT PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP U.S. COAST GUARD LAUDS NY WATERWAY CREW MCDEW, BUZBY SUPPORT JONES ACT IN HOUSE HEARING USTRANSCOM COMMANDER, MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR ALSO BACK MSP, CARGO PREFERENCE WRITER: JONES ACT ‘CONVENIENT SCAPEGOAT FOR PUERTO RICO’S WOES’ PORT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS SIU AVP POWELL TO POST MTD EXEC. BOARD STRONGLY BACKS JONES ACT SPEAKERS STAND UP FOR AMERICA’S FREIGHT CABOTAGE LAW ALABAMA SHIPYARD CHRISTENS, LAUNCHES USNS BURLINGTON SHBP UPDATES PUERTO RICO RESIDENTS CROWLEY VESSELS BRING BRIDGE SECTIONS TO PUERTO RICO TOTE COMPLETES FIRST PHASE OF LONG CONVERSION AFT PRESIDENT: ‘WE FIGHT FOR VALUES’ WEINGARTEN SAYS WEST VIRGINIA STRIKE UNDERSCORES POWER OF SOLIDARITY MACHINISTS PROVIDE PUERTO RICO UPDATE SRI: AT LEAST 91 NATIONS HAVE CABOTAGE LAWS STUDY REINFORCES BENEFITS, INCLUDING JOBS, NATIONAL SECURITY, SAFETY CANADIAN CABOTAGE BATTLES CONTINUE UNION LEADS SUCCESSFUL MARITIME EFFORTS NORTH OF BORDER COMPANY EXCECS STAND UP FOR JONES ACT ARMED WITH FACTS, SPEAKERS DESCRIBE INDUSTRY’S PUERTO RICO EFFORTS OFFICIALS REPORT ALL HANDS SAFE ABOARD SIU-CREWED MAERSK KENSINGTON SEAFARERS DELIVER IN ‘DEEP FREEZE 2018’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2018 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 80, No. 4 2018 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/16834018575180af75999267fcaa9084.pdf af9d493c6fec55e826df90de15efd4ce PDF Text Text APRIL 2019 VOLUME 81, NO. 4 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Jones Act Means 650,000 American Jobs Cabotage Law Contributes $154 Billion to Nation’s Economy Annually – Page 2 MTD Charts Course for Strengthening Maritime Industry, Workers’ Rights The Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Executive Board tackled numerous key issues during its recent meeting in Orlando, Florida – a two-day session that energized attendees. While many important topics were discussed, some of the most prominent ones included the Jones Act, labor solidarity, grassroots political action, and helping American military veterans. MTD President Michael Sacco (left), who also is president of the SIU, addresses the audience members, many of whom are shown in the photo below. Our extensive coverage begins with President Sacco’s column on Page 2, and continues on Pages 12-17 and 28. Crowley’s Taíno Christened In Puerto Rico Seafarers on Feb. 22 helped celebrate the christening of Crowley Maritime’s new ConRo Taíno in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vessel sponsor Clara Crowley is pictured below, while the group photo at right features SIU members, AMO officers, Crowley executives and the company’s terminal team. Page 3. (Photos courtesy Crowley Maritime) Matson Christens Vessel Page 2 Congress Voices Jones Act Support Page 3 ‘Sail-In’ a Success Pages 4-5 �President’s Report Uplifting MTD Meeting Anyone who attended the most recent meeting of the Maritime Trades Department Executive Board must have come away encouraged and energized. As reported in detail throughout this edition of the LOG, we heard from representatives of the administration, the military, the labor movement and Congress. Collectively, their remarks underscored support for the U.S. Merchant Marine, workplace safety and workers’ rights as well as the critical importance of grassroots political action. As an Air Force veteran and president of the MTD, I also appreciated speeches and discussions at the meetings centered on how to help our men and women from the armed forces find good jobs once they finish their service. The AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council is doing solid, meaningful work in this effort (the MTD is a charter member of the council), but it’s not a small task. On that note, I extend my thanks and appreciaMichael Sacco tion to President Trump for signing an executive order designed to help veterans transition into civilian maritime careers (see Page 6). Our military leaders have been sounding the alarm about a manpower shortage in our industry that threatens sustained sealift capability. The executive order – something the SIU has backed for a while – can only help ease that shortage. Credit and thanks also go to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby, Deputy Maritime Administrator Richard Balzano and Dr. Peter Navarro, director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Each of them backed the order and helped advance it to the Oval Office. Meanwhile, what would one of these monthly columns be without an update on the Jones Act? For those of you reading the print edition, be sure to check out the article on this page about a new study from PricewaterhouseCoopers on America’s freight cabotage law. The research found that the Jones Act now supports almost 650,000 American jobs while contributing $154 billion to the U.S. economy each year. Keep that in mind as the misguided attacks against this law continue. While the study focused on jobs and economic impacts, the Jones Act is even more important than those eye-popping numbers suggest. It helps sustain our pool of dedicated, reliable, well-trained, U.S.citizen mariners. It keeps our country’s shipbuilding capacity afloat. It helps safeguard our coasts and inland waterways. That last point shouldn’t be overlooked. Michael Hebert from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has stated, “There’s no way that we could enforce our national security laws without the Jones Act.” Despite all of those facts, our industry remains vigilant in defending the Jones Act, which has served our nation well for nearly a century. There are free-traders and foreign-flag interests that simply don’t care about the law’s value, and they’re out to weaken American security while eliminating U.S. jobs. We won’t let it happen, but our success depends on a combination of sustained political action and continuing to do reliable work every day aboard Jones Act vessels. Concerning the former point, be sure to read this month’s article about Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and Brian Mast (R-Florida) at the MTD, and see what they said about electing people who’ll listen to us and support us. Both congressmen also reminded us that we need to educate all elected officials about the maritime industry. (See our Sail-In coverage on Pages 4-5.) Brothers and sisters, I remain optimistic about the future of our union and our industry. As long as we’re willing to stand up for the U.S. Merchant Marine and put in the work, we’ll succeed. O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Volume 81 Number 4 April 2019 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Piney Point Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2019 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG New Jones Act Study Confirms Economic Value, Job Growth Industry Employs Nearly 650,000 Americans A new study leaves no doubt that the Jones Act is vital for U.S. national, economic and homeland security. The Transportation Institute (TI) on March 4 announced that the domestic maritime industry now employs almost 650,000 Americans across all 50 states and contributes $154 billion to the nation’s economic growth annually. That data comes from an extensive study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Jones Act guarantees that the transportation of merchandise between two U.S. points is carried out by vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. Supported by broad bipartisan majorities in Congress and top U.S. national security officials, the freight cabotage law promotes the maintenance of the nation’s vitally important maritime industrial base, ensuring that American jobs are not shipped overseas and that defense capabilities and readiness not outsourced to foreign nations. SIU President Michael Sacco stated, “This report confirms what we have been saying for decades. The Jones Act is a vital and indispensable law that benefits American workers, the American economy and the American people.” The TI is a leading maritime association which advocates and works for sound national maritime policy in the United States. TI Chairman and President James L. Henry stated, “From shipyards to the high seas, the maritime industry is indisputably contributing to the American economy in a major way. This new study shows the spectacular impact that our industry has on our nation’s overall wellbeing, especially by providing livelihoods to 650,000 hard-working Americans, thousands of whom proudly served in our military. We simply would not be as strong as we are without the veteran community, and it’s a source of great pride that our growth is benefitting them and their families. Needless to say, the report underscores just how indispensable the Jones Act continues to be for the security and prosperity of our entire country.” According to the study, the Jones Act creates $41 billion in labor income for American workers each year and adds $72 billion annually to the value of U.S. economic output. The study further finds that one shipyard job creates four jobs elsewhere in the economy The 40,000 vessels that comprise the Jones Act fleet move nearly one billion tons of cargo annually – or roughly a quarter of the nation’s freight – along U.S. internal waterways, across the Great Lakes, and over the oceans to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories. Shipped goods include a variety of products, from raw materials and commodities like coal and crude oil to consumer products that fill the shelves of grocery stores nationwide. TI described the Jones Act as “the quintessential ‘Buy American, Hire American’ law, one that puts American workers first and is critically important for guaranteeing our national security and maintaining our defense industrial base.” Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) (front in photo at right) does the honors at the ship christening as Matson Chairman/CEO Matt Cox (left) looks on. Vessel is pictured at left late last year during its floatout. (Photos courtesy of Matson) Matson’s Kaimana Hila Christened Jones Act Vessel Built by Union Labor at Philly Shipyard New SIU jobs are on the way following the recent christening of a union-built containership. Matson’s Kaimana Hila formally was welcomed March 9 at Philly Shipyard. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) served as the vessel’s sponsor. The new vessel is the sister ship of the SIU-crewed Daniel K. Inouye, which was christened in June and went into service in November 2018. According to Matson, Kaimana Hila “is a Hawaiian transliteration for Diamond Head, the name of Hawaii’s iconic landmark crater near Waikiki Beach.” Matson further reported that the two Aloha Class ships were built at a total cost of approximately $418 million, and are the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service (part of the Jones Act trade) during the next 18 months. “This is a proud day for ev- eryone at Matson,” said Matt Cox, Matson’s chairman and chief executive officer, during the shipyard ceremony. “Daniel K. Inouye has performed well in its first four months of service, and we are excited to have Kaimana Hila joining it soon. These new vessels herald the beginning of a new era in our Hawaii service and will allow us to serve our customers better than ever for decades to come.” Steinar Nerbovik, Philly Shipyard president and CEO, said, “I’d like to extend my gratitude to Matson. Construction of the Kaimana Hila, and its earlier sister ship, has provided good, skilled work for nearly 1,500 people at Philly Shipyard over the last three years. We are immensely proud to provide another quality and safe vessel that Matson can be proud of for years to come.” The ceremony was attended by approximately 70 representatives of Matson and the shipyard. Weighing in at more than 51,400 metric tons, the 850-foot long and 3,600 TEU capacity Kaimana Hila and Daniel K. Inouye are Matson’s largest ships and the largest containerships ever constructed in the U.S. They are also Matson’s fastest vessels, with a top speed of nearly 24 knots. This feature helps ensure on-time deliveries in Hawaii from Matson’s three West Coast terminals in Seattle, Washington; Oakland, California; and Long Beach, California. In addition, both Aloha Class vessels incorporate the latest environmentally friendly technology, including dual-fuel engines that can be adapted to use liquefied natural gas (LNG), doublehull fuel tanks, freshwater ballast systems and a more fuel-efficient hull design. April 2019 �Jones Act Support Evident in Hearings SIU Exec. VP Testifies on Behalf of American Maritime Labor Two of the year’s first congressional hearings on the maritime industry reflected strong bipartisan support for the U.S. Merchant Marine as a whole and for the Jones Act in particular. SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez testified on behalf of maritime labor during a March 6 hearing conducted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. The hearing’s title was “U.S. Maritime and Shipbuilding Industries: Strategies to Improve Regulation, Economic Opportunities, and Competitiveness.” Tellez was on a panel that also included Rear Adm. Michal Alfultis, Ph.D, president, State University of New York Maritime College; Jennifer Carpenter, executive vice president and COO, American Waterways Operators; John Crowley, president, National Association of Waterfront Employers; and Michael Roberts, senior vice president and general counsel, Crowley Maritime, on behalf of the American Maritime Partnership. An earlier panel included Rear Adm. John Nadeau, assistant commandant for prevention policy, United States Coast Guard; and Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, (USN Ret.), administrator, Maritime Administration. SIU Executive VP Augie Tellez testifies at the March 6 House hearing. Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation simultaneously conducted a hearing titled “The State of the American Maritime Industry.” Like others, Tellez addressed the manpower crisis facing the industry. Union-Contracted Crowley Christens LNG-Powered Taino in Puerto Rico Vessel Signals New SIU Jobs, Reliable Service for Territory Seafarers were on hand to help welcome a new, state-of-the-art Crowley vessel in Puerto Rico. The company on Feb. 22 christened the U.S.-flag combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship MV Taíno in San Juan. Clara Crowley, daughter of Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley and board member Christine Crowley, served as the ship’s sponsor and broke the ceremonial bottle of champagne on the bow of the Taíno at the company’s Isla Grande Terminal before several hundred employees, customers and dignitaries as well as crew members. It was the first time a container ship had been christened in San Juan in recent memory. SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo, who attended the event, stated, “This new Jones Act ship is a welcome addition not only for our union but also for the people of Puerto Rico. It means jobs for Seafarers and the continuation of a new era of what Crowley has rightfully called world-class supply chain services in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade.” “We are thrilled to christen this magnificent new ship here with our employees, customers and people of Puerto Rico, whom she will serve for many years to come,” said Tom Crowley. “Taíno is a source of pride for us all and in particular the men and women who built and/or crew her, many of whom are Puerto Rican.” The Taíno is among the first of its kind to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), like its sister Commitment Class ship MV El Coquí, which entered service in 2018. LNG is a substantially cleaner fuel source that provides industry-leading environmental performance. The Taíno is named for the native Puerto Ricans who lived off the land with He said that while the U.S. Merchant Marine always answers the call during crises, “we have to make sure that there is an industry in which to employ them” at all times. “We are at a critical time,” Tellez told the subcommittee. “To reverse that critigreat appreciation and respect for their environment, and the El Coquí is named for the popular indigenous frog on the island. Both ships are 720 feet long, 26,500 deadweight tons (DWT), and able to transport up to 2,400 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEUs) at cruising speeds of greater than 22 knots – offering fast, 55hour transits that reached an industry-leading on-time arrival rate of 98 percent in the first month of this year. Each ship has enclosed, ventilated decks with capacity for 400 cars and large vehicles, a feature unique in the Puerto Rico trade. Both Jones Act ships were constructed at VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Mississippi. To enhance supply chain velocity with these ships, Crowley also made significant investments in terminal and related infrastructure on the mainland and in Puerto Rico. At Isla Grande, the company added a new, 900-foot pier and three ship-to-shore gantry cranes – the first newly constructed cranes for San Juan Harbor in more than 50 years. The company also implemented a new terminal operating system and added container staging areas and handling equipment for both refrigerated and dry cargo – all while reducing gate turn times. cal situation, I think it’s time for some bold moves – boldness in the sense that it will create untold opportunities for American seafarers.” He called for strengthening cargo preference laws, including a boost to 100 percent of government-impelled, non-military cargoes. “Let every federal agency buy, build and ship American,” he declared. Tellez also urged extension and expansion of the Maritime Security Program, along with passage of an LNG-related bill introduced last year by U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) that would “create thousands of jobs on land in the shipyards, at sea, create a true trade for American companies to be involved in, and silence those Jones Act waiver demands for the transportation of energy.” He also described ways to be “creative in recapitalization and the utilization of our Ready Reserve Force.” He concluded, “The time is now to make these bold moves. We cannot wait.” Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) opened the hearContinued on Page 6 “This major investment, which is resulting in jobs, a positive economic impact, a cleaner environment and worldclass supply chain services for Puerto Rico shippers, would not have been possible without the Jones Act,” said Tom Crowley. “While the act ensures that we have a robust shipbuilding capability and skilled merchant mariners in the U.S. essential to our national defense, it has also created a commercial shipping market between the mainland and Puerto Rico that is highly competitive, customized and dedicated. We should be strengthening this critically important maritime law, not tearing it down as some special interest groups espousing highly inaccurate and misleading information would like to do.” Among the first SIU members to sail aboard the Taíno were Bosun Jamar Harley, ABs Iker Urruchi Lugo, Dominique Johnson, Emil Norales, Arthur Patterson, Julio Perez and Sonny Perez, Electrician Carlos Parrilla, QMEDs Sherrod Frazier and Victor Rios Lopez, Oiler Angel Cintron, Recertified Steward Kim Strate, Chief Cook Luis Perez Acosta, and SAs Nicoll Quinones-Rodriguez and Steven Lopez Ferrer. The LNG-powered Taíno is a Jones Act ship that helps boost U.S. national, economic and homeland security. In photo at left, SIU personnel including Port Agent Amancio Crespo (kneeling in front, right) gather near the vessel the day it was christened in San Juan. April 2019 Seafarers LOG 3 �‘Sail-In’ Sends Maritime Message to D.C. Annual Event on Capitol Hill Promotes U.S. Merchant Marine For the tenth year in a row, representatives from the SIU and other maritime industry leaders recently ventured to Capitol Hill for the annual Maritime Congressional Sail-In. The yearly grassroots event (the most recent one took place March 6) has become a crucial mainstay for the American maritime industry, which is heavily regulated. It consists of meetings with legislators from both sides of the aisle as well as their respective staffs. Each Sail-In group normally features representatives from different components of the industry, including labor, management and other partners. This year, 34 groups attended more than 180 meetings to discuss pressing maritime issues. Representing the SIU were Executive Vice President Augie Tellez, Vice President Contracts George Tricker, Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Vice President West Coast Nick Marrone, Vice President Atlantic Coast Joseph Soresi, Assistant Vice Presidents Nick Celona, Kris Hopkins, Bryan Powell, Mike Russo and Pat Vandegrift, Port Agents Todd Brdak, Amancio Crespo, John Hoskins, Nick Marrone II, Ashley Nelson, Victor Nunez, Mark von Siegel, Chris Westbrook, Joe Baselice and Jimmy White, Patrolman Ray Henderson and Political Consultant Terry Turner. This year’s Sail-In saw the most SIU participation in the event’s history, with representatives from the union in 21 of the 34 groups. In addition to the SIU representatives, the meeting groups included leaders from every major seafaring union, various Jones Act shipping companies and organizations, the Navy League of the United States, several state maritime academies and other allies of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Topics brought to the attention of the law- makers included proposals to extend and expand the Maritime Security Program; increase the required percentages for U.S.-flag transport of non-military, government-impelled cargoes; protect the Jones Act; and recognize World War II U.S. Merchant Mariners with a congressional gold medal. The Sail-In concluded with a rooftop reception at the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) office. There, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) addressed the guests, and reiterated his commitment to the maritime industry and U.S.-flag shipping. Maritime Lawyer Brad Gilman, MEBA’s Pat Bevers, and SIU Port Agent Jimmy White (right) pictured with a legislative aide from Senator Shelly Moore Capito’s (R-West Virginia) office. SIU Asst. VP Bryan Powell (second from right), Great Lakes Dredge and Dock VP William Hanson, MM&P VP Great Lakes Tom Bell and the Lake Carriers’ Association Director of Regulatory Affairs Tom Rayburn are pictured with members of Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-New Mexico) staff. From left: Liberty Shipping Group President Robert Wellner, Transportation Institute Director of Operations Rich Berkowitz, Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s (D-Iowa) Legislative Director Tyler Wilson, SIU Port Agent Mark von Siegel and SUNY Maritime Executive Director of External Affairs Mary Muecke. From left: AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President James Hart, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Exec. Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan, Congressman Paul Cook (R-California) and Dutra Group Dredging Business Manager Will Wallgren. From left: Saltchuk VP of Government Affairs Chris Coakley, Congressman Tom Cole’s (R-Oklahoma) Deputy Chief of Staff Maria R.M. Bowie, SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson and Crowley Director of Labor Relations Ira Douglas. From left: AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President James Hart, Dutra Group Dredging Business Manager Will Wallgren, Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), IBU of the Pacific President Marina Secchitano, ILWU Government Affairs Director Lindsey McLaughlin and AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Exec. Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan. SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak (second from right) is pictured with AMP’s Mark Ruge, Interlake Steamship Company President Mark Barker, International Shipmasters’ Association’s Scott Skrzypczak and a member of Rep. Bob Gibbs’ (R-Ohio) staff. From left: Crowley Maritime Capt. Nick St. Jean, Transportation Institute Vice President of Governmental Affairs Sara Fuentes, Congresswoman Betty McCollum’s Legislative Fellow Kristen A. Gibson, Navy League Congressional Relations Manager Ryan Simon and SIU VP Contracts George Tricker. 4 Seafarers LOG From left: TOTE Ship Management Director Eunice Young, SIU Patrolman Ray Henderson and AWO’s Patrick Parsons wait for their meeting with Representative Dustin ‘Dusty’ Johnson (R-South Dakota). SIU Asst. Vice President Pat Vandegrift (third from right), Navy League VP Legislative Affairs Jonathan Kaskin, Crowley VP Government Services J. Sanford Brickman, Bold Ocean LLC’s Chief Technical Officer Logan Hearn and two members of Congressman Peter Viscloskey’s (D-Indiana) office. April 2019 �From left: AMO Chief Engineer Mike Hoffman, American President Lines President Eric Mensing, TOTE Director of Communications Christopher Smith, Congressman Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), SIU Executive VP Augie Tellez and Maersk Vice President U.S. Government Relations Doug Morgante From left: Liberty Maritime Executive VP-U.S. Flag Chip Jaenichen, Robertson Monagle’s Sebastian O’Kelly, staffer from the Office of Senator Todd Young (R-Indiana), AMO Capt. Tomas Malo and SIU Port Agent Nick Marrone II. SIU VP West Coast Nick Marrone (center), APL Director Legislative Affairs Tim Perry, Council of American Master Mariners National President Jeff Cowan, MFOW President Anthony Poplawski and a staffer from Representative Katie Hill’s (D-California) office. SIU Port Agent Chris Westbrook (center), along with AMP’s Jim Sartucci, Louisiana Federal Pilots President Greg Bush, Seabulk Chief Mate Kitty Segert, Great Lakes Maritime Academy’s Mike Surgalski and Representative Russ Felcher’s (R-Idaho) legislative assistant Steve Ackerman. From left, SIU Consultant Lanier Avant, Senior Political Consultant Terry Turner and MEBA Branch Agent Jeff Duncan meet with a member of Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s (DWisconsin) staff. SIU Port Agent John Hoskins (second from right) is pictured with Maritime Institute Counsel Steve Wines, MEBA Secretary-Treasurer Bill Van Loo, Bold Ocean LLC’s Vice President Keith Zelinsky, MM&P Communications Director Lisa Rosenthal and a staff member from Representative Anthony Brown’s (D-Maryland) office. April 2019 SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey (third from left), Central Gulf Lines Director of Internal and Government Business Shelton Metcalf, MEBA VP Gulf Coast Erin Neville Bertram, Meridian.us President Jonathan McConnell, U.S. Ocean LLC President and CEO Will Terrill and a staff member from Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart’s (R-Florida) office. From left: Crowley executive Anthony Naccarato, American Maritime Officers Service’s Brenda Otterson, staffer from office of Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas), Maersk Line, Limited VP Ed Hanley, ARC Senior Director - Sales and Marketing Chris Barber and SIU Port Agent Victor Nunez. SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo (second from right) is pictured along with AMP’s Darrell Conner, Crowley Vice Presidents Kerri McClellan and Art Mead, AMO Capt. Kevin Stith and a staffer from Representative Nydia M. Velazquez’s (D-New York) office. SIU Asst. VP Nick Celona (third from right) and SIU Port Agent Joe Baselice (second from right), with MEBA Legislative and Political Director Erick Siahaan, MFOW Vice President Cajun Callais, MM&P Pacific Coast Agent Jeremy Hope, Sailors’ Union of the Pacific President Emeritus Gunnar Lundeberg and Congressman Matt Cartwright (DPennsylvania)(center). SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo (third from left), pictured with Bold Ocean LLC’s Government Affairs Director Jeff Williams, Bold Ocean LLC’s Marine Personnel Manager Michaela Burroughs Barker, Crowley Maritime Marine Recruiting Manager Jenny Johnson, SUNY Maritime Chief of Staff Mark Wooley and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland) (center). From left: American President Lines President Eric Mensing, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut), Maersk VP U.S. Government Relations Doug Morgante, TOTE Director of Communications Christopher Smith and AMO Chief Engineer Mike Hoffman. Seafarers LOG 5 �President Trump displays the signed executive order on March 4. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao is standing fifth from left, while Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby is third from left. Paul Hall Center Apprentice Corey Daniel Reseburg is seventh from right. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Executive Order Aims to Boost Maritime Industry An executive order signed by President Trump on March 4 will make it easier for military personnel to transition into the U.S. Merchant Marine. The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education was represented at the signing ceremony in the Oval Office. Apprentice Corey Daniel Reseburg was one of 18 individuals standing behind President Trump as he signed the order. Attendees also included Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby, Deputy Maritime Administrator Richard Balzano, and other mariners. The Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans into the Merchant Marine order states: “It’s the policy of the United States to support practices and programs that ensure that members of the United States Armed Forces receive appropriate credit for the military training and experience towards credentialing requirements as a Merchant Mariner. And it’s further the policy of the United States to establish and maintain an effective Merchant Marine program by providing sufficient support and resources to active-duty and separating service members who pursue or possess Merchant Mariner credentials.” According to Peter Navarro, who is assistant to the president for manufacturing and trade policy as well as director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, the order “makes it easier for sea service veterans to get high-paying, high-skilled jobs as mariners by waiving government-issued li- Jones Act Receives Strong Bipartisan Support During Congressional Hearings Continued from Page 3 ing by addressing the recent executive order signed by President Trump that facilitates military veterans’ entry into the industry. “I applaud the President for signing an executive order on Monday to support the transition of active duty service members and military veterans to careers in the U.S. Merchant Marine,” he said. “It would be a cruel irony, however, if the next action taken by this administration were to waive the Jones Act and simultaneously eliminate future job opportunities for those very same veterans and separating active duty service members. I feel very strongly about the Jones Act.” 6 Seafarers LOG Subcommittee Chair Sean Patrick Maloney (D-New York) recognized the importance of the Jones Act, stating, “We cannot become complacent in our defense of the Jones Act, which remains a critical component of U.S. maritime strategy.” He also highlighted the importance of the Jones Act for providing the vessels and manpower in times of need: “The U.S. Merchant Marine acts as a naval auxiliary to deliver troops and war material to military operations abroad. Throughout our history, the Army has relied on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels to carry weapons and supplies and ferry troops to the battlefield. During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, U.S.-flagged com- censing fees and by crediting military training in the National Maritime Center credentialing system.” In addition, Navarro wrote in an opinion piece for Fox News that the order “helps enable veterans apply their education and experience on military ships toward the mariner credentialing curriculum, thereby removing other costly barriers.” He added during a press call, “In these ways, it incentivizes our nation’s most experienced seamen to enter the U.S. Merchant Marine, which is sometimes called the nation’s Fourth Arm of Defense. Currently, we face a shortfall of Merchant Mariners that may have serious national security implications.” Veterans Administration Secretary Robert Wilkie noted, “By fast-tracking the transition into the Merchant Mamercial vessels transported 90 percent of sustainment cargoes moved to Afghanistan and Iraq.” Also expressing support for the Jones Act was Rep. Chris Pappas (DNew Hampshire), who asked, “What would the maritime industry look like without the Jones Act?” Buzby responded, “We would not have a maritime industry without the Jones Act. Quite plain and simple.” Pappas concluded, “The Jones Act seems to be working. I’m a big supporter.” During the Senate hearing, Chairman Roger F. Wicker (R-Mississippi) noted there are 41,000 Jones Act-qualified vessels operating in the domestic trades, adding that “properly enforcing the Jones Act is important for economic and national security.” Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) addressed the importance of a strong American domestic fleet to maintain a robust shipbuilding industry and industrial base, and urged the committee that “in addition to the strong support of the Jones Act, this committee should consider supporting investments in vessel recapitalization programs.” rine of trained and credentialed service members, President Trump is meeting an important national security need while providing meaningful, well-paying jobs to our nation’s heroes.” (Wilkie stated his grandfather had been a mariner.) The SIU has been working for years with the Defense Department and the military services to transition the skills and credentials earned while serving in the armed forces directly to civilian merchant mariner documents and licenses. The regularly has participated in the American Maritime Partnership’s “Military2Maritime” program that affords veterans the opportunity to maximize their professional strengths by meeting with representatives from maritime companies, training schools, unions and others to learn about careers in maritime industry. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) highlighted the national security aspect of the Jones Act, noting the importance of “having the merchant mariners ready in case they are in need.” Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) likewise acknowledged the significance of the Jones Act for military readiness, adding that the law is “vital to the security and safety of the United States.” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) emphasized that the American maritime industry represents “a critical national security asset for the United States.” Baldwin went on to discuss a bill she introduced, the Made in America Shipbuilding Act, and revealed she plans on reintroducing it “very soon.” Reminding witnesses that a number of committee members sent a letter to the White House emphasizing the importance of the Jones Act, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) highlighted the role of the Jones Act in national security and noted that Korea, China, and Japan all have laws that are like the “Jones Act on steroids” which are in place to protect domestic economies, jobs, and national security. April 2019 �Culinary 2.0 Classes Going Strong At Union-Affiliated Paul Hall Center The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education continues to offer Culinary 2.0 classes designed to help students not only hone their skills but also facilitate shipping opportunities. Specifically, while every new member of the steward department who completes their apprenticeship at the Paul Hall Center’s Lundeberg School of Seamanship will have successfully passed Culinary 2.0, it’s important to remember that those already sailing as chief cooks and chief stewards must also take the coursework in order to exercise preference and priority beginning next year (unless they have received training after January 1, 2017 at the Piney Point, Maryland-based campus). This includes permanent stewards. All of the current steward department courses have been redesigned to the new standards of Culinary 2.0, which serves as a blanket term for the new galley classes and curriculums. For those already sailing as chief cooks and chief stewards, there are two new revalidation courses that have been designed to ensure a consistent level of culinary training and efficiency: Orientation/Assessment Chief Steward 2.0 and Orientation/ Assessment Chief Cook 2.0. Shipping Rule 5.A.(6), which will go into effect January 1, 2020, states, “Within each class of seniority in the Steward Department, priority shall be given to those seamen who possess an advanced Culinary 2.0 certificate from the Seafarers Harry Lun- deberg School of Seamanship, in the event such program is being offered and that the seaman is registered in Group I, Steward Department.” According to SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker, “The intent of this assessment is not to disqualify a seaman’s ability to retain employment, but to identify targeted training needs and/or skills that require remediation. Individuals who do not receive the Culinary 2.0 Orientation/Assessment Certificate will still be eligible to return to their permanent position.” Mariners seeking to enroll in Culinary 2.0 courses should be aware that class size is limited, and should plan ahead in order to secure a spot. Notice/Reminder SHBP Offers Tobacco Cessation Benefits The advantages of quitting smoking are well known, but quitting is difficult. If you are thinking of quitting, the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) has a benefit to help you. The Plan offers tobacco cessation benefits, in partnership with CIGNA, to assist you in your effort to stop smoking or using tobacco. This program is available to all eligible members, their spouses, and their children over age 18. The program includes nicotine replacement, as well as coaching services, and other online tools and resources. Anyone who enrolls in the program will receive an eight-week supply of nicotine patches or 12 weeks of nicotine gum. To enroll, contact CIGNA/CareAllies at 1-866-4177848. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. The benefits of quitting smoking include reduced risk of cancer, lung disease, stroke, heart disease, eye disease and osteoporosis. Smoking not only harms the smoker, but exposure to secondhand smoke increases health risk to non-smokers as well. Each year, thousands of young children and babies become ill because they live in the home of a smoker. More information about the risks of tobacco and the benefits of quitting are available at www.smokefree.gov. If you or a member of your family are trying to stop smoking or using tobacco, we encourage you to take advantage of this benefit, which was introduced in 2016. If you have any questions about this benefit, please contact the Plan at 1-800-252-4674. Chef John Dobson demonstrates proper technique to students in Piney Point, Maryland. Spotlight on Mariner Health Understanding Crohn’s Disease Editor’s note: This article is provided by the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan Medical Department. Crohn’s disease belongs to a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases with chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It affects about 3.2 per 1,000 people in Europe and North America. It tends to start in the teen years and early twenties, although it can occur at any age. Males and females are equally affected. Crohn’s disease is not the same as ulcerative colitis. The symptoms of these two diseases are similar, but the areas affected in the GI tract are different. Crohn’s most commonly affects the end of the small bowel (the ileum) and the beginning of the colon. It can also affect the entire thickness of the bowel wall. Signs and symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody at times), fever, weakness, and weight loss. Other complications may be seen outside the GI tract and include anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, and inflammation of the eyes. Bowel obstructions may occur as the complication of chronic inflammation increases. The cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown. It is thought to be from a combination of environmental issues, immune system problems, and April 2019 possibly bacterial factors in some genetically susceptible people. Tobacco smokers are twice as likely to develop Crohn’s disease as nonsmokers. It also can begin as gastroenteritis. Diagnosis is bases on biopsies, appearance of the bowel wall, medical testing and imaging, and the patient’s description of the disease. There are no medications or surgical procedures that can cure Crohn’s disease. Treatment is intended to help with symptoms, help to maintain remissions, and prevent relapse. Corticosteroids may be used for brief periods of time along with other medications to help relieve the discomfort of the condition. Colonoscopies are recommended every three to five years to keep a check on the bowels for possible complications of abscesses, bowel obstructions, and any development of the early stages of cancer. One in five people with this disease are admitted to the hospital each year. Half of those with Crohn’s disease will require surgery. A high-calorie, lactose-free and low-fat/low-fiber diet is recommended for these patients. Avoid foods with seeds in them and drink plenty of fluids daily. Keep a check on your weight, especially during flare ups. See your doctor as instructed and exercise regularly to keep up your strength. Healthful Recipe Asian Shrimp & Cashews Servings: 150 Ingredients 60 pounds shrimp, medium sized 50 cloves garlic, minced fine 6 cups olive oil 1 gallon celery, 1-2” pan-diagonally sliced 1 gallon onion, 1-2” pan-thinly sliced 4 cups red and green bell pepper ½ cup fresh ginger root, grated* 6 cups cashew, whole 1 gallon mushrooms, 1-2” pan-sliced 1 gallon water, cold 2 cups low-sodium soy sauce 3 cups white wine 1 cup lemon juice 4 cups peas, frozen 2 cups cornstarch Salt and pepper, to taste *One-fourth teaspoon ground ginger may be substituted and added with soy sauce Preparation Cook the shrimp over medium-high heat in batches. Set aside for later step. Heat garlic in oil in large skittle or wok for 1 minute; remove garlic. Add celery, onion and ginger; cook and stir 2 minutes. Add bell peppers and mushrooms; cook and stir 1 minute. Add in the cooked shrimp, peas, and the cashews. To make the sauce: combine water, soy sauce, wine, lemon juice, and cornstarch; cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens. Add the shrimp and vegetable mixture. Salt to taste. Serve over hot rice. Nutrition Information Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 327 calories; 14g fat (40.6 percent calories from fat); 38g protein; 8g carbohydrate; 1g dietary fiber; 276mg cholesterol; 415mg sodium. Exchanges: 0 grain (starch); 5 lean meat; ½ vegetable; 0 fruit; 2 fat. Provided by Chef Robert “RJ” Johnson of the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education’s Lundeberg School of Seamanship Seafarers LOG 7 �At Sea and Ashore With the SIU SENATOR BACKS MARITIME – SIU Asst. VP Nick Celona (left) is pictured with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) at a reception on the West Coast in February. A longtime friend of the SIU, the senator reiterated her strong backing of the U.S. Merchant Marine. ALOHA FROM PINEY POINT – These students at the union-affiliated school in southern Maryland found their way to Piney Point via the Marimed Foundation program for native Hawaiians. Pictured from left at the Paul Hall Center are Apprentices Rhendall Thatcher, Chauncey Kukahiko, Kirk Puchert and Jessina Fernandez, Chief Cook Dominique Villanueva-Kaaiahau and Wiper Chanel Peters. TALKING JONES ACT IN PUERTO RICO – SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo (second from right) on Feb. 25 participated in a meeting with the Hon. Larry Seilhamer (center), vice president of the Puerto Rico Senate, and others. They discussed the importance of the Jones Act and how it benefits the territory. Also pictured from left are Puerto Rico AFL-CIO President Jose Baez, TOTE VP Eduardo Pagan and Puerto Rico AFL-CIO Political Director Josue Montijo. MEETING WITH CONGRESSMEN – SIU Patrolman Ray Henderson (left in both photos) recently met with U.S. Reps. Albio Sires (above) (D-New Jersey) and Max Rose (below) (D-New York) to discuss the importance of the Jones Act. ACTIVE IN LAKES REGION – In photo above, a donation of $1,000 from the Michigan Maritime Trades Port Council is presented to the Greater Detroit Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association. The donation went to families who were suffering undue hardship during the government shutdown. Pictured from left are SIU Asst. VP Bryan Powell, Port Council President Jeannette Bradshaw, MKCS Eric Bonneau, OSCS Gabe Settel and SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak (who also services as secretary-treasurer of the port council). The photo below is from a meeting with Kevin Hrit, regional director for U.S. Sen. Gary Peters. The meeting took place at the Detroit Port Authority office. Pictured from left are Brdak, Hrit, Bradshaw and Powell. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2019 �SIU VP MEETS WITH CIVMARS – SIU VP Government Services Kate Hunt (standing at right) confers with members of the SIU Government Services Division in Norfolk, Virginia. At Sea and Ashore With the SIU SUPPORTING TEACHERS – Oakland, California-area Seafarers demonstrated with striking Teachers in late February and early March. The educators returned to work March 4, following a highly successful, seven-day job action. Among the SIU members pictured at the rallies are Recertified Bosun Artis Williams, Bosun Antjuan Webb, ACU Saleh Sewileh, Recertified Steward Joseph Gallo and FOWT Francisco Valle. SIU West Coast VP Nick Marrone and Port Agent Nick Marrone II also are pictured. April 2019 Seafarers LOG 9 �At Sea and Ashore With the SIU SEABULK BOATMEN BACK SPAD – A number of inland Seafarers from Seabulk Towing recently signed up to participate in SPAD, the union’s voluntary political action fund. These photos were taken in Port Arthur, Texas. Among those pictured (photo at right, from left) are Mate Justin Briggs, AB Theron Brittain, SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo, Chief Engineer Richard Johnson and Capt. Jamie Norsworthy. ABOARD SAGAMORE – Pictured aboard the Sealift Inc. vessel in Concord, California, are (photo at left, from left) AB Mark Louie Manalansan and Port Agent Nick Marrone II, and (photo at right, standing) Chief Cook Rhonda Williams, AB Pedro Ambe, Bosun Neftali Erausquin, Patrolman Adrian Fraccarolli, SA Eugenia Porter and (front) Steward/Baker Mohamed Nour. ABOARD ALLIANCE FAIRFAX – SIU members and MM&P members are pictured aboard the Maersk Line, Limited vessel. Photo includes Capt. Nicholas Anthony Marcantonio, AB Adbul Saleh, SA Monassar Saleh, Bosun Victor Eligio, Electrician Paul Pagano, Steward/Baker Robert Seim, Chief Cook Elida Miguel, AB Boyce Wilson, Second Mate Erik Gustafson and Third Mate Earl Nelson. ABOARD EVERGREEN STATE – Pictured from left aboard the Crowleyoperated vessel in Selby, California, are AB Paul Longley, SIU Oakland Port Agent Nick Marrone II, SA Tyrone Hall, Chief Steward Francisco Madsen, Chief Cook Ashley Nguyen, QEP Kyle Miller, AB Joseph Stea, AB Brian McCarty and AB Reginald MacOn. SUPPORTING FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS – These snapshots (above, at top right and immediately below) were taken at a second food drive (Jan. 29) for federal workers, hosted at the SIU hall in Honolulu. SIU Port Agent Hazel Galbiso reports that for this drive, there were 47 volunteers from the following organizations: SIU, AFGE, M M & P, M E B A , M F O W, HGEA, ILWU, Hawaii Masons & Plasterers, State AFL-CIO, Hawaii Port Council, Marimed, China Town Lyon’s Club, Salvation Army, and Congresswoman Gabbard’s staff. 10 Seafarers LOG NEW DECORATION IN SAN JUAN – As Port Agent Amancio Crespo (right) described it, this illuminated SIU logo is “a gift to remember.” It was given to the union by Crespo’s friend Raymon Vargas (left) for display at the new hiring hall. April 2019 �FULL BOOKS IN JACKSONVILLE – Receiving their full books (photo at left, from left) are SIU members Clarence Miller, Darius Edwards and Marcus Foster, and (remaining photo) Seafarers Lomarro West and Bernard Mainor. Port Agent Ashley Nelson administers the union oath in both photos. At Sea and Ashore With the SIU WELCOME ASHORE IN MOBILE – Recertified Bosun Calvin Miles (left) picks up his first pension check at the hiring hall in Mobile, Alabama. Miles began sailing with the SIU in 1975. He’s pictured with Port Agent Jimmy White. ABOARD EL COQUI – Pictured aboard the Crowley ship in Puerto Rico (photo above at left, from left) are Chief Cook Kevin Valentin, SIU Administrative Assistant Maria Gomez and Recertified Steward Juan Vallejo. From left in other photo are SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo, AB Kemer Rojas, Recertified Bosun Abel Vazquez, AB Victor Cortes and Vallejo. A-BOOK IN HONOLULU – Bosun Maximo Aguiran (left) receives his A-seniority book at the hiring hall. Congratulating him is Shureen Yatchmenoff, administrative assistant. MSC COMMANDER’S SURPRISE VISIT TO USS – The commanding officer of the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) recently stopped at the United Seamen’s Service (USS) center in Yokohama, Japan, to help present a plaque of appreciation. ABOARD HORIZON ANCHORAGE – Pic- Rear Adm. Dee Mewbourne (left) and Michael Morris (right), MSC director of total tured aboard the Matson ship in the Pacific force management, gave the commendation to Jack Spiwak (center) of the USS. Northwest is Steward/Baker Ingra Maddox. A-BOOK IN PHILLY – ACU Ragab Ayed (right) receives his A-seniority book from Port Agent Joe Baselice at the hiring hall. A-BOOK IN JERSEY – QMED William Harrison (right) picks up his A-seniority book at the hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. Congratulating him is Patrolman Ray Henderson. ABOARD MAERSK DENVER – Recertified Bosun James Walker (rear) and AB Roque Lambert appear unfazed by the snowy weather in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. April 2019 APPRENTICE ON MAERSK IDAHO – Daniel Wood does his part to keep the vessel running smoothly. He’s an apprentice from the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. GUARANTEED TO BRING A SMILE – Pictured above is Avery Bucalo, daughter of SIU Patrolman Adam Bucalo. The clothing was a gift from Avery’s birthday. At four months (and three days), she has now grown into it. Seafarers LOG 11 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida MTD President Cites Labor’s Resurgence Sacco Urges Affiliates to Remain Vigilant in Ongoing Jones Act Fight When he opened the winter meeting of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) executive board, Michael Sacco emphasized two ongoing struggles of paramount importance to working families. Sacco is president of both the SIU and the MTD – the latter a constitutional department of the AFL-CIO. The MTD is composed of 21 international unions and 21 port maritime councils in the United States and Canada representing nearly 5 million working men and women. The board met Feb. 21-22 in Orlando, Florida. “One of the most positive stories for the MTD and the entire labor movement, I believe, is how we’ve responded to last summer’s Supreme Court ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME,” Sacco said to the board members and guests. “This was supposed to be the beginning of the end for unions. But as one national columnist recently put it: ‘So much for the labor movement’s funeral.’” He pointed out that large unions including the American Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have gained members since the ruling, which allows for free riders. “The Janus ruling is still a farce, and nobody is pretending it’s good news for labor,” Sacco continued. “But you know what? I think it shook us out of the doldrums in a lot of ways. It made us re-educate people about why unions are so important. It made us ramp up our engagement, and the results have been very positive…. I think we’re headed in the right direction.” He then focused on a relatively new, well-funded campaign aimed at repealing the Jones Act – a law that’s vital to U.S. national, economic and homeland security. The misguided attacks are “nothing new, even though they will be on a larger scale. We’re fighting this battle every day,” he said. Sacco wrapped up his opening remarks with a quick reflection on the recent government shutdown. “During that time, our affiliates and port councils really stepped up to support the people who were out of work and those who were forced to work without a paycheck,” he recalled. “We collected gift cards and food donations coast to SIU President Michael Sacco, who also serves as president of the Maritime Trades Depatment (MTD) addresses those in attendance at the Feb. 21-22 MTD executive board meeting in Orlando, Florida. coast and in Hawaii. We rallied in the streets and we marched at airports and elsewhere to stand up for the rank-andfile worker, no matter if they were union members or not. “There is no doubt that our collective actions and those of the affected workers themselves ended the shutdown,” he AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Focuses on Future of Work One of the top officials from the AFLCIO encouraged the MTD executive board to examine key aspects of evolving workplace technology while not losing sight of the power of solidarity. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler opened her speech Feb. 21 by thanking MTD President Michael Sacco for his leadership. She then spoke about the important tasks that the MTD and its affiliates handle, referencing the session’s prior speakers. Shuler said, “The work that you do is truly leading our labor movement, as I watch the presentations and the slide shows and all of the cataloguing of the work that goes on in this country. You make this country run. I think it’s a little-known secret, and sometimes we don’t get to recognize and appreciate the work that you do enough.” She then spoke on the future of work, and preparing for the future of labor in America: “Work is changing ... and we need to think about how our unions are going to change with it. How AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler 12 Seafarers LOG are we going to modernize? How are we going to grow?” Shuler detailed several steps the federation is taking to incorporate cuttingedge technology for the betterment of workers. She said the labor movement supports efficiency and advancement, but also stands up for the roles of working families moving forward. The secretary-treasurer then described recent worker actions by teachers and hotel workers, respectively. The successful strikes serve as reminders that collective action is effective. “Even though there’s this narrative in our country around rugged individualism and people pulling themselves up by the bootstraps, yes, that is part of our culture as Americans,” she continued. “But we also know that we are stronger together. And no one knows this better than the labor movement. It’s what we stand for, especially the maritime trades unions.” She also credited the MTD and its affiliates and port councils for their hurricane relief efforts that began in 2017. “When Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria hit, you sprang into action,” Shuler recalled. “And it can’t be said enough, the contribution that you made, because even before the storms hit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, your members were loading and unloading U.S.-flagged and -crewed ships and barges to help the islands prepare for the storms. That was before they hit. And then after the storms, you came through again, working with Jones Act, union-contracted companies to deliver and offload more than 40,000 containers full of equipment to help restore the continued. “We showed our strength, but we also showed solidarity and compassion for our fellow man. That’s what the labor movement is all about. That’s what the MTD is all about. And that’s why I know we’ll always have a bright future as long as we’re willing to stand together and work for it.” islands’ power and water and infrastructure and public services, not to mention life-saving supplies. Thank you. “But you didn’t stop there,” she added. “Of course, U.S.-flag ships with Seafarer crews worked with our friends at the AFT to provide more than 100,000 water filters to the people of Puerto Rico. That was well after the storm, and of course you delivered more than 15,000 books to the schoolchildren in the Virgin Islands, all while fending off attacks on the Jones Act. We all know, during disasters, that’s when they come attacking bedrock labor protections. We’ve seen it before, and I’m sure we’ll see it again.” Shuler pointed out that public opinion of unions is at a 20-year high, with 62 percent of Americans saying they back organized labor, according to a recent Gallup poll. Additionally, she provided data on union training, and used the SIUaffiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education as an example, saying, “The labor movement is the second-largest provider of training in this country, behind the U.S. military.... We’re the ones training and upgrading people’s skills to get them into better jobs. And every time I go to the Paul Hall Center out in Piney Point, Maryland, I am reminded of this. And I marvel at the technology you use and the programs you have. More than 70 U.S. Coast Guard-approved courses, more than 17,000 apprentices trained, more than 135,000 skills upgrades and more than 2,000 high school diplomas. That deserves a round of applause!” She concluded, “Our role in creating the highly skilled, best-trained workforce in this country is the key to the future of the labor movement. I say that because we have our apprenticeship programs, we have our job training programs. When those programs grow, and we get more workers in, the labor movement grows with it, and employers are supplied with the highest-caliber workers that labor can offer.” April 2019 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Florida) Congressmen Back Jones Act, Emphasize Crucial Need for Grassroots Political Action U.S. Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and Brian Mast (R-Florida) have different public-speaking styles, but they offered similarly passionate messages when addressing the MTD executive board last month. Both of them expressed strong support for the Jones Act and the U.S. Merchant Marine. They also stressed the importance of grassroots political action. Thompson, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, spoke Feb. 21 in his typically engaging, folksy style. He said the nation’s freight cabotage law “is fine (in terms of congressional support), but you have to be vigilant.” He then cited the misinformation campaign that happened after Hurricane Maria. “The moment it hit, the first consideration was to relax the Jones Act, because ‘we can’t get enough goods to help the good Americans who live in Puerto Rico’. Now, if you believe that comment, I’ve got some beachfront property I want to sell you in Oklahoma,” Thompson stated. “I went to Puerto Rico three days after Hurricane Maria, and I saw stuff on the docks delivered by Jones Act vessels. The question wasn’t how you get it there. The question was, once it gets there, what are you going to do with it? [People] blamed the Jones Act for a problem that had nothing to do with it.” Thompson also discussed his longstanding, positive working relationship with organized labor and mentioned his 100 percent labor voting record. “It’s important for you to invest in people who will tell you the truth,” he said. “A lot of us wouldn’t be in Congress without labor’s support…. Not only do you dance with the ones who brung you, you stay with them. It’s in your best interest to help send good people to Washington – good people who don’t forget how they got there and who sent them.” Thompson mentioned an upcoming trip he’s making to Puerto Rico and stated that, there and elsewhere in his travels, he always wants organized labor at the table. “That’s why it’s so important for you to convince your members that they should invest in your PACs,” he explained. “Because if you don’t invest in leadership, the enemy will defeat you. When I’m in the meeting and I hear the company line, I turn to my friends in labor and say, ‘Is that right, what he’s saying?’ That’s a powerful statement, but that’s also somebody not forgetting how they got where they are. “It’s important for you to convince your members that they have to support the political action committee, because that’s really part of your voice, and because if you cede that territory to the opposition, you’re going to have real problems,” he added. Thompson concluded by noting that Senator Sends Pro-Maritime Message U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) sent a video greeting to the MTD executive board. She reiterated her strong support for the American maritime industry and workers’ rights. Above, board members and guests observe the senator’s video. April 2019 despite technological changes in the maritime industry, “Those folks who work on the docks and on the ships help keep America safe…. You are the eyes and ears that technology can never replace.” Similarly, Mast – brimming with enthusiasm and patriotism – said of the members of MTD unions, “Without your efforts to move bulk, to push barges, to ship cargo, to move containers like the Post Office moves letters around the country … moving autos, fuel … our economy and our way of life would grind to a halt.” He talked about trade policies and their complexities, adding, “I want equality for our country. We want free trade – we want reciprocal trade.” Turning his attention to the Jones Act, Mast said, “Our defense and support of the Jones Act is very important to me.” Mast, a U.S. Army veteran who earned medals including The Bronze Star Medal, The Army Commendation Medal for Valor, The Purple Heart Medal, and The Defense Meritorious Service Medal, said that when he served overseas, and for all veterans, “everything that we need to do that job – from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan and all points in between – has been delivered by the trades that you all represent, the men and women you represent. If we get rid of the Jones Act, the next bit of policy, the next bit of work that you will see in the United States of America will be the United States of America’s ambassador to the UN going into the UN with his thumb in the air the next time that we’re in a conflict, saying, ‘Can I hitch a ride?’ That is not the policy we need in this country, and that is one of the most important reasons the Jones Act has to stay in place. To make sure that we are doing everything to defend our maritime industry from being destroyed.” Like Thompson, Mast urged the MTD to “elect people who are going to listen to what you have to say.” Mast added that policies have longreaching effects and take time to implement. He said there’s nothing wrong with honest debate and disagreement, but people should still be cordial. He concluded, “Keep doing what you’re doing. Keep up the fight.” Seafarers LOG 13 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida ‘Vital to our National and Economic Security’ Maritime Administrator Buzby Optimistic About Industry’s Future The head of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) thoroughly understands the challenges facing America’s maritime industry, but remains optimistic about its future. Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby delivered that message Feb. 21 as the first guest speaker to address the MTD executive board this year. The setting was nothing new for the retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, who formerly served as commanding officer of the U.S. Military Sealift Command. As Buzby appreciatively pointed out, he has been attending MTD meetings for a decade. “I’m very sincere when I say how much I’ve enjoyed working with and getting to know the leadership of the MTD over the years,” he said. “We have a level of trust that allows for some very frank discussions, and I think that’s for the benefit of all of us. Your executive committee provides an incalculable service to the maritime industry ashore and to the merchant marine afloat, promoting not only a comprehensive legislative agenda but, perhaps more importantly, educating the congress, the administration, the international community and the American public about a vitally important industry.” He reiterated the unwavering support of his boss, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, another longtime friend of the SIU. Buzby detailed many of the obstacles the industry is dealing with, including a manpower shortage and an urgent need to recapitalize the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessels and other sealift ships. Nevertheless, he stated, “I really am optimistic. We’re making some real headway in getting our merchant marine strengthened. All of my energy and focus and that of my staff is to ensure that the U.S. Merchant Marine continues to move forward – that our story is told forcefully and truthfully. I can also promise that we’ll continue to work shoulder to shoulder with all of you for the benefit of our Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, (USN, Ret.) U.S. Maritime Administrator mariners, because it’s our mariners who often are taken for granted and are the key to our nation’s sealift.” He pointed out that the industry “did pretty well” in the recent appropriations bill, which included full funding for the Maritime Security Program and a boost for the RRF, among other positive outcomes. “I attribute our success this year to the great working relationships we have with labor and with all the facets of the maritime industry, and certainly key members of Congress who understand the importance of a strong maritime sector,” Buzby said, adding that the industry enjoys bipartisan backing. Specifically discussing the ages of various U.S.-flag military support ships, Buzby described the RRF as “a key part of TRANSCOM’s ability to execute its wartime mission of deploying and sustaining our nation’s combat forces. The Navy’s plan to recapitalize that force of 46 ships plus 15 sealift ships that MSC runs is gaining some headway. Congress gets it; they’re pushing hard. They want it to happen faster. We’ve had several members of Congress down on the ships to talk to our mariners and hear firsthand the challenges they have with maintaining these 44-and-a-half-year-old average-age ships. These are the ships we are going to depend on to move our armed forces overseas in a crisis or national emergency, and we have to be able to depend on them.” He also said RRF ships, most with SIU crews, in the last three years have been activated and used more than during any other peacetime stretch. Buzby has spent lots of time visiting vessels in the past year. Reflecting on those trips and interactions, he said. “A real bright spot in all this work that’s being done to maintain these ships is our mariners. They are doing a tremendous job. They totally understand the role they play in national security. They know that when they go out there and tear a pump apart or chip rust on deck to make sure that ship is ready to go, they are actually making a vital contribution to our nation’s security, should the call come – and it will come at some point…. They work their butts off. Their spirit is good, and there are smiles on their faces, and they understand the importance of what it is they do, and are happy to be doing it. I don’t think that’s something that’s unique to the RRF crews. Talk to our MSP mariners, talk to our Jones Act mariners, they get it, too. They understand how it’s all part of the web that is our maritime industry that is so vital both to our national and economic security.” The maritime administrator also said that the industry must continue defending the Jones Act, which faces a “recent heightened level of organized attacks…. We’re fighting at MARAD, and Secretary Chao has been tenacious in defending the Jones Act. There is no wavering in her at all…. The Jones Act is a bedrock, foundational piece of legislation for our industry.” He added, “I think Congress, by and large, is behind us. Everyone that I’ve spoken with is for it and understands it. There are a few voices out there that are crying in the wilderness, but we really can’t take that for granted. Clearly, we have to continue to drive home the criticality of the Jones Act, because the Jones Act is jobs. The Jones Act and national security go hand in hand.” AFT Reiterates Jones Act Support Dredging Contractors Express Solidarity Jessica Smith (above), chief of staff for the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), addressed the MTD board Feb. 22. A former SIU communications director and special assistant to SIU President Michael Sacco, Smith praised Sacco for his outstanding leadership, tenacity and compassion. She conveyed the solid support of AFT President Randi Weingarten for the Jones Act. Smith also reported that MTD affiliates, along with SIU-contracted TOTE, helped deliver more than 100,000 water purifiers to Puerto Rico as part of the project named Operation Agua. Additionally, she noted, Seafarers, members of the SIU-affiliated United Industrial Workers, and SIU-contracted Crowley have helped provide meals and school supplies for teachers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She also thanked the MTD for backing several recent teacher strikes. William Doyle (above), CEO and Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America, addressed those in attendance at the MTD executive board winter meeting on Feb. 21. A marine engineer by trade, Doyle sailed as a U.S. Merchant Marine officer before earning his law degree. He also served in three different administrations as a Federal Maritime Commissioner where he led several trade delegations. He spoke on the importance of his current role, promoting a greater understanding of the benefits of taking care of our ports and waterways, as well as making sure the Jones Act stays protected. He also indicated that his organization, including its union employees, fully supports the important work of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP). 14 Seafarers LOG April 2019 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida Coast Guard Rear Adm. Nadeau Thanks Industry, Reaffirms Agency’s Full Commitment to Safety A high-ranking U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officer credited maritime labor for its all-around work and also described how the agency is constantly working to help ensure safety at sea. USCG Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, Rear Adm. John Nadeau, spoke on the second day of the MTD winter meetings, and began by acknowledging the maritime industry for its service and support. “Let me start by thanking you,” said Nadeau. “Thanking you for what you do for us, for what you do for all the veterans, for speaking out, taking care of us when we need it, taking care of those who have served, looking out and making sure we have the strong maritime community in this country which so dearly needs it. So, thank you.” He then turned to a topic those assembled were all too familiar with: the tragic loss of the El Faro. “Many of you know about the El Faro. It was a 40-year-old U.S.-flag steamship that sank on October 1, 2015,” he said. “And I know that there were 17 members of the SIU on board that were lost tragically. The vessel had no outstanding deficiencies, and it was inspected by the Coast Guard just six months before it got underway. ABS (American Bureau of Shipping), who we rely on for many surveys, had been on only three weeks before to do some boiler inspections.” After briefly describing the sinking, Nadeau focused on the Coast Guard’s Rear Adm. John Nadeau U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy plans for averting a similar tragedy in the future. He said, “We want to learn from this, and we did. We learned a lot. The Marine Board [issued] 36 recommendations, a lot of which have to do with regulations, some of them policy.... Company Exec. Stresses Partnerships, Safety The top executive at a major U.S.flag shipping company told the MTD executive board he is confident that all components of the industry are working cooperatively to promote American mariners and vessels. Sam Norton, president and CEO of SIU-contracted Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), addressed the board Feb. 21. Besides commending the collaborative efforts of labor, management and government, he described his company’s strong emphasis on safety. Norton also stated that OSG is committed to helping expand the U.S. tanker fleet as well as providing long-term job opportunities for American crews. “The main message that I want to share with you is, although I’m mindful that in history, it has not always been the case that labor and management have been seeing eye-to-eye, and there are definitely times when we each have our own respective positions that we have Sam Norton President and CEO, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) April 2019 One of the biggest things you’ll see is (eventual elimination of) open lifeboats. Unfortunately, this vessel still had open lifeboats. They’re still allowed, it was within regulation, but if you look back to the Marine Electric, back to the midto mind. Nonetheless, my experience at OSG has left with me a very strong feeling that our partnership with labor today is as strong as it’s ever been,” Norton said. He mentioned working on several issues together with labor, including SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez, and finding success. Next, Norton explained that OSG maintains more than 450 billets that support more than 1,100 union jobs. The company is an owner/operator of tankers and ATBs, 19 of which sail in the Jones Act trade. “We’re very proud to be a very large employer and a supporter of the unions,” he noted. He then described safety as “our biggest job: making sure that our ships are well-managed, safe working environments and that everyone who participates in those environments understands the significance of keeping an eye out for all of the people that work around them and maintaining a high level of situational awareness of all times.” Norton said that communications are “where I think our interests are indeed most closely aligned. Recognizing the things that are very important to the Jones Act, the U.S. flag, national security, making sure that we work together to communicate our priorities and communicate the things that make our organizations work well together.” Describing OSG’s future, Norton reported they are building two new vessels in Korea that will be flagged American; building two new, large barges in the U.S.; and also working to expand possibilities for U.S. vessels outside of the Jones Act fleet. He said the industry as a whole must address what is “a recognized significant shortfall of tanker capacity to support readiness and sealift requirements.” 80’s, it also had open lifeboats. We had tried to get rid of open lifeboats, we were not successful, as we could not – believe it or not – justify the cost of outfitting all ships with open lifeboats with closed ones.” He also discussed some of the additional testing done by the Coast Guard on board U.S.-flag vessels that had already passed their inspections. “We’re committed to continuing this work,” Nadeau stated. “The industry has been extremely receptive to us, and we are working in partnership with everyone to raise the level of safety.” Changing subjects, he closed by saying, “This nation has a gift. And that gift consists of 95,000 miles of coastline, 25,000 miles of inland waterways, 50,000 aids to navigation markings, 360 ports throughout that allows thousands of vessels to move safely every single minute of every single day. And because we’re able to do that safely in this country – which most countries don’t have that gift – they generate $4.6 trillion in economic activity for this country every year. This system supports 23 million U.S. jobs. That is a tremendous gift, most people in this country don’t realize that, and we celebrate that and are proud to be a part of the team that stands up to protect this gift. To make sure it’s there in perpetuity, so that we have that gift.... This gift is crucial, not only to the economic prosperity of this country, but to our national defense.” Expanding U.S. tanker fleet is “an area where I see a confluence of our primary objectives – yours and ours – together with MARAD’s,” Norton said. He added, “It is our very strong contention that the single greatest resource that needs to be developed in anticipation of meeting the needs of the Defense Department and national security in the future is developing experienced and qualified manpower to be able to man the equipment that would be needed in a time of crisis.” “It has not always been the case that labor and management have been seeing eye-toeye, and there are definitely times when we each have our own respective positions that we have to mind. Nonetheless, my experience at OSG has lef t with me a very strong feeling that our partnership with labor today is as strong as it’s ever been.” - Sam Norton, president and CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group Just as Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby discussed earlier the same day, Norton touched on the need to recapitalize the sealift fleet. He also stressed “the importance of being able to provide credible employment opportunities.… This is something that is really critical to all of our futures and something that we as an organization are committed to…. We want to work in partnership with MARAD and with you to be able to provide the means and the ongoing commercial ability to operate those ships so that we can build those jobs.” Seafarers LOG 15 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida Robert Scardelletti President TCU Paul Doell President AMO James Conigliaro General Vice President Machinists Jim Given President SIU of Canada Levi Allen Secretary-Treasurer Mine Workers Jack Hayn Asst. to the President Painters Brett McCoy UA Director of Metal Trades Bernie Hostein Asst. to the President Steelworkers Scott Reeves Port Maritime Council Philadelphia Jeannette Bradshaw Port Maritime Council Michigan MTD President Michael Sacco (right) welcomes U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Florida) to the podium. Looking on at left is MTD VP Jerry Abell. Glenn Middleton Vice President AFSCME Larry Holbert International Rep. SMART Karen Horton-Gennette National Director UIW Hazel Galbiso Port Maritime Council Hawaii James Henry Chairman & President Transportation Institute David Heindel Secretary-Treasurer SIU Nick Marrone VP West Coast SIU Dean Corgey VP Gulf Coast SIU Tommy Orzechowski VP Great Lakes SIU Joesph Soresi VP Atlantic Coast SIU 16 Seafarers LOG Gunnar Lundeberg President Emeritus SUP Joseph Condo Vice President TCU Anthony Poplawski President MFOW James Hart President Metal Trades Steve Bertelli Secretary-Treasurer Bakery Workers Lisa Bolton VP Telecommunications CWA Daniel Duncan Secretary-Treasurer MTD Patrice Caron Executive VP SIU of Canada Geoge Tricker VP Contracts SIU Dr. Everette Kelley Secretary-Treasurer AFGE Augie Tellez Executive VP SIU Kate Hunt VP Government Services SIU April 2019 �2019 Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board Meeting, February 21-22, Orlando, Florida Union Veterans Council Leader: ‘Being in a Union Means Dignity’ Will Attig, the executive director of the Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO (to which the SIU is affiliated), used his time at the Maritime Trades Department winter meeting to discuss the importance of supporting and enabling veteran workers though union membership and grassroots movements. A combat veteran, Attig began by thanking those assembled for unanimously voting to adopt a resolution which supported troops and veterans. He then said, “Labor has a strong history that runs hand in hand with our veterans community. We trace our original unions in America to Civil War veterans coming home to major cities after fighting together to preserve this nation, and banding together for another fight, and that was workers’ rights.” He continued, “It’s no surprise that in 2019, in 15 states, veteran union density is over 18 percent. That’s something to be proud of.... And the highest number of veterans in unions, the industry that represents the most, is the transportation industry, and I think you all need a round of applause for that.” Next, he offered up a question to the assembled crowd: “What’s the most important thing that a union gives to you? Or, if you’re an industry person who’s here to support our workers, what does having a stable job with good benefits mean to you?” He then played To join the Union Veterans Council, visit www.UnionVeterans.org a video featuring union veterans describing their union experiences. “Right now, there are 1.2 million active working veterans inside of labor,” said Attig. “And they’ve reaped the benefits of what we do in rooms like this every single day, by being able to provide a stable, gainful life to their families, and achieve the American Dream they went and fought for. “When I sum up what being in a union means to me, it’s dignity,” he continued. “It’s the ability to live out my life, enjoy it, work hard for my country that I fought for, and be stable.” He then described his life and career, both in the military and after he left and entered the civilian workforce. Unions make a difference for veterans in many ways, he said, not the least of which is fighting for and securing good pay. “Our unions are leading the way,” Attig stated. “On average, if you’re a veteran that has a union card in your pocket, you make $12,000 more a year (compared to unrepresented veteran workers). That’s because of all the fighting that we do.” Attig wrapped up his presentation by highlighting the various ways the Union Veterans Council is working to protect working veterans, and emphasized the need to identify those workers who are already union: “Go back and tell your veterans about the Union Veterans Council. Get them to sign up.... Because if we give our veterans just a little push, it means a lot.” MTD President Michael Sacco, a U.S. Air Force veteran, also spoke about two examples of the SIU taking care of veterans and active-duty military families: “For the last seven years, my union – the SIU – has sponsored an annual fishing tournament in Maryland called the Seafarers Waterfront Classic. This event generates money for a group named the American Military Veterans, whose members were wounded in the line of duty. During that time, we have raised more than $400,000 for the veterans. They’ve used the money to help provide different forms of therapy for their members. They’ve used some of it to grow from a small office to Will Attig Executive Director, Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO a 3,000-square-foot facility in Cape Coral, Florida. And they’ve used some of it to host feeding programs and other outreach for those less fortunate in the veterans community.” Sacco continued, “The SIU’s Tacoma operation participates in a program called Santa’s Castle. This is a toy drive for military families, mostly lower-enlisted ranks. We’ve been part of it for 12 straight years, and during that time, our members and officials and our companies have collectively donated around $100,000 worth of Christmas presents for military children.” The MTD is a charter member of the Union Veterans Council. For More MTD Coverage, See Page 28 Port Councils Ramping Up Allen Addresses Pension Crisis MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan (above) tells the executive board that the department is increasing grassroots efforts in the U.S. and Canada, primarily through its port councils. The MTD has 18 such councils in the U.S. and three in Canada. Duncan reported that long-dormant port councils have restarted or are already in the process of doing so in Baltimore; Norfolk, Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The MTD also is starting a new council in Nova Scotia. “While labor cannot compete financially with big-money donors, we have manpower,” Duncan said. “As more and more money gets involved in campaigns, it’s going to take more and more manpower to counter it. We are the manpower to counter it.” United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Secretary-Treasurer Levi Allen (above) spoke Feb. 22 and largely focused on the pensions of the UMWA members, specifically describing an ongoing court case with Mission Coal Company. He briefly mentioned the UMWA’s fight with the Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and the greater importance of that looming insolvency: “You know what an undertow is. You know when a big ship goes down, it’ll drag you down with it. If the UMWA 1974 Pension Fund becomes insolvent in 2022, it’s going to drag the PBGC down with it. What that will do is cause $5.8 billion annually in benefits that come out of the PBGC to be in jeopardy of not being paid out anymore…. You didn’t cause this. None of the unions in this room caused this. There are scams out there that have allowed people to get out of the debts that they owe to American workers, and we’re fighting against that.” April 2019 Seafarers LOG 17 �With Seafarers on the Great Lakes The photos on this page were submitted by SIU Algonac Port Agent Todd Brdak, and were taken during servicing visits to the SIU-crewed H. Lee White and Joyce VanEn- kevort. The H. Lee White is operated by American Steamship Company and the Joyce VanEnkevort is operated by VanEnkevort Tug & Barge. H. Lee White AB Mohamed Ali (left) poses for a photo with Port Agent Todd Brdak. Chief Cook Najeeb Ginah AB Wheelsman Norman Rodriguez Crew members climb aboard the H. Lee White. SA Hussein Al-Qari displays a fruit tray. Joyce VanEnkevort SIU Asst. VP Bryan Powell (left) chats with AB Pete VanEnkevort. 18 Seafarers LOG Deckhand Brian Murray loads iron ore taconite pellets. The Joyce VanEnkevort takes on a cargo of ore in Two Harbors, Michigan. The Joyce VanEnkevort April 2019 �U.S. Coast Guard Issues Shutdown Update #4 Editor’s note: The following news release was issued by the United States Coast Guard on March 1. The text of the “attached letter” is included. Both of these items are posted on the SIU website (under the NEWS tab) and on the National Maritime Center website. Update 4 – Mitigation Efforts Due to Lapse in Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations and Partial Government Shutdown To mitigate the impact caused by the lapse in appropriations and shutdown of National Maritime Center (NMC) operations, the following updated actions are being taken: Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) and Medical Certifications (National Endorsements only) that expire in December 2018, January 2019, February 2019, March 2019, or April 2019 are extended as valid until May 31, 2019. Mariners who are actively working on expired credentials that meet the expiration criteria must carry the expired credential with a copy of the attached letter. The following items that expire in December 2018, January 2019, or February 2019 are extended to April 30, 2019: Additional Information (AI) letters, Qualified Assessor (QA) letters, Designated Examiner (DE) letters, Proctor approval letters, Approval to Test (ATT) letters, and mariner training course certificates. For mariners whose 90-day testing cycles were interrupted by Regional Exam Center (REC) closures (starting on December 26, 2018), the days the RECs were closed will not count against the 90-day period. If you have questions, visit the NMC website, or contact the NMC Customer Service Center by using the NMC online chat system, by e-mailing IASKNMC@uscg.mil, or by calling 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662). Dear U.S. Mariner, Due to the federal government’s partial lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 2019, the Coast Guard is unable to process mariner credentials in a timely manner. To provide relief to impacted mariners and under the authority of 46 United States Code § 7507 and § 7508, the Coast Guard is granting extensions effective immediately to National Endorsements and Medical Certificates until May 31, 2019, for mariners whose credentials expire in December 2018, January 2019, February 2019, March 2019, or April 2019. All mariners sailing under the authority of their National Endorsement(s) should print and retain a copy of this letter with their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and Medical Certificate to produce it upon request by the U.S. Coast Guard, other agencies or officials. The National Maritime Center (NMC) does not intend to issue any separate or new MMCs to correspond to this extension for mariners sailing domestically. This extension does not apply to Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) endorsements. Applications submitted before or during the partial government shutdown will be processed as soon as possible once the NMC is reopened and is legally authorized to begin operations. If you have questions, visit the NMC website or contact the NMC Customer Service Center by using the NMC online chat system, by e-mailing IASKNMC@uscg.mil, or by calling 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662). K.R. Martin, Captain U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point...........................................Monday: April 8, May 6 Algonac...............................................Friday: April 12, May 10 Baltimore..........................................Thursday: April 11, May 9 Guam..............................................Thursday: April 25, May 23 Honolulu.............................................Friday: April 19, May 17 Houston..............................................Monday: April 15, May 13 Jacksonville......................................Thursday: April 11, May 9 Joliet...............................................Thursday: April 18, May 16 Mobile.........................................Wednesday: April 17, May 15 New Orleans......................................Tuesday: April 16, May 14 Jersey City...........................................Tuesday: April 9, May 7 Norfolk.............................................Thursday: April 11, May 9 Oakland..........................................Thursday: April 18, May 16 Philadelphia..................................Wednesday: April 10, May 8 Port Everglades..............................Thursday: April 18, May 16 San Juan..........................................Thursday: April 11, May 9 St. Louis..............................................Friday: April 19, May 17 Tacoma................................................Friday: April 26, May 24 Wilmington............................................Monday: April 22, May 20 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m April 2019 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea February 13, 2019 - March 13, 2019 Total Registered Total Shipped All Groups A B Port Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Deck Department 16 4 0 24 8 0 1 42 20 1 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 3 1 5 0 2 2 3 1 1 3 8 3 1 19 7 1 15 6 1 13 33 15 6 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 3 3 1 10 5 5 10 5 1 6 16 3 8 9 9 0 7 5 0 2 15 11 0 50 27 15 25 15 8 18 105 24 27 23 25 10 20 16 4 16 63 39 11 39 11 4 35 6 3 16 75 21 7 3 4 2 3 2 1 0 6 5 1 7 4 1 6 4 1 5 16 9 4 18 10 6 9 9 6 7 23 14 13 10 5 1 5 4 1 1 21 7 5 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 4 0 5 1 3 3 5 2 2 10 9 2 15 11 5 19 2 3 8 39 20 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 27 9 10 23 2 4 9 50 20 13 264 144 68 218 96 37 108 547 234 118 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTAL Engine Department 3 3 0 9 2 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 7 9 0 6 6 0 3 16 13 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 11 4 0 2 29 5 3 11 10 4 4 8 1 5 23 16 6 16 12 1 12 8 0 8 25 27 1 8 6 2 7 4 1 3 18 10 4 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 0 1 10 6 1 6 10 5 9 9 4 4 17 17 13 4 2 3 5 2 1 2 6 9 3 4 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 4 3 0 2 4 0 2 1 2 2 4 4 0 17 6 2 11 11 0 8 23 8 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 13 3 1 9 5 0 6 25 20 2 110 86 21 99 75 10 50 218 153 44 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Steward Department 3 2 0 6 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 8 4 0 6 2 0 6 18 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 9 3 0 7 1 0 2 23 3 0 19 3 0 16 3 0 5 27 7 3 17 9 4 12 5 1 5 24 15 5 14 3 1 7 1 0 2 20 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 3 0 15 10 0 16 5 1 6 23 17 0 6 6 2 17 2 1 3 24 7 2 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 7 3 1 2 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 6 0 14 0 1 12 0 1 4 24 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 22 9 0 10 6 0 7 35 11 1 143 65 14 116 36 5 45 258 95 20 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS Entry Department 0 6 7 0 11 6 0 2 14 13 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 8 5 3 11 8 3 9 3 3 5 25 19 2 27 28 3 18 10 4 2 37 63 1 16 9 2 6 3 1 3 33 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 15 18 1 12 18 2 0 25 34 2 6 11 1 7 2 0 2 12 16 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 8 5 8 6 1 5 15 20 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 11 6 1 12 6 4 1 31 29 16 106 113 20 96 61 24 26 214 245 GRAND TOTAL: 533 401 216 453 303 113 227 1,049 696 427 C Trip Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups A B C A All Groups B C Seafarers LOG 19 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kate Hunt, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 Inquiring Seafarer This month’s question was answered by members in Piney Point, Maryland. Question: Why did you choose the maritime industry, and what do you enjoy about it? Chenequa Rodriguez AB I joined the SIU after a family member of mine was supposed to come to Piney Point but didn’t make it. I got curious, looked into it, and signed up. I graduated in 2009 – Class #706 – and I’m glad I did. I’ve stayed because I love the travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures as part of my job. Karleen Grenier AB I had wanted a career change, and a family member of mine told me about the union. They said I’d love working in the galley, but after beginning my training as an apprentice, I realized I was torn between being either a deck or engine member. I would definitely say that Piney Point is the place to go for training in this industry, and I’m so glad I joined. Macey Horne AB I joined because I have a lot of family in the union, and they all spoke highly of the SIU and the industry. Now that I’m a full AB, I love sailing and working on ships. I love seeing new places and meeting new people. I’m excited to be a mariner. Rashawn Arrington Oiler I chose the industry because I like to travel. I was looking for a career, found out about the SIU and joined. It was a great choice. Being in the union helps me stay focused on my career and my future. And seafaring is a career, not a job. It’s been a great experience so far. Tresten Porter Oiler I chose this industry as a good mix of travel, good pay and job security. Being a Seafarer is a great way to support my family, and gives me a career path I can follow to the top. As a graduate of Class #828, I can say the training here at the Paul Hall Center is a wonderful program, and really gets you in a good, focused state of mind for the work ahead. Erwin Asinas Chief Cook For one thing, I like the lifestyle of different ships and different places all the time. Those working on ships need to eat, and being able to help the crew is a great motivation. At the end of the day, the compensation is why you stay with any job, but you have to love what you do, otherwise it’ll be a terrible experience Pic From The Past NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This undated photo from the LOG archives is believed to be from the 1950s. It was taken at a United Seamen’s Service (USS) club in Genoa, Italy, where Seafarers Edwin S. Harris (center) and Gottfried Metting Jr. were shopping for gifts. Pictured at left is Ginetta Mafforni, a local USS staff member. The Seafarers were from the Liberty ship George A. Lawson, which was launched in February 1945 and sank in 1964. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 20 Seafarers LOG April 2019 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA LINDA BARBER Sister Linda Barber, 65, became a member of the union in 1997 when she shipped on the Long Lines. She primarily sailed in the steward department and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Sister Barber most recently sailed on the California. She resides in Wauna, Washington. HECTOR BARNES Brother Hector Barnes, 68, joined the SIU in 1992, first sailing on the USNS Wilkes. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Barnes last shipped on the Horizon Pacific and lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. MATHEW BEVAK Brother Mathew Bevak, 62, embarked on his SIU career in 1978. He first sailed aboard the St. Louis and was a member of the deck department. Brother Bevak upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on several occasions. He most recently shipped on the Safmarine Ngami and resides in Apache Junction, Arizona. WILLIAM CARNEY Brother William Carney, 66, became an SIU member in 2004 when he shipped on the Pride of Aloha. He worked in the deck department and upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Carney most recently shipped on the Maersk Atlanta. He lives in Bolton Landing, New York. ALFONZA DAVIS Brother Alfonza Davis, 65, signed on with the SIU in 2001 and initially worked on the Steven L. Bennett. He upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center and sailed in the engine department. Brother Davis concluded his career aboard the John Page. He makes his home in Cocoa, Florida. DAN DAVISON Brother Dan Davison, 68, joined the Seafarers during the 2001 SIU/NMU merger. His first vessel was the Mormac Sun and he sailed in the deck department. April 2019 Brother Davison enhanced his skills in 2001 when he upgraded at the Piney Point school. He last shipped on the St. Louis Express before settling in New Orleans. LEOPOLD DAWSON Brother Leopold Dawson, 67, began his career with the Seafarers in 2011, first sailing on the William R. Button. He shipped as an engine department member and most recently sailed on the American Liberty. Brother Dawson resides in Laplace, Louisiana. JOHNNIE EDWARDS Brother Johnnie Edwards, 61, donned the SIU colors in 1982 when he sailed on the LNG Virgo. A member of the deck department, he upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Edwards was most recently employed with American Service Technology. He is a Houston resident. RUBEN GAMBOA Brother Ruben Gamboa, 70, joined the Seafarers in 1999, initially shipping aboard the William Baugh. A deck department member, he upgraded on several occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Gamboa most recently shipped on the Franklin J. Phillips. He makes his home in Jersey City, New Jersey. ROBERTO GONZALEZ Brother Roberto Gonzalez, 65, signed on with the union during the 2001 NMU/SIU merger. He was a deck department member and first sailed on the Yorktown Express. Brother Gonzalez upgraded at the maritime training center located in Piney Point, Maryland. He concluded his career on the Charleston Express before settling in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. ROBERT GRUBBS Brother Robert Grubbs, 60, became an SIU member in 1979 when he sailed on the Sea-Land Boston. He worked as a deck department member and upgraded often at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Grubbs last shipped on the El Morro. He resides in Jacksonville, Florida. GEORGE MAZZOLA Brother George Mazzola, 65, joined the union in 1972, when he worked for Interocean American Shipping. Primarily sailing in the deck department, he upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Mazzola last sailed on the USNS Denebola. He lives in District Heights, Maryland. WILLIAM MCGEE Brother William McGee, 64, donned the SIU colors in 1990. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother McGee’s first vessel was the Stephen W. Pless; his last, the Sunshine State. He resides in Monroe, Louisiana. ROBERT PACHECO Brother Robert Pacheco, 67, signed on with the SIU in 1972. He primarily worked in the deck department and initially sailed on the Seattle. Brother Pacheco upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school before concluding his career aboard the Horizon Pacific. He calls Durango, Colorado, home. NORA PORTER Sister Nora Porter, 65, became an SIU member in 2001 when she sailed on the Baldomero Lopez. She shipped in both the steward and deck departments and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Sister Porter’s final vessel was the Alliance St. Louis. She is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. SANTA PATURZO STANLEY Sister Santa Paturzo Stanley, 66, embarked on her SIU career in 1978 when she sailed on the Santa Mariana. She was a steward department member and upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Sister Paturzo Stanley last sailed aboard the Great Land and makes her home in North Bend, Washington. ALULA TEFERI Brother Alula Teferi, 65, joined the union in 1992, first sailing aboard the Charles L Brown. He worked in the deck department and upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school in 1996. Brother Teferi last sailed on the Golden State. He lives in Houston. WILLIAM THOMAS Brother William Thomas, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1996, initially working with Moran Towing of Maryland in the inland division. He upgraded often at the Piney Point school and sailed in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Thomas concluded his career aboard the Liberty. He makes his home in Baltimore. GREAT LAKES JOSEPH HANCE Brother Joseph Hance, 62, started shipping with the Seafarers in 1978, aboard the Adam E. Cornelius. He sailed in the deck department and frequently upgraded at the Paul Hall Center. He concluded his career on the American Mariner and lives in Lorain, Ohio. BOYD MESSER Brother Boyd Messer, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1974, initially shipping on the Adam E. Cornelius. He primarily sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school in 2008. Brother Messer last sailed on the American Mariner. He makes his home in Gulliver, Michigan. MICHAEL SLAGHT Brother Michael Slaght, 62, donned the SIU colors in 1974, initially working with H&M Lake Transport. He was a deck department member and concluded his career working for Great Lakes Towing. Brother Slaght resides in Marysville, Michigan. INLAND with HVIDE Marine. Brother Abshire’s final vessel was Seabulk Towing’s Buccaneer. He calls Hemphill, Texas, home. WILLIAM DAVIS Brother William Davis, 59, began his career with the Seafarers in 1981, first shipping with Orgulf Transport. He sailed as a deck department member and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Davis last worked for Key Marine and makes his home in Beaufort, North Carolina. WHITNEY HARGRAVE Brother Whitney Hargrave, 62, signed on with the Seafarers in 1987. He sailed in the engine department, and worked for G&H Towing. Brother Hargrave was employed with the same company for the duration of his career. He lives in Santa Fe, Texas. THOMAS POTTER Brother Thomas Potter, 68, signed on with the SIU in 1973 when he worked for Maritrans. He was a deck department member and last worked for Mariner Towing. Brother Potter is a resident of Plymouth, North Carolina. RAYMOND SCHWARTZ Brother Raymond Schwartz, 64, joined the SIU in 1979. A deck department member, he was employed with Crescent Towing and Salvage for his entire career. Brother Schwartz makes his home in Covington, Louisiana. JERRY YANCEY Brother Jerry Yancey, 65, began his career with the Seafarers in 2001 when he sailed on the Seabulk Power. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2013. Brother Yancey most recently sailed on Seabulk Towing’s Athena and resides in Woodville, Texas. CURTIS ABSHIRE Brother Curtis Abshire, 57, joined the SIU in 1984. He worked in both the deck and engine departments and was first employed Seafarers LOG 21 �Final Departures DEEP SEA MIGUEL AGUILAR Pensioner Miguel Aguilar, 90, died February 5. Born in Honduras, he embarked on his SIU career in 1972 when he sailed on the Platte. A steward department member, Brother Aguilar last sailed aboard the Leader. He went on pension in 1995 and was a resident of Rockingham, North Carolina. THOMAS COLBERT Pensioner Thomas Colbert, 78, passed away February 13. He became an SIU member in 1959, initially working with Boston Towing Boat Company. Brother Colbert was a deck department member and most recently sailed on the Sam Houston. He retired in 1993 and resided in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. departments. He last sailed on the Humacao before becoming a pensioner in 1992. Brother Gonzalez was a resident of Carolina, Puerto Rico. SHELDON GREENBERG Pensioner Sheldon Greenberg, 66, died February 4. He joined the union in 1978, first sailing aboard the Bradford Island. Brother Greenberg shipped in both the deck and engine departments, most recently aboard the Maersk Michigan. He began collecting his pension in 2010 and made his home in Orange Park, Florida. DOMINGO GUEVARA Pensioner Domingo Guevara, 87, passed away June 12. He donned the SIU colors in 1978 and first sailed aboard Marlin Steamship Compay’s Mary. Brother Guevara sailed in all three departments and last worked on the Newark Bay. He retired in 1995 and resided in Tumaco, Columbia. GUILLERMO DOMINGUEZ TONY HILL Pensioner Guillermo Dominguez, 93, died December 30. He started his SIU career in 1968, initially shipping aboard the Western Hunter. A steward department member, Brother Dominguez last sailed on the Patriot. He began collecting his pension in 1993 and settled in the Philippines. Brother Tony Hill, 48, died January 29. He became an SIU member in 1990 and first sailed on the USNS Pollux. Brother Hill sailed in both the steward and engine departments and most recently shipped on the Matej Kocak. He lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. JAMES DRYDEN Pensioner James Dryden, 77, passed away January 21. He joined the union in 1961, when he shipped aboard the Yaka. Brother Dryden sailed in the engine department and also worked on shore gangs. He last sailed on the Long Beach and retired in 2002. Brother Dryden called Liberty, Texas, home. ALFONSA ELIGIO Pensioner Alfonsa Eligio, 69, died October 31. She donned the SIU colors in 2003, initially sailing aboard the Maersk Maine. Sister Eligio sailed in the steward department, most recently aboard the APL Cyprine. She retired in 2014 and made her home in Bronx, New York. CATALINO GONZALEZ Pensioner Catalino Gonzalez, 94, passed away February 3. He embarked on his SIU career in 1967 when he shipped on the Depauw Victory. Brother Gonzalez sailed in all three 22 Seafarers LOG HARLAN HULST Brother Harlan Hulst, 67, passed away January 5. He joined the union in 1996 when he shipped on the McDonnell. Brother Hulst was a deck department member. His last ship was the Green Bay, and he lived in San Diego. LEON JEKOT Pensioner Leon Jekot, 77, died February 22. Initially working for Sea Liberties, he became a member of the SIU in 1960. Brother Jekot was a deck department member and concluded his career aboard the USNS Capella. He went on pension in 2003 and resided in Jefferson City, Tennessee. HENRY JONES Pensioner Henry Jones, 85, passed away February 1. He began sailing with the SIU in 1964 when he worked for G&H Towing. Brother Jones was a deck department member and last shipped on the OMI Rover. He became a pensioner in 1996 and called Richmond, Texas, home. KENNETH LAWS Pensioner Kenneth Laws, 78, passed away January 12. Born in Philadelphia, he joined the union in 2002 when he sailed on the Cleveland Tankers ship Gemini. Brother Laws was a steward department member. He concluded his career aboard the Cape Knox and became a pensioner in 2012. He lived in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. EARL MACOM Pensioner Earl Macom, 75, died January 4. He was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and joined the union in 1965. Brother Macom was an engine department member. His first vessel was the Topa Topa; his last, the USNS Chesapeake. Brother Macom lived in Morrill, Maine. JAMES SLOAN Pensioner James Sloan, 73, died February 10. He embarked on his SIU career in 1999, initially sailing on the Green Dale. An engine department member, Brother Sloan last sailed aboard the Marstan. He went on pension in 2015 and was a resident of Royersford, Pennsylvania. CARLOS SOLINAP Pensioner Carlos Solinap, 69, passed away February 15. He became an SIU member during the 2001 SIU/NMU merger. Brother Solinap’s first SIU vessel was the Green Cove; his last, the Shughart. The steward department member retired in 2015 and settled in Las Vegas. GERALD WESTPHAL Pensioner Gerald Westphal, 71, died February 5. He joined the union in 1969 when he shipped with H&M Lake Transport. Brother Westphal was a member of the deck department and also worked on shore gangs. He concluded his career on the Sea-Land Performance, and retired in 2002. Brother Westphal lived in West Allis, Wisconsin. RONALD WILLIAMS Pensioner Ronald Williams, 60, passed away November 19. He became an SIU member in 1978, initially sailing aboard the Allegiance. Brother Williams sailed in the engine department, most recently on the El Yunque. He retired in 2014 and called Jacksonville, Florida, home. Towing and Salvage. Brother Gegenheimer was a member of the deck department. He continued to work for the same company until becoming a pensioner in 2013. Brother Gegenheimer made his home in New Orleans. EUGENE HOLDER GREAT LAKES WILLIAM AGNELLO Pensioner William Agnello, 72, died February 7. He started his career with the SIU in 1970 when he shipped on the Otto Reiss. Brother Agnello worked in the steward department and last shipped on the Buffalo. He retired in 2007 and made his home in Lancaster, New York. MICHAEL LOCK Pensioner Michael Lock, 64, died December 21. Born in Port Huron, Michigan, he joined the SIU in 1976 when he worked for H&M Lake Towing. Brother Lock sailed in the deck department, most recently with Great Lakes Towing. He retired in 2017 and resided in Lambertville, Michigan. INLAND JOSEPH BABIN Pensioner Joseph Babin, 91, passed away December 25. Born in Galveston, Texas, he signed on with the SIU in 1962. Brother Babin sailed in the engine department and was employed with G&H Towing for the majority of his career. He became a pensioner in 1984 and called Spring, Texas, home. MICHAEL FURMAN Pensioner Michael Furman, 69, passed away February 14. He joined the union in 1967 and first worked for OSG Ship Management. Brother Furman sailed in both the deck and engine departments. He remained with the same company for the majority of his career before retiring in 2013. Brother Furman was a Baltimore resident. Pensioner Eugene Holder, 91, died January 9. He signed on with the union in 1965, first working for Allied Transportation. Brother Holder sailed in the deck department. After concluding his career with Mariner Towing, he retired in 1990. He called Danville, Virginia, home. ROBERT HURST Pensioner Robert Hurst, 76, passed away January 13. He joined the SIU in 1977 when he worked for Virginia Pilot Corporation. A deck department member, Brother Hurst was employed with the same company for the duration of his career. He started collecting his pension in 2007 and lived in Cobbs Creek, Virginia. NMU RUFINO ARZU Pensioner Rufino Arzu, 93, passed away August 19. He began his career during World War II in 1943 when he sailed aboard the Gracioso. Brother Arzu’s last vessel was the American Kentucky. After accumulating more than 10,500 days’ sea time, he retired in 1986 and lived in Westbury, New York. In addition to the foregoing individuals, the following union members have also passed away. Insufficient information was available to develop summaries of their respective careers. Name Antunez, Joselito Brooks, Andrew Brown, Alphonso Burns, Nehemiah Figueroa, Pablo Francis, Albert Garay, Richard Hall, Donovan Linley, Joseph Medrano, Juan Michael, Glenn Nealy, John Radomski, Frank Robles, Roman Shew, Robert Soper, Michael Villanueva, Pedro Watson, Shelton Age 91 94 98 85 103 98 91 82 82 92 94 92 93 88 99 69 75 91 DOD 12/26/2018 02/21/2019 12/23/2018 02/14/2019 02/24/2019 02/03/2019 02/11/2019 01/26/2019 01/04/2019 02/15/2019 02/23/2019 01/16/2019 02/23/2019 01/23/2019 01/06/2019 11/29/2018 02/05/2019 01/12/2019 TIMOTHY GEGENHEIMER Pensioner Timothy Gegenheimer, 67, passed away February 1. He became an SIU member in 1976 when he worked with Crescent April 2019 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings INDEPENDENCE II (TOTE Services), December 2 – Chairman David Denizac, Secretary Christian Borroto Lopez, Deck Delegate George Siegel, Engine Delegate Donell Criswell, Steward Delegate Todd Curry. Chairman advised all members to read president’s report in Seafarers LOG. Galley stovetops and ovens in need of repair. Educational director encouraged members to take advantage of upgrading opportunities at Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. Crew expressed concern with slop chest merchandise, citing high prices and sale of expired items. OVERSEAS SANTORINI (Overseas Ship Management), December 9 – Chairman Paul Altenor, Secretary Donna Saling, Educational Director Kenneth Cabrera, Deck Delegate Gwendolyn Garcia, Steward Delegate Manes Sainvil. Chairman thanked deck department for their hard work and positive attitudes. Secretary reminded members to clean their rooms and exchange linen when departing ship. Educational director reminded crew to keep up to date on documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department also thanked for excellent work. GREEN BAY (Central Gulf Lines), December 15 – Chairman Robinson Crusoe, Secretary George Farala, Educational Director George Beaufils, Deck Delegate Tony Olaya, Engine Delegate Kevin Chenault, Steward Delegate Gizelle Jones. The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Bosun encouraged crew to continue working safely. Secretary mentioned importance of good leadership as it relates to safe work practices. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship in need of a better oven. Members made request pertaining to time off. Next Port: Honolulu. SEABULK CHALLENGER (Seabulk Tankers), December 30 – Chairman Charles Hill, Educational Director Randolph Scott, Deck Delegate Joshua Gonzalez, Engine Delegate Roberto Sabio, Steward Delegate William White. Chairman pleased with crew. He urged all members to continue to support SIU. No beefs or OT disputed. Members asked for WiFi availability on crew deck. Crew requested more gym equipment. GOLDEN STATE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), January 3 – Chairman Philip McGeoghegan, Secretary Wendy Fearing, Steward Delegate Robeson Carrier. Crew discussed requests for new linens and pillows on board. Chairman reported a smooth-running ship – great crew and great food. Educational director reminded members to check expiration dates on documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members reviewed SIU President Michael Sacco’s column covering election results. Ship ventilation needs cleaning. Crew motioned for a raise in pension and wages. New microwave requested for mess hall; deck in need of repair in crew quarters. Next port: Port Arthur, Texas. OVERSEAS CASCADE (Overseas Ship Management), January 10 – Chairman Jovan Williams, Secretary Breon Lucas, Educational Director/Engine Delegate Richard Striverson, Deck Delegate Brian Gauntt, Steward Delegate Ambrose Gabriel Jr. Members reviewed contract and were reminded to keep documents up to date. Educational director suggested upgrading as often as possible. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed desired changes to vacation benefits. Each member requests a refrigerator in their room as well as new mattresses and pillows. Steward department praised for a job well done during the holiday feast. CALIFORNIA (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), January 14 – Chairman Kenneth Abrahamson, Secretary Shawn Fujiwara, Educational Director Joshua Zelinsky. Chairman went over new medical benefits information. He advised members to contact medical department for current information and to always use network-preferred provider in addition to touching base with them before seeking major medical attention. Chairman reminded crew to keep up with housekeeping and discussed crew laundry procedures. He asked members to keep room heaters on low and to consult with 1st engineer when purchasing personal heaters and refrigerators to avoid tripping electrical breakers. Members are encouraged to use union portal for latest updates on individual information. Chief steward thanked everyone for their ef- forts to keep ship clean. Educational director discussed effect of government shutdown. He urged crew to upgrade their skills at the Piney Point school to obtain better jobs. Educational director also encouraged members to use union portal for latest information including sea time. Members were encouraged to check accuracy of sea time. No beefs or disputed OT reported. OVERSEAS TAMPA (Overseas Ship Management), January 20 – Chairman Raymond Johnson, Secretary Alphonzo Berry, Deck Delegate Falando Williams, Steward Delegate Juan Palacios Clother. Members will soon have access to Wi-Fi and refrigerators in every room. Chairman advised members to keep up on documents and pointed out possible difficulty due to government shutdown. Educational director reminded crew to upgrade at Piney Point. Crew discussed new tonnage and election results. Members requested new washer and dryers. USNS PATHFINDER (Ocean Shipholdings), January 27 – Chairman Kelly Doyle, Secretary Donnell Lewis, Deck Delegate Jonathan Howard, Steward Delegate Lonnie Jones. Chairman reviewed new medical benefits. Educational director urged members to upgrade. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew has access to Wi-Fi and additional TV channels. ISLA BELLA (TOTE Services), January 30 – Chairman Timothy Fogg, Secretary Richard Jones, Deck Delegate Gary Boyd, Steward Delegate Adalberto Colon Rosa. Wi-Fi and cable connection improved. More routers added to ship. Secretary reported good morale on ship. Educational director discussed government shutdown. He encouraged members to upgrade as often as possible. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department was thanked for a job well done. Next Port: Jacksonville, Florida. TAINO (Crowley), January 30 – Chairman Wilfredo Velez, Secretary Kimberly Strate, Educational Director Carlos Parrilla, Deck Delegate Arthur Patterson, Engine Delegate Sherrod Frazier Steward Delegate Luis Santiago Sotero. Washing machines repaired. Members noted proper amount for laundry detergent. Drawer latches to be fixed as soon as possible. Educational director advised members to allow ample time for document renewals and certifications. Agencies are behind due to government shutdown. Deck delegate encouraged members to support SPAD and the Jones Act. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested Wi-Fi and an increase to the pension plan. NATIONAL GLORY (Crowley), January 31 – Chairman Robert Natividad, Secretary Steve Concepcion. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members were reminded that every issue of the Seafarers LOG is available online (in addition to the printed version). Dryer is being repaired. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. The annual financial committee will be elected during the April 8 headquarters membership meeting to review the 2018 records. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts be- April 2019 tween the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The execu- tive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746. Seafarers LOG 23 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Gap Closing Courses Leadership & Managerial Skills June 29 April 13 MSC Supply Configuration Management May 4 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Refer Containers May 18 May 31 BAPO May 25 June 21 Engineroom Resource Management June 22 June 28 FOWT April 27 May 24 July 5 Storekeeper Courses MSC Storekeeper Basic Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Junior Engineer June 22 August 16 Marine Electrician May 18 July 12 May 3 May 31 Able Seafarer Deck April 27 May 24 AB to Mate Modules Modules must be taken in order. Those who are not in the mates program cannot apply for these courses. Contact the Admissions Office for further details. Marine Refer Tech July 13 August 23 MEECE June 1 June 14 Welding May 18 June 7 June 8 June 28 July 20 August 9 Steward Department Courses Certified Chief Cook Modules run every other week. The next class will start April 15. Advanced Meteorology May 4 May 10 Chief Steward April 27 June 14 Advanced Shiphandling May 11 May 24 Galley Operations May 25 June 21 Advanced Stability April 27 May 3 Orientation/Assessment Chief Cook 2.0 April 27 May 3 May 18 May 24 ARPA April 27 May 3 May 25 May 31 ECDIS April 13 April 19 Fast Rescue Boat June 1 June 7 GMDSS July 20 August 2 Lifeboat May 4 May 17 June 1 June 14 June 29 July 12 July 27 August 9 August 24 September 6 September 21 October 4 October 19 November 1 November 16 November 29 December 14 December 27 Radar Observer April 13 April 26 May 11 May 24 Radar Renewal (one day) Contact the PHC Admissions Office RFPNW May 25 June 21 Orientation/Assessment Chief Steward 2.0 April 13 April 19 May 4 May 10 Safety Upgrading Courses Basic Training/Basic FF April 13 April 19 May 25 May 31 Basic Training Revalidation May 3 May 3 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation June 22 June 28 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting June 8 June 14 Government Vessels April 27 May 3 May 4 May 10 June 8 June 14 June 22 June 28 Medical Care Provider April 20 April 26 June 1 June 7 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL June 8 June 14 Tank Ship Familiarization - LG April 20 April 26 June 1 June 7 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth___________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #__________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended___________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 24 Seafarers LOG COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, 45353 St. George Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/19 April 2019 �Paul Hall Center Classes Apprentice Water Survival Class #845 – Graduated December 28 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Juan Carlos Chevalier, Arielle Collier, Erl Jan Encina, Liam Flanagan, Solomon Foster Jr., Quandell Freeman, Lee Kinler, Thomas Koncul, Jahcoassy Jahmon Leo, Mark McCarthy, Samuel Ortiz Reyes, Jarek Stephan Ramon Santos, Cody Rawlings, Stewart Sykes Jr., Tara Trillo and Daniel Wood. Important Notice To All Students Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Master 100 Ton – Graduated November 2 (above, in alphabetical order): Abdul Aziz, Carmelo Martinez and John O’Dowd. Leadership & Management Skills – Graduated October 19 (above, in alphabetical order): Norman Argallon Arquillano, Jose Roberto Encarnacion and Michael O’Connell. Instructor Christopher Morgan is at the far right. MSC Storekeeper Basic – Graduated October 19 (above, in alphabetical order): Annie Bivens, Daniel Bynum, Shardaysha Giles, Antrell Jordan, Michael Maldonado, Jamison McIntyre, Robert Ott and Thomas Caroline. Their instructor, Matthew Rogers, is at the far right. Engineroom Resource Management – Graduated October 12: Jose Roberto Encarnacion (center) and Norman Argallon Arquillano. Instructor Christopher Morgan is at left. Government Vessels – Graduated November 16 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Gery Byrd, Heberth Carvalho Da Cruz, Michael Gary, Olympia Harley, Alan Jacobson, Surait Hussein Kajuna, Abdullah Saleh, Fahd Hassen Saleh, Aleksey Gavrilovich Vigovskiy and Randy Estepa Wurr. April 2019 Seafarers LOG 25 �Paul Hall Center Classes Junior Engineer – Graduated November 23 (above, in alphabetical order): Christian Bryant, Paul Ianni, Paul Klear, Sebastian Krowicki, Nicolae Marinescu, Abdulkhalek Siddiq Mohsen, Mark Richardson, Josepy Ritchey, Isaac Stoutamire, Keon Sumlar and Kyle Williamson. Instructor Christopher Morgan is at the far left. FOWT (Basic Steam Plant Operation) – Graduated November 16 (above, in alphabetical order): Rashawn Arrington, Peter Durangparang, Merville Lariosa Gallema and Roy Villanueva. Instructor John Wiegman III is at the far left. Search & Rescue – Graduated November 9 (above, in alphabetical order): Glenn Agustin, Robert Bryson III, Johnathon Gager, Shoal Nervo, Harry Schrefer III and Gavin Scott. UA to Able Seaman (Deck) – Graduated November 16 (above, in alphabetical order): Jordan Bates, Mason Cook, Benjamin Curran, Kayla Doiron, John Hodges and Alphonso Johnson Jr. Instructor Walton Grooms is at the far right. MSC Supply Configuration Management – Graduated November 16 (above, in alphabetical order): Annie Bivens, Daniel Bynum, Shardaysha Giles, Antrell Jordan, Michael Maldonado, Jamison McIntyre, Robert Ott and Caroline Thomas. Matthew Thomas, their instructor, is at the far right. Basic Training (Basic Firefighting) – Graduated October 12 (above, in alphabetical order): Cris Arceno Arsenio, Bradley Bagwell, Sharon Baham, Latiffe Brooks, Rodriques Carson, Carlos Jose Castillo, Glenard Chaney Jr., Daniel Davenport, Darren Elder, Memo Elfeky, Kelvin Johnson, Domenick Longmire, Michael Mahoney and Mykel Potter. Instructors Michael Roberts and Joseph Zienda are at the far right and far left, respectively. 26 Seafarers LOG Marine Refrigeration Tech – Graduated November 16 (above, in alphabetical order): Tousif Ahmed, Abdulaziz Mohamed Nagi Alsinai, Vernon Humbles, Carlos Mohler Vega, Jaquel Nesmith, Justin Nicholson, Michael Souza, Jeffrey Thrash, Kareem Walters and Edward Williams. Basic Training (Advanced Firefighting Revalidation) – Graduated October 12 (above, in alphabetical order): Robert CarrollKevin Cooper, Douglas Covil, Robert Kieffer, Jamie Norsworthy, Lewis O’Neal, Jonas Robinson, Rebecca Tallman and Michael Wilson. Joseph Zienda, their instructor, is at the far left. April 2019 �Paul Hall Center Classes SUA (Galley Operations) – Graduated October 5 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Alexandra Erickson, Paisami Gay, Daniel Howard, Lamarai Jones, Shadonna Jones, EsStonia Moore, Eugenia Porter, Noah Susumu SantiagoStephens, Lareesa Warren, Jessica Williams, Kendra Williams and Jarid Wilson. SUA (Galley Operations) – Graduated November 2 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Reginald Howard, Billie Mahealani Kawelo, Alize Lassiter, Christian Louis, Gerardo Kaindoy Melano, Wilfredo Ramos Silva, James Scott, Tahn Stuart, Nicholas Tacy, Jalisa Williams and Derek Wilson. Chief Steward 2.0 – Graduated October 19 (above, in alphabetical order): Tommy Belvin, Karl Meyer, Mark Salvador Scardino and Velicia Williams. Chief Steward – Graduated November 9: (above, from left), Merly Ford, real Coronel and Delia Miral Peters. April 2019 Galley Operations – Graduated October 5 (above, from left): Stevon Taylor, Porcia Johnson and Tuliga Fuega. Certified Chief Cook (Module 3) – Graduated November 30 (above, from left): John Billington, Alvinmar Iremedio Aldana, Dindo Prellagera Reforsado and Norma Painitan Baucan. Seafarers LOG 27 �APRIL 2019 VOLUME 81, NO. 4 Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 25-27 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O MTD: America Needs the Jones Act Editor’s note: The following statement was unanimously adopted by the executive board of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) during its winter meeting, which took place Feb. 21-22 in Orlando, Florida. See pages 12-17 for complete coverage of the meeting. Jones Act: More Vital Than Ever Without question, one of the highlights of last year’s MTD Executive Board meeting was the formal announcement by Seafarers’ Rights International Executive Director Deirdre Fitzpatrick that her organization had completed a years-long study on cabtage laws around the world. Fully released last September, the study revealed that 91 countries – representing 80 percent of the world’s coastal United Nations maritime states – maintain some form of cabotage law. The report states that these laws are not identical, and describes the Jones Act as the model for others. It also demonstrates that cabotage laws exist across all political, economic and legal systems. Last summer featured a major study specifically focusing on America’s freight cabotage law and Puerto Rico. Economists from Boston-based Reeve & Associates and San Juan-based Estudios Técnicos, Inc. on July 18 released a joint report, “The Impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico,” that concluded the Jones Act has no impact on either retail prices or the cost of living in Puerto Rico. In addition, the report found that the state-of-the-art maritime technology, Puerto Rico-focused investments, and dedicated closed-loop service offered by Jones Act carriers provide a significant positive economic impact to the island, at freight rates lower or comparable to similar services to other Caribbean Islands. These findings factually shot down claims from Jones Act opponents, who seemingly blame the time-tested law for every problem under the sun and whose main strategy apparently is to repeat lies loudly and often. Nevertheless, attacks on the Jones Act continue, both in the commonwealth and on Capitol Hill. Most visibly, the Cato Institute is waging an open campaign to weaken or repeal the law, one which is vital to America’s national, economic and homeland security. In fact, it sponsored a lightly attended forum a few months ago featuring none other than former FMC chairman Rob Quartel, an avowed enemy of the Jones Act. For years if not decades, the most common attacks on the Jones Act focused on the U.S.-build provision. This has long been seen as the proverbial “camel’s nose under the tent,” and the MTD has been at the forefront of successfully beating back those misguided efforts. Today, however, Puerto Rico is front and center. Since our last meeting, we’ve contended with everything from harmful proposed resolutions to threats of legislation that would exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act, either for a few years or permanently. In a few isolated cases, we’ve learned that some of the efforts to weaken or kill the Jones Act simply are based on a misunderstanding of the facts. In those instances, our movement and our industry collectively have done solid work in educating people and moving them to the truthful side of this issue. Far more often, however, the orga- nizations and individuals behind the attacks are just looking to score political points, and/or harm the U.S. Merchant Marine and American-flag operators while boosting foreign flags. They don’t let facts stand in the way. The facts are that the Jones Act has served the best interests of the United States for almost a century. It helps maintain nearly half-a-million American jobs by requiring that cargo moving between domestic ports is carried aboard vessels that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. Fortunately, many supporters recognize the value of this venerable law. To cite just one recent example, here’s what the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s 2019 Annual Report has to say: The Jones Act “keeps well-paying maritime jobs in American hands and serves as a homeland security force multiplier. Mariners on domestic vessels are fully vetted and credentialed U.S. citizens that serve as extra eyes and ears on the water, helping report and deter threats to homeland security. The U.S. Military Sealift Command depends on the country’s mariners to provide quick mobilization of sealift capacity in the event of a national emergency, and the Department of Defense has consistently emphasized the military importance of a strong domestic shipbuilding industry. In addition, vessels in the U.S. domestic trade are subject to the full array of U.S. safety, environmental, labor, immigration and tax laws, in contrast to foreign vessels that may operate under flags of convenience to avoid labor, regulatory and tax obligations.” Meanwhile, we would be remiss in not tipping our cap to the Seafarers International Union of Canada and the leadership of its president, MTD Executive Board Member Jim Given. Brother Given continues to lead a very successful battle to promote and protect cabotage laws north of the border. The results have included more jobs and job security for our brothers and sisters in Canada. The MTD, its affiliates and its Port Maritime Councils will continue to invest every possible resource in the fight to protect the Jones Act and indeed to defend cabotage laws around the world. Making Their Respective Marks During MTD Winter Meeting Although they never took the podium, those pictured in these three photos played significant roles during the Feb. 21-22 MTD executive board winter meeting in Orlando, Florida. Above is the cadre (not all are pictured) of individuals who served as Sergeants at Arms during the event. Included (from left) are Port Agent Jimmy White, Asst. VP Mike Russo, Port Agent Nick Marrone II, Port Agent Chris Westbrook, Port Agent Joe Baselice, Port Agent Mark von Siegel, Port Agent Victor Nunez and Asst. VP Nick Celona, their leader. In photo at left is SIU Executive Secretary Brittanie Potter, who captivated the crowd with her singing of the national anthem. The photo below shows members of the audience. Throughout the two-day event, they were attentive and courteous, giving each speaker and presenter their undivided attention. And, as the photo shows, they were not bashful when it came to showing their approval of the proceedings. For more coverage of the 2019 MTD meeting in Orlando, Florida, see Pages 12-17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Three Seafarers-crewed ships – including the Maersk Peary, pictured at right with the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Star – recently delivered critical cargoes to the scientific outpost. Page 24. (Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi) Puerto Rico Relief Efforts Continue As previously reported, the SIU is teaming up with other labor organizations, businesses and other supporters to deliver relief supplies in Puerto Rico. The commonwealth is still recovering from a series of earthquakes that began late last year. The Seafarers-crewed, Crowley-owned El Coqui is one of the Jones Act vessels delivering relief cargoes – and Crowley Maritime Chairman/CEO Tom Crowley (seventh from left) recently rode the vessel from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico. Pictured from left are QE4 Christian Rosado, QEE Edwin Velez, AB John Diaz, Recertified Steward Juan Vallejo, Bosun David Bernstein, AB Victor Cortes, Tom Crowley and his wife, Christine, (front) AB Sonia Pabon, (rear) 2nd Mate Gustavo Hernandez, Chief Cook Jacob Parrilla, (front) QE2 Davon Brown and AB Ricky Martinez. Pages 3, 4. Honolulu-Area Members Pitch in for ‘Labor of Love’ Seafarers in Hawaii recently carried on the union’s long tradition of giving back to the community. In this case, members helped spruce up a local elementary school via the “Labor of Love” outreach sponsored by the state AFL-CIO. SIU participants included (photo at right, from left) Port Agent Hazel Galbiso, ACU Nadzeya Kuptsova, AB Andrei Tretyak, QMED Raymond Orosco, GUDE Neil Tupas, AB Antolin Avorque, Administrative Assistant Shureen Yatchmenoff, AB Jerry Dingal and Safety Director Amber Akana. In the photo at left, Orosco paints baseboards. Page 6. DHS Secretary Backs Jones Act Page 2 New Study: Maritime Crucial for U.S. Page 4 �President’s Report Hard-Earned Recognition Congratulations to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II on the recent passage of federal legislation that awards a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their heroism. The SIU proudly and actively supported this bill, which was years in the making, just as we worked for decades to ultimately help secure veterans’ status for those mariners (many of whom were Seafarers). Even though the indispensable contributions of our wartime mariners sometimes were overlooked by the history books, I think we’ve come a long way. Maritime unions, pro-maritime legislators, authors, and the American Merchant Marine Veterans, among others, have worked hard to put a spotlight on these most-deserving men who helped deliver the Allied victory. Our mariners are, in fact, veterans. They are included in the World War II Memorial in our nation’s capital and in various monuments across the country. In recent years, several excellent books have been published that reflect the extraorMichael Sacco dinary bravery of those who exclaimed, “Damn the submarine! We’re the men of the Merchant Marine!” And lest any newcomers to our industry mistakenly think that we’re just patting ourselves on the back, never forget this comment from Allied Commander of the Pacific during World War II Gen. Douglas MacArthur: “I hold no branch in higher esteem than the Merchant Marine.” Similarly, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the U.S. Merchant Mariners of World War II “have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult and dangerous job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will be greater public understanding of our merchant fleet’s record during this war.” Enactment of the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 has been a long time coming. I can think of no other group of maritime heroes who are more deserving of accolades. Election Day Approaches Election Day will be here before we know it, and it’s definitely not too soon for Seafarers to make sure you’re registered to vote. Go online or check with your union hall if you need assistance. Every vote counts, and that’s not a cliché. It’s the truth. Back when we were heading towards the winter holidays, someone forwarded me a message that said, you can save money on Christmas gifts this year by making it a point to talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner. I laughed and shook my head at the same time. Civility can be in short supply when engaging in political action or political discussions, but it doesn’t have to be a lost art. I encourage everyone to remember that we all want what’s best for our great nation, and while there’s nothing wrong with strongly felt disagreement, we can all benefit from focusing on facts and maintaining respect for each other. Defending the Jones Act With the hundredth anniversary of the Jones Act approaching (June 5), expect more wild accusations about America’s freight cabotage law. Lots of money and other resources have gone into the misguided effort to weaken or repeal this vital law, which protects U.S. national, economic and homeland security. If you start to notice a renewed media blitz against the Jones Act, the timing is related to the centennial. Fortunately, the facts are on our side, which is why the Jones Act continues to enjoy strong bipartisan support and tremendous backing from our military leaders. We know better than to let down our guard, but I believe the Jones Act – which helps maintain around 650,000 American jobs – will be around for a long time to come. O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Volume 82 Number 4 State Government Orders Address Change for Seafarers Headquarters The union and Seafarers Plans are not relocating their headquarters operations – but they’re getting a new address, effective April 20, 2020. Because of a government-ordered change, the new address is: 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 The old address (since 1982, when the SIU relocated from New York) was 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746. All phone and fax num- bers for the building remain unchanged. The union and Seafarers Plans did not seek this change and, in fact, petitioned against it, to no avail. Other organizations along the same street in Prince George’s County also are being forced to comply with the alteration. The street itself already had been named Capital Gateway Drive beyond the Seafarers building, which is next to a subway station. Mailings will be sent from headquarters to Seafarers, pensioners and other interested parties, alerting them of this change. Acting DHS Secretary Backs Jones Act Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf recently expressed his backing of America’s freight cabotage law, the Jones Act. His remarks came Feb. 26 during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. The hearing’s main subject was the Fiscal 2021 budget request for the DHS. U.S. Rep. Steven M. Palazzo (R-Mississippi) raised the subject of the Jones Act, which helps sustain approximately 650,000 American jobs. He described himself as “one of the most outspoken advocates in my 10 years of serving in Congress because I believe it to be truly important to our national security.” Asked for his view on the Jones Act, Wolf said he is “a supporter – strong supporter of that.” He mentioned that the law, which enjoys solid bipartisan support, helps protect U.S. interests. Palazzo followed up by saying, “I appreciate your comments. I know your predecessors were pretty much on the same note that the Jones Act is vitally important to protect America’s maritime industry and it is extremely important to our national security…. Admirals, generals have all agreed with your assessment as well.” The Jones Act requires that cargo moving between domestic ports is carried aboard ships that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. It has served the nation’s best interests for nearly a century. Approximately 90 nations around the world maintain some form of cabotage law. April 2020 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2020 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 Seafarers LOG The SIU and Seafarers Plans will remain headquartered in the same building they’ve used since 1982, but the street name is changing. Budget Includes Request for Full MSP Funding Cargo Preference in the Crosshairs of Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 The Trump Administration released its budget request for Fiscal Year 2021 on Feb. 10. The budget, which proposed a record $4.8 trillion for federal programs in the next fiscal year, included a request for full funding of the U.S. Maritime Security Program (MSP). This request is the first one made by the administration since the passage of last year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which extended the MSP for an additional 10 years, through 2035, and increased stipend level payments over the life of the program. Under the law, the fully authorized FY 2021 funding level for the MSP is $314 million, up $14 million from $300 million in FY 2020. It has been common, especially in years where the authorized MSP stipend level has gone up, for the administration to ask for less than full MSP funding. This is the second year in a row that the administration has asked for full MSP funding. At the same time, the president’s budget also requests significant cuts to cargo preference, primarily through the repeal of all of the in-kind food aid programs administered by the federal government. This is the third time the president’s budget has proposed cuts or repeals to in-kind food aid. Under existing law, 50% of all foreign food aid cargoes are carried by U.S.-flag vessels. Both the maritime and agriculture industries have strongly opposed any changes to these programs, and so far, Congress has not acted on administration proposals in this area. April 2020 �Puerto Rico Relief Efforts Continue Numerous Organizations Team Up for Ongoing Outreach The SIU hasn’t let up in its efforts to provide relief supplies to Puerto Rico residents recovering from a series of earthquakes. As previously reported, the union has teamed up with numerous other labor organizations, businesses including Jones Act vessel operators, and other supporters who are donating, transporting and distributing supplies in the commonwealth. During a news conference at the SIU hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 2, SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo stated, “As SIU President Michael Sacco has pointed out, our organization is committed to this relief effort for the long haul. We’ve already been working on it for months, and we’ll be here all the way.” Crespo added, “Thank you to our fellow unions and to all the companies that are joining together to get the job done. This truly is a team effort and it wouldn’t be possible without all of you. I also want to say a special thank you to the many members of the Seafarers International Union who’ve stepped up and volunteered their time and effort to help our fellow citizens. You guys and gals are the greatest, and your commitment absolutely is not taken for granted.” American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten also spoke at the press conference, where she thanked those involved in the relief effort and also pointed out that the needs remain significant. The aforementioned earthquakes included a 6.4-magnitude event on Jan. 7 that resulted in severe infrastructure damage. Schools initially were closed for three weeks. Some of the territory’s 295,000 students then began returning to class outside of the damaged areas, but upwards of 600 of the island’s 856 schools were still Unloading a container from Houston at the hall in San Juan Feb. 21 are (from left) AB Angel Pagan, QMED James Sanchez, Chief Cook Michael Caquias, AB Joseph Dupree, Administrative Asst. Maria Gomez, Apprentice Angel Galarza, Port Agent Amancio Crespo. closed as of early March. Some were awaiting safety inspections; others can’t reopen without major repairs. With that in mind, the labor-led relief effort has included a focus on event-style tents for use as temporary classrooms. Commitments have been secured for 120 such tents, mainly for use in Guayanilla, Guanica and the other heavily damaged municipalities. The efforts specifically involving temporary classroom facilities are being coordinated with local and state government Pictured aboard the El Coqui en route to Puerto Rico are (from left) Recertified Steward Juan Vallejo, Crowley Maritime Chairman/CEO Tom Crowley, Christine Crowley (Tom’s wife and a member of the company’s board of directors), SA Sonia Pabon and Chief Cook Jacob Parrilla. The Crowleys rode their company’s vessel for a voyage in support of relief operations. WWII Gold Medal Bill Heads to President’s Desk The Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 once again has been passed in Congress and at press time was headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Originally co-sponsored in the House by Rep. John Garamendi (D-California), Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Rep. Susan W. Brooks (R-Indiana) and in the Senate by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Angus King, Jr. (I-Maine), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sen. Maria Cantwell (DWashington) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), the legislation authorizes the creation of a gold medal to honor the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II. The medal would be displayed in the Ameri- April 2020 can Merchant Marine Museum at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York. Duplicates then would be struck and made available to the public. The SIU and the Transportation Institute, alongside a number of other backers, took lead roles in obtaining co-sponsors for both the House and Senate bills. More than 1,200 SIU members lost their lives in wartime service during World War II. Late last year, the House and Senate both passed the bill, but a very minor language amendment in the Senate version meant that the House had to take another vote. On March 3, the House once again approved the bill. “Throughout the Second World War, our armed forces relied on the U.S. Merchant personnel. Other relief items that either already have been donated or are in the works include various foods, school supplies, personal-size tents, portable battery-power lighting systems, folding tables and chairs, water filters, bottled water, mosquito nets and much more. All of the items have shipped on Jones Act vessels (pro bono). Among the organizations participating in the outreach are the SIU, the AFL-CIO, the Maritime Trades Department and its port councils, the AFT and its affiliates, AFSCME, the AMO, the ILA, the Teamsters, the Bakery Workers and its contracted employer Bimbo Bakeries, LIUNA, the UAW, the Steelworkers, Crowley Maritime, TOTE Maritime, SEACOR Holdings, National Shipping of America, and American Tent Co. (That’s a partial list, and any omissions are inadvertent.) The relief effort hasn’t been limited to donated items. During a joint assessment by the AFL-CIO, AFT and the Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (AMPR, part of the AFT), it became known that many local unions (among others) reported the need for mental health services for members and their families. As noted in a summary of the relief plan, “Hurricane Maria, the subsequent flooding, and now the earthquakes Continued on Page 4 Marine to ferry supplies, cargo and personnel into both theaters of operation, and they paid a heavy price in service to their country,” said Garamendi. “The U.S. Merchant Marine suffered the highest per-capita casualty rate in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. An estimated 8,300 mariners lost their lives, and another 12,000 were wounded, to make sure our service members could keep fighting. Yet, these mariners who put their lives on the line were not even given veteran status until 1988.” He added, “I had the opportunity to meet with three World War II Merchant Mariners in my office. These mariners put their lives on the line for this country, braving German and Japanese submarines in their Liberty ships as they delivered critical supplies to our service members in the European and Pacific theaters. Unfortunately, their sacrifice is commonly overlooked. A Congressional Gold Medal would give them the recognition they deserve, and I’m pleased that this bill is poised to be signed into law to give these veterans and their families the The SIU hiring hall in San Juan hosted a press conference March 2. Pictured shortly before the event are (from left) AFT Exec. VP Evelyn DeJesus, SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo and AFT President Randi Weingarten. honor and respect they are owed. Thank you to Senator Murkowski for championing this legislation in the Senate and for her partnership.” “Despite their loyalty and patriotic services and commitment to the United States, our World War II Merchant Mariners didn’t receive their veteran status until nearly 40 years after the war had ended,” Murkowski said. “The merchant mariners provided crucial services during World War II by transporting soldiers, tanks, airplanes, ammunition, fuel and food to aid soldiers on the front lines. This legislation recognizes the unsung heroes of the World War II conflict, for their loyalty and bravery, as they risked their lives to keep the Allied troops properly equipped. I’m thankful my Senate colleagues recognize the importance of honoring the brave merchant mariners for their pivotal role in our nation’s history and their efforts in defense of freedom.” There are approximately 4,000 World War II U.S. Merchant Mariners alive today, according to Murkowski’s office. Seafarers LOG 3 �Study Stresses Value of Jones Act, Maritime Industrial Base The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) recently released a new study detailing the benefits of the American maritime industry to national security, titled “Strengthening the U.S. Defense Maritime Industrial Base.” As a first-time review of the impact of the U.S. domestic maritime industry to national security, this historic report found that the domestic fleet provides the largest source of merchant mariners for U.S. surge sealift operations, supports shipbuilders that also construct government vessels, ensures the maintenance of the U.S. waterways and shipping lanes, and helps reduce the potential of foreign mariners illegally entering the United States. At a launch event of the new study, U.S. Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby addressed the importance of sustaining a strong and readied defense maritime industrial base. “Implementing a national maritime strategy demands a national-level effort, and a national will to support our shipbuilding and repair sector,” he stated. “It begins with this kind of report from CSBA, so I thank you again for your contribution to the debate and to the security of our great nation. Together, we will continue to educate our nation on the importance of maritime policy. It’s critical to our economic and national security in the face of an increasingly contentious world.” Key findings include the Jones Act remains an important element of America’s de- fense maritime industrial base. As stated in the study, “The U.S. maritime industry is essential to American prosperity and security.” The study also describes American mariners as crucial to national security. The CSBA drilled down on the importance of domestic mariners in a contingency, finding, “The 3,830 mariners that operate large, ocean-going ships in the domestic fleet constitute about 29 percent of the overall number MARAD estimates would be needed to operate U.S. surge sealift during wartime or another contingency.” That 29 percent is the largest single commercial source of mariners and was demonstrated during Operation Desert Storm when “the crews of 13 foreign ships refused to go into a war zone and deliver their cargo. Not a single American crew refused.” Additionally, the study confirmed that the Jones Act helps maintain shipyards and ship repair yards, which are crucial to national security. The CSBA said, “The U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry is a major component of the defense maritime industrial base,” and “without the Jones Act’s requirements … it is likely the U.S. government would have few, if any, shipyards available to episodically recapitalize its smaller vessels.” American vessels also help maintain U.S. waterways and keep America secure. The CSBA emphasized the role that American dredgers and salvage operators play, highlighting the importance of not having to depend “on foreign companies to dredge its dozens of naval facilities, potentially opening up opportunities for sabotage or the depositing of underwater surveillance equipment.” Moreover, the Jones Act helps reduce illegal entry into the United States. The CSBA noted that “without the Jones Act’s requirements, foreign companies could buy domestic carriers that operate smaller vessels and barges that ply U.S. rivers and intercostal waterways.” The study further concluded that the Jones Act makes America more secure amidst a growing threat from China. Notably, the study’s executive summary stated, “To effectively compete, the United States will need to break with an approach that assumes the commercial and national security requirements of the maritime industry are largely distinct. Instead, the United States should adopt a new approach that recognizes the inherent linkage between the two and fosters a healthier commercial industry that can support U.S. national security. CSBA’s report identifies viable, cost-effective initiatives the nation can adopt to address challenges, including the strategic sealift gap, and cultivate a vibrant maritime industrial base that spurs innovation and enhances American prosperity and security.” As part of the study, the CSBA also established the phrase “Defense Maritime Industrial Base” (DMIB) – including the U.S.-flag deep sea fleet, the Jones Act fleet, mariners, shipyards, repair yards, dredgers, the mari- time logistics infrastructure and more – that collectively encompass all the parts of the American maritime industry that contribute to national security. This reflects the views of leaders in the maritime industry, with each smaller component of the DMIB helping to ensure and maintain a strong U.S.-flag fleet. In the report, the CSBA urges the government to release a comprehensive national maritime strategy that helps grow the maritime industrial base. It also advocates for the expansion of the Maritime Security Program. Additionally, the CSBA suggests that the U.S. government should assist domestic shipbuilding and repair yards by providing multi-ship maintenance contracts, as well as loan guarantees and grants, to help promote stability and predictability for that part of the industry. The CSBA summarized by saying, “The U.S. maritime industry is essential to American prosperity and security. Since their nation’s founding, Americans have gone to sea for trade, to harvest resources from the oceans, and to advance the country’s interests. By building and repairing ships, training mariners, operating shipping networks, and sustaining ports and waterways, the U.S. maritime industry makes possible the economic benefits of access to the sea.” The CSBA is self-described as “the world’s premier center for understanding future international competition and conflict.” The study was co-authored by Bryan Clark, Timothy A. Walton, and Adam Lemon. Relief Coalition Aids Puerto Rico Continued from Page 3 have left many Puerto Ricans deeply scarred and traumatized.” Teams of licensed mental-health professionals started heading to the commonwealth last month. Meanwhile, SIU hiring halls in Houston, Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, continue serving as staging areas for donated cargoes. In Puerto Rico, numerous SIU members have helped unload and then distribute the items to needy areas. In many cases, Seafarers are using their own personal vehicles, because larger ones cannot traverse the damaged roads in the southern parts of the territory. SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson (center), GUDE Erris Jackson (right) and GUDE Dennis Morallo load relief cargo in Jacksonville in mid-February. SA Esperanza Crespo (left) and AB Joseph Dupree help move relief items from a container to a temporary storage area at the hiring hall in San Juan. QMED/Electrician Jesus Martinez (foreground in photo at left) delivers a portable stove, chairs, cots and tents to a family recovering from the earthquake. In photo above, Seafarers Bosun Rafael Franco, Steward Fernando Marquez, QMED/Electrician Jesus Martinez, Bosun Noel Otero, Bosun Abel Vasquez and QMED James Sanchez haul boxes of supplies to their respective vehicles before heading out to distribute the items to those in need. 4 Seafarers LOG April 2020 �Former Congressman Defends U.S. Shipbuilding Former U.S. Congressman Ernest Istook, a staunch defender of the maritime industry, recently penned an editorial in which he advocated for the importance of domestic shipbuilding and the U.S.-flag fleet. Istook, a Republican from Oklahoma, began by writing, “Three fleets of ships are vital to America’s national and economic security. The first fleet is the U.S. Navy, the mightiest ever assembled. It would be unthinkable to build these ships anywhere but in our own shipyards, dotted around our coasts from Groton to Newport News, to Pascagoula, San Diego, and others. “The second fleet is the ocean-going vessels that carry 90% of the world’s trade aboard container ships, tankers, grain carriers and more,” he continued. “However, these 41,000 ships are rarely built, owned, or crewed by Americans. Instead, China and other Asian nations use government resources and subsidies to dominate this fleet. The third fleet seems almost invisible, but is the 40,000 vessels engaged in domestic trade within America’s borders that sail between our ports. Ore carriers on the Great Lakes, giant barges plying the Mississippi and other rivers, goods moving along inland waterways, and powerful tugboats within our harbors are examples. Like our Navy, these are American-built, owned and crewed.” Focusing on the Jones Act fleet, he added, “This third fleet is challenged because some interests want to turn it over to foreign control, claiming we would save money if we let other nations dominate it like they do the ocean-going maritime fleet. Those countries are using subsidies by their governments to expand their power. In the case of China, it’s part of a multi-year global plan to enlarge economic and military power across the oceans of the world. Standing in their way is an American law that turns 100 years old in 2020. This is the Jones Act, which dominates thanks to subsidies and use of state-run enterprises, part of their plan to dominate the strategic area of ocean trade. Their success is reflected in the fact that in 2019 China passed Japan to become the world’s number two economic power, second only to the USA.” Istook pointed out that China’s gains are due to anything but free enterprise. “At the heart of foreign shipbuilding and operations are massive subsidies,” he explained. “Years ago, China announced its Belt and Road Initiative (also known as “Repealing the Jones Act would be surrendering to nations that want to monopolize control of global trade.” - Former U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Oklahoma ) essentially says that commercial vessels traveling routes from one U.S. port to another must be American built, owned and crewed.” He continued, “The principle extends beyond ships. Foreign air carriers can fly between U.S. airports and those in other countries but cannot fly purely domestic routes. Foreign trucks face restrictions on operating within our borders.... The same thing is happening in shipbuilding. China the New Silk Road), spending billions each year not only to subsidize building of cargo ships but also to control port facilities all over the globe. That takeover already includes ports on both ends of the Panama Canal, in the Mediterranean near the Suez Canal, elsewhere in Europe, in South America, in Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and of course the South China Sea – covering the major global shipping lanes.” The Congressman emphasized this global disparity, writing, “The success of their shipbuilding subsidies is shown by the fact that of the 2,995 new oceangoing vessels now under construction (as tracked by the shipbrokers BRS Group), China is building 1,291 of them, Japan 697 and South Korea 475. The United States? Only eight. Of the current international fleet, our Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that a mere 182 of over 41,000 ocean-going cargo ships are American (0.4%). The vast majority are from China or other highly subsidized shipyards in South Korea or Japan.” In conclusion, he wrote, “Imagine if America’s domestic fleet were reduced to similar ratios of foreign control. Yet some American interests are blatantly calling to end the Jones Act and open our waters to foreign powers. These promoters claim that we will save money but they ignore the larger implications of American security and jobs. During the Trump years America has realized the benefits of promoting our self-interest, as reflected in our booming economy. Repeal or gutting of the Jones Act would be a step backwards. Repealing the Jones Act would be surrendering to nations that want to monopolize control of global trade. Those interests already dominate one of the three fleets that are vital to America. We should not let them make it two out of three.” Seafarers Mourn Passing of Frank Pecquex Retired MTD Official Also Spent Many Years with SIU Frank Pecquex, retired executive secretary-treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) and former SIU legislative director, passed away Feb. 15 in northern Virginia, following a decadeslong battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75 years old. “Frank was a devoted union man,” said SIU and MTD President Michael Sacco. “His whole career was spent in the labor movement, and he worked hard to improve the lives of others. He will truly be missed.” A New York native, Pecquex served as MTD executive secretary-treasurer from 1993 until his retirement in 2011 – longer than anyone else in the department’s 74-year history. An Army reservist during the Vietnam era, Pecquex began his long career within organized labor as a teenager working at an A&P supermarket bakery, joining the (now) Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. In 1964, he was a member of the Amalgamated Transit Union as a ticket-taker for Greyhound at the World’s Fair in New York City. He graduated from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, with a master’s in history. (He remained a loyal alumnus throughout his life.) Pecquex’s association with maritime started in October 1967 when he was hired by the SIU, working as a researcher in the union’s old Brooklyn headquarters. Later, he did administrative work and organizing before switching to the union’s manpower department. While there, he formulated a plan to encourage Pecquex (right), then serving as legislative director for the SIU and MTD, listens to a speaker at a 1985 meeting. He’s seated next to MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean Ingrao. April 2020 and facilitate continuing education and upgrading for the members. One other thing happened while he worked at the Brooklyn hall – he met his future wife, Linda, who was a secretary for then SIU (and MTD) President Paul Hall. The couple married in 1973. In 1980, the union transferred him to Washington, D.C., to work for its legislative team. Five years later, Pecquex became the legislative director for both the SIU and the MTD. In 1991, he was promoted to MTD administrator. He became the executive secretary-treasurer upon the retirement of Jean Ingrao. Among many other accomplishments, he spearheaded the department’s transformation of its monthly printed newsletter to an online website. “I worked directly with Frank for 11 years at the MTD, after knowing him since 1989 when I began working in the SIU communications office,” stated current Executive Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan. “He remembered that the money within the department came from members’ dues. He made sure none of us forgot who we worked for. “I smile recalling his love for the New York baseball teams, the New York football teams and his St. John’s Redmen,” Duncan continued. “He knew the school had updated its nickname to Red Storm, but they were always his Redmen.” SIU Assistant Vice President Nick Celona stated, “I first met Frank in 1989, and right away we connected. He was a true believer in the trade unionist way of life, and he was dedicated to the MTD and the SIU.” Others who worked with Pecquex described him as kind, articulate, tireless and a devoted family man. During an interview for his retirement article in the LOG in 2011, Pecquex recalled, “In retrospect, I’m amazed that Frank Pecquex addresses delegates and guests at the 2009 MTD convention in Pittsburgh. at whatever level I toiled over the years, the union’s leadership had a singular purpose: to protect and expand its members’ job security. Whether promoting vocational training courses, lobbying the White House and the Congress, or developing a strong partnership with military leaders, the SIU was second to none in advancing the message that the American maritime industry, in all of its component parts, remains vital to the nation’s economic health and strategic security.” Besides his wife of 46 years, Linda, he is survived by his three children – Genevieve, Andrew and Courtney – and three grandchildren: Katherine, Victoria and James. Seafarers LOG 5 �From left to right: SIU Administrative Assistant Shureen Yatchmenoff, ACU Nadzeya Kuptsova, AB Andrei Tretyak, AB Antolin Avorque, QMED Raymond Orosco, SIU Safety Director Amber Akana, GUDE Neil AB Andrei Tretyak (left) and ACU Nadzeya Kuptsova help paint the exteTupas, AB Jerry Dingal and SIU Port Agent Hazel Galbiso. rior of the school. SIU Members Undertake ‘Labor of Love’ Seafarers Pitch In, Give Back to Community in Hawaii SIU members in Hawaii continued the union’s long tradition of helping out in the community by assisting with the “Labor of Love” project to benefit a local elementary school. On Jan. 25, SIU personnel were among the hundreds of volunteers from unions and other groups that pitched in to help complete the project, hosted by the Hawaii State AFL-CIO through their Labor Community Services Program, at Kalihi Elementary School in Honolulu. In a message shared on social media, the school’s administration said, “Huge Mahalo to everyone who came out to support the Hawaii State AFL-CIO Labor of Love project at Kalihi Elementary this past weekend! With the help of over 400 volunteers from over 20 Labor Unions and various other organizations, we were able to make some transformative changes to our school. These improvements included painting the school our school colors, installing school logos, installing fans in the cafeteria, creating a peace garden, installing AC in three classrooms, and installing a dishwasher in the kitchen.” The SIU was represented during the effort by Port Agent Hazel Galbiso, Safety Director Amber Akana, Administrative Assistant Shureen Yatchmenoff, ABs Antolin Avorque, Jerry Dingal and Andrei Tretyak, QMED Raymond Orosco, GUDE Neil Tupas and ACU Nadzeya Kuptsova. Galbiso said, “This was another opportunity for Seafarers to humbly give back to our community, and we were happy to help out Kalihi Elementary School.” “I think it was a very good project, and I think we should help out with more projects like this,” said Tupas. “This project was pretty special, with many unions and local organizations coming together and helping out. And the fact that we got to help out in our local community makes it even more worthwhile to me. I enjoyed helping out the school, and getting to know new people in both my union and the local Hawaiian government.” “I’m never speechless,” said Hawaii State AFL-CIO President Randy Perreira. “But I’m close to speechless at the outpouring of volunteerism. It’s a day that we choose to give back and do our thing, not only for the school, but the community as well. This year we’re very fortunate. Through everyone’s generosity, we’re providing over $130,000 in people power, equipment and supplies for the school, including some cash that they can use for their benefit.” This year’s iteration marked the sixth time the state AFL-CIO has sponsored the project, and each one has Safety Director Amber Akana (background) and GUDE Neil benefitted a school in Hawaii. Tupas work in the hallway. Meeting with Governor Seafarer Shares Passport-Renewal Reminder SIU New Orleans Port Agent Chris Westbrook (right) is pictured March 1 at the governor’s mansion with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D). The occasion was a reception for area labor leaders. QMED/Electrician Andrew Van Bourg recently had an experience involving his passport expiration date that he hopes other members can learn from and avoid in the future. Van Bourg was sailing aboard the USNS 1st Jack Lummus, and was set to head home from a U.K.-controlled military base. He explained, “When I went home at the end of September, I was at the airport and the air crew refused to fly me home because my passport, though valid, was only valid for another two-and-a-half months. There is a rule here (Diego Garcia) that your passport must have 13 months of validity so that you can get on the plane, which is normally the only way to get home.” (The complication stems in part from there being multiple foreign stops between the base and the United States.) He added, “Not sure where this rule comes from or who imposes it, but it’s real and we have to comply. Captain had to jump through a number of administrative hoops to get me home. Just now another crew member is going through administrative difficulty due to the same rule.” As a general rule, international travelers should ensure that their passports have at least six months of validity left when leaving the United States. While the so-called “six-month rule” is not a requirement of the U.S. government, it is a requirement that many foreign countries enforce. Roughly 75 different countries will not permit a traveler to enter the country unless that person’s passport has more than six months of remaining validity. (Passports are valid for 10 years.) 6 Seafarers LOG According to the State Department, “Europe’s 26 Schengen countries strictly enforce the sixmonth validity rule. If you are transiting through Canada or the UK – which do not have that requirement – your passport must be valid at least six months, or airlines may not let you board your onward flight to Europe.” The Schengen Agreement, as explained by the State Department, is a treaty creating Europe’s Schengen Area, which encompasses 26 European countries, where internal border checks have largely been abolished for short-term tourism, a business trip, or transit to a non-Schengen destination. Those countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Van Bourg urged other mariners to keep a close eye on their passport expiration date, and remember to account for the length of the job when planning for a possible return flight from another country. For example, if a member has at least 13 months before the passport expires, that would cover a six-month voyage, allow time before flying out and still leave six-plus months of validity. Similarly, Seafarers regularly are encouraged to make sure their other core shipping documents (including MMC, TWIC and medical certificate) are valid for at least six months when shipping out. April 2020 �Union, AMA-Represented Companies Sign Off On Array of Coronavirus Protective Protocols The SIU and the American Maritime Association (AMA, representing companies that are signatory to the standard freightship and tanker agreements) recently signed off on a number of coronavirus protection protocols that are listed below. These measures are for SIU-crewed vessels calling on ports in China. Implementation in other ports will be handled case-by-case and will involve discussions between the union and the AMA. Additionally, the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is utilizing a health questionnaire with all potentially incoming students in order to safeguard the wellbeing of everyone concerned. It’s a one-page document that’s being sent to students when they’re scheduled for any class. The SIU will continue to help publicize the latest U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Bulletins concerning coronavirus along with any other potentially useful alerts and tips. Meanwhile, members can find comprehensive information and updates on the following websites: World Health Organization https://www.who.int/ emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019 U.S. Centers for Disease Control https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Again, the following procedures have been agreed to by the union, the AMA and its member companies, and they apply to vessels calling on ports in China. „�All procedures will be logged by the Master. „�Unlicensed crew members will be restricted to the ship and the Master will retain all passports. „�There shall be no routine crew changes. „�All exterior doors will be locked except for one inshore Notice/Reminder SHBP Offers Tobacco Cessation Benefits door to allow access to the house. „�The gangway will be flown off the dock to prevent uncontrolled access of people to/from the vessel. The gangway watch will allow access to critical personnel only. „�The gangway watch will control access to the unlocked access door for the purpose of restricting access inside the house to ship’s crew and critical shore staff only. „� No vendors or non-essential personnel will be granted access to the vessel. „�All visitors must wear gloves and a mask from the point of approaching the gangway. „� All visitors will be limited to access to one interior room on the main deck. „�The access room and any other contact points will be sanitized upon departure from the port. „� All crew members are to wear their PPE (N95 masks, nitrite gloves, safety goggles) while in contact with people from shore. „� Note the importance of eye protection as the virus can be contracted through the eyes. „�All crew members that come in contact with port visitors are to sanitize their safety goggles and wash their clothes immediately after the visit. „� All crew members are to frequently wash their hands and use hand sanitizers. „�Ship’s crew will remain in interior spaces of the vessel as much as possible. „�Hand sanitizer stations will be set up on deck and at the entrance to the house and the interior access room. „� If you think that you may have been exposed to the virus, contact the vessel’s master immediately. The advantages of quitting smoking are well known, but quitting is difficult. If you are thinking of quitting, the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) has a benefit to help you. The Plan offers tobacco cessation benefits, in partnership with CIGNA, to assist you in your effort to stop smoking or using other tobacco products. This program is available to all eligible members, their spouses, and their children over age 18. The program includes nicotine replacement, as well as coaching services, and other online tools and resources. Anyone who enrolls in the program will receive an eight-week supply of nicotine patches or 12 weeks of nicotine gum. To enroll, contact CIGNA/CareAllies at 1-866-4177848. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. The benefits of quitting smoking include reduced risk of cancer, lung disease, stroke, heart disease, eye disease and osteoporosis. Smoking not only harms the smoker, but exposure to secondhand smoke increases health risk to non-smokers as well. Each year, thousands of young children and babies become ill because they live in the home of a smoker. More information about the risks of tobacco and the benefits of quitting are available at www.smokefree.gov. If you or a member of your family are trying to stop smoking or using tobacco, we encourage you to take advantage of this benefit, which was introduced in 2016. If you have any questions about this benefit, please contact the Plan at 1-800-252-4674. Spotlight on Mariner Health Whooping Cough Could Affect Individuals Across Age Spectrum Editor’s note: This article was provided by the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan Medical Department. Whooping cough (pertussis) is highly contagious. It is a respiratory tract infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis. When someone coughs or sneezes, tiny germ droplets are sprayed into the air and can be inhaled into the lungs of someone standing nearby. It is usually marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that some say sounds like “whoop.” Before the age of vaccine administrations, whooping cough was considered a childhood disease. In the United States, whooping cough primarily affects children too young to have completed their full series of vaccinations. This can also affect teenagers and adults that may not have completed the series of vaccines or whose immunity had failed. Deaths due to pertussis are rare but most commonly involve infants. This is why it is so important for pregnant women and other people that are in close contact with an infant to be vaccinated against whooping cough. When someone becomes infected with whooping cough, it usually takes about seven to 10 days for the signs and symptoms to appear. It can be mild at first and mimic symptoms of a common cold (runny nose, nasal congestion, red, watery April 2020 eyes, fever and cough). After a week or so, the symptoms can worsen. The person may develop thick mucus inside their airways, causing uncontrollable coughing. This can provoke vomiting, extreme fatigue, and possibly end with a highpitched whoop-like sound during their next breath of air. Sometimes, however, people do not develop the characteristic cough. Infants may just appear to be struggling to breathe with no cough at all. Remember that the whooping cough vaccine you received as a child eventually wears off. This may leave most teenagers and adults susceptible to the infection during an outbreak. Infants who are younger than 12 months and who are unvaccinated or have not received the full series of shots, are at the highest risk for developing this disease. The complications from developing pertussis are as follows for teenagers and adults: dehydration, bruised or cracked ribs, abdominal hernias, and broken blood vessels in the skin or the white of the eyes. Infants may be stricken with pneumonia, slowed or stopped breathing, dehydration or weight loss, and possibly seizures. To prevent this disease, get the pertussis vaccine. This can be given in combination with the tetanus and diphtheria shot s ordered by your doctor or health department. Healthy Recipe BBQ Chili-Glazed Salmon Servings 25 Ingredients and Seasonings 8 pounds salmon filet, trimmed fresh 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 ½ tablespoons Mrs. Dash 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce 2 cups barbecue sauce 3 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon granulated garlic ¼ cup apple juice Preparation Cut the salmon into 4 oz. filets, season with the Mrs. Dash evenly on both sides. Grill the seasoned salmon 2 minutes on each side just to brown them. Place in well-oiled 2” pans. Mix together the bbq sauce, honey, apple juice, sriracha, and granulated garlic in a container big enough to hold it. Glaze the salmon with the sauce evenly. Bake in a 325-degree F oven for 10-15 minutes until the inside is just slightly pink. Garnish with lemon and chopped green onion or parsley. Nutrition Information Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 198 calories; 6g fat (27.0% calories from fat); 29g protein; 5g carbohydrate; trace dietary fiber; 76mg cholesterol; 261 mg sodium. Exchanges: 0 grain (starch); 4 lean meat; 0 fruit; 0 fat; ½ other carbohydrates. Provided by Chef Robert “RJ” Johnson of the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education’s Lundeberg School of Seamanship Seafarers LOG 7 �At Sea and Ashore with the SIU HONORING WWII MARINER – SIU Asst. VP Nick Celona (right in photo above) presents a U.S. Congressional Commendation from Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) to The Hon. Judge Claude D. Perasso (Ret.) for his service as a mariner in World War II. The citation reads in part, “It’s only through the honorable and heroic service of veterans like Claude Perasso that victory was possible.” SEAFARER PUBLISHES POETRY – QMED Alvin Surrency last year published two books featuring his poetry. “Poetry is awesome but it is nothing without someone to share it with,” he noted. “People may see me on my phone and think I’m playing a game, but the majority of the time, I am writing.” Both books (“Full Circle” and “Intimate Triangle”) are available online. Surrency most recently sailed aboard the USNS Seay (U.S. Marine Management). SOLIDARITY IN KEYSTONE STATE – Seafarers turned out for a sizeable rally late last year in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where demonstrators urged emergency funding to fix unsafe and unhealthy conditions in schools. They packed the state capitol rotunda as word arrived that a fourth school in the city had to temporarily close due to asbestos. Pictured from left in the group photo are AB Julian Beasley, SIU Philadelphia Port Agent Joe Baselice, AB Jeff Beasley and SIU Safety Director Andre MacCray. State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D) is at the podium in the other photo. ABOARD GRAND CANYON STATE – Seafarers recently completed a 102-day mission aboard the Pacific Gulf Marine vessel. They shoved off from Alameda, California, and made stops in Korea, Diego Garcia, Kuwait and Dubai before returning to Alameda. Pictured from left are OS Qaid Alnaawi, QMED Jessie Ulibas, Chief Cook Brice Jackson, SA Nasser Alarqban, ABM Lawrence Tharp, ABM Saleem Mohamed, SA Marie Dailey, SIU Oakland Patrolman Adrian Fraccarolli, ABM Nasser Kassim, Wiper Ahmed Hussain, ABM Ali Nasser, GUDE Sari Alkarnoon, Oiler Anthony Henry, QMED Fernando Ortega, SA Yousef Alarqaban and ABM Arnel Resurreccion. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2020 �AT THE ALGONAC HALL – Seafarers (photo above) are pictured at the February membership meeting, undeterred by the snowstorm outside. At top right, SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak (holding paperwork) reads a report. The remaining photos show Seafarers receiving their respective books, each pictured with SIU Safety Director Gerret Jarman (right in each photo). AB Abdulaziz Alfakih (immediate right) receives his Aseniority book; GUDE Mossa Mohamed (center right) gets his B-book; GUDE Zaid Mesleh (far right) picks up his B-book. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU UNOFFICIAL CROWLEY REUNION – A number of retired members who sailed with Crowley Towing and Transportation turned out for the winter holiday gathering at the hiring hall in Jacksonville, Florida. Pictured from left with SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson (center) are retirees Capt. Mike Davis, Capt. Richard Fuller, Capt. Bobby Stearns, Chief Engineer Dennis Compton, Capt. Mike Getchell and Capt. Jim Daley. FULL BOOK IN OAKLAND – GUDE Emmanuel Nuez (right) picks up his full membership book at the hiring hall. He is pictured with Patrolman Adrian Fraccarolli. A-BOOK IN WILMINGTON – QEE Jared Cabasug (right) receives his A-seniority book at the hall in California. He’s pictured with Patrolman Jesse Sunga. WELCOME ASHORE IN NEW ORLEANS – Newly retired Seafarer Gary Spell (right, with SIU Port Agent Chris Westbrook) picks up his first pension check at the hiring hall. Spell sailed with the SIU beginning in 1971. He started in the deep-sea division and finished his career with Crescent Towing, where he most recently sailed as a licensed engineer. April 2020 SAFETY AWARD WINNERS – Congratulations to ABs Mariano Lino (left) and Rogelio Agustin for earning the monthly safety award aboard the Maersk Chicago in consecutive months (November and December). Recertified Bosun Karl Mayhew reports that his fellow Seafarers received their awards from vessel master Capt. Shawn Hughes. WELCOME ASHORE IN MOBILE – Two longtime Seafarers recently picked up their first respective pension checks at the hiring hall. Michael Hurst (left in photo at left, with Port Agent Jimmy White) spent the past 30 years working with Crescent Towing, where he ended his tenure as a licensed engineer. AB Lavern McDowell (left in photo at right, with White) also spent decades sailing with the SIU, most recently aboard the Delta Mariner. SAILING TO LONE STAR STATE – The SIU-crewed ARC Independence (operated by TOTE) is pictured in early February at Pier 10 in Galveston, Texas. The ship reflagged under the Stars and Stripes late last year and is part of the U.S. Maritime Security Program. Seafarers LOG 9 �Degree Completion The Union Plus Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program offers students from working families the opportunity to continue their education beyond an associate’s degree. This complement to the Union Plus Free College Program allows union members and their eligible family members to complete a bachelor’s degree at a highly discounted cost. Find out more about this and other great Union Plus programs by visiting unionplus.org. CREDIT CARDS WIRELESS DISCOUNTS MORTGAGE PROGRAM CAR RENTAL Learn more at unionplus.org 4/20 10 Seafarers LOG April 2020 �School Still Offers Culinary 2.0 The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education continues to offer Culinary 2.0 classes designed to help students boost their skills while complying with a new rule that took effect at the beginning of this 2020. Completing the coursework also is intended to aid individual shipping opportunities. Shipping Rule 5.A.(6), which went into effect January 1, 2020, states, “Within each class of seniority in the Steward Department, priority shall be given to those seamen who possess an advanced Culinary 2.0 certificate from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, in the event such program is being offered and that the seaman is registered in Group I, Steward Department.” While every new member of the steward department who completes their apprenticeship at the Paul Hall Center’s Lundeberg School of Seamanship will have successfully passed Culinary 2.0, it’s important to remem- ber that those already sailing as chief cooks and chief stewards must also take the coursework in order to exercise preference and priority beginning next year (unless they have received training after January 1, 2017 at the Piney Point, Maryland-based campus). For those seamen currently employed as permanent stewards aboard commercial vessels, they must attend Culinary 2.0 in order to maintain their current employment status. For those already sailing as chief cooks and chief stewards, there are two new revalidation courses that have been designed to ensure a consistent level of culinary training and efficiency: Orientation/Assessment Chief Steward 2.0 and Orientation/ Assessment Chief Cook 2.0. The courses are being offered regularly, but spaces are limited, so members are encouraged to plan ahead and enroll as soon as possible. For more information, contact your port agent and/ or the school’s admissions office. April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point..........................................Monday: April 6, May 4 Algonac..................................................Friday: April 10, May 8 Baltimore.................................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Guam...................................................Thursday: April 23, May 21 Honolulu..................................................Friday: April 17, May 15 Houston..................................................Monday: April 13, May 11 Jacksonville...........................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Joliet....................................................Thursday: April 16, May 14 Mobile.............................................Wednesday: April 15, May 13 New Orleans.............................................Tuesday: April 14, May 12 Jersey City.............................................Tuesday: April 7, May 5 Norfolk..................................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 Oakland..............................................Thursday: April 16, May 14 Philadelphia.....................................Wednesday: April 8, May 6 Port Everglades....................................Thursday: April 16, May 14 San Juan............................................Thursday: April 9, May 7 St. Louis...............................................Friday: April 17, May 15 Tacoma...................................................Friday: April 24, May 22 Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from Feb. 4-Mar. 3. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 4. Total Registered Port All Groups A B Total Shipped C C 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 25 ATTENTION SEAFARERS Another New Ship SPAD Works For You Contribute To The Seafarers Political Activities Donation SPAD April 2020 Trip Reliefs A All Groups B C 5 0 2 9 0 7 2 16 14 12 0 4 8 2 0 0 3 7 1 5 97 58 3 10 38 6 19 16 77 48 63 8 20 39 29 8 4 13 37 5 49 550 21 4 0 20 1 7 3 29 40 21 7 8 15 12 3 6 1 16 0 19 233 2 4 1 6 0 3 0 8 8 7 0 4 9 3 6 2 1 6 2 5 77 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 15 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 4 10 4 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 40 10 1 3 16 1 6 10 24 26 26 5 2 18 16 3 1 8 15 3 22 216 2 1 2 17 2 5 2 19 24 12 2 6 27 8 4 4 6 10 0 11 164 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 0 5 0 4 33 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 15 3 6 17 2 14 7 41 21 34 4 9 23 9 7 1 6 25 4 28 276 9 3 0 12 1 4 4 17 21 12 3 2 11 7 3 1 4 2 0 11 127 3 4 0 4 0 2 0 5 5 5 0 2 6 1 2 2 1 4 3 3 52 Deck Department 8 5 2 0 2 1 20 2 0 0 10 5 7 2 44 16 27 20 23 8 0 1 8 3 20 8 11 3 3 1 1 4 5 3 21 2 3 0 19 4 234 88 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 1 2 8 0 5 4 13 20 13 2 1 9 6 0 3 8 11 3 10 123 1 0 3 14 1 2 3 17 13 6 0 2 17 6 4 3 1 5 1 4 103 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 17 Engine Department 2 1 1 0 0 3 11 5 0 1 4 1 5 5 8 5 21 7 4 3 1 0 1 2 12 10 5 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 10 4 1 1 7 3 98 59 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 0 1 6 0 3 9 23 15 10 1 3 11 10 3 1 2 10 3 21 136 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 3 7 3 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 0 4 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 Steward Department 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 0 1 4 0 5 1 19 5 15 3 6 0 0 1 2 3 7 7 4 3 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 10 8 92 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 2 1 5 2 4 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 38 14 1 2 16 2 6 16 33 24 17 2 7 22 28 5 3 3 20 3 36 260 1 2 3 5 3 1 3 9 15 4 0 6 11 6 0 3 3 2 0 9 86 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 20 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 19 10 1 1 3 0 4 2 12 24 13 0 0 12 10 1 1 0 10 1 16 121 9 1 0 3 2 2 4 6 15 7 0 0 22 7 0 9 1 2 2 12 104 Entry Department 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 12 1 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 0 0 1 13 11 86 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 9 2 0 0 19 3 0 7 0 3 1 2 57 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 19 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 7 0 7 31 25 0 2 9 0 1 7 23 50 19 1 0 22 29 2 0 0 17 1 49 257 26 2 1 7 2 3 5 12 54 13 3 1 37 11 1 2 3 14 2 38 237 GRAND TOTAL: 554 392 187 102 194 1,057 740 367 Wilmington................................................Monday: April 20, May 18 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m Registered on Beach All Groups A B 435 273 Seafarers LOG 11 �The Midnight Sun docks in Tacoma, Washington. The new fueling station is part of the conversion project. The vessel is 840 feet long. LNG Conversion Project Continues SIU-Crewed Midnight Sun Completes First Shipyard Period T he Seafarers-crewed Midnight Sun is one step closer to running on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The TOTE Maritime Alaska vessel earlier this year completed a shipyard period during which it was equipped with a new aft deck, two 1,100 cubic meter LNG tanks and supporting infrastructure. Both of TOTE’s Orca-class ships – the Midnight Sun and the North Star – are converting to LNG propulsion through a lengthy but carefully planned process aimed at keeping them sailing as often as possible. It’s a four-year project, and a lot of the work is done while the vessels are in operation. The Midnight Sun currently is powered by four diesel engines. It sails between Tacoma, Washington, and Anchorage, Alaska twice a week. The next phase of its conversion will involve mechanical changes on two engines while the ship is in service, followed by a second shipyard period when the remaining engines are switched. The changes are slated for completion in 2022. According to Gianpaolo Benedetti, senior technical advisor for the seven-year-old Society for Gas as Marine Fuel, the size of the worldwide LNG-powered fleet is modest, but quickly growing. There are fewer than 200 deep-draft commercial vessels using LNG as a fuel, but more than 200 are on order, he said at a recent conference. TOTE said the conversions of its Orca-class ships “will drastically reduce air emissions … virtually eliminating sulfur oxides and particulate matter while drastically reducing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Reduced emissions will result in a healthier environment for Tacoma, Puget Sound and Anchorage, the communities in which TOTE Maritime operates.” The Midnight Sun’s first shipyard phase began in December. Work was performed at Seaspan Shipyards in Victoria, British Columbia. (The North Star completed its initial shipyard period in 2019 and should be fully converted in 2021.) Lee Peterson, who oversees the conversion project for TOTE, recently stated, “There was a desire and a need to keep these ships in operation as much as possible while we are doing this.” He said the vessels are “vital lifelines” to Alaska, and “that’s the reason we are doing this over such a long period of time.” The Jones Act vessels transport a wide range of cargoes, including cars, groceries, military vehicles, consumer electronics and much more. They were built in 2003 at General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego (a union yard). SIU Tacoma Port Agent Warren Asp, who provided the photos accompanying this story, serviced the ship Feb. 14 as it reentered service. “It was fun because we never get to see these ships empty like this, and they’re typically not in port for any more than nine or 10 hours,” he said. GUDEs Walid Saleh and Adrees Ahmed 12 Seafarers LOG The project includes a new aft deck, two 1,100 cubic meter LNG tanks and supporting infrastructure, as pictured above. The Midnight Sun’s conversion (photo below) to LNG fuel is slated for completion in 2022. Recertified Bosun Darryl Smith. AB Bakr Elbana OMUs Sotero Berame and Rolando Bundang April 2020 April 2020 Chief Cook Edwin Sebastian (left) helps make sure his shipmates are well-fed. Seafarers LOG 13 �Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Kate Hunt, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Inquiring Seafarer This month’s question was answered by students in the certified chief cook class at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. Question: What are some things you like about your job? Nakeya White Chief Cook I enjoy the fast-paced environment, and I love to cook and travel the world. I also enjoy meeting and cooking for people from multiple cultures and in different environments. I enjoy that we make great money and you’re able to widen your horizon on cooking and build your skill set. Kristina Jones Chief Cook The number one thing I love is being able to travel. The job is very flexible – you’re able to see the world and meet new people. I cook for my family, so I was able to apply basic cooking skills and maximize them in a professional way. There’s a lot of room for growth in this industry and the people that you meet are wonderful, on the ships and in the ports. Alex Emrick Chief Cook Just the camaraderie between fellow sailors. Positivity, learning experiences I go through on a dayto-day basis. Cooking on a ship is not an ordinary job…. The people that work in this industry, I’ll never meet on land. They’re characters. The money is good, too, and I love cooking, but the people are what keeps me coming back. Howard Brooks Chief Cook What I love about my job is being able to travel, run the steward department, upgrade, make a whole lot of money and do in life what I choose to do when I want to do it. It’s more than what I expected – I see parts of the world I’d never heard of and that people couldn’t imagine. I’ve been able to take vacations in other countries I hadn’t seen on a map. I love everything about it. Carlos Colon De Jesus Chief Cook Travel, meeting new people and of course the money. That’s why I’m here. And I love cooking. But the number one reason I stick with it is the money. I have a wife and a daughter who’s 11 months old, and the money I earn at sea covers everything. Seth Alonzo Chief Cook You’re always learning, through new experiences and classes at the school. For me, it’s all about getting out of your comfort zone and trying new things. I also really enjoy the social aspect, and the camaraderie of the kitchen. I had never worked on a ship before this job, so this is all new to me. Pic From The Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This snapshot from the LOG’s archives was taken at the Maritime Trades Department winter meeting in 1985, in Florida. Pictured from left are OPEIU President John Kelly, SIU President Frank Drozak and MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean Ingrao. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 14 Seafarers LOG April 2019 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA recently worked on the Overseas Nikiski. He settled in Reno, Nevada. NABASSIN ADEDOUAWONGOBOU Brother Nabassin Adedouawongobou, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1998, initially sailing on the Global Mariner. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2010. Brother Adedouawongobou last sailed on the Maersk Kentucky. He lives in Bronx, New York. TODD EASLEY Brother Todd Easley, 65, began shipping with the union in 1999 when he sailed aboard the USNS Kane. He worked in the steward department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Easley most recently sailed on the William R. Button. He resides in Loganville, Georgia. JOSE GAMBOA Brother Jose Gamboa, 67, signed on with the SIU in 1994, initially sailing aboard the Independence. He upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school and sailed in all three departments. Brother Gamboa’s final vessel was the Horizon Anchorage. He makes his home in Lancaster, California. RAYMOND GARCIA Brother Raymond Garcia, 62, started his career with the Seafarers in 1982 when he shipped on the Independence. He was a steward department member and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Garcia most recently sailed aboard the Horizon Enterprise. He lives in Novato, California. STEPHEN GRIER Brother Stephen Grier, 65, joined the union in 1990, initially sailing aboard the Overseas Boston. He shipped in the deck department and concluded his career on the Horizon Anchorage. Brother Grier calls Everett, Washington, home. JOEL MILLER Brother Joel Miller, 65, joined the SIU in 1973 when he sailed on the Houston. He upgraded often at the Piney Point school and primarily worked in the deck department. Brother Miller’s last vessel was the Lightning. He lives in West Covina, California. TEOFILO MOJARES Brother Teofilo Mojares, 66, began shipping with the union in 2011, initially sailing on the Keystone State. Brother Mojares was a deck department member and most recently shipped aboard the Pride of America. He is a resident of Lakewood, Washington. PHILEMON QUITORIANO Brother Philemon Quitoriano, 68, signed on with the SIU in 1992. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Quitoriano’s first vessel was the Independence; his last, the Horizon Reliance. He lives in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Brother Rupert Henry, 65, signed on with the Seafarers in 2005 when he sailed on the Pride of Aloha. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions and sailed in both the deck and steward departments. Brother Henry most recently sailed aboard a Patriot ship. He lives in Tacoma, Washington. BRIAN MCELENEY Brother Brian McEleney, 61, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1981, initially sailing aboard the Independence. A steward department member, he upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. Brother McEleney most April 2020 Brother Mark MacRury, 61, became a member of the SIU in 1978 when he worked for H&M Lake Transport. He sailed in all three departments and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother MacRury last shipped on the Burns Harbor. He resides in Hale, Michigan. JOEL MARKLE Brother Joel Markle, 65, signed on with the union in 1980, initially sailing on the Paul Thayer. He was a steward department member and upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother Markle last sailed aboard the USNS Curtiss. He settled in Kinde, Michigan. INLAND Brother Daniel Seagle, 60, donned the SIU colors in 1979, initially sailing aboard the Oakland. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Seagle most recently sailed on the Horizon Anchorage. He calls Lake Stevens, Washington, home. Brother Richard Wilson, 67, began sailing with the SIU in 1989 when he shipped out aboard the Frances Hammer. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions and was a member of the deck department. Brother Wilson’s final vessel was the Sunshine State. He lives in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania. GREAT LAKES MARTIN HOCHSTAFL Brother Martin Hochstafl, 65, joined the union in 2000, when he shipped on the John Boland. The engine department member upgraded his skills at the Paul Hall Center in 2007. Brother Hochstafl concluded his career aboard the Burns Harbor. He resides in Ashland, Wisconsin. the Piney Point school in 1969. He makes his home in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. DONALD DOUGLAS Brother Donald Douglas, 62, became a member of the SIU in 1979, initially working with Allied Transportation. The deck department member upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Douglas was most recently employed by Penn Maritime. He resides in Charles City, Virginia. KEITH RUBIO Brother Keith Rubio, 62, joined the SIU in 1976. A deck department member, he sailed with Crescent Towing and Salvage for his entire career. Brother Rubio makes his home in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. GARY SPELL MICHAEL HURST Brother Michael Hurst, 64, signed on with the SIU in 1977 when he worked for Gulf Marine. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother Hurst sailed in both the deck and engine departments. He last worked for Crescent Towing and Salvage and lives in Irvington, Alabama. Brother Gary Spell, 65, started sailing with the union in 1971, initially working aboard the La Salle. He upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school within his first year. Brother Spell was an engine department member. He most recently worked for Crescent Towing and Salvage and resides in Perkinston, Mississippi. RICHARD ALLEN Brother Richard Allen, 63, embarked on his career with the SIU in 1993. He was first employed with HVIDE Marine and primarily sailed in the engine department. Brother Allen last worked for Seabulk Towing, aboard the Samson. He lives in Nederland, Texas. DANIEL SEAGLE RICHARD WILSON RUPERT HENRY MARK MACRURY JOSE ALVAREZ Brother Jose Alvarez, 62, joined the Seafarers in 1978 when he sailed aboard the Achilles. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 1985. Brother Alvarez was last employed with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. He makes his home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. ADDISON BELL Brother Addison Bell, 68, donned the SIU colors in 1989, initially working for Luedtke Engineering. He sailed in the deck department and concluded his career working for OLS Transport. Brother Bell resides in Hubbell, Michigan. BERTRAND CAMUS Brother Bertrand Camus, 67, joined the union in 1977. He worked for Crescent Towing and Salvage for the duration of his career. Brother Camus primarily sailed in the engine department, and upgraded at WILLIAM MULHOLLAND Brother William Mulholland, 55, started his career with the union in 1990 when he worked for American Overseas Marine. He was a deck department member and was most recently employed with Crowley. Brother Mulholland is a resident of Sewell, New Jersey. JOHN NONDORF Brother John Nondorf, 62, began his career with the Seafarers in 1977, initially working with National Marine Service. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center in 1983. Brother Nondorf last worked for Crowley Towing and Transportation. He makes his home in Jefferson City, Missouri. DAVID PARADELAS Brother David Paradelas, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1991, initially sailing board the Sugar Island. He was a deck department member and sailed with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock for the duration of his career. Brother Paradelas resides in Belleview, Florida. MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ RAMOS Brother Miguel Rodriguez Ramos, 62, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1977 when he sailed aboard the Humacao. He shipped in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Rodriguez Ramos worked for Crowley Puerto Rico Services for most of his career. He lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CHARLES TAYLOR Brother Charles Taylor, 62, became a member of the SIU in 1978 when he worked for HVIDE Marine. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Taylor most recently sailed aboard the Samson. He lives in Groves, Texas. GARY WATERS Brother Gary Waters, 65, began his career with the SIU in 1978. He first worked for IBC Company, and sailed in the deck department. Brother Waters was last employed by Interstate Oil. He lives in Cochranville, Pennsylvania. CHARLES WISLER Brother Charles Wisler, 62, signed on with the union in 2008 and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center within his first year. Brother Wisler was a deck department member and was employed by Crowley for his entire career. He is a resident of Philadelphia. MARK WYN Brother Mark Wyn, 65, joined the SIU in 2004, initially sailing aboard the Coast Range. He upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school and was a member of the deck department. Brother Wyn last sailed with G&H Towing. He calls Corpus Christi, Texas, home. Seafarers LOG 15 �Final Departures DEEP SEA BERNARD BOLES Pensioner Bernard Boles, 95, passed away January 18. He joined the SIU in 1943. An engine department member, Brother Boles first sailed aboard the Devils Lake. He last shipped on the Del Viento and went on pension in 1982. Brother Boles was a resident of Wheeling, West Virginia. STEVEN DUDLEY Pensioner Steven Dudley, 71, died January 21. He began his career with the SIU in 2001, initially sailing aboard the John Paul Bobo. Brother Dudley was a deck department member and last shipped on the Horizon Kodiak. He became a pensioner in 2019 and settled in Gig Harbor, Washington. DUDLEY JAMES Pensioner Dudley James, 70, passed away January 21. He signed on with the SIU in 1992 when he sailed on the Independence. Brother James worked in the deck department. He last sailed aboard the Maersk Kentucky and went on pension in 2015. He made his home in Guyana. MARJORIE MACK Pensioner Marjorie Mack, 74, died February 3. She began her career with the union in 1991, initially sailing aboard the Sealift Arabian Sea. Sister Mack shipped in the steward department. She last sailed on the President Polk before going on pension in 2010. Sister Mack called Norfolk, Virginia, home. ROBERT STAFFORD Brother Robert Stafford, 68, passed away January 2. He embarked on his career with the SIU in 2000 when he shipped aboard the USNS Petersburg. Brother Stafford sailed as an engine department member. He last shipped on the Maersk Seletar, and resided in the Philippines. RAMLI SULAIMAN Pensioner Ramli Sulaiman, 80, died January 25. He became a member of the SIU in 1991 when he shipped aboard the Hawaii. Brother Sulaiman primarily sailed in the engine department and last shipped on the Alliance Norfolk. He retired in 2009 and was a resident of New York. GREAT LAKES WILLIAM PADGETT Pensioner William Padgett, 74, passed away February 15. He signed on with the Seafarers in 1976, initially sailing on the Merle McCurdy. Brother Padgett was a deck department member and concluded his career on the Indiana Harbor. He went on pension in 2012 and called Superior, Wisconsin, home. PHILIP PIFER Pensioner Philip Pifer, 67, passed away January 29. He joined the union in 1972 and first sailed aboard the Columbia. Brother Pifer worked in the deck department and last sailed on the Alpena. He went on pension in 2009 and resided in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. INLAND WILLIAM AMAN Pensioner William Aman, 67, died February 29. He donned the SIU colors in 1998 when he worked on the Manhattan Island. Brother Aman was a member of the engine department and most recently sailed on the Sugar Island. He started collecting his pension in 2014 and lived in LaBelle, Florida. JOHN COOK Brother John Cook, 59, passed away November 7. Born in Houston, he started sailing with the SIU in 2005. Brother Cook was a deck department member and worked for OSG Ship Management for the duration of his career. He resided in Ingleside, Texas. WILLIAM HYNSON Pensioner William Hynson, 90, died February 5. Signing on with the SIU in 1967, he first worked for Berg Towing. Brother Hynson was a member of the deck department. He last shipped with Interstate Oil and became a pensioner in 1995. Brother Hynson lived in Rock Hall, Maryland. LINLEY MCDONALD Pensioner Linley McDonald, 78, passed away February 4. He joined the SIU in 1970 when he worked for National Marine Ser- vice. Sailing in the deck department, Brother McDonald remained with the same company for his entire career. He began collecting his pension in 2006 and was a resident of Kenedy, Texas. RICHARD NICHOLAS Pensioner Richard Nicholas, 70, died January 3. He started shipping with the union in 1990 when he sailed aboard the Frances Hammer. Brother Nicholas was a deck department member. He last shipped on the Dodge Island, and became a pensioner in 2011. Brother Nicholas lived in Bay Minette, Alabama. JAMES WALTON Pensioner James Walton, 92, passed away March 1. Signing on with the SIU in 1951, he first sailed on the Pan Atlantic. Brother Walton shipped in the deck department and was last employed by McAllister Towing. He retired in 1989 and made his home in Philadelphia. NMU NATHANIEL BROWN Pensioner Nathaniel Brown, 88, died January 18. He was an NMU member prior to the 2001 merger with the Seafarers International Union. Brother Brown became a pensioner in 1987 and resided in Norfolk, Virginia, his home state. In addition to the foregoing individuals, the following union members have also passed away. Insufficient information was available to develop summaries of their respective careers. NAME Brinkley, Calvin De Jesus, Jose Foster, David French, James Howard, Herbert Isenhour, Henry Velez, Rafael AGE 78 84 87 93 95 92 81 DOD 02/01/2020 12/20/2019 02/17/2020 02/17/2020 01/08/2020 01/14/2020 02/21/2020 MICHAEL YARBROUGH Pensioner Michael Yarbrough, 65, died December 20. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1979, initially working for Dravo Basic Materials. A deck department member, Brother Yarbrough concluded his career working for Crescent Towing and Salvage. He retired in 2015 and made his home in Gulf Shores, Alabama. ROBERT MULL Pensioner Robert Mull, 86, passed away February 3. He joined the SIU in 1960 when he sailed on the Sentry. Brother Mull was a deck department member and last worked for Crowley Towing and Transportation. He made his home in Newton, North Carolina. RODOLFO ORLANDA Pensioner Rodolfo Orlanda, 80, died January 24. He started sailing with the SIU in 1987, initially shipping on the USNS Stalwart. Brother Orlanda sailed in the deck department and concluded his career on the Samuel L. Cobb. He retired in 2005 and lived in the Philippines. VINCENT SANCHEZ Pensioner Vincent Sanchez, 84, died February 25. He signed on with the union in 1956, sailing first on the Fairland. Brother Sanchez was a member of the steward department and last shipped on the Liberty Wave in 1996. He went on pension the same year and called Slidell, Louisiana, home. 16 Seafarers LOG With Seafarers Aboard the Alpena Pictured aboard the Alpena (Inland Lakes Management) are (group photo, from left) Second Mate Scott Murray, Conveyorman Josh Macnicol, SIU Safety Director Gerret Jarman and AB Thomas Martin III. Murray is receiving his probationary book, while Macnicol is receiving his A-book. Jarman noted that he and Macnicol are not related. Photos were taken last month in Cleveland. April 2020 �The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings MAERSK KENSINGTON (Maersk Line, Limited), December 27 – Chairman Basil D’Souza, Secretary Johnny Sawyer, Educational Director Ralph Garner. Bagless vacuum cleaners needed aboard ship. Chairman thanked crew for staying safe and encouraged members to donate to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activity Donation, the union’s voluntary political action fund). Members discussed pension and vacation benefits. A good trip was reported by secretary. More cereal and snacks needed for crew. Educational director reminded members to keep up with documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members requested adjustments to pension and vacation pay/accrual. Crew discussed ways to word contract to avoid loopholes and make it easily understood. Members requested longer-lasting stores and discussed budget allowance. Vote of thanks given to steward department for good food. Next port: New York. LIBERTY PEACE (North Star Shipping), December 29 – Chairman George Perry, Secretary Michael Todman, Engine Delegate Luis Fernandez, Steward Delegate Beverly Williams. Chairman announced payoff in Freeport, Texas. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship not receiving new DVDs or books. Bosun reviewed SHBP benefits. Members requested increases to benefits. OVERSEAS NIKISKI (Overseas Ship Management), December 31– Chairman Charles Hill, Secretary Richard Sanderson, Educational Director Kyle Miller, Engine Delegate Larry Rawlins, Steward Delegate Francisco Zuniga Arzu. Crew still waiting for new mattresses. They discussed current restriction to ship and asked for assistance. Secretary suggested signing up for Seafarers 401(k) and went over improved dental benefits. Educational director urged members to upgrade at the Paul Hall Center. No beefs or disputed OT reported. OCEAN GRAND (Crowley), January 5 – Chairman Reny Arzu, Secretary Abel Reyna, Educational Director Devin Zug, Engine Delegate Dennis Blake, Steward Delegate Charles Mitchell. Dayman requested by bosun. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested extra help in engine department. Members asked for better linen sheets, blankets, towels and pillows. MAERSK KINLOSS (Maersk Line, Limited), January 5 – Chairman Rufino Giray, Secretary Caezar Mercado, Educational Director Julian Avila. Chairman thanked steward department for great food, particularly during the holidays. Secretary reminded other steward department members to take Culinary 2.0 class. Educational director encouraged members to upgrade at the Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members requested more transformers for each room and noted slow Wi-Fi service. Two new refrigerators in galley. GLOBAL SENTINEL (SubCom), January 9 – Chairman Lee Hardman, Secretary Frances-Brian Bautista, Educational Director Aaron Ellis. Crew discussed garbage separation. Chairman instructed crew to report issues as they arise and to clean up after themselves. Deck department working on stripping and waxing ship. Lounges are set up for Wi-Fi. Slop chest open when needed. Portland departure early February and Hawaii ETA first week of March. Secretary reminded members to place trash in garbage room and bag up dirty laundry upon departure. Educational director reported dead light in staterooms. He encouraged crew to upgrade whenever possible. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members were reminded about keeping laundry room stocked. PELICAN STATE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), January 12 – Chairman Sanjay Gupta, Secretary Gregory Lynch, Educational Director Christopher Kirchhofer, Deck Delegate Ahmed Mohammed Ghaleb, Engine Delegate Jose Bonita, Steward Delegate Carlos Diaz. Chairman talked about taking care of equipment. He discussed policies and procedures for handling garbage. Chairman informed members of available benefit plans pamphlets. Secretary went over new steward classes at Paul Hall Center. Educational director advised crew to be mindful of expiration dates and to renew any necessary documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for updated status of Wi-Fi. Bosun thanked steward department for good food. Members asked about lack of heat in staterooms. MAERSK SELETAR (Maersk Line, Limited), January 13 – Chairman Hanapiah Ismail, Secretary Steven Dickson, Educational Director Charles Packer, Deck Delegate Gary Mann, Engine Delegate Lawrence Brooks, Steward Delegate Danilo Florendo. New gym equipment purchased. Chairman announced payoff at sea. He commended all members for a job well done and reminded them to leave clean rooms for oncoming crew. Secretary urged crew to update and renew documents well in advance. Educational director advised members to upgrade at the Paul Hall Center as often as possible to take advantage of advancement opportunities. He encouraged everyone to enroll in the Seafarers 401(k) plan and to donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew read president’s report from latest LOG and discussed progress made by SIU and the role that Piney Point plays in the maritime industry. Two refrigerators in crew quarters need replacement or repair. Vote of thanks given to deck department for keeping areas clean. Steward department thanked for a job well done. Members requested a streaming device for lounge. Crew asked about tour of duty completion bonus for reliefs that consecutively sail aboard Maersk ships. Washing machine needs repair or replacement. Members request increase in pension and vacation pay. Next port: Newark, New Jersey. CHEMICAL PIONEER (USS Transport), January 26 – Chairman Gerald Alford, Secretary Leslie Davis, Engine Delegate Tad Van. Chairman talked about SPAD, the union’s voluntary political action fund, and union loyalty after reading president’s report. Secretary reminded members to upgrade at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center. Crew asked captain to be more attentive to arrival time of reliefs and would like copies of contract. JEAN ANNE (Pasha), January 26 – Chairman Noel Camacho, Secretary Ismael Garayua, Educational Director Stanley Golden, Engine Delegate Yahya Mohamed, Steward Delegate Abrahem Elsawy. Chairman reminded crew to keep STCW documents up to date and renew six months in advance. Patrolman came aboard to review shipyard information. Secretary urged crew to keep ship sanitation up to standards. Educational director advised members to obtain documents on time and upgrade at Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed union scholarship applications that can be found online. Members read president’s report and were shown how to find it online. Members asked for availability of cigarettes in slop chest. New computers to be installed. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt April 2020 requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Seafarers LOG 17 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Information The following is a schedule of courses at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, for the next several months. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Gap Closing Courses MSC Storekeeper Basic August 17 September 4 MSC Supply Configuration Management September 7 October 2 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Able Seafarer Deck April 20 June 22 AB to Mate Modules May 8 July 10 Modules must be taken in order. Those who are not in the mates program cannot apply for these courses. Contact the Admissions Office for further details. Advanced Meteorology May 4 May 8 Advanced Shiphandling May 11 May 22 Advanced Stability April 27 May 1 ARPA August 3 Bosun Recertification ECDIS Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Refer Containers May 4 May 15 BAPO May 18 June 12 Engineroom Resource Management August 24 August 28 FOWT April 20 May 15 Junior Engineer Program April 20 June 12 Machinist June 29 July 17 Marine Electrician June 29 July 31 Marine Refer Tech May 18 June 26 Pumpman July 20 July 24 Welding April 27 May 15 Steward Department Courses Advanced Galley Operations Chief Cook June 15 July 10 Modules run every other week. Contact Admissions for exact date. Chief Steward May 4 July 13 June 12 August 21 August 7 Galley Operations May 18 June 12 July 20 August 3 Orientation/Assessment Chief Cook 2.0 May 25 October 12 May 29 October 16 April 27 May 11 May 1 May 15 Orientation/Assessment Chief Steward 2.0 July 20 August 10 July 24 August 14 April 13 April 20 April 17 April 24 GMDSS July 6 July 17 Basic Training Revalidation Lifeboat May 4 June 29 July 27 August 24 September 21 October 19 May 15 July 10 August 7 September 4 October 2 October 30 April 10 April 17 May 1 April 10 April 17 May 1 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation May 11 June 1 May 15 June 5 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting Leadership and Management Skills August 31 September 4 April 27 June 22 May 1 June 26 Radar Renewal (one day) Contact the PHC Admissions Office Government Vessels Radar Observer July 20 July 31 April 13 May 4 May 25 June 8 April 17 May 8 May 29 June 12 RFPNW May 18 June 12 Medical Care Provider 100 Ton Master August 17 September 4 April 20 June 29 April 24 July 3 Fast Rescue Boat UPGRADING APPLICATION Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth __________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member † Lakes Member † Inland Waters Member † If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #_________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? † Yes †�No If yes, class # and dates attended __________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? †Yes †�No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 18 Seafarers LOG Safety/Open Upgrading Courses COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/20 April 2020 �Paul Hall Center Classes Apprentice Water Survival Class #857 – Graduated November 29 (above, in alphabetical order): Charles Broadnax II, Jared Castriota, Kevin Cromer Jr., Cristian Curet-Lara, Edward Harnish, Kendall Harris, Oscar Krowicki, Robert Lange, Jamal Matthews, D’Aritis Mitchell, Aaron Moore Jr., Eric Amauris Rivas-Martinez, Juan Rafael Santiago-Robles and Micah Young. Water Survival (Upgraders) – Graduated November 11: Lamar Doctor (above, left) and Edward Molesky Jr. Government Vessels – Graduated November 22 (above, in alphabetical order): Briana Davis, Christoher Kluth, Dave Martin II, Yolanda Ortega-Velez and Emmanuel Outeiral. Welding – Graduated November 8: Clinton Cephas (above, left) and Abel Vazquez Torres (center). Instructor Chris Raley is at the right. April 2020 ECDIS – Graduated November 22: Michael Norman (above, center) and Jamie Norsworthy (right). Patrick Schoenberger, their instructor, is at the left. Seafarers LOG 19 �Paul Hall Center Classes UA to FOWT – Graduated November 8 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): William Alston III, Joshua Nino Bonita, Kevin Brown, Daveyon Burton, Micah Champion, Timothy Jones, Joshua Mann, Ivan Meza, Brandon Reed, Quinton Sashington and Harry Whitney IV. UA to AS-D – Graduated November 8 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Bradley Bagwell, Steven Bryant, Steven Ellis Jr., Luis Felipe Flores Ramos, Joshua Gail, Jovanni Capistrano Garcenila, Christian Miguel Mercado Nunez, Mykel Potter, Jamel Smith, Lucas Tiderman and John Wattam. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Junior Engineer (Basic Electricity) – Graduated November 22 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Rahsaan Alexander, David Cornelius, Raphael Henson, Sebastian Krowicki, Karl Morrow Jr., Raymond Manlangit Orosco, Matthew Palmer, Tyler Summersill, Bryan Velazquez, Derrick Walker II and Renita Walker. Class instructor Christopher Morgan is at the far right. Machinist – Graduated November 8 (above, in alphabetical order): Michael Banks, Raibonne Charles, Bobby Conner II, Justin Dangelo, Christopher Edwards, Terren Fields, Reynaldo Bermudez Lacayo, Edward Molesky Jr., Robert Neff, Teresa Rowland, Edward Williams and Igor Vasylovych Yakunkov. Instructor Keith Adamson is at the far right. 20 Seafarers LOG April 2020 �Paul Hall Center Classes Tank Ship Familiarization LG – Graduated November 15 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Saleh Abubakar Ahmed, Hisham Almraisi, Stanley Bailey, Breon Boyd, Ernest Carlos, Melgar Dadivas Daguio, Lamar Doctor, Brian Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Rasheed Lee, Marissa Gatbunton Lopez, Jerry Miraflor Maya Jr., Primus Nkemnyi, Jose Rigoberto Norales, Andres NunezRochez, John Rascon, Jonathan White and Saddam Mohamed Yahia. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Government Vessels – Graduated November 22 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Michael Banks, Edwin Bunda, Rolando Dayao Calimlim, Jose Felipe Clotter, Briana Davis, Christopher Edwards, Jose Guerrero, Robert Haggerty, Vicki Haggerty, Kyjon Jones, Christopher Kluth, William Lima, Reginald Macon, Dave Martin II, Jason Newsham, Yolanda Ortega-Velez, Emmanuel Outeiral, Eric Reich, Teresa Rowland, Armilton Sawali, James Sieger and Tyrell Nasheed Thabit. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Pumpman – Graduated November 15 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Michael Banks, Raibonne Charles, Bobby Conner II, Justin Dangelo, Christopher Edwards, Terren Fields, Reynaldo Lacayo-Bermudez, Edward Molesky Jr., Robert Neff, Teresa Rowland, Edward Williams and Igor Vasylovych Yakunkov. Marine Electrician – Graduated November 15 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Christian Bryant, Laura Hollar, Reginald Hunter, Gajatri Normatova and Martin O’Brien. Sterling Cox, their instructor, is at the far left. April 2020 Seafarers LOG 21 �Paul Hall Center Classes RFPNW (Phase III) – Graduated December 6 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Dominick Bach, Keegan Brown, Campbell Busbey, Juan Carlos Chevalier, Leonard DeLeon, Evan Dize, Susha Dore, Dakota Guthrie, Mark McCarthy, Steven McKelvey, Lydia Robinson, Joseph Stiklickas, Trevion Williams and Daniel Wood. Upon the completion of their training, each plans to work in the deck departments of SIU-contracted vessels. BAPO (Phase III) – Graduated December 6 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Freeman Adamson, Caleb Andresen, Oswaldo Jose Barrera, Thomas Bateman, Erl Jan Encina, Liam Flanagan, Frankinns Joseph, Thomas Koncul, Cristian Efrain Lalin, Tyler Maddox, Timothy McDonald, Shawn McDowell, David Palumbo, Corey Reseburg, Benjamin Scott, Randy Jahid Slue, Calvetta Taylor, Tara Trillo, Joseph Vaccarino, Kamaul Wells and Joel Williams. Class instructor John Wiegman III is third from left in the front row. Each plans to work in the engine department of union-contracted vessels upon the completion of their training. Galley Ops (Phase III) – Graduated December 6 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Arielle Collier, Quandell Freeman, Kevin Johnson Jr., Paul Pedro Mena, Samuel Ortiz Reyes, Emir Omar Quinones Torres, Jarek Stephan Ramos Santos, Cody Rawlings and Anthony Simpkins. Once their training is completed, each plans to work in the steward department of SIU-crewed vessels. 22 Seafarers LOG April 2020 �Paul Hall Center Classes Chief Cook 2.0 – Graduated November 8 (above, in alphabetical order): Saleh Abubakar Ahmed, Christopher Coston, Theophil Igielski and Helida Sambula Lorenzo. Chief Steward 2.0 – Graduated November 22 (above, in alphabetical order): Mohammad Badawy Abou Abdou, Samuel Harris, Joel Aliaga Molinos, George Monseur and Donald Williams. Chief Cook 2.0 – Graduated December 13 (above, in alphabetical order): Freddie Costales Castro, Arnell George, Yolanda Martinez, Lissette Ramirez and Richard Salazar Torres. Certified Chief Cook (Module 2) – Graduated November 15 (above, from left): Kyjon Jones and Craig Sorrell. Chief Steward – Graduated December 6 (above, from left): Matthew Conyac, Robeson Carrier and Quentin Hood. Galley Operations – Graduated December 6 (above, in alphabetical order): Salahi Saleh Abdullah Al Salahi, Crystal Cobbs, Ali Nagi Mohamed and James St. Amand. Certified Chief Cook (Module 5) – Graduated December 27 (above, in alphabetical order): Kent Arroyo, Brian Kluth Jr., Edward Lamb Jr., and Eugene Williams Jr. April 2020 Chief Steward 2.0 - Graduated December 6 (above, in alphabetical order): Anthony Jacobson, Lorraine Keelen, Philip Paquette, Mohamed Musa Shibly and Thessolonian Smith. Seafarers LOG 23 �VOLUME 82, NO. 4 APRIL 2020 Text “Join” to 97779 To Sign Up for SIU Text Alerts O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Seafarers Deliver In ‘Deep Freeze’ The crew of the tanker Maersk Peary mark their arrival at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (All photos on this page by Sarah Burford) S eafarers continue to answer the call from McMurdo Station in Antarctica every year, and Operation Deep Freeze 2020 proved to be no exception. Three SIU-crewed ships made the annual journey, aided by the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star. The first vessel to arrive was the containership MV Ocean Giant, operated by Waterman Steamship, carrying more than 6,000 tons of supplies such as frozen and dry food stores, building materials, vehicles, electronic equipment and parts. These supplies account for nearly 80 percent of the items needed for the continued year-round manning of the scientific research station. The Ocean Giant also delivered a Marine Causeway System, a 65-ton pier that was assembled and installed to be used this year instead of the longstanding ice pier at McMurdo Station, which sustained damage over the The SLNC Magothy is one of three Seafarers-crewed vessels that participated in this year’s Operation Deep Freeze. The SIU-crewed Maersk Peary (right) conducts an at-sea fuel transfer with the U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaker Polar Star en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. previous year and was unusable for offload. Once the supplies were delivered, the vessel was loaded with containers of backload, as well as ice-core samples for scientific study and returned to Port Hueneme, California. The MT Maersk Peary, operated by Maersk Line, Limited, arrived second. Once there, the 590-foot tanker offloaded nearly eight million gallons of diesel and jet fuel, which will supply the station for a full year. After the Peary began the return voyage, the SLNC Magothy, operated by Argent Marine, arrived, carrying 5,000 metric tons of construction materials and equipment to be used in an expansion project at McMurdo Station. The Magothy then backloaded the temporary pier and returned to the U.S. SIU members sailing aboard the Ocean Giant included Bosun James Minckler, ABs Jamila King, William Kovacs and Somitya Rana, QE4s Rahsaan Alexander, Jared Latta and Sebastian Krowicki, Electrician Vladimir Loutaev, GUDE Brianna Ashley, Steward/Baker Joshua Bingham, ACU Tuliga Fuega and Apprentice Charles Fischer Jr. The SIU crew of the Maersk Peary included Recertified Bosun Ronald Paradise, ABs Lloyd La Beach, Travis Golightly, Nicholas Hoffman, David Kennedy and June Kirk Margaja, QE4 Rene Hallasgo, Pumpman Rickey Yancey, Wiper Johnny Matthews, Recertified Steward Tony Spain, Chief Cook John Chaney and Steward Assistant Dave Martin. The Seafarers aboard the SLNC Magothy included Recertified Bosun Abdul Hassan, ABs Jerry Gemeniano and Ronald Wikstrom, Oilers Keith Carswell and Jarvis Carter, Steward Baker Tamara Houston and ACU Abdulla Quraish. All three vessels were charted by the U.S. Military Sealift Command. This season, delays in schedules gave the Peary the chance to do an at-sea fuel transfer with the Polar Star on the way to Antarctica. “The slow trudging, wedged together in the ice with Polar Star provided an opportunity to perform a lightering operation,” said the Peary’s Capt. E.M. Hatton. “With only one pump running, we discharged 534,000 gallons of fuel over two days. The operation provided a dress rehearsal for the larger discharge to follow.” Operation Deep Freeze is a joint service, ongoing Defense Support to Civilian Authorities activity in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program. SIU members have participated in the annual mobilization for decades. The Seafarers-crewed Ocean Giant conducts cargo offloads at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in mid-January. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2020 Description An account of the resource Headlines: STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS ADDRESS CHANGE FOR SEAFARERS HEADQUARTERS ACTING DHS SECRETARY BACKS JONES ACT PUERTO RICO RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE STUDY STRESSES VALUE OF JONES ACT, MARITIME INDUSTRIAL BASE FORMER CONGRESSMAN DEFENDS U.S. SHIPBUILDING SEAFARERS MOURN PASSING OF FRANK PECQUEX UNION, AMA-REPRESENTED COMPANIES SIGN OFF ON ARRAY OF CORONAVIRUS PROTECTIVE PROTOCOLS WHOOPING COUGH COULD AFFECT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS AGE SPECTRUM LNG CONVERSION PROJECTS CONTINUES SEAFARERS DELIVER IN 'DEEP FREEZE' Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/2020 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VOLUME 82, NO. 4 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/90c252aa404d1798734d893dc595c3bf.pdf 21c4b4b1fc4289b782a2d050ec58c0bc PDF Text Text APRIL 2021 VOLUME 83, NO. 4 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O SIU Excels During Tanker Exercise Operation Underscores Reliability of U.S. Crews & Ships Two Seafarers-crewed vessels – the Maersk Peary and the USNS Laramie – recently conducted an underway replenishment exercise near Crete. The mission’s success highlighted the U.S. Merchant Marine’s dependability. Crew members on the Maersk Peary are pictured immediately below, while the photo at right shows both ships (Peary at left, Laramie at right). Page 20. Crew Assists in Rescue The SIU-crewed Padre Island (Great Lakes Dredge and Dock) recently helped save a family of six whose boat was sinking off the Florida coast. In the photo below, one of the family members transfers from the Coast Guard cutter Sea Dragon to a sheriff’s office vessel, prior to heading back ashore. (Photo courtesy of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office) Page 4. Seafarers Support Community SIU members and officials recently assisted with widespread community outreach in Houston following a devastating winter storm. In photo above, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (at podium) praises the volunteer efforts of local area unions. SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey is fourth from left. Page 4. WWII Mariner Recalls SS Henry Bacon Saga Former Seafarer Dick Burbine, 95, is the last living survivor of the SS Henry Bacon’s final crew. He still celebrates being rescued from the 1945 sinking on the Murmansk Run. Pages 10-11. Unions Back Relief Bill Page 3 PRO Act Passes House Page 5 �President’s Report Time for Growth Earlier this year, the SIU teamed up with several other maritime unions to share our blueprint for American maritime growth with the new administration. In modern times, there have been long stretches where it felt as if the best-case scenario for our industry was simply hanging on. That is absolutely not the case today, and we’ve got to capitalize on this very real opportunity to boost our manpower pool, build new ships, and grow our fleet. Many of you know that President Biden and Vice President Harris are longtime backers of the U.S. Merchant Marine. This was evident during last year’s campaign and again when the administration issued its Buy American executive order in late January. That document specifically stated strong support for the Jones Act, a critical maritime law that helps maintain hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Michael Sacco That’s not the only good news we’ve reported in recent months. The establishment of a Tanker Security Fleet bodes well for not just our industry but our country, as does the application of the Jones Act to offshore domestic wind farms. Pro-maritime, bipartisan legislation recently was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress that would lead to more domestic shipbuilding and increased exports moving on U.S.-flag ships. But our industry cannot afford to collectively exhale. We’ve got to navigate forward and seize these opportunities while they exist. That is why the SIU and other shipboard unions wrote to President Biden, “We believe that with your leadership and support, and with the support of Members of Congress, we now have the opportunity to develop an effective national maritime policy that increases the number of vessels operating under the U.S.-flag, the amount of cargo carried aboard U.S.flag ships, and the number of jobs for American merchant mariners.” A potentially key step toward helping ensure that American ships have enough cargo is sensibly modifying our country’s cargo preference laws. That is why we’re pushing for a percentage increase for non-Defense, government-generated cargoes reserved for American-flag ships from the current 50 percent to 100 percent. This is consistent with the intent of the executive order and there is no doubt it would help solidify the U.S.-flag fleet. Other important steps that would help include establishing tax incentives for transporting cargoes on U.S.-flag ships, negotiating cargo-sharing agreements with our country’s trading partners, and fully funding both the new tanker program and the longstanding Maritime Security Program (on which it was patterned). I’m excited about the prospects that lie ahead for the U.S. Merchant Marine, and I look forward to continuing our work in Washington and elsewhere to boost our industry. More on Vaccines It took a lot longer than I wanted, but I’m finally scheduled for my COVID-19 vaccines this month. Availability has been the biggest challenge with the vaccines all across the country, but it looks like ample supply is just around the corner. As the president noted, the month of May appears to be the turning point, and by Independence Day we may finally be back to (mostly) normal. The other big challenge with the vaccine rollout has been educating the public. On that note, I strongly encourage every Seafarer to get the facts, as always. Read our coverage in the LOG and on our website, visit the CDC website, and stay on top of the latest developments. And note that the SIU continues pushing for mariners to be prioritized for vaccine access. Personally, I am completely comfortable taking the vaccine because I believe they’re safe and effective. But I understand that many people are hesitant, and those feelings themselves aren’t subject to debate. Again, though, I urge you to gather as much information, from as many reliable sources, as is reasonably possible. I’m confident that the more you learn about the vaccines, the more you’ll share my belief that they’re not only safe, but also essential for protecting you, your families and your shipmates. O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Volume 83 Number 4 April 2021 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Assistant Communications Director & Managing Editor/ Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes; Content Curator, Mark Clements. Copyright © 2021 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pennsylvania) Pro-Maritime Bill Back Pro-maritime legislation strongly backed by the SIU has been reintroduced in both the House and Senate. On March 11, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) and U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and Robert Casey (D-Pennsylvania) reintroduced the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would recapitalize America’s strategic domestic shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring that increasing percentages of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil exports be transported on American-built vessels with U.S. crews sailing under the American flag. According to Garamendi’s office, without passage of this bill “all U.S. exports of LNG and crude oil will continue to be on foreign vessels.” House original cosponsors include Reps. Rob Wittman (RVirginia), Julia Brownley (DCalifornia), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania), Alan Lowenthal (D-California), Chris Pappas (DNew Hampshire) and Elaine Luria (D-Virginia). The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act would require that 15 percent of total seaborne LNG exports by 2043 and 10 percent of total seaborne crude oil exports by 2035 be transported exclusively on vessels built in the United States. If enacted, the bill will support Garamendi’s “Make it in America” agenda and spur the construction of dozens of ships, support thousands of new, good-paying jobs in American shipyards, and provide a boost to the domestic vessel component manufacturing and maritime industries, the congressman stated. According to an estimate from the Shipbuilders Council of America, the Garamendi bill would result in the construction of more than 40 ships: approximately 28 LNG carriers by 2043 and 12 oil tankers by 2035. “U.S. exports of America’s LNG and crude oil resources present a unique opportunity to create new middle-class jobs by strengthening our nation’s crucial domestic shipbuilding, advanced manufacturing, and maritime industries – which are key to national security and our ability to project American military power abroad,” said Garamendi. “American shipyards and mariners are ready for the job, and our bill ensures American workers are no longer expected to compete against heavily subsidized foreign shipyards in Korea, China, and elsewhere. Our domestic maritime industry is critically important to the U.S. economy and our national security, and I will work tirelessly until this bill becomes law.” “Strengthening our domestic maritime industry is essential to our national defense,” said Wicker. “Ensuring the U.S. can move our growing energy exports on American-flagged, American-crewed vessels protects the critical role these vessels play in our national defense and bolsters hundreds of thousands of American shipbuilding and maritime jobs. As foreign nations continue to invest heavily in their own shipbuilding capacity, the United States cannot allow our own capabilities to dwindle.” “America’s merchant fleet has dwindled 60 percent since 1991,” Casey stated. “Requiring LNG and oil to be exported on U.S.-built and crewed vessels will help strengthen our nation’s shipyards and maritime industry and keep America competitive in international markets. The bipartisan Energizing American Shipbuilding Act would also create good-paying jobs for our ports in Pennsylvania, and throughout the country, while increasing ship manufacturing to ensure that we can provide sealift capacity for our military.” Garamendi served as the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation from 2013 to 2018, and has sponsored this legislation since 2016 as part of his Make it in America agenda. So-Called ‘Right to Work’ Law Soundly Rejected in Montana The continuing drive by antiunion, anti-worker legislators and businesses to impose so-called “right to work” (for less) laws around the United States took hits in Montana and West Virginia on consecutive days in early March. The arguably bigger triumph for workers and their allies came in Montana. For its 50,000-member labor movement, battling “right to work” (RTW) was a fight for economic life, according to state labor officials. In the Montana House, where Republicans hold a 67-33 majority, union foes wanted to pass a RTW bill, banning any requirement that workers pay dues to the unions that represent them. Twenty-seven states, mostly in the south and mid-west, have such laws, intended to weaken unions by starving them of resources. West Virginia, also GOP-dominated, is one of the 27. The laws let workers protected by union contracts and union services get away without paying for them. And, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) admitted RTW hasn’t succeeded there in delivering what its corporate backers predicted: jobs and new people. “So-called ‘right-to-work’ is wrong for Montana and will lead to lower wages, weaker local economies and dangerous working conditions,” Montana AFL-CIO President Al Ekblad tweeted the day before the vote. As the vote neared, hundreds of union members packed the state capitol’s hallways in Helena for two days straight, and filled the gallery when the vote was scheduled. On March 2, the bill, HB251, by first-year Rep. Caleb Hinkle (RBelgrade), went down by a vote of 38-62, with 29 Republicans joining all 33 Democrats in voting “no.” “If you argue against the political speech of union workers on HB251 it is a safe assumption you are arguing for the special-interest PACs from out of state promoting union-busting work on behalf of monied interests,” Rep. Jessica Karjala (D-Billings) told colleagues. “Politics is like football in that it’s a contact activity. Hard work and SOLIDARITY paid off. Congratulations to the everyday wage earners of Montana,” union supporter John Kretzschmar tweeted. In its mines and mills, Montana has a storied union past. Today, 12% of Montana workers are union-represented, more than the national average. Montana supporters of RTW say they plan to bring it up again in the 2023 legislative session. Meanwhile, in the Mountaineer State, Justice, a billionaire who is West Virginia’s wealthiest person, didn’t call for repealing RTW. But in a zoomed town hall on March 3, he “ate crow” about it – and the rest of the corporate agenda he and the GOP legislative majority pushed through starting in 2010. The video, posted on YouTube, shows a chagrined Justice, in coat and tie, seated at his desk in front of the state and national flags, enumerating the various policies, and saying they didn’t work. “Really and truly, let’s just be brutally honest,” he said. “We passed the right-to-work law in West Virginia. And we ran to the windows looking to see all the people that were going to come – and they didn’t come. We got rid of prevailing wage. We changed our corporate taxes and we’ve done a lot of different things. And we’ve run to the windows and they haven’t come.” One thing Justice didn’t say: West Virginia lost residents since 2010. It will likely lose one of its three U.S. House seats after census figures come out. West Virginia is 10.7% unionized, equal to the national union share. April 2021 �AFL-CIO Applauds American Rescue Plan Relief Package Includes Many Labor-Backed Components The AFL-CIO and its affiliates (including the SIU) are pointing out the many facets of the American Rescue Plan, signed March 11 by President Biden on his fiftieth day in office, that will benefit union members, their families and their communities. The $1.9 trillion federal legislation is designed to help the nation recover by providing financial relief in various forms due to the year-long coronavirus pandemic. “For months, we have demanded that our federal government provide a road map out of the pandemic and the economic crisis,” stated AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “The American Rescue Plan is that road map. “It expands health care for unemployed workers, provides meaningful investment in frontline public services, ensures pension relief for millions of retirees, and it funds the vaccine so that we can end the pandemic. The bill will rescue our economy,” Trumka added. “This measure will allow millions of Americans to breathe a little easier,” SIU President Michael Sacco said. “These have been very tough times. But this bill will help so many people who might have been wondering if they could keep their job, provide shelter and food for their family, or retire in dignity.” “This nation has suffered too much for much too long,” noted President Biden. “And everything in this package is designed to relieve the suffering and to meet the most urgent needs of the nation, and put us in a better position to prevail.” The most recognized item in the plan is the immediate $1,400 stimulus check for people who earned less than $75,000 or for married couples who made less than President Biden addresses the nation as he prepares to sign the latest relief package. $150,000 combined last year. It extends pandemic-related unemployment assistance through September 6. But the American Rescue Plan contains so much more to help workers and their families, according to the AFL-CIO. It provides money for the production of vaccines, medical supplies and personal protective equipment. It allows dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, vaccine distribution, and acquisition of vaccines and supplies. It funds workplace safety through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for meat processors, health care facilities and correctional institutions. It offers funding for state, county, local and tribal governments to continue needed operations such as police, fire and rescue services among others. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees declared, “These funds will keep public employees on the front lines, providing services needed to crush the virus and rebuild our economy.” The plan included provisions from the SIU-backed Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act to support struggling multiemployer pension programs through 2051 with no cuts to accrued benefits. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Lonnie Stephenson pointed out, “Including the Butch Lewis Act language will change lives. I am proud that President Biden made this one of his first priorities.” Dollars will be available to reopen public schools and provide materials needed to do so safely. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said, “This plan is quite literally a lifeline for the economy that desperately needs one. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have lost more than a half a million jobs in public education and more than 100,000 jobs in health care. This is what government looks like when it takes swift action to care for all of us.” The measure offers 100 percent COBRA subsidies for up to six months for health care premiums to those who have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced. It provides relief for the airline industries and manufacturers to help with payroll and benefits. Local transportation agencies, as well as Amtrak, will get aid for operating expenses. Additionally, it creates an emergency federal employee leave fund to allow civilian employees and postal workers up to 15 weeks of emergency paid leave while caring for someone with COVID-19 or watching over children during virtual classes. This also includes workers at the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan extends the Payroll Protection Program to help businesses keep workers employed and adds a new program aimed at restaurants. It funds a rapid retraining program for military veterans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic, and provides assistance for housing to prevent evictions and foreclosures. Gen. Van Ovost Nominated to Lead TRANSCOM Lt. Gen. Richardson Designated for Southern Command During a White House ceremony coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8, President Biden announced two key nominations: Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost as commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson to lead the Southern Command. TRANSCOM oversees the U.S. Military Sealift Command, among other subordinate commands. Van Ovost, the nation’s only female four-star general, has been in charge of the Air Mobility Command since August 2020. Richardson would receive her fourth star upon confirmation by the Senate. Biden described the nominees as “two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots…. When confirmed, they will become the second and third women in the history of the United States Armed Forces to lead combatant commands. Each of these women have led careers demonstrating incomparable skill, integrity, and duty to country. And at every step, they’ve also helped push open the doors of opportunity to women in our military – blazing the trail a little wider, a little brighter for all the proud women following in their path and looking to their example.” Vice President Kamala Harris stated, “Gen. Van Ovost and Lt. General Richardson have been tested under the most difficult circumstances, and they are proven leaders. The president and I have full confidence in them to address the complex threats we face, to help lead our troops, and to keep our nation safe.” The U.S. military has 11 commands, all led by four-star generals. Van Ovost has commanded an air refueling squadron, flying training wing and the Presidential Airlift Wing. She also served as Pictured at the White House as part of the nomination ceremony are (from left) Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, President Joe Biden, Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson and Vice President Kamala Harris. (White House photo) April 2021 the Director of Staff for Headquarters Air Force, Vice Director of the Joint Staff, the Director of Mobility Forces for U.S. Central Command and as the Vice Commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. She graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988. She is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and a command pilot with more than 4,200 hours in more than 30 aircraft. Richardson’s background includes commanding the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment and deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following battalion command, she was assigned to the Army G-3/5/7 in the Pentagon, where she served as Deputy Director, then Director, for the Army’s Transformation Office. After her Pentagon tour, she attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., and then served as the 100th Garrison Commander of Fort Myer and Fort McNair, and first Joint Base Commander of Myer-Henderson Hall. She later served as the Army’s Liaison Officer to the United States Senate. Multiple news outlets reported that both nominations had been agreed upon within the Pentagon in 2020, but they were intentionally delayed because of concerns that the Trump administration wouldn’t approve due to gender. “They were chosen because they were the best officers for the jobs, and I didn’t want their promotions derailed because someone in the Trump White House saw that I recommended them or thought DOD was playing politics,” then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper told the New York Times. “This was not the case. They were the bestqualified. We were doing the right thing.” Seafarers LOG 3 �SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey (left), Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (center) and Harris County (Precinct 2) Commissioner Rodney Ellis serve up meals during the event. Pictured from left are Recertified Bosun Raymond Nowak, SIU Port Agent Joe Zavala, SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Houston Director of Community Relations Janice Weaver, Chief Cook Craig Sorrell, SIU Safety Director Kevin Sykes, AB Eleuterio Lino (and his son behind him), and GUDE Wuelner Arzu. Houston-Area Seafarers, Other Labor Volunteers Serve Community SIU members in the Houston area recently pitched in and, along with fellow union members and community organizations, helped distribute relief aid to 3,000 local families in need. In response to the severe winter storms that devastated the Houston area, the volunteer effort provided food, water, meal kits, pillows and cups through a drivethru distribution that took place on February 28. The entire event was organized in under 24 hours. SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey led a group of SIU volunteers that included Port Agent Joe Zavala, Safety Director Kevin Sykes, Recertified Bosun Raymond Nowak, MDR Ernest Latimore, Chief Cook Craig Sorrell, AB Eleuterio Lino (and his son), and GUDE Wuelner Arzu. Corgey, who is also one of the Port Commissioners for the Port of Houston, said, “As most of us know, the City of Houston was founded on maritime commerce, and that continues to this day. And maritime commerce is what gets us out of all these pandemics and natural disasters. And I can tell you, the first link in the supply chain is the port.... We have kept that supply chain moving; in fact, we’ve ramped it up. We’re moving more cargo down there than we ever have, and we’re going to continue to do that. Everybody working together to help out is truly an inspiration to me, and I’m so excited by what I’m seeing today: faith, labor and government working together.” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner thanked the various labor organizations as well as the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) for their efforts and the volunteer manpower of their members. “We are still dealing with people’s lives being significantly disrupted because of the winter storm,” Turner said. “So even though the power is on, the water pressure has normalized, the reality is that there are thousands of homes including apartments that have been affected because of busted pipes, and they still do not have water. “How we respond says a lot about our city, and we are responding in a very positive way because we’re coming together as a group,” said Turner. Two days prior, SIU officials in Houston were involved in another volunteer effort, delivering water to local residents in need. SIU Assistant Vice President Mike Russo joined Sykes and Zavala in making SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo (left) and SIU Safety Director Kevin Sykes help deliver bottled water to Houston residents. those deliveries, which were organized by the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation. Zavala said, “This is just a small ex- ample of what the labor movement can do when we come together and perform works of compassion for our communities” Dredge Crew Helps Rescue Family of 6 A Coast Guard rescue boat pulls next to the mostly submerged vessel. Local fishermen are in the background. 4 Seafarers LOG During a recent crew change in King’s Bay off the Florida coast, eagle-eyed mariners spotted a distressed family of boaters and sprang into action. The survey vessel Wolf River, returning from a crew change on the Great Lakes Dredge and Dockoperated Padre Island, diverted course when the crew saw a group of people whose vessel was taking on water in the bay. Immediately, all hands – including SIU Chief Engineer Oscar Palacios – worked to rescue the family of six (two adults and four children). Using two life rings and a rescue net, the mariners brought everyone on board the survey boat safely. Thankfully, the children were all wearing their personal flotation devices properly, aiding in their rescue. Palacios said, “We knew what to do. We knew what steps to take. The kids were screaming for help, so even more training came into play by telling them to calm down: ‘We got you. You’ll be safe’.” According to Palacios, the mother was completely exhausted, and ready to give up once the children were on board. The crew encouraged her to keep trying, and successfully got her on deck. “We saved six lives, and we owe it to training,” he said. The Coast Guard cutter Sea Dragon – which had been contacted by the Padre Island – arrived a few minutes later, and the family was transferred from the Wolf River to the Coast Guard vessel, which transported them to Nassau County personnel. “In the Florida/Southeast Georgia area, we remind boaters that during this time of year, the possibility of hypothermia still exists,” said Kristian Sova, Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dragon commanding officer. “If you can, remain with your boat and try to remain together as a group. This greatly increases the likelihood of first responders finding you if you’re ever in the need of assistance; this was a very fortunate outcome, special thanks to those involved in this rescue.” April 2021 �House Passes H.R. 2474 - The PRO Act After years of impediments for unions, legislation that would reform labor laws and provide workers with more power to organize is making headway in Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives on March 9 passed H.R.2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019. Also known as the PRO Act, the legislation is considered by many to be the most wide-ranging, pro-worker rewrite of labor law since the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935. It previously was approved by the House in 2020, but the then Republican-controlled Senate failed to take it up. The House passed it again early last month with a vote of 225-206, largely along party lines. Five Republicans voted for the bill, while one Democrat opposed it. The PRO Act includes a slew of provisions that proponents say will make it easier for workers to form unions, conduct strikes as a last resort, and bargain for better wages and working conditions. Should it eventually become law, the PRO Act would: n Expand various labor protections related to employees’ rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. n Address the procedures for union representation elections. n Modify the protections against unfair labor practices that result in serious economic harm such as the discharge of an employee. n Further prohibit employers from taking adverse actions against an employee, including employees with management responsibilities, in response to that employee participating in protected activities related to the enforcement of the prohibitions against unfair labor practices (i.e., whistleblower protections). In addition to the foregoing, the bill specifies procedures for adjudicating complaints, including filing requirements, criteria for making determinations of violations, types of available relief, evidentiary guidelines, and judicial review of NLRB determinations. The measure generally establishes penalties and permits injunctive relief against entities that fail to comply with NLRB orders and creates a private right of action for employees to bring claims against employers interfering with employees’ rights to organize or join a labor organization. Additionally, the bill modifies the reporting requirements for employers engaged in arrangements with third parties to persuade employees not to organize. Specifically, the bill narrows the scope of the exemption for arrangements that are considered legal advice or representation. President Joe Biden, a close ally of labor, prior to the start of PRO Act debate on the House Floor, issued a March 9 statement that encouraged passage of the legislation, which in his view would dramatically enhance the power of workers to organize and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. The president’s statement, in part, read as follows: “As America works to recover from the devastating challenges of deadly pandemic, an economic crisis, and reckoning on race that reveals deep disparities, we need to summon a new wave of worker power to create an economy that works for everyone. We owe it not only to those who have put in a lifetime of work, but to the next generation of workers who have only known an America of rising inequality and shrinking opportunity. All of us deserve to enjoy America’s promise in full — and our nation’s leaders have a responsibility to deliver it. “That starts with rebuilding unions. The middle class built this country, and unions built the middle class. Unions give workers a stronger voice to increase wages, improve the quality of jobs and protect job security, protect against racial and all other forms of discrimination and sexual harassment, and protect workers’ health, safety, and benefits in the workplace. Unions lift up workers, both union and non-union. They are critical to strengthening our economic competitiveness. “But, after generations of sweat and sacrifice, fighting hard to earn the wages and benefits that built and sustained the American middle class, unions are under siege. Nearly 60 million Americans would join a union if they get a chance, but too many employers and states prevent them from doing so through anti-union attacks. They know that without unions, they can run the table on workers – union and nonunion alike. “We should all remember that the National Labor Relations Act didn’t just say that we shouldn’t hamstring unions or merely tolerate them. It said that we should encourage unions. The PRO Act would take critical steps to help restore this intent. “I urge Congress to send the PRO Act to my desk so we can seize the opportunity to build a future that reflects working people’s courage and ambition, and offers not only good jobs with a real choice to join a union — but the dignity, equity, shared prosperity and common purpose the hardworking people who built this country and make it run deserve.” The March 9 statement was the president’s second such strong pro-union declaration in as many weeks. The first was a testimonial that said a union victory in the recognition vote at the 5,805-worker Am- azon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, would be vital not just to the workers but to the country. “We need to summon a new wave of worker power to create an economy that works for everyone,” President Biden said. “We owe it not only to those who have put in a lifetime of work, but to the next generation of workers who have only known an America of rising inequality and shrinking opportunity. All of us deserve to enjoy America’s promise in full—and our nation’s leaders have a responsibility to deliver it. That starts with rebuilding unions…. Unions lift up workers, both union and non-union. They are critical,” the president concluded. The PRO Act now heads to the U.S. Senate, where winning approval arguably will be impossible, unless Democrats in that chamber do away with or evade the filibuster, which would allow a minority of senators to hamstring it by requiring 60 votes for passage. “We’re not going to let a minority in the Senate stop the PRO Act”, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka vowed in a video press conference with lawmakers and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights just before House debate on the PRO Act began. “If people (lawmakers) know corporations are too strong and workers are not strong enough” economically, “and they make corporations stronger” anyway, by defeating the PRO Act, “they do so at their peril,” Trumka warned. “And in an era of extreme polarization, nearly two-thirds of Americans—65%— approve of labor unions, so it’s not surprising workers would form unions if they were given the chance. That’s 60 million people knocking on our doors. The PRO Act would let them in.” Biden Administration Rescinds Anti-Worker Executive Orders America’s working families are off to a promising start during the first few months of the new administration. On Jan. 22, President Joe Biden revoked some of the previous administration’s anti-labor executive orders, thereby helping to restore some of the collective bargaining power and worker protections that had been stripped from federal employees. Biden’s executive order included revoking the Schedule F employment category, restoring collective bargaining power for federal employees, and pushing for a minimum wage of $15 an hour for federal workers. All of the revoked executive orders were the subject of several lawsuits and labor practice challenges. As stated by the SIU-affiliated National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE): “The Biden executive order goes further to direct agencies to bargain over permissible, non-mandatory subjects of bargaining when contracts are up for negotiation so that workers have a greater voice in their working conditions. President Biden also revoked a hiring and employment authority known as Schedule F, a Trump administration creation to allow political appointees to burrow into career government jobs and coerce or fire career federal employees for political or other unethical reasons.” “Thank you, President Biden, for signing these executive orders today that will protect and empower federal workers,” stated NFFE National President Randy Erwin. “This is one of the most meaningful actions in the history of the federal workforce. President Trump tried his best to turn the federal government into a patronage system. He wanted the government ac- April 2021 countable to him alone at the expense of being accountable to the American people. We were on a dangerous path, but now we are on the right one with President Biden’s actions today.” On Feb. 17, Biden also revoked Executive Order 13801, further emphasizing the White House’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights. The apprenticeship program created by that executive order, the White House stated, has “fewer quality standards” than registered apprenticeship programs that are overseen by the Labor Department. (The apprentice program at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is registered with the Labor Department.) Biden’s new executive action will direct the agency to issue a rulemaking to dismantle the previous program and reinstate a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships to provide guidance. Biden has also introduced executive orders to strengthen federal protections for gender and racial equity. In addition, he directed the government to take steps to protect worker health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. As stated in the text of Executive Order 13999, “The Federal Government must take swift action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the workplace. That will require issuing science-based guidance to help keep workers safe from COVID-19 exposure, including with respect to mask-wearing; partnering with State and local governments to better protect public employees; enforcing worker health and safety requirements; and pushing for additional resources to help employers protect employees.” Coast Guard Commandant Credits Mariners During his annual “State of the Coast Guard” address on March 11, the agency’s commandant, Adm. Karl Schultz (pictured during the speech in San Diego), praised the U.S. Merchant Marine. “I have to give a shout-out to our credentialed U.S. Merchant Mariners who form the backbone of the Marine Transportation System,” he said. “Last year, the Coast Guard made sure these marine operators were categorized as essential workers. Annually, they are responsible for $5.4 Trillion dollars of economic activity that Americans depend on. Throughout this global pandemic, these professionals kept products moving to ensure stores were stocked with medicine and critical supplies.” (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee) Seafarers LOG 5 �CDC Posts Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on March 8 issued its first public health guidance targeted at resuming normal activities for people who have been fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the last required dose of vaccine (both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna shots or one shot of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine). Based on the latest science, the new guidance includes recommendations for how and when a fully vaccinated individual can visit with other people who are fully vaccinated and with others who are not inoculated. This guidance represents a first step toward communities returning to normal everyday activities. When more people are vaccinated, rates of COVID-19 in the community change, and additional scientific evidence becomes available, the CDC will update these recommendations. Although vaccinations are accelerating, the CDC estimates that just 9.2% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated. “We know that people want to get vaccinated so they can get back to doing the things they enjoy with the people they love,” said CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH. “There are some activities that fully vaccinated people can begin to resume now in their own homes. Everyone – even those who are vaccinated – should continue with all mitigation strategies when in public settings. As the science evolves and more people get vaccinated, we will continue to provide more guidance to help fully vaccinated people safely resume more activities.” What Has Changed Under the recommendations, fully vaccinated individuals: n May gather indoors with other fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask. n May gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Fully vaccinated people who have been around someone who has COVID19 do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless they have symptoms. However, those who live in a group setting (such as a correctional or detention facility or group home) and are around someone who has COVID-19, should still stay away from others for 14 days and get tested, even if they don’t have symptoms. While the new guidance is a positive step, the CDC says the vast majority of people need to be fully vaccinated before COVID-19 precautions can be lifted broadly. Until then, it is important that everyone continues to adhere to public Seafarers Could Be Reclassified for COVID-19 Inoculations Committee on Maritime Transportation System: Prioritize Mariners for Vaccines The United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) is calling for U.S. mariners to be reclassified to Phase 1(b) when it comes to prioritizing them for COVID-19 vaccination. The committee is a federal interagency coordinating group chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. In early March, they published a “white paper” advocating for mariners. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that transportation workers be included in Phase 1(c) of the vaccine rollout. However, the CMTS concluded, “Due to the constant risk of exposure and transmittal of COVID-19, U.S. merchant mariners should be considered for transfer from Phase 1(c) - Other Essential Workers to Phase 1(b) - Frontline Essential workers.” The paper noted, “U.S. merchant mariners play a critical role in our Nation’s international and domestic supply chain to support the distribution of vitally im- portant personal protective equipment, ventilators, and other urgent medical supplies, as well as maintaining U.S. national security sealift requirements. The nature of their work makes them extremely vulnerable for COVID-19 infection due to living and operating in close quarters, far from medical services, and within constantly changing geographic locations. They transport commerce along our coastlines, Great Lakes, inland waters and internationally, and interact with a myriad of port workers and government inspectors. Vaccinating merchant mariners needs due consideration to transfer their vaccination classification from Phase 1(c) - other essential workers to Phase 1(b) - frontline essential workers. “Mariners work on board vessels 24/7 without knowing the full magnitude of the risk to which they are being exposed,” the committee continued. “Their confined place of work is also their residence where they interact with others, whether at sea or ashore. There are no testing options for COVID-19 on board, and one infected crew member may easily infect the rest, especially due to the prevalence of asymptomatic spread. For mariners on international waters, there are no treatment options on board other than telemedicine, leaving the infected mariners without professional care for days or even weeks at a stretch. Upon making the next port, many mariners have been denied debarkation or medical assistance because of concerns for virus infection. Additionally, U.S. mariners embark or disembark from vessels anywhere in the world, requiring travel to and from their homes, exposing them and others further. “All frontline critical infrastructure essential workers are important. Due to their constant risk of exposure and transmittal of COVID-19, U.S. merchant mariners should also be considered for the Phase 1(b) - frontline essential workers status.” health mitigation measures to protect the large number of people who remain unvaccinated. What Has Not Changed CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people continue to take the following COVID-19 precautions when in public, when visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple other households, and when around unvaccinated people who are at high risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19: n Wear a well-fitted mask. n Stay at least 6 feet from people you do not live with. n Avoid medium- and large-sized in-person gatherings. n Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. n Follow guidance issued by individual employers. n Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations. Notice to Seafarers Concerning Timing Of Vaccines, TB Tests The CDC recently issued guidance indicating that COVID-19 vaccines should not be delayed because of testing for TB infection. Testing for TB infection can be done before or at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccination. If it is not done at the same time, the TB test should be delayed for at least four weeks. If you are scheduling your annual exam, CHS will ask if you have had the COVID-19 vaccination. If you’ve had the vaccination, they will not schedule the TB test until the four-week timeframe has passed. The lack of this test will not affect the medical determination for your annual exam. You may need to subsequently take the TB test when you schedule your Interval exam. If you have received the COVID vaccine, please email a copy of your shot record to the medical department at shbpmedical@seafarers.org to be kept with your other shot information in your medical record. CMTS Voices Support of Vaccine Safety, Importance for Mariners The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group recently hosted a webinar, during which committee members reinforced the point that mariners are essential workers and the belief that they should receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. The webinar, open to members of the maritime community, focused on One of the slides shown during the webinar 6 Seafarers LOG the safety and efficacy of the available vaccine variants. While the committee members advised that the singledose vaccines, made by Johnson and Johnson, would be a better fit for the mariner lifestyle, they also reiterated that mariners should attempt to receive any FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine available in their area. In addition to the importance of get- ting a vaccine, the committee members encouraged everyone to participate in v-safe, a new CDC smartphone-based monitoring program for COVID-19 vaccine safety. The app is used by the CDC to, among other information, collect data on users’ post-vaccination symptoms and remind recipients of a two-dose vaccine when to schedule their second appointment. At the conclusion of the webinar, committee members encouraged all mariners to anonymously complete the “Mariner Mental Health Needs During COVID-19” online survey, which can be found at: https://redcap.link/mariners. The survey takes an estimated 10 minutes to complete, and the information gathered will help the CMTS better serve mariners during this public health crisis. According to the committee’s website: “The CMTS serves as a Federal interagency coordinating committee for the purpose of assessing the adequacy of the marine transportation system, promoting the integration of the marine transportation system with other modes of transportation and other uses of the marine environment, and coordinating, improving the coordination of, and making recommendations with regard to Federal policies that impact the marine transportation system.” The CMTS was chartered in 2005, and is led by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. The CMTS COVID19 Working Group is led by officials from the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. Participating agencies include the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Maritime Commission, Maritime Administration, Military Sealift Command (MSC), National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA), National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of State (DOS), U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and U.S. Transportation Command (USTC). April 2021 �ABOARD SLNC SEVERN – Many thanks to Bosun Mario Loria for these photos of a friendly cornhole tournament aboard the Argent Marine vessel, featuring SIU and AMO members. Among the Seafarers pictured are the bosun, plus AB Benjamin Carroll, GVA Johanns Rivera-Rivera and AB Richard Palacios. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU LEGACIES (AND BOOKS) IN PUERTO RICO – Both AB Victor Manuel Rios (left in photo at left) and OMU Jose Borrero (right in other photo) are second-generation SIU members who recently received their respective full B-books. They are pictured with SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo at the hiring hall in San Juan. FULL BOOK IN HAWAII – AB Carey Floyd displays his newly acquired full B-book at the hall in Honolulu. ABOARD DANIEL K. INOUYE – Recertified Bosun Gerry Gianan has nothing but good things to say about the galley gang aboard the Matson ship, describing it as “the best” and “a real feeder.” Pictured from left aboard the vessel are Recertified Steward Ben Opaon and Chief Cook Mario Firme. A-BOOK IN JERSEY – STOS John Davis (right in photo at left) receives his A-seniority book at the hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. He’s pictured with SIU Port Agent Ray Henderson. WORTH EVERY CALORIE – 2nd Cook/Baker Ramon Hilerio (photo at right) shows off his pizzabaking prowess aboard the Howard Lorenzen (Crowley) in Japan. FULL BOOK IN HOUSTON – Inland Seafarer Steve Mathis (center in photo at left) receives his full book at the hiring hall. He’s pictured with (from left) SIU Safety Director Kevin Sykes, Patrolman J.B. Niday, Patrolman Kelly Krick and Port Agent Joe Zavala. 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Presenting Cordero with his diploma is Acting PHC Vice President Tom Orzechowski (right). Also on hand to congratulate Cordero on his achievement were SIU Executive VP Augie Tellez (left) and Piney Point Port Agent Mario Torrey (second from left). April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point............................................Monday: April 5, May 3 Algonac................................................Friday: April 9, May 7 Baltimore........................................Thursday: April 8, May 6 Guam............................................Thursday: April 22, May 20 Honolulu.....................................Friday: April 16, May 14 Houston........................................Monday: April 12, May 10 Jacksonville......................................Thursday: April 8, May 6 Joliet................................................Thursday: April 15, May 13 Mobile.....................................Wednesday: April 14, May 12 New Orleans..........................................Tuesday: April 13, May 11 Jersey City................................................Tuesday: April 6, May 4 Norfolk....................................................Friday: April 9, May 7 Oakland...............................................Thursday: April 15, May 13 Philadelphia........................................Wednesday: April 7, May 5 Port Everglades................................Thursday: April 15, May 13 San Juan..................................................Thursday: April 8, May 6 St. Louis....................................................Friday: April 16, May 14 Tacoma...................................................Friday: April 23, May 21 Wilmington.................................................Monday: April 19, May 17 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m ATTENTION SEAFARERS Another New Ship SPAD Works For You. Contribute To The Seafarers Political Activities Donation SPAD April 2021 Total Shipped Port All Groups A B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 8 3 4 11 7 12 4 33 33 29 3 6 15 9 6 2 6 17 2 20 230 6 2 1 13 0 7 1 25 26 12 3 3 16 2 1 3 0 8 1 12 142 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 0 2 6 2 3 6 11 18 8 2 3 10 5 3 1 4 8 1 9 106 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS All Groups A B Registered on Beach C Trip Reliefs A All Groups B C 2 0 0 6 0 5 1 6 9 4 0 6 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 4 54 Deck Department 16 5 0 2 4 2 11 7 0 0 8 5 6 1 21 13 12 16 16 11 3 2 8 7 13 12 9 1 2 2 0 3 6 1 16 7 1 1 14 13 166 111 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 29 1 0 3 4 0 6 3 16 10 14 0 3 8 2 2 1 4 11 0 7 95 55 4 4 32 6 16 11 73 58 51 1 10 36 18 6 2 10 43 5 40 481 16 4 1 16 0 5 4 33 42 11 6 3 21 8 2 4 4 13 3 12 208 4 0 0 5 0 3 1 5 17 4 1 8 11 0 1 1 1 8 1 5 76 2 0 2 5 2 2 4 8 14 4 0 3 13 4 1 4 3 4 0 8 83 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 8 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 28 Engine Department 4 1 2 0 0 4 6 3 0 0 4 2 4 3 10 7 14 6 9 5 3 0 4 0 12 12 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 10 4 1 0 12 6 102 60 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 6 2 6 0 1 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 43 11 0 2 11 2 4 16 22 27 13 1 6 25 11 3 2 4 16 1 22 199 3 1 1 14 2 2 6 9 24 7 3 7 19 6 0 4 5 9 1 10 133 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 7 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 26 3 0 1 5 0 3 3 14 11 8 1 1 10 14 1 2 2 8 3 19 109 2 1 0 4 3 1 1 5 11 2 0 8 6 5 0 7 2 4 0 6 68 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 Steward Department 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 9 3 11 5 4 3 2 0 0 3 14 6 9 2 2 0 2 3 4 2 4 1 1 0 14 4 93 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 28 13 0 0 13 0 10 9 29 20 21 2 3 19 22 2 4 4 18 3 35 227 2 2 0 9 2 3 5 5 21 3 0 10 18 13 0 6 6 4 1 12 122 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 18 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 3 22 9 3 0 3 0 1 2 12 17 9 3 0 9 9 1 4 0 7 0 9 98 7 0 1 1 3 0 3 12 46 5 1 1 16 8 2 6 4 11 0 11 138 Entry Department 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 7 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 9 10 64 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 22 1 0 0 8 2 0 8 2 2 0 3 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 3 19 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 10 0 6 38 28 3 1 7 0 1 5 14 36 24 2 1 25 13 1 4 3 16 0 27 211 20 4 1 5 3 0 4 23 91 14 2 3 48 9 2 6 3 18 1 16 273 GRAND TOTAL: 467 391 228 105 185 945 674 393 371 272 Seafarers LOG 9 �The British destroyer Zambesi rescued Burbine and other survivors. SIU-crewed Henry Bacon ‘I’m Not Going to Give Up’ SS Henry Bacon Survivor: Mariners Deserve Accolades A side from the obviously not-so-small detail about his miraculous survival for two-plus hours in freezing ocean water, the story of former Seafarer Dick Burbine, 95, isn’t radically different from those of his fellow World War II merchant mariners. At age 16, eager to help with the war effort, he walked into a Marine Corps recruiting office in Boston in 1942 and tried to enlist, despite the concerned objections expressed by his mother. Burbine commemorates the rescue each year, most recently in February 2021, when this photo was taken. 10 Seafarers LOG But colorblindness prevented Burbine from joining the armed forces. “They told me to go across the street to the U.S. Maritime Commission,” he recently recalled. “That’s how it came about.” Other mariners from that era have half-jokingly said the standard for entry into the U.S. Merchant Marine during the war consisted of the ability to fog a mirror. While it may not have been quite that lax, history has borne out that innumerable mariners followed a course similar to Burbine’s. They tried to sign up for military service but were rejected for medical reasons. They could have stayed home. They didn’t. Burbine, the last surviving member of the illfated, SIU-crewed Henry Bacon, shares another trait with World War II mariners in that he knows they didn’t get the credit they deserved for decades following the battle. And, like his seafaring brethren, he still finds it bothersome – not because any of them craved attention, but because of basic fairness. “I’m insignificant,” said Burbine, who lives in California, near the Nevada border, and still leads an active life. “My objective with this story is, the merchant marine has never been given the recognition that they should have. They were the best. They all went back on their own. They believed in the cause, and to me, that is the finest thing in the world a person can do.” Many returned to sea after surviving a sinking. Burbine is one of them. Dangerous Waters The hardiness of the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II simply isn’t debatable. Depending on who does the math, they suffered a casualty rate that either exceeded any of the armed forces or was second to that of the Marine Corps. They often sailed with minimal protection, if any. They indeed were an all-volunteer service. More than 8,000 of them died at sea; another 11,000 were wounded. But the surest way to make one of the surviving mariners cringe is to say the words, “Murmansk Run.” Infamous for its foreboding conditions, the Murmansk Run partly consisted of a dangerous Arctic Ocean passage from Iceland or Scotland to northern Russia. U.S. vessels joined those convoys beginning in 1942, sending a total of approximately 350 ships during a three-year stretch. Nearly 100 of those vessels were sunk by Germans, and thousands of Americans aboard them lost their lives. The Liberty Ship Henry Bacon, operated by South Atlantic Steamship Company, safely arrived in Murmansk in February 1945, delivering war materials and other supplies. Wiper Dick Burbine, having just turned 18, was one of 40 crew members. The ship also carried 26 members of the Navy Armed Guard. The Bacon took on more personnel in Murmansk. The British Navy had rescued more than 500 Norwegian civilians from occupied Norway and moved them to Russia. Nineteen of the refugees, most of them women and children, were assigned to the SIU-crewed ship, for transport to England. They’d make regrettable history, as the Bacon became the last Allied vessel sunk by German aircraft. Upon leaving Murmansk on Feb. 17, the Bacon was part of a convoy that included 35 ships and naval escorts. But a combination of severe weather and mechanical problems caused the Bacon to stray, and because of radio-silence protocols, they couldn’t alert the other vessels. On Feb. 23, more than a dozen German aircraft (torpedo bombers) found the Bacon some 60 miles from the convoy, mainly because of damage to the steering engine. Gunners aboard the merchant vessel shot down at least five of the airplanes and damaged four others, but eventually the Bacon succumbed to a torpedo striking the #5 Hold. Following orders, Burbine was readying what apparently was the ship’s only viable lifeboat when a second torpedo hit. “The other davits were frozen solid,” he recalled. “The lashing lines were frozen. The chief engineer told me to get in and cut the lashings. When we got hit, the lifeboat went over the side with me in it. When I came to, I was under it, in the water. That’s the one we eventually used for the Norwegians. I was the first one in the water and the last one to be picked up.” Survivors In 2021, Burbine’s rugged appearance, sharp memory and volunteer work in forestry (often including use of gas-powered chainsaws) undoubtedly seem improbable for someone his age. Then again, perhaps longevity was a given after what he and some of his shipmates somehow survived as the Bacon went under. The temperature was around 40 below zero, with high winds. Shortly after the Bacon sank, Burbine rounded up two other mariners and an armed guard member and assisted them with life rings. They never left the water until a couple of hours later, when three British destroyers arrived just before nightfall. Although many of those who made it off of the ship died in the water from hypothermia, Burbine and his immediate comrades pulled through, as did all 19 refugees and others who boarded a second lifeboat. The attack claimed the lives of 16 mariners and 12 armed-guard personnel. “The only thing I said was, I’m not going to give up,” he said. “God helped me and that was it. My whole intention was I’m not going to give up.” Burbine remembers “people hollering, looking for help. I remember swimming in a life ring. The winds were blowing, and we were down low in the water. At one point an ice cone blew over us, and I’m certain that helped.” Eventually, he and many others were pulled to the deck of the British Zambesi, then taken to the crew mess to thaw. What followed, despite the dire circumstances, might qualify for a comedic movie scene, or at least a quirky one. “They had no medication,” Burbine stated. “The ship’s doctor said, ‘I don’t have any medicine, but I’ve got all the rum you can consume.’ It worked. I never lost any extremities or anything, and to this day, I still drink rum once a week or so.” Another twist awaited, though. Some of the April 2021 survivors were taken to a castle in Northern Ireland and were “interviewed by every service they had,” Burbine said. “They thought we were German plants, because no one had previously survived that long in those waters. They interviewed us for eight hours.” Once cleared, they were transferred to Glasgow, Scotland, for two weeks, then were sent back to the United States aboard the USS Wakefield. “We returned to Norfolk (Virginia) and were told we were free to go,” Burbine said. “That was it. No ‘thank you,’ no nothing.” He continued recuperating for a couple of weeks, then shipped out again, aboard an Ore Steamship vessel. More Adventures Burbine’s maritime career began with a voyage aboard the National Maritime Union ship Sea Marlin, which sailed to numerous Pacific islands. Upon returning to the U.S., though, he joined the SIU in Norfolk. “The SIU was the best union I ever belonged to,” he said. “I have nothing but good feelings and thoughts for them. They were good people and they treated you fair and square.” He thought highly enough of the SIU that he rejoined it after finally being accepted in the Marine Corps in 1950. He served three tours in Korea during the war, mostly as part of VMO-6, a helicopter observation and rescue squadron. “That was 32 months of solid combat,” Burbine remembered. “We did over 7,000 Class ‘A’ evacuations.” But after nine years in the military, he returned to the SIU and resumed sailing until 1965 (always as part of the engine department). He eventually transitioned to a career in law enforcement, then, after retiring, began volunteering with a forest service in 1988. Regarding his maritime experience, Burbine said, “I still feel I’d do it all over again. I’ve been all over the world, and I was fortunate because I enjoyed what I was doing. I would even do the Murmansk Run again, under the same conditions.” He said he considers his entire career a highlight, but mentioned a chance meeting with thenSIU President Paul Hall in New York as a moment that stands out. “It wasn’t exactly like royalty, but he was an executive-type individual,” Burbine said. “But he was also down to earth. He was a seaman at heart.” ‘Nothing But Pride’ Burbine always commemorates the anniversary of the Henry Bacon rescue. For decades, he kept in touch with other survivors. The last of them passed away in 2020. Burbine endures, as does his frustration that history sometimes overlooked the wartime service of civilian mariners. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill in 1944, he said, “I trust Congress will soon provide similar opportunities to members of the merchant marine who have risked their lives time and time again during war for the welfare of their country.” No such action took place. World War II mari- April 2021 ners eventually received veterans’ status in 1988 (it took another 10 years before the cutoff date for such recognition was extended to match the one used for the armed services). By then, however, the distinction proved more ceremonial than practical. Other wins have been secured, though. The U.S. Merchant Marine is included in the World War II Memorial in the nation’s capital. Last year, the president signed the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act. Physical memorials exist across the country. Books have been published that focus on their contributions. High-ranking military and government officials in recent years have made extra efforts around National Maritime Day (May 22) to salute the service of mariners from that era. For his part, Burbine simply wants the public to know the truth about him and his shipmates. “There was not one merchant mariner in the whole system that didn’t volunteer for it,” he stated. “General (Dwight) Eisenhower said, ‘When final victory is ours, there is no organization that will share its credit more deservedly than the U.S. Merchant Marine.’ I firmly agree with him. The U.S. Merchant Marine is still one of the finest organizations that served our country during the war. They were outstanding people for the simple reason that they wanted to be there. I always admired that about each and every one of them, and I have nothing but pride for the U.S. Merchant Marine.” SIU member Dick Burbine is pictured in 1945. German aircraft warm up in Norway in 1945. These types of planes attacked the SS Henry Bacon. Seafarers LOG 11 �Inquiring Seafarer Seafarers International Union Directory Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President George Tricker, Vice President Contracts This month’s question was answered by upgraders at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Question: Why did you enter this industry and why have you stuck with it? David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Nate Simmons Chief Cook I got into it because of my family – a lot of them sail. This is a good opportunity to provide for my family. I also like travelling the world, and the pay. Armon Bailey Chief Cook I got into it because the change of environment helped me become a better me. It put me on the right path, and that’s why I stayed with it. I joined in early 2016 and it changed my life. Noah Schluder Steward/Cook I got in through the GAP program. I was working in restaurants, but that was a dead end – no money or benefits. I’ve stuck with it because I like it. There’s good money through the union, and I work one month on and one month off on a dredge. Agnes Gamboa Chief Cook This is one of the best good-paying jobs out there. I joined in 2012 and I’m still here; I can’t complain. I can support my family and I’m so blessed to have this job. Adam Bechtold Chief Cook There are so many reasons. I love cooking, and this seemed like a really cool way to integrate that into a profession. I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and love being on the water. The money is also nice. Esmeralda Cueto Chief Cook A lot of my family members are seamen, including my husband and my brother. They’re both SIU members. It’s a good job. You get to travel for free, and the pay is good. I love this job and I love to cook. Kate Hunt, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 Lordiem Garcia Second Cook This industry gave me the opportunity to put my daughters through college. I also enjoy the travel, getting to see other countries and learning their cultures. MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4001/4002 12 Seafarers LOG Pic From The Past Seafaring often runs in families, and that was the case for the late Louis Gracia Sr. (left) and his son Louis Gracia Jr. (right). They’re pictured in 1981 at the SIUaffiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland (with the training vessel Zimmerman in the background). Louis Sr., a steward department member, sailed with the union from 1953 until his passing in 1990. Louis Jr. primarily sailed in the engine department, most recently in 2016. If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org April 2021 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA MOTT ARNOLD Brother Mott Arnold, 69, donned the SIU colors in 1970 and first sailed aboard the Columbia Eagle. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Arnold last shipped aboard the Horizon Kodiak. He makes his home in Tacoma, Washington. DANILO FLORENDO Brother Danilo Florendo, 67, joined the SIU in 2000, initially sailing on the Overseas Washington. A steward department member, he upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Florendo last shipped on the Maersk Seletar. He resides in Eatonville, Washington. JAMES KUCK Brother James Kuck, 64, signed on with the Seafarers in 2011 when he sailed on the USNS Henson. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded often at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Kuck most recently shipped aboard the Pride of America. He lives in Surprise, Arizona. SANTIAGO LUDAN Brother Santiago Ludan, 65, became a member of the SIU in 1990 when he shipped on the Independence. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Ludan’s final vessel was the Green Cove. He settled in New Castle, Washington. KAID MOHAMED Brother Kaid Mohamed, 65, began his career with the SIU in 1989 when he sailed aboard the Anders. A steward department member, he last shipped on the Keystone in 2002. Brother Mohamed lives in Oakland. FILIBERTO MOREIRA Brother Filiberto Moreira, 70, started shipping with the Seafarers International Union in 1993, first sailing aboard the Independence. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Moreira’s final vessel was the Maersk Kensington. He resides in the Bronx, New York. RERE PAITI Sister Rere Paiti, 68, joined the April 2021 union in 2002 and first sailed on the Grand Canyon State. She upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions and was a steward department member. Sister Paiti’s final vessel was the Sunshine State. She is a resident of Henderson, Nevada. MACK REVIS Brother Mack Revis, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1978 when he shipped aboard the Delta Panama. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions and was a member of the engine department. Brother Revis last shipped on the Liberty Eagle. He calls Beaumont, Texas, home. OMER SHARIF Brother Omer Sharif, 67, signed on with the union in 1975, initially sailing on the Mt Vernon. He sailed in the engine department and most recently aboard the North Star. Brother Sharif lives in University Place, Washington. WILLIAM THOMAS Brother William Thomas, 66, began his career with the Seafarers in 1978 when he sailed on the Panama. He sailed in the engine department and also worked on shore gangs. Brother Thomas upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school on several occasions. He last shipped on the USNS John U.D. Page and makes his home in Exmore, Virginia. JERRY VAN ETTEN when he worked on the Overseas Ulla. A deck department member, he upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. Brother Victor’s final vessel was the Dodge Island. He resides in Ellsworth, Maine. PHILIP WILSON Brother Philip Wilson, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1990, initially sailing on the Cape Catoche. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded his skills at the Paul Hall Center in 1993. Brother Wilson last shipped on the Global Link. He is a resident of The Villages, Florida. GREAT LAKES ROBERT MASON Brother Robert Mason, 65, joined the Seafarers in 2000. He was a deck department member and upgraded his skills at the Paul Hall Center in 2006. Brother Mason’s first and last vessel was the John Boland. He makes his home in Onaway, Michigan. INLAND WILLIE ALLEN Brother Willie Allen, 63, began sailing with the SIU in 1990, initially working with Delta Queen Steamboat. He was a deck department member and upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Allen’s final vessel was the Achievement. He makes his home in Tylertown, Mississippi. SCOTT GROSJEAN Brother Scott Grosjean, 64, signed on with the Seafarers in 1977. He was first employed with Quality Quarries and worked in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Grosjean upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last worked for Steuart Transportation and lives in Ashland, Wisconsin. FREDDY HAMILTON Brother Freddy Hamilton, 57, started shipping with the union in 1991. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions and was a deck department member. Brother Hamilton first sailed aboard the USNS Regulus. He most recently shipped on the Pacific Reliance and makes his home in Tampa, Florida. JEFFREY KING Brother Jeffrey King, 62, began sailing with the SIU in 1981 when he shipped on the Pisces. He primarily sailed in the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center shortly after joining the union. Brother King was last employed by OSG Ship Management. He lives in Odessa, Florida. STANLEY KNOPP Brother Stanley Knopp, 69, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1973. He sailed in both the deck and engine departments and first shipped on the Transeastern. Brother Knopp upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last worked for Moran Towing and resides in Baltimore. FRANK MCCLEESE Brother Frank McCleese, 61, embarked on his career with the SIU in 1987. He sailed in both the deck and engine departments. Brother McCleese worked for G&H Towing for his entire career. He lives in Ingleside, Texas. PAUL MCCREADY Brother Paul McCready, 59, donned the SIU colors in 1996, initially working with Gulf Marine. A deck department member, he upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother McCready concluded his career with Penn Maritime. He calls Tangier, Virginia, home. NELSON MORGAN Brother Nelson Morgan, 64, began his career with the Seafarers in 2002. He sailed in the deck department and was employed with Crowley Towing and Transportation for his entire career. Brother Morgan resides in Ona, Florida. Taking the Oath in New Orleans Brother Jerry Van Etten, 65, became a member of the SIU in 1974. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions and was a deck department member. Brother Van Etten’s first vessel was the Chas C West; his last, the Developer. He lives in Maricopa, Arizona. PETER VICTOR Brother Peter Victor, 65, started sailing with the union in 1979 Several Seafarers received their respective full books during the March membership meeting in New Orleans. SIU Safety Director James Brown (left) administers the union oath to (from left, standing and facing camera) AB Norman Comeaux, AB Jehan Daza, Capt. Billy Barletto and Capt. Mike Nance. Seafarers LOG 13 �Final Departures DEEP SEA ALI ALI Pensioner Ali Ali, 90, died December 3. He signed on with the union in 1970 and was a steward department member. Brother Ali first shipped on the Fair Isle. He last sailed on the Patriot before going on pension in 1995. Brother Ali was a resident of San Francisco. ALFONSO BOMBITA Pensioner Alfonso Bombita, 71, passed away January 21. He began his career with the SIU in 1983. Brother Bombita’s first vessel was the Santa Maria. He sailed in the engine department and last shipped on the Gem State. Brother Bombita became a pensioner in 2019 and resided in American Canyon, California. DION CHEESEBOROUGH Brother Dion Cheeseborough, 26, died December 31. He started shipping with the SIU in 2017 when he sailed on the Walter J. McCarthy. An engine department member, Brother Cheeseborough most recently shipped on the Integrity. He lived in Jacksonville, Florida, his birthplace. LARRY DOCKWILLER Pensioner Larry Dockwiller, 65, died December 12. Signing on with the union in 1977, he first sailed on the Aquarius. Brother Dockwiller was a steward department member and last worked aboard the ITB Mobile. He went on pension in 2020 and resided in Ruidoso, New Mexico. WILLIS EVERITT Brother Willis Everitt, 94, passed away November 5. He joined the SIU in 1953 and first sailed aboard the President Harrison. Brother Everitt was a steward department member and also worked on shore gangs. He primarily was employed by American Ship Management, and lived in Los Angeles. WALTER FITZGERALD Pensioner Walter Fitzgerald, 78, died February 7. He donned the SIU colors in 1966, and his first ships 14 Seafarers LOG included ones operated by Hudson Waterways and Sea-Land, respectively. Brother Fitzgerald sailed in all three departments and concluded his career aboard the Carolina. He went on pension in 2007 and was a resident of Richland, Georgia. SPERO MOCHE Pensioner Spero Moche, 74, died December 4. He began his career with the SIU in 1970 and initially sailed on the De Soto. Brother Moche primarily sailed in the engine department and concluded his career on the Inspiration. He became a pensioner in 2005 and resided in Floyd, Virginia. KASSEM SALEH Pensioner Kassem Saleh, 77, died November 24. He started sailing with the SIU in 1967 when he shipped on the Reiss Brothers. Brother Saleh worked in all three departments. He last sailed on the President Polk and retired in 2005. Brother Saleh called Dearborn, Michigan, home. PHARON SIMMONS Brother Pharon Simmons, 35, died December 9. He signed on with the union in 2013 and was a deck department member. Brother Simmons first shipped on the USNS Watkins and most recently sailed aboard the Ocean Globe. He resided in Jacksonville, Florida, his birthplace. ALBERT WAMBACH Pensioner Albert Wambach, 72, passed away January 12. He began his career with the SIU in 1971, first sailing aboard the Overseas Valdez. Brother Wambach sailed in the deck department and last shipped on the USNS Watson. He became a pensioner in 2013 and resided in Valatie, New York. IRA WHITE Pensioner Ira White, 81, died December 27. Signing on with the union in 1965, he first sailed on the Manhattan. Brother White was an engine department member and last worked for Michigan Tankers. He went on pension in 2004 and settled in Panama City, Florida. SHAWN WILLIAMS Pensioner Shawn Williams, 53, passed away February 12. He began shipping with the SIU in 1992 when he sailed on the Producer. Brother Williams was a deck department member. His final vessel was the Liberty Passion and he retired in 2020. Brother Williams lived in Lake City, South Carolina. THOMAS WOERNER Brother Thomas Woerner, 66, died February 8. He donned the SIU colors in 1973, initially sailing aboard the Los Angeles. Brother Woerner sailed in the engine department and concluded his career aboard the Overseas Martinez. He was a resident of Fredericksburg, Virginia. DEAN YANNUZZI Pensioner Dean Yannuzzi, 71, passed away February 18. He embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1969, initially shipping on the Transerie. A deck department member, Brother Yannuzzi last sailed aboard the Resolve. He began collecting his pension in 2008 and settled in San Antonio, Texas. NIKOLAOS ZERVOS Pensioner Nikolaos Zervos, 91, died January 21. He began his career with the SIU in 1967 and initially sailed aboard the Saphire Etta. Brother Zervos was a member of the deck department and concluded his career on the Galveston Bay. He became a pensioner in 1994 and resided in Athens, Greece. GREAT LAKES JACK BENNETT Pensioner Jack Bennett, 88, died January 30. A deck department member, he signed on with the SIU in 1960. Brother Bennett was employed by American Steamship for the duration of his career. He last shipped on the Buffalo and retired in 1994. Brother Bennett was a resident of Gainesville, Georgia. RAY BLAHNIK RUSSELL WILSON Pensioner Ray Blahnik, 80, passed away February 10. He joined the Seafarers in 1962 and worked in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Blahnik first worked for Michigan Interstate Railway. He last sailed on the Adam E. Cornelius and retired in 2005. He called Benzonia, Michigan, home. Pensioner Russell Wilson, 91, died January 31. A deck department member, he signed on with the SIU in 1962. Brother Wilson was first employed by Moran Towing of Virginia. He last worked for Atlantic Towing and became a pensioner in 1989. Brother Wilson made his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ROSS WAISANEN Pensioner Ross Waisanen, 66, died January 6. He began his career with the SIU in 1996 and initially sailed aboard the Steel T. Crapo. Brother Waisanen was a member of the deck department and concluded his career on the John Boland. He became a pensioner in 2019 and resided in Minneapolis. INLAND LEW LAHAYE Pensioner Lew Lahaye, 79, died February 6. Signing on with the SIU in 1963, he was first employed by Hvide Marine. Brother Lahaye was an engine department member and last worked for Seabulk Tankers. He retired in 2005 and resided in Nederland, Texas. LUMAN MOODY Pensioner Luman Moody, 79, passed away February 5. A deck department member, he began sailing with the union in 1994. Brother Moody was employed by American Marine Corporation for the duration of his career. He went on pension in 2007 and lived in Green Cove Springs, Florida. NMU ISMAEL AYALA Pensioner Ismael Ayala, 81, passed away February 11. He was an NMU member before the 2001 NMU/SIU merger and sailed in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Ayala’s final vessel was the St Louis Express. He became a pensioner in 2006 and was a resident of Miami Gardens, Florida. JAMES GARRITY Pensioner James Garrity, 85, died February 1. He joined the union during the SIU/ NMU merger in 2001. Brother Garrity sailed in the deck department. He last sailed on the Liberator before going on pension in 2003. Brother Garrity lived in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to the foregoing individuals, the following union members have also passed away. Insufficient information was available to develop summaries of their respective careers. NAME AGE Al-Jalham, Mohamed 87 Bergwerk, Israel 94 Bodden, Roy 89 Brown, Lawrence 98 Brownlee, Roosevelt 93 Christian, Alvey 97 Clark, William 78 Davis, Seymour 93 Gaskin, Bruce 94 Haylock, Casper 95 Hills, James 81 Jones, Nathaniel 72 Karavolos, Michael 90 Kust, Terry 77 Ludeke, Charles 85 Mack, Gilbert 99 Mladenoff, Carlos 84 Ortiz, Cruz 86 Rivera, Ernesto 87 Roman, Efrain 90 Sheffield, Early 94 DOD 10/02/2020 01/28/2021 01/27/2021 01/21/2021 01/30/2021 02/05/2021 01/26/2021 02/03/2021 01/22/2021 12/22/2020 01/15/2021 02/07/2021 08/30/2020 01/09/2021 12/24/2020 03/23/2020 11/24/2020 02/03/2021 12/29/2020 01/05/2021 01/24/2021 BRUCE MURPHY Pensioner Bruce Murphy, 73, passed away February 5. He joined the Seafarers in 2001 when he worked for Penn Maritime. A member of the deck department, Brother Murphy last sailed on the Vision. He retired in 2016 and lived in Port Charlotte, Florida. April 2021 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings AMERICAN PRIDE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), November 12 – Chairman Tony Beasley, Secretary Richard Jones, Educational Director Charlie Wescott, Deck Delegate Aresha Rivers, Steward Delegate Christopher Green. Chairman discussed clarification on back pay for restriction to ship. Educational director discussed opportunities for upgrading and reminded everyone to keep documents current. Crew discussed Jones Act centennial. They waiting for an update on status of Wi-Fi connection. GOLDEN STATE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), December 8 – Chairman Philip McGeoghegan, Secretary Michael Carello. Chairman reported smooth trip with good food. Secretary discussed upgrading opportunities at SIU-affiliated school in Maryland and also reminded everyone to remain aware of document status. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed vacation and optical benefits. Still waiting for Wi-Fi and new TV in crew lounge. They talked about importance of following protocols for shipping out. LIBERTY PASSION (Liberty Maritime), December 14 – Chairman Slavi Zahariev, Secretary Dominique McLean, Engine Delegate Christian Cruz. Chairman reminded crew about various rules and shipboard courtesies. Secretary asked that fellow crew members return all galley supplies. Educational director discussed various extensions for documents and certificates. Deck and engine delegates reported concerns about conduct of particular shipmate. Crew wants mariners to be prioritized for vaccinations. AMERICAN PRIDE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), De- The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. Kudos from Shipping Executive Hapag-Lloyd AG CEO Rolf Habben Jansen (right) visits mariners on the SIU-crewed Philadelphia Express (Marine Personnel and Provisioning) in the Port of Hamburg on Feb. 21, 2021. He thanked them for their hard work, especially during the pandemic. cember 27 – Chairman Tony Beasley, Secretary Richard Jones, Educational Director Charlie Wescott, Steward Delegate Christopher Green. Chairman thanked crew for great attitude during recent trip to Brazil. Also thanked entire steward department for job well done, especially in light of pandemic. Secretary reminded everyone to leave state rooms clean ahead of large crew change. Educational director talked about keeping documents current. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No other beefs or disputed OT reported. Installation of new water dispenser scheduled for next port. MARJORIE C (Pasha), January 29 – Chairman Dan Davenport, Secretary Jatniel Aguilera, Educational Director Jared Cabasug, Deck Delegate Billy Cooley, Engine Delegate Oscar Cesena. Chairman reminded everyone of importance of pandemic-related safety protocols and also encouraged fellow mariners to get vaccinated. Secretary reminded crew to use sanitation dispensers before entering mess hall and lounges. Educational director noted Piney Point slowly reopening for classes. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Wi-Fi installation slated for later this year. Crew was reminded to submit DVD movie requests to captain. Next port: San Diego. USNS PATHFINDER (Ocean Shipholdings), January 31 – Chairman Kelly Doyle, Secretary Loretta Stewart, Educational Director Gary Williams, Deck Delegate Mark Bolitho, Engine Delegate Ron Sease, Steward Delegate Jevon Lowery. Chairman discussed upcoming port arrival and restrictions to vessel. Educational director noted Piney Point school reopening for upgrading classes. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed safety precautions that are in place at Paul Hall Center. New clothes dryer will be installed at next port. They discussed COVID-19 vaccines and compensation for restriction to ship. OCEAN GRAND (Crowley), February 7 – Chairman Lech Jankowski, Secretary Insook Smith, Educational Director Jacob Laroche. Chairman discussed document extensions. Secretary reminded everyone to continue practicing proper sanitation. Educational director encouraged fellow mariners to upgrade at SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reported smooth sailing. NORTH STAR (TOTE), February 16 – Chairman Mark Billiot, Educational Director Ahmed Sharif, Steward Delegate Sal Ahmed. Chairman discussed vessel restriction. He advised Seafarers to utilize the online member portal. Educational director discussed need to keep documents current while also being aware of various extensions announced by the Coast Guard. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew read latest communication from Tacoma hall regarding restriction to ship in Canadian shipyard. Still waiting for new ice machine for crew mess. Crew suggested changing requirements for filing for vacation check, and also discussed policies for reliefs. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. The annual financial committee will be elected during the April 5 headquarters membership meeting to review the 2020 records. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and April 2021 the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Seafarers LOG 15 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates The following is a list of courses that currently are scheduled to be held at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland during the next several months. More courses may be added. Course additions and cancellations are subject to change due to COVID-19 protocols. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Government Vessels May 24 June 7 June 14 May 28 June 11 June 18 Tank Ship Familiarization DL May 10 July 5 May 14 July 9 Tank Ship Familiarization LG April 12 June 28 April 16 July 2 Gap Closing Courses MSC Supply Configuration Management April 12 May 7 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Able Seafarer-Deck (online lecture) April 5 April 16 Able Seafarer-Deck (at Piney Point) April 19 April 23 Able Seafarer-Deck July 26 August 13 Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Reefer Containers July 12 July 23 FOWT May 31 June 25 Junior Engineer May 31 July 23 Machinist May 3 May 21 Pumpman May 24 May 28 Welding April 19 May 7 Steward Department Upgrading Courses Certified Chief Cook May 10 June 14 June 11 July 16 Advanced Galley Operations May 31 June 25 Chief Steward May 3 May 28 Safety/Open Upgrading Courses Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting June 28 July 2 Medical Care Provider July 5 July 9 Basic Training April 5 May 24 April 9 May 28 June 4 June 25 Basic Training/Adv. Firefighting Revalidation June 7 June 4 June 25 June 11 Government Vessels April 30 May 14 Basic Training Revalidation April 26 May 10 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth __________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #_________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended __________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 16 Seafarers LOG COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, Email:upgrading@seafarers.org Mail: 45353 St. George’s Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 Fax: 301-994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/21 April 2021 �Paul Hall Center Classes Water Survival Class #866 – Graduated February 26 (above, in alphabetical order): Alan Butkow, Jade Napualeilokelani Ezera, Alexander Jackson, John Paul Mauras Garcia, Jessie Yusalina Merced Jr., Pura Veronica Moreno Soriano, Chukwuka H. Nkwor, Noah Pittman, Felix Antonio Roman, Gustavo J. Romero Estrella, Douglas Hiram Soto Ocasio, Juan Luis Tapia Pimentel and Garrett Williams. Government Vessels – Graduated February 12 (above, in alphabetical order): Taha Qasem Abobakr Al Amri, Mohammed Elazzouzi, Tiburcio Valeriano Garcia, Jose Antonio Gonzalez Del Valle, Patrick Cruz Lara, Walter Lent, Michael Alex Papaioannou, Husam Ali Mohamed Yahya and Benneth Lorenz Collado Yap. Important Notice To All Students April 2021 Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Seafarers LOG 17 �Paul Hall Center Classes Welding – Graduated February 12 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Christian Cruz, Olivier Luc Especa, Arvin Tarroza Heras, Tyrone Leonard and Marcelino Jose Santos Bermeo. Class instructor Chris Raley is at the far right. UA to AS (Deck) – Graduated February 5 (above, in alphabetical order): Daniel Bost, Campbell Busbey, Solomon Foster Jr., Lucas Hayes, Abraham Quiner, Lydia Robinson, Patrick Wheat and James Zaro. Class Instructor Tom Truitt is at the far right. Tankship Familiarization – Graduated February 12 (above, in alphabetical order): Christopher Francis Altieri, Michael Geronimo Bautista, Todd Gallagher, Kenneth Greenidge, Richard Grubbs, Cresente Razo Gumanas, Marissa Gatbunton Lopez, Dylan Sapp, Michael John Estavillo Valdez and Artis Williams. 18 Seafarers LOG April 2021 �Paul Hall Center Classes Chief Cook Assessment Program – Graduated February 12 (above, in alphabetical order): Khaleel Saeed Saleh Heidra, William Johnson, Pavel Kremen, Steven Laubach and Carl Royster. Certified Chief Cook (Module 5) – Graduated February 26 (above, in alphabetical order): Tristan Cordero, Apalogie Cruz-Labrador, Jack Gourgue, Destany Howard, Preeyapha Kaisaard, Hussain Ali Nagi Ali, Marcelino Pabito, Algernon Joaquim Ramseur, Noah Susumu Santiago-Stephens, Charles Sassone and J’corei Williams. (Note: Not all are pictured.) April 2021 Seafarers LOG 19 �APRIL 2021 VOLUME 83, NO. 4 Text “Join” to 97779 To Sign Up for SIU Text Alerts O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O SIU-Crewed Tanker Excels During UNREP Exercise Two Seafarers-crewed ships – the Maersk Peary on the left, and the USNS Laramie at right – participate in the exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Thomas Epps) T he reliability of U.S.-flag tankers and American mariners was on display earlier this year as the SIU-crewed Maersk Peary successfully performed an underway replenishment (UNREP) exercise with the USNS Laramie off the east coast of Crete. The Laramie’s crew includes members of the SIU Government Services Division. Maersk Peary vessel master Capt. C. Fox said the Feb. 23 mission “went well and all parties did a good job. The crew of the Maersk Peary had trained the prior few days and were up to the task. The USNS Laramie was also ready and they did a good job and were very good to work with.” Underway replenishment is a key component of U.S. sealift and defense capabilities. Such operations save American-flag vessels time by not having to enter ports and refuel. The recent exercise underscored the unique capabilities of the U.S.-flag fleet, along with the cadre of civilian mariners who have tanker-specific training. As one observer put it, “The exercise reflects that our military has guaranteed access to the vessels and, more importantly, to the mariners who have never failed to answer the call and sail into harm’s way, wherever and whenever needed.” SIU members aboard the Peary during the exercise included Bosun Ron Paradise, ABs Ben Wilson, Marvin Williams, Adam Laliberte, Lloyd La Beach and Marie Acosta, Pumpman Kenneth Cabrera, QE4 Rene Hallasgo, Wiper Charles Fischer, Steward/Baker Juan Vallejo, Chief Cook Osmar Ramos and GSTU Hussein Quraish. The Laramie’s fueling station (photo at immediate left) is prepped for operations. In photo at immediate right, crew members on the Maersk Peary work on a tag line and pelican hook. CIVMARS (photo below) aboard the USNS Laramie observe part of the mission. (CIVMAR photo by Thomas Epps) Equipment is transferred between the vessels. 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The company was awarded a Defense Department contract for time charter of an “ice class” tanker that is expected to last for nearly five years. The Stena Polaris reflagged last month in Jacksonville, Florida. Built in 2010, the ship is 600 feet long. Administration Underscores Support for Unions President Biden on March 5 hosted a labor roundtable in Wilmington, Delaware, during which he listened to union officials and reiterated his strong backing of the labor movement. He also reaffirmed his support of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Biden is pictured in front, second from left. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is kneeling at far left. SIU Executive VP Augie Tellez is in the second row (sixth from right), behind the president’s left shoulder. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, who also addressed the group, is standing at far left. Page 3. AFL-CIO Slams Proposed Open Register Page 2 Unions Ready to Mobilize Page 3 �President’s Report Ready to Deliver Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains the dominant story worldwide, and it definitely affects not just the maritime industry from a business standpoint but also, more importantly, the people who work in it. Through our affiliation with the International Transport Workers’ Federation, the SIU is doing whatever we can to ensure the wellbeing of Ukrainian civilian mariners – and Russian civilian mariners, too. We also stand ready to mobilize if needed, as America’s fourth arm of defense. Understandably, we’re cautious in what is reported at certain times. Suffice it to say, we’ve always delivered and we always will. If the global pandemic caused many of us to view our lives at least a little differently and more appreciatively, the Russian invasion has done so in a most appalling way. The SIU joins with the AFL-CIO in condemning the violent invasion. We stand in solidarity with the workers and their families who are impacted by the devastation, and Michael Sacco offer our condolences for lives that have been lost. We also join the global labor movement and our other allies in calling for an immediate end to Vladimir Putin’s military aggression, and we support extensive economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union, particularly those focused on Putin and his protectors. Ukrainian unions have struggled for decades to guarantee the internationally recognized right to organize and bargain collectively. Unions have courageously fought corruption that is widespread in the Ukrainian economy. All these brave efforts by Ukraine’s unions are now threatened by the Russian military invasion, which is destroying the basic democratic rights of freedom of association, assembly and speech that are necessary for all effective trade union action. The Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine flagrantly violates international law and undermines the right of Ukraine and of all nations to selfdetermination free from the threat of violence. The consequences of the attack on Ukraine are vast – tens of thousands of lives may be lost, while millions of people already have been displaced. Countries will need to house, feed and support the many refugees fleeing the violence. Putin’s war jeopardizes international peace and global economic recovery. Workers and their families are still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, and can ill afford the higher oil and food prices and further disruption to the supply chains this war is causing. The SIU will do everything within our power to support our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Wins for Maritime As reported elsewhere in this edition, the newly passed government spending bill contained several important victories for the U.S. maritime industry. These wins don’t happen without a sustained effort to elect and educate pro-maritime legislators and pro-maritime administrations. That is why the SIU remains politically active and why we ask our rank-and-file members to support SPAD, the union’s voluntary political action fund. Funding for the Maritime Security Program, Tanker Security Program, and Cable Security Fleet is a collective dose of great news not just for the SIU but for the entire country. These programs are important to U.S. national, economic and homeland security. I applaud the efforts and votes of everyone who supports them. Jones Act Whenever I believe that Jones Act critics have hit a new low, they slither even lower. That’s been the case recently when a few absolutely nonsensical articles were posted with the claims that America’s freight cabotage law somehow is driving up gasoline prices. Those preposterous pundits also suggest that waiving the Jones Act would be in order. Let’s get a couple of things crystal clear. There is plenty of U.S.-flag vessel capacity to handle any voyages transporting oil within the United States. And – here’s the real news – a waiver of the Jones Act for gasoline would only benefit oil traders. The Jones Act has protected our nation for more than a century and it remains one of the soundest policies on the books. O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Volume 82 Number 4 April 2022 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Assistant Communications Director & Managing Editor/ Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes. Copyright © 2022 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. Reversed to White Reversed to White 2 Seafarers LOG Industry Secures Full Funding For Tankers, MSP, Cable Ships The maritime industry fared well in the recently approved federal spending bill. Congress in early March passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The $1.5 trillion omnibus package includes full funding for the new U.S. Tanker Security Program (TSP), the U.S. Maritime Security Program (MSP), and for two U.S.flag cable ships. Originally approved near the end of the year 2020, the TSP calls for an initial fleet of 10 U.S.flag tankers. The program, strongly backed by U.S. military leaders, will decrease reliance on foreignflag ships and foreign crews. The MSP, enacted in 1996 and extended several times since then, provides stipends for a fleet of 60 civilian-crewed, militarily useful vessels available to the Defense Department as needed. The spending bill, which was signed into law March 15 by President Biden, moved along at what one pundit called “the congressional version of warp speed.” It passed in the House less than 24 hours after introduction and then cleared the Senate a day later, on March 11. However, passage also followed months of delay and three continuing resolutions that allowed the government to operate. A shutdown would have occurred March 11 at midnight without either another continuing resolution or passage of the bill. The bill reportedly contains $730 billion in non-Defense spending and $782 billion in Defense spending. It further includes a separate $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine. It provides government funding through September 2022. AFL-CIO Opposes Open Register Executive Council Adopts Statement Denouncing Plan The AFL-CIO Executive Council on March 15 unanimously adopted a statement opposing a proposed open register in the U.S. Virgin Islands. SIU President Michael Sacco, the council’s longest-serving member, provided background on the situation to other board members (see related story, this page). In part, the statement reads, “American merchant mariners are the gold standard for the world in terms of safety and training. From iron ore for steel mills along the Great Lakes to food aid to hungry citizens in Africa, from materiel for American armed forces stationed around the world to vital household goods at domestic ports, they deliver. “For generations, foreign interests and their allies have tried to find ways to circumvent the nation’s labor and tax laws to take good jobs away from hardworking Americans,” the statement continues. “The latest effort, announced last month, calls for the creation of a so-called open registry for the U.S. Virgin Islands. As outlined, this initiative would take cargo from U.S.-flag vessels, crewed by American citizens, and place it on vessels that do not use American crews, do not pay American taxes and do not meet American safety and labor standards. This attempt to create a flag of convenience using the U.S. Virgin Islands is wrong and harmful to American workers.” The statement concludes, “The AFL-CIO joins with the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO; the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO; and the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO in calling upon the Biden Administration, the Congress, the Department of Defense and the Maritime Administration to reject any effort that U.S. Virgin Islands-flag vessels be treated as if they are the same as U.S.-flag, U.S.crewed for any purpose or for any program. At the same time, we reiterate our commitment to work with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler (left) and SIU President Michael Sacco the Biden Administration and the Congress to achieve a more robust, commercially viable U.S.-flag, U.S.crewed fleet that will continue to protect America’s economic, military and homeland security.” Previously, a joint statement from shipboard maritime unions including the SIU pointed out, “The proposed U.S. Virgin Islands flag of convenience open registry will not benefit the United States nor America’s maritime industry, any more than any other second or open registry benefits a national flag country. In fact, the establishment and growth of second registries by other industrialized nations has done little more than decimate their national flag fleets to the point that they are no longer able to provide the requisite military security and logistical support to their flag nations.” SIU President Pens Open Letter To Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands Editor’s note: This letter was posted on the SIU website on Feb. 21, 2022, and it has been circulated on Capitol Hill. It was written in response to the governor’s public support for a proposed second register. Visit the SIU website and/ or check last month’s LOG for additional coverage of the proposed second register. Dear Governor Bryan: On behalf of the Seafarers International Union (SIU), which has maintained a strong presence in the U.S. Virgin Islands for more than a halfcentury, we are perplexed by your recently announced partnership with a for-profit maritime school that charges $22,000 per year for tuition. The SIU – which represents thousands of USVI residents via our affiliated United Industrial Workers – has an associated school in Maryland offering U.S. Coast Guard-approved courses for entry-level mariners and for experienced seafarers. The school – the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education – is highly regarded throughout the industry and it does not charge tuition. We provide viable career paths, and we also have immediate job openings for credentialed mariners. Our union has contracts with the vast majority of American-flag deep-sea vessel operators, plus collective bargaining agreements with several major inland tugboat companies. Those contracts, typically including excellent pay and benefits, mean ample job opportunities for Seafarers. Additionally, graduates of our apprentice program (which is certified by the U.S. Department of Labor) are guaranteed a first job aboard a U.S.flag vessel. This would seem to offer a far more attractive opportunity for USVI residents than the one you publicly committed to. Our training facilities and curriculums are second to none; our school doesn’t charge tuition; and we’ve got plenty of jobs for our members. We welcome the chance to work with you to explore training and career opportunities for our fellow citizens from the USVI. Sincerely, Michael Sacco President, Seafarers International Union April 2022 �Maritime Labor Backs President Biden On Ukraine, Sanctions Against Russia The presidents of six American maritime unions, including SIU President Michael Sacco, sent a letter to President Biden underscoring their support for his handling of the war in Ukraine and reaffirming the availability of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Dated March 9, the letter conveys the unions’ “strong support for the actions you are taking to combat the horrific and unjustified attack by Russia against Ukraine. This unprovoked attack not only threatens the right of freedom-loving people in Ukraine to continue to live in a democracy but poses the most serious threat to our friends and allies in Europe since World War II.” The union presidents pointed out that U.S. mariners always answer the nation’s call, and will do so again if needed. “As they did during World War II and in every conflict and international emergency before and since, the men and women of the United States-flag merchant marine stand ready to do what we can to support the strongest possible economic responses necessary to bring this conflict to a quick and successful conclusion,” the letter noted. “To this end, we strongly endorse your decision to end all oil and natural gas imports from Russia as well as the imposition of additional rigorous trade sanctions against Russia as deemed appropriate. “We understand and appreciate that these actions will likely have a negative economic impact on many of our fellow citizens and many of our members who are still struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the labor leaders continued. “However, the men and women of the United States-flag merchant marine also understand that such a sacrifice is once again necessary in order for our country to provide the leadership the rest of the free world has come to expect and rely upon.” They concluded, “As our nation’s fourth arm of defense, the United States-flag merchant marine and its cadre of American merchant mariners have a unique role and proud tradition of service to our country in time of war or other emergency. We again stand ready to work with you and your Administration to provide the support and service our country needs.” Signing the letter were Sacco; Sailors’ Union of the Pacific President Dave Con- AMP Sets Record Straight On Jones Act, Energy Prices A major maritime coalition recently sent a letter to President Biden to address misconceptions about the Jones Act. Specifically, the letter addressed the transportation of crude oil and other energy cargoes in the United States in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was sent by the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), to which the SIU is affiliated. “We appreciate your support and the overwhelming, bipartisan support in Congress for the Jones Act,” the letter began. “Ukraine is a lesson that America must provide for its self-defense and economy, and that the 650,000 U.S. men and women of American Maritime will continue to move what our nation needs, including energy.” The coalition further pointed out the following: n There is more than adequate American vessel capacity to address any requirements to transport oil within the United States. n A waiver of the Jones Act for gasoline would only benefit oil traders. U.S. consumers would not benefit. n The recent dramatic increase in gas prices has overwhelmingly been driven by the increase in crude oil prices, which have risen by nearly 57% in just over two months. n Congress has expressed its concern about ensuring that American vessels are used to move oil from the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) before considering the possibility of Jones Act waivers. n Jones Act waivers outsource U.S. jobs and undermine American security. AMP followed the last point by stating, “Now is certainly not the time to issue waivers that replace American companies and mariners with vessel operators and mariners from other nations. The domestic maritime industry has kept our nation supplied during the pandemic and the resulting supply chain crisis with consistent, reliable service. It would be both ironic and insulting to take jobs away from these Americans now, at a time of rising inflation and global uncertainty. It is particularly egregious that some have called for Jones Act waivers as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a situation that underscores the importance of ensuring our nation’s ability to protect our economic and homeland security at home and to support our national security interests around the world. The Jones Act ensures that we have a domestic shipbuilding base as well as a pool of mariners to draw upon during cases of national emergency.” The entire letter is available on the SIU website. April 2022 nolly; American Maritime Officers President Paul Doell; International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots President Don Marcus; Marine Firemen’s Union President Anthony Poplawski; and Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association President Adam Vokac. Meanwhile, the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have designated areas in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as “Warlike Operations Areas,” triggering an increased security level and other entitlements for foreign mariners in the war zone. The designation was agreed at an emergency in early March. Discussions focused on repatriation, payment of wages, safe transit and respect of individual seafarers’ rights, particularly for mariners from the region. The JNG and ITF negotiate and ensure application of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) agreement, which is the only international collective bargaining agreement covering terms and conditions for seafarers in international trade on more than 9,000 ships. “The escalation in hostilities and conflict in Ukraine has put enormous pressure on seafarers of all nations and an industry already laboring under the demands and challenges of the pandemic,” the organizations said in a joint statement. “The parties agreed that the welfare of seafarers and the protection of their rights in this unprecedented situation was paramount to the spirit and intent of the IBF agreement.” They added, “The facilitation of support from governments worldwide for potential refugee arrangements for Ukrainian seafarers and their families was also considered. The social partners agreed to increase pressure on governments to waive visas for Ukrainian seafarers to ease their repatriation.” The JNG consists of the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC), the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ), the Korean Shipowners Association (KSA), and Taiwan-based company Evergreen. The ITF, to which the SIU is affiliated, has member organizations around the world who collectively represent more than 20 million transport workers. President Biden (second from left) pauses for a snapshot with maritime union officials. Pictured from left are MM&P President Don Marcus, President Biden, SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez and MEBA Sec.-Treas. Roland Rexha. Biden Reaffirms Jones Act Support President Biden, meeting with the AFL-CIO leadership and principal officers of international unions on March 5, said once again he will not waiver in his longtime support for the Jones Act, the nation’s freight cabotage law. The president was responding to a statement from SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez during the gathering in Wilmington, Delaware. Tellez, who attended with MEBA Secretary-Treasurer Roland Rexha and MM&P President Don Marcus, thanked the president for standing with American mariners throughout his career as a senator and vice president. He alerted Biden to new attacks being directed at the Jones Act in the wake of rising petroleum prices because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The maritime contingent noted recent news columns preposter- ously trying to claim the Jones Act as anti-American. Tellez also informed the president about the February announcement proposing an open registry in the U.S. Virgin Islands that would take away cargo from U.S.-flag ships and jobs from American mariners. Biden told Tellez, Rexha, Marcus and the other labor leaders he will continue to fight for American mariners and workers. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh also met with the union officials, numbering 39 in all and including AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. Biden thanked the labor officials for their support and outlined steps the administration has taken to help union members in the first year of the administration. Walsh spoke of the need to work collaboratively to empower American workers and underscored the president’s support for strong unions as key to the middle class. The group further discussed the unprecedented economic growth experienced in the U.S. and the addition of 678,000 jobs in February, along with a 3.8% drop in the unemployment rate. A total of 7.4 million jobs have been added since the start of the administration. Additionally, attendees touched on the administration’s wide range of accomplishments thus far when it comes to creating union jobs and protecting Davis-Bacon provisions, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the American Rescue Plan. The group echoed its thanks to the president, the secretary and administration officials for the historic investment the administration has made in American workers. Seafarers LOG 3 �CDC Updates Guidelines for Masks The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Feb. 25 significantly loosened its mask recommendations as part of updated guidance for coping with COVID-19. Under the new guidelines, more than 70 percent of the U.S. population resides in areas with “low” or “medium” COVID-19 community levels, meaning masks are not recommended for the general public. In areas with a “high” level, which at press time included about 30 percent of the U.S. population, masks would still be recommended in public indoor settings. Under the “medium” level, people at higher risk are encouraged to talk to their doctor about wearing a mask. A map which outlines current COVID- 19 Community levels nationwide is available on the CDC website (https://www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/ covid-by-county.html0). Following the CDC’s lead, the SIU on March 9 amended its COVID-19 policies to remove mask-wearing requirements at headquarters, the hiring halls and the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland. The change applies to all employees and visitors who are fully vaccinated and have received booster shots (if they are eligible to get a booster shot). Visitors who have vaccine exemptions or who, even though eligible to receive a booster shot, have chosen not to receive a booster, must present a recent negative test result and wear a mask State of the Union when entering all of the former locations. Masking in schools has been an area of heated debate around the country. Under the new CDC guidelines, universal masking in schools is now only recommended in areas with a “high” level. “Our new framework was rigorously evaluated, both with current data and retrospectively during the Alpha, Delta and Omicron waves, and these new metrics have demonstrative predictive capacity for weeks into the future,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Wilensky said during a media briefing on the new recommendations. “This new framework will provide the best way for us to judge what level of preventive measures may be needed in our communities,” she added. “If or when new Sponsors: Submarine Repair Bases Will Create Thousands of Union Jobs Editor’s note: The following article, lightly edited for local style, was written by Mark Gruenberg of the Press Associates Union News Service. The SIU and the Maritime Trades Department have endorsed the project; representatives from both organizations took part in the conference, hosted by the National Press Club. SIU President Michael Sacco addresses Seafarers and guests at the March membership meeting in Piney Point, Maryland. He covered numerous topics, including the union’s efforts to encourage faster document processing by the National Maritime Center; manpower obligations; maritime jobs in the wind-energy sector; the loosening of some pandemic restrictions; ongoing professionalism of SIU members; and more. Seafarers May Sign Up For Free Credit Monitoring, ID Protection Past May 31 As previously reported, Comprehensive Health Services (CHS) earlier this year informed the SIU and the Seafarers Plans that the company “was the target of a cyber intrusion” that may have involved current and former SIU members’ personal information. CHS in February mailed a letter to all potentially affected Seafarers. Recipients are asked to note that, although the letter specifies May 31 as the cutoff for enrolling in free credit monitoring and identity protection, individuals are able to elect those services even if they miss the deadline. People may still call the number listed in the letter after May 31, or contact CHS directly to elect credit monitoring and identity protection, at no charge. If members have any difficulty with this process, contact the SIU membership assistance office at (800) 252-4674, Option 2. As noted in the letter, there is no evidence that anyone’s personal information has been used inappropriately. More information is available on the SIU website, in the March edition of the Seafarers LOG and in the letter from CHS. 4 Seafarers LOG variants emerge or the virus surges, we have more ways to control the virus and protect ourselves and our communities than ever before.” In a related development, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on March 9 extended the mandate for mask use on public transportation and in transportation hubs through April 18. The mandate had been set to expire on March 18. According to TSA officials, the extension is based on a recommendation from the CDC. In a March 10 statement, the agency said the CDC will work on a “revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor.” Sponsors of a plan to build submarine repair bases in Northeastern Ohio, at Lordstown and Lorain, predict that when they’re up and fully running, they’ll create 4,000-5,000 full-time union jobs. And their prediction, at a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., announcing the proposed Bartlett Maritime Plan, doesn’t count up to 2,000 union construction jobs needed to build the bases, nor the spinoff of an estimated 41,000 ancillary jobs once those big shops are up and running. All the construction jobs, “including subcontracting jobs, will be 100% union labor,” pledged Edward Bartlett, a retired merchant marine captain and CEO of Bartlett Maritime Construction. His firm put together the plan. Groundbreaking on the planned American Naval Shipyard complex, split between the two cities, is expected in six months, after planning, plus hiring the first 30 apprentice trainees. Construction would take three to four years, in order to satisfy environmental rules. The two bases will be built with union-made steel and cement, Bartlett added. Bartlett’s firm decided on Northeastern Ohio due to its excellent transportation connections – expressways, railroads, Cleveland’s international airport, and especially Lake Erie – and surplus of available highly skilled metal trades workers, he explained. “The UAW trained them well,” before General Motors closed its Lordstown auto assembly plant in 2019, he elaborated. Ever since word of this project leaked “my email inbox has been full” with skilled workers asking when and where to apply. Speakers also emphasized that the new submarine repair bases are needed for national security. Repairs are far behind on the current 47-boat fleet, including some submarines more than 30 years old. Moreover, the Navy wants to expand the fleet by 50%, to 70 submarines. China and Russia notice how long and how many U.S. subs are laid up, one speaker added. “We have been the world’s dominant maritime power for years,” explained AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department President James Hart. “But America’s manufacturing base is diminishing,” and its current shipyards are 80% devoted to Navy construction and 20% to Jones Act ships needed for domestic trade. “We’ll need to build another shipyard to take care of this problem” of repairing and rehabbing submarines,” Hard said. “We can’t sit on our hands. China is building two shipyards right now. We can have all the ships in the world, but it matters how many you have that can go to sea.” Building the yards and staffing them with skilled craftspeople “gives those workers a hand up, not a hand out. We’re looking to put them to work,” added Lance Heasley, president of the Akron-based International Chemical Workers Union Council, a sector of the United Food and Commercial Workers. SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez reinforced backing from the union and the MTD (where he also serves as an official). “Our attack subs and aircraft carriers are the most potent force projection weapons we have,” added retired Navy Rear Adm. Robert Frick. The two yards “will provide the most rapid effective solution” to repair problems, once they’re built, he explained. Repair drydocks aren’t cheap, said Bechtel Business Development Manager Rich Capitan, who spoke from the audience and, after the press conference, provided the construction and 41,000 ancillary job estimates. He added planned rehabilitation of one big sub drydock at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, alone will take five years and cost $20 million. The Pearl Harbor project illustrates another point: a construction worker shortage. Hawaiian building trades workers are working on Pearl Harbor, building a light rail system in Honolulu, and either rehabbing old city hotels there or building new ones, all at once. The state’s unions and contractors are discussing transferring union workers from the mainland U.S. One part of the submarine complex will be a Lordstown depot, employing 1,000 unionists. It’ll use part of the site of the old GM plant. Workers will maintain submarines’ weapons and equipment. The other will be the actual American Naval Shipyard in Lorain, employing at least 3,000 unionists. “It’ll be completely enclosed, all in a single building, to take weather issues out” of the equation, a consideration given winters along the southern shore of Lake Erie, said Bartlett. The American Naval Shipyard project will not cost the federal government any money, since financing will come from a public-private partnership. Ohio will provide funds from industrial development bonds and Goldman-Sachs will raise the cash for the Bartlett Maritime Corp., which put the deal together. At the end of a 30-year lease, the feds get the two yards. The American Naval Shipyard project will cost “multi-billions” of dollars, said panelist Bill Daley of Goldman-Sachs. It’ll be built by a public-private partnership with the state of Ohio using money from industrial development bonds while his firm raises the private funds. But the project still needs to show political backing. Sponsors rolled out a joint supportive letter from U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (D-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and three other Ohio lawmakers, all Democrats. One, Tim Ryan, a longtime union backer, as is Brown, seeks the Senate seat Portman is retiring from this year. The firm’s information packet includes a unanimous endorsement from the Lorain City Council. Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill, who also spoke, said that after GM left, “Everybody had the perfect project for us” to replace it, “but nobody had any money. This one does.” April 2022 �Forum Speakers Underscore Their Compelling Support for Jones Act America’s freight cabotage law – a vital source of U.S. maritime jobs – enjoys ongoing, strong support from the administration and from all components of the industry. That conclusion was a main takeaway following the 2022 Capital Link Jones Act and U.S.-Flag Shipping Forum, an online conference that took place Feb. 24-25. Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator Lucinda Lessley gave the keynote speech on the forum’s first day. Panelists throughout the event included representatives from domestic shipyards, law firms, and Seafarers-contracted companies including Crowley Maritime; Matson; TOTE; Pasha; Overseas Shipholding Group; Seabulk; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock; American President Lines; Liberty Maritime; and Maersk Line, Limited. Lessley assured attendees that the administration’s support of American maritime is unwavering. “The Biden-Harris Administration is working on every front to support a strong U.S. Merchant Marine,” she said. “The administration is crystal clear that the U.S.-flagged fleet, including of course our Jones Act fleet, plays an essential role in both our national and our economic security. That is why, shortly after taking office, President Biden issued an executive order laying out his Made in America agenda. The order reaffirms what we have always known: The Jones Act is truly a ‘make it in America’ policy on our waterways.” She continued, “As you know, the Jones Act guarantees that cargoes moved between U.S. ports travel on vessels that are built, owned, and crewed by Americans. Because of the Jones Act, today, more than 40,000 vessels of all types, all built in the United States, ply our nation’s waterways, reliably delivering domestic passengers and goods to the places they need to be using the most fuel-efficient mode of transportation available.” The Jones Act, which has helped safeguard the nation for more than a century, “also ensures that we have strong domestic shipbuilding capability,” Lessley pointed out. “Our Jones Act fleet in turn supports more than 150 active shipyards that, according to a 2021 MARAD study, support nearly 400,000 jobs and generate $28.1 billion of annual labor income as well as more than $42 billion in GDP. taken to improve maritime workplace safety; and a formal Mariner Workforce Development Plan, which “will bolster safety, and support for both credentialed and prospective U.S. mariners based on several key goals, including supporting existing mariner workforce development programs, mariner education, and training institutions, and improving mariner workforce diversity and workplace safety,” Lessley stated. “This will be intended to nurture and grow a strong U.S. Merchant Marine, which is integral to the contiguous, non-contiguous, and international trade.” “The Biden-Harris Administration is working on every front to support a strong U.S. Merchant Marine.” – Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator Lucinda Lessley “The Jones Act also supports a domestic merchant fleet of 96 ocean-going vessels crewed by thousands of highly skilled, unionized merchant mariners qualified to operate sealift assets for national defense needs,” she added. “The Jones Act is truly a cornerstone of our U.S. maritime industry and the Biden-Harris Administration is working hard to strengthen this industry by building on this essential foundation. And with new opportunity on the horizon, such as the emergence of offshore wind as a renewable energy source, the Jones Act remains poised to remain the cornerstone of our nation’s maritime industry into the foreseeable future.” She also discussed the America’s Marine Highways Program; investment in ports across the country; steps being Newly elected American Maritime Partnership (AMP) President Ku’uhaku Park also addressed the forum. (The SIU is an AMP affiliate.) “I’m happy to report that overall support for the Jones Act in Congress and the administration has never been higher than it is today,” he said. “An overwhelming majority of the Members of Congress in both parties and in both chambers support the Jones Act. In addition to the Congress, this administration is extremely supportive of the Jones Act. President Biden strongly supported the Jones Act during the campaign and then reiterated his strong support publicly almost immediately upon taking office.” He underscored the Jones Act’s importance: “The Jones Act is the fundamen- tal law of our business, underpinning an industry that supports nearly 650,000 family-wage jobs and provides more than $150 billion in economic value every year. Labor income for the exceptional mariners and other workers in this industry totals about $40 billion annually. There are about 40,000 vessels in the U.S. domestic fleet – one of the largest domestic fleets in the world.” Park said the rationale for backing the law remains quite sound. “Historically, the Jones Act has enjoyed support for three reasons: national security, homeland security and economic security,” he said. “Senior military officials and senior homeland officials have consistently talked about the importance of the Jones Act to the security of our nation…. It is not lost on our elected leaders that repealing the Jones Act would be outsourcing our nation’s jobs and security.” He said an additional reason “for the strong support today is the supply chain crisis, which has reminded us all in vivid ways that reliable transportation is not an academic point. The recent supply chain crisis has really underscored the importance of a reliable domestic maritime industry, particularly in the U.S. non-contiguous trades. Today, as you all know, America faces one of its worst supply chain disruptions ever for containerized cargoes…. It is a dismal picture with one bright spot: the performance of the U.S. domestic maritime industry…. Additionally, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, international carriers canceled more than 500 trans-Pacific sailings. In contrast, Jones Act carriers have provided uninterrupted service and maintained a lifeline to many states and communities.” Louisiana Senator Introduces Bipartisan American Offshore Worker Fairness Legislation U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) recently introduced the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act. This bill, cosponsored in the House by Reps. Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) and John Garamendi (D-California), provides a level playing field between U.S.-flagged vessels and foreign-flagged vessels working in offshore energy activities in U.S. waters, according to its proponents. “U.S. and Louisiana mariners and maritime companies lose when foreign vessels, which do not pay U.S. taxes, business taxes or payroll taxes, take advantage of loopholes to hire foreign workers for half the cost,” said Cassidy. “This bill … gives the American worker a fair shot.” The proposed changes also improve the oversight of foreign-flag vessels and the mariners who work on them. “Our bipartisan bill closes an egregious Jones Act loophole so that foreign-flagged vessels are held to the same high standards as U.S.-flagged vessels developing our nation’s offshore energy resources, including for offshore wind projects,” said Garamendi. “As the former Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, I know that American workers and U.S.-flagged vessels are ready, willing, and able to do this work.” April 2022 Graves stated, “Louisiana has a great opportunity with this bipartisan legislation to bring more jobs to the Gulf region and make sure there are good job opportunities in Louisiana. Other countries are taking advantage of using foreign vessels and workers operating in U.S. waters. This is not a level playing field, not putting America first, and we need to close this loophole. This bill takes us a step closer to bringing parity to the market. I look forward to working with my colleagues in ensuring an American workforce produces America’s energy and promotes our way of life in south Louisiana.” “The Shipbuilders Council of America and the 400,000 men and women in our domestic shipbuilding workforce strongly support the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act,” said Matthew Paxton, president of the council. “This commonsense, bipartisan legislation closes a loophole that has long been exploited by foreign competitors to undercut America’s maritime workforce. We applaud the efforts of Senator Cassidy, Representative Graves, and Representative Garamendi in showing leadership by standing up for the men and women of America’s maritime industry.” “On a level playing field, U.S. vessels and U.S. merchant mariners can compete with any anyone on the planet. However, we cannot compete with mariners making Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves (R) Louisiana far less than what any U.S. citizen would or should accept,” said Offshore Marine Service Association President Aaron Smith. “The American Offshore Worker Fairness Act closes this loophole and ensures that when foreign vessels operate in U.S. waters, they play by our rules and pay U.S.-level wages. As such, we wholeheartedly endorse this legislation and applaud Dr. Cassidy for all he is doing to help Louisiana mariners.” As stated in the “Frequently Asked Questions” that was issued by Cassidy’s office alongside the bill, “U.S. mariners are already serving on U.S.-owned/U.S.flagged and U.S.-owned/foreign-flagged, and even in some very rare cases foreignowned/foreign-flagged subsea construction vessels. This class of vessels perform very technical and demanding work within the offshore industry so know U.S. mariners can do this work. Further, the U.S. merchant marine is highly skilled and qualified, and the U.S. has some of Rep. John Garamendi (D) California the best maritime training schools in the world, thus, there is no reason to think that additional U.S. mariners cannot be trained to conduct this work.” The American Offshore Worker Fairness Act would: n Require the U.S. Coast Guard to inspect these vessels annually to ensure compliance with this law and that the crew members on these vessels secure TWIC cards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. n Require mariners on foreign-flagged vessels be either U.S. citizens or citizens of the nation where the vessel is flagged. n Limit the number of visas that could be issued to crew of each foreign vessel to 2.5 times the number of crewmembers on that vessel. This would allow for regular crew shift changes. n Require foreign vessels prove their ownership on an annual basis. The full text of the bill is available online. Seafarers LOG 5 �Deadline Extended Recruiting in the Beaver State Some Pensioners Remain Eligible to Resume Sailing SIU Tacoma Port Agent Warren Asp (front, second from left) is pictured with students at the Tongue Point (Oregon) Job Corps Center, visiting with aspiring mariners in mid-March. In recent years, some of the graduates have joined the SIU and shipped out. “These young mariners have represented our port well, and we continue to recruit from this program,” Asp said. A recent trustee action lengthens the opportunity for some SIU pensioners to resume sailing. Seafarers Pension Plan (SPP) Trustees, in an effort to recruit qualified mariners, announced in 2021 that pensioners who had retired within the last five years could to return to work with an SIU-contracted employer without having their pension benefits suspended. This development required relaxing some formal regulations of the SPP through the end of last year. Now, those regulations won’t be enforced at least through June 30, 2022 – which means eligible pensioners may resume (or continue) sailing. According to a memo from an SPP subcommittee, “This waiver of the suspension rules only applies to those pensioners who have retired within the last five years. Deep-sea seamen can return to covered employment for an unlimited period of time during this period. Inland boatman can return to covered employment for a period of 90 days per calendar year. All pensioners returning to covered employment must sail above entry level and comply with all the requisites of the Shipping Rules, if applicable, or any contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement.” Pensioners returning to work under these provisions will maintain the seniority level they enjoyed at the time of their retirement. In the initial communication from last year (which still holds true), the trustees noted, “This trustee action allows eligible pensioners to continue collecting their full monthly pension benefits, earn the wage rates specified in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and, if you are receiving a wage related pension benefit, you could also earn additional $15 increments for every 120 days of covered employment for which you work. In addition, if you resume employment and work for 90 days, you will become eligible for active seafarer benefits from the Seafarers Health and Benefit Plan and your claims would be processed in accordance with those rules.” Interested pensioners are asked to contact their local port agent for more information. Spotlight on Mariner Health Preventing, Treating High Cholesterol Editor’s note: This article is provided by the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan Medical Department. High cholesterol can be a result of diet, lifestyle (including smoking), and/or genetics. Without testing, it is difficult to determine if a person has high cholesterol, because there are no symptoms. However, having elevated cholesterol levels may increase an individual’s risk of heart attack, stroke and other complications. Cholesterol is a fatty molecule needed by cells in order to function. It is produced by the liver but also may be acquired from the foods a person eats. The term “high cholesterol” refers to the amount of cholesterol circulating through the blood at any given time. High cholesterol usually is diagnosed by a blood test. A doctor will order a lipid panel to measure low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and cholesterol levels. If results are high, the doctor will decide whether to recommend medications. Lifestyle changes also may be in order. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), LDL, sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, makes up most of your body’s cholesterol. High levels of LDL cholesterol raise your risk for heart disease and stroke. HDL, or “good” cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol 6 Seafarers LOG and carries it back to the liver. The liver then flushes it from the body. High levels of HDL cholesterol can lower your risk for heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association recommends that routine cholesterol screenings for adults after age 20 be conducted yearly or more often if results continue to be high. High cholesterol can cause fatty deposits or plaque to build up inside of the arteries, especially in the brain, kidneys and heart. When this happens, blood flow is diminished or it may stop completely, leading to any number of complications. Maintaining a healthful diet rich in fiber, vegetables, limited red meat and processed foods can help keep cholesterol levels in check. So can exercising, drinking more water and fewer sodas and alcohol. Medications can be helpful for those with high cholesterol. They include statins; cholesterol absorption inhibitors; bempedoic acid (Nexletol); bile-acid-binding resins; and others. Statins, perhaps the most commonly known medication for high cholesterol, block a substance the liver needs to make cholesterol. This causes the liver to remove cholesterol from a person’s blood. According to the Mayo Clinic, choices include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Altoprev), pitavastatin (Livalo), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). Healthy Recipe Chicken Bruschetta Servings: 24 Ingredients 6 1/2 pounds chicken breast without skin 2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash seasoning 6 teaspoons kosher salt 12 cups roma tomato, diced 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaf, thinly sliced 3 cups sweet onion, diced 12 teaspoons garlic, minced 18 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, salad dressing Preparation Preheat grill to 350 F. Combine tomatoes, onion, basil, garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar dressing. Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes. Can be refrigerated while chicken is cooking. Season the chicken with salt and Mrs. Dash, and grill or pan-fry until well done (internal temp of 165 F). Cut chicken into slices and top with bruschetta mixture in 2” hotel pan. Serve hot. Nutritional Information Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 227 Calories; 12g Fat (46.3% calories from fat): 24g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 57mg Cholesterol; 543mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Lean Meat: 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat. Provided by the Paul Hall Center’s Lundeberg School of Seamanship April 2022 �Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea Training with the Troops “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from Feb. 14 - March15. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 15. Total Registered Total Shipped All Groups Port The Seafarers-crewed USNS Dahl (pictured above) teamed up with members of the U.S. Air Force 33rd Recue Squadron in Kadena, Japan, to conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Patriot-operated vessel in the Philippine Sea in early February as part of Exercise Cope North 22. The operation is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise that includes Australian, Japanese and U.S. forces, according to the U.S. Navy. The Dahl is part of Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3; it strategically “places containerized and palletized cargo throughout the Indo-Pacific Region for all U.S. Armed Services, including the Air Force,” the Navy reports. (Photo by Second Mate Garrett Flottman) Update on SIU Text Alerts Beginning April 28, 2022, individuals who have signed up for SIU text alerts will receive messages from a new number: (412) 899-8989. (The prior number is 97779.) No action is required to maintain an existing subscription. The change is due to new industry regulations that essentially are mandating a move to a “10-digit long code” (abbreviated as 10DLC) for organizations that send text messages. In accordance with legal requirements, subscribers will receive a “goodbye” message from 97779 (which will read, “The SIU is changing numbers. You’ll hear from 4128998989 after this. No action required by you to remain subscribed.”). Then, they’ll get a “hello” message from the new number, which will read: “SIU: Welcome to our new number. Thanks for being part of our mobile news network.” All of our opt-in keywords will remain unchanged. To sign up for alerts, text the word “join” to 97779 before April 28, or text “join” to (412) 899-8989 after April 28. April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point..........................................Monday: April 4, May 2 Algonac..............................................Friday: April 8, May 6 Baltimore.....................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 Guam..........................................Thursday: April 21, May 19 A B All Groups C A Jacksonville........................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 Joliet............................................Thursday: April 14, May12 Mobile..........................................Wednesday: April 13, May 11 New Orleans......................................Tuesday: April 12, May 10 Jersey City.........................................Tuesday: April 5, May 3 Norfolk...............................................Friday: April 8, May 6 Oakland...........................................Thursday: April 14, May 12 Philadelphia.................................Wednesday: April 6, May 4 Port Everglades..............................Thursday: April 14, May 12 San Juan...........................................Thursday: April 7, May 5 St. Louis................................................Friday: April 15, May 13 Tacoma...............................................Friday: April 22, May 20 Wilmington.......................................Monday: April 18, May 16 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m C Reliefs All Groups A B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 19 4 1 18 5 9 3 33 32 29 2 6 17 16 1 1 2 20 4 28 250 6 3 3 5 1 6 1 15 18 4 2 4 9 2 4 1 4 3 0 12 103 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 22 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 4 1 3 10 1 3 5 4 20 8 1 2 10 4 0 3 4 12 0 15 110 1 1 0 3 2 2 4 4 13 3 1 0 10 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 57 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 18 Engine Department 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 6 9 0 13 13 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 14 2 0 74 56 10 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 3 9 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 6 40 6 0 3 12 0 5 12 19 28 12 3 6 10 9 2 1 8 17 4 21 178 1 1 0 5 1 2 5 10 19 8 1 2 11 7 3 4 2 5 2 11 100 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 23 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 2 0 1 10 1 2 5 15 23 5 1 0 14 11 0 2 2 7 0 20 121 5 1 0 4 1 0 1 9 13 0 0 5 15 6 1 2 6 3 0 5 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 19 Steward Department 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 8 3 0 15 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 11 6 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 15 7 0 85 43 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 0 0 1 6 3 0 3 1 3 0 9 43 4 0 2 17 1 3 6 20 28 16 3 6 20 22 0 4 3 14 1 26 196 6 1 0 7 1 0 2 11 22 5 0 6 15 9 1 2 5 4 1 10 108 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 16 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTALS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 10 0 2 2 0 1 2 11 22 9 1 0 12 2 1 3 0 10 0 9 97 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 13 50 16 0 0 30 7 3 9 1 8 0 3 149 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Entry Department 10 2 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 5 13 26 4 7 0 0 0 0 7 17 2 2 0 3 2 5 0 1 7 5 0 0 7 5 68 83 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 27 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 23 13 5 0 3 0 4 6 8 38 18 2 0 16 8 1 2 0 15 0 13 152 6 1 0 2 0 1 3 18 91 25 2 2 29 7 0 11 0 14 0 10 222 334 208 337 194 823 535 314 GRAND TOTAL: 496 April 2022 B Trip Deck Department 14 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 29 13 4 25 17 1 15 7 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 9 12 3 9 3 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 11 4 0 5 0 1 13 10 2 174 89 19 Honolulu...........................................Friday: April 15, May 13 Houston.........................................Monday: April 11, May 9 Registered on Beach 256 122 4 2 1 9 0 2 0 9 19 9 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 7 0 10 84 32 5 4 36 6 20 7 52 59 55 1 9 31 26 1 1 8 26 1 46 426 7 5 3 15 1 8 4 26 34 15 3 8 13 4 3 1 3 5 2 15 175 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 11 10 3 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 5 0 2 53 Seafarers LOG 7 �Seafarers International Union Directory Inquiring Seafarer Michael Sacco, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Tom Orzechowski, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters This month’s question was answered by upgraders at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. Question: What are some things you like about this school? Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Nicholas Celona, Vice President Government Services HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 Kristyn White Chief Cook You’re learning as you go. What you do here is what you’re going to do on the ship. This is my first time here; everybody is so respectful, and they give positive feedback. It’s going really well. Ahmed Hussain GVA Everything is good at the school. There’s a lot of support here; anything we need, we get it. This is my second time here. My experience here has been very good. Wordell Prescott QMED The instructors are awesome, including the welding instructor, Chris Raley. I feel like I’m a better welder since I’ve taken his class. This is my third time here. All of the practical training we get is very useful for shipboard life. Mery Koch Chief Cook I like the knowledge of the chief cooks here and the teacher, Paul (Gelrud). He’s amazing. The passion he puts into the class is great. We’re encouraged to do our best and keep learning. Daniel Leon QMED The courses are very informative and they really help us out. Welding is a good example; I used to weld, but I wasn’t that good. After taking the class, I improved. I’ve been here four times. Charlene Briggs Chief Cook I like the sense of community – the feeling that the school belongs to all of us. It’s a great place to upgrade. There are good chefs and good instructors here. ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 Pic From The Past NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 The Sea-Land Defender joined the SIU-crewed fleet in 1980, when this snapshot was taken. Constructed in Japan, the dieselpowered vessel was 745 feet long and had a service speed of 22 knots. WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4001/4002 If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org 8 Seafarers LOG April 2022 �PRESIDENT TOUTS INFRASTRUCTURE BILL – SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak represented the union Feb. 17 during a visit by President Biden to Lorain, Ohio. Biden highlighted the numerous expected benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed last year. The group photo at left includes (from left) Brdak, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Leonard DiCosimo, President, Cleveland Federation of Musicians Local 4. Brdak is in the foreground of the selfie, while the president is at the podium. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALASKANS – The SIU has a long history of providing maritime career opportunities for citizens from the Last Frontier, and that tradition is alive and well. Pictured at the Anchorage hall (photo at left) are future mariner Faith Wood, who recently began the apprentice program in Piney Point, Maryland, and (photo at right) Clayton Laulainen. At press time, Laulainen was awaiting his start date for the apprentice program. A-BOOK IN JACKSONVILLE – Chief Cook Olive Stewart-Paul (center) picks up her A-book. She’s pictured at the hiring hall with SIU Patrolmen Eddie Pittman (left) and Adam Bucalo. April 2022 WELCOME ASHORE IN JACKSONVILLE – Recertified Bosun Marc Marcus (right), pictured with SIU Safety Director Joseph Koncul at the hiring hall, receives his first pension check. Marcus started sailing with the SIU in 1971. WELCOME ASHORE IN HOUSTON – AB Virgilio Fucanan (center) visits the hiring hall to pick up his first pension check. His wife, Fermilia, is at left, while SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick is at right. Seafarers LOG 9 �At Sea and Ashore with the SIU TALKING MARITIME WITH REP. CRIST – The hiring hall in Jacksonville, Florida, hosted a labor “meet and greet” Feb. 16 for U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Florida), who’s running for governor of Florida. Also in attendance was Dr. Tracye Polson, who’s running for an at-large seat on the Jacksonville City Council. In photo above, Crist (left) poses with SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson. The congressman also is in the remaining photos – greeting Chief Storekeeper Lisa Curtis (far right) and AB Timothy Brock (immediate right). HONORED BY PORT COUNCIL – SIU VP Government Services Nicholas Celona (second from left) has been active with the San Francisco Bay Area and Vicinity Port Maritime Council (part of the Maritime Trades Department) since 1990. At a meeting March 9 in San Francisco, the council saluted him with a plaque and best wishes as he transfers to New Orleans. Pictured from left are SUP President Dave Connolly (who also serves as port council president), Celona, MFOW President Anthony Poplawski (port council VP), and SIU VP West Coast Nick Marrone. WELCOME ASHORE IN OAKLAND – Chief Cook John Bennett (second from right) is pictured at the hiring hall while receiving his first pension check. He started sailing with the SIU in 1978. Standing with him are (from left) Administrative Assistant Dylan Rivera, Patrolman Kathy Chester and Port Agent J.B. Niday. B-BOOK IN ALGONAC – OS Matthew Conley (left) receives his full B-book at the hiring hall. SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak is at right. 10 Seafarers LOG SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS – The USNS John Lenthall (left) sails next to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an underway replenishment March 4 in the Atlantic Ocean. The Lenthall’s crew includes CIVMARS from the SIU Government Services Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek) April 2022 �WITH SEAFARERS IN SAN JUAN – SIU Asst. VP Amancio Crespo submitted these photos, taken at the hiring hall. ABW Alexis Figueroa is pictured in photo at left, displaying his first SIU discharge following completion of a 120-day tour aboard the USNS Invincible (Crowley). (He previously sailed with the Military Sealift Command.) In photo at center, QEE/3rd Asst. Engineer Jose Encarnacion (left) stops by the hall with his wife and their daughter following the Seafarer’s full tour aboard the USNS Montford Point (Ocean Shipholdings). Chief Steward Kevin Valentin is at left in photo directly above, with Crespo. Valentin is holding the shipping card for his first steward relief job, aboard the USNS Soderman (Patriot). The photo at right includes ABW Angel Pagan (right) and Crespo. Pagan, a four-year member who’d just finished a long tour aboard the SLNC Goodwill (Chesapeake Crewing), noted, “The SIU has been a life-changing experience for me, my wife and my two daughters.” At Sea and Ashore with the SIU ABOARD ATB COURAGE – Pictured aboard the Crowley vessel are (from left) Second Mate Ernesto Rios Pratt and AB/Tankerman Sean Leeson. ABOARD OVERSEAS CHINOOK – SIU Houston Port Agent Joe Zavala (right in photo at left) submitted these snapshots from the OSG vessel. He’s pictured with AB/Tankerman Carlos Avila. The other photo at right includes Avila and SA Mujahed Mosa. GETTING OUT THE VOTE – Seafarers team up with other trade unionists in Houston to “block walk” for pro-labor candidates ahead of recent elections. April 2022 Seafarers LOG 11 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA LOUIE ACERIDANO Brother Louie Aceridano, 71, started his career with the union in 2006 when he shipped on the Green Ridge. A steward department member, he most recently sailed on the Resolve. Brother Aceridano makes his home in Burien, Washington. BENJAMIN ADVINCULA Brother Benjamin Advincula, 65, signed on with the Seafarers in 1991, initially sailing on the Independence. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. Brother Advincula most recently sailed on the Buffalo. He makes his home in Port Jefferson Station, New York. FAUSTO ARANDA Brother Fausto Aranda, 66, joined the SIU in 1994, when he sailed aboard the Independence. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions and shipped in the steward department. Brother Aranda’s final vessel was the Bay State. He is a resident of Richmond, Texas. JAMES ATWELL Brother James Atwell, 52, began sailing with the union in 1994. An engine department member, he first sailed aboard the Humacao. Brother Atwell upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and most recently sailed on the Cape Rise. He lives in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. CHRISTOPHER BEATON Brother Christopher Beaton, 68, signed on with the SIU in 1979, first sailing aboard the Tam Guilden. He shipped in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several 12 Seafarers LOG occasions. Brother Beaton last sailed on the USNS Gordon. He resides in Palm Bay, Florida. REX BOLIN Brother Rex Bolin, 61, became a member of the Seafarers International Union in 1977 when he shipped on the Charleston. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded on numerous occasions at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. Brother Bolin’s final vessel was the Cape Diamond. He resides in Port Charlotte, Florida. CURTIS BURKS Brother Curtis Burks, 65, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1986, initially sailing on the USNS Chauvenet. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2016. Brother Burks most recently shipped on the USNS Seay and lives in Houston. FLORENTINO CABALLERO Brother Florentino Caballero, 72, began sailing with the union in 1998 when he worked aboard the USNS Yano. He was a member of the steward department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. Brother Caballero last sailed on the Agate. He lives in the Bronx, New York. THOMAS CASEY Brother Thomas Casey, 68, joined the SIU in 1974 when he sailed with Inland Tugs. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Casey concluded his career on the Northerly Island and makes his home in St. Louis. DENIS COSSIO Brother Denis Cossio, 71, signed on with the union in 1996. He first sailed aboard the Liberty Spirit and worked in both the deck and steward departments. Brother Cossio upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. He last shipped on the Maersk Saratoga and is a resident of Port Washington, New York. LAWRENCE CROFT Brother Lawrence Croft, 60, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1981, initially shipping with G&H Towing. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Croft last shipped aboard the USNS Pollux. He lives in Dickinson, Texas. WILLIAM GROW Brother William Grow, 61, donned the SIU colors in 1998. He first sailed aboard the USNS Prevail, and worked in the steward department. Brother Grow upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. He most recently sailed on the Manulani and is a resident of Fallbrook, California. JEROME JORDAN Brother Jerome Jordan, 63, began his career with the SIU in 1981. A steward department member, he initially sailed aboard the Independence. Brother Jordan upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. He most recently shipped aboard the American Liberty and resides in Jacksonville, Florida. MIKE KIFLE Brother Mike Kifle, 66, started sailing with the union in 1989, initially shipping on the Independence. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded often at the Piney Point school. Brother Kifle concluded his career aboard the USNS Fisher and settled in Houston. KENNETH KOONTZ Brother Kenneth Koontz, 61, joined the union in 1997 and first sailed aboard the McDonnell. He was a member of the engine department and last shipped aboard the Sumner in 2003. Brother Koontz lives in Lemoore, California. FRANK MARTIN Brother Frank Martin, 68, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1987. He upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center and sailed in the steward department. Brother Martin’s first vessel was the Kauai; his last, the John U.D. Page. He makes his home in Jacksonville, Tennessee. JAMES MCCORMICK Brother James McCormick, 69, became a member of the Seafarers International Union in 1975, initially sailing aboard the SeaLand Market. He worked in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother McCormick’s final vessel was the Oregon. He resides in Kirtland, Ohio. AHMED MIHAKEL Brother Ahmed Mihakel, 64, signed on with the SIU in 1978. He initially shipped on the Point Julie and was a deck department member. Brother Mihakel upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He most recently sailed on the American Endurance and resides in Costa Mesa, California. DAVID MOE Brother David Moe, 68, started his career with the Seafarers in 2003 and first sailed aboard the Green Mountain State. A deck department member, Brother Moe last shipped on the Observation Island. He makes his home in Toledo, Oregon. MELVIN NELSON Brother Melvin Nelson, 63, signed on with the union in 1995. He initially sailed with Delta Queen Steamboat Company and worked in the engine department. Brother Nelson upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. He last shipped on the Honor and is a resident of Cypress, Texas. DANA PARADISE Brother Dana Paradise, 62, joined the SIU in 1979 and first sailed on the El Paso Cove Point. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and shipped in the steward department. Brother Paradise most recently sailed on the Overseas Santorini and makes his home in Fall River, Massachusetts. JOHN PARKHURST Brother John Parkhurst, 69, signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1988. He first shipped on the Rover and sailed in the engine department. Brother Parkhurst upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. He concluded his career aboard the Resolve and calls Garland, Texas, home. MICHAEL RUETER Brother Michael Rueter, 56, began sailing with the SIU in 1991. He sailed in the engine department and first shipped on the Sealift Arctic. Brother Rueter upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He most recently sailed on the SBX and lives in Athens, Texas. HERNAN SANGA Brother Hernan Sanga, 65, signed on with the SIU in 2001, first sailing aboard the Mokihana. He was a steward department member and last shipped on the Meteor. Brother Sanga resides in Carson, California. SAIDU SESAY Brother Saidu Sesay, 68, joined the union in 2001. He was a deck department member and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Sesay’s first vessel was the Gem State; his last, the Maersk Kinloss. He makes his home in Houston. NATIVIDAD SUAZO Brother Natividad Suazo, 67, started sailing with the Seafarers in 2003 when he worked on the Continued on next page April 2022 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. Continued from Page 12 Sulphur Enterprise. A deck department member, Brother Suazo concluded his career on the Magnolia State. He lives in New Orleans. JACK WALKER Brother Jack Walker, 65, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1989, initially sailing with OLS Transport. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Walker last shipped aboard the Liberator and resides in San Clemente, California. He sailed in the deck department and concluded his career aboard the USNS Gilliland. Brother X lives in Fairfield, Alabama. GREAT LAKES JAMES FISHER Brother James Fisher, 71, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1974. He initially sailed on the Southdown Challenger and was a deck department member. Brother Fisher last shipped aboard the St. Clair and resides in Harbor Springs, Michigan. RICHARD METCALF WALLACE WILLIAM Brother Wallace William, 57, signed on with the union in 1995. He first sailed aboard the USNS Able and worked in the deck department. Brother William upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. He most recently shipped on the Green Bay and is a resident of Tampa, Florida. Brother Richard Metcalf, 65, joined the union in 1979 and first sailed on the Monticello. He worked in the engine department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Metcalf last sailed on the American Republic. He settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. JOHN WAGNER BEVERLY WILLIAMS Sister Beverly Williams, 70, embarked on her career with the SIU in 2000, initially sailing aboard the USNS Assertive. She upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school and primarily shipped in the deck department. Sister Williams last sailed on the Evergreen State. She calls Crystal River, Florida, home. Brother John Wagner, 67, started his career with the Seafarers in 1979 when he shipped on the Paul Thayer. He sailed in both the deck and steward departments and upgraded at the Piney Point school within his first year of membership. Brother Wagner’s final vessel was the William Roesch. He makes his home in Girard, Pennsylvania. ELIJAH X Brother Elijah X, 65, signed on with the union in 1991, initially sailing aboard the Sealift Pacific. April 2022 Hall Center. Brother Konjoian worked for Crowley Towing and Transportation for the duration of his career. He is a resident of Port Charlotte, Florida. SIDNEI BARBOZA ERNEST LEE Brother Sidnei Barboza, 62, signed on with the union in 2002, initially sailing aboard the USNS Brittin. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. Brother Barboza last sailed aboard the Vision and settled in Miami. Brother Ernest Lee, 67, embarked on his career with the SIU in 1991 when he sailed on the American Cormorant. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school in 2014. Brother Lee’s final vessel was the Legend. He makes his home in Gretna, Louisiana. ROBERT CHAPMAN Brother Robert Chapman, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2007. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center within his first year of membership. Brother Chapman was employed by Allied Transportation for the duration of his career. He lives in Currituck, North Carolina. INLAND MICHAEL ALLEN Brother Michael Allen, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1995. An engine department member, he was employed by Westbank Riverboat Services for most of his career. Brother Allen is a resident of Meraux, Louisiana. Brother Fulgencio Anaviatate Santiago, 67, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1977 when he shipped with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point Brother Mario Luis, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1996 when he sailed with American Marine Corporation. He sailed in the deck department and remained with the same company for duration of his career. Brother Luis lives in Kailua, Hawaii. DARRYL NELSON Brother Ronald Dortch, 70, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1973. He was a deck department member and worked for Dravo Basic Materials for his entire career. Brother Dortch resides in East Brewton, Alabama. Brother Darryl Nelson, 62, started sailing with the Seafarers in 1979. He first shipped on the Beaver State and worked in the deck department. Brother Nelson upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last worked on the Dodge Island and resides in Mobile, Alabama. FRANK GILL Brother Frank Gill, 67, signed on with the union in 1979. He first sailed aboard the Santa Maria and was a member of the deck department. Brother Gill upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2003. He was last employed by Crowley Towing and Transportation and makes his home in Long Beach, California. Brother William Kelch, 66, joined the SIU in 1977. He was first employed by G&H Towing and sailed in the deck department. Brother Kelch upgraded at the unionaffiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He concluded his career with Crowley Towing and Transportation and resides in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. STEVEN KONJOIAN FULGENCIO ANAVIATATE SANTIAGO MARIO LUIS RONALD DORTCH WILLIAM KELCH KEVIN WIMBLEY Brother Kevin Wimbley, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2006 when he sailed on the Black Eagle. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Wimbley most recently shipped on the Liberty and makes his home in Rexford, Montana. school in 1989. Brother Anaviatate Santiago was last employed by Crowley Towing and Transportation. He makes his home in Puerto Rico. Brother Steven Konjoian, 66, donned the SIU colors in 2003. A deck department member, he upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul MARSHALL NOVACK Brother Marshall Novack, 67, signed on with the union in 1976. He sailed in the deck department and initially worked aboard the Erna Elizabeth. Brother Novack upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. He last worked with Crowley Towing and Transportation and makes his home in Laguna Hills, California. Center. He concluded his career with G&H Towing and resides in Corpus Christi, Texas. JOHN SARES Brother John Sares, 68, donned the SIU colors in 1991, initially sailing on the Cape Charles. An engine department member, he last sailed aboard the Mississippi Queen. Brother Sares is a resident of Skokie, Illinois. MICHAEL TRAUGHBER Brother Michael Traughber, 62, embarked on his career with the SIU in 1979 when he shipped on the Overseas Washington. He was a member of the deck department and was last employed by Southbay Barge. Brother Traughber makes his home in San Pedro, California. JOHN WOZUNK Brother John Wozunk, 62, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1978 when he sailed with American Towing and Transportation. He worked in both the deck and engine departments and upgraded at the Piney Point school in 1979. Brother Wozunk concluded his career working for Crowley. He lives in Blackwood, New Jersey. PAUL WYLEMSKI Brother Paul Wylemski, 63, signed on with the union in 1995. He initially sailed with Crowley Towing and Transportation and worked in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Wylemski upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2001. He last worked for Penn Maritime and makes his home in Newington, Georgia. JACK PEGRAM Brother Jack Pegram, 59, joined the SIU in 1987. He was a deck department member and first shipped aboard the Manhattan Island. Brother Pegram upgraded often at the Paul Hall Seafarers LOG 13 �Final Departures DEEP SEA MILES BLACK Pensioner Miles Black, 77, died January 3. He signed on with the SIU in 1980, initially sailing aboard the Manhattan. Brother Black was an engine department member and also worked on shore gangs. He last worked for Cargotec Services and went on pension in 2006. Brother Black lived in Mount Lake Terrace, Washington. JOSEPH BOURGEOIS Pensioner Joseph Bourgeois, 97, passed away January 19. He joined the union in 1942 and first sailed aboard the Henry Baldwin. A deck department member, Brother Bourgeois last shipped on the Pioneer and retired in 1985. He made his home in Citrus Springs, Florida. GREGORY BROYLES Brother Gregory Broyles, 58, died December 2. Born in Los Angeles, he started sailing with the SIU in 1989. Brother Broyles was a steward department member and first shipped on the Independence. He most recently sailed aboard the Mahi Mahi and resided in Norman, Oklahoma. DAVID CLAYPOOL Brother David Claypool, 60, passed away December 13. He signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1994, initially sailing aboard the USNS Bellatrix. Brother Claypool sailed in the engine department. He last shipped on the Advantage in 2006 and called Kingman, Arizona, home. CARLOS EBANKS Pensioner Carlos Ebanks, 82, died December 22. He began his career with the Seafarers in 2001. Brother Ebanks was a deck department member and worked on the Keystone Texas for the duration of his career. He went on pension in 2010 and settled in Marrero, Louisiana. SYLVESTER FURTADO Pensioner Sylvester Furtado, 101, 14 Seafarers LOG passed away January 15. He donned the SIU colors as a charter member in 1939. Brother Furtado was a member of the deck department and first shipped aboard the Robin Doncaster. He last sailed aboard the Del Viento before retiring in 1982. Brother Furtado resided in Williamsport, Maryland. HENRY HAYES Pensioner Henry Hayes, 78, died January 4. A steward department member, he started sailing with the union in 1990. Brother Hayes’s first vessel was the USNS Pollux; his last, the USNS Loyal. He went on pension in 2008 and made his home in Mobile, Alabama. ADEL IRANI Brother Adel Irani, 56, has passed away. Born in India, he embarked on his career with the Seafarers International Union in 1999. Brother Irani initially sailed aboard the Global Sentinel. He worked in both the deck and engine departments and most recently sailed on the Maersk Kinloss. Brother Irani was a resident of Torrance, California. RALPH KIRBY Pensioner Ralph Kirby, 72, died January 16. He joined the SIU in 1989 when he sailed on the John Paul Bobo. Brother Kirby shipped in the deck department and concluded his career on the Freedom. He became a pensioner in 2014 and lived in Port Charlotte, Florida. ERIC MANLEY Pensioner Eric Manley, 58, passed away February 1. He first sailed with the SIU in 1987, initially working on the Gemini. A steward department member, Brother Manley last shipped on the Cape Intrepid. He retired in 2018 and was a resident of Shelton, Washington. KENNETH SMITH Pensioner Kenneth Smith, 77, passed away January 4. He joined the SIU in 1986, initially sailing aboard the USNS Assurance. Brother Smith was a member of the deck department and last sailed aboard the USNS Heezen. He became a pensioner in 2016 and settled in Honolulu. WILLIAM SMITH Pensioner William Smith, 84, died January 14. He donned the SIU colors in 1978. A steward department member, Brother Smith first shipped aboard the Manukai. After concluding his career aboard the Reliance, he went on pension in 2002. Brother Smith was a Honolulu resident. SANTOS THOMAS Pensioner Santos Thomas, 72, passed away October 1. He signed on with the union in 2001 and first sailed aboard the Chilbar. Brother Thomas sailed in the steward department and most recently shipped aboard the USNS Watkins. He retired in 2016 and settled in the Bronx, New York. EDDY USMANY Pensioner Eddy Usmany, 81, died January 7. He joined the Seafarers International Union in 1986. Brother Usmany initially shipped aboard the USNS Bowditch and worked in the steward department. He became a pensioner in 2009 after sailing on his final vessel, the Yorktown Express. Brother Usmany made his home in Palm Coast, Florida. EMERSON WALKER Pensioner Emerson Walker, 92, passed away February 5. He began his career with the SIU in 1965 when he sailed on the Iberville. Brother Walker shipped in the engine department and also worked on shore gangs. He was last employed by Sealand and retired in 1994. Brother Walker lived in La Habra, California. GREAT LAKES EDWARD KRAUSE Pensioner Edward Krause, 96, died January 9. He joined the Seafarers International Union in 1946. Brother Krause was a deck department member. He worked for Erie Navigation for the duration of his career and retired in 1988. Brother Krause called Sandusky, Ohio, home. NICKOLAS VERBANAC Pensioner Nickolas Verbanac, 94, passed away December 30. He joined the SIU in 1961 and first sailed aboard the J.A. Kling. Brother Verbanac was a member of the deck department. He last shipped on the J.A.W. Iglehart and retired in 1997. Brother Verbanac made his home in Toledo, Ohio. INLAND BRUCE BEAM Pensioner Bruce Beam, 70, died January 13. He signed on with the Seafarers in 2004. Sailing in the engine department, Brother Beam worked for G&H Towing for the duration of his career. He went on pension in 2019 and resided in La Marque, Texas. IVEY BROWN Pensioner Ivey Brown, 81, passed away January 3. He began sailing with the union in 1958, initially working aboard the Del Monte. A deck department member, Brother Brown was last employed by OSG Ship Management. He became a pensioner in 2003 and settled in Youngstown, Florida. MARY HOPKINS Pensioner Mary Hopkins, 78, died January 8. She embarked on her career with the SIU in 1998 when she worked with Orgulf Transport. Sister Hopkins was a steward department member and continued working for the same company for the duration of her career. She retired in 2008 and made her home in Odessa, Missouri. WILLIAM JUSTI Pensioner William Justi, 92, passed away January 30. A steward department member, he joined the union in 1975, initially working for Tug Management Corp. Brother Justi’s final vessel was the Abby G. He became a pensioner in 2010 and lived in Spring Hill, Florida. TIMOTHY MACRURY Pensioner Timothy MacRury, 66, died January 13. He became a member of the Seafarers International Union in 1976 when he sailed with H&M Lake Transport. Brother Ma- cRury sailed in both the deck and steward departments. He last worked for OLS Transport and began collecting his pension in 2020. Brother MacRury resided in Port Huron, Michigan. KENNETH MCLAMB Pensioner Kenneth McLamb, 69, passed away January 22. He donned the SIU colors in 1980 and initially sailed on the Overseas Joyce. Brother McLamb was a member of the deck department and most recently sailed aboard the Legacy in 2016. He became a pensioner the following year and settled in Waynesville, North Carolina. DOUGLAS PARKER Pensioner Douglas Parker, 66, died November 29. He embarked on his career with the union in 1974. Brother Parker sailed in the deck department and was employed by Crowley Towing and Transportation for most of his career. He most recently sailed in 1986, went on pension in 2018 and lived in Jacksonville, Florida. DEWEY ROUTH Pensioner Dewey Routh, 95, passed away January 28. He began his career with the Seafarers in 1976, initially working for Crowley Puerto Rico Services. Brother Routh was a deck department member. He last shipped with Crowley Towing and Transportation and made his home in Jacksonville, Florida. JOHN THOMAS Pensioner John Thomas, 89, died December 31. He embarked on his career with the SIU in 1970 when he worked with Steuart Transportation. Brother Thomas was an engine department member. He was last employed by STC Peggy S Corporation and went on pension in 1995. Brother Thomas made his home in Tangier, Virginia. NMU In addition to the foregoing individuals, the following union members have also passed away. Insufficient information was available to develop summaries of their respective careers. NAME AGE Alvarez, Ramon Bonilla, Pedro Broussard, Nelson Camarda, Frank Johnson, Solister Laboriel, Jorge Olan, Gilberto Powery, Wordsworth Rosario, Jorge Scott, Samuel 77 88 93 91 94 76 85 93 79 70 DOD 01/24/2022 01/07/2022 01/26/2022 01/14/2022 12/28/2021 12/30/2021 02/02/2022 01/12/2022 01/22/2022 11/29/2021 April 2022 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings LONE STAR STATE (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning), November 21 – Chairman Lionel Rivas, Secretary Martin Buck, Educational Director Teon Shelton. Chairman noted this was first union meeting since re-crewing vessel. He encouraged everyone to keep documents updated and stressed shipboard safety and mutual respect. He thanked SIU and Seafarers Plans officials “for keeping our jobs safe and our benefits intact.” Secretary welcomed everyone aboard. Educational director encouraged fellow mariners to upgrade at union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested shipboard Wi-Fi and asked that this subject be included in next contract negotiations. Next port: Lake Charles, Louisiana. OVERSEAS MYKONOS (Overseas Ship Management), January 1 – Chairman John O’Shaughnessy, Secretary Juan Vallejo Hernandez, Educational Director Patrick Montgomery, Steward Delegate Mohammad Abou Abdou. Members reviewed old business including discussions of increasing pension and vacation benefits, and Wi-Fi and computer access aboard ship. Chairman gave thanks to the steward department for doing a great job during the holidays. He reminded everyone to keep documents up to date and reiterated the importance of safety. On behalf of crew, secretary praised SIU Executive Vice President Augustin Tellez for The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. his great work at the White House. He instructed members to separate garbage and to keep rooms clean. Educational director urged crew to upgrade at the Piney Point school and to check the SIU website for upgrading courses. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members revisited suggestions to increase pension pay and asked for a higher food budget. USNS WATERS (Ocean Shipholdings, Inc.), January 16 – Secretary Charles Sassone, Educational Director Randy Slue, Deck Delegate Troy Glatter. Crew waiting on arrival of new bosun to elect a chairman. Educational director encouraged members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at the Paul Hall Center, which will increase individual earning potential. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members requested pay increases, penalty pay for ship restriction, Wi-Fi access and a better satellite phone. Crew asked for new mattresses and better pillows. Next port: Cape Canaveral, Florida. INDEPENDENCE (TOTE Services), February 2 – Chairman Edward Wright, Secretary Gerald Hyman, Educational Director Marcos Arriola, Deck Delegate James Armer, Steward Delegate Anthony Parks. Chairman thanked crew for staying diligent in their duties and keeping positive attitudes despite delays during trip. He informed members of upcoming shipyard period that will With Seafarers on Horizon Pacific Gathering for a union meeting aboard the Sunrise Operations vessel in Oakland, California, are (from left) Recertified Steward Ronald Davis, SIU Port Agent J.B. Niday, SIU VP West Coast Nick Marrone, Electrician Aaron Ellis and Bosun Josesimo Balerite. extend the normal length of the trip. Educational director reminded crew to stay up to date with required immunizations, physicals and Coast Guard documents. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Secretary announced a higher food budget, citing the rising prices of food during COVID-19 pandemic. Ship placed under MSC charter midway through voyage. Crew restricted to ship in Asian ports. Members would like to see current agreement replaced with SIU Standard Freightship Agreement. Members requested monthly payment increases for pensioners. Next port: Corpus Christi, Texas. HORIZON PACIFIC (Sunrise Operations), February 5 – Chairman Josesimo Balerite, Secretary Todd Curry, Deck Delegate Paul Dilbeck, Engine Delegate Anthony Henry, Steward Delegate Kenneth Huddleston. Chairman talked about safety aboard the vessel and advised crew to leave clean rooms for oncoming members. He emphasized importance of wearing masks and using gloves at the serving line. Secretary recommended crew go to Piney Point to upgrade. He also recommended donating to SPAD, the union’s voluntary political action fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members discussed COVID testing and were reminded to show up to ship on time for reliefs. Steward department was thanked for nice dinners that were put out for Christmas and New Year’s. Union representative was requested on ship for payoff. Wi-Fi needs to be fixed for better connection. Members expressed their appreciation for direct deposit. Next port: Oakland, California. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt April 2022 requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Seafarers LOG 15 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates The following is a list of courses that currently are scheduled to be held at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland during the next several months. More courses may be added. Course additions and cancellations are subject to change due to COVID-19 protocols. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Title of Start Date of Course Date Completion Engine Department Upgrading Courses Welding April 25 May 13 June 6 June 24 July 11 July 29 Engineroom Resource Management August 1 August 5 Steward Department Upgrading Courses Gap Closing Courses MSC Storekeeper Basic May 2 May 20 MSC Ship Clip June 6 June 17 MSC Supply Configuration Management May 23 June 3 Deck Department Upgrading Courses Certified Chief Cook April 25 May 27 May 30 July 1 July 11 August 12 August 15 September 16 ServSafe Management April 18 April 22 May 23 May 27 July 4 July 8 Able Seafarer-Deck May 23 June 10 August 29 September 16 October 17 November 4 Advanced Galley Operations June 20 July 15 August 15 September 9 October 10 November 4 Lifeboat/Water Survival April 11 April 22 May 9 May 20 June 6 June 17 August 1 August 12 August 29 September 9 Chief Steward May 9 June 3 July 18 August 12 September 12 October 7 Fast Rescue Boat June 20 June 24 August 22 August 26 Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting RFPNW April 25 May 13 June 27 July 15 July 25 August 12 Leadership and Management Skills August 8 August 12 Advanced Shiphandling August 22 September 2 Advanced Meteorology September 12 September 16 Advanced Stability September 5 September 9 Engine Department Upgrading Courses RFPEW April 25 May 20 July 25 August 19 FOWT June 13 July 8 August 29 September 23 Junior Engineer July 11 September 2 Marine Electrician May 16 June 17 Marine Refer Tech September 19 October 28 Advanced Refer Containers July 18 July 29 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth___________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #__________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended___________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. 16 Seafarers LOG Safety/Open Upgrading Courses September 19 September 23 Medical Care Provider April 11 April 15 Basic Training June 6 June 10 August 8 August 12 Basic Training Revalidation April 22 April 22 May 6 May 6 June 3 June 3 June 10 June 10 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation August 29 September 2 December 12 December 16 Government Vessels April 11 April 15 April 25 April 29 May 9 May 13 June 13 June 17 June 27 July 1 Tank Ship-DL (PIC) October 24 October 28 Tank Ship Familiarization DL May 2 May 6 June 27 July 1 October 24 October 28 Tank Ship Familiarization LG May 9 May 13 May 23 May 27 August 15 August 19S COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, Email:upgrading@seafarers.org Mail: 45353 St. George’s Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 Fax: 301-994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/22 April 2022 �Paul Hall Center Classes Apprentice Water Survival Class #878 – Graduated January 28 (above, in alphabetical order): Marcantony Arcila, Tyler Bean, Corey Bellezza, Alexander Bennett, Deyni Steven Camacho Fernandez, Dashiel Depaulis, Nathan Dixon, Mark Ina Jr., Jordan Jeffries, Matthew Kaufmann, Joseph Lucas, Dahlia Grace Puaokuupuuwai Milsap, Kyara Isabel Nunez, Riley Russ, Kamron Stripling, Jeremy Stultz, Steven Ware and Kenneth Wilson. Apprentice Water Survival Class #879 – Graduated February 25 (above, in alphabetical order): Mukhtar Ali, Jarrett Conkey, Alondra Delgado, Matthew Epstein, Parker Hampton, Kyle Jolivette, Derrel Oliver, De’andre Peden, Markalle Redd, Darryl Shack Jr., and Mark Stookey. Important Notice To all Students April 2022 Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Seafarers LOG 17 �Paul Hall Center Classes RFPNW (Phase III) – Graduated February 11 (above, in alphabetical order): Joseph Bates, Brandon Coleman, Martin Cox, Johncarlo Garibaldi, Nathaniel Howard, Cordera Looney, Noah Pittman, Richard Russ Jr., and Emilie Whitlow. Upon the completion of their training, each plans to work in the deck departments aboard SIU-crewed vessels. Water Survival (Upgraders) – Graduated February 25 (above, from left): Venise Spears and Ronald Burris. Advanced Reefer Container Maintenance – Graduated February 18 (above, from left): M’barek Nouhairi and Gajatri Normatova. Mike Faye, their instructor, is at the far right. Government Vessels – Graduated February 18 (above, in alphabetical order): Rizaldy Manalopilar Ano Jr., Daniel Avery, Julian De Los Santos, Lydia Dye, Herb Gulliford, Lionel Hall, Leroy Harris, Terry Herndon, Noah Hughes, Heather Lassiter, Tiara MacKlin, Ethan Martell, Dindo Prellagera Reforsado, Edsel Auguis Renegado, Tameka Scott, Adam Felix Soto and Tyrone Wilson. 18 Seafarers LOG April 2022 �Paul Hall Center Classes Junior Engineer (Plant Maintenance) – Graduated February 18 (left, in alphabetical order): Carlos Marcos Gutierrez, Luzern Hawkins, John Jaremchuk III, Jorge Yakeny Laboriel Lalin, Zion Lyons, Kelly Percy, Brandon Thornton, Neil Laconsay Tupas, Harry Whitney IV and Fernandez Lacpta Wilcox Jr. Advanced Galley Ops – Graduated February 18 (above, in alphabetical order): Jose Felipe Clotter, Emmanuel De Gracia Matias, Melissa McCartney and Lareesa Warren. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Chief Cook Assessment Program – Graduated February 25 (above, in alphabetical order): Roslyn Anderson, Orin Galvez Godfrey Jr., Rahman Phillip and Brian Alberto Rojas Perez. Certified Chief Cook (Module 5) – Graduated February 11 (photo at left, in alphabetical order): Erik Bain, Jessica Davis, Julian De Los Santos, Eliezer Estremera, Deon Greenidge, Hussein Abdul Hussein, Christopher Kluth, Tracey Manuel, Latara Rengifo and Anthony Roman. Important Notice To All Students Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. April 2022 Seafarers LOG 19 �APRIL 2022 VOLUME 84, NO. 4 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 17-19 Attendees converse in person (at the Paul Hall Center) and via online connection. SIU Safety Directors Meet for Yearly Training On March 8, SIU safety directors from across the country met virtually for a series of training sessions and presentations designed to provide the team members with up-to-date information. The SIU safety directors who attended the virtual meeting included Amber Akana, Ben Anderson, James Brown, Gordon Godel, Anthony Houston, Gerret Jarman, Joseph Koncul, Andre MacCray, Kevin Marchand, Osvaldo Ramos and Kevin Sykes. Additional meeting participants included SIU President Michael Sacco, SIU Executive Vice President Augustin Tellez, SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel, SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker, Paul Hall Center Vice President Tom Orzechowski, Paul Hall Center Assistant Vice President Bart Rogers, Paul Hall Center Vocational Director Wayne Johnson Jr., Culinary Instruction Coordinator John Het- manski and SIU Piney Point Port Agent Mario Torrey. MacCray said, “Regardless of whether it is in person or via video conferencing, the safety meeting is always productive. This last one shared some useful information regarding recruiting, shipboard safety, the future direction of the union and much more. Johnson Jr. remarked, “It’s always good for the different departments at the school to communicate with the safety directors during these meetings. It gives us all an opportunity to educate ourselves on each other’s processes, discuss industry updates and/or changes, and review our strengths, shortcomings and potential solutions.” Topics covered during the meeting included COVID-19, shipboard safety trends, sanitation, and the latest details from the Recruiting and Contract offices. Oregon Congressman Introduces Safer Seas Act In House of Representatives Introduced in the House of Representatives at the end of February, the Safer Seas Act aims to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) in the maritime industry. It was introduced by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) along with 17 co-sponsors, and the bill has since been referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. According to the subcommittee, the bill: n Clarifies the Coast Guard’s ability to deny, suspend, or revoke a merchant mariner credential to individuals who have been convicted of sexual harassment or sexual assault; n Strengthens transparency surrounding companies’ sexual assault policies and procedures; n Protects victims and witnesses who report SASH incidents from discrimination; 20 Seafarers LOG Taking part in the meeting from Piney Point, Maryland, are (from left) SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel, Paul Hall Center Asst. VP Bart Rogers, Paul Hall Center Vocational Director Wayne Johnson Jr., Paul Hall Center VP Tom Orzechowski and SIU President Michael Sacco. n Directs the Coast Guard to initiate rulemaking to determine safe levels of alcohol consumption by crew members aboard vessels; n Outlines surveillance requirements, which may be used as evidence in criminal or marine safety investigations; n Creates a master key control system to limit the personnel who have access to private spaces; n Requires reporting to the Coast Guard by any seafarer, master, or vessel owner with knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual assault; n Extends the right to civil action for those pursuing sexual assault and sexual harassment cases; n Provides the Secretary of Transportation the ability to waive requirements for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy students who provide reasonable safety concerns when obtaining a merchant mariner license required for graduation; and n Adds definitions for sexual assault and harassment. “We are taking a critical step toward eliminating sexual violence in the maritime industry,” DeFazio said. “With this legislation, we can help fight assault and harassment in maritime transportation through penalties for perpetrators, new requirements for vessel owners, expanded legal recourse for victims, and a myriad of policies to prevent sexual assault and harassment in the first place. I look forward to working with my colleagues to get this legislation signed into law and protect hard-working seafarers.” “As chairman of the Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, I’ve heard heartbreaking stories from survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse from within our maritime industry – and I know that keeping our seas safe is a mission that will not be complete without eradicating these threats to our seafarers,” said Carbajal. “The Safer Seas Act will focus not just on preventing future sexual violence, but also on supporting survivors and holding perpetrators accountable.” The bill is supported by maritime unions, including the SIU, AMO, MEBA and the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. “We applaud the efforts of the Committee to work with maritime labor and the industry to create meaningful reforms that will ensure safe and equitable workplaces for mariners now and in the future,” said Greg Regan president of Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO. 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Title A name given to the resource APRIL 2022 Description An account of the resource INDUSTRY SECURES FULL FUNDING FOR TANKERS, MSP, CABLE SHIPS AFL-CIO OPPOSES OPEN REGISTER SIU PRESIDENT PENS OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS MARITIME LABOR BACKS PRESIDENT BIDEN ON UKRAINE, SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA AMP SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON JONES ACT, ENERGY PRICES BIDEN REAFFIRMS JONES ACT SUPPORT CDC UPDATES GUIDELINES FOR MASKS SPONSORS: SUBMARINE REPAIR BASES WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF UNION JOBS SEAFARERS MAY SIGN UP FOR FREE CREDIT MONITORING ID PROTECTION PAST MAY 31 FORUM SPEAKERS UNDERSCORE THEIR COMPELLING SUPPORT FOR JONES ACT LOUISIANA SENATOR INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN AMERICAN OFFSHORE WORKER FAIRNESS LEGISLATION SOME PENSIONERS REMAIN ELIGIBLE TO RESUME SAILING SIU SAFETY DIRECTORS MEET FOR YEARLY TRAINING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2022 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VOL. 84, NO. 4 2022 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4875b68c6fbd8fddbb925898498149f6.pdf 67fe61c03eb3579bb5412bf4a9d2c565 PDF Text Text APRIL 2023 VOLUME 85, NO. 4 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O ‘Steady As She Goes’ Heindel Pledges Unyielding Support of Rank and File SIU President David Heindel (right), appointed to the office in mid-February, is a career Seafarer. In his introductory column, he offers some personal background and spells out his vision for the union which includes building upon the SIU’s sound policies so the union thrives and grows. The photo at right was taken Feb. 17 in Florida, during a meeting of the Maritime Trades Department Executive Board. Page 2. SIU Crew Rescues 8 Migrants Seafarers aboard the ATB Legacy (Crowley) recently saved eight Cuban migrants who’d been stranded at sea for nearly a month. The photos at right show the migrants’ raft under a searchlight provided by a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft, and a closer view of the makeshift watercraft as it neared the ATB after dawn. Page 4. PRO Act Reintroduced Page 3 Remembering Chet Wheeler Page 8 �President’s Report A Winning Team Although I am new to the office of president, the SIU – along with my family – has been the focal point of my entire adult life, as many of you know. I started sailing as a teenager, eventually came ashore to work for the union, and am grateful to have enjoyed the membership’s support which allowed me to remain part of this great organization for nearly 50 years. Following in the footsteps of Mike Sacco is no easy task. However many accolades Mike receives for his 35 years at the helm as our president and his lifetime of service, he deserves all of those and more. He’s truly one of a kind and he did a fantastic job. Longtime Seafarers know what Mike has meant not just to us but to the broader U.S.flag industry. In particular for those of you who are new to the SIU, be sure to take the time to read the tributes about Mike in this David Heindel issue of the LOG and in last month’s edition. They’re worth your time and they’ll help give you some appreciation for his work. It’s no overstatement to say that Mike stabilized the industry. He came in at a difficult time and began turning things around right away, even though it wasn’t easy. Those of us who worked for Mike know that he was tough but fair. He demanded results, but he was reasonable. Mike’s charisma and energy are readily apparent to anyone who’s met him. He always made himself available to talk with Seafarers. Something else that has always stood out to me is his foresight. His vision and determination were the foundations of so many key developments for the SIU, from being the industry’s spokesperson for the Maritime Security Program to updating our hiring halls to merging with the NMU to constantly modernizing Piney Point and so much more. While Mike and I have different styles, his policies will continue in my administration. Mike designed a winning model and put together a winning team. I’m not about to fix something that isn’t broken. At the same time, I of course will bring my own vision and my own approach to the office. And don’t think for a minute that I’m too proud to call Mike if I need advice. He is the ultimate lifeline, and I’m grateful to know he’s available. Throughout my entire time with the SIU, I’ve always believed that the first priority of every official should be supporting the rank-andfile members. You have my pledge that I will continue doing so to the best of my ability – and we will get the job done. We will stay on our toes and we’ll win the battles so that Seafarers can continue working on American-flag vessels. Many of you know about our current challenges. Manpower is at the top of that list, and of course that’s not just for our union or our industry but for so many different occupations around the world. We are formally recruiting all over the country, but word of mouth is still effective. Please keep an eye out for the next generation of prospective members. Bring them to the halls and show them what we’re all about. Something else we’ve been working on is new job opportunities in the wind-energy sector. This may sound like a far-off development but it’s actually here now. I think this sector will be vital for us moving forward, and that’s why we’ve been involved and we’ll remain involved. Brothers and sisters, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead our union, but I also know that it’ll continue to be a team effort. We are, as always, stronger together, and at the same time I will work day and night to keep the SIU strong. Mendonca Delivery Highlights U.S.-Flag Sealift Capabilities A recent mission involving the SIU-crewed USNS Mendonca demonstrated the solid reliability and vital capability of U.S.-flag sealift operations. The Mendonca – a large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off vessel (LMSR) operated by Ocean Duchess for the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) – delivered more than 1,200 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including M1 Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a range of wheeled vehicles belonging to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division deployed to Europe, at the port in Vlissingen, Netherlands. The delivery was part of an ongoing mission known as Atlantic Resolve. AB Jeremy Smoot told the LOG, “It was a long trip, essentially a 60day trip. We went from the U.S. to Europe, then across to the Middle East, back to Europe and then headed back home to the U.S. We were able to visit ports not normally visited by commercial U.S.-flag ships, such as Riga, Latvia and Vlissingen, Netherlands. We were met with some adversities, including the Wi-Fi being controlled and only a few members having access at all times. Despite the communication issues, all of the crew members were proud to do our part in supporting our military, as well as allied military missions.” SIU members sailing aboard the Mendonca during the operation included: Recertified Bosun Christopher Janics; Bosun Hector Cumba Concepcion; ABs Ibrahim Abubaker, Antonio Donald, Shawana Mills and Smoot; QE4s Vincent Freeman, Tommy McGahe and Randy Pearson; QEE Nakesha Miller; GUDEs Ashanty Castillo, Joseph Hendricks and Jamil Wright; Oilers Emmanuel Adeoti, Tracy Mitchell and Emmanuel Nuez; Wipers Richard Gould and Donnell Marsh; OSs Ronnie Brickhouse, Leroy Chatman and Tito Mallory; Chief Cook U.S. soldiers in the Netherlands scan military vehicles that were part of a cargo of more than 1,250 items safely transported by the SIUcrewed Mendonca. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon) Korey Jackson; Steward/Baker Eileen Mendiola; Storekeeper Lally Manalo; SAs Makesa Jones and Lavon White; and ACU John Reid. “We appreciate the Netherlands’ strong dedication to enhancing military mobility,” said 21st Theater Sustainment Command Commanding General Maj. Gen. James Smith. “A strong NATO ally with excellent port facilities and infrastructure, today’s operation once again demonstrates our ability, with host nation support, to rapidly deploy equipment and personnel into and across the European continent.” According to MSC, “Soldiers from 21st TSC’s 260th Movement Control Team, in coordination with the 598th Transportation Brigade (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command), hosted nation support and commercial organizations, discharged the vehicles and equipment, efficiently executing its reception, staging and onward movement (RSOM). Additionally, according to 260th MCT Commander Capt. Karl Bliven, Vlissingen’s facilities and the Netherlands’ infrastructure make it possible to rapidly offload an entire brigade’s worth of equipment and quickly stage it for transport through- out the European theater. “Once the vehicle gets offloaded from the ship, we as an MCT use what is called a DRAM (Distribution Retrograde Adaptive Planning and Execution Management) tablet to scan the military shipping labels on these vehicles,” said Bliven. “This will ensure that we know all the information relating to the vehicle and that it gets on the correct truck, barge or train to get to the final location. It’s important that we do this smoothly and safely to allow for the equipment to arrive ready, in terms of maintenance, and in the most efficient way possible.” Dutch Sea Port of Debarkation Commander, Lt. Col. Peter van Dorst, said experience working with the U.S. Army at Vlissingen is paying dividends, as this is the fourth time the port has supported an Atlantic Resolve rotation. “As a representative of the 13th Light Brigade from the Netherlands, we enjoy working together,” said van Dorst. “Cooperation with [598th] SDDC, 21st TSC and members of the 2nd Armored Combat Brigade is going very well. The Dutch military are already showing their experience in an operation like this, and it is going better each time.” Union Leaders Meet with Lula O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Volume 85 Number 4 April 2023 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFL-CIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; Assistant Communications Director & Managing Editor/ Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Editor, Nick Merrill; Administrative Support, Jenny Stokes. Copyright © 2023 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The Seafarers International Union engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 Seafarers LOG The AFL-CIO on Feb. 10 hosted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil (left) for a discussion with officials from the federation and its affiliates, including the SIU. He’s pictured with then-SIU SecretaryTreasurer David Heindel (who has since been appointed as the union’s president). Following the meeting, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler stated, “Lula has spent his entire life fighting for the working class as both a union and political leader…. The significance of today’s meeting is heightened as a momentous step forward in the longstanding bond between our two movements. Four years ago, while Lula was wrongfully imprisoned, the late AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka traveled to the country’s federal police building to demand justice and organize for Lula’s release. We stood by him then and we will continue to stand alongside Lula, his Workers’ Party and the Brazilian labor movement in their fight to defend democracy and build a better world for working people.” April 2023 �PRO Act Introduced in Congress Again Legislation Aims to Boost Workers’ Rights A bipartisan group of legislators on Feb. 28 introduced a comprehensive proposal to protect workers’ right to come together and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. The bill, dubbed the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 (H.R. 20), was introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), ranking member on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Scott was joined by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, (R-Pennsylvania). The Senate companion bill was proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who serves as chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. “Congress has an urgent responsibility to ensure that workers can join a union and negotiate for higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces,” said Scott. “Passing the PRO Act is the most critical step we can take this Congress to achieve that goal,” he continued. “I urge my House and Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in advancing the most significant update for workers’ labor organizing rights in more than eight decades.” “At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when too many workers are falling further and further behind, we need to make it easier for workers to exercise their constitutional right to form a union and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions,” said Sanders. “We need to hold CEOs accountable for flagrantly violating labor laws, illegally firing pro-union workers, and closing down pro-union shops,” the Vermont senator continued. “If we are going to reverse the 40-year decline of the middle class, reduce the widening gap between the billionaire class and everyone else, and take on the unprecedented level of corporate greed in America, we have got to rebuild the trade union movement. That is what the PRO Act is all about and I am proud to be introducing this bill in the Senate.” “The PRO Act is how we level the playing field,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement. “It is how U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) we stop the intimidation, the lies. This is how we let workers, not wealthy corporations, decide for themselves if they want the power of a union.” Named after the late labor leader and longtime friend of the SIU, the Richard L. Trumka PRO Act, would protect the basic right to join union. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the bill, if passed into law, would: Create a roadmap to a first contract Terms of the new bill state that employers and workers have a set process to follow to negotiate a first union contract, and if they can’t reach an agreement, they go to binding arbitration. workplaces. Yet, overall union membership has waned in recent decades. The decline is due in part to the decades-long, systematic attack on foundational labor laws that has created a hostile environment for workers seeking to organize. An EPI analysis found that employers were charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of union election campaigns, by firing, threatening, or otherwise retaliating against workers who dared to come together in their workplaces to bargain collectively. The penalties for violating current labor law are not sufficient to deter employers from infringing on workers’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The PRO Act is needed to restore the basic rights of workers to organize their workplaces and bargain collectively for better pay, benefits, and working conditions, advocates say. The PRO Act passed the House in both 2020 and 2021 but never reached the floor for a vote in the Senate. In that chamber, the legislative filibuster requires at least 60 votes to pass most bills. Last year, Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), and Senate Republicans refused to back the bill. Give workers more control Under the PRO Act, workers and the National Labor Relations Board, not employers, control the timing of union elections and employers can’t force employees to attend anti-union meetings. Impose real penalties when employers break the law According to the proposed legislation, employers and corporate executives would be penalized for illegally retaliating against workers trying to organize, and workers would get monetary damages or other remedies if they are illegally fired or harmed; fired workers must also be reinstated while their cases are pending. Strengthen the right of workers to strike Under the PRO Act, employers are prohibited from permanently replacing workers when they strike, and workers are no longer banned from engaging in so-called “secondary” activity, such as boycotts, seeking leverage in negotiations. Crack down on worker misclassification Details of the new bill specify that workers can’t be wrongly deprived of their organizing and bargaining rights by being misclassified as supervisors or independent contractors. The move to pass the PRO Act comes on the heels of a year that was characterized by an unprecedented spike in strike activity by organized labor and historic public support for unions. A recent Gallup poll showed that more than 70% of Americans approve of labor unions and many workers want to have them in their ITF Reinforces Support For Ukrainian Mariners The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Seafarers’ Trust has awarded another humanitarian grant to Mortrans, part of the Marine Transport Workers’ Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), “for financial support for seafarers and their families in need during the ongoing conflict.” The ITF Seafarers’ Trust made the announcement in late February. “When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Trust was swift to send an emergency grant for essential medical support for seafarers and their families caught up in the conflict,” the organization noted in a news release. “We followed up with a transportation project to enable families to make the hard decision to escape from danger and have some breathing space to decide on their future plans. The collaboration with MTWTU and V-ships allowed around 500 family members to travel to Romania and stay for a week in hotel accommodation with meals and advice provided. The Canada Steamship Line also contributed funds to this initiative.” The release added, “Today the conflict continues creating untold misery for the Ukrainian people as a whole and specific challenges for seafarers inside the April 2023 country, unable to pursue their maritime careers and earn an income for their families.” SIU President David Heindel, who also serves as chair of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, said, “It is vital to recognize the sustained economic and psychological damage caused by the acts of aggression against civilians and the country’s infrastructure. We must do all possible to support the fortitude and morale of the Ukrainian people. The Trust is on standby to support MTWTU in its tireless work to protect the livelihoods and wellbeing of the seafarers and their families.” MTWTU Chairman Oleg Grygoriuk said, “We are proud to be part of an international family that trusts in us to deliver for our members and for all Ukrainian maritime workers. We are convinced that we will succeed in the end and emerge in a stronger position than ever before. We could not imagine that we would be at war in the 21st century but the world has seen the resilience of the Ukrainian people and we are counting on our friends to go the distance with us.” The ITF Seafarers’ Trust is a UK charity established in 1981. SIUNA Announces New Appointments The Seafarers International Union of North America (SIUNA) Executive Board on March 7 unanimously approved several new appointments. During an online meeting, the board named David Heindel as the SIUNA’s new president; Tom Orzechowski as secretary-treasurer; and Todd Brdak, Mike Given and Jeff Richards as vice presidents. Brdak fills Orzechowski’s old position, while Given replaces the recently retired Jim Given. Richards succeeds the recently deceased Joe Gremelsbacker. There are four-and-a-half years left on their respective terms. The SIUNA’s autonomous affiliates include the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wa- ters; the American Maritime Officers; the Marine Firemen’s Union; the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific; the Seafarers Entertainment and Allied Trades Union; the Seafarers International Union of Canada; the United Industrial Workers; the Sugar Workers Union; the Industrial, Professional, Technical Workers International Union; and others. In addition to the aforementioned officers, the SIUNA board includes the following vice presidents: Paul Doell, Nicole Walsh, Anthony Poplawski, Dave Connolly, Nicholas Celona, Dean Corgey, Nick Marrone, Joseph Soresi, Augie Tellez, George Tricker, Pat Vandegrift, Marcus Woodring, Monte Burgett, Karen HortonGennette and Laura Lopez. Seafarers LOG 3 �A few crew members are pictured with most of the men they helped rescue. AB Thomas Tramutola is at front left, Chief Mate James Steltzlen at far right, and AB Jarred Moylan in the back, fourth from left among those standing. ATB Legacy Crew Rescues 8 Migrants in Gulf Of Mexico Rescues at sea are nothing new for longtime SIU member AB Donnie Collins, but that doesn’t mean he takes them lightly. That point was reinforced March 1 when Collins and his fellow Seafarers aboard the Crowley-operated ATB Legacy saved eight Cuban migrants who’d been stranded at sea aboard a makeshift raft for nearly a month. The rescue took place in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 145 miles south of Southwest Pass, one of the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi River. “They said they had left Cuba on Feb. 2, supposedly to go to Mexico,” recalled Collins, a 33-year SIU member who’d previously assisted in three other rescues. “They figured it would take them five days. When we found them, they thought they had been at sea for 18 days. We told them, no, it’s March 1.” Taking part in the rescue were Capt. Gus Cramer, Chief Mate James Steltzlen, Second Mate Brett Stepanski, Third Mate Devon Haffner, AB/Tankermen Collins, Thomas Tramutola, Jarred Moylan and Dominique Calvy, Chief Engineer Cle Popperwill, First Assistant Engineer William Ziadeh, Second Assistant Engineer Andrew Burns, Third Assistant Engineer Joseph Krajnik, and Cook America Cacho. “The crew did an excellent job,” Cramer said. Collins and Stepanski were on watch at approximately 1:30 a.m. when they spotted a flashing light. “I went outside and could hear someone screaming,” said Collins. “I yelled to them that we’d be coming back.” The Legacy approached the raft while contacting the U.S. Coast Guard; the agency then dispatched an aircraft. Cramer later determined The SIU-crewed ATB Legacy nears a makeshift raft carrying eight migrants. 4 Seafarers LOG Tom Donahue speaks at a Maritime Trades Department gathering in 1995. Labor Movement Mourns Passing of Tom Donahue Some of the rescued individuals rest and eat aboard the ATB. that the most prudent means of bringing the migrants aboard was to deploy a pilot ladder on the vessel’s barge. “The seas were getting bigger, and [the migrants] weren’t going to make it to the next night, the way we saw it,” Collins recalled. “You could tell they were grateful when they came aboard. They said they’d originally had an engine on the raft, but lost it.” “When we got really close to them, we were going to hand them supplies and food, but it was obvious to me that the raft was in pretty bad shape,” Cramer said. “We weren’t going to leave them out there; we were going to get them on board.” Cramer noted that the original estimated time of arrival for the Coast Guard cutter that had been dispatched was upwards of 14 hours. The eight males told the Legacy crew that they had survived largely by grabbing food scraps from the water (available perhaps because of the large number of cruise ships in those waters). With Cacho and Ziadeh serving as interpreters, they mentioned that numerous vessels had passed them. “They were in pretty bad shape,” Collins added. “We weren’t sure if they’d have the strength to climb up the ladder. Once they were aboard, we fed them, gave them liquids, and mustered up some old coveralls and rubber boots. They didn’t have shoes.” As a safety matter, the Legacy personnel also searched the migrants for contraband (and found none). “You always have to double-check people,” Collins said. “You don’t know who you’re dealing with, so you have to be safe.” Roughly 10 hours after the migrants boarded the Legacy, they were transferred to a Coast Guard vessel. The transfer only took about 45 minutes, Cramer said. Reflecting on the experience, Collins stated, “We all felt great about helping. A lot of us were probably emotional about it, because people don’t understand that others are desperate to leave that country and its totalitarian system…. If the one migrant didn’t have an LED flashlight, he’d have never been seen.” AFL-CIO President Emeritus Thomas R. Donahue, one of the most influential leaders of the postwar labor movement, died Feb. 18 in a Washington, D.C., hospital at the age of 94. Donahue served as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO under Lane Kirkland, who led the national labor federation for 16 years. He was AFL-CIO president from August to October 1995. “Tom Donahue was a good man and a strong fighter for all working people,” stated SIU President Emeritus Michael Sacco. “Tom was someone you could count on. You always knew where he stood and that was on the side of workers.” The Bronx, New York-born Donahue began his labor career as a part-time organizer with the Retail Clerks International Union in New York City. He joined the Building Service Employees International Union in 1960. From 1967 to 1969, he was Assistant U.S Labor Secretary. In 1973, then AFL-CIO President George Meany tapped Donahue to be his executive assistant. When Meany retired in 1979, Donahue said, “My hopes for the labor movement are growth, dynamism, militancy.” One of his most often quoted remarks was “The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor.” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond released the following joint statement on Donahue’s passing: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of former AFL-CIO president Tom Donahue and extend our condolences to his family, friends and loved ones. “Tom was an innovator, intellectual and a visionary labor leader who was ahead of his time. Long before the future of work and the impact of technology on workers became a robust policy debate, Donahue was creating a blueprint for unions that encouraged experimentation with new approaches and technology to expand worker organizing and increase the labor movement’s influence. “That blueprint served as a guide that still influences union innovation today. He was a brilliant strategist who had the keen insight to foreshadow challenges and opportunities workers would face well into the future, and our movement is much better for it today. “In a career that spanned six decades starting as a part-time organizer with the Retail Clerks International Union in New York City and rising to secretary-treasurer and president of the AFL-CIO, Donahue put every ounce of his being into the labor movement he loved from the moment he joined it. A tireless champion of organizing, he helped create the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute which opened doors for a new generation of organizers. Throughout his distinguished career as an organizer and labor leader, Donahue always pushed the labor movement to embrace innovation and change to keep propelling workers forward. “Donahue’s influence extended well beyond our nation’s borders. He served as chairman of an advisory group on labor and diplomacy with Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and Colin Powell, powerfully advancing the cause of democracy and ensuring the link between anti-democratic movements and worker oppression was clear to leaders here and abroad. He helped lead the labor movement’s support for the independent Polish trade union Solidarnosc in the 1980s and was a vocal critic of oppression in any form, leading a call for unions to boycott apartheid-era South Africa. “Throughout his legendary career, he never forgot his roots in the Bronx. His father was a union deckhand with the Staten Island Ferry, giving him an early education in the movement that would shape his life. He believed deeply in the collective power workers wield when we have a union on the job. Everyone in the labor movement who knew Donahue respected both his absolute commitment to working people and his formidable intellect. All of us in the labor movement today in a new age of organizing and technological change stand on his shoulders. “Our thoughts are with his wife Rachelle, daughter and grandchildren during this difficult time.” Donahue leaves behind his wife of nearly 44 years, Rachelle Horowitz; his daughter, Nancy Donahue (Tom Fogarty), and six grandchildren: Matt Fogarty, Kerry Fogarty (Kevin Carrig), Kate Fogarty, Erin Donahue, Megan Donahue, and Mary Clare Donahue, and their mother, Emily Donahue. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Reilly Donahue III, in 2018. Donahue’s funeral mass was held March 2 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Arlington, Virginia. He was interred March 4 at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York. April 2023 �President Joe Biden Nominates Julie Su To Become Next U.S. Secretary of Labor President Biden in early March nominated another pro-union individual to head up the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Following the news that Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (a lifelong trade unionist) is leaving his post for the top job at the National Hockey League Players Association, Biden nominated Deputy Secretary Julie Su to succeed him. During a press conference announcing the nomination, Biden stated, “Julie knows in her bones [that] the people who get up SIU Assistant VP Mike Russo (center) is pictured earlier this year with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh (right) and Deputy Secretary Julie Su during a gathering at a Houston-area union hall. every morning and go to work and bust their necks just to make an honest living deserve someone to fight on their side to give them an even shot…. Julie has spent her life fighting for that vision, her entire professional career. He added that at the DOL, Su has “led the effort to ensure jobs of high-growth industries like semiconductor manufacturing, broadband, healthcare, and so much more – making sure they’re good-paying jobs, high-quality jobs, and union jobs. Union jobs.” Biden stressed that using union labor ultimately saves employers money by having well-qualified workers and less turnover. He also pointed out that Su, like Walsh, comes from a union family. At the same news conference, Su stated, “I believe in the transformative power of America, and I know the transformative power of a good job. I know because it was the kind of job that my mom got that had predictable hours, paid sick leave, health benefits, a secure income, and a pension when she retired. A union job that gave my parents a path to the middle class and gave our family the kind of breathing room that the president talks about.” She continued, “We have never had a president who has made workers, worker wellbeing, and worker power so central to his vision of a strong nation and a strong economy. Mr. President, when you said you wanted to be the most pro-worker, pro-union president in history and restore decency and build the middle class, I said, ‘Sign me up for that.’ I want to help do that, and it has been my honor to be the Deputy Secretary. Those shared values are what I will work to make real every day.” At press time, the Senate had not set a date for Su’s confirmation hearing. Senate Labor Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) noted, “I’m confident Julie Su will be an excellent Sec- State Department Provides Passport Update for Mariners The following communication has been issued by the U.S. Department of State. It also is available on the SIU website. Updated Notice to Mariners With International Voyages To ensure timely service for mariners, Passport Services provides the following streamlined passport renewal provisions. These provisions are subject to change. Qualifications n Be a credentialed merchant mariner; n Be eligible to apply on a DS-82 application for passport renewal. (Check eligibility at https://travel.state.gov/ content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html); and n Have a current passport that is expired or expiring in 7 months or less. Application and Mailing Instructions 1. Applicants must submit the following: n DS-82 application completed, signed, and dated. Please use the online form filler tool to fill out and print your form: https://pptform.state.gov. This tool produces a barcode to help us process your application faster; n Passport photograph taken within the past six months; n Current passport; n Copy of Merchant Mariner Credential (MCC), front and back. n A check or money order in the amount of $209.53 April 2023 President Biden (left) introduces Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su at a White House news conference. (Photo courtesy White House) retary of Labor. I look forward to working with her to protect workers’ rights and build the trade union movement in this country.” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said, “From her beginnings protecting immigrants and other vulnerable workers, to fiercely combatting wage theft and abuse of low-wage workers in California, to her leadership [at DOL], Su distinguished herself as a principled fighter for the basic rights of every worker, no matter where we’re from or what kind of work we do. At this pivotal moment in history, that’s precisely the leadership America’s working people need in their next Secretary of Labor.” Walsh issued the following statement before Su’s nomination became official: “I am grateful to President Biden for announcing his intent to nominate my dear friend and colleague, Deputy Secretary made payable to U.S. Department of State if applying for a passport book only. If applying for both the passport book and card, the total fee is $239.53. This amount includes the passport fee, expedite fee, and 1-2 day delivery fee (for information regarding passport fees, please visit travel.state.gov). n Letter from supervisor on company letterhead or your U.S. mariner’s union. 2. The supervisor letter should include the following details: n Applicant’s full name; n Printed name and title of applicant’s supervisor or mariners’ union representative; n Supervisor’s or union representative’s signature; and n Date the letter was issued. 3. Applications must be sent by traceable overnight delivery service to: El Paso Passport Agency (PPT/EP) 44132 Mercure Circle, PO Box 1073 Sterling, Virginia 20166 – 1073 Attention: Mariner Program Service Expectations Completed passports will be mailed using a 1-2 day delivery service. Please be sure the application includes a physical U.S. mailing address and not a P.O. Box. Every effort will be made to process the passport application in about one week of receipt. For instance, applications received on Monday may be completed and sent out by Friday of the same week. Requesting a Second Passport Mariners may wish to apply for a second limited validity passport (4 years). Second passports provide greater flexibility, particularly if mariners need to apply for visas when traveling domestically and overseas. For more information, please see: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/ en/passports/have-passport/second-passport-book.html Julie Su, to succeed me as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Julie has been a true partner in leading the Department of Labor, and her drive and vision have been central to everything we have achieved over the past two years. “As Deputy Secretary, Julie’s achievements – prioritizing rights and protections for the most vulnerable workers; driving our equity work; attracting diverse, world-class talent into public service; modernizing workforce development and unemployment insurance systems; and deepening our engagement with state and local governments – have been broad and deep. “She is a lifelong champion of America’s workers, and I have the utmost confidence in her ability to sustain the work of the department and advance the President’s vision of an economy that puts workers first and leaves no one behind.” Following are the two options for applying for a second passport. Option 1: Requesting a Second Passport when Renewing a Passport To apply for a second passport, applicants must also include: n A second DS-82 application (with photograph) completed, signed, and dated; n Signed statement describing the need for a second passport. (This is required in addition to the company letter authorizing use of these special procedures); and n Include payment for both applications in a single check totaling $419.06 ($209.53 per application). Option 2: Requesting a Second Passport without Submitting a Current Valid Passport If mariners need to use their current (10-year) passport while applying for their second passport, they can apply at a passport acceptance facility using a DS-11 form. They can expect to receive the second passport within the expedited timeframe posted at travel.state. gov. To apply at a passport acceptance facility, applicants need: n Completed (not signed) DS-11 application; n Passport photograph; n Photocopy of their 10-year passport data page; n Signed statement of need for a second passport as outlined on our website; n Payment of $209.53 to the U.S. Department of State, which includes $60 for expedite service and the additional $19.53 for 1-2-day return delivery; and n Additional payment of $35 to the passport acceptance facility to execute the application. To locate the nearest passport acceptance facility, see https://iafdb.travel.state.gov. Please note that many passport acceptance facilities require customers to schedule an appointment ahead of their visit. Seafarers LOG 5 �ABOARD USNS BUTTON – Seafarers aboard the Crowley-operated vessel gathered for this shipboard photo in Guam, and they also extended thanks and congratulations to recently retired SIU President Michael Sacco “for all he’s done with the SIU. We wish him all the best. We would also like to congratulate new SIU President David Heindel.” Pictured are (front, from left) SA Abdulhamed Musa, SA Lashay Creekmore, Bosun Franz Eder and SIU Port Agent Victor Sahagon. In the back are (from left) AB Noel Gemo, Recertified Steward Edwin Bonefont, AB Nicholas Selle, AB Rhiannon Buttrum, AB Douglas Vaughn, OS Kaylah Hill, AB Montavis Harold and OS Charles Catunao. At Sea and Ashore with the SIU ABOARD TANKER LOUISIANA – Pictured above in the galley of the Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning vessel are (photo at left, from left) Chief Steward Matthew Conyac and Chief Cook Yolanda Martinez. The photo at right includes Bosun Pablo Borja (left) and SIU Tacoma Safety Director Duane Akers. AT THE SAN JUAN HALL – Chief Cook Eliezer Estremera (right) receives his B-seniority book at the hiring hall. He is pictured with SIU Asst. VP Amancio Crespo. AT THE HONOLULU HALL – AB Ronaldo Ramos (left in photo at left, with SIU Port Agent Hazel Galbiso) receives his A-seniority book while GUDE Theodore Cash (left in photo above, with SIU Safety Director Amber Akana) picks up his full B-book. 6 Seafarers LOG PROMOTING WORKERS’ RIGHTS – SIU Port Agent Mario Torrey (left) is pictured with AFL-CIO SecretaryTreasurer Fred Redmond at a Department of Labor (DOL) event in the nation’s capital. Titled “Making Equity Real: Black Workers and Good Jobs,” the event took place Feb. 21. According to the DOL, “Black labor leaders and workers engaged in discussion with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Deputy Secretary Julie Su about the importance of centering equity and job quality in the implementation of historic federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing, and technology. Panelists also discussed the potential of these investments to expand economic opportunity and equity, and the historic role of unions and worker organizing in strengthening and expanding a Black middle class.” ON THE JOB AT WATCO – Crane Operator Saleh Mothana explains the operation to a guest. April 2023 �At Sea and Ashore with the SIU WELCOME ASHORE IN NEW ORLEANS – Two longtime Seafarers recently picked up their respective first pension checks at the hiring hall. Steward/Baker Leslie Davis (right in photo at left) sailed with the SIU for 40 years, while Bret Mattei (right in photo above) sailed with Crescent Towing for 42 years, almost exclusively as a captain. Both members are pictured with SIU Safety Director James Brown. TAKING THE OATH IN OAKLAND – AB Jody Owens (left) receives his full book at the hiring hall in Oakland, California. He’s pictured with SIU Port Agent J.B. Niday. B-BOOK IN HOUSTON – SA Eric Trinemeyer (left) receives his full book. He’s pictured at the hiring hall with SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick. WITH MEMBERS IN WILMINGTON – QMED Steven Benavides (right in photo at immediate left) picks up his A-seniority book at the hiring hall, while AB Noel Engo (left in photo above) receives his full B-book. Both members are pictured with SIU Port Agent Gerret Jarman. ABOARD MAERSK MICHIGAN – Many thanks to Chief Mate Cullen Bozza for this snapshot of SIU and AMO members aboard the ship. The Seafarers (below, from left) are Recertified Boson Gregorio Cudal, ABs Tomas Robinson, Fernando Haber and Andres Martinez, Chief Steward Marcelino Pabito, Pumpman Walden Galacgac, QMEDs Josh Bonita and Arvin Heras, AB Vener Pelayo, Chief Cook Cody Younghans and GVA Abdulrahman Omar. Behind the name board (also from left) are Second Assistant Engineer Tim Cook, Third Assistant Engineer Mahlon Glidden, First Assistant Engineer Graham Monohan, Chief Engineer Chris Gill, Captain Wayne Archer, Bozza, Second Mate Aaron Lamb and Third Mate John Dufrene. April 2023 Seafarers LOG 7 �Norfolk Hall Taking Shape Progress continues with the months-long refurbishment of the hiring hall in Norfolk, Virginia, as reflected by these photos from early March. The hall tentatively is scheduled to reopen this summer (the union has been operating in temporary quarters in nearby Chesapeake, Virginia, while construction is happening). Chet Wheeler Retired Government Services Official ‘Chet’ Wheeler Dies at 77 The union is mourning the loss of retired SIU Assistant Vice President Chester “Chet” Wheeler, who passed away March 10 in California at age 77. He had had been battling cancer. Wheeler retired in 2019, following 22 years of service as an official. Previously, he sailed with the union for 32 years, beginning in the mid-1960s, mostly as a civil service mariner with MSC. SIU Vice President Government Services Nicholas Celona stated, “Chet was absolutely tireless in his work on behalf of the membership. He set a high standard and consistently did a great job handling issues in an often-complex sector of the industry. He will be missed.” SIU Assistant Vice President Government Services Joe Vincenzo said Wheeler “was a friend who made a real difference in the lives of CIVMARS. Whether in the everyday routine of handling premium pay disputes or sorting through pending disciplinary matters to make life a little easier for our mariners, his impact can hardly be overstated. It was a privilege to observe him up close and personal and to accompany him servicing ships up at the Navy base in Bremerton, Washington, and to work with him on issues of consequence both abroad and right here at home.” Wheeler came ashore to work for the union in 1997, first as a representative and soon thereafter as an assistant vice president. Prior to the SIU’s merger with the National Maritime Union in 2001, he handled all West Coast representational efforts for MSC and the Suisun Bay reserve fleet. In fact, since 1997, Wheeler was involved in every MSC and Suisun Bay contract negotiation and “instruction and policy” negotiation until he retired. Colleagues described him as instrumental in ensuring the safety and health of mariners by negotiating afloat and ashore habitability agreements, watch hours, standards for shipboard water potability and air quality, and shipyard working conditions. He was a guiding force in the three-year negotiation of Civilian Mariner Personnel Instruction (CMPI) 610, a key document covering hours of work and overtime pay. Wheeler also played leading roles in representing mariners aboard joint high-speed vessels, and in securing significant compensatory time for travel for many CIVMARS. Retired SIU Counsel Deborah Kleinberg, who was a close friend and worked with Wheeler day-to-day for 22 years, noted, “Chet was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Chet’s life was filled with purpose and the desire to be of service. He was a natural teacher and shared his vast knowledge freely. In his personal life, and over the course of his career, he helped many thousands of people. His legacy will be how he aided people through their most difficult times, his incredible generosity, integrity, and most of all, loyalty to his family, friends, and the mariners he represented throughout his lifetime and the SIU.” Upon his retirement, Wheeler offered the following advice for those entering the industry: “Get as much out of it as you can. It’s an adventure; make this your adventure. The other thing is, learn everything you can. We have a great school (the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education). Look out for your fellow shipmates. It’s a wonderful occupation and I’m really glad I did it.” Donations in Wheeler’s memory may be made to: Hospice Services of Lake County, 1862 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, California 95453, Phone (707) 263-6222. 8 Seafarers LOG April 2023 �Maritime Community Reacts to Sacco Retirement Accolades Attest Accomplishments of SIU President Emeritus You were there all 50 years I sailed. Brother, it’s been a great ride. Enjoy your retirement. - Retired Bosun John Wells It was a pleasure meeting you. Your guidance to help seamen in our future gave us confidence and was much appreciated. Thank you for allowing us to be part of the Brotherhood of the Sea. You are appreciated and never will be forgotten. - Cleavern Brown, former FOWT Allow me to be on board the ship to send President Sacco my wishes for a happy retirement. Smooth sailing, sir. - Antoinette Saucier, former Cook and Baker I first met Mr. Sacco at a union meeting in Houston in 1982. Mike and his brother Joey chaired a meeting. The union was knee-deep in a strike with Dixie Carriers. Mike had a way of speaking to the membership and has had that gift my whole career. Even in the early 80s when shipping was tight, Mike pushed members to fill jobs. And how important it was to keep the SIU on top of all the contracts under our umbrella. As a longstanding member (42 years) I’ve always made it a point to make union meetings at Piney Point to hear Mike’s and Augie’s reports. I have a permanent job but still make meetings when I’m off. Even at the last meeting I saw Mike, he was pushing the membership to fill the jobs. And like every meeting, Mike let the membership know the importance of the Jones Act. Mr. Sacco has been the driving force behind the SIU. I personally thank Mike for all the years of looking out for us. - Recertified Bosun James K. Walker I have been a member of the SIU for 44 years. I have seen the best and worst of economic times. Mike led us through the roughest times when others faltered. Mike was steadfast with keeping the last piece of the puzzle intact, the Jones Act. I wish Mike well going into retirement. - John Bilich, Master, M/V Rocketship From my early days as a trainee until the day Mike retired, he was a constant inspiration and motivational force in my development as a Seafarer and eventual official of our great organization. Everyone needs to be uplifted and encouraged to become successful, and Mike’s steady hand brought that not only to me but hundreds, if not thousands of young Seafarers. Thank you for the years and best wishes for a long and healthy retirement! - SIU President David Heindel As a young man entering a phase in my life where I was looking for a new career or simply a career, I entered the trainee program in Piney Point. Back then it was known as the trainee program and it had not yet graduated to the term or structure we use today, known as the apprentice program. Upon arrival there were the normal formalities of haircuts and uniforms, etc. But the charge really hit me when I attended my first SIU union meeting. It was then, listening to Mike, that I knew I had found my home and calling. After going to sea, I had come ashore to work as a patrolman and organizer. Over the years, Mike had always given me great latitude to make decisions and learn. He is a great communicator with a vision to constantly grow our organization through hard work and influence. After many years of working for him and many years of “talks” and conversations we have had over a cup of coffee (and maybe a beer or two), he had become my mentor and friend. Accountability and responsibility were always part of his daily lesson. His passion and energetic outlook on the day’s task at hand will continue through those of us he has trained and mentored. Mike’s contribution to labor, maritime labor and the SIU are unsurpassed. In short, his career has been iconic. -Tom Orzechowski, SIU Secretary-Treasurer I’ve known Mike Sacco 46 years. He was my union teacher in 1977 when I was in Piney Point as a trainee, and again when I came ashore in 1983 and worked as a young patrolman in New Orleans – working with his brother Joey, who was the vice president of the Gulf region. Mike inspired me and gave me insight and knowledge of the maritime industry as a whole. He was a mentor, and his leadership was from the heart. One of his favorite sayings – and I use it all the time – is, “Money, marbles and chalk!” Godspeed, Mike. - SIU VP Government Services Nicholas Celona Mike Sacco is the only president that has been at the helm since I came to work for the Seafarers 30-plus years ago. From the beginning, he always inspired me to work hard on behalf of the mariners. His passion for the industry and the men and women that work in it has always been something I have admired. When he spoke at membership meetings or conventions, I was always willing to be part of the mission, whatever it might be! You couldn’t help but be moved into action. Mike has taught me so many lessons over the years, whether it was to “keep my eye on the bouncing ball” or letting him or others know when I needed help. Every time I saw Mike, the first question was, “How’s it going, kid”? And I felt like he genuinely wanted to know. It might sound corny but he was a great leader with vision for the future and he provided me an appreciation for an industry that I didn’t know about when I first came aboard. - Maggie Bowen, Seafarers Plans Administrator I have known Mike and have worked closely with him for the last 48 years. My introduction to Mike was at Piney Point when I was a trainee in 1975 and he was vice president of the school. What impressed me most about Mike at that time was his aptitude for public speaking. It was amazing to watch him engage the audience and hold their attention while he spoke, and I realized then that this was a special talent. Mike gave me my first opportunity to come work ashore for the school as a union ed teacher in 1979. My confidence in teaching that class came from the skills I learned from Mike. Over the years, I was fortunate to witness many of Mike’s public speaking engagements in which he was able to captivate the audience, engage them at their level, and produce the results he was aiming for. One of the most memorable moments (and there have been many) was back in 1990 when I was a lobbyist for the SIU. Mike had only been president for two years, and the congressional budget process had done away with the operating differential subsidy program. This was a real threat to the U.S.-flag fleet in the international trades. Through Mike’s dynamic leadership and relationship skills, he spearheaded an effort with the American-flag shipping companies, the Maritime Administration and the newly created U.S. Transportation Command to create a new program to maintain the U.S.-flag presence in the international trades, and to provide the Department of Defense with sealift assets that they desperately needed. After many meetings with DOD officials, our congressional representatives, and our shipping company CEOs and never giving up on our objectives, we all were successful in the birth of our current Maritime Security Program, which has stood the test of time. Being with Mike during this time and watching him (along with others) orchestrate this objective was one of the proudest memories I have of Mike’s leadership abilities. I wish him all the best of health and fair, following seas in his retirement years. - Nick Marrone, SIU VP West Coast My first day with the LOG coincided with the June 1991 membership meeting in Piney Point. When Mike spoke at the end, I had no idea what he was talking about – but I knew I was ready to run through the proverbial brick wall for him. I spent a lot of time with Mike behind the scenes, and always came away impressed. He was totally dedicated to the membership, and as I observed his tireless commitment year after year, I couldn’t bear the thought of ever letting him down. It was a blessing to work for him, and if there were a hall of fame for bosses, Mike would be a first-ballot inductee. - Jordan Biscardo, SIU Communications Director June 1979 was the first time I heard Mike Sacco speak. It was at my first membership meeting; I was an 18-year-old trainee in Piney Point. His passion had a way of making me believe not only in the greatness of the SIU, but the potential within myself. Throughout the next 44 years, I spent a lot of time around Mike, first as a member, then ultimately serving as part of his executive board. His lifetime devotion to the SIU and dedication to the men and women has paved the way for so many of us to live a prosperous life, filled with dignity and purpose. Thanks to your example we all show up with passion and devotion every day to make our members’ lives better, but no one will ever measure up to you, sir. Thank you. - George Tricker, SIU VP Contracts I have been with the SIU for more than 36 years, almost all of it with Mike Sacco at the helm. Over the years, I have heard three sayings that sum up April 2023 SIU President Emeritus Michael Sacco Mike. “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!” He never forgot what the union is all about, and he made sure none of us ever did – making sure our members are working, with good, safe jobs, and their families are taken care of. I remember how proud he was in 1990 when new general agreements were ratified with the first raises for members in years. Under his leadership, the union was able to expand its benefits to members and gradually extend benefits to families. The difference between what members had in 1988 to today is amazing. “Money, Marbles and Chalk!” Mike made sure that members and friends knew where the SIU stood. When he gave this declaration, our friends and allies knew the Seafarers would be solid. From white caps marching on a picket line to financial help to members and families hurt by a natural disaster to solidarity for a worthy cause, Mike made sure the SIU cared for its members and all workers. “Brawn to Brains.” Like the previous saying, this one has years of history behind it. Mike came to the union at a time when muscle settled many beefs. Under his leadership, he realized the times had changed. To survive, the SIU needed brainpower, and he was not afraid to have people around him who would give him the information needed to win at the negotiation table. Sure, there were plenty of headaches with this approach, but aspirin is a lot cheaper than setting broken arms and legs. Personally, I was lucky enough to travel with him over the years when he would visit crews aboard ships. His whole attitude would lighten up as he climbed the gangways to visit with the members. He loves being around the members, whether on a vessel or at Piney Point. Mike, smooth seas and following winds to you, Sophie, and your entire family. - Daniel Duncan, Retired MTD Exec. Secretary-Treasurer, former SIU Communications Director I worked with Mike Sacco for over 40 years. I have always been inspired by his dedication to the union and its membership. I also appreciated his leadership approach, which was always collaborative in nature. In addition, he never shot the messenger when I had to indicate that we could not do something legally that people were proposing and I certainly appreciated that. He believed in me and my ability to be general counsel at a time when very few unions were elevating women into that role - Leslie Tarantola, SIU General Counsel We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Michael for his great leadership of the SIU and his work at the forefront of protection for seafarers all over the world. His advocacy and determination to defend the Jones Act and constant support in helping us establish cabotage in Australia and around the world has never waned. - Paddy Crumlin, President, ITF Seafarers LOG 9 �Q&A With SIU President Emeritus Michael Sacco Editor’s note: Following his retirement, SIU President Emeritus Michael Sacco on Feb. 14 did an interview with the LOG in Florida. Excerpts from the discussion follow. Additional coverage of his career is available in the March edition of the LOG. Sacco served as SIU president from 19882023. Q: Why did you decide to retire? A: I’m 86 years old and I believe it’s time for me to retire. I’m leaving the union in good hands, that’s the main thing. The people who have been elected are going to do a great job in growing this union and maintaining its policies. Q: How did you get involved with the SIU back in the late 1950s? (Sacco served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-58.) A: I really didn’t know what I wanted to do when I was younger. Paul Hall (who was the union’s president) was the one who actually recruited me. I was one of these kids in Brooklyn that used to hang around the hall. One day, I ran into him. He said, ‘Why don’t you go inside and talk to some of the boys? See if you can get your documents, and you can go to work on a ship.’ I talked to one of the patrolmen, and they gave me a letter. I went down to the Coast Guard and got my papers. Before you know it, I was washing dishes and pots and pans on a ship running from New York to Puerto Rico. I really didn’t have any intention of staying, until I got my first pay. Once I got that first paycheck, I said, ‘Hey, this is not a bad deal. Let me think about it.’ As time went on, Paul took a special liking to me. He put me on an organizing campaign…. Finally, after I don’t know how many campaigns, he calls me in the office and says, ‘Why don’t you come to work for us?’ But even then, I really didn’t know how long I was going to stay. Q: You served as the vice president of the Lundeberg School in Piney Point during its formative years. What do you remember about those days, and why do you think the school is still important for the SIU’s future? A: In order for us to meet our contractual obligations, and with the way the industry changes, we have to have a training facility to meet the needs of the (vessel-operating) companies. Piney Point is the future of the SIU. As new technology comes into the industry and the job requirements change, we have to have the courses ready and available to teach our people to meet those needs. What Piney Point really did for me is, it opened my eyes to what the industry is all about. When you work in a port and that’s all you see, that’s all you understand…. That’s when I realized that if we didn’t help keep the industry strong and profitable, in time, we’d all be out of a job. I grew up in Piney Point. Q: Paul Hall recruited you, but what other officials influenced you? A: E.B. MacAuley. He was my main man. He was our headquarters representative in Brooklyn. I used to go on payoffs with him. He used to tell me, write down all the questions you couldn’t answer. After we get done with the payoff, you and I will sit down and review them. Same thing with the beefs – write it all down. He made sure I read the constitution and knew it from A to Z. He used to say, after six months, the questions all repeat, and he was right. Suddenly it comes easy, and you know the answers. of? Q: You have no shortage of accomplishments as president. What’s one you’re especially proud we were so transparent with everybody. Q: You said you weren’t sure how long you’d stick with the SIU, and that you sailed but also did other jobs after serving in the Air Force. Ultimately, what made you stay during those initial years? A: The money (from sailing) was good, but it wasn’t only the money, it was the people. No one ever asked where you came from or who you were. As long as you did your job, nobody bothered you, and that was good enough for me. A: When I was invited to the White House to meet the Queen of England (Elizabeth II, in 2007). That was a highlight of my whole life. My wife (Sophie) and I get there, and we’re waiting in line to get in. (Congresswoman) Nancy Pelosi sees me, and I know what she’s thinking: ‘What the heck are you doing here?’ I was the only labor guy. You could see it on her face. (Senator) Trent Lott yells, ‘Your mother is going to be proud of you.’ But there have been so many experiences. It’s hard for me to believe I did all those things. Q: What is something you enjoyed about being president? A: How people looked to me for leadership. I provided hope for a lot of people at that time (when first taking office). There was a lot of insecurity (years ago). Paul Hall would fire you in a minute, ship you out. Even E.B. MacAuley had to go to sea for six months because we couldn’t make payroll. We needed security and stability. I felt it all the time – my job was in jeopardy every day when I was a patrolman. Q: What are your plans for retirement? A: I really don’t know. After a couple of months, I’m thinking of going to my church and seeing how I can help and volunteer – on a very limited basis. I don’t want to put myself in a position where it’s going to be a work day, but I’d like to help as much as I can. Whatever I could do to help. But at first, I want at least two or three months to calm down. I’m going to miss everybody. I don’t know anything but this work. Q: Looking back on when the NMU merged into the SIU in 2001, what comes to mind? A: The NMU merger was a turning point. It eliminated the competition on bids for government contracts. Before the merger, the NMU would bid, we would bid lower, then they would come back and bid lower. It was crazy. But every promise that I made to the NMU, I kept. The fact that it worked out so well is an example of timing being on our side – maybe it’s fate, maybe it’s luck. Maybe because we always try to do the right thing, and Prior to signing on with the Seafarers, Michael Sacco (left) served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-58. Michael Sacco (above) calls the most recent Maritime Trades Department Executive Board meeting to order, earlier this year. Among those pictured in this lifeboat class photo from 1965 (below) are Michael Sacco (second from right in the second row) and his brother, Joey (far left, second row). In 2007, SIU President Michael Sacco (left in photo above) and his wife, Sophie (far right), were among the guests invited to the White House to meet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (third from right) and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (second from left). President George W. Bush is second from right, while First Lady Laura Bush is third from left. In photo below, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland (standing) addresses Seafarers in Piney Point, Maryland, as newly appointed SIU President Michael Sacco (left) listens. Elaine L. Chao (center), who served as a cabinet secretary in two different administrations, always stood up for the U.S. Merchant Marine. She is pictured with SIU President Michael Sacco (left) and his wife, Sophie, at the SIUNA convention in Piney Point, Maryland, in 2017. 10 Seafarers LOG April 2023 April 2023 Seafarers LOG 11 �Inquiring Seafarer Seafarers International Union Directory David Heindel, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President Tom Orzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast This month’s question was answered by members at the Jacksonville hall. And for anyone wondering, the Slues are father (Randy) and son (Donald). Question: What is your favorite port and why? Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Nicholas Celona, Vice President Government Services Bryan Powell, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 Duane Washington Chief Cook Tampa, especially Ybor City. We would be in port for a day and a half. You could run around the city and walk to Ybor City. ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 Dominic Jones Wiper Germany and Belgium because of the love they show. They are respectful – once you show respect, they give it back. ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 James Blitch Recertified Bosun Puerto Rico because I was able to surf and dive on my off time. And I would be home within a week to see my family. Donald Slue Wiper Germany. There are multiple things to do there and a lot of fun activities. You get to go out with your shipmates. HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 Anthony Newbill Bosun Australia. It’s nice, fun and enjoyable. I had a great time. JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 Randy Slue Electrician Cape Canaveral. It’s close to home and surrounded by water. Everywhere you travel, you see water, and – now and then – you see a launch. JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 111 Mill Creek Parkway, Suite 100, Chesapeake, VA 23323 (757) 622-1892 OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4001/4002 12 Seafarers LOG Jose Norales Chief Steward I have a couple – the ports of Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Everglades and Long Beach because they are all easy to go ashore and get personal items. Pic From The Past The SIU-crewed Vantage Horizon is shown in 1974, following a shipyard period in Newport News, Virginia. The vessel had recently become the first U.S. ship to load wheat in Australia since World War II. It also had carried grain from the Gulf of Mexico to Germany, India and Iran, among other ports. According to the July 1974 edition of the Seafarers LOG, “The fully air-conditioned ship is one of the 50 American ships which carry grain to the Soviet Union as part of the trade agreement between the U.S. and Russia signed in 1972.” If anyone has a vintage union-related photograph he or she would like to share with other Seafarers LOG readers, please send it to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Photographs will be returned, if so requested. High-resolution digital images may be sent to webmaster@seafarers.org April 2023 �Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from Feb. 15 - March 15, 2023. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 15, 2023. Port A Total Registered Total Shipped All Groups All Groups B C A B Registered on Beach Trip C Reliefs All Groups A B C The Lilac is pictured in 1969. (Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) Lilac Preservation Project Execs Solicit Memorabilia For Historical Exhibition Editor’s note: The following communication was submitted by the Lilac Preservation Project. This is for SIU members who trained at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship between 1972 and 1984. The ex-Coast Guard Cutter Lilac is celebrating her 90th year in 2023 with an exhibit about the ship’s history. After her decommissioning in 1972, she was donated to the Lundeberg school and used as a dormitory. Little was changed on this steamship during her tenure there since training in her reciprocating steam propulsion system was no longer necessary. She was sold by the school on Oct. 24, 1984 to Atlantic Towing. We are seeking photos, reminiscences and other memorabilia from SIU members who were familiar with the Lilac during her days at Piney Point. We have very little information about this period in her history and hope that you can help fill the blank. If you have material to share, please contact Museum Director Mary Habstritt at mary@lilacpreservationproject.org. The Lilac is the last surviving steam-powered lighthouse tender in America and the oldest Coast Guard black hull afloat. Her significance has been recognized by her enrollment in the National Register of Historic Places. The Lilac served as a lighthouse and buoy tender from 1933 to 1972 and is now owned and operated by the non-profit Lilac Preservation Project. The ship is currently being restored for maritime education and community activities and is berthed from May to October at Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 in New York City, where she is open to the public for tours and other events. To learn more and view our schedule of events for 2023, see www.lilacpreservationproject.org April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point............................................Monday: April 3, May 8 Algonac..................................................Friday: April 7, May 12 Baltimore............................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 Guam.............................................Thursday: April 20, May 25 Honolulu..............................................Friday: April 14, May 19 Houston...............................................Monday: April 10, May 15 Jacksonville......................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 Joliet...............................................Thursday: April 13, May 18 Mobile..........................................Wednesday: April 12, May 17 New Orleans....................................Tuesday: April 11, May 16 Jersey City.........................................Tuesday: April 4, May 9 Norfolk..................................................Friday: April 7, May 12 Oakland...........................................Thursday: April 13, May 18 Philadelphia.................................Wednesday: April 5, May 10 Port Everglades..............................Thursday: April 13, May 18 San Juan.........................................Thursday: April 6, May 11 St. Louis............................................Friday: April 14, May 19 Tacoma.............................................Friday: April 21, May 26 Wilmington........................................Monday: April 17, May 22 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m April 2023 Seafarers LOG 13 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings OCEAN GRAND (Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning), September 18 – Chairman Lech Jankowski, Secretary George Egbert, Educational Director Christopher Eason. Educational director reminded crew to take Coast Guard physical before taking any classes at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew change to take place in Tampa. Members requested better Wi-Fi and free calls. Crew suggested overtime pay rates for apprentices. The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. upgrading opportunities. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested increases to vacation and pension benefits. Steward department was thanked for doing an excellent job during the holidays. LIBERTY PRIDE (Liberty Maritime), November 20 – Chairman Victor Eligio, Secretary Gregory Melvin, Deck Delegate Dwayne Harris. Chairman advised members to keep upgrading. Payoff date scheduled for November 27. Crew is working on finishing engine repais. Secretary reminded members to keep documents up to date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested new mattresses, new shower curtains, new refrigerators, new TV for crew lounge, new lamps and new power supply for state rooms. Members discussed possibly modifying requirements for pension qualification. MAERSK CHICAGO (Maersk Line, Limited) January 29 – Chairman Linnell Coleman, Secretary Norma West, Educational Director Charles Packer, Deck Delegate Muafa Musad, Engine Delegate Lateef Sanusi, Steward Delegate Carl Royster. Chairman urged crew to check their documents and to take advantage of the upgrading courses held at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Not all crew quarters have heat. New linen and various PPE items needed on ship. Members requested a change in rider gang pay and vacation time. Crew asked for increases in pension payout and increases in vacation days. Vote of thanks given to the steward department for providing good food. Next port: Newark, New Jersey. MAERSK ATLANTA (Maersk Line, Limited), January 22 – Chairman Ferdinand Gongora, Secretary Glenn Williams, Educational Director Derek Chestnut, Steward Delegate Steven Laubach. Chairman reminded crew to keep rooms clean. Members were instructed to place dirty linen in bags on B and C deck when departing ship. Educational director reviewed credential expiration dates and LIBERTY PRIDE (Liberty Maritime), February 12 – Chairman Victor Eligio, Deck Delegate Dwayne Harris, Engine Delegate Travis Houston, Steward Delegate Delphine Simmons. Chairman recommended members upgrade at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, the union-affiliated school located in Piney Point, Maryland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Several items to be ordered including mattresses, washing machines, new pillows, shower curtains and towels. Four refrigerators also to be ordered. Crew reviewed and discussed retirement benefits. Aboard Kaimana Hila MISSOURI EXPRESS (Marine Personnel & Provisioning), February 12 – Chairman Nathaniel Sherrill, Secretary Vincent Chavez, Educational Director Jimmie Williams, Deck Delegate Michael Brisco, Engine Delegate Yves Nsuami. Educational director encouraged crew to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at the Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members are unhappy about paydays being moved from the end of the month to the seventh of the following month. Crew needs better Wi-Fi for a stronger signal. OVERSEAS MARTINEZ (Overseas Ship Management), February 24 – Chairman Anton Sulic, Secretary James Cameron, Educational Director George Mardones, Deck Delegate David Brady, Engine Delegate Julio Zapata, Steward Delegate Maurice Henry. Crew reviewed subjects under “old business,” including orders for new pillows, new comforters and a new refrigerator in crew mess hall. Chairman reminded everyone to leave clean rooms for oncoming members and to know when documents expire. He encouraged crew to go out and vote for people that are going to support unions. Secretary also advised members to stay on top of documents and to keep ship clean. Educational Pictured aboard the Matson vessel are Recertified Steward Alan Hollinger (right) and SIU Guam Port Agent Victor Sahagon. director urged members to advance their careers by upgrading at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center, which offers upgrading courses for mariners in all three shipboard departments. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed importance of fulfilling contractual obligations. They encouraged fellow members to donate to the Seafarers Political Activities Donation (SPAD), the union’s voluntary political action fund, and to the Maritime Defense League. Crew requests DVD players in rooms with USB drives, along with fitted sheets for bigger beds. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Next port: Long Beach, California. MAERSK PITTSBURGH (Maersk Line, Limited), January 17 – Chairman John O’Shaughnessy, Secretary Memo Elfeky, Educational Director Jan Morawski. Crew reported smooth trip. They discussed upgrading opportunities available at SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafar- 14 Seafarers LOG ers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President David Heindel at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: David Heindel, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 April 2023 �Welcome Ashore Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-flag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead. DEEP SEA home in Summerfield, Florida. FERNANDO ABUAN LESLIE DAVIS Brother Fernando Abuan, 66, signed on with the SIU in 2007 when he sailed aboard the Baldomero Lopez. He worked in the steward department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Abuan last shipped on the John Paul Bobo and lives in Woodland, California. Brother Leslie Davis, 66, donned the SIU colors in 1983 and first shipped on the Boston. He was a steward department member and most recently sailed on the American Liberty. Brother Davis upgraded his skills often at the Piney Point school. He is a New Orleans resident. MOHAMED ALSINAI Brother Mohamed Alsinai, 65, embarked on his career with the union in 1990, first sailing on the Independence. He shipped in the engine department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother Alsinai concluded his career aboard the Horizon Kodiak. He makes his home in Dearborn, Michigan. MARIO BATIZ Brother Mario Batiz, 60, started sailing with the SIU in 1988 when he shipped aboard the Economy. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Batiz last sailed on the Pennsylvania. He is a Houston resident. HENRYNILO BECODO Brother Henrynilo Becodo, 65, joined the Seafarers in 2002, initially sailing on the Global Link. Working primarily in the deck department, he upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother Becodo most recently shipped on the Maersk Atlanta. He calls Severn, Maryland, home. EVAN BRADLEY Brother Evan Bradley, 68, joined the union in 1975. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. Brother Bradley’s first vessel was the Erna Elizabeth; his last, the Alliance Fairfax. He makes his April 2023 CHRISTOPHER FENNELL Brother Christopher Fennell, 65, joined the union in 1976. A deck department member, he first sailed aboard the Boston. Brother Fennell upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last shipped on the Long Lines and resides in Pilot, Virginia. MICHAEL HINTON Brother Michael Hinton, 66, became an SIU member in 1975 when he sailed on the Venture. He upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school and worked in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Hinton was last employed by Moran Towing of Texas. He is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. JOSEPH JONES Brother Joseph Jones, 58, signed on with the union in 1988. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Jones’ first vessel was the Bonny; his last, the Pacific Reliance. He makes his home in Fort Worth, Texas. MOHAMMAD KHAN Brother Mohammad Khan, 66, joined the SIU in 1998. He sailed primarily in the steward department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Khan first shipped on the Global Mariner. He most recently sailed on the Maersk Atlanta and makes his home in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey. TOMAS MARTINEZ Brother Tomas Martinez, 67, signed on with the union in 1989, sailing first aboard the Independence. He worked in all three departments and upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Martinez last shipped on the Sam Houston and is a Houston resident. CLEOTILDE MARTINEZ MEJIA Brother Cleotilde Martinez Mejia, 67, joined the SIU in 2001. He initially worked aboard the Chemical Pioneer and sailed in the steward department. Brother Martinez Mejia upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last sailed on the President Truman and lives in the Bronx, New York. STEVEN MCKITTRICK Brother Steven McKittrick, 66, donned the SIU colors in 1978. He first sailed aboard the Maryland and was a member of the deck department. Brother McKittrick upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and concluded his career aboard the Endurance. He settled in Signal Hill, California. GEORGE PINEDA Brother George Pineda, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1991 and was a deck department member. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Pineda worked on the Independence for the duration of his career. He lives in Honolulu. JOSE ROJAS Brother Jose Rojas, 65, joined the union in 1994 and first sailed aboard the Independence. He worked in the steward department and upgraded at the Piney Point school in 2005. Brother Rojas’ final vessel was the Liberty Grace. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania. LEVI ROLLINS Brother Levi Rollins, 67, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1990 when he shipped on the Cape Nome. He primarily sailed in the engine department and upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Rollins last shipped on the Patriot and settled in Pembroke Pines, Florida. RICHARD SANDERSON Brother Richard Sanderson, 66, became an SIU member in 1974. He upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center and worked in the steward department. Brother Sanderson’s first vessel was the Keva Ideal. He most recently sailed on the North Star and is a Seattle resident. MILTON SIVELLS Brother Milton Sivells, 66, joined the SIU in 1989. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded often at the unionaffiliated Piney Point school. Brother Sivells first shipped on the USNS Indomitable. He most recently sailed on the Resolve and makes his home in Suffolk, Virginia. MARSHALL TURNER Brother Marshall Turner, 55, signed on with the union in 1993, sailing first aboard the USNS Denebola. He worked in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Turner most recently shipped on the Perla Del Caribe and is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. the SIU colors in 1976. An engine department member, he was first employed with McAllister Towing of Virginia. Brother Compton upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 1997. He concluded his career with Crowley Towing and Transportation and is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. HOWARD HAWREY Brother Howard Hawrey, 62, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1982 when he shipped on the Manhattan Island. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Hawrey most recently sailed aboard the Liberty Island. He lives in Deland, Florida. CHARLES MILLS Brother Charles Mills, 65, became a member of the union in 1995, initially sailing with OSG Ship Management. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Mills most recently shipped aboard the Innovation and settled in Baltimore. GIL PRUITT Brother Gil Pruitt, 62, began sailing with the SIU in 1979 when he worked with Steuart Transportation. He was a deck department member and upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. Brother Pruitt concluded his career with Express Marine. He lives in Onancock, Virginia. CHARLES WILLIAMS GREAT LAKES EDWARD DERRY Brother Edward Derry, 65, began sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 1987. He initially sailed on the Steel T. Crapo and was a steward department member. Brother Derry last shipped on the Alpena. He resides in Watertown, New York. ABDO MASHRAH Brother Abdo Mashrah, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1978. He first shipped aboard the Paul Thayer and worked in the deck department. Brother Mashrah upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. He last sailed aboard the Presque Isle and makes his home in Dearborn, Michigan. INLAND DENNIS COMPTON Brother Dennis Compton, 63, donned Brother Charles Williams, 56, started his career with the SIU in 1990, initially working with McAllister Towing of Philadelphia. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Williams was last employed with Crowley Towing and Transportation and lives in Jasper, Florida. STEPHEN WILLIAMS Brother Stephen Williams, 64, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1989. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Williams worked with Moran Towing of Texas for his entire career. He resides in Orange, Texas. Seafarers LOG 15 �Departures Final Departures DEEP SEA ABRAHAM ABAS Pensioner Abraham Abas, 90, passed away February 20. He signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1969, when he sailed aboard the Transcolumbia. An engine department member, Brother Abas last shipped on the Manhattan. He retired in 1994 and settled in Lacey, Washington. DEEP SEA Wilkes and was a member of the deck department. He last sailed aboard the Horizon Pacific and retired in 2009. Brother Inskeep resided in Reno, Nevada. Final Departures MARION KAMINSKI Wilkes and96, was Pensioner Marion Kaminski, a member of the passed away February 28. He donned deck department. the SIU colors in 1951 when he He last sailed Pensioner21. Abraham Abas,sailing 90, passed February He started with shipped with Blid- aboard the Horiaway February 20. He signed on the union in 1952, berg Rothchild. zon Pacific and with the working Seafarers International initially retired in 2009. Working in the Union in 1969, when he sailed for Alcoa Steamsteward depart- Brother Inskeep aboard the Transcolumbia. An enship Company. ment, he concludedresided in Reno, gine department member, Brother Brother Allen was his career aboard Nevada. shipped on the Manhattan. aAbas decklast departthe Seattle in 1982. He retired in 1994 and settled in ment member. He became aKAMINSKI penMARION Lacey, Washington. He concluded his sioner the followPensioner Marion 96, career aboard the ing year and settledKaminski, in Baltimore. passed away February 28. He donned Stonewall JackJAMES ALLEN the SIU colors son before going Pensioner Allen, 91, died SHAN MOON in 1951 when he on pensionJames in 1994. Brother Allen February 21.DEEP He sailing with Pensioner shipped with Blidwas a resident ofstarted Baton Shan Moon, 92,and diedwas JanuSEARouge, Wilkes the union in 1952, berg Rothchild. aary Louisiana. 25. He of became member the initially working Working in the a member of the deck department. ABRAHAM ABAS for Alcoa Steamsteward depart- He union 1989 and lastinsailed EPIFANIO HIPOLITO ship Company. Pensioner Abraham Abas, 90, passed ment, he concludedaboard workedthe in the enHoriBrother Allen was Pensioner Epifanio Hipolito, away February 20. He signed94, on his career aboard zon ginePacific department. and a deck passed away December 11. He with thedepartSeafarers International the Seattle in 1982. retired BrotherinMoon 2009. ment member. joined the SIU in 1978hewhen Union in 1969, when sailedhe He became a pen- Brother worked aboard Inskeepthe He concluded his sailed on Overseas Washington. aboard thethe Transcolumbia. An ensioner the follow- resided Independence for in Reno, career aboard themember, Brother Hipolito was a member of gine department Brother ing year and settledNevada. in Baltimore. the duration of his Stonewall Jack- on and the deck last shipped Abas lastdepartment shipped the Manhattan. career. He began sonthe before going on Enterprise 1993. He in beHe retired in 1994inand settled collecting his SHAN MOON MARION KAMINSKI on pension in 1994. Brother Allen came a Washington. pensioner the following year Lacey, pension in 2001 and lived in Sandy, was made a resident of Baton Rouge, Shan Moon, 92, died and his home in Daly City, Pensioner Marion Kaminski, 96, JanuUtah. Louisiana. ary 28. 25. He Hedonned became California. passed away February JAMES ALLEN a member of the the SIU colors MAHER OMAR Pensioner James Allen, 91, died in 1951 when he union in 1989 and EPIFANIO HIPOLITO LONNIE GAMBLE February 21. He started sailing with shipped worked the enPensioner Maher 76,inpassed with Blid-Omar, Epifanio Hipolito, Pensioner Lonnie 78,94, died the union in 1952,Gamble, gine awayRothchild. November 21. Hedepartment. joined the berg passed away December 11. He February 8. Signinitially working Brother Moon SeafarersinInternational Union in Working the joined the SteamSIU in 1978 when ing on withhe the for Alcoa worked aboard the 2001. Brother first shipped on steward depart-Omar sailedCompany. on the Overseas unionWashington. in 1967, ship the Cape Alexan- Independence for ment, he concluded was a member he first sailed of Brother Hipolito Allen was dercareer and sailed in the duration of his his aboard deckdepartdepartment andBloomlast shipped the with athe deck bothSeattle the deck and career. He began in 1982. on themember. Enterprise in 1993. He befield Steamship. ment engine departHe became a pen- collecting his came a pensioner following year Brother Gamble He concluded his the pensionthe infollow2001 ments. His final and lived in Sandy, sioner and made his home in Daly City, dea steward career aboard the was Utah. vessel ing yearwas andthe settled in Baltimore. California.Jack- partment member Stonewall Mercury. Brother son before going and last shipped Omar became a MAHER OMAR SHAN MOON onBrother the Delta Maron pension GAMBLE in 1994. Allen pensioner in 2014 LONNIE Maher Omar,92, 76,died passed iner.aHe became pensioner in 2006 Pensioner was resident ofaBaton Rouge, Moon, Januand made Shan his Pensioner Gamble, 78, died away November 21. the and settledLonnie in Mobile, Alabama. Louisiana. aryHe 25.joined He became home in Jersey February 8. SignSeafarers Unionofinthe City, NewInternational Jersey. a member ing on with the 2001. Brother Omar first on union inshipped 1989 and JAMES INSKEEP EPIFANIO HIPOLITO union in 1967, the Cape Alexan- worked in the enheHipolito, first sailed RICARDO James Inskeep, 77,94, died Pensioner Epifanio der and sailedQUINONES in gine department. with Octoberaway 5. HeDecember began hisBloomcareer passed 11. He both the deck and Brother Pensioner Ricardo Quinones, 73, Moon field Steamship. with thetheSeafarers in 1991. Brother joined SIU in 1978 when he engine depart-21. Sailing died January aboard workedfirst aboard the Brother Inskeep onWashington. theGamble USNS sailed onfirst the shipped Overseas ments. His final Independence for wasa amember stewardof deBrother Hipolito was vessel was the the duration of his partment the deck department and lastmember shipped Mercury. Brother career. He began and last shipped on the Enterprise in 1993. He beOmar became a collecting his Final Departures Correction on the Delta Marcame a pensioner the following year pensioner 2014 pension in in 2001 and lived in Sandy, iner.made He became a pensioner in 2006 Utah. and his home in Daly City, and made his The February included thehome obituary of the late SIU penand settled in Mobile,LOG Alabama. California. in Jersey sioner Herbert Scypes – but it ranCity, withNew a photo of his son by the Jersey. JAMES ALLEN ABRAHAM ABAS Pensioner James Allen, 91, died MAHER OMAR same name, who also sailed with the SIU. The write-up with the JAMES INSKEEP LONNIE GAMBLE Pensioner Maher Omar, 76, passed correct James photoInskeep, follows. We apologize for the error and sincerely RICARDO QUINONES Pensioner Lonnie Gamble,77, 78,died died away November 21. Heabout joinedit. the appreciate younger Scypes being a very good sport October 5. He the began his career February 8. Sign- PensionerInternational Ricardo Quinones, Seafarers Union 73, in with the Seafarers ing in 1991. Brother on with the SCYPES died January Sailing aboard 2001. Brother21. Omar firstfirst shipped on HERBERT Inskeep first shipped on the USNS union in 1967, the Cape AlexanPensioner Herbert Scypes, 91, died December 18. he first sailed der and sailed in donned the SIU colors in 1956 and sailed in the withHe Bloomboth the deck and department. Brother Scypes first worked fieldsteward Steamship. engine departFinal Departures Correction with Waterman Steamship Corporation. He last Brother Gamble ments. His final on the Harriette before going on wassailed a steward de-Overseas vessel was the pension in 1996.the Brother Scypes Mobile, The February LOG included obituary of resided the lateinSIU penpartment member Mercury. Brother Alabama. sioner Herbertand Scypes – but it ranOmar with became a photoaof his son by the last shipped on the Marsame name, who alsoDelta sailed with the SIU. The write-up with the pensioner in 2014 iner. He became pensionerWe in 2006 correct photoa follows. apologize for the and made hiserror and sincerely andappreciate settled in Mobile, Alabama. the younger Scypes being a very good sport about it. home in Jersey City, New Jersey. 16 Seafarers LOG JAMES INSKEEP HERBERT SCYPES Pensioner HerbertRICARDO Scypes, 91, died December 18. QUINONES Pensioner James Inskeep, 77, died Hecareer donned the SIU colors in 1956 and sailed in the October 5. He began his Pensioner Quinones, steward department. BrotherRicardo Scypes first worked73, with the Seafarers in 1991. Brother died January 21. Sailing with Steamship Corporation. Hefirst last aboard Inskeep first shipped on theWaterman USNS sailed on the Overseas Harriette before going on 79203_SEAFARERS_LOG_APRIL_2023.indd 16 pension in 1996. Brother Scypes resided in Mobile, Alabama. Final Departures Correction 16 The February LOG included the obituary of the late SIU pensioner Herbert Scypes Seafarers LOG – but it ran with a photo of his son by the same name, who also sailed with the SIU. The write-up with the correct photo follows. We apologize for the error and sincerely appreciate the younger Scypes being a very good sport about it. the Warrior, he donned the SIU colors in 1971. Brother Quinones worked in the deck department. He last shipped on the Horizon Navigator in 2009 before going on pension the following year. Brother Quinones resided in Puerto Rico. the Warrior, he donned the SIU STUART SCHROEDER colors in 1971. Brother Quinones Pensioner Stuart Schroeder, 73, worked in theFebruary 7. He signed passed away deck department. on with the Seafarers in 1980. A He last shipped steward department member, he first on the Horizon shipped on the Oceanic IndepenNavigator in 2009 dence. Brother Schroeder last sailed before going on on the Independence in 1990. He bepension the fol- in 2014 and settled came a pensioner lowing year. Brother Quinones rein Honolulu. sided in Puerto Rico. LEONARD STEINHARDT STUARTLeonard SCHROEDER Pensioner Steinhardt, 79, Pensioner Stuart Schroeder, 73,on his died January 23. He embarked passed awaythe February 7. He signed career with SIU in 1964, initially the Warrior, he on with the SIU Seafarers in 1980. A an sailing aboard donned stewardindepartment member, he first Isco Inc. vessel. colors 1971. shipped Quinones on the Oceanic IndepenBrother SteinBrother dence. Brother last sailed hardt worked worked in the Schroeder on thedepartment. Independence He bein in the1990. engine deck came 2014 and settled and He lasta pensioner shipped indepartment in Honolulu. also worked on on the Horizon Navigator in 2009 shore gangs. He concluded his before going on LEONARD STEINHARDT pension the fol- career working Pensioner Leonard Steinhardt, 79, with World Crane lowing year. Brother Quinones redied January 23.Rico. He in embarked on his Services and retired 2000. Brother sided in Puerto career withmade the SIU 1964, Steinhardt his in home in initially Omaha, sailing aboard an Nebraska. STUART SCHROEDER Isco Inc. vessel. Brother SteinPensioner Stuart Schroeder, 73, CLYDE THOMPSON hardt7.worked passed away February He signed in the engine Pensioner Thompson, 70, on with theClyde Seafarers in 1980. A department and passed away February 22. He he joined steward department member, first also worked on the uniononinthe Oceanic shipped Indepenshore gangs. He 2001 and first Schroeder dence. Brother last sailed shipped aboard concluded on the Independence in 1990. his He bethe Navigator. came a pensioner incareer 2014working and settled Brother Thomp- with World Crane in Honolulu. Services and retired in 2000. Brother son worked Steinhardt made his home in Omaha, in the steward LEONARD STEINHARDT Nebraska. He department. Pensioner Leonard last sailed aboard Steinhardt, 79, died January 23. He embarked on his the Freeport CLYDE THOMPSON career the SIU in 1964, initially before with becoming Pensioner 70, an sailing aboard a pensionerClyde in Thompson, passedBrother away February He joined Isco22. Inc. vessel. 2014. Thompson was a New the union in Brother SteinOrleans resident. 2001 and first hardt worked shipped aboard in the engine JERRY VAN ETTEN the Navigator. department and Brother ThompPensioner Jerry Vanalso Etten, 66, died worked on son worked December shore gangs.13. He in the steward A deck departconcluded his department. He career ment member, working last sailed aboard with he signed Worldon Crane the Freeport the SIU in Services and retiredwith in 2000. Brother before becoming Steinhardt made his1974. homeBrother in Omaha, a pensioner in Van Etten first Nebraska. 2014. Brother Thompson was New worked onathe Orleans resident. Chas C. West. CLYDE THOMPSON He last shipped Pensioner Clyde Thompson, aboard the70, DeJERRY VAN ETTEN passed away February 22. He veloper in joined 2002. Pensioner Jerry Van Etten, died the unionVan in Brother Etten went on 66, pension December 2001 andand first in 2021 made his home in 13. Las A deck departshipped Vegas. aboard ment member, the Navigator. Brother Thomp- he signed on LEROY WOODSwith the SIU in son worked 1974.77, Brother Pensioner Leroy Woods, passed in the steward Van Etten afirst away JanuaryHe17. He became department. worked on the member the Seafarers Internalast sailedofaboard Chas C. West. tional Union in 2001. Brother Woods the Freeport before becoming He last shipped aboard the Dea pensioner in veloper in a2002. 2014. Brother Thompson was New Brother Van Etten went on pension Orleans resident. in 2021 and made his home in Las Vegas. JERRY VAN ETTEN Pensioner Jerry Van Etten, 66, died LEROY WOODSDecember 13. Pensioner Leroy Woods, 77,departpassed A deck away January 17. He became a ment member, member of the Seafarers Internahe signed on tional Union in 2001. Brother Woods with the SIU in 1974. Brother Van Etten first worked on the Chas C. West. He last shipped aboard the De- first sailed with Marine Personnel and Provisioning. He was a deck department member and last shipped on the Alliance Norfolk. Brother Woods went on pension in 2015 and lived in Jacksonville, Florida. Union. Brother Severs was a deck department member and sailed with OLS Transport for his entire career. He became a pensioner in 2020 and lived in Hawesville, Kentucky. first sailedGREAT with LAKES Marine Personnel and Provisioning. DANIEL NATTO He was a deck dePensioner Daniel partment memberNatto, 74, died January 13. He joined and last shipped on the Seafarers in 1988 and first worked with the Alliance NorDunbar and Sullivan. folk. Brother Woods Brother Natto sailedon in pension the deck department. He went became a pensioner in 2015 and lived in 2011 after concluding his in Jacksonville,career with Great Lakes Towing. Brother Natto made Florida. his home in Cleveland. GREAT LAKES Union. Brother NMU Severs was a deck department memOLMEDO ber and sailedALVAREZ with OLS Olmedo Trans- Alvarez, 92, Pensioner port foraway his entire passed November 30. Brother career. He became Alvarez first sailed aboard the Amoco a pensioner in Illinois and worked in the engine 2020 and lived department. He in concluded his career Hawesville, Ken- Keystone. Brother aboard the Chelsea tucky. retired in 1995 and made his Alvarez home in Coral Springs, Florida. PAUL SHA DANIELPaul NATTO Pensioner Sha, 90, passed away Pensioner Daniel Natto, 74, colors died March 6. He donned the SIU first sailed January 13.with He joined in 1966, initially sailingthe withSeafarGreat Marine Personnel ers in 1988 and first Lakes Associates. He worked shipped with in the and Provisioning. Dunbar and Sullivan. Brother deck department and last sailed Natto aboard He was athe deck de-department. He sailed deck the St. in Clair. He retired in 1997 and partment member becameina Carson pensioner inNevada. 2011 after resided City, and last shipped on with Great concluding his career the Alliance NorLakes Towing. Brother Natto made folk. Brother Woods his home in Cleveland. INLAND went on pension in 2015 and lived PAUL SHA RUBY HOWARD in Jacksonville, Florida. Pensioner Paul 90, passed away RubySha, Howard, 79, passed MarchFebruary 6. He donned the SIU colors away 5. She began sailing GREAT LAKES in 1966, sailing withAGreat with the initially Seafarers in 1994. steward Lakes Associates. He Sister shipped in the department member, Howard DANIEL NATTO deckemployed department andOrgulf last sailed aboard was with Transport the St. Clair. He of retired in74, 1997 and Pensioner Daniel Natto, died for the duration her career. She resided Carson City, Nevada. January He joined theand Seafarwent onin13. pension in 2014 called ers in 1988Kentucky, and first worked Ledbetter, home. with Dunbar and Sullivan. Brother Natto INLAND sailed in thePRIMEAUX deck department. He LAODIS became a pensioner in 2011 after Pensioner Laodis concluding his career with Great RUBY HOWARD Primeaux, Lakes Towing. Brother Natto 93, made Pensioner Ruby Howard, 79, passed died February 7. his home in Cleveland. away February 5. She sailing He began embarked on with the Seafarers in A with steward his1994. career PAUL SHA department member, theSister unionHoward in 1967 was employed Orgulf Transport Pensioner Paul with Sha,and 90, passed away shipped in the for the 6. duration of her She March He donned thecareer. SIU colors deck department. went on initially pension sailing inBrother 2014with and called in 1966, Great PrimeLedbetter, Kentucky, home. Lakes Associates. He in with the auxshipped worked deck department and last sailed aboard Dixie Carriers for the Clair. He retired in 1997 and his St. entire career. He retired in 1994 LAODIS PRIMEAUX resided in Carson City, Nevada. and resided in Kaplan, Louisiana. Pensioner Laodis Primeaux, 93, WESLEY ROSSdied February 7. INLAND He embarked on Pensioner Wesley Ross, 64, passed his career with away January RUBY HOWARD the union in 1967 13. He joined and shipped in the the SIU in Ruby 1988,Howard, Pensioner 79, passed deck department. initially sailing 5. She away February began sailing Brother PrimeMariner Tow-in with the Seafarers 1994. A steward worked with ing. Brothermember, Ross aux department Sister Howard Carriers for worked in the withDixie was employed Orgulf Transport his the entire career.ofHe 1994 deck department for duration herretired career.inShe resided in Kaplan, and concluded hisin 2014Louisiana. went on pension and called career withKentucky, Penn Ledbetter, home. Maritime in 1999. WESLEY ROSS He began collectLAODIS PRIMEAUX Pensioner Wesley Ross,and 64, made passedhis ing his pension in 2020 away January Pensioner Laodis home in Bayboro, North Carolina. 13. He joined Primeaux, 93, the SIU in 1988, died February 7. DALE SEVERSHe embarked on initially sailing with Mariner TowPensioner Dale Severs, 64, died his career withJaning. Brother Rosshethe uary 2. In 1993, became unionainmem1967 worked in Seafarers the ber of the International and shipped in the deck department deck department. and concluded his Brother Primecareer with Penn aux worked with Maritime in 1999. Dixie Carriers for He collect-He retired in 1994 his began entire career. ing pension in 2020 Louisiana. and made his and his resided in Kaplan, home in Bayboro, North Carolina. WESLEY ROSS DALE SEVERS Pensioner Wesley Ross, 64, passed Pensioner Dale Severs, 64, died Janaway January uaryHe 2. joined In 1993, he became a mem13. ber SIU of the International the in Seafarers 1988, initially sailing with Mariner Towing. Brother Ross worked in the deck department and concluded his career with Penn JOSE BRITONMU Pensioner Jose Brito, 90, died OcOLMEDO ALVAREZ tober 30. A stewPensioner Olmedo ard Alvarez, 92, Union. Brother department passed 30. Brother Severs away was aNovember deckmember, he first Alvarez firstmemsailedshipped aboard the department on Amoco the Illinois workedTexaco in the engine ber andand sailed Maryland. department. He concluded career with OLS TransBrother his Brito’s aboard Keystone. port forthe hisChelsea entire final vesselBrother was Alvarez retired in 1995 and made his career. He became the Valley Forge. home in Coral Florida.a a pensioner in Springs, He became 2020 and lived in pensioner in 1997 Hawesville, Ken- and lived in PawJOSE BRITO tucky. Rhode Island. tucket, Pensioner Jose Brito, 90, died October 30. A stewJACK COLSONard department NMU member,95, he first Pensioner Jack Colson, shipped on the passed away OLMEDO ALVAREZ Texaco Maryland. December 26. Brother Colson Pensioner Olmedo Brother Alvarez,Brito’s 92, was was born in November Los final vessel passed away 30. Brother Valley Angeles.first Hesailedthe Alvarez aboard theForge. Amoco a workedand in worked the He Illinois in became the engine pensioner 1997 deck department department. He concluded hisincareer lived inBrother Pawand initially aboard the Chelseaand Keystone. tucket, Rhode sailed aboard Alvarez retiredIsland. in 1995 and made his the Flying Scud. home in Coral Springs, Florida. Brother Colson JACK COLSON concluded his JOSE BRITO Pensioner Jackthe Colson, 95, career aboard Key Tanker passed going away Pensioner Joseon Brito, 90, died Ocbefore pension in 1968. December 30.Hills, A stewHe resided 26. in Killtober Devil BrotherCarolina. Colson ard department North was born in Los member, he first Angeles. He shipped on the SIDNEY worked inDAVIS the Texaco Maryland. deck department Pensioner Sidney Davis, died Brother82, Brito’s and initially December 26. Brother finalDavis vesselsailed was sailed in both aboard the deck and theengine ValleydepartForge. the Flying Scud. He his ments. He concluded careera became Brotherthe Colson aboard Cape Knox and went on pensioner in 1997 concluded his Brother pension in 2002. Davis was and lived in PawaboardIsland. the Key Tanker acareer New Orleans resident. tucket, Rhode before going on pension in 1968. He resided in Kill Devil Hills, JACK COLSON PEDRO DEL CASAL North Carolina. Pensioner 95, 99, Pensioner Jack PedroColson, Del Casal, passed away passed away SIDNEY DAVIS December 26. January 28. PensionerColson Sidney Davis, 82,Ecuadied Brother Born in December 26.Los Brother sailed was born in dor,Davis he first in both theHe deck and engine on departAngeles. shipped the ments. He his career worked inconcluded the Great Fall Vicaboarddepartment the Cape Knox went on deck tory.and Brother pension in 2002. Brother Davis was and initially Del Casal sailed a New Orleans sailed aboard resident. in the deck dethe Flying Scud. partment. His Brother Colson final vessel was PEDRO DEL concluded his CASAL the Blue Ridge and he retired in career aboard the Key Tanker Pensioner Pedro Casal, 99, 1985. Brother DelDel Casal called before going on pension in 1968. passed Peotone, Illinois, home. away He resided in KillJanuary Devil Hills, 28. North Carolina. Born in Ecuador, he first SIDNEY DAVISshipped on the Great Fall VicPensioner Sidney Davis, 82, died tory. Brother December 26. Brother Davis Del Casal sailed sailed in both the deck and departin engine the deck dements. He concluded his career partment. His aboard the Cape Knox wentwas on finaland vessel 3/20/23 pension 2002. and Brother Davis was the BlueinRidge he retired in a1985. New Brother Orleans resident. Del Casal called Peotone, Illinois, home. April 2023 PEDRO DEL CASAL April 2023 Pensioner Pedro Del Casal, 99, passed away January 28. Born in Ecuador, he first 9:00 PM �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates The following is a list of courses that currently are scheduled to be held at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland during the next several months. More courses may be added. Course additions and cancellations are subject to change due to COVID-19 protocols. All programs are geared toward improving the job skills of Seafarers and promoting the American maritime industry. Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010. Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Deck Department Upgrading Courses Able Seafarer-Deck April 10 June 5 July 17 August 28 October 23 April 28 June 23 August 4 September 15 November 10 April 10 May 8 June 5 July 3 July 31 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 14 August 11 May 15 June 26 August 14 Fast Rescue Boat Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Engine Department Upgrading Courses Advanced Refer Containers July 31 October 23 August 11 November 3 Machinist September 25 October 20 Pumpman September 18 September 22 Welding May 8 June 5 May 26 June 23 Engineroom Resource Management June 12 June 16 Steward Department Upgrading Courses Certified Chief Cook May 1 June 5 July 10 June 2 July 7 August 11 ServSafe Management June 2 July 14 September 1 April 24 May 29 July 3 August 7 April 28 June 2 July 7 August 11 Advanced Galley Operations July 17 August 28 July 21 September 1 May 22 July 31 October 16 June 16 August 25 November 10 Chief Steward Leadership & Management Skills June 19 June 23 Advanced Shiphandling September 25 October 6 April 17 June 26 September 11 November 13 May 12 July 21 October 6 December 8 Advanced Stability October 9 October 13 Advanced Meteorology October 16 October 20 Search & Rescue Management Level October 23 October 25 Lifeboat/Water Survival RFPNW Engine Department Upgrading Courses Safety/Open Upgrading Courses Combined Basic/Advanced Firefighting June 5 June 9 Medical Care Provider June 12 June 16 Basic Training April 17 April 21 Basic Training Revalidation April 17 April 21 May 1 May 5 April 17 April 21 May 1 May 5 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation May 15 May 19 Government Vessels April 10 April 24 May 8 April 14 April 28 May 12 RFPEW May 15 August 14 June 9 September 8 FOWT June 12 October 2 July 7 October 27 Junior Engineer Program June 5 August 21 July 28 October 13 Marine Electrician April 24 September 18 May 26 October 20 Tank Ship DL (PIC) August 14 August 18 Marine Refer Tech August 7 September 15 Tank Ship Familiarization DL May 22 May 26 Advanced Refer Containers April 10 April 21 Tank Ship Familiarization LG May 15 May 19 UPGRADING APPLICATION Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)_________________________ (Cell)_________________________ Date of Birth __________________________________________________________________ Deep Sea Member o Lakes Member o Inland Waters Member o If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security #_______________________ Book #_________________________________ Seniority_____________________________ Department_____________________________ Home Port____________________________________________________________________ E-mail_______________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? o Yes o No If yes, class # and dates attended __________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? oYes o No _____________________________________________________________________________ With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. April 2023 COURSE ____________________________ ____________________________ START DATE _______________ _______________ DATE OF COMPLETION ________________________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ ____________________________ _______________ ________________________ LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ____________________ Date On: _______________________________ Date Off:____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ DATE______________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, Email:upgrading@seafarers.org Mail: 45353 St. George’s Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 Fax: 301-994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. 4/23 Seafarers LOG 17 �Paul Hall Center Classes Apprentice Water Survival Class #891 – Graduated January 27 (above, in alphabetical order): John Stephano Moris Adarayan, Taher Albaneh, Jacob Burns, Trinity Carter, Jacob Devers, Tevon Edwards, Jesus Fernandez, Chase Greenawalt, Antonio Johnson, Jayline Johnson, Sierjohn Caba Jove, Owen Lehman, Jabar Mohamad, Darriona Noisette, Valerie O’Reilly, Robert O’Neal, Andrew Pecheux, Josh Neilsen Templonuevo Rivera, Nakari Smith-Barnard, Jermal Torney and Eric Willey. Junior Engineer – Graduated January 20 (above, in alphabetical order): Reco Bennefield, Shawn James Diaz Benosa, Kevin Brown, Jarvis Carter, Zachary Ali Cartwright, Ricardo Antonio Escorcia, Dennison Forsman, Joshua Glancy, Malcolm Haynes Jr., Eric Jackson, Anson Johny, Daryl Thomas Jr., and Paul Valiente. 18 Seafarers LOG April 2023 �Paul Hall Center Classes UA to Able Seaman-Deck – A pair of apprentices recently completed their requirements in this course. Graduating January 27 (above, from left) were Cordera Deandre Looney and Brandon Coleman. Important Notice to All Students Basic Training (First Aid, CPR & AED) – Graduated January 27 (above, in alphabetical order): Rasheed Groden, Donald Harwerth, Reyna Lee Mendez, Jorge Morales, Perrin Proctor, William Rackley, Jocelyn Ramos, Zachary Rosenthal and Joseph Alvarez Samonte. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Students who have registered for classes at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, but later discover - for whatever reason - that they can’t attend, should inform the admissions department immediately so arrangements can be made to have other students take their places. Government Vessels – Graduated January 20 (photo at right, in alphabetical order): Nassr Hassan Ahmed, Angel Manuel Berrios Jr., Marsheta Brooks, Gionet Dennis, Steven Ellis Jr., Timothy Fogg, Tammy Gammage, Carlos Marcos Gutierrez, Donna Hickman, Sheena Borinaga Jumamil, Michael Knight, Sedell Mitchell-Reynolds, Jesus Alberto Morales Izquierdo, Joseph Alvarez Samonte, Dequan Vanandez Smith Jr., Jayson Velez-Cruz and Kenneth Williams. (Note: Not all are pictured.) Certified Chief Cook (Module 5A) – Graduated January 6 (above, in alphabetical order): Xavier Burgos, Richard Dolan, Tkeyah Elliot and Xander Balian Farris. (Note: Not all are pictured.) April 2023 Certified Chief Cook (Module 5B) – Graduated January 6 (above, in alphabetical order): Khiry Jamal Bivins, Raymond Gregory Forse, Kenneth Paul Von Kaenel, Ali Mohamed Mossed Yahia and Cody Younghans. Seafarers LOG 19 �APRIL 2023 VOLUME 85, NO. 4 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S E A F A R E R S I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I O N AT L A N T I C , G U L F, L A K E S A N D I N L A N D W AT E R S , A F L- C I O Paul Hall Center Class Photos Pages 18-19 The Ronald H. Brown, above, is NOAA’s largest vessel, at 274 feet long. (Photo courtesy NOAA). Deck gang members aboard the vessel, photo at right, from left are: Michael Lastinger, Gregory Jackson, Michael Burke, Harrison Bruce, Jared Van Borgen, John Hampton and Jeff Greely. Members Team Up Aboard NOAA Ship W hen Recertified Bosun Greg Jackson earlier this year took a temporary job aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vessel, he didn’t know what to expect. It turned out that working side-by-side with members of the SIU Government Services Division aboard the Ronald H. Brown agreed with him. “It was a pleasant experience,” Jackson stated. “It reinforced that we are all just merchant seamen and never too old to learn new things.” The Brown is NOAA’s largest vessel. Its mis- sions include collecting and assessing scientific data above and below the ocean surface, “allowing us to simultaneously measure the atmosphere and the ocean and increase our understanding of global climatic changes and other issues,” the agency noted. Some of the crew members are represented by the SIU. “The food was great,” Jackson added. “Just working alongside the NOAA crew was enjoyable. No matter where we come from or who we work for, we’re all seamen and all here for a reason.” AB John Hampton – like Jackson a member of the SIU’s Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters – was part of the same voyage and came away with a similar outlook. “The NOAA crew were some of the most generous, fun-loving people I’ve ever sailed with,” he said. “We took the ship from Rhode Island to Brazil and it was a really good experience. We had guys from all walks of life when it comes to sailing. We all shared our experiences and our knowledge with one another. I enjoyed my time and learned a lot.” Executive Officer Aaron Maggied, Commanding Officer Marc Moser Anna McAuliffe, NOAA Scientist Chief Engineer Alan Currie, Recertified Bosun Greg Jackson 20 Seafarers LOG OMU Mark Watson Chief Cook Deandre Speight, Chief Steward Emir Porter, Second Cook Ashley Pape April 2023 � 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 2020-present Description An account of the resource Volumes LXXXII of the Seafarers Log and beyond 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. 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Title A name given to the resource APRIL 2023 Description An account of the resource MENDONCA DELIVERY HIGHLIGHTS U.S.-FLAG SEALIFT CAPABILITIES PRO ACT INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS AGAIN ITF REINFORCES SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN MARINERS SIUNA ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS ATB LEGACY CREW RESCUES 8 MIGRANTS IN GULF OF MEXICO LABOR MOVEMENT MOURNS PASSING OF TOM DONAHUE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN NOMINATES JULIE SU TO BECOME NEXT U.S. SECRETARY OF LABOR RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVICES OFFICIAL 'CHET' WHEELER DIES AT 77 MARITIME COMMUNITY REACTS TO SACCO RETIREMENT Q&A WITH SIU PRESIDENT EMERITUS MICHAEL SACCO LILAC PRESERVATION PROJECT EXECS SOLICIT MEMORABILIA FOR HISTORICAL EXHIBITION MEMBERS TEAM UP ABOARD NOAA SHIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VOL. 85, NO. 4 2023 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ddf8486e3216ef318f5b5ac5df09971e.pdf d730039780af8d0a5dfbb53b9d888e34 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG APRIL 2024 VOLUME 86, NO. 4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO SIU Members Help Complete Operation Deep Freeze 2024 SIU crews have a decades-long history of ably supporting the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station in Antarctica, and they upheld the tradition for Operation Deep Freeze 2024. Two SIU-crewed ships – the Ocean Gladiator (Waterman) and the Acadia Trader (U.S. Marine Management) – took part in the most recent iteration. Mariners aboard the Acadia Trader (formerly named the Maersk Peary) included (front row) Bosun Nasser Kassim, AB Hussen Mohamed, Pumpman Walden Galacgac, SA Josue Hernandez-Cordero, Military Sealift Command Rep. Ray Lilly, (second row) AB Jerry Aquino, QMED Joshua Bonita, Chief Steward Shadonna Jones, Capt. Everett Hatton, Chief Engineer Garrett Long, AB Dale Armstrong III, Second Engineer Mary Shea, (third row), AB Nicholas Carey, Third Mate Richard Leach, Chief Mate Robert Grove, Third Mate Joseph Nicodemus, Second Engineer Seth Ulm, Second Mate Ryan Wood, Third Engineer Benjamin Basset, AB Berard Fedele and Wiper James Boatner. Page 7. Unions Launch Petition Aimed At Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Benefits Conferences Conclude Groups Want Investigation of Unfair Chinese Trade Practices Labor organizations including the SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department (MTD) are collaborating with other allies to help boost investment in domestic shipbuilding, in part by proposed fees on Chinese maritime interests. SIU President David Heindel (right) – in his role as MTD president – attended a March 12 press conference in the Senate where the filing of a petition with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) was announced. The appeal calls on the USTR to initiate an investigation of Chinese commercial shipbuilding. Pictured at the conference are (from left) Machinists President Brian Bryant, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), Steelworkers President David McCall and Heindel. Page 5. Representatives from the Seafarers Plans and from the SIU recently wrapped up a monthslong series of benefits conferences that began last summer. The final-for-now gathering (efforts are being made to reschedule the twice-postponed conference in Wilmington, California) took place March 8 at the hiring hall in Algonac, Michigan, where SIU Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski (left) and Recertified Bosun Saleh Ahmed are pictured. Page 24 (back page). PAUL HALL CENTER HONORED• PAGE 2 // SEN. WICKER BACKS JONES ACT • PAGE 9 �President’s Report Time is Now for Revitalization I ’m sure we could come up with some exceptions, but for the most part, any given industry is more likely to end up in the news during times of crisis rather than when going through routine operations. Not to pick on our brothers and sisters in the airline industry, but when an in-flight incident recently occurred that involved a door detaching, it made national if not global headlines. A routine flight wouldn’t have been news at all. So it is with maritime and the Red Sea shipping crisis. Our industry once again is in the spotlight for undesirable reasons that are no fault of ours. This condition hit home in the worst possible way early last month, when a fatal attack by Houthi David Heindel rebels killed three mariners and injured others aboard a foreign-flag ship (one that is covered by an International Transport Workers’ Federation contract). It was an appalling act of terrorism. One of our own SIU-crewed ships also reportedly was targeted in late February in the Gulf of Aden, but the ballistic missile – also launched by Iranian-backed Houthis – landed in the water and did no damage. The latest data available at press time indicated that more than half of the ships that normally sail through that area have re-routed. Efforts are underway to temporarily redirect as many as possible, up to 100 percent. If you missed this point being made in our prior coverage or elsewhere, please be clear that the attacks on mariners and vessels basically have nothing to do with Israel and Gaza. This is pure terrorism and it wouldn’t end even if the Gaza crisis were resolved overnight. The rebels are using it as a convenient excuse for mindless violence. Meanwhile, government leaders and the general public are again either learning about or getting reacquainted with the absolutely indispensable role that shipping plays in the world economy. In that regard, it is reminiscent of the pandemic-era supply-chain crisis. Here in the U.S., this attention coincides with a potentially seismic effort by organized labor (including the SIU through our affiliation with the Maritime Trades Department). The United Steelworkers union is leading a formal petition to hold China accountable for unfair practices in its shipbuilding industry, and a big part of this effort involves massively investing in U.S. shipyards and shipyard workers. The petition (reported in detail elsewhere in this edition and on our website) also specifically calls for strengthening U.S. Merchant Marine staples including the Jones Act, cargo preference laws, the Maritime Security Program, and the Tanker Security Program. That petition has been in the works for a long time, but there’s some potentially great value in its surfacing while people are realizing that our nation simply cannot afford to be anything less than a true maritime power. And make no mistake, we are woefully behind China on that scorecard, mostly because they’ve spent well over $130 billion since 2010 in order to impede competition while becoming the world’s dominant shipbuilder, owner and operator. Despite all of these challenges, I am genuinely confident in the future of the U.S. maritime industry, including our domestic shipbuilding, and I most definitely am confident about what’s ahead for the SIU. We have strong support from the administration, from military leaders and from both sides of the aisle in Congress. Though it took longer than any of us would have liked, be assured that there is crystal-clear recognition at the highest levels regarding our manpower situation and our shipbuilding capacity. That type of acknowledgement is a mandatory precursor to real change. Specifically for the SIU and our affiliated school in Piney Point, I think there’s never been a better time to enter the trade or upgrade your skills. Mariners are in demand. You can make a very good living in the industry, and you can advance as far as you want. We will keep forging ahead to make sure your jobs are secure and your future is bright. SIU-Affiliated Paul Hall Center Earns ‘Center of Excellence’ Designation The SIU-affiliated school in southern Maryland interchangeably goes by more than one name, but the facility recently added a new designation carrying some well-earned cachet: Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (CoE). Announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) in mid-February, the CoE label is valid for five years. It applies to the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC), which includes the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. With full respect to the formal namesakes (two late presidents of the SIU), the school probably more often is referred to by its location: Piney Point. Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips, in a letter to PHC Acting Vice President Pat Vandegrift, noted, “The CoE program was established by Congress under Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and I am honored to designate your esteemed institution for this important recognition of behalf of (DOT) Secretary (Pete) Buttigieg.” Phillips continued, “The CoE designation recognizes the tremendous value that your Seafarers LOG Volume 86 Number 4 institution provides to our nation by developing and preparing students for demanding careers in our vitally important maritime industry. Your graduates have made outstanding contributions to the industry over the years, which is an excellent testimonial to the superior academic and professional education and training they receive while attending” the PHC. Buttigieg stated, “Our country depends on a highly-skilled mariner workforce to strengthen both our economy and our national security. The 32 Centers of Excellence we’re designating today will promote training opportunities outside of traditional four-year degree programs and will bring more Americans into these great maritime careers.” According to MARAD, the “designated COEs consist of 50 maritime training locations across 17 states and Guam. The designation recognizes and promotes support to post-secondary maritime training programs that prepare students for careers in the maritime industry.” The agency further reported that it had published a solicitation for applications in the Federal Register on July 20, 2023, for eligible and qualified training entities, under the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The approved entities include thirty-eight postsecondary educational institutions; one postsecondary vocational institution; four non-profit structured experiential training programs; four registered apprenticeship sponsors; three maritime training centers; and four organizations containing a combination of the above-mentioned entities. The PHC offers 120 courses, the vast majority of which are approved by the U.S. Coast Guard or the U.S. Military Sealift Command. Founded in 1967, the school provides instruction for both unlicensed and licensed mariners. The school also has a highly regarded apprentice program that is certified by the U.S. Department of Labor. April 2024 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFLCIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 207909998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director: Jordan Biscardo Assistant Communications Director: Nick Merrill Assistant Editor: Aja Neal Administrative Support: Jenny Stokes Copyright © 2024 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The SIU engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 • SEAFARERS LOG Apprentices and upgraders train at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, which recently earned a prestigious designation from the U.S. Maritime Administration. APRIL 2024 �SIU-Crewed Ships Assist With Gaza Aid The United States Department of Defense (DoD) on March 20 announced that three SIU-crewed vessels are slated to play key roles in a mission that ultimately aims to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza following the construction of a temporary pier off the coast. The construction is expected to take around 60 days to complete. According to the DoD, the Seafarers-crewed vessels that will be involved in the operation are the Crowley-operated prepositioning ships 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo and 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, and the Ocean Duchess-operated surge-sealift vessel USNS Roy P. Benavidez. In an online article, the Pentagon reported that the “forces and equipment used to construct the roll-on, roll-off discharge facility and provide sustained operational support will be transported into theater aboard three ships (the aforementioned SIU-crewed vessels)…. Once in theater, the sailors will begin construction of the floating dock from modular sections…. Approximately 260 sailors are slated to deploy as part of the operation. Their skillsets range from ship handling and deck operations to construction and communications.” The news release continued, “Sailors from Naval Beach Group 1 have been tasked with constructing a large floating dock known as a roll-on, roll-off discharge facility as part of the Joint Logistics Overthe-Shore, or JLOTS, mission being led by the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Naval Beach Group 1 is based at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California. The roll-on, roll-off discharge facility, which measures 72 feet wide by 270 feet long, will remain approximately three miles off Gaza’s shore and enable cargo ships to offload aid shipments at sea prior to being transported to shore. “Once offloaded, cargo will be transported to shore along an approximately 1,800-foot causeway comprising modular sections linked together, known as a Trident Pier, that will be constructed by the Army unit,” the article added. “The Navy will operate causeway ferries to transport the cargo from the discharge facility to the Army’s floating pier. The two units undertaking the mission have trained extensively in delivering the capability in a variety of environments around the globe.” For example, Army and Navy personnel last year teamed up to install and help utilize the discharge facility and causeway off Australia’s coast in support of a large-scale multinational exercise. The Pentagon further reported that, once operational, the temporary pier near Gaza should be able to handle upwards of two million humanitarian aid meals each day. Four Army vessels deployed to the region last month, following a directive by President Biden to carry out the emergency mission. They are the Monterrey, Matamoros, SP4 James A. Loux and Wilson Wharf. American military officials emphasized that there will be “no U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza as part of the operation,” and they added that our nation is running a steady succession of humanitarian assistance airdrops into Gaza while the pier construction begins. The USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, pictured during a mission in Australia, is one of three SIU-crewed vessels being deployed for humanitarian outreach in Gaza. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Reel) This file photo of the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez was taken in Norway. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bethanie C. Sahms) The SIU-crewed USNS Benavidez set sail for Gaza in late March. (Photo By Hendrick Dickson) Key Group Tackles Sealift Items Leaders from the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) convened with industry partners Feb. 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for the most recent meeting of the Sealift Executive Working Group, commonly referred to as the EWG. SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez (front row, eighth from right) is the labor representative on the committee, which is overseen by USTRANSCOM. He and the rest of the group “examined ways to enhance the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise’s global transportation capabilities, operational effectiveness, speed, and resilience of maritime logistics,” according to the U.S. Department of Defense. (DoD photo by Iain Page) APRIL 2024 SEAFARERS LOG • 3 �Coast Guard Changes Mariner Credential Format What to Check Personal Information: 1 2 3 4 1. Mariner reference number, credential type code and country of origin Your new MMC is designed in a one-page, front & back format. It may be displayed flat or folded. Folding your MMC is optional. The new MMC replaces the passport-style book & associated endorsement labels. The MMC document number is found in the white box below the barcode. 2. Name, address, and place of birth 5 2 3. Height, weight, and date of birth 4. Date of issuance and date of expiration 6 Optional TWIC / Med Cert Pocket Holder 5. Citizenship 6. Sex, hair color, and eye color 7. Signature line—Your document is not valid without a signature 1 Be sure that your name is shown correctly everywhere it appears in the document. 7 Endorsement and Limitation Information: 1. National Header 2. National Capacity 3. National Limitations 4. STCW Header 1 2 1 3 Fold so that red “cover” is to the outside. 4 2 5. STCW Capacity 6. STCW Limitations 5 6 7. Signature of Authorizing Official 7 Once folded, it has the look and feel of a passport and can be easily stored for your convenience. Fold so that photo is to the inside. Pictured above is part of a flyer from the National Maritime Center explaining some of the particulars of the new MMC format. The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) recently began issuing merchant mariner credentials (MMCs) in a new format. When the agency announced the change in February, they reported, “This new mariner credential will replace the legacy passport-style red book and associated endorsement labels. The complexity and degraded reliability of the custom printers used to print the MMC books necessitated a change to the credential printing process. The new mariner credential is formatted on 8.5” x 11” waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper. It contains numerous security features including micro-printing, foiling, and intricate patterns. The new credential is printed on readily available commercial desktop laser jet printers and will vastly improve print services and availability.” The announcement continued, “The new MMC document will be issued for all approved applications, to include credential endorsements, beginning March 1, 2024. You will no longer receive separate endorsement labels (i.e., stickers), but rather a new MMC document with the endorsements incorporated. The new credential will be issued on a day-forward basis, and all legacy credentials will remain valid until the indicated expiration date.” Additional information – including instructions on how to validate a new MMC, plus the two-page introductory flyer circulated by the agency – is available both on the NMC website and on the SIU website. The flyer also was sent to all Seafarers hiring halls. Questions may be directed to the NMC Customer Service Center via email at IASKNMC@uscg.mil or by phone at 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662). Seafarers, CIVMARS Team Up for Unrep Seafarers and members of the SIU Government Services Division recently demonstrated teamwork and proficiency during an underway replenishment involving the tanker Badlands Trader (operated by U.S. Marine Management) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry. The Perry, whose crew includes SIU CIVMARS, received approximately 335,000 gallons of aviation fuel which was intended for later transfer to U.S. Naval Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships operating in the Indo-pacific region. CLF ships support U.S. combatant vessels and allies through underway replenishment-at-sea operations. Recertified Bosun Gregorio Cudal, who sailed aboard the Badlands Trader during this procedure, recounted his experience guiding the crew through the replenishment at sea that occurred back in December. “Essentially, what we had to do was tie up the equipment and securely transport it from our ship to the other ship,” he said. “As a bosun, I was tasked with coordinating the replenishment, signaling the other members of the crew at the console station with two other ABs.” The Badlands Trader is one of the few commercial oil tankers that have been designed to pump fuel to CLFs while at sea, according to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). This costeffective measure allows CLFs to stay closer to the fleet rather than returning to shore to resupply at a depot, the agency noted. Cudal said that although he is a longtime SIU member who began sailing with the union in 1987, this was his first time doing a replenishment-at- 4 4 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 sea. To prepare, Cudal and his shipmates did a series of dry runs at the port in Norfolk, Virginia, and practiced again twice with the MSC ship at a pier. The first of these practice sessions happened in Honolulu and then the next one took place in waters near South Korea. Cudal found the logistics of the replenishment challenging because of some key differences between merchant and naval ships. “The boat speeds differ,” he pointed out. “Luckily, we were able to still complete the replenishment safely. “During a procedure like this, you really need to pay attention to every detail,” he added. “For example, during one of the test runs, we noticed there was a loose connection valve, but we caught it before it became a problem.” APRIL 2024 �MTD Joins Major Effort To Boost U.S. Shipbuilding The SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department (MTD) is teaming up with other labor organizations to help level the playing field with China when it comes to shipbuilding. SIU President David Heindel – in his role as MTD president – attended a March 12 press conference in the Senate where the filing of a petition with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) was announced. The appeal calls on the USTR to initiate an investigation of Chinese commercial shipbuilding. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) spoke at the news conference and strongly declared their support for the petition. In remarks prepared for the event, Heindel said, “On behalf of the Maritime Trades Department as well as my home union, the Seafarers, we are proud supporters of this overdue effort to promote American shipbuilding…. I have 100 percent confidence in our brothers and sisters who work at United States shipyards. They are second to none when it comes to skill and dedication and craftsmanship, and I know they’ll rise to the occasion if we simply give them the chance by creating a level playing field.” The United Steelworkers union (USW), an MTD affiliate, is leading the labor groups involved in this campaign. Among those also on board are the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers; and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. They jointly filed what is known as a Section 301 petition. The comprehensive document (more than 4,000 pages), among many other steps, calls for stricter enforcement of the Jones Act and cargo preference laws, and also requests greater funding for both the Maritime Security Program and the Tanker Security Program. The USW announced the petition and noted, “The People’s Republic of China (PRC), over the past two decades, enacted a comprehensive strategy to dominate global transportation and logistics networks, including employing an array of nonmarket policies. Meanwhile, U.S. shipbuilding capacity continues to diminish.” “The United States once had nearly 30 major shipyards; now we’re down to just a handful,” said USW International President David McCall. “That correlates with more than 70,000 lost shipbuilding jobs, not to mention all the secondary jobs the industry supports.” The union reported that a single commercial ship can require approximately 13,000 tons of structural steel, 60,000 gallons of paint, 130 miles of electrical cable, and many other products tens of thousands of union workers proudly produce. Pictured at the news conference are (from left) U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Tammy Baldwin, and Steelworkers President David McCall. “The PRC is using commercial shipbuilding to dominate the full spectrum of global trade, choking out all competitors,” McCall said. “If we do not act quickly, we will soon be dependent on China not only for the products their vessels bring into our ports but also for the ships themselves.” McCall noted that in addition to the grave economic consequences of the PRC’s policies, the growing imbalance in shipbuilding also threatens U.S. national security. “China has surpassed the United States and now operates the world’s largest navy,” said McCall. “Rebuilding our U.S. Merchant Marine is not only essential to increasing our nation’s sealift capability, it will help shore up the critical supply chains our military and commercial shipbuilding industries share, making us safer and more resilient.” “When we make things in America, we build strong supply chains, create good-paying jobs, and can keep our country safe,” Baldwin said at the news conference. “Over the last two decades, China has tried to rig the system with unfair trade practices in the shipbuilding industry – hurting American workers, American shipbuilders, and our national security. Today, we’re standing with American workers and calling on the Biden Administration to quickly investigate China’s anti-competitive practices and help level the playing field.” “On a level playing field, American workers can out-compete anyone,” Casey stated. “That’s why Senator Baldwin and I are leading the effort in Congress to push the Biden Administration to investigate and impose tariffs on the Chinese Communist Party’s shipbuilding industry. To protect the American steel industry, our workers, and our jobs, we’ve got to crack down and hold China accountable.” The senators sent a letter to the administration backing the petition. Sobering Statistics • In 1975, the United States was a leader in global shipbuilding, employing more than 180,000 workers and securing more than 70 commercial ships orders annually. Since then, the U.S. has lost more than 70,000 shipyard jobs. The number of major commercial U.S. shipyards has fallen from 28 to seven. • The U.S. now ranks 19th in shipbuilding, accounting for a mere 0.15% of global commercial ship construction. • While the U.S. shuttered programs aimed to foster and promote U.S. commercial shipbuilding, the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) identified shipbuilding as a ‘strategic industry,’ engaging in anticompetitive strategies to build giant state-owned champions to dominate the sector and to create a network of ports and logistical support across the globe that put U.S. economic and national security interests in peril. • CCP support for shipbuilding provided more than $130 billion in funding just between 2010 and 2018; between 2018 and the present, China’s shipbuilding orders have grown to 50% of world production. As of 2022, Chinese shipyards had orders for more than 1,500 ships. • The U.S. now produces 10 oceanic commercial vessels per year, while China produces more than 1,000. China has more than 5,500 flagged commercial merchant vessels in oceangoing service; the U.S. has fewer than 80. APRIL 2024 Additionally, one day before the news conference, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) issued a statement supporting the undertaking. SCA President Matthew Paxton wrote in part, “The SCA applauds this effort to place a spotlight on what has been a thoroughly stateorchestrated industrial campaign by China to drive out global competition in shipbuilding and ship repair with the goal of controlling international shipping and the crippling of manufacturing businesses around the world, particularly in the U.S. This race to bottom for cheap-built and repaired ships and below market rate shipping has led to a global dependence on China for these products and in certain instances the flow of international commerce. China’s recent aggression in the IndoPacific Region, including unlawful maritime activities, unprovoked confrontations with the U.S. and its allies, and threats to international shipping lanes, raise serious security concerns as they rapidly grow both its military and commercial fleets. The time is now for the U.S. to put in place appropriate measures to lessen the impacts of China’s undue influence over this manufacturing sector and promote trade policies and incentives to grow the overall domestic shipyard industrial base.” USTR Katherine Tai had 45 days (from the filing date) to determine whether she will pursue an investigation of Chinese shipbuilding. In an online statement, she said, “We have seen the PRC create dependencies and vulnerabilities in multiple sectors, like steel, aluminum, solar, batteries, and critical minerals, harming American workers and businesses and creating real risks for our supply chains. USTR and the Biden-Harris Administration are fighting every day to put working families first, rebuild American manufacturing, and strengthen our supply chains. I look forward to reviewing this petition in detail.” Highlights of Section 301 Petition • The documents requests consideration of (among other items) implementation of a new port fee imposed on ships built in China. The fee would be based on tonnage and age of the Chinese vessel docking in U.S. ports. Funds collected from the imposition of the fee will be used to invest in a U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Revitalization Fund. • Creation of a U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Revitalization Fund to: (1) support existing U.S. government programs such as Construction Differential Subsidies, the Federal Ship Financing Program, and small shipyard grants; (2) expand the Maritime Security Program and the Tanker Security Program’s enrolled vessels with a premium on enrolling U.S.-built vessels; and (3) promote revitalization of shipbuilding supply chains and invest in training and workforce development. • Strengthen the Jones Act, closing loopholes to support efforts to maximize the use of American mariners and American-built ships, while supporting the shipbuilding industry base. • Fully enforce cargo preferences to ensure U.S. shipments of civilian and agricultural cargo are carried on U.S.-flagged vessels, while adopting a new preference for U.S.built ships. • Increase stipends and/or preferences for U.S.-built ships enrolled in the Maritime Security and Tanker Security Programs. • Require that exports of liquid natural gas, fuel oils, and fuel from the U.S. (for foreign trade) occur on U.S.-built tankers. • End the expansion of the use of the CCP’s LOGINK-promoted system, and seek its removal from existing ports and terminals. • Mitigate and eliminate the use of Chinese-produced and -affiliated crane and physical port infrastructure equipment. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 5 SEAFARERS LOG • 5 �Pride of America Crew Ratifies Enhanced Wage Package Union members voting in favor of the new wage package. After several months of bargaining in various locations, including aboard the Seafarers-crewed Pride of America, a new three-year agreement on wages for SIU members working aboard that Norwegian Cruise Lines-operated vessel was reached in mid-December 2023, and overwhelmingly ratified aboard the ship later that month. The new wage schedule went into effect on Jan. 1, which was months earlier than the schedule provided in the contract. The increases for the first year of the agreement – which averaged 18% varied by position, and were based on a labor market analysis. Increases for the second and third years of the contract will be three percent across the board, for all positions. In addition to the wage increases, the pact includes one additional day of vacation benefit paid for every 30 days worked, as provided by the Seafarers Vacation Plan, in each year of the agreement, culminating with a 15/30 vacation benefit by 2027. SIU Vice President Bryan Powell said, “This wage package represents a robust recalibration of the pay schedule for the deck and engine crew – generally aligning it with the structure of commercial U.S.flagged vessels. It rewards those who have worked hard over the years on the Pride of America as well as attracting and retaining qualified crew for the long term.” SIU Honolulu Port Agent Hazel Galbiso said, “Members from each bargaining unit expressed their extreme satisfaction and appreciation with the wage reopener and its significant increases.” Ship’s Chairman and Bosun Maximo Aguiran remarked, “We appreciate the union and the officials’ efforts. They have made a significant change to the Pride of America's wages. Thanks to Bryan and the Honolulu office, (Safety Director) Amber (Akana) and Hazel, for ensuring everyone on board is happy. The wage increase is another prize for Seafarers on board the cruise ship with added benefits!” Remembering Anna Marie Espersen Editor’s note: Anna Marie’s colleagues at the SIU Pacific District benefits office submitted the following. With sorrow and sympathy for all who knew her, we regretfully report the passing of longtime SIU-PD Supplemental Benefit Fund processor, Anna Anna Marie Espersen Marie Espersen. After serving more than 35 years in the Plans Office, Anna died peacefully on Feb. 17, surrounded by her family. She was 71. Anna was truly one of a kind and the void she leaves behind is heartbreaking. She made a difference in so many lives. Though she took interest in all those around her, she especially showed deep and genuine care for the lives of each sailor who entered her office to share their stories and receive one of her big hugs. Anna’s legacy of love, laughter and kindness will forever be warmly remembered. Anna may never have realized the full extent to which she affected people’s lives. She would have been so happy to know that the good cheer she brought to so many was appreciated. May Anna rest in the comfort of all those who genuinely cared for her. 6 6 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 Seafarer James Bavousett (left), Port Agent Hazel Galbiso Seafarers Support Historic Army Mission The SIU-crewed Ocean Grand (left in photo above) played an important role in the first-ever U.S. Army operation at the Port of Setubal, Portugal, late last year. The undertaking was a collaborative effort among U.S. and Portuguese military and port entities. Operated by Patriot Shipping, the Ocean Grand picked up approximately 500 pieces of equipment for delivery to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. According to the U.S. Defense Department, the overall mission was a year-long project and a “proof of concept” that enhances capabilities across the European Theater. It connected the farthest point in eastern Estonia to the farthest west port in Portugal. (U.S. Army photo by Andrew Jo) APRIL 2024 �SIU Crews Help Complete ‘Deep Freeze’ The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (left) moors at the ice pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in mid-January. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves) SIU members played key roles in another successful iteration of Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The Seafarers-crewed Ocean Gladiator (operated by Waterman) and Acadia Trader (U.S. Marine Management) earlier this year wrapped up their respective roles in ODF 2024. As reported by the U.S. Transportation Command, ODF is a joint mission involving civilians and military personnel in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program. “Mission support consists of active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Coast Guard as well as Department of Defense civilians and attached non-DOD civilians,” the agency noted. “ODF operates from two primary locations situated at Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. An MSC-chartered cargo ship and tanker have made the challenging voyage to Antarctica every year since the station and its resupply mission were established in 1955.” SIU members have been part of the operation throughout its history. For ODF 2024, the Ocean Gladiator started taking on cargo in Port Hueneme, California, in December, and eventually moored at the McMurdo ice-pier in late January. Shortly after arriving, the crew and members of Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE began the offload of 407 pieces of cargo, consisting of containers filled with mechanical parts, vehicles, construction materials, office supplies and electronics equipment, and mobile office units (supplies needed to sustain the next year of operations at McMurdo). Subsequently, the ship was loaded with ice core samples that were stored on the ship in sub-zero freezer containers. The ice core samples then were delivered to the United States for scientific study. In addition, retrograde cargo was loaded onto the ship for transportation off the continent. These include trash and recyclable materials for disposal and equipment no longer required on the station. Following the Ocean Gladiator’s departure, the Acadia Trader arrived Feb. 1, carrying a cargo of more than seven million gallons of a special blend of diesel fuel mixed specifically for Antarctica called AN8; 1.5 million gallons of aviation fuel; and 155 thousand gallons of gasoline. Collectively, that accounts for 100 percent of the fuel needed for two years at the remote outpost. For AB Dale Armstrong, part of the Acadia Trader crew, this was his first ODF experience. “We loaded cargo in Seattle and Cherry Point, Washington, and then went down to American Samoa for stores,” he said. “It took three weeks to get to Antarctica. The last week started to get a little rough, weather-wise, but other than that, it was nice.” Armstrong said crew members went ashore and visited the “Discovery Hut,” a historic building that was constructed in the early 1900s. “We also saw a lot of wildlife,” he said. “We saw a lot of penguins, seals, killer whales and birds.” Armstrong added that after a few initial days of good weather, wind-chill temperatures dropped to around 80-below-zero (Fahrenheit) near the end of the stay. “We made it through,” said AB Nicholas Carey, a longtime Seafarer who also was making his ODF debut. “The machinery was trying to keep up with the cold, harsh weather, but everybody was on it, from my standpoint. I also got ashore on the base, and that was pretty nice. I’d go again.” To reach the Antarctic hub, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star first had to clear a 38-mile channel of ice, creating a path so that the SIU-crewed ships could reach McMurdo station. ODF was established as part of the U.S.’s commitment to the Antarctic Treaty, which states that the continent shall be used for peaceful purposes and that encourages the continuation of scientific investigation, the observations of which shall be freely exchanged and available. Cargo is loaded aboard the Seafarers-crewed Ocean Gladiator in Port Hueneme, California, before the The Acadia Trader sails toward Mt. Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano, in Antarctica vessel heads to Antarctica. (MSC photo by Sarah Cannon) during Operation Deep Freeze. The SIU-crewed Acadia Trader is visible at far right at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 2024. APRIL 2024 SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG • 7 7 �Article Stirs Good Maritime Memories in Retiree Retired Seafarer Joseph F. Mellon recently was enjoying a feature story in the Seafarers LOG when he spotted a reference that evoked an old, fond memory. The article (about another former member) mentioned a 1954 letter from then-SIU President Paul Hall addressed to the newly born son of a Seafarer. The correspondence encouraged him to visit a hiring hall if he ever decided to consider a maritime career – upon reaching the appropriate age, of course. “I think I received one of those letters,” Mellon, 95, told his son, Joseph Mellon Jr. Surely enough, the younger Mellon found the original January 1961 communication, locked in a safe deposit box. In a subsequent interview with the LOG, Mellon Sr. said he enjoyed his years as a merchant mariner – from 1949 until the early 1960s. After he’d begun sailing, he hitchhiked to the West Coast in Spring 1950, in hopes of having an easier time finding work. “I later had gone back east and then was driving to Florida,” he recalled. “I picked up a hitchhiker who was going to Norfolk, and he told me about the SIU. I went to the hall and got a ship the next day. I was SIU from there on, and I enjoyed it.” His first SIU ship set a good tone. After previously sailing aboard tankers, Mellon caught a dry cargo ship that went to Spain – and stayed in port for a week, which was much longer than the typical stop for a tanker at that time. Mellon sailed in the engine department, and knew it was a good fit. But he also pondered a potential circumstance that could lead to a career change. “I thought that if I ever got married, she either would have to love me enough to put up with the sailing schedule, or I would have to love her enough to quit,” he said. The latter outcome prevailed, a few years after he exchanged vows with his bride in 1959. “I did keep my SIU membership for a while, though,” Mellon added. “I wasn’t sure if I’d go back to sailing. I loved it. I would actually still go down to the Delaware River and watch the ships go by.” He at least maintained a maritime connection (and joined another union once coming ashore). Mellon worked as a stationary engineer until he retired in 1991. Asked about his memories of sailing, Mellon replied, “I remember going on different types of ships – mostly Liberty ships. I sailed on three or four of those and loved them. I also remember the camaraderie, and the feeling that we had to do a good job so we wouldn’t screw it up for the next guy. I remember the union meetings, too. Some of those guys were characters.” Mellon, who sailed aboard a total of 22 ships, said his favorite port was Copenhagen, Denmark. “They had good bars,” he quipped. But he appreciated enough about the city that he and his wife, Jacquie, later went there as part of a cruise. At various times, Mellon shipped out of the SIU hiring halls in Norfolk, Baltimore, New Orleans and New York – but he mainly sailed from Philadelphia. (He and his wife live in suburban Philadelphia, roughly a half-hour’s drive from the city.) Further reflecting on his time with the SIU, Mellon said he was fortunate to enjoy smooth sailing the entire time. “We were sailing out of Houston once and there was a hurricane (nearby),” he said. “We closed the skylights – there had been green water coming into the engine room – but it wasn’t really a close call. We were prepared for it. We were loaded, low to the water, so that also helped. I really didn’t have any close calls throughout my career.” As for the younger Mellon, he eventually brought that letter to the Philadelphia hall – approximately 20 years after it had arrived. He definitely wasn’t made to feel unwelcome, but shipping was very tight at that time. With no immediate prospect of catching a ship, he returned to his job as a carpenter. “The idea of sailing is still appealing,” Mellon Jr. said. “What would my chances be?” Joseph Mellon (right) and his wife, Jacquie, reside in suburban Philadelphia. SIU President Paul Hall sent this note to Mellon’s newborn son in 1961. Former Seafarer Mellon’s residence includes reminders of his time at sea, including this painting of a ship (Sea Star) in 1955. 8 8 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 This 1950s photo from aboard the Steel Apprentice includes Mellon (left) and a local resident in Holland, wearing costumes to good-naturedly make light of their bartering. APRIL 2024 �‘Father Sinclair’ Honored by NAMMA Longtime SIU member Fr. Sinclair Oubre on Feb. 15 received a big honor in Houston. Oubre, the Stella Maris chaplain in the Diocese of Beaumont – along with Sharon Emerson, executive director of the Corpus Christi Seafarers’ Center – received the Distinguished Service Award by the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA). The presentations took place during a celebration at the Houston International Seafarers’ Center, commemorating the 50th year of a port chaplain training course. Nearly 100 individuals, including SIU personnel, gathered for the ceremony. Attendees also included representatives from the Port of Houston, the NAMMA board, staff from other mariner centers, and current students in the port chaplain course (many of whom also visited the Seafarers hiring hall nearby). NAMMA officials Chaplain Michelle DePooter, Dana Blume and Dr. Jason Zuidema presented the awards. In a related news release, the organization noted, “NAMMA’s Distinguished Service Award, previously known as the Lifetime Membership Award, honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to seafarers’ welfare over many years, both within local seafarers’ ministries and in other local, regional, national, or international capacities. Nominees are typically NAMMA members, part of a NAMMA affiliated agency, or significant partners with NAMMA’s members in their programs. “Fr. Sinclair has been a longstanding member of NAMMA, having served as president of the Association for a term,” the release continued. “He is a priest in the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, and has served the people of the sea in various capacities. He graduated from the Houston training program in 1990 and has been deeply involved in the Apostleship of the Sea – USA and the Port Arthur International Seafarers’ Center. His dedication extends beyond blue water mariners to inland mariners and fishers, supporting the Port Arthur Area Shrimpers Association for over a generation. In addition to providing pastoral and humanitarian care, he maintains his credentials as a licensed mariner by sailing annually, bringing a unique perspective to his role as Gulf Branch Secretary of The Nautical Institute and as a frequent speaker in industry and government panels. Fr. Sinclair will also be a speaker at the U.S. Maritime Administration Mariner Work-Life Balance Symposium in April 2024.” In his acceptance remarks, Oubre – affectionately known as Father Sinclair – emphasized the significance of the maritime industry and the rewarding nature of a career in it. He stressed the importance of focusing on its numerous positive aspects, highlighting its high-paying jobs and great benefits. He expressed his happiness in serving the people of the sea for many decades. Emerson, a longtime NAMMA board member, reflected on her maritime outreach and how she has cherished serving mariners. “She continues to collaborate with the entire port community to bring joy into the lives of seafarers,” NAMMA noted. NAMMA’s Distinguished Service Award APRIL 2024 Celebrating the recognition with Fr. Sinclair (second from left) in Houston are (from left) SIU Patrolman Kirk Pegan, SIU ITF Inspector Shwe Aung, and SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick. SIU Houston Patrolman J.B. Niday (gesturing, center-right portion of photo) speaks with port chaplains from around the world. They were in Houston for job training; Niday gave an informal presentation about the SIU and the International Transport Workers’ Federation. Sen. Wicker Stands Up for Jones Act U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) once again is helping set the record straight regarding a maritime law that is vital to U.S. national, economic and homeland security. In a letter to the Wall Street Journal in early March, Wicker – responding to a recent op-ed that criticized the Jones Act – spelled out a brief but compelling case for America’s freight cabotage law. “For hundreds of years, Congress has entrusted domestic maritime commerce to American companies, ships and mariners for a simple reason: It works,” said Sen. Wicker, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “The law helps stabilize the nation’s maritime industry. It facilitates some 650,000 jobs across our vast system of shipyards, ports and waterways and adds $150 billion annually to our economy. Ending the policy would hit the wallets of skilled American workers.” He continued, “Opponents of the law value our economy and security, but their proposals risk both. We should dispense with the idea that repealing the Jones Act would save Americans money. Even if we allowed foreign vessels into our domestic sea trade, they would still sail under our wage, immigration and trade fees. These costs would get passed on to consumers.” A longtime backer of the American maritime industry, Sen. Wicker added, “Critics rightly recognize our diminished shipbuilding capacity, but that isn’t the fault of the Jones Act. Nor would repealing it reignite freedom’s forge. It would weaken our maritime workforce when we need it most. Naval strategists have noted that American sea power creates a self-reinforcing system: Growth in commercial shipbuilding facilitates growth in the battle fleet, and vice versa. “This is not a time to stress-test this historical truth,” he concluded. “China put 30 warships to sea last year, and it boasts the world’s most merchant vessels. Meanwhile, the U.S. naval fleet shrank, and we now rank 70th in commercial shipping inventory. Repealing the Jones Act would narrow the already shrinking margin of American naval superiority.” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) is a longtime supporter of the U.S. Merchant Marine. SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 9 LOG • 9 �SIU Directory Inquiring Seafarer David Heindel, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President Tom Orzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts This month’s question was answered by upgraders in Piney Point, Maryland. Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Question: Why did you choose this career, and how is it going? Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Nicholas Celona, Vice President Government Services Bryan Powell, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 Joshua Burnett Chief Cook Francis Solmirano Chief Cook I have experience in this field – I was a cook in the Navy. I did that for 10 years. I brought those skills from there, and it’s going pretty well so far. I have a family I have to take care of, and I can use my experience here. I got into it first of all because the money is good, and this career also gives me a lot of opportunities to travel. I love it. The union is teaching me a lot of techniques on cooking that I can apply on the ships and on land, too. Rahsaan Alexander QMED Arvin Heras QMED It’s a good trade. You learn a good amount of skills that you can take with you and contribute to the ship as a QMED – electrician, refrigeration, welding. It’s just really good blue-collar stuff, honest work. Number one, because I needed a job. Also my dad has a friend who’s a union member, which helped lead me here. I also wanted to see the world, see different countries and meet different kinds of people. James Fells Electrician Sam Fanjoy Electrician I got into it because my family introduced me to this line of work, and I love it, so I stay with it. It pays the bills and keeps extra money in my pocket. I’ll continue doing it until I can’t. I like being on the water and I like the travel, so it checks a lot of boxes for me. I’d say it’s going pretty good. I definitely like the time off every year, and I like getting to go to new places when I’m on board. JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 Pic from the Past OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4001/4002 In summer 1973, the SIU-crewed Cities Service Norfolk is pictured in Linden, New Jersey, after returning from a voyage to Russia. 10 •SEAFARERS 10 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 10 APRIL 2024 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU SUPPORT FROM SENATOR – SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey (right) joins U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) during a recent tour of the Houston waterfront. An ardent backer of the U.S. Merchant Marine, Cantwell has served in the Senate since 2001 and is the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. A-BOOKS IN ALGONAC – Two Seafarers recently received their A-seniority books at the hiring hall: AB Abdulla Suwaileh (left in photo above, left) and GUDE Salah Al Osfur (left in other photo). Safety Director Jason Brown is at right in both snapshots. ABOARD GOLDEN STATE– – Many thanks to vessel master Capt. Erv Curtis for these snapshots from the Intrepid ship at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. In the large group photo are (foreground, toward the left) AB Kervin Guevara, (middle row, from left) AB Matthew Brady, Pumpman Mike Gyurme, Recertified Bosun Timothy Jackson, QMED Mohammed Gir, Chief Cook Mark Brooks, (kneeling) GVA Bobby Café, Chief Steward Prasert Mastrototaro, SA Dora Carranza, AB Shantez Harper, (back row, from left) AB James Zaro and AB Christopher Green. Remaining photo includes Bosun Jackson (left) and Capt. Curtis – who’ve sailed together for 25 years, always with professionalism and positivity. A-BOOK IN SAN JUAN ‒ Chief Steward Jacob Parrilla (left) achieves a milestone by acquiring his A-seniority book. He’s pictured at the hiring hall with Safety Director Ricky Rivera. CHECKING IN FROM CHARM CITY ‒ Seafarers turn out for the February membership meeting in Baltimore. Among those pictured are Port Agent John Hoskins (fifth from right) and Safety Director Jose Argueta (second from left). SOLIDARITY IN VIRGINIA – SIU Port Agent Mario Torrey supports CWA members from ABOARD ALLIANCE FAIRFAX ‒ The vessel visited Port Arthur on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14). Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Catholic Port Chaplain for the Diocese of Beaumont (and member of the Seafarers International Union) boarded the ship with Stella Maris co-worker Doreen Badeaux and conducted a brief Ash Wednesday service for some of the crew as they kicked off the season of Lent. Pictured from left aboard the Maersk-operated ship are Capt. Brian Mercurio, QMED Ghadir Sarkis, Fr. Sinclair, Chief Mate Ernest Caponegro and Cadet Rey Alino from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. APRIL 2024 the Tidewater Media Guild during a 24-hour job action in Norfolk. According to local TV coverage, Guild members “joined more than 200 other Tribune Publishing journalists at seven newsrooms across the country in demanding fair wages and a protection of their current 401K match, which Alden Global Capital plans to eliminate. They said Alden, which bought Tribune Publishing in 2021, has refused to provide any across-the-board pay increases despite a lack of raises for most since 2018, and Alden has also failed to address long-standing wage inequities across race and gender lines.” SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER LOG 2023• 11 11 SEAFARERS �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU CONSTANTLY RECRUITING – The union in recent years has substantially ramped up its recruiting efforts online and at inperson events across the country. Above, SIU Baltimore Port Agent John Hoskins (center) welcomes two of the first attendees to a recent career fair at a Baltimore-area high school. GOOD USE OF TIME ASHORE – Deck department members from the SLNC Star (Chesapeake Crewing) engage in team building during a recent Diego Garcia regatta. Pictured from front to back are Chief Mate Bronson Kau, AB Adam Bahr, Bosun Jeromy Furnas, and Capt. Jean Marien. ABOARD ISLA BELLA – AB Gary Boyd (left) and Recertified Bosun Junior Augustin are pictured aboard the TOTE ship, with Crowley’s SIU-crewed Taino in the background. WITH BAY-HOUSTON CREWS ‒ As previously reported, SIU boatmen at Bay-Houston Towing (formerly Seabulk) recently ratified a new contract featuring substantial wage increases and other gains. These three photos were taken during the voting period. Among those pictured with rank-and-file members are SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo, Port Agent Joe Zavala, and Patrolman J.B. Niday. SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSWOMAN – CELEBRATING MARITIME IN HAWAII ‒ The SIU and the Maritime Trades Department recently helped celebrate the groundbreaking for a new container terminal in Honolulu. Among those pictured at the ceremony are U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (third from left) and SIU Port Agent Hazel Galbiso (fourth from left). Seafarers in Houston recently volunteered for a campaign event backing longtime maritime supporter U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) for Congress. Gathering at the hiring hall are (from left) Safety Director Kevin Sykes, SA Oger Bermudez, SA Jessica Neil, GUDE Dorlan Suazo, and AB Jose Bermudez. OATH TAKEN IN LONE STAR STATE – QMED Eshrak Dewan (right in photo above, right) and GUDE Darwin Santos Nunez (second from left in other photo) recently received their full books at the Houston hall. Nunez is pictured with (from left) Patrolman Kirk Pegan, Safety Director Kevin Sykes and Patrolmen J.B. Niday and Kelly Krick, who’s also at left with Dewan. 12 SEAFARERS LOG OCTOBER 2023 12 • SEAFARERS LOG • COMMONWEALTH CONNECTION – AB Kurtz Sausman (left) receives his full book at the hiring hall in Norfolk, Virginia. SIU Patrolman Josh Rawls is at right. APRIL 2024 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU ABOARD DANIEL K. INOUYE – From left, SIU Guam Port Agent Victor Sahagon, Chief Steward Aurelio Esperanza, ACU Nasser Alarqban, and Chief Cook Clifton Medley III meet aboard the union-built Matson ship, which is named in memory of the late U.S. senator and honorary SIU book holder. PROMOTING MARITIME – SIU Asst. VP Kris Hopkins (left) recently attended a labor roundtable led by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) and Stephen K. Benjamin, an assistant to President Biden (right). Hopkins described the career opportunities available in the maritime industry. CONGRESSMAN RECALLS SEAFARING DAD – U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Alabama) (center) needed no explanation about the SIU when he recently chatted with SIU Port Agent Jimmy White (right) and SIU Media Coordinator/Recruiting Lauren Liles (left) at a Propeller Club luncheon in Mobile. The Congressman’s late father (Jerry Lee Carl) sailed with the SIU for decades, until the mid-1980s. Congressman Carl said he fondly remembers visiting his dad aboard ship and also attending SIU Thanksgiving parties. As the guest speaker, he underscored the importance of the American maritime industry. AT JERSEY CITY HALL – Recertified Bosun Domingo Leon (center in photo above, left) picks up his first pension check, capping an SIU career that began in 1970. He’s pictured with (from left) UIW Representative Jordan Esopa, Port Agent Ray Henderson, Patrolwoman Terry Montgomery, and Patrolman Osvaldo Ramos. In the other photo, QEE Austin Blake (left) receives his full book from Henderson. PROUD LEGACY – Seafaring often runs in families, and ABOARD MAERSK MONTANA – Pictured from left are Recertified Bosun Jerry Costello, SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick, and ABM Patrick Slade. There definitely is familiarity within this group: Costello and Krick sailed together, while Slade and Krick were classmates in Piney Point. Photo was taken Feb. 23 in La Porte, Texas. ABOARD ARC INDEPENDENCE – SIU Baltimore Port Agent John Hoskins (left) chats with Paul Hall Center Apprentice Michael Sutton during a recent servicing visit aboard the TOTE vessel. that’s the case for Recertified Steward Lionel Packnett Sr. (left) and Paul Hall Center Apprentice Lionel Packnett Jr. (right), pictured recently in Piney Point. The younger Packnett is a member of Apprentice Class 904. The moreseasoned member of the family has sailed with the SIU since 1989. BOOKS GALORE IN JACKSONVILLE ‒ Several Seafarers were sworn in at the March membership meeting. Storekeeper Jose Martinez, who’s at far right in the larger group photo, received his A-book, while all of the other members pictured received their respective B-books. SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson is at left in both photos. From left in the smaller group shot are Chief Cook Raymond Murphy and SA Devin Jasmin. In the other photo, also from left: QMED Daryl Thomas, SA Samone Alston, AB Jermaine Gillis, and Storekeeper Martinez. 13 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2024 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023• 13 13 SEAFARERS �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU WELCOME ASHORE IN CRESCENT CITY – Longtime member Robert Albe (right) picks WELCOME ASHORE IN TACOMA – Steward/Baker Patrick Durnin (center) receives his first pension check at the hiring hall. He started his SIU career in 1979 aboard Delta Lines ships, and later worked on shore gangs before returning to deep-sea sailing. He’s pictured with SIU Asst. VP Joe Vincenzo (left) and SIU Port Agent Warren Asp. WELCOME ASHORE IN HONOLULU – Chief Steward Peter Schuetz (left) picks up his first pension check at the hiring hall. He started sailing with the SIU in 1989. SIU Port Agent Hazel Galbiso is at right. up his first pension check at the New Orleans hall. He and SIU Asst. VP Chris Westbrook (left) both started as deckhands in the early 1990s at E.N. Bisso & Son. Albe retires as the senior captain of the Crowley ATB fleet. ABOARD RRF SHIPS ‒ This Seafaring Selfie features mariners from the Ocean Duchess-operated USNS Algol and USNS Capella on the West Coast. From left: Third Mate/Hawsepiper Gavino Octaviano, Electrician Alex Canada, Bosun Anthony Pace, AB Rolando Dinong, GUDE Ruel Decrepito, Recertified Steward Dante Cruz, Recertified Bosun Ritche Acuman. UNPLANNED REUNION – Bosun Jerome Luckett (left) and Second Mate Paul Kalmeta hadn’t seen in each in more than 20 years, but they caught up earlier this year at a membership meeting in Wilmington, California. The two were classmates in Piney Point in 1999. “It’s good to see that some of us are still sailing,” said Luckett. CATCH OF THE DAY – Pictured aboard the Torm Thunder (Eco-Tankers Crew Management) are AB Andrew Graham, Bosun Miles Delgado and AB Feliciano Gimutao Jr. ABOARD TAINO ‒ Pictured from left aboard the Intrepid vessel are AB Garrett Williams, Recertified Steward Rafael Cardenas, Chief Cook Juan Vallejo, Safety Director Ricky Rivera, Electrician Carlos Parrilla and SA Jacob Parrilla. MILESTONES IN WILMINGTON ‒ Two Seafarers recently received their respective A-seniority books at the hiring hall. ABM Diego Loreto is at left in photo below, while AB Ibrahim Fisek is at left in the photo above. Both members are pictured with SIU Port Agent Gerret Jarman. TALKING MARITIME WITH GOVERNOR – SIU Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski (left) meets with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey in late February in the nation’s capital. Among other topics, they discussed potential career opportunities in the maritime industry for Massachusetts residents. 14 •SEAFARERS 14 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 14 APRIL 2024 �Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from February 16 - March 16, 2024. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 18, 2024. Total Shipped All Groups A B C Registered on Beach All Groups A B C Port Total Registered All Groups A B C Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington 17 3 5 17 3 4 8 29 22 21 5 1 11 7 2 1 5 12 1 21 8 2 3 8 1 5 1 14 23 6 3 4 12 4 3 2 3 5 2 6 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 5 2 1 2 7 2 0 0 0 4 0 3 5 2 6 13 1 5 6 18 14 7 3 4 14 3 1 0 4 7 1 16 4 1 2 8 1 3 2 11 33 3 2 0 12 0 3 2 3 1 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 5 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 6 0 1 4 18 15 4 0 2 10 1 2 1 4 2 0 7 41 3 5 23 3 11 10 47 36 38 3 6 19 11 3 2 10 28 1 32 15 1 3 10 0 7 4 23 24 14 1 7 12 6 3 0 6 10 1 11 2 1 1 4 1 7 0 5 6 3 1 1 10 2 0 0 3 6 0 3 TOTAL 195 115 37 130 98 32 83 332 158 56 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTAL 4 1 0 6 1 4 4 10 15 5 3 0 9 4 0 2 2 6 2 6 84 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 6 11 9 0 2 7 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 55 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 28 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 8 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 34 7 1 0 11 2 5 11 15 23 10 4 3 16 10 0 0 4 12 3 13 150 3 1 1 6 0 2 4 11 19 7 1 1 9 3 0 0 1 8 0 7 84 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 35 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 2 8 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 5 2 0 7 45 11 0 1 12 4 3 9 16 21 17 1 4 24 16 1 5 5 12 1 40 203 0 3 0 5 1 6 3 5 23 5 0 3 15 1 1 5 7 8 0 8 99 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 2 0 3 30 Trip Reliefs Deck Department Engine Department 2 0 1 8 1 0 2 4 13 7 0 1 7 2 0 2 3 4 1 5 63 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 10 11 6 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 45 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 Steward Department April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point Algonac Baltimore Guam Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Joliet Monday: April 8, May 6 Friday: April 12, May 10 Thursday: April 11, May 9 Thursday: April 25, May 23 Friday: April 19, May 17 Monday: April 15, May 13 Thursday: April 11, May 9 Thursday: April 18, May 16 Mobile New Orleans Wednesday: April 17, May 15 Tuesday: April 16, May 14 Jersey City Tuesday: April 9, May 7 Norfolk Friday: April 12, May 10 Oakland Philadelphia Port Everglades San Juan Thursday: April 18, May 16 Wednesday: April 10, May 8 Thursday: April 18, May 16 Thursday: April 11, May 9 St. Louis Friday: April 19, May 17 Tacoma Friday: April 26, May 24 Wilmington Monday: April 22, May 20 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. APRIL 2024 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington TOTAL 9 0 1 8 0 4 5 9 10 9 0 2 15 10 1 4 3 8 2 17 117 0 1 0 4 0 3 1 7 12 2 1 0 12 2 0 6 4 8 0 7 70 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 4 2 0 4 3 0 0 3 29 4 0 0 6 0 5 4 14 7 5 0 1 9 8 1 1 3 5 2 11 86 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 4 10 0 1 2 12 3 0 2 6 2 0 5 54 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 17 Algonac Anchorage Baltimore Fort Lauderdale Guam Harvey Honolulu Houston Jacksonville Jersey City Joliet Mobile Norfolk Oakland Philadelphia Piney Point Puerto Rico Tacoma St. Louis Wilmington 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 3 1 6 23 10 1 0 7 10 1 5 1 9 0 7 13 3 1 3 1 4 4 11 68 15 2 3 31 8 4 13 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 13 8 1 0 11 6 0 2 2 3 0 6 3 1 1 3 0 1 4 4 37 4 2 0 22 3 1 7 0 5 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 10 2 0 6 0 6 5 19 49 13 0 0 11 11 2 4 0 14 0 20 28 2 2 12 2 5 3 38 106 27 1 7 41 16 2 7 2 9 1 15 TOTAL 9 96 196 5 71 104 14 21 172 326 GRAND TOTAL 405 336 290 284 268 170 176 706 513 447 Entry Department SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 15 LOG • 15 �Welcome Ashore! DEEP SEA CRISTA ALI Sister Crista Ali, 62, started her career with the union in 1989. She first shipped on the USNS Desteiguer and sailed in the steward department. Sister Ali upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. She most recently sailed on the Brittin and makes her home in Reno, Nevada. We pay tribute to our brothers and sisters of the SIU who have recently retired. THANK YOU for a job well done and we wish you fair winds and following seas. VICTOR COOPER CHARLES KENT Brother Victor Cooper, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1997 and first sailed aboard the Global Mariner. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and sailed in the deck department. Brother Cooper most recently shipped aboard the Oregon and settled in North Miami, Florida. Brother Charles Kent, 66, signed on with the SIU in 1978. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Kent’s first vessel was the Philadelphia; his last, the Seakay Spirit. He calls Marrero, Louisiana, home. DOMINGO LEON SEFERINO ARZU DANILO FULLANTE Brother Seferino Arzu, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2004, initially sailing aboard the Eugene A. Obregon. He shipped in the steward department. Brother Arzu’s final vessel was the Yosemite Trader. He lives in the Bronx, New York. Brother Danilo Fullante, 69, embarked on his career with the SIU in 2004 when he sailed on the American Tern. He shipped primarily in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Fullante concluded his career aboard the USNS Pililaau. He lives in North Charleston, South Carolina. WILLIAM BARRETT Brother William Barrett, 64, joined the union in 1987, initially sailing with Crowley Towing and Transportation. He worked in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Brother Barrett most recently shipped on the Liberty Promise and makes his home in Keystone Heights, Florida. KENNETH HAGAN Brother Kenneth Hagan, 66, signed on with the union in 1980. He first sailed aboard the El Paso Southern and worked in the steward department. Brother Hagan upgraded often at the union-affiliated Piney Point School. He most recently shipped on the Maersk Kinloss and is a resident of St. Augustine, Florida. JAMES BATTISTA Brother James Battista, 65, started sailing with the SIU in 2000 and first worked on the USNS Red Cloud. He shipped in the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Battista last shipped on the Liberty Pride. He resides in Bluffton, South Carolina. FLETCHER HANKS Brother Fletcher Hanks, 70, began his career with the Seafarers International Union in 1972, initially sailing with Pudget Sound. He worked in both the deck and engine departments and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Hanks’ final vessel was the Green Valley. He resides in Laurel, Delaware. Brother Domingo Leon, 70, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1970. He sailed in the deck department and first shipped on the Achilles. Brother Leon upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. He most recently sailed on the Maersk Pittsburgh and lives in Kissimmee, Florida. KEITH MAYER Brother Keith Mayer, 71, joined the union in 1988 and first sailed with Bay Tankers Inc. He was a member of the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Mayer last shipped on the Flickertail State. He resides in Norfolk, Virginia. GEORGE MCCLENDON Brother George McClendon, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1998 when he sailed aboard the USNS Regulus. He upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school and worked in the deck department. Brother McClendon most recently shipped on the Texas Enterprise. He resides in Douglas, Nebraska. MOSES MICKENS FERNANDO CLEMENTE Brother Fernando Clemente, 68, became a member of the union in 1996 and sailed in the steward department. He upgraded at the Piney Point school in 2001. Brother Clemente’s first and (years later) last vessel was the Independence. He lives in Wailuku, Hawaii. ROMEO CODILLERO Brother Romeo Codillero, 66, signed on with the SIU in 2002. He first sailed aboard the Paul Buck and worked in the deck department. Brother Codillero upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He last shipped on the Brownsville and is a resident of Pensacola, Florida. YOUSRY IBRAHIM Brother Yousry Ibrahim, 65, donned the SIU colors in 2003. He first sailed aboard the USNS Denebola and worked in the deck department. Brother Ibrahim most recently sailed on the Maersk Kensington and lives in Dearborn, Michigan. Brother Moses Mickens, 63, became an SIU member in 1988. He was an engine department member and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Mickens’ first vessel was the USNS Dutton; his last, the Seakay Valor. He makes his home in West Helena, Arkansas. CHARLES JAMES AMIN MOHAMED Brother Charles James, 63, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1997 and first worked aboard the Cleveland. He upgraded often at the Piney Point school and shipped in the deck department. Brother James most recently sailed on the USNS Antares and makes his home in Dundalk, Maryland. Brother Amin Mohamed, 63, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1990 when he shipped on the USNS Wilkes. He sailed in the steward department and upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Mohamed’s final vessel was the Horizon Pacific. He resides in Bakersfield, California. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 1616 • SEAFARERS LOG APRIL 2024 �Welcome Ashore! We pay tribute to our brothers and sisters of the SIU who have recently retired. THANK YOU for a job well done and we wish you fair winds and following seas. JAN MORAWSKI GREG TOJONG BRYAN BRIGNAC Brother Jan Morawski, 65, started sailing with the union in 1998, initially shipping on the Diamond State. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Morawski concluded his career aboard the Maersk Pittsburgh and lives in Gdansk, Poland. Brother Greg Tojong, 61, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 2000. He initially sailed on the Patriot and worked primarily in the deck department. Brother Tojong upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. He most recently shipped on the Gem State and lives in Oakland, California. Brother Bryan Brignac, 62, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1994. He sailed in the deck department and was employed with Crescent Towing and Salvage for the duration of his career. Brother Brignac lives in Abita Springs, Louisiana. RANG NGUYEN ROMUALDAS VIDEIKA Brother Rang Nguyen, 61, joined the union in 1989 when he sailed aboard the Independence. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions and worked in the steward department. Brother Nguyen’s final vessel was the Pacific Collector. He lives in SeaTac, Washington. Brother Romualdas Videika, 74, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2001 and first sailed aboard the Overseas Chicago. He was an engine department member and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Videika concluded his career aboard the Alaskan Navigator. He resides in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Brother Douglas Crawford, 66, signed on with the union in 1981, initially working with Moran Towing of Texas. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Crawford was most recently employed with OSG Ship Management. He makes his home in Westerly, Rhode Island. RAYMOND NOWAK WILBERT WOOD Brother Raymond Nowak, 66, signed on with the SIU in 1981 when he sailed on the Overseas Alice. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Nowak’s final vessel was the Alaskan Explorer. He resides in Suquamish, Washington. Brother Wilbert Wood, 65, signed on with the union in 2001 and sailed in the deck department. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions and first shipped on the Gemini. Brother Wood’s final vessel was the American Liberty. He resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida. KWAME OWUSU Brother Kwame Owusu, 70, started sailing with the union in 2006, initially working with Patriot Contract Services. He sailed in all three departments and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Owusu last shipped on the Maersk Chesapeake and makes his home in the Bronx, New York. STEPHEN YURSHA Brother Stephen Yursha, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1982. He first sailed aboard the Aries and worked in the deck department. Brother Yursha upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He last shipped on the Hawaii and is a resident of Fletcher, North Carolina. GREAT LAKES STEPHEN ROBERTS NORMAN NELSON Brother Stephen Roberts, 67, joined the SIU in 1988 and first shipped on the Independence. He worked in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. Brother Roberts most recently shipped on the Keystone State and is a Houston resident. Brother Norman Nelson, 68, began sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 1974. He initially sailed with Bob-Lo Island and was a deck department member. Brother Nelson upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 1981. He last shipped with Vanenkevort Tug and Barge and resides in Manistee, Michigan. INLAND KIMBERLY STRATE Sister Kimberly Strate, 69, became a member of the union in 2002. A steward department member, she first sailed aboard the Guayama. Sister Strate upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. Her final vessel was the Taino. Sister Strate calls Atlantic Beach, Florida, home. APRIL 2024 ROBERT ALBE Brother Robert Albe, 62, joined the SIU in 1997, first sailing with Moran Towing of Texas. Brother Albe was a deck department member and upgraded at the Piney Point school on several occasions. He last sailed aboard the Vision and resides in Bulverde, Texas. DOUGLAS CRAWFORD KENNETH MOORE Brother Kenneth Moore, 65, became a member of the union in 1982. He first sailed with Hvide Marine and sailed in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Moore’s final vessel was the Zeus. He calls Willis, Texas, home. PETE NICOLAIDIS Brother Pete Nicolaidis, 62, began sailing with the SIU in 1990. He sailed in the engine department and worked for G&H Towing for his entire career. Brother Nicolaidis settled in Santa Fe, Texas. SHERMAN SAKATANI Brother Sherman Sakatani, 66, started his career with the SIU in 1990, initially sailing aboard the USNS Pollux. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on numerous occasions. Brother Sakatani was last employed with Crowley Towing and Transportation. He lives in National City, California. JEFFREY SINCLAIR Brother Jeffrey Sinclair, 65, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2007 when he shipped on the Terrapin Island. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center in 2021. Brother Sinclair last worked on the Padre Island. He resides in Omaha, Arkansas. DAVID SPADONI Brother David Spadoni, 62, donned the SIU colors in 1996. A deck department member, he upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Spadoni worked with OSG Ship Management for his entire career. He is a resident of Brooksville, Florida. MARK ST. GERMAIN Brother Mark St. Germain, 62, became a member of the Seafarers International Union in 1982 when he worked for Crescent Towing and Salvage. A deck department member, he was employed with the same company for the duration of his career. Brother St. Germain settled in Picayune, Mississippi. SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS 2023 17 • OCTOBER LOG • 17 �Final Departures In solemn remembrance, we honor the legacies of these union members who have crossed the final bar. May they rest in peace. INLAND DEEP SEA NMU CHARLES BETZ JOHN FULLER LAWRENCE ALDACO Pensioner Charles Betz, 83, passed away December 22. He became a member of the SIU in 1988 when he sailed aboard the USNS Lynch. Brother Betz was an engine department member. He last shipped on the Dewayne T. Williams and retired in 2005. Brother Betz made his home in Melbourne, Florida. Pensioner John Fuller, 68, passed away January 26. He started sailing with the SIU in 1980. Brother Fuller was first employed by G&H Towing. He primarily worked in the deck department and last shipped with Crowley Towing and Transportation. Brother Fuller retired in 2014 and lived in La Porte, Texas. Pensioner Lawrence Aldaco, 88, passed away January 23. Brother Aldaco began sailing in 1965, initially aboard the USNS Mission Santa Ynez. He worked in the engine department. Brother Aldaco last shipped on the Tonsing and became a pensioner in 1999. He lived in McMinnville, Oregon. JOHN KAHRIGER ALFRED DAVIS Pensioner John Kahriger, 80, died December 27. He joined the SIU in 1962 when he worked with Moran Towing of Philadelphia. Brother Kahriger sailed in the deck department. He last shipped with Taylor Marine Towing and went on pension in 2005. Brother Kahriger made his home in Laurel Springs, New Jersey. Pensioner Alfred Davis, 92, died December 31. Brother Davis was a deck department member and last sailed aboard the Cape Avino. He began collecting his pension in 1997 and lived in Portsmouth, Virginia. GREYSON BRANTLEY Brother Greyson Brantley, 54, died January 18. He joined the union in 1988 and initially sailed aboard the Aries. Brother Brantley sailed in the deck department, most recently aboard the Brittin. He was a resident of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. RAYMOND COOLEY Pensioner Raymond Cooley, 83, passed away January 19. He began his career with the Seafarers in 1989. A deck department member, Brother Cooley first sailed aboard the Anders. He last sailed on the Stephen W. Pless before going on pension in 2006. Brother Cooley lived in Groves, Texas. STANLEY GURNEY Pensioner Stanley Gurney, 61, passed away January 20. He joined the SIU in 1979 and first shipped on the Philadelphia. Brother Gurney sailed in all three departments. He last shipped on the Matson Tacoma and went on pension in 2019. Brother Gurney made his home in Montesano, Washington. CAREY HEINZ Pensioner Carey Heinz, 72, died September 30. He began his career with the Seafarers in 1987 when he sailed on the Hess. Brother Heinz sailed in the deck department. He last shipped on the Explorer in 2004 and began collecting his pension in 2016. Brother Heinz resided in Silver City, New Mexico. KENNETH PARK Brother Kenneth Park, 80, passed away January 6. He signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1977 and first sailed aboard the Columbia. Brother Park sailed in the deck department. He last shipped on the Cape Rise and lived in Norfolk, Virginia. GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ Pensioner Gilberto Rodriguez, 70, died December 30. He joined the union in 1972, initially sailing aboard the Del Sol. Brother Rodriguez sailed in both the deck and engine departments and also worked on shore gangs. He concluded his career with American Service Technology Inc. and started collecting his pension in 2008. Brother Rodriguez resided in Texas City, Texas. FRANKLYN LORD Pensioner Franklyn Lord, 90, passed away December 25. A deck department member, he signed on with the union in 1973. Brother Lord sailed first for McAllister Towing of Philadelphia. He concluded his career working for Interstate Oil Transportation Company. Brother Lord became a pensioner in 2005 and lived in Glassboro, New Jersey. RICHARD MCEVOY Pensioner Richard McEvoy, 84, died February 1. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1973 and worked in the engine department. Brother McEvoy was initially employed with Pudget Sound. He went on pension in 2005, after finishing his union career with Crowley Towing and Transportation. Brother McEvoy called Rector, Arkansas, home. ROBERT MURRAY Pensioner Robert Murray, 88, passed away January 16. He joined the union in 1961 when he worked with Meyle Towing Company. Brother Murray shipped in both the deck and engine departments. He last worked for Moran Towing of Philadelphia and retired in 1994. Brother Murray resided in Dagsboro, Delaware. FRANK ST JAMES Brother Frank St James, 51, died October 3. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1997. Brother St James first shipped on the Frances Hammer and worked in the deck department. He was most recently employed by G&H Towing. Brother St James called Kirbyville, Texas, home. 18 •SEAFARERS 18 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 NICOLAS ITURRALDE Pensioner Nicolas Iturralde, 94, passed away December 14. He worked in the deck department and last shipped on the Ruth Lykes. Brother Iturralde went on pension in 1991 and settled in El Paso, Texas. KENNARD JACKLEY Pensioner Kennard Jackley, 83, died November 29. An engine department member, he began sailing in 1966. Brother Jackley’s first ship was the Point Barrow; his last, the Genevieve Lykes. He retired in 1995 and lived in Slidell, Louisiana. LEROY MAYNARD Pensioner Leroy Maynard, 85, passed away January 17. He began sailing in 1975, initially aboard the Admiral W.M. Callaghan. Brother Maynard sailed in the deck department. He concluded his career aboard the Cape Diamond and retired in 2003. Brother Maynard was a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, resident. PABLO SOLIS Pensioner Pablo Solis, 86, died December 22. Brother Solis sailed in the deck department. He last shipped aboard the Maersk Maine and went on pension in 2001. Brother Solis made his home in Deltona, Florida. GUS WEBSTER Pensioner Gus Webster, 83, passed away January 7. Brother Webster’s final vessel was the Antiguan Pass. He became a pensioner in 2006 and resided in Los Angeles. EDWARD WITT Pensioner Edward Witt, 95, died December 21. Brother Witt was an engine department member. He last sailed aboard the Fredericksburg and retired in 1993. Brother Witt lived in New Port Richey, Florida. APRIL 2024 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. LOUISIANA (Seabulk Crew Management), December 15 – Chairman Albert Mensah, Secretary Christopher Amigable, Deck Delegate Redentor Borja, Engine Delegate Donell Criswell, Steward Delegate Yolanda Martinez. Chairman reiterated the importance of upholding professional commitments and thanked members for their hard work and personal contributions. Secretary thanked everyone for helping to keep ship clean and reminded members to leave clean linens for oncoming reliefs. Educational director advised crew to upgrade at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education and to keep papers current. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed manpower situation. CALIFORNIA (Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning) January 28 – Chairman Kenneth Abrahamson, Secretary Ammar Sailan, Educational Director Larry Locke. Remainder of new mattresses have been received and Starlink Wi-Fi has been installed. Chairman discussed the Fairwater merger (involving Crowley and Seacor) and its one-year postponement. He reminded crew to clean out their rooms for reliefs and also talked about the increase in optical benefit coverage. Educational director recommended members upgrade at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Deck department requested better gloves for cold weather. Crew thanked steward department for providing excellent meals throughout the holidays. Members would like physicals to be required annually. Next port: Long Beach, California. EVERGREEN STATE (Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning), January 30 – Chairman John Cedeno, Secretary Virnabeth Cano, Educational Director Daryl Morris, Engine Delegate Corey Leonard. Members still waiting for new TVs in crew quarters. Chairman reminded members to donate to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activities Donation), the union’s voluntary political action fund, and to keep all documents updated. Secretary asked for all crew who are signing off to place dirty linen in laundry bags that are provided outside of staterooms. Members were instructed to have bosun inspect stateroom the day before sign-off. Educational director encouraged crew to register for all upgrading needs at the Paul Hall Center well in advance. No beefs or disputed OT reported. GLOBAL SENTINEL (SubCom), February 10 – Chairman Lee Hardman, Secretary Jayson Velez-Cruz, Educational Director Mohamad Kammoun. Chairman reviewed various ship procedures and union business. He explained how the ship committee works and advised members to take care of their medical certificates along with their physicals at the appropriate times. Secretary thanked all departments for keeping house clean and organized. Educational director urged crew to continue upgrading at the Piney Point school and to keep all documents up to date. Crew suggested boosting morale by getting new furniture and new entertainment consoles in crew lounge. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members would like to see a boost in EMCOM allowance because only their ship has experienced EMCOM status while in mission. Crew would like vacation time to match the standard contract. Members thanked captain and steward department for lobster night as well as Bosun Lee for panini press grill. Ship has new, refrigerated salad bar, new espresso machine, new bikes and new gym equipment. DANIEL K. INOUYE (Matson), February 23 – Chairman Aurelio Esperanza, Secretary Clifton Medley, Educational Director Nasser Alarqban. Chairman mentioned items he plans to discuss with port agent in Guam. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Dishwasher has been repaired. Members discussed crew complement. EMPIRE STATE (Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning) February 26 – Chairman Abdulkarim Mohamed, Secretary Markese Haynes, Educational Director Chukwudi Alfred, Deck Delegate Angel Nunez, Engine Delegate Muaadh Mohsen, Steward Delegate Mohamed Noman. Members asked for company to provide offboarding members flights to their homes and for increases in allowances for safety shoes. Crew brainstormed ways to improve wait times for reliefs and suggested posting jobs at ports a minimum of 10 days prior to due date. Secretary is doing everything possible to order what members want. Educational director advised members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at the Paul Hall Center and to make sure documents are kept up to date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew would like contract to match Standard Tanker Agreement. Members requested more flexibility with the tours than the current rotation so that they can ask for reliefs at 75, 90 or 120 days. Steward department was thanked for a job well done. Crew noted the importance of donating to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activities Donation), the union’s voluntary political action fund, as it plays such a vital role in helping the SIU promote a vibrant U.S. Merchant Marine. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return APRIL 2024 receipt requested. The proper address for this is: George Tricker, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President David Heindel at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: David Heindel, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 19 SEAFARERS LOG • 19 �Everyday savings just for you Looking for new ways to save? Union Plus makes everyday life more affordable with wireless savings, car rental discounts, discounts at restaurants and on movie tickets and live events, and much more. Wireless Savings Rental Car Savings Restaurant Discounts Movie Tickets & Live Events Exclusive discounts for union families See more at unionplus.org SIU-ET-12-19-24 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates Printed below are dates for courses scheduled to take place at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. The QR code connects to a web page with the latest course dates (they may differ from what’s printed here, though in most cases the only changes are additions that haven’t yet made it into the LOG). Seafarers are welcome to contact the admissions office with questions about upgrading courses: (301) 899-0657, admissions@seafarers.org Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion Title of Course Start Date DECK DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES May 6 July 8 May 24 July 26 Fast Rescue Boat August 19 August 23 Adv. Shiphandling August 26 September 6 Adv. Meteorology September 16 September 20 Search and Rescue Mgmt Level September 23 September 25 ENGINE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Marine Electrician April 22 May 24 Adv. Refer Containers May 6 August 26 May 17 September 6 Machinist April 29 May 10 Welding April 22 June 3 Date of Completion SAFETY/OPEN UPGRADING COURSES Able Seafarer - Deck Pumpman Latest Course Dates Basic Training Revalidation April 22 April 26 May 6 May 10 May 31 June 10 June 14 April 22 April 26 May 6 May 10 May 31 June 10 June 14 Basic Training/Adv. FF Revalidation June 3 June 7 Government Vessels April 22 May 13 June 10 June 24 April 26 May 17 June 14 June 28 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL (PIC) April 15 April 19 Tank Ship Familiarization - DL April 22 April 26 Tank Ship Familiarization - LG April 29 May 3 MSC Storekeeper Basic August 12 August 30 MSC Supply Configuration Mgmt September 2 September 13 MSC Ship Clip September 16 September 27 April 26 June 21 STEWARD DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Certified Chief Cook April 29 June 10 July 15 August 19 September 23 November 4 May 31 July 12 August 16 September 20 October 25 December 6 ServSafe Management April 22 June 3 July 8 August 12 April 26 June 7 July 12 August 16 Advanced Galley Ops June 3 June 28 Chief Steward April 22 July 15 May 17 August 8 UPGRADING APPLICATION ____________________________ START DATE __________________ DATE OF COMPLETION ___________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ___________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ___________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ___________________________ If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. ____________________________ __________________ ___________________________ Social Security #_________________________________ Book # ________________________ Seniority_______________________________________ Department ___________________ Home Port _____________________________________________________________________ E-mail ________________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held ____________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program?  Yes   No  If yes, class # and dates attended __________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses?  Yes   No  _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ___________________________ Name _________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)______________________________ (Cell) ___________________________ Date of Birth ___________________________________________________________________  Deep Sea Member   Lakes Member   Inland Waters Member  With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. APRIL 2024 COURSE LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: _______________________ Date On: _______________________________________ Date Off: _______________________ Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: __________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, Email:upgrading@seafarers.org Mail: 45353 St. George’s Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 Fax: 301-994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG • 21 21 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos APPRENTICE WATER SURVIVAL CLASS #904 – Graduated Jan. 26 (not all are pictured): Tasheania Allen, Mathew Bolanos, Ronzell Collins, Victor Davila Cruz, Eugene Draghi, De'asia Dunn, Nathaniel Gancarz, Armani Green, Christopher Holmes, Corey Lopez, Faith Lopez, Andrew Marquez, Darea McCarthy, Lionel Packnett Jr., Caleb Rawls, Edisson Sturridge Sabio, Alfred Washington, Marniya Willis and Vincent Winter II. BASIC TRAINING UPGRADE (PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES) – Graduated February 9 (not all are pictured): Russell Lempke, Gary SMALL ARMS – Graduated February 29 (not all are pictured): Alexander Bennett, Tomas Merel, Robert White III and Keenan Williams. Nelon, David Parker, Torri Streeks and Khaled Yahia. FOWT – Graduated March 1 (not all are pictured): Micko Cercado, Tomas Faller, Shavel Freeman, Kristopher Guthrie, Raheem Harris-Stewart, Micheal King, Craig Lash II, Joseph McClam, Evan Murff and Timothy Resultan. GMDSS – Graduated February 16: Joseph Bowen, Aurora Foster, Jeffery Griffin, Caliph Johnson II, Josean Villarrubia, Derek Willis, Seamus Woods and Damon Zschoche. JUNIOR ENGINEER (BASIC REFRIGERATION) – Graduated February 16: Loren Arriola. Alexander Boothby, Mark Dennison, Jesse Kleinfelter, Julian Rubbo and Ryan Sotomayor. Instructor Christopher Morgan is at the far left. 22 SEAFARERS LOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 22 • SEAFARERS APRIL 2024 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION (LG) – Graduated Feb. 16 (above, in alphabetical order): Abdullah Ali, Alexander Bennett, Ashanty Castillo, Albert Dulig, Victor Frazier, Montavis Harold and Rolando Hernandez Jr. WATCHSTANDING – Graduated February 8 (right to left): Cameron Meyers and Anthony Sardina. TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION (DL) – Graduated February 9: Alexander Bennett (left) and Rolando Hernandez Jr. WELDING – Graduated February 9: Joshua Daniel, James Grant and Neil Tupas. Instructor Chris Raley is at the far right. GOVERNMENT VESSELS – Graduated March 1 (not all are pictured): Munassar Ahmed, Jerome Aninion, Arthur Annas, Roche Bonita, Marcus Carrasquillo, William Cassel III, Hyeyoung Forrer, Kajuan Gamble, Rashawna Griffin, Frank Hedge, Anthony Jackson, Hyun Kim, Brian Lunsford, Caprese Osorio, Jose Outeira, Aquil Revell, Deroyce Roquemore, Betty Sirait, Arthur Sison, Timothy Williams, Shaun Wood, Devon Woods and Lawrence Wright. APRIL 2024 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 SEAFARERS LOG23 • 23 �APRIL 2024 VOLUME 86, NO. 4 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO Productive Benefits Conferences Conclude Representatives from the Seafarers Plans and from the union recently wrapped up a baker’s dozen of benefits conferences that began last summer. The final two events in the series took place Feb. 20 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and March 8 in Algonac, Michigan. The coast-to-coast meetings offered information about various benefits for staff and for rank-and-file Seafarers, pensioners and dependents. “I think it went really well,” said Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen, who led the gatherings at the hiring halls. “It was a little hectic with some of the trips when we had conferences back-to-back, but the best parts for me are always the feedback from the membership and the turnout. Overall, the experience was really encouraging, and the members and pensioners and other attendees always had great questions.” In addition to the two most recent conferences, others took place in Norfolk, Virginia; Oakland, California; Honolulu; Tacoma, Washington; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Piney Point, Maryland; Jacksonville, Florida; Houston; New Orleans; Mobile, Alabama; and Jersey City, New Jersey. (Editor’s note: On two occasions, severe weather forced the postponement of a conference that had been scheduled and rescheduled to take place in Wilmington, California. Efforts are under way to schedule a new date for that conference.) While the subject matter was wide-ranging within the scope of the various Plans, the overall aim was straightforward, Bowen said. She and the other Plans representatives and union officials were on hand to help ensure that people understand, and get the most from, their respective benefits. (Headquarters officials including SIU President David Heindel, Executive Vice President Augie Tellez, SecretaryTreasurer Tom Orzechowski and Vice President Contracts George Tricker attended some or all of the conferences, which typically lasted anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour. Vice presidents also attended in their respective regions.) The meetings usually began with an overview of the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP), including eligibility requirements, coverage levels, prescription considerations and more. Members received tips on how to reduce out-of-pocket expenses and how to take advantage of the newest benefits. A similar approach was taken when reviewing (respectively) the Seafarers Pension Plan (SPP), Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan (SMPPP), SIU 401K, and Seafarers Vacation Plan (SVP). Attendees also received reminders about potentially useful phone numbers and email addresses for the membership assistance office, the claims department, the medical department, the pension office, and Bowen’s office. A number of handouts from Cigna and the Seafarers Plans were available. “Health and pension (benefits) are usually first on everybody’s mind,” Bowen said. “Trying to explain it can be kind of complicated, so I’m always encouraged by how well the members and retirees already understand it. “They get the big picture of it,” she added. “But regardless of which benefit is being discussed, the emphasis throughout has always been, if you don’t know the answer, call us. And if you can’t find the answer, there are so many resources on the website. Take a look and if you can’t figure it out, let us know.” SIU President David Heindel (standing) welcomes attendees to the conference in Algonac. Also pictured from left at the table are SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak, VP Bryan Powell, Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski and Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen. Seafarers Plans Administrator Maggie Bowen (standing at right) reviews some of the improvements to the various benefits available to members, pensioners and their dependents. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski (standing at left) answers a question during the gathering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Attendees in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, listen to an update about their respective benefits. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2024 Description An account of the resource SIU-AFFILIATED PAUL HALL CENTER EARNS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION SIU-CREWED SHIPS ASSIST WITH GAZA AID COAST GUARD CHANGES MARINER CREDENTIAL FORMAT MTD JOINS MAJOR EFFORT TO BOOST U.S. SHIPBUILDING SEAFARERS SUPPORT HISTORIC ARMY MISSION SIU CREWS HELP COMPLETE OPERATION DEEP FREEZE FATHER SINCLAIR HONORED BY NAMMA SENATOR WICKER STANDS UP FOR JONES ACT PRODUCTIVE BENEFITS CONFERENCES CONCLUDE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2024 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 86, No. 4 2024 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/50aeacf4258ba848fa6c5816322e07a1.pdf fe0f3b46f35e9d52677e6b25738d56b9 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG APRIL 2025 VOLUME 87, NO. 4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO All Hands Safe! Stena Immaculate Mariners Overcome Massive Fire Caused by Foreign-Flag Ship Members of the SIU and the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers (AMO) bravely fought a shipboard fire and successfully abandoned ship following an allision caused by a flag-of-convenience vessel near Hull, England. They escaped with no injuries; many cited their safety training as crucial. SIU and AMO personnel are pictured several days after the accident, at a nearby hotel provided by vessel operator Crowley. Pages 2, 3, 7. SIU Welcomes New Tonnage Seafarers are sailing aboard two ships that are new to the union fleet: the Crowley LNG carrier American Energy (below) and the Schuyler Line general cargo ship SL Midway (inset). Details about the American Energy are on page 4, while SL Midway coverage appears on page 6. JONES ACT SUPPORT EVIDENT • PAGE 5 // SIU IN OPERATION DEEP FREEZE • PAGE 20 �President’s Report Safety Training Saves the Day Having had a little more than a week to process the incredible saga of the SIU-crewed Stena Immaculate, a couple of things in particular stand out. One is that the safety training completed by our members and by the officers really helped make the difference between life and death. As I’m sure you either already read or will see at some point, Seafarers very passionately spoke up about their training and how it helped save them. This is true both of their fire fighting and safety classes at our affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, and with their regular shipboard drills. David Heindel Obviously, no one ever wants emergencies to happen, but they’re a fact of life. That is why the SIU and the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education heavily emphasize preparedness for everyone going to sea, whether they’re an apprentice, an old salt, or anywhere in between. Without question, the training all came together when the Stena Immaculate crew needed it. The mariners gelled, or we could have had a vastly different outcome. Another prominent takeaway is that, no matter the extent that muscle memory kicked in as they fought the fire, the mariners still had to maintain composure and get the job done. They deserve plenty of credit for having each other’s backs and for coming through under extremely challenging circumstances. As we’ve noted in separate communications, notwithstanding our union’s collective relief about the Stena Immaculate mariners’ safety, we acknowledge and mourn the presumed loss of a crew member from the ship that struck ours. The investigation probably will take a long time; regardless of what the facts bear out, a mariner’s life has been lost, and that’s always tragic. I’m sure we’ll do some follow-up reporting and commentary, but for now, I again salute our mariners along with the officers, Crowley executives, and everyone else who pitched in when they were badly needed. Everyone stepped up, and each individual effort made a difference – as did the work of the Paul Hall Center instructors who made sure our people received the right knowledge and preparation. New Tonnage, Legislation Under different circumstances, our lead coverage this month would have been about multiple ships entering the SIU fleet. The American Energy and the SL Midway are still important stories, though. They reflect your union’s ongoing efforts to promote and protect your job security, and to sustain and grow the U.S.-flag fleet. They signal new job opportunities for rank-and-file Seafarers. Similarly, the recent introduction of bipartisan legislation that would boost cargo preference laws is a potentially outstanding development, and one that didn’t happen randomly. Our industry fights for maritime pillars such as cargo preference and the Jones Act practically every day on Capitol Hill (and wherever else we need to be heard). It’s that kind of persistence and persuasiveness that also helped secure a recent wave of support for the Jones Act (see page 5), prominently including the commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command, Gen. Randall Reed. When leaders like Gen. Reed (and all of his TRANSCOM predecessors) are in your corner, you know you’re on the right side. Our industry also anticipates a pro-maritime executive order that President Trump mentioned in his formal address to Congress in March. Drafts of the order focus not only on shipbuilding but also on other components, including shipboard manpower. It borrows from the most prominent current maritime bill of all, the SHIPS For America Act, which is expected to be reintroduced soon. These are all reasons for encouragement, and they provide motivation to stay the course as we work to help secure a brighter future for the SIU and for the U.S. Merchant Marine as a whole. I’m confident about these opportunities, and we’ll continue working smartly to reach our goals. SIU Backs American Cargo For American Ships Act The union is supporting new legislation that promises to boost U.S. shipboard manpower and cargo for American-flag ships. On March 11, U.S. House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-California) and Chair Mike Ezell (R-Mississippi) introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act” to strengthen U.S. cargo preference laws and promote American economic growth. In a joint news release, the legislators noted, “In 2022, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) testified before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and highlighted the decline of U.S.-flagged ships. Per MARAD, there were 106 ships in the foreign trade flying the U.S. flag in 2012. Four years later, there were just 77 vessels. Today, from that low point, we have grown back to 87 foreign trading ships under the U.S. flag.” “American cargo transported by American ships bolsters our economy, creates more jobs, and protects our supply chains,” said Carbajal. “I’m proud to introduce the American Cargo for American Ships Act that will ensure that our maritime workforce remains strong and competitive, safeguards our national security by reducing dependence on foreign vessels, and Seafarers LOG Volume 87 Number 4 April 2025 The SIU online: www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFLCIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 207909998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director: Jordan Biscardo Assistant Communications Director: Nick Merrill Assistant Editor: Aja Neal Administrative Support: Jenny Stokes Copyright © 2025 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The SIU engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 • SEAFARERS LOG reinforces America’s position as a global leader in trade and commerce.” “Ensuring that American cargo is transported on American ships with American crew is a matter of economic strength and domestic investment,” Ezell said. “This bill prioritizes U.S. vessels and American jobs, reinforcing our maritime industry and reducing dependence on foreign shipping. I’m proud to introduce this legislation to support our domestic fleet, protect our supply chains, and keep America strong on the seas.” In the same news release, SIU President David Heindel stated, “The SIU is proud to support the American Cargo for American Ships Act. Now, more than ever, the United States needs a strong and vibrant merchant marine. There are many things we should be doing to make that a reality, but one of the easiest and most obvious is to make sure cargo purchased by the United States government with American taxpayer dollars moves on American ships with American crews. We applaud Chairman Ezell and Ranking Member Carbajal for their leadership and look forward to working with them to get this bill signed into law.” The American Cargo for American Ships Act would increase cargo preference for all U.S. Department of Transportation cargoes to 100 percent. The Cargo Preference Act of 1954 requires that 50 percent of civilian agencies cargo and agricultural cargo be carried on U.S.-flag vessels – it is the maritime industry’s “Buy America” law. MARAD is the lead federal agency that manages cargo preference activities and compliance. The full text of the American Cargo for American Ships Act is linked on the SIU website. The following organizations are among those that support the American Cargo for American Ships Act: American Maritime Congress; American Maritime Officers; American Maritime Officers Service; American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier; International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots; Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development; Sailors Union of the Pacific, Seafarers International Union; Transportation Institute; U.S. Ocean; Waterman Logistics; Hapag Lloyd USA; American President Lines LLC. U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Mississippi) U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-California) MARAD, in describing the program, notes on its website, “Just as many other seafaring nations have learned, history has taught us that cargo preference, the reservation of certain cargoes to U.S.-flag ships, is necessary for our national defense and a key driver of domestic and foreign commerce. This requires a U.S.flag commercial merchant marine that can be called upon in times of war or national emergencies. Therefore, Congress has determined that the United States have a merchant marine sufficient to carry the waterborne domestic commerce and a substantial part of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States; capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency; owned and operated as vessels of the United States by citizens of the United States; composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel; and supplemented by efficient facilities for building and repairing vessels. “It is the United States’ policy to encourage and aid the development of a merchant marine satisfying the above objectives. By requiring that U.S.-flag carriers ship U.S. Government impelled cargo, we ensure that this economic activity and defense capability benefits the United States.” APRIL 2025 �Stena Immaculate Mariners Rise to the Occasion “It could have been so much worse.” Among those who experienced it and the people who supported them immediately afterward, that’s perhaps the most commonly expressed sentiment following the harrowing fire aboard the Seafarers-crewed Stena Immaculate. By now, the details are known to many around the world. On March 10, the Madeira-flag containership Solong hit the Crowley-operated Stena Immaculate even though the U.S.-flag tanker had been anchored off Britain’s east coast for at least 15 hours. The 461-foot-long Solong apparently didn’t slow from its approximate speed of 16 knots, nor did it change course. After bravely fighting the resultant fire (the Stena Immaculate, 600 feet in length, was carrying military jet fuel) for around 30 minutes, all 23 mariners from the Crowley vessel successfully launched and boarded their lifeboat, and made it ashore essentially unharmed. Those personnel included SIU members, two apprentices from the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, and officers from the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers (AMO), plus one from the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association. One mariner from the German-managed Solong (Mark Angelo Pernia, a Filipino) is presumed dead. That ship’s master, Russian national Vladimir Motin, is in custody and has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter. According to news reports, the Solong (which carried a total of 14 mariners) stayed on a direct route for impact with the Stena Immaculate for more than 40 minutes. And it reportedly didn’t stop upon contact, instead spinning the other ship, which caused fuel to encircle the water around the Stena Immaculate. However, again according to media reports, it appears only a single tank aboard the U.S.-flag ship was ruptured. The Solong also caught fire. Despite multiple reported explosions on the Stena Immaculate, initial concerns of an environmental disaster quickly waned. Local entities fought the fire, there were no other apparent leaks from either ship, and the remaining jet fuel mostly burned off. SIU Assistant Vice President Michael Russo deployed from the union’s headquarters building in Maryland and left to join the Stena Immaculate crew the same day the accident occurred. (He traveled with AMO President Willie Barrere). After spending several days with them at a company-furnished hotel in the small port town Grimsby, Russo recalled, “There were four or five Crowley reps there, plus a counselor, and lots of local authorities. Everyone, including from all of Seafarers and SIU Asst. VP Michael Russo (second from left, in front) met multiple times per day at a hotel in Grimsby, England, in the aftermath of the accident. the organizations who were there, said it could have been so much worse. It’s pretty remarkable. But they (the mariners) used their training and jumped into action. Everybody pitched in.” SIU President David Heindel said, “On behalf of the entire union, it’s impossible to overstate our relief that all of the Stena Immaculate mariners are unharmed. It’s equally difficult to fully convey my profound appreciation and respect for how they responded in a life-or-death circumstance. When the stakes couldn’t have been higher, they came through with utmost professionalism. We are all proud and grateful.” Heindel also thanked Crowley for its quick, thorough response and excellent treatment of the mariners. In a web post a few days after the accident, the SIU noted, “While we are proud members of the U.S. Merchant Marine – also known as America’s fourth arm of defense – we also are part of the global maritime community, and we mourn the presumed loss of the crew member from the Solong. We also wholeheartedly thank everyone who mobilized to assist the respective crews and who fought the fires on both ships, prominently including personnel from the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. A number of local pilots and other mariners also assisted the Stena Immaculate crew after they had successfully launched their lifeboat; we deeply appreciate their support.” Piney Point Training ‘Saved My Life’ Mariners Credit Preparation for Successful Outcome Settling in for a telephone interview while still in the United Kingdom, Jeffery Griffin didn’t wait for the first question. “The training I received at the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting (and Safety) School saved my life,” said Griffin, a graduate of Paul Hall Center (PHC) Apprentice Class 657. “Basic, advanced, all of it. I was truly, truly relying on it. Quote me all you want on that one – it’s a true statement, and I will stand behind it 100 percent.” Griffin maintains his SIU membership but was debuting as a third mate aboard the Stena Immaculate during the recent accident caused by another vessel. He finished the PHC’s AB to Mate program last year – one of many offerings at the union-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. (The Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting and Safety School is part of the PHC and is located on a nearby, satellite campus). APRIL 2025 Of the 11 Seafarers and two PHC apprentices who were aboard the Stena Immaculate, all but three of them have undergone safety training in Piney Point, whether as trainees or upgraders or both. The value of such training, combined with regular shipboard safety drills, was a frequent topic in the days following the accident, as the mariners congregated at a local hotel in Grimsby. “The training paid off,” said Bosun Ion Sterie. “You go to Piney Point and there are also lots of drills on the ship. Every drill you do, you improve. You become faster or, if you did something wrong the drill before, you try to do it better.” Sterie added that attention to detail is vital. “If someone isn’t trained, going in to fight the fire, you can die if, for example, you don’t put your mask on correctly or otherwise don’t know what to do.” Seafarers on the Stena Immaculate during the incident included Bosun Ion Sterie, ABs Carlomagno Surigao, Reginald Macon, David Graham, and Hamdanni Nurdin, QMEDs George Mardones, Jeffrey Nicholson, and Florian Turcios, Steward/Baker Michael Page, Chief Cook Francis Solmirano, SA Ardeccia Hill, Apprentice/STOS Benjamin Brown, and Apprentice/Wiper Kenyatta Mabine. ‘What the [Heck] is he Doing?!’ Jeffery Griffin is still an SIU member, but his first voyage aboard a tanker (the Stena Immaculate, part of the U.S. Tanker Security Program) coincided with his first trip sailing as a third mate. The experience quickly went from mostly predictable to shocking. With the vessel anchored near Hull, England, Griffin (who first sailed with the SIU in 2005) happened to glance at his watch, and saw 0947. He briefly weighed whether to continue a procedure known as sniffing the tanks (checking 02 levels), or head off for the upcoming coffee break. He decided to keep working for a bit. The ship has 16 cargo tanks, eight on each side. Griffin was standing on the number seven starboard tank when he heard a shipmate yell, “What the [heck] is this guy doing?!” Continued on Page 7 STOS/PHC Apprentice Benjamin Brown said there is no doubt his Piney Point training paid off. “Oh, yeah,” he said. “When I was going through Piney Point, I thought, man, I’m never going to remember any of this. But I was surprised at how much I remembered. I also have to say, the captain was really fantastic. He made us do the actual drills on the ship; it wasn’t just a check-the-block type of training. Between those drills and Piney Point, it created muscle memory, and I feel like that was critical.” He added, “For anyone entering the industry, you may think it can’t happen, but it can. Yes, it was scary, but I did the job and I know I’m prepared. We really got tested and I know I can do it again. This is a career for me.” Further reflecting on his preparation, Griffin said, “The training we received (in Piney Point) was instrumental, and the constant training out on the ocean is what keeps you going.” He pointed out that the crew corrected some previous potential missteps through repetition. “Definitely take it seriously,” he concluded. “This training can and will save your life.” SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG • 3 3 �LNG Vessel Signals New SIU Jobs SIU members are sailing aboard a new addition to the American-flag fleet: the Crowley-owned American Energy, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Among other ceremonial activities acknowledging the historical importance of the vessel, SIU member Fr. Sinclair Oubre in early March blessed the ship in Sabine Pass, Texas, and presented vessel master Capt. Lane Frisbie with a commemorative bible. “It felt like we were blessing a whole new industry and our future,” said SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, one of several SIU officials who visited the ship. “The expectation is that there eventually will be about 12 LNG export facilities along the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast.” In a Crowley news release announcing the ship’s entry into the Jones Act trade, SIU President David Heindel stated, “The SIU is tremendously excited about providing crew members for the American Energy. Our members have a long, proud history of working aboard LNG vessels, and our affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, regularly conducts U.S. Coast Guard-approved curriculums that help prepare mariners for this kind of work. We congratulate Crowley, and we look forward to helping safely operate the newly reflagged ship.” Crowley reported that the vessel is “the first domestic LNG carrier to transport U.S.-sourced natural gas to Puerto Rico. The milestone will provide Puerto Rico with increased access to the reliable supply of U.S.-produced LNG, helping address the island’s ongoing power demands. Crowley and Naturgy have entered into a multi-year agreement that provides for the regular delivery of the U.S. mainland-sourced LNG to Naturgy’s operating facility in Penuelas, Puerto Rico.” The American Energy, which has capacity of 34.4 million gallons, will operate in accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996, the company further reported. “The vessel has a CAP 1 rating, certifying its top rating for safety and vessel condition, and its compliance with all regulatory requirements.” “The entry into service of American Energy marks a significant step for fuel supply reliability in Puerto Rico for our energy grid, which will greatly benefit our people,” said Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer GonzálezColón. “This partnership is an initiative to act using existing regulations to increase access to a U.S.-based LNG source that expands our options for the stabilization of our energy grid, as we work towards providing our residents and businesses a more consistently reliable power generation source.” The 900-foot-long LNG carrier “builds on Crowley’s 70-plus years commitment to Puerto Rico,” the company added. Crowley “also operates the full-service marine Isla Grande cargo terminal in San Juan for its container and roll-on/roll-off vessels, including two LNG-fueled ships, and logistics services. Crowley annually delivers more than 94 million gallons of LNG through its LNG Loading Terminal in Penuelas as well as provides ocean delivery and land transportation using ISO tank containers.” At capacity, each delivery of LNG aboard the American Energy provides enough energy to power 80,000 homes for a year. LNG is also a lower-carbon fuel, emitting less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to diesel and other traditional energy sources. “We are proud and privileged to expand U.S. LNG availability in Puerto Rico in partnership with Naturgy,” said Tom Crowley, chairman and CEO of Crowley Corporation. “LNG is an ample, reliable energy source available in the U.S. that provides a more resilient and lower-emission option as part of our nation’s energy portfolio for quickly serving the growing power needs of Puerto Rico while supporting American jobs, American energy production and U.S. national security.” “This contract strengthens our presence in the global LNG market, particularly in the United States, and allows Puerto Rico to obtain a stable and competitive energy supply route,” said Jon Ganuza, general manager of supply and wholesale markets, Naturgy. Members of the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers – Second Mate Nicholas DeFuria (left) and Chief Mate Boren Chambers – raise the U.S. flag on the American Energy. (Photo courtesy Crowley) “AMO is proud to be a part of this historic partnership that benefits the people of Puerto Rico,” said American Maritime Officers National President Willie Barrere. “U.S. Merchant Mariners, many of whom were born in Puerto Rico, sailing on Jones Act vessels, have been reliably delivering goods to the Commonwealth for decades. Now we will deliver LNG fuel to power the residents and further strengthen the bond between Puerto Rico and our U.S. seafarers.” From left, SIU VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, vessel master Capt. Lane Frisbie, and Fr. Sinclair Oubre gather for a blessing of the ship. Pictured in the crew mess are (from left) SIU Patrolman J.B. Niday, Electrician Edwin Velez, Bosun Raul Colon Matos, AB Wilson Ruiz, SA Nadia Forester, Recertified Steward Edwin Bonefont, Chief Cook Carlos Colon De Jesus, ABM Victor Velez Perez, ABM Victor Cortes Maldonado, and SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick. The American Energy is sailing in the Jones Act trade. 4 • SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers and union officials gather on the bridge. Among those pictured are VP Dean Corgey (standing fifth from left) and Port Agent Joe Zavala (kneeling in front). SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 4 APRIL 2025 �Wave of Support Voiced for Jones Act America’s freight cabotage law – a crucial part of national, economic and homeland security for more than a century – recently received strong backing from several prominent sources. During a March 5 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Randall Reed, USAF, commander of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), expressed his clear support of the law. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked the general to briefly explain why the Jones Act is important to TRANSCOM and to national security. He replied, “The Jones Act allows us to actually have shipping resources…. Because of that Act, we have a way to make sure that we can build ships here in the United States; that we can sail those ships to maintain commerce; that we can produce the crews that sail those ships, so that we have a core of [mariners]…. At the same time, if the nation needs folks to go to sea, we can call on that force to sail. We will be more secure in that way.” One day later, leaders from a key House committee and subcommittee voiced bipartisan support for the Jones Act. In a joint statement, legislators noted, “The bipartisan leadership of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee raised significant concerns about European Union efforts to undermine the Jones Act, a law important to the U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry, the stability of the U.S. supply chain, and America’s national and economic security.” Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Missouri), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Washington), Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-Mississippi), and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (D-California) expressed their alarm in a letter to E.U. Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė. “The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Committee) has serious concerns regarding the recent Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filing on behalf of the European Union (E.U.), which describes E.U. efforts to lobby United States lawmakers and policy officials in an effort to secure modifications to the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 55102), an important American Gen. Randall Reed, commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command, recently voiced strong support for the Jones Act. (DoD photo by Iain Page) national and economic security law,” they collectively stated. In a joint news release, the congressmen pointed out “that the FARA filing was required by the E.U.’s financing of a U.S. firm to create ‘one or two funny but informative’ TikTok-like videos to criticize the Jones Act. The filing described the videos as part of a larger E.U. lobbying and public relations campaign to challenge the Jones Act. However, it appears that the E.U. lobbying document was removed from the FARA filing shortly after its existence was publicly disclosed.” The letter states, “The activities described in the attached lobbying campaign document go far beyond trade negotiations. Rather it appears, that the E.U. is seeking to influence United States policy on the Jones Act not through diplomatic means, but instead through an advocacy campaign, including collaboration with previously undisclosed United States organizations and social media influencers.” As further noted in the news release, “The Jones Act underpins the U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry and requires any vessel participating in coastwise trade to be United States-owned, United States-crewed, and United States-built. Jones Act-driven business supports domestic shipbuilding capacity and prevents the nation from losing an important strategic capability.” One week earlier, a statement by the Navy League of the United States emphasized the numerous benefits of America’s freight cabotage law. As part of a much longer statement covering various components of the U.S. maritime industry, the Navy League asserted, “Without the Jones Act, the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection would face the new burden of ensuring foreign mariners are properly vetted, including work permits, at hundreds of inland waterway locations to preclude homeland security incidents. The Jones Act keeps American shipping companies, shipyards, mariners, and thousands of people working.” The organization also recommended “maintaining and defending the Jones Act. Weakening the law would negatively impact national and economic security by diminishing the seafaring and shipbuilding industrial bases.” Finally, in early March, Capt. Richard A. Balzano, USN Ret., who previously served as Deputy U.S. Maritime Administrator during President Trump’s first term, wrote an editorial that comprehensively detailed the Jones Act’s many benefits. Although Balzano was addressing recent discussions about the law specific to New Hampshire, he included some broader points. “The Jones Act is a series of laws that ensure that America controls its own critical supply lines,” he wrote. “The Act ensures our most important commodities – like heating oil and other fuels, critical petrochemicals, agricultural products, construction materials, and other cargos – are safely transported within America by Americans on safe American-built equipment. In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s escalating global maritime ambitions and shipbuilding dominance, the Jones Act is our nation’s last line of defense. It is critical to growing our maritime sector, maintaining our reserve of U.S. mariners to support our deployed forces defending our nation, securing our borders, and protecting us from undue dependence on foreign governments.” Balzano continued, “Foreign adversaries and companies want unrestricted access and control of the U.S. market, and their lobbyists push false narratives that a Jones Act repeal would save money when it simply will put more profits and control in hands of foreign companies and countries, some of whom are our adversaries. It is worth pointing out that these are the very same companies and countries that flag their ships in countries that have tax, labor, and safety cost advantages and use labor from depressed countries so that they can pay fractions of what is fair to their crews.” He concluded, “If we want to compete with China and secure our borders, then we must keep the Jones Act.” 2022, Chavez-DeRemer was elected to the to be an effective voice for workers in a sea of Chavez-DeRemer Sworn In U.S.InHouse of Representatives by Oregon’s Fifth Project 2025 appointees attempting to dismanDistrict, making history as the tle critical worker protections and priorities,” As 30th Secretary of Labor Congressional first Republican woman and one of the first Shuler added. Former U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer on March 11 was sworn in as the thirtieth U.S. Secretary of Labor after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a bipartisan vote of 67-32. “I’m deeply grateful for this opportunity to continue serving my country, and I’ll work tirelessly to help President Trump put the American worker first,” said Chavez-DeRemer, the daughter of a union member. “This administration has a clear mandate to renew the American Dream for hardworking men and women across the country. As a small businesswoman and the daughter of a Teamster, I will act on my experience and work with business and labor to support good-paying jobs, grow our economy, and ensure every American can enjoy a comfortable retirement.” When Trump announced her nomination last November, he said he looks forward to “working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American workers, to expand training and apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our manufacturing jobs.” APRIL 2025 Latinas elected to Congress from the state. She served on the House committees on Agriculture; Education and the Workforce; and Transportation and Infrastructure. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler stated, “The AFL-CIO is encouraged by Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation as Labor Secretary, given her history of supporting the freedom of workers to organize, join unions and other fundamental values of the” Protect The Right To Organize (PRO) Act. “However, we remain clear-eyed that she’s joining an administration that’s been openly hostile to working people on many fronts in its first two months.” Shuler noted that in Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation hearing, the former lawmaker backtracked on supporting some PRO Act provisions. Chavez-DeRemer herself had said she endorsed it only to gain “a seat at” the congressional bargaining table if it ever passed. “Taking over the DOL in this administration is no easy task. Whether she is successful or not will depend on whether she uses her influence American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated, “We will work with anyone who wants to embrace an opportunity agenda that helps workers and families get ahead. That is in the DNA of the labor movement and of public education. Secretary Chavez-DeRemer has a big job. She must help her party decide if the Department will fulfill its mission of promoting the interests of working people – including respecting collective bargaining and organizing – or whether it becomes captive to the interests of the oligarch class.” Amalgamated Transit Union President John Costa, Laborers President Brent Booker and North America’s Building Trades President Sean McGarvey also welcomed Chavez-DeRemer. “We hope she has that same commitment to ensuring workers have the ability to stand together” for “fair wages, safe working conditions, and a voice in their workplace. We trust she will defend workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively,” said Costa. SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 5 LOG • 5 �SL Midway Reflags Under Stars and Stripes The SIU recently welcomed new shipboard job opportunities as Schuyler Line Navigation Company successfully reflagged the cargo vessel M/V SL Midway into the United States registry Coast Guard inspections of the SL Midway were completed in Houston in February, supported by SIU members Recertified Bosun Laurentis Colbert, AB Rigoberto Mejia Martinez, AB Ernest Ross, STOS Torin Holly, Oiler Norman Hook, Oiler Ronny Amaya, Oiler James Bitzonis, Chief Steward Tristan Cordero, and ACU Ines Castillo Flores. The ship is expected to sail in international trade, likely delivering military cargo on charters with the Department of Defense, according to the company. The 450-foot-long vessel boasts a load capacity of 9,700 tons. Through an agreement with Argent Marine, the SIU will represent the unlicensed crew on the seven-yearold general cargo vessel. The union also represents members on five other Schuyler Navigation vessels: SLNC Goodwill, SLNC Pax, SLNC Severn, SLNC Star, and SLNC York. SIU President David Heindel stated, “This is a fantastic addition to the U.S. Merchant Marine, and our union is proud to be part of it. As always, I’m confident that SIU members will maintain the highest levels of professionalism, reliability and dedication aboard the SL Midway.” Schuyler Line CEO and Argent President Dion Nicely said, “We are pleased to bring the SL Midway to the U.S.-flagged fleet. She is the most modern and fuel-efficient multi-purpose vessel in the U.S.-flag fleet today, and we look forward to supporting the Defense Department, U.S. Coast Guard, and other partners through our worldwide logistics network. We value our longstanding partnership with SIU and look forward to continuing to grow the SLNC fleet in the near future.” Pictured clockwise, from left, aboard the SL Midway are Oiler Ronny Amaya, Chief Steward Tristan Cordero, AB Rigoberto Mejia, Recertified Bosun Laurentis Colbert, ACU Ines Castillo Flores, and AB Ernest Ross. Retired Port Agent Elliott Passes Away The union is mourning the death of retired SIU Port Agent Thornton “Tony” Elliott Jr., who passed away Feb. 23. He was 82. After his sailing days, Elliott worked for the National Maritime Union (NMU) as a branch agent in Savannah, Georgia, before that organization merged into the SIU in 2001. At different times and in various ports, he subsequently worked as a safety director, patrolman, and then (from 2007 until he retired in late 2009) port agent in Mobile, Alabama. SIU President David Heindel described Elliott as “a dedicated and respected Seafarer whose contributions will not be forgotten. Tony’s commitment, strength, and unwavering support for his fellow Seafarers set a standard that will continue to inspire us all. His legacy will live on in the work he has done and the lives he has touched.” SIU Mobile Port Agent Jimmy White, who succeeded Elliott, stated, “The membership really viewed him as a helpful guy, someone who was always there when they needed him. They always spoke really highly of him. Although Tony and I didn’t work closely together, I know for sure that he was very dedicated. He will be missed.” SIU Vice President Government Services Joe Vincenzo recalled, “Tony always used to say, ‘Keep stepping forward!’ I had the privilege of working alongside him six days a week for the better part of one year in Jacksonville, Florida, way back in 2005. In that time, Tony proved to be a friend. He was old school in the best way. Tony was a gentleman – a professional with street cred and an honorable man. Keep on stepping, Tony.” Bosun Cleveland West said Elliott “was a great guy who always looked out for the members. He was always available to sit down and have a conversation. Tony was a great port agent, everybody loved him. He had the membership’s best interests at heart.” Port Agent Tony Elliott (second from right) meets with Crescent Towing boatmen in Mobile, Alabama, in 2009. 6 •SEAFARERS 6 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 The newly reflagged vessel carries an SIU crew. Others who knew Elliott saluted him on social media. Reacting to his online obituary, current and former mariners described Elliott as “a stand-up guy,” “a great shipmate,” “a true gentleman and a great union official,” and “very helpful when it came to handling business. You could always count on him.” A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Elliott served in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. He remained active in his community in Mobile, including at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, and stayed in touch with the union (he attended the Mobile benefits conference in 2023). Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Brenda D. Elliott; five children: Latisha Lynn Elliott, Thornton (Romonda) Elliott III, Earline Jones, Dennis (Sherelle) Elliott, and Eric Jones; four grandchildren: Issiah (Summer) Elliott, Orlando Jones, Miles Jones, and A’Curia Chaney Elliott; two great grandchildren: Josephine Marie Elliott and Junior Chaney Elliott; two siblings; and a host of many more nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law. Tony Elliott (center) worked as a safety director when this photo was taken in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2005. Then-Patrolman Joe Vincenzo is at left, while thenPort Agent Bryan Powell is at right. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 6 APRIL 2025 �All Hands Safe on the Stena Immaculate Continued from Page 3 “I poked my head up and was able to see a vessel coming straight at us,” Griffin said. “Straight at me and my tank. All I could see was something big and blue heading toward us. I immediately knew, it’s not going to miss us. It was going fast. I was front and center when it allided between the seven port and six port cargo tanks. There was a great big loud crunching noise. That was followed by a whole lot of fire.” For Bosun Sterie, those initial moments weren’t nearly as self-explanatory. “We heard that boom (from the impact) and it was shocking,” he said. “We didn’t know what happened for sure – maybe something with the engine. We felt a vibration and shock, and when I went to the window, I saw the bow of the other ship, and the smoke and the fire. I was surprised at how fast it happened. But I saw black smoke and started yelling, “We’ve been hit! Fire on board! Fire on board!” Brown had a similarly delayed reaction. He was leaving the bridge, having retrieved a log book, when the impact occurred. “We were kind of confused at first,” he said. “It wasn’t a huge jolt. I remember looking through the fog and seeing a container (from the other vessel). All the alarms started going off. I could faintly see the white outline of the house of the other ship. And then that first fireball happened. The flames just shot out, and I thought, this is really serious.” As the fire fighting teams donned the proper gear and began trying to extinguish the blaze, it became known that two officers were trapped on the bow. But, the crew’s “quick reactions laying down foam and fighting the raging flames enabled two officers working forward to return back through thick smoke to the house to join the rest of the crew and continue their fire and emergency duties together prior to abandoning ship,” the AMO reported. Sterie recalled, “As the fire started to increase, we were thinking, this is a bigger problem than we first realized. We can’t fight it. Then the chief mate got word we were changing from fighting the fire to abandoning ship.” Griffin had teamed up with three Seafarers. “I won’t say we were close to putting out the fire, but we were doing well,” he said. “We had good pressure. I was about to do a muster when we heard the words, forget the muster, abandon ship. “We moved in the most organized but urgent way,” he continued. “Nobody was slamming into each other. We did a quick muster at the lifeboat. The Stena Immaculate is pictured March 12 in the Humber Estuary, off the east coast of Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Danny Lawson) The Madeira-flag containership Solong (Photo by Danny Lawson) I had grabbed my phone and nothing else. We got the lifeboat manned; a lot of people were very scared to get in that lifeboat (because of the flames and nearby smoke). The second mate did the fastest head count I’ve ever seen, but he did count everyone.” Sterie noted, “When we were ready to launch the boat, the wind or maybe the position of the ship changed. All the smoke came toward to the house; we could feel it on our faces. There was so much smoke we couldn’t see the ship that hit us. It was scary because the fire was so close.” Once the crew had boarded the lifeboat (positioned on the stern, and utilizing a gravitational launch), the bosun jumped in. He then informed one of the officers that the water they were about to enter was on fire. The lifeboat successfully moved away from the accident scene, approximately a dozen miles from shore, and the crew’s relief was obvious. However, between the fumes and the trauma and the five-foot waves (Griffin noted, “When you’re in a lifeboat, they feel significantly larger”), the crew welcomed the nearly immediate opportunity to board other boats. Fortunately, the mariners worked with a local service vessel, pilots and fast rescue boats to safely split up and head to shore aboard multiple boats. (The Stena Immaculate mariners took turns jumping into small inflatable boats, then boarding the larger pilot boats.) They made it ashore within an hour or so. Next Steps Despite the trauma, Stena Immaculate mariners bounced back and shared some laughs as they processed what had happened. Shown in this Seafaring Selfie are (clockwise, from bottom right) SIU Asst. VP Michael Russo, SA Ardeccia Hill, AB Reginald Macon, and vessel master Capt. Thomas Leaf. APRIL 2025 Both Sterie and Griffin expressed profuse appreciation for the prompt and comprehensive support they received from the unions and the company. They also candidly described the sometimes-difficult experience of enduring numerous meetings that inevitably followed such a devastating accident. “It’s been bananas,” Griffin said. “At least 15 or 20 people met us at the hotel, representing the different government agencies, and company interests. But the response from the SIU was fantastic. Within hours, we had someone here (at the hotel) making sure the crew were okay. We were able to get clothing, have a shower and start feeling normal again.” Russo mentioned another potentially stressful component of the aftermath. Although media members stayed in a different hotel, they were “camped out daily” near the mariners, and were polite but persistent in trying to secure interviews. Russo met with the SIU members multiple times each day, and provided a wide range of support. Eventually, they all headed home March 15. “Our number one goal was to make sure everybody was okay and to get them all home as soon as possible,” he said. “By the end of the week, most of them were in pretty good spirits. Crowley really did a good job, and everyone had great things to say about the captain. “They’re going to be family for life,” Russo concluded. “They depended on each other and truly embodied the brotherhood and sisterhood of the sea. Everybody said it was all about their training.” Sterie said he’d already been contemplating retirement, but the accident itself won’t affect his decision. A Seafarer since 2001, he commended the performance of the crew in responding to the fire: “The boys did good.” Brown thanked not only the unions and Crowley but also many of the local citizens who responded with kindness, both during the lifeboat evacuation and once they were ashore. “They were all phenomenal,” he said. “I was surprised at how quickly they were able to get us what we needed once we were ashore.” Brown also commended his shipmates for a “fantastic” response to the emergency. “Everybody did exactly what they were trained to do,” he said. “The captain (Thomas Leaf) and second mate (Peter Skerys) in particular processed all the information so quickly, and formulated a gameplan. They were making life-and-death decisions, but I remember thinking, we’re going to be okay with these guys. They have a plan, and it appears to be a good one.” Griffin, who said the allision “was gentler than I thought it would be,” added that his “natural instinct is to shrug it off and go to the next job. I’m a little shaken but I’m ready to go back to work. The fire – it happened. The abandoned ship – it happened. We trained for it, we prepared for it, and everybody survived, so we obviously are doing something the right.” SEAFARERS LOG • SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 77 LOG • �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU MILESTONES IN ALGONAC ‒ Receiving their respective A-seniority books at the hiring all are AB Issa Ali (left in photo above, left, with Safety Director Jason Brown) and AB Chandler Williams (right in other photo, with SIU Port Agent Todd Brdak). ABOARD EL COQUI ‒ Pictured from left aboard the Intrepid vessel are SA Pedro Maysonet, Safety Director Ricky Rivera, Chief Cook Tamara Russ, Capt. Nick St. Jean, and Steward/ Baker Julian De Los Santos. PROMOTING SIU CAREERS ‒ On the recruiting trail in Guam are (from left) STOS Charles Catunao and SIU Port Agent Victor Sahagon. They’re pictured Feb. 21 at an annual career/job fair at Southern High School. SAN JUAN CELEBRATION ‒ Chief Cook Alondra Delgado Polanco (center) happily receives her full book. She’s pictured at the hiring hall with Safety Director Ricky Rivera (left) and her mother, Josefina Polanco, who has been very supportive of Alondra’s seagoing career. WITH SEAFARERS IN HOUSTON ‒ In the larger group photo, AB June Kirk Margaja (second from left) receives his full book at the hiring hall. He’s pictured with (from left) Patrolmen J.B. Niday, Kirk Pegan and Kelly Krick. In the remaining photo, QMED Roman Hutson (left) obtains his his B book from SIU Port Agent Joe Zavala. KEY GATHERING IN COMMONWEALTH ‒ SIU officials on March 5 took part in a labor-management forum at U.S. Military Sealift Command headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Attendees at the quarterly meeting included (far side of table, from left) SIU VP Joe Vincenzo and Asst. VP Sam Spain, along with MSC Deputy Director Frank Cunningham, MEBA Branch Agent Craig Moran, and MM&P Representative Randi Ciszewski. They covered wide-ranging topics, including the reduction-in-force directive, the federal hiring freeze, and terminations of probationary CIVMARS. ABOARD CAPE INTREPID ‒ Seafarers stepped up for a recent, 13-day turbo activation of the Ocean Duchess vessel. Here are some snapshots from the operation: From left: GVA Talama Moega, BREC LBJ Tanoa, AB Nigel Williams; Chief Cook Simone Smith, Chief Steward Latara Rengifo; GUDE Israel Serrano, AB Raul Molina, AB Nick Randall; GUDE Kassem Saleh; SAs Calvin Johnson and Wilfredo Martinez 8 8 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG• OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2025 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU THEN AND NOW ‒ Here we have a pic from the past (year 2001) and a current photo combined. Up top, from left are AB Kirk Pegan and OS Richard Molina Blackman aboard the Great Lakes vessel M/V Gemini, operated by Cleveland Tankers. The bottom (current) photo was taken at the Houston hall, with Pegan (right) as a patrolman and Blackman a recertified bosun. READY TO SHIP OUT ‒ Chatting at the Port Arthur Seafarers Center are (from left) Paul Hall Center Phase 3 Apprentice Jamison Parris and Fr. Sinclair Oubre, a longtime SIU member. Parris was en route to the Liberty Power. ABOARD TAINO ‒ Pictured aboard the Intrepid ship are (from left) Recertified Steward Rafael Cardenas, Electrician Carolos Parrilla, Safety Director Ricky Rivera, Chief Cook Luis Perez, Oiler Lionel Felix, Recertified Bosun Donley Johnson and SA Kajuan Gamble. ABOARD CAPE SAN JUAN ‒ Recertified Bosun Ritche Acuman (left) and ABM Daniel Hanback perform preventive maintenance aboard the Crowley ship. ABOARD ISLA BELLA ‒ SIU Asst. VP Amancio Crespo and Safety Director Ricky Rivera recently took part in a tour that included stops at TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico facilities and aboard the SIUcrewed TOTE ship. Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negron reaffirmed his strong support of the industry and the Jones Act. Pictured from left in the posed photo (aboard the ship) are Rivera, TOTE Director of Operations Enrique Figueroa, Crespo, Capt. Raymond Thompson, Negron, TOTE VP Peter Santiago, and Alberto Cabrera and Jim Wagstaff from JAXPORT. ABOARD JANET MARIE ‒ Pictured from left aboard the Sunrise Operations ship are Chief Cook Benny Feria, Steward/Baker Johnson Ashun, and SA Sharif Mohamed. APRIL 2025 ABOARD MAERSK CHICAGO ‒ Pictured from left are Chief Cook Richard Torres, SIU Patrolman Osvaldo Ramos, Chief Steward Pauline Crespo, and SA Melvin Ellis. The vessel was in New Jersey – it’s last U.S. stop before heading overseas. ABOARD MAHIMAHI ‒ Pictured from left on the Matson vessel are ACU Hayel Omer, Chief Cook Salah Omar, and Steward/Baker James Abilad. SEAFARERS LOGSEAFARERS 2023 • OCTOBER LOG •99 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU BOOKS GALORE IN JACKSONVILLE ‒ The two photos above were captured during the February (left) and March (right) membership meetings, respectively. Taking the oath are (first photo, from left, starting second from left) OMU Johnathan Brown (receiving his A-seniority book) and – all picking up their respective B books – Oiler Victor Atrashkevich, SA Catherine Lirio, SA Joseph Crisante, Chief Cook Kenya Scott, and OMU Brianna Ashley. Pictured from left in the remaining photo (facing camera) are STOS Tyree Mosley (receiving his B-seniority book), ABG Aldo Thomas (A book), AB Keegan Brown (B), ABM Jeffery Graham (B), GUDE Emilo Blue (B), and AB Sean Jones (B). SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson is at far left in the photo at left. SERVICING OCEAN SUN ‒ These photos are from an early February visit to the Crowley tug. Pictured from left in the outdoor photo are Safety Director Kevin Sykes, Chief Engineer Richard Lewis, Chief Mate Clyde McNatt, and SIU Houston Patrolman Kelly Krick. In the other pic, also from left: SIU Houston Port Agent Joe Zavala, Lewis, AB Sedric Cage, AB Rommel Martinez, and Sykes. LONE STAR STATE MILESTONE ‒ With the Houston skyline in the background, Chief Steward Pauline Crespo (left) receives her A-seniority book from SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick. ABOARD PERLA DEL CARIBE ‒ Embracing some photo opps aboard the TOTE ship are (from left, starting in the galley) Chief Cook Jesus Mendez Mercado and Steward/Baker Jacob Parrilla, and (on deck) Bosun Charles Ortiz Quinones with ABM Angel Pagan Sanchez. NO LETUP IN RECRUITING ‒ Promoting WELCOME ABOARD ‒ AB/Tankerman Shane Cawley (left) receives his full book. He’s pictured aboard the Fairwater ATB Liberty with SIU Asst. VP Kris Hopkins. 10 • SEAFARERS LOG ABOARD ATB NANCY PETERKIN ‒ This snapshot is from a Feb. 25 servicing of the Penn Maritime/Kirby vessel in Pasadena, Texas. Pictured from left are SIU Patrolman Kelly Krick, 3M Kory McNalty, (front) 3AE Robert Thomas, SIU Patrolman J.B. Niday, Tankerman John Polk, and CM Alex Efrin. the SIU and the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education during a career fair are (from left) Safety Director Kevin Sykes and Patrolman Kelly Krick. They’re pictured Feb. 6 at a Workforce Solutions Youth Career Expo at Doggett Ford Park in Beaumont, Texas. Thousands of students from area high schools attended. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBERAPRIL 2023 2025 10 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU ABOARD ALLIED BROOKLYN ‒ This heavy-lift vessel is a new addition to the SIU fleet, and is pictured in Tacoma, Washington. From left in the group photo are QMED Norman Pandy, Steward/ Baker Robbie Tolbert, Bosun Andrew Graham, Oiler Kenneth Cox, and ACU Angelica Gamez. The vessel is operated by Federated Crewing. WEST COAST GATHERING ‒ Four recertified bosuns meet at the Oakland, California, hall for the March membership meeting. Pictured from left are Ritche Acuman, Antjuan Webb, Robert Natividad, and Gheorghe Savenu. SIU FAMILY VISIT ‒ Stopping by the San Juan, Puerto Rico, hall are QMED Marcelino Santos Bermeo (left), with his wife, Karla Orlando, and future Seafarer Paulo Santos Orlando. CHARM CITY SNAPSHOT ‒ AB Yankuba Turay (right) obtains his full B book at the Baltimore hiring hall. He’s pictured with SIU Port Agent John Hoskins. ABOARD NORTH STAR ‒ Safety Director Danielle Woodward snapped these photos of the TOTE vessel in Tacoma, Washington. Bosun Tony Kirven (left) displays his favorite monthly periodical, while the remaining photo includes (from left) SA Kristara Colson and Chief Cook Brandon Hamilton. ABOARD GREEN OCEAN ‒ AB Joseph Balerite is pictured aboard the Waterman ship in Vancouver, Washington. APRIL 2025 SEAFARERS LOG • SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG •11 11 �SIU Directory Inquiring Seafarer David Heindel, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President Tom Orzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast This month’s question was answered by members at the hiring hall in Jersey City, New Jersey. Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast Question: What are some things you like about your career? Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Joe Vincenzo, Vice President Government Services Bryan Powell, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM P.O. Box 3328, Hagatna, Guam 96932 Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. York St., Houston, TX 77003 (713) 659-5152 Ion Irimia Recertified Bosun Michael Penkwitz ABM I like everything. I thank the union for everything they’ve done for me, and I’m going to sail a few more years. They’ve given me an opportunity to make some money. If you do your job, there are no problems. I was in Class 423 in 1987. I’ve got 38 years in. The opportunity of being a fullbook union member and getting paid. I’ve come a long way and I’m very thankful for the SIU. My whole family are Seafarers. This was our foot in the door, and the Seafarers have been nothing but good to me all the way around. Eden Dulin AB Ahmed Haridy GUDE I like being able to travel and get paid for it. I like the time off, too. I just finished the apprenticeship program and I really appreciated that as well. I’ve made two voyages so far. It’s my life. I was born close to the water and I love to work at sea. There’s just something about it I really like. I like sailing to the old Mediterranean ports the most. Adele Messina Chief Cook Thaisha Morris Chief Cook One of the things I really enjoy is taking care of people on the ships. It makes me happy. I’ve been sailing for 18 years. I’ll keep on sailing as long as I can. I like to experience meeting new people, both on the ship as well as going ashore. I like to cook and I like to travel, so, why not get paid for both? That’s a reason I took this job. Also, I’m able to expand my ability to cook. This career allows me to learn new ways of doing things and expand my horizon. JACKSONVILLE 5100 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 281-2622 JERSEY CITY 104 Broadway, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 434-6000 JOLIET 10 East Clinton St., Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 723-8002 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (251) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS 3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 328-7545 NORFOLK 115 Third Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 622-1892 Pic from the Past OAKLAND 1121 7th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 444-2360 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT 45353 St. George’s Avenue, Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 522-7984 SAN JUAN 659 Hill Side St., Summit Hills San Juan, PR 00920 (787) 721-4033 ST. LOUIS/ALTON 4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 TACOMA 3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 272-7774 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 This 1985 photo includes (from left) Bosun Roland “Snake” Williams, Tom Crowley Sr., and Pumpman Charlie Duer. It was taken at the Crowley terminal in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Tom Crowley owned and operated Crowley Maritime Corp. until his passing in 1994. 12 •SEAFARERS 12 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2025 �Welcome Ashore! DEEP SEA STEPHEN AVALLONE Brother Stephen Avallone, 65, started sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 1989 when he shipped on the Independence. Brother Avallone worked in the steward department and upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on several occasions. He most recently sailed aboard the Horizon Reliance and calls Beebe, Arkansas, home. JONAS BOCAYA Brother Jonas Bocaya, 66, joined the union in 1989, initially sailing aboard the Independence. He worked in the engine department and upgraded on multiple occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Bocaya concluded his career on the Horizon Enterprise. He resides in Honolulu. EMMANUEL BUYSER Brother Emmanuel Buyser, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1997. He first sailed aboard the Overseas New York and worked in the deck department. Brother Buyser upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He last shipped on the Horizon Spirit and makes his home in Glendora, California. We pay tribute to our brothers and sisters of the SIU who have recently retired. THANK YOU for a job well done and we wish you fair winds and following seas. Brother Scott Palen, 57, began his union career in 1991, initially shipping aboard the Cape Edmont. He worked in the deck department and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Palen last sailed on the Cornhusker State and settled in Norfolk, Virginia. VICTOR QUIOTO Brother Dario Dizon, 67, embarked on his SIU career in 2005 when he shipped on the USNS Capella. He sailed in the engine department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. Brother Dizon’s final vessel was the USNS Mary Sears. He makes his home in Magnolia, Texas. ROSLYN JOHNSON Sister Roslyn Johnson, 65, became a member of the union in 1996 when she sailed aboard the USNS Altair. A steward department member, Sister Johnson upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. She concluded her career aboard the Gopher State and lives in Winchester, Virginia. Brother Jimmy Broussard, 62, began his career with the Seafarers International Union in 1985 when he was employed with Moran Towing of Texas. He shipped primarily in the engine department and upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Broussard concluded his career aboard the Courage. He lives in Bridge City, Texas. WARD DAVIS ANGEL RIVERA RILEY JOHNSON Brother Angel Rivera, 68, signed on with the Seafarers in 2003 when he shipped on the USNS Potomac. He sailed in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Rivera most recently sailed aboard the USNS Altair. He resides in River Ridge, Louisiana. Brother Willie Sam, 65, joined the union in 2001. He initially sailed aboard the USNS Capella and was a member of the engine department. Brother Sam upgraded on numerous occasions at the Piney Point school. He last sailed aboard the Gordon and makes his home in Beaumont, Texas. Brother Ward Davis, 66, joined the SIU in 1996. Sailing as a deck department member, he initially worked with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. Brother Davis upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. He most recently sailed with Crowley Towing and Transportation. Brother Davis calls St. Petersburg, Florida, home. Brother Riley Johnson, 65, signed on with the SIU in 1997. Sailing as a deck department member, he upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Johnson was employed with Express Marine for his entire career. He makes his home in Belhaven, North Carolina. GERALD KARL Brother Gerald Karl, 74, became a member of the Seafarers Union in 2001, initially sailing with OLS Transport. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions and worked in the deck department. Brother Karl was most recently employed with Great Lakes Towing. He makes his home in Park Forest, Illinois. BRYAN PATTERSON DAVID SIMMONS Brother David Simmons, 67, started his career with the Seafarers International Union in 1977 when he sailed aboard the Columbia. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions and shipped in the engine department. Brother Simmons last sailed on the Buyer and lives in Saraland, Alabama. JOHN MENDEZ MELVIN STEGALL Brother John Mendez, 58, joined the Seafarers International Union in 1989, initially working on the USNS Kane. A deck department member, he upgraded on numerous occasions at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Mendez most recently sailed aboard the Benavidez. He resides in Corpus Christi, Texas. Brother Melvin Stegall, 66, started sailing with the SIU in 1999 when he shipped on the Jack Lummus. He was a deck department member and upgraded often at the Paul Hall Center. Brother Stegall concluded his career aboard the Ocean Trader. He resides in the Philippines. APRIL 2025 JIMMY BROUSSARD Brother Victor Quioto, 65, embarked on his career with the SIU in 1992 when he shipped on the Independence. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions and worked in the engine department. Brother Quioto last sailed on the Overseas Cascade. He lives in Katy, Texas. WILLIE SAM DARIO DIZON INLAND SCOTT PALEN Brother Bryan Patterson, 61, joined the Seafarers in 1993. He was an engine department member and upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Patterson was employed by Crowley for most of his career. He calls Fernandina Beach, Florida, home. JAMES SHIPLEY Brother James Shipley, 65, donned the SIU colors in 1996 when he worked with Hvide Marine. Brother Shipley sailed in the deck department and was last employed with Seabulk. He resides in Port Neches, Texas. ROGER STEWART Brother Roger Stewart, 69, joined the union in 2000. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and sailed in the deck department. Brother Stewart worked with Crowley Towing and Transportation for his entire career. He resides in Rockford, Tennessee. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 13 SEAFARERS LOG • 13 �Final Departures DEEP SEA ENOCH BOWENS Brother Enoch Bowens, 56, passed away November 21. He began his career with the Seafarers in 2019, initially sailing aboard the Cape Washington. Brother Bowens worked in the engine department. He most recently sailed on the State of Maine and lived in Philadelphia. RONALD DEWITT Pensioner Ronald Dewitt, 79, died January 6. He joined the union in 1968 and first shipped on the Afoundria. Brother Dewitt worked in the steward department. He last sailed aboard the Horizon Fairbanks and became a pensioner in 2006. Brother Dewitt made his home in Seattle. PETER GLENNON Pensioner Peter Glennon, 68, passed away January 15. He joined the SIU in 1978 and first sailed aboard the Overseas Ulla. Brother Glennon worked in the deck department and last sailed on the Voyager. He went on pension in 2021 and made his home in Mechanicsville, Maryland. JAMES MACKLIN Brother James Macklin, 66, died November 28. Brother Macklin signed on with the union in 1978 when he shipped on the Mohawk. He worked in the steward department and last shipped aboard the USNS Petersburg. Brother Macklin lived in the Northern Mariana Islands. SEAN RYAN Brother Sean Ryan, 65, has passed away. He began sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 1987. Brother Ryan’s first vessel was the USNS Vindicator. A deck department member, he most recently shipped on the Liberty Passion in 2020. Brother Ryan was a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia. LEON SATTERTHWAITE Pensioner Leon Satterthwaite, 79, died January 4. He donned the SIU colors in 2001. A deck department member, Brother Satterthwaite first shipped on the Yorktown Express. He last sailed aboard the Cape Vincent and became a pensioner in 2014. Brother Satterthwaite made his home in Marksville, Louisiana. ALPHONSE THOMAS Pensioner Alphonse Thomas, 80, passed away December 4. He became a member of the SIU in 1964. Brother Thomas was initially employed with Trans Western Association. He worked in the engine department and last shipped aboard the Atlantic Forest. Brother Thomas went on pension in 2002 and resided in Metairie, Louisiana. In solemn remembrance, we honor the legacies of these union members who have crossed the final bar. May they rest in peace. JAY THOMAS JAMES WHITE Pensioner Jay Thomas, 71, died January 4. He signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1969 and first sailed aboard an Intercontinental Carriers ship. Brother Thomas primarily sailed in the deck department. He last sailed on the El Morro and began collecting his pension in 2008. Brother Thomas lived in Jacksonville, Florida. Pensioner James White, 82, passed away December 16. He joined the union in 1968 when he worked with Mariner Towing. Brother White was a deck department member. He was last employed with Interstate Oil and became a pensioner in 2004. Brother White lived in Tyner, North Carolina. THOMAS VAIN ALLEN WILLIAMS Pensioner Thomas Vain, 83, passed away January 18. He joined the SIU in 1963 and first sailed with Marvin Steamship Corporation. Brother Vain worked in the deck department and last sailed on the USNS Antares. He retired in 2006 and made his home in Jacksonville, Florida. Pensioner Allen Williams, 92, died January 6. He began sailing with the SIU in 1962. Brother Williams worked for Moran Towing of Virginia for the majority of his career. He started collecting his pension in 1994 and resided in Hilliard, Florida. LUKE VANDEGRIFT Brother Luke Vandegrift, 24, died September 28. He embarked on his career with the SIU in 2020. A steward department member, Brother Vandegrift first shipped on the Midnight Sun. He most recently worked aboard the USNS Pomeroy and resided in Nanjemoy, Maryland. GREAT LAKES RONALD VANDERCOOK Brother Ronald Vandercook, 69, passed away December 28. He joined the Seafarers in 1980 and first sailed aboard the Newark. Brother Vandercook sailed in the deck department. He last shipped on the Indiana Harbor and made his home in Conneaut, Ohio. INLAND JOSEPH EVERETT Pensioner Joseph Everett, 76, died December 8. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1973, initially working with Allied Transportation. Brother Everett was a deck department member and was last employed with McAllister Towing of Virginia. He became a pensioner in 2010 and settled in South Mills, North Carolina. MARC GORFINE Pensioner Marc Gorfine, 83, passed away January 22. He embarked on his career with the union in 1987 and shipped in the deck department. Brother Gorfine worked with the Association of Maryland Pilots for the duration of his career. He went on pension in 2004 and resided in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ROBERT MORGAN Pensioner Robert Morgan, 75, died January 7. He joined the SIU in 1994. Brother Morgan sailed in the deck department and was employed with McAllister Towing of Virginia for his entire career. He began collecting his pension in 2021 and made his home in Port Haywood, Virginia. 14 •SEAFARERS 14 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 NMU WARREN JACKSON Pensioner Warren Jackson, 90, passed away January 6. Brother Jackson last shipped on the Gulf Supreme and began collecting his pension in 2000. He was a New Orleans resident. FEDERICO JOHNSON Pensioner Federico Johnson, 97, died December 2. He began sailing in 1953, initially aboard the St. Mary. Brother Johnson was an engine department member. He last sailed aboard the American Legend and began collecting his pension in 1974. Brother Johnson made his home in Ocala, Florida. RICHARD LEROUX Pensioner Richard Leroux, 79, passed away December 19. He started sailing in 1971 and worked in the engine department. Brother Leroux was last employed with Woods Hole Vessels. He retired in 2000 and settled in Hyannis, Massachusetts. STAVROS MANOUSARIDIS Pensioner Stavros Manousaridis, 86, died December 31. Brother Manousaridis began sailing in 1979, initially aboard the Marine Electric. He worked in the deck department and last sailed aboard the Chilbar in 2003. Brother Manousaridis became a pensioner the following year and resided in Portland, Oregon. WAYNE REIS Pensioner Wayne Reis, 77, died January 17. Brother Reis sailed in the steward department and last shipped on the Marine Duval. He went on pension in 2012 and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. VINCENT WESLEY Pensioner Vincent Wesley, 102, passed away January 24. Brother Wesley shipped in the steward department. He concluded his career aboard the American Trader and began collecting his pension in 1987. Brother Wesley was a New York City resident. APRIL 2025 �Notice CBD, Medical Marijuana Still Banned By DOT Despite changes to certain state regulations, the use of marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) products is still disallowed by the Department of Transportation (DOT), and will cause a positive result when taking any mandatory drug test. As stated by the DOT: “We have had inquiries about whether the Department of Transportationregulated safety-sensitive employees can use CBD products. Safety-sensitive employees who are subject to drug testing specified under 49 CFR part 40 (Part 40) include: pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, transit vehicle operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, fire-armed transit security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others. “The Department of Transportation’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation, Part 40, does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason. Furthermore, CBD use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a laboratory-confirmed marijuana positive result. Therefore, Medical Review Officers will verify a drug test confirmed at the appropriate cutoffs as positive, even if an employee claims they only used a CBD product.” The DOT has stated: “It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to the Department of Transportation’s drug testing regulations to use marijuana. Since the use of CBD products could lead to a positive drug test result, Department of Transportation-regulated safetysensitive employees should exercise caution when considering whether to use CBD products.” Additionally, even if a mariner lives in a state which has passed recreational use laws, the DOT has expressed the following: “Medical Review Officers (MROs) will not verify a drug test as negative based upon learning that the employee used ‘recreational marijuana’ when states have passed ‘recreational marijuana’ initiatives. We also firmly reiterate that an MRO will not verify a drug test negative based upon information that a physician recommended that the employee use ‘medical marijuana’ when states have passed ‘medical marijuana’ initiatives.” April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point Algonac Monday: April 7, May 5 Thursday: April 17, May 15 Baltimore Thursday: April 10, May 8 Guam Thursday: April 24, May 22 Honolulu Friday: April 18, May 16 Houston Monday: April 14 , May 12 Jacksonville Thursday: April 10, May 8 Joliet Thursday: April 17, May 15 Mobile Wednesday: April 16 , May 14 New Orleans Tuesday: April 15, May 13 Jersey City Tuesday: April 8, May 6 Norfolk Friday: April 11, May 9 Oakland Thursday: April 17, May 15 Philadelphia Wednesday: April 9, May 7 Port Everglades Thursday: April 17, May 15 San Juan Thursday: April 10, May 8 St. Louis Friday: April 18, May 16 Tacoma Friday: April 25, May 23 Wilmington Monday: April 21 , May 19 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from Feb. 17 - March 17, 2025. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 18, 2025. Port Total Shipped All Groups A B C Total Registered All Groups A B C Trip Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups A B C Deck Department Algonac 23 Anchorage 3 Baltimore 6 Fort Lauderdale 16 Guam 3 Harvey 9 Honolulu 5 Houston 25 Jacksonville 30 Jersey City 15 Joliet 6 Mobile 8 Norfolk 20 Oakland 11 Philadelphia 3 Piney Point 3 Puerto Rico 6 St. Louis 3 Tacoma 21 Wilmington 25 8 2 2 3 1 10 1 15 18 7 1 5 17 3 2 8 1 1 5 6 3 0 0 9 2 1 0 13 10 4 1 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 1 4 18 1 7 1 25 26 11 2 4 10 7 1 2 1 1 12 18 2 4 2 7 3 3 1 8 20 2 1 4 9 1 2 4 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 4 7 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 11 0 2 1 13 20 3 1 3 6 2 1 2 0 0 7 8 45 5 4 22 4 10 7 49 46 31 4 12 23 13 3 1 10 1 32 50 10 0 2 4 1 11 3 29 24 16 0 7 26 3 1 4 2 3 9 12 4 0 1 9 2 4 0 15 8 3 2 9 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 TOTAL 241 116 60 157 80 29 85 372 167 77 Algonac 6 Anchorage 0 Baltimore 3 Fort Lauderdale 8 Guam 0 Harvey 3 Honolulu 5 Houston 2 Jacksonville 12 Jersey City 5 Joliet 1 Mobile 1 Norfolk 9 Oakland 2 Philadelphia 3 Piney Point 1 Puerto Rico 3 St. Louis 1 Tacoma 6 Wilmington 15 TOTAL 86 1 1 3 4 1 2 0 7 8 6 0 1 7 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 54 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 1 6 35 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 9 3 1 0 5 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 38 9 1 3 10 3 3 7 7 26 10 3 3 13 5 2 2 4 1 11 25 148 3 2 2 6 1 2 2 13 18 8 2 3 12 3 1 2 1 1 6 7 95 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 36 Algonac 5 Anchorage 0 Baltimore 1 Fort Lauderdale 7 Guam 2 Harvey 4 Honolulu 7 Houston 10 Jacksonville 21 Jersey City 11 Joliet 1 Mobile 1 Norfolk 14 Oakland 10 Philadelphia 1 Piney Point 2 Puerto Rico 2 St. Louis 1 Tacoma 5 Wilmington 15 TOTAL 120 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 7 16 2 2 0 14 3 1 1 5 1 3 8 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 16 2 0 1 8 1 0 4 7 11 4 0 1 10 6 2 1 5 0 3 13 79 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 5 9 2 3 1 6 0 2 1 1 0 1 7 45 6 0 2 6 3 5 12 16 32 17 2 3 24 17 3 5 3 2 12 37 207 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 8 23 4 2 1 18 2 0 0 9 1 6 9 97 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 6 30 Algonac 1 Anchorage 0 Baltimore 0 Fort Lauderdale 1 Guam 0 Harvey 1 Honolulu 1 Houston 2 Jacksonville 1 Jersey City 2 Joliet 0 Mobile 0 Norfolk 0 Oakland 0 Philadelphia 0 Piney Point 0 Puerto Rico 0 St. Louis 0 Tacoma 3 Wilmington 0 6 3 4 8 0 2 1 12 24 12 3 1 10 5 1 1 0 0 10 4 11 2 1 5 0 4 6 19 54 15 2 4 26 10 2 6 1 0 9 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 17 1 4 7 1 2 2 19 50 21 3 0 15 12 0 3 0 0 11 10 29 2 1 5 2 5 9 26 104 31 1 3 47 13 1 4 1 0 10 22 TOTAL 12 107 186 10 88 90 26 16 178 316 GRAND TOTAL 349 297 317 280 150 194 743 537 459 Engine Department 4 1 1 6 0 2 6 5 10 5 1 2 7 1 3 1 4 0 4 8 71 2 0 1 5 0 3 0 3 13 4 1 2 10 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 55 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 Steward Department 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 6 12 1 2 1 7 4 1 1 3 0 3 6 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 13 Entry Department 15 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2025 459 4 3 2 8 0 1 0 16 17 6 1 1 11 7 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 9 1 1 3 7 20 6 2 0 17 4 1 1 0 0 5 11 SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 15 LOG • 15 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. LIBERTY (TOTE Services), November 17 – Chairman Kenney Gaston, Secretary Marguerite Diggs. Chairman praised crew for working well together. He encouraged members to be familiar with company policies and reminded them to use job-appropriate tools. Educational director advised crew to keep documents up-to-date and to upgrade at the union-affiliated Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department needs protective gear to avoid oven burns. Crew discussed forklift training and talked about changing holiday pay to overtime rate versus a day’s pay. Members asked for missing-man wages, a higher vacation accrual rate, a day off every 30 days, and to increase safety pay. Steward department was thanked for providing excellent meals. MAJ RICHARD WINTERS (Sealift, Inc.), November 24 – Chairman James McAtee, Secretary Francisco David-Guity Arzu, Deck Delegate Fidel Devilleres, Engine Delegate Riel Vizcarra. Educational director encouraged members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at the Paul Hall Center. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members requested matched 401k contributions, a uniform allowance for returning crew members, reimbursement for travel both to and from ship, wage increases, retention bonuses, tour of duty for vacation and for better internet connectivity aboard ship. Crew discussed medical assistance on board. ALLIANCE FAIRFAX (Maersk Line, Limited), December 1 – Chairman James Bishop, Secretary Rocky Dupraw, Deck Delegate Darrell Crim, Steward Delegate Gregory Brown. Chairman thanked everyone for a smooth and accident-free trip. He went over the upcoming schedule and explained the importance and convenience of using the member portal. Secretary reminded everyone to leave clean rooms for oncoming crew and directed them to the SA for new linens. Educational director urged members to upgrade as often as possible and to report any lights that need to be replaced before turnover. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Patrolman to possibly visit ship in Texas to have members vote in union election, per steward delegate. Crew asked for more vacation days and for retirement age to be lowered. Members requested more Wi-Fi routers. LIBERTY (TOTE Services), December 16 – Chairman Kenney Gaston, Secretary Marguerite Diggs, Steward Delegate Dequan Smith. SIU headquarters personnel have acknowledged previous comments regarding overtime and penalty pay, per chairman. Secretary promised to keep crew aware of any changes to company policy. Educational director reminded members to upgrade at the Piney Point school and to keep credentials current. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members requested weekend over- time pay, a day off every 30 days and penalty pay for trash and stores. Chairman reported a very good trip overall. Next port: Galveston, Texas. MAJ RICHARD WINTERS (Sealift, Inc), December 22 – Chairman Juliette Mandal, Deck Delegate Wade Henry, Engine Delegate Kamaria LaPread, Steward Delegate LaToya Sanford-Leggs. Crew suggested various changes to retirement benefits including lowering sea service requirements to qualify, a 6% match on 401k contributions and lifelong health insurance coverage upon retirement. Crew requested 20 for 30 vacation, a $1,000 retention bonus to members returning to ship, a boot allowance and for penalty pay to deck department crew who perform additional job tasks while on also on watch. Members would like prescription coverage to fill a higher supply of medication at once to allow them to return to sea more quickly. Crew asked for unlimited internet access and for gas expense reimbursement for onboarding members who have to drive to the airport. Next port: Grande-Anse, Canada. LIBERTY (TOTE Services), December 24 – Chairman Kenney Gaston, Secretary Marguerite Diggs. Chairman promised to keep members updated on any changes to company policies. Educational director advised crew to pay attention to document expiration dates and to upgrade at the Paul Hall Center. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members motioned to increase va- cation days, add weekend overtime and to add penalty pay for handling hazardous materials. Crew reported a very productive voyage without any injuries. SEABULK PRIDE (Eco-Tankers Crew Management, LLC), December 30 – Chairman Ryan Legario, Secretary Anthony Rutland, Educational Director Andre Mitchell, Deck Delegate James Luttrell, Engine Delegate Cristian Salazar, Steward Delegate Christian Daguio. Vote of thanks was given to steward department for going above and beyond to accommodate crew. Members were extra grateful for holiday meals and gave a special thanks to Anthony Rutland, who led the steward department. Educational director urged members to upgrade at the Piney Point school. He reminded everyone to check online for available class dates and to register for classes early. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew praised SIU-elected officials for diligently fighting to protect the Jones Act and other maritime job security programs. New refrigerator ordered. Members discussed Eco Tankers contract and standard tanker agreement and motioned to raise vacation pay based on group rating. Crew asked for preferential seating on airline flights and the ability to fly from airports closest to home. Members would like childcare benefits, online access to SIU jobs, and increases to medical and pension benefits. Next port: Long Beach, California. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: George Tricker, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Spr ings, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official 16 16 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President David Heindel at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: David Heindel, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 APRIL 2025 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates Printed below are dates for courses scheduled to take place at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. The QR code connects to a web page with the latest course dates (they may differ from what’s printed here, though in most cases the only changes are additions that haven’t yet made it into the LOG). Seafarers are welcome to contact the admissions office with questions about upgrading courses: (301) 899-0657, admissions@seafarers.org Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion DECK DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Lifeboatman/Water Survival June 30 Sept. 29 July 11 Oct. 10 Able Seafarer - Deck May 5 June 9 Sept. 1 Oct. 13 Dec. 1 May 23 June 27 Sept. 19 Oct. 31 Dec. 19 ENGINE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Latest Course Dates OPEN/SAFETY UPGRADING COURSES Basic Training June 23 Sept. 22 June 27 Sept. 26 Basic Training Revalidation May 5 May 9 June 30 July 25 Aug. 15 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 May 5 May 9 June 30 July 25 Aug. 15 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Government Vessels May 5 June 2 May 9 June 6 Combined Basic/Adv, Fire Fighting May 12 May 16 Junior Engineer Program May 5 June 27 Machinist May 26 June 13 Medical Care Provider May 19 May 23 Pumpman May 19 May 23 Tank Ship - DL (PIC) July 14 July 18 Welding June 2 July 14 Aug. 25 Oct. 6 June 20 Aug. 1 Sept. 12 Oct. 24 Tank Ship Fam. - DL Aug. 11 Sept. 29 Oct. 20 Aug. 15 Oct. 3 Oct. 24 Tank Ship Fam./LG Aug. 4 Sept. 22 Oct. 27 Aug. 8 Sept. 26 Oct. 31 STEWARD DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Galley Operations April 28 May 26 May 23 June 20 Certified Chief Cook April 28 July 7 Sept. 15 July 4 Sept. 12 Nov. 21 ServSafe Management June 30 Sept. 8 Nov. 17 July 4 Sept. 12 Nov. 21 Advanced Galley Operations May 26 July 21 Aug. 18 Sept. 15 Nov. 10 June 20 Aug. 15 Sept. 12 Oct. 10 Dec. 5 Chief Steward April 28 June 23 Oct. 13 Dec. 8 May 23 July 18 Nov. 7 Jan. 2, 2026 UPGRADING APPLICATION COURSE ____________________________ START DATE OF DATE COMPLETION __________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ____________________________ If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. ____________________________ __________________ ____________________________ Social Security #_________________________________ Book #_________________________ Seniority_______________________________________ Department____________________ Home Port______________________________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________________________________________ Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held_____________________________________________ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program?  Yes   No  If yes, class # and dates attended___________________________________________________ Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses?  Yes   No  _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ __________________ ____________________________ Name__________________________________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Home)______________________________ (Cell)____________________________ Date of Birth____________________________________________________________________  Deep Sea Member   Lakes Member   Inland Waters Member  With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty-five (125) days seatime for the previous year, MMC, TWIC, front page of your book including your department and seniority and qualifying sea time for the course if it is Coast Guard tested. Must have a valid SHBP clinic through course date. I authorize the Paul Hall Center to release any of the information contained in this application, or any of the supporting documentation that I have or will submit with this application to related organizations, for the purpose of better servicing my needs and helping me to apply for any benefits which might become due to me. APRIL 2025 LAST VESSEL: ___________________________________ Rating: ________________________ Date On: _______________________________________ Date Off:________________________ Signature: ______________________________________________ Date:___________________ NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. Not all classes are reimbursable. Return completed application to: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education Admissions Office, Email:upgrading@seafarers.org Mail: 45353 St. George’s Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674 Fax: 301-994-2189. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qualified, or any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission, access or treatment of students in its programs or activities. SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG • 17 17 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos APPRENTICE WATER SURVIVAL CLASS #917 – Among those pictured: Rahiem Brown, Raheem Clay, Terrell Coleman, Dwayne French, Jose Hernandez Cuevas, Reed Hoffman, Dereon Ivory, Nicholas Livingston, Anthony Marchanti, Nathan Martinez, Michael Murray, Michael Noyd, Tyrone Ousley Jr., Shania Panton, De'mon Quarles, Timothy Raddetz, Cagy Senn, Adarius Simpson, Isaiah Smith, Escrovan Tisdale-Anderson, Josiah Tunkey, Evan Valigura, Ronnie Ward Jr. and Dorian White. FOWT – Graduated Feb. 21: Wilson Bernardez, Justin Brown, Trinity Carter, David Chatoff, Marc Dadich, Jacob Devers, Brenda Gonzalez Potash, Jonathan Graham, Nayor Griffin-Taylor, Alexis Martinez, Harry McKever II, Matthew Quinones, Tavon Spence, Cedric Wallace Jr. and Emma Wang. TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION (DL) – Graduated Feb. 7 (not all are pictured): Fuad Ali, Averey Branch, Sincere Davenport, Dominick Davis, Ralpheal Evans, Travis Flippin, Devan Gadson, Daniel Gonzalez Jr., Kemar Grant, Harry Hurley, Reon James, Tomeria Kendrick, Eric Nieves Jr., Lamillian Phillips, James Regan Jr., Demetrius Soto, Ishay Thomas, Trey Traughber, Noah Welch and Timothy Wheeler. ABLE SEAMAN - DECK – Graduated Feb. 7 (not all are pictured): Taher Albaneh, Andrew ADVANCED GALLEY OPS – Graduated Feb. 28: Maximo Bencosme, Carlos Gomez Hernandez, Faith Gonse, Elvin Rijos-Perez and Johnny Smith. RFPEW (UPGRADERS) – Graduated Feb. 7: Carlos Arzu, James Boatner, Ashley Cole, Mario Dolmo Nunez, Cotisha Long-Green, Yeilyn Martinez, Altoria McKinney, Saupo Milikini, Jacolby Robinson and Cruz Valentin Garcia. 18 18 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 Brown, Rickay Channer, Eden Dulin, Christopher Flood, Nathan Goodhart, Scott Haselbauer, Jacob Isaacs, Delmus James, Madison Kruer, Clint Langford Jr., Victor Mak, Arkadiusz Mochocki-Klusik, Jabar Mohamad, Dominic Pena, Brian Ransom Jr., Jacob Rhoney and David Rojas. RFPEW (PHASE 1) – Graduated Feb. 7: Cedricka Banks, Michael Johnson, Tylan Meekins, Nathaniel Orff, Juan Ortiz Reyes and Talib Weatherspoon. APRIL 2025 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos GOVERNMENT VESSELS – Graduated Feb. 28 (not all are pictured): Hussein Ahmad, Shakib Al-Nasafi, Scott Brainard, Scott Carter Jr., Eric Casas, George Creekmore, Jonte Crenshaw, Gabriel De Leon Holguin, Samuel Fagerness, Olivia Fisher-Macafe, Deondre Gardner, Joseph Gierbolini Aponte, Anthony Gierbolini, James Gray, Michael Harris Jr., Raphael Henson, Marcus Hugee, Ethan Love, Latisha Manns-Paige, Jan Mayoll, Gabriel Rivera, Roneisha Thomas and Jordan Williams. BASIC FIREFIGHTING (UPGRADERS) – Graduated Feb. 13, from left to right: Pattalossa-Patrice Kenner and Eric Casas. GALLEY OPS – Graduated Feb. 7, left to right: Jessica Neil Guzman, Jeremias Luenzo and Shavonne Nixon. GALLEY OPS – Graduated Feb. 7, from left to right: Suzanne Herrera, Anthony Monroe and Jamequia Cherry. RFPNW – Graduated Feb. 28: Terrell Coleman, Jose Hernandez Cuevas, Reed Hoffman, Anthony Marchanti, Nathan Martinez, Michael Murray, Tyrone Ousley Jr., De'mon Quarles, Timothy Raddetz, Cagy Senn, Isaiah Smith, Josiah Tunkey and Evan Valigura. WATER SURVIVAL – Graduated Feb. 21: Anneliza Brown, Kyra Buggs, Scott Carter Jr., Robert Davis Jr., Brian Downey, Blaise Fiola, Dale Henry Jr., Torence Henry, Arthur Kinsman, Nash Lariosa, Toriano Lawson Jr., Trevon McCauley, Jocelyn Merino, Wilson Montero Centeno, Cory Riley, Nirale Rolle and Michael Williams. APRIL 2025 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 19 SEAFARERS LOG • 19 �APRIL 2025 VOLUME 87, NO. 4 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO Seafarers Complete Operation Deep Freeze 2025 Two ships chartered by Military Sealift Command (MSC) - the MV Ocean Giant and the MV Ocean Gladiator, both crewed by SIU members and both operated by Waterman– recently helped to complete Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The crew of the Ocean Giant included: Bosun Richard Hamilton; ABs Warren Armstead and William Kovacs; QMED Nicholas Simoneaux; QE4s Jr Lee Eludo and Lorenza Session; Steward Olive Stewart-Paul; and ACU Juan Oliva. The crew of the Ocean Gladiator included: Bosun Timothy Daniel; ABs Alexis Figueroa, Nicholas Markowitz and Tyler Thompson; QMED Isaac Nugen; QE4 Robert Farley; STOS Reyes Gonzalez Jr.; Steward Nathan Williams; and ACU Lauren Buggs. According to MSC, “Operation Deep Freeze is a joint service, ongoing Defense Support to Civilian Authorities mission in support of the SANTA'SScience CASTLEFoundation ARTICLE AND (NSF). PHOTOS TO National NSF COMEis the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program. Mission support consists of active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Coast Guard as well as Department of Defense civilians and attached non-DOD civilians. ODF operates from two primary locations situated at Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. MSCchartered ships have made the challenging voyage to Antarctica every year since the station and its resupply mission were established in 1955.” The Ocean Giant arrived at McMurdo Station on Jan. 26, delivering a floating Marine Causeway System, along with 380 pieces of AB Alexis Figueroa poses for a photo while ashore during Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The photos at right and below (excluding the ship photo) were also submitted by Figueroa. cargo; the Ocean Gladiator arrived at McMurdo Station on Feb. 20, delivering 321 pieces of cargo. The two vessels were delivering supplies, consisting of containers filled with mechanical parts, vehicles, construction materials including cement pilings for a pier project, food, electronics equipment and comfort items. That cargo will help sustain the operations at McMurdo Station for another year. Following the offload, both vessels were loaded with containers of retrograde cargo for transportation off the continent. This includes trash and recyclable materials for disposal and equipment no longer required on the station, as well as the 65-ton floating Modular Causeway System, which was used in lieu of the ice-pier for cargo operations. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s landing craft transits Winter Quarters Bay during the escort of the M/V Ocean Giant to NSF McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 29, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter) � 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 2020-present Description An account of the resource Volumes LXXXII of the Seafarers Log and beyond 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. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2025 Description An account of the resource SIU BACK AMERICAN CARGO FOR AMERICAN SHIPS ACT STENA IMMACULATE MARINERS RISE TO THE OCCASION PINEY POINT TRAINING SAVED MY LIFE LNG VESSELS SIGNALS NEW SIU JOBS WAVE OF SUPPORT VOICED FOR JONES ACT CHAVEX-DEREMER SWORN IN AS 30TH SECRETARY OF LABOR SL MIDWAY REFLAGS UNDER STARS AND STRIPES RETIRED PORT AGENT ELLIOTT PASSES AWAY ALL HANDS SAFE ON THE STENA IMMACULATE SEAFARERS COMPLETE OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 2025 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Digital Copies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/01/2025 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VOL. 87, NO 4 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a7c543085a8a48d4250a11287b9412ae.pdf d29e9ec2b77bfaed1331c0b3d0444e28 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG APRIL 2026 VOLUME 88, NO. 4 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO Seafarers Uphold Decades-Long Tradition Of Delivering in Operation Deep Freeze SIU members helped ensure the success of the most recent iteration of Operation Deep Freeze, the annual resupply mission to the scientific outpost at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Sailing aboard the tanker Stena Polaris (Intrepid) were Seafarers (below, from left) AB Tyler Brown, ABM Harriet Groenleer, Pumpman Rayshawn Buksha, QMED Diamond Jackson, Chief Cook Anthony Jackson, SA Tahj Ligon, Wiper Abdelhamid Deka, Chief Steward Xavier Burgos, QMED Adam Ferkula, and AB Dylan Wright. Page 20 (back page). Paul Hall Center Hosts USTRANSCOM Commander The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education on March 9 hosted Gen. Randall Reed (USAF), commanding officer of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), along with other personnel from the agency. Gen. Reed met with union and school officials as well as students. He is at left in each of these photos: addressing an AB class, checking out a simulator with SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez, and leading the way to the Michael J. Sacco Media Center, with SIU President David Heindel in the foreground. USTRANSCOM supports 10 other U.S. combatant commands, including the U.S. Military Sealift Command. WHITE HOUSE RELEASES MARITIME PLAN • PAGE 3 // SIU AT WOW CONFERENCE • PAGE 4 �President’s Report We Will Answer the Call As of this writing in early March, Operation Epic Fury hasn’t resulted in any vessel activations. Nevertheless, the SIU has had both direct and indirect involvement, and stands ready for whatever will be needed. You may have read about the Seafarers-contracted tanker Stena Imperative being hit while in drydock overseas. We were a few days from re-crewing the ship when the attack took place, but there already were members of the Seafarers-affiliated American Maritime Officers (AMO) on board. Thank heaven, there were no injuries, and the vessel damage didn’t seem extensive. David Heindel Mariners aboard another one of our ships in that region were near the location where a missile splashed down, but there were no injuries and no vessel damage. If you are currently in the Persian Gulf, know that all U.S. maritime unions remain united in support of U.S. mariners and are in close contact with your companies, MARAD, and the Department of Defense. Together, we are working to ensure your concerns are heard and to represent the interests of U.S. mariners. There is some debate about whether, in this age of connectivity, the old saying “loose lips sink ships” still applies. What I say with certainty is that the SIU will not intentionally publicize anything that puts our mariners, our military personnel, or any of our other fellow citizens at risk. No one knows how long Operation Epic Fury will last or whether our members will be called upon. Regardless of how it plays out, we will be judicious in our communications, just as we’ve been during previous military engagements. Similarly, I urge our members to avoid posting anything online that could make you or anyone else a target. With equal confidence, and as I mentioned last month in my formal report to the SIU membership, I know that if we are asked to mobilize, we will do what American mariners have always done. We will sail, and we will deliver the goods. We will support our troops professionally, safely, and proudly. That is not about politics. It’s who we are. If you happen to be new to our industry, I offer this quick history lesson: From the Revolutionary War to World War II, to operations in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, our U.S. merchant ships – crewed by American-citizen mariners – have carried the cargo, fuel, equipment, and supplies that make military operations possible. You could say it’s in the SIU’s DNA, as our union was chartered in late 1938, and our members sailed in World War II beginning just a few short years later. Wars are not sustained by weapons alone; they are sustained by logistics. And logistics move by sea. This moment underscores why commitments like the Maritime Security Program (MSP) are not optional, they are essential. The MSP provides a ready commercial sealift capacity the military depends upon in times of crisis. Sealift readiness is not something you build overnight. It requires stable cargo policy, sustained investment, and a strong pool of qualified U.S. mariners. Indirectly, the current military operation also reinforces why cargo preference laws and domestic cargo policy matter. Without cargo, there are no ships. Without ships, there are no jobs. And without U.S.-flag capacity in peacetime commerce, there is no assured sealift in wartime. There is bipartisan recognition of these facts, as well as unwavering support from our military leaders, which is why I remain optimistic about a resurgence of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Meanwhile, consistent with past practice, your union has appropriately secured extra compensation for Seafarers who sail into high-risk waters. All the details were sent to the hiring halls and to the ships early last month. Check with your port agent if you missed it and are interested in the specifics. Finally, while the Seafarers LOG retains an important role in our union community, it of course isn’t our only medium. Please keep an eye on our website and our social media pages for timely updates, and if you’re not already signed up for SIU text alerts (we’ve offered them for about 15 years), you can do so via our home page. The SIU stands ready to uphold our role as part of the nation’s fourth arm of defense. collective bargaining rights and driving experts Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025 away out of their jobs. Annual BLS Report Shows Growth in Union Representation New data released Feb. 18 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of all wage and salary workers in the United States are now covered under union contracts, up from 2024 and the highest in 16 years. “Billionaire bosses and union-busting politicians have tried to throw the kitchen sink at working people and their unions – slashing our jobs and rigging the rules to scare us out of organizing – but they are failing,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. “Working people are experiencing relentless attacks on our freedoms and our livelihoods. These numbers confirm what we’ve seen in the labor movement: Workers … are hungry to take back their power. Workers know that the best check on a bad boss is a strong union contract. In 2026, workers will continue to organize in every corner of the country and build power to fight for the lives they deserve.” Shuler added, “Labor is one of the last institutions in this country that working people actually trust. Nearly 70% of Americans support unions and more than 50 million more workers are eager to join one, but broken labor law still has the deck stacked against Seafarers LOG Volume 88, Number 4 April 2026 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union www.seafarers.org The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, AFLCIO; 5201 Capital Gateway Drive; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 207909998. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Director: Jordan Biscardo Assistant Communications Director: Nick Merrill Assistant Editor: Aja Neal Administrative Support: Jenny Stokes Copyright © 2026 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights Reserved. The SIU engaged an environmentally friendly printer for the production of this newspaper. 2 • SEAFARERS LOG them. Too many face vicious union-busting and retaliation for organizing and punishing lay-offs even as corporate bosses rake in profits.” “Unionization grew in 2025 despite the nation’s broken system of labor law and the most anti-union president in history,” said Heidi Shierholz, president of the labor-backed Economic Policy Institute and a former Labor Department chief economist. “And in response to the Trump administration’s aggressive attacks on federal employees and their unions, federal workers increasingly turned to collective representation. This increase is a testament to working people’s resolve and the fact that unions are recognized as critical instruments for building a fair economy.” According to the report, there was, as usual, a big earnings gap between union members and their nonunion colleagues. The median weekly earnings for all workers – the point where half the workforce is above and half below – was $1,204 last year, a $45 increase over 2024. But unionists had median weekly earnings of $1,484 and union men had median weekly earnings last year of $1,487, almost $200 more than non-union men. Union women had median weekly earnings of $1,297. The median for unrepresented workers was $1,174 overall, up $36 in a year. Non-union men had a median of $1,289, up $48 in a year, while non-union women had a median of $1,056. The BLS data also reflects the following: • Years of organizing in new industries, workplaces and in so-called “right to work (for less)” states in the South have pushed nationwide union density to 10%. • Nearly half of all union growth came from Southern states, with younger workers organizing at a rapid pace. • The number of public sector workers represented by a union grew by 236,000, up to 36.4% of that workforce. • Despite what has been described as the biggest act of union-busting in history, union density among federal workers grew to more than 31%, which is the largest single-year increase since 2011, as workers responded to DOGE-driven attacks aimed at stripping • Private-sector union representation grew to add 227,000 workers, with significant gains in health care, retail, education services and construction. “Politicians face a clear mandate to stand up to union-busting bosses, whether they are in the corner office or the oval office,” Shuler added. “We call on Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, and to reverse the single largest act of union-busting in American history by passing the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the Senate.” According to the Press Associates Union News Service, some of the state-level data should be taken with a proverbial grain of salt. “The state samples of unionists are much smaller than the national sample BLS uses for its top-line number,” the service reported. “But though the numbers should be taken with caution, the state pattern remained the same: Union members were concentrated in the Northeast, around the Great Lakes and in the Pacific Coast states, including Alaska and Hawaii. But … half the numerical gains last year occurred in states of the old Confederacy alone.” Hawaii (24.8%) was the most union-dense state last year, beating New York (21.3%), though New York is catching up in density and also added 128,000 union members last year, rising to 1.734 million. Washington state was notable for big hikes in union both density and numbers. Its density rose from 16% in 2024 to 18% last year. Union numbers increased there by 84,000. California was high in density (14.9%) and led the nation in numbers both years: 2.489 million unionists in 2025, 108,000 more than in 2024. New York was second in numbers last year, too, at 1.834 million. Illinois, which has the right to organize in its state constitution, added 24,000 union members, rising to 758,000, the BLS estimated. That kept it at 13.1% density. Alaska was third in density, the BLS estimated, at 18.1%. Also high on the 2025 list were Connecticut and Rhode Island (16.1% each), Massachusetts (14.5%), Minnesota (14.1%), Michigan (13%), New Jersey (14.7%), Oregon (15.1%), Nevada (13%), Ohio (11.6%) and Pennsylvania (10.9%). For the first time in decades, the two Carolinas did not vie for last in union density. South Dakota “beat” them both, falling to 2.3%. The two Carolinas finished below 3% each, though. APRIL 2026 �Union Applauds Food for Peace Announcement Editor’s note: The ship mentioned in the headline of the joint statement above is the Stena Imperative. No SIU members were aboard the vessel when it was damaged in a Bahrain shipyard. Please see SIU President David Heindel’s column in this edition of the LOG for more information on how the conflict with Iran may affect U.S.-flag shipping. We will post any newsworthy updates on the SIU website and in future editions of the LOG. White House Issues Maritime Action Plan The White House in February posted the “America’s Maritime Action Plan,” a strategic document mandated by last year’s executive order titled Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. In a letter to President Trump, SIU President David Heindel thanked him for backing the industry and conveyed the union’s strong backing of the Maritime Action Plan. “Our support for the Maritime Action Plan is unwavering,” Heindel wrote. “We look forward to working with you and your administration to help achieve its goals…. There is no doubt it will take great effort to implement the many components of the Maritime Action Plan, but we are confident that, collectively, we are all up to the task.” In his report to the membership for the March meetings, Heindel said the plan “is comprehensive and contains many components we support, but none of it is likely to be enacted anytime soon. For better or worse, that’s how things work in Washington. I should also mention that there weren’t really any bombshells in the plan. It is largely consistent with the executive order and also with the SHIPS for America Act.” Broadly, the plan includes four main segments, each one addressing a different aspect of the industry. They are as follows: shipbuilding; workforce education and training; the maritime industrial base; and, national and economic security. Among other goals, the shipbuilding section includes a universal fee for foreign-built vessels entering U.S. ports. It APRIL 2026 recommends “stimulation of U.S.-flag fleet growth” and specifically mentions operating subsidies, guaranteed cargo, and a “vehicle for procuring Strategic Commercial Fleet” ships. The second section emphasizes the modernization of the credentialing process, including the removal of redundant processes and requirements. The plan further calls for incentives for maritime workforce recruitment and retention, including “new financial assistance programs” designed to encourage entering and staying in the industry. The incentives would be provided both for the entities who are handling the training, and to students in exchange for service obligations. Additionally, the plan calls for modified tax treatment of a merchant mariner’s foreign-earned income. It would permit the income a U.S. merchant mariner earns while employed on a U.S.-flag vessel operating on an international route to be excluded from gross income under the provisions that permit such an exclusion for U.S. citizens or residents living abroad. Existing maritime staples including the cargo preference and the Maritime Security Program receive strong backing in the plan, which also calls for establishing a “Maritime Trust Fund” and recapitalizing the Ready Reserve Force. The Maritime Action Plan says the administration is working on legislative proposals for all of these things. The entire document is linked on the SIU website. The SIU recently voiced its strong support when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a major purchase of U.S. food that will be transported on U.S.-flag vessels as part of the Title II PL 480 Food for Peace Program. This is the first large procurement of commodities since the Food for Peace function was transferred from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to USDA by the Trump administration. “PL 480 food aid cargoes are traditionally the largest source of non-defense preference cargo carried by U.S.-flag ships,” said SIU President David Heindel. “After more than a year of uncertainty following the closure of USAID, the ships in our fleet that depended on PL 480 cargo were in jeopardy of being lost. This new purchase should help ensure those ships remain in our fleet, and our mariners who crew them remain at work.” The USDA announced an agreement to purchase up to $432 million in mixed commodities to support our diplomatic efforts abroad, specifically combating food insecurity and in support of emergency food relief in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, and Rwanda. Under federal law, at least 50% of all foreign aid cargoes shipped by the government must be carried on U.S.-flag ships. The SIU has supported legislation and advocacy efforts to move the Food for Peace program to the USDA, which has handled other in-kind food aid programs for more than half a century. In late December, an interagency agreement gave PL 480 responsibility to the USDA, and the USDA responded quickly to turn that responsibility into action. Heindel added, “We look forward to working with the president, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, Undersecretary for Trade & Foreign Affairs Luke Lindberg, and the rest of the USDA staff as they ensure that American foreign food aid shipments resume, and this vital tool of American diplomacy is put to work again. The men and women of the SIU stand ready to assist in delivering this aid, as we have for nearly 75 years.” SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG • 3 3 �In the photo above (from left to right): SIU Port Agent Mario Torrey, AMO Assistant Vice President for Government Relations Alaina Basciano Carouge, MEBA Government Affairs Manager Caitlyn Tierney, AMO East Coast Representative Marissa Cap, SIU Asst. VP Michael Russo, Political and Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman, Exec. VP Augie Tellez, Great Lakes Maritime Academy Cadet Peyton Abney, AMO National President Willie Barerre, Pasha Hawaii's Matt Campbell, CMA CGM Senior Vice President of Government Relations Dick Balzano, Mass Maritime Superintendent Francis McDonald and Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski. ‘What True Heroes Can Look Like’ During a high-profile event spanning three days in February, a prominent American maritime spokesperson shared her genuine enthusiasm for the U.S. Merchant Marine – and she assured the aspiring mariners in attendance that they are entering a vital industry. Sara Fuentes, vice president for the well-regarded trade association Transportation Institute, delivered keynote remarks Feb. 10 in the nation’s capital, as part of a three-day Women on the Water Conference that began Feb 8. The event was hosted by the Consortium of State Maritime Academies with support from the U.S. Maritime Administration, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Northwestern Michigan College. It took place in suburban Baltimore and in Washington, D.C. Several SIU officials attended the conference, including Executive Vice President Augie Tellez, Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski, Assistant Vice President Michael Russo, Port Agent Mario Torrey, and Political and Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman. Fuentes, a self-described “maritime evangelist,” explained the complexities of advocating for U.S.-flag shipping and U.S. mariners. In part because the industry is heavily regulated, it takes wide-ranging outreach – and coordination among the various sectors – to deliver effective, unified messages. “Everything is maritime policy,” she stated. “The merchant marine touches almost every policy area. Every year, there are new challenges and new opportunities…. I’ve never been bored.” She spotlighted several challenges from the past couple of years that the industry collectively tackled, including ones involving cargo preference, the U.S. Tanker Security Program, attacks on U.S.-flag ships in the Red Sea, personnel shortages, trade issues and more. “We have to track more than 25 different federal agencies and 12 different Congressional committees,” Fuentes noted. Pivoting to the enticing job opportunities in numerous maritime sectors, she said, “The wonderful thing about your chosen career path is that thanks to the breadth of this industry, you can follow your passions and find the right place for you…. There are so many facets to what we do, and you can do it at sea or ashore – maritime touches everything in our lives.” Fuentes then described the typically strong cooperation between labor, management, and government when it comes to promoting maritime – specifically, in this case, how representatives from every sector pulled together during the COVID pandemic. “This is generally true for our industry,” she added. “Before we talk to Congress, we build consensus together.” She wrapped up her remarks by sharing a few stories “where the sheer heroism of mariners made me feel humbled to be associated with this industry.” Those accounts involved the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II; the evacuation of Manhattan on September 11, 2001; and mariners working throughout the pandemic. “These efforts may have been unrecognized in their time, and it took effort and teamwork to bring these stories to light,” Fuentes said. “But these stories, and these people, are what keeps us going…. One thing that this industry has demonstrated time and time again is that mariners will be there to answer the call…. This is an industry for people who want to put their heads down and be respected for the work that they do. And in a world of billionaires looking for more money or influencers looking for more attention – mariners are a beacon of what true heroes can look like.” SIU officials Asst. VP Michael Russo (standing) and Secretary-Treasurer Tom Orzechowski (directly to his left) offer practical advice to the next generation of mariners. 4 • SEAFARERS LOG SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez (left) meets with maritime stalwart Elaine Chao (former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor) at the event. Keynote speaker Sara Fuentes, Transportation Institute Vice President SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 4 APRIL 2026 �SIU President Exposes FOC System SIU President David Heindel Editor’s note: SIU P res i de nt David Heindel also serves as Chair of the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Seafarers’ Section. In the latter role, he recently wrote the following article, which was circulated online, including on the popular site Splash247. Recent reporting on false flags and the rise of shadow fleets has rightly raised alarms about maritime security, sanctions enforcement, environmental safety – and, too often as a secondary concern, seafarers’ rights. But much of the analysis still stops short of naming the enabling root cause. In reality, these developments are the predictable outcome of what the ITF named as the flag of convenience (FOC) system more than 75 years ago – a business model deliberately designed to obscure ownership, fragment jurisdiction, and weaken enforcement with direct and devastating consequences for seafarers, for maritime security, and for the rule of law at sea. Much of the current coverage describes the symptoms but avoids the diagnosis. False flags – the practice of flying fake flags disowned by the given registry – are not mere anomalies. They are, fundamentally, a natural outcome of the FOC system. Under the FOC model, shipowners can register vessels in states with no meaningful genuine link to ownership, management, or operation – in direct contravention of international law under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. In exchange for registration fees, those flag states offer minimal scrutiny and weak enforcement, effectively selling enforcement-free sovereignty. As Mark Dickinson, general secretary of UK maritime union, Nautilus, explained to the BBC, when it comes to spiraling seafarer abandonment, including on shadow fleet ships, FOC states have demonstrated “a complete derogation of responsibility towards their fleets and the crews who sail on them.” He then rightly outlined the demand, in line with international law, for there to always be “a genuine link between shipowners and the flags under which they sail.” The jurisdictional ambiguity that allows ships to shift identities, manipulate registries, or operate without effective oversight is not accidental. It is built into the business model. This is why false flags and shadow fleets have continued to proliferate despite increased sanctions, surveillance, and massively increased media and political attention. Industry profits from opacity. Flag states – in the case of the worst offenders, with flags often outsourced to unscrupulous overseas business interests – profit from regulatory leniency. Together, they create exactly the conditions in which fraudulent registries, identity switching, and impunity thrive. And the same governance failures driving false flags also produce severe human consequences. Last month, the International Transport Workers’ Federation released new data showing that 2025 was the worst year on record for seafarer abandonment. More than 6,200 seafarers were abandoned across 410 ships, a 32% increase on the previous year and the sixth consecutive year of rising cases. When ownership is hidden and flag state responsibility is diluted, seafarers are left exposed to a perfect storm of profit-driven abuse. Abandonment, unpaid wages, unsafe vessels, denial of shore leave, and the absence of legal protection are not incidental outcomes. They are direct consequences of a system designed to enable the evasion of responsibility. The same dynamics were laid bare during the global crew change crisis, when hundreds of thousands of seafarers were trapped on board for months beyond their contracts. Once again, fragmented jurisdiction and weak flag-state responsibility allowed governments and shipowners to deflect accountability, leaving workers stranded…. The risks extend well beyond labor. The FOC system undermines maritime security, environmental protection, and the rule of law itself – risks that policymakers can no longer afford to treat as peripheral or theoretical. If governments are serious about tackling false flags and shadow fleets, they must move beyond reactive enforcement and confront the structure that enables abuse – and government investigations into FOCs, as currently underway in the U.S., are a necessary and welcome first step. Ultimately, this means enforcing the long-ignored principle of a genuine link between a vessel’s flag and its beneficial owners, operators, and managers. It means mandatory beneficial ownership transparency as a condition of registration and operation. It means holding flag states accountable when they repeatedly fail to meet their legal responsibilities. False flags, shadow fleets, and abandonment are not separate problems. They are interconnected outcomes of a failing system abandoned by decades of government inaction. History provides a clear warning: When countries retreat from national flags and cabotage, enforcement fractures as opacity becomes the norm. And the shadows become used to hide all manner of illegality and criminality, not least abuses of seafarers’ rights…. We must rebuild and defend national-flag shipping and cabotage laws to bring all maritime trade back into the open, where there is no hiding place for shadow fleets, and no means to side-step accountability, national security, safety, and fair competition. Until we do this, these crises will continue to repeat, under different names, in different contexts, but for the same reasons. Article Underscores How Jones Act Benefits Puerto Rico A recent online op-ed by a popular political commentator and columnist helped set the record straight regarding the Jones Act’s impact on Puerto Rico. In late February, Julio Rivera posted an article noting in part the speculation (within maritime circles) that the Super Bowl halftime show might include a reference to America’s freight cabotage law. “It never happened,” Rivera pointed out. “What remained instead in the aftermath were the issues that actually shape daily life on the island: fragile infrastructure, an aging power grid, and the long-running struggles of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Those topics may not trend as easily on social media, but they sit much closer to Puerto Rico’s economic reality than any shipping statute.” Rivera stated that the Jones Act can be “an easy villain” for its critics, but that their ire is misdirected. “Puerto Rico’s economic challenges are not the result of a single law,” he wrote. “They are the result of structural weaknesses layered over time, and pretending otherwise might be politically useful but it is economically shallow.” He further asserted that the time-tested law “supports a domestic maritime industry that both Puerto Rico and the mainland United States can rely on for national security, disaster response, and supply chain stability. For an island that depends on ships for essentials like food and fuel, having a dependable domestic shipping network is not some abstract benefit. It is practical insurance. When hurricanes hit or global logistics snarl, reliability matters more than theory. “Serious economic analysis backs up the idea that the Jones Act is not the price driver some claim,” he continued. “A comprehensive study … found that the law’s impact on Puerto Rico’s consumer prices is modest compared to bigger forces like energy costs, infrastructure inefficiencies, and public-sector debt burdens. Repeal advocates often imply that removing the law would dramatically lower prices. That is a comforting narrative, but it glosses over how global shipping markets actually work. Foreign vessels do not operate at a discount out of goodwill, and international freight rates are volatile by nature.” Rivera said that the territory’s biggest challenges center on “infrastructure and governance.” The territory’s shaky electrical grid, for instance, can be “a deal breaker” for various investments there. APRIL 2026 “None of this is an attack on Puerto Rico,” Rivera clarified. “It is a recognition that the island competes globally for capital. Many places advertise stable infrastructure, regulatory clarity, and institutional transparency. Puerto Rico has enormous strengths, from its workforce to its strategic location, but unlocking its full potential requires focusing on these fundamentals. “Blaming the Jones Act for problems rooted in infrastructure and governance risks letting the real issues off the hook,” he added. “It is easier to point outward than to do the slower, harder work of reform. But reform is what attracts durable investment and longterm job creation.” Rivera further pointed out that some critics who insist the Jones Act is at the heart of Puerto Rico’s difficulties “oversimplify a complex system. Maritime analyst Sal Mercogliano and others who study shipping closely have repeatedly explained that vessel supply, fuel prices, port efficiency, insurance, and global trade dynamics all shape costs. Those realities do not disappear if one law changes. “As an American of Puerto Rican descent, I want the island to succeed economically, not just culturally,” Rivera said. “That means being honest about what holds it back and clear-eyed about what actually helps. The Jones Act is not a cure-all, but it provides structure and reliability within the broader U.S. economic and security framework.” He concluded, “Puerto Rico’s prosperity will ultimately be built on reliable infrastructure, clean governance, and investor confidence. Fixing the grid, modernizing systems, and strengthening institutional trust will do more to raise living standards than chasing a shipping-law scapegoat. Cheap shots at the Jones Act can trend for a day. Stable power and trustworthy institutions generate growth for decades…. The island’s people are resilient, creative, and entrepreneurial. With dependable infrastructure and accountable governance, they can create a stable foundation and real economic growth for generations to come.” SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 5 LOG • 5 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU PROMOTING MARITIME ‒ SIU Patrolman Kirk Pegan (right) meets with Alex Mealer, who’s running for Congress (Texas’ 9th District). Photo was taken in Dayton, Texas. Pegan used the occasion to emphasize the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine. SINCERE THANKS ‒ SIU Exec. VP Augie Tellez (left) and American Maritime Officers President Willie Barrere (right) express gratitude to U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) for his unwavering support of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Event took place Feb. 10 in the nation’s capital. MILESTONE IN JERSEY ‒ AB BOOKS RECEIVED IN ALGONAC ‒ AB Mohamed Alahmadi (left in photo above, left) receives his A-seniority book, while GUDE Sameh Suwaileh (left in remaining photo) obtains his B book. Both Seafarers are pictured at the hiring hall with Safety Director Jason Brown. Arnold Baluyot (left) receives his A-seniority book. He’s pictured at the Jersey City hall with SIU Asst. VP Ray Henderson. ABOARD CAPE STARR ‒ This Seafaring Selfie includes (from left) Recertified Bosuns Ritche Acuman and Antjuan Webb Sr. In the background are the Cape San Juan and Cape Sable. All three vessels are operated by TOTE. SUPPORTING WORKERS’ RIGHTS ‒ SIU VP Sam Spain and Port Agent Mario Torrey took part in the Virginia AFL-CIO 39th Legislative Conference Feb. 1-2 in Richmond. Pictured from left in the three-person photo are Spain, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, and Torrey. The other photo includes Spain and Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi. ABOARD GREEN DELTA ‒ ABM Rolando Dinong is pictured aboard the Waterman vessel in the Pacific Northwest. ABOARD DANIEL INOUYE ‒ Providing service with a smile aboard the Matson vessel in Honolulu are (from left) ACU Romeo Molina, Chief Steward Ronald Williams, and Chief Cook Monell Liburd. CAPE INTREPID COMPLETES SERVICE ‒ The Ocean Duchess-operated ship recently was turned over to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. These photos were taken from mid- to late January; they include snapshots from an MLK Day cookout. The five-person photo includes two inspectors from the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, along with (from left) Oiler Carmus Peet, Chief Engineer Thomas Gay, and (second from right) Recertified Bosun LBJ Tanoa. Removing the ship’s bell in the three-person pic are (from left) Electrician Phillip Greenwell, Oiler Carmus Peet, and Third Mate Edward Max Stovall. Chief Steward Delbra Singleton-Leslie is in the individual photo, and the remaining photo was taken at a farewell dinner. From left are Chief Mate Nasir Bousseloub, Electrician Phillip Greenwell, Chief Engineer Chris Davis, and Recertified Bosun LBJ Tanoa. 6 • SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 6 APRIL 2026 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU BOOKS GALORE IN JACKSONVILLE ‒ Taking the oath (larger group photo) at the hiring hall are Seafarers Erris Jackson, Charles Williams, Ismael Andriamasy, and Eric Butler. SIU Port Agent Ashley Nelson is at left. Williams received his A-seniority book, while the others obtained their respective B books. In the remaining pic, SA Valencia Byrd (left) receives her B book. She’s pictured with SIU Patrolman Eddie Pittman. ABOARD EVERGREEN STATE ‒ Pictured from left aboard the Intrepid vessel are Pumpman Gilbert Johnson, Recertified Bosun John Cedeno, SIU Patrolman Kirk Pegan, and AB Carlos Avila. ABOARD USNS JOHN GLENN ‒ Pictured from left aboard the Ocean Ships vessel on the West Coast are QEE Rahsaan Alexander, AB Joshua Lux, Steward/Baker Linda McPhetridge, QMED Wilbert Hinton, OS Jon Oliver, Bosun Teena Werner, Safety Director John Sunga, and Storekeeper Felix Rosado. AS SEEN IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND ‒ Recertified Bosun LBJ Tanoa shared these photos from his recent stay in Piney Point. The group photo includes classmates from a Tanker Assist DL course (from left): Christopher Moore, Ricky Desir, Kia Major, Jarrell Dorsey, LBJ Tanoa, and Joaquim Ganeto. In the other photo, the bosun catches up with retired SIU/Paul Hall Center official Bart Rogers at St. George Catholic Church in Valley Lee. BRAINSTORMING IN FLORIDA ‒ Pictured at a Keystone Crews Conference in the sunshine state are (from left) SIU Asst. VP Kris Hopkins, Chief Mate Connor Shea, Keystone VP of Operations Dave Carroll, and Second Mate Jimmy Hargrove. ABOARD LIBERTY PRIDE ‒ Pictured from left in the three-person snapshot aboard the Liberty Maritime ship in the Pacific Northwest are ABB Andre Nero, Recertified Bosun Manolo Delos Santos, and ABM Ping San Pedro. In the remaining non-ship photo are (from left) Chief Cook Kevin Robinson and Steward/Baker Jessica Davis. APRIL 2026 SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 7 LOG • 7 �At Sea & Ashore with the SIU ABOARD LOUISIANA ‒ Gathered on the Fairwater tanker in Long Beach, California, are (from left) SA Hussein Moosa, Chief Cook Yolanda Martinez, Steward/Baker Michael Todman, Recertified Bosun Albert Mensah, and SIU Patrolman Gordon Godel. APPRECIATION IN D.C. ‒ During a gathering earlier this year in the nation’s capital, SIU Asst. VP Michael Russo (left) thanks U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for his support of the U.S. Merchant Marine. WELCOME GUESTS ‒ SIU and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) personnel in late February welcomed a group from the North American Maritime Ministry Association to the Houston hiring hall. Port Agent J.B. Niday (front, third from right) and ITF Inspector Shwe Aung (front, second from right) met with them and conducted a Q&A. Dr. Jason Zuidema, executive director of the ministry group, is standing second from right. WITH SEAFARERS IN VIRGINIA ‒ Storekeeper Ruel Torres (left in photo above, right, with SIU Port Agent Josh Rawls) receives his A-seniority book, while GVA Rashona McGilberry (left in other photo, with SIU Patrolwoman Kianta Lee) obtains her full book. Both snapshots were taken at the hall in Norfolk. WELCOME ASHORE (x2) IN PHILLY ‒ Picking up their respective first pension checks at the hiring hall are Chief Steward Kenneth Kelly (left in photo above, left, with SIU Port Agent Joe Baselice) and Thommie Hampton (right in remaining photo, with Safety Director Andre MacCray). Kelly sailed with the union for 35 years. Hampton worked in various capacities with the SIU for nearly 40 years, including lots of time on shore gangs. TALKING MARITIME IN TEXAS ‒ SIU Asst. VP Joe Zavala (left) and Port Agent J.B. Niday (right) chat with U.S. Deputy Maritime Administrator Sang Yi at a recent industry event in Houston. WELCOME ASHORE IN NORFOLK ‒ Bosun Robert White (left), pictured at the hiring hall with SIU Port Agent Josh Rawls, picks up his first pension check. White sailed with the SIU for nearly 30 years. WITH SEAFARERS IN PUERTO RICO ‒ OMU Walter Figueroa (wearing yellow shirt) and OS Yanot Sanchez Cumba (left in remaining photo) receive their respective full books. Both Seafarers are pictured at the hiring hall in San Juan with Safety Director Ricky Rivera. FULL BOOK IN PINEY ‒ Chief Steward Yunlay Bridges (right) receives his book in Piney Point, Maryland. At left is SIU Port Agent Kelly Krick. 8 •SEAFARERS 8 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 ABOARD SBX ‒ SIU VP Hazel Galbiso (sixth from right) and Safety Director Amber Akana (far left) meet with SIU crew members aboard the TOTE vessel in Honolulu. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 8 APRIL 2026 �SOAK UP THE SAVINGS UP TO 50% OFF HOTELS Unwind, relax, save! Whether you’re happiest on a beach or exploring a city, we’ve got you covered with up to 50% off* hotel stays worldwide. Learn more at unionplus.org *Savings of up to 50% off based on actual non-cancellable bookings from inventory provided by Priceline. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 9 �In Their Own Words: Seafarers Rising Through the Ranks Randy Diaz Editor’s note: This article is the second in an occasional series featuring former SIU members who have risen through the ranks (or, in informal maritime industry terms, have gone up through the hawsepipe). Randy Diaz graduated from the Paul Hall Center’s apprentice program in 1998; he currently sails as the captain of the USNS Bowditch (Ocean Ships, Inc.). He turns 52 this month, and had just disembarked when the interview took place. How and why did you enter the maritime industry? I had heard of the merchant marine through a movie, “With Honors,” around 1996. Joe Pesci’s character advises against sailing in the engine room. Later, I was working in a meat department, and the butchers knew about the U.S. Merchant Marine. They connected me to the SIU. I’m from Queens, New York; I went to the Brooklyn hall and met Robert Selzer, and later on dealt with Jack Sheehan (Selzer and Sheehan were longtime union officials). It sounded interesting and I thought, let me try it out. I’m glad I did. At that time, I was looking for a change. Before that, I had been playing music in New York. What do you remember about the early part of your career? From the start, I already knew I eventually wanted a license. I also knew I didn’t want to go into the steward department. The kitchen is okay but it wasn’t for me. When I got on a ship, it solidified that deck was the right choice. I went up to the bridge at night (aboard the Sea Lion), and the mood reminded me of a New York nightclub. I also knew I didn’t want to go through a four-year maritime academy. Ironically, I didn’t even know there was one in New York until I went to Piney Point (where the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center is located). I sailed for eight-and-a-half years with the SIU, got my A-seniority book. What was it like when you got your first license? The SIU helped me get into the AMO school in Toledo, Ohio – Jack Sheehan had the knowledge about the process. (The American Maritime Officers are affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America.) I got my license in August 2007 and got my first job (as an officer) in November of that year. The last tanker I sailed as an AB was my first ship as a third mate, the M/V Charleston. I was very fortunate going through the hawsepipe. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything, and I wasn’t going to get an education like that at an academy. How difficult was it to earn a license? First, I tried to learn on the job, pay attention to what was happening around me. All the testing and the paperwork is just going to get you in the door – it doesn’t mean you’re going to be a great mate. I established a routine and was studying every module, every single day. At the school in Toledo, the people who took it seriously wound up doing well. What’s something you wish more people knew about the maritime industry? Half the time, when you talk about our industry, right away people are thinking about the Navy. But they don’t consider, how do we get imported cars? How do we get these sacks of rice from other countries, or food products that aren’t produced in the U.S.? People think it all comes by plane, maybe. So, it’d be great if more people knew about us, period, although I do think there’s some increased knowledge thanks to the internet. Aboard the USNS Bowditch in 2017 On that topic, how important is shipboard internet connectivity, and how reliable is it, generally? get off of here.’ I couldn’t really stay in Thailand if it wasn’t for this job. My wife understands this as well. It’s good that you asked about that. The reliability depends on where you work…. It’s very important to have access to the internet to at least do banking and things of that nature, and to stay in touch with loved ones. Speaking of family, it seems as if one of the most commonly voiced concerns for people thinking about a maritime career is the time away from home. How have you made it work? Have you experienced any unexpected benefits from this career? I’m fortunate and I really appreciate the blessings I’ve had. Back around the year 2000, I got my AB ticket and got my first AB job on the Petersburg, in Guam. On that particular tour, my last month, we were going to Japan to offload, and ultimately stopped at a Singapore shipyard. They let us go, and that’s when I discovered Thailand. There was something about this place; I wanted to go again. I went back that same year and got on the LNG Leo after that as an AB. A fellow AB gave me a book about the history of Thailand, and that’s when I realized why it intrigued me: It was never colonized. But Thailand (his current residence) is an example of why I’ve stuck with this job. It gave me so many freedoms. People may think if you’re on a ship it’s like prison, but I feel free when I’m working. You can really analyze things, and you also do a lot of growing up on a ship. I never looked at it like, ‘I can’t wait to With his lifeboat classmates in 1998 (front, second from right) 10• SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 10 My wife knows we couldn’t live how we’re living if it wasn’t for this career. But the effects of being physically separated depends on the person you’re in the relationship with. It really does. How much are you invested in that relationship? For me, I’m fortunate I’m able to talk with my wife every day, and she’s happy with that. What’s something you would change about the industry? More than anything, the regulations have gotten out of control. You’re restricted on man-hours after STCW (implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping). Granted, it takes just one accident to change things (adding or modifying regulations), but I remember stories from bosuns and ABs who were working six and seven hours of overtime a day. You Capt. Randy Diaz APRIL 2026 �In Their Own Words: Seafarers Rising Through the Ranks kept on working and made more money. This and a few other industry restrictions that have been introduced, have taken away that opportunity. What’s one of the biggest differences between sailing as an officer versus sailing in an unlicensed position? I say this all the time. The good thing is, when you’re sailing unlicensed, when you’re done with your watch or what have you, nobody’s going to bother you. When you’re an officer, you’re one of one. You might have to get woken up at a certain time because you have to change the voyage plan, for example. What is something noteworthy about serving as a captain? You start to see the management abilities of people around you, how you expect people to be treated. My thing is always, do the right thing. Consider what the other person is thinking. That’s how I apply my management. This is what I learned: You can’t expect the ship to adapt to you. You have to adapt to the ship. You can do whatever is in your power, but we don’t have a magic wand to change the internet or the food, for example. You have to recognize what you do and do not control, and that includes when you’re in stressful situations. Only worry about things I can control. Have you had any particularly memorable voyages? I haven’t been in any type of rescue, which is a good thing. I always say, boring is good. But I remember I took a relief job as an AB and I remember starting in New Jersey. We went to Florida, then Texas. Went through the Panama Canal, then San Francisco, up to Anacortes and Cherry Point. Then back to Texas and Florida. Throw the Mississippi River in there, too. That was the first time I actually did the East Coast, Gulf Coast and West Coast all in one trip. It took 99 days, on the Overseas Philadelphia, around 2004. Another one comes to mind. I think I was a music snob – I played music before I went into the merchant marine. Anyway, I was standing watch with a second mate; I was an AB. He had two CDs from these country singers, and I said, ‘You’re listening to country?!’ Just giving him some [teasing]. He said if everybody liked the same music, this would be a boring world. I said, ‘You’re right, and I apologize.’ How shallow my With fellow mariners in a shipyard in 2021 APRIL 2026 Diaz is at far left in this 1999 snapshot (government vessels class). thought process was. Since then, that’s how I’ve lived: Everybody has a right to like what they want. I never want to criticize anyone’s interests again. What are your overall thoughts about the SIU? I’m appreciative of them, obviously. The SIU gave me all the help I could have asked for. You always heard (the late SIU President) Mike Sacco say upgrade, upgrade, upgrade! That was the slogan, so, I upgraded. I took it seriously. I know Mike isn’t with us any longer, but I do want to thank him for his guidance and encouragement. What advice would you give to someone who’s considering entering the industry, or to someone who only recently started sailing? Are you ready to take a plunge into something different? Maybe they know somebody in the industry but it’s not the same until you experience it. Are you okay being away from home? Is home where you make it? This job gives you so much flexibility with where you want to make your home. Knowing what this job can give you might be the motivation you need to stay. You’re going to realize that things don’t really change when you go back home after three or four months. I say embrace it. And if you try and it doesn’t On the bridge in 2023 work out, there’s no harm in saying it might not be for me. That doesn’t mean you were defeated. Find out if you can hack this, because the job can give you a lot of options. I knew I wasn’t going to be happy, for example, going from high school to college and getting into a shoreside career. Besides, how else am I going to experience the world and other cultures? In a regular shoreside job, you maybe have a week or two for vacation every year. In maritime, you’re off for long stretches. Finally, what are some advantages of sailing as a union member? You don’t feel tied down. If you’re on a ship and it’s not working out for you, you have freedom to choose. You also have representation. If you’re not happy with something, you can talk to the union. If you work for a company without a union, they literally can say take it or leave it. With a union, you can always go to a different vessel and stay employed. Also, the union benefits are really good. I know the SIU benefits were good when I was a member, and they’ve improved since then. I am very grateful for the SIU. If it wasn’t for the SIU, I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in now. I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t been there. With shipmates and military personnel during a 2025 reception on the Bowditch SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS 2023 11 • OCTOBER LOG • 11 �SIU Directory David Heindel, President Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President Tom Orzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer Inquiring Seafarer George Tricker, Vice President Contracts Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast Joe Vincenzo, Vice President West Coast Joseph T. Soresi, Vice President Atlantic Coast Sam Spain, Vice President Government Services Bryan Powell, Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Pat Vandegrift, Vice President Hazel Galbiso, Vice President HEADQUARTERS 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794-4988 This month’s question was answered by an assortment of personnel at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. At the time they were interviewed (early January), two individuals were in the apprentice program, one was working as an instructor, and the others already were active SIU members. Question: What do you like most about being an SIU member (or apprentice or instructor)? Kimberly Wilson Apprentice Lawrence Wright Chief Steward I love the teamwork. Working in the kitchen is so exciting. The people in the department as well as the staff have been really helpful. I look forward to being out on the ocean and caring for the people on my ship. I like everything, especially the vacations, and my home port in Jacksonville. I enjoy meeting SIU members from all around. Justin Landreneau Apprentice Joe Marino QMED I love working here in the galley. I’ve been here about three months now and I’m a UA training to be an SA and, hopefully in the near future, a chief cook. I’ve been sailing for 13 years and the SIU gave me the ability to be a rockstar and helped me become “Hot Rod Joe.” I restore classic cars, collect cars, vintage cars and motorcycles. I also make metal art sculptures with welding. Michael Papaioannou Electrician Pat Schoenberger Deck Instructor I’ve spent 25 years in the SIU and am close to retiring, but I truly enjoy being a sailor. I enjoy having four months on and four months off, and I also like encouraging the young people I sail with to pursue further education so they can improve their skills and achieve higher rankings. I enjoy most things about this job, but I most enjoy being able to train my students and give them the skillset to earn a great living. I was trained in a facility and given the skillset, and I had a lot of respect for the instructors that spent time and effort with me when I was going for my education. Being able to do the same for folks that are interested in the maritime world is pretty awesome. ANCHORAGE 721 Sesame St., #1C, Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 561-4988 BALTIMORE 2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 327-4900 GUAM Cliffline Office Ctr. Bldg., Suite 103B 422 West O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910 (671) 477-1350 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 625 N. 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Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 12 • SEAFARERS LOG The original caption from the July 1974 LOG: “Discussing cable loading operations are, from left: John Whiting, cable AB; Mr. Siman, who is an AT&T cable operator director, and Bosun Herb Libby.” Photo was taken aboard the Long Lines, which had a crew complement of 90. SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBERAPRIL 2023 2026 12 �Notice Dispatchers’ Report for Deep Sea Important Reminders About Prescription Drug Coverage for Pensioners If you are eligible for medical benefits from the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan when you retire, you will also be eligible for prescription coverage. If you are 65 or older, the Plan provides this coverage through a Medicare Part D prescription drug program administered by Retiree RxCare. However, the Plan does not provide prescription drug benefits to a pensioner’s spouse or dependents. You do not have to pay a premium for your prescription coverage if you are over 65. The Plan’s prescription coverage is comparable to the standard Medicare prescription drug coverage and is considered Creditable Coverage. If you enroll in another Medicare Part D prescription drug program, you will lose your prescription coverage from SHBP, and you will not be permitted to re-enroll in the future. Due to Medicare rules, you will also lose your prescription coverage if you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan that offers prescription coverage. If you decide to purchase a separate plan to supplement the Plan’s vision, dental or hearing coverage, make sure it is an ancillary plan that only provides those benefits, and not a Medicare Advantage Plan. For more information, contact: SHBP Claims Department 45353 St. Georges Avenue Piney Point, MD 20674 Phone: (800) 252-4674 (Option 3) Fax: (301) 994-0116 Email: claimsdept@seafarers.org “Total Registered” and “Total Shipped” data is cumulative from February 10, 2026 - March 11, 2026. “Registered on the Beach” data is as of March 12, 2026. Port Total Shipped All Groups A B C Total Registered All Groups A B C Trip Reliefs Registered on Beach All Groups A B C Deck Department Algonac 23 Anchorage 6 Baltimore 2 Fort Lauderdale 21 Guam 4 Harvey 7 Honolulu 2 Houston 26 Jacksonville 22 Jersey City 18 Joliet 3 Mobile 12 Norfolk 21 Oakland 6 Philadelphia 3 Piney Point 1 Puerto Rico 8 St. Louis 0 Tacoma 21 Wilmington 30 11 0 2 13 2 3 2 17 34 6 2 9 11 4 0 1 8 0 3 12 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 11 11 0 3 3 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 9 2 1 14 1 6 2 29 25 10 1 8 19 2 2 0 6 2 17 17 3 1 3 13 0 1 0 7 25 8 0 4 15 3 0 1 8 0 4 6 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 6 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 13 0 3 0 13 14 9 1 4 19 0 1 0 7 1 6 7 48 4 2 28 4 12 4 44 38 30 4 11 35 15 5 2 5 1 32 48 14 1 2 19 4 10 5 32 46 9 5 7 20 4 2 2 6 0 8 21 1 2 1 10 1 4 2 21 14 3 3 8 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 5 TOTAL 236 140 52 173 102 30 104 372 217 86 Algonac 1 Anchorage 1 Baltimore 3 Fort Lauderdale 10 Guam 0 Harvey 5 Honolulu 6 Houston 2 Jacksonville 25 Jersey City 9 Joliet 1 Mobile 3 Norfolk 15 Oakland 5 Philadelphia 2 Piney Point 3 Puerto Rico 4 St. Louis 0 Tacoma 6 Wilmington 9 TOTAL 110 2 0 3 6 0 2 2 5 21 4 0 2 12 2 1 3 1 0 1 2 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 25 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 4 8 4 0 1 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 42 9 3 3 10 1 2 8 9 35 13 4 8 16 5 6 4 5 0 12 20 173 4 0 1 13 0 4 3 16 24 7 1 2 13 3 0 2 2 0 3 9 107 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 28 Algonac 1 Anchorage 0 Baltimore 2 Fort Lauderdale 6 Guam 1 Harvey 2 Honolulu 3 Houston 12 Jacksonville 12 Jersey City 4 Joliet 1 Mobile 3 Norfolk 12 Oakland 12 Philadelphia 4 Piney Point 6 Puerto Rico 4 St. Louis 1 Tacoma 7 Wilmington 15 TOTAL 108 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 7 15 6 1 3 11 3 2 2 6 2 2 3 75 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 17 1 0 1 4 0 3 3 9 13 2 1 1 9 7 2 0 4 1 4 15 80 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 4 11 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 4 1 3 9 53 8 0 1 10 1 3 11 26 27 13 1 5 20 20 3 7 5 1 9 38 209 0 5 2 5 3 6 0 15 29 4 0 1 12 2 0 2 8 1 4 4 103 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 29 Algonac 2 Anchorage 0 Baltimore 0 Fort Lauderdale 0 Guam 0 Harvey 0 Honolulu 0 Houston 0 Jacksonville 2 Jersey City 0 Joliet 0 Mobile 0 Norfolk 1 Oakland 0 Philadelphia 0 Piney Point 0 Puerto Rico 0 St. Louis 0 Tacoma 1 Wilmington 0 3 1 4 5 1 2 1 14 22 12 1 0 12 3 1 1 1 0 3 11 12 1 1 11 1 5 6 8 28 11 0 4 26 4 4 2 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 13 22 7 1 0 10 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 2 3 17 6 0 0 12 5 3 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 7 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 1 6 10 1 4 0 24 40 20 0 0 16 9 1 0 0 0 10 15 22 1 1 16 1 13 7 16 58 22 3 3 55 8 4 1 0 0 6 29 TOTAL 6 98 146 4 75 73 23 14 167 266 GRAND TOTAL 382 240 346 299 131 222 768 594 409 Engine Department 3 0 1 8 1 4 5 9 12 7 1 1 12 2 1 0 3 1 10 8 89 2 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 18 3 1 0 12 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 53 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19 Steward Department April & May Membership Meetings Piney Point Algonac Baltimore Guam Monday: April 6, May 4 Thursday: April 16, May 14 Thursday: April 9, May 7 Thursday: April 23, May 21 Honolulu Friday: April 17, May 15 Houston Monday: April 13, May 11 Jacksonville Thursday: April 9, May 7 Joliet Thursday: April 16, May 14 Mobile Wednesday: April 15, May 13 New Orleans Tuesday: April 14, May 12 Jersey City Tuesday: April 7, May 5 Norfolk Friday: April 10, May 8 Oakland Thursday: April 16, May 14 Philadelphia Wednesday: April 8, May 6 Port Everglades Thursday: April 16, May 14 San Juan Thursday: April 9, May 7 St. Louis Friday: April 17, May 15 Tacoma Wilmington Friday: April 24, May 22 Monday: April 20, May 18 Each port’s meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. APRIL 2026 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 19 3 1 2 11 4 3 4 6 1 3 5 69 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 Entry Department 460 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 13 SEAFARERS LOG • 13 �Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships’ minutes first are reviewed by the union’s contract department. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships’ minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. LIBERTY PEACE (Liberty Maritime Corp.), November 23 – Chairman Mohamed Alahmadi, Secretary Pauline Crespo Guillen, Steward Delegate Annie Walker. Educational director reminded crew to check the Seafarers LOG for upgrading courses offered at the Paul Hall Center. Course dates also are posted on the SIU website. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members would like increases in both wages and dental coverage. Dinner plates and electrical transformers ordered. Cookies and table dressings refilled. Next port: Jacksonville, Florida. WASHINGTON (Fairwater Crew Management, LLC), December 20 – Chairman Jerome Luckett, Secretary Erik Ivey, Educational Director Alex Canada, Deck Delegate Carlo Gentile, Engine Delegate Brandon Fore, Steward Delegate Mario Botelho. Chairman thanked steward department for a good Thanksgiving Day dinner. He reminded everyone to keep noise down for off-watch crew members and to clean rooms well for oncoming crew. Educational director encouraged members to keep up with credentials and to renew documents six months in advance. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship needs new mattresses. Members requested 18 for 30 vacation, increases in shoe reimbursement and extra meal pay to steward department for extra crew members. Crew discussed importance of rank-and-file involvement in contract negotiations. Next port: Anacortes, Washington. EVERGLADES TRADER (U.S. Marine Management, LLC), December 24 – Chairman Leroy Sierra, Secretary Ammar Sailan, Educational Director Jonathan Bernardez Bernardez, Deck Delegate Ramona Tapley, Engine Delegate Samuel Fagerness, Steward Delegate Ana Mohler. Blankets and fans needed for rooms. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members reviewed questions about pay in lieu of day off. MAERSK ATLANTA (Maersk Line, Limited), January 18 – Chairman Ferdinand Gongora, Secretary Glenn Williams, Educational Director Derek Chestnut, Engine Delegate Reinaldo Roman. Chairman thanked crew for a job well done and reported a safe trip. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members would like 25 for 30 vacation. HUDSON EXPRESS (Marine Personnel & Provisioning), January 18 – Chairman Zeki Karaahmet, Secretary Nicholas Fortunato, Steward Delegate Brittany Ruffin. Chairman reported a good voyage overall and thanked all departments. He reminded members to leave clean rooms before sign-off and also to separate burnables, plastics and food waste for trash management. No beefs or disputed OT to report. Members conducted a memorial dedicated to the El Faro crew. Next port: Long Beach, California. ALASKAN NAVIGATOR (Alaska Tanker Company, LLC), January 25 – Chairman Adel Ahmed, Secretary Albert Sison, Educational Director William Kilbuck, Deck Delegate Bonifacio Fortes, Engine Delegate Aljohn Fernandez, Steward Delegate Nasr Almusab. Chairman advised crew to check out the National Maritime Center website’s new MMC function and to renew medical certificates early. Secretary asked members to keep food out of crew’s mess sink and to not store personal baggage in crew’s linen locker. He also reminded everyone to remove personal belongings from staterooms when going on vacation. Educational director directed crew to union website for course dates offered at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members suggested a ship slop chest to provide access to basic toiletries, hats, shirts, etc. Crew requested 25 for 30 vacation, unlimited Wi-Fi, wage increases for SAs and QMEDs and increases in dental and eye care benefits. Next port: Long Beach, California. OVERSEAS LONG BEACH (Overseas Ship Management), January 25 – Chairman Paul Brown, Secretary Antajuan Beasley, Educational Director Christopher Edwards, Deck Delegate Andres Martinez, Engine Delegate Christopher Franklin, Steward Delegate Nelson Bernardez. Chairman reminded crew of online payment option for union dues and upcoming dues increase in January 2027. He mentioned new process of email-issued medical certificates and noted online options for MMC and passport renewal. Educational director emphasized the importance of maintaining credentials and upgrading at the Piney Point school. No beefs or disputed OT reported. New blankets, towels and sheets needed. Members requested unlimited Wi-Fi, 20 for 30 vacation and refrigerators in each cabin. Crew would like shorter rotary rotation for tankers, better penalty pay, higher contractual raises, domestic travel reimbursement and Christmas bonuses. Next port: Lake Charles, Louisiana. HUDSON EXPRESS (Marine Personnel & Provisioning), March 1 – Chairman Zeki Karaahmet, Secretary Jonte Crenshaw, Educational Director Dennis Malaran, Deck Delegate Autum Pough, Steward Delegate Deirick Coltrane. Chairman praised crew for job well done, while secretary encouraged shipmates to keep up the good work. Educational director advised members to upgrade at the Paul Hall Center and to come to him if they have problems with their rooms. Deck delegate urged members to clean up after themselves and to stay respectful. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Long Beach, California. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership’s money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretary-treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member’s shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: George Tricker, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Spr ings, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. 14 LOG • OCTOBER 2023 14 SEAFARERS • SEAFARERS LOG PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU Constitution are available in all union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU Constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD). SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. NOTIFYING THE UNION — If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President David Heindel at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: David Heindel, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 APRIL 2026 �Welcome Ashore! DEEP SEA JOSEPH AYEO Brother Joseph Ayeo, 65, started sailing with the SIU in 2001 and first worked on the Delaware Bay. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the union-affiliated Piney Point school on multiple occasions. Brother Ayeo most recently shipped on the Alliance St. Louis and lives in Yonkers, New York. GERY BYRD Brother Gery Byrd, 66, joined the union in 1994, initially sailing aboard the USNS Regulus. He shipped in the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on numerous occasions. Brother Byrd concluded his career aboard the Overseas Long Beach. He resides in Kenner, Louisiana. CASEY CODDINGTON Brother Casey Coddington, 65, became a member of the union in 1995. He shipped in the deck department and first sailed aboard the Lawrence Gianella. Brother Coddington upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school in 2001. He concluded his career aboard the American Endurance and makes his home in Reno, Nevada. CLIFFORD CRONAN Brother Clifford Cronan, 65, signed on with the SIU in 2006. He first sailed aboard the USNS Impeccable and primarily worked in the deck department. Brother Cronan upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on several occasions. He last shipped on the Louisiana and lives in Coconut Grove, Florida. RIZALITO FRIGILLANA Brother Rizalito Frigillana, 67, joined the Seafarers International Union in 2008 and first sailed aboard the Manoa. He worked in both the deck and engine departments. Brother Frigillana upgraded at the Piney Point school in 2023. He most recently sailed aboard the North Star and settled in Tacoma, Washington. STEPHEN GATELY Brother Stephen Gately, 69, embarked on his career with the SIU in 2000 when he sailed on the Jeb Stuart. He shipped in the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Gately concluded his career aboard the Colorado Express. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida. LESLIE JACOBS Brother Leslie Jacobs, 66, signed on with the union in 1992. He initially sailed aboard the Diamond State and worked in the deck department. Brother Jacobs upgraded often at the Piney Point school. He most recently shipped on the Overseas Houston and is a resident of North Richland Hills, Texas. APRIL 2026 We pay tribute to our brothers and sisters of the SIU who have recently retired. THANK YOU for a job well done and we wish you fair winds and following seas. NELLIE JONES ROBERT HEATH Sister Nellie Jones, 60, started sailing with the SIU in 1995 when she shipped with Delta Queen Steamboat Company. She sailed in the steward department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Sister Jones’ final vessel was the USNS Altair. She makes her home in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Brother Robert Heath, 65, became a member of the union in 1979. He worked in both the deck and steward departments. Brother Heath initially sailed aboard the C.L. Austin. He upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions and concluded his career aboard the J.A.W. Iglehart. Brother Heath resides in Clay, Michigan. JOSE LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ Brother Jose Lopez Rodriguez, 63, began his career with the Seafarers International Union in 1997. A deck department member, he first sailed with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. Brother Lopez Rodriguez upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He last shipped on the Maersk Alaska and resides in Ponce, Puerto Rico. DENNIS REDDING Brother Dennis Redding, 65, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1990 and first worked aboard the USNS Pollux. He shipped in the steward department and concluded his career on the Zera L. Tanner. Brother Redding makes his home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. INLAND NELSON BREAUX Brother Nelson Breaux, 67, signed on with the union in 1979. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded his skills on multiple occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Breaux was employed with G&H Towing for the duration of his career. He resides in Dickinson, Texas. JOSEPH CARSON Brother Joseph Carson, 69, donned the SIU colors in 1978. He was a deck department member and upgraded his skills at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Carson worked with Crescent Towing and Salvage for his entire career. He calls Mandeville, Louisiana, home. REYNALDO RICARTE Brother Reynaldo Ricarte, 68, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1996. He was a steward department member and first shipped on the Independence. Brother Ricarte upgraded his skills at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions. He most recently sailed on the Delaware Express and lives in Cibolo, Texas. EMMANUEL FIAKPUI EDWARD STANFIELD Brother Edward Stanfield, 65, joined the union in 1998 and first sailed aboard the Independence. He was a member of the deck department and upgraded at the Paul Hall Center on multiple occasions. Brother Stanfield last shipped on the Pride of America and settled in Kapaa, Hawaii. JAMES TIMS Brother James Tims, 76, became an SIU member in 1968. He was an engine department member and upgraded on numerous occasions at the Piney Point school. Brother Tims’ first vessel was the Trans Huron; his last, the Robert E. Lee. He makes his home in Purvis, Mississippi. Brother Emmanuel Fiakpui, 76, began sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 2007, initially working aboard the Terrapin Island. Brother Fiakpui was a deck department member. He upgraded at the Piney Point school on multiple occasions and concluded his career aboard the Dodge Island. He makes his home in Houston. KENNETH KUEHNE Brother Kenneth Kuehne, 58, joined the SIU in 1996. A deck department member, he was first employed with Westbank Riverboat Services. Brother Kuehne upgraded at the Paul Hall Cener on several occasions. He last shipped aboard the Integrity and settled in Marrero, Louisiana. NMU SILVANO GERONILLA GREAT LAKES CORNELIUS GLEASON Brother Cornelius Gleason, 65, began sailing with the Seafarers International Union in 1988 when he shipped on the American Republic. He worked in the deck department and concluded his career aboard the Sam Laud. Brother Gleason resides in Grant Township, Michigan. SCOTT HANSON Brother Scott Hanson, 65, embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1979. A deck department member, he initially sailed aboard the Merle McCurdy. Brother Hanson last shipped on the Walter J. McCarthy and lives in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Brother Silvano Geronilla, 69, signed on with the union during the 2001 SIU/NMU merger. He shipped in the deck department and concluded his career aboard the Kenai. Brother Geronilla lives in Panorama City, California. JOSEPH KEEFE Brother Joseph Keefe, 70, joined the union during the 2001 NMU/SIU merger. He shipped in the deck department and concluded his career with Woods Hole Shipping. Brother Keefe makes his home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. ROBIN WELCH Brother Robin Welch, 70, signed on with the union in 2001, during the NMU/SIU merger. A deck department member, Brother Welch last sailed aboard the Delaware Trader. He resides in Liberty, Missouri. SEAFARERS LOG • SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 LOG •15 15 �Final Departures DEEP SEA ATANACIO BERNARDEZ Pensioner Atanacio Bernardez, 78, died August 6. He joined the union in 2000 and initially sailed aboard the Liberty. Brother Bernardez worked in the deck department. He concluded his career aboard the Maersk Ohio, and went on pension in 2015. Brother Bernardez called Dorchester, Massachusetts, home. ROGER CLEGG Pensioner Roger Clegg, 74, passed away September 26. He became a member of the SIU in 2005 when he shipped on the Pride of Aloha. Brother Clegg sailed in the engine department. He last shipped aboard the Pride of America, and became a pensioner in 2018. Brother Clegg made his home in the Philippines. JEROME DAVIS Pensioner Jerome Davis, 77, died November 2. He began his career with the Seafarers in 1981, initially sailing aboard the Santa Maria. Brother Davis was a steward department member and last sailed on the Washington Express. He lived in Newark, New Jersey. In solemn remembrance, we honor the legacies of these union members who have crossed the final bar. May they rest in peace. JOSE MOLINA CHARLES JOHNSON Pensioner Jose Molina, 85, died December 6. He donned the SIU colors in 1967, first sailing aboard the Topa Topa. Brother Molina sailed in both the deck and engine departments and also worked on shore gangs. He last worked with World Crane Services before becoming a pensioner in 2000. Brother Molina lived in Tampa, Florida. Pensioner Charles Johnson, 82, died December 25. He joined the union in 1990 when he shipped with Crowley Puerto Rico Services. Brother Johnson sailed in the deck department and last shipped aboard the Ascension. He went on pension in 2010 and resided in Hudson, Florida. CLARENCE MOSLEY Pensioner Arvis Lolley, 94, passed away December 26. He embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1971. Brother Lolley was a deck department member and sailed with Dravo Basic Materials for his entire career. He retired in 1992 and lived in Semmes, Alabama. Pensioner Clarence Mosley, 71, passed away January 3. He embarked on his career with the Seafarers in 1978 when he sailed aboard the Delta Columbia. Brother Mosley was an engine department member. He last shipped on the USNS Able in 1997. He became a pensioner in 2020 and resided in Norfolk, Virginia. GREAT LAKES JOSEPH NOVAK Pensioner Joseph Novak, 93, died November 26. He joined the union in 1960 and first worked with American Steamship. Brother Novak was a member of the steward department. He last sailed aboard the St. Clair and settled in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. INLAND JAMES GAINES Pensioner James Gaines, 68, passed away November 29. He signed on with the Seafarers International Union in 1978 when he sailed aboard the Cove Leader. Brother Gaines worked in the engine department, and concluded his career aboard the American Condor in 1992. He went on pension in 2022 and resided in Jacksonville, Florida. JOE HARRIS Pensioner Joe Harris, 87, died December 23. He joined the SIU in 1964 and first sailed with Interocean American Shipping. Brother Harris sailed in the engine department and last shipped on the Guayama. He was a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. JAMES ANDERSON Pensioner James Anderson, 76, passed away November 23. He signed on with the SIU in 1969 when he worked with Inland Tugs. Brother Anderson was a deck department member. He concluded his career with Seabulk before becoming a pensioner in 2014. Brother Anderson lived in St. Louis. JOSEPH ARNAUD Pensioner Joseph Arnaud, 86, died December 18. He embarked on his career with the union in 1964. A deck department member, Brother Arnaud was first employed with Higman Barge Lines. He last worked for Dixie Carriers, and began collecting his pension in 2003. Brother Arnaud resided in Arnaudville, Louisiana. ROBERT MASCHMEIER JACK GONZALEZ Pensioner Robert Maschmeier, 69, passed away December 27. He began his career with the Seafarers in 1982, initially working on the Leo. Brother Maschmeier was a steward department member and concluded his career aboard the Yosemite Trader. He began collecting his pension in 2021 and resided in Louisiana, Missouri. Pensioner Jack Gonzalez, 81, passed away January 3. He joined the SIU in 1986. A deck department member, Brother Gonzalez was employed with G&H Towing for the duration of his career. He became a pensioner in 2007 and made his home in Robstown, Texas. 16 •SEAFARERS 16 SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 ARVIS LOLLEY NMU JAMES ADAM Pensioner James Adam, 71, died December 14. Brother Adam worked in the deck department. He last sailed aboard the Lykes Navigator, and went on pension in 2019. Brother Adam was a resident of Picayune, Mississippi. ROBERT BRADLEY Pensioner Robert Bradley, 82, passed away December 23. Brother Bradley last sailed aboard the Lash Italia. He became a pensioner in 2011 and was a resident of Portsmouth, Virginia. CARLTON CYRUS Pensioner Carlton Cyrus, 90, died December 19. Brother Cyrus worked in the deck department. He last shipped on the St. Louis Express before retiring in 2004. Brother Cyrus lived in Buffalo, New York. CLEVE HENDERSON Pensioner Cleve Henderson, 71, passed away August 17. Brother Henderson worked in the deck department and last shipped on the Cape Avinof. He became a pensioner in 2009 and settled in Portsmouth, Virginia. MAXINE JULIEN Pensioner Maxine Julien, 93, died December 19. Sister Julien sailed in the steward department. She concluded her career aboard the Cape Texas and began collecting her pension in 1998. Sister Julien lived in Houston. OLLIE OWENS Pensioner Ollie Owens, 97, died December 25. He started sailing in 1945, initially aboard the Ethan Allen. Brother Owens worked in the steward department. He retired in 1968 and settled in Baltimore. APRIL 2026 �Paul Hall Center Upgrading Course Dates Printed below are dates for courses scheduled to take place at the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. The QR code connects to a web page with the latest course dates (they may differ from what’s printed here, though in most cases the only changes are additions that haven’t yet made it into the LOG). Seafarers are welcome to contact the admissions office with questions about upgrading courses: (301) 899-0657, admissions@seafarers.org Title of Course Start Date Date of Completion DECK DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Able Seafarer - Deck June 8 June 26 RFPNW May 4 June 29 August 3 May 22 July 17 August 21 May 11 June 8 May 22 June 19 Water Survival Latest Course Dates STEWARD DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Certified Chief Cook June 22 August 31 November 9 August 28 November 6 January 15, 2027 Galley Operations May 4 May 29 Chief Steward May 25 June 19 Adv. Galley Operations April 27 May 22 ENGINE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING COURSES Boiler Technician (FOWT) May 4 May 29 Junior Engineer May 18 July 10 Marine Electrician August 3 September 4 Marine Refrigeration Tech. June 22 July 31 Adv. Refrig. Cont. Maint. (ARCM) June 1 June 12 Welding June 1 June 19 OPEN/SAFETY UPGRADING COURSES Basic Training Revalidation May 4 May 8 June 15 May 4 May 8 June 15 Government Vessels April 20 May 18 April 24 May 22 Basic Training/Adv. FF Reval. June 1 August 17 November 2 June 2 August 18 November 3 Notice Upgrading Class Registration Now Available Online Recently, the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education has unveiled a new option for mariners looking to continue improving and upgrading their skills: The class registration form is now online. Simply fill out the form with your information, check which classes you are interested in, and hit Submit. This will make the course registration process faster, more modern and easier than ever for members to use. Please visit www.seafarers.org/upgrading-application, or scan the QR code at right. Operation Deep Freeze a Yearly Tradition Continued from Page 20 Point. “Immediately adjacent to the dock is a hut on what's called Hut Point, which was used by the Scott expedition and the Shackleton expedition to store supplies,” she explained. “Those supplies remain untouched in the hut from over 100 years ago, including just dead seals that they were burning for heat, or the box of biscuits that Ernest Shackleton left, and they're just on the ground. It's just there. There's no barrier between you and history. The director of the recreation department opened the hut specifically for us and gave us a tour, and that was amazing. I was very, very excited, AB Tyler Brown steers through the pack ice with Ice Captain Leroid Jones Jr. and 3M Tristin because it was an untouched slice of history, and it's still there in its exact condition.” Woolf. The base reminded Groenleer of college. “You go there and there's dorms, you've got the gym, you've got a little coffee shop, you've got a couple of bars, you have the cafeteria. It was like, cold, grad school,” she said. The 900 or so people living and working at the base at McMurdo Station treated the ODF participants with the utmost hospitality. “Some people work for the Air Force, and some work for the National Science Foundation, and some were maintenance workers, or PhD students,” Groenleer said. “Everyone lives in a big dorm, and they have what looks like a college cafeteria, and the people in charge of supplying that concession do a great job.” In return for their kindness, the Stena Polaris crew gave several tours of the ship to those who were interested. “I'm just really grateful to the people that worked at McMurdo for having us and An orca (also known as a killer whale) pokes its head out from the ice. treating us so well and that the operation was a success,” Groenleer concluded. 17 SEAFARERS LOG • OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2026 SEAFARERS LOG •SEAFARERS OCTOBER 2023 17 LOG • 17 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos APPRENTICE WATER SURVIVAL CLASS #930 – Recently graduated: Nicholas Amore, Joseph Breece II, Roland Evans II, Brandon Foreman, Erica Fu, Gustavo Garayua Lanza, Oscar Garibaldi, Lawrence Gonzales II, Ivan Hassan, Delvonta Haynes, William Land, De'aizja Martin, Sean Mullen, Taiyo Nakata, Astrid Ortiz, Shawn Richard, Paul Schad and Jacquita Theriot. TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION - PHASE 1 (LG) – Graduated February 13: James Artis, Elijah Busch, Daniel Cho, Kelvin Huffman, Kaitlyn Lipka, Alec Neace, Joseph Romanowski, Cameron Slayton, Dylan Storie, Maciej Szmytkowski, Dena Turner and Cole Waddell. TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION (LG) – Graduated February 13: Jatarvis Fryer Jr., Cotisha Long-Green, Christian Perez Gonzalez and Renita Walker. GALLEY OPS – Graduated February 13 (not all are pictured): Victoria Butler, Shemekia Donald, Robert Edwards, Ryan Hatch, Jasmine Pascal, Jalen Shuman and Shakisha West. WELDING – Graduated February 27: Jason Bullen, Joshua Higdon, Fernando Macato, Tariq Mamudu and Samuel Penn. Instructor Chris Raley is at far right. GOVERNMENT VESSELS – Graduated February 13: Randy Amezquita Montalvo, Morgan Boekhout, Kevin Castillo, Syniaya Lane, Christopher Lazo, Alma Lewis, Ryan McKinnon, Abraham Quintus, Julius Rogers, Hadi Selim, Dakota Snow, Joseph Vermeulen, Tevin White, Ciarra Wiggins and Kimberly Wilson. 18 18 •SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG LOG • OCTOBER 2023 APRIL 2026 �Paul Hall Center Class Photos RFPNW – Graduated March 6 (not all are pictured): Gustavo Anavitate, Hyjalun Burch, Kendell Dorsey, Brandon Givens, Kenneth Gonzalez, Kelton Greene, Christopher Jack, Kainoa MacKenzie, David Ray and Ricardo Vasquez. ADV. GALLEY OPS – Graduated February 27: Adam Bechtold, William Fortner, Marcel Jubert, Sandra Norato, Wilson Palacios Arriola and Gina Settle. ADV. REFER CONTAINER MAINTENANCE – Graduated recently: Alvin Alcasid, Alberto Magsucang, Daryl Thomas Jr. and Saddam Yahia. Instructor Mike Fay is at the far right, and Instructor Andrew Phelps is at the far left. SERVE SAFE MANAGEMENT – Graduated February 20: Randy Amezquita Montalvo, Syniaya Lane, Alma Lewis and Kimberly Wilson. WATER SURVIVAL (UPGRADERS) – Graduated February 27: Tanesha Terrell (above) and Nolan Walker. TANK SHIP FAMILIARIZATION (DL) – Graduated February 20 (not all are pictured): Alharath Ahmed, Jose Argueta, Christopher Branch, Rio Cuellar, Ricky Desir, Jarrell Dorsey, Joaquim Ganeto, Marlon Green, Mark Griffin, Gabriel Guardiola Berrios Jr., Clarence Johnson III, Tousif Khan, Kia Major, Abdulalah Mohamed, Christopher Moore, Anthony Overholt, Nicholas Parker, Delia Peters, Ariana Ross, Jason Springer, Anpeng Sun, LBJ Tanoa, Jeremy Thigpen and Michael Zabielski.. APRIL 2026 SEAFARERS LOG • 19 �APRIL 2026 VOLUME 88, NO. 4 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION — ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS, AFL-CIO SIU Delivers in Operation Deep Freeze SIU members earlier this year upheld their decades-long tradition of supporting a crucial resupply mission named Operation Deep Freeze (ODF). Seafarers sailing aboard the Stena Polaris (Intrepid Personnel and Provisioning) journeyed to McMurdo Station in Antarctica, and wrapped up on-site operations Jan. 20. They helped transport and deliver fuel to the scientific outpost. Before the Christmas holiday, the Stena Polaris loaded up fuel cargo in Greece to deliver to McMurdo Station. This was the vessel’s first time participating in ODF, and with the assistance of Navy Cargo Battalion ONE, the Stena Polaris supplied five million gallons of AN8 diesel fuel (a blend made specifically for the Antarctic region), more than 400,000 gallons of aviation fuel, and 126,000 gallons of gasoline. According to MSC Pacific’s McMurdo Station representative, Lt. Emily Spath, all parties involved work together to facilitate the delivery process in advance. “The National Science Foundation contracts fuel specialists who operate the terminal at McMurdo Station, the U.S. Coast Guard provides ice escort services for the vessel, and MSC (the Military Sealift Command) coordinates closely with the ship’s crew and personnel ashore to ensure a safe and successful operation,” she said. SIU members aboard the Stena Polaris for this journey included Bosun James Gregory, ABs Harriet Groenleer, Eden Dulin and Dylan Wright, STOS Tyler Brown, QEP Rayshawn Buksha, Wiper Abdelhamid Dika, EUs Adam Ferkula and Diamond Jackson, Steward/Baker Xavier Burgos, Chief Cook Anthony Jackson, and SA Tahj Ligon. The first ODF took place in 1955. American-flag ships have supported the mission every year. Groenleer, who was participating in ODF for the first time, assisted with basic tanker duties on the Stena Polaris, including lookout, steering, maintenance, and cargo ops. Groenleer’s recollection of the voyage timeline is as follows: “We left Piraeus, Greece, around Thanksgiving, and then we went to Rota, Spain, for a couple of days. We left Rota and went to Cape Town, South Africa, and we were there just before Christmas. Then from Cape Town, we went to McMurdo Station, and we arrived at the Winter Quarters Bay on, I believe, Jan. 19.” Traveling between ports took around a month, and then the shipboard personnel spent a week or so in Antarctica. The Stena Polaris docks at McMurdo Station. U.S.-flag ships like this one have steadfastly supported Operation Deep Freeze for more than 70 years. that's why we had the ice pilot and the ice captain. Seafarers face several challenges when jourSomebody was always on watch that had polar neying to the south pole, where the mean annual certification.” temperature is -18°C (0°F), but can reach as low as They also used a special radar on the ship to nav-50°C (-58°F) during the winter months. The environigate around icebergs, which could sometimes take ment is one of the coldest on earth but also can be several days. Icebergs often are surrounded by fog, dry and windy, which complicates the fuel transfer process. To meet the conditions of the environment, which can lead to further delays. Seafarers took special precautions to maintain mariners must plan ahead and make additional the environmental cleanliness of the region. “We coordination and operation considerations to couldn't throw food waste over the side of the ship ensure safe and successful delivery. below 60 degrees latitude, out of concern for bird By design, ODF takes place during the austral diseases,” Groenleer recalled. “Even aside from the summer, when temperatures can reach as high oil, we were careful. At a certain point you couldn't as 8°C (46°F). Because of this, Groenleer said, the even run the incinerator, because of the air polluweather conditions were not so bad. “I'm going to tion and impacts on the ice.” be honest with you. I have done two winters on the The Stena Polaris crew also kept an extremely Great Lakes, and they were way worse,” she stated. thorough watch on the ship’s hoses, flanges, and Antarctica has six months of day and six months of night which are referred to as the austral summer connections to preserve the sensitivity of the Antarctic ecosystem because many species are found and winter, respectively. Also, regions located below there that exist nowhere else in the world. the equator experience seasons at opposite times Moreover, they were issued polar survival gear in from locations in the northern hemisphere, like the case of an abandon-ship situation, and they particUnited States for example. “It's going to be night on March 20 (the date of the ipated in additional drills that were specific to the environment. spring equinox), so we [completed the mission] in But, after the hard work was done, ODF partici24-hour daylight,” Groenleer noted. “It wasn’t really pants enjoyed the singular experience of being on that windy most of the time, and the temperatures the Antarctic continent. One of the highlights for were in the 20s and 30s. So, it was cold, but it wasn't Groenleer was receiving an opportunity to visit Hut horrible.” She continued, “We had to carry additional Continued on Page 17 crew members to keep a better lookout for ice, so SIU and AMO members aboard the tanker Stena Polaris (Intrepid) recently took part in Operation Deep Freeze, which supplies fuel to the southernmost port in the world at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Standing from left are 3AE Marcus Adam, 3AE Cordell Johnson, 2M Bobby Sirois, 2AE Connor Daly, CM Joey Mainella, AB Tyler Brown, SA Tahj Ligon, Pumpman Rayshawn Buksha, ABM Harriet Groenleer, QMED Adam Ferkula, AB Dylan Wright, Wiper Ahamid Deka, QMED Diamond Jackson, 2M Kirsten Snyder, 3M Tristin Woolf, 3M George Bellenger, CE Alan Hamond, Cadet Erin Stillenger, Ice Captain Leroid Jones Jr., and Contractor Adam Meller. Kneeling in front (from left) are Captain Carl Schoenbucher, Chief Cook Anthony Jackson, Cadet Katie Howe, and Chief Steward Xavier Burgos. 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N.Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 21. 1944 Vol. VI. No. 8 Lundeberg In East For ILO Conference Agents' Conference Charts Future Course Of A & G Dist. Union NEW ORLEANS, La.—Following the Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America held here, the agents from all the ports of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Union held a coastwise conference, early this month. Brother John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer of the District reports. breaking the law in denying the r Important matters affecting the future course of the District were thrashed out and suggestions to better the Union were ordered brought before the branch mem­ berships for their discussion and action. MWEB Blasted Highlights of the affairs dis­ cussed and actions taken by the agents' conference are as follows: 1: A resolution assailing the record of the aCaritime War "Emergency Board in recently slashing the seamen's bonuses, which also calls for the remov­ al of Capt. E. (Shell-and-PeaGame) Macauley from that same Board—which passed at the Convention — was concur" red with and submitted to the branches for membership ac­ tion. Ask Army For Passes 2: A resolution on the gain­ ing of passes for representa­ tives of the Union to enter Army docks and board vessels under contract to the union berthed therein was concurred in. The measure points out that some of the Army Officials are seamen the right of having their existing disputes straightened out while vessels are at such docks. For this is guaranteed under pro­ visions of the Labor Laws. The same resoluution also de­ clares that all the elected officials of the SIU of NA are under oath to uphold the democratic prin­ ciples of this country and to con­ demn Communism, Fascism and Naziism. And they are also cer­ tified by their U. S. Coast Guard passes. The officers of the Union were instructed to make every effort to gain the required passes that will aid in the settlement of dis­ putes and aid the war effort by {Conttimed /row Page 6) Bob Watt Named John Hawk, M. Dushane And Delegate To ILO M. Weisberger Named As Advisors Phila. Conference "Wire to Seafarers Log: WASHINGTON, D. C.—Presi­ dent Roosevelt will appoint Rob­ ert J. Watt, international repre­ sentative of the AFL, as the Am­ erican workers' delegate to the conference of the International Labor Organization which opens April 20 in Philadelphia, the Dept. of Labor has announced. It was also disclosed that Presi­ dent Green, Sec'y - Treasurer George Meany and Vice-Presi­ dent Mathew Woll will be ap­ pointed labor advisers to the American delegation at the con­ ference. The recent campaign of the CIO to seat their hybrid organi­ zation has resulted in failure; giving the AFL a complete and sweeping victory. Watt has served as the Ameri­ can workers' delegate to the ILO since 1937 and is a member of its governing body. The AFL victory came after a denfonstration of strength when they informed President Roose­ velt of the AFL's flat rejection of the CIO's demand for represen­ tation at the conference. Ask Discussion Of 'Seafarers' Charter' MONTREAL (ILO)—Discus­ sion of a projected elevenpoint "seafarers' charter" should be marked prominently on the agenda for the next meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission, the Consultant Sub-Committee of the Com­ mission has suggested to the International Labor Office at a recent meeting of the sub-com­ mittee in London. The sub-committee likewise proposed that the next meet­ ing of the Commission be held in September, 1944, if possible. The resolution comprising the eleven points of the proposed charter was adopted by the In­ ternational Seafarers' Confer­ ence in December, 1943, and includes such important sub­ jects as: wages, contracts, training, hours,, leave, accom­ modations, safety hygiene, so­ cial insurance, trade union recognition, and general rights and obligations of seafarers. Atlantic And Gulf District Sec'y Treasurer's Report To 2nd Biennial Convention By JOHN HAWK A CAMPAIGN It has been two years since I gave to the delegates of our International, an account­ FOR SILENCE! ing of the affairs of the Atlantic & Gulf District. My last report was made to you in . The Labor League for Hu­ man Rights, an AFL Commit­ tee in the war effort has an­ nounced a new campaign for silence on the sailing of ships, troops and supplies, etc. They point out that military authorities are stressing the campaign which will teach Americans that "free speech is not synonymous with careless talk. It is also declared that a careless word means loss of lives—if not our own, some of our shipmates. No one. wants to give information to the enemy. Zip the Lips and Save the Ships, Brothers! (1) March 1942, when I traced the history of our district from its inception to that time. I propose now to report the work and progress of the District from the time of our last convention to the present. In spite of the combined collusive efforts of the NMU and certain New York and Washington, D.C. WSA •representatives to strangle our growth, our mem­ membership is turning more and more to the SIU bership has increased approximately 15,000 and for leadership in the struggle for conditions. The our finances have increased approximately $200,- bankruptcy of the NMU leadership was made 000 since our first convention. crystal clear this winter when it presented to the Today there is a much improved situation on War I.abor Board a demand that its wage struc­ the East Coast in regard to the relative strength ture and working conditions ^be improved to the of the SIU and the National Maritime Union. level of those won by the SIU. Whereas at the time of the last convention there was a considerable body of good rank and file sea-: NMU SHIPOWNER'S 5ih COLUMN No greater testimony of our success as union men in the NMU who honestly believed that the SIU was a phoney outfit; today the majority of fighters could be given than when the Commie these men have come to realize that it is the SIU wind-artists finally admitted that they had been that has consistently fought for the rights of all unable to win SIU conditions by themselves and men who go to sea and consistently wins the best appealed to the government to give it to tl;em by decree. conditions in the industry. This opened the eyes of the NMU rank and While the NMU is still the slightly dominant group of the East Coast as far as the size of mem­ file, and wide! I give emphasis to the attitudes of the NMU bership is concerned, it has been exposed by us as an out and out tool of the shipowners and its {Continued on Page 4) "Have been appointed by the AFL to represent Ameri­ can Seamen at International Labor Conference starting^ April 20, Philadelphia. Have appointed "Duke" Dushane, "Whitey" Hawk and Morris Weisberger as International Representatives to help in Conference to protect Am­ erican Seamen's- rights. Will fight any attempt to lower American Seamen's stand­ ards, wages and conditions to that of European seamen. Our fight will be to protect our interests and fight to get foreign seamen up to Aimerican union standards which today are the best in the world. _ "HARRY LUNDEBERG.'* Full details of Internation­ al Labor Organization (ILO) Conference and the American Seamen's delegates will be published in the next issue of the LOG. Corruption Is Charged In USS Hotel The Seamen in the Port of Nor­ folk, Va., have begun a picket line around the Hotel Fairfax of the United Seamen's Services be­ cause of its treatment of tlie av­ erage seaman that sails war waters. For the USS in that port has completely failed in its alleg­ ed aims. A reign of rottenness, larceny and corruption has been the con­ dition under the present misman­ agement. Complaints are answered with a snotty: "Go away — you're drunk," by the staff, according to a telegiam received by the At­ lantic and Gulf District of the SIU and referred to the LOG at press time. The telegram follows in full; April 19, 1944 John Hawk, Sec'y-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union Of North America; 2 Stone Street, New York, N. Y. United Seamen's Service of Port of Norfolk has failed com{Continued on Page 8) sS rr II' �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG \1 1 Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA - Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the Ammcm Federsfion of_ Lsbor HARRY LUNDEBERG Vresident 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HA^TK ------- Secy-Treas, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep, 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. G WWW Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stono St BOwHngr Green 9-, ,j , BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St ^...Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA... 6 North 6th St Lombard 765! NORFOLK ....25 Commercial PI .Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS (16) ..324 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St... Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 Ea»t Piatt St........ Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto do Tierra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-6043 PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STREET New York City (4) BOwIing Green 9-8346 »267 Friday. April 21. 1944 LOG fRepoT?T orv .^ASHIIVGTOIV • SV MATT4I1W PMSHAME-^ * TO: ALL AGENTS OF UNIONS as the war risks increa.se or deAFFILIATED WITH THE SIU. ci'case. The union does not deny this fact, however, the union con­ Dear Sir and Brothers: / tends that they do not have the I hereby submit a report on a authority to make anj^ecisions meeting held by the Maritime before a dispute ha? been subWar Emergency Board. This niitted to jthe board. meeting was called by the board Sub Menewe Increased at the request of the Union, be­ cause the union protested the Material was submmitted to MWEB decision in slashing of the the Board that for the month of bonuses without following the March, the submarine menace procedure outlined in the State­ has increased, and that there ment of Policy. Meeting was held were moi'e sinkings in that month than for the month of February. on April 12, 1944. As per instructions from the The Board was again informed Union I again challenged the that the Union takes the position Board with overstepping their that sinkings by submarine is not jurisdiction in making a decision, the only factor mvolved as a war without a dispute being submit­ risk. Ships are still running in ted to the Board by either the blackouts, there is the risk of Union or Employer, which is the running without the peace time procedure outlined in the State­ aids to navigation, risks of col­ lisions in convoys. These and ment of Policy. Ever since the Board has been other dangers to seamen, result established they have overstep­ from Wartime operations, and ped their authority in making are certainly War Risks, and not decisions, they still contend that Marine Risks usually defined in they have the responsibility of Admiralty cases. upping or lowering the bonuses. There are seyeral Governnnent Agencies that make rulings that to the average person look like a screwey set-up. Congressmen have also been baffled by some of these decisions. The Government agencies that have made some of these screwey decisions, have used radio time and other means of informing the public why they made their decisions, they have made several attempts to justify the action that they have taken. Mr. Macauley, Chairmap of the Board, made a statement that the Board has been under a terrific and tremendous pressure for keeping the bonus at the 100 per cent leyel, in the face of all the statements in the press and else­ where that the submarine men­ ace has been under control. -t. 'i Incompetence Charged I charged the chairman with being incompetent in his duties for not trying to bring the facts to .the American public on -the true status of the merchant sea­ men, and the mythicial am()!unt {{Joitthtued on Page 7) Washington Confusionists Expose MWEB Prize revelation of the week is the fact that the Washington bui-eaucrats are unorganized themselves. For the Office of War Information has exposed the ^thy mechanics of the Shell-and-Pea-Game Maritime War Emergency Board and their double-dealing on the seamen's bonuses.' Therefore the Seafarers Log an­ alyzes the releases. . On page 12 of the OWTs "U. S. Labor Press Ser­ vice" of their bulletin dated April 10, 1944, under the sub-heading of "Labor on the Sea," the OWI declares in twin columns on opposite sides of the two-colunm page: A: "SEAMEN NEEDED FOR MERCHANT SHIPS. «(.<=« pgy fj-om $200 to $250 a month for able sea­ men, $250 and higher for engineers*** "A mate, engineer or a^Ie seaman who has pa­ pers, or who once held papers, is elligible, WSA said.***" B; "WAR RISK PAYMENTS TO SEAMEN REVISED. "***As a result of the shifting war theaters, pay­ ments will be reduced in safer areas, and increaseci in hazardous areas." (Release to the OWI, from the Maritime War Emergency Board, ex-facfo Erich "Tripple-Con-Man" Neilsen). From here on the same release must be taken apart and anaylsed almost paragraph by paragraph, each with its particular comment. For the joint-statement issued by President Roose\'elt and Prime Minister Churchill through U. S. Sec'y of the Navy, Frank Knox, on Sun­ day, April 9, discloses that sinkings of ships by sub­ marines were higher in March than in February and gives the lie to the MWEB's statement quoted above. (Trans-Radio Broadcast, 4/9/44, 11 P.M. E.W.T.) The MWEB bulletin continues: "Under the new ruling, $5 a day additional will be paid to crews on ships in the sea approaches to war combat areas. A voyage bonus of idO .per cenf will be paid officers and men in voyages passifig through sea approaches to combat areas, with a minimum of $100 for unlicensed personnel." (LOG'S emphasis). COMMENT AND TRUE FACTS 1: $5 a day additional has been paid seamen in actual combat areas, and is now paid only in com­ bat areas. , (a): True the actual combat areas have been ex­ tended a few degrees; but (b): "The sea approaches to war combat areas" commence When a vessel leaves a port in the AN EDITORIAL United States for even at the entrance of the harbor the danger of attack exists. Therefore, the MWEB statement of "100 per cent being paid in sea approaches to combat areas" is in­ correct. This is shown in point 2; COMMENTS AND TRUE FACTS 1: The MWEB's atudy" apparently was based upon the peak of sinkipgs whtch admittedly were high. But despite their hifih rate the Mari­ time War Efn^-gepcy Board kt that time fpade no move to incFeaae the seamen's bonuses on a pioanting scale for the mounting .fiapgers encountered2: The "new" rates certainly witl be lower—just about the base pay—^whirfi the Board has absoidtely no power to alter — that is cited as "$82.50 a month for ordinary seamen to $418 a month for masters." 2: 100% with a minimum of $100 has been paid formerly in ALL areas—with the exception of the close runs on the Pacific Coast in coastal and intercoastal ports which paid 40% and now pay 25%. But now 100% is paid only in the actual combat areas and not the approaches thereto, 66 2/3% is 3: ^hile pay in the actual coipbat aregs may paid for the approaching area^i, pr a minimpin of accrue higher than formerly, through the wideped $80. (The same sub-paragraphs as above apply). area, the actual bonus rates remained the same and the overall pay is reduced becapse of the lesser In essence the Maritime War Emergency Board percentage in the approaching areas from the har­ "gives" the seamen two cents and takes away $100^—lor bor mouth of departure, the stoppage pf bonuses the dangers and hazards still exist and war may take a while in ports, in the West Indies, Central and seaman at the harbor's mouth. South America. The MWEB statement goes on; Thus, again .the two cjents for tlie $100 taken out "A new bonus of $125 will be paid to each of tihe pf the" seamen's pockets by the Maritime War Em­ crew on ships destroyed or substantially damaged ergency Board prevails. But the biggest Tie that the by epemy attack, or if any member of the*crew is MWEB ever uttered comes in the next paragraph Of killed or injured in an attack. This bonus will be their release. As follows: paid no matter where the ship is located when the "The board, after meetings, called as a result pf attack occurred. This replaces the present bonus thf protests frotp Maritime ufllens. decHiied tp j^slpaid only for attacks occurring while the- ship was pone the effective dat* of 4he fiew lipaus rales." in port." (LOG'S emphasis). {JJDQ's emphasis). COMMENT AND TRUE FACTS COMMENT AND TRUE FACTS Again the Shell-and-Pea-Game artists of the IdariAs far as this goes it is one of the most ^spicalde time War Emergency Bioard play the game of givipg tricks that any of the piddling puddio sailors in Wash­ the seamen two cents and talcing away $100: For the ington have ever pulled on the seamen jfrom the^ Board's decision reads in essence that "one attack bonus swivel chairs. For three facts stand out yery distinctly shall be paid during any ,one passage" regardless of in that assertion: ,• whether or not the ship was attacked or bombed fifty First: The MWEB cut the bonus after a meeting of the times. Further, even if a crew member were killed op protesting union officials on Feb. 23, and made the , the second or the fiftith attack during the said passage effective date April 1, despite continued written not even his estate would be paid, according to a re­ protests. cent announcement by Erich "Triple-Con-Mari" Neilsen. But the progressively mountipg hazards, nerve Second: These - protests resulted in the calling of an­ other meeting for April 12 to hear the further com­ strain and dangers to the crew members would remain plaints of the seamen through their representatives progressively noounting in mathematical calculation. on the MWEB Advisory Committee. Again a quote frpm the MWEB pipce: Third: The release of . MWEB saying that their decision "A recent study showed that the average total would not be postponed as a result of the April 12 earnings, including war risk payments, on Liberty meeting was published by the OWI on April 10, ships for ofE-shore voyages was $244.50 a month for two days before the meeting was actually held or ordinary seamen, and $775 for masters, exclusive any complaints set foi*th. of food and lodging. Under the new rates, the av­ Immediately following the meeting of the Advisory erage will be slightly lower. However, the pay on Committee the MWEB falsely charged through its voyages to actual combat areas will be higher." (LOG'S emphasis). {Continued on Page 4) N' 1 4 J �•' liiWi) SAti*:n<-: - r Friday. April 21, 1944, .1 . THE SUP-SIU Fight MWEB On Bonus Slashes; NMU's Role Exposed ^^ASHINGTON, D. C.—The official position of the NMU on the bonus as portrayed by their officials Frederick Myers and Howard McKenzie is a weird and wonderful thing to hear, say others who represented the fighting AFL ^amen's Unions at the April 12 meeting of the Maritime War Emergency Board held here.#-——— ——n secondary to the NMU's NMu s wage With much wind about how case and that in trying to restore they were fighting for their con­ the bonus to it level before the ditions before the War Labor M\¥EB's drastic cuts the NMU Eioard the NMtf representatives was "beating a dead horse to tried to turn the meeting into a death." (His actual words: Ed.) shambles. Said Myers—the man Sinister Game the Dodgers deported from Despite this the representatives Brooklyn—for the record: of the AFL unions exposed Erich "The INMU is nor too concern­ (Triple-Con-Man) Neilsen—Sec'y ed with the decisions reached. of the MWEB—and Capt. E. Biit what they were concerned (Shell-and-Pea-Game) Macauley about, were the NMU widows as a pair pulling a sinister game. and orphans, and they had con­ For Neilsen introduced a" chart crete insurance proposals to take which attempted to predicate the care of those widows and or­ cuts of the bonuses on what he phans." termed as the decline in the loss­ (In other words—to hell with es of United Nations shipping. , the seamen and their earning ca­ Brother John Hawk, Sec'y pacity—to hear Myers and Mc­ Treasurer of the Atlantic and Kenzie of the NMU speak their Gulf District of the SIU pointed piece.) out that the bonuses were grant­ ed on the dangers to American "Pof Of Gold" shipping, and were increased Myers continued with his state­ when the first American ships ment by declaring that the bonus were sunk prior to the entry of for seamen, "was a Pot of Gold the U.S. into the war, and cer­ and the pot was about empty." tainly not on the basis of losses Thus he and McKenzie gave the of United Nations shipping, be­ Board an automatic out for their fore or after we entered the war. recent bureaucratic decision in Agree With SUP-SIU cutting the bonus rates for men The Masters, Mates and Pilots, sailing war waters. represented by Mr. Higginbottom _)Vlyers continued: "That,_:they, concurred unanimously with the ^e NMU, were only interested in SUP-SIU position and their rec­ lipping wages," and wouldn't ommendations on the bonus dis­ consider the bonus while their pute, and presented evidence to NMU.'s frantic plea for the wages show that their position was cor­ and conditions gained in the in­ rect. dustry by the AFL seamen's President Hogan, representa­ unions was pending before the tive of the Marine Engineers yjax Labor Board. fienefiicial Ass'^n, affiliated with McKenzie enlarged upon the the CIO, supported the stand of KMU's matter beforO the War the Masters, Mates and Pilots, Labor Board knowing as did My­ which in essence means that the ers that the MWEB had absolute­ MEBA was in full accord with ly no jurisdiction over collective the SUP-SIU proposals including bargaining agreements and the the recommendation for the re­ wages and conditions thus ar­ moval of Mister E. Macauley rived at. from the MWEB. He concurred in everything Burke of the Marine Cooks and that Myers Said and alleged that Stewards also, supported every fhe bonuses for all seamen were {Continued on Page 7) NEW YORK That working gear will more than pay for itself, has been in-dVen on the 6th Floor Hiring Hall this past week or so, and can be readily shown by the confended looks on Dispatchers Paul's and Frenchie's faces.. Siaee ihstalling the loud-speak­ ing system on that deck, it has added ten years to their lives. According to their figures, the wind they've blown across the iioor in past months has been more than enough to sail two seveh-masted schooners around .the world. The New York Membership fefatnped their unanimous approv­ al oft the recommenidatiofts and resftlutioris of the Ageftts' Confer­ ence. Thus they opened the door for real progress for the coming year This year will probably end the European scrap, so we must or­ ganize efficiently for the coming SEAFARERS LOG • MONEY DUE SS Andrew Curtin: J. SENKERIK. Oiler, has 16 hours over­ time coming. Please contact company's office for payment. * » » SS Merick; W. WASHINGTON. Messman, has $22.29 coming in back money. Please contact com­ pany's office and get your money. • • • SS Daniel Hugo; J. R. WEBB. Messman. has 6 hours overtime coming. E. D. McVEY. Messman, has 5 hours overtime coming. Collect your money at the offices of the company. mm* The following vessels are of the Bull Line and all moneys due are collectable at the office of that company in New York: SS Young; GEO. BARTON. Ch. Cook; JOE BRASSARD. 2nd Cook, and DAVE CORDONICH. Messman; Each have SSYz hours overtime coming. SB Triston Dalfori: C. BAIRD has 37 hours overtime Coming. SS Cape. Corwin: G. HAWKINS has 24 hours overtime coming. SS Geo. Whit­ field: SAUNDERS. Steward, has 5 hours overtime coming: W. WALKER. Messman, has 4 hours overtime coming. m * * Men listed below have over­ time, etc.. coming at the New York Branch for last voyage. Contact Eddie Higdon. Patrol­ man. SS Howard: LAUNDRY. CHIEF COOK; LAUNDRY. 2nd COOK; SCHOSTER. Messman. SS Peter Zenger: ALL HANDS —six weeks Linen Money. Around The Ports struggle, for without a doubt in the world the same day the War is over, the Shipowners are go­ ing to try to break our backs "ala-1921 style." So by getting all set how for rough weather ahead, we should be able to get over the hump and forge ahead. 4' The Investigating Committee in this Port is going around with a bewildered look. They prob­ ably contracted it ffom a certain old-time NMU Book Member, whom with about eighteen other NMU'ers applied the other day to the Committee with a plea for an SIU Book or a Trip Card. The Committee Chairman no­ ticed this character's "wacky" look and asked him the reason. "Listen Bud," he replied, "if you guys had ivhirled in as many f . '-••<:7.'' r Page Three SIU ConventioR Asks Removal Of Macauley; Assailed As Incompetent Buy War Bauds The membership of the Sea­ farers International Union is urged to invest part of every pay-off in War Bonds and Stamps. These Bonds are your stake in America and the Freedom we are fighting this war for. Few know better than the sea­ men what war means for we have a running day-to-day en­ counter with it. DIG DEEP IN THE POCK­ ET FOR UNCLE SAM. Bonds mean Bombs for Hitler and Hirihito on the receiving end. - different directions for the past few years, as I have in trying to keep up with whichever way the 'Party' was facing at the particu­ lar moment, theft you would be as dizzy lookihg as I am. "And if you think I am alone in thi.s dizzy look, you should see some of the NMU 'pie cards:' "They're gone to such an ex­ tent that all they could possibly be good for is either a ballet dan­ cer or an autogyro, and if I don't make this Ttip Card and I have to go back over there amongst the other 'nuts,' then I am afraid I am going to qualify for a dan­ cer's job myself." (P.S. Don't worry "fellers," all is well. He got his Trip Card and is now ablie to take off his socks without usiftg a monkey wrench.) NEW ORLEANS, La.—The assembled Convention ol the Seafarers Iriternational Lhilon of NA early this montls took strong action against the Maritime War Emergency ill Board and its head Capt. T. (Shell-and-Pea-Game) Mac­ auley for their bureaucratic decision in recently slashing the seamen's bonuses and impairing^ - the seamen's part in the war ef­ WHEREAS, In December, 1941, the U. S. Maritime Commissioil fort. and the Department of Labor The resolution condemned jointly invited all steamship op­ these actions of the Board and erators and Maritime Unions to asked for the removal of Capt. attend a meeting in Washingtoftrj Macauley to a place where he D.C., and can no longer damage the sea­ WHEREAS, As a result of the men with his sly attacks on their discussions and deliberations last­ • V, X ' earnings. ing several days, this meeting on The protest was sent to Presi­ December 18, 1941, adopted the dent Roosevelt from the Conven­ Statement of Principles and the tion in an official communication Maritime War Emergency Board from the SIU of NA. was established, and m The assembled Convention WHEREAS. The Statement of pointed out that the MWEB's at­ Principles outlined, the principle tack on the bonus represented a involved, the policy to follow and drastic slash in the living scales the powers vested in the Mari­ of seamen and their families and time War Emergency Board, and" could only have the effect of driv­ WHEREAS, The Powers out­ ing many of those who were over lined in the Statement of Prin* the draft age away from the sea ciples provided: and their employment keeping , "Whenever any difference the ships moving. shall arise between any steamr Authorify Superseded ship operator and any union, representing its employees with The resolution declares that regard to any question relating, Macauley superseded his author­ tx) war risk compensation or ity and "his actions will seriously hamper the war effort." It also war risk insurance of persoixftel told of his gross incompetence of the vessels of such steam­ and his impractical approach to ship operator and such ques­ the problems confronting the sea­ tion shall not be settled through the ordinary procedure of col-^ men and the marine industry lective bargaining between' today. such steamship operator and The measure asks the appoint­ its employees, such question ment of someone thoroughly shall be referred to the Board competent and able to cope With by such steamship operator or the complex, situation in the in­ such union by giving written dustry due to war-time condi­ notice to the Board and to the tions. other party of the intention of The reasons for the resolution the party giving such notice to cite the fact that the MWEB refer such question to the never judged the scales of bon­ Board. Such notice shall spec­ uses by increased sinkings and ify the question to be referred raised them when the hazards to the Board. I'ose a thousand per cent at sea. "Upon receiving such notice Put Ceiling On Bonus the Board shall as promptly as But they did put a ceiling on shall be practicable afford to each party a reasonable oppor­ bonuses and then hurried to cut even that meagre figure down as tunity to present evidence -and soon as they felt that the oppor­ argument in support of the po­ sition of such party and the tunity was ripe. Text of the resolution follows Board shall thereupon render its decision in writing with re­ in full: gard to such question and serve a copy thereof upon each party. A couple of out of town Mem­ bers brought to light something "The decision of the Board here the other day that may be upon any such question which of interest to Members paying shall be referred to it as here­ off here in the future. They no­ inbefore set forth be final and ticed a couple of first class pan­ binding upon all parties to the handlers "mooching" in one of difference out of which such the gin mills close to the Hall, question arose." for all that they were worth. AND WHEREAS, The Maritime War Emergency Board has con­ They also sported in their jackets an SIU emblem. They sistently violated the statement questioned these two bums as to of principles on numerous pre­ how long they were on the beach, vious occasions, and etc. And lo, and behold, not one WHEREAS, On February 23, of these people were SIU Mem­ 1944, the Maritime War Emer­ bers, or eVen Seamen. gency Board called a meeting of After gently bouncing these the Advisory Committee, and characters off the bulkhead sev­ WHEREAS, At this meeting eral times and removing their the Maritime War Emergency SIU buttons, they had them see­ Board was questioned as to ing the light. They'll now lay whether a war bonus dispute was off panhandling members here submitted to them by either la­ and representing themselves as bor or industry, and seameft. WHEREAS. The Maritime War Emergency Board stated "No" So in closing, I remain, and was then informed by sev­ YOURS FOR LESS "WINOS,'" eral Maritime Unions that they PAUL HALL, Agent {Continued on Page 6) I t! �Page Fotiz THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 21, 1944 A&G Sec'y-Treasurer's Report To 2nd Biennial Convention {Cwtthmed from Page 1) rank and filers because we can not ighore the fact that before we can housebieak the shipowners cornplelely, • we -must drive the NMU off the East. Coast. T MEANT SLAVERY As long as this phoney outfit remains in the picture, it serves as a shipowner 5th-column in the ranks of labor and can sabotage much of our work. Thus, it is significant when the honest NMU rank and filers begin to look to us for leadership—for that can mark the beginning of the end for Curran & Company. _ , , , u *1. 4. , Our record over the past two years shows that we were in there swinging on every issue effecting the welfare of the seamen Ihis doesn't mean to say that we won all the fichts—we didn't ® • But we won the majority of them, and in the others the opponents knew that they had been through a scrap. And that is what the seamen demand-that a union fwings from the floor. Perhaps our biggest fight occured immediately following the adjournment of our last convention. It was in April, 1942, that the Washington bureaucrats launched a blitzkreig intended to regiment the seamen right into the ormed force, and atrip them of their right, and condition,. While Secretary of the Navy Knox hinted that the seamen might be taken right into the Navy, thei War Shipping Administration and the National Maritime Union plotted to force down the throats of the seamen a so-called compromise plan which would have sacrificed the hiring halls and union security. It was the SUP and SIU which jumped squarely into the breech and called for a showdown with the enemies of maritime labor then and there. WhRe our district mobilized the East Coast seamen, Brother Lundebera flew into Washington D C and Brother Limdeherg flew into wasmn^^^ u. ana whipped into Ime a United Front of all maritime unions, except the NMU, and led them to victory over the shipowners and their labor hating stooges. NMU-WSA COMBINE DEFEATED . , ,^ , The Statement of Principles and Statement of Polky, which guaranteed om r^ I LM w^Ph h^vrSlPd had it STJP A. Wiiicii would nsvo I3il6d rind it not been led by our Union; and a faflure would have returned the seamen to slavery for years to come. Our experience in defeating the NMU-WSA proposed Statement of Policy that would have taken away aU working conditions that the seamen enjoyed, taught us that it was absolutely necessary to have a man in Washington, D. C., on the job all the time to watch out for any similar deals and to keep us informed of legislation and any matter effecting seamen. We were fortunate to get a man who really knows the score, as Mathew Dushane does. BUILDING THE STRIKE FUND He has, and still is, doing a bang-up job in Washington, D. C. • . ... , - the seamen of the right to sufe the shipowner for injuries received in the course of duty, and would have ehaekled him to a rigid compensation schedule. It was Brothers Harry Lundeberg and Dushane that successful counter-offensive against this move, but we on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts did our share and carried the fight to eVery port in our district. It was the combined weight of the seamen on both the western and eastern coasts which blocked this move to sabotage our rights. roTn-ui" CARDS FOUGHT It was in the Spring of 1943 that our beef occured ^ . ,, .. ..^ 0//°" jne to trace its history in deremark in passing that although we lost this fight in the end, we made a record which the seamen will long remember. Here again the National Maritime Union played a finky-shipowner role and supported the RMO cards. WON RESPECT breaking watches and overtime. The master of the SS Schoharie broke watches while waiting for a convoy, but the vessel was not in port. He did this so he could work the men from 8 to 5 without the payment of overtime. DISPUTED OVERTIME was directly contrary to our contract with the company. But despite this, the company backed up the skipper and refused to pay overtime for the work done during this time. This case went finally to a conciliator and we won on all counts. The crew of that ship won an award of $7,000 in disputed overtime—probably ^ ^ut what was even more important than the dough which this crew won, was the fact that this victory stopped the chiseling of our contract by this line, and established a precedent whereby we can protect our working rules in future beefs. These are only the highlights of the work of our district during the past two years. During that period there were, of course, hundreds upon hundreds of minor Atlantic & Gulf District hammered away at beefs which we won. There was the constant fight to the unholy alliance between the NMU and the ship- prevent the Washington bureaucrats from undermining' owners. The District made an uncompromising fight on oyj. rights and wages, move and the ^am^^^ it wa, ^ that repreM.nted their interests at this time. anti-union maneuvers, When we lost'the fight, we said so frankly and pointed out to the seamen that it was the lack of unity MORE SIU AGREEMENTS in the labor movement, the 5th-column role played by There was the extension of SIU organization to new the NMU, which was responsible for our defeat. And ^hips and lines, notably the Smith & Johnson Steamship while we lost the fight, we won the respect of every co., the Moran Towing and Transportation Company, union man on both coasts for the manner in American Range-Liberty Line and the Over-Lakes represented their interests. Freight Corporation. The next bureaucratic move against us was launchThere was the improvement of our facilities for tf^ler'^Tirtlicy maritime unions to alter their policy re-signmg on ships in order to force men to sign on a ^^ip (a new one just built) at port of delivery. This ^ ^ premature signing articles before they had a chance to safeguard their rights. WSA ATTEMPTS SABOTAGE OF RIDERS SEAFARERS' LOG of June 25, 1943: "What is also involved in this move of the ship, "iirc? A* A.*. A A UJ. A . transportation riders which the SHJ had before the war ^d which were frozen for the duration of the war by the Statement of Policy." ^ime this appeal was released by Macauley ^^e midst of a fight with the operators over ^^e transportation riders, and his move was obviously ^^e enemies of labor aid and comfort. As jjg expected, the NMU went for this phoney deal, ^^e Atlantic & Gulf District fought Macauley-and v,;™ defeated him. There is no signing of articles by SIU men at an port of delivery. jjr-W ENGLAND BEEF WON ' ENGLAND BEEF WON One of the toughest and most drawn out beefs we patrolmen to handle beefs; the purchasing of a building of our own in New Orleans Z° Z ^ "P this-honest, Progressive and militant unionism. no rnove which was not calculated to benefit the rank and file seaman on American merchant ships. That such a policy can pay dividends for the Union-as well as the seamen-is shown by our recruitment over the past two years and by the financial statGiriGnt for thi*? oGrind statement for this period. FINANCIAL PROGRESS Here is how our finances stacked up at the time of convention, March 1942: General Fund $ 8,912.16 Hospital Fund 25,085.04 S & O Fund 42,757.26 Of this fund, $34,000 (matured value) was invested in war bonds. AJU I J-,And here is bur financial condition as of December ^^43. General Fund $87,719.00 42,059.72 g & O Fund 79,769.02 ASA Fund y 32,351.00 ficiai' ot ttTAtSrl VUITDUI'M tC our'unira Company. of these monies $177,000 (matured value) is Invest, for a real life and death struggle vk Se sh^" H SJ^sSw Zse ^hmt TL bo"aS Tn to MaSh?. owners once the war ended. To prepare for this inmen sailing these ships. The boats ran to Martha s have increased our treasury by $165,144.28. This is evitable fight we began to educate the membership on f sub-standard when testimony, I believe, of the efficient and business-like thTneceX oTbSg an adequate stri^f^^^^^^^^ ETSII J r-dbi v^odsi. men are coming to us for leadership. In these past two Through articles in the SEAFARERS LOG and But in spite of the justice of our case, we twice lost years our records show that close to 15,000 new memtalks on the floor of the meetings, we won the rank before Regional War Labor Boards, and it was only by bers have joined the Atlantic & Gulf District, and file to the support of building an adequate strike insistent appeals and careful documentation that we And so vou can see that it ia nnt fund. This question was placed on the annual ballot, it were finally able to win improved wages. One year when I say to you that the Atlantic & Gulf District is passed and today there is approximately $50 000 in this after our first request for a raise, we won a retroactive destined to become the dominant union on the East fund. Good ammunition to be used against the enemies $15.00 per month boost in wages and a 5c an hour in- Coast—and within a very short period of time. Nor is ° ^ crease in standby work. it overconfidence when I say that we are ready for the In November 1942, the powerful shipowners' lobby Perhaps our most smashing and significant victory post-war period, fully confident thai we have a fighting in Washington joined hands with the reactionary poli- over those shipowners who were trying to chisel on our ^union which can meet the enemies of labor on the ticians in. an all out offensive against the Jones Act. contracts under cover of the war emergency, was the waterfront, AND WIN for the seamen an ever increasThey introduced legislation which would have deprived beef with the South Atlantic Line over the question of ing. American standard of living. Washington Confusionists Expose M W E B {Coitimued from Page 2) spokesmen, Capt. E. "Shell-and-Pea-Game" Macauley and Erich "Triple-Con-Man" Neilsen, that the Unions had misrepresented the facts on the MWEB's unjust slashes of the seamen's bonuses. This was ridiculous because a cut is a cut whether it is on your hand or in your wages! It is so definite V®" know about it! Who misrepresented the facts now, Misters Neilsen and Macauley? AN EDITORIAL In the light of the foregoing you stand indicted! And in that indictment you are impeding the war effort. For some people that means long prison terms under the laws of "aiding the enemy." Since you are impeding 4he war effort it's about time that Congress took a little glance at your activities and went into a thorough investigation of just what you are up to and whom your accomplicies are. In the meantime the SIU demands the removal of the menace to the war effort, to seamen's lives, and to our soldiers on the fighting fronts—the puddle sailors of the MWEB. We sail the ships and we deliver the goods that keep the Army and Navy in the field. All we want is justice. We depend on Congress and the American People to give us that Justice and we are sure of get­ ting it! (See Page 5 for photostat copy of OWI Bulletin.) I ^»l vl 1 M -L �THE Fiiday, April 21. 1944 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Conference Resolutions For Membership Action !• interfered with any men or mem­ bers at work, and/or stopped any member or man that ^vas work' ing, to discuss any Union busi­ ness or caused any stoppage of work, or interfered with any member^^gj^j^^jyggi^during the pe­ riod oT the eight (8) hour work­ ing day, or at any time other than the eight (8) hour working period, or cause any delays in ships' sailings since the outbreak of this present war; and WHEREAS. This can be ascer­ tained by the steamship compan­ ies or operators that we have un­ der contract; and WHEREAS. We have been al­ lowed the privilege under the aESOLUTION ON OBTAINING PASSES FOR MEMBERS ON ARMY SHIPS. DOCKS AND PIERS. WHEREAS. The Seafarers Inlernational Union of North Am­ erica has been the bargaining ligent of the Seamen with the ous companies that we have ionder contract; and WHEREAS. As bargaining Higents we have always enjoyed iHnicable relations with the vajcious Steamship companies that we have closed shop agreements With; and WHEREAS. As the bargaining igent no official or officials of the Seafarers International Union has law to contact our membership employed aboard the various merchant ships that we have covered by our agreements, and this being in full accord with the owners or operators and under the pnost amicable of terms; and • WHEREAS. All elected officials of the SIU of NA have been pro­ cessed by the U. S. Coast Guard as to their integrity and loyalty to the U.S.A.; and WHEREAS. All elected officials of the SIU of NA have taken an oath to uphold the democratic principles of our country and to condemn Communism, Fascism and Naziism; THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED. That we the mem­ bers of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America go on record to oppose certain Army officials who are issuing such discriminatory orders against Unio.n Officials, and to point out by issuing these orders they, the officials of the Army, by refusing the Union officials the right to enter the piers, docks, wharves, that they have under the Army's control that they are violating the Federal law and are depriving the crew members on those ships that are docked therein the right to representa­ tion afforded to them by law; and BE IT FURTHER U.S. LABOR PRESS SERVICE NEWS OF THE WAR AND LABOR'S PART IN IT r.i EDITORS: This weekly clip sheef .> a cooperative effort of U. S. war agencies ta inform labor of the war's progress, to tell the story of the workers' efforts in the war, and to suggest how the Labor Press con help specific war pragrams. Reoresented are: War Praduclian Board, War Labor Board, War Department, Navy Department!Maritime Commissio^, War Manpower Commission, Office of Civilian Defense, Labor Department, Office ol Price" Administration, Office of Defense Transportation, and Nutrition in Industry, ' Division of Food Distribution Administration. : ^April to, 1944^ z T- WAR RISK PAYMENTS TO SEAMEN REVISED Ubor on fho $oo SEAV.EI: NEEDED m liZRCHANT SHIPS V/ashlngton — Cargdes vital to military operations face delay \inleaa more than 1,800 for­ mer mates, engineers-and able-bodied seamen re­ turn to the sea each month, the V/ar Shipping Ad­ ministration announced. Enough mates, engineers and able seamen are. in retirement or on other Jobs to fill the quotas, according to VJSA. r KT A Shi? lacking a mate or its complement of crewmen may miss a convoy which in turn may involve a delay of weeks or in some cases even months for sorely needed cargoes. h Attractions, beyond the satisfaction of doing a Job necessary to victory, V»'SA points out, are the following: best ships in the worla, modern spring-steel bunks, fresh food prepared by skilled 'cooks; intelligent career men as < officers, clean-cut American boys as shipmates; greater safety \mder the guns of tl^e Navy and the Wings of United States planes on escort car­ riers; pay from 4-200 to ^2^0 a month for able sear-en, 4250 and higher for engineers, in addi­ tion' to free fcoc, medical and dental service, and ppportunity to become an o.fficer at higher pey. * A matA, en.gineer or able seaman who has papers, or who once held papers, is eligible, '».'SA said^ Men in one of these classes* are urged to send a col3<ect telegram, immediately to Merchant Karirr.e, Washin.gton, D. C,, telling name, address^ rating and when available. If a telegram is imHpssible, a post card or a letter is acceptable. WJ-eaHIca- 500 RADIO. TEI-IOR/'"HEH-S TEEDEP j Here's the evidence! Above is a photostat of the MWEB's release put but through the OWI which shows that the MWEB made a decision before holding tbe April 12 meeting with the I Advisory Committee on which the Unions are represented. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR MONTH OF MARCH, 1944 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAU SHIPPED 12 U. S. LABQR PMEMM MERVtCB 1515 1125 992 3632 Washington -- War risk payments to the 125,000 officers and men of America's Merchant Marine have been revised by the Maritime War Emergency Beard, the board announced. The board consulted with ship operators and unions in set­ ting the new rates. Ihe changes are effective as of April !• As a result of -the shifting of war theaters, paym.ents will be reduced in safer areas, and increased in hazardous areas. , Typical base v/ages for Liberty ship crews range from 482.50 a month for ordinary seamen to $Ul8 a month for masters. Changes in the war risk bonus,have no effect on the base wages. Under the new ruling, $5 ^ day addition­ al will be paid to crews on ships while in the sea approaches to war combat areas. A voyage bonus of 100 per cent will be paid officers and men in voyages pas'sing through sea approaches to combat areas, with a minimum of 4100 for-un­ licensed personnel. A new bonus of 4125 will be paid to each of the crew on shins destyoy^qi qy 3\tb^tfintiallv damaged by enemy attack,_or^if any member of the crew la killed or inJl^ed TiT an attack. This bonus will be paid no'matter wKere the ship is located when the attack occurred. Ihis re­ places the present bonus paid only for attacks occurring while the ship was in port. A recent study showed that the average total earnings, including war risk payments, on Liberty ships for offshore voyages was 42l|i4..50 a month for ordinary seamen, and 4775 for masters, exclusive of food and lodging. Under the new rates, the average will be slightly lower. How­ ever, the pay on voyages to actual combat areas will be higher. The board, after meetings called as a result of^protests frcrn'Maritimie unions, declined €"o posYpone the effective date of tl-ie hl^/'Vdhus " rafcesr" "" ' In a telegram to, representatives of operators and unions announcing the decision, the board also stated: "The board will always consult with the Advisory Committee, in accordance with establish­ ed procedures, upon the presentation by any of the parties signatory of factual information on " changes of war risk at sea or in port or questions •rising in the administration of its decisions." 'ORWEr i-rki'J* ~" ii '"^vsmsN"' RESOLVED, That this Agents' Conference go on record to do everything possible to obtain passes from the Army for the duly elected representatives of the crew members who are on a ship berthed in an Army pier, dock, or base, or point of em­ barkation; and, BE IT FURTHER AND FINALLY. RESOLVED, That in the event that we cannot secure passes from the Army and by them re­ fusing us admittance to their piers, docks or bases, they will be depriving our members therein to be represented by their offi­ cials, that we instruct the mem­ bers being so deprived of repre­ sentation to sign articles, or pay off at the United States Commis­ sioner's Office or any other place where the crews can be assured of the proper representation that is afforded them by Federal law. RESOLUTION— Up-Grading School WHEREAS. The United States Maritime Service has Up-Grad­ ing Schools all over the United States; and WHEREAS. These Schools are being financed by the Govern­ ment who, after all, are the peo­ ple; and WHEREAS. These Schools will create a surplus of Able Seamen in the industry eventuallj'; and WriEREAS. There exists in the various SIU Halls on the Atlantic & Gulf Coasts today quite a num­ ber of ordinary seamen with enough sea service to be up­ graded to AB; and yVHEREAS. these men for the benefit of the Union should at­ tend and get up-graded to take care of their own Union; and WHEREAS. These men are only injuring the Union in not embracing this opportunity; THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED. That this Agents Conference goes on record to en­ courage the members of the SIU, Atlantic & Gulf District, to at­ tend these Up-Grading Schools; and, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED. That all the of­ ficials of the Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict give all the members of the Union the straight informa­ tion. as explained to the Confer­ ence by the representative of 'USMS. RESOLUTION On Voluntary $10 Assessment fo(f the Purchase of Buildings WHEREAS. Various branches of our Union are having consid­ erable difficulty renewing leases and are being compelled to move, due to this, and this situation is very unhealthy and jeopardizes the very existence of oui' organi­ zation; and WHEREAS. The only solution to this problem is to own and control our own Union Halls which would afford maximum security to our Union and its membership; and WHEREAS. As the Agents Conference recommends this pro­ cedure as the only practical method of combatting hostile landlords' actions; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. That a voluntary assessment of ten dollars ($10) be recommended to our members for the purpose of creating ta Building Fund; said fund to be used for the purpose of acquiring real estate wherein our halls caa be maintained without any inter­ ference from outside sources. J!'t I, ®-il 1J i ^-1 S . s ^1 •-'J �1,.^ Page Six, THE SIU Convention Asks Removal Of Macaiiley; Assailed As Incompetent SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 21. 1944 Dewey OKays Act Neiie York State Act No^Law For NY Seamen STATE OF NEW YORK Nos. 117; 242. 2337 Blf. U7 ALBAPfY, N. y., April 14IN ASSEMBLY Gov. Dewey signed a bill today Januury 10, 1944 giving civil service employees {Contimted from ?age J) actions will seriously hamper the now in the U.S. Merchant Marine were overstepping the powers war effort. THEREFORE. BE IT the same protection, benefits and . Introduced by Mr. STEINGUT—read'Oi^e afM referred to the > vested to them in the Statement HESOLVElJr Thst this -GQn'.fen- privileges as lliose civil service Committee on Military Affairs—committee ^seharged* bill amended,of PrinK-iples, and tion go on record to petition to employees who enter the armed ordered reprinted as arriended and recommitted to said committee^-v WHEREAS* The Maritime War President Roosevelt to order the forces presently enjoy under the rules committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted asf Emergency Board has jnst issued Maritime War Emergency Board military law. amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules. a directive, cutting down the to hold in abeyance the effective Under the new law such sea­ amount of bonus to be paid to date of their latest decision, that AN Act Merchant Seamen in different reduces the war bonuses, until men will have the same addi­ tional rights as to positions they . TO AMEND THE MILITARY LAW, IN RELATION TO IN-'.war areas, and such time as representatives of leave and protection in retire­ CLUDING SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT; WHEREAS. At a meeting held Maritime Labor Unions be" given ment systems. MARINE IN THE DEFINITION OF MILITARY DUTY FOR THE, February 23, 1944, the Maritime a full opportunity to present their This is said to be the first State PURPOSES OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SIX THEREOF. War Emergency Board gave no side of the case, and BE IT FUR­ recognition of civil service em­ The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and.' indication that the war risk bonus THER ployees serving as seamen in the Assembly, do enact as follows: would be cut and changed and RESOLVED. That this Conven­ Merchant Marine and brings WHEREAS* This Board is tak­ tion request of President Roose­ them on a par with those serv­ Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section two hun­ ing powers not vested in them­ velt that Captain Macauley be ing in the Army, Navy and the dred forty-six of chapter forty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred selves when they arbitrarily cut immediately removed as Chair­ Coast Guard. nine, entitled "An act in relation to the militia, constituting chapter In his signatory message Gov­ thirty-six of the consolidated laws," such section having been added and changed the bonus to their man and/or member of the Mari­ own desires, and time War Emergency Board, due ernor Dewey made it plain that by chapter eight hundred forty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred r*: WHEREAS. At no time while to his being grossly incompetent, the- seamen were doing a. first- forty-one, and such paragraph having been last amended by chap­ class job in supplying the armed ters one hundred thirty-three and three hundred sixty-seven of the ships were unarmed and unes­ and that a competent man be ap­ laws of nineteen hundred forty-three is hereby amended, to read as corted and were being shot at pointed in his place, AND BE IT forces abroad. The bill is a just recognition follows: like clay pigeons, and ships sink­ FURTHER of the great sacrifice made by ing increased 1000 per cent did RESOLVED. That copies of this (b) The term "military duty" shall mean military service in the those who enter the Merchant militaty, naval, aviation or maine service of the United States .pubthe Maritime War Emergency resolution be sent to President L" Board request a meeting of the Green, of the American Federa­ Marine," Mr. Dewey declared. 1 sequent to July first, nineteen hundred forty, or service under the Advisory Committee to discuss tion of Labor, and all American selective training and service act of nineteen hundred forty, or the the advisability of increasing the Federation of Labor State bodies. national guard and reserve officers mobilization act of nineteen war risk bonuses for seamen to We request all Labor bodies to hundred forty, or any other act of Congress supplementary or amen­ correspond with the increased support this resolution, and that datory thereto, or any similar act of Congress hereafter enacted and percentage of ship sinkings and they register a protest against the irrespective of the fact that such service was entered upon follow­ loss of seamen's lives, and action of the Maritime War ing a voluntary enlistment therefor or was required under one of the foregoing acts of Congress, or service with the American Red WHEREAS. The Maritime War Emergency Board, AND BE IT Emergency Board did not use the FINALLY Cross while with the armed forces of the United States on foreign service, or service as an officer or member of the crew on or in con­ percentage of ships sinkings and RESOLVED. That copies of this (Continued from "Page 1) nection with a vessel documented under the laws of the United loss of seamen's lives as a yard­ resolution be sent immediately to stick to measure and to increase all Branches of the Seafarers' In­ speeding up the movements of Stales or a -vessel dwned by, chartered to, or operated by or for the the war bonus pa yto seamen ternational Union of North Am­ ships carrying vital cargoes. account or use of the government of the United States, as an enrollee .^wheh the sinkings increased 1000 erica, Atiailtic and Gulf, Pacific in the United States maritime service on active duty and. to such Bttildizig A Backlog ^per cent. Therefore, they are District and Sailors' Union of the extent as may be prescribed by or under the laws of the United 3: A resolution was passed States, any period awaiting assicfmneni to such sSrvide and any very unfair in altempthig to use Pacific. urging a voluntary building as­ peiiod awaiting asSignmenf to such setVidd and any p®ffdd~of edu~ 100 per cent as a ceiling from sessment of $10.90 was recom­ cation or-training for such service in EUiy school or ihsflfution urider which to measure bonus , pay in mended for adoption to the the jurisdiction of the United States gevernmSni. but shall not in­ order to lower seamen's bonus }l membership and ordered put clude temporary and intermittent gratuitous service in any reserve tl pay. and on the next coastwise referen­ or auxiliary force. It shall include time spent in reporting for",and WHEREAS, The Maritime War AI dum if the membership so returning from military duty and shall be deemed to commence Emergency Board presented'' no wills. when the public employee leaves his position and to end when he is concrete evidence to the Maritime The conference was of the op­ reinstated to his position, provided such reinstatement is within union Officials that attended the Ship operators are liable for in­ Advisory Committee meeting on juries inflicted on members of- inion that this would aid in mak­ sixty days after the termination of military duty, as hereinafter February 23, 1944, to justify their the crew by another crew mem­ ing the Union independent of defined. decision to lower the war bonuses ber of known vicious and belli­ landlords — some of whom are This act shall take CflFect immediately, and the amendnients now being paid to American mer­ gerent tendencies, according to a afraid of pressure from the ship­ made by this act to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section two owners and would terminate chant seamen, and ruling of the U. S. Circuit Court leases to embarrass the Union's hundred forty-six of the military law shall be retroactive to and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect from and after WHEREAS. Captain Macauley, of Appeals. branches. Also that it will afford April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred forty-one. the Chairman of the Board, has superseded his authority and his The ruling held that, under the the Union members greater se­ Jones Act, a shipowner is re­ curity to have such property as a sponsible for the safety of sea­ backlog. men to an extent substantially 4: A resolution pointing out greater than that attaching to or­ the opportunity for the Union dinary employes. His liability for to purchase a hall in Tampa, $51.00 "negligence" also is extensive, SS Virginia Dare Fla., was concurred in and or­ 32.00 the coui't . ruled, declaring that Crewnf SS A. Burke dered put to the membership's 18.00 among a shipowner's obligations SS Chief Joseph : will under a referendum ballot. 17.00 is that of seeing to the safety of SS Nicholas Biddle . tip-Grading Urged 12.00 the crew. H. H. Mofnaghan 5: A resolution was passed Ye Gods how they suffered! Communist led and organized 10.00 Ctetr of SS Delaires The decision upheld the verdict urging members to take advan­ How they wrestled v/ith the de­ from the defunct Marine Workers 8.00 SS F. MiUer of a jury in the Western New tage of the up-grading schools mons of perdition, the shipown­ Industrial Union of unhallowed B.61 York Federal Distcict Court SS Steelore and make themselves available ers, how they starved and how fame. It was a -wi'ecking organi­ ... 60)0 Damages of $3,000 were awarded Di Gufman ....; for such up-gradinigy since this they died on the picket-lines. zation designed to "do a job" on 6.00 Carl Koehler, a seaman on the J, T. Waterman will tend to help not only "Who? the bona fide Union of the AFL. 9.00 Great Lakes ship Angellne of the J. Bums themselves, but also protect Why the Commissars in control And they did, for with their high 2M Presque-Isle Transportation Com­ G. Hegman the Union. of the NMU, who now exhort the powered publicity masked as 2J)0 pany. Koehler was assaulted by Vfm. E. Teed The conference saw a positive newcomers to the industry who "rank and file" they were able to 2M a fellow sailor of known vicious J. H. Childs danger to the. Union in neglect of don't know the truth and are deceive the seamen who did not 2U)0 characteristics, who had also at­ J. Click this task. For urfless the mem­ easily deceived to "go out and do understand the broad issues at 2.00 tacked another member of the Karl Beainor bers take advantage of this ser­ their stuff, save the NMU, and stake. 2.00 crew. John WiUiams » vice to better themselves, the organize in the traditions of the The MWIU now "rank and file 2M J. Palmer tihie may come when the exam­ rank and file" who did so much of the ISU" as they caUed thernThe operator failed to take suf­ 1.00 Ed Anierault selves, LOST the Spring "strike" 1.00 ficient precaution for the safety ination Standards will be made for you, meaning themselves. J. M. Applegate Ah, shipmates it's a pitiful of 1930 and had to go back to thd 1.00 of the crew, the ruling" held, when so high that it will be impossible D. R. Allen ..... 1.00 it knowingly had as a member of for the ordinary man to pass story. A real ,old tearjerker of ships defeated. Ships were hard G. W. Vinen —........ 1.00 the crew a persgn having the them. For if waivers are cut out the sob sister era. Let us have up but later sailed. A* Gawronski u After three months in whicH 1.00 character of the attacker qnd it the Union men who were lax the facts for there is never a VS«Bordner wUl be endangered by an iflfiux was not material that the attack­ meetihg but these highbinders the concentrated Communist 1.00 F** Traski 1.00 er, when he assaulted the plain­ of the younger elements now tell the newcomers their fairy power marched the picket-lines H* H. Elmofe tiff, was Mot acting in the course sailing under the relaxed war­ tales. drfessed and . masquerading dS -iV I/' of his employment or in the in­ time requirements. The lax sea- The so called "rank and file "seamen" to bolster the ranks in $193.61 terest of the shipowner. Total (Continued on Page S) movement" within the ISU was {Continued on Page 8) Agents Conference Charts Future Course Of A & G Dist. Union Operator Liable In Crew Aseault ^.Honor Roll (1 CP's Didn't Suffer As 'Rank And Filers* NMUAlentber Reveals m / •- J �"'-y" ."l-fe.'.' K';*.--''''.' • Friday, 'April 21, 1944 -jei'rri i , . THE SEAFAF, ERS Pat,? Seven LOG . = SUPSIU Fight MWEB On Bonus Slashes; NMU's Role Exposed ^ICfmifnmd Jrom Page 3) point advanced by the SUP-SIU with the exception of the remov­ al of Mister Macauley. In this he voiced disapproval. Harris of the Marine Firemen's, Oilers' and Water tenders' of the Pacific, and Morgan of the Am­ erican Communications Ass'n. were the lone supporters of the NMU's finky white-washing of the Board's recent bonus slashes. The NMU representatives de­ clared that they were submitting an Insurance Policy, which call­ ed for an insurance of $10,000. No one besides themselves and the MWEB knows what is in that ' draft policy that they submitted. . Curran's Record Remembered However, when the Maritime War Emergency Board made its first decision, December 18, 1941 (at 10 P.M.), the day it was set 4xp as a Board, Curran of the NMU was the first to get lip and ,£^ree with the MWEB. The record ,is remembered. He thanked and congratulated the Boai'd for rendering such a quick decision and fixing the in­ surance figure at $5,000 for death. V. J. Malone of the MFOW of the Pacific Coast, swiftly followed ..siht. Harry Lundeberg, Sec'y-TpeasjjErer of the SUP and President of :(yhe SIC got up and protested the decision, declaring that in his opinion $5,000 was a cheap price to put on a seaman's life. StU Asks Higher Insurance From time to time the SIU has made appeals to the Maritime War Emergency Board asking that the figures on insurance for the unlicensed personnel be in­ creased to at least $10,000 mini­ mum. The records of the NMU's of­ ficials in the bonus fight have made history in reverse—^for they certainly have consistently tied up with the shipowners and with certain officials of Government groups in an attempt to curry fa­ vor and beg a place in the ship­ ping world, officers of the AFL Unions declare. As we go to press the Union has had no official announcement of any further action the MWEB may take on their recent decision. NOTICE "The aged mother of John S, Bryant, Book No. 3094, (who is aged 77 years) is living in Santa Cruz, Calif., and wants the Union brother to get in touch with her. A letter would be appreciated and Santa Cruz Post Office will deliver it. Buy Bonds and Stamps in the War Loan Drive, Dushane's Report On Washington AND TO BE PAYABLE FOR THEY SO INFORMED THE NMU {Cotitinued from Page 2) of money that they were making ALL WATERS AND PORTS REPRESENTATIVES.) Blacky OF THE WORLD, WITH THE Myers and McKenzie representin going to sea. Mv. Macauley at no time has EXCEPTION OF IN L A N D|ed the NMU, and they are again tried to bring out the true facts WATERS OF THE CONTIN­ blowing smoke up the member­ ship's ( )- This is not the first to the Public regarding the ENTAL UNITED STATES. bonus. 'However, he iras" been oii 3 THAT TiixS MONTHLY DON- •time that- the NMU haw rn^de US SHALL BE EFFECTIVE statements on the bonus before the air several times to broadcast about the Maritime Training FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD the MWEB that is not in the in­ schools, and the pinning of a OF HOSTILITIES, AND EX­ terest of the seamen, and have medal on the chests of some sea­ TENDING UNTIL SIX brought back a different story to MONTHS AFTER THE TER­ their .membership. man who has been decorated. The question of a $10,000 in­ MINATION OF THE WAR Last year in a meeting before surance policy was again brought WITH ALL THE AXIS POW­ the Board Curran of the NMU, up. In the first meeting of the ERS. made a statement to the Board MWEB that was held at the time 4 TO REESTABLISH THE PORT that the NMU were never in fa­ the board was created the SIU ATTACK BONUS OF $125.00, vor of a port bonus, shortly after and SUP proposed an insurance THAT WAS IN EFFECT this statement was made by the policy of $10,000, and since that PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S great "emancipator," the Board time the union has made several DECISIONS THAT WENT IN­ eliminated the port bonus and es­ other requests that the insurance TO EFFECT APRIL 1, 1944. ^ tablished the attack bonus. Cur­ be boosted up to $10,000. The po­ 5 TO EXTEND THE DAILY ran at that time proposed that a sition of the union has always AREA BONUS, IN ORDER TO bonus be paid for a vessel only been that a seaman's life is worth COVER ALL INVASIONS OF when it was attacked. Well boys more than this amount. The THE ALLIED NATIONS IN you now have Curran's recom­ Board thinks that a seaman's life NEW THEATERS OF OPERA­ mendation—In lieu of the port is only worth $5,000. bonus we received the attack TIONS. bonus. The great "emancipator" Recommendations 6 THAT MR. EDWARD MAC­ certainly knows how to propose I have submitted the following AULEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE decisions that are not in the in­ recommendations that the union MWEB, IMMEDIATELY SUB­ terest of the seamen. Some of feels should be immediately MIT HIS RESIGNATION TO you may now be wondering why adopted by' the Board: THE PRESIDENT OF THE the Board adopts Curran's pro­ UNITED STATES AS CHAIR­ posals, and does not give any con­ 1 THAT THE BOARD IMMEDI­ MAN. OR MEMBER OF THE sideration to other organizations' ATELY RESCIND THEIR BOARD, AND THAT IN THE proposals. LATEST ACTION IN RE­ CLASSIFYING BONUSES, FUTURE HE REFRAIN FROM Curran Blows Trumpet THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AS PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF As you probably all know, the THE BOARD'S FUTURE DE­ OF APRIL 1, 1944. great Joe does pot like old-timers, CISIONS. 2 THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY they are a continual source of a ESTABLISH ONLY ONE I think that the membership headache to him, as they know CLASSIFICATION OF should know of some of the high­ that he does not look after their MONTHLY BONUS — THIS lights of what occured at this interest, and they ask too many BONUS TO BE 100 PER CENT, meeting. As usual the NMU questipns. So can it be possible AND A MINIMUM OF $100.00, again in their role of misleaders of dmt he wants them to leave the WHICH EVER IS GEATER — labor, have again approved of industry, thus he ean keep blow­ the Board's decision in their lat- ing his trumpet to a group of est decision. gj^n kids who do not know the score. The only way to drive Uie NMU Blows Smoke They took the positiou that the old-timers out of the industry is Board was justified in making a by making conditions worse than reduction regardless of how the they were before the uni(ms Boar4 made the reduction. The straightened out the employers. fact that the Board did not go As Undie Sam pays the bonus along with the policy as outlined bills, the Board will give very in the Statement of Principles deep consideration to any pro­ did not deter them from giving posal that will help to reduce the the Board their approval. expenditures of the WSA. The They did this iinder the ®uise <heaper the WSA bill, the bigger that they knew the Board will boost for its deputy, Mr. Mac­ make other reductions in the auley. Don't be surprised if the bonus, however, they now want WSA and the Board soon propose the Board to apply the reductions that American seamen be paid made in the bonus to a base rate the same wages and bonuses now of pay. (THE BOARD HAS HO being paid on His Majesty's AUTHORITY ON WAQBS, AND ships. Hie 'Con Man's' Chart To Nowhere i •i :• « 'i'ii m f"K V '• ' 11^ .VESSEL LOSSES Seamen Warned On Draft Erich 'The Triple-Con-Man" Neilsen's "Chart" pmsented ai MWEB's Advisory Committee meeting Appril 12. It starts nowhere: tells nathin': and goes nowhere: the Port that Neilsen is bound for . . . WE HOPE. The following communica­ tion re: Selective Service was ireceived: April 5, 1944 "John Hawk, "Roosevelt HoleL "New Orleans, La. "General tightening of reg­ ulations of Selective Service system has resulted in increas­ ed losses to seagoing manpow­ er to draft can be prevented in almost all cases .if sesunen make certain WSA 61 is com­ pleted at beginning smd ter­ mination of each period aboard vessel. Urge your members fo make certain that this is done at our request. General Hershey has exempted active sea­ men from preinduction physi­ cal examination, normally re­ quired of men under twentysix. Seamen should be advised to deal with local board through RMO on any ques^ tions that may rise. Recpmst for extension of allowable time ashore must be kept to mini­ mum. Will you notify your members of this wire? "H. Chase Stone, WSA" There it is Brothers! Shore time allowed on your pink slip from the RMO—form WSA 61—can only be extend­ ed by the RMO — and with their permission — for extra­ ordinary circumstances such as s i c k n e ss, hospitalization, sitting for a license or going to up-grading schooL etc. Failure to comply may find you in the Army Brothers! Keep Up With Your Draft Board Before It Keeps Up With You! (1) 111 r- r4 • • 5" • tl IJ • t1 y" �Page Eight f- ! '••i. -• I• X Working Hours Drop On British Merchant Ships Starting December 1, 1943, a Slew legaia'ciun oi woxkhig hoais has been introduced for the ca­ tering (Stewards') department of British merchant ships. The hours are now reduced from 12 to 10, with an 8 instead of of a 7 hour minimum continu­ ous rest-period in foreign-going passenger ships at sea as well as in port when passengers are aboard. The same rest-period applies to foreign-going cargo vessels at sea, according to a bulletin from (ITF) )the -International Trans­ port Workers Federation. Agents' Conference Charts Future Course Of A & G Dist. Union (Continued from Page 6} men will have to stay in lower ratings. Action to bring the resolution was taken after a discussion fol­ lowing a talk by Mr. Paul Schmidt, Warrant Officer, Mari­ time Service, WSA, who outlined the merits of the up-grading pro­ gram. "The HMO," said Mr. Schmidt, "has no hand in the Maritime up­ grading service or schools. For the Maritime Service is a com­ plete unit having nothing to do with the RMO program." Mr. Schmidt declared that the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington issues' all orders pertaining to the way such schools are to be run in the va­ rious ports. Closer Unity • At a session of the conference held jointly between the ports —agents of the Atlantic & Gulf District Union and the agents of the SUP a closer working ar­ rangement between the two dis­ tricts was agreed upon. This ses­ sion was addressed by Harry Lundeberg, Secretary - Treasurer of the SUP and President of the . SIU. The Conference was also ad­ dressed by Mr. Bentiey Byrnes, State Senator of Louisana. He congratulated the Union and its membership for their splendid work. The Senator was thanked and complimented on his activity on behalf of the organization. 15 ^ ' Will all men who took out new membership books on the SS WILLIAM WIRT on March 8. 1944. please see Claude Fisher. New York Stewards' Patrolman. Please bring your receipts. » • » ROBERT C. WILSON; Please contact your attorney, Silas B. Axtell. in New York, regarding an offer of settlement in your case against the SS Virginia Dare. If' Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board THE Corruption Is Charged In USS Hotel (Continued from Page 1) plately to- live up -to it's .supposed purpose. Quite a few merchant seamen have deposited money at the United Seamen's Service Hotel Fairfax in the past few months The money is counted by some of the USS on duty at the desk But when the same seaman or seamen call for the money later, it is not counted. Many seamen have opened their envelope at the desk and complained that there was ^shortage in same; the reply that they get is: "Go Away—You're Drunk." The personal service of the United Seamen's Service is in complete control of all rationed articles for Merchant Seamen, such as shoes, liquor, tickets, and etc. Some of the favorite ones get all and as many of the ration tickets as they need, while others get none. Mr. Crandall, who is the head of the United Seamen's Service in the Port of Norfolk, has had complaints brought to him many times about money and belong­ ings being stolen, but Crandall, who is an ex-YMCA employee, merely uses his racketeer grin and laughts at the said com­ plaints. Tried Of Racketeering Quite a few old-time seamen who have become tired of the racketeering in the United Sea­ men's Service in Norfolk, and of also being denied their rights and priviliges because they were oldtimers, decided to walk a picketline and let the public know of just how the USS "is not trying to help the Merchant Seamen. Many and plenty of survivors hit this port very often an(j they are forced to sleep in one big dormitory on the 8th floor, when thei-e are and have been plenty of rooms available. This dormitory consists of most wine-heads and seamen who have only sailed on a Prairie Schooner and leeches who merely hang around the Fairfax Hotel of the United Sea­ men's Service to bleed and chisel the bona fide and active seamen. When the Fairfax of the USS first opened for Merchant Sea­ men the prices for food were out­ rageous such as: ham and eggs, one dollar; pork chops, one dol­ lar and twenty-five cents and etc. But under pressure from the Maritime Unions the prices were dropped to within reason. Any Tom, Dick or Harry can come to the elevator girl and tell her to open up anyone's room. There are about four master keys issued to elevator girls and bell boys in the said Fairfax, and this has caused an undue thievery of clothes, money and papers from Merchant Seamen. This has all been caused by the mismanage­ ment of Mr. Crandall and Com­ pany. Please forward copy of above article to West Coast Sailor. Protect Both America and Your Money by In­ vesting It in War Bonds. SEAFAHr^XtS Friday. April 21, 1344 LOG Planned Tonnage For Post-War Merchant Fleet Various estimates on the size of America's postv/ar merchant fleet made by both industry and Government officials range from as low as 5,000,000 tons and as high as 17,000,000 tons. While there is nothing to base any of these calculations on and lihtil there is, further predictions will only tend to confuse the more important issues at stake in the vital problem of getting the American merchant marine oper­ ating at formidable pace. Although it is generally agreed that we should "remain a mari­ time nation," there has been, up to the present time, little sup­ porting evidence to show how the objective can be attained, ac­ cording to the New York Journal of Commerce. ' NOTICE OSCAR HASSEN. ED HUNYAK. DAVID BANGI. ROBERT ESTES. WALTER BURMAN. GEORGE SANER. NORMAN PHILLIPS. WILBUR W. WRIGHT, and W- BORDIN. who were all members of the crew of the SS Westinghouse on Nov. 16, 1943, are requested to get in touch with George J. Engelman. 44 Whitehall Street. New York. 4. N. Y. Mr. Engelman is the at­ torney for THOMAS E. LEO­ NARD who met with an accident while an AB on that vessel. Money Due CARL F. WOOD and THERON O. CHASE, both Cooks, can each collect. $58.70 due to them at the Bull Line office. 115 Broad Street, New York. See Mr. Dooner:—J. E. SWEENEY, Boston Patrolman. Song Of The Veteran NMU Commie Apologies to R. Kipling Now all you young fellows we welcome today There's NMU frolics if you don't know our lay ' We'll ship you with yodels, but think as we say And we'll make you a good Commie "Sailor." And first, pay your dues in advance on the line We'd sooner the Checkoff for that saves you time Make sure we get ours though you're left with a dime It's hay for the young Commie "Sailor." Whatever you say. don't tadk "rank and file" Those words give us horrors, no longer in style. - We use it to kid you when we think it's worthwhile But it's bad for the young Commie "Sailor." And then there's Lese Majesty that hoary old dame Don't forget proper manners at Joe Curran's name For he is our anchor and we're all in the game Or it's lumps for the ex-Commie "Sailor." Oh, if you must "marry" we'll furnish that too For a night or a week or ten years or two. Providing you're with us. we'll know what to do We'll "fit-out" the young Commie "Sailor." Before you are through all our tricks we will teach Roll over, play dead, or rise up emd preach To the Glory of Joseph and the brains out of reach Educating the young Commie "Sailor." Keep away from old-timers, they might make you wise Though they tell you the truth, we maintain they are lies For Youth gives us Rope and there ain't any ties How we yearn for the young Commie "Smlor." We send you to snoop on your mates private lives Report to the Section, on purges we thrive We must clip the brains or can't peddle our lies That's a job for the young Commie "Sailor." Now if you are dutiful and build up our throne Our grip on the boodle of dues from the foam We'll see yo won't want, and the payrolls you're home There's a chair for the young Commie "Sailor." An OFFICIAL no less on Serang Curran's knee Who made his last trip as a "famous" AR. Just sing to his Bosses, the Unholy Three And you'll fate as a young Commie "Sailor." And mind, ho free thinking or it's back to the herd We do all braintrusting. no need to be heard For we are Disciples of the Unwritten Word Double cross of the young Commie "Sailor." We put on a circus, yes. we put on a show And when you pay off we relieve you of dough For the Party and US why we're all one you know No change for the young Commie "Sailor." —Top'n Lift CP's Didn't Suffer As 'Rank And Filers' NMU Member Says (Continued from Page 6) or-d-er to fool the re?.i Bearnert amongst them as to their strength, the seamen among them went back to the ships. The phonies went back to the furriers, buttonhole makers and other CP dominated Unions to wait for the next strike spasm. Did the NMU officials now ex­ horting you, walk the picketlines or miss meals? They did not and they never carried the banner either. Curran and the Communist general staff which ran the socalled strike through the "Strike Strategy Committee" (dominated by the CP's Waterfront section at 229 10th Ave.) lived well. As a matter of fact the CP decided to put the bum on a pajToll in or­ der to hold him as a front man. He wanted to bolt! Starvation Rations for Non- Communists Thus Curran, was provided for when the actual marchers were il hungry. Besides this, he ran up considerable bills for pork chops which had to be paid years later by the funds of the National Mar­ itime Union. The strikers on the other hand had no credit and the stewpot had to suffice. Did Thomas Ray, Albert Lannon, Morris Stein (now M. Hen­ ley Stone) and the rest of the Commical stalwarts march the picketlines and starve? They did not. They ran the show and missed" no meals what­ ever. Why should men with the CP funds behind them miss meals? Did the real brain and organ­ izer, Roy B. Hudson, show up on (; the picket-lines, miss meals, or carry the banner? The answer is No. (And, In case you don't know, he is still the political chief running the NMU. He is not and never was a mem­ ber of the NMU. He is the Trade Union Secretary of the CPUSA?? on the National Committee.) Real Seamen Back In AFL Thus, when these CP-NMU mendicants press-agent the new­ comers they know that Ihey are safe because few know the score. The old-timers who did the dying and were honestly marching and starving are out of Ihe phony CP-NMU long ago. and are back in the AFL. The West Coasters made the Fall strike. 10,000 West Coast seamen piled off the ships in New York. The so-called "rank and file" of the ISU, (now the NMU), profited by the tie-up of West Coast ships. The militant West Coast seamen won the strike for them by winning their own. Thus the NMU was born through the fighting spirit of the organ­ ized West Coast seamen of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the MC&S, and the MFOW&W. Even West Coast Masters Mates and Pilots hit the picket-line. But the windy CP machine used the victory to set up the NMU and war upon the West Coast Unions. In no case did any • of these misleaders miss a meal or walk a picket-line. Let's keep th'e record straight. 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Title A name given to the resource April 21, 1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VI, No. 8 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LUNDEBERG IN EAST FOR ILO CONFERENCE AGENTS' CONFERENCE CHARTS FUTURE COURSE OF A & G DIST. UNION BOB WATT NAMED DEDLGATE TO ILO PHILA. CONFERENCE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT SEC'Y-TREASURER'S REPORT TO 2ND BIENNIAL CONVENTION CORRUPTION IS CHARGED IN USS HOTEL WASHINGTON CONFUSIONISTS EXPOSE MWEB SUP-SIU FIGHT MWEB ON BONUS SLASHES; NMU'S ROLE EXPOSED SIU CONVENTION ASKS REMOVAL OF MACAULEY; ASSAILED AS INCOMPETENT CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ACTION U.S. LABOR PRESS SERVICE DEWEY OKAY ACT FOR N Y SEAMEN NEW YORK STATE ACT NOW LAW OPERATOR LIABLE IN CREW ASSAULT CP'S DIDN'T SUFFER AS 'RANK AND FILERS' NMU MEMBER REVEALS THE 'CON MAN'S' CHART TO NOWHERE WORKING HOURS DROP ON BRITISH SHIPS PLANNED TONNAGE FOR POST-WAR MERCHANT FLEET SONG OF THE VETERAN NMU COMMIE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/21/1944 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1944 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4afc2f6a9af4f7b8bd1c6bfa1c55dd78.pdf bc5a576342529af457eaadf7a6932fff PDF Text Text Coast­To­Coast  Tie­Up  Of Shipping To Answer  Union­Busting Attempt  NEW  YORK,  April  20—Unless  East and  Gulf  Official'Orgm, Atlantic & Gulf  District, Seafarers International Union of  NA  Coast  operators  alter  their  union­bunting  stand in  contract  talks  with  the  AFL  Masters,  Mates  and  No.  8  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y..  FRIDAY,  APRIL  21.  1950  VOL.  XII  Pilots,  a  full­scale  shipping  tie­up,  backed  to  the  hilt by  the powerful AFL Maritime Trades  Depart­ ment,  will go into effect  within  48  hours.  The strike deadline  was  set for midnight,  Sat­ urday," April  22,  when  it  became  obvious  that  the  The  powerful  International. Transport workers  Federation,  representing  more  than 80  shoreside and  marine transport'unions  throughout  the  world,  poised  itself  this  operators  were  using  a  couple  of  minor  issues  as  we^ek  for a  knockout  blow, against runaway shipowners operating  under the Panamanian  a  cover­up  for  their  intent  to  smash  the  licensed  flag.  At  a  conference in Amsterdam,  the  Netherlands, on April 18, the Seafarers Section  officers' union.  The  present  agreement  expired  on  Sept.  30,  of  the ITF. voted  unanimously  for  a  world­wide boycott of  ships under  the Panamanian  but  it has  been  extended four  times at  the request  registry.  The  Seafarers  International  Union is  one of  the American affiliates of  the ITF.  1^^  the mediators.  Originally  the  ITF  had  order­t  The  report  made^ to  the  Am­ ITF  Panamanian  Boycott  Noar  ed  a  Panamanian  ship  boycott  sterdam  conference  revealed  how  on  Nov.  25,  1948,  but  postponed  the'shipping  interests  had  blank­ it  after  the  government  of  Pan­ ly  refused  ta enter into  any  such  ama  proipised  to  toughen  its  negotiations,"  it  said.  "The  Sea­ The Senate  Labor subcommittee  has concluded  pub­ shipping  regulations.  Since  then,  farers'  representatives  from  va­ lic  hearings  on  the  seafaring  unions' hiring  halls and  is  ,  however,  nothing  has  been­ done  rious  countries,  in  very  strong  reviewing  the  testimony  preparatory  to  reporting  back  to  back  up  tlae  promise.  statements,  '  showed  they  were  to  the  full  copimittee.  The  committee  will  then  deter­ The  ITF  annoimced  that  the  not  prepared  to  tolerate  further  help  of  longshoremen  and  per­ delay.  inine  what  action  is  to  be  taken  in  regard  to  the  Mag­ haps  other  unions  would  be  nuson­Lesinski  amendment,  which  would  legalize  the  sought  in  the  effort  to  keep  men  "The  Seafarers  feel  that  the  hiring  halls.  from  signing  on  the  ships  and  struggle  should,  as  far  as  pos­ Meanwhile,  in  the  House  of  Representatives,  Con­ to  immobilize  cargoes  in  port.  sible,  be  waged  through  their  ownr  organizations,  but  they  will  gressman  Hugh  B.  Mitchell  has  introduced  another  bill  UNSCRUPULOUS  PRACTICES  seek  the  support  of  dockers  and,  7807—^to  amend  the  Taft­Hartley  law  by  making  The  boycott,  the  communique  if  necessary,  of  other  trades  in­ said,  is  intended  to  stop  "the  un­ directly  connected  with"  the  hiring  practices  prevailing  in  the  maritime  industry  scrupulous  practices  of  shipown­ transport  industry  in  dealing  prior to  June  15,  1947  exempt from  the closed  shop  ban.  ers  who  have  switched  to  the  with  certain .types  of  ships."  Mitchell's  bill^  which  has  been  referred  to  the  Panamanian  and  similar  flags  The  United  States  delegate  at  House  Committee  on  Education  and  Labor,  recommends  and  to  enforce  adeiquate  living  the  conference  was  John  Hawk,  addition of  the following subsection  to the T^H  Act:  and  working  conditions  in  these  Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  Sea­ "Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  be  deemed  to  make  an  ships."  farers  International  Union.  unfair  labor  practice  the  performance  of  an  obligation  Panama  technically  has  one  of  Other nations  represented  were  the  largest  merchant  fleets  in  the  of  a  collective­bargaining  agreement  between  an  em­ world  although  it  is  a  pation  of  Belgium,  Britain,  Denmark,  ployer  and  a  labor  organization  ... incorporating  in  only  746,000  persons.  This  comes  France,  Finland, Germany,  Israel,  whole  or  in  part  any  hiring  or  employment  practices  from  registration  of  foreign  ves­ Italy, •   the  Netherlands  Norway  prevailing  in the  maritime  industry  prior  to  June  1947."  sels  in  Panama.  Union  spokes­ and  Sweden.  men  charge  the  owners'  object  is  to  escape  the  labor  and  safety  HAPPY IS THE WORD FOR SIU-REPRESENTED CS MEN regulations  of  the  home  govern­ ^"m"ents,  ' ...  Many  of  the  800  or  so  ships  r flying  Panama's flag  are  owned  V  by  United  States  companies.  A  •  spokesman, for­Panamanian  sail­ "^qrS'  Charged  last  year  that,  of  50,900  men  employed  on  the  '"^1­':—  only  130  were  natives  of  New  Hiring Hall Bill  I  'Phriama.  i  1  ABSENTEE  OWNERS  Another  striking  fact  is  that  .  the  vast  majority  of  Panamanian  •   ships  never  even  touch  the coun­ try.  As  a  result  pf  this  peculiar  ­setup,  there  would  be  no  oppor­ tunity  for  Panamanian  officials  ^  to  make  inspections  of  the  ships  evpn  if  regulations  were  tough­ !  ened.  With  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  owners  living  outside  of  the  country  it  is  impossible  to  bring  pi­essdre.  oh.  those  who  du  not  '  live!  lip. to  the flimsy  regulations  hhW  iri  existence,  i  "The  'Seafarers'  boycott  was  ­  voted "at  an  Oslo  conference.  It  waa  postponed  several  times  at  '  Panama's  request.  These  Pana­ manian  approaches held  out  prospects  for­ a  settlement  by  col­ lective  bargaining,  the  communi­ que  said.  Pleased  With  SIU  on­the­spot, representation and  contract giving  them  top wages,  these crew­ members  of. Cities  Service  SB  Salem  Maritime,  register  their  satisfaction  ioi  the  cameraman  in  Wilmington,  Calif.  Standing,  left  to  right,  are  C.  Krupinski,  Utility,  F.  Goniales,  2nd  Cook:  W.  P.  Preston,  OS;  C.  Frank,  AB;  E.  B.  Tilley,  SIU  Port  Agent;  J.  Peragallo,  MM;  J.  Adams,^  Oiler«"pnd  T.  ©'Brie?*.  Chief  Cook,  swe  A.  Ortw  and  C.  Ceropreso,  • ' V;.  . .  The  decision  to  call  out  the  AFL  dock  workers,  teamsters,  tugboatmen  and  all  other  sea­ going  and  waterfront  labor  already  has  been  approved  by  the  seven  member  xmions  of  the Maritime  Trades Department.  The  MTD  unions  are  the  In­ temational  Longshoremen's  As­ sociation,  Local  333  of  the  ILA's  United  Marine  Division,  Sea­ farers  Ihtemational  Union,  At­ lantic  Se  Gulf  District  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  and  Radio  Officers  Union.  Full  support  has  also  been  promised  by  the  Na­ tional  Maritime  Union,  CIO.  PREPARATIONS  The  MTD  has  been  meeting  continually  in an  effort  to aid  in  resolving  the  dispute.  At  the  same  time,  the  powerful  AFL  waterfront  group  has  been  mak­ ing  preparations  in  all  East  and  Gulf  Coast  ports  for  an  effective  strike  in  case  no  settlement  has  been  reached  by  the  deadline.  The  minor  issues  involved  are  those  of  seniority  and  the  hiring  of  all  deck  officers  below  the  rank  of  Chief  Mate  through  the  MM&P  halls.  These  demands  were  accepted  {Continued  on  Back  Page)  •   II,  ­  ...  ­ Privately­Owned Fleet  Shows Slight  Decline  The privately­owned  US ocean­ going  merchant fleet  (vessels  of  1,000  gross  tons  and  over)  de­ clined  by  two  vessels  and  15,000  deadweight  tons  during  March,  according  to  the  National  Fede­ ration  of  American  Shipping.  The  Federation  report  showed  the  privately­owned fleet  com­ posed  of  732  dry  cargo and  com­ bination  vessels  of  7,356,000  dwt.  and  463  tankers  of  6,810,000  dwt.  During  the  month  of  March  one  tanker  was  added  to  the  fleet  from  new  construction,  and  one  coastal  dry  cargo  vessel  was  purchased from  the US Maritime  Commission.  Three  tankers  were  removed.  from ^  docmrnentation,  two  of  which  were  sold  for  scrap  and  one  dry  cargo  vessel  originally  built  foreign  was  sold  ab.road.  f  �|||:!':;i/­: Page Two  THB SI? A FA RE RSL 0^ ^MmrVA^l  U. IB60  iHl}' Sm^RERS  LOG  MM^A: ­  •^  ' Published  Every  Other  Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Vil \  1%.:­ mM *  Affiliated  with  the  American  Fedefation  of  Labor  At  51  Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  N. Yi^  ;  HAnover  2­2784  *  Reentered  as  second  class  matter  August  2,  1949, 'at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York, "N.Y.,  under  the Act  of  August  24,  1912.  267  '  Shipowners  Attack  \  V  .  •  The  stalemate  between  the  AFL  Masters,  Mates  and  Tilots  and  the East  and  Gulf  Coast  steamship  operators,  ^hich is  just  two days  away from erupting  into a  nation­ ­wide  tieup  of  US  shipping  as  the  LOG  goes  to  press,  is  more  than  just  a  contract  dispute.  Despite  several  extensions  by  the  union  of  the  con­ tract  that  expired  last  fall,  and  the vigorous  efforts of  the  '.  Federal Mediation and  Conciliation Service,  the  parties are  no closer  to agreement  than  the day  they started  out.  On  the  surface,  the  principal  issues  are  the  MM&P  demands for  recognition  of  seniority, md  the  hiring of  all  .deck  officers  below  the  rank  of  Chief  Mate  through  the  ' .union  halls.  Out  on  the  West  Coast,  where  the  MM&P  has  a  tightly­knit  organization,  the  operators  granted  these  same  demands  in  a. contract  negotiated  last  October.  The  agreement  has  operated  satisfactorily  for  both  sides,  and  certainly  has  not  been  a  hardship  on  the  operators  there*  The  East  and  Gulf  Coast, operators  have  refused  to  budge  an  ihch,  however.  In  nixing  the  union's  demands,  they  have  said  such  an  agreement  "would  usurp  mana^ge­ |5j'r,'  TJ^ 7­, . •   te/'  ment's  prerogative  to  hire  its  representatives,"  and  that  the operators couldn't  be  expected  to accept  the language  uf  contracts "negotiated  elsewhere."  All  of  which  is  just  a  lot  of  high­sounding  malarkey  that  is­neither fish  nor  fowl  as  far  as  the  issues  are  con­ cerned.  ^S­' ­ •  Every  experienced  maritime  observer  is  convinced  •  that  the operators are  getting set  to try  to bust  the union.  There is no other conclusion  that can  be drawn  from  their  ^stubborn  attitude  inasmuch  as  some  of  these  same  opera­ tors,  who  have  interests  on  the  West  Coast  (Moore­ McCormack  is  one)  have  accepted  there  what  they  are  It  would  be  the  rare  man  without  an  ulcer  men,  the  radio  operators,  ahd  the.  tugboatmen.  rejecting on  the  East  Coast.  these  days,  if  the  news  were  really  as  black  as  In  addition,  the  CIO  National  Maritime  Union  As  a  result,  the  East  and  Gulf  Coast  shipowners  are  the  headlines.  Take  this  issue  of  the  LOG,  for  has  promised  to  respect  the  picketlines,  if  the  example, and  you  read that the  East Coast  opera­ operators decide  to go  ahead  with  their Operation  precipitating  a  paralysis  of  US  shipping.  tors  are  trying  to  bust  the  AFL  Masters,  Mates  Openshop.' And  that's  a  pretty  sOlid  line­up,  asj  The  powerful  AFL  Maritime  Trades  Department,  and  Pilots.  Then,  further  down  the  page,  there  the  operators  found  out  many  times  before.  composed of  the Seafarers  International  Union,  the Sailors  is  an item  that  the International  Transportwork­ GOOD  PRECEDENT  Union  of  the  Pacific,  Radio  Officers  Union,  the  Interna­ ers federation,  with  which  we  are  affiliated,  is  Although  the  MTD  wasn't  officially  in  exist­ tional  Longshoremen's  Association,  ILA  Tugboatmen,  has  finally  going  ahead  with  its  world­wide  boycott  ence  then,  remember  what  the  imited  strength  of  Panamanian flag  ships.  moved  into  action  and  announced  full  support  of  the  of  the  AFL  maritime  unions  was  able  to  do  in  affiliated  MM&P.  In addition,  the CIO  National Maritime  Then,  of  course, there are  the small  things like  the 1946  General Strike?  §ure, it's no  fun  hitting  the  month­by­month  shrinking  of  the  US  mer­ Union  has  promised  to  respect  all  picketlines.  chant .^marine  and,  along  with  it,  the  decline  of  the  bricks,  but  there  is  no  reason, why  we  If  the  Saturday  midnight  strike  deadline  set  by  the  shipping  and  jobs.  And,  if  you  really  want  to  shouldn't  come  out  the  winner  in  this  one,  and  AFL  deck  officers  rolls  around  without  an  agreement  be­ be  a  worry  wart,  there's the fact  that the ­Head­ make maritime  unionism  just that  much stronger.  On  this  Panamanian  boycott  deal,  practically  quarters  building  in  New  York  is  about  to  be  ing  reached,  US shipping  will  be  locked  up  tight.  ^  il%:  every  maritime  union  outside  of  the iron  curtain  sold from imder  us, and we  have  to get ourselves  .None  of  the  unions  concerned  with  this  beef  wants  win  be  a  participant,  and  those  shipowners  who  a  new  Hall. There  are  other  things  too—enough  to see  a  strike  develop.  In  fact  they  are  demonstrating  a  to  give  ulcers  to  yotu:  ulcers,  but  we  won't  go~^  jumped  to  Panamanian  registry  to  avoid  tax^»  deeper concern for the welfare of  the US merchant marine  into  them  now,  and  save  them for  a  rainy  day.  safety  standards  and  the  prevailing  wage  scales  than  the  operators.  But  the  AFL  waterfront  unions  are  wUl  soon find  themselves  behind  the financial  ONE  AT  A  TIME  eight­ball.  not  going  to stand  by  while  38  steamship  operators  go  to  But,  as we hinted  before, things aren't  as  black  If  carried  to a  successful  conclusion—and  there  work  at  smashing  one  of  its  members.  as  the  printer's ink  makes  them  out  to'be. Let's  •   is  no  real  reason  wiiy  it  shouldn't he—a  lot  of  The  busting  of  the  MM&P  apparently .has  been  a  take  these  items  one* by  one  and  examine  them  these  ships  wiU  swing  back  .to  the  American  long­time desire of  the shipowners  who have  been encour­ so­ that we can  pro­rate our  worrying.  flag, taking  care  of  some  of  the  other  problems  aged  and  aided  by  the government's policy  of  flooding  the  First  of  all,  there's  the  MM&P  beef  There  is  mentioned  above.  Those  that  go  to  other  foreign  no  question  but  that  the  operators  are  ­making  flags  will 'at  least hot  offer  the  ciff­throat  com­ industry  with  officers.  their first  real try at breaking  maritime unionism.  petition  to  American,  shipping  and  jobs  that  Despite  the  acute  unemployment  plaguing  the indus­ If  they  are successful  here,  they  will move  on  these  unorganized,  uninspected,  coolie­wage  ships  tryr the  US  Maritime Schools  and  state  merchant  marine  to  some  other  union  and  try  to  knock  us  now  present.  academies have been turning out more and more candidates  off  one  by  one.  But  the  joker  here—'for  them,  As for  the  Headquarters  building,  that  may  be  for  jobs  as  ship's officers.  that  is—^is  that  they  aren't  going  to  take  on  the  a  blessing  in  disguise,  if  contemplated, plans*go  .Perhaps  with  the  expiration  of  the  MM&P  contract  MM&P  all  alone.  The  AFL  Maritime  Trades  De­ through.  There's 'no  point  in  going  into  details  the  shipowners figured  this  was  the  ripe'moment  to step  partment  has  seen  through  this  maneuver  and,  now,  but  the new Hall  will  be  tops,  and  provide  instead  of fighting  just  oiie sm^l  outfit, the East  the  membership pwith  many vservices  that  are  in and  smash  the union.  Coast  operators  will find  the  entire  strength  of  impossible in  the  present  cramped  quarters.  De  If  the  shipowners  have.no  such  intention,  they  can  the  MTD  lined  up  solidly  behind  the  mates—  tails  will  be  given  when  we  definitely  have  the  prove  it  by'knuckling  down  v/ith  the  Goverimient  con­ which  puts  an .^entirely  different'color  to  this  building, because  many  of  the things  planned  de­ ciliators and  the MM&P and resolving the dispute.  horse.  pend  on  the site  of  the  building.  But,  one  thing  Otherwise,  the  responsibility  for  the  consequences  is  Standing  solidly  behind  the  MM&P,  shoulder^ is  sure,  liobody  wUl  be  disappointed.  to shoiUder,  are  the SHI,  the SUP,  the longshore­ Feelbetter?  • tHeirs.  •   mx  �. •   : fMdCi;:'Myia n> 'IWllj::;.::; 5:Sip!­^  ,  5_.jE. ^;^|?  IJ E RS  LOG  '  . .,- mmim^ Page Tiue»  ;;V.E|  A  Way  Of  Life  • • • ­Tit  -M The  year  was. 186&.  America's  seamen  were  miserable for  the seaman, hoping  he  would  quit,  their  hands  were  black,  kept  without  sleep  and  still finding  most  of  their  jobs  aboard  sailing  thus saving  the shipowner  the man's  wages.  Of­ set  to  the  hardest  and  most  impossible  tasks.  ships—steam­driven  vessels  having  yet  to  make  ten  the  skipper  owned  his  own  ship.  "One . . . escaped  from  his  torture  two  days  their  clean  sweep  oi  the  seas.  President  Andrew  The seaman could also be arrested by  the ship's  after  the  vessel  left  Sandy  Hook  by  going  over­ Johnson  was  being  impeached  by Congress. And,  master  without  a  warrant;  could  be imprisoned  board.  A  second  one  . . . followed  his  example  in  San  Francisco's  Turnverein  Hall,  a  band  of  for  desertion;  could  be docked  one  day's  pay  for  soon  afterward; a  third, a  boy  of  about 17, found  hardy sailing  ship seamen  formed  the first  mari­ each  hour  of  tardiness,  and  could  be fined  $10  in  the  sea  a  refuge  on  the  morning  of  July  4th  time  union  in  America,  the  Seamen's  Society  of  a  day  for  harboring  a  deserter.  —the  anniversary  of  the  great  declaration  of  the  Pacific  Coast.  It was  not  until  the  turn  of  the  century  that  freedom  and  equality."  "^e  Society's  life  was  short,  but  in  its  exist­ flogging  was  abolished  by  law,  but  not  until  Establishment of  a hiring  hall thus meant  more  ence  it  wrote  into  the  record  the first  demand  passage  of  the  Seamen's  Act  in  1915  was  the  than  democratic  hiring, it  also stood  as  the door  of  American seamen for  the most cherished of  all  law  actually  enforced.  Under  the  wording  of  to  improved  shipboard  conditions,  freedom Jrom  sea  laws, seamen  were "reckoned  neither  among  disease  and  oppressive  maritime  laws.  union possessions:  the union hiring halL  '  Following  the  Society,  other  unions,  associa­"  the  living  nor  among  the  dead."  EARLY  UNIONISM  Without  a  hiring  hall,  the  seamen  were  with­ tions  and  brotherhoods  were  formed  and  dis­ The first  strong  wave  of  unionism  in  maritime  solved,  each  one  having  sought  to  bring  to  the  out  unity  to fight  intolerable  conditions.  Greedy  sprung  up  shortly  after  the  Sailors  Union  of  men  who  sailed  the  ships  the  right  to  equalize  shipowners  stuffed  every  available  bit  of  space,  the  jobs available  through  a system  of  equal  job  including  the  crew's  fo^sle,  with  cargo,  leaving  the  Pacific  was  founded  in  1885.  Within  a  few  no  room  for  sleeping  or  mess  facilities.  Crew­ years  the  Marine  Cooks  Union  was  formed  and  distribution.  the  Marine  Firemen  had  organized.  In  1893  the  Some  were  partly  succesful,  others  failed; yet,  members  had  to  throw  the  straw  mattress  they  three  organizations  became  loose  affiliates  in  wherever  seamai met,  the talk  always  turned  to  cairied  with  them  wherever  they  could find  a  the  International  Seamen's  Union,  AFL.  the  hiring  hall.  Firing  every  discussion  was  the  bit  of  open  space,  and  ihey  took  their  meals  where  they  slept.  In 1891  the Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  set  up  seaman's  deep­seated  hatred  of  the  crimps.  The  miserable,  ill­v«ntilated  quarters,  jammed  the first  union  shipping  office,  which  bore  a  THE  CRIMP  with  the  bodies  of  unwashed  men—water  was  semblance  to  the  hiring  hall  of  today;  but  it  To  a  seaman  a  crimp  was  the  lowest  form  of  rationed  to  four  quarts  a  day—^made  a  perfect  was  1902  before  the first  formal  working  and  animal  life.  He  operated, the  shipping  office,  medium  for  disease.  Seamen,  who  because  of  wage  agreement  with  the  shipowners  association  often  in  conjimction  with  a  boarding  house,  and  their  outdoor  work  should  have  been  one  of  the  was signed. Wages became $35 a month. The ship­ in  his  hands  rested  whether  or  not  a  seaman  healthiest  occupation  groups,  suffered  one  of  the  owners in San Francisco agreed  to maintain  their  would  get  another  job.  If  he  ran  a  boarding  highest  percentages  of  tuberculosis.  own  shipping  office  and  use  no  crimps.  In  the  house, the seaman'knew  he'd  better  take a  room  The  intolerable  conditions  aboard  ships  also  outports  the  union  was  to  furnish  the  crews.  A  if  he  wanted^'a  ship.  The  quarters  offered  by  led  to  the  most  inhuman  of  all ,seafairing  prac­ committee  of  owners  and  seamen  was  set  up  the  crimp  were  crowded  and  vermin­infested,  tices:  shanghaiing.  to  adjust  grievances.  the food  and  liquor  poor,  and  the cost  high.  In the following  years before  World War  I, the  HELL SHIPS  The seaman's small  pay was  soon  gone, and  he  unions  grew  steadily,  with  wage  agreements  re­ Certain vessels  bore reputations  for  having  un­ found  himself  in  debt  to  the  crimp.  When  the  newed regularly with  wage iDOOsts.  In 1917  wages  bill  became  high,  the  crimp  put  him  on  a  ship,  usually  brutal  officers  and  extremely  bad  condi­ had  risen  to  $60  a  month,  plus  overtime  and  having  made  arrangements first  with  the  ship's  tions,  where  the  crews  were  treated  as  animals.  bonuses."  master  to  have advanced  to him  the money owed  On these ships,  the men  were worked  until  they  A great  deal of  the advancements  made  during  by  the  seaman.  It  was  possible,  under  the  law  dropped.  The food  was slop  and  the disease  rate  these  years  must  be  credited  to  job  actions,  at  the  time,  to  advance  a  seaman's  creditors  up  high.  For  minor  infractions—or  merely  at  the  whereby  a  crew  went  aboard  a  ship  and,  being  whim  of  a sadistic skipper—men  were  triced  up,  to four mtmths of  a seaman's  unearned  wages.  dissatisfied  with  conditions,  waited  vmtil  the ship  If  the  crimp  didh^  run  a  boarding  house,  he  beaten  and  often  horsewhipped  to  death.  These  was  about  to  sail,  then  threw  their  luggage  usually had  a  business of  some sort, and  the sea­ ships  were  avoided  by  seamen,  no  matter  how  the  dock  and  pilpd  off.  The  imion,  informed  of  man  sooii  learned  the  best  patrons  got  jobs  the  much  they  needed  work.  the  situation,  invariably  was  unable  to find  a  Because  replacements  were  always  necessary,  quickest,  and  cm  the" best  ships.  Seamen  who  crew  available  imtil  the  shipowner  adjusted  the  didn't  throw  their  business  to  a  crimp  had  to  and  no  volunteers  were  forthcoming,  the  new  grievance. When the grievance had been adjusted,  take  their  chances on  the piers,  msdcing  the long  men  could  be  had  only  by  kidnapping,  a  job  the  union  furnished  the  company  a  crew  for  hikes daily  from  pier  to pier  in  the hope  a  berth  that  fell  to  the  ship's  officers  and  cooperative  the ship.  was open  and  the captain  the sort  of  a man  who  crimps.  The  use  of  job  action  was  made  possible  by  ^  A  prospective  crewmember  would  be  be­  •   did  his  own  hiring.  the  Seamen's  Act  of  1915,  which  abolished  im­,  ;  But  whether  a  man  patronized  a  crimp  or  friended,  phed  with  liquor  until in  a  stupor,  and  prisonment of  seamen for  jumping ship in  Ameri­  ?  tramped  the waterfront,  his  chances  of  getting  a  then  dragged  aboard  ship  during  the  night.  If  can  ports,  and  allowed  him  to  collect  all  money  ship  were  small  if  he  was  known  to  have  ideas  time  was  short,  a  seaman  • would be  set  upon  due.  The  seaman  only  forfeited  his  personal  ;  about  unions. "Troublemakers"  weren't  wanted.  in  a  dark  street  and  beaten  insensible.  Others  effects  left  aboard.  Passage  of  this  law  is  attri­ But  despite  the  chances  of  being  blacklisted  —guilty  of  some  petty  law  violation—^would  be  buted  to  the  tireless  efforts  of  Andrew  Furuseth,  with  the  crimps  and  skippers,  men  with  ideas  forced  aboard  by  crimps  with  the  threat  that  Secretary  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  about  unions  continued  to  increase.  Stung  by  they  would  be  turned  over  to the  police.  At  any  who  spent  almost  his  entire  life  in  Washington  the injustice of  the laws of  the day, swindled  by  rate,  when  daWn  broke  the  ship  would  be  at  lobbying  for  fairer  laws  for  seamen.  Furuseth,  greedy  crimps  and  abused  by  sadistic  skippers,  sea  and a full crew  Would  be aboard.  for  his  efforts  to  liberate  seamen  under  the  law,  Such  a  voyage  was  that  of  the Sunrise,  which  the  men  turned  eagerly  to  every  movement  for  h&s  been  termed  "the  Abraham  Lincoln  of  the  union  among  seamen  against  their  common  sailed  from  New  York  to  San  Francisco  in  1873.  seas. J} Unlike  most  such  voyages,  it  ended  in  court  enemies.  WORLD  WAR  I  In 1885,  the Coast  Seamen's  Union  was  formed  with  the  conviction  of  the  captain  and  mate,  a  The  First  World  War  brought  maritime  union­ and,'three  months  later,  had  marshalled  enough  feat  made  possible  by  the  crusading  work  of  ism  to  new  heights,  but  was  followed  by  a  strength  among  seamen  to  boycott  ships  hiring  the  "San  Francisco  Post."  The  record  has  the  swift  downfall.  men from  sources other  than  the  union  hall. The  following  to.  say  of  the  voyage:  When  the  United  States  entered  the  First  "As  soon  as  the  Sunrise  got  into  the  stream,  movement  was  successful  for  awhile,  but  the  World  War,  ninety­five  percent­  of  the  seamen  union  was  unable  to  check  on  all  ships  and  the  brutalities  upon  the  crew  commenced,  and  in  America  were  members  of  the  unions  and  did  not  end  until she  took  a  pilot  off  the Golden  gradually  the boycott  evaporated.  Gate.  They  were  knocked  down,  kicked,  beaten  wages  had  risen  to  $75  per  month.  Conditions  OTHER  BENEFITS  with  ropes' ends,  iron  belaying  pins,  tar  buckets,  were good,  jobs  plentiful and  the cost­plus  opera­ The  desire "^of  the  seamen  for  the  hiring  hall  staves,  or  anything  that  came  handy.  But  the  tions  of  the  shipowners  gave  them  little  reason  extended  beyond  the  establishment  of  a  system  favorite  punishment  of  the  captain  and  his  mate  to fight  the  union  demands.  of  job  distribution.  The  seamen  felt  that  once  seems  to  have  been  the  horrible  torture  known  With the end of the war and the heavy slump the  hiring  hall  was  set  up,  and  all  seamen  ga­ as  tricing  up,  which  consists  of  ironing  a  man  in shipping which followed, the unions found thered  together  in  the firm  bond  of  brotherhood  by  the  wrists,  passing  a  rope .around  the  irons,  themselves with their backs to the wall, forced for  their  jobs,  the  union  would  be  better"  pre­ and  hoisting  him  up  until  his  toes  barely  touch  to fight to maintain standards against the shippared  to  improve  the  conditjoixs  on  the  ships  the  deck.  owners and a hostile government. Large numand  force  a fight  on  the  maritime  laws,  which  "They  were  tortured  on  the  Sunrise  in  this  bers of war-trained seamen,. who had not gonir made  seamen  virtual  slaves.  way  for  six,  eight  and  ten  hours  for  trivial  of­ through the battles for union conditions, stood Under  the  law,  seamen  were  bound  to  their  fenses,  or  for  no  offenses  at  all  . . . These men  ready to,man the ships in the event the unions V,  ships and for a man  to. quit meant  the forfeiture  were  maltreated  in  every  possible "way—beaten  struck against the proposed cut in wages and of  all of  his  personal  effects  and  any  wages  due  and  kicked  until  they  were  a  mass  of  bruises  increase in working hours. The government was him.  Under  this  law,  shL^.­  istei's  made  life  and  disc'plored flesh,  hung  up  by  the wrists imtil  (Continued on Page 4) �Pag* Four  TBE  S  E  A F  A  k E  R  S  LOG  Friday, April 21. 1950^  The  Union  Hiring  Hall­A  Way  Of  Life  (Contitmed  from  Fage  3)  of  the  national  guard,  the entire  union  member­  ships to issue  the books, the seamen revolted  and  prepared  to send men to struck ships  through its  ship  of  San  Francisco  in  all  occupations  and  refused to accept  them. Crews on  all coasts made ;  hiring  hall,  which  had  been  set  up  to  dispatch  trades  went  on  a  general  strike.  The  waterfront  it  clear  that  they  would  not  accept  the  book',  men  to  government­owned  ships.  strike ended  shortly  thereafter,  with  the seamen  under  any  conditions.  The  movement  became  The  International  Seamen's  Union  struck  May  and  the  longshoremen  returning,  to  their  jobs  so  strong  that  the  government  had  to  back  down.  1,  1921  and  the  curtain  dropped  on  maritime  with  their ease  before arbitrators.  Most  important  of  all,  the  1934  strike  had  re­ unionism  for  thirteen  years.  The  shipowners,  at  The  hiring  hall  continued  to  survive  the  on­ the  urging  of  the  government,  refused  to  back  united  the  seamen  into  S.  force  strong  enough  slaughts  of  its enemies  and  gradually  the  unions  tcr  press  for  its  demands  through  job  actions  signed  up  the  non­imion  operators,  until  all  but  down  on  their  demands  for  a  slash.  and  the  aggressiveness  of  the  men  the  seamen,  a  handful of  the steamship  companies  were com­ The  government,  in  the  person  of  the­United  States  Shipping  Board,  also  stipulated  that  the  elected  to fight  the  day­to­^day  battle  from  the  mitted  to  call  the  union  hall  for  their  men.  '  unions  would  no  longer  have  the  right  to  have  union  offices  ashore.  WORLD WAR  II  By  1935,  job  actions  put  the  hiring  hall  back  Patrolmen  at  sign­ons  and  payoffs.  As  ships  hit  ^ .  Then war came.  Overnight America's merchant  United States ports, and  were abandoned by  their  into  operation.  Men  refused  to  ship  except  fieet  doubled,  quadrupled  and  swelled  until  the  crews,  the  US  Shipping  Board  promptly  dis­ through  the  union  hiring  hall.  If  a  man  came  pre­war fieet  of  1090  ships  had  grown  to  5500.  patched  scab  crews  through  its  hiring  halls.  To  aboard  a  ship  from  any  other  source,  the  crew  Seamen  were  at  a  premium,  and,  the  imions,  swing  any  wavering  shipowners  back  into  line,  formed  a  welcoming  committee  for  him.  Ship's  through  their  hiring  halls,  dispatched  thousands  fljp  chairman  of  the  Shipping  Board  announced  delegates  were set  up, and a  member  from  each  of  men  to crew  the slups. Skilled  men  were  not  to  the  companies  that,  if  imy  of  them  signed  department  elected  to  represent  the  men  in  dis­ available  in  the  large  numbers  needed.  The  6n  the  union's  terms,  the  Board  would  take  putes  with  the  company.  The  shipowners,  seeing  the  futility  of  their  government  turned  thousands  of  hastily  trained  away  from  them  any  government­owned  ships  fight,  recognized  the  hiring  hall  as  fact,  and  men from, its training schools.  The Sailors Union  they  were  operating.  of  the Pacific  set  up its  own  training  school  and  The  odds  against  the  union  were  too  much.  gave  up  their  resistence  to*  having  the  hiring  sent  over  500  imion­trained  seamen  to  its  con­ Possessing  a  membership  of  over  100,000  men  hall  clause  written  into  the* contract.  ­ In  this  period  of  resurging  unionism,  the  Na­ tracted  ships.  .  when  the strike came off,  the membership  rapid­ Men  who  before  the  war  had  been  ABs  and  dwindled  to  23,000.  At  the  end  of  two  months  tional  Maritime  Union,  CIO,  was  born,  and  Oilers  became  Mates,  Skippers  and  Engineers.  the  union  capitulated;  the  men  returned  to  the  shortly  after  the  Seafarers  International  Uriibn,  The  tremendous  number  of  men  needed  to  sup­ ships  with  only  a  shell  of  a  imion  remaining  AFL, ^ame  into  existence.  The  big  drive  was  ply  the  ships  strained  to  the limit  the  facilities  on.  In  maritime  the  trend  was  away irom  craft  and  no  contract.  unions  and  toward  the  formation  of  all  men  in  of  the  union  hiring  halls,  yet  the  union  Icnew  THE  IN­BETWEEN  YEARS  the  three  departments  into  one  union  of  un­ that  to  let  the  men  be  hired  outside  its  offices  The  years  following  were  rough  for  seamen.  licensed  men.  would  mean  a  breakdown  of  its  hard­earned  security  of  the  hiring  hall.  The  crimp  became  king  again.  Conditions  on  Simultaneously  with  the  establishment  of  the  the ships worsened, with thousands of  American­ hiring  hall,  conditions  on  the  ships  improved.  Seamen  who  had  been  torpedoed,  strafed  and  bom  seamen  leaving  the  seas.  Crews  were  re­ Union  action  brought  about  abolition  of  "blue  shelled  on  the  perilous  Atlantic  nm  to  Mur­ duced  to  the  minimum  set  by  law,  the hours  of  linen"—a  blue  bedsheet  given  the seaman  when  mansk, through  the Suez Canal to Malta,  through  work  were boosted  to 90  without  the payment  of  he  signed  on,  which  was  supposed  to  serve  as  the  sub­infested  waters  to  England  and  through  overtime.  bed  linen  as  long  as  the  trip lasted.  "U­boat  Lane"  along  the  Atlantic  coast,  came  The  "workaway"  came  into  being;  a  man  The  "donkey's  breakfast,"  or  straw  mattress,  back  again  and  again  to  take  out  ships  fresh  signed  on  the ship for  a  penny­a­month  pay.  He  was  discarded  and  the cojtipanies  forced  to  sup­ from  the shipyards.  did all the work of  the crew but received nothing.  ply  mattresses.  Crockery  was  supplied  by  the  Unescorted, sparsely  armed and slow, the Ships  His  break  came  when  one  of  the  regular  crew­ company,  and  the  men  were, given  ample  room  lumbered  across the  waters to  deliver  the much­ members left  the ship and he assumed  the man's  for  eating  apart  from  their  sleeping  quarters.  needed  lend­lease  cargoes  and,  later,  America's  job. Another  practice, was for­ college students  to  Gradually,  through  the  initiative  of  individual  armies and  war  materials. By  the end  of  hostili­ sigh  on  as  crewmembers  to  work  their  way  to  crews  in  job  actions  and  through  the  union  m  ties,  6,028  seamen  had  lost  their  lives  in  the  Europe  for  the  summer,  thus  denying  seamen  negotiations,  the  working  conditions  aboard  the  war,  a  percentage  loss  higher  than  suffered  by  jobs.  ships  improved.  any  of  the  armed  forces.  But  the  job  was  done.  Miserable  food,  crowded  foc'sles  were  back  Certain  tasks  outside  the  realm  of  ordinary  LAY­UPS  AND  SALES  again.  The  seaman  lugged  his  straw  mattress  work  became  penalty  work,  for  which  overtime  The  end  of  hostilities saw  a cut  back in mari­ with  him  when  he  signed  on  a  ship,  and  with  was  paid.  Cleaning  tanks,  doing  work  ordinarily  time  operations  on  a  scale  imequalled  in  any  his  personal  belongings  he  carried  eating  uten­ done  by  longshoremen,  and  working  beyond  the  other  industry.  iUmost  with  the  signing  of  the  sils  and  canned  milk  for  coffee.  Conditions  con­ stipulated  number  of  hours  were  among  the  armistice,  ships  began  making  their  last  run  to  tinued  to deteriorate, with wage cuts coming  an­ penalty  jobs  spelled  out  in  the  contracts.  the  "boneyard,"  the  lay­up fleet.  The  govern­ nually  until  1934,  when  the  longshoremen  on  The  better  living  for  seamen  was  not  without  the  west  coast  resisted  the  slide  downward  and  opposition,  however.  In  J938,  the  government  ment,  which  had  built  most  of  the  ships  and  called  a  strike.  The  seamen  hitting  west  coast  announced  that  it  was  going  to  operate  hiring  chartered  them  to  private  operators,  found  the  ports piled  off  the ships, and  declared  themselves  halls  and  in  several  ports  put  them  into  opera­ shipowners  reluctant  to  stay  in  operation  on  a  on  strike  for  a  coptract  embodying  a  wage  in­ tion.  The  halls  were  shortlived,  for  the  seamen  large scale. Some  companies, which had operated  crease  and  re­establishment  of  the  hiring  ball.  met  them  with  job  actions  whenever  a  replace­ as  many  as fifty  ships,  went  out  of  business  en­ tirely,  the  fat,  guaranteed  profits  of  wartime  ment  supplied  from  the  government  hiring  hall  THE  1934  STRIKE  gone.  Thus  began  the  toughest  and  bloodiest  strike  tried  to  board  a  ship.  The  full  effect  on  employment  wasn't  felt  fot  in  maritime  history.  Oh  March  5,  the  strike  THE  FINK  BOOK  nearly  four  years,  as  thousands  of  men  who  began  and,  through  the  ensuing  weeks,  the  em­ Defeated  in  its effort  to smash  the hiring  hall,  entered  the  merchant  marine  during  the  war  ployers  turned  to  desperate  measures  to  drive  the  anti­union  forces  in  the  government—at  the  returned  to  their  homes, farms  and  schools.  The  the men  back  to  the  docks ^nd  the  ships.  urging  of  the  employers—came  up  with  a  neat  government,  concerned  with  the  growing  lay­up  Thugs were imported to beat up on pickets, the  device  for  keeping  militant  men  off  the  ships:  fleet,  attempted  to  dispose* of  its  ships  by  offer­ city  police  went  to  work  with  their  nightsticks,  the  Copeland  Book,  referred  to  by  seamen  as  ing  them  for  sale  at  a  small  percentage  of  their  putting  hundreds  of  beaten  strikers  in  jaiL  The  the  Fink  Book.  original  price.  new^apers  hollered  "civil  war"  and  called  for  The  book  was  designed  to  replace  the  usual  The  American  shipowners  were  slow  to  take  extreme measures.  Bands of  vigilantes descended  practice  of  giving  a seaman  a separate discharge  up^  the  government  on  its  offer,  but  the  steam­.  on  the  strikers  wherever  they' found  the  odds  at  the  end  of  the  each  voyage.  Instead,  he  was  ship operators  of  foreign  countries  were  definite­ to  their  favor.  to  be issued  a  book  in which each  discharge  was  ly  interested.  Ships  were  sold  wholesale  to  ope­ The  tension  rose  until,  on  July  5,  in  the  to  be listed  and, next  to it,  a space for  the skip­  rators in  all the countries  of  the world,  "Battle  of  Rincon  Hill,"  San  Francisco  police  per's  comments  on  the  man's  ability.  Hundreds  of  ships  were  sold  to  operators  list­ opened fire  on  a  seamen's  meeting,  killing  two  Thus,  instead  of  a  seaman  receiving  /separate  ing  Panama  and  Honduras as their  home  offices,  men  and  wounding  105  others.  The  national  discharges, all of  his  sea  service  would  be  listed  Actually,  the  ships  were  primarily  owned. by  guard  was  called  out  against  the  strikers,  and  in  the  book  for "a  prospective  employer  to  see. .  American  interests,  but  registered  ih  Panama  barricades  were  set  up . in  the  streets,  ^e city  Men  who  had  made  short  trips,  left  their  ships  and  crewed  by  Europeans  and  Asiatics.  Their  of  San  Francisco  took  on  the appearance  df  war­ regularly  and  who  were  given  imsatisfactory  purpose  w^ to  evade the  American  safety  laws,  time.  The  strikers,  however,  were  not  seeWng  ratings  from  skippers  were  easily  spotted  and  American  shipyard  costs  and  American  crew  p! battle,  being  content  to  keep  ships, tied  up  refused  when  applying  for  jobs.  If  the  man  was  wages.  ,  and  the strike in  effect.  sent  from  a  hiring  hall,  the  employer  would  By  January  1,  1950,"the  government  had  di&­ But  the  seamen  had  help,  too.  In  support  of  Ipid  some  pretense  for  refusing  him.  posed  of  1,006  ships  in its  lay­rup flert.  American  the  strikers,  and  as  a  protest  ui  the  ogling  out  ;|^ When government  representatives came  aboard  ^Continued  on  Page  5)  Ife­ .  ^  "  '•   �Fsidtty.  April 8i; i960  T  BE  S  E  A F  A  RERS  td  AU  Three  DeRartments  Share  In  NeW  York's  Fail'  Shipping  Sailing Short  M Slow,  Says  Port  Savannah  w  By  E. M. BRYANT  All  delegates  aboard  SIU  ships are  urged  to make cer­ SAVANNAH—No  matter  how  Kyska,  SS  Iberville,  and  SS  By  JOE  ALGINA  tain  that  every  sh^  is  fully  you  say  it,  shipping  is  still  slow  Azalea  City,  all  Waterman  ships;  manned  before it leaves port.  ih  this  port.  SS  Steel  Surveyor  and  SS  Steel  WEW  YORK^hipping  out  of  Elizabeth,  Puerto  Rico,  Suz­ If  the company  tries to vio­ There  were  only  a  couple­of  Chemist,  Isthmian,  and  the  SS  I the  Port  of  New  York  was  anne,  Caroline,  Frances,  Bull;  late  the  contract  manning  layoffs  in  the  last  shipping  pe­ Jean,  Bull  Lines.  None  of  these  Ipretty  fair  during  the  past  two  Topo  Topa,  Hurricane,  Choetaw,  scale  by  sailing  short,  the  iod,  th^  being  the  SS  South­ ships  had  any  beefs,  either.  I weeks  for  all  departments.  The  Chickasaw,  Jean  LaFitte,  Water­ ship's  delegate  should  call  port,  South  Atlantic,  and  the SS  Aniong  those  waiting  to  ship  black  gang  had  a  slight  edge  man;  Steel  Designer,  Steel Work­ the  nearest  Union  Hall  im­ Strathmore,  a  Liberty  tanker  out  of  this  port  at  the  moment  lover  the  deck  and  stewards  in  er, Steel  Chemist,  Isthmian; Rob­ mediately.  Which  was  sent  by  the  company  are  Brothers  A.  J.  Bullard,  W.  in  Kirk,  Robin  Kettering,  Seas  inumber  of  men  shipped.  The  Union  will  take­  im­ into  dry  dock  to  be  reconverted  Breedlove,  Tommy  Wickham,  This  does  not  mean,  however,  Shipping;  Southwind,  South  At­ mediate  *kctiott  to  see  that  to  a  dry  cargo  carrier.  The  Mike  Kavanaugh  and  Marvin  I that  anyone  shotdd  rush  off  in  lantic;  Chrysstar,  Triton;  John  our  agreements  are observed  Strathmore  will  be  in  the  dry­ Swords.  [the direction  of  NewYpfk. There  Stagg,  Mar­Trade;  Elly,  Sea­ to  the >  letter  as  it  doM  dock  for  about  45  days.  UNION  SHOP  I are  approximately  QOOr  men  reg­ Trades;  Black  Eagle,  Orion;  Sea­ whatever  violations  are  re­ The Southport  showed  up  as  a  Jistered—about,  evenly  divided  in  ttain  New  York  and  the  Sand­ ported.  We'd  like  to  advise  all  Chief  rpighty  clean  ship,  manned  by  I the ' three  departments.  That's  craft,  which  came  In  from  the  Stewards  that  when  ordering  Know  your  contract  and  a  heads­up  crew  of  bookmem­ I about  average  for  the  port,  as  West  Coast.  supplies  in  Savannah,  they  report  aU  violations  to  the  bers.' Not  a  single  beef  was  car­ should  order  NBC  bread  and  I a rule.  tried  apoard  this'vessel.  The  Eastern  Steamship  Lines  Union ­right away.  Most  of  the  past  period's  pay­ will  crackers,  as  it  is  the  only  or­ In­transit  we  had  the  SS  the  Evangeline  into  joffs  were  smooth,  and  all  beefs  cruise put  ganized  bakery  in  the  city.  ^  service  beginning­  July  1.  I were  settled  satisfactorily. ­Ships  The  vessels  The  Hall  here  has  been  paint­ will  make  a  series  Ipaying  oif  were:  ed  and  is  looking fine.  We've  of  ten  weekly  cruises  to  Nassau,  purchased  a  phonograph­radio  leaving  every  , Saturday  from  combination  from  Brother  Pier  18,  North  River,  and  will  By  CAD  TANNER  Tommy  Moore,  who  gave  us  a  return  to  New,  York  the  next  MOBILE  —  Shipping  in  this  payoffs  were  smooth,  with  only  bargain.  This  addition  helps,  Friday  by  way  of  the  Grand  port  for  the last  couple  of  weeks  a  few  minor  beefs  on  any  of  make  this  HaU  one  of  the finest  Bahama  Island.  By  BEN  LAWSON  in  the  South—and  one  of  the  has  been  dead  slow,  with  ap­ them.  The^ Bernstein  Shipping­  Com­ cleanest,  we  proud  to  add.  In­transit  for  the  period  were  BOSTON—Shipping  was  • j ust  proximately  forty»five  bookmen  pany. is  still­ awaiting final  word  the  Bull  Rim,  Mathiasen  tanker ;  The Garden  City Cab  Company  fair/  in  the  Beantowni  although  a number  of  ships  paid  off  and  on  its.  bid  for  operations  and  and  six  permits  shipped  for  ihe  Chickasaw,  Alcoa  Rimner,  Caha­ sold out, so we  have no organized  approximately  a  half­dozen  conversion  subsidies  on  two  pas­ two­week  period.  In  addition  to  ba,  SUP tanker,  and the  Lasalle.  union  taxi  service  in  this  city.  otherb  called  in­transit  during  senger  ships  for  the  European  these,  we  had  approximately  All  in­transit  jobs  were  con­ The  new  owner  keeps  giving  the  run.  forty  relief  jobs  on  tugs  and  tacted  and  necessary  replace­ Teamsters  local  the  rvmaround,  the  past  two  weeks.  ments  furnishfedi  ­ The­payoff  ships were all  tank­ Meanwhile,  . the  company  is  deep  sea  ships.  although  he  is  supposed  to  be  ers:  the  SS .Alexandra,  and  SS  placing a  ship in the trade imder  Ships  paying  off  during  the  Biggest  thing  around  Alabama  an  old  railroad  man.  We  expect  Trinity, Carras, and  the SS Bepts  Panamanian  registry  (on  a  tem­ last  two  weeks  were  the  Mon­ this last  week  was  the  Alabama  to  hear  something  definite  on  Fort,,  SS  Fort  Hoskins,  and  SS  porary  basis)  so. that it can  build  arch  of  the  Sea,.  Fairport,  Ala­ State  Federatiori  of  Labor  con­ the  imion's  efforts  to  get  a  con­ wai,  Morning  Light,  Antinous,  vention  in  Montgomery  the,j,first  tract  in  a  short  time.  Royal  Oak,  Cities  Service.  i All  up  its  bookings.  of  these  vessels  signed  on  again.  If  there  had  been  swifter  ac­ Wild  Ranger,  all  Watermbn;  the  three days of  the week. As usual  Three  of  our  Brothers  are  in  With  the  way  the  Cities  Ser­ tion  on  the  Bernstein  applica­ Clipper and  Corsair  of  Alcoa, and  the  SIU  delegates  were  there,  the  local  Marine  Hospital:  J.  vice  ships  are  hitting^this  area,  tions,  there  would  have  been  no  the  Sanford  B.  Dole,  Mar  Trade.  apd  were  elected  on  all  the  im­ Maxey,  J.  (Chubby)  Morris  and  Signing  on  were  the  Monarch  portant  committees  for  the  com­ Carl  Smithj­  SUP.  Stop  in  and  and  witii  the  Yarmouth  and  need  for  the  Panamanian flag  Evangeline  scheduled  to  begin  operation. This  is  one. of  the' les­ of  the ^  Sea,  Alawai,  Clipper,  ing  year.  The  convention  went  pay  these  Brothers  a  visit  if  crewing  up  in  about  six  weeks,  'sons  this  nation  should  learn  in  Fairport,  Morning  Light,  Antin­ on  record  to  endorse  candidates  you  have a few moments in  this  shipping  ought, to  be  pretty good  making  decisions  affecting  its  ous,  Sanford  B.  Dole,  and  the  lyho  were  favorable  to  labor  in  port.  It'll:  go  a  loni:  way  in  Wild  Ranger.  All  sign­ons  and  the  coming  May  primaries.  merchant  marine.  cheering  them  up.  up, this  way. •   1  5 I  MOA/JIB  Mat  Keeps  RelOng  Ahng  Tankers Give Hypo  lib Boston Shipping  (Continued  from  Page  4)  j  pperators  ptirchased  693  ships  to  replace  out­of­ date  vessels  and  those  lost  in  the^ war.. Foreign  operators,  representing  34  nations,  purchased  l,li3  ships.  Still  in  the  lay­up fleet  are  2,189  ships, all  but  51 being  war­built  ships.  America's  [merchant  marine  now  numbers 1,164  ships—only  74  more  than  before  the  war  —  and  is  still  dropping.  MARITIME  TOPAY  With  the  heavy  shipping  of  wartime  only  a  memory, seamen  today  find  the  hiring  hall  their  one  consolation. The number, of  jobs  being fewer  than  the  men  available,  the  seamen  know  that  what  jobs  become  available  will  be  offered  thehx  on  an  equal  basis.  They^know  the  jobs  that  become  available  will  be  called, into  the  hall,  where  they  can  wait  in  leisure,  knowing  that  eventually  their  job  will  come  up  "on  the  board."  No  trudging  the  waterfront,  no  putting  up  at  a  crimp  boarding  house,  no  buying  the  ^oddy  merchandise  of  a  business  man­crimp.  If  a  job  is  to  be  had,  the  man  with  the  longest  time  in  waiting  will  get  the  job.  Waiting'for  his  turn  is  the" only  price  he  pays.  But,  just  as  it  h^s  dogged  the  existence  of  every  seajnan,  the  thfeat  to  the  hiring  h^ re­ mains  ever  over  them.  The  unions  today  are  too  strong  for  the  employers  to  attempt  to  hire  their  men  from  crimps  or  off  the  piers.  The  biggest threat  today comes from the Taft­Hartley  Law>  which  bans  the  hiring  hall.  In  a  recent  court  case,  the  Supreme  Court  upheld  the  law  by  declaring  illegal  the  hiring  halT operated  on  the Great Lakes  by the National  Maritimh  Union.  The Supreme Court's decision  is the hiring  hall's  severest  blow , since  1934;  To  the  men  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union,­the hiring hall is  their most  prized  posses­ sion, as: union msn. Shipowners, contracted to  the  imion  have­  stated­  their  complete  satisfaction  with  the  operation  of  the  Biting  haH  and  with  tBe  men  suppli^ by  the  union.  ­t*  »  1.  m I  ­ ill  The Hiring Hail  Senator  Warren , Magnuson  and  Representative  John  Lesinski  have  introducedi a  bill  in  congress  to  exempt  maritime  unions  from  the  Taft­ Hartley  ban.  Despite  a  great  deal  of  support  for  The  present  contract,  under  the  provision  the  measure  in  both  Houses  of  Congress,  mari­ covering  employment,  reads  in  part:  "To  assure  time  union  leaders  are  not  optimistic  over  its  ­maximum  harmonious  relations  and  in  oj­der  to  enactment  into  law.  obtain  the  best  qualified  employees  with  the  The  seamen  feel  that,  outside  a  full  repeal  of  least  risk  of  a  delay  in  the  scheduled  departmre  the  Taft­Hartley  Law,  their  greatest  hope  for  of  any  vessel,  the  company  agrees  to  secure  all  retention  of  the  hiring  hall,  and  the  multitude  unlicensed  personnel  through  the  hiring  hall  of  of  benefits derived  from  it, lies in an  all­out fight  the  union."  against  any  attempt  by  shipowners "or  the  gov­ ernment  to  weaken  in  any  way­or  destroy  the  HIRING  HALL  SUPPORT  The  hiring­hall  is  not  without  friends,  how­ hiring  hall  in  its  present  form.  The  seamen  are  determined  that  in  no  way,  and  by  no  dictate,  ever.  will  they  give  up  the  cornerstone  of  maritime  Recently,  to  acquaint  the  country's  lawmakers  union  independence.  .  with the  union's  operations, several  congressmen  America's  maritime  unions  have  always  ope­ toured  the  SI¥'s  facilities  and  later  commented'  rated  independently  of  one  another  in  the  sign­ favorably  in  the  Congressional  Record.  One  Con­ ing  of  contracts,  organizing  companies  and  con­ gressman,  Isidore  Bollinger  (Dem.,  N.Y.),  stated,  ducting  strikes,  with  no  concerted  action  by  all  "because  of  problems  peculiar  to  the  maritime  unions  other  than  the  usual  respect  of  one  an­ industry,  the  union  hiring  halls  have  injected  other's  picketlines.  But,  now,  the  unions—^AFL,  stability  into  the  industry  and  have  given  to  CIO  and  Independent—representing  over  170,000  seafaring  men  a  pfoper  dignity  arid  security  seamen,  are. united  in  their  determination  to  that  was  impossible  urider  the  previous  hiring  maintain  the strong  right  arm  of  unionism.  ^  practices. "The  union  hiring  hall wiped  out  crimp  History  has  taught  them  that  the  end  of  the  halls and  shanghaiing  and the maritime  industry  hiring hall means  the end of  a way  of  life. Clean,  is  better  off  for  it.  .  .  well­ventilated  foc'sles, first  grade  food,  fresh  "The  Seafarers  point  out  that  the  destruction  Unen  weekly,  a  40­hour  week  at  sea,  and  union  of  the  union  hiring  hall  would  wipe'out  many  representation  constsmtly  at  their  call,  spell  a  hard  won  gains  realized  by  organized  seamen  way  of  life  for  America's  seamen  today, equal  over  the past  ten years,  and. chaos, confusion and;  to  that of  craftsmoa  in shoreside  industries.  all  the  sordid  conditions  that  are  now  part  of  The  union  hiring hall has  made it  possible for  an  inglorious history  would  return. And  |here is  the  seaman  to  become  a  respected  member  of  sound  basis  for  this  prediction.  the  community,  to  enjoy  the  h:uits  of  his  labor,  "The Congress  of  the United  States cap  act  to  to hold  his head  high and  be proud  of  his trade^  avert  sttch  a  calamity.  I  believe  all  legislators  He is determined  that no one  will relegate  him"  share with me the  desire to  see our  natiop move  again  to the state of  the seaman  a gaaeration  or  forward,  not  backward. I believe,  therefore,  that  two  ago,  as  it  was  characterized  by  Andrew  it  is  incumbent  upon  us to  exempt  the maritime  Furuseth: "You can put me in: jail but you cannot  unions  from  the  dosed  shop  ban.  It  is  in  the  give =  me  narrower  quarters  than  as  a  seaman  seamen's,  the industry's and  the  nation's^ntere&t  I  have always  had.  You cannot  give  me  coarser  that  we do so;'*  food  than I have  always eaten.  You  cannot ihake  In  agreement  with  Gbngresspian  Dojilinger,  ,me  Ibnelier  than  I have  always  been."  ' V  ^  ^  ^  TiivNim  i  �Page Six.  • ;• ; z'­'  ,\  ..  /.,  T  H  E  S  E ^ F  A^ R  E  R  S  L O  G  ficidaY.  jipril  21/19S0  SBIPS' MIMUTES AMD N^S  Del  Norte News Sheet  Makes Shipboard^Debut  SMOOTH  SAILORS  Wemick Anxious  For Chance To  "; ;  Wrestle In N.Y.  charting  a  course  dedicated  to  the  best  interests  of  its  readers  and  the  Union,  the  SS  Del  Norte  Navigator  made  its  initial  appearance  as  the monthly  j^ublicatioa  of  ship's  unhcensed  personnel.  Seafarer  Abe  Wernick  is  hop­  ;|  ing  to  get  a . wrestler's  license  ;  in  New  York  so  he  can  show  ;  the  folks  in  his  home  state  that  he  can  tangle  with  the  best  in  the  giunt  'n'  groan  game!  Abe,  who  has •  been  sailing  •   since  1940,  joined  the  SIU  in  1943  in  Baltimore.  He  says  that  he  started  his  wrestling  career  at  a' carnival  in, India  back  in  "  1940  while a crewmember  aboard  a  ship  calling  there.  Since  that  time.  Aba  says,  he  has  wrestled  all  over  the  world.  As  an  amateur  he  won  32  bouts'  and  lost five,  he  told  the  LOG.  Edited  and  printed  at  sea,  the  Navigator  is being  published "for  the  dissemination  of  shipboard  news,,  discussions  of  ideas  and  actions  within  our  Union  per­ tinent  to  our  welfare,  Snd  for  instruction  and  entertainment,  according  to  the  statement  of  policy  made  by  Thurston  Lewis,  editor.  The first  issue  of  the  Naviga­ tor  contains  nine  neatly  mimeo­ These  crewmembers  of  the  SS  Fort  Bridger  believe  in  graphed  sheets  of  editorial  mat­ traveling  light.  In  case  anyone  doesn't  recogn^e  them  without  ter,  stories  of  the  crew's  sports  their  customary  locks,  kneeling  (left  to  right)  are  D.  Desei,  activities,  cartoons,  news  items,  Bosun;  Red  Faircloth,  Engine  Utility;  Ollie  Olivera,  AB;  Bing  poetry and  a  gossip coltunn  deal­ Cotol,  AB.  Standing  are  Jake  Fidew,  AB;  P.  Arthrofer,  DM;  ing  with  hipboard  personalities.  Red  Korsak,  OS;  Buzz  Celkos,  MM  and  Chuck  Bogucki.  DM.  Photo  was  senf  from  Cete,  France.  The  name  pf  the  paper  was  "T«x" Melting,  who  won  the  selected  from  a  number  submit­ ted  by  crewmembers.  The  suc­ cash  award  offered  to  the  Del  cessful  entry,  the  Navigator,  was  Norte  crewman submitting  the  offered  by  Gottfried  (Tex)  Met­ most  suitable  name  for  the  ting, AB  Maintenance aboard  the  shipboard  paper.  hlississippi passenger  vesseL  Met­ ting  was  awarded  the  ten­dollar  cian  on  the  Del  Norte,  at  th^  Loaded, with  lard  and  live  tig­ miles  a  day  to  Antwerp,  Bel­ prue  set  up  by  the  judges  for  British  Hospital  in  Buenos  Aires  ers,  blackbirds  and  turtles,  the  gium,  arriving  there  on  April  7,  the  winning  name.  SS  Southland  was  due  to  arrive  accordifig  to JEriksen.  on  March  16.  Europe  this  week  to  begin  The  trip  was  notable  for  its  Metting  joined  the  SIU  in  Bramble,  who  was  45  years  discharging  her  diversified  car­ smoothness,  the  crewmember  re­ 1943,  and  according  to  the  Del  old,  was  a  jnember  of  the  SIU  go.  ported.  The  big  cats  behaved  Norte  Navigator  has  been  active  since  1947,  holding  Book  No.  in  several  organizing  campaigns,  51199.  He is survived  by his  wife,  According  to  crewmember  Ed­ themselves,  thanks  to  the  efforts  including  Isthmian  and  US  Wa­ two  sons  and  a  daughter  of  mund  Erikseh,  the  voyage  was  of  a  Ringling  Brothers  circus  ^smooth,  despite  the  presence  of  trainer  and  his  assisjtant,  who  terways.  He  has  served  as  dele­ Norfolk,  Va.  ABE  WERNICK  gate  on  many  ships  and  "has  Del  Norte  crewmen  sent  a  the  striped  cats,  who  came  made  the crossing  with  them. As  )  '  •  aboard  in  Jacksonville.  The  tig­ for  the  lard,  you'd  never  know  proved himself  to be a good  ship­ large floral  wreath  to  the  fune­ ers—seven  of  them—destined  for  it  was  aboard,  said  Eriksen.  A  middlewieght.  Brother  Wer­ njate  at  aU  times."  Before  join­ ral,  and  the  Navigator  said  that  The  turtles  slept  most  of  the  nick  keeps  in  shape  by  working  ing the SIU, Metting was a mem­ "all  hands  mourned  the  passing,  the  Hagenbeck  Circus  in  Ham­ ber  of  the  AFL  Brotherhood  of  of  Brother  Gamble,  who  was  a  burg,  made  the trip  on  the  after  way  and  the  blackbirds  didn't  out  aboard  ship.  Last  December,  Abe  matched  deck  alongside  of  No.  4  portside  try  to  snip  off  any  noses,  on  ac­ Hallway  Clerks.  good  shipmate,  well­liked  and  hatch.  In  cages,  of  course.  count  of  all  hands kept  their dis­ grips  with  Johnson  Smith  in  a  The  Del  Norte  Navigator's  always  willing  to  cooperate  with  From  Jacksonville,  the  South­ tances.  These  specimens  were  mat  contest  in  New  Orleans,  he  s^rts page  features  the  victories  his  shipmates."  land  headed  for  Wilmin,gton,  slated  to  replenish  the  Hamburg  recalled.  He  threw  Smith  in  that  scored  by  the  Crew  baseball  Staff  members  of  the  new  where  she  picked  up  the first  zoo,  which  was  pretty  well  one.  team  over  two  teams  from  the,  shipboard  publication,  in  addi­ cleaned  out  by  the war.  ^gentine.  In  their first  game  tion  to  Editor  Lewis,  are:  Gabe  shipment  of  lard  to  be  sent  from  Best  of  aU,  Eriksen  said,  was  Wemick  is  an  expert  in  jiu­ of  the  season,  the  Del  Norts  de­ Myrick,  associate  editor;  Jimmy  the  port.  A  total  of  1,624,000  the  Southland's  chow,  especially  jitsui,  having  been  trained  in  feated  a  strong  team  from  San  Darouse,  sports  editor;  E.  Reyes,  pounds were  loaded  on  the South  on  Thm­sdays and  Sundays, when  that  manly  art  by  Japanese  in­ Isidro  at  Buenos  Aires,  25  to 19.  art  editor;  R.  E.  Holland,  direc­ Atlantic  ship  for  ultimate"  con­ the  mess  table  "looks  like  some­ structors.  He  holds  a  certificfite  The  second  win  was  registered  tor;  C.  A.  (Red)  Hanc'ock,  ad­ sumption 'by  Emopeans  as  part  thing  in  the  Waldorf­Astoria."  testifying  to  his  ability  as  a  rib­ buster.  over  Gimnasia  y  Esgrima,  4  to  vertising  manager,  ahd  Dick  of  the  Marshall  Plan  aid  pro­ gram.  3.  Martinez,  Juan  Gerala,  Tommy  The  Southland  left  for  Emope,  The  Navigator  also  carried  the  Scoper,  Coolidge  Campbell,  Pat  after  a  call  at  Newport  News,  on  news  of  the  death  of  Seafarer  Frango  and  Daniel  Kelley,  re­ March  25.  She  averaged  400  Richard  Bramble,  Third  Electri­  porters.  j.  'Load  Of  Lard  Sets  Pattern  On Southland's Smooth Trip  r,  Voice  Of  Oke  Sea  By  "SALTY  DICK'  The  wedding  bells  are  ringing  Ipud  here  in  New  Orleans.  George  Duxworth  heard  the  bells  about  three  moiy:hs  ago.  Our "friend,  Jack  (3obb,  is  also  married,  and  The  Del  Norte's  baseball  squad  lines  up  for  a  pre­game  photo  in  Buenos .Aires.  Kneeling  (left  to right):  B,  Browning,  S.  Candela,  B.  Domiuicis, R,  Boyd, W. Smith.  B. Collins. Standing:  CampbelL  Rineay,  Rags  Mailho,  J.  NeweU,  D.  Eaton,  J.  AUar^  V. JKeedck,  R  WUti^,  S.  Eddy.and  Leon.  /  he  and  his  wife  have  adoptedg­ a  child  and  are  residing  in  ^­ speaking  of  "Buck"  Stephens.  giers,  across  the  river  from  New  In  Brazil,  when  a  native  calls  Orleans.  you  pao  duro  (stale "bread)  he  It  has  been  reported  that  Tex  means  you're  a  cheap  skate ...  Krohn's  favorite  remark  is  "All  Emmet  Stephens  wants  Joe. Vol­ gashovmds should  go!" . . .  Rarry  pian  and  his  other  friends  to  Hastings  is  serving ^ as  Ship's  know  he  got  married  last  Dec.  Delegate  aboard  an  Alcoa  ship  17.  He's still  sailing,  though.  and  doing  a fine  job  ,  .  .  No  Who  is  the  young" man  work­ mentioning  any  names,  but  a  ing  on  a  Delta  passenger,  ship,  certain  waiter,  who  hails  from  who is  met every time he  arrives  up  North  and  now  sails  out  of  at  Poydras  dock  by  a  beautiful  the  Gulf  wears flashy  nylon  senorita  in  a  green  buick?  shorts.  The  best  sandwich  salesman  Caspar  Stevens  is  one  of  the  along  the  New  Orleans  docks  is  better  known  members  of  the  Hugh  Dick,  who  is  now  on  a  SIU,  but  dam  few  would  recog­ ship  headed,  for:  the  land  of  nize  him  by  that  name".  I'm  manana.  •  •  ­v:'­'  "  �^:lil^",­:.­r  ~ •   f^day. April^l, 19S0  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Dlgesteil Minutes Of  SlU Shiu Meetings ||  Page  Seven  ~  FAIHLAND,  Jan.  29  —  Harry  .  gate  reported  17  hours  overtime  »!' |/  f  WyP#  FAIRLAND.  Galphin.  Chairman;' Grady  Fair  in  Engine  Department  had  been  adjusted  and  will  be  paid;  small  cloth.  Secretary.  Delegates  re­,  beef  pending  in  Deck,  and  mat­ ported  on  disputed  overtime  am  book  standings.  No  beefs  were  ter  of  chairs  needing  reuphol­ IT?BfiOWERS iM THE MARINE  i^eicorded.  General  discussion  on  stering  will  be  taken  care  of  in  ^ HOSPITALS  ALL SAY THAT  New  Orleans.  Bill  Gray  resigned  two  tripcarders  and  motion  car­ TWE. OA/E  THINS  TWEY  WANT —  ried  recommending  them  for  Un­ as  Ship's  Delegate  and  thanked  ­BESIDES  OUT—  IS TO HEAR  ion  permits  if  shoreside  officials  all  hands  for  the  cooperation  he  ERO/M THEIR OLD SHIPMATES .  had  received  in  the  job.  Election  Bee fit.  Discussion  on  March  of  SO VAlHV  A/OT TAKE TIME.  ­Jt?  of  delegates,  with  following  men  Dimes  during  which  it  was  an­ im  DROP THEM A LINE  /  designated:  Bill  Gray,  Ship's  nounced  that  someone  would  be  IT'S  GOOD MEDICINE /  Delegate;  Morion  Trehan,  Deck;  present  at  payoff  to  accept  dona­ • •  • • 'til  Clark,  Engin6; Foniain,  Stewards.  tions.  Ship's  Delegate  said  he  would  discuss  water  situation  2  22  ALCOA  PLANTER,  Feb.  8—  with  Patrolman.  at  Sparrows  Point,  causing  Deck  Percy  Boyer,  Chairman;  H.  Gal­ t.  %  *  GATEWAY  CITY.  Feb.  12—  Department  to  sail  shorthanded.  lagher,  Secretary.  Ship's  Dele­ 6am  Drury,  Chairman;  J,  Riley,  Stewards  Department  was  given  gate  reported  that  beefs  on  slop­ Uecretary.  No beefs in any  of  the  vote  of  thanks  for  well­prepared  chest,  draws  and  promotion  of  departments.  Motion  carried  that  food  and  excellent  service.  Crew  Wiper  will  be  turned  over  to  each  man  clean  laundry  wh^  voted  to allow  J. KusmiAki.  who  Patrolman.  Crew  to  get  together  finished  washing  clothes.  Ship's  was  acting  Bosun,  to  remain  in  and  suggest  sizes  and  quantities  Delegate  to  see  Captain  about  that  capacity  aboard  this  ship  of  items  needed  for  slopchest  on  having  ship's  radio  turned  on  at  if  he  so  desires.  Suggested  that  next  trip.  Recommended  that  certain  intervals  throughout  the  if  time  permits.  Ship's  Delegate  collection  be  taken  up  for  pur­ ­day.  Under  Good  and  Welfare  to  see  about  exchanging  library  chase  of  washing  machine.  the  following  suggestions  were  books,  and  that  heads  of  de­ Thanks  given  to  Stewards  De­ made:  That  more  night  lunch  be  partments  be  asked  about  sou­ partment  for fine  food  and  ex­ cellent  * service  during  entire  available;  that  table  cloths  be  geeing  crew's  lounge.  2  2  2  trip;  special  thanks  to  Baker  for  kept  clean  as  possible,  and  that  EDITH,  Feb.  13  —  Woodrow  delicious  bread.  Old  crewmem­ all  esxtra  linen  be  turned  in.  Reid.  Chairman;  Louis  Riszo,  befs  told  they  should  not  get  Secretary.  Delegates'  reports  ac­ the  idea  they  run  the  ship  or  cepted.  Witt  elected  Ship's  Dele­ are  entitled  to  special  favors  gate.  Old  linen  locker  given  to  all  hands  to  be  treated  exactly  Deck  gang  by  Steward  for  stow­ aljke.  ing  heavy  gear  and  luggage  to  relieve  congestion  in  rooms.  by  Hank  Night  Cook  and  Baker  requests  2  2  2  ROBIN  MOWBRAY,  Feb.  12  12­4  watch  to  call  him  on  time.  —John  SamseL  Chairman;  Amos  Crew  asked  to  clean  up  after  FLASH  NEWS—The  SS  Sandcraft,  the  dredge  from  the  West  Baum,  Secretary.  No  beefs  themselves  during  the  night.  Coastj  has  two  oldtimers  aboard.  They  are  Nick  Yacislyn,  the  aboard  ship.  Motions  carried:  To  Prolonged  discussion  on  March  New  Yorker,  and  Brother  Bob  Fall  ... So  far  there  have  been no  permit  two  cadets  to  use  new  of  Dimes  drive  to fight  polio.  reports  from  any  SIU ships  saying  they  have  spotted  flying  saucers  2  2  2  washing  machine  purchased  by  Delegates  to  take  up  collection  STEEL  CHEMIST,  Feb.  4—E.  over  any  of  the  seven  seas  in  the  world  .  .  .  Two  pf  the  most  the  crew;  That  money  left  over  and  turn  it  over  to  Ship's  Dele­ important  issues  for  the ftiembership  continues  to  be  the  "battle  from  purchase  of  'washing  ma­ gate  so  it  will  be  ready  for  the  Anderson,  Chairman;  J.  L.  Ya­ for  the  hiring  hall"  and  the  "vacation  rule"  .  .  .  Shipping  here  in  kush.  Secretary.  Ship's  Delegate  chine  be  used  to  buy  baseball  Patrolman  at  the  payoff.  reported  that  he  had  spoken  to  New  York  is  picking  up slightly—in  fact,  should  be  getting  better,  equipment  for  use  by  all  hands.  2  2  2  Captain  about  imsafe  gangway.  we  believe—and  the  membership  here  is  as  active  as  ever  in  B6sun  Eaxl  Oppel  gave  a  talk  STEEL  NAVIGATOR,  Feb.  5  Captain  said  matter  would  have  helping  out  in various.things  which are  important for  the  SIU  .  . .  on  safety,  emphasizing  the  no­ —^R.  F.  Ransome,  Chairman;  D.  Richard  Pujos,  who  has  been  helping  out,  just  grabbed  a  tanker.  smoking  rule  while  explosive  MaxweU,  Secretary.  Delegates  to  be  taken  up  on  return  to  the  Good  tankering,  Richard  ... Abe  Partner  and  Brother  R.  J.  cargo  is  being  unloaded  and  the  reported  some  disputed  overtime  States.  Crew  went  on  record  un­ Mikutal  have  been  giving  a  hand  with  whatever  there  was  to  need  for  action  to  prevent  per­ n  Deck  and  Stewards  Depart­ animously  against  communist  do  .  .  .  Brother  Niedomeyer,  the  artist  who  drew  the  picture  of  sonal  injimies.  Ship's  Delegate  ments.  Motions  carried:  To  have  and  other  splinter  group  dis­ the  SS  Colabee,  just  sailed  into  town.  Samsel  joined  in  the  discussion.  delegates  check  slopchest  and  rupters  in  the  SIU._ Ship's  Dele­ 2  2  2  Considerable  interest  has  been  see  that  lava  soap  is  ordered;  gate  was  told  that  shore  gang  Steve Piliak,  the well­dressed guy, is in town  . . . Red  Shea,  that  each member  using  washing  will  paint  the  quarters  and  that  • shown in  these  safety  talks.  a  happy  guy,  is  now  voyaging  aboard  the  tanker,  SS  Bull  machine, contribute  twp  dollars  if  anyonss­has  anything  to  say  2  2  ^2  Run  .  .  .  Tony  Apalino,  another  good  imion  man,  says  the  ALCOA  PEGASUS,  Feb.  13—  to  ship's  fund  for  iJpkeep.  In  against it,  the matter  would have  best  nms  he  can  think  of  is  grabbing  a  scow  for  the  Mediter­ to  be  taken  up  upon  return  and  J. T. Spivey,  Chairman; D. Clark,  discussion  on  washing  machine.  ranean  ports  or,  as  second  choice — the  European  run  ...  Secretary.  Engine  Delegate  re­ Electrician  volunteered  to  check  a  report  made  to  the  Patrolman.  Timmy  McCarthy  is  in  town,  smiling  as  ever  .  .  .  We  are  No  beefs  pending.  ported  that  one  man  had  been  price  of  new  motor,  also  to  see  wishing  speedy  recovery  to  Brother  N.  A.  Cobb  who  is  going  2  2  2  left  in  Barbadoes  as  a  result  of  Chief  Engineer  or  Captain  to  to  be  drydocked  for  about  half­a­year  over  in  Holland,  Michi­ illness.  Crew  voted' unanimously  find out  if  discount  could  be  had  ALCOA  CAVALIER,  Feb.  12  gan  .  . . Tony  Zalewski,  who  has  been  sailing  tankers  every  to  expell  Trotskyites  and  com­ by  ordering  through  shipchand­ • "­Tex  Krohn,  Chairman;  Andy  now  and  then,  is  in  town  with  his  cigar  . . .  Other  Brothers  in  munists.  Discussion  on  compul­ er.  Rec  room  to  be  used  for  Stephens,  Secretary.  Overtime  town  axe:  Mitchell  Milefski,  Fred  Paul,  Bill  Dunham,  Big  sbry  vacations.  Members  said  card  playing  and  bull  sessions.  disputes  reported  in  Deck  and  .  Dutch  Bolz  . .  .  Andy  Havrilla  and  Eddie  "1  Save  Coins,  Too"  Engine Departments.  Motion  car­ they  thought  it  good  idea  to  ro­ ried  making  ­it  obligatory  for  all  Saul shipped out  on an  Alcoa  scow . . . Next  trip will  be better  tate  jobs,  especially  on  passen­ hands  to  attend  ship's  meetings,  for  Charles  Dutch  Palmer.  He's  hoping  he  won't  have  hospi­ ger* ships.  Many  members  spoke  talization  again  and  have  to get  off  the  ship ... A  few  weeks  vote  was  38  for,  20  against.  Sug­ out  against  credit  unions,  citing  ago,  the  West  Coast  Brother,  Rqd  Beers  was  in  town .  . . Pete  gested  that  action  be  taken  to  specific  instances  where  other  Gonzalez,  the  Cook  without  a  cookbook,  is  off  the  SS  Puerto  put  another  hand­rail  along  lad­ unions  had  experienced  failme  Rico  for  one  trip.  der  leading  from  the  door  near  of  men  to  meet  notes>  Others  2  2  2  the galley  to  our  deck. Suggested,  held  that  credit  vuiions  are  not  Eddie  Nooney  and  Ray  Queen  grabbed  the  SS  Black  Eagle  that  Messman  be  compensated  adaptable  to  seamen's  way  of  22  2  on  the  Eiuropean  run.  Two  humorous  guys  who  will  grab  any  for  cleaning  up  the  messhall  af­ life.  Vote  was  100  per  cent  WARRIOR,  Feb.  12—F.  P.  Jef­ scow,  any  run  .  .  .  Brother  John  Nelson  just  came  back  from  ter  the  movies.  Men  were  re­ fords.  Chairman;  Gordon  H.  Bil­ against  the  idea.  Rotterdam  and  other  ports.  In  Rotterdam  he  saw  some  beautifully­ minde'd  that  contributions  for  bo,  Secretary.  Motion  carried  2  2  2  made  ship  models  of  square­riggers  which  were  not  priced  too  ship's  fund  should  be  turned  TRINITY,  Feb.  4—J.  B.  Bar­ that  Andy  Gowder  take  full  re­ expensively  .  .  .  Here  are  some  of  the  best  stewards  department  over  to  Ship's  Delegate.  nelt.  Chairman;  C.  L.  Brown,  sponsibility to  see to  the two­dol­ Brothers  who  are  anchored  in  this  town—Michael  Gottschalk,  De  2  2  2  Secretary.  No  beefs  reported  by  lar  donation  from  each  crew­ Forest  Fry,  Robert  Rogerson,  Frank  Wall,  George  Kittchner,. Harry  member  to  the  March  of  Dimes.  EVELYN,  Feb.  5—E.  R.  SmUh,  department  delegates.  Ship's  Delegate  O.  W.  Rhoads'  resigna­ Each  delegate  to  Collect  from  his  Chairman;  C.  Mitchell,  Secre­ Earl,  and  Peter  Naujalis.  2  2  2  tion accepted  with vote  of  thanks  respective  department.  Steward  tary.  All  delegates  reported  The  membership  in  our  halls  and  aboard  ships  throughout  for  job  well  done.  Delegate  to  to  collect  from  topside.  Receipt  everything  in  good  order.  Mo­ see  Port  Captain  about  changing  to  be  i>osted  on  bulletin  board.  tion  carried  to  discuss  and  draw  the  world  have  realized  that  the  question  of  boycotting  the  Panamanian  ships—ships  owned  and  operated  profitably  by  foc'sles  for  Black  Gang  so  they  Delegates  reported  everything  up a  statement  concerning  com­ can  be  called  out  without  dis­ ship­shape.  Each  delegate  to  pulsory  vacations  after  one  American  steamship  companies  —  has  been  endangering  the  turbing  all  men.  Agreed  that  check  his  department  for  repair  year's  service  on  a  ship.  Motion  number  of  American  ships  operating  and  providing  the  neces­ sary  jobs  and  conditions  for  American  seamen.. The  present  delegates  collect  funds  for  ex­ list.  Some  action  to  be  taken  in  carried  to  buy  a  washing  ma­ situation  of  great  unemployment  for  American  seamen  is  to  penditures  for  telephone  calls,  regard  to  Night  Cook  and  Ba­ chine  with  voluntary  contribu­ telegrams  and  so  forth  made  in  ker's  and  Chief  Cook's  room,  tions.  Charles  Bedell  elected  quite  an  extent  due  to  these  Panamanian  ships  operating  in  competition  with  American  ships  and  American  crews.  This  since  it  is  too small.  To  be  taken  Ship's  Delegate.  General  opin­ carrying  out  their  duties.  jp  with  Patrolman  on  arrival  ion  on  ship  is  that  vacations  is  an  excellent  example  of  ­why  every  member  of  the  SIU  is  anxiously  protecting  the  SIU  against  various  threats  to  our  BALTORE,^ Feb.^12  —  E.  L.  and  Master  to  be  notified  of  our  should  be  taken  when  due.  Sug­ existence fighting  the  commies  so  they  can't  disrupt  our  gested  that  three  delegates  con­ ' •   Eriksen,  Chairman;  J.  Taylor,  action.  programs—helping  other  unions  who  need  aid,  etc.  When  any  tinue  to  check  iceboxes  regular­ Secretary.  J.  W.  Busmurski,  el­ 2  2  2  ected  Ship's  Delegate/  Motion  SEATHAIN  NEW  JERSEY —  ly. Suggested  that Steward  check  membqa  protects  his  union,  he  is  protecting  his  job,  his  condi­ f  carried  that  Baltimore  Hall  be  Ray  Perry,  Chairman;  Pbiil  to find  out  about  new  sinks  for  tions,  and  the security  he  has  from  the  hiring  haU,  which  the  Taft­Hartley  law  is  outlawing.  if*  notified  of  member  jumping  ship  O'Connor, SsCTetary.  Ship's Dde­ Stewards  Department.  CUT  and  RUN  �Page Eis^  r HE'  S  EAF  A  RE RS  lt>G  nm^  THE  MEMBERSHIP  i^AKS  !•   idea Of  Vacation  Rule  Viewed As Fair To All  relieve  them  during  the  vaca­ tions.  ^  ­  ""S'  After  reading  all  these  opin­ .  Have  you  ever  seen  the  con­ ions  on  compulsory  vacations,  I  stitution  and  by­laws  of ­ the  found  none  made  me so  mad  as  SIU?  If  so,  you  must  knOw  the  that of  Mrs. Mary  Masters, which  second  paragraph  of  the  pre­ appeared  in  the  LOG  of  Mar.  amble,  which  says:  "Whatever  right  belongs  to  10,  1950.­ one  member  belongs  to  all mem­ ; • I    would  like  to  know  if  her  bers  alike,  as  long  as  they  re­ husband  is  married  to  a ship  or  main  in  good  standing  in  the  to  her.  I  would  sure  like  to  see  Union."  my  husband  once  in  awhile.  Here's  to  winning  the, vote  on  How  about  you  other  wives?  compulsory  vacations.  •   IVfrs.  Masters  asks:  "Suppose  Mrs. Ellen  Mize  :  a­seaman's  wife  is  expecting  a  (Ed.  Note:  Mrs.  Mize  is  the  baby  in  April.  He  wants  to  take  his vacation  at  that  time.  Would  wife  of  Seafarer  Cyril  Mize.)  Sf  ;  it  be  right  to  compel  him  to  take  his  vacation  in  February  or  March?"  WBICH  ONE  HAS  TbE  PONY?  To' ilw  Edilor:  Neponsit SIU Men  15  OFF  SCHEDULE  K  I say  suppose  he  does  get  his  Ask Increase In  i  vacation  in  February  or  March?  !  What  more  could  you  ask  for?  Hospital Benefit  Nobody Will Deny  5  Shipping Pace In  5  Savannah Is Slow  To  the  Editor:  It  doesn't  mattm:  really  because  these  hardridihg  Brothers  believe  in  the  rotary  system. They're  Dickie  (left)  and  Eddie,  sons  of  Seafarer  Joe  Brookes  of  Philadelphia.  Their  grand­ father  was  the  late  Eddie  Lynch,  former  SIU  Patrolman  who  passed  away  recently  in  the  Baltimore  Marine  HospitaL  Nagels  Becomes  US  Citizen^  Suggests  Firm  Alien  Stand  It's  a  long  time  since  you  got  a  letter  from  me  and  it's  a  long  time  since 1 got  a  job.  First  .  Ill  let  you  know  that  shipping  in  Savannah  is  miserable..  In the last  edition  of  the  LO(?,  the  Savannah  port  report  men­ >  tioned  good  shipping  in  Savan­ nah.  The  story  is  misleading  to  Seafarers.  I  am  out  of  work  and  hunting  for  a  job  since  Oct.  5,  1949  and  •   twice  went  to. the bottom  of  the  r  shipping  list  here.  Since  Decern­  .  bar  1948  we  shipped  out  of  the  i  Hall  one  Steward,  one  Third  Cook  and  several  messboys  in  the Stewards  Department.  Is  that  good  shipping?  The  port  of  Savannah  is  full  :  of  ships  —  Norwegian,  English,_^  Greek,  tankers,  Lykes  Brothers'  and  of  every  t3T)e,  except  SIU  • :    ship^.  Stay  away  from Savannah.  ­ Olto  PreusslSr  '  Babies  do  not  always  show  up  To  the  Editor:  »  at  the  correct  time.  Maybe  your  j!  ­'husband  even  gets  his  vacation  On  behalf  of  our  members  in  (Ed.  Note:  Savaimah  port  I'  in  April  and  he  wants  to  be  the  hospitals,  I  wish  to  suggest  paperl,  I would suggest  we  help  reporta  have consistently  men­ ­ 5  back  on  the  ship  in  May.  Okasr,  that  an  immediate  increase  in  To  the  Editor:  them  in  every  way  possible.  But  be  in  order.  so  your  baby decides  to wait  un­ benefits  •would    turned the fact, that shipping, in  I have  been  reading up  on  the  til  May.  It  has  happened,  you  Three  doUars  a  week  for  so­ alien  situation  in  the  April  T  if  they  don't,  or^if  they  are  way  ^ Jhat port'has been, badi Brother  know.  Are  you  any  better  off?  called  hospital  expenses  are  in­ .issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  over five  years  and  have  done  nothing  more  about  it,  I  suggest  Preuuler is obviously  referring  5  Compulsory  vacations  don't  sufficient.  A  package  of  cigar­ and  I  would  like  to  say  some­ that  they  be  barred  or  kicked  to the  report which  staled thatw  I?  mean  you  have to  stay  on  a ship  ettes  each  day  at  20  cent a  pack,  thing  about  if.  out.  a  few  stamps and stationery  and  shipping improved slightly dur­ 1  for  a  year,  you  know.  If  you  Jack  Nagels  I  was  an  alien  myself  until  ing  the  period  it  cevesedi  but.  h/^ant to see grandpa  or  grandma,  a  daily paper  rxm  into  more than  March  13  of  this  year.  On  that  5  i  i  have  hubby  get  off  his  ship  and  three  dollars  a  week,  leaving  no  diay  I had the  pleasure  of  chang­ eddied  that  "shipping  is  slow  margin.  ,  go  see  them.  neverthriess."  As  for  foreign  ing  my  citizenship  to  American,  ;  If  it  is  so  important  to  go  I  imderstand  that  an  increase  thaidc  God.  ships,  like  the  Norwegian  :  anywhere  at  a  particular  time  is  contemplated  for  about  Sep­ which  pay  $4Q  a  month  for  a  f  of  the  year,  as  some  seem  to  tember  or  October,  when  the  Before  I  became  a  citizen  of  this  country,  however,  I  once  hospital  fund  is  expected  to  be  Wiper's  job,­  Savannah  is  no  15 vfliink,  then  your  vacation  pay  heard  another  alien  say:  "Citi­ paid  from  the  Welfare  Fimd.  different from  any  of  the other  ^ J  isn't  so  important.  * zenship?  To  heck  with  it.  I  got  ports,  except  it is smaller  5  Any  man  who  lays  down  on  In  the  meantime,  however,  I  my  five  years  but  I'll  ride  the  the  job  just  because  he  know.s  feel  our  present  hospital  fuifd  gravy  train  and  let  them  pay  To  the  Editor:  and  the  problem  is  therefore  .ihe  is  getting  off  the  ship  when  can  pay  five  dollars  per  week  I  wish  to  thank  my  Union  accentiuted.  This  is  partly the  the  taxes."  Khe  reaches, port  isn't  much  of  a  and  still  leave  a  good  balance.  Brothers  for  all  they  have  done  result  of  the  government's;  Until the  time  the  Welfare  fimd  That  hurt  bad,  because  at  that  fUhion  Brother.  I#  takes  over  I  am  sure  our  mem­ particular  time  I  was  in  the  for  me  during  my  illness  here  faRuze  to xscognize  the  acute­ |  ­  BETTER  CHANCE  bership  would  be  100  percent  in  midst  of  taking  out  my  papers  in  the  Savannah  Marine  Hospi­ ness  of  the problem  of  the  US  tal.  If  it  had  not  been  for  my  With  compulsory  vacations  a  favor  of  this  increase  without  and  if  it  hadn't  been for  the fact  Brothers  and  SIU  Port  Agent  merchant  marine,  epmething  ^  that  we  were  on  an  SIU  ship,  Bud Bryant, I might  not  be  alive  j| maiv  will  stand  a  much  better  red  tape,  delay  or  voting.  unions  have  no  control  over  j 5  chance  of  getting,  another  ship  A  resolution  tnging  this  in­ I  think  I  would  have  knocked  today, so  I want  you  all to  know  or. responsibility for.)  crease  has  been  adopted  by  SIU  the  guy  in  the  kisser.  i  when  his  vacation  is  over.  how  grateful  I  am.  I  would  like  to  make  a  sug­ Seamen  have known for  many  members  in  this  hospital.  When  I  am  discharged  from  gestion  to  general  headquarters  the  hospital I hope to  thank each  years  that  they  were  paying  off  WiUiam  A.  Padgett  at  the  next  port  and  they  didn't  US  Marina. Hospital  that  somehow  or  other  a  check  one  of  you  personally.  I  also  be  made  and  that  those  aliens  want you  to know  that, any time  become  careless  because  of  it.  Neponsit,  L. I.  who  have  their  seatime  be  Mrs.  Masters  suggests that  the  (Ed. note:  This letter  was al­ Iduntly  askfed  what  their  inten­ any  of  you  nieed  similar  help,  menibership.  allow  seamen  to  so  signed  by  15  other  book  ail you  need do  is caU  upon  me.  To  the  Editor:  '  tions  are  in  connection  with  ob­ take  their  vacations  and  then  The  hospital  people  were  People  often  ask  what  part  of  retui­n  tn  them  after  the  vaca­ members  hospitalized  in  Ne­ taining  their  citizenship.  amazed  at  the  response  of  the  New  Orleans  Moon  Koims,  thai  If  they  want  to  take  out  their  Mood  donors  and  everybody  has  ­  tion is over.  Other seamen would  ponui.)  Bing  Crosby  of  the  SIU,  comes  been  very  complimentary  about  from. Th6 fact  is that  Moon does  the  Union  because  of  it.  not  come from  New  Orleans.  I.  would  like  very  much  to  He's  just  a  big,  overgrown  coun­ have  this  put  in  the.  LOG  as  I  try  boy.  dion't  know  how  else  I can  show  Moon  was  bom  in  a little one­ my  deep  appreciation  for  every­ horse  to'wn  near  Shrevepprt, La.,  surance,  with  rotary  shipping  as  to  come  home for  the  rare  visits  thing.  To ibe  Editor:  Mid  moved to New  Orleans, when  H.  L.  Rogers;  conducted  in  the  SIU  Hiring  we  now  have?  What  would  be  he  was  a  pup  (six  years  old).  Please let one  mother  add  her  Halls,  that  our  menfolk  would  their  chances  of  getting  andther  He was brought  up on  the' down­ voice  to  the  protest of  the  mem­ be  given  a  fair  chance  for  a  ship,  wit  hthe Hiring  Halls gone?  town  side  of .. Canal  Street  and  bers  of  the  SIU  regarding  the  ship  whenever  they  paid  off  a  With  answers  so  varied  and  for  the  past  12  years  has  hung  recent  lower  court  ruling  that  ship  and  came  home  to  their  our  feeling  of  comfort  at  stake,  his  hat  in  the frish  Channel  Aend  in  the  minutes  of  the  Hiring  Halls  were  a  viola­ families.  I  think  every  mother  and  wife  your  ship's  meeting  to  the  (uptown  side).  But  Moon  claims  tion, of  the  Taft­Hartley  Act.  should  protest  this  outrage  New  York HalL  Only in  that  that  doesn't  make  him  an  Irish­ END  OF  SECURITY  I  have  always  regarded  the  With  the  Hiring  Halls  out  of  against  personal  security  and  way can  the  membership act  man.  ' .ifine  spirit  of  fair  play­and  the  .operation  and  the  chance  of  dis^  liberty.  ­ on  your  reconimsndations,  He's  always  bragging  about  Mrs. Anne  C. Verner  ii good  sportsmanship  in  the  ope­ crimination  and  favpritism.  in  and  then the  minutes can  be  being  a  full­blooded  Cherokee  Ocean  Springs,  Miss  ratibii  of  these  halls  as  truly  in  shipping,  we  feel  t|jat  our  se­ printed  in  the  LOG  for  the  liidiaiij  and  tliat  orie  of  liis  aii­ 5 the  American  tradition.  (Ed.  Note:  Mrs.  Verner  is  jcurity  would  be  gone,  benefit  of  a!!^  otheir  SIU  cestors  made Sitting  BuU  get  up >  cknwa.­..  •  Midrtra/•   ;  We mothers and  wives of  mer­ .  Are  we  going  to  dread  seeing  the  nveihei;  ol Seafairer  Frank  ^ichant  seamen  have  had  the  as­ cur  loved  ones  leave  the  ships  L.  Vemer.)  •   Eoga^ Grateful  For Brothers'  'Life Saving' Aid  BOYER BREAKS OUT MORE FACTS ON HISTORY OF 'MOON* Family Security Hinges On Continued Use  Of  Hiring  Halls, Says  Seafarer's  Mother  Send Those Minutes  �'  ­  WW'  FridSf,  A.i^ 81,  1980  Page  Nine  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Vacation  Rule  Advocate  Says  Seamen,  Europe  Run  Nourishes  Red  Campbell's  Gripes  Shore  Workers  Face  Different  Problems  any specific  time  of  the  year,  but  make  it  necessary  for  him  to  rather  he  must  adjust  his  plans  exceed  the  12­month  clause.  I  have  written  previously  on  to  the  time  of  the  year  his  va­ To Ihe  Editor!  Secondly,  since  it  seems  defi­ the  vacation  issue,  but  at  the  cation  falls  due.  Being  of  found  mind  and  body,  and  having  the  papers  to  nitely  agreed  by  everyone  that  prove  it,  why  do  I  start  a  new  year  under  the  Waterman  baniur?  time  the  controversy  was  yet  in  In  practically  ^y  other  in­ homesteaders  comprise  only  a  With  a  mild  blare  of  trumpets,  an(i  under  a  shower  of  hominy  the  embryonic  stage.  Since  then  dustry,  employees  are  not  re­ very  small  segment  of  our  mem­ grits  I  took  my  services  to  the  SS  City  of  Alma.  I'm  overpaid  but  the  issue  has  broadened  consid­ quired  to  work  over  the  Christ­ bership,  it  necessarily  follows  I'm  worth  it.  Waterman  is  the  type  of  company  you  don't  like  or  erably and  as more  members and  mas  holidays  and  they  can  cele­ that  a  compulsory  vacation  rule  dislike,  you either  hate  it  or .ybu don't  know it. I  don't  know  what  non­members  are  taking  an  in­ brate  at home  with  their families  would  be  in the  best  interests  of  terest  in  the  proposal  and  new  and  friends,  but  a  seaman  may  I'd  do  without  them,  but  I'd  rather.  •  ­  '  facts  presented,  1  would  like  to  be  half  waf  around  the  world  the  majority.  This  trip  biting  your  naUs  is  absolutely  necessary  to  nourish­ Most  homesteaders  will  home­ ment.  In ^ome  ports  we  have  to  borrow  garbage  from  other  ships  comment  further.  at  that  time  of  the  year  and  stead  only  on  certain  ships  and  so people  will  think  we  are  eating.  In  the  future  please  send  your  In  the first  place,  1 notice  that  Christmas  is  just  another  nostal­ runs.  Their  attitude  seems  to  be:  CARE  packages  to­the  nearest  Waterman  ship.  As  for  the  linen  some  of  the  arguments  especial­ gic day  to him.  "To  hell  with everyone  else, hoo­ 'on  these  ships,  I'm  not  saying  it's  vmdersized,  but  Waterman  is  ly  those  submitted  by  wives  of  As  for  a  man  wishing  to  take  ray  for  me."  Is  that  good  unior?­ the  only  outfit  that  gets  its laundry  done  by  "Di­Dee  Service,  Inc."  somfe  members,  have  a  tendency  a  certain  time  of  the  year  off,  ism?  If  they  get  off  a  ship  after  >Our  towels  are  so  thin  they  only  have  one  side.  Another  item  4o  classify  the  occupation  of  a  if  the  situation  is  so  desperate  a year  they  will not  be left  with­ John  B  turns  his  back  on  are  the  repair  lists.  I  know  there's  a  /eaman  the  same  as  that  of  he  should  be  willing  to  forfeit  out a  job like a  shoreside worker.  leaky  pipe  over  my  seat  in  the  messroom.  shoreside  workers.  Such  is  def­ the  time  he  has accumulated  for  Everyday  I  eat  the  same  bowl  of  soup  three  times.  My  bunk  initely  not  the  case.  We  must  a  vacation.  In  any  case  a  man  Their  names  will  go  on  the  light  is  so  low  I  have  to  read  imder  the  pillow.  The  escape  panel  not  ignore  the  fact. that  a  sea^ ­should  always  be  entitled  to  the  shipping  list  and  they  can  catch  in  our  foc'sle  couldn't  be  kicked  out  by  the  All­American  back­ man's  occupation  differs  from  privilege  of  putting  in  the  time  a  ship  as  well  as  the  next  man.  fleld.  In  bad  weather  we  run  a  rodeo  back  aft.  We  get  thrown  that  of  any  other  in that  his  va­ needed  to  be  eligible  for  a  vaca­ Their  pay  wiU  be  the  same.  up  in  the  air  so  much  we're  asking  the  Patrolman  to  collect  us  cation  cannot  be  arranged  for  tion,  even  if  the  circumstances  1 don't  think  the  company  will  <r<  shed  any  tears  if  you  leave  and  flight  pay.  if  a  man  is  so  much  in  demand  Before  heading  for  Nothem  Europe  we  made  a  coastwise  run  by  a  company  he  can  get  a  li­ through  the  Gulf.  The  favorite  port  seemed  to  be  Galveston.  The  cense  and  stand  a  good  chance  daily  stream  of  crew  members  to  Post  Office  St.  was flmazing.  of  sailing  topside,  where  we  What's  more  amazing  they're  never  canying  any  mail.  The  choice  have  a  good  example  of  what  hangout  is  the  ? ? ?  Club.  It's  an  imderground  affair  catering  to  homesteading  leads  to.  moles  and  prairie  dogs.  And  what  a  tough  spot  it  is.  They  close  on  Sundays  so  they  can  pump  the  blood  out  of  the  cellar.  One  To  the  Editor:  are  a  1,000  of  our  Libertys;  2,000  The men  who  homestead  make  Betrayed  by  President  Tru­ others  are  up  the  river,  rotting  it  tough  for  the  members  who  man,  deceived  by  Maritime  Com­ away.  "While  a  100­odd  tramps  like  to  get  6ff  occasionally  to  mission,  disliked  by  the  landlub­ are  only  left,  begging  for  car­ visit  their  wives  and  children  or  bers  in  Senate  and Congress,  dis­ goes  and  crying,  in  vain,  for  friends.  I  agree  with  the  member  with  criminated  against  by  our  ex­ subsidies.  a  large  family  who  wrote  to  th»  Meantime,  one  of  the  mightiest  porters  and  importers,  prejudiced  against  by  our  newspaper  edit­ empires  in  the  world,  stretching  LOG  that  if  a  man  cannot  put  ors—^we,  the  American  seamen,  from  Behring  Straits  to  Berlin  enough  aside  in  a  year  to  last  a  himdred­thousand  of  us,  who  Bridgehead,  is  busy  building  him  until  he  gets  another  ship^  kept  the  ships  sailing  through  ships  and  subs,  and  will  have  in  then  something  is  wrong  in Den­ the  war,  are  on  the  beach  and  1952  a  thousand  schnorkels  on  mark.  no  longer  wanted  to  man  our  the  job  and  infesting  the  seas.  1  don't  know  of  any  member  R.  J.  Peterson  of  ofu:  Union  who  is  indispen­ ships.  American  seamen,  used  as  minor  defect  is  the  poor  ventilation.  One  night  there  was  so  much  a  commodity  in  wartime,  have  sable.  There  are many  competent  smoke  they  had  to  groimd  the  balloon  dancer  jfor  three  hours.  been  displaced  by  foreigners  in  Erazo  Convalescing  men,  also  with  wives  and  chil­ Our  ports  of  call  in Europe  were  La  Havre,  Dunkerque,  Brem­ peacetime.  dren  who, 1 am  sure,  will be able  en,  Rotterdam  and  Antwerp.  Being  a  firm  believer  in  the  North  Twice,  in  two  World  Wars,  In His  Brooklyn  Home  to fill  the  vacancies  when  they  Atlantic  Pact  I  withhold  any  condemnations  of  our  friends  to  the  our  government  has  appealed  to  take  vacations.  It  is  a  recipro­ East  For  recreational  purposes  on  the  way  over  the  crew  conduct­ our  patriotism  to  man  the  ships,  To  the  Editor:  cal  proposition.  There  are  other  ed the  famous  tobacco  test  with  slop  chest cigarettes. The  outcome,  to  sail  them  across  the  ocean  in  1  want  to  thank  all  the  Union  companies  and  other  ships.  seven  out  of  10  preferred  Camels—the  other  three  preferred  convoys,  to sally  forth  from  port  Brother^  who  called  upon  me  Admittedly,  compulsory  vaca­ women.  and  brave  the  sub­infested  sea,  while  1  was  in  the  Staten  Is­ tions  will  not  create  jobs,  but  The  trip  progressed  with  only  a  few  minor  injuries.  One  AB  ­making  sortie  after  sortie.  land  Marine  Hospital.  it  will  bring about  a better  turn­ '  lost,  the  tip  of  his  tongue.  He  was  licking  the  bowl  in  the  Mix­ And  twice,  too,  after  the  two  1  imderwent  two  operations  over in the  jobs we  already havet.  master  and  forgot  to  shut  the  motor  off.  However,  at  present  we  World  Wars,  our  government  and  was  discharged  on  March  1  feel  sure  that  if  we  are  not  are confronted  with a. serious situation.  Half  the  crew  has diarrhea,  has  betrayed  us  in a  manner  in­ 28.  1  lost  a^few  pounds,  but  1  trying  to  live  beyond  our  means;  the  other  half  has  constipation—gad!  If  we  could  only  strike  a  compatible  with  honor  and  dig­ feel  okay  now.  or  are, not  trying  to  get  ritai  happy  medium.  nity  of  the  United  States.  Gone  I'll  be  home  for  the  next  45  quick  and  are  not  too  selfi^  Red  Campbell  foreign,  given  away  on  the  sly.  days,  so I'd  like  my  friends  and  about  letting  our  Brother  mem­ former  shipmates  to  visit  me  at  bers  take  their  turn  on  thosp  my  home  at  17  Moore  St.,  "certain  jobs,"  we  will  all  get ^  Hospital  Patients  along  imder  the  12­month  vaca­ •   Brooklyn,  New  York.  When  entering the hospital  Brother  Palmer  has  also  been  tion  ruling.  notify  the  delegates  by  post­ discharged  from  the  hospital  and  Let's  vote  for  it!  card.  giving  your  name  and •   Tony  Viera  was  operated  on.  Fred  T.  Miller  the  number  of  your  ward.  SS  Kenyon  Victory  Pedro  J.  Erazo  To  the  Editor:  Uncle  Sam  Asleep At  Post  In World Shipbuilding Race  y Staten  Island  Hospital  JUleo, Now h lie Mmme IhspNa/s  These are  the Union  Brothers currently  in the marine  hospitals.  as  reported  by  the  Port  Agents. These  Brothers find  time  hanging  heavily  on  iheir  hands,  JDo  whitf  you  can  to  cheer  them  up  by  writing  them.  BALTIMORE  MARINE  HOSP.  J.  R.  CNAGEY  M.  J.  LUCAS  R.  FREY  H.  DUFFY  J.  TAURIN  C.  HANSON  E.  MATHEWS  S,  SHACK  J.  MACK  W.  D.  WARMACK  L.  T.­  CAMPBELL  M.  D.  WATT  '  J.  YUKNAS  C.  P.  SLIM  THOMPSON  C.  W.  GOODWYN  HENRY  BECKMAN  T.  MAYNES  FRANK  KUBEK  THOMAS  FRAZONE  F.  M.  OTT  S.  INTEGRA  JOHN  WYMOND  E.  Y.  BULIKA  A.  VEIERA  H.  J.  OUT  O.  P.  OAKLEY  MICHAEL  PARACHIV  T.  F.  R02UM  BTATEN  IIL^^D^HOSPITAL  C.  ESOLAN  NEPONtlT^H^PITAL  HENRY  WATSON  WILLIAM  PADGETT  FREDERICK  PEACE  MATTHEW  BRUNO  J.  F.  GAMBLICH  MALVIN  COLLINS  J.  BLOMGREN  ,  JAMES  RUSSELL.  J.  B.  PURVIS  R.  A.  BLAKE  J.  H.  O'DANIELS  JR.  1  EStlBAN  LOPEZ  /ou can  contact  your  Hos­ pital  delegate  at  the  Staten  Island Hospital  at  the follow­ ing  times:  Tuesday  —  1:30  to  3:30  p.m.  (on  5th  and  6th .floors.)  Thursday —  1:30 to  3:30 pun.  (on  3rd  and  4th floors.)  Saturday  —  1:30  to 3:30  p.m.  (on  1st  and  2nd floors.)  JOHN  PADZIK  J.. DRISCOLL  •   JOHN  T.  EDWARDS  FRED  ZI5IGER  V.  FERRER  R.  A.  LILLAK  R.  BLATTINO  JIMINEY  TULL  ELI  DUTCHEN  ft ft  NEW  ORLEANS  HOSP.  J.  LYONS  w;  HANSTUCH  R.  CRUZ  E.  NAVARRE  F.  LANDRY  H.  F.  LAGAN  L.  WILLIS  L.LANG  J.  H.  FORT  T.  A.  CARROLL  ABOARD  A WATERMAN  SHIP  C.  EJfeLL  A.  O.  ROY  G.  NEWMAN  O.  NORM  L.  GOLEMDIEWSKI  A.  J.  LAPEROUSE  A.  F.  KOTHE  R.  N.  FRENCy  L.  TICKLE  M.  FIELDS  J.  HULL  E.  W.  WALDEN  W.  CARROLL  ft ft ft  SAVANNAH  HOSPITAL  J.  MAXEY  J.  (CHUBBY)  DAVIS  "  CARL  SMITH  ft ft ft  BOSTON  HOSPIT^  FRANK  ALASAVICH  PETER  KOGOY  These  SIU  crewmembers  of  the  SS  Beauregard  took  ad­ vantage  of  clear  skies  to  get  together  for  a  "shot"  on  deck.  Photo  was  taken  for  the  LOG  by  Joseph  L.  Duke,  Junior  X  Third  Assistant  on  the  vessel.  �.mm"'"  Pa#B Ten  Mm'  r,.­ LOG The  Seafarers  In  By  JOHN  BUNKER  ' War  torpedo  till  it  was  all  but  on  top  of  them,  and  That  was  the last  he saw  of  the  trio, for  they  then  there  was  only  time  for  a  startled  cry  or  went  down' with  the ship.  xM;­ Caribbean Camiyal  two.  On  watch  below,  when  the  torpedo  hit,  was  (Part  Two)  The  steel  tube  bulleted  through  the  lifeboat,  the  4^ to  8;  Second  Assistant  Franc&  Amberger,  Although  U­boats  liked  best  to  bag  a  baiixite  and  hit  the steel  hull  of  the  tanker  in  an  ex­ Fireman  Robert  Baylis  and  Oiler  Joe  Lewnuk.  Joe  escaped  —  miraculously,  it  seemed  —  by  ship  or  a  tanker,  because  these  cargoes  were  so  plosion  that  stifiled  all  cries  or  shouts for  help,  vital  to  the  war  effort,  they  weren't  at  all  blowing  boat and  men into a  myriad  torn  pieces  climbing  up  the  emergency  cable  ladder  to  the  engineroom  skylight  before  the  engineroom  choosey  about  their  targets—and  molasses  tank­ of  human  bodies  and flying  steel.  It  was  one  of  the few  known  cases  in  which  flooded and  the  Millinocket  settled  by  the stern.  ers got  sunk  as well  as more "vital"  prey  during  German  submarines  deliberately  attacked  life­ Seamen could  i^er tell when  their ship  might  the war  in  the  Caribbean  and  the  Gulf  in  1942.  boat  occupants  from  American  ships.  get  hit  during  these  hectic  days, for  subs  gave  The SS  Catahoula  of  the Cuba  Distilling  Com­ no  warning.  SIX  SOS  CALLS  pany,  a favorite  among  SIU  men  who  liked  the  Captain  Homer  Lanford  was  pulling  the ­ senorita  rvm,  was  hit  on  April  5,  to  be  followed  Before  the  Carrabulle  sank,  Sparks  managed  whistle  cord  of  the  SS  Del  Mxmdo,  to  turn  a  by  its sister  ship  the  SS  Carrabulle  on  May  26.  to  get  out  six  SOS  calls,  then  ran  out  of  the  There  was a  full load  of  molasses in  the tanks­ radio  shack  onto  the flooded  deck  and  jumped  convoy  into  the  old  Bahama  passage  off  Cuba,  when  this Mississippi  Shipping Cor^pany  freight­ of  the  Catahoula,  as  she  stood  north  from  San  overboard  just  as she  went  under.  er  got  a  torpedo  in  the  engineroom,  killing  all  Pedro  de  Macoris,  Dominican  Republic,  toward  Brave  were  the  men  who  volunteered  to  sail  Wilmington, Del., in  the late afternoon of  a warm  their  old,  unarmed  ships  through  "U­boat  Lake"  hands  below.  An  old  "Hog,"  the  Del  Mundo  was  "commo­ in  early  1942.  clear  day  over  a  lazy,  beautiful  sea.  dore"  of  a  38­^ip fleet,  and  was  carrying  30  On  the  20th  of  May,  the  George  Calvert,  a  Two  men  were  on  lookout,  but  they  couldn't  jsee  the  sub  waiting  for  them  against  the  glare  Bull  Line  Liberty,  Was  sunk  • ith a  loSs  of,  Polish  women  war  refugees  as  passengers.  A  ,  of  the setting  sun.  The first  torpedo  hit  on  the  three  men  while  bouiid  for  Bandar  Shapur  with  number  of  other  ships  were  sunk  in  the  same  attack,  covering  the  sea  with  a  maze  of floating  port side in a  terrific blast  that  blew up the deck  9,116  tons of  war supplies  for the Russians.  Another  Bull  Line  ship,  the  Major  Wheeler,  debris.  plates,  loosened  the  engine  room  bulkheads  and  Captain  William  B.  Sillars,  of  the  Waterman  disappeared  m  the  Caribb^m  to  become  an  un­ ,  carried  away  the  catwalk.  freighter  Afoundria,  sensed  pending  disaster  to^ J  solved  mystery  of  the  sea.  PITCHED  BATTLE  And  there was the City  of  Alma of  the Water­ his  slilp  on  May  5,  1942,  when  the  vessel  was  Being  one  of  the first  ships  equipped  in  some  man  Company,  en  route  from  Port  of  Spain,  hit  by  a.sub  in  mid­afternoon  off  the  northwest  fashion to fight  back against  the subs, the general  '  >  Trinidad,  to  Baltimore on June  2,  when  she  was  coast  of  Haiti.  alarm  was  sounded;  and  a  complement  of  Navy  hit  by  just  one torpedo from  an  unseen  submar­ SENSED  DANGER  gunners manned  their  machine guns  so well  that  ine.  He  bad come  on  to the  bridge  just  a few  min­ the inquisitive Sub  had its periscopa shot away—  Ripping a 40­foot  hole in the hull, the "tinfish"  utes before,  saying  to Second  Mate  James  Chat­ or so it  seemed from  the  deck  of  the tanker.  almost  sliced  the freighter  m two, and  she  sank  field,  *T feel  t^t right  now  we  are  at  the  most  Not  a  bit  daunted  by  the  prospect  of fighting  so  speedily  that  ten  men  were  saved  only  be­ dangerous  stage  of  our  trip.  Keep  a  very  good  a  raider  with  .30  caliber  pellets,  the  guncrew  cause  they  had  jumped  clear  when  she  plimged,  lookout!"  fired  away  till  they  consumed  200  rounds.  later  climbing  aboard  a  ­Tferaft  which  had  But  four  minutes  after  the first  torpedo,  the  The Afoundria  had a  load of  bombs up forward  broken  loose  and floated  free.  ;  sub let  them have another,  which found­ its mark  Sparks  was  caught  in  his  shack,  sending  out  and  a  cargo  of  beans  aft.  Fortimately,  the  tor­ W: W-: forward of  the bridge  to starboard—showing  that  calls  for  help.  The  Skipper,  Second  Mate,  Chief  pedo  hit among  the beans.  All hands were saved..  the wary U­boat had made a  quick circuit  around  By  the  end  of  July, submarine  sinkings in  the ­ Engineer,  First,  Second  and  Third  Assistant  En­ the ship for its second  try.  Caritibean  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  had, been  After  this  hit,  the  Catahoula  lost  no  time  go­ gineers  and  22  other  crewmen  were  lost  on  the  drastically  cut,  but  ships  continued  to  go  down  ing  down,  and  was  under  water  fore  and  aft  in  City of  Alma.  The  little  Millinocket,  Bull  Line,  was  warned  in  these  waters  right  up  to  the  end  of  the  war,  little  more  than  60  seconds.  and  among  them  were  freighters  manned  by,  Two  of  the  crew  had  been, killed  in  the first  of  the  proximity  of  a  marauding  sub,  but  too  SIU  crews.  Ifiast,  and five  more  were  crushed  when  the  late  to  save  herseK.  It  is,  unfortunately,  impossible  in  this  account  It  was five  minutes past five  in  the  afternoon  '  :stack  fell  athwart  the  starboard  lifeboat.  r/r  even  to  mention  all  of  the  Union's  contracted  One  lifeboat  and  one  raft  on  the  port  side  got  when Steward Ernest  Oxley stopped  by the wire­ ships that  went  down in  these tropic waters,  but  %!'.  ' •  •  v  away  safely  and,  thanks  to Sparks  having  stuck  less  room^and  read  a  message  which  had  just  not  to  be  forgotten  are some  of  the "oldtimers,"  V­.'­il  by  his  post  to  get  off  four  calls for  help,  38  sur­ come  in  from  San Juan. The  radiogram  warned  including  the  Barbara,  sunk  with  considerable  111  vivors  were  rescued  the  next  day  by ,  the  USS  that a  submarii^ was  in their  vicinity.  And  correct  it  was, for  Steward  Oxley  had  no  loss  of­life  among  passengers  and  crews;  the  Sturtevant.  Alcoa  Carrier,  Alcoa  Partner,  Edith,  Lebore,  Heroism  of  the  Radio  Operator  and  the  tragic  more  than  read  the warning of  danger  when  the  Alaskan  and  Antinous.  »•   death  of  the  Skipper  and  23  men  marked  the  ship  shuddered  from  a  torpedo  explosion  in  the  ^"sinking  of  the  Carrabulle,  which  tried  bravely  starboard  side aimd^ps.  Another  episode  of  the  role  of  SIU  crews  in  Oxley  ran  out  on dedc to see  the Skipper,  the  to escape  from  a  U­boat  on  the  night  of  May  26,  while  en  route  from  Good  Hope,  La.,  to  San  Chief  and  the  First  Mate  running  toward  the  World  War  XI  will  appear  in  the  nei^t  issue  of  .V:  ­.Juan,  Puerto  Rico,  with  a  cargo  of  emulsified  life  rafts,  with  the Captain  shouting "Let  go  ^e  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  rafts.  It's  our  only  chance. Let  go  the  rafts."  liquid  asphalt.  The first  they knew  of  a U­boat's  presence was  the  moan  of  a  siren  and  the  crack  of  a  shot  tr  %  %  across  the  bow.  The  SS  Santore  got  hers  just  CLOSE  RANGE  outside  of  an  Atlantic  port  and  U­K:  In a  moment  or  two, they  saw  the raider little  capsiaed  in  3  thinutetf,  trapping  more than a ship's  length off  the beam,  where it  the  biaek  gang  below  deck.  For­ opened fire  on  them  with  a  light  gun,  throwing  tunate help  was  dose  by,  and  it  4.  shell after shell into  the defenseless  tanker while  the  majority  of  the  crew  was  saved.  Chi  the  righf  is  a  Coast  the  general  alarm  summoned  all  hands  to  the  Guard  fmat  picking  SIU  men  boats  and  the order  was  given  to  abandon  ship.  out  of  the  water.  For  some  of  Th^ lowered away  as the nearby  U­boat  mov­ die  cr^, this  was  their  second  ed around  to the  port  side and  opened fire  again,  sinking.  the  shells  hitting  in  rapid  succession  against  U­boat  Lake  was  a  happy  deck  house  and  bridge.  huntidg  ground  for  nasi  subs,  As  the first  boat  pulled  away  from  the  ship's  and  the ocean floor was  merally  side,  the  U­boat  commander  hailed  them  from  covered  with  American  si^M—  and  American  seamen. But  how­ the conning  tower.  ever short  were the ,odds against  "Are  you  all  right?" he  asked.  .  "  them—and  they  were  ior  many,  They  shouted  "no"—that  another  boat  was  many  months  unarm^  and  un­ still  preparing  to  cast  off.  They  heard  several  escorted—there  was  no  lade  df  plnen, laughing on  the  raider's de<d£,  even  while a  seanim  to  carry  suppBes~ and  of  the werld­ second  torpedo  streaked  past  them  and  hea'cled  arms to all corners  wide  battlefront.  for  the^ lifeboat  that  was  jiist  now  shipping  its  ;pars  beside  the  sinking  Carrabulle.  The  men  in  the  boat  probably  never  saw  the  1  ?  I!  frf.­r­j'  %  %•   �_  f;r. >  ­rriday. AprU:^.'WSO'  ^  g  g.  g ^ A PAR EM  S  LOG  Page Elerei^  NEW  ORLEANS  —  Chairman.  with.  Progress  was  also  reported  Leroy  Clarke,  23062;  Jlecording  on  "the  welfare  fund  talks  and ;  SecreiaxT,  George  Allen,  114;  the  details  of  the  plan  should'  Reading  Clerk,  Buck  Stephens,  be  ready  for  presentation  to  the  76.  membership  within  a  short  time.  PORT­  REG.  REG.  REG,  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  Minutes  of  all  Brandi  meet­ The  possibility  of  a  strike  on  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  REG.  DECK  EN&  StWDS.  SHIPPED  ings  read  and  approved.  Secre­ the  waterfront  as  a  result  of  20  16  15  '  51  7  7  11 .  25  the  East  and  Gulf  Coast ,opera­ tary­Treasurer's financial  report  Boston  New York.,.  104  .  94  91  289  82  104  84  270  read  and  accepted.  Agent  re­ tors  refusal  to  give  MM&P  the  15 •   20  22  57  13  13  9  35  contract  in  effect  on  the  West  ported  that  shipping  had  picked  Philadelphia....:  92  106  98 . ^  296  89  83  55  227  Coast  was  discussed  in  the  re­ up  since  last  meeting  but  had  Baltimore  26  34  .24  84  2  —  1  3  port.  It  was  reported  that  the'  not  reached  heights  enjoyed  in  Norfolk.......„  6  8  2  .  16  5  5  1  11  AFL  Maritime  Trades  Depart­ previous  months.  There  were  Savannah:......  '  (No  Figures  Received)  (No  Figures  Received)  seven  payoffs,  six  sign­ons  and  Tampa  ment  had  pledged  all  out  sup­ 32  33  29  94  17  18  14  49  port  of  any  strike  that  might  be  more  than  20  ships  hitting  here  Mobile..  .:  44  41  81  166  74  69  99  242  called  in  view  of  the  fact  that  in­transit.  The  latter  helped  New Orleans....,,  Galveston.  43  30  32  105  ^  27  19  21  67  the  operators  stall  is  based!  on  shipping,  as  about  15  of  the  in­ West  Coast  21  27  19  67  •  '  ' 19  24  17  60  transits  took  replacements.  The  a  desire  to  smash  the  union.  The  Del  Mundo  came out  of  the ship­ TOTAL  strike  deadline  has  been  set  for  403  409  413  1,225  335  342  312  989  yard and  took  almost a  full crew.  midnight,  Saturday,  April  22,  The  outlook  for  the  coming  two  Motion  carried  to  conciu­  in  weeks  is not  too  good,  with  only  compulsory  vacations  to  be  sub­ can­ied  to  concur  in  committee's  ance  Committee.  The  report  said  Headquarters  report.  Motion  (by  eight  scheduled  payoffs;  Two  of  mitted  to  Hea(iqu^ters  for  use  findings  on  member  accused  of  also  that  negotiations  with  Cit­ Oppenheimer)  carried  instructing  '  these  ships" are  heading  for  the  in setting  up ballot. Elected  were  conduct  unbecoming  a  Union  ies  Service  on  working  rules  negotiating  committee  to  work  boneyard.  The  Seatrain  Havana  R.  Gibbs,  H.~L.  M«Grath,  Deck;  man.  Sent  to  a  vessel  as  a  re­ were  in  progress,  with  only five  toward  a  vacation  clause  where­ is  still  in  Havana  locked  in  by  J.  Davis,  R.  L.  McKenzie,  En­ lief  Fireman,  this  man  accepted  points  remaining  to  be  settled.  by  payments  will  be  computed  trouble  between  the  company  gine;  E.  Cjordon,  F.  Orjales,  the  pay,  then  disappeared  with­ In  order  to  give  CS  crewmen  on  the  basis  of  a  minimum  of  and  the  railroads there. SIU  del­ Steward.  Motion  carried  to  per­ out  performing  any  work.  Com­ protection  on  the  working  rules  90  days  service,  instead  of  the  egates  attended  the  Louisiana  mit  SUP  Branch  lo  move  into  mittee  ­suspended  him  for  90  as  soon  as  possible,  it  was  rec­ six­month  clause  now  in  effect.  State  Federation  of  Labor  meet­ Baltimore  SIU  Hall.  Meeting  ad­ days  and  ruled  that  he  not  be  ommended  that  pact  be  signed,  Under  Good  and  Welfare,  there  exclusive  of  the  points  in  dis­ was  discussion  on  a  variety  of  ing.  Delegates  from  the  Lake  jburned  at  8:15  PM,  with  340  sent  on  any  relief  jobs  for  period  of  two  years.  agreement,  rather  than  hold  it  subjects  of  Union  interest.  Meet­ Charles  area  praised  the  SIU  in  membeiis  present.  up  imtil each  one  had  been  dealt  ing  adjourned  at  8:30  PM.  a>  i  ^  that  place  during  the  Cities  Ser­ NORFOLK  —  Chairman.  J. S.  vice  beef,  and  the  Agent  said  MOBILE — Chairman,  J.  Car­ they  deserve  a  vote  of  thanks  roll,  14;  Recording  Secretary,  H.  White.  56;  Recording  Secretary,  • ' US  assets  to  the  Union.  He  said  J.  Fischer,  59;  Reading  Clerk,  Ben  Rees,  95;  Reading  Clerk,  Glen  Lawson,  39560.  that  Bisso  tugmen  are  stUl  on  J.  Ward.  .  Minutes  of  other  Branch  meet­ Minutes  of  all  previous Branch  strike,  which  is  90  percent  effec­ ings  read  and  accepted.  Port  meetings  read  and  accepted.  Mo­ tive'  with  longshoremen,  the  companies  and  the  NMJJ  coope­ Agent  reported  on shipping  pros­ tion  carried  to  concur  in  Head­ rating  with  the  M^W.  Volimteer  pects  for  the  coming  two  weeks,  quarters  report  to  the  member­ pickets  are  still  needed,  he  said.  listing  the  vessels  slated  to  hit  ship.  Secreta'Ty­Treasurer's fin­ AVIT  ARDOIN  ROBERT  EDWARD  MORAWITZ  Brother  Warren  urged  all  hands  the  port.  He  reported  on  the  ancial  report  read  and  approved.  eligible  to  register  for  local  el­ three­day  State  Federation  of  Port  Agent  discussed  in  detail  Write  at  once  to  Miss  IsabeUe  Get  in  touch  with  your  Local  ections  so  that  support  can  be  Labor  Convention  which  he  and  the  set  up  for  servicing  Cities  Vidrine,  Route  3,  Box  33,  Ville  Board,  No.  3,  400  E.  Lombard  Street,  Baltimore2,  Maryland  ma­"  given  to  friends  of  organized  la­ other  SIU  delegates  attended  in  Service  ships  entering  this  port.  Platte,  Louisiana.  'bor.  Motion  carried  to  allow  Ste­ Montgomery.  He  also  informed  He  pointed  out  that  since  there  *  *  *  \  mediately,  inasmuch  as  they .jj  have  you  listed  as  "delinquent."  are only  two  CS company  agents  HENRY  MEYERS  '  phen  Miskow, who  was behind  in  meeting  that  he  and  other  SIU  officials  would  attend  a  confer­ on  the  Atlantic  Coast—^Norfolk  *  *  *  assessment,  to  register.  Motion  C.  Sheridan  asks  that  you  call  MILTON  KURKEMILIS  ­  earried  to  accept  committed^ rec­, ence  aimed  at  getting  some  of  and  Boston—with  proper  care  him  at  Still well  4­4930  in  New  EDDY  BURNETT  •   onunendatiohs  to  permit  four  the  ECA  cargoes  down  into  Gulf  this  would  mean  a  lot  of  jobs  York  City.  '  Please  contact  Benjamin  B.  j]  ­  members  to  reactivate  their  ports  for  shipment  abroad.  Mo­ for  this  post  and  the  Union.  Mo­ Sterling  or  Marvin  Schwartz  at  'books.  Five  members  took  the  tion  carried  to  accept  Headquar­ tion  carried  to  concur  in  Head­ GERALD  J.  ARTIACO  42  Broadway,  New  Yoric,  im­ Union  Oath  of  Obligation.  Under  ters  report  ^nd  Secretary­Trea­ quarters'  Reinstatement  Commit­ "Please  write  and  send  your  Good and Welfare,  there was  dis­ surer's financial  report.  Meeting  tee's  report.  Excuses  were  re­ address  again;  it  has  been  mis­ mediately.  *  *  *  . cussion  on need  for registering  to  adjourned  at  7:40  PM,  with  282  ferr^  to  the  Dispatcher.  Motion  placed:  Mary."  MIKE  ZEGLEN  carried  to elect  two SIU Brothers  vote,  the Cities  Service  beef,  the  members  in  attendance.  "Write  to  me  c/o  the  New  to  attend  Virginia  State  Federa­ MM&P  beef.  Meeting  adjourned  i.  ^  ^  HENRY  BECKMAN  Orleans Hall.  Your mother  wants  SAVANNAH—Chairman,  Jeff  tion  of  Labor  convention in  Roa­ .  at  8:20  PM,  with  390  members  This  Brother  is  now  in  Ward  Gilleile,  37060;  Recording  Secre­ noke. Elected  were J. A.  Bullock  5B,  Staten  Island  Marine  Hos­ to  hear  from  you,  *oo:  Eddie  present.  tary,  J.  B.  Sellers,  38401;  ­Read­ and  J.  S.  White.  Under  Godd  pital  and  asks  that  his  former  Pendzimaz."  4  4  4­ *  *  *  BOSTON —Chairman,  A.  For­ ing, Clerk,  E.  M.  Bryant,  25606.  and  Welfare  there  was discussion  shipmates  visit  him  when  in  AMILIO  SIERRA  que,  48462;  Recording  Secretary,  Minutes  of  previous  meetings  on  servicing  Cities Service  ships.  New  York.  Contact  Department  of  Wei­ Ben  Lawson,  694;  Reading  Clerk,  in  all  Branches  read  and  accept­ A  number  of  good  ideas  were  *  *  *  fare, 157  E.  67  Street,  New  York  B.  Murphy, 39427.  ed. Motion  carried  to  concur  in.  advanced.  Meeting  adjourned  at  ROBERT  (Bob)  DAVIS  Minutes  of  other  Branch  meet­ Secretary­Treasurer's  financial  7T50  PM,  with  84  members'  Get  in  touch  with  Pvt.  Frank  21,  New York.  4*4  •   ings  read  and  approved.  Head­ report.  Agent  said  that  shipping  present.  J. Schutz,  RA  18354141,  Hq.,  Hq.  LESTER  MCHUGH  quarters  report  to  the  member­ is  stiU  slow  in  this  port.  Sched­ ife  Sev.  Co.,  67th  Med.  Tank  Bn  Sidney  J.  Swearingen,  412  ship  read  and  concurred  in.  Ag­ uled  to  arrive­­ in  the  coming  G AL VES TO N — Chairman,  Camp  Hood,  Texas.  Harwood,  Orlando,  Florida,  has  Keith  Alsop.  7311;  Recording  ent  discussed  shipping  in  the  two­week,  period  are  the  Topa  *  *  *  some  of  your  belongings  and  Secretary,  C.  M.  TannehiU,  Port  of  Boston,  which  has  been  Topa,  Alawai,  Inez,  Southstar  JAMES  H.  SISIARER  would  like  to  send  them  to  you.  25922;  Reading  Clerk,  R.  WU­ fair.  Motion  carried  to  accept  and  the  SUP­contracted  Hawai­ A.  J.  Merz,  Claims  Agent  for  bum.  37739.  4  4  4  Secretary  ­  Treasurer's' financial  ian  Retailer.  Motion  carried  to  Triton  Shipping  Company,  asks  JUSTO  R.  VELAZQUEZ/  report.  Meeting  adjourned  at  concur  in  Headquarters  Report.  Motions  carried  to  concur  in  that  you  get  in  touch  with  him.  Rose  Velazquez,  311  Contact  Headquarters  report  and  Secre­ 7:35  PM,  with 120  members pres­ Two  men  were  excused  from  *  *  *  W.  29  Street,  New  York­  City,  tary­Treasurer's financial  report.  the  meeting.  Under  Good  and  ent.  ,  ARMANDO  DE  FERMO  regarding your  mother.  Welfare,  it  was  stressed  that  Agent  discussed  shipping  in  this  "Mother  is  very  ill.  Please  4  4  4  BALTIMORE —Chairman,  A1  time  is  growing  short  for  those  port.  Motion  carried  to  buy  new  write,  home  at  once:  Sister  Yo­ NORBERT  PRUSZKA  Btansbury,  4663;  Recording  Sec­ who  have  not  yet  registered  to  watercooler  for  the  Branch  Hall.  landa."  Your  parents are worried  about  retary,  G.  A.  Masthrson,  20297;  vote  in  the  coming  local  elec­ Meeting  adjourned  at  7:20  PM.  *  *  *  you.  Reading  Clerk,  J.  Beresford,  tions.  A  large  • ,turnout  of  the  *  *  *  SAMUEL  F.  BRUNSON  labor  vote  is  important  in  order  NEW  YORK—Chairman,  Lloyd  ­Write  your  mother  at  Fair ax,  3860.  Motion  carried  to suspend  reg­ to  elect  candidates  friendly  to  Gardner,  3697;  Recording  Secre­ S.  C.  tary,  Freddie  Stewart,  4935;  ular  prder  of  business and  go in­ organized  labor.  • *    *  *  Reading  Clerk,  Eddie  Mooney,  a." 4;  4.  RUSSELL  E.  INSCOE  to  obligations  and  charges.  Wil­ Get  in  touch  with  Frank  R.  liam  T.  EUwood  took  the  Union  PHILADELPHIA  —  Chairman.  46671.  Oath  of  Obligation.  Charges  A.  S.  Cardtdlo,  24599;  Recording  Minutes  of  other  Branch  meet­ Klein,  5  Court  Square,  Long  Is­ were  read  and  trial  committees  Secretary,  Don  Rood,  41130;  ings  read  and  approved,  Secre­ land  City  1,  N.  Y.,  as  soon  as  findings  were,  concurred  in.  Reading  Clerk,  D.  Hall,  43272.  tary­Treasurer's financial  report  possible.  SS TINI  Branch  minutes  read  and  ap­ Minutes  of  other  Branch  meet­ read  and  concurred  in.  Port  Ag­ (OcL.  1949  ­  Jan..  1950)­  '  *  *  *  •   ALLEN  MYREX  proved.  Several  men  excused  ings  were  read  and  accepted.  ent  discussed  shipping  in  the  The  following  crewmembers  from  meeting.  Motion  carried  to  Motions  carried  to  accept  Secre­ port,  which  he  described  as  fair.  Contact  your  home in  Garden­ have  money  due  them:  G.  concur  in  Headquarters  report.  tary­Treasurer's  financial  report  Charges  read  and  referred  to  a  dale,  Alabama.  There  is  serious  Champlin,  DM;  J.  McGuffer,  Port  Agent­discussed  .shipping.  and  Headquarters  report  to  the  trial committee.  Headquarters  re­ illness in .the family.'  Oiler;  A.  Ramos,  FWT;  W.­Sing­ He said thait  SUP wished  to move  memberslup.  Agent  reported  that  port  recommended  that  commit­^  leton,  Wiper;  J. Bertiard,  Wiper*  *  *  *  WILLIAM  STYDINGER  into  the  ^alfimore  Hall  because  shipping  has  slowed  down  a  bit  tee  be  elected  to  handle  vacatiop  H. Conneil,  MM,  and  O. Richard,  of  the adverse conditions in  ship­ these  past  two  weeks,  but  that  clause  beef.  Committee  to  be  Important  you . contact  Ade­ MM  Get  in  touch with  Mr.  Paul  .  ping.  Motion  carried  to  elect  the 'affairs  of  the  port  were  in  elected  within*  one  week  and  laide  Becker,  713  S.  Clinton  Castelli,  Paymaster,  Carf^  Ltd.,  ­  port  committee  frorp floor  of  good  shape  otherwise.,  Charges  that  it  also  be  authorized  to  Street,  Baltimore  24,  Maryland.  24  State  Street,  New  York  4^  meeting  to  draft,  resolution  on  were  read  and approved.  Motion  function  as  the  Quarterly  Fin­ Youi' mother  is ill.  New  York.  A&G Shipping From March 29 To April 12  lipieyM �& • '  TEE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Twelve  MTD Pledges  Full  Support  To  Officers  i  ¥.:i  ir  m-¥' II/­'  {Continued  from  Page  1)  by  the  West  Coast  operators  in  •  contract  negotiations  , with  the  ;  MM&P  last  October,  and  have  ;  been  in  effect  ever  since  with­ out  causing  any  hardship  to  the  shipowners  there.  Spokesman  for  the  East  Coast  operators—some  of  whom  have  interests  on  the  West  Coast  and  signed  contracts  there — answer  ,  this  fact  by  simply  stating  that  they  cannot  be  expected  to  ac­ cept  agreements  "negotiated  elsewhere."  The  shipowners'  bad  faith  has  been  demonstrated  by  a  series  of  cables  and  telegrams  they  have  been  sending  to  skippers  at  sea,  telling  them  the  union  is  in no  position  to  conduct  a strike  and  that  their  ranks  are  divided.  MTD  STATEMENT  The  position  of  the  AFL  wa­ terfront  unions  was  set  forth  in  a  statement  released  by  John  Owens,  executive  secretary  of  the  MTD./The  statement  said  that  the  member  unions  of^ the  MTD,  "after  due  deliberaiion,  agreed  that  the  committee  for  the  companies  and  agents  is  de­ termined  to  smash  the  AFL  li­ censed  officers'  union."  The  demands  of  the  MM&P  are  "reasonable  and  fully  within  the  ability  of  the  shipowners  to  meet,"  the  statement  continued.  "The  MM&P  is  not  asking  for  anything  that  has  not  been  granted  on  the  West  Coast,  and  which  have  caused  no  hardship  to  the  operators  there."  "In  view  of  the  shipowners'  union­busting  stand,  the  MTD—  whose  position  is  endorsed  by  AFL  President.  William  Green—  is  immediately  calling  upon  all  of  its  affiliates  ir:  all  US  ports  to  set  machinery  in  motion  for  complete,  all­out  support  when  the  MM&P  issues  its strike call,"  the  MTD  official  said.  i>idir> Ai^ lie 1950  J4otei ^  ^^dlaUrant lA^orheri  ^  nion  J!ocJ flo. 16  Hofaf  and  Katfauranf  Employees  and  Barftndert  infsrnoftowol  Union  •  /  Affiliated  wilh the  Amsrieon  FsdsroWon of  labor  752 Eighth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.  ' .  ^  v  '  : V  (of  46lh  St.)  .  Tslsphone: Circle  6­9585  »ii«  Manjh  31s  1950  DAVID  SIEGAL  President  JOSEPH  RODRIGUEZ  See'y­Treas.  JOHN GREEN  General  Orgeniwr  LEW GUCK  Labor Chief  Dining Room  Dept.  JOE  LINDER  Vice­President  FRANK  BOTTACCINI  Business Agent  MAX FREED  ' Business Agent  BASIL  KALFIDES  Business Agent  MORRIS ZWIRN  Business Agent  JACK  WOLFSON  Business Agent  (Banquet  Dept.)  •   "y  Ur.  Foul  Balls  eeoreta^treasurer  Seafarers hxteroatlonal Union 51  Beaver  Street  Hew  York  City  ­  ^ .  .  lU  .  ^\ >  '  "  Dear  Sir and  Brotheri  On  behalf  of  the  offioers  and  meE^ers  of  Looal  16 allow ae  to express  our dee^ appreoiation for  the  splendid  cooperation  you  axtd  your, aeobers  gave  us  in  helping  to win the  Howard  ^  Johnson  strike*  This  strike  was  in many ways  a  orUolal  one  for  our  union*  These  employers  were  tpying to  reestablish an  open  shops  hourly  wage  type  of  operation  which was  eliaiuated aany  years  ago  on  Broadway*  Had  they succeeded *  they would  have  iape riled  the  wage  standards  and  conditions  of  thousands  of  union  workers*  That  this  did  not  happen  is a  tribute  to­the  staunch support  we  reeeived  from  Brother  A1  Bernstein and  all  the  other nerabers  • of the  SIU irtio  were  in  there  pitching With  us  for the  duration  of  the  strike*  Their action  was  in  the  best  traditions  of  trade  unionism*  Once  again with many*  many thanks  for your  outstanding  support*  I  remain*  /  Bartenders Dept.  JACK  KENNEDY  Vice­President  JOHN H. GARDNER  Organizer  DICK  MARTIN  Bus. Agent­Organizer  DS/ha  egal ^ President  FRANK  McGUIRE  Bus. Agent­Organizer  Time  and  again  the  SIU  membership's  policy  of  aiding  fellow­trade  unionists  in  legitimate  beefs  has  proved  a  vital  factor  in  smashing  employers'  attempts  to  destroy  hardwon  wages  and  conditions.  The  above  letter,  from  the  president  of  a  union  that  has  accomplished  much  in  the  drive  to  wipe, out  substandard  conditions  in  its  industry,  should fill  Seafarers  with pride.  As  the  letter  states,  "their  action  was  in  the  best  tradition  of  trade  unionism."  The  policy  of  inter­union  cooperation,  so  religiously  followed .by  the  SIU,  is imperativs  in  protecting  the  interests  of  all  organized  workers.  A  defeat  for  any  trade  union  is  a  defeat  ultimately  felt  by  all  trade  union  members.  free  Trade  Union  Body  Launches  Battle  for  World­Wide  Democracy  WASHINGTON­r­The  strongest  to  work  with  the  United  Nations,  "We  are  not  imposing  any­ :  effort  in  world  history  to  unite  International  Labor  Organiza­ thing,"  he  said.  "We  will  assist  free  labor  of  all  nations  is  im­ tion,  United  Nations  Educational,  them  so  that  they  rnay  teeich  derway.  ^  Scientific  and  Cultural  Organiza­ themselves  and  get  necessary  in­ w^- -. ­  This  was  revealed  by  J.  H.  tion  and  other  world  bodies.  fluence  in  public  life.  Oldenbroek,  secretary­general  of  Mr.  Oldenbroek  said  the  new  ARMS  AID  the  3­months­old  International  Confederation  is  prepared  to  Confederatioh  of  Free  Trade  4.  Assure  delivery  of  Ameri­ work  with  governments.  ­p­'­'V'.  Unions,  on  his first  official  visit  can  arms  to  .western  European  "But  we  are  also  prepared  to  democracies  with  the  aid  of  to  the  United  States.  criticize  governments,"  he  said.  —  The  campaign  is  planned  for  working  agreements  with  Inter­ "That  distinguishes  us  from  the  at  least  3  years  and  will  reach  national  Transport  Workers  Fed­ World  Federation  of  Trade  te­ into  Asia,  Africa,  the  Near  and  eration  and  other  trade  secre­ Unions  which  is  prepared  to  cri­ m  Middle  East,  South  America  and  tariats.  ticize  (Mily  those  governments  countries  behi^  the  Iron  Cur­ 5.  Carry  the  message  of  free  which'  don't  take  orders  from  tain.  These  are  some  of  the  democratic  labor  behind  the  Iron  Moscow.  steps  already  authorized:  Curtain  to  the  non^communist  "We  commend  the' American  1.  Dispatch  of  ­a  mission  to  the  peoples  of  Czechoslovakia,  Po­ government  for  the  European  Par  East  and  Southeast  Asia  for  land,  Roumania,  Esthonia,  Lat­ Recovery  Program  and  Atlantic  a  2­month  investigation  of  social  via,  Lithuania.  "They  are  not  Pact.  We  criticize  the  American  communist,  they  are  just  under  government  when  it  tries  to  and  trade  union  conditions.  _  2.  Establishment  :n  that  part  an  iron  heel,"  Mr.  Oldenbroek  establish  relations  with  Franco  of  the  world  a  training  college  said.  Spain."  for  trade  unionists,  to  operate  Mr.  Oldenbroek  emphasized  The  new  Confederation  speaks  that  all  of  these  things  will  be  for  more  than  50,000,000  workers  for  3 years  at  least.  ­3.  Opening  of  well­staffed  of­ carried  out  without,  imposing  in  53  nStions,  including  the  AFL  fices  in  New  York  and  Geneva  anything  on  peoples  or  nations.  and  CIO  in  the  United  States.  The  West  Coast  CIO  long*  shoremen  has.  been  practically  shorn  of­its  top  communist  of­ ficials  as  a  result ­  of  Harry  Bridges'  conviction  on "a  perjury  charge  bj^  a  Federal  Court ­jury  in  San  Francisco  two  weeks  ago.  The  Frisco  jury  found  Bridgea^sj  guilty  of  lying  that  he  was  not  a  communist  when  he  obtained  American  citizenship.  Convicted  with  Bridges  were  two  other  top  leaders  of  the  International  Longshoremen's  and  Warehouse^  men's  Union,  CIO,  who  h!ad  helped  him  to  gel  his  naturali­ zation  fraudulently.  They  are  James  R.  Robertson,  first  vice­ president  and  Henry  Schmidt,  international  representative.  Although  Bridges  had  evaded  the  US  government  for  the  past  ten  years,  he  found  the  going  hard  in  his  attempts  to  win  con­ trol  of  the  entire  US  waterfront  for  the  communists.  BLOCKED  BRIDGES  Acting" with  other  AFL  mari­ time  organizations,  the  Seafarers  International  Union  repeatedly  smashed  the  power­seeking  moves  of  the  commies  and  theic  number  one  waterfront  tactician^  Back  in  1946,  when  Bridges  made  his  strongest  bid  for  con­­ trol  of  the  US  maritime  industry  by  forming  the  Committee  for  Maritime  Unitjt,  composed  of  the  CIO  maritime  unions,  the  SIU  led  the  fight  that  ended  in  the  CMC's  collapse.  Legal maneuvers  will  undoubt­ edly  delay  Bridges'  deportation.  If  and  when  he  is finally  ousted  from  the  US,  he  will  probably  continue  his  waterfront  activities  in  behalf  of  the  communists  from  another  sector.  Bridges  is  president  of  the  World  Federa­ tion  of  Maritime  Unions,  set  up  and  controlled  by  the  commu­ nist­dominated  unions in  Europe.  Formidable  opposition  awaits  Bridges  in  that  capacity,  too,  for  the powerful  International  Trans­ portworkers  Federation,  w i t hi  which  the  SIU  is  affiliated,  is  prepared  to  lock  horns  with  the  commies  whenever  they  attempt  to  ^ash  any  of  the  free  and  democratic  waterfront  unions  or  disrupt  the  flow  of  goods  be­ tween  the  world's  democracies.  irS  A  SMALL  WORLD  Just  a  few  days  before  this  scene,  Frenchy  Michelet  (left)  and  Eddie  Mooney  were  thousands  of  nules  apart.  But  their  ships  hit  New  York  at  the  same  time  and  here  they  iire  as  chairman  and  reading  clerk  at  the  Mar,  29  mating.  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 21, 1950 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XII, No. 8 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL MARITIME DEP'T PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO MM&P STRIKE ITF PANAMANIAN BOYCOTT NEAR NEW HIRING HALL BILL PRIVATELY-OWNED FLEET SHOWS SLIGHT DECLINE SHIPOWNERS ATTACK THE UNION HIRING HALL - A WAY OF LIFE ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS SHARE IN NEW YORK'S FAIR SHIPPING STILL SLOW, SAYS PORT SAVANNAH TANKERS GIVE HYPO TO BOSTON SHIPPING MOBILE JUST KEEPS ROLLING ALONG DEL NORTE NEWS SHEET MAKES SHIPBOARD DEBUT WERNICK ANXIOUS FOR CHANCE TO WRESTLE IN N.Y. LOAD OF LARD SETS PATTERN ON SOUTHLAND'S SMOOTH TRIP THE SEAFARERS IN WORLD WAR II BRIDGES' CONVICTION BIG BLOW TO COMMIES FREE TRADE UNION BODY LAUNCHES BATTLE FOR WORLD-WIDE DEMOCRACY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/21/50 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1950 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/734bf474a54f4569dae62220c14c23a2.PDF 348291434b3c83279b344f3778ec20aa PDF Text Text SEAMEN FLOCKING CANADIAN DISTRICT 'Canada, Too, Will Be SlU,' Say Seamen, Glad To Get Rid Of Commie-Dominated CSU HALIFAX, April 19—As the phony "strike" of Official OrgaUf Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA the Canadian Seamen's Union against the 100-odd SIU contracted deep sea ships operating from the NEW YORK, N. Tft. FRIDAY. APRIL 22. 1949 No. 15 eastern ports of Canada neared the end of its third VOL. XI week, the Canadian District of the SIU was in a stronger position in the area than ever before. In tjhe past^week, hundreds of CSU members, express­ ing disgust with communist control of their union, have come into the SIU Canadian District. SIU international officers from the United States, who are now in Canada, reported that crew CSU Goons Fail To Halt Canadian Seafarers after crew of CSU men were^swinging to the SIU in recogni­ and Douglas Kirk, were chosen tion of its traditional insistence to act as spokesmen and to an­ that the principal concern of a nounce that they were brewing trade union is wages and condi­ away from the CSU. They also tions—not communist politicking. denounced the leadership" as be­ Paraphrasing the slogan used ing communist. in the successful Isthmian or­ The Chandler crewmen said ganizing campaign of two years they had decided to breakway ago, Canadian seamen are now from the CSU several days be­ jubilantly proclaiming: "Canada, fore the ship hit port. The following morning, seven too, will be SIU!" Violence, the only weapon the CSU goons entered the boarding communist leaders of the CSU house room of Paul Klapper, one have found to combat the rising ^he Chandler crew's spoketide of SIU sentiment, has flared man, and "laid into me with a frequently, with bloody struggles club.' Klapper is now in the occurring in Montreal, Halifax and elsewhere. But the commu­ nist-directed" violence has not been successful in stopping what The Canadian District. like is now shaping up as a definite all other Districts in the Intrend to the SIUI f^maiional. is completely au­ As it became more convincing­ tonomous. The District nego­ ly evident that members of the tiates its own contracts, has CSU welcomed the emergence its own halls, and ships its of the SIU Canadian District, own members to its con­ CSU violence was stepped up. tracted vessels. Early Sunday morning the SS The District, as per the Chandler, Elder-Dempster lines, International constitution, docked in Montreal, with a CSU has a Secretary-Treasures.' crew aboard. Five of the crew, Robert Klapper, Alfred Mailey, port Agents in each port and Oscar Sorensen, Kenneth Morton Patrolmen, all of whom are elected annually in District wide elections. Matters affect­ ing the Canadian member­ ship — strikes, assessments, rule changes—are determined by the Canadian Seafuers only, through a 60-day refer­ endum ballot. The' District works with the International on prob­ lems necessitating joint ac­ tion by the entire organiza­ tion. (SEE PAGES 7-10 FOR THE TEXT OF FOUR BROADCASTS BY THE CANADIAN DISTRICT OF THE SIU. WHICH CLEAR­ LY AND EFFECTIVELY EXPLAINS THE ISSUES INVOLVED.) . Canadian Autonomy Members of the Canadian District. Saafarers International Union, wave from the deck of the Canadian Steamship Line's Lady Rodney in Halifax after fighting off attack of communist-led Canadian Seamen's Union. Violence flared frequently as communists fought to maintain control of Canada's waterfront by attempting to prevent Canadian Seafarers from sailing ships under contract to SIU's Canadian District. ! — Canadian Seamen Act The communist machine is presently conducting an all-oift, last-ditch fight to control—or ruin—the import­ ant North American waterfronts. It is using the two sea­ going unions—one in the US, the other in Canada—in which it has most successfully implemented the policies of the world communist program. In Canada, which the communists regard as one of their principal strongholds, the CP is directing a tooth and nail struggle to keep the destinies of the Canadian seamen and the Canadian merchant marine in the hands of the organization which it dominates lock, stock and barrel— the Canadian Seamen's Union. That considerable alarm over the outcome of their mission" for Moscow is felt by the commies operating in Canada, is demonstrated by the violent effort that is being made to prevent Canadian seamen from winning a new era of economic freedom under the banner of the Canadian District of the SIU. No stone has been left unturned—either literally or figuratively—by the com­ munists to keep Canada's seamen boxed inj^ so they may continue to be- used as political pawns in the game for world domination, master-minded by the tacticians of the Kremlin. Waterfronts are strategic spots and the communists have for a long time marked them as number one ob^ (Continued on Page 2) 31 t. The degree to which the communist party has pene­ trated the Canadian Seamen's Union is demonstrated in above photo taken by Acme News Photo Service. The two men. defiantly giving the communist clenched-fist salute, are members of the CSU who presumably slipped or fell in tussle with police during futile attempt to halt Canadian District Seafarers from boarding a con­ tracted vessel in Halifax. Hundreds of non-communist CSU members, disgusted with their politically-minded leadership, have switched membership to the SIU's Canadian District in the past few days. A Western Division of the Montreal General Hospital. Chandler crewmen said that at the present time 98 percent of CSU members are anti-com­ munist," but are led by "about two percent who have com­ munist tendencies and obviously receive Instructions from behind the iron curtain," Before he was beaten, Klapper expressed the sentiment of the (Continued on Page }) �• l-fr.- , Page Tw.o t^ E SB dF Alt ]E^ R& I Q €^ ' - Fridttir.-April 22. mt SEAFARERS LOG Published Three Times a Month by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ^ OF NORTH AMERICA "Atlantic and Gulf District . %• Affiliated with the Americem Federaiion of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-27«4 Entered as second class matter Jime 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of Augusf 24, 1912. 267 Canadian Seamen Act o (Continued from Page I) jectives. Courageous Canadian seamen, like Paul KJapper of Stoney Point, Altoona, and others who have dared voice disgust with the CSU and its leaders taking orders "from influential persons behind the iron curtain," and who have welcomed the SIU's Canadian District as an organization that can steer Canadian seamen on a . true union course, know the commies mean business. Klapper and the others have bashed heads and battered bodies—souvenirs of communist disapproval—to prove it. The communists must be violent, for the Kremlin doesn't tolerate failure on the part of its flunkeys.. On a less violent scale, but similar in pattern, is the battle now brewing in the US, where a commimist min­ ority is once again spreading confusion" in the ranks of the, CIO National Maritime Union, which it long con­ trolled. The CP's role in the NMU was set forth in the April 19 issue of the Daily Worker, official mouthpiece for Moscow in the US. In a full -page call to arms, Howard McKcnzic, former NMU vice-president and party wheelhorse, hurls the standard CP epithets at those who oppose red rule. "Warmongers," "company unionists," and "un­ democratic," screams McKenzie. Because the NMU, still limping after its belated fight to kick out commie leaders, is out to bar CP'members, the commies are hollering "company unionism." The line of attack is the same in Canada, where CSU commie stooges are shouting "scab" at Canadian seamen inter­ ested in union principles and economic issues and not* in political skullduggery. All kinds of phony -issues are being injected to con­ fuse the seamen so the CP minority—like the two percent in the CSU—can walk in and take control of a bewildered and disunited membership, in line with the "rule or ruin" program. As in Canada, the US commies are. pulling an­ other of the stock stunts^ employed whenever they find the going rough. They are calling on "all trade unions These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging anj| progressive organizations (to) speak up and let seaheavily en their haads. Do what you can to cheer them up by know of their support." This party order means writing them. th^ CP hacks in-controlled unions and "front" organi­ MOBILE HOSPITAL O. O. MILLAN . zations have already been wiset' up. They'll butt in as R. L. GRESHAN J. JONES th^ have in Canada, with a flurry of protests and pro­ H. F. BEEKER GARRIZ posals for "solidarity" prepared by the commie propaganda R. J. F. THOMSON E. JARRETT mj^hines. S. RIVERA H. DOUGLAS G. STEPANCHUK J. W. LITTLE , —; I The world communist hierarchy wants control of the F. MAZET J. B. BERRIER . Ndrtk American waterfronts badly. In Canada, at least, T. ROZUM C. LOWERY it is beginning to look as though they've finally run smack F. HIGGA^ON A. EWING intb a stone wall. ^ M. J. OLSEN J. BUCKELEW J. TURNER The SIU has been keenly aware of the composition of T. WILKINS W. J. MEEHAN 4. t th^ CSU's leadership for a long time. In 1944 an SIU D. LALLAVE MARINE HOSP. int(|rnational convention voted to expel the CSU when G.BOSTON 4 4 4 E. GALLANT its lleaders refused to disavow allegiance to communism VIC MILAZZO NEW ORLEANS HOSP. an4 to adhere to strict trade -union principles and econ- F. ALASAVICK PETE SADAWSKI WM. R. GARDNER on^c issues. That ended, at least, the attempt of conv G. MIKE H. FAZAKERLEY R. MARTINEZ jmlniist-directed CSU officials to operate under the re­ C. SAUNDERS ROBT. RUTLEDGE' spected AFL banner of a strong anti-communist water- E. FOLISE WM. N. BRICE fropt union. Now the rank and file of the CSU is-openly L. L. GORDON (City Hospital) M. FERNANDEZ jpifiing in the fight. J. H. DANIEL, JR. 4 4 4 Mea Mow k The Mtwme HospHak I Canadian seamen have had a bellyful of red slogans and party-serving phrases. They've indicated that .they're interested in wages and working conditions and the way to a deservedly respected place in the organized lajjor community through a union that is a union, not the tool of a power-hungry political party. That's why they're now flocking to the Canadian District of the SIU—a .union of, by and forY^anadian seamen. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. McNEELY A. TRA"VINO . ,C. F. GOODWIN M. J. LUCAS Jl. A. ROBERTS D. P. GELINAS D. HERON W. J. MAHONEY N. V. ERIKSEN • JAMES BRANUM GEO. WM. MEANEY E. E. GROSS CHAS. A. BROWN C. C. RAYFUSE M. C. BARLOW H. J. HEISCH JAMES HIBBO JAMES LAFFIN ' G. M. GREY Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your weurd. . Mimeographed Postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk.. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing titnes: Tuesday 1:30 to SkaO pan. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday 1;3Q fo 3:30 p.m. (en 3rd and 4th fleers.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) -1 BALTIMORE HOSPITAL C. SIMMONS R. SOUZA L. J. MCMILLAN H. MILLION L. McCUNE G. CARROLL P. ADKINS F. KORVATIN . G. P. REAGAN V. HOLTON. J. SCHUMSKY J..TOWNSEND P. PAINTER R. TOLER F. HIGGINS G. CRABTREE • ' i GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. D. JACKSON L. R. WILLIAMSON J. HAVERTY. ' 4 4^4 SAVANNAH HOSPITAL C. BUTLER ' G. LASS W.STEWART. , L. C. COLE rWYCHE . 1 ••'isl iTS" �Friday. April 22, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Canadian Seamen Turning To Seafarers commended an agreement, after commie bunch who gave us situation communist CSU lead­ type weapons. Nothing was found hearings and discussions were nothing but trouble for years," ers were even ordering their at SIU headquarters. Two CSU members to hang up ships in j officials have been arrested for conducted over a ten-week peri­ they said. od. The Conciliation Board's Reports from all over Canada Europe and South America—or­ j possession of deadly weapons in recommendations were unani­ indicate that as the desperate ders which no responsible mari- I the course of the commie man­ mous, with the CSU's represen­ 1 CSU's commie officials realize ' time union would issue, since euver. tative also approving. their hold on the Canadian East ' crewmembers thereby would be As it became more and more In a typical commuliist move, Coast seamen is weakening, vio­ left holding the bag. evident to the CSU officials that CSU leaders, without even con­ lence may play an even larger Again on April 8 violence the members of their union were sulting the membership, rejected part in the situation. fiared in Halifax. When the SIU taking advantage of the situa­ the proposals of the Conciliation Canadian District crewed three tion to get out from under com­ EARLY VIOLENCE Board they had requested. CSU ships, the CSU fomented a riot munist control and were swing­ officials lied to the membership Among the earlier instances of on the waterfront in which sev­ ing to the SIU, the CSU's nation­ by telling them that the Board violence was the April 4 occur­ eral seamen were injured. CSU al secretary announced in Toron­ had recommended a wage reduc­ ence in Halifax, where the crews charges that some of its rioters to last week that the CSU was tion. No such recommendation of three idle vessels were forced had been injured by buckshot willing to accept the original was made. By this irresponsible off by commie goon squads. Many were subsequently proved false formula proposed by the Con­ and deceitful maneuver, CSU of the men who had been forced in the Canadian press. ciliation Board and which was leaders threw the largely non- off the vessels turned to the Other incidents have occurred embodied in the contract signed communist rank and file of the SIU. in British, French and other for­ by the SIU Canadian District. deep sea shipping industry of Large-scale violence broke out eign ports, thoroughly demon­ Canada into complete confusion, on April 5, when a communist CSU SEES DEFEAT with no place to turn for the goon squad entered a railway strating what SIU Canadian Dis­ This announcement was rec­ decent trade union principles hotel in Macadam, N.B., and at­ trict Secretary-Trea.surer Joyce ognized by Canadian seamen as terms the "irresponsibility" of they have wanted for so long. tacked sleeping members of the the CSU's commie leaders, whose i an admission of defeat and since Originally, the CSU 'was an SIU's Canadian District with 1 it was issued the SIU's position affiliate of the SIU. It was blackjacks and baseball bats. only aim Joyce said was disrup­ ; has become increasingly stronger. CREW GOES SIU tossed out of the SIU, however, This CSU roving goon squad was tion. In fact, the whole conduct In Halifax, the SIU Canadian Immediately after the docking, when its officials refused to dis­ apprehended in a truck by au­ of the "strike" clearly indicates ' District has been operating from that the communist party is the crew of the Nelson held a avow communism or sympathy thorities, but beyond a small fine primarily interested in creating ' temporary offices. The District shipboard meeting and 95 per­ I with communism at the SIU's imposed on one of 'the CSU offi­ is shortly .scheduled to open a cent of the 165 crewmembers convention in New Orleans in cials nothing came of the inci­ chaos on the waterfront and con­ permanent Halifax Branch at fusion among the seamen. 1944. Since then, the SIU's dent. voted to join the SIU. 128Hollis Street, despite SIU headquarters here in Hali­ Canadian District has gradually CSU ARSENAL On April 6, when eleven ships threats by CSU officials to pre­ fax and in Montreal are being moved in eastward from the had been tied up, 20 goons, fol­ Another indication of the vent it. swamped with applications for West Coast, defeating the CSU lowing communist orders, board­ CSU's intent was clearly demon- The opening of the, Halifax membership fi'om former CSU in the Great Lakes last fall. The ed the SS Sun Prince at a Hali­ j strated on April 12, when Hali- Branch in the middle of a city SIU Canadian District already members, all of whom declared fax pier and severely beat two I fax and Federal police searched which is one - of the hotbeds of they welcomed the" chance to possessed wide contacts among licensed Engineers who later CSU and SIU Canadian District communism in North America, join a union founded on strict the non-communist rank and file were hospitalized. headquarters. Uncovered at CSU and thus supposed to be solidly trade union principles and which of the CSU—in fact, the SIU Meanwhile, the strike had headquarters and other CSU CSU should demonstrate once would serve the membership's has found it now has more spread to Canadian West Coast points were blackjacks, pick and for all that the SIU in East­ economic interests, without using friends in that organization than ports, and at this stage in the .handles, meat hooks and similar ern Canada is there to stay. it realized. them for political purposes. Meanwhile, the SIU Canadian CSU STEPPED OUT District has been crewing con­ tracted ships with Canadian Sea­ Because the CSU had virtually farers right along in Halifax, eliminated itself from the field Montreal, New York, British when its officials ignored the NEW YORK—A 600-man dele­ "Don't take orders from your things for" the seamen, the com­ Columbia, British Guiana and in wishes of its membership and re­ commie leaders—they're work­ mies are fighting to hold their other ports. In all respects the jected the ConciliaUon Board's gation from the Seafarers Inter­ ing for Joe Stalin, not you." power on Canada's waterfront, SIU's position has been improv­ proposals, the SIU Canadian Dis­ national Union staged a protest The SIU representative added he added. trict, organizing as it went, demonstration Monday, April 11, ing daily. "We're telling you this.because that the Canadian seamen, "like In Halifax yesterday, the SIU signed the same contract which before the local headquarters of the men of the Marine Cooks you're seamen like us—you're Canadian District dispatched a the commies ducked out on. De­ the Marine Cooks and Stewards and Stewards are interested in Union mfembers like us Sea­ crew of Canadian Seafarers to velopments have since demon­ Union, CIO, and demanded that better wages and working con­ farers. We think you're en­ the freighter Sun Prince, Sague- strated that it is the contract MCS communist leaders keep ditions," but which they never titled to know the score." nay Terminal Steamship Com­ which the CSU rank and file hands off in the qurrent struggle received because the CSU used The SIU demonstrators pointed pany, and the vessel sailed last wanted badly. between the SIU's Canadian Dis­ its membership for political pur­ up the fact that the MCS was Meanwhile, commie punks, act­ trict and the Canadian Seamen's night. Dave Joyce, Canadian poses. the "last communist-dominated District Secretary-Treasurer, ing as CSU agitators, began stir­ Union. Now that the SIU Canadian seamen's union on the US water­ hailed the crewing of the Sun ring up trouble aboard ships just Similar demonstrations were District has achieved 'these front." Prince as symbolic of the SIU's before the SIU Canadian District held simultaneously in the ports surge toward the top of maritime signed the contracts and by the of Baltimore and New Orleans. in Halifax, Montreal and other time signatures had been affixed The delegations in the three to the agreements, several ships eastern ports of Canada. ports were composed of mem­ had been hung up. CANADIAN CREWS Evidence collected later by the bers of the SIU's Atlantic and All crewmembers shipped,^ to SIU Canadian District from CSU Gulf District and. the Sailor's the Canadian vessels since they men revealed that the majority Union of the Pacific. came under SIU contract are of crews had been "induced" to COMMUNIST MANEUVER Canadians and have been dis­ walk off by lies and threats. The demonstrations were With the signing of the onepatched from SIU Canadian Dis­ touched off by the disclosure trict Union hiring halls. State­ year agreement between the op­ that officials of the communistments to the contrary made by erators and the SIU, the CSU led Canadian Seamen's Union CSU officials to confuse the is­ officials attempted to call an allwere using MCS halls in this sue have been proven false by out strike, which has now turned country as command posts in an the ,facts. Crews who have gone Out to be a complete fiasco. attempt to prevent Seafarers In fact, the whole maneuver, aboard Canadian vessels in ports from boarding vessels contracted outside of Canada have been fi'om rejection of the contract to to the Canadian District of the Canadians from the Canadian the calling of the "strike," has SIU. District headquarters in Mon­ proved to be a boomerang to Advices from SIU interna­ CSU officials. The situation has treal. tional officers in Canada re­ The phony "strike," which provided the CSU rank and file vealed that the. communist party CSU officials maneuvered with­ with an opportunity to throw off had ordered the MCS to give allout allowing a vote by the mem­ the yoke of communist domina­ out support to the CSU. tion, as the mass movement to bership, was called by the com­ While the New York group join their brother Canadian sea­ munist-controlled union after the SIU Canadian District signed a men in the ranks of the SIU's demonstrated, an A&G Dis­ contract with the companies late Canadian District has estab­ trict Headquarters Representa­ tive, speaking through a mega­ in March. The CSU, began ne­ lished. Never in favor of the strike phone from the sidewalk, asked gotiations for a contract renewal on August 31, 1948. When the and not having been consulted the MCS rank and file "to keep parleys broke down, the CSU re­ except to be warned by CSU out of the fight that isn't theirs. quested of the Federal Depart­ good squads, the rank and file STALIN GIVES ORDBRS The announcement that the Marine Cooks and Stewards ment of Labour that a concilia­ CSU men are showing less and Union was supporting and representing the Canadian Sea­ tion board be appointed to settle less interest as the days go by. "We can win our beef, "the men's Union touched off protests in several ports against US SIU spokesman said, "but we do Many CSU men have stated that the dispute. communists' interference in the Canadian beef. Here is a partial ask you men of the MCS to A three-man board, represent-, this "strike" gave them a new view of the New Orieans demonstration, in which 400 Seafarers stand aside, to ston stooging for ihg industry, the CSU and the, lease on life. "It was the one participated. the commies. chance we had to get rid of the Canadian government finally re-1 (Continued from Page I) vast majority of CSU seamen this way: "If the officers of the CSU were elected by secret ballot, the officers who are there now would not be in office. They are communists and the rank and file of the union membership do not want them. There is no way to break the communists without breaking the union. Most of the rneri realize this and are leaving the union. "We joined the SIU, not be­ cause it is an issue between rival unions but because we cannot be loyal to the union and be loyal Canadians." Shortly after the Chandler crew swung over to the SIU, the CSU-crewed Lady Nelson, Cana­ dian National Steamships, docked in Montreal directly behind the Canadian Constructor, with an SIU creW aboard. Keep Hands Off Beef, SIU Tells Commies �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four Shipping Spurt And Strike ftid Keep 'Em Busy In New Orleans Fridar, April 22, I94S R. D. Thompson Dies On Coast Mobile Shipping Picks Up After A Poor Start Veteran seafarer and SUP of­ ficial R. E. (Tommy) Thompson By EARL SHEPPARD was stricken with a heart attack NEW ORLEANS"— Business tional office thanking us for the at his desk in SUP headquarters in San Francisco on April 8. and shipping took a turn for the help we have given here. By CAL TANNER better for a few days but, from Thompson had returned to his Two of our Brothers, Arthur MOBILE — Shipping over the all indications, this won't last Moulton and Pete Perterson, desk "from lunch a few minutes period since the last report went long. The payoff schedule for passed away last week. Neither previously, and was attending to from poor to fair with 12 pay­ the next couple of weeks is not had any known surviving rela­ his duties as Secretary of the offs and 8 sign-ons. heavy. tives and the Union, therefore, SUP Building Corporation, when One of the payoffs was of a The recent fourth biennial provided burial for the two Sea­ he suddenly slumped ta the floor. crew without a ship. The RadSIU convention, which I attend­ farers. Rushed to nearby Harbor Em­ ketch, Radocean Steamship Com­ ed, went off in fine fashion. pany, had been sold to the Close to 500 New Orleans Sea­ ergency Hospital he was pro­ Among the decisions reached farers staged a protest demon­ nounced dead on arrival. He was French in Cherbourg and the by the convention was one on stration on April 11 before the 59 years old. crew flown back here for the shipping policy of the Districts. local office of the Marine Cooks payoff. The well-known and wellIt was agreed to maintain the and Stewards Union, whose liked Seafarer had been a mem­ The ships still with us for status quo, but in the event the leaders have followed commun­ ber of the SUP since 1927 and payoffs were the Yaka, Clai­ A&G District or the SUP should ist party orders to support the had been active in Union affairs borne, Antinous, Fairport, Morn­ need men to man their contract­ commie-led Canadian Seamen's throughout his career. A few ing Light, Mobilian, DeSoto, ed ships, they are to call on Union. The CSU, which for years days prior to his death he re­ Monarch of the "Seas, all Water­ R. D. THOMPSON other Districts to fill out crews has been using Canadian seamen turned from Baltimore, where man; the Runner, Clipper and before taking in new members as tools of the party, is attempt­ he had served as a member of from labor organizations and Pointer, Alcoa. from the outside. Outgoing vessels were the Ya­ ing to prevent SIU Canadian the Sailors Union delegation to from former shipmates. ka, headed for Greece, Italy and District men from sailing con­ the Fourth Biennial Convention Funeral services were held on BOYCOTT Turkey; the Claiborne, headed tracted ships. of the SIU. Tuesday, April 12 and were at­ Something definite on the pro­ The MCS stepped into the pic­ Messages of condolences to his tended by hundreds of his for Puerto Rico; the Antinous, posed Panamanian boycott may headed coastwise; the Fairport, be expected soon, as the conven­ ture by supporting and repre­ bereaved widow and the Union friends and Union Brrfthers. headed for Korea; Mobilian, des­ tion went on record to take ac­ senting CSU in this and other were received at SUP headquar­ Burial was in the Sailors Union tined for England and Europe; ters from ships' crews at sea. plot at Olivet Memorial Park. tion against vessels under Pan­ US ports. DeSoto, coastwise; the Clipper, ama registry. down to the Islands, and the The Meat Cutters and Retail Pointer, headed for the West Clerks unions are picketing the Indies. Capitol Stores here in New Or­ We , also shipped men to tug­ leans and we have volunteered boat and deep sea relief jobs. By JOE ALGINA other made jobs for three full getting beefs" from crews con­ to help them in their beef. The roster of ships hitting this crews. . Seven other ships held cerning Mates, who are inter­ There are over 10,000 unor­ port was joined by the Steel NEW YORK—Shipping in this regular sign-ons following , pay­ ganized retail clerks and butch­ preting the agi-eement to suit Maker, Steel Flyer and Steel ers in this area and they really port held good during the period offs. themselves. The crewmen have Surveyor, Isthmian, and the Al­ since the last report, and indi­ The John B. Marion and Cor­ told Patrolmen that the Mates need our support. coa Pennant, all in-transit here Any help we give these people cations are that the coming week nelia came out of lay-up for have fired men without just rea­ long enough to take replace­ will pay dividends in the future, will be equally as heartening. crews, and the Ann Marie, for­ sons and after the Patrolman ments. for the more organized people had reinstated the men, the We are still dickering with a The tempo of shipping in this merly the Cinch Knot, recently Mates wait Until the last min­ there are in this area who are purchased from Agwilines by new company for a contract, but our friends, the more support we port is better than it has been Bull, took a full gang of men. ute before sailing and try to un­ a tangle of odds and'ends has will get in our future beefs. We in" some time, though hardly as The other ships Were the Robin load the guys off the ship again. kept us from signing. .We should have already received a com­ good as the lush days of a year Trent, Robin Kettering, Kyska, have something concrete to re­ DEADLINE NEARS munication from the union's na­ Sanford Dole, Sea Trader, Bea­ port on this outfit in the near or so ago. In closing, a word to the alien future. trice and Kathryn. PAYOFF PARADE members. A resolution has been Other than routine beefs on OWN 'CONTRACT' adopted by the membership in the ships, this port seems to be In the payoff paddock we all ports stdting that, after July in good shape. We aren't as Some Mates, for reasons un­ handled the following ships: The known, do not seem to realize 1, members who are eligible for happy as we'd like to be over Fairland, Waterman; Steel that the contract is between the American citizenship, and who the number of ships hitting here, Worker and Zane Grey, Isth­ company and the Union, and are not in the process of being but we'll take what we can get mian; Hilton (she's laying up for was not written to their likes naturalized, will not be al­ for the time being—and in our lowed to ship. v spare time go out and get what awhile), the Beatrice and Kath- or dislikes. By JIM DRAWDY is left unorganized. Those Brothers who haven't ryn. Bull; Chrysanthystar, Inter­ All the Mates have to do is done so already are urged to Among the Brothers currently SAVANNAH—The unexpected continental—^she's going to live by the rule and see to it take steps toward securing their on the beach here are: R. Hut­ arrival of the SS Topa Topa, that the crew does the same. If papers. There hsK been plenty shipyard for conversion from chinson, J. C. Glisson, L. Court­ a Waterman scow, caused a spurt they don't like the agreement of warning on this, so there tanker to freighter; Sanford B. ney, J. Jordan, H. Kuppersmith, in shipping activity here this they can look for a ship where should be no weeping and wail­ W, WUson, F. B. Neeley, H. past week. We put a total of 31 Dole, Metro Petroleum; Sea the officers make the rules. ing when the rule goes into Rouglas, T. C. Johnson, L. An­ men aboard when she signed for­ Trader, Mar-Trade; Robin DonIn recent weeks we've been effect. derson, L. Doty and J. Curtis. eign articles again. caster, Robin, and Cape Mohi­ In addition to this shot in the can, Mar-Ancha. arm, we had the SS Cape Race, On the Cape Mohican we ran WHEN ANDrS ASHES WERE SCATTERED AT SEA South Atlantic, in from Europe. into a beef worth commenting She signed on again, and four on here. It seems that a Mate new men went aboard for the tried to flre an AB for not turn­ next voyage. ing to for overtime work. At the moment, the only ship The man, 4 to- 8 watch, was expected in here during the tired and wanted to get some coming week is the A. H. Bull sleep, but that didn't suit the of­ Company's SS Dorothy, which is ficer. The Patrolman squared now on a steady run from this the beef away and the man port. stayed aboard. It is quite possible that we will have a few jobs on this UP TO YOU vessel when she arrives, and jobs While the man was perfectly are always good news. within his rights in turning QUIET OTHERWISE down the OT work, we recom­ Outside of these shipping de­ mend that men turn to for over­ velopments, things are moving time whenever possible. How­ along here pretty much as usual. ever, if a man is not feeling There is a complement of old- well, or is tired, turn the job timers on the Savannah beach, down and hit the sack. Situations like this wouldn't among them the following: come up, if Mates would use a A. C. McAlpin, J. Littleton, L. little better judgment when call­ E. Hodges, T. C. Musgrove, W. ing men out. Some Mates, it W. Allred, W. Stall and R. C. seems, never think of overtime Shedd. work imtil a rainy day, or a time The up-to-date list of Seafar­ This rare photo shows crewmembers aboard the SS Schoharie attending memorial services ers in the local Marine Hospital when the ship is riding heavy for Andrew Furuseth, longtime relentless fighter for seamen's welfare,, shortly before his ashes contains these names: C, Butler, seas. were cast into the sea on March 21, 1938, in accord with his wishes. G. Lass, W. Stewart, L. C. Cole The number of sign-ons was Photo was submitted by Port Captain Van Wout of the South Atlantic Steamship Com­ and Wyche. not much larger than past weeks, pany in Savannah. Van Wout, who is fifth from left in group, was Third Mate aboard the See you next week, with more but the return to service of two Schoharie at the time of the ceremony in honor of the man who dedicated his life to the ships and the acquirement of an­ news—we hope. improvement of conditions for men who follow the sea. New York Shipping At Best Mark In Weeks Uaexpetted Ship Cives Savannah Shipping Boost - II �Til' April 22, 1949 Page Five THE SEAFARERS LOG 11 11 WHAT i ttmwc.. QUESTION: What do you think of the decisions made at the international convention of the Seafarers, held recently in Baltimore? JOSEPH P. JULIANQ. AB: ANTHONY OLIVA. Wiper: RUDOLPH GROSS. UiiUly: DALLAH BEN, Bosun: FRED BRUGGNER. Oiler: The convention had the right idea when it decided to draw up plans for having all the DisIricts working closer together and with other American Federa­ tion of Labor unions. I like to see ' all seamen affiliated with our international pulling to­ gether for the good of all hands. As the convention report stated, seamen cannot get anywhere by trying to fight everything out alone became the odds against us are terrific. We have seen how cooperating with other un­ ions has helped them win what they were after, and who in turn helped us out. I agree wholeheartedly with plan for dealing with District manpower shortages, because I believe the various Districts should rely on each other to help fill jobs rather than go out­ side for now men. The conven­ tion showed foresight in not wanting to overload the industry. The statement on shipping policy is good. too. On the mailer of shipping and registration, how­ ever. I feel that, once the Can­ adian District attains strength, it should maintain its own branches in the US. father than ship its men through other District Halls in offshore shipping. I am strongly for that part of the report about lots of coopera­ tion among the Districts. The Districts of SIU have to work together, because when things happen on the waterfront, they are apt to happen everywhere at once. That's only one reason why the Districts should work together. There are plenty of others. After sill, we are the Brotherhood of the Sea. The same goes for working with the rest of the AFL. We are part of the AFLr- and what's the me of having an American Federation of Labor, if all the unions don't back each other up! I think that the programs call-** I like the decision to plan for ing for greater unity of all Dis­ joint action on maritime prob­ tricts and for increased partici­ lems. We already have the AF1» pation within the American Fed­ Maritime Trades Department, eration of Labor are the most which has shown that it is a important decisions agreed upon good thing many times, and by at the convention. These will strengthening this department, as bring us more prestige and or­ the convention recommended, all ganizational strength. I favor waterfront unions will benefit; helping other trade unions, which By cooperating, we have a much has been of much benefit to our better chance of winning our own District. The convention's beefs. In this way. we can all recommendation that we coop­ help to win better wages and erate with the AFL Labor League working conditions for the mari­ for Political Education will help time worker. I think the con­ us get a better picture of Labor's vention tackled the problems in position and be a source of en­ the right way, by calling for creased activity in the AFL- . lightenment. iiii FRANK ARANA, Oiler: DANIEL FITZGERALD. FWT: PHILIP JORDAN, Messman: ANTONIO SCHIAVONE. Stvd.: EDWARD LEWIS. AB: I think the overall report is fine, and that all the delegates to the SIU convention did a fine job for the membership. Persoaally, I am specially interested to see the inter-District shipping policy confirmed and clarified the way it is in this report. Now the men of any District know just where they stand. Another thing. I like the part that says all the SIU Districts 'should work to­ gether closely on all maritime problems. And the part that the SIU should cooperate with the Maritime Trades Department and other AFL organisations is good, loo. The preferential shipping sys­ tem, District by District, is what I like in this report. Men should be entitled to preference on ships contracted to their own Districts, but should not expect preference on ships of other Districts. Why should a Lakes man expect to ship ahead of an A&G man on an A&G ship? And why should an A&G man expect to go ahead of a Lakes man on a Lakes ship? It's not reasonable. But it's Cor­ rect that when one District can't supply a man, the Dispatcher should take a man from another District, rather than issue a new permit. One of the more important de­ cisions made by the convention is the one dealing with closer cooperation with other maritime unions of the AFL. Joint action will not only strengthen the Maritime Trades Department as a whole, it will also make each union belonging to it much more effective in a beef. Because of joint action, beefs will be ended quicker and more successfully. You'd have more resources avail­ able. than if you acted alone. The progr^ for cooperation with the AFL's Labor League for Political Education and other bodies is also important. I think the convention hand­ led the problems facing it very well. The convention seemed to have set as its goal the building of a stronger international or­ ganization. Specifically, I think the convention's decision to bring about closer cooperation between the various Districts was a good one. All Districts should know what the others are do­ ing. I am in favor of the idea of calling frequent joint meet­ ings. so that we can get a deep­ er understanding of each other's problems. I especially like the policy on District shortages. We certainly have enough men now for the jobs. There's no point in over­ crowding the industry. So xvhen one District doesn't have a man for a job. another District is the place to go to get a man. We have a job for every book. More books probably shouldn't be is­ sued. except to match the re­ tirement rate. I doubt that even, if the A&G District gets thes» passenger ships there would have to be many new bocks issued. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 22, 1949 Congress Passes 50 Percent EGA Bill Congress has approved the foreign aid bill, which contains among its shipping provisions a requirement that 50 percent of EGA-financed cargoes "trans­ ported to and from United States ports" move in American ships at US flag rates. Under terms of the new EGA legislation, passed on Thursday, April 14 and now bearing Presi­ dent Truman's signature, the 50 percent division will be figured on a geographical area basis, rather than on a country-bycountry basis, which would have more effectively guaranteed US flag ship participation. The bill also provides that the 50 percent formula is to be com­ puted separately for three classes of shipments: dry bulk cargo, dry-cargo liner and tanker ser­ vices. 15-MONTH PERIOD Ma^nuson Bill would have com- goes "to or from" the United puted the cargoes on a country-estates, by-country basis. Nevertheless, the newly-enacted measure may prove SHIPPING SECTION Specifically, the EGA legisla­ stronger than the shipping regu­ tion provides that the agency's lations of last year's EGA law, Administrator shall "take such despite the fact that a loophole steps as shall be necessary to as­ exists. A&G Disti'ict officials pointed sure, as far as is practicable, that at least 50 percent of the gross out that EGA Administrator has tonnage of commodities procured learned that he cannot sidestep out of funds made available un- the law without provoking a der Jhis title and transported to 'formidable array of opposition in or from the United States on maritime labor and industry. ocean vessels, computed separ­ BEARS WATCHING ately for dry-bulk carriers, dryIn view of the Administrator's cargo liner and tanker services, eye for loopholes, A&G officials is so transported on United said that administration of the States flag vessels; and, in the law will be ' watched carefully administration of" this provision, to protect the American mer­ the Administrator shall, insofar chant marine. as practicable and' consistent, Any attempt by -Hoffman to with^ the purposes of this title. ignore the intent and purpose of endeavor to secure a fair and the bill as was the case on Dec. reason £^b 1 e participation by . 1 last, when the EGA chief anUnited States flagships in bar- nounced he was going to ignore goes by geographical area^." the 50-50 provision and switch The * Bland-Magnuson Bill all cargoes to foreign bottoms, would have made the 50 percent will be a signal for immediate rule mandatory—not "as far as steps to win tightening of the practicable"—and it would not measure, A&G men stated. have restricted the rule to carThe SIU - was instrumental in blocking Hoffman's blow at the ^ A&G District officials sumn^'d American merchant marine by up the .developments by stating rallying mass opposition from that the important thing is how the ranks of organized labor EGA will enforce the law. They throughout the nation. In face added that, although there apof the wide-spread criticism of'pears to be littleroom for adhis plan, Hoffman several times ministrative discretion, a lack of postponed putting it into prac­ good faith and observation of tice until Congress could act. congressional ^intent on the part The stipulation in the present of EGA officials could result in EGA bill that American ships! abuse of the American merchant are. to be used 'at market rates ' marine. for United States flag vessels" is CLOSE WATCH a victory for maritime labor and However, they pointed to the shipping interests. fact that Chairman Bland of the The conference committees ac- House Merchant Marine Gommitcepted this Senate provision over tee is setting up a "watchdog the House proposal—sought by | committee" to"follow EGA's perAdministrator Hoffrrian—that the form'ance. Senator Magnuson has 50 percent requirement be im-' gjgQ indicated that if the law is posed only if there were no more ^^t observed by Hoffman, he thah a reasonable differential' would propose stronger regulabetween American flag and tions. world shipping rates. . " ^ was made clear by A&G GAVE ECA OPENING officials that the Union, too. Last year's legislation did not would continue to keep a weaco.ntain the "U. S. market rates" Jther eye on the administration of specification, and gave Hoffmail EGA shipping provisions to prothe opportunity to announce his tect American seamen and ships ill-fated'plan to. shift bulk car-'from being sacrificed in favor goes to low standard foreign of low co'st foreign flag opertramp ships. ' atorsr The provisions which will gov­ ern the shipment of EGA cargoes for the next 15 months were in­ corporated in the bill authoriz­ ing continuation of European re­ covery program after a com­ promise was workeji out by House and Senate conference committees. These shipping rules fall short of the guarantees to the Ameri­ Preparatory to formulating a Payments are 60 francs a day works and the number of chil­ weeks. The amount of the bene­ can merchant marine that ap­ welfare plan that would provide for boys and juniors, 100 francs dren. peared in the Bland Bill, which fits depends on normal eainings additional security for its memfpr "adult ratings" and 125 was withheld from action. In case of hospital treatment of an unemployed man, and on due tq'lllness or accident aboard hia, family responsibilities. Essentially, 'the bill just en­ bership, the SIU Atlantic and francs for officers. , Dutch seamen do not come acted is practically the same as Gulf District conducted a com-| sickness and accident benefits ship, the shipowner pays costs the Senate version, with one prejiensive survey of the whole vary with the seamen's ratings, and full wages for four months. under any general health insur­ change. ' Senator Warren Magnu- subject of welfare systems. Plans marital status and whether they After four months, the Seafar­ ance plan, but under Dutch ers' Provident Fund pays the commercial law a sick seaman son's stricture, aimed at barring in operation in many industries are hospitalized, participation by Panamanian and and in many nations were in­ Belgian seamen are entitled to costs, plus two thirds of wages draws 80 percent of his- wages Honduran flag ships, was knocked vestigated. "statutory" pensions on reaching in case of an accident and half for 26 weeks. attention was deParticular If a seaman is not aboard a out by the conference commit­ , ^ , ; 60 years of age. Rated seamen of the wages in case of illness. voted to the welfare plans cov^ of 18,000 francs ship when he is taken ill, he is tees. The- Provident Fund is jointly enng seamen of European na- ^ eligible for sick benefits im­ financed by the seamen and the Speculation in some quarters tions. The kinds of benefits, eli­ 15 years of service. Officers' mediately. If he' is on board, companies, with the companies was that the major oil companies gibility requirements and how pensions are somewhat higher. paying about two thirds of the the benefits start when he is had pressed for elimination of payments are made provided in­ Everybody who sailed in the war left ashore or reaches home port. whole. the provision curbing Panaman­ teresting background material ! gets a supplement. Like other wage-eai'ners in ian participation in the shipment despite the ^ fact that available the Netherlands, the Dutch sea­ Netherlands of EGA cargoes. Seamen's widows are pension­ information on the manner in men are entitled to family allow­ Although the principal EGA which the plans are administer­ ed at the rate of 50 percent of Dutch seamen enjoy no gen­ ances, which vary with the num­ what their husbands would have eral pension plan. A number of commodity carried by Panaman- ed was sketchy. ber of children in the family. iaij vessels is oil, SIU Atlantic Some of the more important cqllected, plus 15 percent for the shipping companies have de­ and Gulf District officials indi­ features of the seamen's welfare each child. Widows also draw vised pension plans for their Norway cated that Gongress' rejection of plans adopted abroad are cov­ other funds, provided they do own personnel, but unions have Norwegian seamen became not work. a curb on ships under the ered in the following report. no ^voice in their administration. eligible for pensions under a -law Panama flag makes the forth­ Seamen's orphans are also However, there is a temporary which went into effect on Janu­ coming boycott all the more supported until the age of 16. Belgium plan for seamen, applying to ary^ 1 of this year. necessary. those who sailed during the war. In Belgium, seamen are en­ All seanien 60 years old or France Representatives of the Sea­ A man must be 60 years old titled to family allowances, un­ more are entitled to benefits, farers and dockers unions of the Under a plan in force since and have 10 years of sea service provided they have spent at least employment benefits, pensions International Transportworkers 1938, French seamen can draw to be eligible for it. Widow^i and Federation will meet soon to and sickness and accident bene­ statutory pensions at the age of orphans of eligible seamen are 150 months at sea. Maximum seatime allowed for pension pur­ work out final details of a fits. 50. The maximum, arrived at by also eligible. This apparently is poses is-350 months. The family allowances, de­ world-wide boycott of Panaman­ scribed as* "statutory allow­ a formula bksed oh earnings and hot a union plan, because it is A single man may draw a ian ships. • ances," are based on the number length of time at sea, is 75 per­ based on a Ministry of Transport pension in an amount up to Vessels under Panama registry of children a seaman has. They cent of the last earned wage. order. 2,100 Norwegian crowns per are carrying EGA dry-cargoes, in range from 200 Belgian francs Annual walue qf the pensions year. The full pension for a In case a man is invalided, addition to oil. a month for one child, to 500 he can" claim the same pension are keyed to ratings, and in the married man is 2,800 crowns and, For purposes of administering francs a month for five children —even if he is younger than 50 case of officers also to tonnage., jf has children, an additional the "geographical basis" clause or more. —if he has sailed 15 years or A Bosuns annual receipts total 210 crowns is allowed for each of the law, it is expected that To qualify for a full allow­ more. 1,Q50 guilders, an AB's 975 guid- child under 18 years of age. EGA will divide Europe into ap­ ance, however, a seaman must The pension fund is jointly ers, a Fireman's 1,000 guiders, a In computing a man's pension proximately five areas, with the work 23 days a month. Other­ financed by the employers and Ghief Steward's 1,220 guiders. entitlement, double credit i s 50-50 division to be computed wise it is pro-rated. the French seamen themselves. Pensions .for other ratings fall given for months spent at sea separately for each. The BlandAdditional allowances include The French shipping industry, into line. However, if a man during the war period. monthly payments for seamen's in principle at least, guarantees has income from another source Norway also has a statutory orphans and for families of sick continued employment to 70 his pension is reduced. ! pension for widows of seamen. seamen. These latter, apparently, percent of the personnel in work­ Undqr a joint plan agreed in, amounting to as much as 60 are in addition to sickness bene­ ing the first of each year. 1946 by the Dutch seamen's un- percent of the payments which No SIU Crew is to pay off fits for the seamen themselves. Men so employed are "estab­ ions and the Dutch Shipping j would have been paid to the any ship until the crew's Lump sum payments are made lished," and during periods of Federation, there is now provi- seamen. quarters and equipment are on the birth of children, 1,800 joblessness are supposed to draw sion for unemployment pay. | Norway's pension plan for sea-' as clean as any Seafarer likes francs for the first child, 900 maintenance motley equal to Seamen with three years of men is financed by contributions to find a ship when he first francs for others. half of their gross pay, as well service with one shipowner are from the seameh^ who contribute goes aboard. Patrolmen have Belgian seamen on the beach as subsistence and family allow- entitled to full wages for three five percent of their wages; the been instructed that the join a pool run by an equal anCes. weeks, and a healthy percen-' employers, who match the sea- , crew's quarters miist be ab­ number of representatives of A seaman, in common with tage of wages for, a period of rnen's payments, and the State, ' solutely clean before a pay­ workers and employers and' pre­ other French workers, is entitled six months, thb percentage being: which makes up whatever other off will be allowed. Please sided over by a government of­ to family allowances based on calculated by an elaborate for- funds are required. cooperate with your officials ficial'. Until he gets a ship, a a calculated average for the dis­ The. base for the pension fund in carrying out this member­ beached seaman gets maintenance trict he resides in. The exact In addition, a temporaiy na- consists of capital created by ship order. pay, provided he reports daily amount, which is paid monthly, tional unemployment insurance j earnings of th.. Norwegian meri' to the hiring office. depends on whether the wife plan provides benefits for 13, chant fleet during Jhe war. Foreign Welfare Plans Provide Many Benefits h Notice To Crews �radBT' April 22/ 1M9 T HE AT ARERS LOG Page Setisa SlU CANADIAN DISTRICT AIRS THE FACTS TO SEAMEN. PUDLIC CSU Sought To Disrupt Canadian Shipping In view of the vicious lies the communist leader­ ship of the CSU have told recently about the develop­ ments which led up to the present situation in Canad­ ian ports and aboard the vessels sailing under the Canadian Flag, it is necessary, at this time, that we briefly review the entire situation so as to set the record straight. You know that the communist officials of the CSU recently negotiated with the shipping Federation for contract changes and renewals. Those negotiations finally ended in a deadlock. In accordance with the normal and legal procedure followed in such cases in Canada, the entire matter was thereupon referred to an arbitration board—a board which, incidently, included the CSU's own representative, Mr. John Kerry, K.C. • UNANIMOUS ACCEPTANCE The finding of this joint board, representing the union, the shipowners and the government was un­ animous. They came out with a report and a recom­ mendation providing for a settlement. It is extremely important to remember, too, that these findings and this report's recommendations were endorsed by the CSU's very own representative on the arbitration board. Did the CSU communist leadership accept the find­ ings of the board? Did they accept the opinion and decision of their own representative on the Board? THEY DID NOT! In their usual lying and deceitful manner—aimed at confusing their own members as to the real issues— the communist leaders ^immediately told their mis­ guided members that the board findings recommended a wage cut. THIS WAS AN OUTRIGHT LIE! The board's findings did nothing of the sort. They also started the lying prbpaganda to the effect that the findings would completely destroy the Union con­ trolled hiring hall. THIS TOO WAS AN OUTRIGHT LIE. These lies were told to confuse their own member­ ship. That these were lies is proven by the fact that the SIU is now shipping all crew replacements through SIU Hiring Halls and at no reduced wages. What then motivated the communist leaders of the CSU to make such mis-statements of fact concerning these vital issues? ^ Their purpose was clear to those of us who know communist tactics. "They wanted to continue their campaign of disruption and chaos in the merchant marine of Canada: They want to do this so as to assist the imperialist policies of Soviet Russia. CAMPAIGN OF CHAOS Soviet Russia has ordered all of their stooges in all countries of the world to carry out campaigns of disorder and confusion, whether or not it be to the detriment of the workers of those particular countries. Once again, then, the CSU officials, in%rejecting the board's findings, were slavishly- carrying out the or­ ders of the Kremlin. Completely ignoring the welfare of their own membership, they ordered them to tie up all Canadian vessels. The communist leadership of the CSU did this because they thought that they could get by with it, in the same manner as they had done so many times in the past. But they had not considered two things—two things which subsequently have clearly shqwn that the com­ mies not only could not continue their campaign of disruption in Canada — but even more important — showed that the communist party had completely lost its control of the Canadian seamen. The first one of these things which have proven so decisive was the Canadian District of the SIU. The second was a large number of CSU members -who wanted no further part in the continuance of a The Canadian District of the SIU is spon­ soring a series of nightly broadcasts, bring­ ing to the people of Halifax the facts }n the current strife fomented by the Canadian Seamen's Union, which has been making violent efforts to prevent Canadian Seafarers from sailing District-contracted vessels. The 15-minute program, presented as "The Voice of the Canadian District of the Seafarers International Union." "^has evoked consider­ able response from residents of the Nova Scotia port city. On this and the three sub­ sequent pages are reprinted the first four of the broadcast series. In addition to keeping its listeners up to date on . developments, the program has % thrown the spotlight on the corrupt adminis­ tration of the CSU. and the manner in which its communist leaders have used the mem­ bership to advance the communist cause. The structure, functions, and purposes of the SIU's Canadian District as a trade union are also * explained to the radio audience. Apparently because many of the facts re­ vealed here have not been publicized before, the conclusion of each broadcast has been followed by sqores of favorable comments and requests for further information from Halifax residents and Canadian seamen. program from which they could only expect extreme hardship and no security whatsover. Those CSU members waited only for the opportunity to tell the CSU commie leaders that they were through with their tactics of confusion and Stalinism. Those CSU members found this opportunity when they found the SIU. creased. They have increased their lies. They have resorted to the tactics of beating men, to name calling. They have put armed goon squads into the streets of all ports of Canada. They have told their remaining members that they were to fight to the last drop of their blood. They have been careful, however, that the blood they have referred to was not the blood of the communist leadership, but the blood of young and innocent members instead. , CONTROL AT ANY COST They have encouraged young and misinformed sea­ men to take actions which have resulted not only in bodily harm to those young seamen, but in hardships to their families as well. They are now doing all this to cover up for their own ghastly and costly mistakes. They have done this to keep the control of the com­ munist party in the Canadian Merchant Marine, re­ gardless of the cost to their own misled members. They have beaten up their own members who have dared to question their actions, and have called all those who have opposed them "red baiters." This, then, is the background of the real situation in Canada. Now that we have seen and understand the back­ ground of this problem, we offer for the benefit of all Canadian seamen the following news flashes from various ports: INTERNAL SPLITTING MONTREAL: The internal dissension among top leaders of the CSU flared into the open last night in Montreal, when at a caucus of CSU leaders a fist fight, broke out between Jerry McManus and Danny Danie'is, Editor of the Searchlight. The fight started when McManus accused Daniels of paying too much money to members doing picket duty in Montreal, which has resulted in the stripping bf the CSU of its treasury. MONTREAL: The SIU in Montreal, yesterday, was forced to move to larger quarters. This was necessary due to the fact that a large number of CSU members have, within the last 24 hours, applied to the SIU for' membership. SIU officials attribute this sudden swing -to the SIU to the battles now raging between the STRONG ALLIANCE officials of the CSU as to the responsibility for that Together they have made a formidable force in union's funds having been squandered. Canada. FUND LOSS QUESTIONED The SIU has now signed contracts with the operators containing all features as recommended by the arbi­ HALIFAX: The SIU in the port of Halifax tonight tration board. They signed these contracts determined answered the question raised by a local CSU official to deliver the members of the CSU from the hands of an opportunist communist leadership who have to debate so-called strike issues. Secretary Dave Joyce of the SIU stated that no SIU official would dignify lied continually to them on all important issues. They • signed those contracts determined to protect any discredited CSU official by appearing on the the shipboard and economic security of all Canadian same platform with him. Joyce fvurther stated that seamen, not only from the shipowners but from the rather than debate issues with officials of a defunct communist party as well. organization, that the SIU would instead devote its The shock and surprise of the commie leaders upon time to the fulfilling of its contract obligations. Joyce seeing the developments of the situation since the did suggest, however, that, if the Halifax official of SIU has entered the picture and joined hands, with the CSU wishes to debate with anyone, he felt it CSU members has indeed been pathetic. would be more beneficial for what is left of the CSU They now realize that for them the game is up. Because of their many grievods errors and their bej membership if the CSU official in Halifax would instead go to Montreal and debate with other CSU trayal of the Canadian seamen, they are finished. They "knew that their own membership was begin­ officials as to just what has happened to the member­ ning to realize that they had been forced into action ship's money. in which they could not possibly win. VANCOUVER: The SIU position in this port is So what then have these commie leaders done as rapidly being strengthened by the failure of the CSU a result? First of all they attempted to amalgamate leaders in stopping the SIU from living up to its. with the SIU. When this attempt failed they then contracts and sailing its contracted vessels. SIU offi­ tried to crawl in the back door- of the shipowners, cials reported tonight from Vancouver that an increas­ and accept the very same contract for which they ingly large, num.ber of CSU men are now coming to were supposed to be striking against. When both of these moves failed, their panic in­ the Hall seeking membership. �TEE Page Eight SEAFARERS LO G Frfd&7, AprU 22, 1949 Of Commie GSU Officials Prove End's Near After last evening's program, we received hundreds of messages from appreciative citizens and -seamen, who stated they were glad to find that at last some­ one would fight the Communist party in this area. Many listeners offered constructive suggestions as to what they would like to hear on our future programs. A large number of GSU seamen called up to thank the SIU for explaining the real issues in the Canadian marine industries, and asked us to continue our work. To all of you—citizens and seamen—thanks again. "We assure you we will continue our W9rk. The SIU is here to stay. • GSU STATEMENTS CONFUSING Tonight marks the 15th day of what originally was called the "CSU Strike." During these 15 days, we have had much excitement. We have heard and read plenty of wild and confusing statements from the Communist CSU leaders. However, we have heard very little of the truth about certain issuesissues which are important to CSU members. At this time, we want to review some things which have happened to date—things about the so-called strike and, far more important, things which have happened to some of the seamen of Canada. When the leaders of the CSU led their members into this ill-conceived adventure, they promised many things. First off, they promised they could successfully pre­ vent the SIU from sailing SlU-contracted ships. Have they been able^to do this? The answer of course is NO. SlU-contracted ships are safiing from ports all over the world, sailing under ,SIU agreements and fully manned by men of the SIU's Canadian District. MORE SHIPS SAILING Here'are a few of tho.se ships: The SS Riverside, Lady Rodney, Challenger, Constructer, Sun Dial, Sun Mount,'^Angus Glen and Lakeside. There will be more each day. Secondly, over the past few years the CSU leaders have assessed their members a surprisingly large number of times for possible strike action. Whenever they called for these assessments they told the mem­ bers that this money was to be used at some later date, to take care of the rank and file through any strike period. Has this been done? Judge for yqjirself. At this moment, the CSU is desperately trying to borrow money—money which up to now has not been forthcoming. This in itself is a crymg indictment of the manner in which the leaders of the CSU have handled their members' funds. The whole thing amounts, then, to this: The young membership of the CSU were promised that they would be taken care of during strikes—financially and otherwise. Have they been taken care of? That, of course, is a matter of opinion—depending on whether you are one of the Communist leaders or a member of the rank and file. The fact is that the leaders of the CSU are now engaging in bitter quarrels among themselves about who is responsible for leading the membership into the present wreck, and who is to blame for the CSU's being broke tonight. CSU MEMBERS HOLD BAG As a natural result of all that has happened, the members of the CSU find themselves in the position where they no longer can look to their union for further financial-support. The large amounts of money they gave their leaders for strike funds are non­ existent. When they question those leaders about the handling of the funds, the rank-and-file are accused of being "quitters." When members of the CSU ask their leaders to reply to the charges that have been made by the SIU, they are told: "We are laughing at the charges." It is well that the commie leaders have something to laugh about. Certainly it is no laughing matter to the CSU membership, who now not only have no fimds left but have no jobs. When CSU members point, out to their leadership that they ar® losing their jobs and their livelihood, the CSU leaders answer: "Look, we have just signed a number of companies on the Great Lakes to contracts. We are doing well there." However, the CSU leaders are very clqse-mouthed on four important points regarding the Great Lakes. f teeth in a desperate attempt to hold their. ranks. These points are: " Their acti9ns are the actions of defeated men. They are the actions of men who know they are finished. 1) The contracts the CSU signed on the Lakes are with some of the same companies with which the CSU held contracts last year, covering ships CSU men manned all last season. In other words, the CSU has no new companies on the Great Lakes—or, what is more important, no contracts with the companies the CSU leaders lost last, year to the SIU. But the story of the CSU leaders does not end here. There are a few more things we have to say. For instance, CSU leaders also failed to tell the CSU members in offshore ports that a large majority of the rank and file of the CSU men on the Lakes who were told to oppose the SIU are no longer going to sea. 2) The few contracts signed on the Lakes this sea­ son by the CSU are for a wage scale which is thirty dollars a month less than the SIU signed for this season. We repeat that—Ihirty dollars a month less than the SIU signed for. The CSU leaders did this while they accused the SIU of signing inferior agree­ ments. Who, then, did sign "inferior agreements"? The answer is simple—the CSU. They have failed to tell their offshore members that the same things can and will happen to those CSU men who oppose the SIU men now in the offshore ports. CSU men should know this now—know it be­ fore it is too late for them. ROOM IN SIU FOR EX-CSU MEN The SIU will not discriminate members who now denounce the of the CSU. There is plenty of for ex-CSU members—and plenty those CSU men work for the SIU against any CSU Communist leaders room in the SIU* of , jobs—providing and not against it. 3) The CSU contracts on the lakes were signed with a written 'guarantee by the CSU leaders in Montreal that, if the longshoremen on the American side of the lakes refused to handle the CSU vessels, the con­ tracts become null and void—immediately. , . The CSU leaders have failed to tell their members that the Great Lakes was only the beginning of the LONGSHORE AID end for the CSU. Those very same young members The American longshoremen, through their Presi­ on the Great LakeSs whom the Communist' leaders of dent Joseph Ryan, have alreadj' officially notified the the CSU encouraged to oppose the police, for in­ SIU. Canadian District that, at any time the SIU. re­ stance, are, in some cases, in jails, while the Com­ quests it, the longshoremen will refuse to work CSU munist leaders of the CSU who instigated the entire vessels. American longshoremen, in other words, will matter are still free and living well. cooperate with the SlU 100 pei-cent. The phony con­ They failed to tell^ their membership that they threw tracts signed on the Lakes by - the CSU are good only as long as the SIU allows them to be—and not one hundred thousand dollars or more of the mem­ bership's money down the drain in a losing fight—one a minute longer. hundred thousand dollars or more of the membership's The SIU does not wish to appear ready to cause money in their futile attempt to save themselves on further hardships among the already hard-pressed the Lakes. * ^ rank and file of the CSU. But very shortly, unless And now let us expose some of the lies of the those CSU membei-s on the Great Lakes go SIU, we shall be forced to ask the American longshoi-emen to phony CSU leadership. refuse to work CSU ships, and that will keep the CSU LIES EXPOSED ships tied up until SIU ci-ews replace the CSU. Lie Number 1; The communists told the people of 4) The CSU leaders, wherever they have boasted Canada that American seamen were being flown in to to their members of what they call "CStl gains" on sail Canadian ships and take the jobs away from the Lakes, have failed to confess that every company Canadian seamen, to whom those jobs rightfully be­ that signed with the, SIU last season signed again this long. This has been shown tp be a lie, by a report year with the SIU. And they have failed to point given yesterday by the Immigation Department of out that the SIU is contracted with the overwhelm­ Canada when they said, "such charges are without ing majority of Great Lakes companies. foundation." - ' CSU WRONG AGA'IN It did not really take the immigration report to The important thing to remember is that when the SIU originally signed the Great Lakes companies last year, the CSU leaders t(^d their members that the SIU could not hold these contracts. The CSU leaders were wrong. Not only did' the SIU hold the con­ tracts it gained last year, but we have renewed those same contracts this year—and with an increase in wages \^and improvement in conditions. It isn't as thopgh the leaders of the CSU have only failed to tell the truth about the Great Lakes. Right now they are telling their members the same type of lies about other operators who were not in the original grgup of companies which signed offshore contracts with the SIU. They have told their members that they are now negotiating with all the unsigned offshore companies for a contract. What they have not told their mem­ bers about these companies, is that,' no later than yesterday, the SIU signed one of them to a full SIU contract. This was the Elder Dempster Steamship Company. Why do the communist leaders of the CSU refuse to give all the truth on these matters to their members? The answer is simple. The communists are reeling under a terrific beating, the same kind of beating that very nearly completely wiped out the CSU on the Great Lakes last sumrfier. They now realize that tfieir rank and file members \^ent some constructive action and, most of all, want to be told the truth. They know that their members are discouraged. They know that the CSU men on the offshore ships see their jobs disappearing from under them for all time, even as they did on the Lakes. So—to give their members a shot in the "arm for morale—they teU them, "The CSU has accomplished great gains on the Lakes, we are going to get all the West Coast companies,"'knowing all the time that they are lying in the face of defeat. They lie in their brand this as the obvious lie that it was, however. Why should the SIU bring American seamen to sail Canadian ships while there was plenty of competent non-communist Canadian seamen ready, willing and able to take those jobs,? Lie Number 2: The CSH officials brayed to the world that they were the victims of the SIU men armed with clubs and blackjacks. They made these charges in leaflets addressed to "The Citizens of Hali­ fax" and demanded that the police investigate their charges. This the police did, and what did the police find? They searched the SIU offices and the SIU' men and failed to find a" single weapon. The police also searched the CSU offices and men. What did they find? They found enough weapons to beat half the people of Halifax to death. HITLER-STALIN TACTICS Did this faze the communist leaders? It did not! Using the same tactics of Hitler and Stalin they screamed "frameup." They demanded the local papers publish "itemized lists"-of "all" the weapons found. Why publish such a list, we ask, when one of the local papers Mas already run a picture of just part of., the weapons which were CSU property—and an ugly looking lot they were, too. ' When the members of the CSU ask their officials for. regular reports on finances they are told, "the books are open." Yes, the books are open—but woe to the man who gets caught 'with his head in them. Why does not the CSU have weeklv detailed finan­ cial reports, accounting for all incomes and expenses in all ports in the same manner as does the SIU? Why are they told that the quarterly and annual re­ ports are "sufficient." ' Is it true, too, that no detailed financial accounts are available to CSU membei-s, regardms their so-called strike? Will the funds, if any. collected by the CSU members on "tag day" be handled in the same man­ ner? Forgive us if we soi soun't nes^imitstic—but we have the feeling that Such *^111 bp the rase. �Friday, April 22. 1949 T. HE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine CSU Treasury Empty AfteMwo Weeks; Question: What Became Of Strike Funds? This is the 16th day of the CSU's so-called strike— and the CSU is broke, flat broke. We raise the question —Why is the CSU broke? Certainly, a union, which has made so much fuss about piling up a strike fund in the last few years, ought to be able to go through a two-week period without being absolutely broke. The CSU has been collecting strike assessments on a voyage basis, not on an annual basis or any other fair basis. The assessments have not been equally distributed through the membership. Recently, of each voyage a CSU man has made, he has had to cough up anywhere from two dollars up to—well, we have seen records where each man- paid five dollars at the end of the voyage. Whether the voyage took a week or two or several months has made no difference. What is more, the rank, and file had no voice at all -<in setting these assessments. The blood and money leeching communist leaders of the CSU have simply said "Pay up or else." FUNDS FOR FRONTS To. those CSU members who have questioned those tactics, the communist leaders have told them that it was "necessary" so as to help the union. It's funny, however, that the only unions where such actions are necessary, are in the communist controlled unions, such as the "CSU. Communist controlled unions grab all the money they can possibly milk from their mem­ bers — not for their own welfare, however — but instead to put into communist party front organiza­ tions, as well as to pay commie lawyers for so-called "legal" fees. We do not have to wonder, then, what has really happened to all the money the CSU leaders have forced their members to pay in assessments and socalled "back dues." Something else too, CSU men: How many of the CSU raises in dues did you get an opportunity to vote on? Not many—if any—we bet! What does all this have to do with "Tag Day?" Well, we just wonder whether "Tag Day" really is for the families of CSU seamen. Perhaps it is—but then we wonder what happened to all those assessments that seem to have disappeared in thin air and there's still plenty of thin air left, you know. As a matter of fact, there is a far better way than "Tag Day" for the CSU rank and file to meet the present situation. The CSU rank and file can always take out membership in the SlU, which has jobs under contract on nearly 100 ships that sail out of ports in Eastern Canada. There is one question that we would like to clear up for the benefit of the CSU rank and file. The communist leaders of tjie CSU have been whin­ ing about the contract the SlU signed with . the •companies. Let's get this contract business straight: • The" contract the SlU signed is the same contract the CSU communist leaders turned down — turned down for their own political purposes—after their own representative on the Conciliation Board approved it. HIRING HALL CONTINUES It provides for the same wage scale—a scale based on $170.00 a month for an Able Seaman. It provides for the same working rules, plus improvements which the SlU won through negotiation. It calls for the same Union-cotilrolled Hiring HaH procedure, worded ex­ actly as it was in the other contract. . Not only are the ,communist leaders of the CSU willing, at this time, to take this same contract but, as shown recently on the Great Lakes, at a reduced wage. So, CSU men, the next time your communist lead­ ership tries to mislead you by telling you that the SlU signed an inferior contract, call them liars—for they most certainly are. Tell them that the SlU now has the same contract that you, the rank and file of the CSU, wanted so badly—but which the red fascists of the communist party would not Jet you have. This ought to clear up any question about the con­ tract, but there is still' another question that people are asking "'What are the chances," they want to know, "that the SlU can continue its fight to hold its contracts and eliminate the communist leaders of the CSU from the picture?" Well, we will give it to you bluntly. The SIU is a sure bet to eliminate the CSU- entirely, not only from offshore ships but from the Great Lakes—what's left of the CSU on the Great Lakes, that is. their stooges, who have been guilty of violence against the SIU, cannot be accepted as SIU members. REVIEW OF LAKES We want no communists or communist hatchetmen in the SIU. The SIU has fought the communists for years on every waterfront in the world. We will keep fighting them until they quit or disappear. Now, let's get back to the Lakes for a bit. We told j'ou some things about the Lakes last night, but the CSU boasts so much about the Lakes that the entire subject is worth a quick review. The CSU just about finished itself on the Lakes when its communist leaders signed a contract for this season with a few of the companies they didn't lose to the SlU a year ago. As we pointed out last night, the communist leaders not only cut their own throats when they took thirty dollars less a month than. the SlU is getting on the Lakes but—even worse—agreed in writing that, if the longshoremen on the American side of the Lakes re­ fused to work CSU ships, the CSU contract would be­ come null and void automatically and immediately. Incidentally, the CSU has only 6 companies left on the Lakes, compared with the overwhelming ma­ jority of the Lakes companies whose seamen are represented by the SlU. The low wage scale in the CSU agreement, not to mention the clause nullifying the agreement if American longshoremen refuse to work the ships, make it extremely doubtful that the CSU will even have 6 companies on the Lakes- for very much longer. The CSU's prosfciects on the offshore ships are about the same as the outlook on the Lakes. It is only a question of time before the CSU will draw its last breath as an organization. One big reason is that the communist leaders can't explain why the outfit is broke—or, more important, don't dare to explain! They simply try to by-pass the entire matter off by saying "Well, boys, we've had lots of troubles, you know." POOR LOAN RISK Nobody seems very anxious to advance them any more moneyj either. Possibly nobody considers the communist leadership much of a risk, or their cause worth supporting. So, after being turned down by most of the legitimate trade unions in Canada, they are re­ sorting to a "Tag Day." Fact is that this "Tag Day" is a bit prophetic—for the CSU is now being rapidly "tagged out." If you .want further demonstration w'hy the CSU leaders will be tagged out—look at today's news from Monti-eal. There the SS Chandler, a ship belonging to the Elder Dempster SS Company, ^-Coted almost un­ animously to join the SlU. This is what more and more CSU rank and file seamen can be expected to do as the days pass. Furthermore, CSU men, in the event the communist leaders try and tell you that the Chandler didn't go SlU, then i-ead today's- IMontreal papers. Before we go any further, there is another question we want to answer here and now." Will CSU men be discriminated against if they attempt to join the SlU?" The question has already been answeied by the case of the SS Chandler we just told you about. All those on the Chandler who went SlU signed right back on the vessel. That means that all but a "Viandful of the original crew are still aboard. In other words, there will be no discrimination on SlU ships against former CSU members, with one exception. Those, communist leader's of the CSU and Canadian SIU Halls The SIU. Canadian District, maintains Halls in the following Canadian Ports: HEADQUARTERS. 512 McGill St.. Montreal. MONTREAL. 1227 Philips Square. Tels. Plateau 67D0 and Marquette 5909. PORT ARTHUR. 63 Cumberland St.. Tel. North 1229. PORT COLBORNE. 103 Durham St.. Tel. 559L TORONTO. 11lA Jarvis St.. Tel. Elgin 5917. VICTORIA. B, C.. 602 Boughlon St.. Tel. Empire 4531. VANCOUVER. 565 Hamilton St.. Tel. Pacific 7824. Permanent headquarters will be opened very shortly in Halifax. Meanwhile, the SIU in that city can be reached by calling the following number: 3-7231. Ex­ tension 403. We know that the communist leaders of the CSU do not represent the rank and file. Communist leaders never do. The record of communist leadership in trade unions the world over is the same. The communists of the CSU fit the pattern perfectly. Their aims are the aims of the communist party, which are the aims of the Soviet Union. If there is any conflict between 'communist aims and trade union aims, the trade union aims, are ruth­ lessly set aside. We have seen it happen time and again. We are seeing it happen now in Canada. The perfect example is on the Great Lakes where CSU communist leaders, on orders from the communist in-^ ternational to keep a toe hold at any cost, have signed the scab contract we told you about—the contract calling for 30 dollars less than SIU men receive. We are beginning to wonder what kind of answers the CSU leaders are giving to things like what the crew of the SS Chandler did in Montreal? Are they denying it, or are they just sputtering? NO ANSWER TO FACTS At any rate, they don't seem to' be doing much about it! Perhaps they can't do much. In fact', that is the answer. The CSU membership is calling their bluff. The only replies the bankrupt CSU leaders have thought out yet are violence against the SIU and a Tag Day for CSU members. Incidentally, a word of advice to CSU men in Halifax. Do hot go to Montreal for jobs. Between the SIU men already in Montreal, and the former CSU men who have swung to the SIU, there are plenty of men in Montreal to man all Canadian ships in that port. The communist leaders will tell you anything thai serves their purpose, as we showed you last night. We could go on and on regarding the lies they have told, while betraying the Canadian seamen. But what's the use? The whole world now knows the story of communist tactics, lies and persecutions. We all know what the communists have done in Europe. We all know what the communists of Hungary have done to Cardinal Mindzenty. We know what the conv munists have done to churchmen in Bulgaria, and elsewhere behind the Iron Curtain. However we have heard not a single word from the CSU leaders in the denunciation of these atrocities. And why haven't the CSU leaders denounced these persecutions? You know the answer to this question just as well as we do. The CSU leaders cannot de­ nounce the treatment of Cardinal Mindzenty and the others, because their own communist sympathies are an endorsement of su«h persecutions. They cannot adopt the views of the civilized worlds, communists and communist sympathizers live in m world of their own—a world of terrorism, conspiracy and exploitation of fellow human beings. RANK AND FILE TAKES RAP We have seen what the communists have done te the seamen in Canada. We have seen them use sea­ men as pawns. As a result, seamen have been left without jobs and have, in many cases, been flung into jail for following the dictates of communist leaders. Yet those communist leaders have managed to save their own skins, so that they could continue their dirty work. We have heard only in the past few hours where the communist leaders are demanding so-called "in­ vestigations" of the fact that the SlU-contracted ves=^ sels are sailing. This is another typical commie trick —by screaming for "investigations" they hope to take their hungrj' and badly treated members' thoughts away from their own terrible situation—a situation that sees the CSU rank and file with no jobs, no contracts arid, in many instances, no food. Yes, indeed, the communist leadership would love very much to have their members forget these all important things, forget them while the communists continue to yell for "investigations" — investigations which they know will not come. �Page Ten TBB SEAFARERS LOG Seven Major CSU Friday. AptU 22. IW® Spell Failure trust between raidt and file and leaders based on a They knew, too,-of the SIU's very large cash'assets^ common viewpoint and a common grievance. —ca^ assets which ran into ihillions of dollars, accu­ mulated over the" years—cash assets which Were ieatThis did not exist in the CSU. The CSU leaders, by having to admit that the CSU • marked for just such actions as^ this^ In addition, they had no money left after only 2 weeks of action, placed knew that the SIU was a member of the Intemational themselves and their members in an impossible posi­ Transportworkers Federation, which is strong through­ out the world in all countries except the 'Iron Cur­ tion. Once more we can only wonder whether they were tain.' Not only this, but they must have known-the really trying to improve the wages and conditions of SIU's record of never having lost a waterfront actiort the CSU members or deliberately bent on destroying or strike during its entire history. They knew, too, of the SIU's rigid adherence to all contracts. the Canadian merchant marine! OBVIOUS RESULT The fifth mistake the CSU leaders committed was in calling |or action without so much as making even a Certainly those CSU leaders must have known that, slight pretense of obtaining a secret membership vote if they did not destroy the Canadian merchant marine, on the question. This was dictatorship pure and they would find their members fed-up with CSU be­ simple. trayals, switching to the' SIU by the hundreds. * Even worse, it meant that the rank-and-file could But apparently the CSU leaders preferred to forget not feel themselves to be a part of the action. They the SIU's strength and record. The only conclusion were deliberately forced into an action about which is- that the leaders of the CSU were blindly carrying they knew nothing of the vital issues. out dictated communist policy—^the least concern of In other words, the CSU leaders called out the men which was the welfare of the Canadian seamen or 'the * after giving them a completely false account of the Canadian merchant marine. issue, namely the contract which their own handNaturally, the SIU moved swiftly and surely to picked representative on the Conciliation Board had take advantage of every mistake the CSU leaders approved. They deliberately neglected to explain to made. After all, the SIU is a seasoned union. Its the rank and file the dangerous weaknesses of their members do not get hysterical. The Union itself FIRST ERROR position. weighs its actions and does not go in for irrespon­ The first mistake was failure on the part of the They did not tell the CSU membership that the CSU sibility. Most of all, it is wise in the ways of men CSU leaders to line up the kind of support that would not be able to tie up rail terminals, trucks and like the CSU leaders, who are more interested in means the difference between defeat and victory in docks along with the ships. The CSU officials did phony politicking than in straight trade unionsm. labor actions. CSU members might well ask their not tell the rank and file that, within a little more However,, we of the SIU are ready to admit our officials why they did not obtain out-and-out com­ than two weeks after their so-called strike began, Union's Canadian District faces two very serious mitments from the imions whose support is absolutely they would to resort to a Tag Day in a pathetic effort problems. to get up enough money to keep going. They didn't necessary in any waterfront action. The first of these problems is that of fulfilling the For example, to go on strike, they must have the even tell them about the strength of the opposition, contracts we have made with the Canadian shipowners. cooperation of longshoremen, teamsters, railway work­ the Seafarers International Union of North America. Right now we are solving this problem with a very ers and ship's officers, if they really want to be sure But let's treat this whole point separately. high percentage of effectiveness. "What is more, that that the ships they are striking will be tied up. This What we want to emphasize right now is that there effectiveness is increasing almost by the hour. And it is a lesson which seamen in many parts of the world* is absolutely no comparison between the situation of won't be many days before we will be able to say have learned the hard way. We find it difficult to the CSU and that of seamen ' who have walked that we are operating at 100 percent efficiency. One believe that the CSU officials had not themselves legitimate picketlines for weeks or even months on thing you can surely stake your last penny on—the iMrned this lesson before. Yet, the cold fact remains end without a penny to jangle in their jeans, and SIU is in Canada to stick. -i^hey did not have the docks and the approaches to who won their objectives in the end. The second problem facing the SIU is that of edu­ the docks tied up along with the ships. cating the seamen who constitute the non-communist CSU LACKED KNOW-HOW We can only wonder, then, whether they were not element of the CSU to the dangers of fooling around simply more interested in disruption than in the wel­ These men knew exactly what they were doing. with any aspect of what we call "politicalism." They had voted to do what they were doing. They fare of their membership. Politicalism doesn't mix with unionism—^regardless The second mistake which the CSU leaders made trusted their leaders. Of course, they could keep go­ of how a man votes. •^as in timing their action at the worst possible ing through a tough siege: they had unity of purpose. We believe that a great majority of the CSU is moment. A union should take economic action when But the CSU rank and file had none of these advan­ included in this group. We are judging by the re­ it is strong, not when it is weak. Yet just consider tages. Their leaders saw to that. sponse we have gotten to these programs, and by The sixth mistake the CSU leaders made was allow­ what the CSU leaders did. other responses. We tell those CSU members who They called this so-called strike after they suffered ing their entire action to be marred by acts of sheer are interested in the SIU to drop in and see us. Mean­ a: tremendous setback on the Great Lakes last fall— irresponsibility. They have allowed hundreds of rank while continue with your normal CSU imion duties. a [setback from which they had not yet recovered. and file members to become the victims, the CSU If they include picketing, go ahead and picket as we Ii^tead of taking time to build back their strength leaders never seem to be the ones who get it in the have told you before. 'When we are ready for you fiilanciaUy and physically, they acted again this spring neck, when their irresponsible of all the commands to leave the CSU in the Port of Halifax—^we shall which the CSU leaders handed out were the orders to wjien they still were extremely weak, with the result tell you. strike Canadian ships in European and South Amer­ ydu all have seen—utter defeat! SIU OBJECTIVES jAgain, we can only wonder whether they were not ican ports. One of the elementary bits of international more interested in disruption than in the welfare of maritime law that any seaman knows is that you "When we have solved these two problems, and we cannot tie up a ship in a foreign port. It makes no thEir membership. difference how liberal or how reactionary the labor expect to solve them swiftly, the Canadian District" bheir third mistake was another tragid" instance of laws of the coimtry may be. You just can't strike a of the SIU will be ready to devise a progressive pro­ timing which was equally poor. As every maritime ship in a foreign port without facing severe legal gram of its own. tr^de imionist in the world well knows—in fact, as reprisals. That program will shape up something like this: eyery trade union leader in any industry knows Yet these CSU leaders, who have appointed them­ The Canadian District will gradually work towards a limion does not swing into action unless business is selves authorities on how to run a waterfront strike, raising the wages and working conditions of Canadian reasonably good in the particular industry. just gave out the order. "Strike the ships, regardless seamen to the United States level. This will be the I SUICIDAL STRATEGY first target. of where the ships are." As a result, Canadian seamen in British, French, However, there are other things, too. The Canadian [An action when business is in a very bad state is South American and other ports are in serious trouble. District will follow a policy of close cooperation with alpost certainly suicidal. Yet, the CSU leaders called They are face-to-face with big fines and jail sentences! the entire American Federation of Labor, so that on. oyt their members at a time when the Canadian mer­ Was this irresponsibility on the part of CSU officials, either side of the border we can expect all-out sup­ chant marine was in a low state of postwar retrench­ or wasn't it? Were these the actions of sincere union port at all times. ment. officials, or were they plays to the grandstand? The Canadian District of the SIU can be expected They did not act when the ships were crjdng for Is it any wonder that we ask again: were the CSU to take advantage of the SIU's' membership in the men. They waited until there were hundreds of un­ employed men on the beach looking for jobs that officials seeking to improve the lot of CSU members, International Transportworkers Federation, that pow­ or were they seeking to destroy the Canadian mer­ erful world-wide organization to which belong trans­ did not exist. port unions in the United States, Canada, England ' Again, we must wonder whether they were seeking chant marine and wreck the CSU in the process? The seventh, and perhaps biggest, mistake the CSU and most of Europe. The ITF is a vast bulwark against " economic improvements for their men—or were they leaders made was their failure to properly estimate the the spread of Communism in trade unions everywhere, seeking the disruption of a vital Canadian industry? strength of the Seafarers Intemational Union of North and it has made its strength felt on many fronts on The fourth mistake the CSU leaders made was to many bccasions. America. Whatever excuse you can find for their tall for large scale union action without any money The Canadian District of the SIU faces a serious in their treasury. We have been talking about this other mistakes, you can find no excuse for this one! In the first place, they had as recently as last fall unemployment problem due to the shrinkage of the i^int for the past few nights. On this occasion we been defeated on ,the Lakes by the SIU's Canadian Canadian fieet. This problem, too, must be met in Want to speak on it simply as a strategic problem, many ways. District. Why they should think that the same Without raising the question of where all those assess­ ments collected from the CSU rank-and-file member­ Canadian District of the SIU would be any less We, Canadian Seafarers most certainly can be ex­ resolute in Halifax, and other ports of eastern Canada, pected to be increasing the manning scales on the ship—and there were plenty—went. Canadian ships, as the SIU has already done ©n Money in the bank is the reserve that a union than on the Lakes is a major mystery. Certainly they knew that the Seafarers International American ships. But that is getting down to details should have for successful action. It is true, that, in Union had 90,000 members in Canada and the United on matters that will come later. the course of labor history, seamen and others have Meanwhile the SIU Canadian District will welcome States, and that it had the immediate backing of conducted long strikes and won them with nothing but their hearts to go on. But on those occasions, there 250,000 members of the AFL's powerful Maritime those members of the CSU who are not identified Was an indominitable spirit in the rank and file which Trades Department, plus the 8 miHion members of with the hatchetmen and fellow-travelers that stooge carried them on, and there was a feeling of mutual the American Federation of Labor in both countries. for the party hacks. This quiet Easter night is a good tinae to review a number of features of the CSU's so-called strike, although just whom the CSU is striking against has never been clear. Specifically, it is a good time to review the mis­ takes the CSU leaders have made in the course of their ill-conceived, ill-timed action. We would like to examine these strategic and taci tical errors which the CSU leaders made, because : their only answer to everything we have charged has been to maintain that the SIU was "red-baiting" or was using "Hitler-like propaganda methods." There­ fore we intend to show not only that the CSU leaders have lost their action, but that they could never have won by the strategy and tactics they have used. We ask our radio audience to listen and pay par­ ticular attention to these mistakes. These mistakes, we feel, are so obvious—that you will find that it is almost unbelievable. The CSU leaders committed seven major errors. These seven errors, when considered together, prove very conclusively that the CSU leaders are not the smart trade unionists they pretend to be, ^or else they never wanted to win in the first place. Let's analyze these mistakes one at a time. �Friday# April 22, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Disabled Robin Kettering Periled By Shift Of Cargo During North Atlantic Gale MESSROOM GATHERING ON THE STEEL AGE Caught in the full fury of a 90-niile-an-hour North Atlantic gale with her engines disabled the SS Robin Kettering was in dfstress for 2 hours re­ cently when part of a*~ ^ A nnn .cargo when she was hit by the 4,000 ton cargo of man- gaig_ ghe took the storm in stride ganese ore shifted, caus- until the engine gang heard valves popping like firecrackers ^ ing a 20-degree list. (The momentarily perilous state and the plant conked out. of the Kettering off the Nova With her steam gone the ship Scotian coast was shared recent­ pitched and rolled in the troughs ly by a sister Robin vessel, the causing the cargo to break loose. Robin Locksley, LOG, April 11, The sudden turn of events threw which sustained a 20 degree list the passengers into a panic and when 150 tons of cargo broke moved the Skipper to send out loose during a storm in mid-At­ a distress signfil which was pick­ lantic between New York and ed up by a Coast Guard ship Capetown. Two days of steady 100 miles away. work righted the Locksley) BROUGHT TO LIFE According to a Kettering crewThe Kettering heaved about member, the ship was in the at the mercy of the storm for North Atlantic headed for St. two hours before the engines steel Agers prepare to break up after their first shipboard meeting of the current trip. Johns and Halifax to discharge were repaired enough to squeeze , Reading left to right, the men are J. Veira. Wiper; T. Mungo. Saloon Messman; J. Malinowsky. out a couple of knots of speed. Fireman; Roberts. Deck Maintenance; J. Oliver. AB; M. Sorvenssen, Stewards Delegate; J. In the meantime, crewmembers Kozerski, Chief Cook; J. Yoknas. Carpenter; S. Wise, AB. pumped oil from starboard to port tanks, bringing the list up to 10 degrees. The distress call was then rescinded. Limping along the ship finally The Isthmian C-3, Steel Age, a fine crew aboard, 95 percent Steel Age. The Kendricks letter made the Bay of Fundy, where By SALTY DICK cleared New York a couple of being bookmen. He saw an to the LOG was posted in the she took refuge from the storrfi. messroom. I know a seaman wHb is very After 24 hours of safe anchor­ weeks ago on the first leg of a enjoyable trip in prospect. Before the meeting was ad­ Fully squared away, the fond of Ava Gardner. He now age she continued to St. Johns. four months trip to the Far journed the crew was told of the Brothers then turned their con­ East. With the ship secured for plans to go west to attempt an No injury was suffered to the difficulties met by the SS Kentented pusses in the direction ck. introduction ... R. Paul Hareld crew during the righting of thelff^ squaring dricks crew in Siam, a counti-y Brother Sipol's camera and the' themselves away—union style. recently married a girl who ship, although a couple of men works in a sugar refinery. Does suffered minor injuries while se­ Enroute to Wilmington they scheduled to be visited by the event was recorded for posterity. he call her "Sugar?" ... Swords curing starboard lifeboats that held their first shipboard meet­ Walters loves the sea so much he broke loose during the storm. ing. On hand for the event was can't stay on the beach long. crewmember Z. Sipols, whose The Kettering had loaded ore You- may have seen him around in Capetown along with general camera recorded the event as as a watchman on ships ... The cargo. Following stops at St. shown on this page. With the fellow who carries the hammer Johns and Halifax the ship paid election of delegates out of the and nails on the Del Sud is off in Baltimore. way, the crew began laying the Rocky Cox. He picked the run groundwork for insuring a har­ because he has something spe­ monious trip. cial at the end of the run: Buenos CHECK 'EM. BOYS Aires. R. C. Bass claims bank­ The newly elected delegates ruptcy — therefore, back to j were instructed to check the sea... There was a mad ' slopchest and penicillin supply scramble in the dining room ' and the ship's delegate was voted of the Del Mar when the ship I to inform the Wilmington Patrolhit bottom and the screw on If your shirt needs laundering man of the lack of seating space rudder went out of commis­ or your suit needs cleaning, don't in the messroom. sion. The stampede was take either one to the S. Rice The Ship's Delegate, Clifford . caused by the waiters all try­ laundry at 921 Washington Ave­ Thompson, announced that the ing to get out at the ^me nue, Brooklyn, say nine mem- shipboard educational program lime. Clancy Cooper is now j bers of the crew of the SS Rob­ would begin' at the following working in Hotel Ponchartrain. in Trent in a letter to the LOG. They maintain that the S. Rice meeting—the subject: "The'SlU imaixmKi: Joe Martello, Dispatcher here Organizing System." in the NO Hall, is kept busy Jaundry, which once was called Preparing the dinner meal. Chief Cook J. Kozerski tests putting jobs on the board and the Half Moon Valet, promises In the-minutes received in the his meat saw on a slab • of beef, while 2nd Cook D. Wilson, answering* questions ... Bill good workmanship and one day LOG office this week. Delegate left, and 3rd Cook J. Bergstrom look on. Champlin just returned from service on the basis that you Thompson noted that there was West Africa with dengue fever. [ don't have to pay for it if you He's at the marine hospital un- j don't like it. What actually hap­ der observation. I spend a day, pens is something else again, .the there as a patient and my bed ' Seafarers stoutly claim. They say that the dry clean­ Crewmen of the SS Kathryn,f the crew available 1o study man in New York and presented was dii-ectly across from his. He ing was terrible. They cite a Bull Lines, came up with an whether the man has been fired at a membership meeting. may be sick, but he eats like a light topcoat which one of them idea at a recent shipboard meet­ for just cause. Then, the Kathryn men rea­ horse. gave to be cleaned. When he soned, there wouldn't be a lot After a Wednesday meeting Those present at this first ing they thought might prevent went to get it he had to pay of rumors and whisperirigs and I saw John Picou sweeping the meeting -^nll then report t(;j,^ the a lot of misunderstandings if it $1.75 and the coat looked worse ginmill talk about unfair firings. Hall. I saw other Brothers entire crew at the earliest op­ were adopted. thap it had before. If a man was fired, the crew helping out. but Johnnie stayed portunity. After three members of the The nine Brothers signing the would know the whole story. to t|e end. Good work. John­ Deck Department were fired in letter to the LOG were: The idea 'seemed such a good , If the man was treated unfair­ nie ... Pete Garza is at the San Juan, it was moved and George Leidemann, Warren ly, steps could be taken to cor­ one to the K-athryn's men that Hall, so I presume he's ready to ship out... James Collins, Hodges, Earl L. Morris, John O. passed in the shipboard meet­ they voted to have the Ship's rect the Situation. If the man deserved what he the SIU's Michelangelo.' is Davis, 'D. C. Gilmore, J. B. ing that in the future, whenever Delegate draw up a resolution painting scenes on the bayous. Schutte, A. E. Carlson, Daniel a man is firfed, the delegates similar to the one passed aboard got, everybody would have (a shall call together members of ship to be given to the Patrol­ full knowledge of the facts, • He loves to paint and read. .*. O'Rourke and Mike Sovich. The Voice Of The Sea Steel Agers Square Away For Smooth Trip Blackball Given Brooklyn Laundry By Trent Seamen Kathryn Men Vote Crew Inquiries In Ship Firings �Page Twelve Tills SE4FAUEHS LQG • ' , ' ' - FgUnft ApirD ii, 1948 1^'-a Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings gine Delegate could attend. Good KENYON VICTORY. Jan. 23— and Welfare: Request made that Freuik J. Mandler. Chairman; J. no water be wasted owing to J. Monahan, Secretary. Ship's shortage. Suggestion made that delegate reported that trouble the _ members of the Stewards over Wiper had been squared Department dunip garbage in away with Chief Engineer. cans provided in port. Several Everything okay otherwise in Brothers expressed appreciation three departments. Second Cook for the excellent food provided elected unanimously to ship's by the Chief Cook. One minute delegate post. Motions carried: of silence for Brothers lost at that Steward order cots to be sea. delivered on West Coast; that Steward see to it that fumigation XXX EVISTAR. Feb. IS—G. Rourke. is attended to when ship arrives Chairman: J. H. Sheerer, Secre­ on West Coast. Discussed oil leak in galley range. One min­ juices being served regulariy; tary. Delegates reported _ no ute of silence _for departed cleaning of laimdry and cleaning beefs in their departments. New Business: Agreed that men tak­ Brothers. of quarters. Gordon Finlay. AB, ing off in port will have other X, X t complimented Stewards Depart­ ROBIN GRAY. Jan. 23^E. J. ment on their excellent job in men stand their watches and pay Kelly. Chairman; H. J. Murran- keeping messhall neat and clean. the men for the work. Men failing to do this will be fined. ka.,Secretary." Three department Crew supported his view. Men taking time off in port are delegates and ship's delegate re­ XXX to notify departmental delegate, vealed that there were no beefs HASTINGS. Jan. 30—C. the delegafe to notify the officer pending. Under Education, /vviAN^y MEMBERS MAKE IT A PRACTICE,WWEN Howell. Chairman; C. J. Oliver, Brother C. Coates discussed the Secretary. Ship's delegate an­ on watch. Good and Welfare: THEY PAYOFF A SHIP, TO PAY THEIRPUESfiDR Request that buttermilk be put importance of shipboard meet­ nounced that everything was in aboard ship. Suggestion that A YEAR . THEY THE/SJ KXOW THAT MATTER ings. Ship's delegate is to se^. order with exception of repair lifeline be put up from midship WHAT MAY HAPPEN! THEY ARE IN SCXJDSTAIJD- ^ Captain about painting mess- list; Suggestion made to draw to aft end. Steward asked men room deck. ' Delegates agreed INS AMP CAM -THROW IM FOR. A0OE>. up recommendation for permitthat one rrfan from each depart­ men with sufficient time for a to be more careful with linen. ment would be assigned , to keep book. One minute of silence for One minute of silence for Broth­ ers lost at sea. ihe laundry clean. Brothers lost at sea. XXX DEL ORG. Jan. 2 — Carroll. Chairman; Haynes. Secretary. No By HANK beefs pending in any of the tiiree It's easy enough to recognize Brother Bob High—even witji departments, according to dele­ his hardly recognizable mustache and his terrific sense of humor. gates. Brother Brunell elected , X X X ship's delegate. Discussion on ROBIN KIRK, Feb. 27— Bob must be watching Milton Berle on television and studying XXX matter of man missing ship, re­ Joseph Carriveau, Chairman; Leo witch-craft, too. There's always spirits involved in his humorous SOUTHLAND. Jan. 23—W. G. joining it and being signed on Allen, Secretary. Crew elected conversations— Another Brother with a slight smudge of a Morris. Chairman; Alexander again. Suggested that beef in­ J. Sampson as Ship's Delegate. mustache is,Percy Boyer—^recently sailing tankers—who finally Janes. Secretary. Minutes of volving Oilers be referred to Delegates reported departments shadow-boxed -himself out of New York on a train for New Orleans. previous meeting to be posted New Orleans Hall when vessel constituted all bookmembers in Percy has been missing so many trains trying to leave coffeeon bulletin board for the benefit returns to that port. Also sug­ good standing. New Business: smelling Beaver Street that the believes he could have walked of new crewmembers. No beefs gested that recreation room be Motion carried that ship's laun­ through all those trains to New Orleans Brother Cy Magnan pending in any of the depart­ used during coffee time so that dry be cleaned weekly by one writes that the Plaza in Trinidad is doing a swell job handing ments. Nominations were opened messhall can be kept clean more man from each department. Cof­ out the LOG to SlU members. The Lido Hotel's reading room has for ship's delegate. Kennedj' easily. Cots are to be checked fee to be made by pantryman it, too. In Barbados the Zanzi-Bar handles "our little treasure" was elected. Motions carried: To before sailing on next voyage. every morning for 10 o'clock cof­ (as Cy writes it) which all of the SlU "island hoppers" read have ship's delegate discuss with fee time. Ship's Delegate to from first page to last. Captain screen doors' for galley XXX see Chief Engineer about pres­ and messhall. Discussion onBrothers William Bunker, Edward Vail, George Dacken and sure in water fountain. laundry, recreation room and Frank Liliie are a few of the newly-arrived in town... Brother X X X sink. Antonio Blais, of Connecticut, sailed... Feeling good about ROBIN SHERWOOD. Feb. 25— scraping off some of this stuff called barnacled beacheritis X' X X (Chairman and Secretary not STEEL FABRICATOR. Jan. 9 (or what may be called a "doingrnothing-at-all-fever" which given.) Special meeting called -r-Suska. Chairman; C. Burgio. can mcdre a sailor trusty in parts and lazy). Brother George for Steward to clarify why there Secretary. Minutes of last meet­ Fiance shipped for a shorty of a sugar-island run... We hope is insufficient amount of fresh ing read and accepted. Smooth Brother Reece OUver (who has a mustache, by the way) is food aboard. Steward stated sailing reported in all depart­ feeling better nowadays... Brother Helms shipped. So has that Captain had an order from XXX ments. General discussion of Roger Teets.., Brother Jurkowski shipped—^wishing he could company stating that no fresh BALTORE. Feb. 7 ^ Mitchie. stores are to be obtained in the things crewmen think should have received some last-minute mail. be taken care of on this trip. It Chairman; Hildrelh. Secretary. Tanganyika territory. Ship's X t X was also pointed' out that men Delegates reported number of delegate requested to procure Steward Sylvester "Ziggy" Zygarowski writes he's hitting should do their jobs in good books and permits in their de­ letter from Captain and read it many ports aboard the SS Gadsden... Jerry De Meo sailed in Union fashion and keep from partments. No beefs reported. to the membership. Captain recently from a South African voyage... Brothers D. Dixon, Emil fouling up. Brother Bat^ was New Business: Patrolman to be promised to make a duplicate Wagner, James Kelly and Lepnard Rhino (an oldtimer) send word elected ship's delegate. Several asked ' why dumping garbage is copy of letter for crew. Discus­ they're on long voyage aboard Isthmian's Steel Travelej:, now in men spoke on matters of Union not overtime on ship. Motion sion of food situation ended with Manila... Bosun Bob Hillman is doing the best an oldtimer can interest and Union literature was carried to secure needed equip­ understanding that ship wiU ob­ with or without the tools he has, while he's shipping out of distributed. Other discussions ment in galley. Motion carried tain fresh stores in next port. Baltimore with his familiar cigars... Steward John Jellette (with dealt with improving shower to • have Patrolman check on Delegates to approve requisition. his mustache,, of course) is happy. He's keeping everybody happy facilities, messhall appliances MciteJ'who cl.e:ig-es meal hour and everything shipshape aboard one of the Seatrain scows... and general cleanliness through­ frequently and without notify­ Brother Oswald Smith is in town. out the vessel. All hands were ing Steward. Good and Welfare: XXX cautioned to obtain authorization Motion carried not to leave laun­ Bosun Bill Champlin sailed into town stating he sure from their department heads be­ dry soaking in tubs. One min­ wished a place in the Belgian Congo would get LOGs so that ute of silence for Brothers lost fore taking time off. the crews of many Mississippi ships hitting there could keep XXX at sea. informed of latest Union news... The weekly LOG will be STEEL APPRENTICE. Feb. 21 XXX sailing free of cost to the homes of the following Brothers->— —G. Mdirley, Chairman; B. CAPE MOHICAN. Feb. 20— Payne, Secretary. Discussion on Waller Borreson of New Jersey. John Bragg of Georgia, Theodor Armand Stepanian, Chairman; R. heat of dishwater. Found that Humal of New York, Gus Janavaris of New York, Leon SizeSireis. Secretary. Delegates re­ water was at 110 degrees while more of Florida, Teddy Ostaszeski of New Jersey. Lawson ported departments functioning tap water came out at 180 de­ Rynes of Florida... Brothers, keep those ships clean and smoothly. New Business: James XXX happy. Protect your agreements—keep your jobs shipshape, grees. Motion carried that Pan­ MOBILIAN. Jan. 9—Lee Snod- Dawson elected Ship's and Deck tryman failing to keep tempera­ Protect your health. Brothers. If you have a physical ailment grass. Chairman; W. L. Busch. Delegate; H. Tomlin elected Ste-, ture up will be brought up on —check into the marine hospital. Don't sail if there's something Secretary. Engine and deck de­ wards Department delegate. Dis­ charges^ ^ wrong with you, far out at sea sometimes is too late. partment delegates reported all cussion held on repairs left un­ X X X XXX proceeding satisfactorily. Ste­ done from last trip. Former Seafarer Clayton O. Whitley, now answering roll GATEWAY CITY, Feb. 13— wards delegate reported only a 4- S" S" Jack Hartley, Chairman; W. E. call in the Army, has taken a berth in the station hospital apd nimor beef registered by MessJAMES JACKSpN.- Feb. 6— Coutani, Secretary. Delegates re­ will honor communiques from his old pals. Ret. Whitley's ad­ mgn, who requested that all F. Buhl, Chairman; J. Gillis, ported little disputed overtime in dress is: Station Hospital, Ward A-9, Camp Pickett, Va In the hands keep, out of messroom Secretary. Frank Buhl elected their departments. New Busi­ morning mail: A picture postcard from Sir Charles telling ^us of after meal hours until place has ship's delegate. Delegates re­ ness: S. P. Drury elected ship's the interesting places being hit by the Sea Trader. View on the been cleaned up. Motion car­ ported number of books and per­ delegate. Motion by Drury that card shows the maritime terminal in Barranquilla, Colombia... A ried calling for use of the PC mits in their departments. New linen should be cheeked by port note from^'W. A. McKinney telling how the Madaket lost a blade messroom as a recreation room. Business: Motion by Burnstine. steward for proper bunk size. from her propellor between Honolulu and Kobu, Japan. Brother -Under Good and Welfare, crew carried, that future meetinjs be One minute of silence for Broth­ McKinney says the Madaket boasts of a hotshot Stewards De- ' discussed possibility of frdit held on Sunday at 6:30 so En- ers lost at sea. partment. ^ • , CVT and RUN �mm Friday, April 22, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS News Account Of Panamanian Ship ShowsHeavy Menu—10 TonsOf Rice DISPLAYING HIS PRIZE which has been and will be fore­ the cooks could not understand most in the battle for improving English. Enclosed is a clipping taken the welfare of seamen, I would "On the stove cooking was a from the February 18 issue of like to see the SIU adopt a large pan of chopped pork. Af­ the Mobile Press Register. The more vigorous policy on the ter the pork was browned, the item is of vital importance to all subject and publicize it more cook put several pans of celery, American seamen. thoroughly in Washington and to onions, potatoes and other vege­ All members of the SIU. are the general public. tables into the same pan and aware of the unscrupulous meth­ started stirring away. ASKS PUBLICITY ods practiced by some" American In the meantime the Union "In another pot were a num­ ship operators who put their should work toward ways and ber of pieces of fish, already ships under Panamanian registry means of curtailing this out­ cooked and floating in what ap­ to escape high U.S. taxes, hire peared to be a tomato sauce. rageous practice. non-union seamen of other coun­ "The third and final pot con­ The newspaper item, written tries at coolie wages, break mar­ by Ed Lee, a staff writer of that tained steamed rice. itime unions, ignore safety reg""At each place setting on the newspaper, is as follows: ulations, and so on. table, there were a small china "A T-2 type tanker, register­ Outside of the maritime in­ bowl, a china spoon and two ed in Panama, operated by a dustry the general public as a chopsticks. U.S. company, skippered by a Displaying the lightweight skate are Juan Rodriguez, whole is totally unaware that "On the table were two wood­ Norwegian and manned by a Bsdcer and captor of the fish; Joseph Wahletz, AB; Frank these shameful conditions exist. en buckets, each filled with rice. Chinese crew is in port. Morciglio, AB, and Louis Carbone, AB. Picture by Luis Ramirez. As a member of this union, "Also aboard the vessel are A bucket was passed to the officers who hold the following Chinese who were to eat. Each citizenships: Estonian, Canadian, took his-private spoon and dish­ American, Danish, Swedish and ed out a helping of rice into his bowl. The seamen then took the Norwegian. "The ship, the SS Pipe Spring, two chopsticks in his left hand, is in Mobile for routine inspec­ lifted the bowl to his mouth and To the Editor: The devilfish itself grows to tion and necessary repairs,* It is began eating away. about 400 pounds and is a mon­ operated by the Overseas Tank- "After the rice was gone, the While in the Caribbean area strous thing to see. The skate, To the Editor: ship Corporation of New York. other, dishes were brought out. aboard the Suzanne I'm trying like all of its relatives, is very While browsing through the The Master of the ship reported "The ship's captain said the to do my best to provide others dangerous. Its aggressiveness is bound volumes of the LOG in that the ' seven nationalities men praise their food and al­ and myself with knowledge mostly retained in its tail. They about that fascinating subject— the New York Hall tpday I came aboard the ship 'get along fine ways seem to enjoy it..." use their tails as a whip against sharks. across a story dated August 6, and work in perfect harmony.' other fishes and humans. Alexander Sokolowski In the enclosed picture (see "At present, the vessel is en­ 1948 which concerned the skip­ WHIPPING BgY (Ed. Note: With the ' Pana­ cut) is a bit of marine life per of the Steel Fabricator. The gaged in hauling oil from Bah­ Many people say that if you manian boycott approaching, caught by our baker aboard the story was not very complimen­ rein to all parts of the world. are whipped by one of these . the SIU is publicizing the Suzanne while we were in Maytary to the Old Man, and accord­ The Overseas Tankship Corpora­ marine characters there is al­ menace to seamen's conditions aguez. This specimen belongs in ing to the crew he was giving tion is operating 42 ships in the most 100 percent certainty that constituted by ships like the the devilfish family and is trade and all vessels carry a them a rough road to travel. the affected part of the body will Pipe Spring. It was greatly known as a skate. I learned According to the crew the mixed crew. become dry and stay dry for through the efforts of the SIU that it is the smallest member "The Master, when asked to Skipper was loose on loggings many years. In some instances in Washington that a Congres­ in the devilfish family and never and tight on cigarettes, plus just describe how the Chinese work, serious medical treatment is about every other sin in the pointed out that there is a Chin­ sional investigation will soon grows larger than 40 pounds. necessary. book. This Skipper, K. O. Born- ese in each department known . be launched into the practice The one in the picture weighs 15 The Baker used a small hook of Panamanian transfers.) pounds. son, had a reputation for being as the 'number one boy.' This and cheap line, but catching a a tough man to talk to and fellow speaks English, while the fish of this kind with a hook rest of the department speak seemed to be anti-union. requires a great deal of luck and The Skipper of the Fabricator only Chinese. Officers give the some technique. is'-now Master of the Steel Sea­ boy any orders for the respective Luis Ramirez farer. As ship's delegate on that departments and the 'number vessel, I would like to say that one' is responsible for seeing my experiences with Captain these orders are carried out. "The Chinese have a separate Bornson during voyage No. 5 By JAMES P. CONROY m were mostly smooth throughout kitchen and will eat only Chin­ Lights of San Francisco the trip. I found that he was ese dishes. Their choice meats always ready to listen to any are fish and pork and in the -7-Golden lights— beefs or ar^ments I had, and vegetable line they eat lettuce, Glistening on the moodY bay. due to him they were always celery, onions and tomatoes, but, To the Editor: Will your sparkle go as we go like the story books say, rice is ironed out immediately. A good thing for all SIU men When our ship sails on its way? the main dish for all Chinese. NO TROUBLE to keep in mind is that no mat­ NO BEANS HERE Concerning the trouble he had Lights that pass at sea ter how much money you have "The port steward here re­ with the Fabricator crew about in the bank or in your pocket, —Lonely lights— cigarettes, I do not know what ported that 10 tons of rice go the most valuable possession you You appear then join the night. the score was there, but all on each ship when supplies are have is your SIU book or permit. Unknown you'll ever be through this past trip the crew put aboard. The crew eats about Never let it run into bad could always get cigarettes when '400 pounds of rice a week and To a mariner's true sight. standing. Always manage some­ they wanted them. When I asked the 10 tons lasts about nine how to pay your dues. A good Lights of China's rivers the Old Man for extra smokes a months. Union man always supports his "Friday, when newsmen went couple of times • we got them —^Ancient lights— union to keep it strong for his through the tanker, 'number one right away. You've burned a thousand years. own benefit. When Captain Bornson came boy' was not in the galley. He On the junks your radiance shivers If you are going to quit ship­ aboard the ship at the start of had gone ashore for awhile and ping, it only takes a three cent More wise than it appears. the trip we heard tales of him stamp to send your book in for that would make most any man The path of lights retirement. Don't put your book pack up and leave, but I believe on the bottom shelf, you may —Guiding lights— I speak for the majority of the need it again sometime. It can From cape to cape, Hatteras to Cod; Send in the minutes of crew when I say that he was a again be your livelihood. your ship's meeting to the good Skipper and very easy to Through the nights our road you shape I was one of those who let his New York Hall. Only in that get along with. - More than once As through your charge we plod. book run out, and take it from way can the membership act he went out of his way for us. me, it's no picnic to sail a ship on your recommendationsj So, anybody who sails with Will the lights that is non-union. Think about it, Captain Bronson in the future and then the minutes can be —Guides of the Argonaut— fellows, and take good care of Will probably not have to worry printed in the LOG for the From their duty ever sever? that book or permit — it's your about sailing with a bucko. He benefit of all other SIU bread and butter. Ah, the lights — they've read my thought; crews. appears to be an OK guy. (Name Withheld) They wink back: "Never, never." P*i« Bluhm To Ihe Editor: Ramirez' Comment On Skate: 'Look Out For That Tail!' Pete Gives OK To K.O. Bomson, Ship's Skipper Log-A - Rhythms Lights Send Those Minutes fi' Keep Book Up, Urges Brother Who Fell Back �Page Fourteen Holds Cockroach To Be Inferior To Man — Maybe TEE SEAFARERS LOG GALVANI FUNERAL RITES Friday. AprU 22. 1943 Seafarer Warns Of Sharpie Who Bilked Parents Of $30 To the Editor: anything about me except that I lived in Detroit. I made a $75 draw in Miami and wanted to send $50 home to my folks. I went into a West­ ern Union office and he waited outside for me. Well, as you know, I had to give my mother's address and name and telephone number. While I was on the SS-Noon­ To the Editor: day we stopped in Miami, Flori­ Man prides himself on his in­ telligence. Our professors have da and a supposedly SIU. seaman peered into every phase of exist­ came aboard ship and hung ence on this earth and into the around for awlule. When I went heavens beyond. The ant and the down the gangway he shouted to milky way have been studies by me to wait, saying he would brain trusters par excellence, all walk to town with me. of whom sport a string of let­ While walking along the street ters after their names. Their DOUBLE CROSS he told me that he was trying^to learned tomes gather dust in get to New Orleans to get his Later I told him that I had to archives around the world. pay, but he didn't know how he get some radio tubes, so I had I maintain that the lowly would get there. He asked me if to go back to the ship and get cockroach — seagoing; variety i— I \Vould stow him away on the them. He said he would wait has as great an IQ as the sav­ Noonday, and I told him I for me in some coffee shop and ants. Seamen know them well Zebulon Pike crewmembers stand beside the body of wouldn't take any chance like we would go swimming after­ from long experience, but have crewmember Louis Galvani who fell overboard from the ship that, as there was a stiff fine for wards. I felt that he wouldn't neglected to write books about on December 21. The report of Galvani's death was carried such activity. wait for me, and sure enough he them. in the LOG of January 21. wasn't there. Right away I I didn't know Miami very Cockroaches have been known wrote a letter to my mother ex­ well, and he said he didn't have to study charts and plot the voy­ plaining what had happened and any place to go so we walked age from day to day to deter­ not to pay any attention to let­ around and I bought him some­ mine when they were heading ters or phone calls that come thing to eat and took him to a into colder or warmer latitudes. movie. He started asking me from anyone in Florida. One old seaman swears that they questions about my home in De­ It got to Detroit too late, the pulled the blankets from his aboard. We have Jackie (Kid) troit and my parents and rel­ damage had, been done. The bunk after studying the charts. To the Editor: Beig. former world's junior wel­ atives. I got suspicious of him same day I was in Miami he They saw the ship was headed This scow—the Irvin S. Cobb terweight champion in the crew. and gave him phony names. He had called home and talked to to colder weather. Edward Robinson said he would likq to write me my father on the phone. He dis­ When the oldtimer swore that —is an old rusty Liberty that we took out of New York in Decem(Ed. Note: Due to anti-Com­ in Detroit, so I gave him a guised his voice to sound like they had returned the blankets her with a load of coal for mine. He asked for $20, telling munist precautions in Manila, phony address. when we reached warmer climmy father that he'd missed the ates two weeks later, I was in- Japan. It was supposed to be the LOG distributor has been I was still suspicious of him. about a three months trip, but ship and needed money to get unable to contact SIU ships.) clined to believe that he had Up to that time he didn't know we are now running between to Tampa. > stretched the truth a bit. Cockroaches are good sailors Manila and Yokohoma with He also sent three collect tele­ and stick with the ship. They ^ Army cargo grams asking for the money. are not fond of union ships The Army is supposed to be Naturally my father thought I where fumigation is rigidly en­ out of the Philippines by June needed the money and sent it 15, so there is quite a number along. He hadn't as yet received forced. Old seamen vow that they of Liberties on this run. my letter of warning. nal reguarly. I cannot presume The way I figure it this char­ knew America was at war as We had a bad accident while To the Editor: soon as we mortals did. How? in Manila. One of the crew- I wish to thank you ^.for the upon you kindness for regular acter got the information from He could not tell. Western Union about my name, members, a Wiper, fell off a two copies of the SEAFARERS free copies. I am official representative of address and phone number. RIGHT FLANK. HUT! stage while painting the engine LOG you forwarded me re­ I was lying in my bunk one room overhead. He landed on cently. I have with interest the French Government, Mer­ I can describe him: He is night thinking of the mess we his back on the floor plates, in­ perused both copies, but have chant Marine Department, offi­ about 24 years old, 5 feet 10 sailors wft-e in and our chances juring himself quite seriously. been unable to find any specific cer of the maritime administra­ inches, blue eyes, blond hair of coming out of it alive when I It looks like, he will spend a mention of subscription rates to tion, and your journal offers par­ and claims to know quite a bit ticular interest to m'e as a about radio and television. He heard 'a squeaking noise. I long time in the hospital in your journal. switched on the light, and there Manila. His name is Esalan, but Perhaps it is intended for maritime officer because it deals knows New Orleans pretty well. was a platoon of cockroaches do­ the fellows know him as Tony members of the SIU only. In not only with US policy on all This took place on March 26. ing close order drill on the bulk- Karabo. that case I do .not know how I mairtime affairs but also has a and I want to warn all Seafarers head. West Pointers couldn't We laid eighteen days in will be able to obtain this jour- personal policy upholding sea­ to watch out for this character. men's privileges and-rights. have marched better. Naturally Manila but were unable to pick He got about $30 out of my the light broke up the parade. up any LOGs. We would ap­ Inasmuch as I am an adminis­ folks, but he might get more out In late years, the roaches have preciate receiving LOGs for Jan., trator of the French professional of the next fellow. grown to great size, but are not Feb. and March. All the boys seamen, I take this policy very Harry D. French as fast on their feet as they are wondering about the elec­ much to heart. were in the square-rigged days. tions and about the develop­ Captain J. J. Audigou They are well fed now and are ments of late. Washington. D. C. apt to become lazy. Salt horse Incidentally, I believe this is and hard tack made them tough the only ship afloat with a for­ To the Editor: (Ed. Note: Although the gen­ Check the slop chest be­ Just a few lines to inform you eral practice is to send the and active. mer woidd champion " boxer fore your boat sails. Make Long study has convinced me that we have a radio speaker in LOG only to members of the sure that the slop chest con­ that sailing ship crews and seaour midst: Baltimore Port Agent Hold It, Please Union, persons directly con­ tains an adequate supply of boots running about had much Curly Rent?. Curly spoke over to do with the speed developed radio: station WITH on the sub­ nected with the maHtime in­ all the things you are liable by seagoing cockroaches. Latv of ject- of the Bland bill now before dustry are invited to sub­ to need. If it doew't, call the scribe. The LOG—free of cost survival, according to Darwin. Congress. Union Hall immeSiately. But, with all their . .ntelligence He did a fine job and helped —^will be mailed to you weekly.) and agility, by which ihey have to spread the word to the gen­ survived, they have been unable Biiiili eral public on the importance of •to invent the atom bomb. Al­ CHRISTMAS AT SEA this legislation. though they are leaders of the It's a darn shame that the insect world, they are definitely voters and taxpayers of our in­ secondary to man. land states do not get to hear Maybe they know too much to and understand the meaning of go ahead with the project from this bill in regards to the wel­ the. point of view of cockroach fare of all working people. The survival. TJiey may be one step people of these inland states ahead of man after all. grow and mill the grain that is Wandering Seafarer shipped in foreign bottoms. If these people were told the score, maybe their Congressmen would .HUSBAND AT SEA, have the pressure put on them WIFE REQUESTS to our -benefit. LOG FOR HOME How about the Great Lakes agents writing up some articles To the Editor: for the midwest press? - My husband and I would ap­ ' Anyway, Curly gave a good preciate it very much if you The Steward of the Irvin talk and my family and friends would put us on the mailing list of the SEAFARERS LOG. S. Cobb is caught snapping enjoyed it. We could' do with a My husband is-at sea now, and pictures of local scenery in lot more of these talks, they are I can't get a copy of the LOG. Kamaschi, Japan, a stop made all educational. Well, Brothers, here's hoping I am too far from the. Hall to by the Cobb during a recent steward A. Schiavone, right, submitted this picture of the jaunt to the Far East. Pic the Bland bill will pass so that pick up a copy each week. Zebulon Pike's yuletide decore. Ship this week completed a submitted by Edward Robin­ we may continue sailing. Mrs. L. F. Waller Jack Diamond round-the-world trip. Seafarer at left is Jerry Maher, ^B. son. ship's delegate. Brooklyn. N. Y. SS Cobb Shuttling To Japan For Army; Crewman Injured Policies Of Log Interest French Maritime Official Praises Rentz' Radio Address On Bland Bill Check It— But Good �JME S E Af 4RE RS 19 C Fridarr Apxil 22, 1349 Page Fifteen Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief GALVESTON — Chairman. Keith Alsep, 7311:: Recording SecretEury. Jeff Morrison, 34213; Reading Clerk, R. Wilburn, 34379. Minutes of meetings in other Branches read and accepted. Ag­ ent reported that shipping has been fair in past two weeks,-but that a slight dip was expected in the coming week. Negotia­ tions with the G&H Towing Company, he,said, are proceed­ ing favorably. The Union has already been successf;U_ in ob­ taining a change in some of the working rules, which was the principal demand made this year. other Branch minutes read and approved. Agent, Patrolman and Dispatcher reported on state of shipping, which continues to be poor. One ship paid off, men SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL STWDS. SHIPPED supplied to three ships in all, ENG. ; DECK officials reported. Under Good 6 29 and Welfare there was a 303 20 351 minute discussion of Union af­ 94 119 138 26 fairs. 10 8 8 Adjourned with 160 204 present. 73 74 57 16 3 9 4 X % % 30 14 6 10 SAN JUAN—Cfaairman, T. E. 20 Banning, 3038; Reading Clerk, J. 7 6 7 111 Lincoln. 35046; Recording Secre­ 35 32 44 280 tary, G. Litchfield, 44794. 132 71 77 . 132 35 47 50 New Business from minutes of 40 10 14 16 33 other Branches read and ap­ _ 6 8 19 proved. Agent made verbal re1,272 381 424 467 A&6 Shaping from Manh 23 To Apnf 6 REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. 10 17 92 108 21 28 118 102 36 22 14 22 , 10 11 36 42 59 102 81 70 -48 49 ' 15 25 16 103 20 107 25 21 12 42 111 3750 11 43 303 69 327 83 5733 *120 272 183 147 51 638 555 1,693 KEa DECK Boston Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah— Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston San Juan.... West Coast GRAND TOTAL , ... REG. ENa 480 was urged to stay sober on the ports read and accepted. Com­ job at all times and perform his munication referred to Dispatch­ job in the prescribed manner. er. Voted to allow one Brother Motion carried to refer all writ­ The Union Will benefit consider­ to shift from Stewards Depart­ ten requests from members seek­ ably from such conduct, it was ment to Deck. Secretary- Treas­ ing to be excused from meeting pointed out. Meeting adjourned urer's report read and accepted. to Dispatcher. Trial committee's at 7:55 P.M., with 112 members Patrolman - Dispatcher reported on shipping rate. Under Good report read and accepted. In in attendance. and Welfare there was ^extensive % i. view of fact that Teamsters are discussion on the transportation BALTIMORE—Chairman, Wil­ having some trouble with fink clause and the importance of cabs in Texas City, membership liam Renfz, 26445; Recording voting on the transportation is­ was advised to refuse to patron­ Secretary, G. A. Masterson, 20297; sue. Minute of silence for de­ ize them. Motion carried that Reading Clerk, A1 Stansbury, parted Brothers. Meeting ad­ any man caught riding a fink 4683. journed with 63 present. cab in Texas City should be Four men took the Oath of i. X X brought up on charges- Under Obligation. Charges read. Pre­ SAVANNAH — Chairman, W. Good and Welfare, every one vious Baltimore meeting's min­ V. GUck, 48741; Reading Clerk, utes read and accepted. Secre- M. C. Wells, 100893; Recording Secretary, J. Dxawdy. 28523. formed membership of a dispute in which the AFL Meat Cutters Union is involved and he urged all hands to help these people out in any way they can, partic­ ularly by volunteering for picket duty. The Meat Cutter's inter­ national office lias already ex­ pressed appreciation for the aid given by Seafarers so far. Three men took the Oath of Obligation. One minute of silence in mem- port which was accepted. Agent thanked members for coopera­ tion, and complimented the crew of the SS Frances for bringing in a clean ship with no beefs of any kind. He said that only major beef was on a Waterman ship, which was to be settled in New York. Shipping reported to be very good. Also pointed out that Hall had been painted. Minute of silence for departed Brothers. Possible ways to im­ prove the San Juan Hall were discussed under Good and Wel­ fare. Adjoui-ned with 86 mem­ bers present. Previous Savannah minutes ory of departed Brothers. Meet­ iCr 4. 4. read and accepted. Accepted Sec­ ing adjourned at 8:10 PM, with SIU, A&G District NEW YORK — Chairman, A. 253 members present. retary-Treasurer's financial re­ Michelet, 21184; Recording SecBALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 4* 4- i" ports and voted to post them on letary F. Stewart, 4035; Reading William Rentz, Asant Mulberry 4540 MOBILE — Chairman, L. board. Headquarters report read BOSTON 276 State St. Clerk, R. Matthews, 154. Neira; Recording Secretary, H. and accepted. Agent reported E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 » Fischer, 59; Reading Clerk, shipping fairly slow, but said Dispatcher Ri<5imond 2-0141 Motion carried to accept re­ report that there might be an upturn James CarrolL 14,. GALVESTON 306'/,—23rd St. tary-Treasuror's financial port of delegation to SIU's Keith AIMP. A«mt Phone 2-8448 read and accepted. Minutes of as three ships were due to pay­ fourth biennial convention. MOBU-E L South Lawrence St. other Branch meetings read and off. Agent's report accepted. Min­ Minutes of meeting in other Agent reported improved ship­ Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 accepted. Reports of the follow­ utes of other Branches were read Branches accepted as read. Mo­ NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. tion carried to accept Agent's re­ ping and expressed hope that it E. Shappard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 ing were accepted: Port Agent; and all were accepted. One min­ would continue. He cited the NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Deck, Engine and Steward Pa­ ute of sUenee for departed Bro­ port. Communications read and Robin Trent as the port's "ship Joa Algijia, Agent HAnover 2-2784 trolmen; Dispatcher, and Hospi­ thers. Two men were Obligated. acted upon. Trial committee re­ of the week," which came in NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. tal Committee. Motion carried to Adjourned at 7:35 with 121 pres­ ported. Secretary-Treasurer's re­ Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 ports were approved after they with a tip-top crew. SecretaryPHtLAOELPHIA 337 Market St, table proposal calling for piosting ent. were i-ead to- the membership. Treasurer's and Headquarters re­ Ji. Sheehan, Agent Market 7-1635 of registration shipping list. Un­ s. t Meeting voted to adjourn at 8:10 ports read and accepted. Minutes SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. der Good and Welfare several BOSTON—Chairman, T. Flem­ Frenchy Michelet, Agent Douglas 2-5475 members took deck to discuss with 250 members in attendance. of previous meetings in other ing. 30821; Recording Secretary, SAN jyAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon ports read and accepted. Patrol­ 4 4. L. Craddock, Agent San Juan 2-8996 Union-won conditions. They urg­ J. Sweeney, 1530; Reading Clerk, men's and Dispatcher's reports NORFOLK — Chairman, J. S. SAVANNAH 2 Abcraorai St. ed wider acceptance of jobs on E. B. Tilley, 75. accepted. One minute of silence White, 56; Recording Secretary, Jim Drawdy, Agent Phone 3-1728 Ore ships. Meeting adjourned at in memory of departed Brothers. TACOMA 1519 Paciftc St. 8:15 P.M., with 225 members New Business of all Branch Ben Rees, 95; Reading Clerk, J. Charges read. Oath of Obliga­ Broadway 0484 minutes were read and accepted. A. Bullock. 4747. present. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. tion administered to two mem­ Headquarters and Secretary; ir Ik Ray White, Agent Phone M-1323 Norfolk minutes heard and ap­ bers. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 WILMINGTON, CaUL, 227 4 Avalon Blvd. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. Treasurer's reports were read proved. New Business only of PM, with 917 members present. Terminal 4i.2874 D. C. HaU, 43372; Recording and accepted. Agent made verbal HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. Secretary, W. Gardner, 42941; report which was accepted, as SECRETARY-TREASURER Reading Clerk. Larry While, Paul Hair DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION 2716. SIfl HflUS Lindsey WilUanu ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Jose|A Volpian Get To Branch Meetings On Time Minutes of previous meetings By PAUL GONSORCHIK on other Branches read and ac­ As often as it has been stress­ on time. Ninety-nine percent of cepted. Port Agent stated that were the reports of the Patrol­ ed, it is necessary to point out the membership gets there on job of getting new quarters in man and the Dispatcher. M. again to the membership the im­ the hour, and those who arrive SUP shape would be completed by Buckley, V. Carlson and G. Rus­ portance of arriving at member­ late should be penalized for in­ HONOLULU 16 Msrchant St. Tuesday or Wednesday. Painting sell were elected from the floor ship meetings on time. Regular conveniencing the others. Phone 5-8777 of the two floors is being done to serve as a Ballotting Commit­ PORTLAND........Ill W. Burnsida St. meetings are held in New York To be on the safe side start Beacon 4336 by a contractor, who is doing a tee. The committee later report­ «very other Wednesday at the early and get there a few min­ fine job of it, Agent reported. ed, and their report was approv­ RICHMOND. CaUt 257 5th St. Roosevelt Auditorium, 100 East utes ahead of time, instead of Phone 2599 Second floor will house offices ed. Minute of silence for depart­ showing up just before the meet­ SAN FRANCISCO. 59 Clay St. and Dispatcher's room. Recrea­ ed Brothers. Extensive discussion 17th Street at 7 P.M. Douglas 2-8363 In order to get under way and ing adjourns. A sad story of a tion room will cover entire third under Good and Welfare. Meet­ SEATTLE.. 66 Seneca St. dispose of the multitude of busi­ subway breakdown or a flat tire Main 0290 floor. Communications read and ing adjourned with 85 present. ness which needs membership won't do you much good. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. acted upon. Motion carried to 4. 4 4. attention, a rule has been adopt­ While on the subject of co­ Terminal 4-3131 donate $10 to aid crippled chil­ NEW ORLEANS—-Chairman, dren. Secretary-Treasurer's fin­ Jack Parker, 27S33; Recording ed whereby registration cards operation with the Union, all Canadian District ancial report read and accepted. Secretary, Bill Fredericks, 94; will not be stamped after 7:30. Brothers are urged to lend a Members who arrive after that hand when asked to volunteer Headquarters. .512 McGill St., Montreal Building Committee's report ac­ Reading Clerk, Back Stephens, hour will be out of Idck. for a Union project or beef. MONTREAL... ^.1227 PhUips Square cepted. Motion carried to refer 78. These matters that come before Plateau 6700—Marquette 5909 excuses for not attending meet­ At every meeting several late­ PORT ARTHUR. .'...63 Cumberland St. The following were accepted comers ask the Dispatcher to the membership require the full ing to Dispatcher. Phone North 1229 as read: New Orleans financial stamp their cards, but the only participation of the members on 4> 4> 4> PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. the beach. If the Union is to ' Phone: 8591 TAMPA — Chairman, R, H. report, Secretary-Treasurer's re­ (XMJU-se available to these Bro­ continue to be successful in its TORONTO .IHA-Jarvie St. Hall, 26080; Reading Clerk, S. port, and minutes of other thers is to show up at the Hall battles for better conditions and Elgin 57ie BraiKih meetings. Agent reported the next morning for a new VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Kasmirsky, 23589: Recording Sec­ job security, every member must on high spots of SIU's fourth shipping card. Empire 4631 retary, N. Ellis, 16. do his part. biennial convention. He also re­ With meetings coming only VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. The job cannot be thrown on ported on the status of shipping No minutes of previous meet­ every two weeks, it is not ask­ Pacific 7824 the backs of a few Brothers. ing. New Business only of .other in this port. The Agent ining too much that the men be »..n —; �T H E S E A^F A k E R S 16 ^ Page Sixteen CTMA Attempt To Halt Count Of CS.Ballots Thrown Out Of Court NEW. YORK, April 22—As the LOG went to press, word was received that counting of the ballots cast in the Cities Service collective bar­ gaining election will begin at 1 P.M. today in the NLRB's regional office here. A temporary injunction against New^ York NLRB Director Charles T. Douds, halting the counting of ballots in the Cities Service election, was set aside this week by Federal Judge Simon Rifkin and the way clear­ ed for immediate tallying of the votes cast by crewmembers of nine Cities Service ships. Count­ ing of the ballots is expected to begin shortly. The injunction—one more in a long series of delaying actions against the SIU—^was granted by Federal Judge Samuel Kaufman en April 15, upon the petition of 12 Cities Service Tankermen's Association members, who claim­ ed they had received no notice of the election and that balloting bad been improperly conducted. The CTMA men, in addition to the injunction, also asked the court to throw out the entire election. • In dismissing the writ Judge Rifkin stated that Federal Dis­ trict courts had no jurisdiction in such matters and the .com­ plaints of the men should prop­ erly be addressed to the NLRB. SUPPPORTS DECISIONS The decision was in line with the position taken by Federal Judge John W. Clancy in djsmissing an injunction granted to the Cities Service Company in February. Judge Clancy stated at that time that the counting of the ballots involved no damage to the company and that they should rely on NLRB machinery for presentation of grievances. The twist employed in gaining ttie injunction dismissed this week was to make it appear that CS employees and not the com­ pany were taking action against the NLRB. Judge Rifkin, how­ ever, ruled that regardless «who was bringing the action about the Federal District court had no jui'isdiction in the matter. The list of twelve men who brought about the temporary in­ junction was headed by David Furman, exposed in the SEA­ FARERS LOG as a Cities Serv­ ice front man and principal or­ ganizer for CTMA. PAST MANEUVERS After exhausting its string of delaying tactics before the NLRB without success. Cities Service took resort to the Q^ourts on Feb­ ruary 22, where it obtained an injunction which halted the vot­ ing and called for impounding Of the ballots. The ban on vot­ ing was lifted a few days later and the ballots were freed from impounding on March 7 by Judge Clancy's order. Outside of the coiurts the com­ pany resorted to harrassing tac­ tics during the conduct of the election. Attempts by the NLRB to poll rricifvy. April 22, 1949 TMs is tiieonly thijib Keepiti^ymi alive/' the ci-ews aboard the ships—a custpmary procedure — were de­ nied by the company, making necessary the voting of all crews outside the pier gates. The first ship to be balloted was the Fort Hoskins, tied up at Port Socony, Staten Island, New Yoi-k. Men seeking to vote had to leave the confines of the dock and cast their ballots in the pouring rain. On the Winter Hill, Bents Fort, Royal Oak, Bradford Island, and Archers Hope the crews were forced to leave their ships to vote. Stay Aboard Ship All pro-Union men aboard Cities Service Oil Company ships are urged to remain on their vessels until they win the protection of an SIU contract. The company is making every effort to re­ place men with known prounion leanings. The count­ ing of the Cities Service sea­ men's ballots, soon to take place, is a step nearer the day when Cities Service seamen can throw off the yoke of company domination. Stay on the ships until the fight is won. Aki^lks Are Found h All Groups By JOSEPH I. FLYNN Any discussion as to whether seamen are the worst drinkers, would lead us nowhere and, to save time and come right to the point, the answer is no. This dubious honor has been claimed by lumberjacks, paint­ ers, railroad-workers, newspaper­ men, oil workers, engineers (The Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech"), and naturally, seamen. And, believe it or not, a bar­ ber told me that there are more drunks in his profession than any other. The reasons, in all probability, that a particular group claims such a negative honor—and it's usually claimed by the alcoholic of the group—are first, as a com­ pensation. If we can't do like the rest, it's because we're dif­ ferent and here you will get the various reasons. With painters, it would be that the lead in the paint effects their^ lungs and whiskey helps avoid these effects. With newspapermen, the hours they keep and pressure they're under keeps them tense. With the lumberjack and the seamen, it could be they're making up for lost time, once back in a social stratum. So with all groups, reasons can always be found by the in­ dividuals of said groups. It'« a matter of blaming the group as a whole for the behavior of the person concerned. Secondly, drinking customs are over-glamorized—many associate drinking with good fellowship, sportsmanship, freedom, matur­ ity, and goodwill. Thirdly, is the idea that a strong man—a he-man, a real guy—drinks and holds his liq­ uor, and that a person's virility is the measure of the quantity he can take. Although such generalizations give us food for thought, they are wrong, and serve as excuses for the problem drinker to con­ tinue his down-hill path. The first is a compensation for an inferiority, a weakness and, as mentioned, it's the al­ coholic who is blaming the group for his predicament in so­ ciety and trying to gain sup­ port for his inability to control his drinking. The second is a misunderstand­ ing of the drinking gustoms pass­ ed down to us. For, although they can be traced back and are based on such ideas as those mentioned, these customs were always controlled by tribal ta­ boos which set aside certain times and occasions for drinking. Today there are no restraining taboos. Each individual is free tb cho-ose his own rules, and the alcoholic generally takes advan­ tage of the ones that best serve his own convenience and ego. The third, the amount an in­ dividual can drink has nothing to do with .his manhood or strength. The alcoholic in his early stages is usually the one who drinks others under the table, . for his ' experience and practice have built up a toler­ ance to large quantities. While the infrequent drinker, having no such tolerance, soon feels the effects that alcohol has on his system. If we have now decided that no one occupation has a mon­ It was further found that, in opoly on drinking, the questiorr the Indian culture, the tribes had of nationality may come up. The many taboos pointed at restric­ Irish are noted for their wild tion of hostility to set times. In drinking. It's forbidden by law the wars between tribes^ the to sell liquor to the American capturing of enemy tribesmen Indians, while among the Jews was a time when the tribe as a we find a very low percentage whole took part in ceremonies of torture venting pent-up hos­ of alcoholism. tility on their unfortunate vic­ There has been found no dif­ ference in the physical make­ tims. up of any nationality or race, so These occasions were control­ it's not that one has a weaker led affairs, involving many ta­ physical resistance to alcohol boos and customs. Alcohol ef­ than another. But, in studying fects the control centers of the the social and cultural patterns brain and here we see the In­ of various groups, sorhe helpful dian, with no restrictions on his behavior, letting himself go, re­ information was gathered. With the Irish, drink played | verting to venting his emotions a very irnportant part in all their and hostilities on those about social relationships. Also it was him. / The Jewish people have- very found that horseplay and fight­ ing was an accepted part of strong religious customs in which drink plays an important part. these customs. The attachment the Jew has to Here drink acted as an out­ let for the pgnt-up emotions of his religious ideals holds him' an imaginative , and sensitive back from abusing the privilege people, whose lives were re­ on other occasions. The Jewish people, as a group, stricted by religious views and have always been strongly cen­ repressed by England. The Irish, like most other im­ sored and any abnormal behav­ migrants, on first coming to this ior wouW make the precarious, country stuck.close together dnd position they hold that much. , kept their customs. The second more misunderstood. It can be agreed that environ­ and third generation, although not keeping the customs, still mental factors play an import­ have the attributes. It's believed ant part in, the making of an by many that there is something alcoholic, but to continue to pre­ queer about the Irishman who sume that environment or na­ tionality or any other one factor does not drink. is the determining one, is false. The studies made of the Am­ Alcoholics can be found among erican Indian found that certain tribal laws restricted the drink­ all groups—rich, poor, plumbers, ing of spirits—probably ferment­ priests, lawyers, salesmen and ed fruits or vegetables, discover­ seamen. 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Title A name given to the resource April 22, 1949 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XI, No. 15 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES CANADIAN SEAMEN FLOCKING TO SIU CANADIAN DISTRICT 'CANADA,TOO,WILL BE SIU SAY SEAMEN,GLAD TO GER RID OF COMMIE-DOMINATED CSU CSU GOONS FAIL TO HALT CANADIAN SEAFARERS CANADIAN SEAMEN TURNING TO SEAFARERS KEEP HANDS OFF BEEF,SIU TELLS COMMIES SHIPPING SPURT AND STRIKE AID KEEP 'EM BUSY IN NEW ORLEANS MOBILLE SHIPPING PICKS UP A POOR START NEW YORK SHIPPING AT BEST MARK IN WEEKS UNEXPECTED SHIPPING BOOST CONGRESS PASSES 50 PERCENT ECA BILL FOREIGN WELFARE PLANS PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS SIU CANADIAN DISTRICT AIRS THE FACTD TO SEAMEN,PUBLIC CSU SOUGHT TO DISRUPT CANADIANSHIPPING LIES TO OWN MEMBERSHIP AND GOON TACTICS OF COMMIE CSU OFFICALS PROVE END'S NEAR CSU TRESURY EMPTY AFTER TWO WEEKS;QUESTION;WHAT BECAME OF STRIKE FUNDS? SEVEN MAJOR CSU ERRORS SPELL FAILURE DISABLED ROBIN KETTERING PERILED BY SHIFT OF CARGO DURING NORTH ATLANTIC GALE STEEL AGERS SQUARE AWAY FOR SMOOTH TRIP BLACKBALL GIVEN BROOKLYN LAUNDRY BY TRENT SEAMEN KATHRYN MEN VOTE CREW INQUIRIES IN SHIP FIRINGS CTMA ATTEMPT TO HALT COUNT OF CS BALLOTS THROWN OUT OF COURT ALCOHOLICS ARE FOUND IN ALL GROUPS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/22/1949 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1949 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/25f645a41c2b23c84a980ffa74e69a5a.PDF 683de52d923caa4e25f4f97d5012d648 PDF Text Text ~. SEAl'ARBRS-~a . .. -LOG .' , ' / • ' . OFFICIAL Oll&.AN OP THI! Sl!Aj:AUltS . Volume XXll ' No. 9 - .., . UNION. ATLANT.IC . . . . INTEltNA1'10NAL . ·--------~~ AHO 6U1F DIS.TltlCT. AFL-CIO. - April 22, 1960 SIU-MCS Wins Crucial Case: JIMMY ·HOFFA AND LANDRUM-GRIFFINJimmy ,Hoffa, president . of the Teams.t ers Union, has used anti-labo-r laws against , . legitimate union - contracts · ~espite his avowed opposi·h on to such laws. He. has also ·tied in with Harry ; Bridges, numb_e r one enemy .... ~f the SIUNA. SEE PAGES 3 ll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page I I Egypt Ship Tied Up In BlaCl<list Beef SIU, ILA FIGHT BLACKLIST OF US MARITIME . . Pointing up that "Freedom Of The Seas Is A Two-Way Street," SIU picket before Egyptian-flag Cleopatra does h.is bit to_!ceep ship tied to the dock as picketing entered its second week. Ship was tied up in New York by joint SIU-ILA .action in protest against black.. listing o~ Arne~ican-flag ships by Egypt. The blacklist-- has undoubtedly deprived ·many Seafarers and other American _seamen of job opportunities because American-flag ships ' have been blocked from bidding on cargo ·runs into Arab ports. The pickets are also .- _protestin&' against mistreatment of SIU crews on several occasions• in· Egypt, including . denial of shore leave. Efforts of the ship's . owners-to e.n join the picketing have thus far " '• beeii.· ··u,nsucces~ful in US Fed~~al Court. · (Stori~ · o~ page 2.) ·' �THE t·SSUES IN Seaf~rer . ptc;_l~ ~ ~Arcurfancl Lo@ Di Angelo poce in front of · Egypti~ ship Cleopatf~'s docl a~ Egyptian consul (center) and aide leave vessel. - THE BLACKLIST Here In brief are the reasons for the SIU-ILA picketline action apinst ~e Cleopatra: • A eonsiderable · nmnb.e r of American-fla&" ships have beten blacklisted by EDP& and other Arab nations. These are ships which at one time or another had put In at- an Israeli port. This blacklisi is in violation of international faw. ~ • These ships cannot carry any farm surplus cargoes to Arab natU»u, or in the caie of tankers, pick up oil at an Arab port. The result is loss of employment for American seamen. • In addition, in receqt months erewmembers of several SIU-manned sblpe have been deprived of shore leave and etherwi5e mistreated In Egyp- , Uan ports. . _ • The US Government bu thus far done nothing to resolve the · prob~m • . ~onseqaent[7, tlie only recourse left was trade union action on the picket line. For fall details, 1iee stories on this page. · Union·Seeks �. - SE.4P ..tRERS 'Loe .Raps Runaways Hoffa J·oins With ' . . Btidges, SIU Foe MCS Win·s 8-1 Decision On Union Piclc.eting· Rights \VASHINGTON - The US Su-.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-­ preme Court has, in effect, given the internal economy of the ship, result, the US merchant marine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ _., a green light to American maritime but rather were interested in pre- was being undermined and seajob opportunities for them- men's jobs were being lost. SAN . FRANCISCO-Under the insttuctions ~f Teamster union activities against runaway 8erving The operators of the ship se-· selves in this country." This, the T R H ff i1· · · · · flag vessels. It ruled on Monday, Pres1·den t ··.,ames · . o a, an a iance has been formed be- April 18 by Jln eight to one deci- cour t said, was a different issue cured an . injunction in Federal . ~ween the T~amsters• Western Conference and Harry sion that Federal courts . cannot than the Riviera case, where the District Court against the union and, on appeal, the injunction was Bridges. The alliance takes enjoin maritime union picketing SIU Pacific District was ·penalized for picketing a runaway-flag ship upheld in the Ninth Circuit Court the form of a joint committee recent National Labor Relations of runaways in us ports. of appeals. ' _ Board among drivers of the ValenThe Supreme Court ruling up· on behalf of the ship's crew.. ._, The District Court had reasoned The MCS had picketed the .w hich apparently ·will work cia-Baxt trucking company. held an appeal by the SIU-affiliated that the case did not involve a together . on orga~izlng . . matters, The SIU won the vote by a count Marine Cooks and Stewards Union Nikolos in Tacoma, Washington, fabor dispute within the meaning _ in 1957, protesting the fact that . contract items and others. of 106 to. 64, after which Hoffa ran arising out of the 1957 picketing runaway ships ·were capturing the of the •LaGuardia-Norris Act, deBridges, of course, has long lbeen to .the regional NLRB charging "in: of . the Liberian-registered SS majority of US bulk cargo trade claring there was no dispute · be• timidation ·and terrorism." Nikolos . . But more important than the number one enemy of the SIU SIUNA President Paul Hall, that is .the apparent significance through unfair competition via low tween the foreign seamen em• (Continued on page 15) of NA, and has several times at- speaking at the International the ruling has on union actions ~ages and no tax payments. As a tempted to raid SIUNA jurisdic- Union of Operating Engineers con- against runaway {Jags. On the face tion. He was the sparkplug of the vention in J14iami, characterized of it, the ruling would appear to now-defunct . Communist-dominated Hoffa as a "notorious fink and give the sea unions a~ free hand National Union of Marine Co.oks whistle blower" as a result of his to engage in peaceful picketing and Stewards and its successor, behavior in these two situations. against runaways in US ports. ongshore Local 100, which unHall's statement answered a pro- - The decision was haile!J by successfully fought the drive . by posal for a conference of transpor- SIUNA President ·Pauf Half who the SIU Pacific District tci bring tation unions. H;e. ruled. out SIU declared: The Marine Cooks and With A&G Seafarers and licensed crewmembers of the ships' steward departments into a membership ·in such a group as Stewards Union has won a tremen· non-.Communist uni.on, the present long as Hoffa is Teamster presi- dous victory for all American sea- Alcoa fleet having taken the deep-sea dry cargo safety Marine Cooks and Stewards of the dent. · men in the fight to preserve sea- championship, Great Lakes Seafarers have done the same SIU Pacific District. The SIU has been . activ.e ih the men's jabs and to save the Ameri- on the Lakes and Inl'and+------------Subsequently, Bridges has, on trucking. field in Puerto Rico for can-flag merchant marine. Thanks Waterways contest. The SIU- competed with the crews of some several occasions, raided the juris- several years, as . a result of being to the MCS all American seamen contracted Wyandotte Trans- 200 fresh water ships. dictions of various SIUNA affili- a. majot. factor in th~ island's labo.r will benefit as they will be able portation Company, a Great Lakes The SIU Great Lakes Distrfct ates, including tuna fishermen on movement through its position in to utilize full trade union rights District fleet, won the title · by hailed the · performance of · the the \Vest Coast. the maritime field. The maritime against the runaways. The MCS virtue of a perfect score in 1959 Wyandotte crew and called for industry is one of thP . biggest in success serves notice on the own· -not a single lost time injury. joint union-management action on / d th A ,Hoffa alliance with Bridges th e c ommonweaIth a..i e mos t ers of runaway shipping that they shipboard safety on the Lakes ~uch Crewmembers from the four will do little to change a famJliar highly-organized. will no longer be able to .. defy as exists in the deep sea SIU safe\Vest Coast scene. There is a deep- • The Teamsters have been seek- seamen and their unions . . Th~ ships of the Wyandotte fteet work- ty program, as the avenue for. fured ·more than one-million accidentrooted resentment on the West ing to assume jurisdiction over the MCS has earn·e d the wholehearted ther reduction in accidents. Coast for the Hoffa kind. trucking membership of the SIU congratulations· of the organized free hours in ·1959 to win the top The announcement of the IL\VU- Puet'lo Rican division, but follow- seamen's, movement here in the safety honor in the Marine Section's contest under the National Teamster link-up followed on the ing their expulsion from the AFL- States ·and abroad." heels of the election defeat admin- CIO, ·the SIU was instructed by In the majority ·decision the Safety Council. At presentation ceremonies on istered by the SIU Puerto Rican the Federation to retain this juris- court noted that "the union memDistrict to the 'J'eamsters in the diction. hers here were not interested in Tuesday, April 19, in New York, the Marine Section formally pre· sented officers of the Alcoa. Steam. ship Company with a deep sea first B~s., · ay prize plaqu.e. it was the second ' . . year in a ,row in which the Alcoa fleet took top honors in the national contest after finishing in the second spot in 1957. Alcoa won I " ' with a score of · 1.62 which is beVoting on the proposed revisions lieved to be . the lowest incidence to the SIU A&G District Constitu• of accidents ever recorded in the tion continues briskly, and with dry cargo category. six days to 'go more than 3,300 The safety contest scores are votes liave been cast on the issue. based 011 a formula of the · amount The voting was authorized at a of work time lost due to accidents headquarters meeting on March 2 against the total man hours and outport meetings on March worked. In the case of ships, al- 16 is running from March 31 to lowances are made for the fact April 29 inclusive. The vote · is that crewmembers are aboard 24 expected to mount, as many ships hours a day, as ·c ompared to the ar.~ due in for payoff this week. eight-hour daily units of work in In order to amend the constituin shoreside plants. ' tion a two-thirds majority in a ~ · In addition to Alcoa's apparent secret ballot referendum is needed. record score, the over-all perform- The six man committee that made ·ance of all ships in the contest the proposed revisions noted that stood at 5.12 compared to 5.89 last they· were made · because of the year and 7.30 in 1957, a consistent new Landrum-Grifftin Act and to improvement in shipboard safety. a·ccommodate certain structural In winning the Great Lakes and changes being made in the Union. inlan~ \\Taters title, \Vyandotte Under the new or ganizational plan, the_ Union will be able to better coordinate .the activities of .its various divisions such as the April 22, 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 9 Marine Alliea Workers Division, the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, and the Puerto Rican Division. • The results of the voting will PAUL HALL, SeCTetary-T-.easu·r er HEftBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA- not be known till all the votes are MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, in and tabulated, but the· number AL MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLES of votes in, at the two thirds mat·k BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. in the period, 'is as follows: .BILL .MooQ.Y, Gulf Area Representative: Boston, 69; New York, 998; P hiladelphia, 150; Baltimore. 386; Norfolk, 36; Jacksonville, 49; Miami, 26; Mobile, 361; New Orleans, 494; Houston, 304; WHmJngton, 89; San Francisco, 129; Seattle, 118; San Juan CPR>, 138; for a total of 3,337 votes cast. Lale.es SIU C~mpany 'Perfect' On rSafety - By Constitution Voting Ends Next Friday Plane And Eventually, By Ship SEAFARERS LOG �. ,·- ~ - ~~ ,-~...... ,. -------·. SEifABERS~ -----~ ROTARY SllPPING BOAID \ 0 March 30 Throug~ .April 1·2 As the temperature rose last period; shipping moved .fn tbe opposite direction. A total of 3,880 "A" and ..B" men we~ registered on the ~beach at the end . of ~his period as com.pared to 2,765 for the ,tast · perio~. / • This resulted fro~ a total of 872 me~ shipped against last periods total of 1,254, a drop ·of soil'le .382 ~en. " As -can be expected, ship activity w~s also slow with 177 payoffs, . . tr . d.. ·~ d 251 1ast . oer10 . d : a d ec1·me of s1gn-ons an d. m~ . ans1"t.s th" "- is pent> . 74 ship visits. - The records show that there were -46 payoffs, 23 signons and 108 ships in transit this period as contrasted to 74 payoff~, 36 sign-ons and 141 in-transits· for the previous one. . . . · Jacksonville apd ·Miami had ~b <payoffs, and Norfolk, 'Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile and Wilmington·- had no sign.:ons. New York led in • the vessel servicing department with 36, followed by Baltimore and New Orleans with-24 each. Miami was at the bottom of the ·1adde.r with only 5. Sharp drops in shipping were recorded in every port except Boston, <. -.. - :, . , which stayed even and Miami which 'gained one. . Baltimore dropped 189· men to- lead· the parade; and following in li~e were Houston, .New Orleans, New Y~rk and Philadelphla. This peri~d ·31~ men shipped in deck, 312 m~n !!hippe4 in tl~e black gang ~nd 245 men shipped in t~e steward departmept. The figures for ·r egistration 'this ·period are: 422 men in deck, 853 in- the engine department and 313 in the stew~d - department. A total of 1,088 "A" and' "B . " men - reg.i s t ere · d t'"'; . · d. . 1µS per10 . Ports with less than 100 "A" and jjB,. men registered on the beach were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, .Jacksonville, "Miami and Wilming- Pq Srt• .I• ~· OHS- O•• Trau. TOTAL loltoa • • • • • • .2 New Y~rk • • • • 13 tlladelphla • ! • : ~ 1 4 4 7 19 36 J~ 5 17 I , 5 : ltf••'- • · •• • Norfolk • • · •••• • _ 2 JackiHvllle Miami • • . . • • ..... Mobile ••..••• 6 -ton. New O;feali •'• 5 2 . 11 The following is the ·outlook for the next. ~rfod port by· ~rt: HHltoa " • • •• • 2 4 2 7 Bos t on, s Iow • • • N ew y ork. , s h ouId p i ck up • •· • Philad e lp'"'a f"ir Wllml!Hjtoa • • • .I2 UJI , ., • • • Sa F 2 3 Baltimore, fair .... Norfolk, better ••• Jacklonville, fair ••• Miami, ·s.:.,~•RC1 6 1 2 .s low • ,• • Mobile, good ••• New. Orleans, not .too good ••• Bouton, • • · · ·.:.:_ _ _ steady • • . Wilmlncton, slow ••• Saia Francisco, should be better • • • total• •••• : • • 46' 23 1OI Seatlle, s!!ould pick up. ~: _ 7 1'7 I 11 · 24 1 "0·• t 1 7 9 177 -· .. . I _DECK· .DEPARTMENT I Registered -&LASS' A Registered CLASS' 8 i" Port lOTALS 2 22 12 4 _3 -2 , 3 ALL 1 7· -1- - 10 . 37 14 '13 2 4 4 8 29 . 8 49 5 1 ; 2 3· ALL 1 1 1 2 _l 6 8 16 16 2 4 6 2 7 11 18 4 ~. 5 12 3 11 32 3 17 37 8 4 6 7 5 1 3 4 . 1 90 1s2 48 . -G~R-----=o=u=p_ _......... ,_G_R~ O~ u=p-..,,.·-- GROUP . . . Boston ... ....•••••••• - Ne~ York .. ..••..•••. Phlladelphia .....••••. 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Mobile ..... ....•.••.. 1 6 ., 1 · New Orleans .....•••.. 9 20 5 34 Houston ~ . .... .••..•••. 6 34 2 4,2' Wilmington . .....••... 8 } 9' San Francisco ... . •.... 2 a 3 u Seattle - .. . ......... . 9 1 10 TOTALS 35 190 26 I 251 ' t ~: : ~~ ------ ----- GROUP , 1 - - 2 26 3 ;.. - GROUP 2 . - - - 1 ·4 ~, ..,,. - .. 241 GROUP _ _ . - GROUP 1 1 2 . 3 ALL 1 Boston . . . . ·.......... . New York-. ........... 21 _9 · 32 Philadelphia.. . . . • • • . . . 4 Baltimore. . . . . • • • • • • • 15 8 .Norfolk . . . ••••. ••• 3 3 · Jacksonville. . . • • • . • • • 5 3 .1 Miami ......••••••••• . 1 Mobile . .............. 6 10 New Orleans.......... 3 2 30 Houstod . .. ........... 15 3- 17 1 · ' 1 . 3 Wilmington ... .. ~ •••• " San Francisco .•' . • • • • . . 2 4 6 Seattle . .... ..... · · • · 4 3 ·10TAU · -H 32 128 2 3 3 1 12 1 - 1 -_ 62 - ~ 1~· ~~1 ~ 1 1 141 1 9, 1 7 .2 2 1 16 3G 35 5 12 , ; : ' 4 zr ~ ·~ L 2 . 3 ALL · ~ 1 . 3 - 31 i 2I 5 2 2 11 . ~LASS 8 '•. ,GLASS A J . 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' GLAS_$ 8 CLASS A Reglsfere,d ),.--, II .. 3 ' 691 48 .. ·s;- s. · -----=---h ·- · 2 19 2 1 .. ....... - 1 1 12 48 ·}. ' ~ ._a· io �. . Vessel �· c;!!!!!tpo~;f~~e ~~~!~!d~!~!~~-11-....;._IN~QU_IR_IN__G._SE_AF_B_·E___R_·I tinued to unload their hea\ry artillery on the railroads last week. Their testimony before QUESTION: When yo.u 're overseas, clo you eat 11hore7 If 10, a House transport~ti?n subcommit.tee echoed weeks of denunciation of railroad Int~rstate what type of food do yo.u prefer? Commerce Comm1ss1on prace tices designed to d~stroy .com- fled that for - ~O years· the ral - petition from Independent oper- James B. Elliott, eook: Yes-I WIWam Bate1t eleetrlelan: In peting modes of transporta- roads have been trying to control ators and then be free to control have tried . many Japanese dlShes, South America I discovered that tion. the water carrier industry. H~ the tr~nsportatlon business. _ A similar position ha~ been their drive and join with the barge taken by the remaining coastwise lines in establishing joint ·rates and intercoastal 'Yater carriers in and services. The barge lines have previous testimony on the subject long sought to coordinate rates of railroad rate-making: They too and services, but the railroads called fo;r the railroads to cooperhave always refused. ate in setting up Joint services · He charged that the pend~ng with shipping ·rather than attempt legi~lation "would ulthnately lead to destroy ship operations. to the destru_ction of our industry" The head of the American Truckand Clllled on the railroads to obey Ing Association; as well as witthe law and court orders. nesses representing individual Once a railroad got .hoJd of a trucking compa~ies also stated obbarge line, he warned, it wojild jections to railroads o~ning comuse it to destroy ··barge line com- peting forms -:..of transportation. · If the weight of the evidence called on the railroads to give up . ~ounted, the ICC and the railroads would both be. buried by now, as for weeks on end a paraae of witnesses from all segments of the transpoi;tation ind~try, including . eoastwise and intercoastal ship operators, have repeated the same story of the railroads' drive for a transportation monopqly. · The particular target of the current hearings is a bill which would give the railroads the ri'ght to purchase competing water carriers. Spokesmen at last week's hearlngs opposing the bill included r~presentatives of the Inla~d Waterways Common Carriers Association, which ls a group ·of barge line operators,. and the American Trucking Corporation. The barge line supoke•m: te•tl· and found that I prefer sukiyaki. Another ~gastronomlcal adventure for me ls partakIng of sweet- and so u r spar~ribs. Japagese - style. They dlce the '& meat after . removing it from the b9ne and simmer it in a delicious, pungent sauce. Of course, the way those folks prepare their vegetables is superb. . ;\:. t t Franels 'McGarry, bosun: I have a craving for ~pfcy foods and therefore regularly dine on curry and rice when I hit ports in India. SIU sch.0Iars · h• St'"ude1nt Wins·Academic Honors ~:'\tfi-:1~~ ~p Office n1on En-route to a degree in Business Administration, Robert G. ~!rbs~e=~apa:: le: t I Hauser, son of Seafarer Edgar Hauser, has ·scored an enviable . • record at the Uniyers.it,Y of Connecticut .•on his $6,000. fourPIC e s n year SIU scholarship awarq. . HarborHauser expects to graduate Ny in June with a Bachelor of stAnding life insurance student who plans a career ·in ins9rance." Science d egree In ·Bus lb ess Ad mm· Hauser has also · been elected to istration. He Intends to go into the the national honor society, Beta insuranc~ field, and on April 6, was G~mma Sigma, which . is roughly equivalent to 8 Phi Beta Kappa honor in the arts and sciences· Demanding a contract for the office employees of the New York Shipping Association, members of Office Employees Union Local 153 picketed the piers in New York ~arbor yesterday, effectively haltIng work on. alL ships. The International Longshoremen's Association membership refused to cross the picket Jines which were set up just before the morning job call. . The New York Shipping Associ~ ation employs 90 workers at its headquarters whom the office union ·is seeking to represent. The Robert (left) and Edgar Hauser _ Association represents stevedoring · •. firms in New York harbor. awarded the Howard V. Krick The picketing took place both. in scholar.ship by the Connecticut New York proper and on the Jer~ State Life Uilderwrltel'!I As~ociasey side of the river. . tion. The award goes to "an out- pffiee .. field. · He plans to go .to work for the Connecticut General Life Insuranc,e Company In June as a life insuranc~ agent. "These thUigs have · been made possible," he wrote, "by the 'tremendous ·assistance I received from tbe SIU scholarship. To the men of your Union I ·owe my , undying vote of gratitude." .. · Hauser's fatber, Seafarer Edgar Hauser, sails ~s electriclal\ on SIU ships. Is The Extenslotl ·coPcl· ... . . .. ~ ·, Sometimes, while attending to major safety problems such qs the conditions of gangways, ladders and similar items, · it's· easy· to overlook the little things that can also lead to grief. Extension· cords for port· able electric tools often become frayed from repeated use, yet qre seldom Te• newed. , A fe~ ·cents worth _of wiring and a few minutes time are all that is needed to . prevent a possibly fat~l-4cc·ident. I ., ·' ·I ,.. - - - - - - - - - - • ...- - -- - - • their steaks leave little to be deafred. Pan-fried and surrounded w I th mushroom caps,_ they're un• beatable. I have ~P' never tasted slml• Y:.• , Iar meat that . . comp.ared w i t h • ibis I sampled. , in Brazil. as far as price is concerned, It's highly inexpensive. Another favorite of mine is South American shrimp in rice-which it similar to shrimp creole. ;\:. t •~ Joe Bruch, meuman: Yes, and one' of my favorite c·ulinary haunts is Fraccarlo's in Capetown, where one is treated to. An9 :::F=~~t~:~ ::::i~s ~i:::!~~ ' th:f like tarts deep ~i~ ";; from the lobster, . fried. _ Also, I go -'~ '"'l;,,;~··,;.,; . ~ " dunks them In for Sukiyaki ,dishes when I'm In butt er, .repacks Jwahpea11n'1n aEnads.t AfPorrltcuag.uese shrimp them in the hull and bakes. It'• delicious! In Portuguese East "" "" "" .. 1-fca, I look fo~ard to prawns"" "" "" A.Ll cw or shrimp--whlch are cooked slow• R. R. Slm1>1on, tiook: 1 go for Jy in olive oil. seafood dishes-such ,!lS fish and· ;\:. "" .... lobster when I Jam•s •-n-•e, ""AB·. ""Most -of the hit the beach " uc "" overseas. Guess time. I have found French food that's because \ve much to my lik· get so much ·of Ing. For exam· the so - called pie,' I find · that "solid" meats.chicken, cooked like beef, liver, · • In wine and other etc. Also. If I ingredients-cog think· it's safe au .vin over there enough, I like to .-suites my tastes ,order fresh tossed salads. Some .~,.. to a "T." Then countries' fresh produce jtist isn't - iJc,. there's crepe I f•t for hu~an consumption, how- · .. 11uzette, a mixever. I a1so like the way the Ger- ture of lemon, butter, sugar and ma~s cook thelr .sauerbrauten and· plenty of wines and brandies, . the Japanese their sukiyaki -..._ dishes.- among other 'things. ... �.' ;,,I? I '~c : l .... Sena ,CoiJgreSs ·ShOwdown -Due -Ill · $late 1Jep't.. 4 ·11ack on '50-50' . 0 • Bv swneti MM"golW. ·WASHINGTON-Another of a series of conflicts between the maritime industry and the . State-_Department is sure to erupt in Congress over the "50-50" law. This time, ihe ma• Doli't ·auy The ··~••, .Buy rhe Steak rine unions and the industry ~e running head on into a Department proposal to waive the One of the big slogam In the advertising trade- la: "Don't sell the requirepients of "50-50" on 1teak, sell the sizzle". By thil, the ad eX,erts mean they can, lell pl c'argo which will be c_a rried to American ships. Should the marl- position of American ow~e" of more goods at higher 'pi-Jcea by p~g up emotional and l>l)'chololfeal India ahd Pakistan for deveJ.,. tim~ industry agree to give the runaway-Dag shipping. Department authority to waive the The Department bad previously opment ~f ·fire Indus River as upects of the mercha!l~ ratl;ter tb4'1 telling U1 plain facts ~rt the irrigatl~n and hydroelectric · power '50-50' requirement, it would be calied a conference of_ ship opermerchandile ltse~. The many psychologists employed by .a agencies sourcf!. , wrapping a noose around its own ators Iii an attemJ,Jt to sell them nowaC!an say that "alzzl., ·1eµintr' really worts. It's being II.led to sell Tlie excuse the Department Is neck. Maritime Unions .can be on ~e waiver plan and soothe · · · an _ · everthlng froin peanu~ butter _to political C!lndidat~. · The business psycholoatsti regard us c0nswners as not ve!y brjglit. A leading psyeholoitst recently wrote in the Hanard ....._ lleftew , ' .. -- . ' that t?day s buyer is often vague about the actual pi:fce be pays for something: he has lew standards for j~dglftg the quality of what he buy1., a~d at .times winds up not using it anywa,y~" _ counted u~n to fight this back- their concern about its Impact 011 door move on the '50-50' rule." other Government-owned and Gov· · Union's Diskust ernment-financed cargoes. HowThe Union's distrust of State eyer, the operators have indicated Department ·intentions is based that they will fight any attempt upon the Department's collilstent to legislate waiver authOtity m opposition to any and all forms of Congress, on· the grounds that such assistance t.o US shipping. The De- authority would undermine the Even a Federal judge recently poiilted o'Ut how suc~ul emotioDal For practical purposes though. partment has always echoed the whole principle of "50-50" and appeals are In persu~dlng us t.o buy. "The men of Madison Avenu~ sold the · United S~tes .would finance viewpoint of European maritime 'threaten the existence of Ameriahirts by depJCting a· man with an eye pat4'b; they have ,90ld soap by thbe grte ates,t pantl't thetotalprojectt, · nations, and bu supported the can-flag shipping. COS · , a OU 30 perce . .1. ue advertisirig Jt to be •99 and 44/lootba. percent pure' wltbout:bothering C)f the :project,. still ' to be acted f ' to add the noun; they have sold brasslereslii displaying a sleepwalker," upon,· is estimated at ''$645 million Ready ·For-The Recruiters Wrote; .Judge l-uther YoqdahL ~ ,., · · of which the US ~w.ould contribute. · MiiadTll A Sm~ $515 millil>n and Great Britain, . . · . · , . . $58 million, the' ~alance . to be For example, you know why fo~ proc~~rs now offer two types .of handled. by · o~her .w_estern Enropeanut butter? Their psycholojtsts ~tsco~er~ '. that while boys pe-.ri nationli. _uked ~ th~ traditional grainy or Waive 'SO-so• chunky,· peanut butter, the manu. facturers .. could sell more , peanut · ;i'h.e ~tate Dep~en~. is a~ butter to girls if tt were made for .t~e right to waive ~50 lt smooth, because smoothness in any time in . con~tion with ~ foods is generally un4erstood ·to pr~fect and IS: ~g ~-amend­ more feminifle. , , : - ment t.o ,. .~glsla~OO. glV~ th~ In fact, the processors made .President,; per~ve autho.r it( some peanut butter so smooth, by to dump 0 .50-50 . if he found that adding· vegetable 1 oils and fats that the provJSio,os o~ the cargo preferthe Food & Drug AdmlnistTation ~ce act coul~ not be !ully-s:atisfied no longer ·permits the ·blended ~ithout sermusly unp~ding · :or -product even to be cfllled ~anut plredvenBtin~ acco~pllt~~meut of th~ butter'' This Cloem•t bother .. the n us asm proJec · Unde~secretar:y of State ~ougla_s . ..sizzle 'sellers". They made a .vir·~.. No Procter & Di•Ion, · m ·~ letter to ~pb .Casey, tue 0 f Dece881"1., . .. . w . president of the Ametican MerGamble advertises: Have you dis- chant ~Marine Institute, declare(\ . ·t · -"- · t d.. . covered the deliclo°'5 dillerence 'b etw 'Jif' d ........-lit butt - -:."- th_!'t the S !'le ~mtnnd!~ _Qt!& e~o an r~ · . el'. not "foresee need tu exerc1stt ·this • • • . Jtf Peanut Spr_ead~ JS • • • authority fu the near . future • • ." extra _creamy .••. smoo1.11er. easier but that "'preferential . conditions" spreading • • • ~To pUl'e peanuts,· applied to US car.goes mldrt .·~com­ •Jif' adds an exclus.fv!, blend of pllcate. the adriuniatration of the . . . . smoothing ingre$lfents. , Jndqs 'Project .; ; . ..we would no_t J3ut, when. you !!epatate the sizzle fr'!,m the steak, you find,-_yo~ re wish t 9 attach any. condition of geWng only 75 percent peanuts. The ex.cluslve blend of smoot~ preference to our Indus contribu- . · · . ingredients" consists mainly_ of vege.tabl~ _short~ This, of course, 'ttoia •••" . · · _ · Liitte Kevin Cresci, tlitH years old, stands "tall" in hil KP outfit 11 a cooJdJ>g fat wblcb y~u can buy for as little as 28 cents a pound, BaektlOer ·M•e as grandfather, Seafarer Pete Gonzal~s. and Se~rer Angeto dependlpg on· the brand. . · . Commenting tne State D~ Seda (~ith hat) look on. ' · You Pa)' For 'ftle 'Slr:de9- · · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....;..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ · · partment's m~, S~A Prest. . . You not only lose out financlalb' w_~_en .1~u buy this blend of pea- dent Paul Hall charged: "'!'bis ts nuts and c'ooking fat; your children lose out - nu~tlonally. Pea~ut but-. typical . of the kind ·of shabby ter has 118 gr.ams of valuable- protein to the pound; cooking fa~. prac:- treatment-the State 'Department ttclll:b' none. · . . ·has been handling American seaThe spread of· 41 to 80 cents a pound in the prices of different · men and -American ships at· every brands of peanut butter ii a good example of how much YO\&- can turn.·· "From past e>.perience, we overpay when you buy the- sj.zzle Instead o( chec\log the ,!DgredleiltS know the · De~nt .can't ·be on tlie label' t.o see bow much real steak you get. Slgnlti~tly,- ·tb,e trusted . t.o defend the Jnterest Of ''smooth" peanut butters all generally cost more .th8:Jl the" re~ American-flag shipping-whether TWo more .deficit-ridden American-flag freighters have la-in~· Highest price thia depar~ent f~und ii for "J5lp Top Smooth'!, ~~, Issue Is ..~." !'JDawq sblP- been sold at _the auction block, following the ·bankruptcy of · ~'1 centa for 7 ounces packed in a_sherber.t glass. In compari'!°n, super- ~~ ~I:' le.reign bt_ac~IB of · their owners. The two latest· vessels are the John B. Kulu, markets' own bran!J In -ordinary glass containers cost . as li~e as 41 kundiS .. and . the Rockland.;.-..---·--- - - - - - - cents ~or 16 ounces. So you· pay 40 cents for a shfi?r~ert ~· . B-'th shi- b h't . bein "Sizde" long bas sold us ~oducta ·suppos_et! . to have ·•-presttge •, like o ps rou~ prices menta with the courts cover r bigger than necessary 'just for transp~rtatton, and bottled toajcs low. the establish~ marke~ the ' settlement of crewmembera' for bearded .Ji;nglisbmen. ;Now the b1g ~use of "sinle" Is to sell us I V~lue. The. Kul~undis brought claims. "convenience''· foods and household- products. _ $200,000_ wlµle the Rockland sold - The courts' dispersal of money · . ·. . for $180,000. realized from the sale of both ; __ C!nvenienee Is SUll Costl)' · · .J:A.C~NVILLE - Sh 1 P ~ n g ,The John B. Kululrundis. for- ships should take place very . There · now are hutidr~~s of such ~tems in the supermarkets. ~me was f811' here - d~g tbe.1:88' two inerly owned and operated·_b¥ the shortly. ~his ~ows the list of do proVide genuine labor-saving.·at little or no extr~ cost, like frozen wee~ even th~ugh. ~tiVIty '!85 World Tramping Company, was •unsold ships bemg handled by the and canned juices and some of the Cake mixes. But for many otbers. ~~ed to. the serV1cmg °.f ships one of the sID-contracied vessels collfli to Uii'ee. Tfiey are the the extra charge is far out .of proportion· to .the convenie~ce. A survey 10. transit.. No payoffs or stgn ons that was tied-up because of money V~t Force. ~~w i~ Naples, the b'y a trade magazine, Food Field Reporter, foun,cj tha~ on the, average we~· reglStered. but. • t.otal of 17 owed by the ~mpaay. The crew vaµant Enterpnsc .10 Colom~. tou pay· 51 percent .more f~r "'convenience" producl;i. Wghest-extra ~~. called. reports Port Agent was rettim~ to_ the us from Ceylon, . and the Valiant Faith m Morris. Singapore ·thr9ugh Ute joint efforts Port Saul, Egypt. eharge found was !or tlte new Lest.are Bleach, pre-measure~ t.o. protide the ·correc~ amoqnt for one washer load. ~estare curt~ntly is .being . ~ Newsth of tlie SIU and the US Department .•--' - - - - - - - - - - - heavily promoted on TV. Footl 'Field Repor&er f!>µnd Jt ~ctuall)I' costs Moma . ~ re~ at con- of state. · '42 percent more than' bleach fOU measure out yourself. . tinped 9rgamzatlonal efforts were Rockland crewmembers-returned Make Checks • · , be~ .carried on 11111ong workers ~· Another new product for_ wb~cb you•pay a hig~ ..extra. P~_mium for on tugbUts, dreages and.-abore- t.o the us aboard the Rockland .. the sizzle of . convenience is foil~b8:.~. foods. Th• suddenb' ·haV'e be- side , maintenance 1¥0rltenr. The and landed her ;in Yonkers where· -'Seafarers mailing in checks eome big s~llers, . Each .foil or plas,tic -bag,..contains ~ . ~iyidual - ~v-. n:...t mee..:.... t.o. 0· ·e~o~-te a· co·n~ the s1u.. inimediately plasteJ:ed the u ham 'th ai in "·'---'l! "'"d a.u.'D wua o ,... or money t.o the Union . tng i>.f an1 a~eady-cvoked foo d li a.e · w1.. ... r s~ ·sauc.e, u....:u..,. - 't ract with the firm scheduled vessel for back wages owed. The t.o cover ord~rs due'S paymenta . are .' , doek witn .,,wme· sauce~., roast turkey.,'1D~a:t ~ .wJtll ~mato .p~~· ~d, for e~uer this w~ Rockland was .owned and operlo~~:- You need only P,Ut the ba' .t~boil¥jg. w,at~r for . ~184t to ~ourle-en ietvieed ill'. traiis~t were: ated 'by.. the North Atlantic Marine ~!:.4 =Y~~~!°: ~;n;~t-~&cg l,:'\'J • . ·: mlilutes. Thu~ you n_ e ither ~aV!i! ~ny prep,~ ration. 'work~nor pots to ~yb.; Rose Knot. ~m:pan · Hiteh (three Corporation. There were 25 SW Distrioi. _ I, , But· BO far you must pay a ·blgli ,price for this convel)lence. Fo~ ~Jr..: 'times);< Sward ·Knot (fwlee). Tim- cre~embers ~ · . Some Seafare~ have senf1n · ,. •mp\e, cooketl ham with raisin ·sauce co1Jts 3g ·cents fo~ ..a plasUe-bug~ lier • Httcb t (Suftilee)f · IUKihael . Barpba Beat. checks and mon'eJ orders hi the «our-oWlce, :PDftlon. ~, comparison, ordina!f bo~~tess t~a~-to-e~t, ~ Semm~ ~ ~i, . (Pall ~\tlan:. · T~ .modest· prices derived •from . namea of· individual Headq1W'' · tpsts .99 cents~ pound, ·or 2S"d1Jts f~r four ·ounces. and alSo. ellJ;iilDa~s tic>; -,~'Priumph"~r<Blue. Stack): the ..sale of thew sbi~ , fs, Iaid t.o . ters officials. Thia makes for a ~;. ".:, ·Cc>.okln,1. ~a if' ·you!te ope c:.of. these 1do·1t:.y outself ' fl'en~" you• ~: SeatratD Sa"ftllii~ ~attaln ···NeW: :the -1 1\imm· Qf ihlpi being pla~ roblelil in bookkeephig which I·~ UVe even· ~ol'.p 'by 1bUylilJ J,l~cooJied.11~~,,an~ COO~ - tt: -~ ) '.. ~ ·;,.:f·:.'"i"otk :~see'traift);.-: CUtiinl. (Cttiell -0n1 a-fQi:ffd sale· ~ · to·-make up :,... be avoided'. if checks are . Buylfig, 'th~, ·t!zzle of ~¥8nience· wi&iqµ~~~v,itlua~ · &be ·~:~:· ,. ~ S~mcert ·J;?~~~~JQe~: ~or - ~ :deb~S.IU· attorneys are maiie 'out to"the Union dll'ectJ¥. · ou'..t · '. 'a•much'"al ten ~e,·tqr···IO 1 f~'. ;. "· ?;?':' _.11,~tf ~~ (Waterman>~ ' · :.. . · ~ontmui~g :to _negotiate arra~ge· , ·· using fo scuttie ..5o-50" is that the Indus Basin project would be_ a joint eftort of several western nations, and consequently. the -United States might find it .difficult i 9 apply .. 50_50... requirements to carg~ shipments. _ °.L w. 1 be on Another TwQ Bankrupts. Knocked DoWn At Auction J·a.: x Repo' r 'f'_ s' . 1FQf•r A.C' f Jon • cars }fmu,m To 'SIU-AAG' was -Shies ~ )~ • . .. ~~ •. . \,.'_ • ,v ,· .lt . t.fG " . I • ~. . f. ! . ~ . jl ~ 1,,lf, I'~ If I ,, lli. 'rl .C. ~ :j ·*fl-11' \ -1)1. "W: ·Y. :•, ' ' �RE.4P.4llERS ,. ;Fishermen· Assail ..12'-Nlil·e · 'COm,;roltliSe' Qn··sea·.Limits -. Thomas F. Shea ••• 70 .- •• -The latest Seafarei: to':recelve approval for · . . SIU disabillty-pension ··b,neflts, Brpther Sllei came into seafax:ing back Ip 1940 from a rlva Jorm of transportation. He ·had 4'o>een a railroad -slgna_lman before deciding · to ship out with the SIU, .just in time for World War II. Shea sailed in the black - gang on s'1u 'ships and was last aboard tfie Paclficus ~ (Colonial Slifpping) during 1958 and 1959. Sufferjng from hardening of the al'teries, Brothel' Shea had to retire · from -Seafaring. H~ as •approved for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension: .at the-April 5 . meeting of ··the trustees .of. the Seafarer.a Welfare Plan, after it was determined he had the necessa'cy seatime and other sUipdard requirements. Brother Shea is now taking life easy at his home in Jackson Heights, Long Island, . NY. . I -MA. .-O·k ays·· ~ _· Tran. sfer . - To. Peru Flc,g �"~ Stoking carbon in boiler ab61ard· Robin--llood · is John Ballman, FWT. - GYenn .Tenley, ..J)M (left) and EddiE! Becker, OS, stow life jackets on bridge. ,. Ammon Page, AB, brings fire axes to wheel hou.se for Coast Guard ~spection. ' Baring' the facts on food beef to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ed . Mooney and patrolman Charles Scofield is ship's delegate R. C. Barnes (white shirt) and (seated at rt.) deck delegate Steve Bergeria. Ernest Mulieri, oiier on Robin Hood, chec~ oil spring bearings on propellor shaft. His working space, shaftalley, is over 200 feet long ·and about seven feet wide. Chief cook .Bennie Crawford carves a ham aboard Robin Hood. ---·--·---SEAFARERS . ( ' ' ON·THE .JOB ·-·--·- ------ Waiting to catch 'a box of stores. on Mt. Whitney is Gus Ma1ensky, ,AB; the pitcher is Ralph Spid'eri, .AB. Looking on is John Sut,.. • cliffe, AB. Pedro Artega, third cook aboard the Mt. Whitney tearfully' p~els ap. · onion as he prepares noon meal. N ' 'B~inging stores,abo&:rd ~1tl{ s't eain win~hes are Cre~Irien ·;~.: Lai-.:. ·ti ~ '·:· uncoiling a ~ new mooi:mg li~e 1 f!len, AB (at left) ,and Al, Van'.' Dyke~ DM. The· Mt. Wliitney was · ·~ 1provb;ioning Jo~ "'a ·:52-da.y !lun· to Syria a~d b~cl~. -. . Breaking out a big tom turkey from the ship's reefer is William Barth, chief cook. which sn~kes its ~ay.into forepeak is George TaU\>irJ, .AB. , . . Pastries, pies and cakes. -go over big a.t meals or eoffee breaks. Baker Julian Dedicatori cuis pie. �Egypt:·: ·24 ·0,,Ys WithOut _1eav-e • ~i:De SIU ci::ewmem~rs- ~f- the ~ V~~ F._tth, whlch h~ been. tied:. uP. lli·Port. Said SJnce. February 11, arrived in New York~ week 'aboard the MSTS vessel Geiger• . The group reported they had been treated cordfally aboard the Geiger, and , another MSTS ·ship, the Crain, which+--- - - - - - - - - · took them from Port Said~ to Leghorn, Italy, but the ~e --------=------...;...-- . wasn't true for the 24 days they were hung up In Porl Said. During that whole per iod they were restricted to their ship. . The Seafarers were met by headquartJ?rs representatives and transported back to the Union hall where they received assistance in reaching their respect:ive . homes. They reported. they were restricted to the Valiant Faith for a total of 24 days in the Egyptian port. Durblood ba~k ~pptiea Seafaref'• or member•- of theif tamilf!?• ing that time, they went about t.okh blood anJ1t.Dhet'1 fn -the United SUUea. Seafuen CGft donate io their duties in a normal manner, . the : bank at the SIU cHnic fn Broolclllft. Lilted here are c& few ol ~ they. added, although fully aware Seafanm aM ot~!"• who haw donated to the blood bank. their services were, under existing conditions, for free. _ Cortadlne. Daalel A. JDol., .JGHpla The American consul ai Port Mcii.auhlln.. Tel'l'J' · PalesUno, ~ N'. Safd had · been in· contact ·several Yorlr. Terrill D. AbUllllO. Glonul times with the crew after they had i.oo..ar~ ~ Btariito ·originally requested repatriation, ~Olli lob T. a....,e;, PHI ·B. the men said. ·As the days d~agged Lewln9, ArnoW naer&Jr,. ~ D. on, the their patience was-wearing .lluibaci. Ban T.. Faaolt ~aim .thin because they-felt speedier ac. i'lclicerattt Jaelt Weahral'tli.. an- c. tion should fiave been for thcoming. . BeilDan, ltoHrt . KlYlblkl, OlaYI Y. &:-Valiant Faith crewmembers prepare ~ 'sign;· document · which After 24 days of restriction, the . . _ . . . I01epll -Tulor. Branhmd, Fraak·W. SineJiu; .J.-. · mt-n w'ere informed by the consul gives Union attorneys oiay to attempt tO rec:over their bcic:k that H llley would unload the Dehmte. Ernest " u.Ders~ ~ wag~ Standing are Robert Morrisftte and Kwing; .~oo Gee. . · CWUa1Dlo ~eoa , Mellala~ .J_. cargo, he would again try to get au., GerUdm .Jr. ,-O'Couar, Bdla. . . with outside world and have them shore leave. The skipper, overbearing, the Seafarers said. Shortly after tuinlng tO on the tlietr plflht made known to An.y. ~uk. SlaaleJ' ...... Aq.en Captain Arthur De Bozy, during OleJiaik. -JoHp)a DmrWa. 1. J - - P. the interim had become extremely cc.rgo, the crew wu informed by ·one. . It wu only · through .Ome Erck; Philip F. llUUlea, tbJe the consul that they had finally quic~-thfn:ldng crewmen that word been given permlsslon by Egyptian was passed to anoth~ SIU ship · Robe~. Lewis · ~• s~ authorities to go ashore. wh~ch happened to be ti~ up nearFol'• _P aal'B,oberl ~. W1lllMa B. Gfta'ory., Ric... . LaPlaca, NDlllle . ~ If a crewmember quits while The general anti-American · attl- by. a ship is iii port, 'delegates tude of the Egyptians .. was wit- .,.._..._ _...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...,....,....,._..,. are asked to contact the hall nessed earlier by t~e crews of the ' immediately for . a ·replace- SS Westport, which· was virtually th · taken over by Egyptian police and t F t ti men · as ac on ·on eir part forced to lay at anChor near 'the will keep all Jolls aboard ship Su.ez Canal entrance ' for n-. d•""' fillei:I at all times and ellml~ '""' - nate the c~ance of the ship Under guard constantly, the· crew · sailing $hor thanded. was not only res,trlcted aboard, but ! was not allowed to ·communlcat~ ··ne sni 'bde• °'.,._ the Shorthanded? Pension ·Ou.•stions.·Clarified ;·; :1n-ExchQnge .of Letters · · ·- ------------1 _. for ship • • • for shore Whatever ·you .need, ,,. in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get t~p quality gear at ~ubstantial savings by buy· ing at your Union-o~ed ~d Unionoperated Sea Chest ~tore. ~ ~· # .. ...... • • �.SEA.PA.llEllS - ... / ..~The . Shame Of lt- A;ll~ Congress Certain .To Act On Medical Aid For Aged WASHINGTON-Despite a "hands-off,"\ non-committal 1>9licy by President Eisenhower, pressure is such that the issue of some kirid of Federal legislation on health insurance for the aged has becorhe t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - number one item facing Con- enal as older citizens, realizing gress this year. their political importance, have Because of medical science's progress, the number of the aged has increased from six million over 65 in 1930 to sixteen million today in the Unite_d States-and a survey taken . by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicates that- three out of four of older citiiens cannot afford. to paf for the care they would need if seriously' HI. Medical costs have also soared by 45 percent in the past ten Y.ears, more than twice as much as .the over all cost-of-living ~~ ~9ted by t))e Consqmer Price Index. - The most important plan offered in the field of care for the aged is 'the Forand Bill, currently being pigeon-holed by "the House Rules Committ~e. Introduced by Rep. Aime Forand <Dem.-Rhode Island) it would de'al with the problem with compulsory Federal insurance, operated within the framework of the. Social Security Act. Rep. Forand is currently seeking to get a discharge petition which would enable him to pull the bill out of the committee's control and have the House vote upon it. The measure would provide insurance covering 60 days of hospital care, or 120 days of combined hospital ·and nursing home care, together with surgical benefits tci those eligible for old age insurance benefits. Several Republican bills have now been thrown into th~ hopper, as the Republicans, realizing the explosive nature of the issue, are trying to "get in on the act." The Republican measures ~re all based on voluntary programs and private insurance schemes. Their proposa'l s have been attacked as being_ almost as expensive as the Forand Bill provision and seem rather impractical. The. mail has been just phenom- Last month, Jimmy Hoffa ·flew down to Puerto Rico to take perSQl}al charge of an attempt to defeat the SIU Puerto Rican Division as representatiye of truck driv~rs at Valancia-Ba~t trucking. · ~ 1 Initially, acting under Hoffa's orders: the Teamsters used the Taft-Hartley: restrictions on union' security clauses as· a means of gettin,g an electio~ in the company. Then, after the SIU Puerto Rican Division had defeated him 106 to 64, Hoffa ran .in to the National · Labor · Relations Board with .:raft - Hartley, Landrum - Griffin charges of "intimidation" and· '"terrorism" against the SIU. At the same time, Hoffa -has made a formal hook-up with Harry Bridges, the head of the West Coast International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union on th~ West Coast. ·"Seafarers know Bridg~s well as the number one ene~y of. the SIU ot North America on two counts: One, his consistenf support of Communist objec-· . tives on the waterfront and, two, his repeated raids against SIU of North Amerfoa · · affiliates on the .West "Coast: It was the SIU Pacific District which, despite Bridges' best efforts, ·finally-dis- ' lodged pommunist-dominated unions from . West · Coa~t ships, a.nd it is the. SIU Pacific Dis.trict wliich -_ has always .been. the bar.t·i~r to Bridges and the waterfront ·section of the Communist Party, keeping ,them from . their lon&" .range obj.e~tiv.e of ·seizing eon~r<>~· of"\Y~st Co~st mar1ti1n:e. ·· · Copsequently, whenJloffa forms "an a~- · ._ Jiance with Bridges, as fax:. .,as SI.UNA · is con~~rn~d .., i t rnean:s he .i,s· te·aming UP' w~th" . ,. I pro-Communist groups in maritime to help thent further that objective. The reaction of the :Pacific District is clear. .It will fight this challenge rig~t -down to the wire. ·..Ed 'furner, secretarytreasurer o{ the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, one of the three unions in the · District,_ put it this way in his report to his · last- headquarters mem.tiership meeting: "I recommeJ?.d that we take the position tonight . that we support _the SIU Puerto Rican division 100 percent and let everyb9dy know our ~eeling ab<;mt the unholy pact· between the Teamsters ... and the ILWU and that we notify the legitimate labor movement that we do not con- . done the raiding tactics of this unholy group." . The MCS, of course, is the union wbich, with the invaluable assistance of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the ~arine ·Firemen's Union, def~ated Bridges' Jast attempt to retain ~ foothold on West Coast ships. ·It is undoubtedly the number one target · of · Bridges' plans. As far as the J>uerto Rico situation is concerned, the SIU has been active in the tr,u cking field there for· many years by virtue of the fact that maritime workers . were the first union groups on the island. Further, since ihe ouster of th~ Teamst~rs by the AFL-CIO, the SIU .has been in~tructed by the Federation ·to retain it~ jur~sdict.ion in the ti:ucking field., The SIU ftilly-intends to continue to hold. the Fed.erat,fon"~ position and . to protect the best interests of tpe Pue~to "Rican \yqrkers who w~t the .SIJJ1 ss th~il" collecti'!'e bargaining I rep1:esentati':ve. . .. . . . . ' . '...... ~ ;':.: _·'·' been deluging their Congressmen with requests for adoption of a J?rogram of old-age insurance. Fighting the measure, with the cry "socialized medicine," are the organizations who have been tu.rnlog illness into profits ••• namely the American Medical Association, the various insurance companies, and the NAM. Navy Plans Missile Ship Conversions WASHINGTON _ Underscoring its announced intention 'to take over all special-purpose operations, such as the missle ranges, the Mili~ tary Sea Transportation Service has announced it is converting a reserve fleet Victory ship into a missile tracker. The freighter is ttie first of a "number" of ships it intends to put into service on the missile range, manned by Navy or MSTS crews. ·. MSTS has repeatedly refused to permit private ship operators to ·bid for the missile range assign.;. ments, despite the fact that the SIU-contracted Suwannee steamship Company has been operating successfully on the Atlantic missile range for some time now. The MSTS determination to take over special purpose service is believed to reflect . the organization's conczern over cutbacks in regular cargo and passenger ship operation~cutbacks coming in part from the coµiplaints of private operators and marine unions about Government-operated ship competition. At the same time, private ship operators· are· seeking a larger share of the carriage· of mi'litary MOBILE-Though the --outlook personnel and their dependents due for tlie la9t period in this port had to the fact that after next June been i;)egged· as slim, several ships they will have no contracts for this called here and almost every man trade, and no assurance by the who desfred employment got it, re-, Defense Department that.'t~ey w~ll ports Louis Neira, agent. The fore- be able to further participate m cast for the upcoming two weeks is this traffic. for more· of the same, as 14 ves-: . The operators are watching a sels have indicated they will call· measure sp9nsored by Rep. Herbert here, adds Neira. C. Bonner <Dem., NC) which And to keep the future outlook would set aside $11,000,000 for the on the rosy side, the Keever Ideal, purpose of procuring commercial which is in the process of being passenger sea transportation servconverted from a tauker to an ore ice on American flag vessels. carrier, is expected to tak~ on 11 Last year congress earmarked full crew_ around May 1, 1t wa~ $85,000,000 for civil and commeralso ~nou.nc.ed. . ,ciaf air reserve. ·This resulted in Ships h1ttmg here durmg the divertfng traffic away .Jrom the last two weeks for se:rvice, payoffs ocean carriers. or sign ODS wertt: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa>;. Monarch of the Seas, · LaSalle <Waterman); Steel Architect ·<Isthmian); Claiborne The Post Office Department <Waterman); Antinous <Waterman), has requested that Seafarers and Del Mundo <Delta>. and their families include postal z 0 n e numbers in sending changes of .address into the LOG. The use of the zone number will greatly speed the flow of t he mail and will facllitate delh'cry.' . Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery or' the paper. The LOG 11 now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. ,... I Mobile .Has . Rosy Future , Put llostal Zone On LOG Address . _ • • I e I c,. • .~ ._ J J, J. �_s.aiar.r .~•ks gave us a donation of $66 to be split between use so that we would have -ipending money for _the pqrfs that the yesseli To the Editor: . would call in before returning AJ>out that aritcle by Gotts- to the States. chaik a .'While back, in regards We arc. very grateful for , to homesteading -on a ship • . • • everythiqg they did for ' I us It sure bit tlie spo't and the truth. You get aboard one or while we were aboard. It makes more year.s and they feel they us 'proud to have known them own the ship or .have a mortgage and to reall7.e. ·also that there is on n~111ber 6 hold. They get all still such things as "The the time off and they keep tell- Brotherhood of the Sea." Boward B. Bane1' ing you It's this way and . has wat&er Stovall been for the past year or so, or i ~· o\; ' woru to that effect.. .SEIFIRERS II DRYDOC One-Year Rule - .,t In the Norfolk area; ariiong the Seafarers CtUTent1Y laid up' are Seafarers Hen~ BJOtk, Beams Cahoon, Rufino G. Camantipe, Lel'OT J. ; - - - -.- - - _.- -_- - - lones, James E. llo&'ers.. ·and Benrf J. Robin. SIU, A&G Distrid Bjork was hospitalized for obse1Wation and , an operation on his SECRETARY-TRLUURJ:a head. His skin breaks out in lumps· and the doctors are tr)1ng to find ASST. SE~~~TREASUJfDs the cause of this. He last saUed as ·an AB 1>0 the Jean Lafitte. w. BalL Deck c. SJmmou. Ena. Cahoon, who last sailed as an oiler on the Thetis, broke his left arm lil. Mooney. Std. J. Volptan. .JQID,!.,,_ In an auto accident and _Is currently undergoing tr.eal!Den~. and making HEADQUARTERS .•• . 6'15 4&b AH.. _..,, .. BALTIMORE . ... . .•. 1218 & Bal~re...!!; Earl Sheppard. Aten'\ · SAlte1'D ,.._..., BOSTON ..••••••.•••••••••. ~278 . ttate . St._ John Arabuc:z. Actlna Atent . • BicbmODd 'J..Oltq HOUSTON . ••. , •••••••..... '202 Canal St. ft. MlilthH'L A.pqt <L~!!lt9l ~; 3-4Q!K MIAJll .... : ....... :-.• :H4 w. ll'lqler St. · ·Ben Gonzale.. Alent FRanklln 7·338t • 110Blt.B..• • : ....•.• 1-Soatb Lawren ce ~ Low. Neira, Aient ~ HEmlock · · .,,. NEW ORLEANS ..•••••.. 1113 Bienville St. lJndaley Williama, Agent Tulane 88:18 ' NEW YORK ....... 675 4tb ATe., Brooklyn BYacinth tMl800 NOJU'OLK ••••••••.•••••• '18 Colle7 AH. . Robin Rogers Camantigue Cahoon Paul Gonaorc:hlk. Aetlna Acent . . . KAdlaoD '7·1083 prqgress. Camantigue, a utility man whose· last ship was l~e Pe~n PBILADICLPIDA .••.•••• .;. .131 llar_.t St. S. CUd1illo. Asent Market 7·1135 Transporter. was hospitalized for observation. SAN l'BA.NCISCO .. ; ••••• GO HirrUoD St. , Jones burned his left leg with a cigarette ~nd the leg bec!IJll.e Walter ' stbleJ:, Acent Doullu l-4tQI fected. His condition is not serious however and he expects to be SANTUBC&. q .. 13IS Fernandes June-. 2 17 Jn.. back with his buddies in the near future. Rogers, who -sailed last as Kel~ Terpe~ Bq. S.p. · Phone~ an OS on the Mount Whitney, has a heart ailment and is responding 'JACKSONVILLB . llllO 1lalD St.. Room aoO William MbrrU. Alent • ·-..m .,._., slowly to treatment. _,, . SEATrLE ..•...•..•...••••. 2505 i.t Ave. Robin .suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident, in "which Ted Babltowdcl. Alen& JlalD 3-ta:M he r~eived com~und fractures on bis leg and caved in .some ribs~ WILMINGTON, Calif ..... I05 llarlne AH. He will be able to get on ~cbes in a few \iveeks but. will be hos- Reed Humphries, ~eat TenDinal '-2528 pitalized for some time. He was a cook and baker on the Cities ServSUP • ice Miami his last time out. • · eoNoLVLu .•.. soaih:- Nbbita e1owa1 - · · PBone llOl-"m Seafarers -On the' beach or off their ships on shore leave should Olll&ANS ........ 1123 BlenYIUe St. take time out-to visit their ' buddies in the hospital. A visit or. a letter· ' ·· Jaebon ll-7m 175 Mb Ave., 'Broo'1;vDfrom shipmates is ·aiways appreciated by Seafarers coqped up in a lios- NEW. YOBK .••••••• RYaclDtb 9-8605 \ n pital. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL MANHA'IT~ BEACH BALTIMORE. MARYLAND BROOKLYN, NEW YOFK Theodore Aleck B. Jagondzin&ld Santiago Laurent Berger Bergesen · Frederick M. Leeds Matthew Bruno John J. Driscoll Primltvo Muse Ben. L. Bone Getti9 LighUoot Bart E. Guranick Henry B. Smith Louis A. Brown B. M. Singleton ' John J. Hazel Almer S. Vicker1 Gaetano "Buseiglio James StogaldJs Sidney Day Francis X. Sullivan William D. Kenny J..><?n P ; Wing ' John W. De Vaux Frank W. Taylor . SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gecald L. ~wards ' Edward Trainer LC)NG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Eddie S. Game William W. Walker Howard C. Oberg Jesse V. Grimes H. C. Winslow . -· USPHS HOSPITAL F!o;yd J. Griffis ,.... ' . FORT WOl\TH, TEXAS VA HOSPITAJ,. Frank E. Andei'son Woodrow Meyen BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Richard B. Appleby Max Olson Maurice Flynn B. F. Diebler Peter· W. SoUre George Doherty USPHS HOSPITAL' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA VA. HOSPlT AL . B. L. Harnden Jack E.- Smith CENTER HOT SPRINGS · C. G. Haymond Lloyd J. Thomas SOUTH DAKOTA E. H. Huizenga David. L. Williama C. C. Womack Leo Rondario · US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL W ASffiNGTON 25, DC BRIGHTON, MASS. W. H, Thompson James B. King TRIBORO HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 Dl\IVE GAI.VESTON, TEXAS JAMMCA 32, LONG ISLAm> Pat H. Jones · . Henry P. Meyer• James Russell - H. A. Laumann Denis Skoukas VA HOSPlTAL · . ' USPHS HOSPITAL KEC9UGHTAN, VIRGINIAST ATEN ISLAND, NY JoSeph Gill . Oscar J. Adams Thomas Beggarly USPHS HOSPITAL . Joseph Blake Ju::n Hernandez ·N»W ORLEANS, LA. Robe rt W . ~unner Ant<>ne E . •Jnhnsnn Jamea C. Allen Edward o. ,Johnlon Grt:gorio Caraballo Luciano Labrador T. E. Andrews Edward Knapp. · Alfredo Cedeno Thomas Lauer William E. Aplin ·Leo H. Lang John T. Corinier Thomas R. Lehay 1 James E Belcher Clyde R. Legett 1 James ft . Egan Joann.is t.oukas Accurso Bontl Wlillam B. MilllleJ' Ramolje N. Elliott . John A. Muehleck Rlcha"rd Chazarra Louis W. Peed Jarnes · M. Elwell William· C. - Murphy Virgil L. Coash ~ Eugene G. Plahn . .Jose D. Escobar Pietro Paulin Donald Dambrino - Wi.lllam E. Roberti Geurge Fiance G. A.' ·stravarldes Angelo D'Amico ~arles Robinson ~ Augustus Francis Jose Toro • Jact H. Gleason Robert «utledge J. A. Grbac }Villiam A. Turk .., · Charles Hablghorst Charles Summerell Arthur Wilfert . Eugene R. Hall Whitten Hammock Ferdinand Y. Vigo·· John Hawkins · · ~Harry Hammond Luther E. WIDS _ · B. R. ,HugginS' ~ USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA VA HOSPITAL Henning Bjork Leroy J. Jones NEW ORLEANS, LA. J. W. Blankenship Thomas 0. Melton Richard J. Sullivan SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL . H . H. Broughon Steven E. Purifoy STATEN ISLAND, NEW TORK Dennis Cahoon Henri J : Robin, Jr. Thomas Isaksen - , Rufino Camantigue James E. Rogers MT. WU.SON STATE HOSPITAL John L. Grlffin MT. WILSON-DAL'rlMORllCO. t!SPHS HOSPITAL MAB'liLAND. " , SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Louis Cevette E. R. Lindenmuth George Davis Reamer C. Grimes Ernest H. Webb VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA SEA'ITLE. WASHINGTON Joseph J. Bass Edward E. Edinger James C. Mitchell VA HOSPITAL ' Cecil -111 .Gray Chin C. Woq · HOUSTON, TEXAS Georgo B. Little R. J. Arsenault PORTLAND •••••••••••• JU· SW Clay SL · CApltol 3-4331 SAN FRANCISCO •••••••• '50 Hlll'riMD St. Do~• a.-8313 SEATl'LE .. .. .............. l!505 19' Ave. Kain J.0280 WILlllNGTON •••••••••. ll05 Marine Ave. · Term!Dal 5-6817 -MC&S . , _. ~ HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nimitz . mghway · PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS . .•••••• 5Z3 Bienville St. RAmond T-428 NEW YOBf; •••••. 8'111 4th Ave .. .Brook17n HYaclnth ~ PORTLAND ............. 211 SW Cla' St. , CApltol '1·3222 SAN FRANC-JSCO ••••••• 3® 'io'remont St. E:.Xbrook 7-5800 SEA'ITLE . ••• •••••••••• •":2505 - ' lit .Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTO!'I' •••••• • : • •• 505 Marine 'Ave. TErminal 4-8538 Grea! Lak«tS _District • m ruvor st. ™~.ra • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iii-:mwood f..3616 • T ......~.. ....-... BUFFALO. NY ••••••-........ 914' Main St. ~ GRant 2728 ci.EVELAND ••••• :. •••• '!-.1420 Y'/. 25 St. ' llAln 1.0147 Dl:TLUTH .......... : .121 W. Superior St. · . Phone: Randolph 2.fllO FRANKFORT, Mich. ....... . PO Box 28'1 '. ELifn 7-2441 Mil.WAUKEE · .•.•.•.• 833 S. Second Ave. • lHloadway 2-3039. RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 'w . .Jeffers<in, Ave. · lllch. . ·- vinewood 3-4741 SOtJTB cmCAG0 ....... 9383 Ewin• Ave. • · ,. SAglnaw 1'°733 T9LEDO .•••••••••••••••• 120 JS~mit St. · . CHerry 18-2431 . Canadian Distrid ' FQRT· WILLIAM .••• : •••. 408 Slnipson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HALIFAX. N.S •••.• ~ .... -~~ii Bollis _ St~ · ' ·PJione 3-8911 MONTREAL .••••• 634~ St. James ~t. ~est . . VlctOr. :Z:SJBl QUBBEC ~ •••••• ; •• ~ Sault·att·Mateltlt . ·, , Qaeoee · x.Afont.elne •3.1580 THOBOLD. Ontario .. .. .... 52 ·st. ·David :St. " . .. . CAnial 7-5212 TOBONTO. , Ontarfe> ••.••• ,2'12 King .St. £. . - . l!:Mplre '4-5'119 ST. JOHN, NB , •. ; 1'17 Prlnca.Willlam St. · To the.Editor: I would W.:e to express my ·sincere apr.reciatlon to the Seafarers . International Union tor their coopet·ation and assistance when t berame tbe beneflcfary of Mr. Marcelino Soto's InsurAU letttt• to the editor for .. ance benefit. publication. in the SEAF.ARI would · also like to th'lnk ERS LoG mat ·be dgned bu the 1Drlter. Name1 wm - Mr. Joe Campj>, here in Phtla.. ··~ tDithheld upon request.. _· delphia (or his efforts, in help.~ng me. ' , ~. "Of ~ courie we . .fellows who Mn. Alda Duran o\; ·' t.. i have been going to sea 30 years , or more, as I have, don't know port from starboard aa· far as they are concerned. After all, Says ,.~ some of them are ~ the mate's To th~ Editor: boys and of course the first ones For several yell'tl certain t.o set time off. groups in - Washington have As Gottschalk ·mention about been kept buay pulling the ru1, some Unions with seven months from under the seafaring pop-· and one year deals, ·if th~se fel- ulation by pe~ftlng tJle steaciY· lows cannot take these .vaca- transfer of US vessels to flags, tions ,they should forfeit it. In of_convenJence, or' allowing our 'the MMP you have to take your foreign afd to be dispatched in vacation every year. · · foreign bottoms. As long u I have been go~ng _ Vnfortunately so~e brothers to sea two months is the longest pay little or no attention to this \ I have- ever been on any ship very seriou.8 matter uptil such and that is long -enoµgh. times .as they come face to face In conclusion let me say it with a blank slili;ping board · cl'.eates a shipping turnover. while in' n~d of w.ork .• :JioW- IQ3PY times have you heard the expression a "new crew . Here in Baltimore we at·e brings ·better understanding," very fortunate to . be represented In , Congress With· the ·~hich _ means everyone starts high intellect of Hon Edward• from· scratch. So let us have a A : Garmau of ~ Maryl8nd · 3rd one year ruling, I think there Congression11l District. Becawie • wPl be better hnrinony that way. this ,. distlngulshed··· gentleman These hom~steaders never has an outstanding record . of ~ake a 1iel~gate s job, but when cooperation with unions in af-. a 1;11eeting 1s over,. they p~pe 1:1P '· fairs or· tl1~ maritime industry, and say Jt sh~uld De t~ way · I urge ,his constituents to re- · and .that way. elect . him to 'Congress in 't he ' One year, _get _!>ff .and take May 17 prltrtaries. . __ your_vacation. It is being done In other maritime unions. And Those- ~ho arc not .i:egistered do you 'know of tnY Unions-· MacyJa~d vot~rs but are · o~ the wh.ere you' can collect your vaca- ~ac~ 1 ~ Baltimore can still be . tion pay and stay on the job at · a .,valuable.. help in _re,tu~ing _the- same time so as/ to collect R!P· Garmatz .to_ Congress. Volyour wages? .qntqers whQ · pass out his ca':11Georre- Hardinl' paign literature or urge reg1s~ . o\; o\; , ,, . tered voters use · the polls ·. can proudly feel they have contriputed somethin·g ,t o t~e better interest and .well being . of au ·w1u>'" san the htgh '. seas on American .v~ssels~ To the Editor,: We would like· vecy much to · James . E~ Chew· 'express . our heartfelt thanks to ~ . ;t:. .t; tlle . officers .and _crew. of the National Maritime Union's contraCted-sbip Attleboro · Victory . 5 · f - i Wif (Prudential Steamship Co.) for ' · S the wonderful treatment they To the ~tor: , : . " . . ... ext~nded to -us dµring our reTli~re are . just no words to · turn trli> from · Alexandria ~xpr~ss ~o. the.· Sttr Welfare Egypt,. to ·t he United· States". ,.,. ' Plan··o_ui' thiµi~ ~for· Its assfstTtie ~ompanr that owhed the·' ance to.. us, · especf&lly whe~ we ship we were sailing, th.e SS we~e -1~ need of it. . " Valiant . Faith, went.. 'bankrupt ' Recently my"wife wa.s rushed - wh,n ~e vessel -.'!al . In 1l'ort . _to the ~osplU,.l • and ., tt· h_ad .satd, Egypt.- an(i ,'t;h\t crew was · no~ been for the SllJ W'elta,re. · then· being repatriatedl back to Plan would have been sunk · the.,. S~teis on · an~: av~~l,a~le •• .• · 8o ~e c~not tb@nk._Hu_': -America, :ih•p ~hat· .t ouched llJ, enough ,foi: th! 1].elp ~e receive~ t or., near. that p~r:t. . ~· . from the -P~n,.,, · tn paying olll'. . . W' wer,, t~en to AleJ:Cattdl!ia· hospital and doetor b~. · · . ' .•D:d ~ put ab~111rc;t the·.,~s ·A:ttle- ·.. lt .ta. a t~ t~· iywe:, a' · bciro tf~tow- a9~ 1~fQm the. vezy " Union ~ospital w,e~are1 Pl•nJ1>r~ first, daY "~e Jwere . treated with ' the men and their (alij.lliesr ...we. '~~- and: r.especf .by evecy; · also w~h- to send our thanq to· meniber·~~f \t~~.:ci;_ew. ..•: - ~ : ' ab~ •rl'(o~lJe ,i;tf· f~r theit~'Y~fk'. Th&.' members.·1 ~f the " crew ·1Jt-. ltelptn1--\ls'J to ol>tatn the · .~ . o~cl. c~~are~~, :· ~t,e .~for· us. · 1,lstarice ..we ·"P.e,~~;·•wh~~.,- ~e . ....e~cp_"*1:'°'•· tt~. !!P"J>~ che1t. o~~ed, : ~eea~'.'.~t· !'. '.,., .... / ..~; .:~·.-· _. ' Elect Garmatz, S_ e afarer to Seafarers Prai&e . . ._,MU: Crew _· ·. · .. " . . . '" ox 2·5'31 VANCOVVIB. BC .• ._ ........ 198 llail1 . 8t. M10W BALTillORJ: ••••. Ult · Ealt Baltimore st. EAstem 7·3383 HONOLVLU ••• •118· North NJmJtz m1hwu PHone 5'8077 NEW ORLEANS .••••••. 1123 Bienvllle St. · ' ·. · • JJAcnoUa ·0t04 NEW YORK •.• •••••••• 130 Gre!ln;rtcb St .,.. .COrtland '7•7084 POBTLAND •••••l" .... sa NW Everett St: ' . · _ CApltol >'JJVl-B SAN PBANCISCO: Second St. • ......... • . , . ..uo· DOUJJaa, :Mll92 SAN PBDRO............. 1118: Wut 'Ith st'•· -. .. . TErmlnal .M41i5 ·SEA'ITLJ!: •••• •• •• ••.• • .1333 · Wftlern Aft.'. ~\ Letters To Tffe ·Editor· Welfare Plan· Rates Thanks llAID , S-41311 Plan Aids ea arer e w,,. , great .~.~4"!~,~~-~~)c~~ ., ~~.. ~.;W 5 - :B!»e.~.-~.-.~a H•.: ~JW~ . .:,_ 1~f.~ . ... ~ ~~~~~~~~..........-..~'.~~~~ I .-•, ~ ( -,1"+; <4 - J} . ... l. '").... ,, l . ''· I: I ~ . ; ~~. .1 •• jf; 'T _, �• LOG-A-RHYTHM: llln®M °'2rWIE < . . ~WIIIP~ - ~1r -:~!Elt~ . Far . East Meltif!,g Pot ..__ _ _ _ _ _ By FLOREN WEINTRAUB _ _ _ _ _ ___. .... Part Chinese lady from Macao quite near cOm.munist hillSides Given to thought in her teacups how she has much to cry Tree At.Sea ment was ship's delegate Lake Ciamboll, who said .. upon hearihg of. the victory over the Coe Vict,oey: "We have just begun to paint •.." Frbm aloft, nestled amid var ied foliage and birds-eye view To Tiger Baum 10-story obelisk seen from coolie shacks b~low The m~u on the Jean Lafitte had a Christmas tree to !Cheer up their celebrations ,ast year, which was bought with . money t t t "out of his own. pocket" by chief steward Nieboll1 Hatciml-108, Appeal To The known to the crew as Pete • Hoggie for short. He wanted • Suprem.e Court things to be "just like at home" Seafarers have to put up with and crew -was sure grateful for all kinds of thit)gs ln the cou'rs·e the lit tle extras he went out of of a voyage . • .. it's all part of hi$ way ' to · get thl m.- The· • the business of-sailing and being _ pfiotos just recently .·arrived at away from .the conveniences of LOG office. ordinary life . ·•. But according to a report from the Wacosta's r~cordlng secretary Vernon Ball, there was one straw that broke the proverbial camel's back .that had . the men up in )l.rms, and toothpicks. It seems that ·the bologna and salami was being served · unpeeled, and that's too much, so the9men appealed to the cooks to repeal whatever unwritten law .of . the sea they had passed ind asked them to serve the salami and bologna peele~. t t Or to frequent the docks in Kowloon in BJ)Tawling Yaumati Hop-heads, basket-weavera, beggars and hatchet murde.rer can buy Painted ladies from brothel dens. Others of ill fame Adorn . corners as do piCkpockets, chiselers stalking their game. . I Mongre}.8 from far off lands..will be found in old' Honfikono Of varied stores and-rackets, weird deals, fake pasSports, a aong For a price-11et the lady i h question, buyer for a Shanghai firm,, To flee when Communi.!ta took over, for flame of hatred burm; From tyranny and devastation, confiscation of property, bank funds The war-of neroes ha a peace}ul solitude for out' Confucius' sons 'Neath bamboo ahacks duck pondi charcoal.burners and rice bread Lasting memory of thi.! tDriteT-, whQ talked with those who fled. ~ ., . t i - t Texmar Tall Tai.es ' • BOOM No Rejoicing Pete Hoggie, chief steward cm the Jean Lafitte, flashes a broad smile- beside the Christmas tree he bought for his crewmates on the Je(ln Lafitte. • On The-Fellore: ~ Fruit-juice lovers are not rejoicing on the Ocean Joyce .because of a shortage of oranges, as 'well as milk and many other items ... The vessel' ran out of oranges seventeen days out at sea and the men · were outraged, reports meeting secretary Kl!bersid ~ • • Also, there was a discussiQn on the price -of playing cards, which for some reason are exorbitant. I -seafarer - "Rusty'~ Thompson, Alcoa PHgrim, in front of that tourist's mecca, the leaning . tow~r. of Pisa. Nothing ii . so peaceful as a · the crew considerably from top. ship at ·s ea-the soft murmur side down to the watch in the of waves slipping gently against en gin~ room . the hull, the occasional mutterAs it turned out, the evidence ings of the card-players ln the pointed to some unidentified messroom, . a romantic tune prankster who bad set off a firecracker just foi: kicks. Howemerging from some Seafarer's radio ... ever, the crew <ttdn't think it That's the way· it must have was funny, and at the next ship. board me.eting voted that any- been recently on the Feltore <Marven> as it was plodding one . caught shooting off fire,along its assigned route. Sudcrackers should be brought up before the membership denly ~ere was a loud boom which echoed and reechoed up Since then, the firecrackerand down the passageways, · in · jokester has ~een discreetly ·a'nd out of the foc'sles and silent. The irate men . who e eveey other corner of the midsleep was disturbed might have ship house. - some rough- and ready justice waiting f•;t him. , Th~, it ls believed, shook up Si-mule-ated Moustache Things are running smoothly aboard the TeXmar repo"fts meeting secretary· E. J. Berg', who reports . that there are no . ' beefs but lots of fishes . • • "We have some cha~pion fishermen aboard," he notes ... .including a bosun who whistles "a happy 'tuna," an AB who fishes "just for . the halibut," an OS . with 1 "an ugly octopus," a member- of the. black gang who bears no "eel feelings" against any man, and many other virtuo~os of ·the rod, reel, hook and worm. A Some members-of the steward d~partment on the ·Jean Lafitte take a moment -from . their Christmas din• . I· n'er preparations -to pose . for a snapshot. They are (I. to r.) A. Fernandez, chief I cook;-Juan. Colpe, 3d cook: and· Pete · Hoggi~, chief steward. · .~ t '$ . t Wf! Ha~e Just t to to · Hot Sauce On Alice Brown Seafarers are breathing f.fre on the Alice Brown .•• or so reports J. c. Campbell, Jr. the meeting chairman aboard • ·• • . The seafaring dragons belch -· smoke and such because every once..in-'a-while someone puts Begunhot seasoning In the ·food wi.th ~fter: a- two-year delay, the a lieavy hand ••• the men peti. Seafarers a board the Coe Vic- tiontd for a st.ay of spicing, tory finally managed to get the ·which they were grante4 and · interiors of the vessel painted now are free to ~lee for them- . • • • At .t he head of this-·move-. ~ .selves. ' . . ;... WERE: A1'M.VRP/-HS · &>Af!.DING HO~ f · �.... l'oar&eea >. I Sea Rescue ITllL VINDOR ' (lltl1111len), Aprll f -Chelrm•11t a. •roc1erlclc1' lecretery, lterk. Ice water fountain• have been fouled up·for th• lut few trlp1• Motion made that thll be put . ID tun• ~ order .once and for all. Crew ex• prHHI their reireta ·that Captain Mecklem had to. leave the. ahlp for an operation Stateside, Captain Spence Aid he would, payofr only _the worka• way and Brown, on artlval. in the St&tf!•· Cautioned crew to have a 1ober and 1mooth payoff. Some ells· puted OT. It ls requested that the NY hall acknowledge ship'• radlosranii. Ship ii In need of ...JI new washhif machine or a complete 1et of 1pare .parts. Cooperation 11 aakecl when ualnf headl. •m .QUick Work Saf!es Swimming Seit/arer "Today at 0755, April 9, 1960, the ·cry that all seagoing men fear ·r ank out ... "MAN OVE;RBOARD' ." . . The ship was the Margaret M. with an SIU crew· abolU'd, and Seafarer Dougias Patter-·..---·- - - - - - - - - son BR, had fallen overboard. William Omelancyck, AB; Oscar All' h a n d s immediatedly Raynor, AB; Alfred Gerber, AB; rushed tQ their boat stations as the Thomas Harman, AB; a.nd Ebor general alarm was sounded. At Duxbury, AB. 0810 the man was spotted about 300 yards off to starboard. The emergency crew wa's in the No. 2 lifeboat and way llway at 0833. He was picked up at 0839 alive, but weak and suffering from shock. By · 0915 the rescue boat was aboard the ship and the saved man was in the ship's hospital. Many thanks go to Captain Stanley Funk, in charge of the operation on the bridge, who brought the ship around as close as possible to the in the water. Wiper Is.aak Bouzin saw the man in the water and gave the alarm. He no doubt deserves a lot ·of credit for the successful rescue; for if he had not seen .the Seafarer in the water, it would have been a few hours before the man was missed. Others participating in the rescue were: C. B. Howard, chief mate; M. J·. Carter, second mate; man Quitting Ship? Notify U.nion A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact . the hall in ample time to allow the U ::ion to dis.: .uch a repl<t ~ ;iment. Failure to give notice before. paying off may cause a delayed sailing, force the ship to· sail short of the manning re- · quiremeilts and needlessly make ths· work tougher for your ship· ~ates. Isaak Bouzin, wip«!,r aboard the Margaret M., •hbppened to notice Douglas Patterson; BR, overboard and raised the "man over.board" alarm. Quick work by the captain and the life. -boat crew e n a b I e d Cl spee;Jy rescue. SHIPBOARD SKErCHE$ by Ben Graham MAllYMAll (Calmar), Aprll S-Chiiilf# man, G.· Walter1 Secretary, T ._ ll. Prise._ Everything rutintng mioothly. Repair• to be done on shill. Thanks to deck department for iine coopera· . tion in makinf the VO¥afe a amootb one. One man taken · off ahlp while bunkertna In Pedro. Man hoBJ>ltallzed ·and there was no tune to obtain a replacement. One man ho11pJt.allzed tn Eureka. Replacement came from 'Frisco. Vote of thankl. to atewarcl departll)ent. ... --- ZEPHYRHILLS <Pan Amerlcen Over• 1111 Corp.), April 5-Chalrman, Thom• H F. Hllh Secretary, · Herbert C. Jill' tlce. Check to be made refardlnf payoff and overtime. Recent notl~e• Pl!!C!!!J on bulletin boards will. be strictly compiled with regardlng the brlnglnf on board of alcobollc bever· aires. Replacement list · should • be turned to the ship's delegate by the aftern.ooil of April · 6. Ship's. fund 1tands at 110. No beefs and no dls· -puteci OT. Motion wa1 made that New York be co,ntacted to see that proper repairs be made to galley ranges ·and lee boxes. All members w,ere re· quested to keep away ·from the patrol· man until each delegate bas Anlshed with fheir respective buelness: A ques· · tlon of p.Jirlodlc payoff was brought up and a ntlllon was made l\Dd sel!on!led to retain the present three·trip· payoff '1t"'effect. The master has maintained a pollcy of giving substantial draws at any tlm!'. A ·vote of thanks to the ' steward· d~partment. • . .... 1 1De1111Wl'I room. AWlllllO will be fto que.ted" for crew, 11 lblp -returu to lndla. &Wrlclent paint for unllcen1ed per'fODDel quarter1 to·. ha placed Oil boar~ ScrHn door1' are reque.ted. WalhlQ machln•. ~ not opera~I. PITllOcHIM <Velentln• Chemlcel Carrlenl, April I - Chalrm1n, V. P. Nolde1 Secretery, Harry w. Rel1ner. Some disputed OT in deck department. Shlp'o fund · ii 113. Retroactive pay dUference will be paid on next draw. Will .report to the patrolman concerninf the ol>talninJf of milk In Gulf. llorrll made II NPOrt . . . the ....re~ meetlnf. It 11 requested that room key1 be left. wJth the dele1ate1. A Yot' of thabu ~ 1hlp'1 ·deleir.ate'.. MAIDllt CllllK (Wetermen), ..,... 1S-Chalrman, ll., D. · ltou1h1 l~cr• tery, Benny M. Foster. Port airent 1poke to l!aptain conl!ernlng American money, Ship's fund ls 115.32. Expen· dltures are 13.30. Ice will be mad• every day from now on. Ship's dele· gate. to see chll!f mate ~bout palnttnf · out l!ooks' room. _ . THETIS (Rye Marine), March 3t· OCIAN JOYCI <Mar;tlmt Oversta•), Ghalrman, .i. !Carli lecret~ry, R. L•· April 2-Chalrman, TaylorJ Se~retary, . IJombard. A copy of special OJ'den by chief mate, concernlnir the 11eck de· partment watl!hU and day worker• were sent to NY. Ashtr1ys needed In the mess hall. Discussions· held on coffee versus coffee urns. Breakf11t being served too "'slowly. It Is 1ug· gested that messman and p11ntry work toiretber to serve. .. ~igest Of' SIY -Ship Meetings WACOSTA <Waterman>, March 27Chalrman, John Thompson1 Secretary,· Vernon Hell. All repairs taken care of. Everything Is running smo,o thl)'. Several me1l missed ship in Gulf. It was suggested that ship be fumigated for roaches and bugs. • This beef will be sent to headquarters and l!ompany officials. It ls suggested that the cas· tng be removed from bologna and ialaml. I, Kuberski. There are comptalnts on 1lopcbest prices. There is· also a com· plaint on the shortaire of 1tores leav· lnir the States: Minor beef between chief enirlneer and ateward 1tralght· ened out. Some disputed OT. Balance In 1hlp'1 fWld is S7 .33. Dlscu1&lon was held on the fact that there are too manr dirty cups and dishes. RaJJ. out of ok"anges while out 17 days. 'n'lere la a · shortage of fresh milk. STEEL WORKER <l1thml1nl, ·March 20-Chalrman, Wiiiiam Hand; Sacre· tary, B. Carlos. Good trip so far. No major beefs and It looks as though payoff will be an eaay one. lnforma· tlon needed on carjfo. 523.56 ln the ship's fund. , Yale locks needed · for foc'sle ·doors . bel!ause too many key1 flt too many doors. Ship needs fuml• gation. Rubber doorstops needed 01' the screen doors. Slamming of the metal screen doors 11 very innoylng to those sleeping. -Will che!!k . with patrolman about the chief mate's atti· tude toward· crew requiring medl!!al attention. 'Gangway needs a minor modl6catfon as ' it ls very• dangerou1 ilor, boardlllJf on to launch. on·e mem· ber almost had a fatal al!cldent. STEEL AGI <lsthml1nl, Jan. 1Chalrlftiii, Albert C. M1y; Secretary, 'Vincent G. Orenclo. So far there Is no maJor beef. H there ls any repair to be done In your room1, turn In Ust to your delegate'. Minor repaln may be done on ship. Weekly sched· 0RION CLIPPE~ <Orlon>, Aprll 1ule for cleaning laundry room for M. Hitchcock; Secr6'tary, · P. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), each department has been posted. · Chalrmen, Parker. Ship's delegate to be elected. March 12-Chalrman~ E. c. Barnhlll1 Ship's fUnd ts H.42. Coinmunlcatlons Everything ' running amoothly. Motion Secretary, Frank Kustura. Most re· received will be posted for everybody pairs were taken care of. Ship's fund , to read. Some me&1hall !!hairs need made to have Section .12. Paragr~h on supertankers to read st8'1dl at SS.01. E . €. Barnhill was repair Some beef reirardlnir the qual· B changed hands breaking out and stowing elel!ted ship's delegate by acclamation. lty of· bacon Request that more grits llll mooring lines. ' All 'Une1 are·... 10 Incl! Frank Kustura elected 's hip's 'treas· be 1terved to the crew If possible. hawsers and all hands are required. urer. Crew was asked to Jtold on Most of the repairs requested on last Desk lights to be Installed In , each blankets because cold weather ls trip have not been attended to. fol!'sle. Bosun gives vote of thanks coming.• to del!k department · for splendid coop· SEAM.AR (Galmar), Aprll 3-Ch1lr• et:atlon. Vote of thank!! to the stew· FEL TORE (Marven), April 10-Chalr· man, J. Marthell; Secretary, A. Szmlr. ard department. · min, L. Rlchardson1 S-ecretary..: E. A. 9oyd. All repairs hue been com· Repair list bas been turned In. Every. PENN VOYAGER <Penn Shipping), pleted. Disputed OT to be handled thing running smoothly. Few bourt March 6-Chalrmen, Bob High; Secre- . With patrolman. It Iii recommended of dJsputeil OT. tary, Larry Kelly. All beefs were set-, that anyone found guilty of sho9tlng KENMAR <Calmar>, March 7..:....chalr· · tied and repairs done. Ship's :(uncl . firecrackers in the passagewaYB be man, w. Smith; Se~retary, M. Kleiber. brought before the membership for stands at *6. ·One man short In 1tew· handling. Steward department alven ·Repair llst was taken care of satis· ard department. Walked off the ship ' factorily. Two men missed ships in In Port Arthur. · No replacem'ent. Har• vote of thanks. · port. Replacement. on board. Motion old Werns re.elel!ted ship's deleirate. ROSI KNOT (SuwannH), April 2- carried that wage clause be renegotl· Members dlsl!ussed cleanliness of Chalrman, J. StHber;-Secretary, w. L~ ated reaching at least an even· ln· washing machine and wash room after •owl11. Two ·men were hospitalized. crease with bosun and steward. Dls- use of tame. ' One 11 in A1eenslon Island and the cuuton was held on the deplorable other In Capetown. Four men getting · condition of •lockers. l.t ls suggested · STEEL CHEMIST <Isthmian), March ot,r u~der mutual, consent upon arrival that the captain be brought .to look 22-Chalrmin, Kenney Con"; SecreIP Recife. We are to receive .six re- at them. Would like to submit letter tary, · R. L. O'Brien. Eyerythlni run· placements. Captain has aslted the' to headquarters :for ad;;qu;;t;; f;;cllltiei ning normai. Extra 1oap ls asked cooperation of all In being here day for clothing. A vote of thanks to tbe .£or deck department. Old beefs taken after · arrival for payoff. . Balance In ateward department. !)~r!! of in NY. Ship's fund ts $31.65. ... 1hip'1 fund 11 ·~7.54. Some dl11puted Motion made that ship'• deleirate con· <>:T. All communications from the Tl!XMAR . (Calmar), April .t-c:h1lr· tal!t chief engineer abo~t .1cuppers. If· Union were po1ted upon receipt. Any- min, Al Stone1 Secretary, E. J. Berg. no action ls'1taken by him, then he la one l!arlng to refer .to .them can see A · new ship's delegate was elected. to · 1ee the · captain. Discussed the the ship's delegate who bas them on One man in the deck rang mJssed matter of men comlna aboard · to . do .6le. It ii wggested that the steward 1hlp . In ·Baltlmore. laundry and helJUng out in galley anil department eat either· before or after pantry. Motion made not to let them. the crew, or at least give the crew Wi• ch'e ck on mall .sent to home port ALICI BROWN <BloomfletdJ, April the flrst half an hour and not crowd I-Chairman, Wm. Thompson; Secre- and find out why it 1s not sent to the messhall a1 soon a8 meals are tary, J. D. Cantrell-·Jr. One man has ehlp. Motion made that headquarter•· ' · served. Members asked to turn hi ex· been loried several times. Bosun, check on this and have action taken. cess linen for Inventory. two 4_aymen and wiper .were excused . COi VICTORY (Victory), March ,, from meeting bel!ause of work. , No STEEL AGI <Isthmian), March i - beefs reported. Most Items Of!. repair .,,.Chairman, G. D. •rally; -Secretary, Chalrman, John A. RHdl Secretuy, Ust taken !!are of. Remainder will be H. DrohnJ' Crew opposes wage settle· v. .G. Orenclo. • Everything "runntnr done. Ship's fund ls 17.20 of which menl' ana· asks reneaotlatlon. No mamnoothly so far. Nobody was logJfed. 11.20 ls to be paid out for a lock. It Jor beers In the departments. There ·AU minor repairs have been attended is suggested. that ,no hot seasoning ls nothing in the ship's fund. · Few to. Second electrician and one wlJ>er be put in food. Vote of thanks for hours of disputed OT. Linen ls short were Jtospltallzed and Jen i>e111nd. Will the steward department for a job end. In very bad condition. Steward be "eplaced at port at payoff. Crew has ordered new items. · General re• well done. Linen· shoulli be changed of the Steel Age has d!)nated s1'!io to one day abea!l. Tum In dirty blankets. pair list to bJ' brought uii t.o date. crewmembers of the Valiant Enter. Luke Clambiill, 111.lll'il delegate, 'has prise· in Chittagong. Motion was made •erved· hls m.paclty to the very fullest MYRrAM Ill nntern1t1ona1 Nav.), measure. Through his effort the ship'1 requlrlilg- Greek •ompanles to put up some kind of cash bond to insure SIU · Mar~h 27-C::halrmin, E. F,leldln11 Sec· Interior was finally pa.i nted after a retary, R. , Broe. None . of the last crews aboard their vessels of ' wage two.year delay. security and other finimclal liabilities trip's repairs have been l!ompleted a9 yet. Patrolman "to request a better of the company. It is requested that ALCO~ CLl'PPER <Alcoa), Aprll S/ d11ek -not be ~rved too often. Ship's supply ·of slops indudlng more ciga. Chalrm1n, Ed Kelly1 Secretary, I. fund amounts to H.42. . . rettes.· Th~ steward and chief cook ·Roberts. Congratulations on ·the win· were taken off ship sick. · All dele· f!,ihg of safety award. All membe1'1 aates to make up. a complete list· of to vote for tmion·backeil candidates in CHIL0RE fMarv~n>~ APrll 4-Chalr· man, Jack Wise; Secretel'y, ·JamH . repairs. Shortage of help· in plley. Mobile primary May .3, To fill out' _. Schroeder. Otfe nian inlsse.d IJJ)lp In ·It was requested that the captain. census fofms. Repairs turned in ·a nd · Baltimore. Henry Shepeta eleded place a cook who 11 being repatriated .not taken c;ire ot. Will see patrolman to the _States 'f rom the Valiant Faith about repairs ·and the· rooms being ship's delegate. V.ote of thanks ' to the steward department. i>elegaM!!! to get tn the galley to . assist. ~otlon was· only ·11111t·paJnted. "'The officers' ro!lms made to assls~ SIU Brothers from the are painted completely,' It is re· a repair list together. · Valiant Faith .6ilanc!ally. They are on quested,)hat members not congregate board: A ·Vote of thank• to the ~nd lo ,1>a11a&_ew.,ay 'near 'galley. , .. · GALLOWAY (OverieH Nav.), Mar.ch 27-Chalrman; H~rman Whisnant; Sec· 1n11te for .hJs treatment. to sick crew· ' m embers. A vote of thanks aleo to l'etary, Samuel Doyle. Crew hopes IOHN a . .WATERMAN (Waterman) that there wlll be sufficient US cur· the steward de,Partment for a fine Aprll1 3-ChaJrman, • W. Halla1 Seer.. iol;> accomplished under adverse con· rency on hand for draw on next for· · tary, C:"" V. .ae·r g. Shlp~s delegate re· elcrn voy.age. The third cook, WY11e cUtlons. Dlscussl.on held op. making a signed. New delegate was elected. Rutman, VQlunteered to · leave the stronger bld' for patrolman represen• Reports ·are· that rooms ar e · to be tatlon at our .Poi-ti on the Weat Coast l!alley and forfeJt lils· wages as cook to painted and repairs made. Discus· " BR who ha,s a cook's raUng. No dis· before slgninir on. sloil held ort; ,stores and }'epalrs that 1>uted OT. A vote of tl1anks was given have not been t11ken care of. Steward ALCOA PEGASUS CAlco1), AprJI . 2 asked to let the crew know lf the f.D all crewmembers by chief steward .lor comt:>lete harmony. A_ vote oi -Chalrm•I\• M.,,.w. H~ux; ,Secretar~, ihlp ls short · of any stores . for the T. Weber. · Delayc;d salll,ng disputed. voyage so that action can be taken 1 thanks was· given ." tn steward depart· . ment In the pre'!lar)n« . o~ the menu ~ Fumigation beef arose. •Captalri re· to be sure that , enough are aboard fused to buy · fresh milk ·o n arrival 1n· to m~ke voyage , and food. Just llke ' SW style. .,,_ --....a.. . Ha~llan Islands. . One man logged. PRODUCER _(Mftrlne Ca11rler1),· Aprll Captialn i-efused to r~place man in ALAM~R ~ CCalmar>, A1'1'11 ~!'>91!'• 3--Chalrmen, E. Ooln11si Sei:,.teJY, H. Honolulu; A man ' w11s 111v11llnblo. Ru· , man, T. Frtzla'rt Secretarv, ~llbert . Campb,ell. Ice bnx will be fixed . In l>alr' ll!lt• turned tn. $teward , was Ho11111. Moat re,Palrl were. dope. Ship's Japan, If po!lllble. Repairs will be hospitalized ~ Tdpler Army,... Hospital _food ' WBI bad ' during trip.. Will '1 ee 'brouiiht to the attention of proper . In, HonolW.u. ,Balance ~n t ne · ahlp'I patrolman about · •ettl11a more on department heads. nraw will be. In flind 11 ,1Jt.'l5. Some· illsJiuted OT. Mo- trip'. J>lsculll!C!d , keepfug the pantr:v · yen unlets ~otherivlte- fni'ilcated. Som&" tion maJe · 10 hold a 1peclal meettng clean. Thankil to the 9atrolmeri' In dlin>utea m : ,Sfih; iboutd be fuml· at .Pav.oft to ffe~~ne a·ctton' aplut San\ Franclaco· for villtlna lhlp -whlle· pertormln,,I crew ~emberi. J!iciwar~ iii t~e •r ard there. . ' . ~ated ' 1..or coCb~chell. - Need . faDI for 0 --- ~ 1 •, �8'nafii~~wai-SlafaretS; '1S.Onl1~ ~n.• ·,Mall". Address Se.farera .With beefs J.elard'tng slow payme=nt .of monies due from varlotis operators in -back wages and disputed overtime ·Several ..thousand dollar~. in hospital-surgical benefits for should ftm checJt wh~r they SIU men is penmng at the Seafarers ·Welfare Plan because have a proper mailing address of lack <>f necessary documentation from the Seafarers in- on file with the company. SIU volved, the . W~lfare Plan of--,.____________ headquarters officials point out fice reports. . Patrow, S. Pederssen, N. F. Plum- that reports received from sevoperators show checks have Amo1tg items holding up mer, ,T. Ramir~, A. L. Rios, :r.. era1 been mailed to one addi-ess the benefits are such documents as ._Rodriguez, J. Rivera, W. E .. S~ll­ · while a beef on the same score copfes of doctors• bllls birth cer- ~Y. R. M. ~alter, 'R. Soto, M. D. tfficatcs, and proof ~f - employ- Shepherd, D. 'Stokes, ~· ·J. Thayer, ls sent from another, thus ere· ment. _ R. Torina, R, Torres, U.S. :Veach atlng mucb dUftculty In keeplns accounts siralgbt. . . · . J. Vega, J. R. Ward. T he Welfare Plan emphasized that it wq ready ·to milke pay. ment to the Seafarers involved as soon as· it received the nece8saey documents, The following are the Seafarers . for whom. the benefits &re waiting: R. P. Burton, 0. Coleman ·J. · A.11. of the following families ~ve: 1'eceived a $200 mater~it~ Collazo, T. J. Cox, K. Davis, L. benefit plus a $25 bond from th'-e Union in the babt1'• name: Figuero, G. Garcia, lt. ' Gatica, P. Gonzalez, J. Grimes, J. D. H8Ipin, Patricia Anita Braggs, born Feb- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William R. Heffley, c. Howell, N; La Placa, ruary ' 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimenez, Brookl¥U, NY. F. La Rosa, T. Little, J. Long. E. Willie Braggs, Mobile, Ala. . to· to t. .r, ot. t. · Sherry Denise IJmbaagh, JanuMastriahnix, J. M~tos, S. Nielsen, E. H:--Northrop, R. Ortiz. Marian Jane Connor, born .Feb- ary-31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Also, R. Otto, W. Outland, S. ruaryi.2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry- 0. Limbaugh. llo~ston, · Texas. ' James L. Connor, Houston. Tex. 1 t. $ · t. . ot. t. t. .Gal'J' Frank Patin, boril March 10, 1960. to Seafarer and· .Mrs. ·Luther J . Plltin, New Orleans, La. Docu_ ments Neeessary · ~ ~ SIU B~BY AIBlVALS SW , r-------------• Personals And ·Noti~es. . , ~ ~ t. · Joanne Nancy Scaturro, born March 23, 1.960, to. Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph A. Scaturro, Syosset, f:-1, NY. ot. $ t. Andrew Ayson, March 25, 1.960; to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino I. Ayson, New York City. F11 Al . . 0·1SPA.TC H The deathl of the following Seafarer1 have beetf 'f'eported to the Stafarera Welfare Plan: _,. · Jose Garcia, SO: Bi:other Garcia succlllllbed froni a cardiac ailment while aboard the Alco a Ranger, February 20, this year~ Garcia leaves a.· wife, Carmen Garcia, of Rio Piedras, ~:o~be~~ G=:~ .had sailed In the SIU engine departro.ent since December 1938. Burial arrangements are not listed. · to t. t. . t. I I • I ~ . .TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUR~PEAt4 'AND SOUTH AMERICAN -WATERS · -- ·.·1t1E VOICE OF tHfMTD" EVBY Sl!NDAY,- 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sv~oy} Wl'K-39, 19851 KC• Ships in Caribbean, East Coast • of South America, ·South Atlantic and East Coast of United States. ,.. Wl'L-11, 11851 KC. •; ,. . t. ot. ot. Peter E. Walsh, 57: Brother Walsh, a member of the SW since May, 1942, succumbed March 8. 1960', of a heart a t t a c k in his home city of Houston, Texas. Walsh had sailed in the deck department. He is survived · by his wife, C e c e li a Walsh, also of Houston, Texas. Burial ceremonies were at-the Gar· den ·of Gethsemane Cemetery, Houston. "'. Franelseo Molin•, 71: Brother Molina, an SIU ·engine department member s 1 n c e December 1941, passed away of Salvatore Guiffre, 43: Brother natural ca u s es Guiffre died of heart failure while while i patient at the USPHS at the Municipal H o s p i t a 1, San Hospital, San Francisco, March Juan , Puerto 8, 1960. He had Rico, February s a ii e d in the 19. He is surdeck departmnet vived by his wife, as an SIU -crewMaria C. Molina, of Rio Pfedras, .member, s i n c • Puerto Rico. Interment was ~ .Pte March 1955. He is survived by a brother, Anthony GuifJre, of New York City. E·VERY .1SUNDAY -I DIRECT VOICt I BROADC.AST .. ·' Metropolitan Cemetery, Rio Pied· ras, ~hips in Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of . South America,. West C-0ast of .Mexico and US Eas:t Coast. ·· , ~ .. WFK-95, 15700 KCI Ships jn Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, ·European · and US East Coast. • Meanw.hile, MTD 'Rou.nd-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Co'ntinue • ~· • t. ot. Robert L. IJutler, 65: Brother Butler succumbed of respiratory failure on March 12, while a pal.lent of South Baldwin Hospital, Birmingham, /Ja. Butler had sailed as an SIU engine department crewmem= ber since December . 1938. The only survivor was a niece, Mrs. Virginia Gollotte; Mobile, Ala. Burial was in Pearl, River, Miss. Golden Gate Activity Slow SAN FRANCISCO-Port agent Walter Sibley reports that shipping in this West Coast port has been rather slow over the last period. · The slack was due to the small number of ships ·that arrived at the . port requir-ing s.eamen. . During the period only seven ships were serviced and twentyfour men were shipped. Of these two-dozen men, four of the seafarers were ·~c" book men. The two ships that paid off were the Alcoa Pegasus <Alcoa) and the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Signed on were the Alcoa Pegasus and the Choctaw (Waterman). T h r .e e ships were in-tr_a~sit. They .were file Seafair <Orion), Calmar ( Cj!l· m81') and Steel TFaveler-. <Isthmian). Voting of the newly proposed amendments to · the constitution has been strong in this' port. In the opening ten days of voting, 100 men ·c ast ballots-. · Shipping for the coming _period is expected to improve altbough it may be oriiy. a sligbt improvement over the· present. All members are advised to take jobs that · come tD rather than leave them for othttrs · to. ~~. _ . I �. . ..D~fNfMa>~ ~ · i-wC? SIG ·1']6£JES fi'\CiH6- .. GTATtSME='N AS SVMMrr·. ~P~RQA¢#ES MAY 16· '. '. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 22, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OK TO PICKET RUNAWAYS: HIGH COURT EGYPT SHIP TIED UP IN BLACKLIST BEEF BLACKLIST UTILIZED FOR YEARS AGAINST AMERICAN-FLAG SHIPS LAKES SIU COMPANY ‘PERFECT’ ON SAFETY SIU HOSPITAL BENEFITS PUT ON DAILY BASIS PROBE BLUE CROSS HIKE, NY UNION MEN DEMAND CRITICS STILL FIRING AT ICC CONGRESS SHOWDOWN DUE IN STATE DEP’T ATTACK ON ’50-50’ ANOTHER TWO BANKRUPTS KNOCKED DOWN AT AUCTION FISHERMEN ASSAIL 12-MILE ‘COMPROMISE’ ON SEA LIMITS MDS BLAST DRUG FIRMS; BACK PRICE-GOUGE CLAIM SWISS SEAMEN SIGN 1ST LABOR CONTRACT CONGRESS CERTAIN TO ACT ON MEDICAL AID FOR AGED BENEFITS AWAIT SEAFARERS; DOCUMENTS NECESSARY SHIP NAVIGATION VIA SATELLITE MADE FEASIBLE BY ROCKET SHOT M’TIME AT ‘SLOW AHEAD’ ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID SHIPS TO GET LONGER LIFE VIA SUBSIDY 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/22/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 9  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/54b87073780d9bb0c40d492dfd2a638a.PDF 9769d88ebe51fb0ee8740b78a9b5d044 PDF Text Text .'fn  OFFICIAL ORGAN  OF THE  ATLANTIC AND  GULF DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  23,  1941  No. 8  ' Cool­Off ''  Legislation:  Canadian  Lake  FishernienLocals  SIU Gets  Big  Of  Seafarers  Phoney Vinson Bill  Seamen  Hang  Report Upswing  Wage  Raise  Passed in Committee  The  Hook  On  Tugboats  • '.r  •• a :   ri'v  Locals  of  Fishermen  and  Can­ nery  Workers  have  now  been  or­ WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—The  House  Naval  Affairs  Com­ ganized  in  San  Diego,  San  Fran­ mittee this  week voted  unanimously to recommend  for action  ci.sco,  Monterey,  Pittsburgh,  Rich­ Brother  Berger  Hansen,  the compulsory  mediation or "cool­off" bill  introduced by  its  TORONTO.—The  Canadian  mond,  Martinez,  Benecia,  San  Pe­ Agent  of  the  Norfolk  Branch  Seamen's  Union  called  a  dro,  Terminal  Island, ,the  Colum­ chairman.  Representative  Vinson of  Georgia.  bia  River  and  other  localities  by  of  the Seafarers International  The  bill,  as  it ^now  stands,*^  strike  against five  shipping  the Seafareis  International  Union  Union,  reports  that  on  April  would  require  Unions  to  give  companies  last  week.  The  of  North  America.  Everyone  of  11 he  signed an  addendum to  25 days' advance  notice  of  in­ companies  involved,  the  St.  the  new  locals  reports  substantial  the  SIU  agreement  with  the  progress,  with  the  membership  tention  to  sti*ikc,  during  Lawrence  Transportation  Co.,  doubled  in  many  cases,  within  a  Martin  Marine  Transporta«  which  time  the  workers  and  tion Co.,  which calls for raises  the  Keystone  Transportation  very  short  space  of  time.  the  employers  would  have  to  An  organizational  campaign  to  from $10 to $20  per month in  Co.,  the  Lake Head Transpor­ unionize  the  25,000 fishermen  in  submit  to  compulsory  "medi­ departments.  ation," more popularly kuowji  With  demands  of  the  Marine  tation  Co.,  the Gulf  and  Lake  the  Gulf  area  has  recently  been  all  The  agreement  remains  in  ef­ in  the past  as arbitration.  Engineers  Benevolent  Association  Navigation  Co.  and  the  Cap­ launched  by  the SIU.  The  employ­ fect  until  August, 1941,  when  it is  ers  in  that  area  have  been  so  up  for  renewal.  A  comparison  be­ The  Vinson  Bill  also  "freezes"  for  a  50  per  cent  war  bonus  and  the  status  quo  of  labor.  This  an  increased  manning  scale  met.  tain Scott  Misener  Co.,  all  re­ alarmed  by  this  move  of  the  tween  the  old  and  new  scales tells  means,  insofar  as  organized  labor  fused  to  bargain  collectively  Union  that  they  are  feverishly  the  story:  trying  to  set  up  company  unions  is  concerned,  that"  wherever,  a  three  ships  of  the  Seas  Shipping  New  Old  company  is  open  shop,  there  1  :i6  Company — the  Robin  Locksley,  with  the  Union,  although  a  everywhere  in  order  to  head  off  Deck  Department  the  Rohin  Hood  and  the  Eldina—  to  remain  open  shop  for  the  q  Na­ Conciliation  Board  designat­ the campaign,  but  the SIU  has  al­ A.B.  Seamen  $105  $85.00  tion  of  the  "national  emergency,"  finally  sailed  last"  week  after  be­ ing  the  CSU  for  that  pur­ ready  taken  steijs  to  co\interact  Ordinary  85  67.50  their  efforts.  and  unions  are  to  be  restricted  ing  tied  up  for  anywhere  up  to  Engine  Department  pose  had  been  handed  down  It  is  particularly  interesting  to  Oilers  from  doing  anything  about  or­ three  weeks  over  wage  disputes.  105  95;00  The SIU  started  the  ball  rolling  last  January.  note  that  in  every  instance  the  Firemen  (Coal  ganizing  such  a  company.  105  87.50  Although  the  bill  is  to  apply  on  the  bonus  di.spute  with  the  The  strike  involves  48  vessels  fishermen's  and  cannery  workers'  Firemen  (Oil)  100  85.00  formally  only  to  labor  in  defense  Rohin  Line, when  after  four  days'  manned  by  750  seamen,  compris­ locals are showing  increasing abil­ Coalpassers  85  67.50  industries;  Rep.  Vinson  explained  negotiations  the Union  obtained  a  ing about  one­fifth  of  Great  Lakes  ity  to  work  under  their  own  Wipers  80  67.50  that  the  definition  of  "defense  la­ $50  per  month  war  bonus  in  a  shipping.  Angoe  Antonen,  a  mem­ steam,  reducing  their  dependence  Steward  Department  bor"  in  his  mdasure  is  broad  signed  agreement  applying  to  the  ber  of  the  Union's  national  execu­ upon  the  resources  of  the  Inter­ Steawrd,  Cook  '  125  115.00  enough  to  virtually  cover  every  African  run.  The  Engineers  fol­ tive  board,  has  been  airested  for  national.  65.00  Messman  75  Ring  up  another  victory for  the  kind  of  work  that  has  the  slight­ lowed  suit  with  their  demands.  the  alleged  attempt  to  influence  The.  Fishermen­Fish  Cannery  est  cohnection  with  production  The  dispute  between  the  MEBA  crew  membej'B of  the S.S. Sioux  to  Workers  Council  of  the  Pacific,  is  militant  SIU,  second  to  none  !>>  not  oiily  for  the  U.  S.  armed  and  the  company  was  becoming  leave  the  ship.  The  official  Great  meeting  at  Monterey  on  April  23  raising  wages  for  the  seamenl  forces,  but  for  those  of  foreign  critical  when  the  Secretary  of  La­ Lakes  season  was  scheduled  to  and  24  to  lay  plans  for  the  con­ solidation  of  past  gains  and  the  governments  as  well  "whose  de­ bor  certified  it  to  the  new  Nation­ open  April  15.  nse  is  regarded  as  essential  to  al  Mediation  Board,  which  settled  The  CSU  is  affiliated  with  the  launching  of  new  organizing  e defense  of  the  United  States."  it  in  short  order,  to  the  advan­ Seafarers's  International­  Union  drives.  New  agreements will  be an  and  the  A.  F.  of  L.  important  item  on  the  agencia.  sa  other  words,  just  about  all  of  tage  of  the  men.  American  labor  in  the  essential  industries  is  alTected  by  this  defi­ nition.  Another clause  in  this  reprehen­ The  Soa.s  Shipping  Compa­'  sible  measure  requires  that  "all  ny's S.S.  Robin  Doncaster  has  workers  must,  within  thirty  days  been  acfinii'cd  by  the  MarU  after  the enactment  of  the statute,  time  Conimi.ssion  for  immedi­ make  affidavit  that  they  are  not  ate  trairsfer  to  the  British  Communists,  members  of  the  Ger­ man­American  Bund or  other  'sub­ Governnicnt  under  the  Lease­ versive  groups'."  Lend  Aet  (H.R. 1776), it  was  The Committee, in adopting its A campaign to  organize the  unlicensed men  on the  Isthmian  Line fleet was  launched last  announced  this  week.  unanimous report, flew directly in week  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  America.  Union  ofiicers  in  all  At­ Along  witb  three  other  fast  the face of testimony presented to new  freighters,  the  Doncaeter  is  lantic and  Gulf  ports have  been instructed to  put  this campaign at  the  head  of  their  list  of  it in the hearings by Secretary of to  be  registered  under  the  British  Labor Frances Perkins, William activities.  Two  special  organizers  for  the  Isthmian  ships  have  been  put  in  the field.  The  flag  and  manned  entirely  by  Brit­ Knudsen, director general of the first of  a series  of  organizational circulars addressed to the seamen of  the Isthmian  Line has  ish  oflicers  and  crew.  Office,of Production Management, Sidney Hillman, associate direc- just come  off  the press.  The  circular,  announcing  the  issued  a  regular  membership  Bureau  of  Marine  Inspection  Reveals:  tor of the same body and other campaign,  calls  upon  Isthmian  book.  Government officials to the effect seamen  to  sign  up  with  the  Sea­ "3.  Holders  of  these  member­ that such legislation was unnecfarers.  ship  books  who  cease  shipping  on  (Continued on Page 2) "Join  the  SIU  and  secure  your  Isthmian  Line  vessels  will  be  conditions,V  it  reads.  placed  on  the  shipping  lists  at  Gantner  and  Mattern  "Join  the  SIU  and  insure  im­ SIU  halls,  getting  preference  over  provements  in  wages  and  ovei­­ Permit  Men.  Still on  Strike  "4.  After  a  closed  shop  agree­ time!  "Join  the  SIU  and  help  your­ ment  is  signed  between  the  SIU  The  Gantner  and  Mat­ self  to  an  adequate  war  bonuB!  and  the  Isthmian  Line,  all  such  In a  report  issued last week,  the  United  States Bureau of  lerii  Stiike  Committee,  af­ "Join  the  SIU  and  Swell  the  members  shall  stand  automatical­ Marine  Inspection  and  Navigation  reveals  that  the  shortage  fiiliated with  the  Interiia­ ranks of  the Union  seamen  in  the  ly  recognized  as  FULL  BOOK  of  seamen for  American merchant  ships is  becoming  crucial.  t.ional  Ladies  Garment  fight  for  decent  living  and  work­ MEMBERS  with  all  rights,  bene­ The  Bureau  has  just  completed  a  survey  of  the  situation  fits  and  privileges,  upon  payment  conditions!"  Worker.?  Union,  announces  ing  Issued  by  the  Seafarers'  Inter­ of  all  current  assessments  only."  which  lays  the shortage  to  two  principal  causes:  that  all  rumor.s  to  the  ef­ national  Union  of  North  America,  "Make  the  Isthmian  Ships  1. ATTRACTIVE SHORE  JOBS.  fect  that  the  strike  at  that  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  the  cir­ Union  Ships!  2. DRAFTING  OF SEAMEN  FOB MILITARY  SERVICE.  company  has  been  settled  cular  announces  the  following  "Sign  up  with  the  SIU  Today,"  In view of  the expansion program  in the  building of  new  are  false.  All  Union  men  conditions  for  joining  Isthmian  the  appeal  to  the  Isthmian  sea­ tonnage,  the  present  shortage  is  expected  to  be  aggravated  men  concludes.  and  women  are  requested  men:  If  is'up to  every SIU  brother  to  even further.  "1.  Any  member  of  the  Unli­ to continue  to refrain  from  licensed  Personnel aboard  an  Isth­ put  his shoulder  to  the  wheel  and  According  to  the  survey  only  men is causing repeated delays in buying  bathing  suits  and  mian  Line  ehip  may  be  admitted  help  put  this  campaign  across  in  two  ports.  Mobile,  Ala.,  and  Gal­ the sailing of vessels, the survey other  apparel  made  by  to  membership  in  the  Atlantic ft  militant  SIU  style.  From  now  on,  veston,  Tex.,  reported  no  immedi­ says. New York, although not In ate  shortage  in  sight.  In  all  the  as had a situation as Boston, reGantner  and  Mattern — as  Gulf  District of  the SIU  upon  pay­ the  password  is:  other  ports,  the  situation  has  al­ ports that no surplus of available "Make the Isthmian Ships Union  ment  of  a  $1.00  fee  plus  tbe  cur­ UNFAIR TO ORGANIZED  Ships!  Sign  'em  up  with  tbe  ready  become  acute  right  now.  seamen exists and predicts that rent" month's  dues.  LABOR!  (Continued on Page 2), .  In  Boston,  the  shortage  of  sea­ "2.  Each  Bucb  member  shall  be  SIU!'  Robin Line Ships  Sail; All  Beefs  Squared Away  "­"if •   .'^^1  • • ­wl  :­'Vl  :  *  i  :S  Robin  Doncaster  Goes  to British  Under H.R.I776  ­,  '  ­.­7'  SfU Launches Drive to  Organize Isthmian Ships  ^1  Crucial  Shortage  Of Trained Seamen  m  • ii  .' ,r  .  •  •   '  •  'V,­'  ••  �V.i:'!,.'"HBMI  igT«!Pa3MQK!r^­HT^­.  THE  SEA FA RE R  S7  L O  G  More  About  Published  by  the  ATLANTIC  &  GULF  DISTRICT  of  the  Seafarers^ International  Union  of  North  America  Icr  S  tr. r­ Phoney Vinson  Bin Passed In"  Wednesday. April  23, 194*  Rumor  Seized  Axis  Ships  Are  To  Be Maoped  by  American  Crews  ,  WASHINGTON.  D,  C.—At  heariiig.s  held  by  the  Hou.se  Committee  on  Merchant  Mhrine  and  Ei.sherie.s,  it  Ava.s  dis­ clo.sed  this  Aveek  that  .seized  German  and  Italian  A'CSSCLS  may  Affiliated  • with the  American  Federation  of  Labor  be  requisitioned  by  the  GoA'ernment  and  placed  into  mer­ chant  marine.service  to  replace .ships trjinsferred  to the  Navy  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting  International  President  (Continued  frotn  Page 1)  for  auxiliary  use.  ~~  110  Market  Street.  Room  402^  San  Franci­sco,  Calif,  esbarj.  ApiiaieiAB,  the  reaction­ '  When  Commander  F.  F.  Rey  answer  this  tiuestioh.  ary  CongreSemen  are "holier  than  nolds  of  the  Navy  Department  In  any  case  it  looks  like  rough  ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNiNG THIS the  Pope"  in  the  matter  of  pro­ took  the  stand.  Representative  Avaters  ahead  for  Apierlcan  mer­ PURLICATION TO: tecting  "national  defense,"  In  Oliver  of  Maine  asked  him  if  he  charit  seamen,  from  the  way  the  "THE SEAFARERS'  LOG"  reality,  however,  they  are  merely  thought  that  seizure  of  ships  ^avy  is  planning  things.  On  the  P. O.  Box .522,  Qiurch  St.  Annex,  New  York,  N.  Y.  voicing  more  openly  the  senti­ would.increase  the  dangers,to  the  other  hand,  tlie  commander,  ex­ Phone: BOwling  Green 9­3437  ments  of  the  labor­hating  and  crews  that  would  man  tliem  or  if  pressed  the  opinion  of  the  Navy  profit­greedy  employers  than  the  such  ships  might  be  attacked  af­ Department  that  on  the  subject  Government  spokesmen  who  have  ter  they  left  home  ports.  of  tile  hearings—the  matter  of  to  be  more  circumspect  because  "That  is  anybody's  guess,"  requisitioning  American  commer­ of  their  nlleged  "impartiality"  in  Commander  Reynolds  replied.  cial  loiiage—the  Department  fa­ the  struggle  between,  labor  and  Anotlier  member  pf  Committee,  A'ors  .full  compensation  to  owners  The  oampaii^n  for  the  abolition  of  labor'.s  right  to  .strike  capital  over  the  issues  involved.  Representative Culkin  of  New Jer­ of  requisitioned  vessels.  At  any  The  reactionary  Congressmen,  sey,  asked,  if  the  United  States  rate  the  shipowners  won't  have  got  into  stride  this  week!  most  of  Avhom  come  from  the  takes  over  foreign  ships  and  they  much  to  won­y  about.  A  bill  by  .  By  nnaniinous  consent  the  House  Naval  Atfairs  Com'ihit­ "poll  tax" states  of  the South,  did  are  sunk  with^  American  crews  Representative  Oliver  recoup  tee  has  reported  out  the  Vinson  Bill  which  inaEe.s  it  neces­ their  best,  however,  for  the  big  aboard,  would  that  be  an  act  of  mending  compensation  of  this  sary for  workers to give  25 days  notice  of  intehtion  to strike,  business  interests  that  are  back­ war?  The  commander  declined  to  sort  was  under  discussion.  ing  them.  They  can't  rush  ahead  and  to  .submit  to  mediation.  ,  ^  too  much  Avith  the  hot  seat  propo­ '  This  is  the first  of  the  notorious  "cool­ofi."'  measures  to  sition  for  strikers,*so  the  Vinson  X be  brought  up  for  action  in  Congress.  What  does  it  mean  Bill  will  have  to  do  for  the  time  It  moans simply  that  the only  poAver  the  workers  have  of  being.  For  labor,  on  the  other  hand,  making  employers  list on  to  reason  is  to  be  hamstrung.  The  this  action  of  the  House  Naval  employers  have  tremendous  Avealth,  resources,  laAA'yerSj.  con­ Affairs  Committee  is  a  danger  nections  in  the  government  on  their  side  to  helj)  them  out  in  signal.  Although  the  Bill  lias  to  a  dispute  Avith  employees.  What  has  labor  got  on  its  side?  get  over  the  hurdles  of  a  vote  in  (Continued  from  Page 1)  Second. ,  and  MOST  IMPOR­ Nothing  but  its  organized  ability  to  say  to' the  boss,  at  the  the  full  House  of  Represent.itive,  the  situation"  here  Svlll  grow  ex­ TANT, is  immediate  action  by  the  time  Avlien  it  Avill  be  most  etfectiA'e,  that  it  Avill  not  Avork  at  action  in  the Senate  and  the  veto­ tremely  serious  in  the  very  near  Government  to  GRANT  DEFER­ power  of  flie  President,, the unani­ future.  MENT  FROM  THE  DRAFT  TO  the  conditions  dictated  by  him—that  is,  the  right  to  strike,  mous "reporting  out" of  the  meas­ Philadelphia  has  had  constant,  ALL  QUALIFIED  SEAMEN!  and  to  strike  Avhen  it  Avill  do  most  good.  ure  by  the  Comniittee  shows  a  delays  in  the  sailing  of  Afessels,  The  feeble  efforts  tliat  liaA'C  It  is  this  economic  poAver,  in  the  last  analysis,  that  gets  definite  trend.  Labor  will  have  to  too,  pai ticularly  due  to  inability  been  made  so  far  will  not  do.  the  emj)loyer  to  the  negotiating  table,  that  prompts  him  to  use  its  united  strength,  the  power  to  furnish  able seamen..Baltimore  Most  of  the  Local  Draft  Boards  agree  to  a. Avage  raise  and,  IMOST  IMPORTANT',  that  com­ by  means  of  which  it  has  been  lacks  both  able  seamen  and  quali­ are  not  aware  of  the  informalion'  able  to  forge  ahead  in  powerful  fied  men  in  the  engine  depart­ available  regarding  tjiis  critical­ pels  him  to  sign  a  collectiAm  bargaining  contract.  '  waves  dui ing  the  last  number  of  ment,  Avith  the  difficnlties  heaping  shortage  of  seamen.  Although  in­ •   •   Labor  cools its heels  considerably  in  its dealings  Avith  the  years,  in  order  to  defeat  the  plot  up.  siruetions  are  sent  out  from  Na­ Norfolk,  Va.,  Savannah,  Ga.,  tional  and  State  Draft  Hoadquar­ employers,  through  applications to  the  NLRB,  through  labor  of  the  plutocracy  to  put  legisla­ tive  shackles  on  the  hands  and  New  Orleans,  Seattle,  San  Fran­ ters,.  giving  the  pertinent  facts,  board  elections,  certifications,  etc.  All  this  just  to  get  tlie  feet  of  the  workers  of  this  cisco,  Portland  and  oilier  ports,  the  Local  Draff  Board.s­iiTtlier  ik­'  e]hployer;.s  reeognilion  that  his men  have the  right to  be  rep­ country.  ALL  report  a vsteady  decline  in  nore  tliem  or  do  not  act  upon  resented  by  a  union!  available  men,  and  anticipate  them.  acute  shortages  very  s.oon.  It  is  high  time, for  the  Goyorn­ The  enii)loyer  has all  this  make  up  his  mind,  and  From  the  Bureau's,  o wn  survey,  ment  to  stop  leaving  fliis  vital  often  as  not,  he  balks  cA'cn  after  an  NLRB  decision.  What  it  is  obvious  that  there  are  only  matter  to. the  discretion  if  unin­ does labor  then have  as a last  resort ?  Noi^hii^S  poAA'cr  two  remedies  for  the  growing  formed  Local  Draft. Boarhs, A  na,­ to s,tri,k,e,  and  to strike on  time for effectiveness.  crisis  in  merchant'  marine  man  tional  ruling, giving  s.eamen  de­ power.  ferred  status  is called  for  to  head  It  is  this  poAver  Avhich  puts  teeth  into  collective  bargain­ One  is  higher  wages  for  all  rat­ off  the  growing  crisis.  It  is  illog:  ing  procedure.  The  Vinson  Bill  proposes  to  yank  these  good  ings,  In  ogder  to  make  Avork  at  ical  to  tear  away  qualified  seamen  strong  teeth.  sea. sufficiently,  Av'qrthwhiJ.e  to  pre­ from  jobs  for  which  they  are  The  peculiar  ruling handed  vent  seamen  from  continuing  the  much  need,ed.,Armed  training  for  Even  as  things  are  today,  the  employer  is  tough  enough  d 0  Av  n  by  .Judge  ]\lieliael  trend  to  attractive  shore  jobs,  seamen  can  more  tirofitably  be  to (jeal  Avith.  Can  you  imagine Avhat  a  Avalk­oA­er  he  Avill  have  Roche  ip  the l]!i,[ont.anau  Case  and  to,  bring  about,,a,reversal  of  arranged,  on  board  ship  and  in his  dealings  Avith  labor  if  the Vinson  BilLis passed?  There  thiough  the  union  iilring  iiall..  is  to  be  (ippeaietl  by  the  t Ill's  trend,.  .  "  Avill  just  be  no  talking  to  him.  All  he  Avill  have  to  do  is  Amcrieaii  ­  HaAA'aiian  Line,  holler  "national,defense," and  presto,  he  gets  his  mediation  Avhieh  priginally  brought  the  board,  A\'here  high­poAvered  attorney.s  can  hornsAvoggle  the  matter  to  court  against  the  labor  repi­esentatives,  as  has  always  been  the  case  Avith  SUP,  alleging  that  the  Union  arbitration  in  the  past.  tied  up  the  ship  in  questioiiy  Labor  Avill  haA^e  to  make  its A'oice  hoard  in  unmistakable  thus  violating  the  provisions  accents  if  this .slaA'e­measure  is not  to  be  pa.ssed,  if  "national  of  its  eontraet.  The .fojloAvin^  .brothers,  have  mail  at  tlie  HIIJ  hair in  NCAV  defeji.se"  is not .to  become  altogether  j.ust  n. men;,,pretext for  Judge  Roche  ruled,  on  tlie  one  Orleans,  La.  the  unhampered  heaping  up  of  super­profits  by  money­mad,  haiuj,  that  the  SUP.  was'respon­,  Orville  Abranies  .Ed.  Q.  For.sythc  Emil. Kariliiial  S,  F.  Petronos  s'ible  for'a  Avork  st'oppage  in  vio  J.  L.  Allman  employers!  F.  J,  Foley  Ed.  Kpliar  ,  '  Anrlrew  Quinones  lation  of  Section  12  of  its  collec­ Blair  Allison  V.  Fernandez  John  Rfniball.  H.'  O.'  Rice  '  tlA'e  bargaining  agreement  with  H.  J.  Anderson  C.O.Fisher  T.  J.  Kriiger  '  ,'E.  B.  Rlibd'es  tlie  company,  Whereupon  he  as­ P.  N.  Bufkin.  SEAFARERS' LOG  C.  F.  Gardenier Ciiarle.s .JC.elltr,,, J,. P.  Rivera;',  .sessed  the  Union  A\ith  the  costs  E.  Billington  Franjt  Garrioty  John  Linn  Wallace  Royul  o,f  the  suit.  '  ­  I  John  Brenn.an  _J.  W.  Gallaspey Wm.  Liondoh"  N.  li'o^isset  Oii  the, other  hand,  the  Judge  Archie  Bishop  Santos Garcia  W.  D.  Lantz  Dew;ey  Shaw,  claimed  that'  the  Union  acted'in  George  Busby  A.  C.  Graveley  J.  Lopez  Ciuii'les  Slater  good  faith  in  stnving  to  obtain  A.  Bailey  D.  A.  Gonzales  R.  Lynn  Andrew  A.  Smith  leplacements  for  the  tied­up  ves­ E.  F.  Blodgett  E.  R.  Gardernei Albert  Lewis  Fi­ank  Sou'tliland  sel.'  li,  E.  Baker  E.  F.  Gay lor  O.  F.  Larson  James  Sheldon'  Judge  Roche's  ruling  was  found  A.  Cuadra  B.S.  ROBIN  HOOH  Joe  Graham  ,  J. D. McLemoro  Jejisq  "W.  Simpson  unsatisfactory  by  both  the  Union  John  Cohn  H.  W  (;},reenle,o,Carl  Mason,  ,  16.25  and  the shipowners.  Ted  Ciimmings  Neal  Harmon  W.  L.  Moelley  S.S.  CLARE^—Deck, Depffrtnient  2.25  "According  to  reports," says  the  Wm.  M.  Carter  ,, E­  H.  Hempeley J.  Medrano  • Fred  Shields,  S.B.  DELBRASIL—Deck  Depaytment  "'rTI  West  Coast  Saiior,,  "the  company  Sam  Calacoff  M.  C.  Hadiiox  Robert  Morton  J.  M.  Shanks  .  I.  Decareaux,  .fl;  Owen  C.  Mardis, ,50c;  A­  Mayer,  .fl;  may  appeal  the  ruling,  in  Aybich  V.  M.  Cardona,  ' W.  D.  Halsey  T.A'.McAllister.  A.  D.  Smith  H.  Gariad'a,  70c;  J.  Wagner,  50c;  E.  Rogers,  $1;  R.  case  it  will  not  be  necessary  for  Sydney  Duchene  Wm,  Hazlett  R.  L.  Moran  A.  E.  Thompson  Jliekoll,  SOc;  E.  A.  Boyd,  $1;  John  F. Vandergrift,  .$1;  the  Union  to  do  so.  Since  it  will  P.  De  Vji ies  Ben  Hassell  S.  Monigman,  T.  Tormasovich  R.  A.  Bonesia,  $1;  E.  A.  Hunter,  ,50c;  A.  Vidal,  50c;  take  another  couple  of  weeks  be­ A.  G.  Dick  Oscar  Hurst  E.  C.  Mitchell  ,  iV.  li:.  Giebei; $1.00.  fore  the  opinion  rendered  can  be  M.  De  Ciego  R.  E. Holcom  0. C.  Mai uis  Curtis  Underwood  10.20  considered final,,  the  SUP  wiil  W.  Dickens  L.  Honigman  J.  ­T.  Nick,  jr.  G.  C.  Vance  H. ^.idfhprclt  D.  Jphnson  1.00  have  this  time  in  which ,to  decide  C.  W.  Drake  Norton  Olson  Elmo  Vance  on  the  next  step  to  be  taken.  Alexander  Dias,, L.  j.ennlngs  Isham  Ogden  J.  R.  Webb  H,  A.  Bm.itiU,  .50  "As  the  decision  is  of  a  prece­ A.  Afl  EppineB? i^aul, Jassinp  R.  G.  Pecot  M.  Houghteiffy ­ 1.00  dent­^kin^  nature  in  this  kind  b.  W.  "Walker  .P.  England  •   ,L. S,  johnstonUiy. C.  Pipe .  Prei Curry  1.00  mvld. Knight  ­ J.  E.  Porter '  Ed.  L,  Wisniewshl  '  I' •   of  dispute,',  tiie  S^ilo"^^^  U°io"  is  yf.  Flaherty  viewing  the  matter  very  seri­.  s.  Flaherty „  J.  Whidden  '  Lloyd  K;ins  W.  L.  Price  Total  $48.74  ously."  E, Flaherty  H.  V.  knaflicli  L.  j;  Powers  Blackle  Williams  What Vinson's Bill Means  Crucial Shortage Of Trained! Maaman •  r­v  •  >• ;•  |<  t  t  r­ S:­;  ir  • • ••  ­­ ^ S'  .L'  Ruling  jn  Mpntanan  Ca$e  To Be  App^y  s.s. ,6A,KMAR^  '.Ki; .•   • i:  'J  �Wihat' 8  Doing —  Around  The  Ports  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic & Gulf District HEADQUARTERS Room  918,  Washington  Loan  &  Trust  Co.  Building,  9th  and  F Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  "  P.  O.  Box  6180  Phone:  District  5963  chase  all  over  Texas  to  get  men  TAMPA for  the  rust  bucket's.  The  David  H.  Atwater  was  in,  April  10,  1941  April  14,  1941  DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES and  I  had  new  mattresses  pu  • Editor, Seafa'i ei s'  Log  EdiiOi,  Seafai'ora  Log  aboard  her,  and  the  boys  got  the  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  BRANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  ?7.50  raise. There  Is  a  pretty  good  • Things are  moving  along  pretty  NEW  YORK  .....2 Stone St.  .  BOwling  Green  9­3437  Shipping  continues  good  with  a  BOSTON  330  Atlantic  Ave.  ...LlBerty  4057  gang on  her, although  it  is an  old  fast  here,  It'  is  quite  a  problem  serious  shortage  of  rated  men  PROVIDENCE  465  South  Main  St.  ..Manning  3572  coal  burner.  to get  men,  but so  far  only  one or  Now  tliat  the  towboats  are  start­ BALTIMORE "... 14  North  Gay  St.  ...Calvert  4539  two  ships  have  sailed  short­hand­ All  of  the  Range  Line  ships  ing  to  pay  more  money,  'would  PHILADEI.PHIA  ,6  North  6th'St  Lombard  7651  ed,  and  that  has  been  only  one  NORFOLK  ......60  Commercial  PI.  ..Norfolk  41083  like  to  see  some  of  the  boys  have  been  in,  and  things  were  man  short.  The  agent  stays  plen­ NEW  ORLEANS  309  Chartres  St  MAgnolia  3962  around  who  don't  like  the  long  squared  away  to  the  satisfaction  ty  busy  though,  looking  for  re­ SAVANNAH  ....218 East  Bay  St.  ....Savannah  3­1728  trips,  as  they  could  be  with  the  of  the  men.  placements.  JACKSONVILLE  ,136  East  Bay  St  Jacksonville  5­9724  better  half  most  of  the  time„  and  I  have  been  in  contact  with  a  TAMPA  .206  So.  Franklin  St.  .Tampa  M­1323  A.B.'s,  oilers  and firemen  can  she  wouldn't  have  to  worry  about  few  tankers and  things  look  good.  MOBILE  55  So.  Concepllon  St, Dexter  1449  In  fact,  I  have six  of  our  men  on  about  pick  their  ships  and,  be­ an  allotment.  TEXAS  CITY  ... 105  ­  4th  St.,  N.  .....Texas Citv  722  lieve  me,  some  of  them  are  doinig  MIAMI  1348  N.E.  First  Ave.. Miami  2­2950  There  are  two  boats  of  the  them.  This  is  all  for  this  time.  it  and  how­ SAN  JUAN  8  Covadonga  St  San  Juan  1885  The  weather  is fine  down  here,  Dardy  Company  fitting  out  here,  The  Draft  Board  is  calling  a  and  some  of  you  men  that  want  and  there  have  been  inquiries  If  number  of  our  qualified  members  we  can  crew  them  up.  They  are  to  ship  in  a  hurry,  get  down  this  for  training,  but  I  believe  the  both, coal­burners, so  some  of  you  way.  situation  is  clearing  here  in  re­ BALTIMORE  Onward  and  forward  with  the  gauds  to  qualified  seamen.  We  old  banjo  players  get  down  this  SIU!  way.  are  appearing  before  the  Board  E.  R.  Wallace,  Agent.  We  are  starting  to  get  these  whenever  a  member  has  beeh'  scows  cleaned  up  and  are  getting  called,  and  he  notifies  us  in  time.  plenty  of  good  support  from  the  We  are  making  every  effort  to  NEW ORLEANS Bull Line^s Marina Goes to Government boys  who  are  getting  tired  of  have  them  deferi'ed.  We  have  re­ thiese  captains  buying  farms  and  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  ceived  DiS.S,  forms  42  from  the  -—-"^Ugly Ducklings'''' for Convoy Service? hbmes  out  of  their  stomachs.  chief  clerk  of  the  Board. We  have  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Some  of  the  boys  have  been  In  still  the  biggest  thing  around  managed  to  have several  deferred  the  habit  of  ducking  the  patrol­ here  is  the  shortage  of  men.  As  for  sonie  months.  Baltimore,  Md.,  the  old  floating  boxes  get  a  new  The  old  P  &  O fieet  is finally  man  when  he  comes  aboard  and  far  as  cork  fenders,  etc.,  are  con­ April  3,  1941  name  "Ugly  Ducklings."  Not  that  never  And  time  to  get  to  the hall.  cerned there  are  lots of  them, but  waking  up!  The  men  have  found  Seamen  continue  to  be  scarcer  they  are  ugly,  of  course,  but  only  Their  books  needed  quite  a  bit  of  for  rated  men  it  is  another  story.  out  that  they  do  not  have  to  let  than snowhalls  in  hell in  this port  so  in  comparison  with  the  sleek,  sti'aightening  out.  As  soon  as  we  Wheti  stand­by  Jobs  go  begging  a  company  stoge  ride  the  ships.  and  judging  from  what  we  hear,  smooth,  well  equipped  Maritime  pulled  a  few  of  them  and  sent  for  men,  then  you  knovv  that  Now  they  have  got'  the  regular  the  situation  is  very  much  the  Commission  fleet.  Their  Job  will  scale  raise  in  wages  and  over­ same in  other  ports.  pAid­up  replacements,  the  rest  there  is  a  shortage!  be  with  the  convoys.  Of  course,  sAw  the  light  and  found  the  loca­ Still  plenty  of  ships showing  up  time,  $10.00  and  80  cents  over­ Local  Draft  Boards,  realizing  the  big  shots  say  No!  No  Amer.  tion  of,the  hall.  in  here,  and  every  one  of  them  time,  and  are  improving  condi­ that  we  are  doing  all  we  can  do  ican  convoys  in  this  war!  But  de­ The towing  companies  are  sing­ have their  own  private little  wars  tions  right  alongi  get  the  ships  out  fully  manned,  spite  their  assurances  the  "Ugly  All  the  saltwater  touri.sts  that  ing  poverty,  but  we  see  them  on.  The  niajority  of  them  are  are  cooperating  with  us  in  issu­ Ducklings",  are  getting  guri  bringing  barges  out  that  have  taken  care  of  very  much  to  the  were sojourning  here,  dodging  the  ing  permits  and  deferments,  but,  mounts  astern  and  are  being  been  laid  up  for  years  and  repair­ satisfaction  of  the  crew.s,  so  snow  balls  during  the  winter,  are  it  should  be  remembered  that  co­ equipped  with  the  De­Gausse  belt  consi)icuous  by  their  absence.  operation  depends  on  us,  and  that  repels  magnetic  mines.  ing  tiigs  that  haven't  sailed  for  everybody  is  happy.  Most  of  them  are  heading  north.  some  of  our  members  apparently  Baltimoro  will  build fifty  of  fifteen  seasons!  Been  expecting  to  hear  a  lot  of  Yours  for  a  bigger  and  better  are  trying  to  screw  things  up.  fliptn  witli  (hp  i>rQ.BpeGt  of  a  con­ It  seems  as  though  the  Com­ stuff  about  how  well  the  NIckle  There  have  been  a  couple  of  tract  for  thirty  more.  Bethlehem  missars  sold  the  boys  down  the  Mbochers  are  doing.  They  got  a  union!  Fraternally,  cases  where  members  bid  for  Steel  will  build  them  and  prom­ river again  on  Herr  Wood's  boats.  blurb  In  the  local  press  about  R.  White,  G­57.  jobs  making  long  trips  and  on  ises  td  deliver  the first  around  All  over  a  Ave  dollar­  rise,  but  how  much  they  had  raised  the  getting  their  permit  for  such  a  Januar.v,  1942,  and  all fifty  of "  they  seem  to  be  sailing  with  a  wages  for  seamen,  how  they  had  trip,  have  turned  the  job  down.  them  ill  7.30  days  from  March  18  PROVIDENCE majority  of  the  original  crews.  set  a  new  high  in  the  history  of  Those  individuals  are  looking  of  thi.s  year.  That  gives  the  yard  When  they  wanted  to  go  back, his  the  Merchant  Marine.  They  pos­ April  17,  1941  out  only  for  themselves  and  to  plenty  of  leeway,  and  it  is  ex­ nebbs  told  them  he  had  plenty  of  sibly  forgot  that  the  SiU  are  at'  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  pected  they  will  get  the  ships, out  hell  with  the  other  guy.  the  present  time at  least  five  and,  plow  jockeys  and ,  bonnifled finks  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  In  order  to  protect  the  majority  considerably  before  the  contract  at  the  present,  but  to  leave  their  in  lots  of  cases,  ten  bucks  ahead  Things  are  starting  to  pick  up  of  our  members  who  are  strictly  expiration  date.  of  them  on  the  wage  scales.  Pos­ address  for  future  strikes.  in  the  Port  of  Providence  and  on  the  up­and­up  about  such  'sibly  they  also  forgot  that  the  During  tlio  last  war  the  United  We  are  on  the  look­out  for  a  New  Bedford  after  a  slow  winter.  new  hall,  as  the  gas  hounds  are  last  few  raises  they  received  It  will  be  a  relief  to  have  the  old  things,  we'll  take  action  against  States  built  2,000  in  two  years  making it  tough  to  get  along  with  came  AFTER  the  SiU  had  al­ telephone  ringing , for  men  again..  any  member  who  tries to  puji  any.  aiul  today's  shipbuilders,  much  more,  phoney  business  of  that  better  jnepared  than  they  were  in  the­  public  performing  out'  front  ready  gotten  the  raise.  1917­18,  should  beat  that  mark  by  They  are.  bragging  about,  tlie  The  ' S.S.  Nantucket  and  S.S.  nature.  on  the  main  drag.  raise  that  the  shipowners  dished  Naushon  of  the  New  England  The  good  ship  ELDENA,  an­ at  least  500  ships.  Cargo  handling  FULL  STEAM  AHEAD!  out  before  they  asked  for  it,  but  Steamship  Co.  are  both  In  opera­ other  rust  bucket  de  luxe,  is  due  eciuipment  on  these  modern  Hog  Bud  Ray,  Patrolman.  they  sure  are  forgetting  all  about  tion  and  expect  a  busy  season  at  to  he  crewed  up  here  this  week.  Islanders  will  bo  cut'  down  to  a  the men  that arc sailing  the ships,  the  cape,  what  with  army  camps  Maybe,  rust  bucket  or  not,  she's  nunlniiini  and  sjieed  set at  around  as good  as some  of  the new  ships  ten  knots.  the  conditions  under,  which  the  and  so  forth  in  New  England.  TEXAS CITY men  must  sail,  the  working  rules  In  the  next  few  weeks,  when  built.  Builders  haven't  changed  TJie  question  as  to  where  the  April  4,  1941  that  govern  the  duties  of  the  men  the  N.E.S.S.  Co.  puts  out  another  any,  and  still  figure  thiug.s  out.  iii  crews .for  these sliips  will  come  is  boat.­,  I  don't  know  what  we  will  terms  of  dollars  ijithei­  than  hu­ in  the  japs, of  the  Gods.  If  the  that  sail  the  ships.  In  fact,..the  Brothers:  This  ifl  the first  opportunify  I  boys  seem  to  forget  tlie  uhioii  is  do  in  the  Port  of  Providence  for  man  welfare.  Profit  obtained  at  SIU'has  the  men,  we'll  get  them.  have  had  to  write  in  to  the  Log  not  the.  pie  cards  ,l;>ut  the  niem­ trained  men,  as  there  are  not  the expense  of  human  safety  isn't  If  we  don't  have  llie  men  and  the  enough  men  now  to  supply  the  profit,  it's  blood  money.  The  since  I  took  office.  Some  people  bArs  themselves.  N.MU  does,  they'll  get'  tliem.  If  few  boats  that  ai'e  here  now.  builders .apparently  build'the ship  neither  Union  can  supply,  they  go  call  this a  pie.  card.  Well,  there  is  If  you  think  that  I'm  kidding,  Fraternally,  on  a  cargo  spiice  basis  and  aftei'  to  the  Navj%  a  boom  on around  this heck of  the  go  into  New  'York  or  down  here  '  Joseph  E.  Lapham,  Agent.  that's  done,  they  cast  around  for  woods.  And  there  are  not  enough  and  make  a  trip  on  the  E|  Dia  or  Wm.  McKay,  Agent.  some  hole  or  corner  to'stick  the  r 0 0 m s '"or  ap?lrfments  to  go  El  Valle,  the  latest  two  that  we  crew  in.  "VVe  heard  one  donkey  around,  and  you  are  just  out  of  have  that  the  NMU  had.  These  Attention!  wlio  builds  ships  on  paper  aiid  luck  to fliid  a  place  to  rest  the  ships  are  sailing  as  they  left  NOTICE  TO  ALL  BILL  ALSTON  wh'6  had  .hist  •   discovered  the  body.  And  I really  mean  that  they  them  as  far  as  quarters  are  con­ SIU MEN  eliarge  you  top  prices  for  every­ cerned.  Of  course,  we  had^o  Get  ill  toucli  witli  yonr  chain  locker  remark, ""What's  the  matter  with  this  place?"  Nice  clean  the  scows  up  to  where  they  attorney, J. Ra.s.sner,  at 220  thing  in  general,  Canadian Branches of the people!  were  livable,  renew  the  bunks,  i  have  made  all  of  the  ships  Broadway.  New  York.  He  Seafarcrs' /nternational A  little  bird  tells  us  the  Bull  that  have  hit  Texas  ports. Settled  etc.  But  still  they  set  a  new  low  has  some  important  new.s  Line's  beautiful  MARINA  has  Union (luite  a  few  beefs  to  the  satisfac­ for  the  $>iU.  You  will  have  to  been  earmarked  by  the  Govern­ for  you.  take  your  trip  very  soon  though  tion  of  the  crews.  When in Canadian ports, ment  and  she  will  thei'efore  never  because  if  you  don't,  then  the  Shipping  is  tops,  and  I  have  to  ships  wiil  be  squared  away  to  FRANK L. QUINONES  know'the  plea.sure  of  sailing  witli  visit the halls of tlie following organizations, affiliated to the the  good  old  SIU.  compiy  with  our  standards.  As '  Contact the Mianii  Agent  Seafarers' international Union soon  as  the  steel  comes  in  for  We  regret  to  report  the. death  of 'North America: of  the  SIU.  Good  news  them,  they  will  be  fixed  up  and  NORFOLK f, i;  News and Views  1/  lAfTDREW  LAURENTZEN  Died  In  United  States  Hospital  1  Baltimore,  Md.  March  3,  1941  BENWyyOUPY­ Died  in  U.  S.  Hospital  'Sari  Jiiarv,  Porto  Rlco­.^  the  merhory  of the  time the  NMU  sailed  these  ships  will  fade  and  ,'V'ours  till  the  seamen  of  Amer­ ica  stop  this  hooey ,and  come  in  where  the . MEMBER?  ARE  THE  UNIOtf,  NOT'  WHERE  . THE  U^^ION  IS.  FpR  'THE. CHOSEN  FEW.,.,,,  :^teady  m  sjie  gflgs,,,.,.  ­Army.  a  1^..:: •   . (  from  Mike  Rermudez.  Im­ portant !  WESLEY  WILLIAMS  Anyone  knowing  the  whereabouts  of  tliis  brotli­ er, please  get  in touch  with  the SIU.Hall in Norfolk.  ,  of  Andy  Laurentzen,  a  brother  well  known  and  liked  by  all  who  were  shipmates  with  him.  This  is.  the  second  time  a  member  has  been  taken  seriously  ill  while  staying  at  the  Anchor  Hotel  on  PratC  Street,  and  the  proprietors  have  failed  to  notify,  the  Union.  Hog  islanders,  or  Just  plain  "Hogs"  they: called them,:hacK  :in  1918,  but  tliis  is  a  new  war,  so  CANADIAN  SEAMEN'S  UNION  406  St. Lawience  Boulevard  Montreal, Canada  .  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  SEAMEN'S  UNION  Slfl­B  Cainbie  Street  Vancouver,  B.C.  I'lioue;  TRinity  2251  a'  1  :,.f  .  '­V.y (  f­ �Xr-TV^: THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Out of  the Mailbag  Cxiiioor  Crew Warns  Against  iDangerous  Deck  Loads  F:#  10  Wsdniesday, Aprii  ^5, 1941  ­ 472 New Cargo  Class Struggle  Strategy  Vessels  Built  And  National  Defense  In U.S. Yards  with  Its  usual  craven  duplicity,  the  "Journal  of  CkMiiinerce"  covers  up  the  aims  of  Its  sponsors,  the  oHgairhy  of  big  business  interests.  In  a  particularly  vicious  editorial  attack  upon  labor  launched  under  the  usual  smokescreen  of  patriotism.  Says  the  "Journal":  (Contracts  for  the  construc­ and  that  SAFE  and  more  conve­ ^­  '  S.S.  EXMOOR  "The  vigorous  offensive  launched  by  American  labor  tion  of  472  new  cargo  vessels  unions  nient  catwalks,  steps, ladders  and  '  '''  Capetown,  South  Africa,  to  obtain  wage  increases,  vacations  with  pay  and  other  hand  rails  be erected  before a "Ves­ have  been  awarded  to  Amer­ February  17,  1941  major  concessions  at  this  time  may  appear  to  union  leaders  to  sel  so  loaded  lea^  the  docks.  ican  ship­building  companiei  Dear  Brothers:  constitute brilliant strategy.  To men  brought up  inthe doctrine  .We,  the  members of  the crew  of  Also  that  a  carpenter  be  carried  the Maritime  Commission  dis­ of  the class  struggle,  seldom  has  a  better  opportunity  been  of­ the  S.S.  Exmoor  (recently  taken  on  those  now  sailing  without  closed this week. Of  these, 212  fered  to  force  employers  to  give  labor  what  it  asks.  . r .  The  over  by  this  company),  wish  to  same,  to  keep  them  in  good  re­ heel  in  this  policy  of  organized  labor  is  the  rapidly  _  freighters  are  to  go  to  Great  Achilles  be  placed  on  record  as  having  pair.  growing  impatience  of  both  the  Administration  and  public  j  opinion  with  class  struggle  strategy  in  the  midst  of  a  great  brought  to  this  organization's  at­ We  think  that  it  should  also  be  Britain  under  the  "bridge  of  tention  the  uneven,  invonvenient,  brought  to  your  attention  that  ships^  project  provided  for  national  emerency.  If  labor  continues  to  insist  upon  making  thoroughly  unsafe  and  excessive  several  members  of  the  crew  have  by  the  Lend­Lease  Law.  Two  chronic  demands  for  new  concessions  . . . serious  trouble  will;  deck  loads  being  carried  by  most  suffered  minoi*  injuries,  siich  as  hundred  more  are'  of  the  inevitably  follow  for  trade  unionism.  The  incipient  revolt  i  momentum  rapidly.  . ."  '•   of  this  company's  vessels,  plying  barked  shins,  bruises,  cuts  and  "ugly duckling" utility  type,  within  Congress  Will  gather  (Journal  of  Vommcrcc,  April  14,  1941)  ;  the South  and  East  African  runs.  sprains  (none  of  Which  deemed  It has  been and  is customary  on  serious enough  by  the company  to  while  60  more  have  been  or­ One  would  think  from  reading  this  piece  of  hypocrisy  thai  these  vessels,  especially  now,  due  warrant  payment  of  damages).  dered  directly  by  the  British  'class struggle  strategy" is  a completely  one­sided affair,  resorted  Two  members  of  this  particu  government.  By  the  end  of  to  only  by  tlie  bad  labor  unions.  Presumably,  the  little  clique  of  to ­war­time  demands,  to  load  ev­ evry  packing case,  drums,  barrels,  lar  crew  have  been>  injured  seri­ the year, it is expected that at  employers  for  Whom  the  "Journal"  speaks  never  resorts  to  thl»  etc.,  that  can  be  stowed  on  their  ously  to a  certain extent,  namely:  least  a  ship  per  day  will  be  kind  of  a strategy.  decks.  Evenness, compactness  and  H.  Krutzer,  a  possible  fracture  or  Let's  sec:  From  1029­1039  there  was  another  great  national  SAFETY  seem  to  mean  apparent­ break  of  a  rib" Cor  ribs),  R.  E.  coming  oflF  the  ways.  eniei^ency  in  this  country—the  Great  Depression.  Just  how  pa­  .  ly  nothing,  just  so  long  as  every  Wilson,  a  possible  fractured  or  At  thp  .s.ime  time  it.  was  an­ triutic  were  the  employers  at  that  time?  How  did  they  react  to  inch  of  deck  space  is  used  for  broken  right  hand.  Both  men  are  nounced  that'  every  effort  will  be  the appeals  for  reason during  all  that time?  Did  they  hesitate for  made  to  divert  coastwise  tonnage  in  the  Deck  Dept.  cargo.  one  moment  to  employ  THEIR  "class  struggle  strategy"  of  cut­ to  the  Pacific  and  certain  Atlan­ Therefore,  due  to  the  excess  We  will  bring  this  to a  close  in  ting  wages  to  the  Irane,  of  speeding  up  their  workers  l>eyond  hu­ profits  gained  at  our  expense  by  hopes  that  some  action  may  be  tic  routes,  in  order  to  release  man  strength  to  endure,  of  casting  on  the  pavement  those  work­ the  companie.s  indulging  in  this  taken  by  the  membership,  to  alle­ British  vessels  engaged  on  these  ers for  whom  their  proflt­chase  could  And  no  place  In  the  indus­ routes  for  shipping  in  the  war  trial  fabric?  Like  hell  they  did!  If  pnldlc  opinion  or  the  Admin­ practice, we  think  it  no  more  than  viate  these  conditions.  zones.  Sincerely,  just  that  certain  monetary  remun­ istration  "grew  impatient."  with  THIS  "class  struggle  strategy"  The  Army  has  withdrawn  of  the  employers,  they  simply  retoited:  The  .Atlniinistration  and  eration  should  be  made  to  us.  Crew  of  S.S.  Exmoor.  twenty­six  transports  from  inter­ the  public  be  damned. . .  coastal  services  to  traffic  between  orable  President,  the  House  of  One  w'Ocild  think  from  reading  this  model  of  double­dealing,  Delmar, Delvalle  the  mainland  and  outlying  de­ Representatives,  and  also  to  Rep­ that'the  employers  are showing  an  entirely, disinterested  attitude  resentative  Dirksen  condemning  fense  bases  and  will  permit  trans  in  the  present  "great  national  emergency."  One  would  tliink  that  Crews Pay  Last  him  for  his Anti­Union  attitude.  ports  which  carry  military  sup­ they  have  become  .so  patriotic  tliat  they  have  voluntarily  surren­  ,  Tribute to  Brother  plies  to  Hawaii  and  the  Philip­ Fraternally  yours.  pines  to  go  to  the  Netherland  In­ dered  tlicir  right  to  profits.  As  if  every  wide­awake  man  didn't  know tliat  the employers are heaping up super­profits  from defense  Crew  of  S.S.. Raphael Semmes.  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina  dies  and  return  with  commercial  production  that  far  outstrip  even  their  fondest  dreams' of  the  February  27,  1941  cargoes,  it  was  reported.  pa.st!  Sear  Sir  and  Brother:  Urges Union  Seamen  Yet,  the paid  scriveners of  the "journal"  %vould  have  the" niaSi  Brother  William  Martin,  bos'n  of  labor give  up  its  possibility  to  get a  few  more  cehts  per  hour,  To  Remain  on Jobs  of  the  S.S.  Delvalle,  was  killed  a  vacation  of  a  week  or  two,  in  other  words:  an  opportunity  td  ^  aboard  the  ship  while  on  duty.  In Present Crisis  breathe  freely  for  a  cliahge  and  to straighten  out its  MCk­i­aTl  Itt"  ^The  crews  of  the  Delvalle and  the  the  name  of  "national  defense."  ,  ©elmar,  which  were  both  in  port  March  19,  1941  There  are  two  standards  for  the  "Journal  of  OonHueree";  oere  at  the  same  time,  took  up  a  EflltOiv  Seafarers"Log  From  the  bitter  outcries  of  the  What  is  perfectly  patriotic  for  the  profiteering  employetls  is deep^  collection  to  have  a  tombstone put  Dear  Sir  and  Brother: ­ employers'  stooges  In  Congress,  dyed  treason  for  the  labor  unions.  What  constitutes  the flereest  op  on  the  grave  of  this  brother.  As  members  of  one  of  Amer­ one  would  think  that  the  corpora  class struggle  strategy for  the unions  becomes  merely an  disinter­ The  inscription  on  the  tombstone  ica's  foremost  trade  unions,"  we  tions  are  practically  going  broke,  ested  concern  for  the  welfare  of  the  nation  when  practiced  by  reads  as  follows:  are  at  present  faced  with  a  most  while  workers  with  fat'  pay  enve­ the  employers.  In  Loving  Memory  of  Our  serious  problem,  that  of  supply­ lopes  were  going  out  on  strike  as  Yet,  this very  Way  of  posing things  is part  of  the "class strugi  Shipmate  ing  the  ships  that  we  now  have  a lark.  The actual figures  as made  glc  strategy" of  the  eriiployer  oligarchy.  The "Jonmal" gives  the  .  WILLIAM  MARTIN,  Bos'n  under  agreement's,  with  compe­ public  by  the  A.  F.  of  L.  last  whole show  away  in  the  la.st  sentence  we  quoted  above:; "The  in­ ci  S.  S.  Delvalle  tent  crews.  week  show  an  entirely  different  cipient  revolt  within  Congress  will  gather  momentum  rapidly. .  >;  Born  1897  "The  paper of  tlie' bOMes  warns labor  that if  it docs  not desist  front  picture:  i:  Died  February  22,  1941  staiidlhg  up  foY  its fights,  they  wjll  unloose  their  venal  agents^fai  According  to  American  Federa­ As  far  as  the  Stewards  Dept  •   and  the  Engine  Dept.  are  con  tion  of  Labor  economists,  profits  Conglfess'against  the  unions.  That,  too,  is  part of  the class ­strug­ Officers  and  Crew,  cerned,  we  have  up  to  the  present  leaped  upward  in  1940  by  10  to  gle strategy of  the eniploylng class.  Tfiey  turn over  to "impartial"  S.S. Delvalle  and  S.S.  Delmar  been  able  to  do  fairly  well.  But  190  per  cent,  but  hourly  wages  in  legislators­;.boug!it  «p  by  them  lock,  stock  and  barrel—the  the  same  period  rose  only  from  of  .subduing  the  labor  unions  for  them  by  anti­strike  and  labor­ where  are  all  of  the  .A.B.'s?  Way  His  Soul  Rest  in  Peace.  1  to  4.8  per  cent.  Profits for  1941  gag  laws  of  all  kinds.  Amen.  But  labor  Is  getting, wise  to  this  strategy  of  the  employers,  Personal  observations  have  are,  of  course,  expected  to  be  far  ft  will  react  to it  with  Just  as  vigorous  an  offensive  on  the  polit­ *  above  1940  and  therefore  the  con­ It  was  only fitting  that  Union  shown  me  that  in  most  ports  trast  between  profits  and  wages  ical  and  parliamentary field  as  that  with  which  they  have  r^ently  brothers  should  get  together  and  when  we  have  a  joint  meeting,  it  is  expected  to  be  still  sharper.  met  it  on  the  economic field.  Tiabor  will  have  to do  that  or  sub­ give that  last  tribute  to  a. seaman  is attended  in a'majority  by  mem­ This  top­heavy situation  threat­ mit  like  cowardly  slaves.  And  American  labor  Ls  in  no  mood  for  bers  who  are  Working  ashore,  ens  the  entire  economic  system,  snbmlssiveness  these days.  departed  from  their  ranks.  These  men,  because of  the  present  the  A.  F.  of  L.  warned.  Industry  Fraternally  yours,  S.  P.  Mitchell.  boom  due  to  the  National  Emer­ is  well  able  to  pay  higher  wages,  gency,  are  making  more  money  and  labor  will  fight  for  such  in­ ashore  than  they  can  on  ships  at  creases,  the  Federation  made  It  S.S. Semmes Men  present.  When  conditions  return  clear.  to  normalcy,  these  men  will  be  In  the  face  of  these fact's  Labor  Condemn  Dirksen  In  Its April  11 issue,  the  "Pilot" prints  what  it  purports  to  back  In  the  Hall  waving  their  can  only  resent  Government  at­ Anti­Strike  Acts  be  a  "scoop"  proving  that  the SIU  is flnky.  It  is a  photostat  books  for  a  job  again.  tempts  to  interfere  with  the  right  of  a flyer  issued  by  the  New  York  State  Empioyukent  Service  It  should  be  the  duty  of  every  to  strike,  by  compulsory  media­ We,  the  entire  unlicensed  per­ good  SIU  Brother  to  do  every­ tion  or  otherwise, as  direct  aid  to  calling  for  seamen.  The flyer  specifically  states  that  these  «onneI  of  the  S.S.  Raphael  Sem­ thing  in  his  power  to  keep  the  the  profitrhungry  employers.  "Na­ have  to  be  "A,  F.  of  L.  or  to  join."  From  which  the  miser­ mesi  want  to  go  on  record  con­ ships  sailing  with  a minimum  of  tional  Defense"  does  hot  require  able creatures  on  the lying  rag of  the Top  Fraction  conclude  that  the SIU "prefers  to cooperate  with  a semi­fink  agency."  demning  Representative  Everett  new  men  being  inducted  into  the  huge  profits and  catering to greed.  Now,  it  is  a  known  fact  that  many  seamen  who  have  quit  M,  Dirksen  and  his  awful  Anti­ industry  and  eventually  into  our  If  the  (Grovemhient  wants  to  in­ the  sea  and  gone  to  work  ashore,  when  they  become  unem­ Union  Actions  in  regards  to  trj'­ union.  sure  "defense"  prbduction.  It  Is  ployed,  have  to  register  with  the  Employment  Service  in  Ing  to  have  passed  a  bill  to  put  <t>  *  *  high  time  that  pi'essure  were  put  order  to  obtain  Unemployment  Insurance.  Does  that  make  tts  as  American,  Union­minded  Otherwise,  the  time  will  come  in  the  right  direction:  on  the em­ them finks  and  the  Service  "semi­fink"'?  Furthermore,  it  is  Be'amen  of  ^he  American  Mer­ ployers  who  withold  a  living  a  known  fact  that  every  man  shipped  through  an  SIU  hall  chant Marine  under  the  Naval  Re­ in  a  few  years  when  conditions  wage  from  the  majority  of  the  return  to  normal,  "When  we  will  has  to  show  complete  strike clearances  which  are  gone  over  eerve.  again  have  ten  seamen  for  every  people  who  are  to  be  defended  by  an  investigating acommittee.  Can  the  NMU  say  as  muqh  We,  the  American  seamen,  that  job,  which  wilj>eventually  destroy  and  have  to  defend  themselves!  for  its procedure?  Not  content  with  this attempt  to  fool  the  liave gone  through  the  past  strug­ gullible,  the  lie­pot  further  says  that  "the  SIU  demands  an  j^eBr|irK ^fhe  Maritime  industry,  our  union.  Attention  *  «  «  applicant's  race  and  religion,  thereby  barring  Negroes."  To  know  frolh  past  experiences  that  OTIS  SMITH  BLAND  be  sure,  the flyer  of  the  Employment  Service  has  spaces  for  ­this  bill, has  but  one  purpose, nnd  Any  Brother  reading  this,  and  race  and  religion  to fill  in,  but  these  are  required  for  every  that  itUypose  is  to  BREAK  OUR  giving  it  a  bit  of  thought,  should  man or  woman  registered  by  that government  agency accord­ Get  in  touch  with  Will­ consider  it his  bound  duty  to  use  UNIONS;  ing  to  statute  and  has  nothing  whatsoever  to  do  with  the  the  crew  of  the  S.S.  Fa­ every means  in  his power  to  keep  iam  H.  Bland  at  2019  SIU,  as  the  liars  who  run  the  UMU  sheet  very  well  know.  our  good  seamen  at  sea  daring  Seinmes,  urgently  ask  all  Brambelton  Ave.,  Norfolk,  These people  apparentir PPerato under the  formula set  forth  other  Labor Bodies,  maritime and­ this  National  Emergency,  Va.,  as  there  is  important  by  Hiaer;  The  bigger  and  the  more  lies  you  tell,  the  more  i^herwise,  to  send  letters  and  Fraternally  yours,  news for  you!  they  are  apt  to  be  believed.  *i)legramB  of  protest  to  the  Hon­ Paul C.  Hahn,  Jr.,  No.  6661  Profits Skyrocket  Wages  Lag  -..i- W­\J>­'­ ­  ;i  .^ri­­  v  *• :^f .'  Another  "Pilot" Fakery  m­ nr^.­  r,.  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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WAGES LAG ANOTHER "PILOT" FAKERY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/23/1941 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. III, No. 8 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1941 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0391946811f1f7380a6f148bb33de9a3.PDF 81fb7b459d22a60fc945be74a44d5324 PDF Text Text •  Union Baiters Blasted  Bad Faith Charged to  Shipowners by S.I.U.  by  John Hawk & Harry Lundeberg  i  OFFICIAL 0B6AN OF THE ATLANTIC  AND  GULF DISTBTCT,  SEAFABEBS' XNTEENATIONAL UNION  OF NOBTH  AMEBICA  M  NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, APRIL 23,1942  VOL.  IH iV  No.  12  The  proposals  by  certain  speech  loving  individuals  that  the  U.S.  Navy  take  over  and  run  the  merchant .marine  may  sound  good to some one  who  doesn't  know the score.  In  fact,  the  proponents  of  this  idea  certainly  do  not  know  what  they  are  talking  about,  because  the  proposals  are  far  from  being  sound  and  practical,  unless,  of  course,  the  Navy  proposes  to  draft  every  one  connected  with  the  shipping  industry,  regard­ less  of  age,  whether  a  man  is  withing  ^e draft  age  or  not I  unless  the  Navy  proposes  to draft  all  personnel  in  the  steam­ ship offices  from  the  managers  down  to  the  office  boys,  and  from  the skippers  down  to  the  ordinary  seamen.  Without  the  machinery  already  in  existence  for  years,  it  would  be  ph)r8ically  impossible  for  the  Navy  to  take over  the  merchant  ships  and  operate  them  efficiently.  It  would  create  chaos  and  slow down  shipping —  a thing the  Nation certainly  cannot  afford  at  this  time.  Furthermore,  from  the  manning  .angle of  the picture,  we can safely  say there  will  be thousands  and  thousands  of  seamen,  old  timers  over  the  draft  age,  who  would  quit  going  to  sea  and  seek  some  shoreside  job,  which  is very easy  to get  these  days.  On the  subject  of  manning,  we  know  that  the  Navy  uses  approximately  three times lafgef  cfews than does  the merchant  marine  service.  The  Navy  is  at  the  present  time  engaged  in  enrolling  and  breaking  in  thousands  of  youngsters  for  the  rapidly  increasing  Navy.  We  do not  think  the  Navy  will  add  another  burden  upon  themselves  by  tackling  the  merchant  The  labor  hating shipowners  are  running in a wolf pack, howling for the Uood of  marine.  No  seafaring  nation,  or  any  other  nation,  has  as  yet  maritime  labor!  Wrapping  their  profit  sheets in the  American flag,  they are  using the  taken over  the  merchant  marine.  war  as  an  excuse  to smash  the  unions.  All  their  talk  of  "Democracy"  is  just  so  much  Other  proposals  have  been  advanced  by  certain  other  hog­wash—^their actions  prove that their hearts  and  pocketbooks  belong  to Fascism!  groups  to  offset  the  proposal  that  the  Navy  take  over  the  merchant  marine,  these  proposals  are  ^Sentially  the  saime.  Here's  what  has  happened.  The^  up  by  the  War  Shipping  Admin­ United Fruit, Wilcox  of  the United  One  is  advanced  from  within the "War  Shipping  Administra­ War  Shipping  Administration  has  istration,  which  would  return  the  Fruit  Company,  Knight  of  the  tion," a division of  the  Maritime Commission,  composed almost  requisitioned  the  entire  merchant  seamen  to  chains  for  years  to  scab  Isthmian  Line,  Bradley  of  , entirely  of  doUar­a­year  men  from  the  shipowners  rank.  The  fleet  under  American  ownership.  come.  Read  this  amazing  docu­ Matson  and  Gushing  of  the  Am­ other  is  advanced  by  the  officials  of  the  National  Maritime  This  means  that  the  shipowners  ment  carefully.  Study  it.  It  could  erican  Hawaiian Line.  Union,  CIO,  and  is  publicized  in  that  Union's  official  organ  • will act  as  "managing  agents"  for  easily  have  been  drawn  up  by  Then,  of  coxu­3<^  there  is  that  the  gbverhmiart  in  the  operuion  Addlf  Hitler  and  intend  few  Ger­ notorious  Fink  ­  herder  A<  by its  President,  Joe  Ciirran.  of  the  lines,  but  all  authority  over  man slave labor.  Land  who  heads  the  whole  works.  The propositions which are practically alike, have for their cargoes  and  runs  and  labor  rela­ And  now  let's  take  a  look  at  But  it  wasn't  drawn  by  Hitler,  main purpose the establishment of a so-called "Maritime Personnel Board", composed of equal representation from the tions  rests  with  the  Government  it  was  drawn by  our own  little  tin  their  handiwork.  Every  union  man  shipowners and unions alike, wtih a chairman and vice-chair-; Board.  In  short,  the  Government  Fuehrers  and  intended  for  the  has  the  duty  to  study  the  entire  man, from the'Maritime Commission. It is proposed among guarantees  the  shipowner  the  con­ proud  and  independent  American  document  for  himSelf,  but  we  should  like  to note  here  just  a  few  other things, that this Board will supercede existing collective bar- tinuence  of  hi?  profits,  but  even  seaman.  goes  further  and  undertakes  to  Just  who  are  these  men  who  of  the  highlights.  gaimng agreements, have sweeping powers to do away with Union cofitracts, have powers to weed out so-called "disloyal elements" out of the discipline  and  smash  the  labor  hate and  fear  the workers  so much?  Paragraph  1:  The  skipper  is  the  merchant marine, and last but not least, to establish government hiring unions  for  him  .  .  .  something  he  Who  makes  up  tlie  War  Shipping  sole  judge of  the hiring  of  seamen.  has  n«t­  been  able  to  do  by  him­ Administration?  This  means,  of  course,  the  ship­ IMIIS, or, as they now term it, government pools for seamen. self.  .  owner  is  the  sole  judge  of  hiring.  Take  a  look  at  them  (and  hold  What  does  all  this  mean?  It  means  nothing  else  but  de­ This  smashes  our  Union  hiring­ structon  of  the  Seamen's  Unions.  Besides  being  the  most  At  the  bottom  of  this  page  is  your  nose  for  the  smell of  Fink):  vicious  setup  and  the  dirtiest  dear yet  attempted  to  hand  out  printed, in full, the  program drawn  infamous  "Banana"  Robson  of  hall,  smashes  our  closed  shop  and  (they  hope)  smashes  our  Union.  to  Seamen,  it  is  so  impractical  it  will  not  function.  Paragraph  7:  Takes  away  prac­ First  of  all,  this  so­called  "Maritime  Personnel  Board"  tically  all  overtime  provided  for  in  fwill  be  composed  of  equal  representation  of  shipowners  and  our  agreements.  'This  means,  of  unions.  If  every  Union  will  have  representation  on  this  so­ course,  that  all  contracts  go  out  called  Board,  and  we  presume  it  will  have,  if  it  is  going  to  the  window  and  with  them  go  the  function,  "democratically"  as  the  saying  goes,  then  you  will  security  and  living  standards  of  have  at  least  ten  Unions  represented  on  the  Board,  because  the  seamen.  there  are  at  least  ten  AFL,  CIO,  Independent,  and  company  Paragraph  8;  Reintroduces  a  unions in  the  field  among  the  licensed  and  unlicensed  seamen  phoney  custom  practiced,  by  the­ on the  American waterfront  today. To offset  that, there will be  WAR  SHIPPING  ADMINISTRATION  Shipping  Board  in  1932,  but  long  ah  equal  number  of  shipowners'  representatives.  Just  imagine  since  abolished.  what a mad  house that  will be —  bickering and  fighting galore.  Regulations  Governing  Unlicensed  Department  And  on  and  on  it  goes  .  . .  one  It  won't work!  ......  Heads and Special  Ratings  in  the  Employ  of  the  Fink  proposal  after  another.  Full  War  Shipping  Administration  It  is  further  proposed  that  this  Board  will  have  powers,  regimentation  into  the  Navy  could  1.  Selection  of  Crew.  The  master  shall  have  the  responsibility  and  not  be  much  worse.  to  weed  out  the  "disloyal  elements".  This  will  give  the  ship­ owners a  right  to  blacklist  bona  fide  union  seamen,  and  to  su­'  the duty  of  selecting the crew  and  of  approving or  disapproving any  man  We  should  congrattilate  our  en­ percede  the  law  already  in  effect  on  the  statute  books.  We  for  employment  as  a member  of  the  crew.  emies,  both  Hitler  and  "Banana**  2.  Authority  of  the  Master.  The  authority  of  the  master  shall  be  Robson.  They  have  taken  a  big­ refer you to  Section  13  of  the Seamen's  Act,  as amended,  Sub­ upheld and  discipline shall  bo maintained  aboard  ship  at all  times.  Law­ step  toward  a  Fascist  conquest  of  section  H,  which  is  as  follows:  Gov. Board Charters Smashes  At  Unions  Battles Maritime Commission  To protect Union  Rights and Conditions  READ THIS SCABBY  DOCUMENT  "Ttiat aM  certificates of  service or  efficiency  issued  by  the  Bureau  of  Marine  Inspection  and  Navigation  shall  be  subject  to  suspension  or revocation  on  the  same  grounds  and  in  the  same  manner  and  with  like  procedure  as  is  provided  In  the  ease of­suspension or  revocation  of  licenses' of  officers  under  the  provisions  of  Section  4450 of  the  Revised  Statutes."  What  more  is  needed?  Under  this'law,  now  in  effect,  a  seaman  can  loose  his  certificate  by  disobedience,  inefficiency,  and faiisbehavor. This certainly is  enuogh with  which to handle  discipline f  However/under this  setup, a  man has  a  right to go  {Continued on  Page  4)  ful  orders  of  the  master  and  superior  officers  shall  be  obeyed  promptly.  the  American  workers.  3.  Inspection.  Periodic  inspections  shall  be  made  to. insure  that  the  But  we  should  also  warn  them  unlicensed  department  beads and  special  ratings  maintain  their  quarters  that  the  battle  isn't  over  by  one  In a clean  and orderly  condition. To  facilitate such  Inspections  unlicensed  hell  of  a  lot.  If  they  think  the  department  heads  and  special  ratings  shall  see  that  all  rooms  are  oi>en  American  seamen  are  going  tcr  and  ready  for  inspection.  4.  Drills.  Fire  and  boat  drills  shall,  weather  permitting,  be  held  take  this  thing  sitting  down—  weekly.  Such  drills shall  be  held  without  prior notice  or preparations,  but  they're  crazy!  it shall  not be  made the  regular practice  to conduct  such  drills on  Satur­ We've  just  begun  to fight.  All'  day  afternoons,  Sundays  or  holidays.  The  entire  crew, fexcept  those  on  the  West  Coast  Unions  and  the.  elatloii  roquired  for  safe uavlgatlcn  and  management of  the  vessel,  .^hall  i  SIU  intend  to  have  «  showdowr  {Continued  on  Page  2)  and right now!  . '7;  '  �Page Two  7HS  SEAFARERS'  LOQ  ^vmi»yt Apnl  19^  PuMiahsa  t)V  tho  SEAFARER3'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORTH AMERICA  ARontic cmd Guli District  AffiUatea with the American Federation &f Labor HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting  Intamotioncd  Presldaot  HQ  Market  Street,  Room  402.  Son  Frcmcisco.  Calif.  ADDRESS  ALL  OORBESPONDENGE  OONCERNING  THIS  PUBLICATION TO: "THE  SEAFARERS*  lOG  P. O. 25, Station P, New  York,  N. Y>  Phone: BOwling Green  9­8346  BOARD'S  DOCUMENT  (Continued  from  Pagff  1)  participate to  «uob  drilla. The  nmater  shall  eater  a rtfiord  of  such  drills  In tho  loe.  glring: an account of  his estimate of  the efficiency  with  which  each  drills  are executecL  5.  Continuous  Service  Remuneration.  All  unlicensed  department  heads  and  special  rating  who  are  continuously  employed  W  the  War  Bhipplng  Admlnietration  shall  receive.  In  addUlQin  tff  the  basic  pay  of  their  respective  ratings,  for  Service  after  April,  l#42l,  additional  re­ mimeration  as follows:  (a)  Aiter continuous service  of  12  months,  |  per qentum  of  the cur­ rent  basic  wages;  or  (b)  After continuous  8er\­ice of  24 months, a tfitjU  of  ete per centum  of  the current  basic  wages;  or  (c)  After continuous service of  months, a totat ^ ten per  centum  Of  the current  basic  wages.  Continuity  pf  service  upon  whiph  additional  renauBeratlon  is  based  ohall  be  deemed  to  be  broken  by  voluntary  separation  from  the service  or  by  dismisaal  for  cause.  Continuity  of  service shall  not  be  deemed  to  may  desire  to  make.  be  broken  by  temporary  furloughs  froin  the service,  but  no  time  credit  (b)  Whenever  possible,  the­ maator  shall  without  delay,  adjust, and  Cor  continuous  service  remuneration  shall  accrue  during  the  period  of  dispose  of  all  oomplaints'  brought  to  him  by  any  unlicensed  department  A  WORD  WITH  any furlough  in  excess  of  80  days. Furloughs  not  In  excess of  thirty days  head  or special  rating.  ­  ­ in any  one  year  may  be granted  by  the master  with  the approval  of  the  (c)  Should  the  mastor  ba  unable, satisfactorily  to  adjust  the  com­ District  hlanager.  Any  furlough  in  ext^ of  thirty  days  shaU  be  sub­­ piaiat  he  shall  re^ the  same to  triplicate  with  his  oommeots  to  the  Ultted  to  the Dlreotor  of  Operations tor  approval. Mo  pay  or  other  re­ District Maaaeer of  the War QhlMpluff  Admlnl^ratton. The DlaU'lct Man­ muBeratioa  shall accrue  during  furtuugh  period.  age shaU  retato  ea« eopy  of  the emnpiaint  aad  shall  refer two  eopto.<i  9.  Brenktng  and Setting  Watches.  WatobM  wttl he aet or  broken  In  with  his  conuneats  to  the  Dtoector  of  Operations  of  the  War  tlhipping  the discretion  of  the master.  Administratica  at  Washtogton.  7.  Eight  Hour  Day  and  Overtime.  The  etuudard  wcridng  day  for  Nothing  he^ln  contained  shall  be  construed  to  restrict  in  any  way  upltcensed  departmeat  heads  and  special  ratlnga  ahEdl  be  eight  hours  the authority of  tho master  or to  permit any  unlicensed department  hecto  I  was  unable  to make  Staten  Is­ per  day  at  sea  and  in  port.  No  unlicensed  department  head  or  special  or  special  rating  %f>  disobey  the lawful  order  of  a superior.  land  last  week  because  the  Agent  rating shall  be  repaired  to  work  mpre  tbflh Sight  hftUJW. to  one  day  ex­ Nothing  herein  contained  shall, preclude any  unjUoepsed  department  was  out  sick  and  I  had  to  take  cept  in  the following  circumstances:  (a)  maneuvering, shifting  berth,  mooring  pr  unmooring  the  vessel,  head  or  special  ranting  or  his  representedlve  from  the  exercise  of  any  over  the  New  York  Branch  office.  1  did  visit  Ellis  Island,  however,'  (b)  portprmanco  of  work  neoeesary tor  the  p^ety  of  the  vessel,  rights  granted  by  law  with  respect  to making  of  qomptetato.  and  found  that  Brother  Daly  is •   10.  Holidays.  Holidays  will  be  observed  as required  by tom  "^Whlle  passengers,  crew  and  cargo,  such  vessel  Is  in  a safe  harbor  no  seaman  Miall  be  required  to do  any  doing  fairly  well,  although  he  was  (D)  saving  of  life, aboard  other  vessels  in  Jeopardy,  unnecessary  work en fiundays  or  the following­named  days:  New  Year'a  (d)  parii^pation  In  fire, lifeboat  or  other  drills,  pretty  near  the  brink  at  one  timie.  (d>  extra  duty  required  by  cxunpetent  mtotary  or  naval  authority  Day,  the  Fourth  of  July,  Labor  Day,  Armlstioe  Day,  Thanksglvtog  Day.  O  O  and  Christmas  Day, but  this shall  not  prevent  the dispatch  of  A  vessel  or  when,  in  the opinion  of  the  master,  military  extg»noies  require  it.  I  received  a  letter  from  Richard  Overtime  shall  be  paid:  for  all  work  pwtonaed to  esoess  of  eight  on  regular  schedule  or  when  ready  to  proceed  on  her  voyage."  (Mar.  4,  McNulty, MFOW, and  I want  you  hours to  any  pap day.  eawpt  that  no  pvertlnse  ehall  bq  paid  for  work  1918, Sec.  i de  UBQ  873).  all  to  rmd  it  because  I  think  be Js­ 11.  Vacations.  After  each  year  of  continuous  servioe subsequent  to  required  under  clauses  <»,  Co),  (d)  and  (e)  of  thto  section.  When  In  ..., 1942,  unlicensed  d!^>artment  hefuts  and  special  ratings,  who  certainly correct. Here is  the letter:  port  overtime  shall, to  addition,  be  paid  for  alt  wpfk  performed  uJter  npon  gatutdnye  and  on  Sundays  and  hotidayu,  except  that  no  orertlme  have  been  employed  poalto.nously'  by  the  War  Shipping  Administration  "Dear  Miss  Dillion:  Of  all  the'  ehall  be  paid tor  work  required  under  clauses  (b),  <o),  <d)  a&d  (e)  of  shall  receive  at  the  end  of  each  such  year,  a vacation  with  fuM  pay  of  marine  hospitals  I've  been  in,  Sta­ ten  Island  rates  No.  1  plus.  Thtiy­ this section.  14  consecutive  calendar  days.  sent  an ambulance to New York for  All ovortlmo  work not  required  pursuant  to clauASg <b),  (c),  (d)  and  Such  vacations  may  be mmmlatlve,  but  not  to exceed  a  total  of  28  <e>  of  this section shall  be .perfonqod only  upon  the  prior  authorization  days, and  shall  be allowed  by  the master at such  time  as may  be con­ me and  went  to work on  my frac­ of  the Department  head  with the  approvad  o' the master, and  his  certi­ venient to  the operating  necessities of  tho servioe.  tured  ankle  pronto.  And  white  Ifcation  on ttie  form  provided  therefor  c'^all  the  basis  of  overtime  After  8  months, of  continuous service,  if  employment  is  terminated  waiting for it  to heal, they went  to  payments.  through  no  fault  of  employee,  bo shall  be entitled  to smih  vacation  work  on  my  teeth,  my  nose  and  When  psertlmp  work  performed  la  lese  than  one  hour  In  duration,  as has been  accrued on  the basis  of  l/.12tb  the annual  period  per month  my  head  (not  my  brain—that's  overtime  for  one full  hour  shali  be  paid.  When  pyprtkne  work  exceeds  of  continuous, servtoe. In Ciomputtog  vacation time,  when  there to a  frac­ OK).  There  isn't  a  thing  in  here  one­houF^  tjie pvprtirne  work  performed  shal.t  bp  paid  for to  units  of  tion  of  less than  qnsrbalf  »ball  bo  disregarded;  when  there  is  a  you  can't  get  in  way  of  service.  ;  one­half  how,  fraction of  one­half  day  or  more, a full  day's  vacation  shall  be allowed.  "The nurses,  God  bie^  them and  Overtime  compensation,  shall  be  paid  in  cosh  promptly  ui>on  com­ Continuous  service  shall  be  computed to  the same  manner  as  pro­ pletion  Of  the  voyage  and.  where  practlcabto  At tos  Mme time  regular  vided  by  Section  6  for  the  purpose  of  eontinuous  service remuneration.  the  ship  that  brought  them  over,  couldn't  be  any  better.  Always on  wages are  paid.  12.  Travel.  8.  ­Weekend  ar­A  Holiday  Lay­offs.  No  unlicensed  department  head  the  job,  and  what  a  job  they  do.  (a)  When  traveling  in  tfap  course of  einplo.ymeat  from  one  vessel  or special , rating shall  be laid  off  without  pay oyer  a Sato>day afternoon  The  medical  staff  is  always  on  the  Sunday  or  hoUtlay, df­working  immediately  pripr  to  and  feUowtog  such  to another  or  from  mie port  to another  unlicensed  department heads and  job, and  the orderlies  likewise. This  special  ratings shall  be  paid  regular  wages  while  en  route and  shall  bo  days.  place  would  be  heaven  on  earth  if  9.  Comptaints or Suggestions  for the  Qood  of  the Serytoe. Whenever  provided  with  transportation,  Including  berth  if  overnlghtr  and  subsis­ some  of  the  Brothers  would  smug­ an  uhilcensed  department  head  or  special  rating  baa  A  suggestion  or  tence at  the rate  of  |5.0<>  per  day,  except  where subsistence is included  gle  a  little  beer  into us  on  visiting  compla­lnt  he may  submit  It through  his tounodtote  supertor  to. the  mas­ with  transportation.  ^ys. But  then,  I'll  be  getting  out  (b)  If  prior  to the  begiaulng or. the  comptotloo  of  the voyage des­ ­for  adjustment  cribed  in  the Shipping Articles, the  vessel to  withdrawn from  service for  one  of  these  days  and  can  then  SuggestioiBS which  the  master does  not adopt  or  which are not  with­ any  cause, including  shipwreck,  unlicensed  department headS: and special  bend  my  dbow.  in  his  JurtodtotiPn  tp  effect  shall  be  forwarded  by  him  tO  the  District  ratings  shall  be  provided  with  transportation  and  substotonoe,  as  pro­ "Ycm  know  how  good  the  hos­ Manager, of  the  War  Shipping  Administration  with  hto comments.  vided  In  subsection  (a)  of  thto  section, to  the  port  of  original  employ­ pital  is  so  you  put  the  rest  in  if  The procedure tor  the adj.ustmont  of  comptotota  wiij  be as  follows:  (a)  Complatots,.  if  not  satisfactorily  adjusted  by  the  immediate  ment  or  where  Shipping  Articles  were  signed,  unless  another  port  is  you  pass  this  letter  along  to  the  •  guiHsriei'  pf  the complainant,  may  bo  taken  tq the­depar^ent  bead  and  designated  in  tho Shipping Articles.  Full  wages shall  be  paid  up to  the  Ifig Of  Sasfor,  thence,  if  necessary,  to  the  master.  When  a  complaint  is  presented  to  time (rf  fwriyal at either of  such ports. Appllcattoa  for suoh return trans­ Fraternally,  the  master  It  shali  be  la  r^iirlng aad  bear  the endorsement  of  the im­ portation, subsistence and  wages must  be made within 18  days fmm  tbd  WCHARD  IMcNULTY,  mediate superior and the department head  with such comments as either  (Conthmed  <m  Page  })  MFOV No.  2100  0iUojv  �THE  SEAPAHERS'  hOQ  ^U3»d«t}r,  April 2&  1342  WHArS  DOING  Around  the  Ports  PUERTO  RICO  NEW  ORLEANS  Page Three  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  ATLANTIC  ond  GULF DISTBICT  Secretary­Treasurer's Office  Room 213  — 2 Stone Street  New York  City  P.  O. Bos  25, Station  P  Phone:  BOwling  Green 6­8348  a  pet  hobby  of  his  to instruct  the  steward,  mate,  or  chief  engineer  to  By  By  DIRECTORY  OF BRANCHES  get  rid  of  a  man  if  a  whim  struck  BBANCH  ADDBES3  PHONE  him  that  he  did  not  like  the  man.  DAMEL  BUTTS  "ARMY"  HEW  YOBK  ...  ­2  Stone  St  BOwling  Green^g^B  We  broke  him  of  this  practice  but  BOSTON  BOwling  Green  9­3430  it  seems  now,  since  we  are  at  war,  330  Atlantic  Ave  Liberty  4057  Back  in  the  fair  city  and  back  The  "Believe  It  Or  Not" of  the  his  old  colors  are  coming  back  in  harness  again  to find  that  the  BALTOSORF  Manning  3572  14  North  Gay  St  Calvert  4539  week  was  a Panamanian  tanker op­ back  again.  I  told  him  this  would  Patrolmen  worked  themselves  into  ^  Lombard  7651  erated  by  the  Panama  Transport  23  Commercial  PI  Norfolk  4­1083  be  the  last  man  he  would  push  off  a  lather  to  hold  things  up  while  I  Qj.,  subsidiary  of  Standard  Oil  of  that sliip aitheit a good reason, was  away.  If  you don't  believe  that  New  Jersey,  and  now  operated  by  2QB  iiV  Savannah  3­1728  because  some  of  these  skippers  are  one  extra  man  makes  a  lot  of  dif­ 20b  bo.  I­ranklin St  Tampa MM­1323  the  Maritime  Commission.  This  Conception St  Dexter  l­lis  doing  that  and  then  screaming,  ference  in  a  port  this  size,  then  tanker  had  an  American  gun  crew  PTOHTO^^O  if P~  I®*"*"  ^22  don't  have  to  tell  you  what  he  did  Brother  you  are  badly  mistaken.  de  Tierra  and  four  S.I.U.  members  aboard  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  —I've  told  Naval  Intelligence.  Biggs  is  off  for  Mobile.  Last  I  her,  and  a  skipper  who  thought  When  I  go  to  see  them  (Naval  heard  of  him  as  he  left  was,  "And  himself  Captain  Bligh.  I  went  Intelligence)  they generally  tell  me  I  thought  I  was  working  at  the  aboard  after  being  called  from  the  hall  by  one  of  the  men,  and  was  that  they  have nothing  on the  man  convention."  Our  sterling  personnel  manager  heaved  off  by  the  Captain,  who  whatsoever,  and  "if  the  skipper  tells you  that  he  has  ordered  a  man  for the  Missy  is still  all of  a  dither  {Continued  from  Page  2)  waved  his  gun  as  Captain  Bligh  off  the  ship,  make  him  show  you  and  the  result  is  that  the  men  are  d&t6  ot  withdrawal  of  the  vessel  from  service.  waved  his  cutlass.  the  order  he  has,  in  writing." This  refusing  to sail  the packets  that  he  •   After  hitting  the  dock,  I  gave  (c)  The  money  equivalent  of  return  transportation  provided  for  man was  pushed off  on a  very small  has  anything  to  do  with.  I  was  herein  shall  not  be  paid  under any  conditions.  the  skipper  the  score  in  no  uncer­ technicality.  1  don't  believe,  how­^  forced  to  tell  the  company this to­ 13.  Subsistence.  When  meals  are  not  furnished,  unlicensed  depart­ tain  terms.  Finally,  after  getting  ever,  that  the skipper  will  attempt  day  and  also  informed  him  that  I  ment  heads  and  special  ratings  shall  receive  a subsistence  allowance  at  the  run  around  and  employing  a  to  pull  tills  aCuuC  again,  as  I  gave  did  so.  Now,  possibly  the  bird  will  the  rate  of  $3.00  per  day,  and  when  required  to  sleep  ashore,  they  shaU  little  pressure  here  and  there,  the  him  a  good  headache  for  two days.  smarten  up  and  instead  of  making  receive an  allowance  of  $2.00  per  night  for  lodging.  boys  were  paid  off  the  ship  with  I  have  instructed  the  men  who  a  name  for  himself  he  will  try  to  about  300  hours  overtime  left  be­ hit  this port,  if  they have any  beef,  keep  the  ships  running  as  smooth  hind  them.  The  skipper,  who  bel­ to  wait  until  they  arrive  and  pre­ as  they  have  in the  past.  ligerently  informed  them  that  he  sent  it  to  me  so  that  we  can  take  Possibly  this  makes me  liable for  was  the  little  tin  God  aboard  that  Basic  Wage?^  Temporary  Additional  Total  Wages  it  up properly.  I have  told  them  to  the  hoose­gow,  but  as  the  armed  ship,  said  that  he  was  not  paying  Rating  Per  Month  Compensation write  down  the  time  and  what  oc­ forces are  still fighting  for Democ­ Per  Month  DECK  DEPARTMENT  overtime  to  anybody,  union  man  curred.  racy  and  our  members  are  being  Radio  Operator  $150.00  or  no union man.  I finally  got some  $22.50  $172.60 sunk  and  are  sailing  the  ships  for  Clerk­Typist  Also,  I  had  the  S.S.  CARRA­ 92.5O  of  the  overtime  through  represen­ 17.50  110.00 the same  cause, and  one of  the first  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  tatives of  the company's  office here,  BULLE  in  San  Juan  for  several  principles  of  our  Nation  is  free  Chief  Electrician  .  $170.00  $27.50  which  left  130  hours—and  I  in­ days.  The  crew  really  behaved.  $197.50 speech,  here  goes.  Why  are  native  Ass't  E3ectrlcian  113.00  Practically everybody  cut  the mus­ 27.50  140.00 structed  the  men  to  try  to  collect  tard.  The  boys  donated  $18.00  to  born  Seamen  who  served,  some  of  Chief  Refrigerating  Eng.  140.00  27.50  187.50 this  in New  York.  tills  branch  to  buy  some  folding  them  in  the  last  war  with  honor,  Ass't  Refrlfefating  Eng.  95.00  27.59  122.50 I  wish  to  warn  each  and  every  95.00  27.60  chairs  for  the  hall.  I  wish  to  in­ some  who  are  too  yoimg  to  have  Student  Engineer  122.50 member of  the Seafarers*  to under­ form  the  memlMsrs  that  we  have  served  in  the  last  war,  but  in  this  STEWARD'S  DEPARTMENT  stand  any  foreign­flag  ship such  as  . .125.00  $27.50  $152.50  the  chairs,  and  we  need  a  few  are  serving  in  the  toughest  of  all  Chief  Steward  Panamanian  or,  Nicaraguan  will  Overtime  paid  for the  above  rating  will  be  $1.00  x>er  hour.  more.  The  crew  of  this  ship  were  services,  the  Merchant  Marine,  War  bonuses,  war  risk  insurance,  wages  during  internment,  and  re­ hot  give  a  guarantee  to  an  Ameri­ practically  all  old  S.I.U.  members  treated  in  the  Canal  Zone  like  a  imbursement  for  loss  of  personal  effects  shall  be  provided  and  paid  in  can  seaman  of  any  sort.  No  com­ and  they seemed  to know the score;  bunch  of  sabatours  on  the  say  so  accordance  with  the  effective  decisions and  orders  of  the  Maritime  War  missioner  or  consul  has  power  by  it  was  really  a  pleasure  to  talk  to  of  some  Ensign  who has  just  come  Emergency  Board,  appointed  by  the  President  on  December  19  1641  marititne  law  to  defend  you.  The  them.  The  membership  and  myself  out  of  some  school.  If,  by  chance  MEMORAISTDUM;  masters  abpard  these  scows  arc  lit­ wish  to  thank  the  crew  whole­ you  think  this  is  a  lot  of  hooey  Article  3  (d)  of  the  Service  Agreement  signed  between  Agents  and  tle  dictators  in  themselves.  If  any  heartedly  for  their  voluntary  do­ then  tell  me  why  it  is  that  in  the  the  War  Shipping  Administration  under  which  Agents  handle  vessels  members  wish  to sign on  a  foreign­ last six  weeks since  I returned from  owned  by  or  bareboat  cliartered  to  the  War  Shipping  AdministraUon  nation.  flag  tanker,  be  sure  the  union  of­ reads  as  follows:  Hope  to  see  some  more  of  the  the coast that  three old­timers have  ficials  are  notified  so  that  they  can  "(d)  The  General  Agent shall  procure  the  Master  of  the vessels  told  me  that  they  are finished  and  old­timers  down  this  way  soon.  have  some  sort  of  representation  operated  hereunder, subject  to  the approval  of  the  United  States.  are  going  to  soil  tow  boats,  rather  and  a  standard  rider  put  aboard  The Master  shall  be an  agent and  employee  of  tlio  Uuitod  States,  than  this  sort of  thing.  If  you still  the  vessel  concerning  wages,  hours,  and shall  have and  exercise full  control,  responsibility and  auth­ ace  unconvincedi  then  ask  any  ority  with respect  to the  navigation  and  management  of  the ves­ overtime,  etc.  member  off  any  ship  that  has  come  By  sel.  The  General  Agent  shall  procure  and  make  available  to  the  Shipjping  is  excellent  in  this  through  th. ditch in. the last  month  Master for  engagement  by  him  the officers  and  men  required  by  port;  you  can  practically  name  CHARLES  WAID  or so.  him  to  fill  the  complement  of  the  vessel.  Such  officers  and  '""n  your ship  or  your  job.  The  Crescent  City  (yep  that's  shall  be  procured  by  the Gteneral  Agent  through  the  usual  chan­ Another  kick  of  the  week  was  For  the  past  couple  of  weeks  us)  is  expanding,  plus  and  pretty  nels  and  in  accordance  with  the  customary  practices  of  com­ the  skipper  aboard  the  S.  S»  MA­ shipping  has  been  very  good  in  son  even  thwe  of  us  that  have  mercial  operators and  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  prevailing  in  the  particular  service  or  services  in  which  the  vessels  are  to  NUELA  of  the  Bull  Fleet.  This  Savannah  port  with  plenty of  jobs  adopted  the  burg  are  gmng  to  bo  be  operated  from  time to  time.  The  officers and  members of  the  donkey  is  trying  to  be  another  in  all  departments.  Dispatched  27  lost.  To  you  who  are  strangers  crew  shall  be  subject  only  to the  orders  of  the  Master.  All  such  Capt.  Bligh.  I^ had  the  Mate fire  men  to  Wilmington,  N.  C.  for  a  here  let  me once  more  inform  you  persons  shall  be  paid  in  the  customary  manner  with  funds  pro­ a man, stating  that he  did not  want  new  Liberty  type  sbip  owned  by  that  the  Yellows  are  still  strictly  vided  by  the  United  States  hereunder."  the  man on  the ship.  When I  asked  the  South  Atlantic  Steamship  Co.  unfair.  The  intention  of  this clause  is  that  the  General  Agent  will  procure  The  State  Federation  Conven­ this  character  why  he fired  the  and  6  men  to  Wilmington  for  the  and make available  to the  Master for engagement  by  the  Master,  officers  man  he  opened  up  with  the  same  S.  S.  Arizpa  of  the  Watermann  tion  is  being held  here at  this time,  and  men  through  the  channels  which  the  Agent  has  heretofore  used  old  story:  "See  the  Navy—^it*s  a  Steamship  Co.  Also  sent  8  to  just  a  warm  up and  practice throw  for  his  own  merchant  ships.  If,  for  example,  the  General  Agent  had  a  secret." I  did,  and  was on  a  merry­ Charleston,  S.  C.  for  the S.  S.  Pan  for  when  the  2nd  SIU  convention  contract  with  the  National  Maritime  Union  for  unlicensed  men  and  that  go­round  for  two  days.  I  advised  Crescent  of  Watermami  S.  S.  Co.  will  be  held  here.  eontract  provided  that  the  men  would  be  furnished  by  the  National  fhe man  and  the crew  that  the  best  and  11  to  the  S.  S.  Tulsa  and  still  Maritime  Union  from  the  National  Maritime  Union  hiring  halls,  tho  EDMOND MAN? Agent  would  be  required  under  this  contract  to  procure  men  through  thing  was  fpr  him  to  pay  off,  but  have  18  more jobs on  the board  for  Yaur  mother ii  worried.  Drop  her  those  same  channels  for  vessels  owned  by  or  bareboat  chartered  to  I  really  gave  the  skippcf  the  score  this  same  ship.  a  line  at  Providence,  the  War  Shipping  Administration.  If  on  the  other  hand,  the  owner  had  in no uncertain  terms  and  told  him  *  *  *  Had  to get a  crew of  87 for  the  a contract with  the  Sailors  Union  of  the Pacific  and  normally  and  cus­ to  cut  out  the  bunk  about  the  S.  S.  City  of  Birmingham  now  HENRY  THOMPSON  Navy.  He is  always  screaming  that  rtmning  from  Savannah  for  the  Your  draft  board  la  looking  for  tomarily  would  secure  the  men  from  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  he  would  be  required  to  secure  the  men  from  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  the Navy is  going to take over,  but  Alcoa Steamship Co.  Am now look­ you,  •  »  a  a  Pacific  for  vessels  owned  by  or  bareboat  chartered  to  the  War  Ship­ I  told  him  that  as  long  as  there  ing  for  60  FiremeoLaml  <0  Coal­ EDWARD  MITCHELL  No.  1070  ping Administration  and  operated  by  that  Agent  for the  Administration.  ums  a  Seafarers',  he  was  going  to  passers  for  the  old  S.  George  and  Regulations  governing  licensed  and  unlicensed  personnel  in  th®  cut  the  mustard  concerning  the  Washington in  New York. Shipping  EDMONDO  MITCHELL  No.  S286  employ  of  the  War  Shipping  Administration  ure  to  be  adopted  by  th®  Your  reoorda are  mixad  up  in  the  Administration  in  order  that  there  may  be  a  uniformity  of  working  crew.  is  damn  good  here  in  Savannah­ headquarters, offiee.  Next  tinsa  you  A little story  on  this  same  char­ have  more  jflbs  on  the board  right  hit  port  obtain, a  blue  identifieation  csnditiofis  on  all  vessels  owned  by  the  War  Shipping  Administration  Jactcr:  When  he  was  aboard  the  now  than  we  have  had  since  the  slip  and  then  send  your  books  to  or vossols  bareboat chartered  to  it on  which  the  licensed  and  uniicenseS'  headquarto.s  for  ohockltig.  "  S.S.  ROSAILIO  as  master,  it  was  hall  opened.  {CotUittmed  o»  Pqg# 4)  Scabby Document  ADMINISTRATION  WAGE SCALES  FOR  CARGO  VESSELS  Unlicensed  I^partment Heads and  Special  Ratings  SAVANNAH  �FageFour  'far'  Scabby Document  THE  SEA F A R E RS'  LOG  .S^f' W':  {Continued  from  Page  i)  •m; m  M­  =  p­'  i'f  jt;^ • • 1    f.':'  UNION BAITERS  ARE BLASTED  (Continued from  Page  1)  before  a  government  board  with  his  case.  That,  perhaps,  what the  shipowners object to!  Flv«  manthB  after  the  aub­ The  proposal  of  setting  up a  government  hiring  hall  for  cnarine  warfare  broke  loose  on  the  Atlantic  Coast,  the  Mari­ seamen  in order  to expedite  shipping is just  as phoney as  it  is  time  officials  in  Washington  hypocritical.  If  such a setup again comes  into being, ^ere  will  have  finally  gotten  around  to  be  thousands  upon  thousands of  seamen  who  will  quit  the sea  the  problem  of  life saving  equip­ in disgust.  The American  seamen have had  their  share of  both  ment  for  the  soamen.  This  week  orders  went  to  all  shipowners  to  private  and  government  hiring: halls  under  the  old  shipping  supply  their  orews  with  both  board  setup,  and  will  haVe  no  part  of  it.  Too  long  and  hard  life  rafts  and  the  new  improved  have  we  fought  to  retain  tlie  right  to  sell  bur  labor  through ­ rubber  life suit.  This  information  was  given  our  own  Union;  We  wdll  FIGHT  against  any  infringerrient  directly  to  J<^n  Hawk  and  upon  oiu"  hiring  hails.  The  advocates  of  governmeni^^  mring.  Harry  Lundeborg.  by  Admiral  halls  are  sabotaging  the  National  War  Effort,  and  they're,;  Waesche,  Commandant  of  the  advocating  it  with  an  ulterior  motive;  The  shipowners  want ;  U.  8. Coast  Guard.  We  can't  beef  too  loud  now  to smash militant  unions and  re­establish the  black  list  systemj"  (1)  Upholding  the  authority  of  the  Master  and  maintaining  that  the  order  hae  finally  gone  The NMU officials advocate  It because  it is a  part of  the Com­'  discipline  aboard  ship.  through.' But  we  won't  forget  munist  party's  plan  to  move  in  on  the  waterfront;  because*  (2)  Elimination  of  delegates,  crews  committees,  and  other  the  fact  that  the  profit  greedy  through such a setup  they  will be  free  to spread  their  phoney  shipowners  stalled  this  move  similar  set­ups  aboard  ship.  for  adequate  crew  protection  to  propaganda  without  being  checked  by  anti­Communist  imioa  (3)  Standardization  or  regulations  and  wages  covering  licensed  the  bitter  end.  It  took  a  direct  officials,  and  it  will  give  them  an  opportunity  to  attempt  to i  and  unlicensed  seagoing  employees  of  the  War  Shipping  Navy  order  to  force  them  to  move  in  on  the  AFL  seamen's  unions  through  collaboration/  • !  Administration­ equip  their  ships  with  the  rafts  with  the  shipowners.  This  further  would  give  the  NMU  of­ (4)  .  Maintaining  relationship  with  the  unions  and  providing  and  suits.  In  the  meantime  the  • ;  for  the  continuation  of  the  union  hiring  halls.  SIU­SUP  has  lost  close  to  500  ficials a chance  to ftmction  as a dues collecting agency  so they  (5)  Secured  the  cooperation  pf  seagoing  merchant  personnel  men.  How  many  %vould  be  alive  can  use  the  seamen's  dues  money  to  fiuther  the  Commimist '  "in  maintaining  under  war  conditions  seagoing  personnel­ today  if  the  shipowners ^  hadn't  Party's  phoney  policy  and  no doubt  that  is  the  deal  between  • ­    In  a  civilian  status,  upholding  the  authority  of  the  Master  pinched  pennies?  ­  ;  shipowners  and  the  NMU  officials  —'• "   you  help  us  establish  "i  and  maintaining  diaciplino: aboard  ship.  the  fink  halls  and  WB'U  see  that  you'll  be  allowed  to  collect  the  dues."  The  specific  details  with  respect  to  the  use  of  the  union  hiring  4EKI11S  are  as  follows.  Why  should  the  American  seameh  have  to  give  up  all  their rights  which ^they have  fought, for  through years  of  bittbr  (1)  Agent  who  now  have  agreements  with  unions  providing  struggle—why?;  We  deny  there­is  any  cause  to  take  those  for  the  procuring  of  men  by  the  Agent  for  his  own  ships  from  union  hiring  halls  shall  use  this  same  practice  with  respect  to  drastic  steps.  A  lot  has  been  said  about  laxity  of  discipline  vessels  the  Agent  is  manning  fox  account  of  the  War  Shipping  in  the  merchant  marine  that  is only  a  subterfuge,  built  up  by  Administration.  anti­union  forces ­to  use  the  war  as. an  excuse  to  break  up  »  (2)  In  the  event  the  unions  are  unable  to  supply  the  required  our unions.  There is not an item  in these  proposals which  will  number  of  qualified  men  acceptable  to  the  Master,  the  Agent  By A,  F.  BERRY  benefit  or  speed  iq>  the  war  effort.  On  the  contrary,  it  wilD  may  use  other  sources  to  secure  the  required  personnel  to  com­ create' disruption and  chaos.  If  there are  any workers who are  plete  the  ship's  complement.  Congressman  Joe  Martin,  of  entitled to retain  their  present agreements  and conditions,  they  (3)  Tlicso  other  sources  may  Include  the  Office  of  the  Ship­ Massachussetts,  Is  trying  to get  the  are  the  American  seamen.  Hundreds  of  Americah  merchant  ping  Commissioner,  pools  to  be  established  and  maintained  by  Crowningshidd  Yard re­opened  in  seamen  have  been  Idtled  through  torpedoing  and  bombingi*  the  War  Shipping Administration  or  any  other  sources  approved  Somerset,  Massi,  IJ  miiles  from  Others  are  lingering  in  concentration  camps  in  Japan.  The  .  by" the  War  Shipping  Administration. .  ,  (4)  The  War  Shipping  Administration  will  establish  and  main­ here.  The  Yatd'has'been laying  idle  merchant seamen have  given  plenty  and are  giving  every  day.  tain  pools  of  seagoing  personnel,  both  licensed  and  imllcenaed,  for  the  past  few  years  and  is  able  Some are suffering the tortures of  hell for  days in  the lifeboats,  who  will  be  available  for  employment ,on  vessels, operated, for  dying of  exposure and  thirst.  In spite of  all  this, the  ships are  to  build  vessds  bf  up.  to  2500  account  of  the  War  Shipping  Administration.  Men  will  be  fur­ being  manned  fully  ev^ery  day  without  delay.  The  American  nished  to  these  pools  from  training  stations  established  and  tons.  Also  they  are  able  to  build  Union Sailor doesn't expect any praise, all he wants is to be left  maintained  by  the  Coast  Guard  and  from  union  hiring  halls.  Sub  chasers.  alone  and  keep  his  union  conditions.  Don't  try  to  stab  the  They  may  also  be  furnished  to  those  pools  from  vessels  temp­ We  feel  that  if  yards  like  Amarican seaman in the back  while he is busy sailing the shijps/  orarily  laid  up  or  from  any  other  sources  approved  by  the  War  Shipping  Administration.  It  Is,  the  policy  of  the  War  Shipping  Crowningshields  were •  allowed  to  keepng  the  supplies  flowing  to  our  troops,  while  he  has  his  Administration  to  cooperate  with' the  labor  unions  and  to  seek  go ahead  a» they  shduld; that  Sub­ back against the  wall fighting the axis powers unarmed  in sub­,  the  cooperation  of  the  unions  In  the  proper  manning  of  mer­ .  marine  and  bomb  infested  waters!  chasers  could  be  built ­and  manned  chant  vessels  with  civilian  crews.  We  further  want  to  bring  out  the  following  facts.  On  in  this  locality  which  Has  always  been  able  to  answer  its  country's  December  17,  1941,  a  pact  was  signed  in  Washington,  D.  C.r  call  in  times  of  emergency.  These  This  pact  was  called  the  "Statement  of  Principles"  and  wa^  chasers  would  be  able  to  Nazi  signed  by  representatives  of  all  the  seamen's  unions­and  by'  submarines  from  coming  into  our  representatives  of  all  the  shipowners.  East  and  West,  and  it  own  front  yard,  so  to  speak,  and  was  signed  under  the  auspices  of  the  Department  of  Labar  murdering  our  Merchant  crews  on  and  the  United States  Maritime Commission.  Here  it  is:  personnel  axe  employees  of  the  War  Shipping  Administration.  Under  Article  2  of  the  Service  Agreement  between  the  General  Agent  and  the  War  Shipping  Administration  the  General  Agent  imder­ takes  and  promises  to  manage  and ­conduct  the  business  of  the  vessel  for  the  United  States  in  accordance  with  the  directions,  orders  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  from  time to  time  by  the  Administra­ tion.  Therefore,  under  this  agreement  the  Agent  is  required  to  follow  the  directions  of  the  War  Shipping  Administration  including  such  dir­ ections  as  may  be  given  with  respect  to  regulations  governing  licensed  mad  unlicensed  personnel  on  board  vessels owned  by  or  bareboat  chart­ ered  to  the  AdministratloiL  The  Administrator  has  approved  the  discussion  of  the  attached  drafts  of  regulations  for  (1)  licensed  personnel,  (2)  unlicensed  depart­ ment  heads  and  special  ratings,''and  (3)  unlicensed  personnel,  with  representatives  of  the  unions  with  the  idea  of  securing  tlio  support  of  the  union  leaders  in  the  adoption  of  this  plan.  Briefly,  the  plan  encom­ passes  the  following  principles:  SUB­CHASERS  DEMANDED BY  S.I.U. SEAMEN  In Riemoiy of Those  Brothers Lost At Sea  Hue To &ieniy Action  ' ''''J Rui^r Life Suits  Ordered Aboard  American Ships  Tliunday^  April 2&,  19^  DANIEL  HAY,  BOATSWAIN  .No. 7151.  THOMAS  ANDERSON,  AB.  No. 7271.  JOSEPH  JACKSON,  OS  .No. 50104.  RUSSELL JOHNNEME,  OS.  .No. 7306.  A.  McKINNON,  DECK  ENG.  No. 273.  JOHN  GEARIN,  WATERTENDER  . i,..., . .No. 3642.  p.  pERKINu,  WATEKTiiNjJiiK  ....No.,  1538.  THOMAS  VINCENT,  OILER  No. 2701.  EARL  DANLEY,  OILER  No. 5768.­ ROBERT  HILLIARD,  FIREMAN.  '  B.  ALBERG,  FIREMAN.  GILBERT  PETERSEN,  FIREMAN  ........No. 20295.  KARL  KOBE,  WIPER  No.6757.  SAID  DAGHER, CHIEF  COOK  No. 6725.  CECIL  EMERY,  2nd  COOK  No. 6050.  ERWIN  BRADLEY,  MESSMAN  No. 7566.  H.  HURST,  MESSMAN  .No. 20301.  C.  COX,  MESSMAN  No. 7248.  fi.  KANKOWSKI,  MESSMAN.  ROBERT  S.  HART,  AB.  ...;  . .No. G­58.  JOHN  W.  HARTLEY,  A.B.  .................No. 4576.  CYRIL  OGLE,  STEWARD  ...No. 3334.  ROBERT  LANG,  MESSMAN  ..;  . No. G­55.  ELMER  RICHARDSON,  MESSMAN  ..... .No. G­169.  E.  CART WRIGHT,  O.S.  "..... No. 3760.  BURTON  ROGERS,  MESSMANj  our  own doorsteps.  We  have  pleti.ty  of  Merchant  Seamen  in  this  locality  who  are  willing  and  able  to  go  but  and  hunt  subs  at  night  off  this: coast.  All  they  need  is  the  tools .'to  hunt  them  with.  The  fact  that  Yards  like  Crowningshields  are  laying  idle  while  pirates, are  able  to  raid  our  Coast  at  will  should  be  acted  on  immediately.  In  case  the  Navy  forgets,  we  might  say  that  the first  U.  S.  Marines  were  organized  on  the  Philadelphia  waterfront  from  Mer­ chant  Seamen­  They  were  sent  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Bon  Homme  Richard  under  Commander  John  Paul  Jones.  They  gave  a  very  good  ac­ count  of  themselves  when  they  fought  the  Serapfe  of  the  British  Navy.  The­  Bon  Homme  Richard  won.  .  "2.  Without  waiving  the  right  to  strike,  maritime  labor  gives the  Government firm  assurance that  the exercise  of  this  right will  be  absolutely  witheld  for the  period  of  the  war;  on  a  voluntary basis  therefore this is  a  guarantee  on  the  part of  labor  that  there  wilt  be  no  strikes  during  the  period  of  the  war.  Representatives  of  '.mptoyers­in.the  maritime  industry  also  guarantee  there Will.be  no  lookouts for  t|ie  period of  the  r war.  The  utilization  of  solleoti've  bargpining  will  in  no  inatanca'be­impaired  or  restricted  by .reason  ef  any  action,  taken­at this  oonference.  It  is understood and  agreed  that ali  . ^  rights  guaranteed  to  labor  and Jndustry  with  respect  to '  '  collective  bargaining will  be  retained  arid  all  agreements and  .  obligations  arising  as a  result'of  collective  bargaining agree*  menta  wHI  be  In  no  way  violated.  During  the  period  of  the.:'  .,  war  there  shall >  be'no  limitation'Or  ourtaiiment  of  the  pro­  •   .  ^  ductive or aervioe capaoities  of  either employer  or employee."'  .  luasmucb as we signed this  statement  of  Principles at­ the  request  and  pleadings  of  legitimate  government  agencies,  we,  the  seamen affiliated  with the  American  Federation of  Labor—;  namely,  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  and  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  American,  Atlantic  and  Gulf,  20,000 strong—hereby demand that that Statement of  Principles  be  lived  u^to,  and  we  request  the  head of  the  two  agencies,  lamely Admiral Land of  the Maritime Commission, and  Madam  .^erkins  of  the  Department  of  Labor,  as  whose  request  We  The  Merchant­  Seamen  of  this  Branch  wish  Joe Mairtin.well  in his  • icned the  Statement  of  Principles,  to  help  us,  if  necessary  efforts  to  the  Gmwrting­ through  the  President;  to  see  that  the document  of  December  17,  1941,  namely  the  Statement  of  Principles,  is lived  up to.  J  {shields  yard.  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 23, 1942 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION BAITERS BLASTED BAD FAITH CHARGED TO SHIPOWNERS BY SIU GOV. BOARD CHARTERS FULL MERCHANT FLEET; SMASHES AT UNIONS READ THIS SCABBY DOCUMENT RUBBER LIFE SUITS ORDERED ABOARD AMERICAN SHIPS SUB-CHASERS DEMANDED BY S.I.U SEAMEN Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/23/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc421d16fc1ae7b3b218da927535b6fc.PDF 2a70c9121d52601b22a4a637a785f817 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 23. 1948 COUNTING THE RETURNS The Headquarters Tallying Committee is hard at work counting referendum ballots. Left to right: A. L. Miltner. Charles Macomber. James.Lee. George Kitchen. James Murphy. Frederick Willis and Matt Fields. Partial Tally Indicates Ail Four Resolutions Passed By Hugo Majority NEW YORK—On the basis of early returns on the Referendum Bal­ loting, which ended April 10, and which is being tabulated now, all four pro­ positions have been overwhelmingly approved by the membership. All ports reported heavy voting during the polling period, which commenced March 10. The threat posed by the anti-labor Taft-Hartley law, and the feeling that the shipowners will try to break the Union by refusing to recognize the Hiring Hall when contracts come up for renegotiation, made it certain that as many Seafarers as possible would cast their ballots. That is exactly ^what happened. Curb Signs Agreement With UFC; Strike Holds Firm On Other Fronts NEW YORK—Last week the solid front of the Wall Street union-breakers busted wide open, and the Ciu'b Exchange authorities came to terms with the United Financial Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL. A UFE membership meeting, held in tlfe SIU Hall at 51 Beaver Street on Thursday afternoon, April 15, ratified the terms of the new agreement, and on the following diy the Curb workers streamed back to their jobs. On the other fronts, however, the s:rike|still continues in full force. Picketlines around the Stock Exchange have bee-i greatly increased, and the lines in front of the four struck brokerage houses have been strengthened. Police brutality, which hit its peak on March 30, when pickets at the Stock Exchange were beaten by club-swinging cops, flared up anew on April 16 in the same spot. Six demonstrators were again attacked by the po­ lice, and after being viciously beaten were hauled off to jail. To help the Wall Street antilabor forces in their union-bust­ ing move, the police authorities '' ' have maintained hundreds of caps, both mounted and on foot, in the area around the Stock Exchange. It is common knowl­ edge that Mr. Schram, SE Presi­ dent, has bragged that he can - -starve the strikers into submis­ sion if the police harry and man-handle the picketlines. - He has received full coopera­ tion from the police, but the UFE strikers, and the men of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District who are supporting them, have refused to be intimidated. In fact, the picketlines have in­ creased day by day, in man­ power and in militancy. Other organizations have con' tinued to support the UFE members. Food has been received in great quantities, and the galley in the SIU Hall has been serving hot meals for more than a full week. No. 17 More Regulations The Army is boss in Brem e n and Bremerhaven. There's nothing anybody can do about it except know and obey the Army's rules. The current Army regula­ tions covering merchant sea­ men in the Bremen area are printed on page 14. If you're heading for Bremen, get hep to the rules. You can save yourself a lot of grief. Complete returns are not yet available, but will be in time for the next issue of the LOG. All four of the propositions are. vei-y important to- the future well-being of the organization. All the proposals were first sug­ gested by the membership, and then recommended by the 1948 Agents Conference. One resolution is designed to strengthen the Union against any Taft-Hartley ideas the shipown­ ers may have floating around in their heads. The $10.00 Strike Assessment will build up the Union's Strike Fund to such a point that the shipowners will think twice before forcing the SIU out on the picketlines.DESERVE THE BEST Another measure, the $10.00 Building Assessment, has also drawn widespread comments of approval since the day it was first suggested. Consensus of opinion is that members of the Union deserve the best, and that means decent Halls in every port, with adequate meet­ ing space and recreation rooms and facilities. On the Shipping Rules changes, while there was not the same unanimity of opinion that there is on the two assess­ ments, nevertheless tlie returns so far show a resounding ma­ jority in favor of adopting the recommendations. ^ better to sea the Wall Street pickets over the heads of massed New York police. The cops were sent dawn in full force to the peaceful picketlines. presumably to keep them away from dangerous intersections where school kids have been run down by cowboy motorists. Qne passerby thought the underpaid cops were picketing for the salary increase they, are after. JSut they, were only Sntimidaling other underpaid workers out for a raise. ^ HALT PROMOTIONS s These changes would halt pro­ motions aboard ship, except in cases of emergenc.v, and would, also make it mandatory for Wip­ ers and Ordinaries. to clean the crew's quarters, as per contract. All jbbs off the board results in less time on the beach for all concerned, and cleaning quarters by the unrated men helps to protect the conditions which this Union fought so hard to obtain. .i �Page Two T H E S-E'^- P A R E kS t o Friday, April 23, 194S SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AaUiated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor I 267 Example For Labor If you are growing old digging coal from seam^ deep in the ground, running the daily risk of silicosis, tuber­ culosis and other maladies of the coal pits, and if ypu decide to take a little action to ease your lot, you, are acting contrary to something called the public interest. Under the fink-written Taft-Hartley Act you can then be enjoined from taking action. "Enjoined" is fancy legal talk. In point of fact^ it means that you can be forcibly stopped from walking out of the mines and setting up picket lines. It means heavy fines, stiff prison sentences or—per­ haps—the Army, Navy and Marines. That is what the-United Mine Workers Union is up against today. And that is what the SIU or any other union in a field which can be described as effecting this alleged public interest may be up against'tomorrow, next week or next summer. However, the coal miners aren't having any. They think that their own welfare is also a matter of public interest, which it certainly is. Undaunted by million-dollar fines, injunctions and other threats to their freedom, they have stood shoulder to shoulder at the point of production. The fact that a federal court has supported the "public interest" clause of the Taft-Hartley Act, and clamped on -injunctions and fines demanded by the gov­ ernment and the mine operators, does nothing to dim the coal mifiers' magnificent stand. Rather do the court's <lecisions make that stand the finer. The group determination of 400,000 miners is an These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, example for all labor. Moreover, the obstacles against ar reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers fin^ time hanging which they fight are the ones against which Seafarers heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up iJy too must do battle later this year. writing to them. Seafarers, too, will win their just demands. MOBILE HOSPITAL J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES AARON McALPIN • C. PETTERSON E. B. HALL T. DAILEY A. CARDANA A. OLSEN ' The Wall Street strike now takes its proper place in T. H. McLEES R. E. GRAYAY * O. GUILLOTTE the picture. In the beginning it looked like a simple L. C. BROWN , S. LeBLANC M. PETERSON fltruggle between the Stock Exchange on one side, and the S. R. ROBERTS M. FITZGERALD United Financial Employes, Local 205, on the other. T. LITTLE E. BOWERS ft 4. t Since the odds were so one-sided, the UFE came to the TIM BURKE STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL Seafarers International Union, A&G, for aid, and this N. BOSANYN • F. FONDULA was voted in regular meetings up and down the coast. E. BERW ALD 4. it4. But the "simpje" dispute has more to it than meets NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. ANDERSON ^ the eye. It is not just an employer holding out against F. GARRETSON P. FRANKMANIS the reasonable demands of a union. It is a pattern of A. LOOPER R. J. GARDNER S. HEIDUCKI J. DENNIS union-busting that extends from coast to coast. E. OLSEN C. MASON Today the United Financial Employes and the Pack­ J. McNEELY A. LIPARI inghouse Workers^-are involved in life and death struggles G. BISCHOFF P. D. VAUGHN with the bosses. If these unions lose, and are destroyed, A.AMUNDSEN M. CASTRO ; then all labor will suffer a severe blow. J. SHEMET N. A. GENOVESE P.LOPEZ The members of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, G. BRADY F. NERING are well aware of this fact. That is why, in regular meet­ L. D. WEBB T. J. SCHUTZ ings, they' voted to extend the hand of Brotherhood to R. BUNCH C. DESOUSA A. EDEFORS the UFE, and that is why they have reaffirmed the same E. H. IVARRA M. ROSENBERG position at every meeting since the first one. When these L. CLARKE R. FLOYD J. PIETRZAK E. DRIGGERS men said they would fight, they meant exactly that. J; J. HANLEY J. GAINSLAND There is no hesitancy on the part of our Union to J. S. MINESES B. DUFFY continue in the fight until the victory is won. There E. HEBERT C. NANGLE , K • should be no hesitancy on the part of all sincere trade •J. KENNAIR R. J. STROM J. H. MURRAY unionists to follow suit, ; ' \ , J. H. ASHURST ' Men New h Nte Mrnkm Hos/ut^ ; P:-•- •' i All-Out Aid Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at 'the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 81h 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.) J. DOWNIE , M. ELSAYED ' I ft ft ft SAVANNAH MARINE-HQSP. J. T. MOORE - % J. J. FERGUSON L. A. DEWITT 's«| M. McCLUE T. THOMAS A. C. NEELY " " M. JONES f • P. J. LEWriS ' ! C. MEDLEY, Jr. BRIGHTON*^ MARINE HOSP. R. LORD A. BONTI J. PENSWICK , W.CAREY J. CONNOLLY J. KORY R. KING - 'V J. LEES '. J. CHARRETT?: ft ft ft SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL ERLING MELLE J. HODO H. WATSON . A. A. SMITH ELMER H^LIMAN �/- •; .• • w Friday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Privately Owned Ships increase During 1947 LOG Page Three Counter Phony Stories In Press, Says UFE Wife Everybody Knows Who's Talking The number of privatelyowned vessels in the American merchant fleet took an upswing between Jan. 1 and April 1 of this year, with tankers leading the way. Latest figures available for this period show an increase in the number of tankers from 360 to 439. Dry-cargo ships were also increased, the number going to 662 on April 1, as compared with the 643 privately owned and op­ erated on Jan. 1. The trend from public to pri­ vate ownership is emphasized by the fact that during the first three-month period of this year the number of governmentowned ships under bareboat charter decreased by 200. BREAKDOWN A breakdown as of April 1 shows 1,101 privately-owned ships, 928 under bareboat charter and 1,369 in the reserve fleet. On Jan. 1, there were 1,003 pri­ vately-owned, 1,128 bareboatchartered and 1,325 in the re­ serve fleet. Government-owned ships un­ der general agency agreement as of April 1 totalled 176. On Jan. 1, there were 230 ships operating under such an arrangement. Nevertheless, the size of the American merchant fleet actually decreased during the quarter period. Total number of vessels on Jan. 1 was 3,689, compared with 3,557 on April 1. The decline in the total num­ ber of ships is attributed to the transfer of government-owned ships to foreign registry under the Ship Sales Act of 1946, and to the scrapping of over-aged and damaged vessels. wAcc sraEET'S ^-7^ (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was received by M. David Keefe, President of the United Financial Employes Union, from the wife of a UFE mem­ ber. In her letter she shows the appreciation felt by all members of the UFE for the aid given them by the Sea­ farers and other Unions and calls upon UFE wives and mothers to counter Wall St. propaganda. By request her name has been withheld.) /R OF . BEEH SW4U0WED SINCE 17^ \f . V I / i ' •• MM • r^ fee ^ INDIAN SIGN "PUT OM EVET^V SUCKEH Lewis And UMW Get Bum Rap Under T-H Act If there was any doubt in any union man's mind about the real meaning of the Taft-Hartley Act that doubt was cleared away this week. The United Mine Workers union, independent, and John L. Lewis, UMW president, were fined $1,400,000 and $20,000 re­ spectively for challenging the federal government's power to rule labor by injunction under the vicious T-H Act. The fines were imposed by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough of the Federal District Court in Washington, D. C. a few days after he found Lewis and the UMW guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court. But the fines covered only the criminal charge. Goldsborough was the same judge who fined Lewis and the UMW in 1946 on similar charges before the Taft-Hartley Act could be used to bolster the de­ cision. The UMW is appealing the de­ cision to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the miners, many of whom had returned to work after receiving a pension plan, the lack of which had occasioned last month's voluntaiy walkout, began walking out again in pro­ test when Lewis was judged guilty. Menhaut Sem&n Able To Cost Absentee Votes In '48 Election WASHINGTON — Public Law 348, approved April 19, 1946, facilitates absentee balloting. Re' sponsibility for administering the law; as it applies to merchant seamen, is now in the hands of the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. The Act provides that a "franked" or free Federal post­ card shall be made available by the Chairman to members of the Merchant Marine, except those engaged aboard vessels on the Great Lakes or the Inland Wat­ erways. These postcards are to be used fpr leaking application tn the Secretaries of the various States for an absentee ballot. * In this connection, steamship owners, operators, and/or agents, maritime unions, and seamen's institutes have been supplied with Federal "franked" post­ cards. A supplied of these cards is available in the New York Hall, and anyone interested in re­ ceiving such a card can obtain one by, writing to the Special Services Department, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. . Posters are to be displayed on ships and in public places giving pertinent election information. Lewis ordered them back to work again, however. * A possible additional fine for civil contempt of court was sus­ pended Until April 23 by motion of the government. But, before then, the govern­ ment was expected to petition the court for an 80-day extension of the injunction- against the miners under the finky "national emergency" clause of the T-H law. PHONY CHARGE The phony "contempt" charge grew out of the government's contention that Lewis and other UMW officials had refused to obey an injunction, issued April 3, demanding that Lewis force the coal miners to go back' to work after ' they voluntarily walked out of the mines. Since Lewis iiever had called the men out in the first place, and since the miners in the pits had merely taken advantage of the "willing and able" clause in their contract, there was no validity in the court order, the UMW contended. The clause in question is a provision that the miners need work only when they, are "will­ ing and able." When Lewis declared that the mine operators had "dishonored" the contract by not granting the pension plan provided for in the agreement, the miners acted on their own, legally finding them- Here is an urgent message to all UFE wives and families. Spread the word! Do not al­ low your husband or son to be called "communist inspired." The newspapers will never tell the truth about this Union's great struggle for better working conditions for all white collar workers. 1 know the long hours the leadership has devoted to this organization. They cannot be classified as "inexperienced." Practice alone makes perfection. Mr. Schram (President of the Stock Exchange) cannot under­ stand why seamen or painters or other AFL affiliates are in our picketlines. Well, Til tell them! They're there in the role of Big Brother. You can only take candy from a kid for so long, then the whole family is aroused to the injustice and action is taken. We're grateful beyond thanks for their aid. ONLY ONE SIDE The papers cry the pictures of last Tuesday's riot in Wall Street are harmful publicity for this country. Who took them? There were no pictures taken when a broker spit on my husband. Nor where thei-e any pictures taken when he was surroimded by blue-coated police in such a tight circle that he couldn't walk without bumping into them. No. The truth of our men's struggle will not be made known in the newspapers. Money is hard to fight, but there have been cases is history where it has not won out. Our great Union of colonies proved that in 1776. So 1 call on you to spread the truth about this All-American team. Have faith in your man— he is pioneering for a place in the sun for all white collar workers. A UFE Wife • KrK -M •J. I selves neither willing nor able to go into the pits. In the meantime, the coal op­ erators, leady to take advantage of every possible legal evasion, were expected to go to the courts themselves to challenge the legality of the pension plan finally .approved April 12 by a three-man board consisting of Lewis, a representative of the operators and Senator Bridges of New Hampshire who sat as an impartial member. Just how "willing" or "able" to work the miners would be as events wore on was not known when the LOG went to press. Denouncing the government's suit and the court's decision. President William Green of the AFL said that the right to strike was one of the big differences Really large-scale resumption between democracy and com­ of trade with the Far East will munism. He added that it was not be possible until oriental bigh time the government stop­ ports are re-organized and re­ ped trying to prosecute the built, according to an American miners and concentrated its ef- steamship official who has just foirts on building up coal produc­ completed a survey of port facili­ tion. ties in China, Japan and the Large Scale Trade With East Awaits Pert Improvements Check It—But Good Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. Philippines. Hong Kqng'and Kobe appeared to have bepn the most efficient ports observed. Hong Kong was said to be rapidly approaching its pre-war position as one of the world's leading ports, and Kobe was said to be recovering rapidly. Biggest problem throughout the Fdr East was reported to be pilferage by pier thieves, with Shanghai the worst afflicted. •-•is-:?! . -I - rf| �S&Ji•.!.V4;r-'' -.V Page Four TH E S E AFAR E RS £ O G Fridair; April 23, 1S49 Cape Junction Men Work, Rest in Manila ' - ' ' / '<s.>s¥;isf ,v"4: . At the left is a picture of the SS Cape Junction. Isthmian Steamship Company, tied up at Pier 13, Manila. In the back­ ground are the ruins of Pier 7. Above picture shows some members of the crew busily scraping paint on the ship. All snapshots on this page were sent in by L. S. Agulto, who represents the SEAFARERS-LOG in the port of Manila. m • •-:'X-:-r>--:;:|<:._. ' '-v ^\, >1.; _ v\.. • -N'': -' ' , • * llilill f -":t &i-^- Members of the Deck Gang take time off from^heir duties to pose for Brother Agulto. Under the hot, broiling sun, they find thai the less clothes they wear, the belter they can do their jobs. Sure look comfortable, don't they? Stewards Department men also look at the birdie, for the benefit of LOG readers. The pictures .were taken.in Manila on March 31, and within two weeks later were received in the LOG office. Fast work all around. V iliiSiiililifS . ''" .:••• �Friday, April 23, 1848 THE S E AP ARERS LOG Page Fire Baltimore Gets Plenty Of Action As Old 'Red Lead' Oasts Anchor By WILLIAM (Curly) HENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping is Lead" what can you expect but still slow in this port. Although plenty of beefs, good beefs too? we hope it will pick up in the Members here, including the near future, we are hereby warn­ boys in the hospital, -ai-e still ing the members to stay away pretty hepped up about the XJFE until we tell them to come strike in New York. They knpw around. That is, if they want that this is a fight in which all to ship out. There are too many labor has a part, and they wish To ineuTO payment, all on the beach right now, far too they could be in the picketlines. claims for overtime must -be many. The bther thing that keeps the turned in to the heads of de­ By SALVADOR COLLS We did have 11 payoffs, but conversational stew bubbling is partments no ' later than 72 only seven ships signed on. The the possibility that we are going SAN JUAN—This week's sud­ each department. The men tak­ hours following the comple­ payoffs were an assortment of' to have to make our own fight tion of the overtime work. den spurt of activity came from ing the jobs seem to be entirely ships from various lines includ­ for the Hiring Hall come sum­ As soon as the penalty two sources: several ships came satisfied with the good tui-n of ing most of the usual ones and mer. If we have to, everybody events. work is done, a record should a couple we don't get in very in plus a good number of calls will be ready to take whereve^be given to the Department On the ships hitting this port often. for shoregangs — so this tight action is necessary—right at the head, and one copy held by we found quite a few beefs, but There were plenty of beefs on point of production. little island is enjoying good the man doing the job. all were settled in short order. the payoffs and on a few ships times. On the organizing front, we In addition the depart­ that touched in transit. How­ The MV Ponce arrived last The men looking for shoreare keeping busy on the tankers. mental delegates should ever, the Bull Line ships paid off gang jobs did quite well on the Tuesday to sign new articles. She The boys are doing a swell job check on all overtime sheets clean, as they generally do in Rossario, Kathryn, Elizabeth and was in port at Ponce and this aboard them too, convincing 72 hours before the ship this port. Arlyn. To each ship we sent called for a hectic day for us makes port. If all ships were like the Bulls everybody that the SIU way is one foreman and seven men for here. After covering the Ponce we get we wouldn't have much the best way. we made a fast turn back to San to do so far as settling beefs is Juan to handle seven ships in concerned. The crews just port. One of them was the homestead those scows for that Idaho Falls, Standard Oil tanker. run to Puerto Rico and keep The crew of the Idaho Falls held them looking, brand new. these three were easy ones for easier, the Union had the com­ a meeting on the ship and dohBy JOE ALGINA However, all ships are not pany send the men cigarettes. the Patrolmen to handle. ated 17 cartons of cigarettes for NEW YORK—From one week Bulls'and one of the others is The ship's Skipper, however, the Bi-others in the hospital. As On the Beauregard the Skip­ the Blue Island Victory, Water­ to the next it is hard to accur­ refused to allow the cigar-ettes to there are no men in the hospital per was the well-known Captain man, which came in from a long ately forecast shipping in this Perkins, former Waterman Poi't be taken aboard. What his rea­ at the pre.sent time, we have put trip to the Far East. port. After reporting a lull in Captain. He evidently hadn't son was, we haven't heard but the butts aside in the Hall for There w^is only one thing future use. shipping last week we had a forgotten his days as Port Cap­ it can't be a sane one. wrong with the Blue Island, and tain, for he immediately tried POSSIBLE STRIKE It's bad enough being stuck in veteran Seafarers' will under- sudden spurt, but it fizzled beto chisel on a few hours of over­ a country where dollars mean fore the week ended. > 8tand what we mean when we We are keeping in touc'n with • time. little and few luxuries are avail­ the ILA. They are expecting a reveal that her Skipper was "Red This week, shipping is holding able, but having a hardtiming strike in Arrojm. If and when Lead" Anderson. REMEMBER NOW? its own, but it is not impossible Skipper too makes life pretty it comes, we'll keep the SIU "RED LEAD" ROUGH He evidently forgot the SIU rugged. for it to take a turn up or down. members on ships hitting that The Blue Island had more The key seems to lie in the num­ however, as the Patrolmen col­ A Skipper who hardtimes his port up to date on the strike lected on every hour in dispute. beefs than we care to remember ber of' ships heading into the crew over such a petty matter details. despite a first class crew that Another Waterman, the Berea is a good example of why the The Cape Mohican hit port last boneyard. Victory, signed on in Boston for relations , between crews and week. Two of the crew wanted Some days several ships will a trip but got only as far as officers is sometimes so strained. to get off but the Captain re­ come in and half of them will New York. Here she was re­ Company officials often express fused to pay them off.. It seems go to the boneyard. A day will turned to the Maritime Commis­ copcei-n over the unwillingness that he didn't know the score pass and two or three will be sion. The crew did all right, of crews to trust officers or to on the agreement. He sent a withdrawn and put into service. however, they .coll.ected a have any respect for them—here wire to Philly inquiring as to the month's wages for their trouble. is a good example why no love is procedure but no answer came. The only thing that can be These ships liitting the bone­ lost. The ship sailed with the Skip­ definitely said is that, at this per still refusing the pay them time—and this time only—ship­ yard are not di.sturbing us too VISIT THEM off and maintaining that they ping is on an even keel. We had much, for while they put a dent Not much can be done about would be considered as deserters several ships hit the boneyard in shipping, it will be only temafter completing their runs, but porai-y. V^Then the goods for Eu­ the Skipper while he is over if they left the ship, The men ' Bull Lines helped out by taking rope under the Marshall Plan there, but crews of SIU ships ignored him and piled off. begin moving, a good number of hitting Antwerp can help their I reached the ship too late to Stuck together as one man in the Hilton and the Cornelia out them will be returned to service. settle the beef but the Agent in the face of "Red Lead's" hardlay-up. Two other clean ships for the Philadelphia has been contacted timing views and methods. As a Some of the ships that hit LOOK AT THAT OVER­ Patrolmen to laud were the and asked to square the Skipper. TIME SROWIHS!!! result _we got all the beefs port, and did not go into lay-up Janeway, Smith and Johnson; We have also contacted the com­ settled aboard ship the SIU way. were the DeSoto, Topa Topa and and the Joliet Victory, Robin pany to have the men's wages When you get a crew that has ^ Beauregard, all Waterman vesLine. Both ships had heads up sent liere. had eight months with "Red sels. There were others but crews and the ships l eflected the Outside of this, we have been men. A clean competency of enjoying an American Circus. ship is a sure sign of an efficient Tiic boys have been attending crew. the nightly shows and, from all The Pather, Isthmian, came in reports, are enjojung themselves with the usual Isthmian beef. like a bunch of kids. The Mates and Skipper had been By KEITH ALSOP out on deck chipping and paint­ ing like eager beavers. The ship GALVESTON — Shipping on We paid off the Edward Mark- had been gone six months, which brother members if they drop the Texas coast is quite fair,ham. South Atlantic, and the made a neat bundle of overtime by and pass along a few smokes, these days for bookmen, but-if James P. Harris, a Sheppard in dispute. The ship was not LOGs or the latest shatter from is very poor for permits — so'Line vessel, and both ships sign- under the new SIU agreement, the States. They'll be in- Ant­ HOUSTON — Shipping through don't come around if you don't ed right on again, but Patrolmen Goffin and Shuler werp until June, so drop in on this port soared to 34,143,777 have a book. The only difficulty was on the straightened out the muddle and them. tons in 1937, the record for the The biggest thing to happen Harris vthich the SUP represen- collected overtime on almost I'll close this week's sound-off port's history, officials of the down here has been • negotiation tative here handled. It concern­ every beef. with a few words to tankermen: Houston Navigation District an­ of a new contract between the ed weekend pay and was settled When taking a job aboard a nounced after a preliminary ,sur'Galveston & Houston Towing this way: Any man signing on MEAL TICKET tanker, it is a good idea to grab vey. Company and the Marine Allied was back-dated to cover the The Pather's Skipper thought The value of the commodities your gear and climb on a horse. .Workers, our SIU affiliate. We weekend but the men who paid he could write his own ticket, handled was $1,087,095,450 and^ A lot of tankers call for crews' Won a solid wage increase for off lost Saturday, Sunday, Mon­ but in this case it was the com­ both tonnage and value is ex­ the approximately 250 men on day and Tuesday that week. while waiting in the stream, and pany's checkbook he was sign­ pected to be greater for 1943. these tugs. the're are but a few hours to get Not much going on in the la­ ing. Houston is the gateway We had one unorganized tank­ bor field in this area, at least through which large quantities The Fairisle, Waterman, which aboard. er which we contacted very suc­ nothing of interest to" the SIU. came off second best in a tangle Unlike cargo ships these babies of food, drugs and other prod­ cessfully. Some day we'll t;ell you We have a few men on the with a reef near Antwerp, has pull out without much ceremony, ucts will be shipped to Vene­ more about it. * beach, whom a lot of members The ships coming in have ac- know , pretty well: Duke Him- been resting for the past few so if you've taken a tanker job zuela, through the Venezuela Basic Economy Corporation. Re­ months ir a shipyard there tef' ry generously in the UFE mler, J. Kerrigan, J. Daleman, awaiting band-aids. Part of the make fast tracks to the ship with turn shipments from Venezuela beef hr Wall Street. All dona­ tions have been sent to New D. Lacey, L. Born, H. Johhson crew is still with the ship. To your gear and be all set to'are expected to swell the trade , 'further. over there a little leave, and A. Rahn. make •York.. . Oil Overtime San Juan Activity Takes Spurt With Shipping, Shore Gang Jobs N,Y, Shipping Untertain; Boost Is Sxpetted Galveston Has Jobs For Bookmen, But Permitmen Find No Haven Houston Shipping Made Record In '47 ••'im • rvl ' il "4 �Page Six THE SEAFARERS Frisco Shipping Slows, But Rise Is Expected LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 Shipping is On The Hungry Side In Philadelphia FROM COAST TO COAST By STEVE CARDULLO By L. GARDNER SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping PHILADELPHIA—It is either has taken it on the slow .bell for feast or famine in the Port of the past week, but indications Philadelphia. The week before are that it is going to pick up. The SS Marion, first of General last we had. four payoffs, and Petroleum's three new tankers, is this week nary a ship. Our onlygoing to crew up this week. consolation was the many ships They are going to run from in transit. here to the East coast and then to Europe. Some of the men from these :v' There was a beef aboard the ships paid us a visit in our new SS Meadows when she pulled in quarters and all voiced their ap­ here, because the crew heard proval. Now that the furniture that the Skipper and the Engi­ all neer were going to bring their When Ihe crew of the SS Maiden Victory hit San Francisco the first thing they heard is installed and the fixtures wives aboard for the- trip while ready for use, the. place shapes about was the UFE strike in New York. They responded in the traditional SIU way by donat­ they make the shuttle runs be­ up as one of the finest of SIU ing their "draw" to the strikers. Above, Steve Cardullo, A&G West Coast Representative, Halls. tween Europe and Africa. But receives the gift for forwarding to New York while the Maiden Victory crew looks on. i, the deal fell through when the Each and every Seafarer enter­ crew heard about it. ing the Hall constitutes an in­ Bill Kierulf, who was on a specting committee of one, and ship across the bay, made a spe­ we invite comment from all. If cial trip to the Frisco A&G Of­ it can be n^de better, let us fice to donate five bucks to the By CAL TANNER ing around' the ship shooting out port has not yet felt any change hear about it. LOG. George Sykes just came MOBILE-Shipping in the port shooting holes in the although we anticipate a grad- | In spite of the slow shipping in out-of the hospital and is looking ventilators. ual pick-up. ^ this port, there still seems to be for a ship. of Mobile for the last week has We had to prefer charges On the organizing stage, the a dearth of rated men around G. Metting is still around wait­ been fair with nearly 100 book. , . , , rrn permits .-u:„ of the Agent of the Marine Allied Wor- here. With things looking ing for a special ship to South men and, nearly 70 ship- agamst ® j three T-. members , . Stewards Department and re- kers reports progress in a few brighter for the next weeks, this America. ped. We had six payoffs and four the Captain to the MM&P. more towboat outfits around Mo- shortage isn't too good. Maybe END BLIND DATES beefs settled. bile. No unorganized ships, other we'll have occasion to buzz Max Byers who was one of sign-ons. The payoffs were the The Puritan and Morning than the unorganii unorganized towboats, other Halls for men. r-mucu ai u the uie ivioin.nB the crew fiown from this coast Morning Light, F^irland, Frank- , ."'"f payoffs, no are hitting Mobile these days, to Yokahama to bring back one ;lin K. Lane and Francis G. SPRING ARRIVES of the tankers our Russian "cous­ Newland of the Waterman com- trouble at all. Tbe Delegates hut some of the boys are getting 'aboard the tankers in Lake ins had under lend-lease, writes: pany, plus the Capstan Knot and were on the ball. Spring has finally hit this fair I On all payoffs the crews were Charles. "Had a nice plane trip over. Puritan, both Alcoa. city. The boys are out soaking What a mess the ship was in The men who try for the tank- up the sunshine. Everyone seems Sign-ons for the week were generous in their donations to the when we boarded her! Plenty of the Fairland, Iberville and Morn- Financial Employes' strike in ers take along the Organizers starved for a few warming rays bed bugs, roaches and filth; no ing Light for Waterman and the York. So far about $550 has Handbook and other material to from good Old Sol. keep them hep to the game. ,,,. , , forthcoming. soap, and nothing to eat aboard. Capstan Knot for Alcoa. f:-, We've been eating aboard a Lib­ The sign-ons were accomplish-', ^he entire membership here When they-go aboard they're ^ • hanging around the Hall showing a keen interest in the ready for anything. erty tied up here in the yard. ed with the minimum of trouble, strike and its progress. There are some oldtimers Z "In the two weeks we've been there being only a few minor rearound whom some of you will Pastures. We still have LIKE MARSHALL PLAN here we couldn't get any linen ^ pairs to be made. Some of the the boys around. Big. Another thing holding the in­ be glad to hear about. Among « or soap from the Army. As far. payoffs were" another story, them: J. Prescott, E. A. Patter-• Eagle-eye, Johnnie terest of the membership is the as getting supplies we have a The Fairland, Captain Ryan, the Philly better chance of puUing Mac- paid off in Gulfport free of ma- April 9 issue of the LOG which son, W. Young, G. J. H. Jones, Arthur's teeth. We are going to jor beefs. However, she had left reports that 50 percent of the A. J. Langevin, E. Hannon, J. homesteaders. That's the tale from Philly for ge't 30 days' stores and head for four men on the West Coast Marshall Plan cargoes will go C. Thompson, W. Fahn and A. this week. the Persian Gulf and then to the when she came around and the in American ships. However, this Glassner. States—if the ship holds to- Wipers on her had to be jacked gether that long, I up by the Patrolman for not |r-' • "This is the last time I'll ever doing sanitary work. llmi-' I'-.The Capstan Knot came in all take a 'blind date' like this fouled up. We pulled off the again." The Machinist's strike is gain­ whole crew and warned the boys ing momentum every day with that any further performing more and more shops going out. would be dealt with more sevThe SIU Guards, who are located MOBILE — The SS Francis G. galley and took a shot at the showing partiality to officers, in the same building with us, y'lP(>Ee! WHOOPEE Newland, a Waterman scow, lights oVer the range. And on violating the contract and not have just started a new organiz­ AAlP HI-Ho MlZZEA)came into port this week loaded various occasions he shot holes doing their duties plus half a MAST II ing drive which should bring with a full cargo of beefs. She through the ventilators so that dozen other minor violations and in plenty of new members. certainly was a good candidate the men down below would get what not. The Guards' course, which for the "most horrible example" full appreciation of the noise of they hold in "the little red In fact, the entire crew was award. his six-shooters. schoolhouse" won the approval nothing to brag about, since the It seems that we had a few There was quite a bit of foul­ ones not guilty of performing of the membership. cowboys aboard her, and the ing up all around and three per­ should have made a full report Captain led the parade. mits were picked up for stooging, and preferred charges against the He made a fast gallop past the brown-nosing, playing topside. guilty. Two Crews Foul-Up Foir Week In Mobile m'' 0' |S [m: •r Truman Requests Additional Funds To Aid Shipbuilding WASHINGTON—To bring the Maritime Commission funds for a shipbuilding program to over $100 million. President Truman, this week, asked Congress to vote 65 million dollars in addi­ tion to the 40 million dollars al­ ready requested. The money, if provided, for the most part would go for the con­ struction of large and fast cargo and passenger vessels. Accoi:ding to a Washington official, the boost is necessary to "bring the maritime shipbuilding program into balance with the general plan for national preparedness." In the breakdown of funds is a provision for 9 million dollars to finance the return of 86 ves­ sels lend-leased to Russia erely. That crew just wasn't up to snuff. UP AND DOWN « The Franklin K, Lane, out nine months, had a few beefs, the most important of which concerned an FWT who had been upped to Oiler then demoted to Wiper. This man had more than 300 hours of disputed overtime. When the Patrolman started the fight to get the money for him, the company flashed a letter signed by the man himself in which he admitted neglect of his duties as an Oiler and re­ quested demotion to Wiper. Naturally, the Patrolman couldn't do much about the beef. The Francis G. Newland was badly foul ^ up. The Skipper and some of the crew, cowboys ap­ parently, got in the habit of go- C&H Tiyboatnufn Wm lacrease GALVESTON—Wage increases for the approximately 250 Marine Allied Workers members on the tugboats of the Galveston & Houston .Towing Company vary from $17.78 a month for unlicensed personnel to $30.80 a month for Masters, according to the new contract signed last week. Negotiations had been in progress for some time between the company and the up-and-coming SIU affiliate in the Gulf area. The Union was represented in the wage puleys by a rank-and-file committee. * The G&H company operates tugs in the Texas ports of Galveston. Houston and Corpus Christi. Listed in the table below are the ojd wages, the increases and the new wages for all ratings: Old Rate Master .$385.00 Chief Engineer 374.00 Ass't Engineer 335.50 Mate 335.50 Cook 238.70 Unlicensed Man . .......... 222.30 Increase $30.80 29.82 26.84 26JI4 19.07 17.78 New Rate $415.80 403.82 362.34 362.34 257.77 238.98 What seemed to have been the main cause of this un-shipshape , situation was that the crew was picked up in Canada and on the West Coast, only two or three of them actually being SUP mem­ bers. Therefore, there were just ; a handful who knew the score, but we managed to clear things up SIU style when she hit port. We contacted the MM&P and action was taken against the Captain. In this connection, the Coast Guard brass hats should take no­ tice that we do not need a police force to prosecute seamen. We are capable of handling performers our own way which ! is, I'm certain, much more effec­ tive and educational than any , punishment the brass caii hand out. , Morrison ' �f^aayi TWi8^ ri3r« StAFAnBns LOC PageSev^ The SIU Contracted Companies: Moran To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. Like coffee suggests doughnuts,*: ing some 60 odd such companies, tugs bring to mind Moran. In each of them competing for the all ports of the United States privilege of berthing a ship. and Europe tugs of the Moran Sometimes—and this pertains Towing and Transportation Com­ to the harbor tugs only—the tugs pany have handled jobs varying racing to the ships would engage from routine barge towing to the in verbal warfare soon aug­ moving of battleships, giant mented Avith pots, pans, coal dredges and drydocks. and whatever gear was handy. The history of the Moran Com­ The operators liked the crews' pany, since its organization in spirit, but soon found it a big 1860, is a fascinating one which expense to re-equip their tugs has been the subject of articles after a few of such encounters. in several magazines, among In New Yoric Harbor the Mor­ them Fortune and the New an Company, like the others, Yorker. Eugene Moran, son of has its offices on the southern the founder and present presi­ tip of Manhattan Island. High up dent of the company, was the in a waterfront building the subject of a lengthy profile in ships still miles at sea can be the New Yorker magazine — a seen. sure sign of having arrived. A LA JOHN SILVER Interesting as the company's Here, before the days of the history is, its most colorful as­ ship-to-shore radio, the dispat­ pects can only be touched upon cher would sit with a long glass slightly. The purpose here is to and scan the harbor mouth for give the history of the company, incoming ships. but Moran is an unusual case as "When a vessel was sighted he far as the SIU is concerned. grabbed his megaphone and HAVE V-4 TUGS shouted the incoming vessel's The company operates 42 tugs position down to the men wait­ but only 7 of them are con­ ing on the pier. In but a few tracted to the SIU. It breaks moments the tug was out and down .'like this; 17 harbor tugs awaj' in the chase for big game. and 18 ocean towing and "coastA dispatcher., had to be a man with a steel eye as well: as leather lungs. His lungs got a rest in later days when signals were flashed to the crews by the use of colored lights. Now they use a microphone with a loud­ speaker outlet on the docks. The long glass is still in the dispatcher's office but the radio has made its constant use obso­ lete. With a set-up like this, natur­ ally the company's system of operating is different from most. The crews of the vessels must always be on standby. Usually they put in a regular eight-hour day and knock off like any shoreside worker. How­ ever, if a long job comes up they will sometimes be out for A block red "M" on a black several days. stack identifies Moran owned All this is peculiar only to the or operated vessels. harbor tugmen: the members of the ILA. The story of the SIU wise, tugs, all contracted to the men is of a much more recent Marine Division, International vintage and has none of the Longshoremen's Association. The swashbuckling, hell-bent-for-leaseven SIU tugs are V-4 Maritime ther history of the harbor craft. Commission-built deep sea ves­ The SIU first entered the pic­ ture" when a contract covering sels. These are the babies who make the 46 Maritime Commission t^e long towing jobs across the owned tugs was signed on Feb­ oceans and work in the far off ruary 1, 1944. At no time has the company owned its own deep harbors of the world. -During the war the company sea tugs, but has only operated operated 47 of these V-4 tugs them for the government. None but has since turned all back to of the seven tugs still in use is the MC except the Farallon, owned by the company. POWERFUL UNITS Montauk Point, Moose Peak, Pigeon Point, Point Cabrillo, ...These V-4 tugs are 195 feet Trinidad Head and Watch Hill. long, have two 2250 horsepower The last mentioned is working engines and cruise at 13 knots. in the Gulf area, the' other six They carry a crew of 40 men operate out of the East Coast and can stay at sea for 75 daj's. Inasmuch as the SIU's con­ ports. To go back a little into the tractual relationship came about company's past. Fortune Maga­ during the war, most of the in­ zine relates that the Moran teresting events aboard these Dynasty, as it calls it, was found­ tugs are quite recent. ed by an upstate New York One of the tugs, the Pigeon barge canal operator named Point, was part of one of the Mike Moran who, in 1860, set toughest assignments ever given himself up as a towboat opera­ a tug. It towed the dismantled battleship Oregon from Kalema, tor in New York City. Washington, to Eniwetok in 29 The company entered into -the days. intense competition of harbor towing and gained a foothold. In spite of the difficulty of This was not an easy thing to maneuvering the big battle wagon do in' ah industry already -hav- tacross the - Pacific the job -was /•iM ' -'J The Watch Hill as it left Tampa, Florida, with a giant tin dredge in tow. Destination was Bandka Island, Netherlands East Indies, just 13,000 miles away. 1 done without a single incident, One even gained credit for sinking a sub. The Eugene Mor­ an, enroute to the States from Panama, was attacked by a sub. Instead of trying to run, the tug turned hard and bore down on the sub. It missed in its ram­ ming attempt but the Naval gun­ crew got in a shot sending the sub to the bottom. Later the Eugene Moran spent most of the war in Alaskan wa­ ters toAving naval craft and pull­ ing ships off the rocks. The Watch Hill undertook the longest towing job in the history of American seagoing tugs when, in March, 1947, it towed a mamoth tin dredge 13,000 miles from Tampa, Florida, to Bandka Is­ land, Netherlands East Indies, (see cut) How long the seven remaining tugs will be in the service of the company is not certain, but as long as they're operated by Mo­ ran Seafarers will be aboard The Trinidad Head, one of the seven remaining V-4 tugs whether it's a boneyard run or still being operated by Moran, rests alongside a dock in a rescue mission in a blinding gale far at sea. ^ Norfolk; A good part of the Trinidad Head^s crew hit the deck and stand in the sunshine for their picture. Reports from the seagoing tug have it ^ the food on these ships is plentiful and palatable. Maybe that fxplains why these vessels have a large percentage of homesteaders. �TBE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG TMmf. April 23. 1948 MINUTES AND NEWS Southstar Hits Shoal Off Coast Of Holland; 3 Tugs Turn Her Loose i' It took three Dutch tugs, a Dutch diver and 36 hours of work in port to set the SS Southstar right when she ran aground between Rotterdam and Bremen one night late in March. 'J- She plowed into the shoal when the Chief Mate mistook a lightship for a buoy and steered accordingly. However, according to a crewmember, the Mate couldn't Lensnen Wanted! BEST STORY OF MONTH Aboard practically every SIU ship there's a Seafarer with a camera. They take some pretty good pictures, too. The photos—and stories —ought to be sent to the LOG/ for publication. How about it. brothers. And send along identification — names make news, you know. We'll return pictures, if you wish. The addess is SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. K. Y. Maybe you can do it right now. eh? be blamed too much since thet signal flashes of the light ship and the buoy were almost iden­ tical. MIDNIGHT The Southstar, a South Atlantic vessel chartered to IsbrandtWhen the SS Anna Dickinson, a Waterman ship, sen, went aground at approx­ imately midnight on a Friday. came into Norfolk recently, crewmembers P. A. Leonard On Saturday several fruitless and B. C. Jordan were able to write that the trip to Ger­ hours were spent trying to back many and back had been a pretty* her off with the engines thrown sweet one. l^feins and schnapps left. The Prize-winning Seafarer Don Brown full, astern before the Skipper GIs haven't got all of every­ There wasn't a single beef, thing yet. sent for the tugs. The tugs arrived and with all they said, and attributed this "The schnapps may be made three of them putting^,on pres­ I happy fact to the fine spirit of of potato peelings and water, sure the Southstar was hauled cooperation of the entire crew but so what! It'll still knock the off the shoal at midnight Satur­ I including the guys topside. In top of your head off. day, 24 hotirs after going recognition of this good situa­ aground. However, the trouble tion, the crew gave Captain J. LOAD. UNLOAD jR. Rhodes a vote of thanks. was far from over. The towing cable of one of the Another vote of thanks, a very "We puUed into Norfolk to­ Seafarer Don Brown has been announced the win­ tugs wrapped itself around the heartfelt one, went to the Stew­ day for bunkers and stores, also Southstar's screw when it was ards Department. Leonard and to pay off a couple of the sick, ner of a cash award in the Lookout Magazine's "Best story of the Month contest for* —— let go and things were really Jordan said the ship got "splen­ lame and lazy. in Brown's opinion. People in "Tomorrow we should be on his amusing yarn about a parrot did food" and that the eating fouled up. those two cities, he says, are our way back to Germany with That's when the call went out couldn't have been better. aboard the SS Casa Grande. another load of Cuban sugar. more friendly and possess a for a diver. Brown's story was published in broader and more modern view GOOD WOipS "We wish to take this oppor­ NICE TOWN the February issue of the mag­ of life. The greatest scenic de­ The diver spent a full day try­ In addition to praising Cap­ tunity to say that if all of the ing to cut the line with a blow­ tain Rhodes, whom they describ- licensed and unlicensed person­ azine under the title, "Ahoy! lights are to be foimd in Alqska, torch and accomplished exactly j ed as "one heluva swell guy," nel were to cooperate with each Parrot Adrift." It appeared orig­ the writing Seafarer claims. nothing. Trouble was that the Leonard and Jordan had a good other as we have done this trip inally in the Dec. 5, 1947 issue Landlubbers who cling to the current was running much too word for the Mates and Engin­ each and every trip" would be of the SEAFARERS LOG as, traditional belief that sailors bigger, better and a real good eers. swiftly for him to work. "All About a Slick Bird and have a girl in every port will be and true SIU trip. disappointed by Don's romantic The only alternative was to Even in Germany everybody tow the Southstar into the little had a good time, but let Leonard "Until our return we say Bon How He Found Cuba." revelations. He bluntly admits Voyage." In making the award—a $10 he doe.sn't. But he tried, he Dutch port of Delfzijl close to and Jordan tell about it. the northern trip of the Nether "There are still plenty of frau- Bon Voyage youi'selves. check — Majorie Dent Candee, hastens to add. It's that he's lands. It took a day and a half editor of the magazine, said "that missed a few ports. of hard work to free the cable. FINAL RITES FOR SEAFARER Brown's story "is most amusing RICKSHAW LOVER Delfzijl turned out to be a and i know our readers will en­ picturesque town and the friendly For shoresided transportation. joy it." people waved a cheery goodbye Seafarer Brown will take the Since he first began writing six rickshaw every time. He gets a when the Southstar finally de­ months ago. Brown has been a big bang out of riding them— ' parted. frequent contributor of prose and especially at three o'clock in the • After that, the trip was un­ poetry to the LOG. eventful so far the crew was morning, which probably ex-, concerned. The Southstar, which plains his receptiveness to the KANSAS-BORN had called at Antwerp before opposite sex. touching at Rotterdam, made The Kansas-Born Seafarer, During World War II, the Bremen easily and returned to who is 26 years old, has been go- young Seafarer took part in one , New York and Savannah to go going to sea since 1942, when he of the big shows. He was in the back into the South Atlantic joined the Sailors Union of the invasion of Okinawa aboard the fleet. Pacific in Seattle. He now makes SS Aberdeen Victory, an am­ However, the discharging of his home in Denver, Colorado, munition ship. When Japanese the cargo in Bremen was held where his mother is the owner suicide divers were busting out up for a week. When the and manager of the Stenolype all over the Pacific skies, Don Dutch tug company tried to Business College. saw enough to make him appre­ claim the cargo as salvage. The Unassuming and a little on the ciate the peaceful way of life. beef got squared away finally shy side. Brown speaks sparingly Of all the ships he sailed on, and the Dutchmen had to be of his literary ambitions. He Don prefers the C-ls. For looks content with whatever the agent does confess, however, that he's and speed, he find them tops. paid for the towing job. working on a book of essays and poems, which he would like to And as a Bosun and AB, he-says have published in the near -fu­ they are the easiest type to ture. handle. The slop chest is your cor­ Seafarer Claude Douglas, killed in a 50-foot fall in a Don likes seafaring because Despite his constant hankering ner store while you are ai drydock at Schiedam, Netherlands, near Rotterdam, is laid people and places hold great in­ for distant points, Brown hopes sea. You can't take your to rest in a Schiedam cemetery. At the right are members of terest for him. In his traveling trade someplace else if the the crew of the SS Gateway City on which Douglas sailed of the six continents, he has ob­ to settle ^own some day in •lop chest doesn't have what BR. An account of Douglas' death appeared in the LOG of served carefuUy living habits Long Beach, Calif., where he you need. April 2. The pictiure was sent in by G. M. Cain, Deck and cuator.-3. Paris and Mel­ lived for a few years as ,a Delegate of the Gateway City. bourne rate- the top of. the list. youngster. Cooperation Of AU Hands Made Dickinson Happy Ship Seaman's Yarn Wins Cash Prize In Magazine Contest ATTENTION! J. • i'.' • - llyj_ �.. f'riday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine I Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings A. M. HULBERT, April 4Chairman Roy R. Kerr: Secrelary Breaux. All departments in perfect order except for Deck which had 31 hours disputed time. Passed motion not pay off until all beefs settled and articles broken. Repair list drawn up and approved for submission to Captain, Chief Mate and Chief Engineer. Minute of silence for Brot.her.s lost at sea. s. DEL C A M P O, April 10— Chairman L. Cauble; Secretary W. B. Kavitt. Special meeting called by Ship's Delegate to consider Chief Cook's beef which was settled satisfactorily, beef about OS who refused his wheel trick and Bosun's order to go aloft. OS was told the score and given a chance to straighten him­ self out. Voted that any man with proper time for higher rat­ ing be compelled to accept it. Minute of silence for Brothers lost ,at sea. Business: Motion carried to go on record condemning the past crew for leaving the ship in a dirty, filthy condition. Educa­ tion: Delegates for each depart­ ment to educate the new men aboard in Union ways. Good and Welfare: Recommended that each department take turns in keeping the recreation and laun­ dry rooms clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. FAIRPORi MarJh 14—Chair­ man Bill Yelman: Secretary John Reed. Delegates reported on disputed overtime. New Business: Motion by Brother Martinez to accept Tom Garofalo into the SIU. Point was raised of rotten food brought aboard the ship in New York. Motion made and carried to let next delegates know of the food condition and see that at least four months' supply of food is aboard. Good and Welfare: Sug­ gestion by Joe Nesta to s'trip all bunks and lockers before leaving ship after payoff. laundry put in use as soon as possible. Beef and discussion about unlicensed personnel going on boat deck. Vote taken and overwhelming majority in favor of going on the deck. Beef and discussion about decks in foc'sles being painted on own time. Set­ tlement: Crew may paint decks in their own foc'sles if they so wish but must not exclude any­ one from making overtime. 4-4 4. STEEL DESIGNER. Feb, 22— Chairman Nagels: Secretary Szymanski. Rules drawn up for use of ship's washing machine. New Business: Deck Department Delegate F. W. While reported Chief Mate snooping around watching men after they have been assigned to a job, doing their woi'k and generally inter­ fering. Motion carried to have a bookcase made for crew's messroom. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that keys be made for all foc'sle doors. Motion by Brother White to request one more man for Stewards Depart­ ment. ^YOUR R€eCfRV.:: BOOflP VOtl/MES ^T«E SEAFARERS UO6VCOVER|N0THE ISSUES BETWEEAI sJULy/U«>t>ECEM8ER, 194-7, ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE SIU MEMBERSHIP ATTHE COST PRICE AT HEADQUARTERS BAscAseRbciNv 4TH FLOOR • 51 BEAVER ST. N.YC. CUT and RUN By HANK The hard-fisted militancy and voluntary donations of money by the SIU-SUP membership in New York, from all ports and from crews aboard the ships was really something. It sure hit. 4. 4. 4. the Wall Street millionaires hard—they who have so cheaply SEATRAIN HAVANA, Feb. 18 prolonged the UFE strike—and gave them their biggest headache —Chairman Fred Shaia; Secre­ since the days they first started counting their profits and cheating tly S. E. Miller. Deck Delegate their underpaid and insecure employees. With such SIU-SUP Faustino Pedraza reported on de­ militancy displayed in helping out honest unions with legitimate layed sailing overtime which is beefs, our seafaring unions face the dangerous future with ship­ being disputed. Engine Delegate shape confidence and ever-ready strength—especially if it ever Jose Cruro reported 60 hours of comes to fighting our own battle to safeguard our unions and disputed overtime. Winston all the precious things which were, won the hard way. & a> 1 Vickers. Stewards Delegate, re­ 4 4-4 NOONDAY. April 17 — Chair­ ported no beefs. New Business: Brother E. R. Smith, who has artistic talent, put out some man A. F. Smith; Secretary R. Motion carried not to pay off un­ good art work for some of those UFE strike bulletins... Cantor. Deck reported four dis­ less a Patrolman is present. Re­ Brother Frank Schutz and his mustache sailed last week tor puted hours, Stewards reported quest that Patrolman bring European ports... Brother Bill Todd was in town a tew weeks three. Engine Delegate reported aboard copies of the new agree­ ago...Little Jimmy Crescitelli. the cook with a sense of beef with Jr. 3rd Eng'r. Power ment. Good and Welfare: Re­ humor, just sailed into town with his mustache from a trip said Jr. 3rd threatened him with quest that keys be provided for on the Stephen Leacock and the ports of Italy. Jimmy shared knife. Voted to refer matter to all foc'sle doors. One minute in cooking up a banquet meal tor U.S. Ambassador Dunn and Patrolman. Repair list drawn up of silence for Brothers lost at 4. 4^ 4many ItaJian government officials happy to see American ships and approved. Motion by DunZACHARY TAYLOR, Feb. 24 sea. bringing food to Italy's people. lop for clarification of West —Chairman George L. Midgetl: 4 t 4 4. 4 4. Coast rules. Minute of silence ALEXANDER G. BELL. Jan. Secretary Frank Aubussen. H. Little Charlie Stevens, the oldtimer, just finished a ninefor Brothers lost at sea. Sanderlin. Deck Delegate, i-e- 26 — Chairman C. Coates; Secre­ month trip hitting Far Eastern ports as Chief Steward. Good luck 4* 4* J" ported all good in Deck; Ray­ tary James Matthews. Delegates to your restaurant business uptown, Charlie... To Brother Bill DEL MUNDO — Chairman M. mond Scott. Engine Delegate, re­ reported no disputed overtime. G. Tipton of Missouri:—Your LOGS are on the way to you arid L. McCarty; Secretary A. J. ported everything smooth; Sam­ New Business: Recreation room you're on the weekly mailing list... Good and Welfare Dept.:— Pontiff. All Delegates reported uel Green, Stewards Department to- be cleaned by three depart­ Brothers, here's something to remember: Never allow the ship to smooth sailing. Bosun Clifton reported one beef in gaUey, ments alternating every week. be paid off without contacting an SIU Hall first and having a Treuil thanked Delegates for otherwise all smooth. New Busi­ Good and Welfare: Suggestions patrolman aboard. Do it the right way—the SIU way—if you helping make trip a good one. ness: Motion by R, Scott that that all hand.s cooperate in keep­ want big beefs settled and especially hard-earned disputed over­ Rutledge moved and Callahan any member causing unnecessary ing ship clean. One minute of time paid for. seconded motion that Steward disturbances aboai'd vessel in silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 see that stores are sufficient. port be brought up on charges. 4< 4' 4> NEWS ITEM: The Economic Cooperating Administration McCarty moved with Valentine COLABEE. Feb. 25—Chairman Good and Welfare: Discussion re­ (the Marshall Plan) has lined up shipping space to send to seconding that Engine foc'sles be R. Griffith; Secretary Lilly. New , Italy $11,238,000 of urgently needed food and fuel. The big garding cooperation in galley. allotted watch and watch. Crew Business: Discussion on opera­ obstacle to getting the supplies to Italy is ships; an EGA spokes­ suggested that Delegate contact tion of Stewards Department. EVANGELIEN^E. Mar. 9— man said. Vessels are available but they must be spotted at SUP hall in New Orleans on ac­ Chairman McQueen; Secretary Motion by Griffith seconded by ports where the supplies can be loaded. tions of SUP man aboard. Min­ Guiberson. New Business: Mo­ Kristensan to have food in­ 4 4 4 ute of silence. tion by Brother Pilutis and car­ spected and water analyzed in The following oldtimers may still be in town: L. Kimbriel, ried that the Patrolman be asked Galveston. Good and Welfare: J. Antoniades, R. Encarnacion, T. W. Styron, J. Vilos, C. Mojica, to insist upon the immediate Ship reported to have sailed F. Basilio, J. McCullough, V. Gustafson, L. P. Hogan, Martin painting of living quarters, mess- short of cleaning Seer soap. One Farr, A. Marco, K. Balandis, J. Finigan, S. M. Magyar, J.. H. Hunt, room and messroom aUeyways minute of silence for Brothers J. A. Rogers, M. Salcedo, F. Mazet, W. Blakeley, J. Ferenc, S. ^ ^ ^ either by the crew or shoregang. lost at sea. Rivera, F. Bonefont, Francis Cornier, W. Renny, J. M. Cates, j:. EDWIN N. HURLEY. Feb. 11— Good and Welfai-e: Brother Briant, E. O'Brieh, E. Steele, M. Rubin, J, Prats and P. Perrotti. Chairman L. Freeman; Secretary Robinson suggested that the 4 4 4 J. HavliccK Delegates reported Messman put out fresh portions The weekly LOG will be traveling all through the nation on the number of books and per­ of butter for each meal. Sug­ free of cost to the following brothers: Vernon Ehrman of mits in their departments. Good gested that fresh lemonade be Maryland. Wade Smith of Florida. P. D. Vaughn of Louisiana. and Welfare: Suggestions were made in the tropics instead of Nicholas Arbiso of California. Cecil Futch of Florida, G. E.' Phillips of Mississippi. James Langley of Ohio. Robert Ray of rhade for keeping the ship in synthetic "battery acid." Repair 4. t 4> FRANKLIN K. LANE. Jan. 4— clean condition. First Assistant list made up and approved by Mississippi. Russel Lee of Ohio. M. Hammett of Mississippi. • Chairman Frederick Wilber; Sec­ Ernest Wilson of Michigan. James Roberts of Louisiana. William to be approached by the Engine crew. retary Vincent A. Lawsin. New Carney of Pennsylvania. Walter Wilson of Louisiana. Joseph Delegate L. F:?eeman to have 4> 4' 4* ALLEGHENY VICTORY. Mar. Business: Steward testified as to Marosek of Ohio. Joseph Giardina of New York. Richard Hayes lockers fixed and engine room of New York. George Anderson of Washington. John Rambo vents freed up. One minute of 7 — Chairman J. Kari: Secretary the incompetency of Chief Cook of Pennsylvania. Oscar Wrenn of North Carolina. William silence for Brothers lost at sea. B. SchesnoL Ship's Delegate F. demoted to Pantryman. Motion by Chester Webb that all beefs F. Smith contacted Captain re­ Davis of Louisiana. Forest Ware of Georgia. James Coyne of ft t Louisiana. Ralph Forgays of Michigan. Myron Kobetz of New RUSSELL A. ALGER, Jan. 20 garding poor drinking water. be reported to their respective York. Albert Schwartz of Texas. James Brown of South Caro­ —Chairman Frank Sullivan: Captain assured him tanks will delegates instead of to Captain. New One minute of silence for Bro­ lina. Francis Murray of Massachusetts. Thomas McGuire of Secretary Bill Brantley. Dele­ be cleaned in Honolulu. New York. William Vogel of Maryland. A. B. Bryan of Georgia. gates reports accepted. New Business; Motion carried to have thers lost at sea. " NOONDAY. Mar. 22 — Chair­ man C. Bush: Secretary R. Can­ tor. Departmental reports ac­ cepted. Bush elected Ship's Dele­ gate. Carried motion by A. Smith that crewmen sign 50-cent vouchers for key. Also voted to give donation to men hospi­ talized for tuberculosis. One nunute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. m A FEW COPIES OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS CAN ALSO BE HAD fORTHE SAME PRICE • r;i1 �:t i 1'^!.li i' Page Ten THE SEA FAR E tt S L O G Crew Charges Company Lax In Outbreak Of Smallpox SHIP'S PORTRAIT BY A SEAFARER Log'A-Rhythms Watches At Sea anchorage the ship was fumi­ gated, disinfected and all hands As of this date the crew of the vaccinated. i Jr ' SS Helen has several beefs. One Specifically, our beef is pre­ in particular we wish to explain I'ii fully. We trust the Union will sented herewith: 1. Some of the ship's officers il?, discuss the matter with the own­ refused to be vaccinated in New ers, A. H. Bull Lines. York. You are doubtless aware of the 2. The company was slipshod company requirement for com­ in the handling of the smallpox pulsory vaccination against patient by not isolating him im­ smallpox prior to signing on. mediately. However, on this ship one crew­ 3. The company is directly re­ man was. passed by the doctor sponsible for our quarantine by and permitted to sign on in not forcing its own rule. violation of this requirement. 4. It obviously was by good Oh March 21, when this ves­ luck more than by good man­ sel was 11 days at sea, the sea­ agement that an epidemic did man complained of illness to the not break out on the ship en­ purser. At this time, despite the dangering us further. man having a high fever and a GROSS NEGLECT John A. Bersen, Oiler, drew this sketch of the SS Knox severe body rash, he was not In summarizing, we feel that Victory while he was aboard the Waterman ship on the New segregated from the crew. He the entire situation was one of York to Bremen run. continued to eat and live with us. gross neglect on the part of the Tour days later, March 25, he company. We also feel that was finally isolated in the ship's those of us who had been vac­ hospital which, incidentally, is cinated should have been per­ used as the slopchest. mitted shore leave, otherwise the Two days later we put into 1 situation becomes ridiculous. Algiers for fuel and water. The We assume that unless looked A nation is only as strong as sick man was si^ed off ^^der | To the Editor: protest and hospitabxed ashore, the sum of its. resources and the Some company .officials^in the Upon our arriv^ Therefore, in view of the corn- maritime industry are inclined to strength of its family life. So, Greece, It was learned that a pany s negligence, we are en- believe that all unlicensed sea­ with the same reasoning, it is so wire had been forwarded inform­ titled to and we are claiming 15 with a union. The stronger our men are a bunch of irresponmembers are individually and ing the Skipper that the ill man hours overtime per day for every sibles and lush hounds who have collectively the more fearlessly had smallpox. ^ day that we were confined to the never put away a dollar against we can face future problems. SHIP INSPECTION vessel. the lean years. And they bank on The Greek authorities came We trust the matter will be this being so whenever they are HAVE REGRETS aboard to examine the entire settled and the payoff not de­ about to force us to strike on any Many oldtimers witli whom I crew and to determine if all had layed at our port of discharge. contract beef. have talked in past years have been recently vaccinated. If They are not wrong in many regretted their earlier squander­ Kenneth Marple such was foimd to be the case instances about men not having ing. To those who have not Ulysses S. Weems the ship was to be fumigated, money a few days after they been putting away for the rainy C. Green disinfected and everyone given Delegates. SS Helen have been on the beach. It is day, I ask, "How old do you ex­ shore leave. very sad indeed for a man to pect to be when you stop sail­ Such, however, was not the be possessed with the idea of ing and where will you live? case. It came to light that there SIU FISHERMAN living from day to day, without Brothers, old age creeps up on were further violations. As a ANXIOUS TO hopes or anything that he has us quickly and we all want to result the vessel was quaran­ CATCH THE LOG laid aside to take care of him grow old gracefully and in peace tined. We proceeded to a safe when the company croakers pro­ and comfort after fighting the anchorage, sea watches were To the Editor: nounce him unfit for sea duty. seven seas to wrest a living. broken, the vessel considered in It is shortsighted to throw Fellow shipmates of mine now port and logged accordingly. In home working at different jobs hardened money away at the When we're old and penniless and unfit for sea duty, no one are receiving the SEAFARERS bar, when you need clothes, a will care much and little atten­ home and something for the (7ERMAN SEAMEN'S LOG. tion will be paid to us if we I transferred my Union book. future. UNION ASKS have no money. No. 47763, over to the Atlantic IT'S EASY Remember that the next time FOR THE LOG Fishermans Union which' is af­ There are many firms almost you bond your elbow in a fool­ filiated with oUr Atlantic and To the Ediloti Gulf District. But I often won- within sight of every ship you ish drunken toast to someone In order to be informed about (jer how shipping's going, and pay off in an American port that who is getting along on your your Union—^your friends, your j'ye been thinking of shipping will be glad to open a savings generosity. account for you. There are other enemies—^I'm asking you to put out again next winter. Paul Parsons ways, too. You can buy checks, me on your mailing list. So if it's possible I'd really Your friends are our friends, appreciate your sending me a or postal saving certifiates. your enemies are oi^ enemies. LOG now and then As union members, we can as­ Sorry, We Sure Had sess ourselves, pay dues, nego­ Our Signals Mixed These mclude Joe Stalin ^ j tiate, saving and pinch union his stool pigeons on the water­ Norman Lepire funds to be prepared for a To the Editor: front and all the other guys New Bedford. Mass. strike, yet whenever it comes, in the WFTU (World Federation This is the third time I have (Ed. Note: The LOG now the union is always faced with written to you concerning the ; of Trade Unions). . I'm an officer—as you call it goes regularly to Brother Le­ a big problem 6f feeding and LOG. in the U.S.—in the District Coun­ pire.) housing those who have no I* would like to have it sept cil of the newly founded German money and have not personally to my home. I am a permitman Seamen's Union. We can't send Personal In LOG looked ahead. and my father is a locomotive any money for the subscription In the event of any future engineer. He gets several union to the LOG but we will pay for Brought Quick Reply strikes, I am sure yod and I papers but he thinks the LOG is it some day in a different way. To the Editor: do not want, to impose or ac­ best by far. You have many friends here as cept board, and room money, un­ We wish to thank the LOG less we have to. I am sure we I am sure he would appre­ you may expect. ciate it very much if you can You fellows are doing a good for printing our appeal to our will not have to if we put a put iis on the mailing list. job. Keep up your spirit—steady son. It was in the LOG but a few bucks away. Bill Tipton few days when we received a I have heard many beefs con­ as she-goes. Kansas City. Mo. And please send the LOG. to telegram from him saying he cerning wages and short pay­ (Ed. Note: This is the third the fellow who runs our union was all right. ments at payoff time, only to see in,Hamburg. His name is Hein- Again we wish to thank you most of it go down the drain in and last time the Tiptons will for your interest in locating sea­ splurging. We have to work have to~make such a request. rich Davidsen. men for worried families. hard for our own cabbage; why The LOG is highballing it to V Frank PietealiT .ihem in Kansas City.) not spend it wisely? Mr*. Charles E. Schemm Bremen. Germany To the Editor: . F&y. April k 1948 ' By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 1 .'il i Watches at sea Are a doggone pain; You hardly get to sleep 'Fore it's time to get up again. And than comes tho part I hats more than all. The fellow I'm to relieve Comes up to give a call. 'i Advises Thrift To Insure Peace, Security In Old Age He comes in blabbing Til it seems I'll go insane. And then, as he goes out. He repeats the same again. Watches at sea Don't seem to agree. I'll take the sleep. Cause confidentially —Watches at sea Don't agree with me. ml i 'Leven-Thirty By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 'Leven-thii'ty. 'leven-thirty. Is ringing in my ear. Whenever I'm awakened It's the first thing I hear. And then as I look up. What is there to see? Only a doggone Oiler In there calling me. It's a burden on my nerves. And is gradually getting me down; —To learn that it's "leven-thirty. When the Oiler comes around. 'Leven-thirty, 'leven-thirty. It seems the clock stops there— 'Cause it's all I ever hear And it's getting in my hair. Injured Seafarer Thanks Edward Hurley Shipmates For Donation To the Editor: I hereby thank 'the crew of the SS Edward N. Hurley very much for the donation that- was sent me here. I hope the best for all of them and good sailing. Arne Jensby Staten Island Hospital (Ed. Note: Brother Jensby had his leg - severely injured at sea last winter. The ship put into Bermuda to get him a doctor and later he was flown to New York. At the eiid of the voyage, the crew chipped in nearly a hundred dollars to see him through to recovery. He sailed Bosun on the Hurley.) % .yVl �Friday, April 23, 1948 THESEAFAREKS LOG Page Eleven The Skipper Didn't Know It Seafarer Pays A Visit To Hometown But He Was The Walking Man In Italy — Finds 'Molto' Hills, Kin To Ihe Editor: I Two other passengers and I ing the Purser understood to the-' To the Editor: ^ , got acquainted with the 4-8 450 odd Italians on the ship be- This IS not a sea story. i,**, T i xi. • T , .. • o! XI- MA s. I won t reveal their names sides myself. If I hadn't done It is commonly accepted in seafaring circles that most, sea axicx Last year, after paying off the I don't know what Icaptains are little bit eccentric. But an incident happened the,steel Designer, Isthmian, I was hardships for that. would have done with myself other day for which we can't blame the captain. We'll have to debating with myself on what to aboard a ship for the first time " hold responsible the man who has had half the country—on land , do with my millions. I finally other one has been as a bona fide passenger. and sea—going crazy. We mean Ralph Edwards and his "walking j decided on paying my hometown^" man" contest. L ^ ^ ^ ^ ganized, but he was getting wise We arrived in Naples on a visit. , to the NMU setup. August 5, 1947, from then on I On a recent night, a tanker, which shall be nameless in From what I remember of it, it started talking with my hands. order to save the skipper embarrassment, was on its regular run is situated in the Appennine hills UNION TALK to Texas from New York. After listening to the "walking man some place in Italy. My family After putting my baggage on One night as we were on deck, program" on the radio, the skipper became very eiccited, like and I left Italy, Sunny Italy that talking about the SIU and NMU a freight train, I boarded a pas- ; ao many others. He sat down and wrote a letter "to the program is, in 1937. At the time I was union structures (he knew more senger train headed for Pescara, -fiponsors, telling them Who he thought the walking man was. a mere young lad of nine years about the SIU than I did my­ and from there I took a bus to NO MAIL BOX of age. self), at the end of our little Popoli. There I started remem- : But after he wrote the letter, alas—where was he going to bering things I had long forgot- : I made preparations to sail on di.scussion he finally broke .down mail it? The ship would not hit a Texas port for four more days. ten. For example, I said before • the SS Marine Perch, an NMU and said, "Yeah, I'm just about He was so anxious he couldn't wait. that I remembered the town was scow, and when it comes to fed up with the NMU and it's What does he do? He jumps up and runs back to the galley, situated in the hills someplace. chow, I use the word "scow" Commies." returning with an empty, gal­ Well, I almost fell on my back ^ with emphasis. The cooks should Then we went back aft to his lon pickle jar, clamps it on, looking up, it took us (my rel- ' be back on the Bowery where foc'sle and there he proceeded stamps his letter, puts it in the atives met me at the bus station) they belong, selling hot dogs. to break out a bottle of fire jar and puts the lid on tightly. two hours to walk a distance of Aside from that, the trip was water, whereupon we proceeded He chuckled to himself. five kilometers (about three very uneventful, the Atlantic- to tell each other's stories. All night long he spaced the miles). I made most of the way " was like Lake Placid in summer­ Due to my knowledge of deck, constantly going to the on, all fours while my relatives time. Italian, I got myself a job makbridge to check the ship's posi­ were walking straight uphill like ' tion. Finally dawn arrived. We tru-blue dogpatchers. WORKING DOWN BELOW found ourselves about two miles From now on, when ever any- offshore from West Palm Beach, body calls me a mountain guinea, Florida. On the bridge was the I won't argue the point. skipper, his glasses glued to his The town, San Benedetto in eyes, the pickle jar beside him. Perillis was founded in the year Suddenly he lay down his 800 A.D. and I own one of the ^^1 glasses, patted the pickle jar and rushed into the wheelhouse, original buildings. That makes " where he gave a change of course to the helmsman. the town over 1200 years old, it's About four miles away could be seen a group of people beyond me why it hasn't fallen fishing in a small boat. No doubt they saw the ocean-going apart by this time. tanker change its course and begin bearing down on them. They KEPT BUSY apparently were getting worried as our ship drew nearer, espe­ cially since the skipper blew two short blasts on the ship's whistle Bj- this time I am busily and to attract their attention. ' happily greeting my relatives, As our tanker approached within calling distance, the skipper friends and my old school chums. • again changed course and ordered slow speed, then grabbing When I left the States, I left the megaphone and his pickle jar, he rushed to the rail like a with the idea that I had two or madman. In a voice loud enough to scare all the fish for miles three families of relatives in the away," he shouted: town, but when I got there they "Will you please mail this letter for me?" And he heaved* the kept popping up at the rate of jar mightily into the calm sea. one family per week, and I was WHY HURT HIS FEELINGS? there tor five months! At first I , Contrary to some allegations, not all Wipers take it easy. thought it was just a plot to get The fishing party obviously thought he was crazy but showed To prove it. Brother Luis Ramirez submitted this photo of at my cigarettes, but I found out signs of relief when they found out what it was all about. Any­ James Davies, sweating it out on the Topa Topa. way, they shouted'back a "yes" in chorus and got busy with the they were actuallj-^ relatives I knew little or nothing about. It task of fishing the jar from the sea. was just that my great grand­ As soon as the Captain saw they had picked up his precious father was an energetic man. letter, he nonchalantly strode back into the wheelhouse and gave Up until three years ago, San the helmsman the original course. He turned the telegraph to Benedetto in Perillis and Col- .. full speed ahead and gave three short blasts on the ship's whistle. lepietro, although they are about -; Ever since then our skipper has been walking around grin­ six miles apart, were one and the ning like the cat who swallowed a mouse. He really thinks he will to hang dirty, oily gear outside same town. The post office was , To the Editor: win the contest. This brief essay is for the your foc'sle. also in Collepietro, can you imThe crew swears he is getting balmier every day and the One last thing: A Messman is agine walking six miles to mail people in West Palm Beach had something unusual to talk about young but up-and-coming seafar­ just as much part of the crew as a letter? Thanks to the priest of ! that night. All in all, no harm was done, but it shows what a ing men of today. An injury to one is an injury a Fireman or an AB. San Benedetto, we now have our radio program can do to some people. ' C. Hughes to all. You have been dis­ own mayor and company. Now ,. Don Brown patched to a ship, Brother, and we have nothing to do with Col- ' (Ed. Note: Since this letter was written, the winner ,of the from now on it is up to you Wanamaker Crew, lepietro. , contest was announced. It wasn't the skipper.) and your shipmates. Because of his endless efforts, The first thing to remember is On Way To India, we now have our own post of­ that whether you are an old- Pine For LOG fice. This year, the 1200 year timer, a new member or a tripold church will be renovatftd and card man you have a common To the Editor; a new school building and city Just a few lines to let you hall will bo built, telephone and bond with fellow Seafarers. You are going aboard a ship know that all is well aboard the telegraph lines will b^put up. under contract to your Union. It John Wanamaker. She's making When I left they were already is up to you to protect that con­ her first trip with a full crew improving the road from town to tract and in doing so to protect of Seafarers and they're a swell the federal highway. In com­ bunch of fellows. both yourself and the SIU. parison, in the past eight years, Right now we're bound for the priest has done more for San A good Union man is a good seaman. He does his job well the Persian Gulf with India Benedetto than Mussolini did for and to the best of his ability, probably our next stopping off all Italy. and he never imposes on his place. We should be in Port This is one character Bing Said on Sunday, where I hope Crosby will envy, he has por­ shipmates. WANTS STORY ON BETWEEN HOUR CALLS One of the principal jobs of an to mail this letter. trayed such a chaiacter, but Don oldtimer is to acquaint new How about sending us a few Cesiro, the priest has lived it. To the Editor: This year Don Cesiro is due I feel that in calling jobs at any time other than on the members with the "ins and outs" LOGS to Basrah, Iraq? We'll be hour, the time of the call should be posted on the board. Last of all shipboard duties as well out about five months and there's for a i-est. His Holiness, Pope Saturday morning they called a number of jobs at 9:30 A.M. as educating them in the prin-1 nothing like a few LOGS to let Pius XII has gi-anted him a six ciples of unionism. [ a guy know what is . going on months vacation in this coimtry. while I was having breakfast. A good seaman is neat, clean • in the SIU and aboard our I am looking forward to seeing Robert L. Morgon and orderly. It takes only a ships. him and hear him say "By God, ANSWER:—The call mentioned by Brother Morgon was few minutes on each watch to We are all very anxious to how dirty this New York is, to an emergency call. These emergency calls arfe made necessary keep your gear and your foc'sle . learn the outcome of the Cities think I could much better vacawhen the original men sent to the ship pile off just before Service organizing campaign. We tion in Rome, clean Rome." I " in gopd shape. . sailing time. In these cases it is impossible to give advance The man assigned to clean hope that this outfit will soon hope his limited visit here will notice or to call the job on the hour, the job must be tilled immedmtsly. All regular assignments are called on the hour. your quarters is not your come into the fold as did Isth- be a pleasant and unforgetful valet. It's up to you to clean mian. one. It is only when emergencies arise that these between hour your seaboots and oilskins, and] Charlie Mazur Anthony J. D'Urbano calls are made. Go6d Union Men Make Best Seamen, Oldtimer Declares mi �T B E SE A E A R E RS Page Twelve Parrott Clarifies Position On Electrician's Duties 6ot A Story? Send It In! Ffiday, April 23, 1948 LO G Calls For Tightening Of Ranks On Union's Tenth Anniversary The minutes of a meeting held To the Editor: and phony "collusion" charges. Electricians, not of the Electri­ To ihe Editor: aboard an SIU ship recently con­ They tried to sabotage our gainscian's ability., to stooge for the I am writing this in answer We are now approaching our but we beat that in good old' tained a request which we would finks topside. to some of the letters that have like to see granted. However, we tenth anniversary. Who would SIU style. been published relating to an TEMPTATIONS ABOUND must rely upon the membership's have thought that, we would There are a lot of our broth­ item of mine in the LOG some grow to be .the leading labor ers who have never been in the I am riot inferring that this response to do so. weeks ago. I have not been union on the waterfront with The crew, under Good and but the few members and the organizing field. Here is the one able to get all the LOGS that would be the case in Brother were published but hope I have McCormick's case or that the Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ terrific odds against us at the place where a man learns to ap­ preciate the benefits of the SIU. Electricians would stooge if FARERS LOG devote two pages beginning. . gotten the ones that count. When the organizers call for In the first letter I read, moved topside, but I do know in the LOG to cheerful news, We were the first to pull a men, don't hesitate—get up and Brother Abe Rappaport seemed from experience that when you praise of men and crews and in­ strike for a war bonus and got get going and help bring all' to agree with me, but at the eat topside they fry to get you teresting experiences instead of what we were after. We beat maritime workers under the moans, groans and beefs. into conversation directed against same time he seemed to misin­ the WSA niedical program, the Well, we still want to hear WSA competency card program SIU banner. terpret some of the things I was the crew. Here is the way I feel about from Seafuers who have beefs and, after hostilities, the wage We are faced with the Tafttrying to get across. In my own Hartley Act, which is an awful mind I am not confused. I was the changes recommended by —they serve a good purpose— freeze of the WSB. We scuttled j setback to labor. It knocks out but as the crew mentioned not looking for information, but Brother McCormick; all of these bureaucratic at-' practically everything we have clarification. 1. That Electricions be directly cheerful news is just as inter­ tempts to hold back progress of gained. We, therefore, have to .1 was not asking for a private responsible to the Chief Engi­ esting and we'd like to print the maritime workers. watch our contracts and safe-' ^ room for the Electrician. I was neer. This is already pai*t of the lore of it. Then we came to the Isthmian guafd them closely to prevent Thai's where you come in. asking that he be given one agreement. Steamship Corporation—the one a" company from placing a law Something unusual is always big outfit that had never been suit against us. particular room and not be made 2. That only the Chief Electri­ to jump armmd the ship like a cian be allowed to handle main, .appening to seamen and crews under the banner of any Union. A couple of good suits would ' Mexican jumping bean. and auxiliary switchboards. By wherever, they drop the anchor, The SIU decided to send its or­ break us financially. It is up to In reference to the switch all means this should be in the rhat incident ashore in the las ganizers into the field to bring us to prevent this. If some of port gave the whole .gang a the company into line. Our men the characters in our ranks can­ board, there are remote control agreement. laugh. Ifll probably meter a had to sacrifice a lot to organize not be educated and Icept in ' switches on all appliances whioh 3. That meggar readings should guffaw or two in the LOG. eliminate the necessity of the line, there is only one thing left that outfit. be taken not monthly but every In the words of the big ad­ Sailing under below-union to do; Give them the gate before Engineer going to the switchthree months. This, too, would vertising outfits: Don't hide your wages, and having to contend they do any damage. beard to throw on a breaker. be a good thing. A meggar card I would like to ask Brother can be a life sa^er to the reliev­ light under a basket. with those everla.sting bucko We've fought against terrific Abe if he would know what an Skippers and company stiffs they odds before' and become the Just give us the details, picing Electrician as it; gives him Engineer was trying to tell him ures, too, if possible, and we'll call Mates, .wasn't exactly an Union we are today, let's make a case history on all motors and if something were to happen even better progress in the next ' easy task. do the rest. The address isv SEA­ their performance. when the Engineer was changing FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., We won the election just the ten years. 4. Yes, we should teach the New York 4, N. Y. over generators and the Elec­ D. D. Story same. Then we had the other Assistant all we can, but at the trician was not present. Del. Campo faction to contend with: the NMU same time they should make the I DON'T SAVVY . Assistant have at least three A FOrSLE VIEW OF THE TABLE-TOP Those remote control switches years in the engine luom. I I spoke of are there for the pur­ would much rather teach an old pose of stopping and staiting. bookman the trade than to teach The switchboard is the source of a tripcard man. Why should be­ supply, not a control panel. This ginners get good jobs with no experience. THE HEAVE •5. Gashound Electrician's should not be made to sail as Assistants but should be re­ moved from the ship. 6. Yes, the Electricians should get cargo time when the pumps are being worked on T-2 tank­ ers. In most cases they do but not always. This should be de­ fined in the agreement. 7. In answer to the suggestion is something the Engineers have that we have an electrians com­ a hard time understanding. mittee to do part of the negotiat­ The part about standby when ing when the contract is opened winches are being worked should again, I agree wholeheartedly'; read the same as the Deck En­ Why don't some of us get to­ gineer's agreement: "It should be gether in the New York Head­ the routine duty of the Electri­ quarters and draw up an agree­ cian to put current on and off ment that we think would be deck and to standby at all when agreeable to everyone and have the deck machinery is being it sent up and down the coast aboard the Joliet Victory. Table-top moun­ Almost matching a. photograph for the de­ used for any purpose." Electri­ for a vote by Engine Department tain at left majestically overlcchc ihe com­ tail revealed, this scene of a section of the cians should be called any time men . munity. In left foreground is Greek vessel Capetown, South Africa, harbor was sketched that the current is to be needed Oviep. WUey E. Parroit by Norman Maifie, SIU artist,, when he was on deck. TherS was another answer by Brothers Ben McCormick with whom I ^ust disagree with on one or two points. I don't thing To the Editor: Now you can readily under­ I knew a way to eliminate this Chips claimed the overtime, the BR should have to clean up To give you some idea of the stand why the master -dias noige entirely and he looked at nevertheless. the Electrician's room. Neither psychology of the Mates aboard everyone in the licensed depart­ me in wild-eyed amazement. Since that time, it has de­ do I think that the Electricians the SS Steel Architect, I will re­ ment bull-dozed. Not so with But when I told him to put it on veloped that "Clarence", in ad­ should eat topside. We are part late an interesting conversation the unlicensed crew members, the Iron Mike, that was blas- dition to his other accomplish­ dt the crew and ship from the with "Clarence Darrow," the hov/ever. phemy-rmutiny! The Iron Mike ments, is somewhat of an expert Hall as does everyone else. Chief Mate. When we clean the wheelhouse on this ship is just an ornament, cabinet maker. He has become Why should we try to divide very critical of Chips work. On Lincoln's birthday, a holi­ in the morning, the Mate on ALL-AROUND GUY ourselves on board ship. I have day, the Mate was crying be­ watch is afraid of his life that The Chief Mate had a dispute Probably, he is building up u always been able to make an cause he had to work when all we will disturb the Old Man. He with the Carpenter about over­ foundation of skids for Chips. agreement with the BR so as the rest of the department was asks us to itiove our buckets time, some of which was for the For his. information, it might to straighten out the old beef off. He said, "You fellows are gently. Mate working on Deck. The be said that Chips has been sail­ about who does the Electrician's always clamoring for overtime. Chief Mate said that the claim ing as a Carpenter for 10 years NOT THE CREW room. 1: have always found that You are today, but I have to A couple of gears in the steer­ was just and he would most and has a full book. The Mate the BR does a pretty good job. if work and I don't get overtime, ing mechanism don't seem to likely get it, but tried to in­ should encounter difficulties in given ten dollars by each Elec­ either." mesh properly and sometimes timidate him into putting in for discrediting him. trician at the end of the trip. I doubt very muc'n if there is He was asked if his union make a slight noise, which dis­ it by way of giving him some So far as our rating a seat agreement did not have overtime turbs the Old Man directly be­ fatherly advice. He told Chips a seamen in the deck department in the Saloon, as I see it that provisions for working on holi­ low. When this happens, the that he must tfiink of his future who can measure-up to "Clar­ would only put the Electricians days. He replied, "Oh yek. I Mate becomes frightened and because if he continued to put in ence's" standards of seamanship. in the middle, and in the SIU no could get overtime if I put in a pleads with the helmsman to try for such overtime he wouldn't be But, then, we cannot all be born . man rates more than any other claim for it and the union would and bring the wheel back softly able to make another trip-on this and raised in Bosun's chairs and : crewmember. When I wrote that back me up, but I would not even at the risk of going off the ship. Shipping, he said, was get­ reach the top, can we? B. Gwozdzik ting viery slow and Chips should letter I was thinking of the be allowed to make another trip coiuce. and 12 other crewmen. • , , agreement and the duties of the with feis comply." I toId.'the Mfide on watch that there'wc: /think of his future. Steel Architect's Iron Mike Just Ornament — So Is Mate • • ' ' ..'Wl �Friday, April 23, 1943 t HE SB APdRERS IN INDIA WITH CHEMIST MEN LO G Blasts Egyptian Interests Seeking U.S. Vessels; Sees Pledge Broken (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was inspired by the re­ cent" announcement in the press that Egyptian finzmcier Ahmed Abboud Pasha had arrived in the U. S. to try to purchase ships for the Khedivial Mail Line. This line now operates iv/o Victorys under the Egyp­ tian flag. Pasha is an old Turk­ ish title.) To the Editor: Everybody was taking pictures of one kind or another. Here's Seafarer Lloyd, Deck Maintenance on Isthmian's Steel Chemist, being tattooed by a. Bombay business man, while Brother Earl Laws records the scene with his camera. -4 , Infected Jaw Beached Him In Germany i .Ahmed Abboud Pasha — may his tribe increase (in hell)—has arrived here on a shady deal. The Pasha of phony finance will steal away to the capital, hiding backsheesh up his sleeve. He will see the U. S. Pasha about ships. They'll shake hands. They'll drink some cups of koumiss. They'll salaam. And they'll pi-aise Allah. HUSHED TONES Then To the Editor: SiplfSlil Page Thirieea - ,7 they'll sit down and make the deal on familiar terms owned by the American people, speaking the while in hushed but they'll be officered by the tones. British, the giaours, and manned Lo and behold! As if by magic by so many Mahmouds and you will see more of our "Victorys others who wear the fez. making regular runs from Sandy CHANGES SCENE Hook to Ras el Tin. Enough of that. Let us change ' Alas! Bad news for us, that the topic, the time, the scene. . will be. The ships will be doing On Christmas 1945, when I was more American seamen out of Master of a Liberty out in the their rightful jobs and causing Atlantic, we received the fol-, more hardships for our kith and lowing message: ,; ^ kin. "Bams. All areas. From CNOC • > The underhanded deal, so con­ and R. All U. S. Merchant summated, will be more ships Ships. for the Khedivial Mail Line, "During the past five yesirs x named, presumably, in honor of Christmas has come to men of the viceroy here who is on the the Merchant Marine as they Potomac for a while and in honor of the other one from the huddled behind blackout screens, muddy money banks of the Nile riding loads of ammunition, oil and supplies for war. Now, with The company will make a pile the aid of Divine Providence, our of piastres for the piastre-loving Merchant "Marines can sail the Pashas. They love houris, those seas with lights on. Pashas, but they love U. S. dol­ "When the job of bringing the lars more. troops back home is finished, the . The ships will still be basically Merchant Marine will move the goods of peace. During the black years of war, the men of the Steel Surveyor Crew Lives By 'Ten Commandments' I missed my ship, the SS Currier, a Waterman Liberty ' '' here in Bremerhaven, Germany - v' to go to the hospital and so began my tale of woe. I took sick in Brake and in­ stead of the Captain sending me To the Editor: mandments" and here they are: to the Army hospital, he let I—Messhall to be kept clean German dentist and doctor get Here we are somewhei-e be­ at all times, at me. After pulling one tooth— tween the Azores and Gibraltar. the trouble to begin with—my II—Last standby on each This is the first sailing of the jaw became infected so I was watch in Deck Department SS Steel Surveyor under the taken to a German hospital give messhall quick cleaning. full SlU-Isthmian agreement. where they operated. III—Do not leave cups, dish­ Instead of getting better, Things have run so smoothly es. etc. in messhall between became worse and had to be we are keeping our fingers meals. Merchant Marine' did their job put off here as the ship was crossed for fear something will leaving for the States. At the IV—Card players to clean up with boldness and daidng. happen — not that we ar^ su­ mess after finishing game or moment I'm the only one on the "Six thousand men were killed Looking pleased is the Chem­ n beach, so it shouldn't be too ist's 12-4 AB. Brother Laws perstitious. or missing in carrying out their xi • tip Messman. long before I ship again. All minor beefs are being identified him as Joe. V—When cups, glasses etc. duties. In memory of those men The Army really treated me taken care of as they come up are brought into rooms they and in the interest of our nation,, swell While I was here. I think The Captain has been having must be returned to pantry the United States must carry out they should be given a vote of the bold and daring plan of fire and boat drill on Saturday when finished with them. thanks for the tx-eatment they Franklin D. Roosevelt for a Mer­ afternoon and Sunday. We had VI—Wear shirt and trousers chant Marine of the best de­ give merchant seamen. one this afternoon. ^ or shorts (not underdrawers) signed and equipped passenger NO LOGS AROUND But we showed the Skipper in messhall at meal time. and cargo ships manned by the and the Chief Mate that they . The -USS here is a nice place, y VII—When ydU have chosen best trained men in the world. were expressly violating the a real exception to most of these "In view of the magnificent To the Editor: contract and they agreed to your books from the library, places. I'll be sorry to leave when square away the remaining job the Merchant Marines have I am very grateful that I am hold the drills on company time I get a ship. The only thing books (shelves will be provid­ done, the reaffirmation of the on your mailing list and I am hereafter. wrong here is that I see plenty ed later). pledge is the best Christmas of Pilots around but no LOGS. able to read the SEAFARERS STEERS STRAIGHT NOW VIII—Play phonographs and pledge is the best Christmas mes­ I^ think it would be a good idea ! liOG every week. sage we can give. Signed: Being a hostess at the Sea­ One acting AB has not been radios low in order that your to send some LOGS over here Harry S. Truman. because there are plenty of SIU man's Church Institute, I am steering so well and we squashed shipmates may sleep. "The President has asked that especially delighted to read about an attempt to break him down ships coming in. IX—Attend ships' meetings. his Christmas message and Well that's aU the news there the boys and their activities. to OS. He promised to pull up Violators will be fined one dol­ pledge to the post-war Merchant More than once I have I'ecoghis socks and do a better job. lar ($1.00). is of Bremerhaven. Hope to see Marine be forwarded to you. ni2jed an old iafnilicir face in the a few LOGS around soon.' The men in the Stewards De­ X—A fine of 25 cents to be There is little I can add, except: LOG. I think your newspaper is W. Filipponi a great convenience both to the partment think they need a imposed for infraction of any God Bless you for the job you Bremerhaven have done for this country and men going to sea and to his dishwasher for the crew me^, rule from I through VIII. but they are getting along as (Ed. Note: LOGS to the tune friends and relatives at home. for humanity. Signed: E. S. Money derived from fines to of 5& per week are going out - I collect poems as a hobby, well as possible without one. Land." go lo Fort Stanton Hospital lO' the USS in Bremen where, and it always pleases me when The two Messmen are helping for tubercular patients. HUMBUG according to the USS, the bun­ there's one in the I.OG to add each other in good old Seafarer fashion. . dle is split and half are for­ to my collection. STANDBY EASIER ' To date, some 1,160 U. S. ships warded to Bremerhaven. The . Here's a. favorite of mine that have been scandalously "sold" or We have had one meeting so Px-eviously the standby had to SIU has received many com­ I read somewhere a long time far. The membership aboard de­ "transferre'd" or just given away plaints of the LOG not being ago and a certain SIU man car­ clined to elect a Ship's Delegate, stand on the bridge at night, but to foreign • companies, our com­ ; displayed in USS clubs. It is ries. it in his wallet. Would you believing that the three depart­ we have been able to reduce petitors. this to an occasional report to not through ' any iailure to print it?.. Some 50,000 American seamen mental delegates could handle the bridge. mail them that they are not He. sought the sea spray and all beefs efficiently. have thus been deprived or done We wish we could be at the being handed out.) the foam. We have a wonderfully co­ gala opening of the new New out of their rightful jobs. This He joined the Merchant fleet; speak for operative crew and have gained Orleans Hall. Bull Sheppard, fact and the figures He calls the seven seas his themselves. The message, so far, the respect of the ship's officers Buck Stephens, Frenchy Michehome. has been just humbug. for the SIU. This was our aim. let, et al have done a good job. And says that life is sweet. Pi-esident Truman has not Send in the minutes of We have instituted an educa­ We were there a short while honored the pledge which he "re^ But do you think I would your ship's meeting to the tional program to be included in ago and saw it. pursue aft'irmed" on that day of Christ­ At our next bistro we will mas in 1945. each meeting. Sunday the Chief New York Hall. Only in that This rover if I could . way can the membership act Exchange earth's hue for Cook will give us a brief history drink to smooth sailing at 51 To break faith with American Beaver Street in New York and seamen, veterans of World War of the organization of the SIU. on your recommendations, roaring blue? at SIU Halls in other ports. and then the minutes can be You bet your life I would! II, is an act incompatible with A ONE TO TEN Steady as she goes. printed in the LOG for the In closing, I want to wish the honor and dignity of the benefit of all other SIU you continued- good luck and The three delegates drew up Thurston J. Lewis, Deck Dele. President of the United States. crews. success. mles of conduct .for the • crew. Eugene Palenson, Engine Dele R. Jw Peterson, Mari« - Ji Dohorfy We call^ them the"Ten Gom- Cheries Peters, Stewards Dele. Finds Log Great Help To Seamen, Landlubbers Send Those Minutes �mai Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Army Posts Rules For Seamen in Bremen 11. Public Places: Food will aboard any ship by any member not be procured or consumed in of a crew. any public place or from sources, 16. Restricted Area. Places de­ other than those establishments signated as being "OFF LIMIT.S" operated by the United Seamen's to members of the Armed Forces Service, the American Red Cross or Allied Personnel are also or the U. S. Army. "OFF LIMITS" to all Merchant 12. Authorized Allowance of Seamen and D. A. Employees. Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages: 17. Looting: Looting is strictly Maritime personnel ai-e author­ forbidden. German property will ized two hundred cigarettes or one pound of pipe tobacco or fifty cigars per week while they are in the Bremen Enclave. EXTRACT OF REGULATIONS 6. German Customs Service All excess tobacco will be put has been reinstituted with all the in bond aboard ship by the Ger­ FOR PORTS ON THE authority usually imposed by the man Customs. German Customs' WESER RIVER 1. General: THIS AREA IS U. S. and other nations. The seals will not be broken until . UNDER MILITARY LAW, and German Customs officers are sup­ vessels are past the Weser Pilot many of the regulations and cus­ ported by the Occupation Forces. Vessel going to sea and all local toms governing ports in other German officials are required personnel including the sea pilot parts of the world have been to give courteous, efficient serv­ are off the ship. superseded in the interest of ice. Abuse of German officials Each ship is authorized twelve military security. The following by Allied'personnel will not be bottles of alcoholic beverages per not be requisitioned, seized or regulations are the most essential tolerated and persons assaulting week. All excessive beverage of carried away by individuals act­ and all maritime personnel are or abusing German police or Cus­ this nature will be sealed in the ing on their own initiative. 18...Travel Restrictions: Travel required to observed them while toms agents will be tried in a slopchest with the excess tobac­ of Allied Merchant Seamen and in the, Bremen Enclave. The en­ Military Government Court. co stores. D. A. Employees assigned to forcement of military regulations, 7. Uniforms: All ship's person­ 13. Traffic in Goods: The sale, A.T.C. beyond the limits of the laws and customs is the respon­ nel should go ashore in uniforms sibility of the Military Police, if at all possible. Otherwise they barter or exchange of cigarettes, American Enclave (BremenUS Security Personnel, German should be neatly and cleanly cigars, tobacco, candy, soap, Bremerhaven Area) is forbidden. . I'SS:.Police, German Customs Agents dressed to avoid continual iden­ medicines and drugs or any Exceptions may be made for and the Counter Intelligence tity checks by the Military and property, personal or otherwise emergencies. The procedure to of whatsoever nature is pro­ Corps of the U. S. Army. German Police. Personnel wear- hibited. Such articles in excess secure such a permit is as fol­ lows: 2. Medical Examination and of personal needs will not be car­ a) A letter from the master of Quarantine: Before any person­ ried ashore. the vessel authorizing ab­ nel may be permitted ashore, the Any attempt to remove ship's sence for a specified time.. usual Bill of Health must be se­ 1.5'-^ stoies from the port will result b) The person desiring travel cured by the Master of the vessel in confiscation and punishment. must prove that he has suf­ from the German Public Health The following is the limit of to­ ficient funds in Allied cur­ Service. Military Troop Trans­ bacco, candy and gum, which rency to cover his expenses ports will be exempted from this may be carried ashore for per­ during his absence. regulation if U. S. Military Medi­ sonal use in any one twenty-four c) For travel in US-Zone of cal Officers are available to per­ hour period. Germany, approval of Pub­ form this function. 3 Packages of Cigarettes or lic Safety Branch of Mili­ 3. Other Health Regulations: 5 Cigars or tary Government. There shall be* no pumping of d) For travel outside of US1 Package of Pipe Tobacco bilges and no dumping of gar­ 3 Bars of Candy and 3 Pack­ Zone of Germany a military bage, ashes or other refuse in the ing ordinaiy civilian clothing entry permit must be seages of Chewing Gum. harbor or in the river between without some visible means of The purchase of German ve­ cm-ed together with visas Hoheweg Lighthouse and Bre­ identification must expect to be hicles (cars, bicycles, motorcycles, from the representative of men. stopped frequently by security country to be visited. etc.) clothing, furniture or other 4. Smoking: Smoking on the personnel and ordered to identify Such procedure normally household effects is forbidden deck of vessels or anywhere in themselves. requires ffireo or four the restricted dock area, except 8. Documents: No passports, and will result in confiscation of weeks, and should not be in messhaUs, recreation rooms applications for passports or con­ the purchased items and trial of considered unless the vessel or offices, is strictly forbidden. fidential matters other than "Z" the purchase* in a Military Gov­ is to remain in port for Violators will be arrested by papers, identity cards and short ernment Court. 14. Properly Passes: Personal more than thirty days. Mili­ German Police. leave passes fvill be carried property passes will be issued by tary Entry Permits may be 5. Shore Leave Passes: As a ashore. obtained from the Com­ the German (^ustoms Office with security measure all personnel 9. Mail: Carrying or deliver­ bined Travel Board of US approval of the Port Security Of­ leaving a vessel for shore leave ing foreign or domestic mail or fice upon presentation of a let­ Military Government which serving as courier for same is ter signed by the Master, listing is located in the Haus des forbidden. Should any member the items to be taken out of 4he Reichs in Bremen. of a crew be carrying mail Personnel of any nation Port Area and stating that the destined for Germany, he should property is personal possessions found travelling through be instructed to turn it over to and not ship's property. Germany withput proper the American Boarding Officer. No property passes will be is­ credentials are subject to All Officers, D. A. Civilians punishment involving long sued to take any form of to­ and crew members will also be pi-ison sentences. bacco out of the dock area. instructed not to accept mail In addition to clothing pack­ 19. Use of U. S. Army Recrear from German Nationals for mail­ ages, food packages not to ex­ lion Facilities: In Bremerhaven ing in the United States or else­ ceed (25) twenty-five pounds arc there is a United Seamen's Serv­ where. permissable as long as no one ice Club. This is the only club Since mail privileges between item in the package exceeds the facility for visiting seamen in the must have in their possession Germany and the United States (5) five unit, i.e. not more than Bremen Enclave. The Command­ identity documents and a SHORE have now been restablished, it 5 bars of soap, or 5 pounds of ing Officer of the Bremen En­ LEAVE PASS. must be assumed that Germans coffee, or 5 pounds of sugar, etc.. clave has extended the privilege All personnel are cautioned to have dishonest intentions in in one package. to Allied Seamen of using the safeguard these passes, since the seeking private transmission of US Army Shore Facilities under 15. Weapons: No weapons, fire­ loss of a pass will result in con­ mail. the following conditions: arms, brass knuckles, knives siderable embarrassment and dif­ 10. Currency: No Merchant a) Officers and Ratings may with a blade over three inches ficulty. Such loss must be re­ Seaman or D. A. Civilian Em­ use the American Red Cross long or any material of an ex­ ported immediately to the Ma­ ployee will take ashore any Clubs and Army facilities* plosive or incendiary nature will rine Security Branch of US money or currency other than only whenthey are in combe carried ashore or taken Military Government. military payment certificates All passes must be collected by (dollar scrip). Pre.scribed cur­ one of the ship's officers at least rency may be obtained only from two hours prior to sailing and the Master of the ship who will surrendered to the German Water receive same from the -local i''-: Now they have something new for Seafarers coming Police who wiil collect them Army Finance Office or ship's ashore in Bremerhaven to worry about: along with the Departure Report agent. Don't be seen loitering on the sidewalk in front of the for the Marine Secmlty Branch This currency is the only United Seamen's Service Club. The Military Police or the of US Military Government. money valid in American estab­ German cops may pick you as a potential black-market In Nordenham and Brake the lishments. It is illegal for Ger­ dealer. German Customs will collect mans or Displaced Persons liv­ Those are the regulations, fellows; so far, the Army has these Departure Reports and ing in CJermany to have military not forbidden breathing—but you can't tell: man proposes, Shore Leave Passes" from the payment certificates (dollar scrip) the Army disposes. ships for this office. in their possessions All Seafarers hitting Bremen or Bremerhaven are ad­ vised to read the rules for seamen in the U. S. Army's Bremen Enclave printed on this page. Seamen in Bremen, Bremerhaven and nearby ports on the Weser River are under the control of the Army's Office of Military Government for Bremen, whose regulations are enforceabl: by American Military Police, American Security Personnel^ German Police, German Customs Agents and the American Counter Intelligence Corps. Regardless of whether we like the regulations or think them necessary they have the force of law. Seafarers wishing to avoid inconvenience, not to mention serious trouble, will observe them. You Gotta Keop Moving In Bremorliaven • plete uniform or wearing a vi.sible means of identifica­ tion^ b) Identity cards and Shoi'e Leave Passes are necessary for admittance. c) The privilege of. using the Armed Forces facilities will depend on the behavior of the crews ashore. When •violations occur seamen will be treated in the same man­ ner as are members of the Armed Forces. Abuse of these privileges will i-esult in them being withdrawn. 20. Ships Information in Gen­ eral: a) A seaman who fails to join his vessel should report im­ mediately to the American Consulate, Shipping Branch, providing he was on an American vessel; to the British Consulate, providing he was on a British vessel; to the ship's agent providing he was on a foreign flag vessel other than American or British. b) Unauthorized women will not be permitted aboard any U. S. or Allied vessel while it is in port. Viola­ tions of this regulation will fI IS SHE Asl AUTH<3RIZEP WOMA^J f result in the confinement of the entire crew of the ves­ sel for the remainder of their stay in port. c) Gei-man personnel will not be permitted midships or in other living spaces nor will they be allowed to smoke on board the ship. All Ger­ mans violating these rules will be turned over to the ship guards (German police­ men). d) The use of German pei'sonnel for work ordinarily per­ formed by the crew is for­ bidden and will result in the arrest of the Germans apprehended doing the work. Personnel hiring such labor will be subject to trial by a Military Govern­ ment Court. e) German workers are searched when leaving the . dock area. If goods of Al* lied origin are found in their possession, they are immediately arrested and the burden of proof as to acquisition is upon the in­ dividual possessing such goods. Crew personnel should not donate cigarettes, food or clothing to German workers, since such action pi'omotes bartering, black ' marketing and begging. If officers and crew per, sonnel are approached by port workers for favors or barter, they should report the matter at once to the Port Security Office. If crew members- desire to donate food or clothiilg . to German individuals or organizations they should do so through the Port Se­ curity Office to nvoid ir­ regularities. �' , . 1948' TH E S E A P A R E RS Page Fifteen LOG Thomas, Ken. H OS Strong, S 2,75 Thomas, Oswald A Stroud, Loren .45 Thomas, William J. 5»85 Stroud, Marvin G. ...;........ 2.59 Thomas, Wilson 3»90 Strumborg, H 5.19 Thomassen, Joseph B .. 5:85 Stuart, Don 01 Thompson, B. L 35.53 Stuard, Maurice N 94 Thompson, Donald C. 16.80 Stuber, Joseph 1.98 Thompson .79 Stump, Irving 2.40 Thompson, Edgar 17.78 501 HIBERJSlIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Stump, M. E 9.71 Thompson, Francis E 3.80 Stump,. Robert 13.07 Thompson, G 11.42 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Sturgis, Ralph L 46 Thompson, George E 254 Benefit over-deductions now being pa'd by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Thompson, Stutsman, William D. 4.33 J. C 10 pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Stybnicki, Gabriel 2.91 Thompson, Jack L 454 Splrez, Angel .' 89 5.69 Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- Thompson, James Sudano, Giro P. ....' 2.23 Thompson, Jesse H 2.88 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed tor Mr. Eller- Thompson, Lee Sudbeck, Duane .;. 34.06 35.05 Suit, Graydon 4.66 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Thompson, John N 10:81 Sukis, Ed 4.10 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Thompson, Preston R 5.55 Suliman, Samoa 5.09 Thompson, R S9 ' Sullen, James. Jr 31.18 Sutherland, John D 1.61 Thompson, R. R 9.79 Taylor, D 10.93 Taprell, Wm. H 1851 ~ Sullins, Fred 26.68 Sutton, John W 4.02 Thompson, R. W 2.16 Taylor, Douglas 22.86 Tarborina, Albert 12.88 Sullivan, Albert M 18.67 Svarney, Samuel R Taylor, Frank B 5.18 Tarifa, Frank J 73 5.54 Thompson, Robert A 20.72 Sullivan, Dennis 1.7L 19:47 Thompson, Stanley ..! 1.42 ; Taylor, Frank L Svendsen, Harold 4.43 Tarko, John 1.87 Sullivan, Horace H 3.03 Svendsen, John Benger .... 1.65 Tarpley, James W 20 Thompson, Ted 7.97 Tayloi-, G 15.33 Sullivan, J 1.00 1.48 Thompson, Thomas E 52.33 Taylor, George N Svendsen, Viktor 1.98 Tart, Clyde Jr 5.60 Sullivan, J. B 2.82 Svenssen, ,Nils A 32.39 Thompson, Vargil L 2.47 Taylor, Gerald 123.75 Tartaglia, Michael 43 Sullivan, Jerry L 26.93 Swain, Harold 3.56 Thompson, Warren 2.16 Taylor, Gerald ....' 10.74 Tarvin, Robert 6.01 Sullivan, John 27.55 Swain, Miles E 36.52 Thompson, Wm. F 10.40 Taylor, Harold 6.91 Tasker, Harold L 5.94 Sullivan, John A 12.80 Swalland, Guiniar 6.93 Thompson, Wm. H 24 Taylor, James R 2.23 Tate, Frank S 2:11 . Sullivan, John C 59.79 Swan, Lowell J 1.40 Thompson, Wylie E , 5.60 Taylor, Joe 3.55 Tate, James 2.16 Sullivan, Joseph 0 19.56 Swank, James J 94 Thoms, Neil P. 27.06 Taylor, John P. 48 Tate, R 10.74 Sullivan, Lawrence P 01 Swann, John L 50.87 iThorell, James 70.91 Taylor, Joseph W 22.60 Tate, Robert C. 94 Sulliyan, Melvin H 50.15 Swanner, Herbert E 1.72 |Thorenson, Leonard 70.91 Taylor, Paul J 5.99 Tate, Robert M 02 Sullivan, Robert 84 Swanson, Cecil T 10.54 I Thoresen, B. 0 69 Taylor, R. F ^ 7.00 Tate, Samuel 69 Sullivan, Robert J 30.43 Swanson, Eveat W 2.79 10.74 Tatom, Andrew J 60.00 Taylor, Samuel E iThorncliff, Nemo C 4.66 Sullivan, Robert J 7.95 Swanson, R Thomas J 5.30 Taylor, 1.69 Tatum, Edward L 1.72 ; Thome, Raymond 2.01 Sullivan, Vincent H 30.27 Swartz, John 24.78 ! 4.39 Tatum, James 21.94 Taylor, Walter F I Thornton, Alvin P 3.01 Sullivan, William E 9.33 Swatek, David 6.60 2.23 Taucree, M 1.74 Teas, Guess A Thornton, Richard 2.75 Sullivan, Willie W 31.89 Sweat, Wm Tebben, Theodore 1.93 99 Tausch, Curtis 7.40 Thorp, Richard E 17.04 Sulovich, Rudolph 8.26 Sweatt, Edward J 2.34 14.62 ^Tavares, Jack 117.50 Teehan, John E 157 Summers, Thos. P 5.69 Sweder, Fred W Telesi, Alfredo 9.41 , Thorpe, Harry A 4.57 j Taylor, C 5.60 48;39 Sunseri, John 1.81 Sweeney, Benjamin M. .... 13.68 Telgenhoff, Willard J 9.68 Thorsen, Warren Taylor; Clarion M 1.00 .-69.34 Supino, James G 5.06 Sweeney, Joseph J Telliho, John 12.14 Threet, Joseph W 1.65 Thrift, Frank 21.53 .71 Sweeney, Walter A Temple, Charles E J30 Supinski, Julius 48.45 Thulmeyer, Bernard A 35.25 Temple, Raymond 2.79 2.21 Sweet, Andrew, Darrell.... 2.23 Su^le, Andrew R. 1.74 Tennant, John 25.27 Thuman, John 79 .94 Sweetser, Wm Suraz, A Tennyson, Alfred R 27.76 11.40 6.09 Swenson, Adolph Surrency, Linza E. DONALD MCNEILL Terpstra, James W 5.39 Swenson, Andreas E 4.43 .63 Susoif, William P. Your father is ill. Write to Terrel, Edward 7.15 Swett, Lawrence L 2.06 RECEIPT No. 025954 your brother Frank at 82 Albion Terrio, Johrl J. .' 07 Swift, Phillip A 1.73 Tetterton, Charles 16.67 Holder of this receipt for $950 Swilley, Wm. C 1.34 Street, Somerville, Mass. Tetzloff, Oscar E 21.23 dues and $1.00 LOG donation Swindell, Elbert J .r 3.32 HOWARD \MUMME Teunisen, Frank 3.96 made to Ben Rees in Norfolk can Swindull, Francis R. , 8.00 .I 1.48 get a $5.00 reward from him if SIU, A&G District Get in touch with your .wife at Tharington, Sidney 0 Swinton, George 26.85 9.79' you will send your name and 3.26 519 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn 16, Tharp, Lewis BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Swiszezowski, A. Thater, Paul K 2.64, book number to Headquarters so N. Y. C. William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Switzer, Gerald 22.93 Thayer, George BOSTON 276 State St. 1.871 that you can be credited with % % i. Switzer, Marion Lorna .... 7.94 Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 Theriot, Arthur A 1.12 these payments. HECTOR MCKENZIE 89 GALVESTON 308V,—23rd St. Swope, Eldon M Thevik, John E 2.97 Communicate With Miss J. 4 4. 4* 5.54 Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Sword, Carl R Thibault, Raymond 59 The following men have bag­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Sqkes, David F. M 4.20 Smith, RN. Thibodeaux, Armand R 8.12 gage in the Waterman Ware­ Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Sylvera, A. 1.81 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Thigpen, Kenneth 8.11 house No. 9 in Mobile, Alabama; JOHN S. KAWALEWSKIE .45 £. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 Sylvester, Raymond D. .... Tholmer, Harold 4.84 .Emilio Munoz, F. Etherdige, ClinContact your wife. Syms, Jack M 30.48 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Thomas, Burton R 60.00, ton Dean, Robert Burdick, D. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover- 2-2784 Syms, Willie A 28.07 Thomas, Davis W 1.37 Anderson, Nicholas Bosinyi, G. NORFOLK 127029 Bank St. Syper, John ALFRED A. BROW^I 5.19 Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4 1083 Criminen, W. H. Massey, Thomas, Edwin M 42.06 Get in touch with Midshipman '. 1.58 PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. Sypher, Russell C Thomas, Frank A 1.78 Gerald A. Brown, Bancroft Hall, 1.37 Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Syphers, Wm. V ALVIN EARL GAMBLE 30 SAN FRANCISCO; 105 Market St. Syrax, Philip .79 Room '2407, U. S. Naval Aca­ Thomas, Frederick Thomas, H 7.82 demy, Annapolis, Md. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Syres, Philip You are requested to contact 80.67 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Thomas, Hudson A 3,44 the 6th Floor, SIU Headquarters, 24 Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Szabclski, Hillard Thomas, Jack W 1.87 WILLIAM ^CRUMPTON. JR. 51 Beaver Street, New York, as 8.99 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Szakaco, Charles Thomas, John E. 17.91 Communicate with Matthew soon as convenient to square Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Szarthe, Edward J. 2.44 34.82 youi- book. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Szewecki, Lewek .7 6.75 H. Ross, Esq., 274 Madison Ave­ Thomas, John H Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-I323 Szymanski, Casimir r 16.74 nue, New York 16, N. Y. s. i s. Taber, Elmer E 3.55 SUP WALTER SENN Taboada, John P 1.87 HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. Write to Jirah D. Cole, 168 Taddei, George J 10.08 The SEAFARERS.LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Phone 58777 Main Street, East Rockaway, 6.93 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Tadlock, Troy farers International Union is available to all members who wish 10.74 N. Y. Beacon 4336 Tadolmi, E to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Taft, Humphrey 2.97 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to haye Phone 2599 THOMAS PARROTT Tagariello, Joseph M, 10.32 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Get in touch with Miss Ethel the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 74 SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 25475 Tages, Jose M 8.47 C. Meskill# Medical Social Dep't. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Taglieri, Donald Robert... However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Main 0290 Takier, Joe 7.22 Beekman - Downtown Hospital, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Talbert, Chandlese 2.75 Beekman and Water Streets, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Terminal 4-3131 Talbert, Chamles L 3.74 New York City. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. t. i. t Talbot, Harry F, 16.07 Gt Lakes District HEINRICH FAETSCH PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Talley, William J - .72 Get in touch with Mrs. Shirley BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Tamargo, Armando F 2.23 Cleveland 7391 To the Editor: .84 Wessel, Supervisor, S e a m e n s CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Tambling, John E Church Institute, New York City. Superior 5175 Tamblyn, Joseph H 8.95 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 4. 4. 4. CLEVELAND.. 2602 Carroll St. Tamborella, Russel 1L95 address below: PAUL N. FROOM; JR. 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SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 UFELinesHoldFirmBefore Stock Exchange m-' p; Ik: Jubilant Curb Exchange employes, above, stream back to work after im­ posing victory over the Exchange. After being addressed by John Cole, V-P of the United Financial Employes, the strikers left their picketlines and returned to the jobs they had left on March 29. A packed membership meeting, on April 15, heard the terms of the Curb Exchange settlement. By an unanimous vote the terms were accepted, and the workers made plans to return to their jobs. Meeting was held in the SIU HalL and was addressed by UFE President Dave Keefe. With one part of its- sixcornered battle won. the UFE was then able to turn its full strength toward its strongest, and most vengeful opponent—the Stock Ekchange. fir feir \X-:' I Policemen, on foot and on horseback, massed in the Wall Street area to help the Stock Exchange authorities break the strike of the United Financial Employes. Mr. Schram, SE Pres­ ident, had boasted that he could have as many cops as he wanted, and he certainly proved that statement. In military order platoons of policemen marched into position and completely ringed the picketlines. It looked like a forest of blue uniforms. RS," : "A Thousand Cops For Wall Street, But None For The Protection Of School Children!" So shouted the pickets as they surrounded the Exchange, and so rekd the signs they carried. Standing across the street from the picketlines, an observer found it next to impossible to see the marching pickets. But they were there, all right, as the scabbing brokers soon found out. Marching* in the rain arouiid the Stock. Exchange, pickets form a "daisy chain." The solid wall of pickets, above, proved too much for the police, ^and so, left, they resorted to violence, as, with swinging nightsticks they attempted to limit the lines. But the New York Cops found out again that brutality has no effect on. strikers who know they are right and are; dstervnined to The next day found the llne^ just a^s strong and just as militant. :',4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 23, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 17 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES PARTIAL TALLY INDICATES ALL FOUR RESOULTIONS PASSED BY HUGE MAJORITY CURB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UFE;STRIKE HOLDS FIRM ON OTHER FRONTS PRIVATELY OWNED SHIPS INCREASE DURING 1947 COUNTER PHONY STORIES IN PRESS,SAYS UFE WIFE LEWIS AND UMW GET BUM RAP UNDER T-H ACT CAPE JUNCTION MEN WORK,REST IN MANILA BALTIMORE GETS PLENTY OF ACTION AS OLD'RED LEAD' CASTS ANCHOR SAN JUAN ACTIVITY TAKES SPURT WITH SHIPPING,SHORE GANG JOBS N.Y. SHIPPING UNCERTAIN;BOOST IS EXPECTED GALVESTON HAS JOBS BOOKMEN, BUT PERMITMEN FIND NO HAVEN FRISCO SHIPPING SLOWS,BUT RISE IS EXPECTED SHIPPING IS ON THE HUNGRY SIDE IN PHILADELPHIA TWO CREW FOUL-UP FAIR WEEK IN MOBILE THE SIIU CONTRACTED COMPANIED: MORAN SOUTHSTAR HITS SHOAL OF COAST OF HOLLAND; 3 TUGS TURN HER LOOSE COOPERATION OF ALL HANDS MADE DICKINSON HAPPYB SHIP ARMY POSTS RULES FOR SEAMEN IN BREMEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/23/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30cd2c93c2a2aefbae9f8afc1d33f63c.PDF 25b381616436780994b629ac977437b8 PDF Text Text 141 m Vol. XXI No. 9 SEAFAREltS»U>0 71 -'n * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • NLRB To Hear Union Charges: '"'T "31 -- fts hi­ story On Page 3 :' •»• " "••-.-•vx 1. Story On Page 2 ;: 1 ' i"'. . i ' A;:UT ' >'3 ' •"''•A; --OjfV'J -"-A 'fir''g!' • •'A': .-'I • • >'"? j '-" • '5-5^';^ 1 SIU victims of the collision between jWrVllfOrS# SlU-manned tanker Valchem and liner Santa Rosa talk over experiences at Staten Island PHS hospital. Discharged since photo was taken, Claude Blanchard, bosun (left), listens as messman Rafael Bertran and steward William Nesta discuss dis­ aster in whidi four died. (Story on Page 5.) S •a 1?^ • y.3 ^I| •:li •f ff �m IK ,f ' M I - i,'' ' ssMFdnistrs tde FM»'TW»'- SlU-Maiined Fleet '58 Safety Champ SlU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company vessels have won the first prize award for 1958 in the annual safety competition among operators of US-flag seagoing dry cargo and pas­ senger vessels sponsored by the National Safety Council's Marine Section. Akoa won with the best safety record "*• frequency rate of 2.94, com­ formance of two shipi^, the Alcoa ever attained in the contest. dent puted on the basis of only 18 acci­ Partner and the Alcoa Roamer, The SlU-contracted com­ dents serious enough to cause a both of which received awards for pany won the second place award man to miss his watch or work. going more than 500 days without in the 1957 contest, narrowly miss­ Well over 1,000 crewmembers a lost-time accident on board. ing the top spot by one-tenth of a were employed on the 16 ships Acknowledging the significance point. The award is based on the operated by the company during of this safety record, William C. rate of lost-time accidents aboard the year. White, president, of Alcoa, paid ship in a year's time. The fleet's outstanding safety special tribute to the efforts con­ Alcoa's 1958 score was an aod- record was typified by the per- tributed by the SIU and the SEA­ FARERS LOG. He said the com- SIU tnembersMp meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wiednesday nighfs at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those-who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: AssaU State Dep't Stand WASHmOTOrf—The SIU and the National Maritime Union have again assaRed the US State Depart­ ment's support of runaway ship­ ping, Wis time in connection with the Us position in support of Panama's and Liberia's status in a United Nations shipping agency. The Us delegation, at a meeting in January, 1959, in London, of the Inter-govemmental IHaritime Con­ sultative Organization, supported April 29 : the seating of Panama and Liberia on the Maritime Salipty Commit­ May 13 tee. This move was defeated by the opposition of European maritime May 27 For a fuU report on the prog­ nations who challenged these coun­ ress and achievements of the tries'- qualifications to speak as maritime nations. joint SlU-operator safety pro­ gram, see page nine. J^t Meeting Subsequently, SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall and NMU rep^ WASHINGTON^The Coast Guard's refusal to postpone a pany could not have achieved the resentatives participated in a meet­ award without the hiacking and public hearing scheduled for April 27 on a complex series of ing called by the State Department cooperation of the shoreside staff proposed new regulations indicates a stormy session when the and licensed and unlicensed per­ on March 91> 1959, to get the views of the industry on matters relating sonnel aboard the ships, and par­ hearing convenes here Mon- * to the UN agency. At that meeting, SIU deal with a 42-page section ticularly the activities of the SID day. the union representatives ^ ex­ titled "Suspension Or Revocation on behalf of shipboard safety. Objections by the SIU to Proceedings" and rules governing Second-place honors in the 1958 WASHINGTON — The Federal pressed outspoken criticism of the the proposed procedures for broad­ investigations, subpoenas, hearings, contest went to US Lines, with an Maritime Board has given the go- whole State Department attitude ening and tightening Coast Guard appeals, reviews of examiners' de­ accident frequency rate of 3.63, and ahead to the Avondale Marine and followed it up with a written protest. control over civilian merchant cisions and the disclosure of in­ third place to United Fruit Com­ Ways, Inc., of New Orleans, to The protest made the foUowing formation such as transcripts. In pany, close behind with a rate of build three cargo ships for the seamen are being prepared by the addition, points: the text released by the 3.65. States Marine Lines won the SlU-contracted Mississippi Ship­ SIU's general counsel for formal Coast Guard failed to include a to^ spot in the previous year with ping Company. Avondale was ruled • Legitimate international or­ submission at the hearing. section by section comparison be­ a mark of 3.61 when Alcoa trailed the low-bidder on the three vessels, The April 27 session was called tween the present disciplinary reg­ with 3.71. One lost-time acciaeni putUng in a $9,591,000 bid for ganizations should not give re^ to deal with proposed new CG ulations and the proposed rules, in December, 1957. closed out Al­ each of the ships, exclusive of de­ spectability to countries coming In regulations covering disciplinary although this was done in the case coa's chances for the top spot that fense features for which the Gov­ imder false pretenses. proceedings for suspending or re­ of the other items on the agenda. year. • The State Department's posi­ ernment pays. voking seamen's documents and tion on runaway ships is "wrong, The three freighters are the first inconsistent, licenses', as well as new rules on dangerous and shame­ of 14 to be ordered by Mississippi ful." lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting hp its long range replacement pro­ equipment, dangerous cargoes and • Runaway fleets do not need gram. They will operate on the run other shipboard safety matters. to West Africa, replacing C-ls now relief from US wages-because they Earlier, a bid by the AFL-CIO used in that service. Once the con­ are operated by such industrial Maritime Trades Department and tract is closed, Avondale promises giants _ as Socony, Sun Oil, Esso,i other organizations to gain more to complete the three ships be­ Alcoa and others. time to study the complex 195tween 840 and 1,020 days, or by • The runaway policy Is incon­ page text was rejected. The regu­ late 1962 for the last vessel. sistent in that it undermines the WASHINGTON—^To the surprise of ho one in the mari­ lations are dated Jan. 30 but copies The new ships wiU be bigger and of the text were not generally time industry, the US Government has agreed to drop its faster than the present C-ls, hav­ economies of our allies in Europe available imtil mid-March. suit against Aristotle Onassis for his failure to construct three ing a deadweight tonnage of ap­ and weakens the- west accordingly. The principal objections by. the supertankers under the Amer--*e Continuaticm of the present proximately 9,000 and a speed of ican flag in return for trans­ low subsequently. The 106,000- 18 knots. Several novel design runaway policy wiU destroy the US features will be incorporated in­ merchant marine. ferring 14 ships foreign. The tonner will come out in 1962. cluding two houses, tanker style, Previously, the two union heads suit would have subjected Onassis The announcement emphasized one forward for deck and steward had written to the Department to fines of some $8 million in per­ formance bonds and return of the that no written agreement had yet men, dining rooms and galley, and criticizing reported moves to In­ 14 ships, formerly manned by Sea­ been reached on the long-delayed one aft for engine rbbm men and terfere in the National Labor Re­ transfer-and-build plan. Mean­ the power plant. The shW will lations Board's processing of elec­ farers, to the American flag. TAMPA—Shipping ran ahead of while, the 14 transferred ships, 12 The decision to drop the suit T-2s and two Libertys formerly carry rotating cranes to work tion petitions on runaway ships. registration during the past period, cargo and mechanical hatch covers, Thus far the State Department the first time in a long while for for breach of the transfer-and- operated by SlU-contracted compa­ as well as being fuUy air-condi­ has not answered the unions' objec­ this port. However, while the reg­ build agreement followed Onassis nies, have been reaping runaway tioned throughout. tions. istration list is very low the sched­ promise to start work on two of profits. The 12 T-2s, upon being the three supertankers, three ule for the coming period is not transferred in 1956,' immediately too good, and there will be more years after the initial agreement went on long-term charter to a US than enough men on hand to re­ was reached. The Maritime Ad­ oil company, at $1,515,000 a month. place. any men getting off their ministration has also agreed to pro­ The estimated profits from this vide Onassis with a mortgage guar­ operation were $20 miUion in the vessels here. antee of up to 75 percent of the Calling into this area during the construction loan, and up to 87^ first two years. last two weeks were the John B. percent of the final cost of the Part of the agreement with Mari­ time called for the profits of the Waterman (Waterman) for payoff; vessels, when completed. and thie Raphael Semmes, Gateway The mortgage guarantee will runaway operation to be put aside city (Pan-Atlantic); Del Rio (Mis­ enable Onassis to borrow money for construction of the three new sissippi) and Wild Ranger (Water­ here in the US at about five per­ ships. Instead, as was brought out man) for servicing. cent interest. Without the guaran­ in a House Merchant Marine Com­ tee, it would be virtually impos­ mittee hearing, $19 miUion of the sible to get a standard bank loan, money was used to pay off income the alternatives being to go abroad tax and mortgage obligations to April 24, 1959 Vol. XXI, No.'^ for money at an interest rate of 12 the US Government. Last June, Victory Carriers an­ percent and upwards, or sell a public bond issue after registering nounced after long delays that ii with the Securities and Exchange would isostpone the ships becauBe Commission. Such registration of the depressed condition of the would require Onassis to disclose tanker, market. Obviously Ihough, PAVL . UAIX.' je<»'eiaiv-TreasU)-«r information as to the' financial the funds to build the vessels were BFWWTT BaARii. Editor. ' BBWABO SKAno longer. available. It was then Art BdUar. . HSBWAW AMxam, IBWIR set-up of Victory Carriers. SPIVAOC, At Uaacnt, JOBK BRAZIL, ANAthat the Government Wed suit for The three ships to be built would xoLB LEVKorr. Statf VfriUrm. Biu. UOODT, OuU Area Repreaentdtttre. be two of 46,000 deadweight tons recovery of the 14 transferred and-one of 106.000 tons at a total ships. PWDilfiM0 BIWMkiy' AT fli* liMdquartArt estimated cost of around $53 mil­ Now all is forgiven, and forgot­ of fho SMfarer* Intornatlonal Unlon< AttotMie A Own Ontrictr APL-CIO. S7S Fourth lion. The three vessels would be ten, with the Government waiving AvomM BrMgyn n. NY. T«l. HYaclnlh operated, by the SlU-contracted the $8 million performance bpndi 9-MM. SocMd elast pestago paid t» tn* Pott omeo In Brooklyn, NY, und»r Victory Carriers company. Accord­ The total down payment that Vic­ JIM Act Of i^Ufl M. 1*11 , ing to the announcement, the first tory Carriers will make on tlie SIU scholarship winner-Seafarer George Butenkoff gets test =^'3 m ship will be delivered in February, three ships mil be in the vicinity 'SIU health center lab before donating blood to Union blood bank. V 1980, with the. other vessels to fol­ pf $7 million. : - J . 7 - ''Butatiihif llii< W'^l* electrical engineering degree!;-^ CC Out To Tighten Rule Over Seamen fV: SCHEDDIE OF SIU MEETINfiS DeltaGets Qo'Ahead On Ships us Drops Onassis Suib 3 Supertankers On Tap Tampa Has Ample List Vr Scholarship Winner Donates SEAFARERS LOG :-7a; r-ij- •' ...r- �isw SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three Siy Hits Runaway in Gulf •ir-.l Labor Board WiU Act On Charges WASHINGTON—Another major gain in the SIU's drive to organize runaway-flag shipping was registered here when the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ordered a^ and the intimidation, prompted the complaint issued against SIU's filing of unfair labor charges. the operators of the Ld- (For full background on the beef, at left, below photo.) berian-flag Sea Level. The seeThestory general counsel's action in order means that the New ordering a complaint issued was on the historic P&O case in Orleans office of the NLRB based which the SIU scored a major Shown when ihe'first, went Into service os the old SS Seotrain in 1929, the Liberion-fiog Sea Level formerly operated for many years with an SlU crew aboard as the Seatrain New Orleans, operating between that city and Havana. Vessel was sold in 1954 and went under the runaway flag that year. ITF Beef Aided Sea Level Drive will process "unfair labor breakthrough against runaway-flag charges filed by the SIU shipping. At that time. May 28, charging discrimination 1958, the National Labor Relations against crewmembers who signed SIU pledge cards. The Sea Level case is the The Sea Level was well known third proceeding now before the to Seafarers as the old Seatrain NLRB involvmg SIU charges New Orleans, which was manned by the SIU when owned by Sea­ against Liberian - flag ships. train Lines. Now under Liberian Charges are now pending a:sainst registry with a Cuban crew, the the P&O Steamship Company, Sea Level was the target of an operators of the SS Florida, for SIU organizing drive which began refusal to bargain following the failnre of the company to ne­ in December. gotiate a collective bargaining When the SIU petitioned for a agreement with the SIU. Sim­ collective bargaining election, the ilarly, on November 10, 1958, company fired 26 Cuban crewmem­ the SIU filed charges at the bers in Havana for union activity, Tampa regional office of the subsequently reinstating them after National Labor Relations Board exacting from them a promise that against the operators of the run­ they would revoke tbelr SIU pledge away cruise ship SS Yarmouth. cards. In that instance, the company In addition, company representa­ fired 136 West Indian crew­ tives hired armed Pinkerton de­ members after they went ashore tectives to escort the crewmembers in Washington, DC, and picketed to the regional NLRB office where the ship in a demand for SIU they testified on the SIU's election union recognition and improve­ petition. These actions, the firing ments in wages and working conditions. The ship then skipped port with the payroli and the men's personal gear. Subsequently, the operators hired a new crew in various West Indian countries and have put the Yarmouth back on its West Indian cruise run. The issuance of a National Labor Relations Board complaint against the runaway-flag operators of the SS Sea Level was the outgrowth of an SIU campaign which made rapid headway in December, during the December 1-4 worldwide demonstrations against runawayflag ships. SIU New Orleans officials had been surveying to petition the National Labor NLRB investigators. The armed prospect for organizing the Relations Board for a representa­ Pinkerton men were actually es­ Sea Level for some time prior to tion election. Three days later, on corting the Cuban crewmembers the four-day demonstration and, December 26, the owners fired 26 into the NLRB's offices in groups of three or four until the SIU pro­ in the course of the four-day Cuban crewmembers in Havana. protest, successfully tied up the When the vessel returned to New tested to regional director John •hip in that port. Orleans on the 29th, it was met Lebus, who ordered the guards re­ In fact, the Sea Level was one by an SIU picketline at the Sea- moved. This tactic was employed during of two ships which company attor­ train Lines dock. Belle Chasse, the most critical period of the neys sought to release by petition­ Plaquemines Parish. The line tied Cuban revolution when the Batista ing the state courts for w injunc­ up the ship, and kept it that way (Continued on page 15) tion. The injunction was denied until January 6, 1959, when the by Judge Rene A. Viosca of the line was lifted by a temporary civil district court in New Orleans. restraining order Issued by Judge Full-scale organizing of the crew Bruce Nunez of Plaquemine Parish. However, two weeks later, on began during the ITF beef and January 20, Judge Nunez dissolved continued during the vessel's suc­ ceeding trips between New Orleans the temporary order and dismissed the company's petition for a per­ and Havana. manent injunction. He ruled he 26 Men Fired did not have jurisdiction because By December 23, 1958, the SIU NLRB proceedings had been insti­ LONDON—Further development of plans for international had secured sufficient pledge cards tuted and the Federal agency had union action against runaway ships was reported from last prior Jurisdiction. week's International Transportworkers Federation meeting Cut Her Lines London. Acting on the-* rm When the Sea Level showed up the International Longshoremen's at the Seatrain docks on January basis df policy adopted at a 25, the SIU picketline again tied previous meeting in January, Association into membership with the sponsorship of the SIU and her up completely. Four days later, she chopped her lines and representatives of the world's mari­ the NMU. The action followed the sailed for Hayana. She recently time unions discussed methods of ILA membership's staunch support returned to New Orleans only to organizing the runaways and as­ of the December 1 to 4 protest be tied up again. Members of the signment of the various runaway demonstrations against runaway New Orleans local of the Inter­ fleets to the national unions hav­ shipping. The nine nominees for the posts national Longshoremen's Associa­ ing appropriate jurisdiction. In addition, the meeting went of SIU convention delegates have tion have refused to work the on record that the prevailing wage At the January meeting, the ITF had their credentials approved by ship. scale of the union in the country agreed that ownership of the ves­ the headquarters credentials com- s In between the start of picketing ndttee and consequently were de- on December 29 and January 25 sel, rather than nationality of the of ownership would apply to the tlallred elected following approval when the ship arrived in New Or­ crew, would determine which runaway ship involved. The only exception to this rule, as an­ of the cominittee's report by SIU leans, the company had restored unions had the right to organize nounced by Omer Becu, ITF gen­ runaway ships. This was in accord membership, meetings in all ports. all of the discharged crewmem­ eral-secretary, was for Americanwith the position presented jointly 'Since there were nine nominees bers to their jobs. The circum­ owned ships, in which instance the by the SIU and the National Mari­ for nine dpen posts, the procedure stances under which they were re­ unions were instructed to obtain time Union. wds to declare them elected once stored were testified to in three the "best possible conditions" for Accordingly, last week's meeting the meniber^hip acted on the com­ sworn affidavits by members of the American-owned runaways. revolved around discussion of ac­ mittee's report. the crew, which are now in the The ITF meeting was also note­ tual tactics to be employed against The nine will attend the ninth possession of the NLRB. worthy in light of the fact that the selected organizational targets, and biennial convention of the SIU of In these statements, the crew-, Greek Seamen's Union partici­ agreement on which targets would North America, which will open members said the company told May 25 in Montreal at the Shera­ them they were being fired for be appropriate for the various pated. Last December, at the con.clusion of the December 1 to 4 ton-Mount Royal Hotel. The SIU having asked the. SIU to repre­ unions involved. Canadian Pistrict will be the host sent them. They also were told A recommendation by SIU of NA worldwide protest demonstrations affiliate. they could get their Jobs Back If President Paul Hall called for the which affected a large number of The convention comes at the they would sign statements revok­ appointment .of NMU President Greek-owned Liberian-fiag ships, time of the opening of the St. ing their SIU pledge cards and Joseph Curran to the existing va­ the Greek consul in New York an­ Lawrence Seaway, which offers testify against the SIU before the cancy on the ITF executive board. nounced that the Greek Seamen's new opportunities for maritime or­ NLRB so that the company could Hall is a member of the executive Union was quitting the ITF. No ganizing, and delegates are ex­ win dismissal of the SIU petition. council of the Seafarers and Dock­ prior announcement had . come pected to concentrate on the prob­ When the ship arrived in New ers Section of ITF, and adoption from the union which apparently lems posed'by the Seaway. Orleans on January 2.5 and in the of his recommendation would give had made no such decision. Named to the convention were four days following, all of the the two major US sea unions repre­ At the time, the Greek consul the following: Joe Algina, Steve crewmembers were transported sentation on the two top ITF coun- attacked the demonstrations as a - ^ "plot" against Greek-owned ship­ G^ullo, Paul Drozak, Paul Hall, froin the ship by armed Pinkerton cils. Robert Matthews, Earl Sheppard, detectives to the NLRB office, so In another development which ping, most of which was not under A1 Ttqmer, Cal Tanner and Lind- that they could testify against the followed the London meeting, the the Greek flag and paid no taxes SIU ta cli^d W**"* ITF announced it ..was accepting to the government of Greece. ITF Approves Details Of World Organizing Plan Vote Approval Of Delegates To Convention Board called for an election on the SS Florida, P&O's Liberian-fiag passenger ship which operates be­ tween Miami and Havana with a largely Cuban crew. The SIU sub­ sequently won this election by a vote of 87 to 21 and established its right to negotiate for the crew. In the P&O case, the Labor Board ruled that the SIU had the right to organize the ship, even though it was under a foreign flag, because the ship was Americanowned. operated in American trade from Miami and had never been in Liberian waters. The Board said (Continued on page 15) Cruise Ship To Capsize For Movie , The renowned passenger liner He de France, which is headed for the scrap pile, will make one last voyage—one for MGM movie studios. She will appear in the forthcoming production, "The Last Voyage" in the role of an ill-fated vessel destined to sink at the movie's climax. Since the 44,000-ton ship is go­ ing to be scrapped anyway, there will be no holds barred in filming the action on ship. The action will not be simulated. Instead, funnels will ^really collapse, boilers really explode and the ship will actually sink. ~After the shooting is done, the He's Japanese owners will prepare to scrap her in-Japan. • 1.1 •m •-I �sisAFARERS tOG rag* PMV ".!• T • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO BOARD '%•' -5U;- "T-'1^- 5" \.''~75, April 1 Through April 14, 1959 SIU shipping continued rising during the past two weeks, reaching the highest point since June, 1957, except for a brief period last December. The total number of jobis dispatched was 1,212, way in front of the registration figure of 1,106. The ship­ ping rise was across the board for all seniority groups, but primarily among class A men. In addition, although the registration total this period represented an increase over the previous report, most of it in the deck depart­ ment, the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period continued, falling off. As a result, shipping generalb'^ re­ mains in a very healtliy condition. Sixty payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 133 in-transit visits were listed by all ports, for a total of 230 calls. New York led the way with 39 ships, New Orleans had 37 and Baltimore, 32. Houston didn't have as many ships as usual, but its shipping this period was up again to the high­ est mark in almost two years. Philadelphia, Tampa and Wilmington had no sign-ons during the last two weeks, and Boston, Savannah, Lake Charles and San Francisco had one each. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at, right). • Eight SIO ports showed improved shipping last period, including Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New drleans^ Houston, Wilming­ ton and Seattle. This represented a welcome change in most of them, particularly New Orleans, which was very slow previously. Declines were reported by Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake Charles and San ^Francisco. The drop was very small for Baltimore, with shipping sUU hovering at the 200-Job mark. Tampa was the only port that shipped no class C men, who account­ ed for 11 percent of the total shipping for the District. Over 100 of these Jobs were In group 3 ratings. Class A shipping rose slightly to 66 percent of the total, but the class B portion dipped to 23 percent. The reports also show that Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles^Wllmlngton and Seattle all had 100 or less men registered on the beach In all departments at the end of the period. These ports are fairly consistent on this score. All of the above ex­ cept Philadelphia alsp had fewer than 50 class A men on hand. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good; sugar season Is on; needs unrated men and oilers . . . Balttmore: Good . . . Nmfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet again .. . Tampa: Fair .. . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Always busy . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. , Ship AtfivHy Pay Sign la Offt Oof Traas. TOTAL Boitea ...... New Yerli.... fhliadoipUo . RoMawre .... Norfolk ..... Spvbaaoh .... Toaipo ...... Mohtio *.«.... New Orleoas . Lake Ckorles . Hoastea .... Wllailiifitea .. SoaProadic*. Seattle 1 » 2. U 2 18 2 1 1 9 i 1 8 — 2 7 2 1 4 7 1 2 .1 4 1 TOTALS ... *9 5-^ 39 ; 12 32 1119 i 1*._ 37 13 21 i 9 14 1 15 11 12 7 9 4 2 28 11 15 S 5 7 87 133 239 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP S ALL 1 2 8 ... 19 2 73 17 - 43 13 3 10 3 16 6 54 9 39 •7 3 4 3 2 1 _ 2 1 1 4 15 3 25 10 19 5 34 3 — 4 7 37 15 4 56 4 6 1 1 6 10 4 20 . 8 17 7 2 •97" 193 42* ~332l Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadeiphiav Baltimore Norfolk S:ivannah Taihpa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B •> GROUP 8_ ALL 1 2 J 2~ St 9 39 5 53 — 12 2 14 3 35 5 43 1 1 — 2 '— 2 3 1 — 4 — 4 6 12 3 21 4 5 23 14 3 3 1 7 7 27 36 2 — — — — 7 16 2 25 — 11 1 12 "40 "177"29 '246 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C .TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 S ALL A 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 Af.T. 2 _ 2 * — 2 3 1 1 3 1 18 2 1 2 24 2 4 4 N — 11 8 44 12 6 19 15 71 1 7 4 8 71 93 96 142 39 277 1 14 4 14 8 32 26 59 — 1 4 3 9 2 6 1 2 2 • 9 2 21 1 11 7 1 2 34 _ .4 9 14 26 5 1 24 10 41 3-8 15 26 3 26 7 54 16 193 _ 7 11 7 - 41 74 33 18 _ 3 2 5 7 2 0 6 — 2 5 3 1 7 1 12 6 1 6 14 7 9 — — 7 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 11 2 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 15 2 1 1 1 9 — 7 — ' — — 3 1 7 3 3 3 1 1 3 19 1 8 9 1 2 8 ____ _ 17 s 1 1 3 8 5 16 25 63 4 1 16 1 34 4 1 1 A9 3 3 6 17 22 9 2 2 3 53 43 48 14 105 3 9 12 48 1 — 3 2 2 48 24 — — 3 1 1 — 2 — 4 17 2 6 4 1 2 — 2 — 2 2 11 1 9 4 2 — 7 10 17 21 43 10 74 2. 3 9 3 8 74 14 8 77 __ 8 6 14 5 96 28 45 ' 4 14 — _ — 2 2 3 — 1 1 3 — 1 1 3 5 4 2 4 2 2 11 17 — 2 6 — — — — 1 1 9 5 18 — 2 2 4 3 2 — 18 2 29 13 21 4 38 4 7 —2 • 5 t 7 7 1 2 10 1 16 1 9 — 4 10 1 3 — 5 16 5 10 19 1 81 8 4 8 39 46 1 93 89 180 55 1 3241 8 88 5 81 49 7 21 33 324 77 81 166 88 S3 1 445 273 434 97 1 804 8 •_ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Registered G In The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP GROITP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 _8_ A^ 1 1 C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 B 3 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 Q • 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 9 t 1 St X Si 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 16 7 37 8 8 52 4 10 7 1 10 21 12 85 46 113 13 21 1 12 52 — 5 2 7 1 8 5 3 9 1 6 1 4 9 6 4 19 21 4 — 10 7 17 3 8 68 22 3 13 8 5 13 28 21 13 62 5 9 28 21 — — 3 3 7 3 2 9 5 9 2 3 5 .... 14 _ 9 — — — 2 6 4 1 1 2 9 _ 1 1 1 4 2 6 — — • 1 1 6 , 6 7 6 1 7 1 __ 1 — 5 6 37 2 11 3 12 4 2 7 19 _ 5 7 _ 19 26 15 __ 2 6 5 13 10 18 6 9 40 7 34 1 _ 2 7 1 44 16 9 1 34 1 — 1 4 5 1 3 2 10 5 8 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 1 10 6 17 7 38 20 6 75 TO 32 6 13 1 4 6 49 4 4 49 1 20 1 — 2 1 3 —, 2 7 2" 6 10 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 6 — 5 3 2 23 3 8 1 2 15 10 8 __ 9 2 2 2 9 4 4 — 1 3 — 3 11 6 5 — 2 3 3 13 22 4 4 — 13 1 5 6 6 55 "47" 198 48 242 111 48 401 112 383 49 176 33 2421 7" 54 "50~ 2 16 SO •MM ..I. L inl ALL GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 tt XI 172 4 25 82 12 1 4 ... 7 54 63 8 15 46 4 8 36 9 544 12 •MM 0 0 0 tu 27 2 12 3 _ 24 1 13 4 9 13 2 •MM MM <2 4 5 95 MM M. ' K 9 55 8 25 8 1 1 10 19 10 26 4 6 3 20 3 5 8 4 3 8 82 -189 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston \f.: I" New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Lake Charles I: Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Reglsfered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B - tOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUPGROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 8 ALL 1 2 B 3 ALL 2 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 — 2 1 3 2 4 2 13 1 1 3 7 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 21 12 31 64 1 14 35 92 219 1 3 35 15 22 83 92 7 24 11 19 39 17 19 53 53 1 10 11 2 : __ — 2 7 9 3 3 4 2 9 18 7 2 — 9 5 5 7 5 3 2 2 — 17 _ 12 6 14 37 2 7 70 60 32 12 26 3 9 18 12 36 12 12 8 5 13 11 36 1 11 12 ' 4 1 — 5 1 2 3 3 3 6 — 7 7 7 13 1 1 1 7 15 5 6 1 1 — — _ . 5 — 1 6 2 2 1 10 3 5 7 7 1 2 1 5 2 — — ,2 5 . 2 1 6 7 5 2 3 1 4 10 6 1 3 2 6; 1 1 __ 7 1 7 15 6 6 3 7 4 10 21 3 4 11 22 20 51 13 8 1 13 11! 7 7 — 17 • 8 3 23 34 68 35 8 52 17 3 3 38 11 44 13 11 11 95 21 13 44 13 21 — — — 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 2 6 3 2 4 5 2 6 3 4 2 __ 1 ^ ' 9 . 9 13 5 14 32 — 2 16 7 63 23 7 87 7 46 10 7 12 14 7 5 27 46 10 10 4 2 2 8 1 — — 1 1 8 1 ><L_ 1 1 4 2 8 6 1 2 - 4 2 2 1 1 2 2| 1 2 — 3 11 16 — 5 6 15 31 4 3 5 2 2 — 12 10 6 1 10 1 7 1 13 10, 2 2\ 1 3 . —. 8 6 1 2 9 _ 3 4 i 11 3 2 4 2 5 1 1 6 8l 5 2 2 93 84 117 2441 1 94 241 588 9 7 75 83 74~ 25 133 232 2 77 57 1 366 253 57 232 19 117 145 771 2 1 54 4 71 • • 1 • MM • MM. MM _M MM. MM MM MM* MM" 1 ^ MM MM " MM ^*M MM ~ MM. MM MM MM. MMM ' •M. ; 1 MM. •, MM -M-.. '. MMM MM. MM M.M MM i MM MM SUMMARY ll;;. pi- ir MMMPrOMtf Reg/sfered -Registered TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A I CLASS B CLASS e CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 2 8 2_3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 _^L 1 2 8 ALL 1 97 193 42 332 8 39 46 93 89 180 55 I 324 "B 31_49 7 21 j 33 324 88 33 | 445 273 484 97 I 8941 77_81 I- i6ji^- -:.-2 881 ~5 177 29 246 6 55 "47 _108 33 176 "33 1242 "7 '54 50 I 111 2 16'30'| 48 242_111 487| 491112 383 49J 544f 93 82 I 189' 1 7 75 83; 74 25 133 1 232 2 ' 41271 93 34 117 1' 54 I 67232 77 67 1 366 253 94 241 15881" 19 117 77 • ' 2 822 15 Ml IBR" 284 196 881 221 J 798 17 89 170 I 2761 '9.-"irio5iiH^75r 279 188 11212 494 "• 638 911 887 |1936) 29 : 191 289 m �Afril 24. U5f SEAFARERS (Tht brothers described below are receivino |150 monthly SlU dieabiUty-benefits.) ^ Bafiu Stoucb, Sr. . . . 62 . . . steward department member since joining unioq in 1941 . . . Rufus Jr., foilowing dad's footsteps,, has chief cook rating in SIU... Stough, Sr.. worked mostly on vpassenger and dry cargo ships.. preferred West Africa and South American runs be­ cause the ships' home port was New Orleans, Stough's home town ... saw plenty of action dur­ ing World War II . . . ships he was on were tor­ pedoed twice," rammed once and he also spent two years as a prisoner of war . . . still keeps in touch with former shipmate Frenchy Manceaux ... lives with wife and son in New Orleans . . . enjoys tend­ ing family's garden and backyard. .$ 4 t I'ully Robertson . . . 62 . . . joined SIU in 1939, putting in 18 years at sea before retiring on a $150 monthly disabilitypension check ... sailing "had its ups and downs" but, Robertson confides, "I'd still like to go back to sea". . . can't though, because of rheumatism, so. "I guess I'll get my flshihg pole and quit thinkabout it". . . liked passenger ships above all others because of the bigger payoff, "but on the beach I would take anything" . . . vessel, Old Plow City, still remains with Robby as his fondest memory on the seas . . .' put in five days "out in that cold water" after his ship went down . . . still corre­ sponds with shipmates Tom McLees and Phil O'Carnes . . . lives with vdfe in Dallas, Texas, fishing, hunting and just relaxing "on that old rocking chair on the front porch." LOG PaC» PlfW Dry Cell Safety Lighting Urged For SIU Vessels FolIowing^ a central safety committee meeting of the joint SlU-industry safety plan aU SIU companies have been notified of the desirability of installing portable dry cell lij lights in passageways and in the engine rtiom. The recommendation grew out of discussion of the Santa Rosa-Valchem collision. It was pointed out at the meeting that when the Valchem's lighting circuits were thrown out of whack by the coUlsion, the only lights available were a couple of flash­ lights belonging to members of the crew. In another development growing out of the collision, the Maritime Administration has asked a private research organization to undertake a study of collisions at sea. The firm, Dualap & Associates, of Stam­ ford, Conn., will investigate ail available records of collisions in the past five years. The investi­ gation will center on the relation­ ship between errors of navigation and accidents. Study Ship Equipment In addition, the Maritime Ad­ ministration is undertaking a study on ship equipment with the hope of finding ways to improve ship controls and safety. t t ft Jack Howard . . 67 . . . Originally an SUP man. Brother Howard Four Seafarers are still hospi- Seafarer B. B. Henderson, cook, fells headquarters membership of transferred over to the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ talized as a result of the Valchem f,i$ experience aboard SS Valchem when he was awakened by trict in 1948 . . . career dates back to 1923 when collision, three in Staten Island -alUtfon he sailed on a Lykes Brothers ship out of New Or­ and one in the Galveston PHS.^ leans . . . had chief steward's rating, working on hospital, and a number of other passenger ships, tankers and cargo ships . . . liked crevmiembers are still receiving seafaring because it "took me to places where I had medical care. never been before". . .,did some valuable organiz­ Bosun Claude Blanchard, who ing for the Union in the Isthmian fleet ... it was was burned in the accident, has one of his most memorable experience and "what a been transferred to the Galveston thrill it was when they signed the contract". . . hospital. Seafarers Rafael Berheart condition forced him to retire two years ago tran, MM; William Nesta, chief . . . when he shows friends in his home town of Patoka, 111., the $150 steward, and G. Malensky, OS, are Now well on the rpad to recovery despite first and second still in Staten Island, with Bertran monthly checks he gets,~they can hardly believe it. degree burns over large portions of his body, Seafarer Claude hobbling about on crutches as the Blanchard, bosun of the Valchem, was lavish in his praise result of leg and back injuries. Check Hearing Record of the medical treatment he* ^ The Coast Guard is in the proc­ received at the Staten Island cords, everything is practically ess of reviewing the voluminous Health Service hospi­ healed up." hearing record on the accident, Public The vocal cords will take an tal. involving seven days of testimony estimated four to six months to ."I never thought I would be out by crewmembers of both ships. heal, but Blanchard is able to The Santa Rosa, which sustained of there in three weeks," Blan­ ispeak, although his voice is quite WASHINGTON—The Public Health Service may have to heavy damage to her bow, is now chard said, "but thanks to the ex­ abandon its sanitary inspection program on cargo vessels un­ being fitted with a new bow in cellent care I received at the hoarse. Still in the hospital are Sea­ less Congress votes additional funds for PHS, a House Ap­ the Newport News Shipbuilding hospital, I'm now on out-patient and Drydock yard. The Valchem status and will not need any skin farers William Nesta, chief stew­ propriations subcommit--*^ ard, Rafael Bertran, MM, the most graft operations." tee was told. the spread of communicable dis­ is in Todd's Shipyard, Brooklyn, seriously injured, and G. Malensky. Consequently,-Blanchard, a resi­ awaiting decision as to whether A spokesman for the Pacific eases and endanger the health of dent of Port Arthur, Texas, is or not she will be repaired. American Steamship - Association, American seamen. headed back home and will con­ Vice-President J. Monroe Sullivan, tinue t'' get out-patient treatment declared that he learned from the at the Galveston PHS hospital. PHS that the. present budget would Like other Seafarers on the Val­ only allow for inspection of pas­ chem Blanchard was asleep in his senger vessels. room when she was struck by the That means that' cargo ships Santa Rosa somewhere around 3 could •'hot be inspected while in AM, the morning of March 26. His service or in the construction stage, All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity room was on the starboard side, with po!»ible damaging .effects, on benefit plus a ^25 bond from the Union in-the baby's name: next to the saloon mess. Neverthe­ WASHINGTON The nuclear tho health of Seafar»s. less, the Rosa, driving some two ship Savannah, the world's first Mrs. George W. BdwdBn, Jr;i Nor­ Edmund C. Blosser Jr., born Fewer Inspeeitona Already thirds through the Valchem's after atom - powered merchant vessel, Sullivan cited stetistics showing January 14-, 1959, to Seafarer and folk,'Va.\' wrecked his foc'sie. Mrs. Edmund C. Blosser, Ridge4 . 4 4 • . house, that because of lack of manpower; All Blanchard knew was that he wiU be launched by Mrs. Dwight Kurt Sammy Walls, born March woke up in a room filled with hot D. Eisenhower, on July 21, 1959, inspections had .dropped off .con­ wood, Queens, NV. ' 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kirt kteam which scalded his face, at the New York Shipbuilding .. 4 ' .i' siderably from previous years. If the rate of decline continues, he Jeff Wyne De. LPS l^tos, born Walls, NeW Orleans, La. hands, back, legs and vocal cords. Corp. in Camden, NJ, the Maritime tt. .. 4 • 4 warned, "it could pose a dangerous^ March 10, 1959, to Eeafarer and He war also trapped in his room, Administration has announced. situation and would increase Mrs. Raul De . Los Santos, Galves­ Joy Linda Worley, born March but the first assistant engineer The vessel is a combination 16,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John somehow pried a bulkhead loose passenger-cargo vessel, 595 feet chances for contamination within ton, Tex., ' L. Worley, San Francisco, Calif. merchant vessels and between long, with a 78-foot beam capable i ^ 4 and got him out. merchant vessels. To date no seri­ John Doran, born March 21, From there, Blanchard said, he of a 20-knot speed. The vessel is 4 4 4 Dwight Morris, born March 16, Was taken aboard the Santa Rosa designed to operate for over three ous contaminations have resulted 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard and placed in the passenger ship's years on its initial fuel loading. on American-flag ships—in great Doran, St. George, SI, NY. Morris, Vinemont, Ala. degree a result of oim creW per­ hospital. "After giving emergency 4" t In light of the pending launching sonnel being properly trained by Michael Henry Jr., born Febru­ treatment to Romo and Bertran of the Savannah, Lloyd's Register 4 4 4 management together with the co­ ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sheila Lorraine Lewing, born who were the most seriously in- of Shipping has called upon the operation of seafaring unions and Michael Henry, Lake Charles, La. April 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. jiu-ed, the Santa Rosa medical staff government of Great Britain to the advice and supervision of the Ottis Lewing, Elorien, La. gave me the best of attention. The invest government funds in the 4^ 4 Public Health Service itself. ship's nurse was at my side con­ development of an experimental 4 4 4 Robert Lynn Morgan, born Judy Lucile Graham, born March stantly all day imtil the Santa Rosa nuclear-powered 'Not In Public Interest' carrier. March 4,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. "If the proposed reduction . . . Robert Earl Morgan, Bailinger, 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ got into port that evening and I States Marine will operate the ert H. Graham, Mobile, Ala. was taken over to Staten Island." In the budget becomes effective, Tex. NS Savannah through its threeAt the hospital, Blanchard got sanitary inspection of cai-go vessels 4 4 4 stage program, which consists of 4 4 4 Joseph Ferdinand Da Costa, regular treatments in a Hubbard In foreign trade will be eliminated Louis James Vincent, born born March 21, 1959, to Seafarer tub, an agitated water bath through initial trials and tests for six , , , Such a situation will not be In March 29, 1959, to Seafarer and and Mrs. Jose Da Costa, Baltimore, which jets of compressed air pass. months to a year, then in domestic the public interest." "They told me that the air hitting and offshore operation in modified The Maritime Trades Depart­ Mrs. Floj'd John Vincent, Lake Md. Arthur, La. the burns would make them heal commercial service for operational ment, APL-CIO, and the SIU have 4• 4 4 Dawn' Marie Sachs,- born March fast, and they certainly, knew the evaluation purposes and finally 4 4 4 protested to the House Appropria­ Stephen Alan Bowden, borh 22, i959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ber­ score. Now, except for my knuckles through commercial operation in tion? Committee that any cut in which are still tender, and my vocal passenger-cargo services. the program would open the US to March 30, 1959, to Seafarer and nard Sachs, Baltimore, Md. Burns Healing, Valchem Bosun Hails PHS Care Cargo Ship Health Inspection May End SIU DABY ARRIYAKS N5Savannah Christening Set For July �SEAFARERS rac* CUx Warit Adventure? Bid For Berth On Shinneeock Bay A collision, a few vension dinners provided by the crew, two Hens slapped on the ship, a shortage of bunkers, a boiler breakdown, and the rescue of a crewmember who went into the drink were just a few of the incidents which took place on the current voyage of the Shinnecock Bay. " Af*" last report, the SlU-manned cutta where the Liberty collided Liberty was beating if home­ with an Indian ship and stove in ward from Aden, hoping to arrive in Baltimore by May 8 without further incident. But just to make sure, the Seafarers are keeping their fishing lines out in the mean­ time to replenish a none-too-robust stock of foodstores. According to ship's delegate Bjorn Granberg, the sequence of unexpected events began in Cal- Boston Unions Get Classwork BOSTON — Classes are being conducted in this port to deal with the problems faced by the average working man, Gene Dakin, acting agent, reports. The classes are sponsored by the Greater Boston Labor Council, AFL-CIO, with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Boston United Fund. They are held one night a week for ten weeks and all of­ ficials and representatives of labor unions in the port have been in­ vited to attend. They deal with the services provided by social agencies here. Although there was a couple of ships paying off in the port during the past period, it did not help the shipping picture. Registration for the port increased during the last two weeks, especially in the Deck department where the port has more than enough men on hand to take any jobs that may come up in the near future. Paying off in the area were the Penn Mariner (Penn Trans) and the Winter Hill (Cities Service). The Penn Mariner was the only ship signing on during the period. In transit were the Wild Ranger (Waterman); Bradford Island (Cit­ ies Service) and the Robin Kirk (Robin). a few plates. She spent 12 days getting patched up, picked up a pilot and headed down the Hooghly River—but not for long. It ap­ pears there was a minor item pend­ ing, an unpaid repair bill for $1,200 worth of engine room work to be exact, and the pilot was or­ dered to hold everything. By dint of some persuasive con­ versation, the captain managed to clear the ship for Vizagapatam to load ore. Upon arrival, there was a court order from Calcutta to put the ship under arrest for the col­ lision repair bill, a mere $10,000 in all. This too was cleared up after some hasty communication between the ship and the local au­ thorities, and the Shinnecock Bay beat it out of there, headed for Aden. "Halfway to Aden we had trou­ ble with one boiler, so it had to be shut down and fixed tempo­ rarily. After the boiler was fixed we were short of fuel, so in order to be on the safe side, we were going on one boiler." Limping along slowly on one boiler meant further delay, and consequently the chief steward re­ ported gloomily that stores were running low. Ever resourceful, the crew put out fishing lines over the stem to supplement the rations. 'Man Overboard!' While Granberg, his watch part­ ner and the second mate were dil­ igently tending the lines one eve­ ning, dreaming of a fresh fish din­ ner, they spotted a crewmember thrashing in the water. The cry "man overboard" was followed by* some fast action. "The mate on watch rang the general alarm and started to bring the ship around. We got the boat cover off the motor lifeboat and swung it out. In it went the 2d mate, myself, two more ABs and three ordinaries. "The boat'was lowered and the A9mu,um^ LOO^ Pick Up'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captaiff or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voy­ age. Study Crews' Meal Taxation Shinnecock Bay lifeboat js picked up after rescuing crew­ member from Indian Ocean. 2nd mate . . . started the motor. I took the tiller and we cast loose and headed for the man. He had missed all the liferings but was still swimming when we picked him up. From the time he went overboard to the time we picked him up was 16 minutes.' Made It To Aden Finally, the ship made it to Aden, had its boilers repaired, re­ stocked its bunkers and headed for home. The venison? Granberg explains it this way. "A few of the boys were tiger-hunting in India, but by some mix-up bagged four deer, so we have had deer meat for sup­ per." ° As for the fishing, "that's been pretty good, but all the big ones (over 20 pounds) have gotten away." The New YOrk State government has promised to review the ques­ tion of withholding taxes on sea­ men covering the value of meals and lodging on board ship. Gover­ nor Nelson Rockefeller has written National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran informing him that the State Tax Department will re­ view the situation. Curran had written Rockefeller protesting the tax on seamen's meals and lodging, pointing out that the Federal Government does not impose such a tax. SIU representatives have also protested the tax action and have been in conferences with state tax officials on the problem. The state is taxing earnings of New York resident seamen and is^ applying the tax to meals and lodg­ ing by figuring $1.20 daily for this purpose on seamen's gross wages, $1.60 daily on a licensed officers' pay. Curran had written Rockefeller that the "food and berth that sea­ men receive aboard ship in no way constitute earnings ... The fact that Ihey must live with their jobs does not reduce their costs of maintaining a home and family ashore." Towing fieef Settled In ' N'Orleans NEW ORLEANS—Shipping for this port picked up quite a bit since last meeting and, from the looks of the schedules, it should continue this way for at least an­ other two weeks, Port Agent Lindsey Williams reports. The strike at Crescent Towing has been settled with a new con­ tract negotiated providing for im­ proved conditions and other gaiwa for HIWD members. Seafarers in this port are enthus­ iastically backing the Union's fight to organize the Liberian-flag Sea Level. The men here realize that beefs like this one and the P&O beef are paving the way for large-scale organizing of hundreds of runaways. Although shipping for the port ran slightly behind registration, with 165 men shipped to 169 men registered, there were an additional 14 relief and standby jobs and 33 harbor berths filled during the period. • , ' There were 37 vessels calling at the port during the past two weeks. Five ships paid off, seven signed on and 25 were in transit. The ships paying off were the Del Aires, Del Sud, Del Monte (Mississippi); Margarett Brown (Bloomfield) and the Royal Oak (Cities Service). The Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud (Mississippi); Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); Afoundria,. J. B. Waterman and the War­ rior (Waterman) signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair, Roamer, Cavalier (Alcoa); Seatrain's Georgia, Louisi­ ana; Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud, Del Campo (Mississiippi); Lucilo Bloomfield, Neva West (Bloom- ' field); Steel Surveyor, Steel De­ signer (Isthmian); Tops Tops, Mon­ arch of the Seas, Afoundria, John B. Waterman, Warrior, Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pah-Atlantic) Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Bents Fort (Cities Service) apd the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). Know! , tdfik rotHEldS' 11- Know Where Mi While out at sea, a crew is on its own when emergencies occur. That's part of the game. But all too often, it's the same story in port because nobody bothers to fin^ out how to reach the nearest hospital, local fire depart­ ment or other source of aid in an emergency. To Get Help ? Such information sifould be posted on the bulkhead near the gangway so that the gangway watch can summon help promptly when needed. Prompt arrival of such emergency assistance can make the difference in sqving lives. i "• .. * - ^ v ^ ; i-. ] -fc.*-' • r 'J.-' �SEAFAItmiS' XiOg' AviH Z4.'l9St NY Men 'Clean House'; Fire Cripples Dredge tOVR IMILLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliua Users Rate Wash-And-Wear Clothes May is a good month for shopping, with important sales and clear­ ances of sheets, cases, towels; soaps and toiletries; lingerie and house­ coats; washing machinesr and ranges. Television sets also are available at additional reductions this month as manufacturers and dealers un­ load 1959 models preparatory to introducing new models in the falL Here are shopping suggestions for important spring family needs: Children's Clothing: Of the many different types of children's gar­ ments on the market, what's the best to buy for warm-weather wear? The problem is not only one of getting long-wearing, comfortable clothing, but of keeping down the family laundry. • All-cotton wash-apd-wear and drip-dry garments, which have been treated with special finishes both to help them resist soiling and wrin­ kling, and reduce ironing; • Garments made of synthetic or man-made fibers as nylon, Dacron or Orion; • Blends of cotton and synthetiQ fibers. A recent survey by the US Agricultural Marketing Service found that mothers who have bought such clothing, tended to consider the cotton wash-and-wear garments most durable, comfortable and best fitting.' Blends of cotton and synthetics were next most satisfactory in this respect, with the all-synthetics in third place. Among the "com­ fort" characteristics which led the families to prefer the all-cottons and blends over the all-synthetics were coolness and absorbency. But in the ease of laundering, including ironing, the mothers rated the synthetics as best, with the blends very close, and the all-cotton garments trailing. The real lesson for shoppers from this survey is that the blends have the most all-around suitability. They're almost as good as cottons for durability and comfort, and much higher in ease of laund­ ering. Interestingly, the price tags on synthetic materials have come down so much that this spring you'll find children's garments of blends and synthetics cost little or no more than wash-and-wear cottonst For example, this depart­ ment finds boys' shirts available at around the $2 mark in either all-cotton or the desirable blend of 65 percent Dacron and 35 per­ cent cotton. Similarly, girls' dresses are available, in drip-dry cotton or nylon at arodnd the same $4 price level. Cotton and nylon were the two most preferred types of dressup dresses for girls. But in girls' slips about twice as many mothers preferred cotton as nylon, chiefiy because of ease of care, the fact they stay white or bright and durability. But nylon slips also rated high in durability, and were liked because they dry quickly and need little or no ironing. The survey also revealed helpful information on socks. About half the mothers preferred nylon stretch socks and anklets for children because they fit smoothly, will fit any foot and have good durability. But almost as many preferred regular socks, generally cotton, chiefly because they are more absorbent, don't turn grey or dingy and have good durability of their own. While nylon has advantages for some uses, it did come in, for some criticism. They were especially concerned that In dresses and slips, nylon is not cool, that its seams fray and stitching, breaks. It's important to scrutinize the seams on dresses, slips, blouses and skirts made of nylon and other synthetics: Such fibers are slippery, and seams tend to slip, ravel or burst. Look for generous seams with edges overcast and not merely pinked. ' , The tendency of white nylon slips to turn grey or dingy after a while is a recurring problem. White nylon should be washed sei>arately from other garments, even from hose or other lingerie. The other garments may seem to be fast color but even if they yield a small amount ot dye they will, gradually darken a white slip after repeated joint washing. Another reason why white, garments may darken is insufficient rinsing in fresh water. You can use- an ordinary house­ hold bleach on most white nylon fabrics, just as with cottons. Women's Blouses: Inexpensive rayon blouses nowadays are generally good buys, a valuable recent test by five state experiment stations and the US/Agriculture Department found, "rhe blouses were tested both in use and in the laboratory. They included cotton blouses which cost $1A0 washed by hand. The blouses washed in the laboratory did not grey as much, probably because of more thorough rinsing. Often the spottings juere concentrated at the shoulder top where the blouse was held while rinsed. Stay Put For 4obies9 Pay I S-..' / • . I ~ •<:• ' Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while On the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue reJ ceiving their checks regularly.- Several .BeafarerS have already ^ experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in .getting • their next -check after they notified the state unemployment ; offices that 'they had moved-and'changed their mailing address, i V. An average delay ot a month is reported in^m^t cesies, causili^ s considerable hardship to tGe men Involved, y / ' Pare Capt. John W. CioHc/ new president of Mississippi Ship. ping Company. Name Clark Mississippi President NEW ORLEANS—Capt. John W/ Clark has been named president of the SlU-contracted Mississippi Shipping Company, succeeding Harry X. Kelly, who was elected chairman of the executive com­ mittee. Capt. Clark has been a company vice-president since 1953. He first joined the company, as a cadet in 1936, graduated from Kings Point in 1940 and was as­ signed to his first command in 1943 on the Liberty ship Richard M. Johnson when he was only 23 years old. Following his wartime service, Capt. Clark served as Mississippi's port captain in Buenos Aires and thereafter supervised the expansion of the company's West African service. Since that time he has served in various company posts here and is widely known in shipping, trade and civic circles. He is a past na­ tional vibe-president of The Pro­ peller Club of the United States and past president of the New Orleans Propeller Club. Mississippi currently operates 14 ships on trade routes to West Africa and the east coast of South America. Bids were recently opened for the construction of the first three of the 13 or 14 ships in the company's 12-year fleet re­ placement program. Wilmington Hotei To Be Union Home WILMINGTON—With shipping from West Coast ports again on the increase, all wharfage fees in the state of California will be in­ creased ten percent effective this month. Reed Humphries, port agent," said. The increase was an­ nounced by the general manager of the Port of Long Beech. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union here has purchased the Don Hotel. While the hotel will be used to house retired members, the union is also, considering making a cafeteria out of the cafe in the building, with special rates for affiliated "unions. A hotel and cafeteria such as this, Humphries said, will be of great benefit to the port. Shipping during the past twoweek period has been good, with 23 men shipped on five in-transit vessels. The port is continuing to experience difficulty in finding qualified men in the engine and steward departments. The vessels in transit here dur­ ing the ^^riod were the Yorkmar, palmarf J»ennmar (Calmar); Re­ becca (Intercontinental) ahd the Steel Flyer (Isthmian). NEW YORK—A crew of Seafarers manned the SS Jackie Hause last week, but only after the company agreed to allow a standby gang to work oh the vessel, bringing the ship's foc'sles and messrooms up to"^ SIU standards, Bill Hall, as­ ment can be dispatched to fill his sistant secretary-treasurer, re­ berth. ported. In the past there have been inci­ It took the standby gang of eight dents in which ships had to sail men three days to get the ship short or take a pier-head jump be­ 'back into shape before the regular cause of men quitting at the last crew took over. The vessel had minute. In the future. Hall said, if been in lay-up for nine months be­ a man knows he is going to get off fore it was taken over by Marinus his vessel at some port, he should SS Co., a new operator in the give the captain 24 hours' notice so maritime field. he can call the nearest Union hall An overheated electric line over to have a replacement sent to meet the ship's boilers was reported as the vessel. Shipping for the past two-week the cause of a fire on the dredge Sandcaptain, in New York harbor period was somewhat slower than last week; "The engineroom fidley usual with a total of 261 men was burned out and the ship's shipped in all departments. How­ office and a mate's foc'sle were ever even with this slow shipping picture, the dispatcher reported damaged by the fire. that he had a hard time finding The fire broke out around 1:00 men to take the standby AM as the vessel, which was riding enough jobs that early in the empty, passed the 69th street period. were called "" Brooklyn ferry. The vessel had just There was a total of 39 vessels left. the Todd Shipyard after re­ calling the port during the pairs were made on one of its sand past twointo weeks. ships paid dredges and was headed out to off, seven signedSixteen on and 16 were pick up a load of sand. in-transit. In Engine Room The vessels paying off were the Seafarer Norm Lekness, who was Ines (twice), Beatrice, Edith, Eliza­ at the wheel at the time, reported beth, Kathryn (Bull); Penn Ex­ that the fire started in the engine- plorer (Penn Trans); Alcoa Polaris, room fidley. The mate on the bridge Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa); Ocean Eva called the crew and sounded the (Ocean Clippers); Azalea City, ship's horn.'A Coast Guard cutter Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Steel came to the aid of the vessel and, Age, Steel Architect (Isthmian); with the crew, brought the fire Robin Kirk (Robin); and the Elemir (Marine Carriers). under control. Signing on were the Pacific Tide Crewmembers aboard the SS (World Tramping); Penn Explorer Atlantic got an unexpected vaca­ tion in Amsterdam when the ship (Penn Trans); Steel Architect, put in for repairs after a slight Steel Age (Isthmian); Jack'e F""se (Marinus); Ocean Eva (Ocean Clip­ damage to her prop. pers) and the Seagarden (Penin­ The ship missed one scheduled sular). outbound voyage as a result of the In transit were the Portn>ar accident but will go back on her (Calmar); Jackie Hause (Marinus); regular transatlantic run in May. Cantigny, CS Baltimore (Cities It has come to the attention of Service); Seatrain Savannah, New headquarters that some of the Jersey, Louisiana, New York, members have been quitting their Georgia (Seatrain); Fairland, Beau­ vessels without giving the company regard, Raphael Semmes, Azalea sufficient notice and without noti­ City, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) and fying the Union so that a replace­ the Natalie (Intercontinental). The NLRB has ruled that a union may legally picket a company where it has lost a bargaining rights election if it is trying to preserve union standards at other firms. The decision involved un­ fair labor charges against Radio Broadcast Technicians Local 1264 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers filed by sta­ tion WKRG-TV, Inc., of Mobile, Ala. After it lost the election, thr local requested advertisers not to advertise on the station and to patronize union stations. The board ruled that this was not an effort to force the station to rec­ ognize the union,'but rather "to preserve and maintain the level of wages and working conditions for the employees of the union stations in Mobile whom it repre­ sents" by diverting advertising. •t 4" 4 Some 8,500 members of the Re­ tail, Wholesale and Department Store Union employed by Macy's in New York overwhelmingly ap­ proved a new contract providing for a $5 across tlie board general pay increase, coupled with a hike in the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour. The agreement, retroactive to February 1, calls for a $3 gen­ eral increase in the first year and $2 the second, plus I $50,000 fund ••1 ' ' ^1 ^1 -"-I •;^I •^1 < to overcome wage inequities. Also provided for are severance pay available after 5 years instead of the 10 years as it was in the old contract. A grievance and arbitra­ tion machinery was also set up providing for the union to chal­ lenge, and arbitrate changes in job specifications. 4 4 4 Charging that union demonstra­ tions made it impossible to con­ tinue operations. General Electric closed down its air-conditioning plant in Bloomfield, NJ, two weeks ahead of schedule. In a telegram to President Eisenhower, officers of Local 422 of the International Union of Electrical Workers charged that the company was de­ priving the members of their "true right to work" and asked the President to grant the plant some defense contracts in order to save their jobs and community. Three officers of the local, the last of seven persons who had chained themselves together, re­ fused to leave the plant. The com­ pany had laid off some 300 em­ ployees since last December, and with the closing of the plant, another 427 employees were put out of work. According to a com­ pany spokesman, service of all employees averaged 18 years. . �Face Elsiit it - • SEiiy^HgRS LOG April 24. See Costly Health Plans Booming fkiv't Medidne MA (Sets Its Money Voted - WASHINGTON—Having had its bid for a supplemental $10 million appropriation cut in half by th* House Appropriations Committee, the Maritime Administration has been successful in its bid before the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee for restoration of the full amount. The requested money would be used as payment towards the Gov­ ernment's operating - differential subsidy obligations, which the MA handles. MA officials have pointed out that they need more than the $5 million the House offered to pay bills which are still outstanding. Against a background of severe government cutbacks in maritime spending, the Maritime Adminis­ tration has also asked that the $18 million limitation on the amount available for the construction of the nuclear merchant vessel NS Savannah be increased to $18.7 million. The same $700,000 request was pared down to $550,0d0 by the House Committee. TRENTON, NJ—^Increasing rates on group and individual health insurance plans may cause socialized medicine to be­ come "an accomplished fact" in the United States, a threemember study committee re--*' ported to the New Jersey health insurance proposal, made by Banking and Insurance Com­ Secretary Arthur Flemming of the Health, Education and Welfare' De­ missioner. The group, appointed last year partment, confirmed the Federato look into the Blue Cross health ation's stand on the "tragic situa­ insurance program, found that "if tion" of many old persons who Blue Cross and Blue Shield rates have only meager resources and continue to rise, and ever reach who are confronted with higher A flu epidemic which was rag­ with only the usual OT beefs hang­ the point where they get high medical costs. Dr. Flemming's report estimated ing throughout Germany recently ing. enough to price themselves out of the market for the budget of the that it would cost the Government hit a number of the crew of the it * average citizen, then the Govern­ about $900,000,000 the first year Lucile Bloomfield while their ship If a sign of a good ship's dele­ ment will be encouraged to step to make the 16,200,000 Social was in port discharging cargo, gate is the shape he leaves the ves­ in, and socialized medicine will be­ Security beneficiaries eligible for Ancost Laasaro, ship's delegate, sel in when he re­ reports. come an accomplished fact" up to sixty days' annual hospital­ signs from that The majority Meanwhile in Washington, on ization. In addition to this, he post, then Seafar­ of the men the Federal level. Administration found, limited nursing benefits er Vincent Genco, officials have placed a $l-billion- and surgical benefits would add aboard the vessel. former delegate a-year price tag on an AFL-CIO another $94,000,000 to the total. L a z z a r 0 said, on the Steel Ex­ proposal which would provide came down with To finance the bill, its sponsor. ecutive. would be free medical care to aged persons Rep. Aime J, Forand, (D-RI) a fever at one up for an Oscar. on Social Security. time or another. called for an Increase in Social After being The bill, which is meeting very Security taxes by one-fourth of However, there delegate on the strong opposition from .the Amer­ one percent each for employers were no serious Executive for a Genco ican Medical Association, would and wage earners, and three^uarThrow In For cases reported. full year, Genco LozEoro provide retired Americans with ters of one-percent for self-em­ Other than that resigned last trip. His final re­ A Meeting ilob paid-up hospital, surgical and ployed. ~ the trip to Europe was routine. port to the crew was "no beefs, no Under the rules of the SlU, nursing bare. disputed overtime" for all three any member can nominate him­ Blue Cross rates in New Jersey departments. self for meeting chairman, readr jumped 18.5 percent last year, and t t t ing clerk or any other post that were jacked up more than 20 per­ Votes of thanks were given to may be up for election before cent in New York. In addition. steward departments on the Gate­ the membership, including com­ Blue Cross has applied to the NY way City, Del Viento, John B: mittees yuch as the tallying State Insurance Department for Kulukundis, John B. Waterman, committees, financial commit­ permission to raise its rates 33 Evelyn, and to the cooks and bak­ tees and other groups named by percent in that State. WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has brought In an effort to curb the increas­ the hearings on Waterman Steamship Company's subsidy to ers on the Steel Designer. Highest the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing cost of hospital insurance, the a close after a stormy session in which opposing companies recommendations of the month were for the steward department ing officers are elected at the committee has recommended that on the Maiden Creek, for putting start of each meeting, those who the medical profession try to dis­ tried in vain to question of--^~~ suade patients from staying in the ficers of the FMB as to Water­ that Waterman has undertaken ob­ out the best chow "any seaman can wish to run for those meeting hospital longer than normally man's relationship with Pan- ligations for Pan-Atlantic, includ­ ever hope to have," according to offices can do so. ing payment of ^charter costs on Terrance White, ship's delegate. merely because "Blue Cross is Atlantic Steamship Company. Throughout the hearings, which some of the trailerships owned paying for it," and also recom­ mended that the state's hospitals dealt with Waterman's right to by Coastal Ship Corporation, an use some centralized system for continue to operate Pan-Atlantic other Waterman subsidiary. They in the coastwise trade, several intimated that there was a good purchasing supplies. In urging the passage of the steamship companies, including possibility that Government sub­ medical care bill, AFL-CIO Presi­ Alcoa and Bull Line, have repeat­ sidy money would, in one form or dent George Meany pointed to the edly charged that Waterman v/ould another, be used to Pan-Atlantic's increasing cost of private health use subsidy money to assist Pan- advantage. insurance and said that "a retired Atlantic's coastwise operation. At present,.US coastwise opera­ worker cannot afford the rising The attorney for Alcoa and Bull tors do not receive any Govern­ Whatever you need, in work or dress costs of medical care." served a subpoena on the control­ ment subsidy since the trade is re­ g^or, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top A study of the Federation's ler of the Federal Maritime Board served to US-flag ships. Subsidies quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ in an attempt to question him on are granted to offset higher US the existence of safeguards to pre­ operating costs in competition with ing at your Union-owned and Union-, vent Waterman from passing on foreign shipping. operated Sea Chest store. subsidy money to Pan-Atlantic in The attitude of the FMB ex­ any' form. However, the attorney's aminer and other FMB officials at Sport Coats bid to question the controller was the hearing indicates that they do ruled out by the Board's general not regard the Pan-Atlantic opera­ Slacks counsel. tion as an obstacle to Waterman's Dress Shoes The opposing companies argued subsidy request. Work Shoes LAKE CHARLES—While it has Socks been quiet on the shipping front Dungarees 'Twas A Fine Day For Painting in this port, it has been far from Frisko Jeens peaceful on the political side in the CPO Shirts state. Port Agent Leroy Clark re­ Dress Shirts ports. Sport Shirts Although the elections are still Belts about seven months off, candidates Khakis by the dozen are tossing their hats into the ring. For example it looks Ties right now that there will be 10 Sweat Shirts possibilities for the governorship T-Shirts slot. Shorts ii Several of the men on the beach Briefs in this port attended funeral serv­ it: Swim Trunks ^ ices for Brother James P. Mapp Sweaters who died in the Galveston PHS Kt '-'.y Sau'wesfere hospital early this month. Brother I'"''."''. I.,vRaingear Mapp was buried in Moss Bluff, -1' T'flt: • La., which is in this area. He is Caps survived by his wife, Clara. Writing Mateilgis As was reported, shipping re­ Toiletries ( mained on the quiet side for the Electric Shavers past two weeks. Although there Radios were quite a few ships in the axea, Televsaien most of them were in-transits,'with Jewelry only a few replacements needed. Cameras Calling into the area were the Luggage I CS Baltimore, GS Norfolk, Can1 iV tigny. CS Miami, Winter Hill, Chi^•s^S'T Wawa, Royal Oak, (Cities (^rvice; (pel Campo (Mississippi) and the Spring was in the air and Harold Clarki OM; dn the fTdpa^jW^ai ^ggle n s p pr t e r (Termhial was enfoying every minute of it as .he painted wiiicb control gear, j rlhaaisXr ..-.ji Ship was in Braoklyn Army Base at the time. SlU SHIPS AT SEA FMB Blocks Attack On Waterman Aid *1 Your Gear... tor ship . • • for shore f •/. ii • La. Voters Have Plenty Of Choices '-"m" ti' y'i �Aprn t4, U8f SEAFARERS LOG r*ge Nla« •i A Review Of The First Two Years Of The SlU-lndusfry Safety Plan The Joint SlU-industry safety program in mari­ time, received another boost last week when the National Safety Coimcil, annotmced that Alcoa Steamship Company had won its 1958 safety award. Furthermore, the Coimcil said, the SIUcontracted fleet had achieved the best record ever made by any steamship company since the Marine Section started keeping statistics "of this kind. The outstanding safety achievement of. Alcoa crewmembers represents one aspect of the steadily-improv­ ing safety record achieved on SltT ships under the joint program. The latest available figures in this area, based on the last quarter of 1958, show lost-time accidents down 24 percent and all accidents down six percent from the comparable 1957 figures. There's no question that in the past a considerable amount of skepticism existed ammg Seafarers as to the usefulness of shipboard safety programs. The same out­ look was shared by many on the management side. How­ ever, the experience of the program since it-got under­ way in earnest in 1957, clearly demonstrates that it is pos­ sible to reduce shipboard injuries and fatalities through joint participation by the Union, the operators and mem­ bers of the unlicensed crew on board. Here, for example, are the latest figures on shipboard accidents, comparing the last three months of 1958 with the last quarter of 1957. Figures Show Improvement e Total accidents declined from 378 in 1957 to 355 in the comparable 1958 period. • Lost time accidents, the crucial category involving accidents which caused a man to miss work time, were down from 137 to 104. . Further, the figure of 104 lost time accidents was the lowest for any of the five quarters for which figures are available. The other quarters show, October-December^, > 1957 — 137 accidents: January-March, 1958 — 111 acci­ dents; April-June 1958—121 accidents; July-September, 1958—117 accidents; and finally, October-December, 1958 —104 accidents. Throughout tiie year then, all four quarters were low­ er than the 1957 figure and the last three months report­ ed were the lowest of all. Substantiating evidence of a trend toward accident re­ duction is contained in the reports of individual fleets such as Mississippi and Isthmian, which in addition to Alcoa, reported improved safety records in 1958 as com­ pared to 1957, and previous ydars. For example Mississip­ pi reported a 25 percent accident decline. Isthmian shows figures of 300 accidents ii> 1956, 287 in 1957 and 260 in 1958. This, of course, includes all accident reports, lost time and otherwise. The joint SlU-industry safety program was actually in­ itiated late in 1955 in negotiations with the operators. Before that time, some individual companies had operated safety programs of their own, but the practice was far from uniform and, in most instances. Seafarers were pas­ sive participants in such a program. With direct Union participation, both shoreside and on the shipboard level, it was believed that more successful efforts could be made to reduce the shipboard toll. As a result, in November, 1955, the Union signed an agreement with the shipowners establishing the principle of a joint program dealing both with shipboard safety and prevention of illness. One part of that program was the establLshment of medical clinics in major SIU ports to give annual physical examinations to Seafarers and serve as diagnostic centers for seamen and members of their families. The other section called for establishment of a central safety committee and setting up a central of­ fice for the collection of safety information and the draft­ ing of safety programs to be followed on the ships. With the agreement completed, the SIU then under­ took a survey of ships' crews to see in what areas they id eveiY issui'bf SEAFARERS LOG^rw.Hps oft shipbtoe^ safety hazards and suggestient at to 4 Selection of dippings shows progress of safety pro­ gram since its inception. . felt improvements were needed. The responses to the Union questionnaire clearly indicated that Seafarers had specific, constructive ideas on making changes in ship­ board gear and shipboard work practices to promote ship safety. As a result of this survey and further discussions with the operators, the machinery for the program was set up, effective January 1, 1957. The core of the program was provision for regular safety programs on ships^ in which Seafarers would participate directly, with emphasis on prevention of accidents by preventive maintenance, struc­ tural alteration where necessary and improvement in in­ dividual work habits. It was agreed that Seafarers would elect safety repre­ sentatives from eaeh shipboard department who would participate, along with the r;aptain and other department heads and officers, as members of a senior safety com­ mittee. On the shoreside end, the central safety committee meets regularly to discuss safety practices and safety gear, issues reeommendations in light of shipboard ex­ perience (such as the recent recommendation for emerg­ ency portable dry-cell lights in the event a ship's plant is knocked out), and sees to the distribution of safety suggestions and safety material to the ships, working in collaboration with the safety director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. , The objective of such a program is the creation of a climate of safety-consciousness and an awareness of ship­ board hazards and safe working practices on the part of ships' crews. Does it work? The safety statistics show that the Im­ plementation of the program has been accompanied by a decline in accidents and an improving safety record. The Union is convinced that continued effort will pay off In reducing the toll of crippling and disabling injuries to crewmembers. Company awards such as to Del Monte (obove) have ' also promoted interest in safety. \ 1 �PageTtm •'<'" QUESTION: Have you ever thought of settling down in one of the foreign countries you visited? U ^' k- fli. Olenchik, AB: How can you Fred Olson, OS: Yes, I've often thought about settling down in beat the life here? Other coun­ tries don't have Japan: I've been anything the there regularly USA d o e s n't three of four have. Some guys times a year for seem to believe the past few you don't need years and I'm money to get convinced it's a along in a for­ wonderful coun­ eign country, try. The people admit I would are friendly, the enjoy visiting way of life ap­ pealing and the country is very abroad for a couple of weeks, but as for settling down there, it's not clean. for me. t. n, t, Arturo Mariani, cook and baker: » » Earl Cain, baker: Several years If I ever settled elsewhere, my back, I was really stuck on Mexico. choices would be I liked the idea Japan and Den­ of cheap living, a mark, in that or­ relaxing way of der. The Japan­ life, a hospitalese people are able people and a very nice; they're favorable cli­ not in the least mate. Since then, b i t prejudiced then, however, towards one race I've discovered or another. Liv­ that Miami offers ing is fairly in­ expensive and anyone who's been many of the there knows what I mean when I things I was looking for. You say their women are unsurpassed, couldn't get me to move now. Trallership TrafficHigh, ICC Reports WASHINGTON—An Interstate Commerce Commission report on revenues of coastwise shipping companies in 1958 shows a sharp increase for the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company that year as compared to 1957. The increase reflects the apparent suc­ cess of the "lift-on, lift-off trailership operation the company is con­ ducting. Pan-Atlantic took in $15,718,401 in 1958 as compared to $11,077,056 imthe previous year. By contrast, the three other companies on the run—Marine Transport, Seatrain and C. G. WUlis showed little or no improvement^ with Seatrain down by more than $2 millfon. Intercoastal Trade Down In the intercoastal end, Isbrandtsen and Terminal Steamship Were the only companies to show revenue increases over 1957. Other major operators, including Calmar, Luckenbach and Weyerhauscr, all did better the year before. The general decline in revenue reflects the extent of the recession tit Henry Rowe, messonan: I admit in the United States "which reduced Irving DeNobriga, AB: No, I'm quite satisfied right here. I've there are advantages to be found cargoes throughout 1958. In other coun­ never appreci­ tries, but t doubt ated the attitude if I'll ever make of foreignany move abroad. ers, who once For one thing, I they find out wouldn't like livyou're American, i n g somewhere try to skin you of where I don't whatever you're know the langu­ worth. There are age and more im­ plenty of good portant, I've got LONDON—Efforts to get pas­ things in the States, more than enough to keep my family here. So that ends senger ships to follow specified tracks on the North Atlantic have that. me happy and steadfast. made headway as the result of a meeting of the International Chamber of Shipping here. The Italian Line has pledged it will follow the established system of recommended tracks, but Norwe­ gian and Swedish operators are still holding off. The ocean tracks for North At­ lantic ships are merely recom­ With tanker cargoes growing smaller and rates slipping mended tracks and not compulsory, below the break-even point, shipowners throughout the under the 1948 International Con­ world have been rapidly laying up surplus tonnage to pre- vention for Safety of Life at Sea. —tvent further losses. In the Up until now, 12 steamship com^ United States, the Military paniejs are parties to a North At­ lantic trade route agreement, but Sea Transportation Service many others ignore the tracking. has idled 11 T-2 tankers in an Dorla-Stockholm Collision effort to provide more employment The failure to keep recommend­ for privately-owned ships. Thirty-three American flag tank­ ed tracks was a major cause of the ers, totaliing 544,355 deadweight Andrea Doria-Stockholm collision tons were in lay-up during the in 1956. Since then, there have month of March, compared to 21 been proposals made that the in­ SEATTLE — Shipments of sur­ tankers and 328,376 tons for Feb­ ternational convention be amend­ plus US grain to the Far East are ruary. ed to provide for compulsory use boosting shipping for ports on the of the ocean tracks as a means of On the international level, the increasing safety. Specific tracks coast here. Port Agent 'Ted Babincrease in laid-up tonnage is also for eastbound and westbound kowski reports. In fact the dis­ patcher in this port reported dif­ marked. The number of Vessels crossings would be ^opted. ficulty getting men registered in idled from February to March rose Most of the major British, Amer­ group 2, engine and deck depart­ from 276 to 321; the rise in tonnage ican, French and Dutch passenger ment, to take these jobs from the was from 4,111,189 to 4,997,864. lines are parties to the voluntary Shipping experts feel that the agreement to abide by ocean board. The membership was reminded greatest cause for the decline in tracks. that when a job is put on the foreign-flag shipping is the US' Freighters Included board, it is their duty to take them recently imposed quota on oil im­ Under the tentative agreement 80 that a vessel will not have to ports. They contend that the an­ made at the. London meeting, cargo nual decline in oil needs at this ships and tankers would also bc sail shorthanded. This present upsurge in ship­ time of year in the Northern Hemi­ required to follow the established ping, Babkowski noted, should con­ sphere has been only slightly re­ tracks if they were in the same tinue for some (ime as many 6f sponsible for the slump. area. Otherwise they would be re­ these companies still have charters The withdrawal of the MSTS quested to steer clear of those sec­ to carry grain to India.' vessels follows a protest from a tions of ocean through which the Paying off here during the pe­ group of 12 independent tanker tracks pass. riod were the Pacificus (Colonial); operators that Government-char­ An international conference to Waldo (Compass) and the Paciiic tered ships were in operation while revise the present Safety at Sea Ocean tTrans.). The Waldo, Pacif- many privately-owned tankers were Convention is currently scheduled Icus, Pacific Ocean and the J. B. inactive. for London in 1960. It is expected . Kulukundis (Martis) signed on. Seven of the 11 MSTS ships will that proposals will be made by the In transit were ^ the • Fairport, be. entirely activated while the re­ United Stateif tn put 'some teeth City of Alma, Jegn LaFitte fWaterr maining four will be placed in into the tracking agceenfent sO' as man); Losntaiv -Se'^m^'f.r 'YoKkmar ready reserve in the event of any •to compel . nperatoFs tb^follow* and the Texmar (Calmar).upsurge in shipping activity. specified routes.' Italians OK No. Atlantic Ship Track Drop In Tanker Trade Causes MSTS Lay-Up Gram Run Has Seaftle Hunting Men Rl Apflim SEji'FARE^RSJCOG FINN M A R I NI R (Rmiifran*.), March a*—Chairman, R. Rehwartii Sacrafary, B. Wunlar. New delacata YaMansicy. New washing machine ordered. Minor repairs made. One man missed ship leaving Baltimore. No beefs. Complaint ra water being muddy. Suggest, pea stores price list be posted. Discussion held re draw list at Santana. Brazil. elected. Check on repairi and make new repair list. Special dishes to .ba prepared upon request. ALCOA RARTNBR (Alcoa), April 4 —Chairman, O. Parker; Secretary, L. D. Pierton. Turn in repair Usts. Request upholstery In crew mess ba repaired. No beefs: everything run­ ning smoothly. Request ship's fund for movies only. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for weU prepared food and service. BALTORB (Marvan); April IS — Chairman, C. Locke; Secretary, P. Gallanl. Suggest more Juice. Com­ plaint re insufficient silverware in pantry. Refrain from throwing away fredi fruit. Keep laundry room clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, P. Spencer; Sec­ retary, C. Ellzay. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan. No beefs; every­ thing running smoothly. Suggest new washing machine. Request sougeeing crew's rooms. ' Cots to be ordered for next voyage. MARGARETT BROWN (Bloemflald), April S—Chairman, W. Stone; Secra­ tary, S. Pappas. New delegate elected. Minor beefs settled. No beefs. Find way to keep longshoremen put of In- HURRICANE (Waterman), March 34 —Chairman, J. Cabrai; Secretary, R. Sasiioni. New washing machine in­ stalled for topside; telephone system to be installed from bridge to messroom. Ship's fund S19.24. Request ladders for top bunks. New shower heads needed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 13 —Chairman, F. Vereer; Secretary, R. Casanova. No beefs. Keep laundry room clean. Refrain from slamming doors. aida passageways and messrooms. Slop chest to ba. checked ra prices. SUZANNE (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man. A, Janes; Secretary, C. Rewilngs. Foc'sles painted. No beefs. Engineer to see about scuppers in meat box. New delegate to be elected. PACIFIC CARRIER (Worid Trampars), Apdl < S—Chairman, R. Stahl; Sacretary, F. Payior. No launch serv­ ice at Kandla. Repairs not being made. Illness aboard: drinking water has fuel oil in tanks. Few minor beefs to be taken care of at payoff. Five hours OT disputed. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean Carriers), April 5r-Chalrman, K. Winters; Sec­ retary, C, Bellamy. Request new mat­ tress. Chief engineer refused to do repairs and paint bead and shower and mate refused to accept repair list—report to 1M made on same. Cots to be ordered. INE8 (Bull), March IS—Chairman, H. Connelly; Secretary, J. Byrne. Re­ frain from slamming doors. Keys requested for foc'sles and toUets in aU depts. Lock recreation room when in port to avoid shore gang from taking books and magazines. Request washing machine to be taken from fantail to amldship due to dangerous conditions on deck at night. Vote. of. thanks to steward dept. for flne serv­ ice and food. FRANCES (Bull), March 34—Chalrman.^ L. Vila; Secretary, V. Hall. No beefs. Hatter of fumigation taken up with master. - Request cooperation to let exterminator men in foc'sles to spray. Few hours OT disputed. Linen to be changed at 8-9 gnd 4-9. Request washing machine be shut off after use. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 11—Chairman, C. Hunslay; Sec­ retary, E. Mysantsikanls. One man missed ship. New delegate elected. Mattress replaced. ALMENA (Pann- Shipping), April S —Chairman, J. Ziarait; Secretary, 6. Brady. No beefs. New delegate elected. Ship to be sougeed and foc'sles to be painted. Repair toilet in deck dept. and cap steam line leaking over deck dept. head. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April I—Chairman, E. Odom; Secretary, J. Munnarlynn. New delegate elected. No beefs: everything running smooth­ ly. Vote of thanks to steward dept. tor fine food and service. SHiNNECOCK BAY (Veritas), March 34—Chairman, P. Boyar; Secretary, B, Granberg. Made sick call to hospi­ talized man in Vlzagapatam. Repair list made out and turned in. No .beefs. 30 hours OT disputed: some is delayed sailing. Request steward dept. passageways sougeed. Discussion on backrating of articles. Stores- to be taken in Suez. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April II —Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Fslrcloth. Cooperation requested at fire and boat drill. See patrolman re new sinks in laundry room. Suggest cold supper for change—put up list for meal suggestions. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), April S —Chairman, R. WIman; Secretary, W., Jenkins. No member to deliver mes­ sages or communication -from cap­ tain: to be made through delegate.' Ship's fund S2. Three hours OT dis­ puted. No beefs. Have soot blowers repaired before salBng. Request new steam Une In sinks in officer's pantry. Return cots to chief mate for next voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. SEAGARDEN (Pann), April II — Chairman, R. Carey; Secretary, P. Jakubcsak. New delegate and secre­ tary-reporter elected. Two hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request brand name soap powder and coffee be used. Insufficient Unen., Supply canvas shield for bedsprings to protect mat­ tress from getting snagged. Prepare draw list—supply sufflclefit screens for Indian run. EVELYN (Bull), April 13—Chainman, F. Millar: Secratary, L. Gromala. No beefs. Having launch service pro­ vided by Kozy Kitchen. Meeting to be called on arrival. CAROLYN (Bull), April 13—Chair­ man, J. Parker; Secretary, F. Nakliekl. Several men hospitalized. Slop sink, laundry and wiper recreation room to be cleaned. Ship's fund S8.30 —SI spent for stamps and envelopes. Some OT disputed. Auiet requested in messhalls and passageways. Proper attire to be used in messhall. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April 11—Chairman, J. Bremer; Secretary, W. Schultz. One man hospitalized in.. Djibouti. Chief copk cautioned on ' food. Ship's fund $29.56. One man fined. Question re qualification' of hospital. Request more heat bights. ' R-43-1M4 (Suwannee), April I — ^ Chairman, T. Cummlngs; Secretary, C. James. No major beefs. Two hours disputed OT. Motion on two men watch system. Request hqclarify. , Refrain from slamming doors to avoid disturbing sleeping inen. Keep pantry clean. Return cups after use. FBLTORR (Marvan), April 13 — Chairman, W. Murphy; Secretary, T. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 13—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, P. Watson. Ship's fund $28.14. No beefs. Dispute on making coffee weekends. Shortage of cigarettes. Slop chest to be checked. Request new fans: old ones are either too small or too old to work properly. > f/i rini In the hospital? '• ''-yr! ,'frj iitt siu itiiy ii �>-p^r-' MI4I.^»- SEAFARERS LOG 'Home From The Sea' Pace Elevea- 'Low Bid' On Superlin'er Wee Bit High For API SAN FRANCISCO—Officials of American President Lines are readjusting their sights after receiving the news that the lowest bid for their proposed transpacific superliner was $97 million. The "low" bid came+ from the Camden Shipbuild­ wais to vote an authorization on the ing Corporation of Camden, assumption that the money would NJ. Should the contract go be appropriated at a later date. through, it would make the pro­ The proposed new APL passen­ posed ship the most expensive ger liner, to be called the Presi­ passenger liner ever built in the dent Washington, would have a United States. passenger capacity of 1,464 and George Killion, president of the carry a crew of 800 men. She SIU Pacific District-contracted would be 908 feet long and have a company said that it may be neces­ cruising speed of 26 knots. The sary, in light of the bid, to go back new liner was intended to replace to Congress for an amendment to the existing passenger ship Presi­ legislation .authorizing the con­ dent Hoover on the San Franciscostruction of the vessel. Far East run. Original Estimate $76 Miliion Originally, when the supership was proposed last year, it was esti­ mated that the vessel would cost in the vicinity of $76 million. The bill passed by Congress au­ thorized the sale of the ship to APL at a fixed price of $34 million, which was 45 percent of the esti­ mated cost, the other 55 percent to be picked up by Uncle Sam. BOSTON—The prospect. of a' However, the low bid, if ac­ synthetic whiskey brewed almost cepted, would mean that the Gov­ as fast as instant coffee and free ernment woul(L be paying 65 per­ of those throbbing headaches the cent of the total cost, if the ship morning after was dangled before was to go for the $34 million price. a meeting of the American Chemi­ Similarly, as part of the same cal Society here. Two chemists pre­ bill. United States Line was au­ sented a paper declaring that they thorized to buy a new transatlantic have' isolated the substances re­ superliner at a fixed price of $37 sponsible for that "why was 1 million cash plus turning in the born?" feeling the day after a bit liner America. The US Lines su­ of elbow-bending. They also de­ perliner was tagged then at an clared they are attempting to make estimated $130 million, but in light a synthetic liquor which would of the APL experience, the figure not have to be aged but would will probably run muclr higher. taste like it was bottled in bond. Complicating the prospects for The two men. Dr. Robert E. Car­ the two new superliners is roll and Lawrence C. O'Brien, de­ the fact that no funds have clared that very minute quantities been voted or called for in of compounds' identified as fusel the President's budget to pay for oil and acetaldehyde were present these ships. All that was done in whiskey and that they—not the alcohol—were responsible for the unhappy after-effects of drinking. They believe that the two com­ Make Checks pounds could be removed from To 'SlU-A&G' whiskey as it is now distilled, with­ Seafarers mailing in checks out damaging the flavor. or money orders to the Union What's more, they believe they to cover dues payments are could isolate compounds which are urged to be sure to make all of responsible for the flavor of whis­ them payable to the SlU-A&G key, mix them with alcohol and water and produce "instant liquor" District Some Seafarers have sent in which would not hive to be aged. For those who can't wait for the checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ hangover-free era tp arrive, the ters officials. This makes for a two men suggested that vodka and problem in bookkeeping which gin have the feast amounts of the can be avoided if checks are hangover - producing compounds made out to the Union directly. with bourbon and rye on the high end of the scale. Headache? Don't Biame The Alcohol Safety First, Mobile Men Advise CG MOBILE—^Practically "Everything pertaining to the maritime indus­ try here is on the slow bell. Port Agent Cal Tanner, announced. All of the shipyards in the area are idle and the dredges and tugs in the harbor are not doing any great business either. The harbor tugs are fairly busy but they are moving and berthing mostly foreign-flag ships and not American bottoms. On the shipping side, things also are slack. Most of the vessels hit­ ting the port are of the short-trip or continuous-article type. The coming Coast Guard hear­ ings on disciplinary measures are attracting quite, a bit of attention among the membership in this port, Tanner said. Most of the men feel if that the Coast Guard really wanted to do something construc­ tive it would' endeavor to enforce laws of safety at sea pertaining to speed in bad weather and the rules of the road/and thus help prevent possible collisions. Paying biff in this port during the past period were the Council Grove (Cities Service); Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Boamer, Alcoa Clipper (Alcoa); Wild Ranger, Claiborne and the Monarch, of the Seas (Waterman). The Topa Topa, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) signed on. In transit was the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian). On the bright side in the coming shipping picture is the -crewing up of a new supertanker sometime in the' latter part of the month. Life under the Federal Income tax may be painful, but it's simple enough. The Government takes a whack out of every­ body's income in the US, and each April, the taxpayers try to get some of it back when they figure out their deductions. But the sudden multiplication of state and foreign taxes in recent weeks, has people in the shipping industry a 'little dizzy. The most publicized of these is the New York state with­ holding tax, which is supposed to apply to residents of New York only. In the process, some shipping companies are with­ holding the tax,, others are refusing, claiming that it violates Federal law to deduct such taxes from seamen. In any case, the peculiar situation which results finds seaman who work side by side being taxed differently. If we take a mythical ship, the SS RuStbucket, with two AB watch partners on board. Seafarer Jones from New York and Seafarer Smith from New Jersey, the owners of the ship are supposed to take a New York tax cut out of Jones' wage, but .not Smith's. What's more, they take it even though the Rustbucket is running between Houston and Vizagapatam carrying grain, never getting within 2,000 miles of New York. That's complicated enough, but what happens when the SS Rustbucket anchors at Vizagapatam to discharge? Along comes the Government of India and says that Jones and Smith, along with everybody else on the ship, should pay in­ come taxes to India at 40 percent of their earnings. (This tax has been "postpon^" for 30 days as the result of State De­ partment protests). Having escaped from Vizagapatam, untaxed this time, the SS Rustbucket steams homeward with a cargo of chrome ore for discharge in Boston, Since they are suffering from a severe case of channel fever in anticipation of arriving in the States again. Seafarers Jones and Smith are the first ones down the gangway. Waiting on the dock are tax collectors from the State of Massachusetts. Seafarer_Jones and Smith protest indignantly that they are not Bostonians but that makes no difference. "Why, here, in Massachusetts," they are told, "we even tax airline pilots' wages for the time they spend flying over the state." So far, fortunately, Massachusetts hasn't gotten any money out of transient seamen. In light of this situation, the SiU and the various steam­ ship companies are making efforts to straighten out the tan­ gled mess involved, which if left to spread unchecked would skddle seamen with more tax obligations than they could count. "Fii'&raSeafiafer! 7?^ ^3 •i V'i "J .i\ ^'1 AMt> Bmm/i0ANomi'mcsiocAFe7mi4s Afie t:. $SAFAP£=f?S - uN\c»i.xm lHTHeM£F~rVMBYaAe£AnH£AAU. •ri J �r«C* Twtitm '- ' '••••• On The Steel Ships On th« Steel Seafarer, V. Douglas, 3rd cook, top left, and Steward l-l. Bennett, bottorn, prepare meat for supper. Above, chief electrician L Eiland takes a coffee break on deck of Steel Maker. Eiland is a familiar face to the old Evangeline gang who were on her in the Boston day^. I • U)- I fe-c-''V-i'''. ' SiU, A&G District NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., BrooUyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND an SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont SL EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — Ist Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 45538 BALTIMORE 1216 E. 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DOuglas 2-4502 Stop 2U Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAN PEDRO.. ,,..196 West 7th St. SAV.ANNAH 2 Abercom St TErminal 35485 Wiiliam Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 .1333 Western Ave. SKA. iT.h 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE ; . MAln 25328 Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 TA IPA r.ii!i-»Kii N. Frankiin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent " Phone 2-1323 Great Lakes District W.UMlNU'l'UN, Call! 505 Marine Ave. 1215 N Second Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 ALPENA » ELmwood 4-3616 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., BWyn. BUFFALO. NY.. -.914 Main St. SECRETARY-TREASURER GRant 2728 Paul Hall CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. ASSl SEt;RETARY-TKEASURERS UAln 15147 DULUrU 631 W. Superior St. J Aleina. Deck W nail. Joint C. Simmons. Eng J. Volplan, Joint . Phone: Randolph 25110 E Mivney Std FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEB 633 S. Second Ave. SUP BRoadway 2-3039 HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz RIVER. ROUQB .:10229 W. Jefferson Ave, PHone ... Mich. yinewood 35741 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. JAckson 5-7428 Canadian District NEW YORE 675 4tb Ave., Brooklvn. HYacinth 9-6605 FORT WILUAM;. .-.408 Simpson St. PORTLAND .......211 SW Clay St. Qntgrio Phone: 35221 CApltal 3-4336 HALIFAX N.S. 138W HollSs St. . SA.>1 FRANCISCO 450 Harrisim St. Phone 3591) Douglas 2.8363 MONTREAL ..nt St. James St. West SEATTLE. . . ...........2505 1st Ave. ; . , victor 25161 Msin 2-0290 QUEBEC .44 Sault-au-Matelot WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Quebec LAtontalne 3-1569 Terminal 5-6617 THOROLD, Ontario..'..,.52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontarto 272 King St. E. MC&S EMpire 4-5719 HONOLULU....51 South NImltz Highway ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WlUlam St. PHone 5-1714 OX 2-5431 NEW ORLEANS........523 BienvlUe St. .VANCOUVER, BC 296 Main St. BAffiimd 7428 MU 1,3468 SEAFAttERS Sends Thanks' For Atd, Solace Tovthe Editor: ih to thank all of the fine members of the Seafarers Union for their donations of blood for my late husband, J, F. Mapp, while he was a patient in the Galveston Marfhe Hospital. My special thanks to Bob Mat­ thews for his quick and kind handling of this matter when it was asked of him, and to the boys from the Houston hail who responded so quickly when called upon for blood. I wish again to thank the fine officials of the Union in'^he ports of Houston and Lake Charles for their aid in my loss. They are fine examples of good Union officers. Also to the of­ ficers and crew of the Winter Hill for their beautiful flowers and expression of sorrow. May God bless ail of them. It makes me proud to know that my husband was a member of such a fine Union and may this Union continue to prosper and I hope that Bach and every member will enjoy a long and happy life. Clara Mapp » i April 24. IfSI LOG $ LOG, ID Cards Rate With Her To the Editor: My husband has been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1957. We have received a couple of copies of the SEAFARERS LOG and like it very much. We would like to be put on the regular mailing list for the LOG. I think it would be a wonder­ ful idea in so many ways if the wives of Seafarers were issued SIU identification cards. I hope this can be accomplished. We know there is no subscrip­ tion charge for the LOG, but please accept the enclosed con­ tribution. Thank you. Mrs. Walter House (Ed. note: Headquarters is presently looking into the TL> card and is clearing up some of the problems that are in­ volved. ) ter, wUlp holding a shipboard meeting in Leghorn, Italy, oarly . thls .inonth, cimb up'wlth tho following pointers to help spMd iip the mall service to foreign,, ports: * • As soon as you learn of the destination in tho first foreign port, don't wait, write at once. • Be sure the letter is ad­ dressed in clean handwriting, or letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be sighed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. better still, have the envelope typewritten. • When you are mailing overseas, ask the post office to check the amount of postage needed for overseas mail. This will prevent its coming back for additional postage. Zee Yobiig Ching, ship's reporter John M. Kelly, ship's delegate Thomas Trainer, deck delegate' Lee A. Smith, engine delegate Louis Cayton, steward delegate ^ ft Antwerp Has SIU Haven lo the Editor: This vessel, the SS Warrior, has been operating on the northern Europe run for a num­ ber of years now and we never seem to be able to get any LOGs In Antwerp. However, we met an old ship­ mate of ours this last trip, Brother Rene Gciszler, who married in Antwerp and has a home here. He recently opened a bar and would appreciate it if you could send him some LOGS which he could dis­ tribute to all t x of the SIU (hips calling Mail Tips From at this port. Planter Crew Geiszlgr's To the Editor: < bar, the Cafe Since our ships are really, Belmont, is a Geiszler moving fast these days, when a nic-o, clean esperson is writing; to sonieone - -tabilshment and if anyone is In­ aboard ship, it is important that terested in meeting some of the the mail not be delayed, espe­ local neighborhood people, drop cially if that seaman is- on a around his place and enjoy long trip. yourselves. ' He will make you It's fairly simple for those en feel at home. a. coastwise run who -haven't No deubt many, of the memheard, from their, family br beri will recognize Brother Geisfriends to get pH in port and.'"zieV. Ybr he had sailed with the pick up a phone and callv How­ , SIU all through 'the war . and ever when a Seafarer Is on a still ships when lie can./He ship overseas, he can't do that, geheraiiy sails In the blbck gang and pne pf thb first things hp as a fireman or oiler, but as yoii does, afteir his vessel is doi:ked, know, there are not too many is look forward to some news Galls'lor rspiacementa to be had in Antwerp. from home. Morrta J. Danzey, Jr. The crew Of the Aidoa Plan­ Trent Skipper Artd Chlertops Te 11i» Editon ' ' i was . ship's delegate on tho SS Robin Trent from December to March 26 of this year, and I wish to say that in ail my years at sea, which are far over 20, I have never received as fine treatment from both the captain and the chief mate as I have on this ship. Both of these men have a wondeirful sense of fairness, and are perfect specimens of men who have the highest caliber tA. psychology and understanding, and have been very fair in aU their dealings with the crew. It is a rarity when we in the un­ licensed personnel meet a com­ bination such as Captain Cum­ mins and Chief Mate V. Dedter. In behalf of the sailors in the SIU, we present our best to you. Thomas H. Fleming ft ft ft Notifies SIU Of Seafarer's Death To tte Editor: Would you please print the notice of the death of my hus­ band, Sedfarer Clarence LeRoy Graham, in the SEAFARERS LOG. He died at his home in New Brunswick,' and burial was held at Moore's Mills, NB. Brother Graham. had been sick for over three years and had spent over a year in the hospital. He joined the SIU in April, 1946, and sailed in the steward department. Viola M. Graham ft ft ft QuitsSea, Sends Kudos To LOG To the Editor: I wish to thank the very fine Seafarers International Union for the LOG I have been receiv­ ing over the years. However I am presently associated with the CV^A (Communications Workers of America) and have been for several years. The quality and the editorial staff is undojibtedly unsurpassed among union newspapers and newsletters. 1 have thoroughly enjoyed reading the LOG. Robert M. Scott. Jr. ft ft ft SIU Welfare Plan Just the ticket To the Editor: We just received the US Sav­ ings Bond which you sent to bur daughter, Edith, and we wish to thank you and all of the staff of the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the assistance they - have ren­ dered us. Again please extend our many thanks and gratitude to them all. Mr. and Mcf. F. L Ayaon �Afffl SEAFARERS 19W r I-SMIU (SuWiHiilMV March M— Chalt'man, 0. Knlitfiti SacratirV/ A. PbltlM- New delegate atacted. Time. AB'a leaving ahlp at PueHo Rico. Ship" aaillag ahort one oUer atnca Fab. Requeat freah bread & produce. Ship ahoEt two measmen. Patrolman to' meet ahlp at Port Canaveral. ETA to be mailed to Miami hall. Inaufficieht Uuen—UMlag change requeated. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March 30 —Chairman, P. Rewall; Sacretary, C. Parker. No beefa. Ship's fund S13.80. New delegate elected. To buy televi­ sion set"on arrival in NY. Ask chief mate to secure chipping around mid­ ship during lunch time (11:30-1:00 P.M.) WARRIOR (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, A. Prlaaora; Secretary, M. Elliott. Draw put out in New Orleans. Japan, and captain getting American money for payoff'in Japan. ' PENN VOYAOER <Penn), March B— Chairman, W. Bunthoff; Secretary, H. Pataraon. New .delegate elected. No beefs. Drinking water tank to be fixed or installed. Cook'a room alnk to be fixed. Big eaters to notify meaannn for large order in advance. Waahing machine in good order again. LUCILR BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), March 29—Chairman, R. Parrara; Sec­ retary, L. da Parllar. Deposit of keys, chief mate working on deck, medical attention, safety meetings and repair Uat to be taken up with patrolman in port of payoff. Sent letter covering beefa to NY hq. One man put ashore in Southampton. Foc'aies painted aa requeated. Some OT diaputed. No beefs. Complaint re medical treat­ ment. Requeat ship be kept clean. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Crew to start ship'a fund. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March 14—Chairman, W. Naih; Secre­ tary, A. Brodla. One ipan hospitalized. No beefs. New delegate elected. Re­ quest screens and doors be kept locked. Messhall to be cleaned at night after use. Notify ateward if new mattresses needed. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Fab. 24 —Chairman, J. Drewaw Secretary, D. Ootsatr. No beefs. Launch at Antigua delayed men three hours on liberty: three houra OT declared. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Keep mesahall clean. Repair list turned In. Soma OT dte puted. Delayed aalling diaputed. Suggeat new waahing machine. Turn in exceas linen. More money for drawa requeated for return trip to Statea. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for job well done. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March IS —Chairman, H. Knowlaat Secretary, J. Wood. Turn in repair liat. Had general diacuaaion on welfare of membera. Ship'a fund tS. Few houra OT diaputed. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for Job weil done. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March • —Chairman, J. Tlllay; Secretary, H. Kopparamith. tSl in ahip'a movie fund. No beefa. Request more ice cream. Suggeat aomething be dona re longahore men uaing meaahall for recreation room it office apace whiie in NO. •ATEWAY CITY (Pan-Atlantic), March iS—Chairman, M. Bruton; Sacretary, L. Shaahah. One man missed ship at Newark. NJ and rejoined at Miamt One hour OT disputed. Ship's fund $8.13. No beefs. Request four lockers on main deck, thwartstaip aft. for use of electricians and day­ men to hand work clothes. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food & sei-vice. plus appreciation for St, Patrick's Day meals, decorations and favors. WARRIOR (Waterman), Jan. 75 — Chairman, WTChristian; Secretary, M. Elliott. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Request new washing ma­ chine. To get library in port. Re­ turn ahort pillow cases. Suggest mora sanitary equipment \be ordered for deck dept. Donation of $2 requested for ship's fund. Return cups to pantry. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for Job well done. ALCOA RANliER (Alcoa), March 29 —Chairman, 6. Scott; Secretary, W. Barnes. Request health card be kept up to date. No beefs. Suggest pantry be kept clean & few glasses left out at nite. . COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), March 22—Chairman, C. Meslay; Sec­ retary, D. Wagner. One man missed ship in Recife. Two men hospitalized. One man logged. Ship's fund 2,(X)0 cruzieros. Some OT diaputed. Short three men. Turn in repaif lists. To get new washing machine. Take ad­ vantage of inactive wash room and sougee down and paint. Request hq. send OT sheets. Order avacados aiid more freah food and ice creamr-Turn in extra linen for inventory. TEXAS RANGER (Marine Carriers), March 22—Chairman, M. Brightwelli Secretary, W. Thompson. One . in­ jured and one sick man to be put off in Port Said. Cooperation request­ ed re conserving drinking water. Ship's fund Si. Some disputed OT. Lockers requested in deck dept. rooms and wipers rooms. Request better care be taken of waahing machine. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Jan. 31— Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sacretary, Elliott. Lockers & fans to be re­ paired. Drawa to be held to one-half clear wages. Care stressed about drinking. New deck and engine dele­ gates elected. To have welfare dept. raise hospital benefits up to existing West Coast benefits. March 28—Chairman, John Sulllvani Sacretary, M, Oaddy. One man hos­ pitalized in Honolulu. Complaint on slop cheat prices, also shortage on items & sizes. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. for Job well done. Vote of thanks to captain, mates & engi­ neers for coopetatiou in pleasant voy­ age. ORION STAR (Orion), March- 29— Chairman, C. Smith; Secretary, W, Btck'ford. Five men-'ahort. No. beefs. Request tl donation for ahip'a fund. Dl|icuMi<i|ii.^ gpftjng replapementg in ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 24—Chairman. E. Smith; Secretary, J. Sweeney. Food preparations poor. One man hospitalized. Some OT dia­ puted. Beef on cadet doing oiler and wiper's work.~ Check for sufficient stores. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), April i —Chairman, D. Kaddy; Secretary, C. Mathews. Ship's fund $11.07. No beefs. Shipping cards to be tinned in . lieu of stamp. New delegate elected. Addresses to be mimeographed when definite schedule is known. Laundry not to be used for cleaning off grease from hands and face. Waahing ma­ chine to be removed from laundry unless cleaned up and used. Dan­ gerous fan in engine foc'sle to be moved. Leaky pipe in deck shower to be fixed. PRODUCER (Marina Carriers), March 15—Chairman, L. Schmidt. Draws requested. New delegate elected. Portholes need gaskets to be repaired in Bombay. Waahing ma­ chine to be checked and cleaned after use. ALICE BROWN (Bleomllald), March 22—Chairman, W. Wllk; Sacretary, R. McNeil. Some OT diaputed. Two brands of coffee requeated—to decide which one should be used. Request more quiet in morning to avoid dis­ turbing men sleeping. ORION COMET (Orion), March 7— Chairman, W. Harper; Secretary, E. Walls. One man missed ship in Sasebo. Japan. Some OT disputed. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Discussion on having menu changed. Request roach powder be used in lieu of spray. April 5—Chairman, S. Hemko; Sec­ retary, A. Clegg. Few hours OT dis­ puted. Delegate to resign given vote of thanks for Job well done: vote to keep Job unanimously. Complaint re steward not doing Job. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), March 29 —Chairman, P. Plasclk; Secretary, Sousa. Flowers sent to deceased member's family. Ship's fund $10— request donations. Some OT disputed. No .beefs. Suggest present condition of fish box be corrected. Keen pantry and messhails clean. Request misun­ derstanding aboard re stowaways and crew boys be squared away. MICHAEL (Carras), March 29 — Chairman, Eddlns; Sacretary, D. Forrest. One man signed on: worked one watch, then left. New delegate elected. Repair lists to be made up. One minute of silence for departed brothers. Pack TUrteea LOG The Watchstander's Coffee Lament There is nothing more stimulating than a good cup of coffee, according to Seafarer < • Thurston Lewis. To a seaman in particvdar^, that black liquid forms much of his diet, whether he works in the engine department, or as a cook, or if "he stands a watch through the long, cold hours of the"* ^^— uia used by the 8-12 watch for mak­ anyone has a chance to taste th# night at sea. However, like everything ing coffee for his relief. If any­ coffee. else that Is good, coffee Is all In the making and, while sailing as the 12-4 watchstander on the Vali­ ant Freedom, recently enroute to CalCTitta, Lewis uncovered a new method for "brewing" the Java. What Is more inspiring than to be caUed at 11:30' PM, "in the middle of the night as it were," Lewis wrote, "You get up, grunt, wash the sweat out of your eyes and stumble into the mess for-a cup of coffee, made in the finest 8-12 watch manner. "You pour out a cup of some thing that looks like bunker C, and stir in a spoon of sugar. You screw up your face in anticipation of pleasure, and take a sip. "Jumpin' Jehosphat! "You sputter and set the cup down and stir in another spoon of sugar. The concoction is sweeter, but still bitter. After another ten­ tative sip, you go and pour it down the sink in disgust and get a drink of water. "This sets the mood for the watch," he said. "You go up to the bow and relieve the lookout who had just given birth to that masterful brew and compliment him sarcastically. However your sarcasm is lost on him, going com­ pletely over his head, and he ac­ cepts 'the compliment sweetly, as his due. ' "During the lonely hours of your watch you begin to wonder how such a brew came into being." This, Lewis claims, is the form- one knows of a better method, he asks that they please pass it on. At 11:15 dump the old coffee and grounds. Fill the pot with water ~ ' right up to the top, up to the snout. It doesn't matter if it is hot or cold, it's water isn't it? Then plug the cord into the nearest electrical outlet and fill the sieve part Lewis with fresh coffee grounds. Fill It right up to the top so you can hardly get the lid on. Of course when the water soaks the grounds, they swell up and fall into the coffee, but that too does not matter. "Cowboys and hobos know.that coffee grounds in the coffee makies the best coffee in the world." Then drop the inner workings of the pot into the water, clamp down the lid, ght the latest maga­ zine and sit down to read. Soon you will hear the cheerful bubbling sound of coffee percolat­ ing, getting stronger and stronger, but don't let this interfere with your reading. Before you know it seven bells will ring and you can unplug the electric cord, go call the watch, and then rush up to the bow to relieve the lookout before A Wiper's Job? Speak Out At S!U Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be fiiied at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipDiates know what's on their minds. 'All Ashore' One-year old John Padovano seems ready to ship out with his uncle, Seafarer Tony Pisond. "Now if anyone knows of a truly better recipe for making coffee, please print it in the LOG," Lewis asks, "and weH take copies, place them on the skulls of the gentle­ men of the watch we relieve and pound them In with a tried and tested percolator." Crew Corrals ^Rustlers' On SS Dorothy •.-!? • 1 In a daring early evening raid, vigilant members of the crew of the SS Dorothy captured over "one-quarter of a ton of night unch banditry," according to ships' reporter £d Kresz. bandits The raid caught "empty - plated" so to speak, when they were Just leaving the range, the refrigerator in this case. Nicknamed the Crisco K i d s," the three bri­ gands were iden­ tified as Harold Kresz Whitman, MM, the big man of the gang with some 230 pounds to his credit; Carrol Harper, wiper, 210 pounds, and. lightweight Jack Smith, wiper with' only 190 pounds on his side. Escape was impossible, Kresz said, for the trio, measuring soine 11 feet across, was unable to squeeze through the three-foot wide doorway at the same time. The trial was swift, he wrote, and justice rendered accordingly. It was pointed out that hanging was out of the question for the Crisco Kids" since the hawsers had to be used the next day to tie up. "After listening to the defend­ ants' pleas for mercy." Kresz said, "the court put the three of them on probation of only one sandwich a night. "Thus ended another chapter in the story of the night lunch raiders on the SS Dorothy," Kresz con­ cluded. •3 —by Seafarer R. W. Perry imms STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 31—Chairman, W. Klelmona; Secre­ tary,' W. Simmons. Some OT dis­ puted. No beefs; everything running smoothly. New treasurer elected. Re­ quest better variety of cold drinks. Discussion on bad food and cooking. Donation for deceased engineer's family to be taken up. VRAWli^ TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), April 4—Chairman, W. Newsan; Secretary, G. Cullen. Ship's fund $7.55. No beefs. Some OT disputed. Question re OT to be paid in steward dept. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. W BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 5—Chairman, G. Phillips; Secretary, G. Heir. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Request donations for ship's fund. mCL£S , jcr / srQ WeJcoiaedW your STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 5 —Chairmen, B. Fllesman; Secretary, L. Borewlk. Ship's fund $27.90. Few hours OT disputed. Request extermi­ nation for roaches. Boiled eggs and. leftovers for night lunch. B-42-1837 (Suwannee), March 2 — Chairman, J. Dickinson; Secretary, R. Banta. Water shortage discussed: beefs taken care of and UT explained March 29—Chairman, R. Banta; S*^ ratary, R. Banta- Request messhall' tables to be kept clean. One map 'Short. Men missing Jobs and falling to keep their watches to be reported -to hq. Letter sent to hq re living : .cihidltiohs. ab^. wage cuti , V '..S' .«• i". "Boh always studies „on the weclceti4<: foc hii mate's ticket.' Jei '4 '• �Tag* Fonrteea SEAFARERS Oldtliiiers Meet SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK > LOG A variety of ailments have drydocked^ Seafarers in hospitals along the Atlantic and Gulf and the West Coast this past two weeks. In New York, back in the Stated Island USPHS hospital, as a result of a re­ newed attack of an illness which laid him up back In 1957 Is Oscar Adams, a member of the black gang. Also In Staten Island Is Robert "Curley" Nielsen, who was taken off the Steel Navigator early this year In Columbo, Ceylon, with a heart condition. Curleyjs now re­ covering from special surgery. Showing some sign A>t Improve­ ment in the Staten Island hospital Is Bozo Zelendc, formerly on the Nielsen Adams American Cool velerani J. Fairland. Zelencic suffered a Escolonte and A. Weaton get heart attack In Puerto Rico. Hernias caused the hospitalization of Seafarers Vasco Barros and together on the Steel De­ Michael Cassidy in New York. Barros last vessel was the Coeur D'Alene signer. Former shipmates on Victory while Cassidy had been shipping on the Seastar. the Martha Berry, they have a Out on the Coast, the word Is that total of 85 years' seatime. Edward Edlnger, former deck' maintenance on the Steel Scientist, Is making good -progress getting over a rough siege of stomach . trouble. He is expected to be up and around In the near future. Two other Seafarers In the •Frisco hospital are reported ready to hit the beach again soon. One is Woodrow Balch, an oiler, who Edlnger Botck Shlp'i agents do not normally Is recuperating from a hernia, and the other is James MacCreay, ex-TWT on the Ames Victory, who rate applause from crewmembers. cheeked into the hospital for a general medical examination. Balch's However one of the best in the business, according to the crew of last vessel was the Flomar. The following is the latest available list of Seafarers In the hospi­ the SS Iberville, Is Mr. Nelson, a tals. If you are on the beach waiting for a ship, stop in and visit them. representative for Everett Steam­ Jose Soares James L. Meeks USPHS HOSPITAL ship Corp., ship's agents In Yoko­ Domingo Orbigoso Watson Stockman STATEN ISLAND. NY hama, Japan. Wm. Robinson G. Warrington Bernard Murphy Oscar J. Adams Vasco M. Barros R. S. Nandkeshwar Angel Seda Seafarer Paul Arthofer, an AB Raphael Bertran WUUam NesU USPHS HOSPITAL Claude Blanchard Robert Nielsen on the Iberville wrote that Nelson NORFOLK. VA. John Cabral Charles Oglesby is different, probably because he Francis J. Boner Donald Lee Willis Michael Cassidy Carl Pietrantoni John J. Harrison Roy L. McCannon Michael A. Reges was once a seaman himself, having Pedro Reyes T., P. Crawford shipped as second mate on Water­ USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence O. Daire N. Reznichenko FT. WORTH. TEXAS Jose Rodriguex Ralph W. DuffeU man vessels up to Arthur J. Fortner WUliam G. Sargent Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers a few years ago B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Richard Ceiling Chow Song James Lauer W. M. Sikorski A. W. Gowder Jose P. Sousa when he took on Keith Hubbard Fernando Tiaga his present job. USPHS HOSPITAL Patrick Kelly John J. lobin BOSTON. MASS. Nils Lundquist Dominick Trevisano An incident oc­ Raymond L. Perry John M. Yates Timothy McCarthy Richard L. Welch curred recently Gustave Malensky Bozo Zelencic USPHS HOSPITAL while the Iber­ Harold J. Moore GALVESTON. TEXAS ville was in Ja­ Charles Cobum James E. Gross VA HOSPITAL Paul S. Howe Thomas Ritson KECOUGHTAN, VA. pan, Arthofer Terral McRaney Eugene Roszko Joseph Gill wrote, in which Lawrence Springer John Spearman VA HOSPITAL , A^L I Nelson went out USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Arthofer of his way to aid Thomas W. Killion Woodrow W. Balch James MacCrea some of the crew, and the gang on TRIBORO HOSPITAL Joseph Barron Michal Michalik JAMAICA, LI, NY Joseph Berger Arthur Scheving the Iberville would like to thank James RusseU R. Boston Sr. F. Teigeiro him for It. Michael Coffey Wm. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph R. Ebbole WUlie Toomer The ship was in the stream in BROOKLYN. NY Kai E. Hansen Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Edward Edlnger Yokohama harbor waiting for dock­ Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL ing space. Since there was time Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis SAVANNAH. GA. Matthew Brimo Leo Mannaugh to kill, the captain gave one-third R. Centchovich Harris L. Grizzard Leo Carreon Jeremiah O'Byrne of the crew shore leave and they James F. Clarke ' C. Osinski USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph D. Cox SEATTLE. WASHINGTON George G. Phifer got a launch to take them- Into Juan Denopra Eugene F. Goodwin Norman L. Krumm Winston E. Kenny port. John J. DriscoU John C. Green Ray O. Noak George Shumaker Otis L. GibbS Aimer S. Vickers However later that night the USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick Luther E. Wing NEW ORLEANS. LA. weather took a turn for the worst Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Claude Blanks Foster Jimeau Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough and all of the small craft in , the Ira Bridges Edward Knapp Jacob Buckelew VA HOSPITAL Raymond Kzlowski harbor were forced to discontinue H. Burgesser RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Derek Lamb service. It stayed that way for a Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrlck Fess Crawford Leo Lang Eugene CroweU Wm. Marjenhoff SAILOR SNUG HARBOR couple of days, and all of the Jeff Davis Alexander Martin STATEN ISLAND, NY launches were tied up for two days James Douglas Wm. E. Nelson Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen Melvin Eickmeier Winford PoweU and a night. VA HOSPITAL Henry Gerdes James Shearer TUCSON. ARIZONA Meanwhile the crew who had James Glisson Paul P. Signorino Frank J. Mackey Harry M. Hankee Aristides Soriano gone ashore, expecting to spend a USPHS HOSPITAL Earl T. Hardeman Thomas Stevens couple of hours there, had only BALTIMORE. MD. WUlie T. Hardeman James Stuart Robert J. Allen Emanuel Jones Wayne Harris Faustina Torres taken small draws with them and Joseph T. Arnold A. Karatzas James Hudson Paul R. Turner were soon broke paying for their T. P. Barbour Alexandra Lopez Samuel Hurst James Ward Clarence Gardner Robert McColiock Sidney Irhy L. CI WUson meals and lodging. Some of the Gorman Glaze Mznuel Madarang Frank James Clifford Wuertz men, down to their last yen, called Daniel Gorman GranviUe Matise Jasper Jones on the company's agents, Everett and Co., for a "bite" so to speak. Editor, Nelson, probably remembering SEAFARERS LOG. his old seafaring days, responded as well as he could. Since he could 675 Fourth Ave., not advance the company's money, Brooklyn 32, NY he dug down deep and gave all I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— of them a healthy "draw" from his own pocket. j please put my name on your.Hinailing list. The following - morning when J (Print Information) | the weather cleared, the ship was docked and the crew came aboard [ NAME . and got advances from the captain to reimburse Nelson. STREET ADDRESS ............... Since he is only a~ company's agent. Nelson was not obligated CITY ZONE ...... STATE ... T. to do this for the men ashore, TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* an old lubtcrSber and hava a cliahga Arthofer said, but he is a "right of addrosi. plaasa giva your former address below; guy," and came through in a pincb. I say good fortune to him and ADDRESS .. his, and more power to him," CITY ZONE STATE a Arthofer concluded. Waterman Man Is Tops With Iberville Crew iil' '•n'. ?i. . ••a ';i ,a£i' - • - • - Pumpmen Want Job Clarification and my discharges will prove this statement A man who has a family must sail at least eight months out of the year to sup­ To the Editor! — We see where the February port them. I find I can ship but on- a 6027th issue of the LOG carried an article on the work per­ day card anytime in the engine formed as regular duties for the department, group 1, because I pumpman at the time Butter- do not pick a job. However if we have a one-year time limit on a worthing is being performed. In regard to this we think ship, then everyone will stay on there should be overtime for a year and this will really slow the pumpman, for'whlle he Is a shipping. There are only a few who stay key man on the Job, he Is the only one that is not on overtime. over a year on a ship. I think Yet he has to keep running back that a man who keeps up his dues and obligations to his Un­ ion has the privilege to hold his job as it came off of the ship­ ping board. A. E. DeLaney 4i 4. letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the toritcr. Names tottl be withheld upon request. and forth to the two pumprooms cleaning strainers and keeping the tanks that are being cleaned pumped out. In addition, we think it should be the pump­ man's job to take off the Butterworth plates, for, while it may cost extra in overtime, a more efficient job will be done. If It is possible we would like to have a clear clarification on the time and half, and double time, paid In the tanks and under the gratings in the pumproom as well as a clarification on the duties of pumpman, chief and second, so as to avoid fric­ tion between them and the engineers. These things come up at regular intervals on a lot of coastwise tankers and they seem to cause a lot of confusion. Georce Ranis, Edwin Mariano, Frederick Andersen, James Lassiter, SS Atlantis 4^ $ Charter Member Of SlU, Retires To the Editors: Thank you very much for sending me the SEAFARERS L0(5 regular­ ly, This saves me from hav­ ing to make a trip to Boston to pick one up. As of last month I re­ tired from the »a, having sailed in the Olson SIU for the past 20 years. I was a charter member of ^ the Union, Joining In Boston, back in Januanr 1, 1939. I paid off my last ship, the Bradford Island, last month, and will take it easy here in Brockton, Mass. E. A. Olson Sees Time Limit Slowing Shipping To the Editor: I would like to answer Brother Art LiHnas' letter which ap­ peared in the LOG, of March .27, 1959. I do sincerely believe this Un­ ion brother has been misled in what he calls homesteading a job. For some seamen a ship is his home and he must be doing his job or he couldn't stay en a ship for seven years. The^principies of our union are based on Job security, pro­ tection and to create a better living and wage scale |or . our future. I only stay on a ship for six to eight months out ; of a year Homesteaders Needed In Union To the Editor: This is an open letter to Brother Art Lomas who com­ plained of "homesteaders," as he put it, in the March 27th issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Has It ever occurred to Brother Lomas that if we did not "home­ stead" our jobs as we do, there would be that many performers, foul balls, and one-trippers do­ ing good Union members, reli­ able and competent seamen, out of their jobs? In my 20 years two months and five days in the SIU, I have yet to be fined by the organiza­ tion, logged by a skipper, miss a ship or refuse a job after tak­ ing my assignment card at the hall, or to miss a picket line on the beach. I have clearance for all our major beefs as well as some little ones, and yet I have been homesteading on and off for the past 20 years. Can Brother Lomas still complain against the men who are doing their obligations towards the Union by keeping these rustbuckets manned? These tubs run on black oil, heat, sweat and blood. I have yet to see an SIU ship leave port with rum and cokes for fuel, and foul balls and performers for manpower. Brother Lomas, put yourself in the position of a chief elec­ trician, steward, bosUn or deck engineer who has only one chance of shipping on any rustbucket, and see how much of a chance you have of enjoying the benefits of the SIU, unless you homestead. Would it pay you to tnake a three or four months trip, if you go on the beach afterwards for four or five months? I am nrettv xnre you would not relish the idea too warmly. As for myself, I have a wife, a home paid for, and also a new car of the high-priced variety which I have the SIU to thank for. This is more than I can say for many one-trip proud ones who hang around the hall with a sob story for brothers who have just paid off. No, brother, you are com­ pletely wrong when you say that we homesteaders are not con­ tributing any interest towards the organization. God help the SIU if we were to have more complainers about homesteaders, and less men of responsibilites and obligations. Think it over and try to learn the other side of the story be­ fore you go off blowing steam on a very weak argument. Is it possible to find a job ashore where I can lay off work for four or five months and go back to put in a stint of three or four? If that is possible, I must say I am on the wrong planet. Well I must say sayonara for now. Keep 'er steady as she goes. Jose M. Melendez, , deck engineer �SEAFARBRS :AfrUt4.USf Paee FUtetm LOG Rlan Of The House NLRB Acting On SIU Runaway Charges Jack Sirles Sobert Men—r You are urged to get in touch Please contact John Arabass in (Continued from page 3) that in ligbt of these facts, "the with your brother Lawrence at 194 Baltimore for your money. form of corporate organixation must Holcomb St., Hartford, Conn., at t give way to the realities of the sit­ your earliest convenience. Earl (Skip) Fuller, Jr. uation. . ." and.that the transfer Please contact your wife at home. » » » of the Fiorida from the US was She Is out of the hospitaL Albert Helm proqipted largely by the desire to » » 4^ Your gear from the SS Afoundria hire foreign crews at iower wage John Qnimby is at the New Orleans hall scales. Cleveland HOwell of 707 St At the time the PAO vote re­ • » 4^ Nicholas Ave., NYC, requests that sults were announced, SlU-secremehdaa ta Fertema you get in touch with him. tary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared: Your mother requests that yon 4) » * "The SIU's election success serves contact her as soon as possible. Ked Fink notice on American interests that Joba Bettina * » » transfer to a runaway flag no Important you get in touch with longer gives them immunity from Ez-erewmembersi, With dod, Suafarur Robert E. Seymour W. BfiUer, SIU general union organisation. Thousands of SSJobnC Kiedinger, oboord the Penn counsel, at 26 Court St., Brooklyn. seamen now working aboard lowWill idl those who witnessed the Trader, Robert Jr., 2, Is bosswage runaway-flag ships will now 4) 4) » accident an July 4 involving Jack Frank Kumieu man ot family's Houston be targets ef SIU organizing DeCulty please get in touch with Anyone having any information drives ..." home. him at 528 W. 112 St., NYC. about.the whereabouts of the above ^ » please contact Jiis mother, Mrs. Carl Treimaim Victoria Kumieza, 287 Coal St., Please contact Mr. Lohse at the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. General Electric Credit Corp., ^ ^ $ Bobert B. Wbite 7409-37 Ave., Jackson Heights, Very important you contact your NY. Legal action has already been eldest daughter, Mrs; Gloria Lewis, started. 2410-llth St., Lake Charles, La., or phone Hemlock 9-8791. She is very anxious to hear from you. If a crewmember quits while Anyone knowing whereabouts of a ship is in port, delegates the above, please' contact Mrs. are asked to contact the hall Lewis. 4^ 4^ 4) immediately for a replace­ Frederick S. Delwenao ment. Fast action on their part Very important that you write The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ or call your home. Anybody know­ Seafarers Welfare Plan: nate the chance of the ship ing whereabouts of above, who was Edward Harris, 64: Brother Har­ C. Farnham, 47: A member of last aboard Steel Maker, please sailing shorthanded. ris, a Union member since 1947, the SIU since 1941, Brother Farn­ notify him of this message. ham died of a died on March 3 cerebral henmrin his honM town rhage on August of Hopewell, Va. 18, 1958, in Seat­ The cause of tle, Wash. He death was a cir­ culatory ailment. sailed in the deck Harris sailed in department. Sur­ the engine de­ viving him is his mother, Mrs. Vi­ partment. He leaves his father, ola Famham, of Mr. H. Harris, of South Wellfleet, Hopewell. Burial was in Hopewell Mass. Cemeten^. 4^ » ^ t J" 4" f - - ..-A,- .. -•i '; Leslie Fowler, 67: Heart failure Ismael Rmno, 4(h Brother Romo was responsible for Brother Fow­ was one of the four victims of the ler's death at sea TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Valehem - Santa on December 30, Rosa collision of i,; • 1958. He sailed AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS March 26. Romo in the engine suffered exten­ department after sive second - de­ becoming a gree burns and Union member died en route to in 1956. Mrs. Jo­ the hospital in sephine Fowler, IVIRY SUNDAY, 1620 OMT (11:20 EST Suniby) Atlantic City. He his wife, of LaJoined the Union JIFFK-39, 19860 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast Marque, Texas, in December, of South America, South Atlan­ survives him. tic and East Coast of United 1957, sailing in the engine depart­ States. X * • 4 ment. He leaves his nmther, Mrs. Fern Romo, of San Francisco, ffFI^8, 16860 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ Henry Gillot, 69: Brother Gillot Calif. Burial was in Golden Gate suffered a fatal heart attack at the bean, West Coast of South National Cemetery. America, West Coast of Mexico Seamen's Church and US East Coast. Institute in New York on Febru­ WFK-86, 16700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. ary 25. An SIU North Atlantic, European and US East Coast man since 1944, he shipped in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his Meanwhile, MTD 'RoiJhd-The-Wo1-fd niece, Mrs. Su­ Wireless broadcasts Cohiinue . . . zanne Gosse of (Continued froin page 3) Every Sunday, 1915 GMT government was pulling out all the Huntington. NY. (2:15 PM Esr Sunday) stops and the Cuban nationals 4) t 4 WCO-13020 KCs would certainly be subject to in­ Europe and North America PhiUp Rels, 48: An SIU member timidation by armed, uniformed since 1952, Brother Reis died in guards. WCO-16S08.S KCs East Coast South America Upon being Informed of this ac­ his home in tion, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Chalmette, La., WCO-22407 KCs Hall wired a strong protest to the on March 13. The West Coast South'America NLRB general counsel, Jerome cause of death Every Monday, 0316 GMT Fenton, in Washington and also was coronary (10:15 PM EST Sunday ) notified Cuban government author­ thrombosis. ities of the treatment of Cuban na­ Brother Reis WMM 25-15607 KCs tionals by the American operators sailed in the Australia steward depart­ of the ship. WMM 81-11037.5 The unfair labor practice charges ment. Mrs. BerNorthwest Pacific filed by the SIU charge that the nadine Reis, his company fired the. crewmembers wife, survives him. Burial was because of their membership in in Greenwood Cemetery, New or activity on behalf of 'the SIU. Orleans, La. FINAL DISPATCH Shorthanded? EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST L I •V • 'THETOICEOFTHE MTD" Sea Level Was Hit By ITF Drive .• MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT In addition to the P&O prece­ dent in the Labor Board proper. Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan last December ruled that joint SIU-NMU union action against the runaways involved the earring out of "legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute." Judge Bryan, in denying the run­ away shipowners' petition for an injunction against picketing dur­ ing the December 1 to 4 ITF pro­ test demonstrations, declared that the beef was "clearly" a labor dis­ pute and accordingly, the TaftHartley Act procedures apparently applied. Should the Board now dqcide to uphold the SIU's charges on the Sea Level, it would strongly reinforce the right ot American unions to organize runaway ships. The Sea Level case closely paral­ lels that of the P&O since it too is a former American-fiag ship. From 1929 to 1950 it operated as the SS Seatrain and subsequently as the Seatrain New Orleans on the New Orleans to Havana run. In 1954, it was sold to another American operator, the West India Fruit and Steamship .Xompany, which promptly transferred it to the Liberian flag and put a Cuban crew aboard. Just as in the SS Florida case, the ship continued to operate in the same service it had run in before its transiet In recognizing the parallel be­ tween the two cases, Fehton cited -the P&O decision as his authority for ordering the complaint. He de­ clared there were certain "subsid­ iary factual. differences" involved but ordered the proceeding be­ cause "there are basic questions Involved that hav, application to many American-owned ships." Baltimore Job Spurt Continues BALTIMORE—Shipping for this port continued on the good side during the past period with almost 200 men shipped to permanent berths. While this is slightly be­ low the prior period's total of 206, it is still way above the figures for the port for the past few months. Earl Sheppard, port agent, noted. Most of the improved shipping can be attributed to the increased number of vessels which have been calling here. Local unions throughout Balti­ more have thrown their support behind labor-endorsed candidates for the coming city elections and for the City Council. The Balti­ more membership was urged to study the recommendations and check into the backgrounds of the various candidates before voting. There were 13 vessels paying off in this port during the past period, seven signed on and 12 were in transit. Paying off were the Jean, Evelyn, Mae, Emilia. Dorothy (Bull); Santore, Marore (Marven); Kenmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar), Ar monk (NJ Ind); Irenestar (Trad­ ers); The Cabins (Texas City) and the Valiant Hope (Hope). Signing on were the Kenmar; Alamar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); Hilton (Bull); Baltore, Santore (Marven) aiiu the Irenestar (Traders). In transit were the Steel Archi­ tect, Steel Designer (Isthmian); Bethcoaster, . Alamar, Portmar (Calmar); Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Wild Ranger (Waterman); CS Norfolk (Cities Service) and the Robin Trent (Robin). • m • fe '4 .4 . 4J ..J . iy �I.;?; •%:-•'•• '.I' - • • OFFICIAL ORSAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND ©ULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Defense Study Reveals: Runaways No Cure For US Ship Lack WASHINGTON—This week's disclosure of details from a hitherto'"classified" Defense Department study of the US merchant fleet indicates that US military planners are at odds with the State Department and Maritime Administration on the issue of runaway-flag ship­ ping. - The report also shows• the US merchant fleet to be dry cargo ships and an unspecified obsolescence of the vast propor­ seriously deficient even if the number of troop vessels, as well as tion of US-controlled (including runaways—^Ed.) tonnage—both ac­ runaways are considered part of other types. tive and reserve . . The budget the fleet. Since the runaway-flag fleet is A document accompanying the primarily made up of tankers, now before Ck)ngress allocates Defense report readily acknowl­ Liberlys and bulk ore carriers, the funds for only 14 new ships in the edges the existence of "a dispute shortages cited by the Defense De­ coming fiscal year, which is a re­ between labor and management" as partment would still be present, re­ duction of five ships from lak year the basis for the campaign by the gardless of wy "effective control" and only half the number called for for by the Government contracts SIU, NMU and other maritime concept. Missile ship crews may have a rendezvous with Air Force Captain labor organizations against ' the The SIU and NMU both chal­ already written. Major passenger Virgil .1. Grissom if he is selected to. be first US "spaceman." runaways. The material appeared lenged Morse's • statement, point­ ship construction for possible trans­ Shown hei'e undergoing one of a series of tests, he is candidate for In an analysis by Hanson W. Bald­ ing out that if the defense needs port use has been ruled out first manned satellite which will come down in South Atlantic for win, military affairs specialist on of the US hinged on having Amer­ entirely. "The New York Times." recovery. ican-owned ships under rundway Defense Main Interest flags, then this was a foolish con­ "It would not be appropiriate," cept at best and Morse should re­ according to a covering letter with sign. Other elements of the Defense the report, "for either the Navy or the Defense Department to become study were that the present USSeafarers riding one of the Suwannee Steamship Comparer missile ships are likely to involved in a dispute between la­ flag fleet could be considered "ade­ be at the ringside of the first manned spaceship flight in 1961,, Recording according to plans an­ anbor and management. Department quate" only for a limited war. The The agency announced nounced by the National Aeronautics .and Space Administration. of Defense interest and anxiety in r^ort classed the fleet as having this matter pertain to the impact marginal capability" in terms of ,that two years from now it^* on our national defense posture a general war only "under the most intends to send a one-ton' forward toward manned space United States, headed southeast, ,that this unresolved problem optimistic assumptions and on a manned space ship into flight flight, Suwannee Steamship's Tim­ the pilot would fire a series of around the world, the ship to land ber Hitch successfully recovered rockets which would slow the cap­ poses." quantitative basis only . . ." The report itself paints "a some­ The report also cited an "urgent in the South Atlantic and be re­ the nose cone of a Thor rocket on sule gently over the South Atlantic. what somber picture of the de­ need for increased emphasis on covered by one of the missile ship March 27. It was described by the At that point, one of the waiting fense readiness of the American orderly ship construction" in view fleet. company as "the first completely missile ships would pick up the merchant marine," , the article of "the rapidly approaching block' Meanwhile, in an Important step successful recovery iby a ship oper­ capsule and its outer-space pio­ points out. Details of the report, ated by Pan-American Airlines- neer. unavailable when inquiries were RCA-Suwannee." * made about it over two months ago, Crewmembers of the ship re­ show the merchant fleet way under ceived a congratulatory message par in terms of defense and mobil­ 'from Captain R. L. West which ization needs. The military ap­ declared: praisal was also sharply critical of ' "The data capsule recovered by present budget limits on new ship this vessel on March 27, 1959, was construction and fleet replace­ the first completely successful re.ment. DETROIT—Told by Coast Guard, officials that the agency covery by a ship operated by PAA/ One of the report's major argu­ ments directly counters a view put had neither the intentions^ nor the finances to conduct a sur­ RCA/Suwanee. Congratulations to forward recently by Maritime Ad­ vey of the sunken freighter Carl D. Bradley, the SIU Great aU hands have since been received ministrator Clarence G. Morse, from both Air Force and PAA with strong backing by the State Lakes District has decided to agencies for a Job well done by the not act, then we must to protect Timber Hitch. To quote one air­ MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian Department, that any maritime proceed on its own survey. those men who man Great Lakes craft pilot du^g the mission, District has unveiled its enlarged, union drive to organize AmericanThe imion has hired a pri­ vessels.".. owned runaway ships could make 'That's showing ihe Navy how to modernized headquarters hall in vate firm for the job and has pro­ a vital difference in US mobiliza-^ Montreal. From the largex, faster doit.' tion requirements. Morse's view vided them with additional SIU elevator to the decorative wall and "It is my pleasure to forward was that American-owned ships personnel. The party will sift the these congratulatory 'remarks to floor panelling, the building has under the Panamanian and Liber- area near Gull ^Island in Lake eVery man aboard ship and to add undergone ~3rastic changes. ian flags were considered the same Michigan, where the ship went Of particular interest to th« my own note of thanks and appre­ as American-flag vessels. He de­ down last November 18 during a ciation to everyone for the coop­ membership is the new all-recrea­ severe storm. Only two of the 35 clared that union organizing pres­ eration and assistance, without tion second deck, complete with sure which might drive the ships to crewmembers survived, with 15 of SAVANNAH—It has been a very which this and future 'firsts' by the new pool tables. The shipping hall the bodies still unaccounted for. other flags, such as those of the good period on the shipping front 'Hitch' would not be possible." on the fifth deck has been en­ Western European allies, would be The main purpose of the survey for this port, Nevin Ellis, acting larged to aecommbdate 600 men The data capsule recovery In­ a serious problem in any emer­ is to determine if any light can be agent, noted. Although there was volved was the first successful re­ and will also double as a television gency. shed on the Bradley's still-unex­ only one vessel paying off during covery of a new type of nose cone room, using a huge^sized screen. As the latest Defense Depart­ plained sinking. There is also some the period the in-transit ships took The shipping board will now dis­ ment finding points out, however, hope of obtaining personal items on a number ol. replacements and which is considered a forerunner play jobs electrically on a bi-colof a design for the manned space even assuming the American-owned belonging to the missing crew- helped cut down the registration ored illuminated surface while flight. runaways are under "effective US members. list The space administration agency registration boards have been re­ control" whiie under Panamanian The SS Wang Dispatcher (Fair­ announced last week that it had placed' by ones large enough to The Coast Guard's impotence to or Liberian registry, the US mobil­ field) paid off last week and laid ization fleet would still have "seri­ conduct a- thorough investigation off her crew. However, the ship is selected seven men out of the haudre tke peak seasons. A new central air-conditioning ous qualitative deficiencies" of be­ drew strong criticism from the expected to take on a full crew in Armed Forces to undergo training as candidates for the first space system has been installed, replac­ tween 100 and 200 fast C-3 type Maritime Trades Department AFL- about 15 days. CIO. Speaking for the MTD, Ex­ The seven were chosen after ing the old individual units, which The men on the beach here wish aflight. ecutive Secretary-Treasurer Harry series of exhaustive tests. All of were prone to break down. Various O'Reilly expressed alarm over the to extend their sympathies to the them have served as pilots and met offices, the barber shop and slop Sign Name On inadequacy of Coast Guard facili­ family' of Seafarer Tom Peacock a series of physical and psychologi­ chest have also taken on a new, who died in the PHS hospital here cal requirements out of a group of modern look. ties. LOG Letters last week. Brother Peacock joined The situation will grow worse the SIU in this port .mid shipped •volunteers. For obvious reasons the LOG Present plans call for one iof the cannot print any V'ttv'g or with the increased traffic as a re- out of this hall regularly. other communications sent in of the opening of the St. Lawrence The only ship paying off in this seven to be sealed in a capsule and FOR AU by Seafarers unless the author Seaway, O'Reilly warned, unless port over the last couple of weeks to be shot into'an outer-space orbit YOUR OURR signs his name. . Unsigned something is done to rectify it. was the Wang Dispatcher. In on the nose of an Atlas intercon­ Discussing the survey, 6reat anonymous letters will only transit were the Seatrain Louisiana, tinental baliistic missile. The wind up in the ;waste-basket. Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Seatrain Georgia (Seatrairt); Robin manned one-ton capsule would If circumstances justify, the Farnen said, "Every Lakes sailor Trent (Robin); Wild Ranger (Water­ make three complete circuits LOG will withhold a signature and every saUor's family have a man); 'Eagle Traveler (Term. around the earth of 90 minutes right to know why this vessel sank. Trans.) a^d the Chiwawa (Cities each. . on request. Then, while passing over the If the Government will not or can­ Service). Air Force Hails Missile Ship I • («•*•,' * SJ: I ' fc; CG Syied, Lakes SIU Will Search Sunken Ship 'New Look' At Canadian District Hq Good Future In Savannah 'IS',;. K .• • K; y:l';''-- • liSEA CHEST I, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 24, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU GULF ACTION HITS US RUNAWAY SIU FLEET WINS TOP SAFETY TITLE DEFENSE REPORT RAPS SHIP LACK SEA UNIONS ASSAIL STATE DEP’T STAND CG OUT TO TIGHTEN RULE OVER SEAMEN US DROPS ONASSIS SUIT; 3 SUPERTANKERS ON TAP ITF BEEF AIDED SEA LEVEL DRIVE ITF APPROVES DETAILS OF WORLD ORGANIZNG PLAN DRY CELL SAFETY LIGHTING URGED FOR SIU VESSELS BURNS HEALING, VALCHEM BOSUN HAILS PHS CARE NY MEN ‘CLEAN HOUSE’; FIRE CRIPPLES DREDGE NAME CLARK MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENT SEE COSTLY HEALTH PLANS BOOMING GOV’T MEDICINE FMB BLOCKS ATTACK ON WATERMAN AID A REVIEW OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE SIU-INDUSTRY SAFETY PLAN TRAILERSHIP TRAFFIC HIGH, ICC REPORTS DROP IN TANKER TRADE CAUSES MSTS LAY-UP ‘LOW BID’ ON SUPERLINER WEE BIT HIGH FOR APL NLRB ACTING ON SIU RUNAWAY CHARGES RUNAWAYS NO CURE FOR US SHIP LACK AIR FORCE HAILS MISSILE SHIP CG STALLED, LAKES SIU WILL SEARCH SUNKEN SHIP 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/24/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 9 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc89615fc57422f523dce0197311fd09.PDF 056fbd465f24adb0c82d501d1c59d8de PDF Text Text \ZCVt' - - '•^•-•'•,ryyjry--^^y-' ",-'l.'=:*' %ill Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Telephone Strikers HoU Firm NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1947 INT'L SUPPORT NEW YORK. April 24 — Representatives of foreign seamen's unions spoke before the N. Y. membership meet­ ing last night and endorsed the SIU stand on Panamanian ships and pledged full sup­ port of their organizations. Among the speakers were: E. Johansen. Norwegian Sea­ men's Union; Ernest Roberg. Swedish Seamen's Union; F. Clausen, Danish Seamen's Union; James Scott. British Seamen's Union; M. Pitharoulis. Secretary. New York Branch of Federation of Greek Maritime Unions; Willy Dorchain. American Representative. International Transportworkers F e d e r ation. and Capt. Wm. C. Ash. Secretary-Business Manager, MM&P. Complete story will appear in next week's LOG. No. 17 Green Pledges Support To MID In Panama Beef; Boycott Plans Completed The nationwide strike of the telephone workers is now ending its third week with no weaken­ ing in the solid ranks of those participating in the walk-out. In NEW YORK—From the national office of the American Federation of fact, if anything, they are more united and solid today than they Labor has come assurance that the interests of the Seafarers will be protect­ were when the strike first started ed in attempting to halt the transfer of American ships to Panamanian and on April 7. Expressions of support have Honduran registry. William Green, President of the AFL, in a telegram been received from all sections to .John R. Owens, Executive Secretary of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ of American life. Organized la­ bor is lined up firmly behind the partment, stated that "We will join with representatives of the Seafarers National Federation of Tele­ and Longsroemen's organizations in appealing to Congress to deal with this phone Workers; priests, minist­ ers, and rabbis have gone on rec­ complaint in a practical, constructive, and satisfactory way." (Full text of ord backijig the telephone work­ ers; and the public is also con­ telegram appears elsewhere vinced that the American Tele­ on this page.) phone and Telegraph Company is doing all in its power to keep But if, "in appealing to Con­ the strike going by refusing to The following telegram from William Green, gress," the transfer of ships to bargain on a national level. President of the American Federation of Labor, foreign registry is not stopped, Up to now the company policy was received by John Owens, Executive Secre­ then the Seafarers International has been to divide the union in­ tary of the Maritime Trades Department. Union is prepared to put into ef­ to small, powerless groups. Of­ fers have been made to the a boycott of Panamanian and Your telegram of recent date was brought to fect unions on a local plane only, and Honduran ships wherever and my attention upon my return to office today. whenever they put into Ameri­ the spokesmen for the company Be assured I appreciate importance of question can ports. have insisted that these offers not depend on the approval of submitted in your message. Because of sacrifice BOYCOTT READY NEW YORK—Time almost ran the policy committee of the of interest of American seamen and longshore­ out on the Wall Street financiers During the past two weeks, NFTW. men through transfer of American ships to Pan­ plans have been completed to tie Union officials have dissented on Tuesday, April 22, but just ama and othe countries it becomes our duty to up these ships once the boycott sharply from this view, and stat- when it looked as though the United Financial Workers, AFL, do everything we can to prevent transfer of said : goes into effect. All ports have Five officials of the Tele­ would have to go out on strike ships. We will join with representatives of Sea­ I been notified of the strategy to phone Workers visited the New to enforce its demands, the farers and Longshoremen's organizations in ap­ be followed when the action commences, and in true Seafarers York membership meeting last money men gave in and a strike pealing to Congress to deal with this complaint style, members are ready to pull Wednesday night. George Mey- has been averted—for the time in a practical constructive and satisfactory way. the pin when officially notified to erscaugh. Chairman of the City being at least. We call upon our legislative committee to give do so by the Headquarters Of­ The walkout, planned by the Central Strike Committee, and Joe Leone took the floor to UFE for Monday, April 21, had matter special attention and assist in every pos­ fice. thank the Seafarers on behalf been postponed to allow time When this happens, the boy­ sible way. In addition will give publicity to facts of the strikers for the aid given for mediation. The Mayor's of­ cott will spi'ead to every corner submitted in your telegram through our weekly fice appointed a special media­ by the SIU. of the globe. The International news service. « / tion committee composed of Transportworkers Federation has Grover A. Whalen, representing ed that the only reasons for com­ notified its affiliates, in every Wm. Green, President pany objection to NFTW action the public and also to act as country if, and when, the American Federation of Labor SIU givesthat is an effort to break the national (Continued on Page 4) the signal, they are to union. refuse to work any Panamanian Meanwhile, labor support for or Honduran ships that may put the telephone workers mobilized into their ports. by leaps and bounds. On picketOFFICIALS NOTIFIED lines in every port where the SIU has a Hall, white-capped Copies of the resolution calling Seafarers could be found march­ for a boycott of Panamanian and ing side by side with their union other non-maritime nations ves­ Brothers and Sisters. Other sels, passed by the SIU Conven­ unions sent messages of solidar­ hamas. It has a crew of approx­ minor matters were settled with­ tion, ahd concurred in by the By w. J. MCLAUGHLIN ity and pledges of assistance. imately 85 unlicensed seamen, in a short time. AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ JACKSONVILLE—The mount­ chiefly French Canadian. Then camrf the awakening. All ment, were sent to the President ing discontent of Canadian sea­ Because of conditions even hands on the ship realized that of the United States, the Chair­ men, members of the crew of the worse than the ordinary run of the daily beefs were only a small man of the House Committee on part of the general irritation, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries, The second of Alcoa's three New North Wind, Seaway Lines Canadian vessels, they finally that the underlying causes were the Chairman of the Senate took a stand and brought the Limited, came to a head last new passenger-cargo vessels, the the wages, and working and liv­ Committee in Interstate and Forr Alcoa Clipper, arrived in New week when the crew walked off matter to the attention of the ing conditions provided by Can­ eign Commerce, and the Chair­ local SIU officials. the ship shortly before the hour Orleans this week. She will adian maritime laws. man of the U.S. Maritime Com­ of sailing. Jimmy Banners, Port Agent, make her first voyage frorh that Comparisonof Canadian and mission. and Lindsey Williams, field or­ The New North Wind is a ves­ port on May 23, and will be Copies were also sent to every joined in the regularly sched­ sel registered in Canada, but ganizer for the Atlantic and Gulf American contracts made the uled service to the Caribbean which operates out of this port District, immediately took an ac­ men decide that they, too, want- member of the Senate and the House of Representatives. in the passenger trade to the Ba­ tive interest in the beef, and iCoHtinutd on Page H) by the Alcoa Corsair. Green's Wire To Sec'y Owens Wall St Bows Before UFE; Will Arbitrate Crew Job Attlon Convmes Operator To Bargain With Canadian Seafarers Alcoa Clipper In N.O. ./ �. r.. Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG ---------- President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL - - - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER -------- Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER ----------- Vice-President r South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER --------- Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG Secy.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 150 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan FIUGH MURPHY - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. * Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New Y'ork, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor -^^267 By Leaps And Bounds V 'eamNSMim While there i.s one unorganized seaman left in the United States, the standards of all U. S. seamen are in danger. While there is one unorganized seaman left in the world, the wages and conditions of all other seamen can be pulled down. This truth is recognized by the members of the Sea­ farers International Union. And, recognizing the truth, the SIU has taken steps to rai.se the standards of other sea­ men, both in the U. S. and out, so that they will no longer constitute a threat to American seamen. The program undertaken to bring this about has called for much activity and expansion. When the SIU was started, less than a dozen years ago, there were few who dreamed that the Union would play such a big part in the labor movement of this country. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospital;,, SIU wages and conditions have continued their climb, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging and when pay increases were nixed by the Wage Stabliza- heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ tion Board, thousands of Seafarers left their ships and ing to them. WM. BENNETT struck until the Government was forced to reverse the NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH PODGORSKI ruling. GUS KREZTER JOHN APPLE A campaign of many months was climaxed by an C. MASON MOSES DAVIS overwhelming pro-SIU vote in the Isthmian bargaining STEVE MOGAN ORIEN WHEELER election. This election was won in the face of all the R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT STANLEY ROWE anti-union methods the company could use, and in spite N. LONGTINE MANUEL ROMERO ED. DUDEK ERNEST SIDNEY of the underhand tactics resorted to by the National Mari­ J. J. O'NEILL EDWARD CAIN JR. time Union, CIO. E. J. NAVARRE GUS OENBRINK On the Great Lakes, and in Canada, the SIU organiz­ J. N. HULL JAMES McMAHON (G. L.) ing campaign is bringing many men and companies under C. TYNER JOHN RILEY (G. L.) C. J. COMPAN the Seafarers banner. Where other unions have tried and i S. 4WM. H. CAO iELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL failed, the SIU is succeeding. J. W. DENNIS W. R. MUIR The issue of ships transferred to Panamanian registry ED. CUSTER C. RAMUSSEN is a burning one these days. The SIU has tried to halt the WM. BROCE, jr. J. KOSLUSKY GEO. F. DUFFY transfers by requesting the Government to take action. If D. MCDONALD KARPOWICH this fails, plans have already been laid for a complete, ADAM B. HOFFMAN C. LOCIGNO worldwide tie-up of Panamanian shipping. WM. MEAGHER STATEN ^ISLAND HOSP. Coupling all the above with the assistance which the D. LAUBERSHEIMER O. KAELEP Union has rendered to Brother unions, such as the ILA, G. F. HART M. BAUCSKI H. N. LEAVELLE the MM&P, the United Financial Employes, the Office E. CARRERAS S. HAMILTON Workers, the CIO Shipyard Workers, and the Telephone R. G. MOSSELLER » » 9^ Workers, it is plain to see that the SIU is not satisfied to J. A. DYKES BALTIMORE HOSPITAL sit still. K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN PAUL PAULSEN It is no wonder then that the Seafarers International PETER LOPEZ E. E. CASEY Union is held in such high esteem by all other segments of KARL THORSSON D. NELSON the American labor movement. Our record speaks for CHARLES SIMMONS W. R. BLOOM itself, and is a bright page in the glowing annals of Ameri­ CHARLES PYNE M. MORRIS can labor history. F. NERING WM. KAMMERER Men Now In The Marine Hospitals M Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staien Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—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.) H. L. P. P. J. H. R. BELCHER JILES REYES LATORRE BOLGER A. ECHEVARIA BRIGHTON^ HOSPITAL E. JOHNSTON H. SWIM T. MAYNES R. LORD J. RUBERY D. BURLISON J. LEVACK E. DELLAMANO J. CAREY MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS j. C.'KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON • .c •1 �Friday. April 25, 194V Union Structure THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thre* In a majority of the SIU Ports, our membership hit the brick.s The combining of the business with these people, and assisted systems of the Branch and Head­ them in maintaining picketlines. quarters Office in the Port of It appears now that these peo­ New York is still in process. ple are really in for a tough go An entirely new business sys­ and unless something favorable tem of the Headquarters Office happens, it looks as though prettv and New York Branch has been soon the bosses are going to try laid down, and the completion of to starve them out. this job will possibly take a cou­ By J. P. SHULER, Secretary-Treasurer We will continue helping them ple of weeks or so. wherever possible, in line with As pointed out in the Head­ The only fund that the Union loading of the Organization with try to bust some of our contracts previous membership action. quarters Report to the member­ can operate from on a day to day an excess membership, such as simply because he either wants The Office Workers Union in ship at the last meeting, once business expenses is the General other Unions are now experienc- to look militant, or is gassed up, Brooklyn, New York, struck the this is completed it will save the Fund. We are now living with­ or is a shipowners' stooge in dis­ Union quite a bit of dough, as in the income of our General guise. • well as making for better Union Fund. M//1V This must—and will—stop im­ operations. We should, in the near future mediately, or those responsible Along with the change in the not only live within the general will answer to the membership . business system, there has also income, but to accumulate for same. been set up a rig to centralize larger amount of dough in this the issuance of various Union Panamanian Boycott fund, t h rough savings to the forms, stationery, etc., to all Union. ports. As reported to the last mem­ The Organization's expenses bership meeting, plans were com­ Shipping during the past few weeks have pleted over the past two weeks been reduced and will be re­ Some ports have recently un­ for a successful prosecution of duced even more. It is pointed dergone a shortage of key rated the Panamanian boycott, once it out to the membership that this men, epecially in the Black Gang ing, is that they must take jobs goes into effect. construction firm handling the Organization's income is not all on contracted ships when they and Deck Department. All Port Agents have been no­ Brooklyn Tunnel job, and scabs are open. tified of the strategy to be fol­ were breaking through their lines In several ports, it was neces­ lowed if and when this action this past week. sary to force permit men to take commences. West Coast Tankers rated Engine Room jobs to avoid We were successful in helping Local Port Committees will set them turn these particular finks issuance of new permits. The Pacific District and the up rules governing the actions All Port Agents are hereby Sailors Union of the Pacific (part in the Ports where this Pana- back. This strike is still in ef­ fect. instructed that, when crews are of the SIU), a while back, spent short on any contracted vessels over $100,000 to organize the and there are no book men avail­ west coast tankers. Organizational Activities able to take these jobs, permit Most of these vessels ,are now The Organizing Staff of the men are to be instructed to take operating from east coast and Union, in addition to their regijthese jobs as needed. gulf ports, and they supply not lar organizing duties, were in­ This is one way we can avoid only a large number of good jobs strumental in assisting Canadian overloading this Union and then for our membership, under the seamen knock over the India SS expendable money, as the ma­ suffering later with a shortage best tanker contract in the indus Company, Ltd., of Calcutta, con­ jority of the monie.'' collected go of jobs. Book members in the try, but in addition, income to sisting of six vessels and signed into special funds which can Atlantic and Gulf District of the the Union itself. them to a closed shop Waterman There have been several beefs only bo spent on special occa­ SIU are hereby notified that the contract. sions, to wit: strike, building, etc. sui'est way we can avoid an over- lately that some fellows riding This contract was signed in these ships, especially from some the name of the Canadian Dis­ of the Texas Ports, instead of trict of the SIU. The story was trying to live up to the contract manian boycott is to be pulled carried in last weeks LOG. on these scows, attempt, as much off. All Port Agents are notified In addition, the Organizers as possible, to hold up these ships to commence no action regarding working in the Port of Jackson­ and completely disregard the the actual tie-up until officially ville with the Canadian Repre­ contract, as negotiated between notified to do so by the Head­ sentative and the Jacksonville the SUP and these operators. quarters Office. Port Agent pulled a short strike This must stop immediately. According to a statement It is submitted that no sect­ This is going to be a big beef against the SS New North Wind, issued on behalf of all the ion of officers should be ex­ Unless it does, it could easily re­ and we must guarantee complete a Canadian Passenger ship, sail­ seafarers unions represented on cluded from the proposals. Pay­ sult in a complete loss to the SUP success of it by good timing and ing from Jacksonville to the Ba­ the National Maritime Board, ment for "nights on board" and of the time and money invested effectiveness of the tie-up. hamas. Further news of this par­ negotiations are now proceed­ rest periods before sailing are in the organization of these west ticular action will be made known ing on postwar wages and con- also included in the officers' pro­ coast tanker outfits, as well as later. Other Union Beofs cause a complete loss of the jobs tions of employment in the mer­ posals. We are demanding that these chant navy. 3. It is proposed that the that they now provide for the In accordance with the resolu­ people sign a regular SIU passen­ The following are the broad amount of annual leave to be Atlantic and Gulf District mem­ tion passed at the last meeting, ger ship contract for this vessel principles on which seafarers established, as such, should be bership. the Atlantic and Gulf District with our Canadian District. Crews are hereby instructed to donated $1,000 to the striking unions have based their claims without regard to the amount The SIU is now filing a brief, of leave that may accrue from cooperate with shoreside offi­ Telephone Workers. This money on the Isthmian case, which is to the shipowners: cials in settling disputes aboard was turned over to their Central 1. Proposals on wages are any other source. before the NLRB in Washington, these tankers and SIU officials Strike Committee in the Port of Payment for leave should be for the establishment of a new D. C. New York and was handled by basic rate and the elimination at basic rates p.lus subsistence Attorney Ben Sterling is hand­ them. allowance. Annual leave should of the war risk money. ling this case, and has handled it along with other NLRB work Rates submitted are related be accumulative. 4. Payment during sickness at of the union. According to the to and fully reflect the needs organizers, he did a good job in of 1947; in addition the exten­ home and abroad was introduced presenting our case before the sion of seniority payments for during the war, and it is now NLRB Examiner in the Port of officers and the introduction of proposed that there should be New York and states in his opin­ "efficient service" payments for proper provision made in the postwar agreement for continu­ ion that the prospects of an early ratings are included. certification look good. The near The Radio Officers have sub­ ing the principle. future will show whether this is 5. Bed and bedding, soap and mitted proposals for revision ^ BALTIMORE — The crews of correct or not. to the sliding scale method of towels, with adequate changes, Sterling has not been reim­ are also proposed to apply to all three ships in port this week payment. conti'ibuted $44.00 for distribu­ bursed for this work and will not 2. The unions are further home and foreign going vessels. are hereby notified to immed­ tion to Seafarers in the Marine be until such time as final dis­ 6. Proper catering arrange­ seeking to embody in the NMB iately put into place any. crack­ Hospital, John Taurin, chairman position is made of this case. agreement the principle of the ments for home trade vessels pot riding these scows who may of the hospital committee, re­ 48-hour week established in form part of the Charter and be advocating disregard for a ported. this involves the provision of Seattle in June 1946. ' Texas Disaster Union contract covering these The SS Robin Wentley men This will necessitate provid­ adequate catering staff in all vessels or any other anti- SIU gave $20.00, the SS Robert McAs reported by telegram last ing extra leave in compensa­ ships. actions on their part. week in the SEAFARERS LOG Burney crew $10.00 and the lads 7. Recognizing the unsatisfact­ tion for the seafarers' 56 hour The Atlantic and Gulf District from Galveston Agent D. L. Par­ on the SS Frederick Granby do­ week, as it is recognized that ory basis of employment in the of the SIU is possibly the only ker, no SIU men were killed in nated $14.00. ships, are at sea on a seven day merchant navy before the war, Union in the entire maritime in­ the Texas disaster. He further Brother Taurin presented each proposals dealing with continbasis. dustry that believes in and prac­ reported that the SIU in that area of the followng Seafarers in the *uity of employment have been On the direct regulation of tices economic action at the point Baltimore hospital with $3.00: is doing all it can to help those hours of duty, the proposals also agreed. Michael Walsh, Edmond L. people in the sections affected These ar^ designed to provide of production to force the opera­ provide for the operation of a tors to live up to contracts and Cain, W. Giles, William Bennett, by this blast. normal working day and the ab­ greater regularity of employ­ contractual conditions. In the event the future does Stan Rowe, C. Storf, O. Wheeler, olition of arrival and sailing ment and some payment to sea­ show that any SIU men were in­ This doesn't mean by any Wlliam J. Anderson, Paul Carlos. day clauses,' with payment for farers while awaiting appoint­ volved, every assistance will be stretch of the imagination, how­ I. Stone, C. Smmons, John Ap­ all hours worked in excess for ment to a ship. ever, that we are going to let given by this Organization to ple, Peter Lopez, W. Sauto and (International Transport ratings and extra leave for of­ the families concerned. some screwball or union saboteur Ernest Sidney. Workers Federation) ficers. "REPORT, British Seamen Negotiating For New Working Agreement Three Crews Contribute $44 Hospitalized �rtWay. April 25. 19^ WallStBnws Before UFE; Will Arbitrate THS Page To"' - *rew SavedAs Great Isaac, ioran WOran Tug, 6, Sinks In Crash . , KEW YORK ,g Gre&t and hot CO ec men. SOCKS distributed J",he New Jer- the eies of clothing --e^djti The ^ ^^%rZ-t v IRCV she was,^. eY coast sooi i. . representing ^,joe presiWilliam A. . Confe'c.°^W^o^• k^'e r s International tioneiy representing labor. '''°'Vn\rof blankets were "T"'the atari of negotiations r,v A M. Kidder, rethe company, A. -hitration. fused to would This obstinate poarOoh^ have led to jkStock, Cuib, union conchanges, since -r^^ug Kidder tended that i^^Xotual bewould have been me cause ol the PPae'b^ty 1 acting business thiougi raf AS sonal effects. i-cturned '%r'5^»0^^o„i^Bandehhnte The Seafaji to Pier 6, East gft^.-noon the Bande.rant ^--'^'°V'^C0.nPany"-'following the SlU V„"* TaTTst".c« New Votk went immediate > and lifeboats Hall to «!"' u io,, representa- for Cuba. •"i'taki "towly the coast HonIn"ecu.°U contponsation tot iZit. day afte,- the crash. N, o •Merman Hardel, Adrian Jonas (laHl. f'sa personal cHoc'a Sealarets Adrian j, „ orew -whoso P Mossnran, aro.pp. Thoy wore » ""'.'"""rhfram"'"'the time of tne r- The Patrolmen Say- r fertSoMo'tnsa engine TTe generousity of fhrshi;-- adoard the Jflorts of "j,''jBe'"rash''were 'To"ate™When he spotted ° tug he signalled for eed astern. Seafarer [•ooklyn, ^•^••. as on r°TfhVc°reTo^he members ° j^r their """-5r;r!o:n r, ;",tireVlislon oe- ^,,o tie room wheri ttec trrcd. told «hc ^^^ ho ex- ro„h our bomes core able a'm '"T", ther was plenty of loded as thei team" caused by ^othhead and ng through the b^ ;plashing up on „ "The lights w geafarer, "™''.T,t -tm on •oi' "and I T poriside bulkI looked to Ibe P m head and saw watei at me. rieht out of • T hot-footed It , i,;- he there and went up on Albert McCabe. °»»- fiund our families Alfonso (Sandy) Sandino Feustino (Tino) Pedraso Isaac's -9-%7"";,^erienced crash occurred. occurred; exp__ ggrs crash his first mishap m r .hoard Moran tugs. • Usten. you cmP^T'hf sriX '"-ecrew— The orewmeinhm — ^hXy'can't stand 1 contacted the under mutual Stock """" V i"S^ csn-t stand a 1 mission to P^\|. could fly m -n; io -that he could t.y oTrikc. -e a strike. Jbey They iuri J ^ d-Cial. I For 1947 Season "" On " 6reat Lak •or lUf ,ckes to blast furtfkAAIt The -ar i5« .„.m lin Iff K21L nmving to 1 down the ttXc^sSn:,^mgh— murk shrouded opera.T criW calmly inwer- campaign on on the Lrihrs ^ As- and a quick payo man, he was met with torrent want. of abuse. 1 "Sure, I'R draw," cause it m .,nd every commod^ won't 1 should close u^yuld close. R best liberal eduea- rZrrto bottoms in ' * the large -Mlir number pue to th ,1 ships in ,j hoots Iwhff fnhois about_^J^^/-Tc 'T "on S»rf«s. tha H.W " " scbedvlP of bouts on a new sbippitg. for hours are: From The new '"""^p^day from p. day from 10 f° ®' of the iron or every ten b:rofofXm:fn the united States. STOCK PILING , a FViat 75,000,000 _ JaSirrrbehreught why. Be- e Arnerican rich. P.T'! Snck have. Assuming "NP' "f tfcoast Guard and Exchange and it (charges to^tbe Coas^^^^^ ,„hange^ah^ I you'fr forfeit all wages ma e change and th wouldn't wringing its ^uring the voyage. ,, at- ton Exchanges clos ^^^^^^ make one hit of a g^s exshocked by ^be Cap as _ the L^ude, the ,.5 cabin, business unufactured, peddling Lemher left tbe to country. Tf'er the When Y^hen the worn g"^ „Mtimers ol^^timers ^any automobiles ma would crew, some of the r e w"ouun-t he one "r'auSy no'ided the dbocd- The r ^as aboard ^^^^ard events, of events. pound less 01 ^rti"t-iefs ^meTab aold- "f^°pgeulating, gambling tell it. 1 war dispatcMU |this ficial this speculat™^^^e,^ spe ^^^^dn't hurt Sif'andffte/a short lecture t^.-oir^nCQ IS. f^Lrp^ii. mAT.r.'uirtbrTB UnclGiiGcd 663** trrm%eratim^^^^^^ aS^ii f 1 teU ^ y ^ ^ industry wil carry micieub - - - »b= '.3 -:. "1„rr:f ^ _J 1receivingeverything you LCA is . While tbe LCA ^^ hands over tbe hug McCabe saW the ckpcctaUo^^^^ „a,urally, proi»s. pected to D&C Lines, which a tale of Seafarers jage drive them out ..anrTthe. -TTUrngT^ -CA, the BadTo'a pSetime „cord record - -' T, ThVir clothing. ed to handle a P freight, son on Lake Erie. nus parts ^^as of 160 ''^bllioii tm ^3 man ^ seas and an increase ^vhich was the ugh on the made e men ^biveic^^ Bandeirante, hig^esryca: in peacetime hisicir way cearchlightaear bi uided by hei umhed Jacob's ''"H is expecWd^^that,^^^^^^^^^ The rded the .Normonths m jjg.„ ;Sa? ?«i^"er where they B.P9%b ^ J'isid to call with a f°'""J?„ing the record York Hall notify '.oaf the lakes bad 589 HEW HOURS I tract yy'idm „ p p o r t was also T»Tr Mv noiTiina- i oniion and one NEW ^ORK meanest 1 pledged for this seamen 'es%o tbe Master of thousand whKc •skipper goes „ jfjc Tankers, were ready fo necessary, the SS Echota ^.^^^Nines as oon n His treatment o for Another hoo ^n her who bad credit employes moi^^ Former leaving the ship tbe unexpected ^ .^uardia, to a man /ntiustea York ^ f ular Sunday command of a g into speaking on the employes of When the Echota Paied mto in transit, ' one o c^tnck. Cotton, i.„„oiicp Bayonne. tn « . J o^ telosvsn'i brothers re^jvo ^irn fSe'l-k Chant:'hrms can-t from bis fam J died -and stand a strike. r,d'lc''buNed the following "DON'T BE AFRAID" rs. C?"- W^^w^uld like to lake McCabc of Qiler who tug's en- BEHIND THE SCENES ' ma; was probably inThe comPOPy " fluenced to oac happened ^''Tange and with the Cotton Exchang . SlU assistance. ^"e ^ ^ ^bnland el50whove^ ach.eve^ .World's w oria s Meanest SEATBAIN HAVANA CBEW —« was The following message was at the Galveston received e Seafarers Branch from who were enabled "J ^te's^hoTn" but the freight- 1 channels. company 1 Later, howevei, ^^.ged to ! changed its mmd ,„e make concessions wnicn J'cceptable to the unron. —— ' II0 TIC E1 °"he3, the Ban- n reSrt:ofDun and^Bradstree. Pl'^"7.;/the nights sleep, rtoSc.°anw/hu:.. with made ready 1° ^..jth two BOTdSante at 10:50 P>ta. The ,hove the water holes in 7:30 the next hne. stood b j^^„,an morning , «ead, arrived Woloo" in a tug. the Ttmidad^^Uty ship ^„hich the thick fogcrewmembers to toko o Thomas M. ^ towing. None of Worst Great Isaac 1 Maritime ,^Yere serious > vernie The Great Isaac a casualty ^ N.C.. ^vho Cross of Asn ^.^^ht "cnng a life- sounded . Al(rD.''whiWside, -e veceivcd ito^aP.,.^Cn«» heftippfefCem-'lhSS one hU. u,,, r);rr%7--> - "So don't be you're going t B ^^^i, ig ber got bB P^,^;^uneral. the national ecoplane m tim captain told ness of nr • the Due to it can be one case where nomy 01 the Q,. the the crewmernbei, , affected plainly seen fba having health or fbe -industry wouldnt cipating thejIea'U one bttle iota. public senthe tuinea^^^ With this type l^f«f'-VW.Sh:it Coast Goard funerak to attend his i^nut timent oxpre^ I knowledge fbat tha [ How low can a man SI •Tmwded bonatifirmly hohm prepared another? i, impossible » All ,,,„ .tory hod a happy Although riheko the J The company was to strike. The :rmL-th. will -apTam that things riurne^^ out l „ reverse .men, sU-ongiy lorcalio «versh'^1.; sTm^s^Tthrtrrbt rtX*o:^->.omovl. ,e owner, horn \ j.d. In e.„T,Te« collect krollect. , •„ Ltiil stands as the WO express v«»«4>ni Gaar ^SwiM. lest SkiPPor. «,iU be disposed *)f J / „ean-ltho Now York's finan- intrenched m 1 oonaaloslcial district. •;-k �Friday. April 25. 194T T HE S E AP ARERS LOC Page Fire Keeping Up Momie Of The 'Hello Girls' A picket line is the same sll over. It's walking up and down, around and around, covering the same route all day long until the strike is over. The two pictures above are of the telephone workers picket- lines, reinforced by white-capped Seafarers. On the left. New York, and on the right, Detroit. Members of the SIO on the Great Lakes took time out to demonstrate with their Brothers and Sisters who are Gree.t Lakes Seafarer Andy Heis demonstrating that' well' known unionsolidarity with an attractive Sister unionist from the striking Detroit Telephone Workers Union. More than 20 Seafarers marched on the line with the strikers;; It did a lot to keep their morale at a high pitch. trying to force the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to bargain honestly. It's a hard pull, but the telephone workers are assured of SIU support until the strike is over. The sign carried by the Seafarer in the picture says "White Caps Off To The Phone Workers." That's the way SIU members feel about the courage of the-men and women who, with little real union experience, are putting up a good fight against one of the richest corporations in the world. % % % Besides New York and De­ troit, Seafarers are also adding their might to other picketlines set up by the phone workers. Pictured here are scenes in New Orleans where a Coordin­ ate Strike Committee has been set up with SIU officials play­ ing a prominent part in the planning and strategy. On the right, leaders of the. picketline stop a minute to have their pictures taken. It was one of the few times they halted their marching all day. Left, a pret­ ty picketer stands near the bronze plate of the southern subsidiary of AT&T. The names of the companies are changed in different parts of the United States, but the control is the same. The unions have had to put up a real battle to keep their ranks solid, but in the face of many obstacles they are determined to fight this issue through to a successful conclu­ sion. i, 4, i. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25. 1947 Houston Lives Up To Its Name As The 'Port With A Future' By CHARLES HAYMOND HOUSTON — The officials in this Port are getting a slight, .but well earned rest, after a few weeks of hectic shipping. So many ships have been crewed up down here that Hous­ ton is known to the Brothers who ship out of here regularly as the "Port With The Future." The activity of the past few weeks has slowed down some­ what, but when least expected the mad rush will start all over again. Let it, as we are always ready for anything that happens. So many of the oldtimers are coming in now that the Hall is beginning to look like a junior Snug Harbor. of bushes and stuck a rod in his ribs. He asked the seaman for his money, and the fellow answered that he didn't have any dough. The • thug then asked, "What union do you belong to?" The man answered, "The NMU." Whereupon the bandit shrug­ ged his shoulders, and said. Aw. hell, the tin can shakers have already held you up. Here's a buck, sailor. Go have a beer on me." There's more truth than poe­ try to that one. An oldtimer in from Balti­ more last week informed every­ one that on April 7 he had marked 30 years as a seaman. Another oldtimer stepped up quietly and informed all present that he had started sailing in 1905, and in all that time had never belonged to any but AFL Unions. On leaving the Hall, he turn­ ed to the fellow who started the whole business, and said, "So long, youngster." Brothers, what does that make us who have been sailing for only ten to fifteen years? LCA Floods Lakes With Now Men NO NEWS?? In Attempt To Stop Seafarers Silence this week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE SAN JUAN SAVANNAH CHICAGO JACKSONVILLE CftARLESTON MOBILE By HENRY CHAPPELL TOLEDO — Despite the var­ ious moves of different legislat­ ive bodies, nati'onal and state, and despite all kinds of anti­ union propaganda in the press and on the radio, the SIU organ­ izational drive rolls merrily along. Proof of this lies in the fact that the SIU has already pet­ itioned the NLRB to conduct elections in five different com­ panies. Once these unorganized Lake.s seamen see hovv SIU ships are run, and how SIU crewmembers are protected by SIU contracts, job security and competent union representation, they want to be­ come SIU members. They want contracts with everything written down, not the empty promises of the ship­ owners which are constantly broken. Most of these unorganized Lakes outfits find out what the SIU men are receiving in the line of pay, and then they come out with the same. However, all of this is chiselled back from the men in the overtime that they are gypped out of, and the inferior conditions under which they are forced to work and live. Only an SIU contract guar­ antees SIU conditions. HUNTER HUNTED The Brother with the Pepsodent grin, Mickey Wilburn, the The deadline for port re­ Dispatcher, turned up a real Sad ports, monies due, etc., is the Sack recently. It seems* that Monday proceeding publica­ Mickey and a few of the Broth­ ers decided to go coon hunting. tion. While every effort will The Brothers got the coons, be made to use in the current but Mickey was treed by a LCA SCHEME issue material received after North Pole Kitten, and a sharpIn a desperate effort to sty­ that date, space commitments shooting one at that. He got a mie the Seafarers' organizational generally do not permit us to dose of perfume that was not program on the Great Lakes, do so. manufactured in Paris. the Lake Carriers Association Even after bathing in Life­ has resorted to the usual tac­ buoy Soap, when he came into tics of going inland, advertising the Hall the next day 28 Book in the local papers, and trying members, 17 tripcard men, and to recruit men for their ships. one permit man took a whilT of They cry about the shortage the aroma and slowly left the The long distance phone strike of men on the Lakes and tell pear that there wll be any ap­ By JOHN MOGAN building. preciable let-up to the current is still on, and the local girls of the high wages which may BOSTON — Shipping and boom. The only break we are are doing all right. A tarpaulin muster was taken, be earned, as bait for their and enough money was collected business continue to boom in getting is that some of the Another strike close by the hooks. to buy five ounces of Christmas the Port of Boston and in the Waterman ships, which were The LCA wants a surplus of outports up this way. The Sim­ scheduled to get their cargoes Hall is that of the Warehouse­ men, who have been picketing men on the Lakes so that they mons Victory and the Billings in Maine ports, have been di­ the Quincy Market for some can hammer down the wages of Victory (Watermans) paid off verted and will take on pota­ time, with no signs of a break the organized men, cut their in Maine ports, the former in toes and wheat in Boston in­ yet. conditions, and break the union Portland and the latter in Sears- stead. But the telephone strike has if possible. This is an old port. This development will not an­ a direct effect on the SIU in scheme of the Steel Trust and The Niantic Victory and the noy Patrolman Jimmy Sweeney, that the bills for the Union other open shop operators, and Wacosta Victory (both Water­ who has been up in Maine so branches this month should be will fail through the active op­ man) paid off in Boston. Both much recently he has acquired practically nil. position of the SIU. of these latter ships had been what would pass for a State of Well, that about ends the re­ The SIU can and will force out four months, and the beefs Maine accent. port from Boston from this the LCA to live up to all safety were piled high on them. Then, also, the passenger ships week. So long as everything laws and government regulations However, everything was set­ on the Yarmouth run will be - VcteofiT goes as well with shipping and whereby certain lengths of ser­ tled satisfactorily, including a starting soon (the Evangeline is business as during the past few vice time must be proven before ^ . ... ,., beef on the Wacosta concerning now on delay), plus the excur­ weeks, it is still safe to. adver­ new men can perform certain Night perfume, which was Iiber. , , ..r „ • J J TT 1, I the Mate working on deck with sion boats to Nantasket and the tise to the membership that one duties aboard the ships. ally sprinkled around the Hall. ' . . i « loo A VAA, u J iv/r- 1 the gang — for a total of 188 moonlight sails. can almost take his pick as to A little was showered on Mick- , The SIU was in the vanguard hours. So it looks like a busy sum­ type of ship, run, color of mate's of fighting for these safety laws, ey. The old Tristam Dalton (Bull) mer season for everybody. hair, etc. and we'll make sure that no ALL POLITICIANS was rechristened the Rosario, And for a special few, it can phony outfit like the LCA takes Everybody in this neck of the j called for a full crew and sailed also be advertised that the nags them away from us and enwoods runs for Senator, but — but short about four men. All/ ^A\/ORir^ are running at Suffolk Downs! dangers the lives of the seamen. The Jean (Bull) is berthed in even in this land of Lee (Pass the biscuits, Pappy) O'Daniel, a St. Johns, N.B., still calling for an Oiler. new record has been set. All the other stuff in transit In this district a State Sen­ ator was called to meet the seems to be sailing light and. Great Redeemer, and so a spec- unfortunately, even after the ial election has been set to fill Patrolmen determine that there are jobs available, and say jobs the vacancy. By FRANK MORAN Well, Brothers, here's the rub. are posted on the board, there BUFFALO—The vessels which ships were not what they were Forty-five candidates announced are still no takers. were ready to inaugurate the led to believe. their intention of running for JOBS GO BEGGING 1947 failing season from the Various members of these office, two dropped out, leaving Rated jobs are still going beg­ Port of Buffalo have been forced crews, notably among the un­ a field of one female, and fortyThe manpower problem with two rolling pin catchers—males ging on the ships which paid regard to rated men in becoming to remain at their Winter moor- rated men, have been forced to off here. ngs for a while longer owing to quit their jobs because of the to you. At this writing it doesn't ap- acute. How long shipping will a shortage of fuel. slave driving tactics employed Not one of the candidates has continue at its present rate is come out openly and endorsed Impatient ship Masters, who by the lords and masters of naturally a question mark; but these vessels. labor. Perhaps they believe, if transfers to foreign registry would have made an early at­ JOIN SIU like O'Daniel, that the working are forbidden — and these trans­ tempt to force a passage through These fellows constantly drop man can get along okay on a fers of American ships are be­ the ice barrier at the breakwall, Department Delegates into the SIU hall to find out pair of overalls and $1.50 per ing fought by the Maritime have been prevented by the should check to see that all what they could do about it. We day. Trades Council and will be shortage of bunker coal. overtime is turned in 72 hours pointed out to them that by They ought to be ashamed of fought to a finish — there is no before the ship is scheduled To plow a passage into Lake joining a fighting organization themselves fbr pretending that reason to believe the SIU will Erie and then run out of fuel like the SIU-AFL and helping to dock. But this does not labor doesn't exist. The AFL is suffer any hardship. mean to hold the overtime half way to then destination to bring these ships under the down here to stay, and is be­ until then. POSITION SOUND. was a situation which the Skip­ Seafarers' banner, that they can coming more and more import­ pers would not care to face. As soon as penalty work We have not been as reckless remedy these conditions. ant in the picture. is done, a record should be as other unions in the issuing Somewhat heartened by look­ In covering the local water­ PITY NMU MEN given to the Department of books, , so that our position front here, we've run into a ing over different SIU contracts Here's a story we heard that head, and one copy held by today is a sound one — provid­ number of disillusioned crews which cover Lakes companies, we would like to pass on. It the man doing the job. In ed we can fulfill dur present who have found out that steam- these unorganized men left the seems that a seaman was walk­ that way there is less chance agreements. This is our prob­ boating on the Great Lakes and SIU hall resolved that the next ing down a dark street when a for things to get fouled up. lem at the moment, and a prob­ the conditions under which they ship they shipped on would one gunman jumped out of a clump lem which is fairly easy te solve. work and live on unorganized day shortly be in the SIU. No Sign Of Shipping Slump In New England Area I J Ships Ready To Move At Buffalo; Wait Only For Full Fuel Supply On Overtime �Friday, April 25. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG TWO VIEWS OF THE SEATftAIN NEW YOHK Page Seyea Write, Don't Go Off To Buffalo For A Berth By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO—Although we still have miles of ice from Buffalo Harbor far into the blue of Lake Erie, the vessel.*! here are all humming with activity. AH hands ore aboard, and they're rarin' to go. All forward and aft end men aie aboard the four Browning ships at Erie. Pa., and .Sonoma is crewed up at Port Colborne, Ontario. These pictures of the Seatrain New York were sent in from Philadelphia, where the vessel was crewed up. Four Seatrains are in operation at this time, plying between New Orleans and New York. All four ships crewed up in Philadelphia, since the work of converting them was done in Chester, Pa. But there is little likelihood that any one of them will ever see Philly again. Soon Havana, Cuba, will be added to the run, and that sounds like a good trip for all Seafarers who like the land of rum and coke, end then into New Orleans for that famous cook­ ing. ' USS Tries Canshaking In Philly But Past Record Is Against Them GOOD FEEDING The fit out crew is now aboard the SS Canadian, and Steward Freeman Bradley should be able to turn out some fancy cooking on his new oil burning range. By EDDIE HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — There was a little fire in the United Sea­ men's Service hotel here last week, and the USS officials are trying to put the arm on seamen to raise money for repairs. We can all remCmber that the USS played ball with the NMU, and has always been antagonistic toward the SIU. In order to got a loan from that outfit a man had to get a slip signed by the Port Agent, certifying that the applicant is a deserving meniber. The USS was informed time and again that signing such slips was against the policy of the SIU, but they always had a smirking smile for a reply. Good Shipping Gleans Out Port Arthur If some of ihe rated men in some of the other ports would drop me a card with their name and address. I might be able to ship them in the near future. This doesn't mean to pack up I your gear and head for Buffalo. Contact me first, and I'll let you know the details. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we would like to see how they feel being told that the SIU "men, will not allow bumming aboard SlU-contracted ships. When the USS was at the height of its power, it didn't need the SIU, and all over the world the Pilot was given a place of honor, while the LOG was buried or thrown out. The best idea is for SIU mem­ bers to keep their dough in their "LONGING FOR THE SEA" could bg the name of ibis picture. And Daniel Flintjer, shown above, may be doing ex­ actly that. Dan is an oldtime seaman, who is retired at this lime. He is a professional photographer, and took the two pic­ tures above and pictures for the Philadelphia Branch. Now the problem is, who took this picture of Dan Flintjer? • The bod}' of Brother Edward Kolukusky, Book No. 3901, was removed from Buffalo Harbor, and was shipped to his parents' home at Kingston, Pa. Payment of the S200 Burial Fund was made to his parents. As for the .SIU organizing cam­ paign in this Port, it is going along nicely under the able hands of Frank Moran, assisted by George llendrick. These fellows are doing their job so well that yours truly, is kept busy all day long answer­ ing one stock question, "Is this where I can join the SIU?" It means that most of the young sailors are union-minded, and are going for the union of their choice—the SIU! Great Lakes Seamen Responding To Invitation To Visit The Seafarers' Hail In Cleveland pockets, and let the chiselers do their can-shaking someplace else. Lakes completely organized un­ Kelly Island. They're regulars. By STANLEY WARES By LEON N. JOHNSON We have contacted all the un­ der the SIU banner. The SS Arrowhead, flagship of PORT ARTHUR — Most of ions along the waterfront in re­ CLEVELAND—With the first the Cleveland and Canada SS With SIU contracts. Lakes our business down here consists gards to the Panamanian busi­ month of the SIU organizing Company, .should be ready and seamen will have job security, of ships in transit which come ness, and their response is very drive now a matter of history, calling for a crew about the first' competent union representation, in to load or unload. Every heartening. We can expect their the response of the unorganized of next month. She'll start her job seniority, and the many good now and then, however, we get wholehearted support, especially Great Lakes seamen has been so daily run to Canada on May 15, conditions that come with an a big run on jobs, and before from the Longshoremen. good that it's a sure sign that and will be another addition to SIU contract. we kn,ow it every man on the Shipping is still good, and in it won't be too long before every the many Lakes vessels sailing Travelling along the river here beach has shipped. common with most other SIU ship on the Lakes will be sail­ under the SIU banner. That's the way it was in this Ports, we are short rated men. ing with SIU crews and under in Cleveland, you sure can tell As our organizing campaign that the 1947 season is well un­ past week, and from the looks SIU contracts. We expect to payoff three wins more and more jobs and der way. Out of the thirty odd of things, that's the way it's ships early next week, so if any­ Taking us up on our invitation ships laid up here all winter only members, it will be the exception going to continue for quite some body in the outports wants to to visit SIU halls and see for for a ship not to be an SIU con­ a handful remains. time. ship, Philly is the place for him. themselves how the SIU oper­ Some SIU contracted vessels tracted one. We're really on our Of course, we still have lots ates, and asking as many ques­ ALL SET ON BOYCOTT are visiting here quite regularly way now, and nothing's going to of ships that come in and go out tions as they like, is the very The crew of the Cape Breton, now. Among these are the Mead stop us from making the Lakes without taking on a man such thing that quite a few unor­ as the SS Murry M. Blum, the Bull Line, can collect 8 hours ganized seamen have been doing bringing autOT"from Detroit, and an SIU stronghold, with every the sand boats—the Hvdro and Lakes seaman a Seafarer. SS George Chaffey and the SS overtime for Good Friday, as it lately. Maiden Creek, which paid off in was a Longshoremen's holiday The door is still open for you I in Philadelphia. Call at the Bull Beaumont. fellows who haven't dropped in Line office in New York for the The SS Victory Loan blew in on us as yet. Stop by your near­ here after crewing up on the money. The beef regarding stowaways est SIU hall, and pay us a visit. "West Coast, and most of the By J. S. WILLIAMS Still up to their old tricks of crew got off and headed back working on deck of the SS Henry CORPUS CHRISTI — Between ers, and the Celilo, Pacific Tank­ W. Beecham, Waterman Steam­ luring young men to the Lakes home. To meet this emergency we ship" Corhpany, has also been with phony promises of good pay this Port and Brownsville, I ers, here in transit. Both ships had to scour every "relaxing settled. This money can be col­ and jobs, the Lake Carriers Asso­ have been kept moving as fast were covered and everything is shipshape aboard them. spot" in town, but we finally lected by writing to the com­ ciation is creating a surplus of as a weathervane in a high An Isthmian ship was in, and succeeded in getting together a pany's New York office, 19 Rec­ unrated men. wind. The William Carson put the entire crew is pro-SIU, just tor Street. full crew. After they get these fellows to in at Brownsville, and she final­ waiting for the big day when Now the town is deserted, at Brother Tilley, our Patrolman, the lakes, the LCA drops them ly set off for Germany with no the, SIU will be declared the least so far as merchant sea­ claims that the R. N. McNeeley, like a hot potato, and leaves beefs aboard. official winner of the bargaining men are concerned. We need South .'^.tlantic Steamship Com­ them on their own. The Miner C. Keith, Water­ election. men, so why not come down to pany, was the cleanest payoff SIU SECURITY man, also lit out for Germany With all that's happening, Port Arthur to ship out. that he has ever seen since he there isn't much time to write all squared away. The only way tkat this phony That last sounds like the became an official. He wants to reports, but we wil try to do In the tanker line, we had the Chamber of Commerce i^iel, commend the Delegates and practice can be stopped, and better, in the future. Wolf Creek, Los Angeles Tankstopped for good, is to have the doesn't it? crew. \ Corpus Christi Kept On The Hop �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Shipping Maintains Its High Pace In New York; Seafarers Have Their Choice Of Ships And Runs Friday, April 25. 1947 Gets Medal Douglas Crew Takes Action On Performers larger ship to handle the run New Orleans for an idenfinite ' to Bermuda when they start up period. NEW YORK — For over a again next year. With the wholesale withdraw­ month we've been reporting By JOHNNY JOHNSTON The Evangeline, Eastern, will al of ships from the boneyards, good shipping and a shortage of NEW ORLEANS — The SS rated men. Well, the flurry of be out of Boston and in opera­ some of the companies have Stephen Douglas, Mississippi tion about May 1, so, we can, called for crews for ships fresh shipping is still riding at high Steamship Company, paid off out of lay-up. Instead of hav­ expect her to absorb most of tide and the call for rated men here last week, and the crew ing the ships cleaned up and the Washington's Stewards De­ in the Deck and Engine Depart­ had everything in order and made shipshape, they want the partment. ments still stands. ship shape for the next gang. crews to sign on the same day The other Eastern vessel, the If you want to look them It wasn't left up to the heads they report aboard. over, New York is the place Yarmouth, is good for another of the departments to tell some Ships fresh from the boncyard where there is a good variety of two or three trips on the Nassau members of the crew that the ships and destinations to choose run and then she will be laid are always dirty and filthy and men who were going to stick insufficiently stored. How thej' from, so come on down and up in Boston for twenty days. with the ship would not sail expect us to take ships out in look over the bill of fare on the During her lay-up the Black with performers and gashounds. second deck. Gang quarters will be changed. such condition is beyond me, At the payoff, a meeting was Down on the waterfront, at This has been an old beef with but they keep right on trying held, and these so-called ship­ the point of production, the Pa­ this company, as the present to have us do it. Above is Thomas DiFazio. mates who got drunk in every trolmen have been kept on the quarters are small and during They should realize that we Chief Steward, with the medal poit and left their work to be ball paying off and signing on rough weather the portholes cannot go for our members cmd citation he was awarded done by other crewmembers cannot be opened for fresh air. signing on these scows until ships. for meritorious service during were told to hit the dock. they are cleaned up, and that We had the Purdue Victory, Some of them thought that the war. SAME FOR SISTER takes a hell of a lot more time Waterman, in port during the they would be able to make past week, and she was a fine another trip, and they felt that The Boston Agent is seeing to than one day. example of an SIU ship — no it that the same repairs will be they were getting a raw deal. SHIPPING RULES beefs and in fine shape. The A few of them are oldtimers Patrolmen reported that it was who have the idea that their Although the shipping rules a pleasure to pay her off. full books entitle them to do as are supposed to be thoroughly they please. But they found out understood by everyone, misAlso paid off during the week diffei-ently. takes and misunderstandings was the Span Splice, Alcoa. still occur at times. There were a few minor beefs ACTION URGED that were cleared up in quick Recently it was brought to Every ship that comes in here By RAY WHITE time. Other wise the Span my attention by the delegates of has something in the minutes Splice was in fine shape, and a ship in transit that a Patrol­ about fining the gashounds who NORFOLK-—Shipping in Nor­ 100 percent better than the last man told a man he could lake a folk is still booming. The lack stagger aboard ship just about time she paid off in New York. promotion without making a of rated men is a big problem, the time the shipping commisfull trip. but to date we have been able siont r is ready to leave. BACK TO GOVT. They come on roaring drunk, This was checked and it was to crew every ship efficiently The George Washington, which found to be an error, and that enough so they could be sailed. and then they demand that the Alcoa has been operating under the Patrolman had not made the The coal ships are beginning Patrolman foi'ce the Skipper to charter, is being turned back to promotion. to move again after a slow pay them off. the Maritime Commission by Brother Red Hancock was the No rated man can be piomot- down for the past two or three the company. The old ship has' made on the Evangeline before ed aboard ship unless he has months. Ship Delegate on the Douglas, seen a long string of operators she comes out of Boston. and he can be proud of the job made a full trip. If he is un­ This is good news to many of since the days she was run If none of the ships mentioned rated he must clear through the the local boys who usually have he did. down the ways for Eastern The New Orleans Branch als..above sound appealing to you, Dispatcher in the Hall. two or three gals waiting for Ste&mship Company in 1923. wants to take this opportunity to there will be a number of tank­ If these simple rules ai-e fol­ them in the foreign ports where thank Brother Hancock and The reports here have it that ers coming into New York dur­ lowed there shouldn't be any these ships touch regularly. Freimanis for the radio they Alcoa is looking around for a ing the coming week, so you There are four or five Moran trouble with this section of the donated to the Hall. men who have a passion for shipping rules. tugs sailing out' of here fre­ tankers will have plenty of jobs quently. These are good jobs, I've received a notice from the to choose from. homesteading them. Arnold Bernstein Steamship Of course, this doesn't apply The Seatrains have changed Company that the retroactive their Gulf port of Texas City pay covering the six per cent to the newcomer who happens since the terrible explosions and increase will be ready for pay- to snag one. He usually comes disaster. The Seatrains now find | ment on May 1, so hold off all back to the Hall complaining it impossible to hit that port applications to this company un- that somehow it's tough to keep food down after the vessel leaves and will make their stops at til that date. By STEVE CONROY the dock. That the "Brotherhood of the Maj'be these Brothers need ASHTABULA — With our or­ some of J. P. Shuler's seasick Sea" is not just a slogan, but is ganizational drive going along as a principle carried into practice? pills. per schedule in this port, the un­ by Seafarers at every turn was SAD. SAD STORY organized Lakes seamen are comdemonstrated once again this ,^ing in and signing up every day. Speaking of that brings back week with reports of contribu­ We just answer their questions, to mind a story, and 1 will use tions for the welfare of less for­ and show them how the SIU op­ a little bit of space to tell it. By PAUL WARREN tunate Brothers confined in mar­ erates, and they're convinced J. P. and 1 were on the same ine hospitals. DETROIT—Results of the Sea­ SS Wyandotte. These six ves­ ship, and after sailing, the pas­ that the SIU is their union, too. In Mobile, the crew of Al­ farers' intensified organizational sels will all be voted in the sengers rang continually for sea­ These fellows are really in­ coa's John H. Hollister turned in drive on the Great Lakes are near future. sick medicine. Shuler soon got $34.00 to be distributed among terested in SIU job security. beginning to pour in as crew tired of this, so he took .some their hospitalized Brothers. THEIR OWN CONTRACTS When it's pointed out to them after crew, aboard the ships of aspirin tablets, rubbed the name Crewmen contributing, according that SIU contracts give them the companies which we have al­ Tentative proposed contracts off, and sold them to the pas­ to the list received, were as fol­ right to fit out the same vessel ready petitioned the NLRB to have been circulated among the sengers. that they laid up the previous conduct elections on, register members of all Wyandotte and lows: Brother Eagleton, Rudy The surprising part of the Fall, they can sec one of the their approval of the SIU in no Huron ships, and they are being Keyvik, Cornell, Paedae, Silox, main benefits of SIU unionism. asked to criticize, suggest, or add story is that all the passengers H o r t o n , Christopher, Jordan, uncertain terms. to these proposals in any way felt a lot belter after taking the Campbell, George, Gill, Marshall, Most of them make some sort We are fully confident that the pills. That's "Doc" Shuler, all Ray Harris,' James Harris, J. F. of remark about the uncertainty SIU will win elections aboard they see fit. right. Under the Seafarers form of Dixon, Gavard, Crewes, Felix, of jobs aboard the open shop the ships of the Huron and Wy­ The affairs- of the Poi't are in the Chief Cook, Steve, J. H. ships, and how they are pushed andotte Transportation Compan­ union democracy, employees of good shape. We are now com­ Booker, Hickman, Burkett and around and forced to work un­ ies by a vote of 75 percent or the various unorganized com­ panies will help draft their new pleting plans to put into oper­ B. Musto. der poor conditions. better in favor of the SIU. contracts, and will be represent­ ation the recommendations of Also in Mobile, Seafarers R. They also remark about the Crewmembers of these ships ed on the negotiation commit­ the Agents Conference. Graham and W. J. Terry, serv­ Seafarers' full union representa­ have expressed themselves many Shipping for the future looks tees which sits down across the ing as a committee, collected tion of all members in their times as being in favor of a good, so come down to Norfolk $13.75 in behalf of men in hos­ bargaining table from the man­ beefs. short speedy election for the agement once the SIU is certi­ if you want to ship in a hurry. pitals from the following: L. Our Hall here in Ashtabula SIU with an SIU contract be­ fied as the bargaining agent. Galco, Newsome, D. M. Essary, Harbor, at 1027 Fifth, is now ing negotiated as soon as hu­ Raymond Graham, W. J. Terry, These unorganized Lakes sea­ functioning completely in all re­ manly possible thereafter. That's men will be a credit to the SIU "V. S. Marger, E. L. Meyers, R. spects, and we want all Seafar­ what they want, and that's what as new members, and certainly If you don'l find linen G. Varnon, "William Touley, E. ers and unorganized Lakes sea­ we're going to .see that they get! deserve a pat on the back for when you go aboard your L. Harvey, M. D. Penry, J. G. men to drop in on us at any time. There are two ships in the their militant rejection of the Halter, J. G. Harris, James Car­ ship, nolify the Hall at once. We're set up to service the Huron fleet—the SS S. T. Crapo LSA open shop conditions. Once roll. A telegram from Le Havre or members, and non-members are and the SS John W. Boardman. they're iri the SIU, they don't The Port of Boston reports Singapore won't do you any invited to drop in, a.sk any ques­ In the "Wyandotte fleet, there are have to worry any more be­ contributions from Brothers F. good. It's your bed an(l you tions, look the place over—and four vessels—the SS Alpena, SS cause they'll have SIU contract Bonnell and R. Matthews for have to lie in it. jojn up, if they wish. Conneaut, SS Huron, and the protection. men in the Marine Hospital. By JOE ALGINA Coal Ships Add To Norfolk's Shipping Boom New SIU Hall Functioning Well in Ashtabula Mobile, Boston Men Remember Hospitalized Unorganized Lakes Seamen Help Draw Up Proposed SIU Contracts . ATTENTION! �Friday, April 25, 1947 Marcus Hook A Fertile Field For The AFL By BLACKIE CARDULLO / THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine- Tatnpa Labor Girds For Fight With Open-Shop City Officials By SONNY SIMMONS Volunteer Organizers TAMPA — This labor-hating have all the men we need to man state of Flojida is trying to lead the ships down here, so each the country in the number of time we have to crew up a ves­ anti-union injunctions that are sel, it's a nip and tuck affair. being granted. But somehow, when the ship Through the Attorney General, sails, there are always sufficient Tom Watson, any injunction that men aboard to sail her. limits labor's rights is automat­ Of all the Branches, Tampa ically granted, even if it violates has the longest waterfront to the principles of the Constitu­ cover. Miami is 280 miles, Boca tion at the same time. Tom Watson, whose activities are well,known to the readers of the LOG, is continually harp­ ing on the advantages of the open shop. Every time he makes a speech before a Chamber of Commerce group, the newspa­ pers give him big quotes, and ne really eats it up. He has his eye on advancing himself to the Governor or may­ be even Senator, and he is sat­ isfied to this b.y stepping on the backs of the working men. If he achie\'es his ambition, labor in this state should hang its Gi ancle is 110 miles. Port Tampa 17 miles. Seddcn Island is an head. We ai'e banding together for out of the way place that has a finish fight, and everybody no transportation, so when talk­ from Tom Watson down is going ing about Tampa lemember the to have a battle at the next long stretch of waterfront. elections. Now there are several ships That means that Mayor Hixon. making the Seaboard docks for the Chief of Police, and all the phosphate, and that is a bad spot other guys who have given labor to get to. but we manage to a hard time here, are going to make e'cety ship that touches this Port. be fought tooth and nail. A long boyhood friendship MARCUS HOOK—From rer^'dmade Robert Morris, Oiler, and ing the reports of the success of Gilbert Clark, FWT, decide to the SIU in Marcus Hook in or­ go to sea together, but it was ganizing the seamen and in gain­ good militant unionism that ing the support of the towns­ made them decide to ship out people during our strike, one on an unorganized vessel. would believe that this is a solid Robert started sailing three union town. years ago, during the war. He The unfortunate truth is that made many runs to England and it is far from being that. Italy, and took his share of the Although the people in general sub attacks and bombing raids. are very sympathetic to us and He still has his fingers crossed are union-minded, in reality, the when he remembers how much number of unionists in Marcus luck was needed to come Hook is very small. There is a through all that without being crying need for unions in this wounded. city by the sea. About a year ago Bob went In Marcus Hook, the bartend­ home for a vacation. Like most ers and waitresses are unorgan­ ized, which is strange—for these groups are usually solidly union­ ROBERT MORRIS ized. In Wilmington, Del., the taxi It's sure true that an SIU ship drivers are without a union, in is a clean ship." fact, in Wilmington there are no OLD SALTS NOW unions of any importance out­ When questioned about their side of the Longshoremen and future plans, both stated defin­ Teamsters. itely that they expect to con­ This area is fertile ground for tinue sailing for many years to unions. The -people are definite­ come. ly interested and they showed "I can't quit," said Bob. "I their true spirit when, during tried to after a trip a while the 1946 SIU General Strike, all back, but I found myself back establishments from the highest on a ship within a few weeks, to the lowest threw open their and I was happier than when I NEW SCHEDULE INTO THE CAN facilities for our use. was on the beach." There is a definite need for The P&O Florida is down to The Chief of Police wants to "It's the same with me," chim­ the AFL in this town, and if ed in Gil. "After one trip I de­ run for Sheriff, but he has made such a schedule that it will be the AFL should come in here it cided that I would miss the sea it a practice to toss workers necessary to make her only would be the best thing that into the can for taking a few every two weeks, instead of if I ever left it now.'' ever happened to these people. Both Bob and Gill have prov­ beers, and his record of pushing every week as in the past. GILBERT CLARK It's a cinch the unions would en themselves to be good sea­ around pickets will lose him This will mean a big saving receive complete cooperation in seamen he comes from a little men, and good SIU members. plenty of \'otes' in the coming for the organization now that their organizational drive. town, far inland. In ths case it They both are certain that the election. the Miami Hall has been closed He sees the handwriting on SIU is the best Union for sea­ is Eldorado, Illinois. down. To make the Florida, WHERE, OH WHERE the wall, and he is a very un- takes three days, one going men. and they are prepared to He got to talking to his buddy, Shipping, wc are happy to re­ happy guy. there, one spent doing the job, port. is excellent. We're in need Gilbert Clark, and was so en­ do all in their power to in­ Port busine.ss is hitting on all and the third day for the re­ crease the strength and power thusiastic about the life of a of men, but where they will twelve cylinders now. We don't turn trip. come from is beyond us, for it seaman, that when he left to of the Seafarers. ship |out again, his buddy was We're sure glad to be able to seems good shipping is the story with him. cut it down to every other week in eveiV port. They went to Norfolk where from here on in. An example of the acute short­ All hands down this way are age of men in Marcus Hook is Gilbert got a tripcard, and then enthused about the outcome of illustrated by the case of Char­ he started waiting around for a ship. Bob could have sailed any the Agents' Conference and the lie Simmons. time since he had a full book, Convention. Isthmian is also Charlie came into town for a By ED LARKIN but he preferi-ed to wait for his a popular topic of conversation, week-end vacation from the Bal­ partner. MILWAUKEE — The Port of If this had been an SIU ship. and with the many sm.all com­ timore Marine Hospital, but he panies that have come under our Milwaukee looks okay, and the the men would have received couldn't convince the Dispatcher TRY FOR ISTHMIAN ships are starting to come in now. overtime for their work, and I banner in the past months, the that he was just in town on a Finally they had a long talk, visit. As a result the Dispatcher and the upshot was^ that they Crews aboard the ships in the doubt that they would have had fellows have plenty to talk Harbor will be glad to s'tart mov- to paint the stack. Since the about. tried his darnest to shanghai decided to try for an Isthmian ing again, and to get on the move Trust ships aren't organized, 19 Charlie aboard a ship. ship so as to be together, and do is their main objective. men quit their jobs. ASK CHARLIE what they could to organize Organizing is going well here. Police in this town have been I've always been telling you Isthmian. I ran into a poor unorganized giving the boys off the ships a Their first couple of attempts what a swell town Marcus Hook bad time. Here's the way it guy off the SS Ireland of the is. Some guys may have doubt­ were met by failure. But they works out: The ships are laid up Wilson SS Lines, one of the ships ed it, but if you doubt it ask kept right at it, and finally one near Jones Island, and the onlv docked here, and he was forced Charlie Simmons. As for the day they were assigned to a shTp By W. H. SIMMONS near place that the fellows can to pay out over $75 for dental girls — ask Charlie Simmons by the Isthmian representative go to down a few is on East Bay bills. " SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping in Norfolk. again. When I asked him "Why didn't in this old Gold Coast port is Street. During the trip, which was to For some time it has been Well, the cops wait until every­ you get a hospital ticket from still good, and anyone wanting evident that wo need a new Hall India and return, the two volun­ one is beginning to feel good, and the Old Man or the Chief En­ to ship can come on out. in Marcus Hook, but it looks teers signed up a total of six He replied that the then they come down to make gineer?" Business in general, however, like we will be doing business men. One, who had been an the pinch. It costs around $5 to company wasn't responsible for jg pretty slow with activity havNMU member, was so impressed in the same spot for awhile. such things. ing tapered off a bit. We're All attempts at finding a new by the facts given him by Bro­ get out once they pick you up. After working for Wilson for These men are not bothering any­ looking for better times to show Hall have been fruitless. 'Some ther Morris, that he turned in some time this was the kind of up shortly. one, and they are down on the his NMU book, and signed an people think an apartment is waterfront by themselves. It treatment that he received. He In this port this week was hard to find, but let them try to SIU pledge. had to work all day. go to the the .SS Cornell Victory, a Water­ should be stopped. Since then both men have find a Shipping Hall in a town In addition, there's been a few dentist at night, and foot the bill man tub in from Baltimore with of no great size like Marcus made another trip together, and men followed back to their ships, himself. a good militant crew aboard. here are Bi'other Clark's reac­ Hook. and when they come to a de-1 Well. I told Inm about SIU,She also brought in a few beefs On the organizational front we tions: "Boy," he said, "what a dif­ serted spot, they get jumped on; representation, and how we settle which we have to iron out. are contacting about two or It seems as though the Skip­ three Isthmian ships a week. We ference between organized and and rolled for the few measly' our beefs. Now he is one of us. It won't be long now until bucks they have left. per wants to get rich quick, esunorganized ships. Now we have are keeping them well covered The Steel Trust has about 19 these open shop outfits are forced pecially on his slopchest prices. a voice in our own affairs, and with literature and copies of the ships laid up at Jones Island, and to treat their men like human Coupled with this beef is one we are not at the mercy of the latest SEAFARERS LOG. As they really work the hell out of beings. They've been pushing the on the food, rated by the crew officers or the company." long as Isthmian sails ships into their men. During a .snowstorm unorganized men around for too as being bum—nothing to cause Bob echoed this, and added, this port, you can rest assured any excitement, however. We'll the other day, they had the Black long now, and the SIU will make "It seems to me that on organ­ that we will cover them. P.S. Hello Muggins. How are ized ships the men take more Gang painting the stack. It fi-' certain that they clean up these square away these Cornell Vicyou doing? Why don't you write of an interest in the woi-k, and nai'v got so bad that the men conditions when we have them tory beefs in the good old SIU 1 under an SIU contract. ' style. in keeping everything shipshape. quit. and say hello? Unorganized Milwaukee Seamen Get The Business From All Sides Frisco Shipping Is Still Good �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 25, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Crew Puts Out Blaze On Nordhoff At Sea DECK GANG ON THE SS MALDEN VICTORY A raging fire in the No. 4 freight hold of the SS Charles Nordhoff while enroute to Trinidad recently was brought under control by an efficient crew of Seafarers before aid arrived from Norfolk, Va. A boarding party from the?———— „ „ , shifted, were sent out immcaCoast Guard cutter Cherokee, jg^gjy which had been dispatched from FOUGHT FURIOUSLY the Virginia port, found the fire Meanwhile, the SIU crew ba'had been extinguished when it tled the flames furiously witn went aboard the Nordhoff at 3 water and live steam. Also stored in the No. 4 hold a. m. April 5, the morning follow­ ing the outbreak of "the blaze. were 65 drums of grease, 220 The cutter met the troubled ves­ drums of lubricating oil, about sel as she lay anchored off Old 2,000 pieces of pipe and four heavy motor trucks. Point Comfort. One of the Coast Guard cut­ NONE HURT ters dispatched to the Nordhoff No casualties were reported in gave up and returned to its base at Cape May, N. J., when she the incident. found it impossible to reach the The Coast Guard cutter Agassiz, sent from Norfolk to aid the A^^oa vessel before it arrived at^ Nordhoff, met the burning ship, ^ irginia capes. 50 miles off Cape Henry and I A deyelopriient w-hich occurred escorted her into Thimble Shoal,^he Nordhoff was being where the Cherokee took over. towed into port added a light touch to the sea drama. When it The 7,176-ton Nordhoff, oper­ was thought the fire had reated by the Alcoa Steamship kindled an alarm was sounded Company and carrying five pas­ and five fire-fighting vessel sengers and a crew of 39, was were called to ship's assistance. bound from New York to Trini­ Tears welled in the eyes of the dad and Venezuelan ports when Nordhoff men at the thought of the fire broke out among 320 more damage to their ship. bags of carbide, in the No. 4 On investigation the suspected hold, it was reported. blaze turned out to be steam Among the crack crew which brought the Waterman vessel in ship-shape from voyage No. 2 for the payoff in New Orleans were the men pictured above. Front row, left to right: Jerry Palmer, Deck Delegate: Sulo Salimen, OS: Tony Skilman, AB and I. Glendez, Bosun. In the rear, left to right: Joe Schweinfus, Deck Maintenance: Don Rood, AB: W. Wilmot, AB: W. Loll, OS, and Gerald Byrnes, AB. Brother Palmer reported a highly successful trip. At the payoff the men were compli­ mented on the clean condition of their quarters by the New Orleans Patrolmen. Comparison Reveals Slopchest Inequities Their theme The crew aboard the Smith- pants too long." Radio calls for help, reporting coming from about 30 tons of Thompson, South Atlantic, isn't song is; "Chandler, you made the that the cargo between decks had I onions in the hold. yelling, "Sam, you made the prices too high." According to the minutes of a shipboard meeting held recent­ MEMENTO OF MEETING WITH DANISH LIGHTHOUSE ly, the crew unanimously raised their voices in protest by expres­ sing fheir complete dissatisfac­ tion with the tariffs asked for commodities on the slopchest list. At the meeting the crew went on record as being "dissatisfied with the volume and prices of slopchest goods and the lack of sufficient warm clothing for a winter trip." ACTION The 7,607-ton Waterman vessel, the SS Blue Island Victory, pictured shortly aiter she plowed into the concrete base of the Drogden Lighthouse in the Oeresund, south of Copenhagen/ Den­ mark, last winter. Coal Ship McBtirney Had 'Wonderful Trip' The honorable mention award of the week goes to the crew of the coal ship, Robert R. McBurney, Overtakes Freight Corpora­ tion, which has just c mpleted a voyage to the coasts- of sunny France. The crew, bemoaning the fact that seldom do they see a writeup of a coal ship, mention that they had a wonderful trip, ex­ cellent cooperation from all de­ partments and topside, and no fights or beefs aboard when the ship hit the states. With honors being bestowed upon "the officers, unsurpassed for merit of courtesy and coop­ eration," and garlands to the "swell eggs in the Stewards De­ partment,". the crew assures one Not content to just register their disapproval, the crew de­ cided to do something about the sad state of affairs. A motion was passed to "bring the slop­ chest prices to the attention of the shipping commissioner befoffe the pay off, and if possible, get a refund on the overcharge. " With the adoption of this new and untried tactic of beating the ship" eard swindle pn slops, the crevv voted to send a copy of the inventory to the SIU headquar­ ters in New York. Interestingly enough, with the receipt of the Smith-Thompson slopchest list, the crew of the Roswell Victory also submitted a copy of the slopchest prices aboarji their ship. A comparison of the two lists gives an interesting picture of the inequities in supplying ships, for while the prices asked aboard the Smith-Thompson are high, the prices aboard the Roswell Victory are even higher on some items. and all that anyone sailing aboard the McBurney can be certain of an excellent trip. The shipboard delegates, who had much to do with the fine state of affairs aboard the Mc­ Burney, were Thomas Kustas, EXAMPLES Engine; Douglas B. Patterson, A few examples point this up Acting Stewards Department, very well. Aboard the Smithand John 8. Clapp, Deck. Thompson, shoe laces sell for four cents, while aboard the Roswell Victory the shakedown is a dime—a difference of 60 per cent. On the Roswell Victory sou'westers are ten per cent high­ er and dungarees are up 15 per cent. Palmolive shave cream was listed at 25 cents on the Thomp.son and at 35 cents on the Ros­ well Victory—a difference in thissmall item of 25 per cent. The reason for protests aboard ships over the slopchest prices then becomes apparent: Why the great differences in slopchest prices when wages, hours and conditions are the same on all SIU ships? Abraham Baldwin Towed Into N.Y. Minus her rudder, which she lost 1900 miles east of New York on March 24, the SS Abraham Baldwin was berthed at Pier 6,. East River, last week after being towed into port by the ocean go­ ing tug Edmond J. Moran. The Moran tug reached the helpless Liberty ship and took her in tow on March 30. Another Moran tug, the Point Cabrillo, also arrived in New York with a propeller-less ship which she towed from a point south of the Azores. �Friday, April 25, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief [SEAFARER SAM SAYS:] FIRMORE, March 4—Chair­ man Wheeler Fields; Secretary Edward Miller. Beef registered pertaining to the lack of many items in the stores. Good and Welfare; Fine drawn up for various offenses in messhell. Money collected to go to broth­ ers in the Marine Hospitals. Motion carried that coffee go­ ing to bridge and engine room should be obtained from Stew­ ard during his working hours. The coffee that is set out in the messhall shpuld be left there for the watches. Discussion and opinion that the Stewards Department is undermanned. Messman is obliged to do sani­ tary work and then handle food. Motion carried that the Steward post a date and lime for the exchange of linen to avoid confusion. i a. t GADSDEN. Feb. 12—Chair­ man Earl Cochran; Secretary T. Little. Delegates reported some disputed overtime in their departments. Old Business: Motion carried to have Engine Delegate find out why wash­ ing machine was not repaired. To report back at next meet­ ing. Motion carried to have Engine Delegate find out why bunk lights were not repaired as requested last trip. New Business: Motion carried to have a list compiled by the three delegates of all repairs, replacements, and beefs and to present same to the union upon arrival in the states. Motion carried to have laundry and recreation room cleaned by each department in rotation of two days for each department. Motion carried to elect a com­ mittee to investigate the sup­ ply of cigarettes so as to in­ sure an equal distribution of same. 4- S. 4. WILLIAM JOHNSON. Dec. 15 — Chairman Roy Tompson; Secretary John J. Bluitt. New Business: Officers are to keep out of crew messhall and crew to keep out of saloon. Food situation is getting pretty bad with no chief cook or chief steward aboard. Special com­ mittee sent up to see old man about this. Motion made and carried to keep recreation room clean at all times and the ra­ dio to be shut off at 10 P.M. 4. 4. 4. ROSWELL VICTORY, Feb. 6—Chairman Harrill; Secretary T. E. Carmichael. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that the Steward request the Captain or Chief Mate to give the cooks a reasonable time before chang­ ing of the meal hours. The Cooks only had twenty minutes notice before the meal has been changed on the day of question. Motion carried to investigate how it is possible for a fireman to be promote'd to Asst. Elec­ trician by the New York Pa­ trolman aboard the ship with­ out having the job returned to the Hall to be posted for regu­ lar .shipping call. Point of in­ formation: Has a man in a de­ partment the right to make as much overtime as the highest man in the department? "An­ swer: The man who is low on overtime usually has the op­ portunity to get an equal amount of overtime as long as he is willing to work for it and not turn down overtime when it is offered to him. 14 4 F. MARION CRAWFORD, Feb. 28 — Chairman Peredne; Secretary. John J. Brady. New Business: Vote of thanks and appreciation to Captain Charles J. Bunch for his many consid­ erations and cooperation shown to the entire crew. Motion made and carried that Chief Engineer be investigated for strike clearance, discrimination and lack of cooperation toward licensed and unlicensed person­ nel. Motion carried that no one sign on until Chief Engineer is pulled off the ship. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that each member of the unlicensed crew donate $2.00 to the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Motion carried that each crewmembers donate .$1.00 to the boys in the Marine hospital. Vote of thanks given the Stewards Department. 4 4 4 Life On Yaka A Bowl Of Scrambled Eggs Aboard the SS Yaka, the lads were getting their eggs with a roll—a 10 degree roll, that is. The men raised no objection to the roll, but the eggs were alwaj'^s scrambled, and they were getting a bit tired of the mixup. Variety is the spice of life, they recalled, and it goes something for the eggs, too. At the April 3 meeting they adjourned temporarily while the four delegates inspected the gal­ ley to determine the reason for the constant scramble, since the ship's roll didn't appear great enough to be the cause. They reported back to the meeting that the egg pans were too shallow. The meeting was resumed. 4 4 4 F. MARION CRAWFORD, Jan. 26 — Chairman Peredne; Secretary John J. Brady. New Business: Motion carried that a drain and steam line be install­ ed in the laundry, also that drinking fountain in engine room be moved to a more suit­ able location away from the hot well. Motion carried that new sheets, pillow cases and galley equipment such as coats, aprons, be put aboard. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that keys be provided to all crew quarters so that each crew member will have a key. MANROPE KNOT. March 15 — Chairman H. O. Braman; Secretary T. C. Deale. Motion that all crew quarters be in­ spected by patrolman and to be clean for a new crew. Motion that ship be fumigated. Motion carried that electric stove be put in galley. 4 4 4 JOSEPH N. TEAL, Feb. 19— Chairman Purdy; Secretary Charp. Motion carried that the Night Cook and Baker make more pastries and bake bread more often. Motion made to have the bosun issue the sea suds that are in the forepeak. Bosun says forepeak is not locked and he can get it out without it being issued. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. ITtASY OH-WB f MfSS/vitA// SeAB«kR6R. ReiAX/V4D€NJ0yvbUR. MCAU, ,^MO LET TME MESS/MAW CAJJOV HIS 008. 4 4 4 GADSDEN. Feb. 12—Chair­ man Earl Cochran; Secretary T. Little. Old Business: Motion carried to have engine delegate find out why bunk lights and washing machine were not re­ paired as requested on last trip. Motion carried that a commit­ tee be elected to investigate the supply of cigarettes so as to insure an equal distribution of same. Motion carried to write a letter to the Union request­ ing thai they contact the com­ pany in regard to the carrying of an extra locomotive on deck. It was pointed out that it felt the extra locomotive makes the ship unsafe. 4 4 4 CHARLES NORDHOFF, (date not given) Chairman R. W. Grimm; Secretary (not giv­ en). Motion carried to keep people topside and out of crew's quarters. Motion carried that night Cook and Baker bake nothing but bread. Mo­ tion carried that meat block be cleaned every time it is used. 4 4 4 MANROPE VICTORY. Mar. 2 — Chairman H. O. Braman; Secretary T. C. Deale. Motion carried to insulate bulkhead next to galley stove in engine room shower. Motion carried that laundry be cleaned once a week by each department tak­ ing turns. Motion carried that all cots be assigned to each man and he is responsible for same. Motion carried that LOGS be sent to SIU ships on the baux­ ite run in care of Alcoa offices. Port of Spain, Trinidad. 4 4 4 JOSEPH H. HOLLISTER. Feb. 25—Chairman Joseph Jor­ dan; Secretary Seymour A. Heiniling. Brother Jordan gave an enlightening and education­ al talk on the history of the SIU for the benefit of the younger and new members. New Business: Various fines laid down for offenses in the messroom. Fine money to be donated to brothers in the mar­ ine hospitals. Motion carried to give a voluntary contribution to the SEAFARERS LOG at the pay off. All hands using recreation room for card games, etc., to clean it up after finishing. CUT and RUN By HANK Brother, the Monday past was sure a tough lesson in how to survive through a picket line jinxed with the worst weather any April month ever had. It had everything bad—a tough wild wind, uncomfortable rain and real winter-like weather which hit your dogs with pain. The most impressive and successful thing about the day was those phone strikers with their smiling faces and constant jabbering, as they marched around, now- and then shout­ ing all together "scab" or booing at those who entei-ed or left the building. When the rain joined the picket lines those girls blev/ up their umbrellas or covered themselves with large cellophan.3 bags—while the rest just walked and talked wuthout protection. Well, you should have seen the happy, unexpected smiles and the respect and pride fill those strikers when they saw us Seafarer's join them with our white caps, our leaflets and our cheerful en­ thusiasm—even in that day's miserable weather—to help them fight their deserving strike. A strike for better wages, conditions, etc., against the greedy, powerful bosses who keep laughing in their precious prayers and daily jokes but sweating out their hopes that through lost wages, weary days of picketing, etc., the strike would bi-eak up with the strikers grabbing whatever wage increase was offered. 4 4 4 Honestly, the way those girls maintained their lines—cheer­ fully and proudly—without regret or shame or weariness, cer­ tainly showed us sailors how strong and worthwhile we must have looked to all unions and landlubbers when we hit our own bricks on all waterfronts last year. Well, once again we SIU Brothers have shown and helped others to understand that a tough fight for something which is right is something to be proud of and long rentembered. We are proud that we have helped some honest unions, regardless of union affiliation or noti to gain more dollars and sense of job security, etc., in this new new American life of greedy profits, fantastic prices and the worthless value of a dollar in buying food, clothes, etc. Before we change the subject we hope some Brothers read this column so that we can remind them of their weak and worth­ less loyalty to their own union. We've seen some Brothers who came to the hall to ship out, walk right out of the building again just to avoid the tough business of grabbing a white cap, a pile of leaflets and go out for a few hours on a picket line, etc. In time we hope they may regret their precious laziness and worthless loyalty to SIU unity, action and principles and sen­ sibly realize just what it means to help other honest unions in their tough fight. Or what it will be to suddenly receive help from other unions when our own jobs are threatened by powerful forces, such as the companies, the elected politicians in Washington representing the people (and the workers in all unions are the people) and whatever finks there may be trying to fill our jobs while we're fighting. 4 4 4 From Baltimore "Paint Pot" McGee, we received the following letter: "I saw your write-up of Brother Paul "Haywire" Warren so I decided to drop you a line. 1 don't know his New Orleans address so please say hello to him for me. Also best wishes to Cal Tanner and the boys in the new Mobile Hall. Here's hoping Brother Charlie Simmons has left the hospital and is in shape to ship again." . . . ' Thanks for your cheerful letter, "Paint Pot," and write again about the boys if you have the time in ports . . . Well, good old Brother ~ Mike Gison, who sails Bosun, just came in with his humorous sense ' of humor from a real good trip to Italy. Mike further confesses that there's nothing new otherwi.se and hasn't seen any of our ship­ mates for some time. �THE SEAEARERS LOC Friday, April125. 1947 ' THE MEMBERSHIP SPEmtS House Union-Busting Bill Seen As Work Of The NAM Active Seafarer A bill lias just been passed by the House of Represen­ tatives to prohibit unions from national strikes or indus­ try-wide bargaining. The bill also bans the closed shop. Beef-Settling Simplified By Clean Shipboard Record To Ihe Edilor: Sitting in the office of the Baltimore Branch of the SIU listening to Brother Ray White handle.,, beefs, the thought arose in my mind that it would be a good union principle to ship out on the ship that seemed to offer the best reason for an investiga­ tion. As it is. Union officials have enough trouble paying off ships without- trying to clear up many beefs that could be handled by the crew members. charge him with stealing—round one went to the SIU. While discharging at various ports, we had picked up two woi-kaways, both SIU members. The Captain in his usual arrog­ ant manner placed them in the rope locker back aft where they slept on army cots. We the delegates approached the "Great Almighty" and asked him why he didn't permit these men to sleep in spare rooms top-side op­ posite the radio shack. His ex­ cuse was that these men were not officers. We did finally make arrangements to sleep them in the crews quarters. At the j^rt of Georgetown we lost our good record. A mem­ ber of the Stewards Department screwed up the detail giving the The authentic champions of^ this bill are, of course, Senators Commie at every nook and cor­ Taft and Ball, neither of whom ner turn around and actually has ever had to associate with breed un-Amcricanism by trying peoples outside their own restrict­ to fight labor, chain and hand­ ed sets and probably think that cuff it at every turn by antimen who earn their living by labor bills that are unfair to the sweat of their brow are labor and John Q. Public, the prehistoric animals that have consumer. These so-called friends of America are the obstacles that never been educated. These men who voted for this we, the working men, have to anti-labor bill do not care hurdle in order to conquer com­ On Jan. 8th I took it upon my­ whether it is legal or not as long, munism. self to ship aboard the 88 as they succeed in .robbing lab­ FRIENDS OR EXPLOITERS Franklin H. Kin^, Alcoa Steam­ oring men of their just rights. ship Company, bound for South Robert H. Maupin, who takes No man can successfully Why, if national bargaining and strikes are illegal, is it legal preach his friendship to the his unionism seriously, gets on American ports with general for the National Association of laboring man and for fair play the ball for the SIU whenever cargo, with a return cargo of Manufacturers to operate as it for all in general in America as there is an opportunity. Re­ bauxite for New Orleans. does nationally and internation­ long as he is a bedfellow of cently released from the Chi­ A CHARACTER ally, setting a price of its own those who exploit the small man cago Marine Hospital, he cam­ Leaving the port, of Baltimore to inflate industry every time and woman by greedily taking, paigned for improved condi­ about Jan. 10th as Oiler and by laws that they enforce, that tions there and in other mid­ workers obtain a raise in salary? Black Gang Delegate I studied which does not belong to them. west Marine Hospitals. Brother The National Association of this character before approach­ Maupin has also been very ac­ Manufacturers has been more re­ If we are to have open shop sponsible for inflation than the in unions then let us have open tive as a volunteer organizer for ing him on any subject pertain­ unions possibly could have been. shops in every other organiza­ the Sesrfarers in the present ing to union rules. My first per­ Whenever a strike was called tion, club and lodge in America. Great Lakes organizing drive. sonal contact with this imitation of Captain Bligh came about there was the threat that price If we are to negotiate locally, when he started entering the controls would be broken not by then the monopolies, chains, today in anti-labor bills. crew's quarters removing soap the unions but by the NAM, by NAM and other national organ­ In the light of all these things and matches claiming they buying its way out of strikes, izations should be restricted to that we see as the truth, I am should not have such an accum­ by raising the consumer price actual ownership in small lo­ sure that we will stand together ulation gathered as it was on every article whether affect­ calities. with right and truth as our allies against his principles to see ed or not. If the Supreme Court deems to combat and conquer those such waste. After explaining to Captain a bite on the crew. So TRAGIC RESULTS one legal, then all should be that rob bread from our tables this high and mighty scissor- on the voyage home we were It is my firm belief that if legal so that, no unfair play can and clothing from our backs and bill that we had signea a con-rac* approached by "Great Almighty" this bill is allowed to pass fully be bought to bear by sheer from our homes and children. with the Alcoa Steamship Com­ Triestram who had become a These evils can pass away also pany for these articles and that worried little boy-scout with the then the working men every­ weight of numbers and financial where in the United States will backing against any minority if we fight hard enough. should he fail to desist in this offer that should we drop the be in the future robbed and such as is being done against us Paul Parsons practice we would be forced to charges against him, ho would forget what he had on the crew cheated of his rightful salary by member. Calling together a joint having laws and injunctions im­ meeting we decided to call Cap­ posed upon him that will be un­ tain Bligh's bluff and carry the bearable. beef into port leaving the Union It is also my firm belief that By I. H. PEPPER decide on the matter. if the unions are not allowed In the port of New Orleans to progress nationally then neither should other sets such The most memorable night I know "There's a friend of mine here I want you < to meet)' it was decided that Captain Triestram would be kept off all ' as the NAMj Chambers of Is the night I drank with Panama Joe. "Few folks ever see him, so this is-a treat." Alcoa ships and never be per­ Commerce and monopolies that And as I live through the years to come He went to the porthole and opened it wide, I'll remember that stuff he told me was rum. have not been mentioned in any A shaggy green sea-monster stepped down inside, mitted on any other SIU contract ships. The entire unlicensed bills by these labor haters. Eight bells it was. and the night was black. He was mostly green with pink in spots. crew signed this petition, in­ There are many national con­ When I started helow for my midnight snack. And speckled all over with lavender dots; cluding the First Asistant Eng­ cerns and chains too numerous On the way down I met Pftnama Joe. He looked at me and laughed 'til he cried— ineer whom the MEBA can be to mention which are allowed to And that was the start of my tale of woe. He was slightly on the hysterical side. proud of for his militant action operate freely without being in protecting the licensed offi­ molested, and with those that He held a' green bottle in the crook of his arm cers contract and standing on operate nationally and treat And told me a nip would do more good than harm, his hind legs like a man fight­ labor justly I am sure we have I asked him what manner of liquor he had; ing for his union principles. no fault to -find. But let the With a wink he answered. "Come along, m* ladl" Whenever you meet John Moll union operate nationally and as First Assistant or Chief Eng­ every Tom, Dick and Harry in So into his foc'sle with him I went. ineer aboard ship, grab the job, reactionary and top-flight circles Puzzled and wondering what this all meant. for you will be sailing with a who is born with a silver spoon From out of his locker we each took a glass— real union brother who has in his mouth yells to the top of The stuff that he poured was the color of grass. fought on the picket lines in his lungs about inflation, de­ I looked at the bottle, it bore r. t a mark. I asked what he saw so funny in me; every strike since 1934. It's too pression and slowing of produc­ As to what was inside, I was still in the dark. He wasn't so handsome himself, you see; damn bad we don't have more tion. Brother, you and I knovr He must have observed my quizzical look— Said he, "You're the funniest color of human licensed men like John Moll on the reason they do is because "Rum. my boy, rum," he said, and a long drink being the job. they think maybe they will not he took. I've ever had the rare pleasure of seeing." When crew members learn make as many millions if we the self-discipline, stay on the job, workers make one more dollar I waited a moment to see him re-act. With a nod of his head and a swish of his tail. per day or week. His eyes got a twinkle that before they had He dashed .through the door and jumped over the diink on their own time, keep their noses clean and bring the lacked. TROJAN HORSE MOVE rail; ship back to port in ship-shape Said he could feel it clear down to his toes. You and I know full well I rushed from that iCoc'sle straight to my bunk. condition, we can clean out some that the open shop means an So I lifted my glass. "Well, down now she goes!" You'll never believe I was not the least drunk! of' these so-called Captain' opening into lOur circles to the It's hard to describe how it felt going down. Blights. foes of labor whereby the It was something as smooth as a green satin gown. I looked in the mirror first thing when I woke. For your clean record on the There was no cause at all for his hideous joke, union's back may be broken It tasted like nothing I'd tasted before. voyage will always prove who I was normal in color as a man could be— from within. If we have open But it tasted so good I wanted some more. is at fault when you are sailing Not even a spatter of green on me. shop then so should the NAM with an arrogant, fault-finding and other anti-labor organiza­ After several drinks and a few more to follow. I breathed not a word of what I had ^een— scissor-bill such as we just show­ We took what we found to be the last .swallow. tions. The laughing sea monster or rumdhat was green. ed- up to the entire SIU mem­ Here is another one for you. "Thanks for the drinks," I said. "Now I must go." All things being equal there's one thing I know, bership and the Alcoa Steamship These men who yell red and "Oh not on your life!" said Panama Joe. I've had my last drink with Panama Joe! Company. Joseph S. Buckley Log-A -Rhythms THe Saga Of< Panaina Joe �Friday. April 25. 1947 THE SE: A FA RE RS Organization Of All Ships Is Answer To MC's Scheme CARTOON STORY OF LESSON LEARNED BY BESSEMER MEN ••V-x'--• -jf.. - »;• rt/witNs ' Mms. #»?£• /' -VP To the Editor: I ' urrue m^f/\...., . ? • Cd«e -OHC ^yy'sf :(JOT Pft«K5 BUTTS - PHtfWC eeysVd W«»u TrtCM- I,— more being turned out? ^ ^ ypii- ':' :V-X-" WE a, we mu lllg-fccr -yo« v»At. ' .kreeP THSf jPSCK: out A T»F kj«lT - TH «t^ aftO V.f - p: • : "Steamboat" O'Doyle Belgian Lauds SIU Policy To the Editor: f Of course, none of these "cap­ tain's boys" intend to make the sea their life anyway. They are only out for a free education and the degree King's Point hands out. Many of them have admit­ ted this within my hearing. I doubt if two per cent of them^ ever make a single trip aftei they get their cap and gown. How will we, who follow the sea for a living, advance in our chosen profession if all oppor­ tunities and jobs are handed over to these guys. As it is, the CG makes it almost impossible for the man "with time" to get a license, by asking ridiculous, the­ oretical questions that only a classroom grind could answer. But then, the cadet corps is con­ trolled by the CG, isn't it? So the little "midshipmen" are coached by instructors who know only too well what the questions will be, You've really got to admire the bureaucrats of the Maritime Commission. Whenever you think you have them stopped, they dive still deeper into the cesspool of political finkery and come up with another pearl. For instance: By a peculiar coincidence, at the very time the seamen's un­ ions became strong the Mari­ time Service was created. Its purpose was a force of finks for strike-breaking. For the last 10 years it has been held in readi­ ness for an opportune moment to smash the seamen's unions. However, something happened that the scab-admirals hadn't figured on. The mates and en­ gineers at last became organized into militant unions. Officers would no longer go through a picket line to move a hot ship. How could you crush a seamen's strike without captains and throt­ WHAT TO DO tle-jockeys? Obviously, some way had to be figured out of this What is the remedy? I think dilemma. it is to unionize every American ship, from the Captain on the ANOTHER BEAUT Therefore, another dive into the raw sewage of shipowner corruption. This time they came TCXCAJ OA) THAT up with a beaut. The right cars were whispered into, the right phone calls were made from low­ er Broadway to Capitol Hill—and presto! the "Merchant Marine Ca­ det Corps" was born. The idea was so simple it was beautiful. They were already training finks to replace the un­ licensed—why not train finks to replace the officers too? There­ fore, what do we have? A com­ plete standby of Merchant Ma­ bridge to the Wiper in the bilge. rine—a full complement of Then let all maritime unions re­ scabs, licensed and unlicensed, fuse to accept or sail with these ready and willing to take over spongeboys. This action would when the time arrives. lick them off the seas, and quick­ That there is no use for these ly strangle their Coney Island crumbhouse cadets is easily Annapolis. If it were impossible proved. Where can they get jobs when all officers must come from for them to get on a ship. These are drastic measures, the officers' unions and they can no longer get into the unions? yes. But a drastic remedy is bet­ The shrinking number of jobs has ter than a drastic death. The last hit the officers even worse than time the sailors' unions were bro­ it has us. Today it is common to ken by organized government see Firsts and Seconds sailing finking it took 13 bitter years to as Thirds. Soon we will see rebuild them. Is there anyone many Mates back in the foc'sle, who would like to live that 13 as in prewar days. With a sur­ plus of gold braid, why is still years over again? 'sr«y^-8£99^r/<icfR vie-roRy-^: ' ' ' Page Thirteen LO G I have received two copies of the SEAFARERS LOG, and I want to say that I agree 100 per cent with your Union and your views. I was a chief engineer during the last war and on my return to Belgium, I could see how the political parties were using the union for their own ends. I rebuilt a union in April, 1946, without politics. I have had a hard fight, and I am still fight­ ing. I have connections in Brus­ sels, Gent, Ostend and a few other places, but it will take a while before we are as strong as you are,. Political parties control every­ one here in Belgium and it will take a lot of hard work to break it. I started a paper last October and I will forward a few copies. I entirely agree with the ar­ ticle by Lindsey Williams in the SEAFARERS LOG of Jan. 17. The same thing has happened here and is still going on. I was planning an internation­ al seamen's union during the war. Up to now I have made contact with France and Hol­ land. I don't know who sent the SEAFARERS LOG to me, but I would like to continue to receive it, and to exchange information on the working conditions of the seamen. Maxcel Convents Antwerp, Belgium 'Hates To Miss' Issue Of LOG To the Editor; Will you please send the LOG to me at my new address in Starke, Fla. Up to now I had been getting it in Mobile and would like to keep leceiving the paper. I hate to miss one issue. You are doing a swell job with the paper. Keep up the good work. I'm wishing you every success. Hagnvald Tyssor �THE Page Fourteen Texas City Totally Razed; Seafarers Gives Assistance By RAY SWEENEY GALVESTON — The Texas City area has been completly de­ molished by an explosion and fire which started on a French . ship, the Grande Camp, which was loading ammonia nitrate and cotton. The fii-e started sometime dur­ ing the night, and Texas City firemen were called to the scene as soon as it was discovered. Scores of people were allowed to come on the docks to watch the Bremen in action. At 9:12, there w?s a blast in the hold of the ship, and three minutes later, the Monsanto Chemical Plant, right opposite where the Grande Camp was docked, exploded and caught fire. This explosion rocked the en­ tire waterfront, including Gal­ veston. Other cities in the area felt the shock. The Monsanto Chemical Com­ pany was the size of a normal twenty-story building. Practic­ ally the entire office force was killed, and no one yet knows the total of other employees dead and injured. SPREAD FAST The fire spread fast as this area has oil lines all over the waterfront. Pieces of burning steel were hurled as much as five miles through the air, and this caused other fires to start. Soon the entire city was a mass of flames, and the air was full of the cries of the dying and in­ jured. Within a short time all the hospital beds were filled to ca­ pacity, in both Texas City and Galveston. Doctors, nurses, and ambulances were rushed from Houston. Every kind of con­ veyance was used to rush in­ jured people • to some place where they could get first aid. The SIU immediately offered its assistance. Some members MM&P Petitions 6 Lakes Fleets For Elections NEW YORK, April 24—Simul­ taneous with the drive of the Seafarers International Union to organize all unlicensed personnel sailing on the Great Lakes, the Masters, Mates and Pilots is con­ ducting an all-out organizational drive in behalf of the Lakes' li­ censed officers. The officers' union announced yesterday that it had petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for elections in six major fleets, involving 140 vessels. The move to set the machinery in motion to establish a collec­ tive bargaining agent for the Great Lakes licensed men was revealed to the SEAFARERS LOG by Stanley Barr, interna­ tional vice-president of the MMP, and Tom Simpson, presi­ dent of the Cleveland branch. Companies in which the MMP requested NLRB-conducted elec­ tions, and the number of ships operated on the Great Lakes by each, are as follows; Pittsburgh (Steel Trust), 63 ships: Interlakes (Pickands - Mather), 36 ships; Bethleherh Steel, 12 ships; Wil­ son, 12 ships: Interstate (Jones and McLaughlin), 4 ships, and Hanna, 13 ships. were assigned to direct traffic, while others pitched in as fire fighters and rescue workers. A few days later the High­ flyer, a Lykes Brothers ship, blew up, and the men on a Bay Towing Company tug, SIU, were injured as they attempted to get the ship away from the dock. Ths e.xplosion was more sev­ ere than the first one, but no one was killed since it was expected, and all hands were warned to stay out of reach. TOWN DEMOLISHED The whole town is wrecked. Not a house remains standing, and not a window is unbroken. It is doubtful that this city will ever be of any other use than kindling wood. Besides the hundreds killed, other losses are put at a figure well up into the millions. The oil loss alone will be more than 1,500,000 barrels. We in the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America want to take this opportunity to extend our admiration to the people of Texas City who picked themselves up from the ruins, and pitched in to aid the living, bury the dead, and dig the city out from under the rubble caused by the explosions and fires. SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 25, 1947 The First Ship, First Accident Hit Port Duluth By EINAR NORDAAS DULUTH—With the arrival of the A. A. Augustus of the Hutch­ inson Fleet, the first ship in, DuBy JOE VOLPIAN luth-Superior Harbor is again We are in receipt of a letter so. It just happens thai customs humming with spring shipping. from a member who complains men are just as unlikely to know The Augustus is gaining that that he has been badly mistreat­ the law as the cop on his beat. honor must have opened her en­ ed. It seems that while at an OBEY LAWS gine up a few notches in making Army Base the military intel­ When a ship ties up in any her way to this northern port, ligence came aboard and confis­ cated some German razors, let­ port, the crew is lequired to re­ because when she tied up nine ter openers and a dagger which spect the laws of that port. If men of the after gang piled off— he had in his locker along with they have a curfew law, the crew can't blame them for piling off a must be off the streets when the record-happy ship. a brand new Air Corps jacket. curfew rings. Most of the other ships that The ship's articles specifically If the law enforcement agen­ are coming into the port now state that no dangerous weapons cies of that port have evidence are to be brought aboard: Ra­ that contraband is aboard, they will, no doubt, have to go to the zors, letter openers and daggers may search the ship from stem shipyard for minor repairs, due to the difficulties they have at are considered dangerous wea­ to stern. this time of year in bucking the pons. The Air Corps jacket is a If the Captain thinks that a ice in Whitefish Bay—the .stuff part of the uniform of the Army member of the crew has contra­ Air Forces and is not an item band in his locker that may cause is really thick there. to be bartered, bought or sold. As usual with the opening of a fine to be placed on the ship, or the season the accident rate be­ This member has been labor­ a weapon that may endanger the ing under the misapprehension lives of the rest of the crew, it is gins to rise. The first fatal acci­ that only the U. S. Customs au­ his duty to confiscate it, other­ thorities have the right to con­ wise, his company may be sued fiscate his property. In fact, the for his negligence if another deputy customs inspector who member of the crew is injured was assigned to his ship told him with the weapon. WITNESS USUAL It is customary, however, that he have a witness when he goes through the man's gear. The FBI may come aboard' and con­ duct a search if they have reason to believe that a Federal offense has been or is about to be com­ mitted, such as violation of nar­ cotic laws, smuggling of arms or dent of the season occurred a cou­ sabotage. ple of days ago on the Steamer Police can even enter your Joliet of the Cleveland Cliffs home. They are supposed to have Company. While she was tied a search warrant, but they have up here, a mooring cable slipped been known to crash into homes off the post on the dock and hit By JACK PARKER and business establishments with­ the Mate standing at the rail. He NEW YORK — Some of the out a warrant. was killed instantly. By JOHNNY JOHNSTON members of this Union have a Lawyers tell us that they can't mistaken idea as to the use of PLAY IT SAFE Very recently, Commander S. do that to us, that the Constitu­ the baggage room. Therefore, tion guarantees us protection Before the season is over many the room, which is none too big L. Patton, USMS, wrote an ar­ against illegal search, and that we to begin with, is now overcrowd­ ticle which should be read by can resist such entry; however, it men will be killed and injured ed with gear. every American. He points out is kind of tough to resist night­ due to shipboard accidents, and so many of the accidents will be We have a pile of gear that that our merchant navy, while sticks and guns. unnecessary. Play it safe on has been left with us for lengths it was lauded to the skies dur­ We have no objection to sou­ board ship and be sure. of time ranging up to two years. venir hunting either as a hobby ing the war, is now being treat­ The original limit on leaving The regular meeting of the or for the' purpose of making gear is three months, and we now ed like a . step-child. Here are some extra dough; however, if new Maritime Council was held have the problem of making some of the things he said: you violate laws in so doing, it at our Hall on Tuesday, April room for incoming bags and "Already too much loose talk is not a Unon function to defend 15, and all member unions voted bundles. unanimously to support the SIU has begun to flow regarding the you. Where a man had his address ' transfer of many of our fine The Union's job is to get the organizing drive on the Great on his possessions, we sent them war time built liners and ships best wages and conditions pos­ Lakes. to him Railway Express, COD. to allied nations. Already some Among other motions passed sible for its membership and it Where only the name and book Americans, quick to forget the looks like a pretty fair job is was one to indorse the passage of number was given, we checked magnificent job our merchant the Senate Bill to increase bene­ being done on that score. through Headquarters file for marine did in the World War II, fits for injured harbor woi'kers. ENOUGH TO DO the home address, and then sent have begun to talk in terms of Brother Slaughter, vice-presi­ At the present writing, a fi­ the baggage the same way. seeking passage on foreign op­ dent of the ILA, gave an outline nancial retrenchment program is 30 DAYS MORE erated vessels. of anti-labor bills now pending being carried out whch entails If any members have gear in in the Wisconsin and Minnesota "A quick analysis of the ques­ laying off .some patrolmen and the baggage room, it will be legislatures. Letters were drawn tion at hand brings a realization agents, the extra work to be held for another thirty days be­ up and sent to these bodies pro­ that something must be done to taken over by those being re­ fore being disposed of. If un­ testing the unfairness of the check this and must be done tained. able to appear in person, send measures. immediately. Americans don't a letter to the baggage room, Your representatives don't hap­ giving instructons on how to dis­ buy foreign cars, or foreign pen to be magicians, too. They REPORT IN pose of the articles. Give a des­ clothes. Most Americans want are competent men elected to de­ Several SIU men have shipped cription of the baggage in ques­ to support their nation's indus­ fend your interests against at­ tries and most Americans want tacks by ship operators, bureau­ out on unorganized ships, but tion, and the check nurnber. From now on, when checking to travel American. Apart from crats, politicians or pied pipers have failed to report to the Hall gear, the top half of the check this they owe it as a duty and of any hue. These are Union as to what ship and line they are must be filled in with the mem­ obligation to the more than 6000 functions, and it is best that we working on. It is very important ber's home address. Then, if it dead merchant seamen asleep in concentrate our strength on es­ for th& success of the drive that we know what ships are covered. is left over three months, it can the deep. Those silent heroes sential goals. made the supreme sacrifice in be sent COD to the address So, Brothers, drop us a line or If you get in trouble for a law order that others might have violation, outside Union jurisdic­ come down to the Hall, and give given. Next week we hope to list the freedom of travel." tion, get a lawyer or take the us the dope to insure complete items of baggage which have Commander Patton has the rap, but don't expect the Union coordination and cooperation all names but no addresses attach­ right idea for the future of Am­ officials to become involved in down the line. ed. But some have no identifi­ erican shipping, and with more beefs that are disconnected from cation at all, so the absent- good articles in the same vein, it Union functions. minded professors better get could be brought home to the They have plenty of work to busy and send in descriptions of American people that their mer­ do taking care of duties which their gear, and instructions on chant marine could serve them are properly their responsibility where to send it. to the entire membersliip. in peace as well as in war. Baggage Room Crowded With Unclaimed Gear �THE Friday, April 25, 1947 SEAFARERS MONEY DUE Union Sulphur Company Page Fifteen LOG Job Action Convincos Operators To Bargain 33 RECTOR ST., NEW YORK CITY BOSTON $3.69; Stanko Martihoff, $21.58 SS BEN HOLLADAY INPIVIDUAL DONATIONS the almost feudal conditions (Continued from Page I) W. Hallett. $2.00. Don Cameron, $2.95; C. Cub T. Mehora, $1.88; A. W. Newman od the advantages which Seafar which prevailed on the ship. bage, $7.53; L. Donia, $3.93; J $71.44; A. Parkola, $3.86 Henry NORFOLK ers enjoy. Last week it was decided to INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Gorten, $2.40; A. W. Good, $4.40 Scott, $29.31; K. Vehara, $5.18. Developments moved fast after pull the pin. The Maritime A. Z. Wllllama, $3.00; F. N. Bailey, R. Greenwood, $2.95; K. Hoden that decision was made. Pledge Trades Department was informed • t 4. $3.00; A. Mellssaratos. $3.00; J. O, SS WILLIAM W. McKEE $2.95; J. C. Hubcr, $2.35; L. P, Wood. Jr., $3.00: J. L. Paramore. $3.00; cards authorizing the SIU to rep that job action was in the wind, C. Baker, $5.76; F. Bolden, F. P. Burr. $3.00; J. A. McKenzie. $1,00; resent them were signed 100 per and the full support of longshore­ Kelly, $2.69. P. J. McDonald, 67c; O. Mor­ $1.68; J. Espinda, $1.49; Duffy SS Arizpa, $12.00. cent by the crew, and a compre­ men, teamsters, taxi drivers, and gan, $3.29; R. Nicholson, $2.95; J Mapes, $27.06; J. Parks, $5.08; hensive check up was made of ship repair men was pledged. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Olson, 76c; K. Thomas, $2.40; James Rooney, $31.28; J. Town, every phase of working and liv­ Cal Tanner, Mobile Agent, also David Weilmunster, $1.00; Wm. ing conditions. R. Vokes, $5.04; R. Walker, $1.04; $4.85. came into the picture, and the Cray. $2.00; Fred Willis. $1,00; M. M. J. Watson, $1.04; J. T. Wil­ A member of the local Branch SIU officials had the situation 4. 4. 4. Mitchell. $5.00. SS ROBERT NEWELL made a trip on the ship, sailing under control from the start. liamson, 67c. SS RICHARD RUSH T. Baran, $2.02; J. Coats, $1.91; as messman. He paid off, after i. i. t Strike placards were drawn up R. Kcakbey. $20.00; J. A. Perez, $2.00. J. R. Davis, $3.00; R. Weaver, 10 days, and collected $19, after declaring that the company was SS JOSEPH A. HOLMES SS G. SHARSWOOD B. L. Robbins. $2.00; J. Smith. $2.00; having worked an average of 18 Floyd Cummings, $1.50; E. $2.86. unfair to the seamen of the SIU P. A. O'Niell. $2.00; E. E. llan.son hours a dajL Dunphy, $8.60; T. Dunphy, 18.18; .t 4. 4. Canadian District. When the $1.00; C. P. Thompson. $1.00; M. R. SS FRED C. STEBBINS This first hand report was of crew walked off the ship, the W. Fast, $9.01; D. Fitzpatrick, Reeves. $2.00; M. Gulp. $2.00. T. Garber, $4.69; G. Magoulas, great advantage in making clear action was a complete success. $9.02; N. Holopoff, 73c; D. Mor­ SS F. H. KING .85; L. L. Marsden, $31.56; Fred j. H. Emory. $1.00; W. V. Click. ton, $2,29; G. Hunt, $9.02; J. ANXIOUS PEOPLE $2.00. Janchcwitz, $5.73; Hershel Johns, Olson, $10.52; D.Caron, $4.10. SS MONROE Anxiety soon spread among $1.22; T. Poirier, $5.35; A. Rog4. 4. 4. C. J. Mvchner. $2.00; Clen McCuIloch, SS TELFAIR STOCKTON the passengers. Some were on hammer, $6.96; Joan Ruan, $5.60; $2.00; E. F. Benson, $1.00. H. J. Adams, $1.00; A. J. Dana, board, but couldn't get their bag­ F. J. Sylvia, $8.60; V. C. War­ SS SEATRAIN HAVANA GUSTAVE A. MATTSON T. Mehcnan, $1.00. ren, $7.38; W. Warren, $9.02; E. 75c; Robert Erickson, 75c; Dale It is important that you get gage on. some had sent their Griffith, $3.01; George Kelsey, Cabral, $10.52. in touch with Cezar Tyjewski, baggage ahead but now couldn't $5.29; E. J. Laitinen, $1.64. S- 5. It 1725 Thii'ty-first Avenue, Seat­ get on the ship themselves. With excited and angry pas­ SS THOMAS F. HUNT 4. 4. 4tle, Washington, or Tompings, sengers on one side, and a 100 SS WILLIAM WOLFSKILL Robert Broadus, $5.27; D. L. Rn.al & Tompkins, Attorneys. 1:6 per cent job action on the other, WILLIAM J. O'DONNELL J. R. Hamilton, $6.65; J. M. Burdick, $21.32; D. J. Caron, John Street, New York 7. N. Y. the company was finally con­ Pick up your papers at R. A. $12.05; John Jesonis, $2.70; C. F. Hicks, $2.69; Wm. James, $2.01; vinced of the gravity of the situa­ Lawson, $17.03; Z. F. Mynes, Arthur Johanson, $2.76; F. H. Nichols, brokers office, in Phila­ ANYONE S. LAMEGO tion, and they took stops to sott.le Knott, $3.36; II. F. Murphy, $7.65. delphia. $22.14; R. Owen, $5.63. Your wife is very anxious to the matter. it 4. Shear from you. The president of the company, SS THOMAS JOHNSON 5. t i. Eric Wharton, had flown in from A. M. Brickhouse, $3.88; J. K. JOHN L. MAHONEY Miami and, after the sailing had Cole, 25c; G. W. Harding, $4.40; Get in touch with A. J. Kelle- been held up for three hours, Bengt Hedberg, $10.12; 11. E. her. D. C., 6 Pleasant Street, Mai­ signed a statement that the com­ Hicks, $3.64; H. Johnson, $8.80; den, Mass. pany would be willing to nego­ M R. C. Johnson, $29.31: ' George ' itsIdavian, Arthur J 1.46 tiate if the crew would return to Mangels, Rudolph W 2.41 Kittlcy, $4.40; J. F. Mangeri, WILLIAM MAJOR WEST Idavian, Ai'thur J. .74 Mansell, Cecil A the ship. This was accepted. 4.82 Write to your mother, Mrs. C. Igaz, William F 1.59 Mansfield, Marshall M. . A standard SIU passenger con­ 4.84 S. West, 512 Maycox Avenue, tract was drawn up, and is now Irwin, Frank 6.71 Marten, Austin W 1.44 Ive, Robert ready for presentation to the 13.14 Masel, Edawrd 3.13 Norfolk 5, Virginia. company. i S. i Mason, Gordon O 63.94 J ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. WILFRED J. SHEA There is a parallel between May. Askar 18.34 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Jacobsen. Ernest W. 73.80 these activities in Jacksonville, Calvert 4539 Your mother writes: "Please 2.69 4.74 McCarthy, Joseph B BOSTON 276 State St. Jaeome, Walteiand the proposed AFL boycott of contact me as soon as possible at 8.80 2.69 McGec, Dexter Botidoin 4453 Jairett. Paul E. . Panamanian shipping. 315 Saratoga St., East Boston, 1.44 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Jensen. Erland M. 31.73 McLinden, Richard E. . As a result of the concerted, Mass. Lost your address in mov­ 6.52 Cleveland 7391 Jock, Josepti 17.00 McNoIlagc, John support given the Canadian Dis­ ing. Activity in your case. Must CHARLESTON 424 King St. Medlin, Jack R 1.80 2.54 Joffrian. Eugene trict of the SIU, shipowners are Phone 3-.3680 see N. Y. doctor for exam." Mecks, Joseph A .74 73.80 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Johnson, Albert learning, to their sorrow, that 51.12 Superior 5175 Johnson, Donald R. .. 8.98 Meeks, Joseph A the search for cheap labor is HAROLD^ NITZ Mcleck, P. J 9.65 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Johnson, George R. .. 8.98 1.07 Main 0147 Get in touch with Nathan more costly in the long run. Johnson, Guthrie C. 3.46 Menefee, Dale W Seamen everywhere are learn­ CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St. 8.94 Berk, Counselor at Law, 270 53.54 Mickler, Charles B Corpus Christ! 3-1509 Joki, Ale.x ing that action at the point • of 2.18 Broadway, New York 7, N. Y. 5.87 Miles, Milton M DETROIT 1038 Third St. Jones, Jack C production is the only way to 1.44 ^ S, Cadillac 6857 Joyce, David 7.77 Miller, Harm achieve lasting gains. i 2.69 WILLIAM "BLUEY" CAMP bULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Judson, Harry 4.80 Miller, Kermit Pious resolutions and the tech­ Melrose 4110 Miller, R 11.45 f Write F. "Darkle" Willis, Box GALVESTON 308'/z—23rd St. K ^ Moellinger, Melvin 20.77 2243 Custom House Station, New nicalities of maritime laws will Phone 2-8448 Kahuhu, Phio P 44.00 Moller, Kaj 19.00 Orleans, La., or Union Hall, 339 never produce one pound of HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. steam on a ship whose Black 74 Mongone, Albei't 1.07 Chartres St., New Orleans. Phone 5S777 Kale, Ulrich H Gang is on the picketline fight­ 1.34 Moore, Warren B 1.11 HOUSTON 1515 75th St. Kecnan, Robert A ing for increased wages a»xd a Wentworth 3-3809 King, Irvin T 2.91 2.53 Morgan, James J. ... CHARLES^:. BRADY better standard of living. JACKSONVILLJE . . 920 Main St. Kobayashi, Masayoshi .... 5.58 5.62 Morgan, William A. Write to John C. McCullough. Phone 5-5919 3.16 Route 2, Box 38. Atmore, Ala. Kucharski, Ryszard 32.27 Murphy. John J. Jr. MARCUS HOOR I'/z W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 N L MILWAUKEE 6 33 So-Uh 2nd St 2.20 2.93 Nancurrow, Richard D. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. La Calla, Roscoe J 9.24 1.07 Napolitano, Joseph Phone 2-1754 La Londe, Dayton Jr NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartrcs St. Law, James R 5.73 3.66 Nelson, Harold W SS JOHN HATONE Magnolia 6112-6113 Lawton, James B 1.20 35.94 Nester, Jack NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. The following men are due 31.66 Lewis, Joe B 3.67 Nielson, Hjalamer HAnover 2-2784 lodging, overtime and subsis­ 26.40 2.95 Noel, Henry A NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Lizewski, Olexartder J tence: Lee Parker, OVj hrs.; over­ Lockler, James J 7.20 Phone 4-1083 Norris, Saurgeun D 2.37 NEW YORK, April 24—The time; J. Y. Sepulveda, 9t2 hrs.; PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Lorber, Roy 1.38 Atlantic-Gulf coastwise service Lombard 3-7651 and L. T. Shelander, 5'j hrs. Lowell, Kenneth H 44.94 of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship PORT ARTHUR . . 809 Fo'rt Worth Ave. 1.34 Oden, Richard R. Newell and C. Kinzel are Phone 2-8532 Corporation, a Waterman sub­ 2.93 due just overtime of O'Donnell, Kenneth R. .... hrs. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. sidiary, has been expanded by 74.74 each. The money can be collect­ Oland, John Beacon 4336 the addition of the three Vic­ 3.66 ed by contacting the offices of Olsaniewski, Edwai'd RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. tory ships, first of which is 16.14 Waterman SS Companj' in Mo­ Phone 2599 O'RoUrke, Albert MALLIE CATON scheduled to sail from this port SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. 5.14 bile, Alabama. O'Rourke, Albert Your papers are being held for Douglas 5475-8363 tomorrow. The additions bring .. 2.95 Ottcson, A. J 4- i- i SAN JUAN, p. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon you in the Philadelphia Hall, the total to seven ships now op­ 1.11 Owen, Robert R CAPE BRETTON San Juan 2-5996 You can call for them anytime. erating in this service. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 8 hours overtime for Good Fri­ P Operating out of New York jPhone 8-1728 day, a longshoremen's holiday WALLACE D? HAND 16.44 Panelli, Aladine exclusively, the new vessels will SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 7.43 can be collected at the Bull Line sail every Friday for Miami, Main 0290 Please come to headquarters or Panter, Bruce A TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 2.63 office in New York. Tampa, New Orleans and then send your book in so that it can Pariani, Albert • Phone M-1323 3.36 4. .4 4. to Mobile, Panama City and Paul, Richard R be straightened out. TOLEDO 615 Summit St. SS HENRY W. BEECHAM 2.95 Port St. Joe. Peek, Fred L S, S. Si WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. The four ships now on coastal 11.73 The beef on stowaways work­ Pellegri, Rudolph Terminal 4-3131 E. E. WITZKE VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. 26.40 ing on deck has been settled. runs will leave for the Gulf You overpaid $5.00 on receipt Percival, James Garden 8331 83.59 Collect at, or by writing to. Wa­ from Boston and Philadelphia number 36213. You can obtain Perowa, Joseph VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. 6.80 terman SS Co., 19 Rector St., with calls at the same ports list­ Petersen, Christian Pacific 7824 refund by contacting Patrolman ed for the new ships. New York. 1.46 Jimmy Drawdy, New York Hall. Peterson, Edwin H PERSONALS NOTICE! Shepard Steamship Company 31 MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASS. SlU HALLS MONEY DUE NOTICE! • Pan-Atlantic Adds 3 Ships To Coastal Fleet �Friday, April 25. 1947 (WITH A 41Am tfir>iHG) OF JRAYMOMD M. AVARS WAS VDl(;^^^OR€AMI^EeOWM.S.S(M) Gcrr siy neodE cAiscts WAS TH?CO 8V THP CONWANV weMT TO -me MMV WlNMd DOING/," SAID-me NMU 3UTNOWHE!S GOTATPIPCWROWITH i- Tlte SIU-THC UNION-THATFIGHIS US MeMSGRs'seefs AU,-IH6MAV UP ANO DOVIM UNG / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 25, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 17 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GREEN PLEDGES SUPPORT TO MTD IN PANAMA BEEF; BOYCOTT PLANS COMPLETED TELEPHONE STRIKERS HOLD FIRM WALL ST BOWS BEFORE UFE; WILL ARBITRATE CREW JOB ACTION CONVINCES OPERATOR TO BARGAIN WITH CANADIAN SEAFARERS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS BRITISH SEAMEN NEGOTIATING FOR NEW WORKING AGREEMENT THREE CREWS CONTRIBUTE $44 TO HOSPITALIZED CREW SAVED AS GREAT ISAAC, MORAN TUG, SINKS IN CRASH RECORD SHIPPING IS FORECAST FOR 1947 SEASON ON GREAT LAKES KEEPING UP MORALE OF THE 'HELLO GIRLS' HOUSTON LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AS THE 'PORT WITH A FUTURE' LCA FLOODS LAKES WITH NEW MEN IN ATTEMPT TO STOP SEAFARERS NO SIGN OF SHIPPING SLUMP IN NEW ENGLAND AREA SHIPS READY TO MOVE AT BUFFALO; WAIT ONLY FOR FULL FUEL SUPPLY WRITE, DON'T GO OFF TO BUFFALO FOR A BERTH USS TRIES CAN SHAKING IN PHILLY BUT PAST RECORD IS AGAINST THEM GOOD SHIPPING CLEANS OUT PORT ARTHUR GREAT LAKES SEAMEN RESPONDING TO INVITATION TO VISIT THE SEAFARERS' HALL IN CLEVELAND CORPUS CHRISTI KEPT ON THE HOP SHIPPING MAINTAINS ITS HIGH PACE IN NEW YORK; SEAFARERS HAVE THEIR CHOICE OF SHIPS AND RUNS DOUGLAS CREW TAKES ACTION ON PERFORMERS COAL SHIPS ADD TO NORFOLK'S SHIPPING BOOM NEW SIU HALL FUNCTIONING WELL IN ASHTABULA UNORGANIZED LAKES SEAMEN HELP DRAW UP PROPOSED SIU CONTRACTS MOBILE, BOSTON MEN REMEMBER HOSPITALIZED MARCUS HOOK A FERTILE FIELD FOR THE AFL TAMPA LABOR GIRDS FOR FIGHT WITH OPEN-SHOP CITY OFFICIALS UNORGANIZED MILWAUKEE SEAMEN GET THE BUSINESS FROM ALL SIDES FRISCO SHIPPING IS STILL GOOD CREW PUTS OUT BLAZE ON NORDHOFF AT SEA COMPARISON REVEALS SLOPCHEST INEQUITIES ABRAHAM BALDWIN TOWED INTO N.Y. COAL SHIP MCBURNEY HAD 'WONDERFUL TRIP' HOUSE UNION-BUSTING BILL SEEN AS WORK OF THE NAM BEEF-SETTLING SIMPLIFIED BY CLEAN SHIPBOARD RECORD ORGANIZATION OF ALL SHIPS IS ANSWER TO MC'S SCHEME TEXAS CITY TOTALLY RAZED; SEAFARERS GIVES ASSISTANCE THE FIRST SHOP, FIRST ACCIDENT, HIT PORT DULUTH BAGGAGE ROOM CROWDED WITH UNCLAIMED GEAR PAN-ATLANTIC ADDS 3 SHIPS TO COASTAL FLEET Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/25/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c928c8455f5631134230b4f8839b4449.PDF bbcd045845efee864e3f498b08c82377 PDF Text Text LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN-ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • THREE SlU FLEETS WIN PHS AWARD Story On Page 3 Dramatizing plight of SIU cannery work!• ers and fishermen, SIUNA Vice-Presi­ dent Lester Balinger (2nd from left> and Calif. Rep. Bob Wilson (right) send off a batch of empty tuna cans to Congress. The emp­ ties symbolize jobs lost via tariff law loophole regulating canned tuna, while allowing unlimited frozen tima imports. Frozen tuna is coming in by the shipload, and is killing off thousands of jobs. Sea Injury Rate Cut 10 Percent^ 57 Totals Show Story On Page 2 • -111 -•JI A rctum to sail-powercd cargo ships dpifffllllly W Om* is proposed by this German design for a 14,000-tonner with mechanized sails on five tripod masts. Sails would rotate on turntables on deck and, without sending anyone aloft, would be set into place, accordion-like, from the center of the mast. Payload would be vastly increased since np fuel tanks or engine spaces would bei npeded, (Story on Page 7.) :V A f Seafarer Jaduto J. Guilles makes a fist to AlliflllGI f speed blood flow as technician John Gerrity at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn prepares to take a blood sample. Guilles visited the center for his yearly medical exam as the SIU Welfere plan facility began second year of operations. It was Guilles' second gorotmd also. The Center has given over 4,000 exams to Seafarers and SIU families in its first year. (Story on Page 2.) • I;!;! �SEAPdREkS LOG Aprn S5. list Seafarers, Famines Get Tegefher Exams Given At SiU Center The SIU Health Cepter in New York celebrated the first year of existence on Wednesday, AprU 16, by starting on a second round of examinations for Seafarers. Seafarer Jacinto J, Guilles helped celebrate the-^' birthday by being the first St. The facilities are maintained in Mobile by Dr. Arthiu* Amendola Seafarer^to receive a second and Dr. Andrew Henderson at 259 annual examination. St (Francis St., and in Baltimore by &v„ ' t' I • •! h - W: . Another entry in the "biggest wave I ever saw" contest has been reported, this one from the SIUmanned Madaket. The Waterman publication "Sea Notes" quotes the Madaket skipper. Captain E. L. Chapman, as reporting a- 7S-foothlgh monster battering the ship and sending water over the ship's bridge. Captain Chapman, who has been going to sea for 33 years, said that the wave was the. ^and-daddy of them all as far all he was con­ cerned. It hit the TOSsel this past winter in the course of a North Atlantic gale. Seventy-mile-an-hour winds piled up l^he gigantic sea and left the ship with two feet of water in the wheelhouse. In addition to sloshing up the wheelhouse, the huge sea demol­ ished all paneling on the weather doors en the port side and flooded all midship quarters,' the main deck, boat deck and cabin deck. Water poured into the engine roinn through the' shelter-'deck doors and through ventilating trunks and skylights and had some of the gang grabbing for their lifejacketa before they learned the nature of the sudden deluge. Back in January, 1953, the SIUmianned Steel Artlsaq ran Into some heavy seas in the course of a Tropical typhoon and arrived in ' Manila with her booms bent out of line. However, In that instance, the major damage was caused by extremely high winds. Altogether, In the first year of Dr. Oscar B. Camp at 1739 Etitaw its existence, the New York center Place. Each center is only minutes offered 3,681 examinations to away front the' SIU hall in that Seafarers and 402 to members of city. Appointments for examinations Seafarers' families. Additional ex­ SfU cafeteria at headquarters is meeting place ior old shipmates. aminations have been given in cen­ are arranged through the SIU Wel­ Pictured are Seafarer Rafael Vidal and his wife Blanca and son ters opened at later dates in three fare Sex^ces Department in each Rafael, Jr. Seafarer Juan Burgos, right, joined this Vidals for other ports—^New Orleans, Mobile port, often on the same day an some lunch. and Baltimore, with all the out- exam is requested. ports now. offering .examinations for wives, dependent parents and children of SIU men. The practice at the centers Is to give examinations once each year. Where a Seafarer is found to need treatment he is referred to the Public Health Service hospital and More evidence that the SIU's joint safety program with its contracted employers is pay­ then asked to return to the center ing oiff has been offered by the 1957 report on maritime accidents compiled by the National within three or six months, depend­ Safety Council. The Council report showed that, there has been a 10 percent decrease in ing on his condition. ^ — — The New Orleans center was set shipboard accidents in 1957 on-^ up the last week of December, deep-sea American-flag dry- which cause so many bruises, bums avoid changes in levels ... in step­ 1957, with the Mobile center fol­ cargo and passenger ships and lacerations. Narrow vertical ping from one area to another . . . lowing a week later. The most re­ which are privately-operated. While ladders to machinery flats . . . are "In the furthei Interest of easier cent center in Baltimore was inau­ figures are not given separately common hazards. Machinery lay­ and safer handling we suggest the gurated on February 3, under the for SlU-contracted companies. In­ outs should be smoothed even to use of aluminum Instead of steel direction of Dr. Oscar Camp. Al­ dications are that the SIU safety the extent of having to steal a little for (watertight) doors . . . Light­ though they were established on a program made a significant con­ cargo space . . . the black gang de­ weight refrigerator doors should temporary basis until permanent tribution to the over-all Improve­ serves head room and elbow be standard practice on all reefer room . . . boxes specified for new construc­ Seniority Appeal centers can be set up, the out-port ment. facilities offer the same preven­ The decline In the dry-cargo "The time to get proper ladders tion . . ." tive and diagnostic services as the and passenger, section of the In­ Is In the design of the ship. The Berry also urged shipowners to Board Moves The Seafarers Appeal Board SIU center In New York, including dustry is more impressive In the location should be selected so that enlist the services of safety in­ head-to-toe physical check-ups plus light of the fact that It was greater the . ladder can have an easy pitch spectors who niake trips on com­ Which makes rulings on Seafar­ complete laboratory. X-ray and than the drop-off for all shipping. . . . non-skid treads are certainly pany vessels and watch fire and ers' seniority status, has moved cardiograph servicfs,. Tankers showed no change from essential . . . ladders should1 head boat drills, inspect safety gear and its office to 106 North Jackson Street, Mobile, Alabama. Any In the majority of the 3,681 ex­ the previous year, (although tanker from one place. to another In a enforce safe practices. aminations given at the Brooklyn accident rates are much lower straight line, avoiding the doubling- Joseph S. Blackett of the Grace correspondence pertaining to Line, under the heading "Fleet the Board should be directed to cUnlc to Seafarers, a clean bill of over-all) and there were sharp In­ back technique . . . ,. this new address. . "Every effort should be made to - (Continued on page 7) health was given, the men being creases In accidents on inland waterways and on barges and tugs. •+ told to return In one year for an­ The industry as a whole registered other check-up. However, among the examina­ an eight percent decline. As was reported in the last issue tions, the center has detected a of the SEAFARERS LOG, the Al­ number ot ailments which Seafar­ As was predicted in the SEAFARERS LOG of February 14 and 28, NMU President Jo­ ers were unaware of or which had coa Steamship company was the gone unattended. These include le.-.der in the SlU-contracted group seph Curran has fiip-flopped on his "no slatfe" announcement and named a full slate of such conditions as diabetes, hernia, with only 28 reportable accidents Curran-backed candidates in the NMU elections which are currently tmderway, after hav­ thyroid conditions, varicose veins, in- the 16-ship fleet throughout the ing- asstired the NMU mem--^" ulcers, dental cavities, various eye year 1957. Three ships, the Alcoa bership that he would not in­ a - vice-presidenOy on the Curran out with a slate and pin-point who ailments, high blood pressure and Roamer, Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa volve himself in suppprling slate, is dismissed by Curran as the opposition is. related cardiac conditions and some Patriot, all went through the year candidates. follows: "I certainly would not sup­ The distribution of the Curran active and Inactive tuberculosis. In without a single lost-time accident. The announcejnent of the Curran port an incompetent person of Joe Slate, coinciding with the start of 'Design All Important such Instances the procedure Is to slate came in the fom of a leaflet Dunn's character . . " the voting, now enables Curran to refer the Seafarer to the USPHS Meanwhile, a meeting of the distributed by the "Committee for Curran's action in naming a slate add to his list of purge victims, in each port or to a private physi­ marine section of the National the Administration" which is what in the same breath with a dis­ with Dunn' as the chief target. cian. The majority of these "walk­ Safety Council In New York last ^e Curran slate calls itself. claimer that he is putting out a Others who prostrated thelnselves ing ailments" can either be ar­ week heard shipowner! representa­ slate is an attempt to reconcile two before Curran in the past and did In the leaflet, Curran writes . . . rested or corrected and the Sea­ tives forcibly spell out their re­ directly opposing positions—a long­ his bidding at every turn are also "I do not intend to put out a slate, farer returned to work In short sponsibility to design, build and time project of the NMU president due for axing, among them Roland but If I was going to put out a slate order. maintain ships with safety in mind Carvalho, the NMU's Norfolk In New Orleans, exams are being as the operators' contribution to it would not be difficult for me to in many areas. agent pick the candidates . . ." Curran Stated At Convention given at the center headed by Dr. reduction of shipboard accidents. Arthur N. Ifouston, at 912 Union In an address to the group, Richard then prpcceds to name a eomprete The original "no slate" position " Carvalho, in fact, was one of the W. Berry, president of the United lisiing of all his selections run­ was taken by Curran at the conclu­ noisiest pro-Curran adulators and ning for top NMU offices includ­ sion of the last NMU convention anti-SIU mud-slingers, particularly Fruit Company, said in part: ing secretary-treasurer, vice-presi­ and was greeted by loud applause during the height of the American ". . . Safety is not the exclusive national representatives, and by the delegates. It is now seen as Coal beef when Norfolk was the April 25. 1958 Vol. XX. No. 9 responslbUil^ of the sailor and I dents, candidates for all the port agent a maneuver to_^oke out the op­ key port. However, his adulation would like to outline.... some con­ positions who he has selected for position and get it to take a stand of Cnrran and his characteriution tributions that the naval architect his slate. on controversial resolutions- and of the SIU and other AFL-CIO and shipowner may make. In the Heading the list is Steve Fedproposed referendum items such as maritime onions as "weasels," design stage what is done""or not PAUI. HAUL. Seerttary-Treasarer done with respect to safety is us­ eroff, running for secretary-treas­ a dues Increase; extended vacations "phonies" and "stnmblebunfs" ap­ parently wasn't good enough to HcBBiaT BBAHB. Editor. Brnfjum SEA- ually there or not there for the urer against Curran's number one for NMU officials; a laudatory res­ MAH. Art Editor. BBUCAX ABTHUD. IRWIN entire life of the ship. That'i purge target, vice-president Joseph olution on the NMU's attorney, save his skin. SnvACX, Ai. MABKIN. JOHN BRAZII.. HERCarvalho'a indignation at Cur­ MAM MAKUR. staff Writer*. BILL MOODY. where safety really begins . . . Dunn. Curran makes it clear Fed- Herman Cooper, for supposedly CtUf Area Repretentativ*. > more effective results can be ob­ eroff is his hand-picked chojce by leaving NMU policy-making to Its ran's lack of gratitude appears In and^ a constitutional the April 10 "NMU Pilot" when he PobllRhad bIwMkly at tha hssdauartan tained by concentration on the declaring ". . . we sought a good officials •f th* SMfarart Intamafienai Union. At­ problem of making the ships and candidate to run for the position of amendment calling for iess-fre- declared In a letter to Curran that lantic « Oulf Dlitrlet, AFL^IO. «7S Fourth Avanuo Brooklyn S2, NV. Toi. HYaeintb ships' work of themselves safer ... secretary-treasurer . . . and we quent conventions; it . . . "sounded to me that you MMS. Biitarod aS cacond clasf mattor "... A great deal of attention found him in the person of Steve Once the 'opposition had been were quite convinced that the same at tho Pott Offico in Brooklyn. NY. under Act ot Aug. 14. ms. . ... is necessary to avoid project­ Federoff.'? smoked out and lured Into running old Blackle Carvalho that had trav­ ing valve stems, 'landwheels, pipe Dunn, Vlho Was hand-picked by against Curran's hand-picked stal- eled the route so many 'times, with flanges and aU other pieces'-.' . . Curran two yeais bacSfor^ .warts,-the-next step-was to come (Continued on page 15) Carog, Passenger Ship Injury Pate Cut Ten Percent In '57 h' By Monster 75-Ft Wave Wo Slate' Cur ran Picks Slate SEAFARERS LOG ills I �SEAFARERS Pag* Hire* LOG Three SlU Fleefs Win PHS Awards Three SlU-contracted companies have received citations from the Public Health Service for having top-notch sanitary conditions aboard all of their vessels during the year 1957. The awards were given to Seatrain Lines, Ore Steam­ ship Company and Calmar"^' to perfection as one could get." qualify in 1957. The 128 companies Steamship Company. For The spokesman. Silver T. Martin, own and operate more than 1,000 the Ore Line it was the presented the PHS citation to John interstate and US foreign trade L. Weller, president of the com­ vessels. pany, in New York last week. The* Fleetwide citations, which were Ore and Calmar awards will be started by the Service in 1955, are presented late next month. given to companies with five or In accepting the award, Weller more vessels. The ships are put emphasized that cooperation from through a vigorous examination by Seafarers aboard the Seatrain the Service in seven general areas: ships, as well as from other ship­ potable water, wash water, swim­ board and shoreside personnel, was ming pools (on passenger ships, of the key element in maintaining course), waste disposal, vermin con­ President John L. Weller of Seotroin Lines (right) is congratulated Seatrain vessels in top-notch sani­ trol, food sanitation and ratproofby Silver Martin of USPHS on winning special citation for fleeting. tary condition. wide sanitation record in 1957. Seatrain was one of three SlU SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul While a good number of the 168 companies which won the award. The presentation was at a Hall, in remarks made at the award items checked are structural and luncheon held by Seatrain in New York last week. Ore and Calluncheon, said the award reflected mechanical equipment, many items mar awards will be made next month. Seatrain's wholly-professional ap­ concern the creW, with general liv­ proach to shipping operations ing conditions and food handling which has resulted in an efficient playing the major role. SlU Files Reply To Curran: and pace-setting merchant fleet In addition to checking on proper service down through the years. food stowage and refrigeration" The SIU, he said, is always inter­ aboard the ship, the inspectors ested in maintaining sanitation on check to see that the vessel has an board ship as part of its program adequate waste disposal system, for good working and living condi­ that all living quarters are clean •Acting on membership authorization, the SIU forwarded 11 pounds of indexed docu­ tions for Seafarers. and that all drinking and eating ments and records to AFL-CIO President George Meany in answer to a complaint by NMU As an indication of the stiffness utensils are thoroughly washed and President Joseph Curran regarding the SIU's loan to the Arnold Bernstein shipping interests. of the sanitation award require­ cleaned. ments, PHS representative Paul Negligence in any one or two The package, including a The potential for the touristResnick reported that only eight items alone, Resnick said, could re­ single-spaced, 20-page state­ CIO Ethical Practices Committee, class operation scheduled by American-flag operators out of 128 sult in the vessels falling below a the NMU president characteristi­ ment detailing the SIU's posi­ Bernstein is indicated in US companies in the Atlantic-Gulf and rating of 95 and the company's be­ tion and a bound supplement of cally refrained from filing a formal Passport Office figiures for pass­ New England area were able to coming ineligible for the citation. ^0 exhibits, some covering SIU complaint against the SIU and port applications and renewals contract reiations with Bernstein even obscured his role in the mat­ for the first quarter of 1958 as far back as 1941, was received ter in reports to his own member­ compared to a year ago. De­ at AFL-CIO headquarters in Wash­ ship in the "NMU Pilot." His spite the current business re­ ington on April 14. Further dispo­ charge covered the "interesting cession, applications and re­ sition of the NMU president's news" that the SIU membership newals are up 20 percent over meetings in all ports had author­ 1957 and will probably continue charge is now awaited. ized $500,000 loan to the Bern­ Meanwhiie, work on the first stein Interests in December, 1956, t^climb. Bernstein ship, the converted and iater voted ap additional $250,Aside from US Lines' monop­ Mariner-ship Atlantic, is being 000, if and when needed. oly for transatlantic travel on WASHINGTON—^Although the union has refused, to file rushed to completion. The Atlantic American ships, the field has Both of these transactions had the necessary affidavits required under the Taft-Hartley Act is scheduled to enter transatlantic long been dominated by foreigntourist-class service on May 22 been' a matter of public record, at fiag: operators. A new German before it can be placed on the ballot, the Retail Clerks Inter­ : from New York. She is the first the Federal Maritime Board and vessel patterned after the Bern-, national Union is faced with 4 new US-fiag vessel in this service other agencies, for weil over j stein ship, the SS Hanseatic, is National Labor Relations breakers would be allowed to vote,. in 20 years and reportedly has had year. entering the trade in August. Board action compelling it to but striking members of the union "sellout" bookings for her maiden The stage was set for the Curran go through a collective-bargaining would be barred, under provi­ charge by a planted story in the sions of the Taft-Hartley Act, voyage for some time. iiciy in the "Pilot" some days after election. Although a member of the AFL- "New York Herald Tribune" on the he had filed bis complaint with However, the setting of an elec­ There has been Increasing use of loan transaction. Five days later, President Meany. tion is being delayed by a tem­ this Taft-Hartley provision in re­ the same newspaper carried a sec­ Curiously, the NMU president's porary court order won by the cent months. ond planted item detailing the action in this instance, as in the union. The NLRB order directed a sin­ NMU charge down to the exact efforts to upset the clear SIU vic­ The unusual NLRB action, which gle election among employees of Ethical Practices Code provision tory in the Robin Line voting, fol­ overturns ten years of its own three Toledo, Ohio, department on which it was based, although the same pattern. In the Robin precedent, would place the clerks stores, although the largest of there still bad been no public dis­ low union on the ballot in an election them, LaSalle's, is being worked closure of the telegram Curran had case, NMU objections to the Na­ in which a large number of strike- by strikebreakers. The order came tional Labor Relations Board cer­ sent to Meany on the subject. after a petition filed by the three tification of SIU bargaining rights stores. The formal SIU reply to the on Robin ships were based, as SAN FRANCISCO — Following charge, supplemented by the vari­ The employers have been nego­ up a recent agreement to provide ous exhibits, many, covering Uur- Federal Judge Sidney Sugarman tiating with the Clerks Union as a noted, on nothing "more than the quarters for • retired West Coast ratt's own, statements in the single unit. They have asked for an seamen at the Marine Cooks and "Pilot," noted that the APL-CIO conclusion that, because it (NMU) election on that basis evidently lost, the Board ignored tl)e record." Stewards Training School in Santa Ethical Practices Code had never believing that the votes of the ap­ Curran applied the same reason­ Rosa, the member unions of the been intended to cover such trans­ proximately 370 strikebreakers at SIU Pacific. District have worked actions as the Bernstein loan. •It ing to the Bernstein loans, adopt­ BOSTON—Four tugs had tP LaSalle's would give them a ing the^ spurious view that there out what they believe will be an cited the pattern of other AFL-CIO was something "unethical" about work more than an hour to free the "no-union" majority in all three ideal set-up. unions' support for business enter­ the loans, simply because the SIU SlU-manned Royal Oak after she stores and result in breaking the Plannecf as a joint vehture by prises to maintain or increase em­ was involved. ran aground in the channel be­ union. LaSalle's. is owned by the MFOW, the MC&S and the ployment opportunities, a position The SIU answer noted that while tween Houghs Neck and Peddocks Macy's. SUP, the project will be inaugu­ which even Curran supported pub- the loan to Bernstein had long Island during a snow storm last The Clerks have held off filing rated with four or five SUP units been a matter of public record and week. The vessel had been fighting the non-Communist affidavits re­ patterned after ones already in well-known to the NMU, the NMU her way through strong winds and quired by the Taft-Hartley law in operation in Seattle, Portland and Make Checks made no complaint about it until high seas towards the Cities Serv­ efforts to forestall an election on Wilmington. The other unions will shortly before the first Bernstein ice docks at East Braintree when the above basis. In the past, the Te'SIU-A&G' shortly follow suit. The existing vessel was due to go into service, she hit the mud bank. There was no Board has held that unions not fil­ dwellings are located in (HT near Seafarers mailing in checks its sole object being to kill off op­ damage reported and the vessel ing the affidavits could not appear SUP port halls so that oldtimers or money orders to the Union position to the present US Lines' made her own way into port after on an NLRB election ballot, a find­ are able to keep in touch with old to cover dues payments are monopoly in this trade. The NMU's being freed. ing which has been reversed in this friends and the seafaring life. Each urged to be sure to make all of demand that the loan be withdrawn Shipping for the port has been instance. of the efficiency units contains a them payable to the SIU-A&G was intended to accomplish this fair. Port Agent James Sheehan The last major use of strike­ kitchen, living room and bathroom, District. said, although there was only one breakers to vote a union out of a end. fully furnished with all necessary It was pointed out that US Lines, vessel, the Council Grove (Cities plant took place at the O'SuIlivan Some Seafarers have sent In gear. long under contract to the NMU, Service) paying off and signing on Rubber Company. A management checks and money orders in the If the planned units prove suc­ names of individual headquar­ was the only American-fiag ship­ during the period. In transit were petition in that instance resulted in cessful, more will be put up at the ters officials. This makes for a ping operator to oppose Bernstein's the Robin Goodfeliow, Robin Trent, an election in which strikebreakers spacious MCS training center to problem in bookkeeping which entry into this field, a position Robin Sherwood (Robin); Bradford ousted the United Rubber Work­ accommodate m^n who qualify can be avoided if checks are which it made clear at Govern­ Island, Royal Oak (Cities Service); ers. The union had represented upder the Pacific. District Pension made out to the Union directly. ment hearings on Bernstein's sub- Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) and the Ideal employees of the company for sev-" eral years. \ X (WaAerman). , ' Plan. T -III • I I I' I '1 I iT rr I T second straight year that a ci­ tation was awarded. The ci­ tations are granted to a com­ pany when every ship in its fleet achieves a rating of 95 percent or better from the Service's, inspec­ tor during its annual sanitation check-up. No less than 168 items are checked in assigning the vessel its rating. While the PHS does not give a breakdown of the vessel's ratings between 95 and 100 percent, in Seatrain's case a PHS spokesman in­ dicated that the Une came as "clbse Raps Attack On Bernstein Order Union On Ballot Despite Affidavit Lack WC Unions Building For Retired Men Royal Oak Runs Aground, Freed M �SgAFAREttS NY Boosts Canal Plans To Montreal WASHINGTON —Port of New York interests have asked Con­ gress to authorize a survey for de­ veloping a new 450-mile inland waterway between New York and Montreal. The proposed route, which would involve dredging the waterways to a depths of 14 feet, would replace the 1,700 mile run between Montreal and New York via the St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. The proposed route as report­ ed previously in the LOG, would use the Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River in Canada which flows into the St. Lawrence at Sorel, about 46 miles northeast of Montreal. Spokesmen said the proposed waterway would provide for a shorter and more direct route for shipment of bulk materials from Canada to the US; stimulate the economic development of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys; and provide a link between New York and the St. Lawrence Sea­ way. They also said it would aid other Atlantic ports and attract heavy industry to upstate New York. l:f: UAYf $ Cut Keeps Metal Plant Open BRISTOL, Pa. — Members of Local 130 of the United Auto Work­ ers employed by Kaiser Metal Products Co., in Bristol, Pa., have voted to accept a wage cut and forego certain other contract ben­ efits in order to keep the company's commercial division open. The workers had twice voted down the 17-point survival program given by the company as a "must" to keep the plant in operation. But the membership asked to have an­ other vote and approved the agree­ ment, 750 to 150. The main points of the program are the reduction of night pay in­ centive from 15 to 12 cents, the elimination of pay to imion offi­ cials for union business done on company time and an alteration of the seniority system to allow greater latitude in shifting jobs. Ss;:; ' I.. r^: |!^:':.v.V ••,:Sfp.;;: • /t .'-. •' Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card Is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their Inoculation card when they jtay 09 may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on tor another such voy- •f*. 4pni w, m SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARR From April 2 To Aiprif 15, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting systepn for SlU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the complete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming Jnto port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on ttie beach" totals alongside the shipping totals. These detailed repoHs were designed on the bads of member­ ship suggestions ashore and from the ships. In the near future, SIU . shipping will be reported in the LOG by ratings, in the same fash­ ion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always wel- come.) SIU shipping fell off somewhat during the past period, but the figures still revealed a healthy ratio of jobs available compared to the number of men registered on the beach. Three SIU men were shipped for every eight top seniority men on the beach. Even at that rate there bould be a complete turnover of class A men on the beach in 5-6 weeks. (The latest comparable NMU figure was three men shipped for every 19 top seniority men still registered on the beach.) ilespite the dip in SIU shipping, the totals for class A men apd class B men registered on the beach also declined, due to routine re-registra­ tions, hospital cases, deaths, retirements, men shipping out of group and similar causes. Overall, a total of 763 jobs was shipped, and there were 2,051 class A men registered on 'the beach at the end of the period. Of the jobs shipped, 291 were in the deck department, 255 in the black gang and 217 in the steward department. The registration for the period was 1,007. . Four SIU ports showed Improved shipping over the previous two weeks, and three held steady with no markejl change either way. In­ creases were reported by Tampa, Mobile, San Francisco and Seattle, while Norfolk, Savannah and Lake Charles stayed "as is." The rest declined. The seniority breakdown lists a rise in class A jobs shipped to 70 per­ cent of the total. Classes B and C fell to 21 percent and four percent respectively. Five ports shipped no class C men at all. The bulk of the C jobs shipped were in the engine department. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . New York: Should improve .. . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Is slowing up . . . Norfolk: Steady; Angelina's still in Ify-up . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair . ; . Mobile: Fair; Maxton, Warrior may crew up . . . New Orleans: Fair . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Houston; Still good .. , Wilmington: Very quiet. . . San Francisco, Seattle: Fair. D£CK DEPARTMENT Ragistered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle .. GROUP 2 1 4 7 15 29 8 10 11 36 4 8 1 1 2 3 4 16 20 11 1 10 27 13 6 4 3 11 5 6 Registered • CLASS B 1 3 0 12 3 8 0 1 0 1 5 2 8 V Sj 11 GROUP 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 1. 3 4 0 5 0 . 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 3 7 3 1 0 3 6 0 7 0 3 4 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 2 1 ) 1 1 11 22 11 6 3 2 18 5 4 9 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 9 18 17 10 12 1 « 3 10 3 14 0 0 1 1 5 1 7 1 2 Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 ' 0 1 0 2 o 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 GROUP 3 1 2 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 3 0 .0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 TOTAL SHIPPED 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLASS A B 3 - 1 44 9 11 1 27 12 13 11 2 0 0 4 27 8 39 4 10 1 9 27 1 0 7 0 10 5 C 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP 1 2 7 12 80 137 9 19 37 72 5 4 9 2 3 8 26 32 60 28 17 4 16 30 7 15 18 31 11 15 All 4 54 12 40 24 2 5 37 43 11 36 1 7 15 3 1 42 7 16 1 3 1 5 14 3 6 2 2 3 GROUP 1 2 S 0 0 5 1 19 24 1 1 4 5 IS 22 0 8 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 4 ' 0 12 16 3 4 . 7 12 10 2 8 2 6 • 10 16 2 6 13 6 ENGINE 'DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 10 32 7 6 6 2 4 20 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 29 15 3 3 18 5 2 2 3 1 3 3 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 16 2 12 1 0 5 6 8 20 1 1 3 14 2 5 2 7 2 2 0 4 4 1 21 0 1 8 4 4 12 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 5 5 0 4 2 0 5 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 1 8 4 2 5 2 0 6 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 5 3 2 0 3 0 9 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 2 1 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 0 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 • 6' 8 9 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 • 0 9 6 ' 6 0 8 9 0 , 6 ' 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 •6 1 0 -9 3 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 6 9 0 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A C B 1 0 2 30 9 2 4 3 1 25 18 5 7 .7 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 20 .11 7 21 12 1 6 4 1 18 11 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 7 4 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A * CLASS B AU 3 41 8 48 16 1 6 38 34 11 29 2 7 11 GROUP 1 2 3 10 42 120 0 26 6 71 1 4 1 13 0 11 16 32 54 12 6 9 8 6 4 8 6 24 15 1 All 3 42 6 21 13 2 7 30 51 9 17 0 10 6 Registered C>n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 3 4 2 ' 5 0 0 3 68 38 86 1 1 26 18 7 9 0 0 5 43 10 24 5 4 19 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 10 3 6 0 0 3 35 14 29 0 1 15 25 4 67 1 0 19 4 2 1 0 0 5 22 31 4 3 3 6 9 2 4 2 2 9 24 7 21 1 1 20 9 7 7 1 0 9 3 1 16 2 9 0 2 0 6 7 0 1 0 3 2 GROUP 1 2 1 2 7 29 0 2 3 31 0 ' 4 0* 2 0 2 2 6 3 7 0 9 0 20 8 1 2 11 3 11 1* 2 17 2 9 8 1 2 8 5 8 6 3 11 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff £i:' LOG Port Boston New York .. . Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa .... Mobile' New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Hqvstott Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle TOTALS DECK ENOINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL' Registered CLASS A GROUP 12 3 2 13 19 22 22 12 1 10 2 9 3.2 3 12 2 3 0 3 11 6 18 5 1 22 ? Q 0 8 5 1 11 1 7 6 6 6 3 3 Registered CLASS B GROUF 12 3 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 3 1 2 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 2 6 0 0 8 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 5 Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B ^ Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A GROUP 12 3 111 8 4 25 2 0 1 6 2 4 2 11 10 1 10 3 9 3 10 9 3 26 112 A 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 12 Shipped Shipped CLASS S CLASS € GROUP GROUP 1 Jt S 12 3 0 9 9 0 9 0 19 4 0.0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 10 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 « 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C 3 0 0 37 5 0 3 3 0 12 8 1 4 9 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 22 6 2 38 12 1 4 5 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 9 10 3-30 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GRpUP J GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 12 Z 3 12 3 12 3 A B C 12 3 0 5 225 61 15 41 0 5 1 88 188 47 6 26 42 58 123 44 5 3 83 45 1 7 14 152 81 22 1 52 148 24 10 51 36 28 100 24 1 8 155 2 55 0 58 4 1 77 53 94 5 17 92 1 7 53 46 50 141 1 , 217 389 165 21 84 131 132 240 166 9 8;. -22 iii 200 il j Regirtered 0It The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP AU 1 2 3 291 253 461 106 255 106 403 49 217 277 130 266 703 630 99«' 421 * 771 : ' GROUP 1 2 3 22 110 124 22 144 84 15 14 140 59 268 348 I 2W1 m �Ama zs, i»5s federal Aid To Jobless Ge/s Boosts SEAFARERS Four Years, To Be Exact WASHINGTON — A Congres­ sional committee this week ap­ proved a $1,500,000,000 unemploy­ ment relief program' which would extend unemployment insurance benefits. The plan, adopted by the House Ways and Means Committee calls for sixteen weeks of emergency Federal payments of up to $45 a week for about 4,000,000 jobless workers. The benefits would be paid whether or not the applicant was eligible for state unempoyment insurance. ' An Administration plan would limit' the extra benefits to jobless workers who had exhausted their state insurance benefits. The House bill on the other hand, would also cover those who had not been eligible for state benefits. In addi­ tion, it would authorize sixteen weeks of payments, compared with Long-lived Kohler Plumbing strike is dramatized by these two an average of about eleven weeks youngsters on UAW picket-line. Ricky Lee Weber (left) and under the Administration plan. Jimmy Justinger were both born after the strike began on April 5, The cost of the program would 1954. Much-publicized Congressional hearings on the strike have be met by Federal appropriations. A point of dispute in the pro­ failed to produce any change in situation. posed bill is the provision paying benefits to workers who are not covered by state unemployment in­ surance.- If approved, this feature of the bill would extend coverage to about one million additional workers. It is expected that some form of Federal unemployment insurance NEW YORK—This port has been partially tied up by pick­ will be adopted because current et lines set up at New York piers by members of Teamsters national levels of unemployment are the highest since the pre-WorI4 Local 807, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bill Hall reports. War II days and large numbers of The Teamsters say they are"* workers are exhausting their state protesting an arbitrary rule would require drivers to unload Jobless benefits, which arc 26 imposed overnight by New their trucks in 40 minutes, or take York terminal operators which on a helper supplied by the ter­ weeks in most instances. minal operator. Local 807 says that the rule would pave the way to ultimate re­ placement of their members by other workers for all unloading operations. Shipping during the past period "ARTICLE IL SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When was fairly good for class A senior­ • vessel is Inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period ity men. There were 22 .vessels pairing off, 10 signing on and 27 of 10 days or less, the unlicensed personnel shall be kept on board at were inrtransitsl Next period will the regular monthly rate of pay. However, when It Is expected that receive a boost when the Seatrain said vessel will be Idle for a period In excess of 10 days, the unlicensed New York takes on a full crew. The ships paying off during the personnel may be reduced on .arrival. . Should the vessel resume serv­ ice within 10 days, the vessel's unlicensed personnel who are entitled period included the Alcoa Patriot, Pennant, Partner (Alcoa); Beatrice, to return to the vessel shall receive wages and subsistence for the period Dorothy, Kathryn, Edith, Elizabeth, for which they were laid oft." (Bull); CS Baltimore, Fort Hoskins, Winter Hill (Cities Service); Steel • Architect, Steel Apprentice (Isth­ QUESTION: What does subsistence consist of under the SIU agree­ mian); Gateway City, Beaureguard, ment? Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); • Seatrain New York (Seatrain); SeaRecently in the headquarters port of Now York, an SIU- garden (Penn. Nav.); 'Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) and the LaSalle contracted shipping company laid up one of its ships tempo­ (Waterman). rarily for less than the ten days spelled out in Article II, Sec­ Signing on during the past two tion 60, above. When the crew was called back aboard, the company weeks were the Steel Designer, insisfed that subsistence consisted only of meals and did not include Steel Architect (Isthmian); Robin lodgings. Kirk (Robin); Seagarden (Penn. Accordingly, the company paid $4 a day for meal allowances as speci­ Nav.); AmeS Victory (Victory Car­ fied in Article II, Section 43 ($1.00 for breakfast, $1.50 for dinner and riers); Edith (BuU); Winter Hiii $1.50 for supper) but refused to pay the $4 per night for lodging. (Cities Service); Ocean Dinny The~iJnion argued that subsistence meant-meals and lodging and in­ (Ocean Clippers) and the Alcoa sisted on the additional $4 per day for the crew. When no agreement Partner and Pennant (Alcoa). "could be reached, the issue was taken to the clarifications committee, The in-transit vessels included '^which is a standing committee of Union and shipowner representatives the Losmar, Yorkmar, (Calmar); ;8et up to render interpretations of the agreement in situations such Steel Rover, Steel Age (Isthmian); as these. The clarifications committee met and unanimously found that John B. Kulukundis (Martis); Sea­ for the purposes of the agreement, subsistence meant both meals and train Texas, Savannah, Louisiana, lodgings. -New Jersey (Seatrain);- Robin Accordingly, the committee ruled that "Section 43. Room and Meal Goodfellow, Robin Trent (Robin); Allowance" applied in full in this, and similar situations.. That section Michael (Carras); Bienville, Fairreads "When board is not furnished, unlicensed members of the crew, land (Waterman) and the Transat­ they shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, $1.50 for lantic (Pacific Waterways). dinner and $1.50 for supper. When men are required to sleep ashore, they shall be allowed $4.00 per night." .• An official letter from the chairman of the clarifications committee •has been sent to the company involved and the men will shortly receive the additional $4 per day payment. Truck Beef Slows New York Shipping (Ed. note: This column trtll deal loith disposition of varUniJs cor?-* ; tract disputes and interpretation of the standard SlV agreement. If ' Seafarers have any questions about any section of the' agreement, which they would like clarified, send tjl^cm inito the editor pf the SEAFARERS LOG.) ^ - PIC* FIT* LOG Suez Hears Depth Limit As Egypt Shops For $s ,•3 Although vague about their plans, representatives of the Egyptian government have continued contacting American oil and shipping interests for funds to deepen the Suez Canal. Latest to be ap­ • proached for the necessary shown that the depth of the canal capital was US shipping mag­ has diminished, rather than in­ nate Daniel K.' Ludwig.« A spokesman for Ludwig con­ firmed the report that he had been contacted, but said that the Egyp­ tian representatives have not made clear their plans for enlarg­ ing the waterway and negotiations could not begin until more of the details were known. However, he added "there is no reason why we wouldn't if we can work it out." It is believed that the Egyptians would like to dredge the national­ ized waterway to handle vessels with 43-foot drafts. This would enable ships of 40,000 to 60,000 tons to use the canal with full loads instead of going around the Cape of Good Hope. Late last year Colonel Mahmound Yunes, board chairman and managing director of the Canal Authority, said he had plans foj^ a $200 million canal improvement project, but that they were being held up because of a lack of finan­ cial backing. The canal at that time was still 18 inches short of its pre-blockage depth of 35 feet. Late reports, however, have creased, to 33^ feet in the 20 months it has been under Egypt's control. That means it is pretty well down to the minimum depth required by large cargo ships to­ day. A last minute agreement by rep­ resentatives of some 6,100 mem­ bers of the International Associa­ tion of Machinists at Republic Avi­ ation plant in Farmingdale, LI, averted a strike call which had been pending at the plant for more than a week. The agreement calls for wage boosts of from 10 to 14 cents-an-hour effective immediate­ ly and another 10 cents an hour next April, better seniority and layoff benefits, and a cost of living wage adjustment which provides for a cent-an-hour increase for every one-half of one percent rise in the Federal cost of living index. At present, employees at the plant receive from $1.76 to $2.75 per hour. A' ^ General Electric has come up with an "answer" to COPE, the AFL-CIO political action commit­ tee, in its newly formed Govern­ ment Relations service. Feeling that it has a right to "educate" its employees, the company has de­ tached a vice president who will work with the employee group to arouse community interest in gov­ ernment and politics. Actually the new effort is merely a centraliza­ tion of GE's present political edu­ cation activities. Under these, se­ lected employees are attending special seminars and classes on politics, while others have been producing newsletters acquainting readers with local political organi­ zations at the state, and local levels. ^ ^ Eighty-two members of the United -Furniture Workers of America, AFL-CIO, former em­ ployees of two plants of the H. N. Thayer Co. of Gardner, Mass., shared in a $115,000 lump-sum back-pay settlement after nine years of proceedings and litigation final­ ly affirmed their discharges as un­ lawful. The workers were' fired back in 1948 when the union start­ ed an organizing drive in the plants. The company refused to re­ instate the workers, who went on strike and carried the case.to eourtf The Circuit Codrt of Appeals uii^ held the NLRB's findings of unfair labor practices. That opinion was finally sustained by the US Su­ preme Court. Although relations between the union and the com­ panies have been friendly for many years now the union continuously pressed its demands for the back­ pay. Payments ranged from $40 to $4,000, depending on the amount of time lost because of the unwar­ ranted discharges. Moving? Notify SIU, Weifare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wei­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when check's or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving or plan to move are advised to immediately notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New York, NY. ^ t. The AFL-CIO Laundry Workers Union scored major victories over the expelled Laundry Workers Int'l Union when it won elections for bargaining rights at three linen supply firms in Milwaukee. A fourth plant election ended in a tie and a runoff will soon be held. Arnold Schultz, president of Local 3008 of the new union, said that the victories came about despite efforts of Teamsters Local 360 to pressure the workers into voting for the LWIU. He also reported that as of the end of March, all laundry and dry cleaning plants in the Milwaukee area have signed agreements with Local 3008. 4" i 4" Mayor Robert Wagner of New York City has signed an executive order allowing some 100,000 city civil service employees to join un­ ions and negotiate on wages, work­ ing conditions and grievances. Al­ though the order will apply only to those departments directly respon­ sible to the mayor, other municipal agencies and borough offices will be urged to adopt identical pro­ cedures. Firemen will be covered by the order, but further studies will be made on the i.ssue of cover­ ing uniformed police. . 4> 4< 4> Typographical Union Local 6 has announced that work will start on a 700-family, non-profit middleincome cooperative apartment de­ velopment in Queens, NY. The $12 million project, known as the "Big Six Towers," is the union's first venture into housing for the 12,000 members who work in New York newspaper composing rooms and commercial printing shops. ml '•S\ �Pace Six SEAl^ARKRS IQiQ -Aprfl BME Fetes 9th Birthday fir |v W P i' S):- i-' "I I t;.; f, r. ¥ I'-: •: 1 •f" i-V :• J Is The SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers will celebrate its 9th anniversary on May 12. The BME was char­ tered by the SIU of North America in May, 1949, to serve sea­ going marine engineers affili-^ work towards merger of the two ated with the AFL, groups. BME and MEBA are pres­ BME holds contracts with ently conducting organizing drives steamship lines operating from all in tl\e Cities Service and Gulf coasts. It also represents tugboat tanker fleets. engineers along the Delaware River and excursion boat engineers on the Atlantic Coast. It maintains shipping halls in New York, Phila­ delphia, Baltimore and San Fran­ cisco, with additional representa­ tion in the Gulf. Headquarters is at the SIU hall in Brooklyn. The BME dry cargo agreement is highlighted by its vacation plan, COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Pro­ which provides engineers with 7 to testing that vessels using the Great 10 weeks of paid vacation each Lakes without a pilot were a year, The vacation is pro-rated at menace to navigation, members of 4 1/12 days a month for assistant the Great Lakes Pilots Association engineers, and 4 1/3 days a month have struck all foreign vessels for chiefs. Chiefs with more than sailing above Kingston, Ont., with­ two years of service with an oper­ out either an American or Ca­ ator receive an additional week of nadian licensed pilot aboard. paid vacation. John Andrews, president of Lo­ The union also has a welfare cal 47C of the Association, which plan covering members and their is an affiliate of the Masters, wives and children, and a pension Mates and Pilots union, said that plan providing pensioners with these vesseis would jeopardize the benefits of $100 a month, in addi­ safety of navigation on the Great tion to Social Security payments. Lakes. He also charged that the The BME voted early this year foreign shipowners have threat­ to affiliate' as a Division of the ened his association with a virtual Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ lockout over the issue. ciation. Members" of both unions The owners had announced that also authorized their officials to while they could continue to carry pilots using the* canals and rivers, they were unnecessary on the open lakes. They agreed to use these pilots on the St. Lawrence River, but would not take on Lake pilots at Kingston. Although not required either by Canadian or American law to carry pilots, they have 'been voluntarily used in the past from Kingston It promises to be a good trip, to destination port and back. according to the ship's minutes American and Canadian vessels from the Alcoa Corsair recently. At the first meeting Billy Wells have continuously carried pilots resigned as ship's delegate to because of~the strict tests of com­ allow someone else to handle the petence and familiarity with Lake task. He was conditions which are required be­ given a vote of fore a ship's master will receive thanks, and Sea­ his ticket. However, these rules farer John Fair- do not apply to foreign masters. cloth was elected Andrews said that the affili­ by acclamation in ated International Brotherhood of his stead. In Longshoremen, is expected to addition to good honor the picket lines of the par­ delegates, the ent group in VS ports and refuse ship also boasts to unload the vessels there. of a top notch Metting steward depart­ ment. No one can beat their bakers for all the delicious coffee buns turned out. As for entertainment, that too is also in good hands. Tex Mettlng was elected movie director and ship's treasurer. The first act SEATTLE — Preparations are undertaken by Metting was to underway for the celebration of secure good movies, and make sure Miss Maritime day in this port on the projector is in tip-top shape. May 16th. The occasion will be marked by the selection of a Miss Maritime from the many candi­ dates sponsored by the various sea­ faring unions and organizations In the state. Seafarers wishing to attend the shindig, which will be held at the Arctic Club, should contact Port Agent Jeff Gillette, chairman of the Miss Maritime Committee. A motion that a one-year limit be put into effect for all members on SIU ships was unanimously carried at the last meeting. This would limit a member to one year's employment aboard any one vessel, GUlette reported. Shipping was slow for the past period with the Pacific Ocean (Transi Utilities) and the VaUey Forge (Penn. Nav.) paying off. The Pacific Ocean signed on again but the Valley F^irge went into tem­ porary layup. In tramiit were the IN Afoimdria, Kyska (Waterman), P«nmar, Texmar and the Kenmsf blS'iff'AJB. 4-(almari. Lakes Pilot Strike Hits Alien Ships ' /-• ^ f ft I '• • * J"- • 111 "'»i '• • ' 1 -.i Vr v;,; f Don't Just Stand There!" A\ •i-i', 1: •f • • ' •. ' ' : , 'A'. ^ ' . • 'A- •'/-TW. •' - .ly- 'Ai "M: 5 -rv-" - r-v/i " • • -• •••i I Geiting "caught in a bight" is on old shipboard expres­ sion that has been adopted shoreside to mean stepping unknowingly into a trap and not finding out oboui it un­ til it's too late. On board ship it means exactly what it started out as—getting your­ self tangled up in a line. But the net effect'is the same be­ cause there too the victim usually doesn't find out about it until it's too late. At the very least he winds up with some painful bruises. Seafarers In Action When lines are being han­ dled on deck the safetyminded Seafarer steers clear of possible grief by keeping a weather eye peeled for that "inside loop" because he knows the slacken the line can disappear with remark­ able speed when least ex­ pected to do so. Seattle Asks Year ; WRTO'CALL w/mYoac . \ An SIU , Till •i wli �April ti, IfSS SEAFA.RERS ¥01IR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Bnyind By Sidney Margolius Bellyrobbing Food Prices Food prices have soared to emergency levels this spring, In fact, have reached their highest point in six years. A market-basket of 19 staples priced by this department comes to $8.20 this spring compared to $7.19 a year ago. This is a jump of 14 percent. Most meats, poultry and even some frozen fish are priced 7 to 22 cents a pound more than a year ago. Similarly, fresh and canned produce are higher this spring. Chuck roast, a usually low-priced meat on which working families rely, typically 39 cents a pound last year, now often is 59 and some­ times as much as 67, bone and all. Ordinary 'hamburger, frequently 39 cents last year, now is generally 49-51 cents. Even packaged cornflakes, already overpriced for the nourishment provided, have jumped 2Vi percent more. So you're paying more than ever for the premiums inside the cereal package. If you're a typical wage-earner, the phenomenon of prices rising while pay envelopes are shrinking already has taken from you five per­ cent of your real earnings—your buying'power—in just this past year. You have to expect food prices are going to remain very high for the next two to four months. Beef will be a little less expensive this summer, pork will come down in the fall, and produce will be cheaper. Late th;s fall the third big inflation since the end of World War II will level off at least temporarily, and your family will have a breather. But for the next four months you'll have to seek out the relatively better values in foods,Nas indicated below, to keep eating free from wrecking your budget. , Aside from the food situation, there's a downtrend in prices of some home equipment. Costs of several basic materials have come down, including aluminum, copper and lumber. Sheets and other textiles are at bargain levels. This gives you an opportunity to expand, repair or re-equip your home. May also is a month to find special values in washing machines, dryers, ranges and clothing at the spring clearances. Here are the better values this department finds for May: Food: Cheddar cheese, eggs and frozen fish are relatively reasonable this month." Substitute them for meat dishes where you can. Unlike Jbeef and pork, some cuts of veal are plentiful and lower, as veal shoulder roast. In poultry, broil, 0 ers and fryers are more reasonable now. If you have a large family or can make a turkey do for several meals, you'll find turkeys over 16 pounds are even cheaper than last year, but small ones have jumped in price. High prices of citrus juices and other produce have made a real problem this year. Best buys we can find in juices at this time are canned blends and grapefruit juice. Other money-savers, as low-priced or even cheaper than last year, are canned corn, especially creamed styles; canned and frozen peas; frozen and canned snap beans; canned applesauce. . Television Sets: If you're looking for a TV set, prices are lowest of the year this month and next as manufacturers clear 1958 models. You'll save two ways, because 1959 models are expected to be ten percent higher when they appear in the stores next fall. Plumbing, Heating: This is the best time in the past two years to add or renovate a bathroom, or install a hew heating system. Copper pip­ ing, plumbing fixtures have been reduced. Some makes of water heaters have dropped $3 to $12 from last,year. In buying water heaters, galvanized tanks are least expensive but don't last long, especially if you heat water over 160 degrees, or in hardwater areas. Good-quality, glass-lined or aluminum tanks gener­ ally have a ten-year guarantee. Glass-lined heaters can be used in any area, while the amount of copper in the local water supply tn^i' affect aluminum tanks adversely. Consult your local gas or electric com­ pany on this question. Aluminum and copper tanks cost most, but are preferable if you want water as hot as 180 degrees.' Usually 140160 degrees is all that is necessary for laundering. Nine-Cent Milk BecomingfStaple A recent Agriculture Department report brought significant news for families plagued by 1958's high food costs. Sales of non-fat dry milk jumped last year. Interestingly, milk powder's boom hasn't cut Into sales of fresh whole milk. .America's families are simply buying themselves more nourishment. Non-fat dry- milk, or skim milk, if you, prefer plain English, has long been considered by nutritionists, commercial bakers and cooks to be. a best buy in nourishment. But it has long been coldshouldered by people who tried in its earlier, less-attractive ver­ sions. What happened to change folks' minds was the Introduction of a new kind of non-fat dry milk that not only tastes better but dissolves readily so it can be mixed a glass at a time... This elim­ inates the chore of beating the powder Into water ahead of time. Too, more people are learning the money-saving, nutrition-gain­ ing secret of dry milk powder; it can be blended into almost any cooked dish for extra nourishment, or even mixed into' fresh whole milk to make "double milk." Modem quick-dissolving milk powder even is marketed now already mixed with cocoa or chocolate syrup for instant chdcplate milk drinks made simply by adding water. Dry non-fat milk Is especially a boon because of the leap in whole milk's pidce tag. Frcm 1950 to '57 milk went up twice as fast as the average at all foods, and now costs 30-33 percent more. . • • .4. i;, ,^ , . v ., V*:, I Mr LOG Face Sevea Germans Rig 'Automated' Sailing Ship Turning back the clock, German maritime interests have come up with a sailing ship designed to challenge the supremacy of the modern counterpart of "Fulton's Folly," the modern steamship. But bldtimers, who long for the old days of the windjammer, should be reminded that the new sailing ship has been designed with econ­ omy principally in mind, both in construction and manning. Without the need for propulsion engines, reduction gears, drive shafts and propellers the initial construction costs would be low­ ered. In addition, of course, .black gang jobs would be eliminated. The sails of the ship would not be raised in the time-honored" ver­ tical fashion but would move later­ ally in tracks between each pair of spars. When not in use the sails would be gathered at the mast. When heeded they would slide from the center* out towards the ends of the spars. The spars could be fixed rigidly to the masts, since the sail and mast assembly would be turned by operating the turn­ tables into which each mast would be set. It is estimated that a crew of 25 could sail the ship, compared with 36 men needed for a motor ship of similar capacity. QUESTION: If you had to go over the side of your ship, what would bo the first piece of personal property you would try to take with you? Victor Doca, cook: I would like to take my traveling wallet. In that I have everything I would need, my Union book, sea­ man's papers and other valuable papers. That is, I would try for it if I had the time. Otherwise I would just head for the boat. i> if ISt George WUiiams. FWT; My sea­ man's papers and Union book. It involves a lot of time and diffi­ culty to replace them. Besides, It took me long enough to get them, so I would hate to lose them. I always try to keep them and other necessary papers handy so I can get at them fast. James J. Maloney, FWT: I don't think I would grab for anything outside of my lifejacket. But if I had the time, I would try to take my Union'book and papers. Out­ side of them, and possibly, my cam­ era, I would not not try for any­ thing. $ Frank Conforto, messman: I would go after my seamen's papers before anything else. In fact I take better care of them than I do of my money. Once when I had to leave a ship sick, all I cared about was my paper and Union book. I can al­ ways make another dollar, but it would be hard to do so without my book and papers. William Hart, oiler: I think I would try and get my wallet with Edward Taylor, chief steward: I my papers and would go for my lifejacket and my Union book in it. Union book, in Everything else is that order. And I fairly easy to re­ guess that's about all I would bother place. If it were to try and grab. during the win­ They are about ter, and I had the the most valuable time, I would cer­ things I would tainly try- and have, and I grab some heavy wouldn't like td gear before going leave them. over the side. $1 Sea Injuries Off In '57 NY (Continued from page 2) Safety—A Management Responsi­ bility" emphasized that shipboard safety is a practical consideration for ship operators. Accident costs, he said, are such that they-justify expenditure for new equipment, and for maintenance and modifica­ tion of shipboard gear with the purpose of reducing shipboard ac­ cidents. He pinpointed-ladders as a lead­ ing cause of accidents. "The pri­ mary offender is the metal ladder with diamond-plate treads . . . We have worked out ... a molded fibre glass tread Impregnated with aluminum oxide abrasive. These can be molded to fit over the exist­ ing tread . . . the materialAs avail­ able in high-visibility colors and Is also available as deck treads . "In the engine room and. reefer spaces, slips and falls on gratings and floor plates could be substanti­ ally reduced in the design by in­ stalling abrasive-impregnated grat­ ings and plates . . . "In living spaces, we are in­ vestigating the possibility of using the ' molded fibre glass anti-slip material . . . on the decks of showers . . Bars Age Bias In Hiring For Jobs Older workers in New York State have scored a major victory in their battle for.equal job opportunities regardless of age. The breakthrough came last week when Governor Averell Harriman signed the^ McGahan-Preller bill to prohibit employers from discriminoting against pe'rsons 45 to 65 because of their age. The laborsupported measure strengthens the principle of equal rights for qualified workers and is expected to provide older workers with thousands of additional job oppor­ tunities. The Governor said the bill is Butchers Sign In Lk. Charles "a long step forward toward breakir.g down arbitrary and unrealistic barriers which prevent full employment opportunities to thousands of people who are able and anxious to work." The measure assures all New York State workers the same basic rights guaranteed under contracts negotiated by the SIU and other unions. These contract provide that qualified workers must be hired for the jobs regardless of their age. . Opposition to equal job oppor­ tunities has centered in the in­ surance coinpanies and among employers with arbitrary standards of hiring. Studies have established the fact that older workers are as good in most cases as younger people. In jobs calling for ex­ perience, patience, and other skills that increase with age,,the older workers are often better. Discrimination against older workers is often in conflict with company policy on hiring execu­ tives and management personnel, who are frequeptly over 45. LAKE CHARLES—The Butch­ ers' Union has settled its strike here against the Micelle Packing Col, getting an eight cent raise per hour, now and another five-cent in­ crease on Jan. 1, 1959, along with some changes in their working rules. Needless to say, the men are happy with this settlement. Otherwise, there are no other labor beefs in the area. Port Agent Lerby Clarke reported. Calling into this area over the past two weeks were the Council Grove, Royal Oak, CS Baltimore, Winter Hill, Chiwawa, Cantigny. Seafarers overseas who want Government Camp, Bradford Island and Chiwawa, all of the to get in touch with headquar• ers in a hurry can do so by Cities Service Oil Co., and the cabling the Union at its cable Petro-Chem of Valentine over in ••"ss, SEAFARERS NEW Port Neches, Texas., All of these YORK. vessels are iq good shape. Use of this address will assure Shipping has been very slow -•edy transmission on all me»over the past two weeks and. the •sages and faster '-ervice for the outlbok for. the coming two weeks , tnjep. inv?'ye:d. .is Idjrohe's guess."" Unien Has Cable Address I �i.-rs ft ..; . I SEAFARERS r*** hi: April 25. 19St LOG f?.); April 25. 11958 SEAFARERS Pace NIae LOG :: I M,:; Back Home with the SlU ft •/,. V' • ;\v- i' M'l • ; . 'T'l' .• • -- «-: -• ,;r i; if;;. V \f: - f ^ fh'- Ift In its desperate efforts to drive Seafarers off Robin Line ships the NMU tried a variety of tactics, none of which succeeded because of their basic insincerity. Psychological warfare as represented by the totally-untrue headline (below) from the "NMU Pilot" of September 12, 1957, failed to shake the Seafarers In the fleet The story's claim that "over 80" Sea­ farers had switched to the NMU was exposed as a complete fabrication when every Seafarer in the fleet voted SIU. Another tactic, equally unsuccessful was to offer "full membership" in NMU to Seafarers. The Robin Line men wisely re­ jected this®offer in toto because they knew it granted them only the dubious privilege of class C shipping status in the IUATK*^ NMU. While holding forth ^ IMUEDIATELT -rithese supposed "advan­ tages" the NMU's only iisable tactic, which be­ SS KOBIN trayed its true purpose, was to get Seafarers hred Tfch SATlOtf^^ off the ships on any pre­ text. The firing of 11 Sea­ farers on the Robin Mow­ hi««^ bray in this fashion ac­ complished the NMU's purpose on that ship. ROBlf usef'*'»/ 1*^*' Having held the Robin Line for the SlU in a year­ long fight against a National Maritime Union raid, Seafarers are now piling off Robin Line ships for welldeserved vocations, leaving jobs to be filled by other Union men off the SlU rotary shipping board. Th held out and saved these ships for their fellow-S forers despite heavy pressure from the NMU and fr Moore-McCormock Lines, which arbitrarily plocj the vessels under an NMU contract against the wis! of the men aboard them. The failure of the NMU raid in the face of offers ..free NMU membership books and other supposed vantages reflects the Seafarers' knowledge of the facts of life in maritime—that SlU membership carries with it far more advantages in the way of contract condi­ tions, representation, benefits and Union service to;its membership—facts which they had ample opportunity to observe as prisoners of the NMU contract throuj|hout the beef. / The votes of the Seafarers listed below, some'of whom are pictured on these pages, made the difhjrence. They deserve a solid vote of thanks from evety member of the SIU^ "• NMU Pulled Out Bag Of Tricks, But Failed /. .fj, (Sr.,. SlU win meant 764 hours more OT to Kirk crew. Patrol­ man Paul Drozak (^ht) takes up beef with Robert Rivera, ship's delegate and Jose Rivera (left). '-ft , \.y _ ' - *11 m--ipfft;.; Victory smiles, show GoodfeUow gang's feel­ ings. In front (1-r) are Charles Rozea, Charles Johnson, Lacy Walker and August Jensen. Rear (1-r) are Candido Bonafort, Cliff Danuneyer, Frank Morcigiio, Hector Conrad and WiUiam Cofone. GoodfeUow was one of the last three ships to he certified. I?:;-.' Hectoir Conrad, ship's delegate (center), triio did a bang-up Job on the GoodfeUow, confers with Seafarers, Carlo DeMarco (left) and Elmer Danner. After helping bring ship back into SIU, Hector stayed aboard for another trip. He has been a GoodfeUow regular for over two years and was on the ship before the beef started. Here's part of Robin Locksley gang, four of the ten men in the steward department of that ves­ sel who rode her all the way Jthrough the beef. They are (1 to r) Thomas WiUiams, chief stew­ ard; OUver Celestine. night cook and baker; Juan Leiba, chief cook, and Jackson Fong, gal­ ley utUlty. Robin Trent st^douts included seated (l,to r) Donald Smith, wUliam Hand and Peter Lohse; standing (1 to r) Lupo Aloha, Charles Scott and John F. Maitum. Trent was ship on which two NMU men voted for SIU. By contrast, every Seafarer in the fleet voted for his Union despite aU of NMU's blaadishments. Aboard Locksley, Earl Smith, electrician, and Jacob Otreba, wiper, catch up on the latest developments in the beef. Seafarer Ammon Page, aboard Robin Kirk, reads LOG in messroom. Kirk crew was standout, cast 33-0 vote. Angel Burgos poses in pas­ sageway of Locksley. Latter was first ship back on SIU hiring board. With beef over, Seafarer Can­ dido Bonafort smilingly piles off GoodfeUow with his gear after riding ship for a year. Honor Roll Of Robin LTne Seafarers Robin GoodfeUow Salvatore Messina Francisco Morcigiio Candido Bonafort August (Jehsen Lacy J. Walker Clifford R. Dammeyer Charles V. Johnson Willam Cofone Charles E. Rozea Dee W. Kimbrell Wade B. Pritchett, Victor E. Shaffer Thomas A. Curran . ' John D. Wright Joseph Blank Anthony. W.Aciego Egbert W. Goulding Charles J. Hartman Carlo De Marco Hector Conrad Enoch J. Pringle Macon Welch Alfred H. Neilson Elmer C. Danner Carlos Toulon Robin Hood Tadeusz Chilinski Leo Koza Kirby Wright Henry Shepeta Henry E. Faile Jack M. Dalton James Skarvelis John D. McSaniel William C. Hubbard Earl L. Morris Merwyn E. Watson Richard A. Harford Walter Seaman Charles J. Dillon Ray J. Bunn William R. Hatcher Donald J. Addison Nicholas P. Liahofi Willam A. Adams Gleecen Weaver Leo E. Movall William A. Ryan Eugene K. Dawkins Willam Grimes Wedor T. De Francisco Stanley C. Fauntleroy Raymond F.,Walker Robin Gray Lester Clark Donald Hall Frits Nilsen Arveds E. Auers Walter J. Schultz Lazaro B. Ellorin William A. Aycock Peter Chopliiiski Francisco Nadal Thomas B. Harmon "Harold G. Werns Charles J. Scofield Reider M.' Nielson Duane R. Mayes Nicholas J. "Wuchina Rarnon Moran Albert J. Bagley Gumersindo Barreiro Theodore R. Goodman Gadstone Ford Ralph Bullard • John C. Ruff, Jr. Jack Perking Michael Marcello David Russell Hugh J. Allen Walter J. Fitch Robin Kirk Jack K. Olsen Enrico Tirelli Stephen M. Bergeria Ammon J. Page Bernard LandoS Walter L. Compton Willy F. Manthey Frank Nagy Joseph Wolanski Joseph W. Kisten David P. Rivers Robert Rivera Eduardo Bonefont Darwin P. Carrol Arthur J. Young ' Norberto Esquilin Georg(:$s L. Pitour Andre V Brellh Ted "W. Marley Nathah Goldfinger Jose P. Rivera Joseph Quartararo R. M. 'Anderson Lynden A. Webber Anthony J. Maiello Jasper C. Anderson Paul Warhola Joseph Kumor Harry C. Downey Henry^G. Cracknell Rupert E. Jackson Oscar W. Sbrenson Russell E. Lund William T. Listen Robin locksley Joseph Bracht Otto Hoepler William Morris John J. Quinn Salvatore Di Maggie Anthony Ducote Arthur Becjc Chares Kinnke Earl F. Smith Eugene Sobczak Angel Burgos Reino J. Pelaso Wincenty Gontarski Purvis B. Davis Jacob Otreba Alfonso Di Fabrizio Thomas Williams Juan Leiba Oliver Celestine Stanley Sargeant Henry Rowe Ismael Galarce Frank Przybpska Joseph Springer Victor Costelletos Jackson Fong Robin Mowbray John Novak Leslie E. Simmons William H. Moody, Sr. Segundo Felicianb Atilano Malavet Osborne R. Williams Ernest C. Brown Charles R. Gilbert Rufus Woodward John Fanoli Richard F. Vaughan Robin Trent John B. Garrison Peter Lohse Donald E. Smith Thomas Lowe Henry W. Clemens Charles T. Scott Jack E. Gervals William P. Buttner Lupo Aloba John F. Maitum Adalbert T. Arnold Julian A.^Tito Albert W. Spanraft James R. Messec Charles Micallef Nicholas R. Pet^ Harry Thrash William M. Hand John E. Ruszkiewicz William W. Walker Julius Styles Algerian Anderson Franklin Spell Robin Sherwood Walter Kohut Gunther H. Hansen Raymond H. Bunce, Jr. Edward F. Lessor Brice E. Ruggie William Harris Lawrence F. McGlone John Merkel Raymond J. Moore Donald G. Averill^ A. H. Perez-Rivera^ Michael Schalestock Frank M. Koski Joseph E. Brooke Tomas Martinez Donald S. Coggins Joseph A. Tagliaferri Robert Kwiatkowski Stanley U. Johnson Robert Donnelly Patrick Devine Edward E. Maynard James D. Womack Octavios Coleman Anthony Forgioni \ ''M: im �SEAFARERS Tv Tea SUP Oldtimer Has Fair Haven P0RTLAN6—With more money to spend today than ha "knows what to do with," thanks to his Sailors Union pension, retired SUP oldtimer Sam Perlow has fixed up his unionfurnished apartment into his own ^^ersion of legend­ ary "Fiddler's Green." A seaman since 1912, including a hitch in the Navy until 1919, Perlow sailed everything from steamschooners to the transport Republic and the old liners Monterrey and Mariposa. He had been watch­ man for a year on the new Monterrey until he re­ tired recently. Despite his savings and Social Security benefits, he agrees he wouidn't be abie to make it without his generous union pension. With this pension, he skimped on nothing when he fixed up his apartment. His furniture was custommade and hand-carved in Hong Kong in the grand manner. The "Fiddler's Green" carving on his en­ trance door alone is worth quite, a sum. All the rest of his gear-follows the same pattern. The apart­ ment is naturally dubbed "Fiddler's Green" and Perlow has "Fiddler's Green" stamped right on hla checks and mail. ii April 25. IfSt LOG ALCOA ROAMIR (Alcoa), March M —Chairman, H. Rhilllew Socratary, R. Klonait. Ship's dalesata elected. Some disputed ot. pair Ust to be submitted. Discussion on ship's fund—agree not to enlarge it at present time. BR desires cold water line in slop sinks. AMES VICTORY (Victory), March 17—Chairman, H. Thamas; Secretary, R. Simpson. Sdhie disputed ot. Re­ pair lists to be turned over to cap­ tain. Everything running smoothly. FLYMOUTH VICTORY (Isthmian), March 11—Chairman, J. Fursell; Sec­ retary, J, Pursali. Mess haU and pantry to be kept clean at aU times. Remove dry clothes from line so others can use same. Keep laundry clean. Ship's delegate re-elected. Washing machine to be repaired. Find out why patrolman was not sent to ship after being caUed. Vote of thanks to Norfolk for handling coal beef. C S BALTiMORR (Cities Service), March 10—Chairman, J. Tanner; Sec­ retary, L. Hagmann. Extension hose on Washing machine to be left on and switch turned off when ibiished. New delegate elected. See patrolman re­ garding grade of meat put aboard. Questions about retirement benefits to be answered, and clarified. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 31—Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, L. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), March 13—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, H. Fruge. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $24. Ice machine to be repaired. See captain about awning for after deck. Draw list to be turned in before arrival in Long Beach. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April S— Chairmen, J. Long; Secrotery, C. Hopkins. Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to retiring delegate. To pur­ chase games with ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on library. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Limit use of wash­ ing machine to 30 minutes. Various members discussed pay raise. Request LOG publish any negotiations. Floyd. One maa-misled ship in Lake Charles; one. man walked off ship in Port Evorgladosi one man injured aboard ship. Members donated S109.aa for brother'a father's funeral. Vote of thanka to now steward. Headquar­ ters contacted rogardins ship before posted time, causing three men to catch ship in river: also regarding previous steward on ship. Reports accepted. M V OIL SOL (Miss.). March 30— Chairman, O. Ramsey) Sacrotary W. Simmons. Ship's fund $4S. Every­ thing running smoothly. New delegate elected. Safety meeting called. IDITH (Bull), April S—Chairman, W. Orohulshif; Secretary, H. Frank­ lin. Repair lists to be submitted. Food schedules to be varied six days per week. SUP pensioner Sam Perlow, 65, lives if up today in his own version of "Fiddler's Green," after making a showplace of his union-furnished apartment in the Sailors Union hall at Portland. Custom-made hand-carved furniture from Hong Kong follows sea motif. Entrance door (photo above,'right) shows detailed hand-carving used throughout. Lakes SlU Shifts To New Hq. DETROIT—River Rouge, destined to become a maritime center of the Great Lakes on the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, wUl be the new site for the headquarters of the SIU Great Lakes District. Fred Farnen, secretary- man's lounge are air-conditioned. of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades The building will also contain Department, who is to direct the treasurer of the Great Lakes space for baggage and shower 12-union Great Lakes organizing District, announced the change rooms for men on the beach wait­ drive, will also be set up. The In headquarters as in keeping with other advantages of the new site over Detroit, the former home of the District for more than 20 years. The 'building, located at 10225 West Jefferson, which is just out­ side of Detroit proper, is two blocks from the Rouge and Detroit Rivers, and is close to the offices of a number of other maritime trades unions. The new headquarters is a onestory modern glass-enclosed build­ ing with a large attractive base­ ment which will contain a meet­ ing hall capable of seating 300 per­ sons. Both the offices on the main floor, the hiring hall and the sea- Mowbray Butts Seatrain Crane ing to ship. shift from the Detroit building will An office for the representative start on Bfay 1. NLRB Opens Hearing On Complaint Against ACS A hearing on the National Labor Relations Board's case against the American Coal Shipping Company got underway Monday at the offices of the board in New York. The hear­ ing is being conducted by — trial examiner Thomas Wil­ charge of discrimination against son. The proceeding is based the company, a Federal court order on a complaint against^ the com­ pany issued by the board's regional director in New- York, and stems from various unfair labor practice charges filed by the SIU against ACS. Among other illegal acts, the charges concern illegal company aid and assistance to the National Maritime Union and also more than 300 individual acts of dis­ crimination against seameii solely because they were SIU followers. , At the present time, the SS Coal Miner is the only company ship in operation and is due back in the States next week after completing another grain run. Six other for­ mer ACS ships were recalled by the Federal Maritime Board as their Government chi'rters expired. SAVANNAH—Shortly after leav­ ing her berth Sunday night,^ April 20, the Robin Mowbray (Robin) turned around in mid-stream and rammed the lifting crane on the Seatrain docks with her king post. Although there was no major damage reported to either the crane or the vessel, Seatrain Lines announced 'that they would test the crane with ioaded box cars be­ fore putting her back into service. The Mowbray was enfoute to Cape­ town at the time of the accident ^ Afito the SIU iiiade In its iAMaf established a seniority hiring pro­ cedure for the company, with a provision that six NMU men aboard the Miner could remain on the vessel. Five of these men are still on the ship. flowever, in the course of the company's operations a number of Seafarers who obtained berths on the Miner while competing for the 22 open Jobs were fired by ACS on a variety of trumped-up charges. The hearings were due to continue today. Know', Wtf-xeWS REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 9—Chairman, J. Henning; Secretary, S. Schuyler. No beefs, everything moving along smoothly. Ship's fund $29. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), March It Chairman, C. Just; Sacrotary, N. Nutln. Everything running okay. Some disputed ot. One man paying off by mutual consent. Steward to apply for adequate stores. Anyone whs has any beefs to' speak up at meetings or be brought up on charge for comments outside union meeting. Suggestion thai delegate caU special meeting for aU beefs, and to have travelers checks on arrivals. ORION COMET (Orion), March Chairman, N. Lambort; Sacrotary, B. Stark. Letter sent to headquarters reporting on three men who missed ship. Rapnrteil on brother's perform­ ance aboard ahlp. Received letter from hdqrtrs. on coast guard investi­ gation— mail would be better—draws more liberal. Captain has sufficient cigarettes for balance of year. Ship's fund S8.96. Three men short; one log; been on pumpman to be squared away before arrival. Reports accept­ ed. Several beefs re: dirty table cloths, silverware used over for set ups. deck not mopped up, messman gets orders mixed, food handler cleaning rooms and bathrooms. Food beef in general. Insulticlent cold drinks. Night lunch cut. General complaints in steward and deck dept. Bags and gear to be tagged—tags for baVgage obtainable in locker room. . TIMBER HITCH (Suwennea), March IS—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Secretary, B. Llckdyke. Request LOGs and West Coast Sailors newspaper. . ROSE KNOT (Suwannse){ March II —Chairman, J. Kohsn; Secretary, T. Fleming. Discussion ' on maintenance and subsistence while in transit; cash­ ing of payroll checks. New crew to have access to minutes of previous meetings held on smaller ships. Dis­ cussion ot future negotiations of new contract. Ship's fund $10. All beefs squared away. • Letter to be sent to negotiating comm. concerning stew­ ard. dept. re: service & maintenance conditions and articles—based on guaranteed minimum ot. CAROLYN (Bull), March 11—Chair­ man, T. Haszeski; Secretary, J. Johnsen. Some friction between bosun and mate. Repair list taken care of. Some disputed ot. Washing machine to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. CHILORE (Marven), March If — Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, D. Nagy. Draws will be deducted in event of payoff. Question as to layoff at ship­ yard. Pantry to be kept clean. Need mattresses. Repairs to be made. Sinks to be kept clean in wash room. Place soap in pantry. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April « —Chairman, A. Centi; Secretary, J. Frestwood. Ship's fund S22S.04. Ex­ penditures to be posted at end of each voyage." Some disputed ot. Vote of thanks to former secretary-treas­ urer for, Job well done. Reports ac­ cepted. Reports and communications from headquarters to be posted on bulletin board soon as received. Mo­ tion to have pay slips made out as before. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for good food and service. All "B" and "C" men to see patrolman on arrival; all new men to check with immigration as ship docks. RAFHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), April 7—Chairman, C. - Carmichaell Secretary, W. Todd. Ship's fund t2S. Welfare cards and parent dependent information sheets received. Suggest repairs he pressed this payoff. THE CABINS (Texas Refining), April I—Chairman, J. Connors; Secretary, B. Williams. Cited aumermis Instances, incidents, results and captain's reply to them.. Report accepted. Water sit­ uation cleared up. Disputed ot set­ tled. Ship's fund $6.31. Discussion on amount of lodging due crew: engine dept. swapping watches: height of . EVELYN (Bull), March SO—Chair­ antennas. Fans to be checked for man, R. Douglas) Secretary, F. Cake. serviceability. Crew requests more One man missed ship. Repair lists. info on destination A arrival time. turned In. Ship's fund 030. Beefs Welfare cards distributed. squared away In at! depts. Soiled linen to be turned in. Cleaning recre­ REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), ation and laundry room to be alter­ March 11—Chairman, C. MahU Sec­ nated between depts. retary, S. Schuyler. Few repairs not completed last trip will be looked NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ into upon arrival. One man missed tory Carriers), March 23—Chairman, ship in Yokohama. Report accepted. F. Mainarph) Secretary, H, Kiimon. Ship's fund $29. Some disputed ot. AU repair Usts to be submitted to Clarification as to whether galley man delegate. Ship's fiind -02.70. Soma should be. included in collecting of disputed ot okayed. extra meals. Record player to ,be re­ paired—^payment' from ship's fund. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), April 4—Chairman, A- Fricks) Secre­ STEEL ^ MAKER (Isthmian), March tary, O. Rayner. One man missed 21—Chairman, W. Harris; Secretary, ship at Port Arthur. No beefs or D.; Gardner. Everything running disputed ot reported. Need colder smoothly. One man hospltaUzed in water in drinking fountain. Ship's Iran. Ship's fund $7.67.. Vote of fund $33.. Refrain from slamming thanks to ship's delegate for past per- ' doors into engine room and fidlcy. formances. Request new spray guns; Gear belonging to man who missed fumigate ship for rodents. Water ship in Norfolk to be put ashore for fountain to be moved Into messroom. maUing to N Y office. Natives to be kept out of crow's quarters. GATEWAY CITY (Fan - Atlantic), Chairman, J. Austin; Secretary, D. FLOMAR (Calmer); March 1—Chair-; Fitigaraid. Minor beef to be referred man, H. Jayqes; Secretary, E. Lamb., to patrolman; watch foc'sles for all Report accepted. New delegate elect-' watch standees and improve Uving ed. Messroom to be sougeed. Recrea .-> ^> conditions. Some Union official to tion room to be painted. Place light ride ship for comparison. Motion to on washing machine. start and press negotiations for time off. Discussion about relief for cerw ORBMAR (Ore Navigation), April 1 members. —Chairman, J. Michael; Secretary, H. Stewart. Few repairs. Ship's fund' JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), lost (S3U>. Some dlspuled uv. Oi'is March 11—Chairman, I. Bouiln; Sec­ man logged; "(ine nun missed ship— retary; A. Thornoi. New delegate clothes on board. Rooms need sougec- ' elected. No repair list left on board ing. Insufficient draws—te he ..ye-^^. by last crew. Bhl^s fund'tl7.90. R<?- ferred to ^trolman. DOROTHY (Bull), March 10—Chair­ men, R. SImkIn*; Secretary, D. Newtome. General discussion concerning missing articles, welfare cards, and repair list. Members urged to file welfare benefit and support cards for -dependents. '> 1' •^1 �W AprU SEAfAkERS rage EiertM LOG ^Bearing Down' 'Skiing' Freighters Under Study By Id A A contract to study the feasibility of hydrofoils for merchant ships has been granted to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator, US Depart­ ment of Commerce, announced successfully in lake and river recently. As part of the Administra­ craft abroad where they may be tion's research and development driven at high speed without cr^ program, the study. Is designed to ating the wash or swells that di^ determine the suitability of large nipt small craft and shore facili-hydrofoils for both high-speed ties. An additional advantage is that travel and cargo ships. higher speeds may be obtained The use of hydrofoils, wbich are from less power, since there is similar to airplane wings both in virtually no resistance offered by principle and In structure, is not the water when the hydrofoils are new in marine craft but it has properly controlled. been confined to small vessels. Commenting on this experi­ The Navy has been experimenting mental Morse pointed with their use on small naval out thatexploration, in the past years the ships, and they have been used speed of the largest50commercial oceangoing passenger ships has in­ creased only 10 knots. Present research is directed to develop­ ment in 50 years or less of vessels that may travel at 100 knots or more with greater comfort than has been known until now and without any unwieldy increase in SAN FRANCISCO—The trustees the size of the vessels. of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Local 90 Welfare Plan have an­ nounced the addition of an eye care plan to the existing schedule of employee benefits. The new benefit is similar to the latest benefit added to the SIU Welfare Plan of providing free eyeglasses to Sea­ farers who need them. The SIU SAN FRANCISCO —Big league program goes into effect June first baseball has finally hit this town, of this year. and no doubt. Seafarers on the The MMP program consists of beach were among the 20,000-odd three phases: a general eye check­ spectators on hand at the old Seals up available to members once a stadium to see the Giants whip year; Intensive examinations for their old Brooklyn rivals to the people who, the general checkup tune o£ 8-0. Shipping in this port, for the two reveals, need fiurther care, and finMly, the supplying, to those week period, has been slow, with members who need them, of the two Waterman ships, Kyska and proper lenses and frames to in­ Afoundria, paying off and signing on.' In-transit vessels were the sure their visual health. • The plan became effective on Antinous (Waterman), T e x m a r April 1 of this year and will extend (Calmar) and two Isthmian ships. Steel Admiral and Steel Surveyer. for a minimum two year term. WC Mates Get Eyeglass Aid SF's Baseball Hot, Jobs Cool MEBA Calls Convention Figvires showing a ten percent decline in lost-time accidents on dry cargo and passenger ships during 1957 are heartening news to the SlU, which has been energetically pursuing a joint shipboard safety program with its contracted operators. While the figures do not deal exclusively with SlU-contracted ships, imdoubtedly these vessels and crews contributed to the over­ all improvement in US merchant marine safety levels. The cold figure "ten percent" can be translated, roughly speaking, into many more merchant seamen walking around today in good health and physical condition than there would be if the 1956 accident levels prevailed. That doesn't mean that Utopia has been reached—far from it. It does prove that a safety program can be effective. If anybody has any doubts, let them look at the record of the three Alcoa ships—the Polaris, Patriot and Roamer, which went through the full year without a single accident sufficient to lay up a Seafarer for as long as one watch. J, J. 4" SEATTLE—The 81st Natioflal MEBA convention will open May 28 at the New Washington Hotel. Delegates from MEBA locals on all coasts, and on the Inland water­ ways, are expected to attend. TBe convention will also have repre­ sentation from the SlU-affillated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers. Th6 convention call was issued last week by National MEBA Presi­ dent Herbert L. Daggett. The con­ vention will review MEBA policy and develop programs for the com­ ing year. It Is also expected to This corner commented a few weeks ago on the wholesale amend its constitution to permit for closer affiliation with the BME. disregard shown by the press and by Congressional investiga­ tors to the detailed revelation of Sears, Roebuck's role in es­ tablishing and promoting a "labor relations" agency which en­ gaged in union-busting, labor spying and assorted unethical practices for a large number of American business firms. A similar story, which would be equally "sensational" if it hap­ pened on the union side of the fence, was described by the TAMPA—It is hear^ning to see finarteial editor of the "New York Journal-American" recent­ the membership take an active in­ ly in discussing a stock manipulation deal which cost the pub­ terest in the union meetings in this lic untold millions of dollars. In the course of a Federal judge's questioning of the presi­ port, reports Tom Banning, port agent. Paul Gladdin, who took the dent of the company involved, the Swan-Finch Oil Company, Job of recording secretary during it was brought out that the president didn't knbv/ the wherethe laA meeting, is well known to abouts'of company records dealing with a $7 million transac­ the membership in this, port, as he tion and had been unable to get them from the chairman of was one of the many Seafarers who dropped whatever they were doing the board, who is out of the country, or from the chairman's to go and fight for the SIU in the sister, who is secretary of the corporation. The chairman, apparently, is not eager to return since there Americal Coal beef. V^ile shipping has been slow are some Federal subpoenas outstanding for him. As everybody knows, if a union official couldn't produce during the past period, it is ex-!' pected to pick up soon. There were financal records he would be drawn and quartered in the no vessels paying off or. signing public press, and denounced endlessly by the self-appOinted on during the period. In transit guardians of trade union morals in Congress. were the Citrus Packer, Hastings, One conclusion that could be derived from this story is LaSalle (Waterman); Fairland, that shading the dice is to be expected of management, and as Baphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Chiwawa such, merits little attention. Whereas unions are expected to (CiUes: Service) and the Ames Vic- live on a higher plane. If so, the current attention to trade tor^i (Victory Carriers). All were union practices Shapes up as a teibute to unions as ia\ noturd t^dfe^k^k tepBe«e«kln good-order. < Double Standard Tampa Sees Job Boost : Keeping In Touch: WITH SIU OlMMERS - Three bouts with tuberculosis put an end to the sea-going career of Seafarer Arthur Lomas dating back to 1924. The 51-year-old Seafarer has been receiving the SIU disability benefit since September, i956,"^' following serious surgery un­ World War II, Lomas went back to sea, this time with the SIU. dergone as the result of his He sailed as steward on troop­ lung condition. ships operated by Bull Line and ' A native of London, England, received an Army commendation Lomas began his seafaring under for his competence in feeding the British and Australian flags, troops. Lomas continued sailing regu­ sailing in the steward depai'tment on a number of Commonwealth larly on SIU ships until 1949 ships. After when he had his first attack of three years, he tuberculosis. After a period of •witched over hospitalization he retmned to to American- shipping only to be hospitalized flag vessels, again. After that he was in and starting with out of the hospital, calling a halt United Fruit in to his sailing days in 1954. Under the SIU disability-pen­ 1927. He spent • six sion benefit. Seafarers are eligi­ years on the ble when totally disabled, irre­ banana boats as spective of age, so Lomas was able Lomas steward and to qualify for* the $35-weekly chief cook. Then in 1933 he got benefit. He makes his home in married and settled ashore for Yonkers and occasionally man­ ages to come into an SIU head­ the next eight years. With 1941 and tha onset of quarters meettag. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consist of the following: Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can appb' for and receive the benefit. The seatime has to be with SlUr-contracted companies.. . Seafarers jvho are of age 65 or over, and ako have the 12-year, seatime requirement plus the plan's standard eligibility prqpan^,al^p^,t!^^in coyera^ / , �Fat* Twdva SEAFARERS Po'keep Taxi Hep On Choppers "Poughkeepsie is a pretty big town and not many people there know me, so when I,lost my dentures in a restaurant in town, I thought that was the end of them," writes Seafarer George Mills. But as it turned out he was mistaken, thanks to the efforts of a taxi driver who likes merchant seamen*^' and believes in helping out a Mills. The choppers were then letter, because he was 'always glad fellow union man even if it mailed back to their rightful to take care of a fellow union 5 •- member.'" means wiring and phoning all over owner. "We were just on 'first name' Under the circumstances. Mills creation. James F. O'Neill, a former sea­ terms," Mills said, "but he went to said, O'NelU deserves a solid vote man, is a driver for Vets Taxi all this trouble, as he said in his of thanks. Service and is always on-;hand when ships pull into Dutton's lum­ ber dock, just outside of Pough­ keepsie. The last time Mills was In town, he had to leave the William Carruth because of illness and report During the two-week period ending April, 11,456 individual to Poughkeepsie hospital. Just prior to his hospitalization, he had weekly benefits were paid to hospitalized Seafarers by the left his dentures in a restaurant in Seafarers Welfare Plan for a total of $8,575. Total benefits town. The' owner of the eatery, paid by this section of the Plan to date amount to $1,295,803.50. Among Seafarers receiving the benefit at this time is Marcel Jette who knew Mills was a seaman, turned them to O'Neill a few days off the Madaket. His shipmates will be happy to know that he Is now back home in the New Orleans Public Health later and told him MUls was in Service hospital. He was repatriated aboard the the hospital. Warrior after being injured and taken ashore in As it turned out. Mills' illness Bremerhaven. The SIU Welfare Representative in proved to be minor and he was New Orleans met the ship on arrival and saw to it released before O'Neill could get that Jette got to the hospital as quickly and com­ to him with the homeless choppers. fortably as possible. Ship's delegate Ronald Edea All the hospital could give him was on the Madaket forwarded the necessary informa­ Mill's full name and the name of tion which speeded Jette's return to the States.' the vessel he had been on. Seafarer John Trust, formerly of the Suzanne, Is Nothing daunted, O'Neill went recuperating from a severe leg injury ih the Bal­ to great lengths trying to find him Jette timore Public Health hospital after being re­ to return his dentures. In fact he spent over $16 in telephone calls patriated by air from Casablanca. Thanks go to Kenny Collins, dele­ and telegrams to New York, New gate on the Suzanne for promptly notifying headquarters via air of Haven and Norfolk. He wired Trust's injury add of the unsanitary conditions unjer which he was hos­ everyone from the ship's captain pitalized in Casablanca. to the company office. But it was Th« fQllewing U th« latast avsllaMa list at SIU man In tha hospltaitt a phone call to SIU headquarters Gaudencio Tiexls Joseph RoU USPHS HOSPITAL in New York which finally reached Wilmer C. White Calvin Rome STATEN ISLAND. NY LOG-A-RHYTHM: You & The SIU .By A1 Yarborongh. 1 \{ •{€•• W' T.'-' i iV; •(• £-/•••' 'I'- '"-" l-'f^ ,•.. fj^ • mr jfe There is but one life for me. It is a life upon the sea; In years gone by The breaks were few. Then they formed the SIU. We are now much better fed. With no blue linen on our bed. We have milk. And coffee, too; The captain eats the same as you. We don't have to slave all day. While the shipowner gets all the pay. A seachest, we have; overtime, too. Our wages, we get. When they are due. There's still something else to say, 'Bout welfare, and vacation pay. All of these were made for you. Because YOU are the SIU, Oscar J. Adams Hassen AU Ricbard Asmont Cicero Douglas Harry Downey Victor Escobar David Eurman Henry Bilde Vincent T. Garvejr Luis Gutierez Peter Heulu Chan Hon George Howard N. Korsak Abmed Mehssin Fritz Nilsen Ragner Olsen W. Pietruski Vincenta Remolar Conrad Reyes Eustaqulo Rivera Celso Rodriguez Harold E. Shockiey G. Sivertsen JuUo Valentin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Thomas Isaksen Lewis R. Akins Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonans Woodrow Johnson ' Eladio Aris Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass Patrick McCann Melvin W. Bass Archibald McGuigan Frank Bemrick Herbert C. Mclssac James F. Clarka Juan Denopra Leo Mannaugh Joaouin Minlz John J. Driscoll Daniel fltzpatrick W. P. 0*1)08 C. Osinski Fabin Furmanek George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs Winston' E. Renny Joseph M. GiUard Bart E. Guranick G. E. Sbumaker Everett Haislctt Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttla Wade B. HarreU Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Antonio Infanta WnUam Rackley USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. James E. ColUns John Maaslk Harry Cronin Anthony J. MaleUo Peter DeVries Tomas Mungo Clarence Gardner Clarenea Murray James Haynes Frank Nappi WUbert Hughes Anthony Plsanf William Kovamees Alexander Rover Leonard Xaiyton Stanley A. Rodgers Saigon Has 'Mama->Sans' Too fc--' Albert Lee WUUs John SeiErth James T Smith USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Edwin L. Brown Charles T. Nangle Joseph H. Berger Jerimiah S. O-Bynih Curtis L. Hancock Henry J. Schriener John C. HitcheU F. B. McCoUUn USPHS HOSPn-AL SAVANNAH. GA. Eimer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Reamer G. Grimes Chas. W. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. C. Baker Frank S. Paylor George B. Dunn S. PhiUips Perfecto N. Hierro Joseph W. Walt* USPHS HOSPlTAlr BOSTON, MASS. Chas. D*Amlce, Jr. Donald G. Hodges John A. Anderson Thomas Lowe Samuel E. A. Bayna Glenn E. Tenley Hubert Clements Joseph Thomas Charles F. Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. «TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Henry M. Robinson H. L. DeLaughter WUliam Scruggs Steve ManstakU H. L. WiiUams Archie Milne Leonard E. Weems USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. F. Anghelatos _ W. E. Tomlinson C. G. Barrinean USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence -Anderson Harold J. P»ne<»t Robert Ingram A. J. Panepinto Woodrow Meyers Paul W. Seldenberg John C. Palmer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John B. Adams Simon Morris Samuel BaUey F. J. NaUle John W. Bigwood WUiiam Nelson •Carlo E. BBI* Dominic J. New^ Claude Blanks Terrell Nickerson GU Borge Rogers A. Perry Frank P. Bredc, Jr. Randolph RatcliS Donald Dambrino ADen Ritchie Roscoe Dearmon Charles F. Roth Harry Enunett Edward Samrock E. H. Fairbanks Harold Scott Ben D. Foster James H. Shearer Edward T. Glenn James A. Slay James C. Glisson Joseph W. Stocker Herbert Grant Nicholas Tals Julius D. Hale Maximd Tangsliii Wayne F. Harris Charles L. Terry John Hrolenok Gerald L. Thaxton George Huber S. TuberviUe James Hudson James E. Ward Robert James Hubert Weeks Edward C. Knapp James C. Whatley Antoine Landry ClUtord Wuertz Leo Lang Demetrio Zerrudo W. A. G. Harjenhoff Jacob Zlmmer Alexander Martin VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. James F, Market USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton SAILOR SNUG HARBAB STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper ' VA HOSPITAL , KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph cm f' •'€: Enfoying a beer and company ashore'while their vessel, the Coeur D'Alene Victory, was unloading in Sai^n, Vietnam, are (l-r) Sea­ farers William (Shorty) Thompson, saloon pantry utility, ond galleyman pharles Dorrough. Phoio i^HFred Hictis;r'ahi«r it^^wardr--"-. Avrats^itn IOC VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. BHUon VA HOSPITAL 1ST A'VE., NEW YORK CITY S. Legayada VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jftck B. A- 'Strahan 'fif'.PtattAn ^ PORTMAR (Cafmarl, AprR It Chalnnaii, T. MeCarthyr Sacrafary, P. WIHhaui, Jr. Veastl's flrst voyaga •ut of lay-up atatus. New delegate •lected. Discttssian held requesting Welfsra Plan to consider deleting the one day in current W days to collect death benefit. ROBIN KIRK (Moore MeCormack), April 13—Chairman. P. Ryan; tecrs. tary. I. Andersen. Minor beef about NMU man aboard—letter to be sent to headquarters. Need new washing machine. Safety chain stoppers on booms to be repaired. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to B. Rivera for Job well done. Request LOGs bo cent more promptly. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 13—Chairman, J. Oalllano; Eoerotary, J. Tllloy. Unauthorizod crew members and all minor repairs being made. Standard brand of soap powder o^ dered. Han getting off to turn la foc'sle keys and to clean their rooms. Soma disputed ot. Report accepted. Discussion on medical health centers. Men leaving ship to turn in all soiled linen. Crackers in storeroom to bo condemned due to weevils. ' STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 23—Chairman, W. Valazquetl Secretary, J. Oilvo. Discussion about water situation—getting worse. Con­ dition of messroom same. Pipes leak­ ing—overhead to be reinstalled after job completed. Complaints taken car* of. Shortage of food and other neeeaslties reported. Ship's fund SOc. Union notified of sick brother left in Massawa. Some disputed ot. Water samples to be tested. AU stmres to he checked by patrolman before 'Sglt'. ing. Repair lists to he submitted— to be ready before arrival. Washinr machine to be replaced; hand railing on deck to be discussed at safety meeting. See mat'e about satUnff boards —not PMited, STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), March 23—Chairman, J. Higglns; Secretary, T. Caspar. Beef re: eh. engineer tak­ ing water on lake at Panama Canal, unaanltary—to Im given to patrolman for investigation. Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed ot. Vote ot thapki to reefer for Installing water cooler pipes on fountain. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for job well done. to stay ont of pasdenger area. Lanndry not to bo hung in eng. room fidley. Suggestion to make coUection for sick brother who left ship. Safety report made; also report on progresa of safety council on board. Fra cooporation urged in safety program. Delegate elected. Request clarification from hq on ncgotiatlofir. Smno chairs to he changed in messhaU. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April 14 —Chairman, J. Bradley; Sacratary. M. Howell. Ship's.ifund 338. Two men getting off ship. To see about hot water In shower. FLORIDA STATR (Pence), April II —Chairman, J. Kllgora; Secrstary, J. Leilla. Some repairs not completed. To see patrolman about drinking fountain, hunk lights in fireman's room. Captain to pay off Saturday midnight. Minutes to be posted on board. Ship's fund $12.69. To see about pension plan. New delegate elected. Discussion on food; keeping stevedores clear on passageways. DEL VIENTO (Mist.), April S — Chairman, M. Barton; Secrstary, R. Harbart. Checked with captain on sick men; Captain will log all men who do not turn to; endeavor to ob­ tain new washing machine in NO. AU repairs to he made. Need steam table for gaUey. Question about paint­ ing declu. One man hospitalized in B A; hdqtrs. notified. Ship's fund $9.18. Some disputed ot. One man missed riiip In Recife and Baton Rouge. Delayed sailing in Angers Dos Rets. Reports accepted. Messman to he notified when sick brothers to be served in roam. See patroliiiBn about messroom gear being left aU over ship. Crew requested to keep ship clean. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April 13—Chairman, D. Keddy; tscrotsryf N. Abamsthy. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund ^.68. Recreational equip­ ment purchased. Delayed sriling ot disputed. Ono man hospitalized In GaUe. Reports accepted. To get new 12" fans for aU foe'slea; and to get watch toc'ate. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and 8-12 OS and wiper for taking care of laundry and Ubrary. FELTORE (Marven), April 11 — Chairman, M. Jones; Secrstary, A. Novak. Several hours disputed ot. Discuss with officials, why crew is al­ lowed only 4 cartons ot cigarettes for round trip to Cruz Grande. Drinking water and wash water rusty. Insuffi­ cient number of cots. Discussion con­ cerning payoffs; night lunch. Supply of jams. JeUies. whole wheat, bread and napkins exhausted during voyage. Endeavor to rectify sitnation. SANTORE (Marven), April It — Chairman, J. Mahalov; Secretary, F. Math. Received new refrigerators. List of B and seniority men leaving ship turned over to captain. Ship's fund $31.68. Report accepted. Remove clothes from diying room when dry. PO messroom to be left open for men desiring to write letters. Keep night pantry clean and do not use toaster for toasting cheese. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas)) April 12—Chairman, J. Flanagan; Sec­ rstary, V. Meohan. Repairs not com­ pleted. Few hours disputed ot; Need more stores. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 4—Chairman, J. Sweanay; Socrofary, E. Johnson. New .delegate elected. One ot beef. Report ac­ cepted. Take better care of washing machine. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Soatrain), April 19—Chairman, J. Ullt; Sacratary, R. Hannibal. Ship's fund S89.1S. Report accepted. To see patrolman about qualitiT and brand of stores put aboard ship. TV to be repaired in Texas City. . SEACARDEN (Fanlnsular), March 23—Chairman, T. Fleming; Sacratary, M. Hitciiock. New mattresses and cots ordered. Repair list turned in WINTER HILL (Cities Sehrlce), April 1.1—Chairman, J. Dlclnqua; Sacratary, Harry Kest. New delegate elected. Vote of thanka to steward dept. MiUc not .up to par. Ship to bo fumigated for roachei. DEL SANTOS (MiM.), April 7 — Chairman, J. Redding; Secretary, O. Fowlar. - Ship's fund $21. Report ac­ cepted, New delegate elected. Dlacuaaion on unauthorized letters sent to officials concerning acts' of eortain members. Hope to bring ship In clean witli no beefs or logs. LOSMAR (Calmar), Msrcn 3$ — Chairman, C. Falrcloth; Sacratary, W. Stucks. One man hospitalized. Few hours disputed ot. Tltree men re­ placed on West Coast. Repair lists submitted. Laundry cleaning achedulo drawn up. DEL RIO (Miss.), March 19—Chair­ man. M. King; Secretary, L. Morsetto. New delegate elected. Crew urged to perform their duties, not to foul up and come in with clean ahip without beefs or logs. Ship's fund t48.90. Ono man failed to join vessel, clothea' placed ashore, new man ordered from haU. outfitted from slop chest. Dis­ cussion on repairs not completed. To ha referred to patrolman. Table end to be cut; three chairs replaced; screens on messroom and pantry doors. New library purchased with $20 collected from crew. * STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April S—Chairman, R. Pridaaux; Sacratary <A. Nottumo. One man left in Cal­ cutta due to auto injuries—^headquar­ ters notified. Repair list turned In. Ship's fund $31.90. Some disputed ot —to' be referred to patrolman MI ar­ rival. Reports accepted. Ice trayi rusty, should be replaced. Need DDT powder and sprays. Need detergents for cleaning. Deck should he washed down more often. Need drain for drinking fountain. Delegate to dlscns* these matters with patrolman: WBSTPDRT (World Tranping), AprH 1—Chairman, P. Leonard; Sacratary, R. Ayart. Recommend put in for ot toe watches being broken before Quarantine. Check with headquarters on money draws. Six. hours disputed oL Two hours disputed for late ndlIng from Aden. Request clarification from headquarters on breaking watchea without clearing quarantine. Malt not being delivered to ahip. Re­ quest American money and travelers rticcks instead of local money. Third cook asked for doctor, none arrived. Mate to secure gangway watch whRs in port of Houston. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March 22—Chairman, C. Martin; Secretary, J. Maitln. New delegate and reporter elected. Post slop chest 24 hrs. be­ fore closing for voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March i—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, J. Menvllle. Sent wire regarding mall. Patrolman to see st^ard and capt. regarding or­ dering stores. Request information about raises and destination of ship, ^me disputed ot. Reports accepted. Motion to have all mail forwarded; i request American Express money or­ ders. Main deck passageways near messhall and pantry to be sougeed. April 3—Chairman, R. Stough; Sac­ ratary, J. Mepvllle. Three members left in foreign ports—headquarters notified. Ship's fund S8.74. Some disputed ot. Replacement received. Report accepted. Repair list to ha given to patrolman at pay off. BEATRICE (Bull), March 31—Chair­ man, W. Smith; Secretary, nong, Del- i| agate to draft letter to negotiation ' committee on future benefits. To have cleats put on after mast ladder ruhgs. Diacussion on cleaning longshoreman's bathrocms. See patrolman re: trans­ portation in PR. ARIZPA (Waterman), March 22— Chairman, P. Morris; Secretary, O. Manlfald. Some disputed ot. Everythli^ running sfnouthly. Motloii to have all hospital medicines . checked and restored before leaving next voy»«e. /I �J0^».M8t SEAFARERS E<-'.'y/';;':-i'y.'-:-;-:-" L0C Page Tbirteea Sword Knot's A Seafarer One of the ships of the SIUcontracted Suwannee Steam­ ship Company, the Sword Knot and some of her crew are shown! in Trinidad where she was! serviced by an SIU patrolman.! •s. V.' - J m '' ' '' ' ' piiliBii A- mm Fishing was good according to Tom Kline, DM, who is shown above with a king-size dolphin caught off Nassau. Below,- OS Jack Drewes, who provided the photographs, poses for one on deck. iiliip^^ AB Joe Miceii (upper left) gets emphatic during coffee break aboard jhe Sword Knot. Above, oiler Jack Huntley, ABs Joe LeBlanc and Miceii; engine utility W. R. King and electrician Mollis Johnson (back to camera) hear other side of story. SIU representative Al Tanner, left, discusses problems of OS Blackie Landry, Manuel Sanchez, bosun on the Timber Hitch, and Dutch Loncznski, bosun of the Sword Knot. No Rain, No OT On The Lonsvlew To tbe Editor: Just a line to let you know that we're still afloat on the Longview Victory. So far, this has been a fine trip with a good gang of guys including R. Irizarry steward; M.Lukas, bosun, and Frank Arana, ship's dele­ gate, even though the chief mate has neglected to take care of necessary repairs for us siich as painting of the steward de­ partment rooms and mess hall. - When he v^as reminded that the deck had been washed down only twice in four months, he advised us that the next time it rained the Job would be taken care of. So, if there are any rainmakers about the Union hall they are assured of a job on the Longview Victory. We have hit a lot of ports on this trip; Greece, France, Italy key, Casablanca, Gehnany, Italy, Lybia, Iran, and Karachi, and Just about now, we are looking forward to the trip home. Mean. while, we keep posted on Union news by securing copies of the LOG whenever we hit a sea­ man's club. We certainly look, forward to it, after having been away for so long. B. Franco t Seafarer's Sen Essay Winner To the Editor: The following is an essay writ­ ten by our son, Harry, one of six which was given top rating by the Judges of an essay contest held in Mount Vernon (NY) schoolff in connection with Na- ' tional Library Week. His father,. Seafarer Peter Loleas and I are very proud of bis accomplish­ ment Harry is nine years old and in tkade 4S at the James M. Grimes School: ' '"The Iliad* by Hwner was the best book I ever read be­ cause it is about Greece. Since I am Greek and my family is Greek this book is especially Interesting to me. 'The Iliad' also taught me some ancient his­ tory about Greece and Troy. "The Trojan War was fought for nine years over the stealing of a queen. The war ended when the Greeks made a wooden letters To The Editor All letters to the editor Jor publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed bp the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. *• horse and placed it in front of Troy. The Trojans thought it was a gift -from the gods and opened the city gates. They found the horse fulL of Greek soldiers. I think it was very clever of the Greeks to do this. This is why I like to read 'The Iliad' over and over again. "Nowadays most of my read­ ing is about present-day' science, . missiles, satellites, and trips to the liiooiu I enjoy going back to the ancient days and reading about their wars. After seeing 'Helen of Troy' in the movies. The Haid' became,, more than ever, the best book I ever read." Mm Dora Lidsaa Union Assistance Pieases Widow To the Editor: Our sincerest thanks and ap­ preciation to the officers and crewmembers of the SS Seastar for their gracious remembrance in our time of sorrow. I would also* like to take this opportunity to thank SIU offi­ cials and members in Houston and Florida for their most wel­ comed help following my hus­ band's death, hfrs. £. R. Van Nienwenhnize taalveston, Texas (Ed. note: Brother Van Nieuwenhuize died in the hospital at Fort Lauderdale, Flo.,-on March 5 after being taken off the Seastar. In accord with his wishes, arrangements were made to have his ashes scat­ tered at sea from aboard the' SS Florida State.) point to visit him and see that he gets a copy of the LOG. Many is the Seafarer whom she has helped in various ways. This kind of treatment is quite ' a refreshing change from the usual thing Seafarers run into in many overseas ports and I think it deserves mention. Jack Farrand X ^ ^ Seafarer Opens Jersey Resort To the Editor: With the summer Just around the comer, I'm sure that my brothers will be interested to learn that my wife and I are now operating a guest house in Ocean Grove, a quiet, at­ tractive resort community on the Jersey c 0 a St. Our house is a it 4^ » short walking distance from Bombay Soiivenir the mile-long SiiOR Rates Hand boardwalk and. Burns To the Editor: clean,, spacious Any Seafarers who hit Uie bathing beaches. Also, Asbury port of Bombay can assure Park, with its seaside amuse­ themselves of a square deal at ments and entertainments, is Cherry Souvenirs in that city. just a stone's throw away from This place carries a wide variety us. of souvenirs and gifts and, as ' At the house itself we have a many in the Isthmian crews can community kitchen where guests testify, the prices are fair and can prepare their own meals. So, you see, whether you prefer reasonable. The ownfer gives a square deal the lazy life in the sun' or the to SIU crews and will discourage excitement of night life, we are a man fbom over-spending if she able to offer both at reasonable' thinks he is being too extrava­ rates which we will forward on gant. She also insists'that every­ request. Just write to Mr. and Mrs. body who buys in her shop gets a personal gifr from her and she Joseph Burns, 11 Pilgrim Path­ sees to it that all purchases are way, Ocean Grove, NJ. I still have my book and I'm delivered to the ship as ordered^ When a Seafarer is hospital­ not retiring. Joe Bams ized in this port she makes it # . f: < -'•J:- Wmm U.. l.i'iil.L- w Know About 30-Day Rule To the Editor; I am writing about a matter which is very important to all SIU members. For your own good, brothers, you should read the agreement more carefully. Well, I registered on the list December 23, 1957. I stayed on the beach one month and five days waiting for a job. I got one but the doctor told me I wasn't fit for duty, so I went to the hospital. When I came out I thought I was still on the top of the list, but I had eight more days left on it, and then I fell to the bottom of the list. Well, here is the part I want .you to know about. I registered before I went to the hospital. I shouldn't have done that at all. I was on the list when I went to the hospital, and that is where I did wrong. I thought I would get a thirty day advance. Because I didn't read the agreement carefully ' I didn't know that I wasn't entitled to it. I want all of you brothers to read the agreement carefully so that this doesn't happen to you, too. Haywood Scheard (Ed. Note: The 30-day rule provides that if a man goes to a hospital and is not registered, he will subsequently receive a card dated back to the time he entered the hospital up to a maximum of 30 days. The rule applies if the Seafarer regis­ ters at any SIU hall within 48 hdurs of his discharge pom the hospital. Once the Sea­ farer has registered and sub­ sequently enters a hospital his cord continues to accumulate time, although he is excused pom attending meetings.) �'• - SEAFARERS fMiw Foarfeea LOG Half-Ahead Is Better Than None Not too long ago, Senator Arthur Watkins (R-Utah) offered a reward to any person who could unscramble and translate a particularly abstruse and. verbose'provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The provision was put in the instructions to help persons "underitand" another part of thd code"*' ' in filling out their tax forms. rpm—(depending on the thickness are stopped, stand by and wait for Seafarers on the Andrew of the fog) and how many rpm either phone or telegraph to ring Jackson may not have an answer you're doing at the time the phone for further orders — before pro­ for the Senator. However, they feel rings, in which case, disregard the ceeding without orders." Perhaps this one should be sent that they could do the code one telegraph completely and speed up better with the verbal instructions to 60 rpm or slow down to 40 rpm. to the drafters of the Internal Rev­ Issued from the bridge to the en­ It may also be advisable to main­ enue Code as punishment—a most gine room for handling the throttle tain the same speed provided you fitting thought for the income tax during a foggy spell on their last aren't stopped at the time. If you season. trip to London. While not offering a reward, they would appreciate it -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink If the Senator—or anyone else—^ 'Sea-Spray^ could help them translate this one. The instructions, as recorded by Gordon Bell, engine department delegate, were as follows: "HALF-AHEAD equals 40 rpm. if you're doing 60 rpm at the time on HALF-AHEAD—in which case, if you're doing HALF-AHEAD, and you're doing HALF-AHEAD with the rpm, and you get a HALFAHEAD on the telegraph (with a jingle), then either slow down to 40 rpm or speed up to 50 or 55 Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including com­ mittees, such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the «:tart of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY Yeah, well lels see you eat soup with them things! 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Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent : Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNK...'..... 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TO AVOID DUPLICATIONS If you WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. TORONTO, Ontario....:..272 King St. E. •r* an old subscribat and hava a Reed Humphrlea, Agent Terminal 4-2OT4 EMplre 4^5719 ehanga of addrest, plaaia givo your HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. VICTORIA, BC.'.:...617H Cormhrant St. EMplre 4531 format addrast balow: SECRETARY-TREASURER VANCOUVER, BC...........298 Main Paul HaU Pacific ASST. SECREIARY-TREASURERS SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. J. Algina, Deck W. HaU. Joint Phone: 6346 C. Slmmona. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint BAGOTVILLE, Quebee........20 Elgin St. E Mooney, Std. J. Volpl^ Joint Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario. 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU... 44 8hult-au-Matelot .16 Merchant St. QUEBEC Quefaeo Phone: 3-1569 Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .. ..211 SW Clay St. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUUam St. CApltal 3-4336 NB OX 2-5431 SIU, A&G District STREET ADDRESS a CITY .........ZONE. .. ST^\TE ................. ADDRESS CITY STATE l^:'- ZONE.... SUP April 25, 195t Chief Steward Airs Beefs To the Editor: I have a beef which, many, chief stewards will agree, is giving many of us endless head­ aches and causing unnecessary arguments with other members of the steward department, espe­ cially the messn.en. I believe that our men should be taught that in the SIU we don't have such a thing as contract over­ time, and that according to our Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the toriter. Names will be withheld upon request. agreement and according to 'sound trade union practice, a man must be paid for his work, overtime or otherwise. To my knowledge, one of the things the union movement is trying to eliminate in our economy is the "piece-work" system of pay, and the SIU is no exception to this. In my experience as chief steward, I have come across many instances where the men would ask me how much over­ time I would give them when I assign them to a job, even be­ fore they start working. When I tell them that they wiU be paiij according to the time they put in, I am told that on such and such a ship that such and such a steward gave them so many hours of overtime for doing that type of work. I think this is out of line, ununion and contrary to our con­ tract. This practice must be dis­ couraged If we are to remain the progressive and reputable trade unionists we elaim to be. Another thing I don't approve of, which ihany bosuns and stewards will agree, is the pad­ ding of overtime which some of the crewmembers are in the' bad habit of doing, especially if the steward is a new man on the ship. They Will work one or two hours and claim four hours pay for the same. If the steward doesn't ap­ prove it then he is called a com­ pany stiff and sometimes worse. Now that many of our con­ tracted companies are concen­ trating on operating their ships as economically as they can, we key man are placed in the thankless position of having the captain tell us to keep the over­ time at a minimum while our ' men insist on the opposite. I have one proposal to make, and if this sounds haywire, then let it end right here, but if our officials think there is merit in it, and, our* membership will ' agree with it, then let us try to have^it in our next agreement. When the contract is signed, all overtime work that we can think of such as painting a messroom, or sougeeing a room or the gal­ ley and such, the company and the- Union should meet and agree what a reasonable amount of overtime would be necessary to do such a job. This will help not only our key men who are shipped out of our halls and have to supervise our own Union members, but I believe it will eliminate a lot of unneces­ sary overtime beefs, especially in the steward department. Now, on cleaning the ice boxes alone I have been told by different men that it takes as little as 20 man-hours to 45 manhours to generally clean them. Now, if the company and the Union clarify this and set a given amount of hours to clean them, this would save us stew­ ards a lot of headaches. What do you think of this, fellow chief stewards? Let me hear from you. Let's discuss this subject more freely. Another suggestion I have for everyone to think about: let us bear down a little harder on the foul-ups, especially the galley personnel. I know of men who have been fouling up as long as I have known them, and right now, they are still sailing in the same capacities. Yes, they are fined, fired and lectured, but after this, they are shipped again in the same capacities. Let us do. something about this. There are not many, I am happy to admit, but these few make our ship-board life miserable whenever they are shipped with us. Let them ship in a rating where they cannot harm our bellies. Do you brothers agree with me? The last beef I nave is on the matter of coffee cups which are left everywhere on the ships except in the pantries. This mat­ ter has been discussed at every shipboard meeting, time- after time. Yet this practice goes on and on, and we stewards have to accept some more gray hairs be­ cause of it. So, I think it would not be out of place if I mention it ^ here. You Seafarers who boast of having the cleanest ships and brag of being in the* Brotherhood of the Sea, get those coffee cups back where they belong, the pantry, after using them. Save us stewards the unnecessary effort of going around to collect coffee cups from the deck and engine rooms, especially in bad weather. Stop using us as nursemaids. This might sound funny to you, but if you have to listen to the messmen about being short of cups many mornings, and you know your spare supply is about exhausted,.you'd know what I'm beefing about. I hope the-above gripes and suggestions will help to improve shipboard conditions so that we can truly maintain the SIU as the best in maritime. Robert Goodwin �SEAFARERS Mag Praises 51U Post-Disaster Aid LOG fage nfteea Reading Rooiti An article in the May issue of Coronet magazine entitled ''Labor's Labor of Love," praises the part played by SIU members out of the Lake Charles and New Orleans areas along with other imion men in " helping to reconstruct five first thing needed, the article notes, SIU men pitched in, laying con­ commvmities of Cameron Par­ crete foundations on Friday to save ish, Louisiana, after they had been obliterated by Hurricane Audrey on June 27,1957. The storm caused water to slush over the lowland area, swallowing roads, swirling around homes, disrupting commu­ nications, transport, power, light and sewer systems. Over 500 were dead and missing, and thousands homeless. When it was decided that a house building project tor the hardest hit of the Cameron families was the precious time for the regular con­ struction crews who came on Sat­ urday morning and worked straight through (0 Suoday night. These crews, made up of from 35 to 50 men, had set for them­ selves the mission of building a house per crew per weekend. Dur­ ing the four weekends that fol­ lowed they succeeded in building' 27 complete homes, an accomplish­ Two absorbed youngsters catch up on their reading at the SIU ment which was, the Coronet ar­ ticle calls, "a miracle of concen­ medical center in Brooklyn. Judy Bose looks on while Patrick trated, organised, unselfish effort." Fressoro does the honors. Patrick is the son of Seafarer Armando Members of various building and Fressoro. Both were on hand recently, on a Thursday afternoon construction unions . in Louisiana set aside for family visits. distinguished themselves in the ef­ fort, since they were called upon to supply the skilled labor needed in the construction program. Sea­ farer volunteers assisted the con­ struction workers and helped on maintenance and other functions, The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the enabling the building program to meet its goal. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their WASHINGTON—The MariUme beneficiaries. Administration has announced the launching of a new T-5 prototype George M. Perry, 59: Brother in Prichard, Ala. He became a full tanker designed to meet the com­ Perry died on April 8, 1958, in the member of the Union on August mercial needs of an American mer­ Bronx, NY. - A circulatory ailment 18, 1952, and sailed in the deck EVERY SUNDAY chant vessel and yet be easily was the cause of department. Brother Edwards is adapted for Naval defense pur­ DIRECT VOICE death. He became survived by his wife, Virginia poses. a full member of Edwards, of Prichard, Ala. He was BROADCAST The 615-faOt tanker will have the the Union on De­ buried in Memorial Gardens Ceme­ operational characteristics of a cember 21, 1942, tery, Mobile, Ala. * Naval oiler with special defense and sailed in the 444features and still maintain its use­ steward depart­ fulness as a commercial merchant ment. Burial took Charles E. Joyner, 54: Brother ship. The ship has an Sd-foot beam place in Wood- Joyner died on February 6, 1958, and a carrying capacity of 180,000 lawn Cemetery, in Savannah, Ga. A heart ailment barrels of oil. It has a cruising Bronx, NY. was the cause of speed of 20 knots. death. He became 1. t a full member of The vessel is also being consid­ ered for conversion to nuclear Mailon Minor, 44: On March 7, the Union on power in the near future. Contracts i958. Brother Minor died in Holly­ June 27, 1951. for the preliminary engineering wood, Florida. He became'a full and sailed in the steward depart­ and design studies for nuclear con­ member of the To Ships in Atiantic ment; Brother version have been awarded to Union on May South American Joyner is sur­ George G. Sharp, Inc., as the ship 29, 1946, and was and vived by his wife, .designer and General Electric for sailing in the European Waters ^ Emma Lee Joy­ the reactor designs. steward departner, of Savannah, Ga. Burial took ment.Brother The vessel was laimched at InEvanr r.diMlay, l*se OMT place in the Mallard Cemetery, (11:30 AU SST Sunday) Minor is survived galls Shipbuilding Corp., in PascaSardis, Ga. by a sister, Rosita goula, Mississippi, early last week. I WFK-3t,-1flSe KC« ShlpK In Caribbean. Minor, who re­ East Coaat of South America, South Atlantic sides in the Phil­ and Eaat Cteaat of ippines. Place of United Statea burial is not known. rWFL-SSi 15U0 KCs Launch T-5; May Be First Atom Tanker Curran Picks NMU Slate (Continued from page 2) you is now nothing but a bum and a gutter rat .. ." Denying that he was putting out any slates, Carvalho added, "One slate Is quite enough. I am talking about one yon sponsored. Sir." The purging of CarValho is'the standard Curran treatment dished but to men who have followed him faithfully through every twist and turn. Carvalho and Dunn are just the latest additions to the constant­ ly-lengthening list of once loyal purge victims,—Stone, Duffy, McDougall, Warner, Hanley and count­ less others who once were kingpins on the Curran slate. It will be. interesting to note, a few months from now, which of 'those he has so warmly endorsed iwill feel the ax, once his inconsis­ tency catches up with them. As one opposition leaflet now be­ ing circulated among NMU men>> bers puts it, ^'Why is it that at every election time those persons chosen by the leader to work with him suddenly become unpopular? What's wrong with the 6th floor on 17th Street?—disagree with the leader means you are Out!" "The teader," of course, is Joe CunJan. Shipa in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. Weit Coaat of South Amer­ ica. Weat Coaat of Mexico and US Kaat Coast I WFK-»S, 1S700 KCa Shipa lu Mediterranean' area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast Meanwhiie, MID Round-the-Worid Broadcasts continue ... Ivory -Sunday, IMS GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) wco-iieu KCa I BOTOPB and No. America WCO-H*Oi.S KCa East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCa West Coaat So. America Ivory Monday, esis GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM S5-IM07 KCa Australia WMM SM1S37.I Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT * ' AFL-OiO Alfred Sjoberg, 58: A kidney ailment caused the death of -Brother Sjoberg on February 20, 1958, in Colombo, Ceylon. He be­ came a full mem­ ber of the Union on December 2, 1938, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Place of burial is not known. ie ^ t- The listings here of 12 new SIU arrivals represent another $2,400 in SIU maternity bene­ fits paid to Seafarers' families, plus 12 more US Savings Bonds as a gift from the Union to each baby. As of April 11, 1958, total maternity benefits paid in the six years since April 1, 1952, now amount to $637,400, aver­ aging well over $100,000 a year for this benent alone. The $200 maternity -benefit is apart ftnm hospital, surgical and medical coverage for Seafarers' families under the SIU Welfare Plan. As always, the SEAFARERS LOG welcomes photographs and information about Seafarers' families. Send all details to the editor of the LOG. All photos will be returned after use. Ving King Ming, 45: Brother Ming died on February 5, 1958, in Oakland, Calif. A respiratory ail­ ment w a s the cause of death. He hoc a m e a full member of the Union on March 21, 1951, ir and sailed in the Debra Lynn Bennett, born De­ engine depart­ cember 28, 1956, to Seafarer and ment. Burial took Mrs. Harris L. Bennett, Pass Chris­ place In the Chi­ tian, Miss. nese 6 Co. Cem­ etery, Caliitorhia. Caria Lynn Carlevaro, born March 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. David S. Carlevaro, Balti­ * * * Geor^ Cr Edwards, 25: Brother more, Md. Edwards'drea on 0(-t6ber 4,' 1957; tlarla Lob Hall, born February Personals And Notices James Anstinn Brodus The LOG office is holding your vaccination card from-the SS Seagarden. Please contact us concern­ ing it. Thomas Raines Your wife is anxious to get in contact with you. Charlie King , Your wife wants you to contact her at once at 425 West End Ave., Apt. 2, North 3, New York, 24. Her telephone number is TR 4-8267. Lemuel Frank Padgett " It is important that you get in touch with your lawyers Hennessy & Hennessy, Bull and Bay Streets, Savannah, Georgia, concerning a matter they have settled for you. Frank A. Radzvila Your mother, Mrs. Agnes. Radz­ vila, wants you to contact her at Box 16, Old' River Road, WilkesBarre, Pa. William C. Bedgood Get In touch with your wife at 205 Jay Street, Albany, New York. William "Shorty" Thompson Ben Martin Bill Davey Frank Murphy would like to get in touch with the above Seafarers and any others who sailed on the SS Compass from July to Decem­ ber, 1952. He was messman on the ship. Contact him at 162 Grand Street, Middletown, Conn. Evan Earl Mirt:;ette Contact Seamen's Church Insti­ tute of New York, 25 South Street. Important. Frank Richardson Gordon T. Parker Robert E. Hill Contact Allen's Photo Supply Company, 238 Market St., San Francisco. John Nash Contact Mrs. Leonard C. Clarke, 10 Forrest Avenue, Fair Haven, New Jersey. Nick 'Blackie' Matthew Your father is in the tuberculosis ward at San Francisco County Hos­ pital. Please get in touch with him. Joe Pilutis is now in St. Vin­ cent's hospital, 7th Avenue and 11th Street, New York City. He would welcome visits from any of his old friends and shipmates. 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roger L. Hall, Jackson Heights, NY. Abelardo Hernandez, born Janu­ ary 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Heraldo Hernandez, San Juan, PR. Larry Craig Reynolds, born De­ cember -25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. William H. Reynolds, Berryville, Va. Barbara Louise Schumacher, born February 15, 1958, to .Sea­ farer and Mrs. Francis J, Schu­ macher, Derby, Conn. Charles Welch, born March 3, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles A. IVelch, Norristown, Pa. Susan Claire Conneli, born Feb­ ruary 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Conneli, Salem, Mass. John Flaherty Jr., born February 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Wollaston, Mass. Rickey Maurice Jones, born March 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter D. Jones,_ Texas City, Tex. Cynthia Ann Knight, born March 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, James Alvin Knight, Screven, Ga. ' Efrian Landron, born December 24, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesus Landron, Brooklyn, NY. » �SEAFABEBS 'n - n- OFFICIAL ORG'AN OF THE SEAFARERS I N*f ERN AT I ON A L UN ION • ATLANTIC AND SULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • AMMI Leading Drive To Save Runaway Flags fc.,.=; ?C *.v' <%....V' H: 1-: •i-'- SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be; UN Meet Rejects Six-Mile Limit GENEVA—A US bid to resolve the knotty issue of the ex­ tension of territorial waters from three to six miles has been rejected at the United Nations Conference on the Law of the • LONDON—The American Merchant Marine Institute has Sea. The rejection came by^ ~~ ^ ^ placed itself at the head of a campaign to forestaU any regu­ the whisker-thin margin of 38 Union which has already closed down some areas to foreign shi.7S lation of runaway-flag shipping. AMMI President Ralph to 36 in a conference commit­ and fishing, such as Vladivostock Casey has been lobbying ac-*^ tee, leaving the nations Involved Bay, on the ground that it is within tively here to get foreign ship­ In its April 11 issue, the SEA­ deeper in disagreement over major Soviet territorial limits. owners to oppose limits on FARERS LOG pointed out that issues. In addition to the Soviet Union's runaways as proposed at the UN runaway shipping undermines legit­ As a result of the rejection of action, Indonesia has attempted to Conference on Sea Law in Geneva. imate American and foreign flag the US move, which was a de­ enforce a 12-mile limit in waters Casey's efforts at the International operations and contradicts US pol­ parture from US tradition, it is around the island republic. Some Chamber of Shipping meeting are icy aimed at developing strong expected that the conference will South American nations have come aimed at scuttling a measure re­ economies at home and abroad break up without determining the up with the 200-mile proposal. April 30 quiring a "genuine link" between among US allies. rights of UN members with Back at home, any extension of The LOG^noted that the Ameri­ May 14 the flag of registry and the owner respect to setting the limits of the three-mile limit would have a can-owned runaway-flag fleet oper­ of the vessel. If such a plan were territorial waters. May 28 considerable impact on the oil ex­ adopted, it would put the squeeze ates under the world's lowest stand­ Fishing Zone June 11 on nine million tons of American- ards and engages in cut-throat com­ While turning down other ter­ ploration in the Gulf of Mexico owned bargain-basement shipping petition with other shipping. ritorial proposals from the Soviet and on the running feud between enterprises currently hiding out Urion, India and Mexico, the com­ Mexican and Americau shrimpfrom American taxes under the mittee accepted a Canadian recom­ boats over righta to fish in waters Panamanian and Liberian flags. mendation for a 12-mile zone of onshore 6t the coast of Mexico.' The old three-mile limit was set exclusive fishing rights extending The AMMI's sabotaging of gen­ from the coasts of the nation in­ on the basis that it was the farthest uine US-flag shipping met with a range of a shore battery at the volved. sharp dissent from one major Some nations have sought to ex­ time. ' group of American shipowners. tend territorial waters as much as. Ralph B. Dewey, president of the WASHINGTON—Two more runaway vessels have decided 200 miles to saa in an effort to Pacific American Steamship Asso­ ciation, put his organization on to try for the "50-50" bandwagon and have applied to the Ma­ maintain exclusive fishing rights record as squarely opposed to the ritime Administration for permission to come back under the and bar vessels of other nations. The US came to the conference AMMI position. US flag. ^ defending the existing three-mile In response to a query from The usual profit motive has, purposes and to operate at mini­ limit recognized by most major Morris Weisberger, SIUNA vicebeen behind the more than 15 mum costs in direct competition maritime nations. It was argued president and secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, foreign-flag vessels seeking US with American-flag fleets. Now, by the US delegates and other redocumentation. As open market American operators charge, having nations that extending the threeDewey said in part: BALTIMORE — It has been a charter rates continue to fall, more taken the runaway trade for what mile limit would.lead t^greater in­ "We do not consider Pana­ former they could, they are trying to move terference Willi the passage of busy period on the organizing front US vessels are looking manian and Liberian vessels, towards profitable "50-50" cargoes in on the limited number of car­ merchant vessels and additional in this port. The SIU's Harbor and even if US-owned, as part of available to American-flag ships; goes available to American-flag hazards to navigation, because of. Inland 'Waterways Division has the American Merchant Ma­ the difficulty of making fixes on signed a contract with Berg Tow­ While 12 vessels have received vessels. rine ... We do not favor shore points from more than six ing Company and is presently Ships that have already been permission for redocumentation so unrestricted or undisciplined miles off. It would add, more mile­ negotiating with another tug outfit returned to the American nag are far, many more are expected to transfer of US-fiag vessels to age to some sea routes and possibly in the harbor. the Pegor, Penn Trader (ex-Fred­ apply in the near future. The latest foreign registry . . . We will two are the Wang Trader, owned eric 0. Collin), Pacific Pioneer place some international straits Port Agent Earl Sheppard also continue to take whatever by Zeeland Transportation, Ltd. (which was never American flag), off limits by making them territor­ reported success in the Marine steps are necessary to make Taxiarch (ex-Wanda), Pacific Star, ial waters. Military considerations Allied Workers effort to sign up a and the National FreedomAmerican-flag operation more Several American operators have Penn Explorer (ex s-Catherine), were also a factor in the US stand. fairly large marine canvas com­ attractive to US citizens." However, the majority of nations pany here. A number of other Dewey said Captain J. E. Tlur- been protesting the readmission of Transglobe, Transyork, Transcape, phy, one.^of Casey's employer ad­ foreign-flag vessels into the US Penn Voyager (ex-Cecil N. Bean), attending the conference came out unorganized companies were close­ visors at ^Geneva, will be notified trade. These ships, they contend, Penn Mariner (ex-George A. Law- in favor of a 12-mile limit. In this ly watching the outcome of this they were supported by the Soviet drive, and with the SIU's victory, of the West Coast shipowners' sought toreign registry for tax son), Evicynthia and 'Eviliz. are expected to start negotiating position. soon. The "genuine link" measure was Marine Cooks Unveil New Hiring Board The coming local and state elec­ approved by a vote of 40 to 7 in a tions are a main source of con­ committee meeting at the UN con­ versation among the men on the ference, although active opposition beach here. „The usual "promises" to it" was spearheaded by the are being voiced by all of the can­ United States. didates, and are being throughly Oil Company Views discussed. The state's COPE divi­ The AMMI position apparently sion is doing' a survey on all of represents the views of major oil these candidates and is 'expected companies who operate large runa­ lo release statements on their labor way-flag tonnage, and of those sub­ backgrounds in the near future. sidized shipowners who are looking The membership was urged by to unload their ships at world Sheppard to check over COPE'S market prices for runaway opera­ findings in picking a choice of po­ tion. litical representation for the next . Concern that the UN conference year, With the growing drive for might limit runaway operations has "right-to-wqrk" laws, every uhion prompted American owners of run­ man has a duty , to see to it that away tonnage to step up a "public he and his family will be' eligible relations" program in efforts to to vote in order to protect his explain that the runaways are union security, he concluded.. really public-spirited Americans. Shipping l\as been poor for the The kickoff of the campaign was past two weeks with a number of Casey's statement that rflnaways ships: still in lay-up and no sign are the "fifth arm of defense." of their coming oiit soon. There As part of the drive, the "New are three Calmar vessels in dryYork Herald Tribune" featured a dock, and the Chilore, which will lengthy pro-runaway apologia in be paying off here, will also be its Sunday, April 20, issue over the going into lay-up for an indefinite signature of Earling D. Naess, period. who it said is an American own­ There were 13 vessels paying ing 1,200,000 tons of Panamanian off, seven signing on and 13 in and Liberian tonnage. transit during tJie past two weeks. Earlier, Carl F. Vander Clute, New rotary shipping board installed'in SlU-afliiiated Marine Cooks and Srewardl heoa'ciuarrers in In most cases all of the beefs general manager of Gulf Oil's San Francisco is inspected by (l-r) Reinhold Johansen, Sailors Uhion of the Pacific; Marty Breithoff, aboard these ships were handled marine department, told the SlU West Coast representative, and MCS oldtimer "Scoop" Miller, The new board has space for list­ by the patrolman, but a few were American Legion that runaways are referred to headquarters for final ing nearly 100 different shipboard ratings for manning jobs open on MCS passengdr and freight oper"full partners" in American secur­ settlement. ity. 2 More Runaways Returning To US . ?:-• • SI;:J';-- |i Bait. 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Title A name given to the resource April 25, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: THREE SIU FLEETS WIN PHS AWARD SEA INJURY RATE CUT 10 PERCENT, ’57 TOTALS SHOW 4,000 HEALTH EXAMS GIVEN AT SIU CENTER MADAKET HIT BY MONSTER: 75-FT. WAVE RAPS ATTACK ON BERNSTEIN ORDER UNION ON BALLOT DESPITE AFFIDAVIT LACK NY BOOSTS CANAL PLANS TO MONTREAL UAW $ CUT KEEPS METAL PLANT OPEN TRUCK BEEF SLOWS NEW YORK SHIPPING SUEZ NEARS DEPTH LIMIT AS EGYPT SHOPS FOR $S BME FETES 9TH BIRTHDAY NY BARS AGE BIAS IN HIRING FOR JOBS LAKES SIU SHIFTS TO NEW HQ. 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NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1946 Move For AFL Who Said The War's Over? Ship Hits Mine Off Italy Maritime Group Makes Headway The war is over (it says here). Bui the SUP crew of the SS Nathan Hale had their doubts recently when a terrific ex­ plosion ripped a hole in her port side below the water line and sent debris through the No. 2 hatch, littering the deck from stem to stern—even landing on the bridge. Most of the crew was in the messhall drinking coffee when the ship hit the mine somewhere between Genoa and Leghorn, Italy, AB Albert A. Hawkins of Baltimore, told the Galveston News after 19 seamen from the Hale were repatriated through that port by another SUP ship, the Benjamin Booneville re­ cently. No one was hurt. But they had to turn to and work like hell to keep the pumps going to keep the water down while they beat into Leg­ horn. First they tried to get help, but no ships would come out in that weather to the mine field they had uncovered. ' It was no use trying to mem the lifeboats. They would have been smashed to junk against the sides of the ship. They had to keep her afloat until help came or they reached their destination. Everybody turned to, even the officers. There was no excitement, Hawkins said, "but we knew very well the chances were against us." The ship made it to. Leghorn Harbor. Tugs met her. Just inside the breakwater she sank, but everybody, was safe and uninjured. "The war isn't over for the men of the Merchant Marine," Hawkins said. No. 17 Isthmian Vote Going To SIU By 75 Per Cent, Crew Survey Shews The move for the formation of an industry-wide AFL mailtime federation, as proposed by the SIU Agents Conference, proceed­ ed full steam ahead with the an­ The crews of four more Isthmian ships cast their bal­ nouncement that William Green, lots last week, and three of the four apparently had joined AFL president, had been asked the long list of vessels which seem to be overwhelmingly to call a gathering of AFL mari­ on the SIU side of the fence. time unions by May 2. To date 46 ships' crews have voted, and of this num­ This action is in lino with a proposal made recently by SIU ber, the NMU can point to only one ship—the Sea Fiddler Agents at their conference in —which seems to be definitely NMU. New York, when attention was For the rest, indications are that 39 ships will be strong called to the "urgent need for a for the SIU, while five appear to be in the "doubtful" col­ closer cooperation among the af­ filiate unions connected with the umn, with crews sharply divided on which Union they maritime industry." want to represent them. Either SIU or NMU could win Comprising the AFL, in addi­ aboard these ships. There seems to be almostmo sentiment tion to the Seafarers Internation­ for "no union," the third choicet ' al Union and the Sailors Union of for the Isthmian men. From un- or three have voiced that .sentithe Pacific, would be the Inter­ official tabulations based on in- nient without casting ballots, re­ national Longshoremen's Assn., formation received from ships' fusing to vote at all. the Brotherhood of Teamsters organizers, less than 10 men have Three ships appear to be 100 and the Masters, Mates and Pi­ voted for "no union" so far. Two percent SIU. These are- the J. lots of America. Sterling Morton, the St. Augus­ The AFL maritime unions hold tine Victory and the William the dominant position on both Ogden. the East and West coasts. On the Into New Orleans this week West coast, where the Bridgescame the Jeremiah Black, whose CIO group makes the most noise, crew seems to have gone down the dominance of the AFL group the line almost solidly for the SIU. That's the way it appears is maintained through the strength of the Teamsters and The United Mine Workers-AFL Here 2.5 miners lost their lives in have fought for safety measures to have shaped up on the George the the SUP, both of which oc­ insistence on a health and wel­ an explosion which left their 113 that would not rob them of their Read, at Baltimore, according to unofficial estimates. In New cupy .strategic positions there. fare fund, and for better safety widows and children without any lives. York the Hawkins Fudske voted "Can these well fed pluto­ precautions and federal mine in­ financial support. FROM CONFERENCE and also was overwhelmingly Kentucky law leaves the mat­ crats," he went on, "with their Spearheading the drive for an spection, was dramatized by SIU. industry-wide maritime federa­ events which took place in Vir­ ter of unemployment compensa­ cushions of life insurance policies SHE'S DOUBTFUL tion to the discretion of the em­ argue that the twelve miners tion, the SIU Agents Conference ginia and Kentucky last week. On the doubtful list is the Sea As the strike went into its ployer, and the owner refused to who were .killed this weekend ... specifically recommended "that accepted the hazards that the op­ take out compensation. Scorpion, which voted in Boston fourth week, and as the negotiat­ the President of the AFL, the Ex­ erators deliberately left un­ this week. The balloting there is The operator, William E. Lew­ ing sessions broke up, the nation ecutive Committee, and the na­ tional officers and executive was shocked by an explosion at is, was anxious to reopen. "But touched after federal and state estimated at about 50-50, with had condemned some doubtful votes which could committees of the ILA, the the McCoy, Virginia, mine of the I can't do a thing until they get inspections them?" swing the ship either way. The them bodies out of there," he Teamsters and all other mari­ Great Valley Coal Corporation, said. Scorpion is one of the five doubt­ in which 12 miners were killed. The indifference of the mine time-connected unions, be imme­ ful ships previously listed. Even Lewis' fellow operators owners to the lives and safety of Bearing out many of the diately contacted with a view to­ are opposed to his further opera­ All of these figures are esti­ their employees is pointed up by charges made by the miners dur­ wards the establishment of an mated, of course. The conjec­ tion of the mine, .saying that the ing the past four weeks, this the i-efusal of the operators to AFL Maritime Council." mine was inspected last August catastrophe has given Kentucky agree to the UMW proposal that tures are based on what the men The Agents' report further rec­ the federal mine inspectors' rec­ who are voting tell the shipside and found dangerously unsafe. "a black eye." ommended "that each Port ommendations be made obliga­ organizers. Of course, there's the Nothing had been done since the The break-up of negotiations Agent" of the SIU "immediately inspection, and the explosion was between the operators and the tory on the owners rather than po.s.sibility that some members contact the local imions in his the result. miners took place on the day of advisory as they are now. (Continued on Page 4) port and sound them out and dis­ Climaxing the tragedy was the the Virginia mine explosion. The cuss the formation of this Coun­ disclosure that rescue squads, highlight of the break-up was a cil with them. which pulled 48 others out of the booklet distributed by the mine "In line with this program, it mine, were forced to wait more owners, stating their side in the is recommended that the SIU of­ than three hours for gas equip­ miners' battle for a health and ficially request a meeting to be ment from another town. welfare fund. held as soon as possible to ex­ Another tragedy was enacted CALLOUS DISREGARD plore and set up the mechanics at Pineville, Kentucky, where the Another hand has been put the House in the last days before into the money pocket of the al­ its Easter recess, murdered the for such a Council." The most remarlcable thing families of the miners trapped Administration's stabilizatioii pro­ The Bridges group's plan was four months ago gathered for the about the booklet was the callous ready "broke" consumer. In the face of rising prices, and gram. The present measure, conceived to embrace CIO, AFL opening of the mine entrance. attitude expressed by the oper­ ators in their statement that "The scarcity of commodities, the which expires June 30, 1946, was and independent unions but later men who go down to the sea in House of Representatives killed cut to pieces by the crippling was restricted to CIO members ships and the men who go down price control and destroyed the amendments and the Set was ex­ when AFL unions spurned the invitation, recognizing it as a A "guilty" verdict was return­ in the bowels of the earth to wage gains which labor has made tended to March 31, 1947, instead communist attempt to seize con­ ed against Nye and Nissen, San mine the nation's energy have through painful struggle, which of the year originally requested. The major amendments, any trol of the shipping industry. Francisco wholesale produce firm, from time immemorial accepted will add over $300.00 to the year­ ly cost of living of the average the extreme hazards of their oc­ one of which would kill a large The SIU-AFL maritime federa­ on charges of defrauding the family. cupations." share of the stabilization pro­ tion plan is a warning light to Government through sale of sub­ gram, would take the price ceil­ This was refuted by one UMW LID OFF CEILINGS the commies that their insidious standard and short-weight butter, ings entirely off half the items A series of'five amendments to official, who declared that for scheme for maritime control will cheese and eggs to the Xrmy, the Price Control Act, passed by decades the miners and seamen Navy and WSA. {Continued on Page 14) be run aground. 12 More Miners Killed In Blast As Owners Continue To Stall On Safety Demands Congress Wrecks CPA; Higher Prices Seen Negating Pay Rises Bad Eggs Scrambled �THE SEAFARERS Page Two LOG Irriday, April 26, 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % HARRY LUNDEBERG i X % ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. •267 SIU Does It Again The glorious words "Complete Victory" can now be written across the face of the rider beef. The militant ac­ tion of the Seafarers who refused to crew ships under rider 64 led to the best foreign transportation rider ever to pro­ tect seamen. . Another in the long line of SIU victories has been rung up. A victory made possible by the militancy and unity of seamen fighting for a common goal. We can be justly proud, and we can modestly accept the thanks of seamen of other Unions. The SIU emerged victorious after taking on the WSA and the shipowners alone. Collusive action between the operators and the WSA has been proved, and to this can be . added the charge that the NMU officials were also a party to the proposed sell-out of seamen. When the WSA, in a last ditch attempt to put over the "finky" conditions of 64, asked the NMU to sail re­ allocated ships, the NMU was immediately contacted by SIU officials, and asked, "Will you sail these hot ships?" THimPOiS tr ACAHfl The NMU hemmed and hawed and refused to give an answer. They did not have to answer—their past record speaks only too plainly. Too long has the NMU rank and fiile been taken in by the "unity" pleas of their mis-leaders. Actually, the NMU top officials have a long record of scabbing, picket line violations, and general phony labor tactics. Their militant words do not jibe with their scabbing actions. There is the record. The tugboatmen in Philadelphia will not forget that the NMU broke through their picket lines in November, These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, 1945, when they were in the midst of a battle for Union as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging recognition and better wages and conditions. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals The phosphate miners in Florida will long remember ing to them. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL that the NMU officials ordered that picketed ships be sailed from Tampa in the face of NMU rank and file sentiment IVER IVERSEN E. J. DELLAMANO against such action. JAMES KELLY The NMU members on the Gulf cannot have forgot­ HARRY KESSLER ten that their own brothers scabbed on them in the tanker WILLIAM ROSS WILLIAM RUMBOL dispute in 1939. JAMES GRAHAM We in the SIU will never forgive them for sailing ejght NEWTON PAINE, Jr. ships on the West Coast which had been hung up on a MOSES MORRIS quarters' beef. HARRY MYERS The solid front of the Seafarers was never threatened JOSEPH TOUSSAINT EARL JORDAN by the unholy combination of WSA, shipowners, and DONALD WOODSIDE NMU. Now that the battle is over, the NMU will try to % ^ t, claim a share in the victory. They will have to, in order to bolster up their waning power, and in order to keep the STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF NMU from cracking up on the rocks of inaction and po­ 0. HODGES litical maneuvering at the behest of a foreign government. C. MIDDLETON Many NMUers are asking themselves, "Why didn't my J. LITVAK union go to bat against the phony transportation rider? L. A. CORNWALL Why was my union willing to stab the SIU seamen in the L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE back?" R. HANSON They will find that the answer will not be forthcoming H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER from their oflScials. F. MATEO Yes, the NMU officials will take some credit in this C. W. GOODYN victory. But the SIU, and most of the members of the W. B. MUIR NM U, will not be fooled. The results have been announced W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI •—the NMU also ran. W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT L. R. BORJA L. L. MOODY W. W. McCLURE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO 1 » » NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. E. DALE H. D. STERTZBACK O. PATIERSON S. WILUSZ„ CLARENCE CARTER WILBUR MANNING EDWARD CUSTER B. C. BEASELY AMOS BAUM W. H. OSBORNE JOHN ZEBROFF J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN W. F. LEWIS R. M. NOLAN DONALD DAHL J. RICHARD QUINN M. KUHN ERIC ZIEMONS H. A. CRUSE Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—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.) MARVIN HALL A. L. SCULLY C. HONOROWSKI E: M. EVANS E. A. NOONAN 4. 4. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINVEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER ROBERT GUSHUE W. R. SHEA J. E. LEE E. P. BELKNER, SR. J. COXWELL * HANS I. HANSEN P. CASALINUOVS 4 4. BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON a. 4 4 SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. GAUTIER P. PAGAN B. DEL VALLE P. PEDROSA T. C. LOCKWOOD J. VANDESSPPOOLL �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Isthmian Going SiU; Seafarers Must Take Shipbeard Leadership By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL The union "beef box" on the third floor is getting a big play, and the big majority of the beefs are pertinent. One of the crying issues of the day is shipping, and a good many of the written beefs are on this subject. Brother Blackie Rodriquez presents the following beef, and it is deserving of a frank answer; "Why is it that an S.U.P. book member does not get the same treatment in the New York S.I.U. hall as an S.I.U. book member is accorded on the West Coast? Down in the Gulf area and all other Atlantic ports the S.I.U. members and S.U.P. members are given equality as far is registration and shipping on contracted ships of both unions with one exception, which is New York, where there is an S.I.U. hall and an S.U.P. hall. "On the West Coast there is an agreement between the two unions that the S.I.U. members have equal parity with S.U.P. mem­ bers as far as the date on the shipping cards are concerned. In New York however, a full S.U.P. book member is shipped thr' ".ame as a trip card man regardless of the registration date on the ;;iupping card. For example: An S.I.U. member who wants to ship on a West Coast ship merely has the dispatcher stamp his registration card, "O.K. fur the S.U.P." and that man has his S.I.U, registration date "if honored" in the S.U.P. hall. But such in reverse is not the case. An S.U.P. man who registers in the S.U.P. hall and desires to ship S.I.U. does not have his S.U.P. registration date honored in the S.I.U. hall. He can only take a job providing no S.I.U. man wants it. As a result of this, an S.U.P. full book member is accorded the same treatment as a trip-carder. I would like to point out to the membership that the S.I.U. proposal to the S.U.P. about shipping through one another's halls was for the convenience of the S.I.U. membership on the West Coast. How about reciprocating the courtesy extended by the S.U.P. on the West Coast, to the S.U.P. brothers in the Port of New York." (Signed) Blackie Rodriguez Here's the Answer This is a good question, a damned good one especially since it is one that was raised many times in the past on both coasts. Until recently the SUP operated strictly as a craft union with the Pacific District of the SIU maintaining a separate apparatus. This has all been changed now, and the SUP operates as an in­ dustrial union covering all three departments in the same manner as the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts. From the standpoint of efficiency alone it would be unfair to the membership for any member to be able to register simultane­ ously on two shipping lists. An Atlantic and Gulf member registering on the Pacific Coast registers on the regular shipping list in the SUP hall. The Pacific Coast member paying off a ship on the East Coast is given the same opportunity. This is exactly the same system that is used on both coasts, and it permits members of either district to ship on any ship. The Seafarers has the best working agreements and reciprocal arrangements of any union in the maritime industry. During the war, hundreds of East Coast agreement ships have crewed up on the West Coast. These ships have sailed under their own agreements, and West Coast Patrolmen have paid them off and settled the beefs just as though they were West Coast agreement ships. Conditions Are Equal The same situation to a lesser degree has prevailed on the East Coast particularly on tankers. There has never been the slightest disagreement or any question of jurisdiction. In New York, which is the only Port with separate SUP and SIU Halls, a system of reciprocal shipping has been arranged. It isn't, and never has been, a que.stion of one group or the other get­ ting a better break. When shipping is slow at one hall or the other the jobs are shared on an equitable basis. The membership of the Seafarers International, and this in­ cludes the SUP, Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, are one, and the working set-up guarantees all members jobs. This is particularly important at this time as a look at the rela­ tive shipping in other maritime unions shows. Poor shipping is the rule of the day in the NMU with cards as old as seventy-five days being thrown in for jobs. In normal times, each section ships from their particular hall, but at all times this is so arranged that there is an equal opportunity of employment for all. The Seafarers has the finest system of shipping, and the best Brother Rodriguez raises a good question, a question that will be discussed more in detail from time to time. The shipping rules are made by the membership, and can be changed anytime the membership so desires. The West Coast, the East Coast and the Lakes are one, each enjoys the same privileges, and fights the same enemy. The prob­ lems are common problems and the solutions joint solutions. An injury to one is an injury to all. crews in every possible way. No beef can be ignored, a good agreement can be quickly won only by the Seafarers being alert, and fighting every issue out to the finish. Agreements are won, not. given to a union out of the goodness of the shipowner's heart. Half the Isthmian fleet has voted, and the Seafarers are out in front by a good margin. On twenty-nine of these ships the SIU has polled an overwhelming majority, and has ,won on all the others with few exceptions. The over-all percentage now stands at SIU, 75 percent; combined dis­ puted, NMU and no union, 25 percent. These figures are as factual as is possible, and are based on a man to man canvass of all ships that have voted. A glance at the results on just a few of the first ships that have voted gives a clear indication of the Sdhfarers strength in Isthmian. SIU SHIP Percentage Mobile City 85 William N. Byers 92 Marine Fox 83 Lynn Victory 56 Sea Flasher 88 Mary Livermore 71 John Mosby 96 Francis Drake 81 Cape Martin 63 This is an average based on the average type of ship. It is, of course, possible that the tabu­ lated results may add up slightly different in the long run, but as matters stand today the Sea Fid­ dler is the only ship that has been definitely lost. On approximately three other ships the issue is in doubt, but on the whole the SIU has run up a score to be proud of. NEGOTIATIONS NEXT There is an old saying about "many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," but with the impressive majority already established the Seafarers has little to fear on that score. The task at hand is the consolidation of the position already established in the Isth­ mian fleet. Winning the elections does not THE TUGBOAT DRIVE EARL SHEPPARD Great progress is being made in the tugboat and inland water­ way drive. On the Texas coast the SIU has petitioned for a bar­ gaining election in the Houston Bay Towing Company, one of the largest operators in the field. Well over fifty percent of the em­ ployees have signified their de­ sire to be represented by the Sea­ farers. In the New Orleans area the Whiteman, Company has yielded, and signed an agreement. All up and' down the coast from Port­ land and Seaisport, Maine to the Rio Grande, tugboat crews are Today more than at anytime ^ requesting organizational mate­ during the organizational drive, rial and organizers. The SIU Is the Seafarers aboard Isthmian 'rapidly becoming the major orships must assume the leadership ' ganization in the tugboat field. in the fight for conditions. This is The Isthmian Line drive is important, because this is the showing results on the tankers. way agreements are written. In the past few weeks, a number necessarily mean the signing of a contract. Before the final agree­ ment and contract is signed, the company will have to feel the full weight of organized crews. Right now the crews of Isth­ mian ships must begin to func­ tion in the same manner as crews of organized ships—with regular ship meetings, departmental del­ egates and an organized handling of all beefs. of Esso seamen have come into the various Union Halls and ac­ tually taken out Union books. One of the most significant de­ velopments has been on some of the so-called organized ships. The Texas Company is ostensibly organized, and under union THE SIU WAY agreement, but actually these Beefs should be handled, not on the presumption that the men are getting no representa­ working rules of the Isthmian tion whatsoever.. line prevail, but on the basis of A Chief Steward on a Texas Seafarers' agreements. All Isth­ tanker came into the Hall the mian crews should immediately other day, and reported that in a forward their suggestions on solid year not a single delegate clauses in the proposed agree­ had visited the ship, and that re­ ment, and put teeth in their sug­ placements were shipped directly gestions by putting their sugges­ from the company offices. tions into action to as great a de­ Regardless of whether the Tex­ gree as possible aboard the ships. as Company is under agreement The shoreside organizers will to a so-called union or not, the have to double as union patrol­ fact remains that the crews are men during this period and assist not getting repi-esentation, and the Isthmian ships' delegates and can therefore only be classified as being unorganized. "Shall We Say Grace?" These crews want representa­ tion and are entitled to it. For the SIU to act in their behalf is neither "union raiding" nor "dual unionism." Many of these men are Seafarers members, and more are joining daily. These men are entitled to, and will get, Seafar­ ers representation. • ONE BIG UNION Reports from Port Arthur show that an increasing number of Sa­ bine crews are adopting the SIU. On both the Sun Oil and Atlantic, operating largely out of the Dela­ ware River area to the Gulf, a definite organizational improve­ ment is being shown. In the New York area, the Cities Service, Socony and Tide Water Associated crews are showing great interest in the Seafarers program and literature. Summing it all up, the SIU is on the march on all fronts. Win­ ning Isthmian is only the start. Tomorrow it will be tiie entire industry—One Big Union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL. Make Isthmian SIU! �i>iige Four THE SEAFARERS NMU Goes A'Gooning For Ex-Organizer Who Joined Seafarers NEW YORK — After former NMU ship's organizer Padgett turned in his book and joined the SIU, some stooge aboard the Isth­ mian Line ship, Nicaragua Vic­ tory, apparently notified the NMU powei's that be. As a re­ sult, two cars loaded with goons attempted to waylay Padgett Monday night, and do a dumping job. Padgett was returning to the Nicaragua Victory after shore leave, and as he was going through the gate heard someone calling his name. Turning around, he noticed two large sedans load­ ed with men who were slowly piling out. Padgett realized they were NMU goons, and were out to do a job on him. So, he ran aboarc yie ship, and told Bosun MurreL that the goons were waiting for him on the Brooklyn dock. Murrell quickly rounded up a group of Nicaragua Victory men to investigate, and see that Pad­ gett was no longer molested. By the time they reached the dock, the two cars had pulled away, and were no place in the immedi­ ate vicinity. NMU GOONS THREATENED HIM By R. E. GONZALES and J. HANNERS Egypt. Her itinerary includes stops at Bangkok, Siarii; Singa­ pore, S. S.; and Batavia, Java. VOTED SID Ship's organizers Murrell and Don Kennedy brought the Nica­ ragua Victory into Baltimore in good shape when she completed her last voyage, and are both re­ maining aboard for the current trip. When the votes we're cast, the SIU received approximately two-thirds of the total with the NMU and the company receiving the remainder. Crew members are attending SIU membership meetings, as she is solidly pro-SIU with the exception of two electricians who belong to another union. Every­ one is impressed with the SIU meetings where they've seen Seafarers rank and file democ­ racy in action, and they all in­ tend to make every Isthmian sea­ man they contact SIU, also. The Things Seamen Have To Take! These Iwo Isthmian seamen from the Nicaragua Victory are smiling over Padgett's (on left) escape from NMU goons who at­ tempted to "dump" the former NMU ships organizer for joining the SIU. Besides him is Bosun Murrell, who is one of the SIU ships' organizers aboard the Nicaragua, and who quickly gathered a mili­ tant bunch of Isthmian seamen too late to catch the goons. irS A HAPPY ISTHMIAN GROUP "Don't be a sucker, soldier. If j«ou must play cards or games, don't play with the Merchant Marine. They are crooks and will not give you a fair chance. Play with the men you cah trust —your buddies. Don't associate with the merchant crew in any way." This nulice was a lipolT on the type of cooperation which the Troop Commander, Lt. Roush, would give to the merchant sea­ men aboai-d the SS Williams Vic­ tory, and he lived up to every word of it. More than one crew member accused Lt. Roush of snooping in his quarters and searching through personal belongings. On one occasion he removed a chair from the Second Steward's room, and left an obscene note accusing the Steward of having stolen the chair from the Troop Quarters. This was later dis­ proved, but the chair was never returned. FAST RETREAT When we approached Lt. Roush, his first words were, "I will do any goddamn thing I RECOGNIZED GOONS want to on this ship as I am the While running up the gang­ Transport Commander. If I plank, Padgett had an opportuni­ catch any jnerchant seaman be­ ty to get a good look at the goons, low deck, I will throw him over­ and he recognized a couple of board." them as well as noting that there We invited the looey to start was a total of 15 or 16. It really throwing, but he immediately look a gang or big, brave goons backed down and said that he to take care of one, lone Isthmian was only kidding. seaman who had realized he be­ In addilinti to publishing liter­ longed in a real democratic ature designed to cause friction Union, and joined the Seafarers. between tlie soldiers and the Maybe they were afraid of retali­ merchant seamen, Lt. Roush or­ ation, and figured there was safe­ dered the Chief Steward to serve ty in numbers—16 to 1! three meals a day to the POWs The Nicaragua Victory will be who were being carried on board, leaving for the Far East some and told the Baker to serve them time this week end with her first with fresh bread. port of call being Alexandria, This was okay with the men involved, but when the payoff Crew members of the Nicaragua Victory smilingly posed for this shot alongside their ship docked came up, all this overtime was in at Brooklyn. From the left. Front Row: Lanier, Edwards, Bednavoski, McCune, Murrell (ships orga­ dispute. nizer), Anderson, Jacobson, and Paschal. Standing: Paul, Rettedal, Atkinson, Smarz, Thompson, Bean, HE APOLOGIZED Jones, Semashko, Boris, McCarthy, and Padgett. A couple of the boys moved, so names may not be in exact sequence. Regardless of his rank, Lt. Roush apologized to the crew (Continued from Page 1) this port and that, looking up members for the bad time he had have told the SIU organizers these Isthmian seamen and tell­ caused them during the voyage, they were voting SIU and told ing them what's good about the and asked them to forgive and the NMU they were voting on SIU. forget. that side, and then maybe voted TALK CONTRACTS When we have managed to re­ for the company. But even lop­ "Sure. That's what they listen turn all the men who were will­ ping off 10 percent to allow mar­ to. They want to hear about the ing to fight for freedom and jus­ gin for error, the SIU appears to contracts, and what's better tice, then and only then will we have polled at least 75 percent of about them. They want to hear be free of men like this who the votes so far. about repre.sentation and how the never heard the scream of shells, That isn't a bad showing, but Union goes to bat for them. They or the explosion of a ship after organizing director Bull Shepbeing torpedoed. The men of the pard viewed the estimated fig­ want to hear other seamen tell it as their own personal experience, Williams Victory called Lt. Roush ures with a critical eye. not the regular line of an or­ a "little tin god" and he did the OVERCONFIDENCE HIT ganizer. Armed Services no good by his "The only trouble with an esti­ "And," continued Bull, "that's domineering manner. mate like that during an elec­ what they've been getting from In conclusion, we would like to tion," he told the Log, "is the the SIU rank and file. That's the ex'press our gratitude for the co­ overconfidence your members reason the vote is going so heav­ operation we received from the get. They get that it's-in-the-bag ily in our favor. crew and the delegates. The de­ feeling arid they don't get around "But an election like this partments were well handled to talking up the Union and talk­ you've got to keep plugging. and, on arrival, all trip cards, ing up the contracts any more. Pretty often it's the last guy who books, and disputed overtime "How do you suppose we got a talked to a man that makes the were turned over to us at once. lead like that? impression on the way he votes. "By Seafarers talking about We ve got to keep the Seafarers The famished millions of Europe and Asia, jr.o:;e than any CRYING TOWEL, PLEASE! the Union every time they met in there getting to all of the ships convention of foreign ministers or diplomats, hold the key to American business spent $2,an Isthmian man," Bull answered as they hit port and talking it up whether the war that cost 1,0,000,000 lives in combat alone was only 386,000,000 for advertising during himself. "I don't mean just the* to these guys, real big. 1945, it v/as disclosed — an'in­ organizers and the organizing "We can't let the members get the prelude to another military hurricane. Organized labor in the committees, I mean the individu­ over-confident and stop trying." U. S. and -Canada by throwing its wholehearted support behind the crease of 5%. An awful lot of that two billion was spent on al Seafarers, the guys who've Thalt's right, we can't, Broth­ U. S. program to conaerve food, is helping eradicate the festering full-page ads telling us that the been beating their brains out in ers! causes of a new world war. (LPA) advertisers couldn't afford 18%c. Isthmian Vote For Seafarers THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR III �Friday. April 26, 1346^ ITHMTK THE SEAFARERS LOG Paga Five U. S. Ships Are Placed On Sale; Merchant Marine Fnture At Stake The future of U. S. merchant it, said L. A. Parks, Association and going after business them­ shipping hangs in the balance of Secretary, but right now none of selves, without being wet-nursed events of the next few weeks, as them knows how many. with Government money? shipowners begin jockeying for Are any of them planning for­ Weren't any of them doing that? position for the purchase of U. S.- eign trade expansion, the Log How about public relations pro­ grams in foreign countries boost­ QUESTION?—Da you think that the Cur- built ships under the Ship Sales asked? Act. The ships went on sale op Mr. Parks said he guessed ing the merits of U. S. shipping? ran-Bridges "One Big Union" will achieve Mari­ April 23, after several delays. some were, but he didn't really Mr. Parks said he didn't know. time Unity? Also at stake is the future of known. All of which presupposes that the Seafai-ers International Union How about the shipping busi­ the future doesn't look too bright and the members of every other ness that the Germans and the for the U. S. Merchant Marine. maritime union. Japanese used to have with U. S. commercial shipping's back­ KING SHERRER—AB For in the successful distribu­ South America? Wouldn't that bone lies in foreign trade—un­ Although I think the idea is a tion of ships to American oper­ be considerable and worth going subsidized foreign trade, based good one, I don't think it can be ators lies the hope of jobs for after, said tile Log. on the advantages that U. S. achieved if Curran and Bridges Seafarers and everyone else with Mr. Parks said he guessed it ships can offer: faster, cleaner, have anything to do with it. an interest in waterfront econ­ would be, but all that depended mure efficient service, as op­ Neither one of those guys can omy. on the economic condition of posed to the cheaper rates made Equitable distribution of the those countries. The WSA might be trusted. The motive behind possible by slave labor on some the move is to help them stay ships will mean more competi­ put out some additional lines, he of the foreign lines. in power, and that means that tion for trade; more competition said. But the shipowners don't seem the smaller unions will be swal­ for trade will mean better repre­ COMPANY APATHY to be going after it, nor after the lowed up. That may be unity, sentation of the U. S. maritime Yes, said the Log, but how ships that will make it possible, but it is the kind of unity that is flag on the sea lanes of the world, about unsubsidized trips? How even when they can get them at also achieved when a lion eats a and the more ships that ai-e oper­ about the companies getting cut bargain rates. cow, I'm in favor of Maritime ated in foreign commerce the Unity, but only when all the more jobs there will be for sea­ small unions will have a break. men. CONGRESS' VIEWS That probably is an oversimpli­ fication, but it is the essence of the^'entire maritime program as envisioned by Congress when it NEW YORK—With the words Two department delegates set up the Ship Sales Act. "You've got me where you want plowed straight to the Skipper. CARL I. KOPPER—Steward Congress also was interested in me," the Skipper of the Calmar Which order, they wanted to I think that Curran and Bridges seeing that the American public ship Marie M. Melonie yielded to know, was to be followed? are out for themselves and they was not sold short. It sought to the SIU and conceded defeat by don't give a damn about Mari­ GET OFF! establish prices which would not writing "cancelled" across the time Unity unless they can run The Captain squalled. As far be a burden for the shipowners, logs which were holding up the things to suit their own purposes. as he was concerned, he bellow­ but would turn back to the U. S. crew payoff. In ths long run, they will fight ed, "You can all pack your gedr Treasury—and the taxpayer—a The company's chief demand and get the hell off the ship!" among themselves, and the whole fair proportion of the cost of for a thorough investigation of thing will fall flat on its face. The crew promptly obeyed building the ships. The price for­ the crew's actions boomeranged their Captain's order! The. smaller unions will find mula was delayed by months of when the SIU Patrolmen readily themselves taking orders from hearings, at which shipowners' They went back to the com^ agreed, stating that they would the ILWU and the NMU. and lobbyists pressed and partially pany office, where they were "go whole hog" on an investiga­ that means thai they will be fol­ gained their point for bargain told the payoff would begin with, tion. lowing, the communist party line. prices. the Captain's arrival. But by 5 If they want to do that. okay,, but Their assertion that the Cap­ P.M., the company reversed itselfr SOME BARGAINS tain's position was a vulnerable in order to protect the Skipper that's not real imity for common The final base prices for the one, and that they would prove purposes. ships are to be an adjusted 50 that he was derelict in the dis­ who was nowhere in sight. When Calmar charged that the percent of the cost of the vessel charge of his duties clinched the crew had abandoned the ship, the as estimated at January 1, 1941. argument for the Union. SIU countered that the men. The adjustments are to be scaled The Marie M. Melonie returned down, in accordance with age to New York on Mondaj', April obeyed the Captain's orders. The JOSEPH ORNOWSKI = Wiper company wanted the crew to be and conditions of the vessels, to If anybody but Joe Curran was a floor price of 35 percent of the 15 after discharging a cargo in a logged 30 days' pay. The Cap­ foreign port. at the head of this deal, I would 1941" estimated cost. tain after ordering the men off In response to the crew's de­ think that it had a chance. But the ship had logged the entire In addition, purchasers of the how can he work for unity in the U. S. ships can receive an allow­ mand for a draw, the Skipper deck department, several men whole maritime field when he ance for trading in old vessels. went, ashore for money. By from the Steward's and Engine can't even get his own bunch to Ostensibly this move is designed Thursday he had failed to reap­ five days' pay. work together. I think the idea is to retire obsolete craft, but actu­ pear so the crew went to the SIU men who wei-e sent to swell, but not with a guy who ally it affords the shipowners a Union Hall with their story. The handle the beef pounced on the had his men sail ships that were chance to drag down some thick Union was informed that the fact that the log was in poor picketed. 1 don't know too much gravy for old ships and to obtain Captain had returned to the ship shape and that vital entries had about Bridges, but you can bet real bargains in new ships. (See with $1000 for the draw, that the not been made. They asserted that the two of them are up to the March 22 Log editorial for crew should go aboard for the that the Captain had failed to shifting of the vessel to a loading no good. Sooner or later, we details.) berth 6 A.M. Friday, following note that several men had re­ are going to have maritime unity, Let us bypass that phase for which there would be a payoff. ported sick. but not the Bridges-Curran-com­ the nonce, however. The ques­ At the appointed time the crew HAND-HOLDER mie kind. tion is how effectively the WSA was aboard, but by 11 A.M. the To this the Skipper replied is handling the sale begun this Melonie hadn't shifted. The crew that he had felt the pulses of the week. So far the shipowners was baffled by two sets of orders men and that, to him, they looked have entered few applications for —one calling for the shifting of healthy. He couldn't be bothered the ships for sale. They are the vessel, another, posted in the entering the name of every man studying the conditions of sale messroom, ordering the men to who said he was ill, he added. for each ship, and are warily be at the company offices at 44 The Union pointed out that the FRANK PASCHANG—AB casting an eye at the foreign bids Whitehall Street. U. S. Public Health Service de­ No, they will never achieve for the ships and charter. cided that several of the men what they want. They might be SHIPMEN WARY were ill, and here the shipping able to consolidate themselves in The window dressing* of the commissioner, who had been power, but they won't strengthen sale looks good, but they're afraid called in, stated that the Skipper the seamen and shoreside work­ the WSA may have some shoddy was guilty of neglect. The Seafarers Log is your ers. The big unions will have the merchandise inside. The SIU Patrolmen said they Union paper. Every member balance of power and the smaller The Atlantic and Gulf Ship were willing to have a thorough has the right to have it mailed unions will be gobbled up. Well, Operators Association, which is investigation but it would be to his house, where he and that's unity of a sort, but not the spokesman for most of the com­ "whole hog," with the Captain his family can read it at their kind I go for. Joe Curran and panies with which the SIU has coming in for his share of it. leisure. Harry Bridges never did any­ contracts, did not have much in­ It was here that the Captain If you haven't already done thing for the workingman and I formation to contribute when the reversed his engines and uttered so, send your name and home don't think that they are starting Log called on the day the sale his admission of defeat. address to the Log office, 51 now. They are strictly out for opened. Patrolmen handling the beef Beaver Street, New York themselves. A FEW DOUBTS were Joe Volpian, Joe Algina, City, and have yourself added All of the companies in the As­ Whitey Lykke, "Tex" Suit and to the mailing list. Claude Fisher. sociation plan to buy ships under Investigation Demand Backfires; Ship Pays Off With Logs Lifted GET THE LOG �Friday. April 2S, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Isthmian Crew Wins Stewards Dept. Beef Militant Isthmian s e a m e nt aboard the Sea Phoenix, led by SIU delegates, won an overtime beef aboard that ship while at sea, according to a report sub­ mitted by ships delegate B. Mur­ phy, and signed by deck delegate Dows, steward delegate Kauffman, and engine delegate Van Der Ende. The beef involved overtime payment for weekend in purl wlien the Gca Phoenix was moved from the pier to fuel Boneyard Bound The IWW In 1921 the second strongest seamen's union numerically was Industrial Union 510 (Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union) of the IWW. In 1921, however, the majority of the lU 510 were also members of the ISU and in certain areas, par­ ticularly Philadelphia, San Pedro, California and the Northwest ports of Taroma, Everett, and Seattle, played a leading role in the internal affairs of the ISU. Advocating job action (the forerunner of the later effective sitdown strikes) the IWW led a series of semi-successful moves between 1921 and 1923, and in this period increased their mem­ bership to several times the 1921 size. A large portion of this mem­ bership came from dis-illusioned old timers of the ISU, but at the same time two other factors en- ship. While at sea on April 7th, the Sea Phoenix held a regular ship­ board meeting, in typical SIU style, and took care of their ac­ cumulated beefs in one, two or­ der. Jerry Mathais, AB, was Four of the last crew members elected as chairman, and minutes aboard the Isthmian scow, J. of the previous meeting were not Sterling Morton, before she read as they were not available. heads for the boneyard. Front (left to right); Porter, Saliba and NEW BUSINESS Taylor. Hear: Upchurch. Dutch van der Ende, Engine delegate, brought up the subject of watch relieving which had arisen while the ship was in port I wenl up lo New York, and the weather was fine at Tandjoeng Priok, Java. Full And there I got a job. on the Isthmian Line. discussion followed, and the mat­ ter was finally thrashed out when And since I was broke, I felt lucky at first. a motion was passed reprimand­ But I'll tell you, boys, I have never seen worse. ing one brother for going to the I went to the office. Mister McCullough was there Chief Engineer with his beef in­ And he said, sure enough, shipping was fair. stead of contacting the Engine "I will sign you on, bucko, for a dollar a day; delegate, For the first thirty days, you work without pay. A former NMU man. Chief Cook Le Bratta, who at present "The trip will be short, with weather so fine belongs to no union, evinced a With plenty time off, and all that overtime. strong interest in the Seafarers. The lines are so light, and the gear is so new He also commented favorably on You will lay in the sun, with just nothing to do." the way that the meeting was Oh, the Mate was a devil, and the Bosun, his son; conducted, and stated that never They both would be angels, if I had a gun. in all his time in the NMU did The Mate was a whip, so we bore on our backs they conduct a meeting in such All the ship's gear till we dropped in our tracks. shipshape manner. We've been gone six months, with no overtime— Deck department delegate Jack You missed fifteen minutes, the log you would sign. Dows stated there were no beefs in his department with every­ I broke both of my legs, so 1 laid in my sack— thing running smoothly. In an­ "Oh, but when you're well, you'll work that time back swer to a query concerning fruit Your arms are not broken, although you're a wreck juices at breakfast raised by Hi You can still do some work, we'll wheel yeu on deck." Gillman, Dows mentioned that We went up to Murmansk, where the weather was cold. juices were not necessary in port So I said to myself, this isn't what I was told. when fresh fruit was available. The snow was so deep and the ice was so thick LINEN PILFERING We went to the wheel, with a shovel and a pick. Chief Steward brought up the "Oh, please, Mr. Mate, 1 want a bit of time off," matter of linen pil^ring, and "We'll paint the ship's side, before we knock off;stated that it made it difficult to You may have a whole hour, I want to play square, change linen when shortages "Oh, thanks, Mr. Mate, this is indeed so rare. were caused by the linen being taken ashore by the crew mem­ "I've been working all day, and my back is so sore." bers. One man was caught while "Keep moving, keep moving, or I'll log you some more. in the act of removing linen from Your backs are all aching, your fingers do bleed: the ship, and was referred to the But five minutes for coffee is all that you need." authorities by the Captain. The food is like garbage, the fo'c'sles like sties; Crew Galleyman Heavy WeinI'll dance on his coffin, when the Chief Steward dies. er requested more shipshape The bedbugs were really starving, the rats ate ashore treatment of the pantry by the I've sailed for them once, but I'll never anymore. crew between meals, and after Without our dear Steward, the ship will not sail. the night lunch was put out. The His time is now finished, and he's fresh out of jail. Steward delegate Pat Kauffman Oh, his face is so swollen, it's so black and blue mentioned that a list of fines was He looks so much fatter, than we would ever do. very workable on several ships on which he had previously sail­ You work the day through, and now it is night ed. A motion incorporating this So pick up your scrappers, while the moon is bright. fine system was carried. Oh what can be wrong, with such a merry crew? With the final report concern­ You know I'm not really taking advantage of you. ing the overtime beef in the I have seen some rough weather and I have made Steward department with which some mean trips; the Chief Steward was in com­ Now I've felt the sting, from many a Mate's whip; plete agreement, the meeting was I've been out with some women who could shake a adjourned. After the meeting, mean hip— those men who had never before But the meanest of them all is the Isthmian ship. witnessed an SlU-style shipboard Then heave away. Brothers; Oh, heave away strong; meeting commented on the com­ We'll organize Isthmian, before very long. plete democracy which prevailed. We'll scuttle the finks and the company .stooges; They think only of money, those Isthmian Scrooges. So heave away. Brothers, heave away strong; We'll all ship Seafarers before very long. JAMES LUND—(SS Cape Junction) Sad Song Of Isthmian Make Isthmian SIU! tered the picture. The ship­ owners used the opportunity to "plant" a large number of labor spies and disrupters in the or­ ganization and the Workers Party (the 1921 name of the Communist Party), with equally sinister mo­ tives, poured dozens of their group into the organization. On top of this, the IWW was at that time divided into camps waging a factional war. With the Communists disrupting in an endeavor to seize control of the organization, the shipowners' spies and stooges blocking every move, and the factional fight tak­ ing up a lot of valuable time, it is easy to see how the shipowners were able to break the 1923 "Wobbly" strike. This strike, al­ though brief, was marked with militancy, sacrifice- and blood­ shed and furnished a pattern of militancy that remained un­ equalled until the 1934 strike. The Communists De.spite their depleted mem­ bership, tlie Inlenialiunal Seamens Union continued to main­ tain the highest scale of wages for seamen. On the West Coast the three "old faithfuls" the Sierra, Sonoma and Ventura, un­ der contract to the unions of the International Seamens Union, continued to sail with union crews. Those with some steam schooners and Alaska ships were the prize jobs of the coast. The same held true on the East Coast and the Great Lakes, ships manned by union seamen dis­ patched from union hiring halls had the best conditions, and the highest wages and the most ef­ ficient crews. Throughout the long lean years that followed, this remained true and the men who maintained their union memberhip and sail­ ed these ships were the men who were largely instrumental in starting the ball rolling to the conditions we have today. WAGES DROP Following 1923, conditions de­ clined rapidly, with wage reduc­ tions keeping pace. By 1924, the basic wage for ABs had dropped lo $62.50 a month. The following year it had dropped to $55.0 and after that there was no .scale. The best paid were the few union-contract ships with tankers and shipping board owned and operated vessels running second. Overtime was unknown and a request for time off was tanta­ mount to asking to payoff. You got your time-off when you left the ship, at your own expense on your own time. During this period the bighearted shipowners developed the most nefarious scheme that had ever been used. Even in the clipper era of bucko mates and crimps such a thing would not have been tolerated. This was the system of "work­ aways." Practiced chiefly on the East Coast but also throughout the industry, it i-apidly developed into one of the chief menaces. In order to get a job a man had to board a ship, ostensibly work­ ing his passage io the next port. He remained aboard the ship working and working hard to make an impression until the fir.st vacancy occurred and he then got preference over the men on the beach. He was outranked only by the company stil'f or master's rela­ tion who automatically had first choice through the company of­ fices. CONDITIONS WORSEN Conditions were at an all-time low. One over ripe egg, a piece of rancid meat, and a cold soggy boiled potato was a standard breakfast. Colored bedding was changed whenever the company felt like it. Mattresses were lympy and bedbugs were the permanent crew of almost every ship. The two-pot system was stan­ dard, and woe unto the guy who helped himself from the saloon pantry. Even at that, the mid­ ships menus were no bar-gain. A man shipping with a few dollars in his pocket brought his own coffee aboard. If it was a hotweather run, he bought his own fan and a few extra towels. On the Western Ocean runs men bought their own cheese, liverwurst and sausages in France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany, to augment the moldy bread night lunches on the re­ turn voyage, when most of the meats were spoiled and vege­ tables were only a memory of the first two or three days out. Fresh milk was unknown and the only icecream ever seen was on coastwise ships where it was sold by the Steward who in turn, had to split his profit with the Ma.ster. Conditions and wages went from bad to worse, until, in 1932, an all time low was hit with the Munson Line paying the munificient wage of $22.50 a month for Wipers and Ordinaries and $35.00 a month for ABs and Firemen. On these ships 3rd Engineers shipped for as low as $65.00 a month and Chief Mates for $110.00. THE COMMIES COME Naturally, the militants and a few remaining organized men in the industry didn't take this with­ out a fight, and this entire per­ iod was marked with the forma­ tion of various small organiza­ tions and an ever increasing num­ ber of "job actions," the majority of which took place between 1929 and 1933. In 1927 the Communists came into the picture with an outfit called the International Seamens Club. In 1923 they announced the formation of the Marine Workers Progressive League. In 1929 the name was changed to the Marine Workers League and, in April 1930, a so-called rank and file convention was held in New York and the name was again Changed to the Marine Workers Industrial Union. (Continued Next Week) �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sever* Members Imperil Own Conditions By BUD RAT Ships Clutter Port New Orleans By C, J, BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Missed out writing to the Log for a couple of weeks due to being so damn busy on this end. Now that the rider beef with the companies is gquared away, we .snould be able to report to the Log regularly every -week. The river is so cluttered up with ships now they don't know what to do with them. Ships are laying al anchor two or three weeks waiting to get alongside the docks. There are over 50 SIU and SUP ships in port at the present time and shipping is at its peak. As soon as the WSA gives the companies orders to load these ships we should get a breathing spell. Arodnd 35 of these ships are just laying at an­ chor awaiting orders. Maybe it was due to the rider beef that they didn't get riders because the NMU ships are moving out on schedule. Well, the SIU stood alone and won out on another beef. It gave our members a little vaca­ tion, because they cut the crews down to a minimum on our ships. VACATIONS Speaking of vacations —» the crew of the SS Seatrain New Orleans is still on one. The Seatrain has been on strike since the early part of December and the crew is still on board. The SS Florida of the P&O SS Co., is still here, aild there are no definite orders yet as to where she will go for drydock. The Tugboat situation here is still status quo. Bisso is on the unfair list. Whitman signed a new agreement and hates like hell to live up to it. T. Smith is willing to sign up with the STU, but hates like hell to go for the 120 days off a year with pay. The other outfits are okay, ex­ cept Willie Bisso's brother who calls the Hall four and five times a day asking us to please let the people know that it is Willie Bis­ so that is unfair and not Ed Bisso. He is told on all occasions that a Bisso is a Bisso, but if he signs a contract we may consider the matter and mention only Willie as being unfair. Willie Bisso's tugs have not left the yard for some time due to our contacting every company. Union, etc., as to his being unfair. A few ships have been delayed three or four hours due to the .shortage of tugs, but when an outfit is finky there is no con­ sideration to be shown them. At the last meeting here the gang went on record in a big way to instruct the Secretary- j Treasurer to start the wheels go­ ing on and to see if we couldn't erect memorials in the major ports for our Brothers lost at sea. All were of the opinion that it was a damn good idea, and I for one think it a mighty damn good motion. So, Brother members, lets see if we can get some good suggestions through the Log as to what the membership thinks of the idea. NO NEWS?? Silence Ihis week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: PHILADELPHIA MOBILE GALVESTON PORT ARTHUR JACKSONVILLE SAN JUAN — Well, we can't complain too much down this way although shipping has slow­ ed down some since the ships have been tied up in New York, but we expect in the near future for the WSA to see the light then all v.'ill bo on an even keel again. The Cape Falcon came in a week or so ago and the Cooks made a deal that one would take off here and the other in New Orleans, The 2nd Cook lives here, across the Island, and took off Tuesday and was silpposed to report back for work on Fri­ day. But it was the next Monday be­ fore he could find the ship. Now all this was between the Cooks, and no one else knew what the score was, so the Old Man charged him with desertion and was go- ing to keep all the man's pay. But I went to Mayaguez and got the man his money. HELP YOURSELF This time off down here is a practice that I am definitely against, because the shipowners' arguments are that if only one man is needed in port, then one man can handle the job at sea. Your negotiators this fall are going to have the job at con­ vincing the ov/ncrs that there are more men needed on the ship when those that are there give the Officers the argument that they have no work to do and they would like this time off in port. So if you want, and expect better working rules and more men aboard these ships, then let's all get on the ball to make it easier for your officials to get conditions. We know that you like a little time off in port, but let us get it the right way and gree, but that she was capable of have it in the contracts. fast-thinking action as well. I have been having talks with The night was dark and from the Bull Line here about shore out over the water drifted the gangs, and they have conceded eeiie notes of a ship's whistle a to most of what we have asked signal for the "Waving Girl" to for. 1 will take the contract be­ perform her time honored and fore the membership at the next self-imposed task. Grasping a meeting we have down here, and lanteim, she went out on the if it is okay, then it will be the porch but had scarcely completed first such contract for this work her waving routine when she saw here in Puerto Rico. something that sent her rushing I have also talked to Capt. back into the cottage to arouse here sleeping brother. Fortunati of Waterman and he tells me that they will be running FIREi Out over tile dark water of the Co. ships here after the 1st of Agent Relays Story Of Savannah's 'Waving Olrf By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—Sometime ago I sent an article to the Log and among otheie*things I mentioned the "Waving Girl" and stated that if anyone was interested in the story I could get it fur them. Since then I've had a few re­ quests for the story. I contacted the librarian in the AMMLA in Savannah and asked her for the story. There seems to be more than one version. When I first saw the waving girl in 1933 I got a more roman­ tic version of the story from one of my shipmates and since that time I've heard others. Mrs. Martha Long, the librarian down here, should know the story if anyone does and she very ob­ ligingly sent this version of the story; FORT PULASKI The "Waving (;?irl" of the Savanah River, known to maritime folk the world ovei;, was the daughter of John H. Martus, who, after forty years of service in the United States Army was assigned to Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia, at the mouth of the Sa­ vannah River. He arrived there for duty on July 12, 1866, bring­ ing with him his wife and fiveyear old son. Two years later a daughter, Florence Margaret, was added to the family, then living in one of the wooden engineer's quarters almost within the shadow o£s Fort Pulaski's walls. She was destined to become the "Waving Girl" of nautical song and story. Until recent years, Fort Pulaski always figured as bulwark or background in the life of Flor­ ence Martus; in 1881 it probably saved her life when a great storm, still recalled with awe by Sa­ vannah's older residents, swept the South Atlantic seaboard. With the hurricane howling and the waves of the Atlantic threatening to engulf the Island, the Martus family sought the shelter of the sturdy brickwalls of the Fort and, although the water rose to a considerable height, on the parade ground within the Fort, the little family, including Florence, then a terri­ fied thirteen-year old, was saved by taking refuge in one of the circular stair towers. , Brother George, seven years her senior, in 1877 at the age of sixteen, had entered the light­ house service, but resigned in 1884. Upon re-entering the serv­ ice three years later, he took up residence wth his mother, Mrs. Rosanna Cecilia Martus and nine- year old Florence, in a cottage provided for him on Elba Island, a short distance up the river from Cockspur Island and now joined to it. In that same year began the many years of friendly waving which won for Florence the affec­ tion of the Seafarers of the world and made her a legendary figure in faraway ports and gain­ ed for her the sobriquet of "Wav­ ing Girl." The mother died in 1909, but Florence stayed on with her brother at the lonely outpost facing the north channel of the winding Savannah, without tele­ phone, telegraph, radio conection or any other communication with the outside world. Until the retii'ement of Mr. Martus in 1931, she greeted every Soo t^oo/ vessel entering or leaving the port of Savannah, waving a ker­ chief by day and a lantern by night, a forty-four year example of steadfastness seldom, if ever, equalled. After the unique and neVerfailing greeting had been no­ ticed and marvelled at by sea­ men for years, colorful yarns be­ gan to be spun to account for such incredible vigilance: A lover had been lost at sea and in the waving ot other seamen she was honoring him; he had proved faithless and had crossed the ocean, but still she waved to reassure him that her love had not waned; her brother had been lost at sea—these and other more romantic tales were passed around by grizzled seamen at New York, San Francisco, Mo­ bile, at Marseilles, Cadiz, Rio and Shanghai, at many strange ports of the seven seas. Miss Martus consistently has denied any ro­ mantic implication in her waving but even now, years after, the stories persist. Later in her astounding career as the "Waving Girl," Miss Mar­ tus was to prove that she pos­ sessed not only patience and watchfulness in superlative de­ Savannah, she had seen a blaz­ ing ship. Setting out in a little craft, the "Waving Girl" and her brother reached the unfortunate vessel, a government dredge, in time to rescue thirty of its crew of thirty-one. Only on one occasion, it is be­ lieved, did Miss Martus fail to wave a handkerchief in a day­ time greeting; that time, in 1923 she waved a small American flag to welcome to their homeland the last of the American Army Oc­ cupation ns they passed her is­ land home aboard the transport "St. Mihiel" bound for Savannah. At the dock, the doughboys re­ ceived a riotous welcome from an enthusia.stic tliiong, but tlie quiet salute of the "Waving Girl" had been their first welcome. Honors have come to her—a medal for her heroic rescue work, poems written in her honor, in­ ternational fame on printed page and in stories in many languages. She has not been forgotten. Several years ago in an er­ roneous report of her death a newspaper honored "Was Winkinda Madel von Savannah" in a long and flowery feature ar­ ticle. "Her life was a legend" wrote the author, "and now that she is gone she will live forever more a picture of loyalty and hope." The last few years of Miss Martus' life were spent with her brother in a neat cottage at Thun­ derbolt, on the mainland near Sa­ vannah. She died on February 1, 1943 in Savannah, beloved by all who knew her. And that's the story of the "Waving Girl." Since our last report we have shipped 44 men in all depart­ ments and paid off two ships. We expect to, payoff another tomor­ row. Things are still humming in Savannah, however, and we expect them to continue so for sometime since there are two ships in Charleston waiting for a payoff. July, and thai he wants lo see the contract so we can start to ne­ gotiate on the same thing.' Now that there are more men on the beach here, if we can get these through it will mean that any of our members on the beach who want to work will not go hungry. COME SEE US While in Ponce the other day, the big shots of the cement com­ pany were aboard the Bellringer, looking it over. I got into con­ versation with them and it seems as though they have started to do business with the government on two small ships to ply out of Ponce to South America: Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia and Pan­ ama. In the event that this does go through it will give us about fifty more jobs here and a chance for a little income, which we can use. It was good to get back to the Enchanted Isle after my stay in New Vork. The ladies are just as beautiful as ever and we al­ ways have the sun and the gentle trade winds to cool your brow, after a hard night with The Old Demon Rum and the Ladies of Doubful Virtues. So any of you follows who are looking for that perfect spot just come on down as the Welcome Mat is always out. So steady as she goes, until we have the pleasure of your com­ pany; and, as always, on to a better SIU. �THE Page Eight WSA Paralyzes America's Shipping SEAFARERS Isthmian Seamen! By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Shipping in Boston is, and has been for a week, at a standstill. It seems no one in the country knows what the U.S. merchant marine is going to do next — except perhaps the janitor at the Seamen's Club. Some signs are fairly indica­ tive, however, such as the stat­ istics regarding the number of foreign flag arrivals as contras'ted with U.S. flag vessels. It looks as though the U.S. merchant marine has been sold down the river again, whether the James or the Hudson is unimportant. WSA certainly has botched up the shipping situation in grand style. It is forever reaching out for power and using any flimsy reason for continuing in exist­ ence. up, no doubt for the reason that the WSA has forgotten that they were to be reconverted by the first of the summer. It could be now that they'll be ready to cruise by August, provided, of course, that someone nudges the WSA arid says: "Pssst, there's a coupla more ships you forgot about." Well, there isn't any encour­ agement to be offered to all the boys on the beach around here. The outlook is still very poor at this writing, with all kinds of ratings standing by for jobs. It is hoped that our next article will present n more cheerful pic ture. LOG Friday, April 26, 1S46 iNorfolk Shipping Falls Off By RAY WHITE For the Best Union Representation NORFOLK — Shipping around Norfolk has dropped off in the last week. The coal strike has virtually stopped most of the ships that were on that run and it really rings the slow bell on ship­ ping. This is the first time in quite a while that the boys want to ship and find no jobs on the board. There are more book members floating around here now than have been for the last year. There are quite a few ships scheduled to hit here for payoff, but they could easily be divert­ ed, so we won't count them until they dock. Now, speaking of service, here is one for the books: One of the patrolmen got a phone call from a member, who stated that he had just arrived in town and was up in his hotel room. But this was only the beginning, as the Patrolman wa.s soon to find out. After a few minutes of batting the breeze, he stated that he had SH!PoW/^R? CotAB povV^/MBf^£A^iP^^L I l£r Voo PAVMC OFF J • Re-Routing Of Ships Slows Business In Tampa INDUSTRY PARALYZED By SONNY SIMMONS have one bad feature: it seems so we hear, though this is doubt­ plenty of beefs and for the Pa­ Already they have fouled up that they want a fellow to work ful. trolman to come up to the hotel TAMPA — Shipping has been at least a couple of hours a day, the allocation department in such ON THEIR WAY room and, also, bring a secretary a manner that everyone has des­ pretty^low for the last week or so I guess Bro. Gillette will have to take it all down. We had a top-notch fight in paired of saving any remnants of two, due to the fact that several to ship out. this city last night, one of the of the ships that were due in RETORT PROPER the once-powerful merchant fleet; Perry Roberts is also looking Now the Patrolman, who hap­ now they have so concerned here were re-routed on account of for a job, but always manages to good boys from up-country came in to fight a local boy, and did he themselves with the seaman's the phosphate workers' strike. steer clear of one, Tommy Tay­ get massacred! Our Tommy pened to be Ben Rees, had to act and think fast in order to keep wage and subsi.stence scales that We had the Powellton Seam in lor is now driving a Truck for Gomez actually ate^is guy alive. the standard of the port in beefthey have managed to tie up the over the week end but there He knocked out top-ranking settling up to the high mark, and, rest of the ships still in service. were no replacements to be made. Freddie Schott in about twb in living strictly up to Union Locally we have the following I found out after she had sailed TOOR SAM ^ COVUDN* minutes of the first round. rules. So lie promptly countered situation: SS Jesse Metcalf (East­ that one of the boys had got on Fl/slP A PICKET tlNE We attended a meeting of the to his Union Brother over the ern) is being towed to the bone- a drunk and was reclining in the CRASH TOPAV! Central Trades and Labor As­ phone, "Show me your Union yard; tfie David Burnett and local calaboose at .sailing time. sembly last night, and it turned book and 1 will be glad to come Thomas Jefferson (Waterman) We have the Flying Eagle of out to be a hot and heavy meet­ over with a secretary." are both tied up awaiting clarifi­ the Mississippi SS Co. in port at ing before it was over, with some The Hall here is in good shape. cation of the transportation rider; present. I don't know what will of the oldtime fakers taking it We have just covered the meet­ S-S Alexander G. Bell (So. Atlan­ be doing on her, as she just pretty hard on the chin. ing hall with asbestos tile and it tic)—a question mark, no one docked this morning and the Pa­ These old boys have had the really gives it a gleam. It gets knows what to do with her; SS trolman is down aboard her now. i;un of things so long that they more like home around here Felix Grundy (So. Atlantic)—is We will have the James Miller of just can't understand opposition, everyday. currently in drydock, but with no the Bull Line in on the twen­ but slowly and surely they are We are expecting a couple of future. tieth for phosphate, and the War­ on the way out. When this hap­ Isthmian ships in soon and then Then, up in Portland, Me., the rior of the Waterman Line in the SS William Phips (Eastern) is ly­ thirtieth to load lumber for one of the local concerns. A1 pens it will be a big break for the we will again have the pleasure Ortega is about ready to ship laboring men in this locality, as of going aboard and watch them ing too, the crew fouled up with France. again now that he has a new son. there is really a need for some vote to come under the banner that phony "back to the Gulf" That is about all I know of at This son is carrying a book now, ' new blood around here. of the SIU. rider. To sum up, the industry is present although we do have a suffering from a sort of creeping few sneak in on us now and then paralysis, induced by an insidi­ here and down in Boca Grande. ous type of virus emanating from I understand from the Editor the WSA. TheTstRmian campaign is still' the Florida Labor Advocate on, however. The SS Francis that they are alloting some space Drake was voted in Boston and to the National Maritime Union VANCOUVER—The SIU agree­ loading for Shanghai, the ship old axiom: "Eternal vigilance is the crew voted 81 per cent SIU. in the coming issue. But I don't think that they appreciate it as ment covering the North Van­ required two Firemen. The local the price of liberty." Five NMU organizers were on hand to greet this ship; but they it is some very unfavorable pub­ couver Ferries which has .been agent, with the idea of killing SEAVEY FOR SIU were a crestfallen group when licity about them sailing a ship in effect for the past year has two birds with one stone, ignored The Clyde L. Seavey, an Isth­ out of Port Tampa that had a been renewed for the coming the Union Hall and had their they started to poll the crew. mian ship loading grain for the legitimate picket line from the year. crimp supply two unfortunate These NMU organizers are Under the agreement, condi­ seamen who were stranded, and United Kingdom, has been in practical people. After five min­ chemical workers around it and port for the past ten days and is utes of talk they conceded that after the longshoremen walking tions have been very satsfactory, were the responsibility of the due to vote on arrival at the first the Drake was SIU, but added off, it had been loaded by scab and minor matters and disputes company. United States port of call upon arising from time to time have Hoping to get rid of these men, the remark, "What the hell, our labor. the termination of her present been efficiently handled and ad­ quick dispatch was made, in sign­ salaries go on anyway." PEOPLE AND PLACES voyage. justed by the grievance commit­ ing these men on articles, and RAISE FORCED Batting around the other night Five crewmembers paid off this tee functioning according to the they were quickly rushed to the The employees of the Massa­ down on the water front, we ship while she was here, on ac­ grievance procedure as set up in ship. However, the ship's dele­ chusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., noticed how all of the old prewar count of illness, and they were the agreement. gate was on the alert, and when received a $10.00 to $20.00 raise. joints have changed around. The damn glad to have SIU repreThis is the only agreement he discovered that the men had That's the outfit that formed a old Anchor Bar is no more. The .sentaljon at the payoff. The Van­ which has been satisfactory to the not been dispatched from the company union to save money Old Fort is now remodeling and ferrymen. Their previous agree­ Hall, he immediately notified the couver Branch was able to re­ promises to be a show place, and ment which was signed by the Union office. The result was that place four of the crew. the Gator Bar is so quiet that it This crew will vote practically IBU (now CSU) was definitely the Union Agent had these men seems like a funeral home. 100 percent SIU, and from the unsatisfactory. This was the paid off the ship the next day, The only spot that is the same main reason the Ferrymen threw and two other men signed on talk going around, damn near the entire Isthmian Line will go is Ma William's place—the well- them out and came over to the from the Union Hall. SIU. known Mother Williams Blue SIU 100 percent. The Union also acted for the Room or as some would prefer. STALLING ENDS two stranded men, and collected RESTORER AGREEMENT Mother Williams cocktail lounge. The SIU Victoria Branch re­ for them one month's pay, plus After several months of stall­ The place is about the same as cently signed an agreement cov­ the two days they were on ar­ ing on their answers to the SIU always: some one gets peeled ering the .standby work on the ticles, a total of $165.33 each, paid application for improved wages, alongside of the head and the cable ship Restorer. The agree­ in United States funds. overtime, and working condi­ other patrons never even look up. ment calls for the standby rate This should serve as a warning tions, the CNS, CPR, and Union Some of our guys are tending of 95 cents per hour for straight to these local ships agents that Steamship Companies, have fin­ bar in the various recreation time, and time and a half for any they can't get away with this ally sent in their briefs to the Na­ Brit the intervening action of the lounges, Jimmy Buzbee just work performed over eight hours tripe where SIU-SUP agreements tional War Labor Board. Barring any further delay on the part of Seafarers has forced the raise in wound up a career as bartender per day, or on Saturday after­ are concerned. Raymond is at noons, Sundays, or all legal holi­ The recent passing of Captain the Board in handing down a de­ order that they might save face at Ma's joint. Aikman of the CPR means that cision, something definite should with the employees, who are the present time tending bar at days. An agreement covering all liv­ another faithful shipowner stooge be forthcoming within the next s'owly awakening to the fact that the Old Fort, though he has his something is rotten with their greetings to attend a meeting at ing and working conditions will has passed away. The seamen few weeks. new set-up. Whether or not this Camp Blanding on the 17th of be negotiated before the vessel have nothing to thank him for. AGREEMENTS EXPIRES signs on a new crew for a voyage. crrimb thrown to the employees this month. The agreement between tfie And while he is dead, another Jeff Gillette is now attempting will save the situation for the -SAMPAN DISPUTE stooge is in his place, and it be­ Park SS Company and the Cana­ to go to work on the beach, company remains to be seen. While the Chinese Sampan Hai hooves the seamen to remain dian Seamen's Union has recentThe Eastern boats are still tied though most of these beach jobs Jen was at Fraser Mills recently. ever alert and to remember the (Continued on Page 9) WITH THE SIU m CANADA �THE Friday, April 26, 1948 When a member is dispatched to a ship, one "of the things he should not forget, in order to avoid lodging and linen disputes, is to go and get his linen. It is not to be taken for granted that the ship has no linen and that you are therefore entitled to $2.00 per week. The SS Vassar Victory has been a beefless ship -for the past three voyages, to my knowledge. But some members who did not report for their linen, though it was aboard, were of the opinion that they were entitled to a claim of $2.00 per week. That is not so. This Union is able and ready to take care of all genuine beefs whenever a member has one. Our sole purpose is to build a bigger and better Union. But let's be right before we go ahead. With regard to ships having oil burning ranges which require pumping oil to the galley, I should like to point out that it is not the job of the Steward's de­ partment to do the pumping. Claude Fisher S. S. 4 Union Principles The payoff aboard the SS Rich­ ard Bassett, Bull Line, which took place on April 18, reminded me of the good old days. This was a clean ship from stem to stern, and the tondition was made possible by the teachings handed down by our Union and carefully followed by all hands. These men lived up to Union principles 100 percent. I am also glad to state that all three Departments, including the bellyrobbers, stood firm and ready to stick out their chins for anyone who was wrongfully ac­ cused by the officers. If this scow was sailing right now, the whole crew would be ready to sign on again. A lot of the credit for the con­ dition of this vessel goes to Brother Frank Moran, Bosun, who although Jiul a delegate, did a splendid job in aiding the dele­ gates of the respective depart­ ments. William Hamilton X X Gives Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to express our grat­ itude to the crew of the SS Ly­ man Hall. This ship paid off in fine order, and was clean from top to bottom. There were a lot of oldtimers aboard, and no one was under the influence of alcohol—which was a good deal. William E. Plews, a onetime NMUer, was the Chief Steward, and was highly praised by the en­ tire crew. We look forward to the day when all reports can be like this one. R. E. Gonzales J. Hanners XXX On Cooperation NEW YORK—The SS Worthington blew'into town on Tues­ day, April 16, and I went aboard on Wednesday for the payoff. I was confronted with three beefs in the Stewards Depart- Make Isthmian SIU! LOG HERE'S A SOLID SIU CREW The Patrolmen Say.., Get Your Linen SEAFARERS ment, but none of them involved the company. Two of the beefs were cleared up immediately, but the third one had to be disposed of in the Union Hall, by five offi­ cials including the Port Agent. The man with the beef was in the wrong because he refused to follow the instructions . of the Union on how to handle himself on board a vessel. After he was fired, he wanted the Union to place him back on board the same vessel. This does not make sense for the simple reason that anyone working aboard a ship who does not want to cooperate with the other crew mennbers sbnnld get. off the without waiting to be fired. The other beefs were taken care of with the understanding that if the situation occurs again, drastic action will be taken. It should be remembered that the heads of the various depart­ ments get their instructions from the Union. If anyone does not wish to cooperate, they should leave the ship in a peaceful way, and in a hurry. William Hamilton We note that those two old buddies, "no coffee time" Curran and 'Arry Bridges have come out with a threat of a general strike on both coasts. The press has followed this up with the opinion that such a strike would tie up 90 percent of American shipping. In this we differ. While we recognize any legitimate picket line, and back any strike wherein the workers are out for better v/ages and conditions, we cannot let the public be mislead into thinking that these two phony, would-be labor leaders control betweetf them 90 percent of the American ships. For the benefit of the unini­ tiated, the majority of the or­ ganized ships under the Am.erican Flag have SIU or SUP con tracts. These ships will not be struck unless the membership of both Unions vote a strike on a constitutional referendum ballot. Just where do those two birds get the idea that the unions they are supposed to represent con­ trol 90 percent of the ships? We know what liars they are, and the public should be made aware of their lies. LEGITIMATE STRIKES We are heartily in favor of any and all raises in wages and conditions, but it is up to the membership to make the decision as to whether or not the Union goes out on strike. No one indi­ vidual, or any small group, can make such far-reaching decisions. In the NMU a few individuals make all the decisions and the rank and file is not even con­ sulted. This is an old commie custom which has been practiced by the NMU top officials since their socalled union has been in exis­ tence. It might be well for the rank and file of the NMU to look back on the days of 1921. At that time ships were being laid up by the hundreds, and seamen were be­ ing beached by the thousands; and yet it was then that a strike was called by the top labOT fak­ ers of the now defunct ISU. The situation is being repeated. Hundreds of ships are being laid, Baltimore Shows The Way Again By WM. RENTZ When the crew of Isthmian's John Mosby voted recently at'New York, they went solidly for the Seafarers as the Union of their choice. Following is a complete list of the crew, but not in their proper order: Ships organizer Tannehill, Tangres, Zeph, Smith, Hell­ ers. Moore. McBride. Eayers. Shipley. McKnight. Rowe. Turner. Cuthrell. Waters. Rogers. Pratt. Bunn. Vick, Williams. Kirkland. A. Williams, and Liverman. The photographer was a little close for such a large group, and so cut a couple of boys out of the picture. Communists 'Unity' Will Mean Political Strikes By LOUIS COFFIN Page Nine up or sold to foreign companies, and American operators do not actually own the ships, but are merely operators for the WSA. It therefore stands to reason that thousands of seamen will be beached. We doubt very much that sea­ men want to revert back to the non-union days between 1921 and 1934. An ill-founded strike at this time would certainly do the trick. We believe that Curran and Bridges have their orders from Moscow and disruption is first on the agenda. It may also prove to be a golden opportunity for the i-ank and file of the NMU to get rid of these commie fakers. If that is done, and the Union votes to strike, they will get the support of all legitimate labor Unions. As we mentioned before, we will back any strike that is call­ ed by the majority of the mem­ bers for better conditions and With SIU In Canada (Continued from Page 8) ly expired. It is common knowl­ edge that the seamen on the.se vessels have regretted their first choice, and will be only too glad to have the opportunity of select­ ing the SIU to get them an hon­ est and fair working agreement. The companies taking over these vessels have expressed their intention of recognizing the terms of the expired agreement until such time as the crews can decide which Union they desire to have represent them. Park seamen have been pushed around plenty under the CSU agreement; by the company, the Manning Pool, and by the CSU itself. These seamen have fre­ quently turned to the SIU for help, and that is why these sea­ men, given absolute freedom of choice, will select the SIU to represent them in the future. higher wages. The SIU and SUP will not support a political strike called by labor leaders who are slaves to a foreign, dictatorial form of government. BALTIMORE—There is smooth sailing in this port. Shipping is good—very good, in fact—and thei'p are plenty of jobs available. The men continue to respond generously to the call to aid the Brothers confined in the Marine Hospital. The crews of five ships donated this week $104 to the Baltimore Hospital fund, it was reported by John Taurin of the ho.spital com­ mittee. Men of the SS Holton R. Gary ccnlributed S21.00 and the SS Edward K. Collins, $20.00. The $41.00 was presented to the'fol­ lowing men hospitalized at the Marine hospital, each receiving $3.15; Charles Szakacs, Ralph Chappell, William Rumbol, New­ ton Paine, Jr., Paul Combs, Mose.-j Morris, E. J. Dellamano, Ivor Iverson, James Kelly, Harry Kessler, William Ross, ArildHansen and James Graham. Crews of the SS Oriental, SS' J. M. Mitchell, and the SS Pepperhill gave $25.00, $20.00, anel $18.00, respectively, with the fol­ lowing sick SIU members getting $6.30 each for their personal ex­ penses: Earl Jordan, Ralph Chap­ pell, William Rumbol, James Graham, Newton Paine, Jr.. Moses Morris, Jam.es Kelly, E. Dellamano, Iver Iverson, and Harry Kessler. Skipper About Faces On Logs Some hard-boiled skippers don't change their courses too rapidly, unfortunately. But Cap­ tain Johansen (the Smiling Swede) seems to have done some fast reforming between trips aboard the Frederick Dau. Either he reformed, or his latest crew of tripcarders and Maritime graduates were informed about the soU of guy they were sailing under. Beacuse there were only a few men logged on the Dau's fourmonth trip to Italy. On the pre­ vious trip the Captain had chop­ ped 63 logs against the crew. But Patrolmen Sheehan, Colls and Hart reported thgt there were other beefs to worry the green crew of the Dau when she paid off in New York. MONEY-HATER So green was one of the men aboard that he probably has for­ feited $50 by virtue of being unaware that the SIU could have collected it for him. He had been stranded in Italy from an American Export Line ship. The WSA had paid his hotel bill for him until he was able to ship back to the States. First ship was the Dau. At the payoff Calmar deducted Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it, ask for it. Find out why it is not put out. and leave some of your ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. ,$50 from his pay for the hotel bill. He was mldly curious about Ihis matter, and mildly sore, too. An SIU man suggested that ho take it up with the Union to see what could be done about get­ ting it back from American Ex­ port. But he just - shrugged it cH with a what's-50-bucks-attitude, and left the ship. Buffalo Opens For Fair By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO — The lake season, which got off to a sluggish start almost two weeks ago, perked up this week as several ships in tho fleet which wintered here, madu their first sailings of the year. The George H. Ingalls, Mc­ Carthy Lines, made her first trip to Detroit for a load of automo­ biles, and her sister ship, the T. J. McCarthy, has just finishe<# unloading the fifth load of auto­ mobiles. The J. S. Scobell washere this week with a load of gravel, and due to a good SIU crew in all departments, thero were no beefs aboard. A call has come in for a crew for the SS Canadiana, of the Crystal Beach Line. She will get a coat of paint and then bo fitted out to live up to her locai and pet name of "Ice Cream Boat." The oiltanker Westcoat un­ loaded her first load of oil this week. We are still wondering whether it was the fumes from the oil, or the oil in lower Main Street that caused one good AB to be left in our fair city. There were no beefs up to sailing time, but now I am wait­ ing for the ships' delegates report.s. We all know those six hour watches are a headache. CI �Pa< THE SEAFARERS L 0,e fen Friday. April 26. 1946 M )'il S'MIMV SHfES AND NEWS iVARD'S DEPARTMENT OF THE I STEnADAWASKA VICTORY ON DECK Mystery •former Ship perplexing who-dun-it," the central character a nauJekkyl and Hyde, whose ity still remains a mystery e crew of the SS John Lawas unfolded when the lean Range Line vessel tied ter an extended 11-month climax of this dilemma is forthcoming, as efforts of Jrew to determine the Broth;C" who was plying between eetings and the Captain's ers with reports of the go^on, failed to produce the cul, e crewman, whose comings I joings aroused the suspicions e men, was cleared when a littee, which was picked to •e into the charges, accepted lasons for going topside. STORY UNFOLDS ; .^'aned from the ship's inin•^™'was this story: ^ the final meeting of the it was revealed that everythat transpired at the March feting was reported to the )er. Obviously, the leak was where in the room, neone made specific charges, Jig that he ^had seen a cerBrother visiting the Captain ving the meeting on March he Brother, an old pre-war her and a Delegate, was I to speak in his own de- ^Hall Crew Opposes Credit Union Plan the subject so they, in turn, cah take the proper action and in­ form our representatives of their decisions. (Editor's Note: The training schools, as now proposed will be pfirnaiily craft schools for was true, he answered, that upgrading purposes, with Un­ ad gone up to see the Cap­ ionism as a necessary adjunct; on the night in question— the Log will print the full curmly to borrow some money. riculums as they are decided The Hall crew suggests—and upon.) NOT ACCEPTABLE The crew went on record in fa­ 5 alibi, presented to the 12 here the line of reasoning be­ vor of the following: book members, was rejected comes somewhat tenuous — that 1. The four-watch system. isatisfactory. But the Broththe formation of a credit union 2. Union control of the slop iamantly stuck to his story, insisl |would "promote a possible play chest. ting that the money was the field for back door shipping." 3. Uniformity of contracts and all of the boys of ihe Steward's Department of motive for his topside trip, the resolution made by'one SlU ctory. and they amount to quite a slew when was then that Brother Grant •u 'I'he minutes go on: "Naturally the Madawaska Vi ship to ask our representatives ^"mPtogether. Lower, from left are Chief Steward ted into the proceedings with you get them all to make every effort to obtain ijjoys consider the best Steward they ever sailed allegation that the Brother Kienast. whom the money to be employed so we can for us overtime for Saturday af­ 1"son,* Steward's Delegate Romalko. and. lower, lestion had not conscientiousunder; Cook Petercollect what is coming to us. How ternoons at sea, and eight hours ly di scharged his duties as a De- Baker Vandal. about the member who is not overtime for those who are re­ legat • e. Referring back to the —in debt, then? Remember, re- quired to work on legal holidays first shipboard meeting at which M moving temptation is half the or Sundays at sea. the ccused was instructed to correct REPORT ACCEPTED the water rationing and light bulb "We are asking all those who situation. Brother Grant reReport of Steward's Delegate Aboard the Ira Nelson Mor­ lated whoever the . .. . believe as we do to thoroughly that he had been told by Mike De Poloa was accepted. It C, his espion- ris there is a stir about the cof­ -hief Engineer that the mat- activities, and that express themselves, and that the is to the effect that since the softshoe artist wasj^gw York Hall further advertise The boys evidently con­ ter td to the one fee. lad never been brought to Hooligan Navy was now aboard age was not confinithe feelings of the men on the sider coffee one of the most im­ ttention. his aentire trip. "protecting" the crew and eating night—but to the ships on all matters like the ;ly exonerated portant items in life, for there it out of house and home that ^ But they complete above by placing the parts of story they were three motions about it car­ INVESTIGATION SET the night lunch for the crewmen Gran not guilty ried in the course of the March mplying with Brother the Brother whost minutes and resqlutions stating on watch would be-locked in the it's demand for action, a com­ investigated. He Wgur views in the Log." ^itt^hey decided, 26 shipboard meeting. saloon and the keys entrusted to ic of five full members was of the charges, 1 ^^en t satisfied First off, they want a new type the Night Engineer and Mate. though they wer, WELL INFORMED revie'^'°" that he coffee before the ship leaves on ed on April 6 to list and with the explanal The Hall crew keeps well inThe crew voted-to draw up a The men another trip. (Chicory-chick iw the charges. ^ererow money. resolution listing necessary re­ went topside to bor formed on all subjects before the Edward "P. Odom, Chris Leff« ^^comniended trouble, boys?) The committee Union, for the meeting carried a pairs, with the suggestion to the ^ jld reveal the The .minutes, submited by /rt, Jr., Bumey M. Flemthat if anyone cou "potion to go on record asking next crew that if everything was Grav"^'" " should Chairman Ernest Sojholm and Edward Janaszak and Robert identity of Brother tke editors of the Log to print a not attended to they take job ac­ iately so that Secretary Alphoson Logonais, itt. be done so immedj definite plan on the type of tion before signing -on. ^®nstituted. also disclose that mattresses were eting on April 8, the commitA motion also passed to notify charges could be i Union-operated training school: ^ ^ry of the SS laid before the meeting. The innounced that it was obthe nearest Hall of the actions of whether its purpose is to be to And so the myst ^'®"^ins unsolved, crew wants cotton ones to re­ that someone had been the Night Engineer and ask that train men about the Union itself, John LaFarge rem; puss5^rnoId-in-dun- place the straw ticks. No more 'footing it to the Captain with the Benedict I or train men in seamanship, cook­ he be barred from that position With, sad sacks, in other words. stories of the Union and its garees still at large' ing, etc., to enlighten crews on on all SlU ships in the future. i No Like Chicory Chic The entire crew of the E. G. (Hall has gone on record*against he pi-oposed formation by the jSIU of a credit union, on the [rounds that is the worst enemy hf organzied labor, according to he minutes of the March 19, sub­ mitted by Chairman James Allen nd Secretary Jerry J. Palmer. Tiie urew �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEA I ARERS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ALCOA PIONEER, March 24 Chairman Waymar Merriman: Secretary C. L. Hamilton. Mo­ tions carried: To have the Pa­ trolman see the proper author­ ities about the proper sailing lime rather than when shore leave expires; to have no mem­ ber sign on until the ship is fumigated; to have a loud­ speaker installed ?n the crew's messroom. Repairs listed: To have toilets installed on the stern; to check the crew's bunks, mattresses and springs; lo install a steam lino in place of the salt water hydrant in Ihe laundry. Isthmian Seamen! ^ 4. 4. Youthful Skipper, 24, Gives Crew A Laugh Youth must be served. That's what the crew of the SS Rufus Choate found out. Their skipper, a briny bucko of 24 years, kept the boys amused with his sea-going antics on their recent trip to Amsterdam, the minutes of a recent meeting re­ port. ^The precocious Captain tried his darndest to make it obvious to all hands that he was one of the Bligh boys. Reading a few salty yarns, the crew thinks, is what gave the lad his saline complex. But since he made an other­ wise uneventful trip humorous, nobody seemed to mind. The meeting, last one of the voyage, was devoted to routine matters. 4. t ^ MADAWASKA VICTORY. Mar. 16—Chairman Lechanby; Seerelary Carler. Eeef on 4-8 watch eating at 4:50 settled. Membership demanded cleanli­ ness of messhall and laundry. Motion carried: Ten and 23 cent fines for throwing cigarettes on deck or leaving dirty cups. Money to be donated to the Log. Various repairs listed. Good and Welfare: Full coop­ eration from Steward's Dept. in getting up from ihe first call. 1^4. EDWARD W. SCRIP PS. Chairman C. A. Roberts; Sec­ retary S. A. Heiniling. Dele­ gates report five full book men and 20 trip-carders. Three men elected for Isthmian Commit­ tee to contact any Isthmian ship in every port. To send a letter to the Sailor's Union of the Pacific in regard to the SUP Memorial Monument. Good and Welfare: To remem­ ber the Seafarer's Log and the West Coast Sailor in regard to a crew donation. T-shirts to be worn during meal hours. All laundry buckets to he kept out of showers. 1>RcntcTTHESiy.^ Ttorect "fOURSBLf/ Page Eleven LOG FORT FREDERICA. March 17—Chairman Linn; Secretciry Larsen. New business: The Steward clarified the discus­ sion on the food beef by hav­ ing the delegates see the Cap­ tain regarding fresh vegetables, milk, etc.; to have the compciny agent dispatch the crew's mail out to the ship; all disputed overtime to he made up by Delegates to he handed to the Patrolman and no one to pay off until all is settled for all concerned. Good and Welfare: Chairman gave a long discus­ sion on ihe principles of the Union and the benefits gained by being a good Union man. XXX SEAFARER SAM SAYS: t|our sViip's koMie... keep it"clean I Here's A Smoking Hot Story, Boys REINHOLD RICHTER. April 7—Chairman C. Sperry; Secre­ tary D= Mitchell. Motions car­ ried: To have screens for all portholes and all doors and if not delivered, all hands willing to walk off at sailing time; as­ signment of heads was discuss­ ed and voted to leave this up to the Captain, and that any neglect of the heads in any manner, to he brought up hefore the regular meeting; suf­ ficient tools be supplied for all departments before sailing time; cold dinners to he served on Wednesday and Sunday dur­ ing hot weather; to have suf­ ficient dungarees and other clothing in slop chest to cover this trip; to have any man fined after the first warning for leav­ ing unwashed cups, other than at mealtimes; all departments are satisfied with the meals served. X % X ANTELOPE HILL. March 27 Chairman (Bosun). Beef was made about no shore leave in South. America. Beef about poor launch service while an­ chored in stream in Baltimore to be taken up with the Pa­ trolman. The transfer of spoil­ ed food from one ship to an­ other was protested and referr­ ed to the Union. Good aiid Welfare: To have the Steward order 50 cots; to have a new arrangement of night lunches and to assign each messman to definite tables to prevent con­ fusion. XXX JOHN A. ROEBLING. March 15—Chairman Joseph Lecke; Secretary George Gordano. New Business: To elect a com­ mittee to see ihe American Consul to have clothing and cigarettes allotted to the ship in preparation of the long voy­ age lo Shanghai; to have the Delegates see the Master for a draw for the crew and the three new members; and the Dele­ gates were elected tr act as the committee to see the Consul. 4" 4' 4" FRANK EMERSON, March 23—Chairman Thomas J. Wickham; Secretary W. H. Wallace. The 18 Vz hours disputed overlime for the Deck Gang agreed to be collectable because it is in the agreement; crew praise Captain and Officers for their splendid cooperatioti; bouquets to Captain Albert Gerlach for having Tom Wickham as Third Mate after 16 years* absence and to William (Hogery) Ander­ son as Third Engineer after 18 years' absence. Repair list in­ cluded another fan for the messroom and screens for all portholes. We got wind of a minor con­ flagration aboard the SS Francis M. Smith recently. When the smoke cleared it was revealed that the slop chest was taking a roasting. The crew's fire was directed at the lack of smokes in the slop chest. Brother McMaine reported a decided shortage of cigarettes and said that he had "to raise hell to get the ones we had." The smokes available to the crew af­ ter leaving Santos were stale and dry, the minutes disclosed. Members went on record as 100 per cent for an unlimited supply of cigarettes on shipboard, and that the next crew not sign on without a plentiful tobacco supply. At the meeting, which Lloyd Gardner served as chairman, and Neal Smith as secretary, it was also suggested that the slop chest should he checked for stores in general inasmuch as it was short of many items on the last trip. XXX M.S. CROWN KNOT. March 10—Chairman Brown: Secrexary T. Hashrouck. New busi­ ness: To instruct Patrolman to meet ship for the payoff; dis­ cussion over decision concern­ ing AB's Hanley and Langford who missed ship in South Am­ erican port. Good and Weltare: Fresh fruits served more often and regular cleaning of scuttle­ butt. the ice to be handled by Steward's Dept. 4. 4. 4. RICHARD RUSH. Feb. 16— Chairman Carl Lawson (Bosun); Secretary John Billing. Motions carried: The Cooks put out more effort and produce better food; all departments to rotate in cleaning laundry and recre­ ation hall; to have the radio speaker, commandered by an Assistant Engineer, returned for the crew's enjoyment; those men desiring time off should go to the officer of their depart­ ment, rather than consulting the Captain, as has been the practice by some of the crew. tea MiM OP THC AOVAfvrWGeS OFSIU MfiMBeRsrtlP / -BUIUD Tri€ SlU AH ^IU ship IS a clean skip! CUT AND RUN By HANK It'.s good to he hack again to see familiar faces shipping out or paying off. Say, there's Don Hall, brother of Paul Hall, who just came in to see how New York is Seafaring, especially in this big Isthmian drive ... One of our oldtimers, Jimmy Purcell, gave a hit of a helping hand in settling that rider business, we heard. XXX The Bull Line must he rather proud to have J. Donila always sailing on their scows as carpen­ ter. Perhaps he loves those daily beans and cabbage? . . . Dan Butts, ex-pie card at Puerto Rico, just blew in off the Cape Nome and is saying hullo to his pals: Blackie Rodriguez, Franky Bose, Ceasar Romano, Johnny iVlerciano and Doc Sussman. It sure looks good to see the old rank and file together again! XXX We're sorry to hear about Bosun Francisco Moniglio be­ ing in had health in San Juan. Anyway, his shipmates wish him fast recovery and will he seeing him soon. They are En­ rique Cortez. Mariano Gonza­ lez. Julio Pelo de Cana and Rafael Santiago. . . . "Chips" Peter Guozdich, Bosun Herman Ohristensen and A. B, Lee Abies, just came in after a hard trip with the Charles Paddock. XXX John Rove, one of the host Bakers we have, just grabbed the Isthmian ship, George Bibb for another trip. Bon cooking and organizing to you, John. ... In March we wondered where one of our best and smartest oldtimers, Joe Buckley, could he. Well, he's right here, looking the hall over, and will soon sail on some rusthucket. . . . It's a funny thing indeed to hear Joe Arras bragging about those two pet mice he has in his Greenwich Village penthouse. We feel like a rat to reveal his humorous hobby. 4. 4. 4. With a halo of cigar smoke v/rapped around him. Cook Oscar Grimm announce he woulc^ make one more trip because the ground is too damp for a shore job! Ah, Oscar, so are your loaves -oi bread! ... If Bud Ray remembers that good old Delaires trip under Red Face Brote, he'll remember Abe Sprung who was P. O. Messman. He's sailing Wiper now anc^ was in town recently. . . . One-o4our most militant and hard work­ ing Stewards, Fidel Lukban t©14' the Captain of the Coffpyvillo Victory during their trip that he (the Captain) should stay up orv the bridge and blow his whistle while he'll stay down below and count his prunes! 4» 4" 4* We were sorry to hear about our doorman. "Red" Morrif be­ ing afflicted with a little ill­ ness. Fast recovery. "ReA" while Emilio De Petro has been doing a swell job in your place) . . . We knew we would he see­ ing Joe Pilutis again and sure enough he's here—mustache and all. How was the trip. Joe? . . . We were glad to say hullo to Bosun Ronnie Chalcraft and Kenny Marston who are all set to ship out again! . . . Are ycu going to make that Swedish voyage, Kenny, since you miss­ ed that ship last time? XXX We're cooking with the halfbaked opinion that one of ouf humnrou.s shipmates, Harold Farrington, might never grow an­ other beautiful heard again un­ less he gets a ship going Chinaway, as he hopes for! . . . This recent chilly weather may have shaken us up so much that we couldn't see straight, but we think we saw Bosun Carl Lawson last week? . . . Anyway, we'll bet anybody a glass of rationed beer that we'll he seeing Harvey Hill, Red Whitten and Jimmy Mulli­ gan coming in for our New York summer. 4. 4. 4It must have been a birthday for Tex Morton last week when he received a carton of smokes'. But he didn't hold on to it long. A pack went to Boh Hicks,;tinother to Boh MacCastle, and the rest liere and there. Of course, Tex had the decency to keep the last pack for him.self. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 26, 1948 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BROTHER RETURNS FROM USSR TRIP; FINDS ONLY CHAOS Dear Editor: Here we are arrived in Odessa, Russia, January 21, 1946. The promised land! Where the Amer­ icans are forbidden to walk or talk with the Russian femmes. Our first difficulty, money; ac­ cording to the government here there are Ave rubles to the dollar, uptown there are 100 to the said dollar, quite a difference. The poor dollar, what a beating. Plen­ ty of business so we did not draw any, still we had plenty, since the government runs the black mar­ ket. They sell everything even the foodstuffs that the UNRRA sends over for relief. The people work 12 hours a day and receive an average of 300 rubles a month. A loaf of bread costs one hundred rubles, enormous wages, huh! We are pumped for everything, informa­ tion, clothing and cigarettes. We have a 12 o'clock curfew and Lord help the man caught out beyond that. If you are caught with a Russian girl, you are immediately arrested, taken to the N.K.W., or Gestapo head­ quarters, as we call tJiem. The man is then warned and the girl is placed in a labor gang where she: is worked 12 hours a day •without pay and receives a loaf of black bread and lodging. Nice people our Allies. You are not allowed to associate with the people in any way. One of our men, an oiler, was arrested and confined by the Ges­ tapo for 24 hours without notify­ ing anyone. They attempted to work out on him but he was too many for a couple of them so they left tliem alone. Finally they resorted to the pastime of shooting at us through tiie doors and: quite a few undei-weul that treatment. The much vaunted Russian hospital and medical service are a farce because there just is not any. From observation the peo­ ple live a life of fear, the entire country is operated on fear and bluff. There are an average of three Gestapo watching one man work. Inefficiency is rife all over the country. From our standpoint the cele­ brated Five-Year Plans are a fail­ ure. There are valuable machin­ ery laying about waiting to be put together and no one to do it. The celebrated trade schools do not seem to be teaching very much. The people are underfed and overworked and entire fam­ ilies live in one room without heat, no sanitation, and water is supplied one hour out of 24. Where is the mighty USSR that wants to rule the world with their new order? This country is set for a revo­ lution or a change in political be­ lief. Practically every American ship entering this harbor is mak­ ing this possible. We teach them plenty about our way of living, our freedoms of speech, press, and labor. We have a good man over here in command of the 'Naval Commission, an honest-toGod American, he goes after them in good old American style. There have been two men kill­ ed by the Gestapo and one by accident in the past ten days. Seafarers Comment On Victory RIDJER VICTORY GOOD UNIONISM, SAYS BROTHER Log-A - Rhythms Dear Editor: This is the first time I have taken advantage of the oppor­ tunity to express my opinion of our Union. At this writing the rider beef has just been settled. Settled and how! Settled in the Union's favor. Again this goes to show what sol­ id unionism can do. Again this goes to show what wisely dir­ ected, militant action can do. Single-handed though we were, this victory in our favor is an­ other step forward—another fea­ ther in our Union cap! Isthmian crews will take notice of the kind of Union they want to represent them. They will vote for a Union which can win their beefs and get them better condi­ tions. B. Rubias BROTHER THINKS OPERATORS KNOW WE MEAN ACTION Dear Editor: I think we have won more than just a beef against the shipown­ ers in our victory over them on the rider beef. We have shown them that even though we were oi t on a limb we mean action on v.'hatcver we start. Here's hoping (and expecting) that we will beat them again and again and again. E. Weingarten NMU IS SCORED FOR ATTITUDE ON RIDER BEEF Dear Editor: I have been, sailing in this Union for almost four years, and I am proud to say that we have a Union that sticks together. We are not a bunch of commies like the NMU who would have sailed the ships to brqak down our ne^ gotiations. I was on one of the ships and I did not like the idea of getting off, but it was something for us This is good old Commy land where nothing is free but the air and if you are not careful you won't have that long. You are searched on arrival and depar­ ture and I do mean searched. Every time you move some Ges­ tapo monkey is asking you for a pass. The nation that is ruled by fear and lust is erecting a political Frankenstein that will destroy it soon, and the sooner the better for their own welfare. Sam Watson MERCHANT SAILOR (Anonymous) You have seen him in the street. Rolling round on groggy feet; You have seen him clutch the pavement for support. You have seen him arm in arm With a maid of doubtful charm, Who was leading Johnny safely' into port. You have shuddered in disgust As he grovelled in the dust. You shuddered when you saw him on a spree. But you haven't seen the rip Of his lonely, dismal ship. Plowing furrows through a mineinfested sea. all, so I left the ship. REAL UNITY SHOWN If we keep up the good work in the future, we will always be in BY SEAFARERS IN there pitching right over the FIRM BEEF STAND plate. Stanley L. Gibson Dear Editor: The Seafares, by unity, have won the foreign rider beef with­ SEAIARER HAILS out the" support of any other GREAT VICTORY Union. ON RIDER BEEF To escape government control Dear Editor: all types of riders will be incor­ Well, it looks like the Seafarers porated under Union contracts. International Union has won an­ Moreover, the membership has other great victory and jwithout had actual experience in know­ the heip of any other Seaman's ing how to settle a "hot beef." By Union. every man seeing the problem I certainly hope it teaches the through to a successful conclu­ sion it girds us mentally on what NMU what unity really means. This War Shipping Administra­ to expect for any future struggle. The members who were incon­ tion "has been a thorn in the side venienced by the job action have of seamen. During the war it seen the justifiability of the argu­ tried to cut all our overtime, at ment and no complaints from the least as much as possible. ,I hope rank and file have come up that the victory on the rider beef will knock those WSA boys clean out could have weakened our course or led us to deviate from it. of the picture. Tougher battles may be ahead The shipping companies and and it is up to the rank and file the WSA try to lord it over every of the Seafarers to constantly be working stiff, not only seamen; alert for any attempted financial so you see, it is to everybody's gouging by the ship operators, as advantage that we won. That is in this case. all I have to say. John A. Kirkley Bob Porter BROTHERS ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR FINKY SEAMAN Dear Editor: On the SS Abraham Baldwin we had a First Assistant named Anthony Krajac who worked for the WSA as an inspector all dur­ ing the war. This man brags that he was a strikebreaker during 1936. He told us how they took ships out from under our noses and laughed at the pickets stand­ ing picket duty. A few of the men in the Deck Department wanted to work him over, but he beat us to it by get­ ting off this ship to sail on the SS John Armstrong. I would like to warn thie Brothers to be on the lookout.for this guy, and if you run across him, notify the New York Hall as to his whereabouts. This is one of the scabs who got away during the 1936 strikes and now You have cheered our Naval lads. In their stately iron-clads. You have always cheered the boys in khaki, too. You have trembled, in a funk When you read; "Supply Ship Sunk." But you never cared a damn, about the crew. He has brought your wounded home Through a sub-infested zone; He ferried all your troops across at night. He belongs to no brigade; He's neglected, underpaid. But he's always in the thickest of the fight. He has fought the lurking Hun With his great big three-inch gun. He has ruined Adolf Hitlar'o little plan. He's a hero, he's a nut; He's the whole damned limit, but. He is just a merchant sailor and a man. • ['Editor's Note: These verses were submitted to The Log an»onymously. They merely bore the notation: Author Unknown, and (Lines found on a public wall in New Orleans). We think ifs one of the best poems evef run in the Log, and that the author should LAZY STEWARD step forward and take credit. STARVES CREW ON Perhaps we're wrong, but we JULIUS OLSEN think we detect the fine Gallic hand of Frenchy Michelet. "We Dear Editor: should like confirmation or cor­ We, the crew members of the rection.] Julius Olsen, Bull SS Company, would like to give you the facts about the Steward on this boat down on this and informed that and make sure that he never we should get two meat twice makes another voyage aboard each day. After leaving Italy, we ran out; this ship. of coffee before we reached GibHis main interest seems to be ralter. At "The Rock" we got in the saloon. He only comes in­ some more coffee, 100 pounds,, to the crew messroom when but even this had to be rationed) there is a Union meeting. The before complefcion of the voyagecrew Messman, a first tripper, has While we were in Casablanca,, never been shown how to serve. he was told that the Steward o£ At the start of the trip, the a Waterman ship would give hinu Steward tried to put out only one food, but he refused to accept meat per meal. He was called any "because of the paper work" involved. you can see the kind of men the This character will have to geti WSA is putting aboard ships as off this boat before we all starve,' officers. It's either him or us. James J. Devilo. Gulf 185 The Crew �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. AprU 26. 1946 Page Thirteen Two Pros And A Con Offered Baltimore Hall Beef Rouses Some Letters On Subject Of Drunk Seamen BALTIMORE HALL AND ANOTHER A. A. SEAMEN CLUB THANKS LOG FOR RECENT ARTICLE SEAMAN'S FATHER THINKS ALCOHOLIC PIECE WAS TOPS Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Please accept my congratula­ tions on the style and content of your issue of April 12. I am a regular reader of your pub­ lication which arrives at my home weekly, addressed to my son who has been a full book member of j'our Union since 1940. I particularly iikcd the article about Alcoholics ^Anonymous, which by coincidence or design appeared on the same page and location in which a column all too frequently appeared to express, what was in my opinion, a glori­ fication of the "gas hounds and beachcombers." Please don't get me wrong. I'm not a teetotaler nor a reformer, nor is my son. But as you well know, many ne'er-do-wells and phonies went to sea during the war years and the legitimate sea­ man was rated NFG by many well-meaning persons who, un­ fortunately, are unfamiliar with the sterling character of the ma­ jority of men who sail the ships under the SIU banner. May I not suggest that in the best interests of all of your mem­ bers that you give little space to those romantic but irrespon­ sible characters who frequent the seamen's bars between standby jobs or handouts from working members of your organization. I tru.st you will pardon me if I do not sign my name; I don't only because I do not wish to embarass my son. With all best wishes for the growth of the SIU. We wish to take this oppor­ tunity to express our sincere ap' preciation for your article on the alcoholic seaman. We have been building our group for two years and you can believe us that it has not been dune witliuut a struggle. Yours was the first sign of real interest in the welfare and education of the seafaring man who does suf­ fer from alcoholism. It has given us a great moral boost. A recognized Union which does not hesitate to tell the world of a seaman's problem and at the same time let them know what the seamen themselves are do­ ing about it, is indeed a credit to the world. As you must know, our biggest problem is in the education of the public to accept the fact that alcoholism is a disease and not a moral issue nor a character weakness. Alcoholism is recog­ nized as a public health problem and therefore becomes a public responsibility, and we have prov­ en that the alcoholic is really worth while helping. May we at this time extend to you and any other members of your organization who might care to take advantage of it, an invi­ tation to visit our clubhouse at any time convenient. A. A. Seamen's Club Joseph I. Flynn, Secy. NMU IS BAD OFF;i NOW RECRUITING SEAMEN AT USS. Dear Editor: I think things are, getting pret­ ty bad for the NMU when their Palroliueli have to cuiiie to the USS looking for recruits. Twice the NMU Patrolmen have approached me, singing out the praises of their organization, tel­ ling me that the NMU fought for its men on every ordeal and raw deal. One of them was telling me about the new trip card men and how numerous they were. To this I laughed in his face, as I have gotten it straight that they were taking any and every thing (which is nothing unusual for the NMU). He was telling me all about the great future of the NMU. The damned fool believes (or says he believes) that the SIU will fold up after the Isthmian vote is taken. I laughed at him on this one, and did a bit of telling my­ self: about his phony picket line parading up and down in front of the WSA with their dogs. I can't blame anyone for not sailing on an NMU ship, as they are the filthiest ships afloat. I say this from hearsay only, be­ cause I have not sailed on an NMU ship myself, and it will be pretty late in the day before I do. Also, please send the Log to my home. My folks enjoy the paper about as much as myself and others. It is a truly well writ­ ten paper. Best wishes for a better Union, if it could be better. Ray Morris SEAMAN FEELS ALCOHOLICS CLUB IS OVERRATED Dear Editor: In reference to the article on "Alcoholics Anonymous," I be­ lieve that you are doing alco­ holic seamen a disservice. I have been a alcoholic, so I know whereof I speak. There are many lost weekends in my past. In fact, there are many lost weeks and lost months. But any mystical approach to the problem, such as the AA preach­ es, will not wean heavy drink­ ers away from the bottle. Most people drink because of a deficiency in their characters, or because they are so disheart­ ened with life that alcohol be­ comes the only release for them. l?'or these people, only mental therapy can be of any use. And this must be under the guidance of an experienced, qualified, psycho-analysist. A group of do-gooders can help while a man is in a port where there are other AAs, but what happens when a drinker finds himself in a port that has no AA branch. Then he starts to drink again, and with no one around to help him, he will drink con­ tinually. Some people can cure them­ selves, and for them, AA Is OK. Your article gave the impression that just about every drunk can be helped by this group, and I wanted to get you right. As I said before, I know. Joe Grimes RICHARD BASSETT CREW REFUTES 'UNFAIR' OPINION Dear Editor: This letter is being written by a committee appointed at a-regu­ lar Union meeting held aboard the SS Richard Bassett. The purpose of this letter is to dispel the erroneous opinion the membership might have gained that the Captain and Purser of this ship have been unfair in their treatment of us. That un­ fair opinion had its being through an article written by a (one) former member of this Crew (i.e.; Voyage No. 11) who wrote of the Captain's unfairness and the Pur­ ser's non-cooperation. We, the undersigned members writing on behalf of the whole crew, have found this ship be one of the beat captained and of­ ficered ships we have ever sailed aboard. We want to repeat that the food was good and plentiful, also our general welfare was well taken care of. We received our draws regularly and we finally wound up without any beefs whatsoever. BEEF BRINGS A PEPPERY RETORT Dear Editor: This is in answer to John Ger­ ard and C. R. W. Gaithers' Beef Box beef in the Seafarers Log, April 12, 1946, about the Balti­ more doorman. Confucius say: "There is wis­ dom in the mouths of babes." The two Brothers must still be in the embryo stage! First, we have no full time doorman here in Baltimore. Sec­ ond, wo have plenty of old-time Baltimore men here who arc able to take care of any situation that may arise. For the Brothers' in­ formation, we have a very cap­ able Agent here and also we hold bi-weekly meetings where all local beefs are straightened out. I have been sailing out of Bal­ timore for a longer time than six months; we are very jealous about the Port and its reputation, we won't let any new upstart hit us below the belt and try to get away with it! Suggest that if the Brothers don't like Baltimore, kindly stay out of here and ship out of somewhere else! T. (Al) Slanley HERE'S ANOTHER Dear Editor: I, Walter Haas, have been in this Union since it has been formed and have never had a doorman in this hall. The only hall that has a doorman that I know of, is the Port of New York. But in the Port of Baltimore we have enough militant men around ARTHUR L. PERRY CREW MEMBERS LIKE OFFICERS The crew of the Arthur L. Perry would like to give First Asst. Ray Miller and Chief Mate C. L. Ingram a rising vote of thanks for making a tough trip easier. The Crew I am speaking for m.yself (Leonard Layton) and a few more of the oldtimers who aren't here anymore. Since this Union has been formed, and I was with it from the beginning, there never has been a doorman in the Union Hall in the Port of Bal­ timore. We have always had a janitor who doubled as doorman and when he was busy, some­ body always had there eye on the door to see that no bums or scabs came in. Regardless of whether ho gets in, he cannot get a job without passing the sharp and knowing eye of our Dis­ patcher. So he has gained nothing but the knowledge of how a good ' Union runs. Leonard B. Layion, 417 i- S- HERE'S THE BEEF AS RUN, AND THE LOG'S ANSWER It seems to us that the Interna­ tional Union officials ought to get in touch with the Baltimore Hall and tell them to get on the ball. We refer to the lack of a door­ man. There is no one there to check Union books or keep out the bums and undesirables. Anyone who chooses to do so, can walk in or out at any time. This condition has been extant for at least six months that we know of. It hardly seems like an effici­ ent way to run a hall, and we think something should be done about it. John Gerard, R. W. Gaither Answer: Yes, Brothers, on the face of it this condition does not sound loo good. But the Balti­ more Hall, like all other halls except New York, has only a clean-up man who doubles in brass as daerman. He gets busy cleaning up the joint and often isn't around to check books. Just to make sure about this, we checked with Curly Rentz, and he told us that there really wasn't much danger of undesirable char­ acters getting in, since there usually are a bunch of sharpeyed old-timers around who'd latch onto any who tried to ease through that door on the first landing. As for the third floor, there is a ping pong table there, » and anyone who made it that far might find himself being used for a ping pong ball. 4 it it BROTHER SECONDS MOTION ON USS POOR SERVICES Dear Editor: The Brother who wrote the letter aHout the United Seamens Service took the words right out of my mouth. And I know that a lot of other merchant seamen feel the same way. This "can-shaking" organiza­ tion tells the world how much good it does, but actually, it doesn't do a damn thing. If a man wants a favor from them, he has to beg like a dog. The USS got a lot of publicity about the clubs they maintained for seamen. Well, I slept in those places and they were cold and cheerless. We had to pay for this, just as we had to pay for every other service we obtained. I wonder if this bit of publicity was ever given to the news­ papers. We seamen don't want favors. However, if people are put in jobs to give a certain amount of service to seamen who are far from home, they ought to supply that service without a lot of com­ plaining. Harry Olsen Dear Editor: to see that nobody comes in the hall that doesn't belong in, and if one does happen to get by, the boys, he gets a very warm recep­ tion and doesn't come back again. It seems to me that all these guys that are doing the hollering about no doorman, don't know much about the Union or they would know that all they had to do is to bring it up at a meeting to have the Agent hire a door­ AND THE EDITOR man, and it would be done. I know what I am talking about STICKS HIS BILL from my own case. When I came INTO THE MATTER out of jail from the '36 strike, I EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the myself couldn't get in the Hall until somebody could be found way we like to see it happen. to recognize me. Brothers. A couple of the boys Walter H. Haas had what they considered a good % a, % beef, not being too familiar with AND ANOTHER the Baltimore situation. So they let us know about it, and we gave Dear Editor: I, William J. Brown, Book No. them the sort of answer that G94, being a charter member of seemed right. Now, the Brothers the Seafarers International out of the Baltimore Hall agree, Union, know that there has never been an appointed doorman in so there's nothing more to it. either hall of the SIU, referring to the hall on Pratt Street and the present hall on Gay Street. The janitor in charge takes ample care of his work and carries out •his uuties as required. William J. Brown One thing, though: we'd like to bet that the Baltimore Hall is more aAvare of its sometimes-un­ guarded door now than it ever was before, and that it would be tougher for soiyone to get in now than ever -before. �THE Page Fourteen Rider Win Ends Shipping Lull By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Since winning the rider beef, business and ship­ ping have been very good. It Icoks as though shipping is final­ ly getting back to normal, and a lot of the boys are waiting, for trips down to the land of senorilas and rum. It won't be long now before passenger ships resume their peacetime runs, and the next few weeks will bring a return of coastwise runs. We hope this will also put an end to bucko Skip­ pers and Mates who v/ant to log a man at the drop of a hat. .We have had a lot of these in the last week, but we have been successful in getting more than two-thirds of the logs knocked out. HOSPITAL RECORDS If you should be unfortunate enough to be sick or injured on the other side, and require out­ patient treatment or hospitaliza­ tion, be sure that you secure a record or clinical abstract and bring it back to the States with you. We had a case aboard the Bald­ win which paid off here last week. A member of the crew was in the hospital for ten days while the ship was in Buenos Aires. The t eatinent did not seem to be effective, so he transferred to the out-patient department and went back to his ship. However, he neglected to ob­ tain a record of his out-patient visits, and when the ship return­ ed to New York, the Captain tried to log him twelve days. Now we-have to communicate v/ith the hospital in B. A. before GOT TO GO the beef can be v/on, and in the You see, we were scheduled to meantime, the seaman has to take a sixweek vacation while v/ait for the pay which he has waiting for a Chief Steward's job been logged. on a Mississippi passenger ship, and so we promised ye editor to scribble six columns for him while waiting. But now it de­ velops that somebody fouled up with the ai illimetie because the scow won't be ready 'til early August. (Continued from Page 1) If we were to wait around un­ included in the cost of living, in­ til then the card would be too cluding meats, milk, coal, shoes, damn old to make the job, so and women's and children's gar­ we're going to make a trip to ments made from wool and ray­ the Islands in between. on. The Islands . . . There's sheer It would further require OPA magic in the term! Scattered haphazardly over a ceilings to cover the cost of pro­ ducing, processing, and distribut­ thousand miles of sunny south­ ing each commodity, plus a "rea­ ern seas, like emeralds flung from the Creative hand, these seasonable profit." girded gardens are rich in roman­ Other amendments would de­ crease subsidies by 25 percent tic history. Columbus stumbled upon them every 45 days, and end, on July 1, all subsidies to producers of on his first voyage to the New meats. The consumer will have World, and the ninety adven­ to pay the difference in price and turous souls who comprised the it will remove the only effective crews of his three frail craft told way the OPA has to control live such wonderous tales of their en­ chantments that the intrepid animal prices. navigator returned for his sec­ LABOR OPPOSED ond voyage with 1500 men in Labor and consumer and veter­ his train. ans' groups, supporters of price EVERYBODY'S MEAT control, pinned their hopes on There were many high-born Senate action to restore the bill princes of the realm among those to its original form. They have who answered the call of adven­ issued urgent appeals to their ture on the second voyage. Little members to express their views did these romantic - minded to Senators. hildalgos realize that the tropical Labor leaders immediately in­ paradises that met their eager dicated that the House measure eyes on every hand were actually was a f^irce. the summits of extinct volcanoes, Boris Shishkin, AFL represent­ or that their frail craft were se­ ative on the OPA Labor Advisory renely floating over an awesome Committee, said, "The whole la­ canyon of 27000 feet—one of the bor movement will have to be most horrible chasms on the face mobilized to have this decision of the globe. reversed. Reversal is necessary Yessir, Brother, there's food to save the peace from chaos." for both the carefree soul and Prices To Rise If OPA Goes LOG ATTENTION! According to all reports on the Isthmian drive, everything looks very good. Of course, we still have a lot of work to do, but we can do it—and are doing it—ac­ cording to the report that crew members bring us on the ships that voted. Every now and again some guy drags us bodily to the nearest bar and pours beer into our reluctant innards until we commence to look at the world with the jaun­ diced eye of the cynical old philo­ sopher that we are at heart. Fresh from one of these bouts with the cup that cheers some but invariably depresses us, we are sitting here among a gang of the boys waiting around for jobs in Orleans, and scribbling this what time we brood over what a screwy old world this has grown to be. For here are you, reading stuff like this while the works of Dick­ ens and Macauley moulder away on dusty shelves all about you. Reading Brother Michelet when the works of the masters may be had for the asking is a sad enough commentary on the deplorable state that things have sunk to generally, and we would ordin­ arily go on moralizing about it for paragraphs on end, but we have just remembered that we've got to take leave of you in this column because there's been a change of plans. Chum. SEAEARERS If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hedl at once._ A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. the brooding mind in these Is­ lands, for you .can either trip the light fantastic with the carefree children of nature who people their fruitful surfaces, or you can wander with the poet to the brink of the drink and think— "And when I feel, fair creature cf an hour! That I shall never look upon thee more. Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love;—then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think. Till Love and Fame to nothing­ ness do sink." Browsing through the soothing lyrics of one of the gifted sing­ ers of Elizabeth's reign, we last night stumbled upon the word "make" used in the archaic sense for "Mate." He was wiser than he knew, this old bird, for sea­ men have learned long ago that "the make" is far preferable to the mate." Oh, yes. Brother, the apples are sweeter when you swipe them from the other guy's orchard, no matter how red they hang on the bough in your own back yard. FAVORABLE REACTIONS The membership's reaction to the actions taken at the Agents Conference is, as far as we have been able to learn, one of undi­ vided satisfaction. We are all of us pleased at the contemplated economies, the constitutional modifications, the proposed streamlinging of the business end of the organization, along with the other beneficial proposals, and, to a man, we are all eagerly awaiting the implementation of what we consider the most im­ portant phase of all—the upgrad­ ing program. If the Stewards Department School should be threatened with any undue delay because the premises of the first floor of the New York Hall is not available, we would like to suggest that it isn't absolutely necessary to lo­ cate it there at all. Anywhere else will do—what is important from a rank and file viewpoint is to locate it somewhere, and soon! Make Isthmian Sill! Friday, AprU 26, 1946 Bosuns Are Getting Bad Pay Deal By J. M. WALSH HOUSTON—Retired temporarily Today, the average AB re­ from the sea in order to assume ceives $157.50; the Bosun receives the weighty position of Dis­ as customary his $12.50 per patcher in this port, I find time month more—topping the AB's to resume my arguments in fa­ by about 12 percent. vor of my pet beef. Now any sane man can see To my way of thinking, and to that there is something radically the way of thinking of lots of wrong in this set-up. If there other Bosuns, I think that the had been a decrease of respon­ Bosun is the most underpaid sibility on the Bosun's shoulders, slave aboard our merchant rust- or if there had been other ad­ pots. justments made to compensate Today, as for the past fifteen for this, I wouldn't have a leg or twenty years, a Bosun receives to stand on as the wage differ­ the vast sum of $15 more than ence would then be "fair." an Able Seaman in some cases, ^ But the contrary is true. There but in most ca.ses only $12.50 has been an increase of respon­ more than the Able Seamen. sibilities thrown on the Bosun's Twenty years ago when an AB shoulders. He has green men, received $62.50, a Bosun received and new types of gear devised by $75 (these are Shipping Board wheelchair admirals, who do ships that I am talking of, not nothing but devise new tools and Luckenbackers at $50 per). By methods of driving an honest inspection we can see that the hard-working serang, like myself, difference of $12.50 represented nuts. a percentage of approximately What I am driving at, as has 20 percent over the Able Sea­ always been my aim, is for some man's pay. recognition for the responsibility Granting that the wage earned, placed on a Bosun. and I mean earned, by these ABs He handles gear and stores was a starvation wage, the pro­ valued at countless dollars, but portion of difference between the is paid a pittance. Why can't Bosun's and AB's was fair, and we do something to remedy this represented what to my thinking particular arrangement? As itwas suitable pay for the head­ stands today, many experienced aches involved. Bosuns prefer to ship as AB, Now don't get me wrong, for feeling that their pay is not I do not say it was suitable pay, commensurate with their respon­ only that it represented under sibilities. As ABs they get just a that system of wages, suitable small fraction -less in pay, but compensation, for the extra work get a 1,000 percent more in peace of mind. involved. THE ARMY IS THE ARMY — IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW — SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT We think there should be something done about the crew having to stay aboard troop ships at the piers while troops are being unloaded. In repeated cases, the merchant crew, when there is no reason to keep them aboard, have had to stay on for as long as twelve hours. We were on the Waycross Victory which docked at Pier 15, Staten Island, on April 9, 1946, and weren't allowed off the ship until every GI was off the ship—which took six hours, the Ax-my way "slow and fouled up." John H. Fritz James Hocman John Arthur Answer: You tied up at em Army dock and were, therefore, under Army control. However, the "duration" will soon be over, and with it the Army control. 4. i 3. 4. THE LAW SAYS YOU CAN SIGN OFF; BUT THE LAW AIN'T THE LAW NOW Please tell us whether or not a man is entitled to double wages if his term of em.ployment on the ship's foreign articles exceeds the time called for in the original articles. This question has been discussed lately and we would ap­ preciate an answer to it. Three SIU Members Answer: The answer is. No. According to the law you are entitled to pay on demand, even if you are in a foreign port, with transportation back to the U.S. However, this provision was suspended during the war, when there were no facilities for transportation cr available replacements. As yet, the pro­ vision has not been reinstaiod but the Union is working on it. �Friday. April 26. 1048 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen I BULLETIN Notice! When in New York please bring your- book to headquarters. Collins, Melvin 42972 Troche, Gregoria 10689 Weglarz, Theodore Thunias..23u08 Kulinowski, Bronislaw ==..49606 Muri'ay, Thomas M 10723 Perez, Inoncencio 2768 Garcia, J 713 Davis, William 23861 Ryan, Edward G-20 Blanchard, L G-307 Russell, James H. .......587 (G-195*) Layne,-Simeon 480 Thomas, Charles Samuel 22336 Gepec, G. B Clarke, Florian R 23311 Andrews, Frank J Gordon, James W. 50058 Reed, Arthur Reyes, Carmelo 23407 Dennis, Pearce Frey, Ralph 22180 Roberts, Cupid W Kulikowski, Bronislaw 46222 Akers, James Oosse, Jack Jr 21952 Wall, J Walker, Wllkie .7. 4029 Sayeis, John J Hegarty, John B. ...21935 Ramsey, William A. Larson, Earl 2239 O'Rourke. George McLean, William H 25302 Vetu, Albert F Naugle, John J G-34 Story, D. d Petro, Jerry G-133 Bloom, William Brooke, Joseph E ....22113 Hodge, Oliver Viera, Anthony 21913 Wheeler, Robert J DeBarros, Manuel 23552 Fitts, Roy Pinkowski, Frank 26768 Hodo, James 25113 22146 23308 1718 32579 4652 2355 6224 24447 25504 22341 3012 454 22390 24326 44522 44521 PERSONALSW. DALY Who holds Book No. 2131; See E. Dakin, Boston. He owes you $2.00. Overpaid on dues receipt April 12, 1946. 1 £ it WILLARD C. HOWELL Get in touch with your mother, 4033 Burlingame, Detroit 4, Mich, it it i O. J. MORGAN You have charges pending against you by the crew of the M/V Crown Knot. Get in touch with the New Orleans Branch. 4. J. S, JIMMY NOLAN Please get in touch with Bob Roales, 223 E. 58th treet. New York 22, New York. BOSTON J. M. Wilson, $2.00; W. Wallace. $1.00: L. Mapazzi. $1.00; J. Vincent. $3.00; H. Jobe. $1.00; W. Sontag, $1.00. Total—$9.00. PKILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS W. Long. $1.00; R. D. Paola. $1.00; J. P. Kavacky. $1.00; W. Maute, $3.00; R. Sambone. $10.00; J. Slusser, $2.00; E. Dialers, $1.00; R. Barbosa. $2.00; J. Rankin. $2.00; L. Dean. $2.00; RYoutzy, $2,00; E. .Shane, $23.00; O, Thompson. $1.00. J. Dean, $3.00; G. Graham. $2.00; B. Baiter, $2.00; L. Cievenger. $3.00; J. Davies. $1.00; L. Parker. $2.00; K. Wright. $2.00; H. Brown. $2.00; M. Lopez. $3.00; S. Neely. $2.00; H. Sadler. $15.00; R. D. 1 lankes. $2.00. Total —$98.00 NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS John Medevesky. $1.00; Milton E. Flynn. $2.00; Jack R. Simison. $4.00; Antonio Cruz. $1.00; R. Coleman. $1.00; H. R. Pearce. $1.00; R. Canberine. $1.00; John J. Connell. $1.00; Charleii Hum­ phrey. $1.00; L. H. Morgan. $1.00; H. M. Doi'pmans. $1.00; W. E. Battle. $1.00; Herbert Draunstcin. $2.00; W. T. Larsen. $1.00; C. H. Kumberger. $ LOO; Clifford Lindahl. $1.00; A. Joswicki. $2.00; J. J. Connors, $2.00; Eugene Jazwinski. $1.00; J. Childress. $1.00; Antonio Nina. $1.00; Peter Mart, $1.00. Total—$29.0O. SS A. BALDWIN C. P. Wilson. $1.00; D. Byrne, $1.00. SS BONANZA Errors were made in Ihe entries appearing in the Sea­ farers Logs of April 5th and 12th concerning donations to the Log by the crew mem­ bers of the SS Bonanza, and the mixup has since been cleared up to the satisfac­ tion. of ship's delegate Taylor. SS RUFUS CHOATE W. Foley, $3.00; J. Fee. $1.00; John Vertilla. $1.00; C. A. Terry. $3.00; J E. Miller. $4.00; F. Raaisa. $3.00; E. J McLean. $4.00; N. C. Balko, $3.00; U Nieuwenhuyzen. $3.00; J. R. Moore, $2.00; S. Melinsky. $2.00; J. Anderson $3.00; SS Rufus Choate. $17.00. Total —$49.00. SS JOHN P. POE P. Tole. $2.00; Joseph J. Miller. $15.00; J. N. Mapeius. $2.00; R. N. Overson, $1.00; Irwin Collins. $2.00 Steve Dubil. $2.00; P. Lopez. $1.00; R Warth. $2.00; Mike Caruso, $1.00; J V. Conlan, $1.00; Acisclo Perez. $1.00; E. Bokowski, $1.00; J. Zohil. $2.00; H Mielke. $1.00; A. D. Pereira. $1.00; A. Warder. $1.00; W. A. Slover, $1.00; C. Brewer. $2.00; J. H. Earl. $1.00; J George. $1.00; C. C. Fritz. $1.00; E. Wkrek. $3.00; C. Stewart. $2.00; K. Hopprer, $2.00. Total—$49.00. SS MARTIN JOHNSON W. Jemlgan, $1.00; J. Lockler, $1.00. Total—$2.00. SS CAPE WHITE OAK J. Heitman. $1.00; S. Zabecki. $1.00. SS VASSAR VICTOR* T. F. Baldwin. $1.00; Henry Hence. To-ial—$2.00. SS R. GRISWALD $1.00; E. Mofiene. $1.00. Total—$3.00. G. J. SMITH, $1.00; C. Kalinski. $3.00; S. Woodell. $1.00; F. F. Martin. $1.00; J. Dixon. $4.00. Total—$11.00. Totah—$2.0O. NOTICE! JAMES A. McCONATHY (Pro. 45687) Your book is at Port Arthur Branch. 4. X Will holder of receipt No. A67326 make himself known to Patrolman Gonzales in the New York Hall as soon as possible, so that he can get credit for his Et -dues? BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4530 9 South 7lh St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SOSVi 22nd St. 2-8448 TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 445 Austin Ave. * Phone: 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 SEATTLE 257 5th St. 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 f 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 Ill W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St. 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. When in New York please PORTLAND come to headquarters with your WILMINGTON Union book. HONOLULU Ridgeway, W. H ! 45799 BUFFALO Jones, Thomas B. " CHICAGO Gibson, R. L 37493 CLEVELAND Crowther, Ellsworth, B " Jones, W 44621 DETROIT Burton, J. R " jFroats, R 38620 DULUTH SS NICOLETTE " VICTORIA, B. C C. W. Hargis. $1.00; R. L. Pare. ! Viga, J. A Staida, Edgar Neil 48109 VANCOUVER $1.00. Total—$2.00. Canavan, William F. = " SS GEORGE WASHINGTON J. C. Eversley, $2.00; G. Rodriqucz. Rollins, B. R. 41732 $1.00. Total—$3.00. Miller, C. R ' " SS M. BRADY Jones, Clyde H 39784 V. F. Shusarczyk. $2.00; J. Cisiecki. SS COASTAL ADVOCATE Amelinckne, C " $1.00; F. P. Corcoran. $1.00; K. C. 39258 Bozarth. $2.00; M. Sharpe. $1.00; H. Owens, C. F Boudreaux and Mouton, Oilers, Mitzger. $1.00; W. Dunn. $2.00; E. T. Wilma, R. F " 1 day's pay: N. Moskowitz, IV2 Staley. $2.00; E. L. Fix. Jr.. $2.00; H. Harvey, W. H 36949 hrs. Collect at Smith & Johnson, J. Gaudreau. $2.00; A. P. Todd. $2.0p; Mangan, E " 60 Beaver St. J. D. Waugh. $2.00; O. Bland. $2.00; Desposito, P. M 44890 C. Wadsworth. $2.00. Total—$24.00. X X X Kegg, George A .' " SS THOMAS SULLY Knell, Charles 47505 Dale Aunspach, $2.00; C. Coates. SS FELIX GRUNDY $2.00; H. Fein. $1.00; E. Saulino. $1.00; Maccomand, Hames " Hans Nielsen. $2.00; A. Scriveri. $1.00; James L. Smith, Wiper, has Heck, M. B 10063 Joseph Zito. $2.00. Total—$11.00. five hours overtime coming. Col­ DeForge, H " SS HENRY DODGE lect at So. Atlantic SS office, N.Y. Murray, Alfred 47804 M. H. Robb. $1.00; James E. Dudley. " $t.OU; E. Brannan. $1.00; E. Mantel. Arvins, W. R XXX $2.00; F. L. Chappel. $1.00; E. E. Wal­ Dunn, Thomas F 41276 ker. $2.00. Total—$8.00. SS THOMAS JEFFERSON Stewart, James W. " SS RICHARD BASSETT Pollack, Roy A 39361 Collect for three extra meals B. G. Stoppel, $15.00; C. E. Passeno. Cuttle, E. W. " at Waterman's New York office. $2.00; SS Richard Bassett, $24.00. Total Reed, Arthair 23308 —$41.00. Urbina, Teodoro " XXX SS H. DODGE H. Taylor. $20.00; D. R. 1 lightower Ross, Wi.Uiam T 35419 SS WALLACE M. TAYLOR $2.00; P. DePaz, $1.00; R. N. Haln Martinez, Jesus, M " James Birmingham, $1.37; F. $1.00. Total—$24.00. DeLo, C. A 42368 B.. Horton, $4.32; Donald DonSS FT. LANE Diamond, Irwin M " L. Harris, $1.00; E. Slagle. $1.00. cette, $1.37; E. C. Ray, $1.04; B. Kellen, Vernon F. 40628 Total—$2.00. Lancaster, $33.05; D. Newell, Nanz, Edmund " SS J. MILLIAGE 47613 $2.76; F. Foriarty, $.69; J. TuczM. Yerger. $1.00; R. Sampson. $6.00; Frige, William kowski, $5.51; P. Atkinson, $4.13; J. James. $1.00; J. Bollella. $1.00; B. Santana, M " A. Gluchacki, $1.37; F. Bloom Forbes, $ 1.00. $1,0.00. Scott, Thomas C 40828 $.69. Collect at Smith & John­ SS WAYCROSS VICTORY Marcin, George " D. W. Campbell. $2.00; W. A. Borson office. Carroll, Raymond R 42626 Money Due waiz, $1.00. Total—$3.00. SS JOSE MARTE Josephum Kitcas. $1.00; J. $2.00. Total—$3.00. Smith. SS JOHN LA FARCE F. Boyne. $2.00; E. E. Walker, $2.00; L. Austman, $2.00; W. Siyack. $3.00; SS JOHN J. ABEL J. Jelks, $3.00; Paul Moss. $2.00; H. J. C. DeCorte. $4.00; D. Vorgias, Dreher, $3.00; E. Kearns, $3.00; R. $4.00; D. Sirams, $2.00; Oliver KiviBrown. $3.00; E^ T. Janaszak. $3.00; koski, $20.00. Total—$30.00. M. Scapinakis. $3.00; M. Scapinakis. SS ALEX LILLINGTON $2.00; Dale R. Pearson. $2.00; J. KeniJ. Richards, $1.00. Total—$1.00. gan. $3.00; Frank Peach. $5.00; W. F. SS JOHN GIBBONS Weil. $2.00; B. B. Fleming. $2.00; Ray J. D. Malazinsky, $2.15. Total—$2.15. Grunt. $3.00; Erwin Cox. $25.00; R. James. $3.00; E C.arrlngton. $3.00; L. SS FREDERICK DAU J. Faddie. $1.00; R. Brandifine. G. L. Armstrong. $5.00; J. F. .Saunders. $25.00; Brown, $4.00; L. W. Ange. $2.00. Totals Daniel Wagner. $25.00. Total—$134.00. $7.00. SS SPARTANSBURG VICTORY A. Demata, $4.00; G. Waas. $3.00; SS qOFFEYVlLLE VICTORY Harry Thompson. $1.00; Paul Huslly, L. L. Goudreau. $3.00; M. Do.nohue. Total—$17.00. $1.00; N. Rodriques, $3.00; SS Coffey- $3.00; M. Bee. $4.00. vllle Victory, $3.00. Tatal~$B.WK BOSTON RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE! INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SlU HALLS NEW YORK Grand ToiaI-^561.15. Lych, S Londenberg, E West, Roger S Maimer, Edwin C. it Cochrane, Ernest R " 46518 " 43295 " ATTENTION! When paying dues, assessments, lines, donations or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorized representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this proceduro for your own protection. NOTICE! WALLACE LOVEJOY Your private papers were found aboard the SS Robert Ingersoll and are being held for you on the Fourth Floor- of the New York Hall. XXX Vaccination certificates for the following are being held on the fourth floor of the New York Hall, and can be picked up there: George Oliver, David Crockett, Albert A. Williams, Julius Mor/ ton. Alien Palmer. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. 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SHIP HITS MINE OFF ITALY ISTHMIAN VOTE GOING TO SIU BY 75 PER CENT, CREW SURVEY SHOWS 12 MORE MINERS KILLED IN BLAST AS OWNERS CONTINUE TO STALL ON SAFETY DEMANDS BAD EGGS SCRAMBLED CONGRESS WRECKS OPA; HIGHER PRICES SEEN NEGATING PAY RISES SIU DOES IT AGAIN ISTHMIAN GOING SIU; SEAFARERS MUST TAKE SHIPBOARD LEADERSHIP NMU GOES A'GOONING FOR EX-ORGANIZER WHO JOINED SEAFARERS THE THINGS SEAMEN HAVE TO TAKE! U.S. SHIPS ARE PLACED ON SALE; MERCHANT MARINE FUTURE AT STAKE INVESTIGATION DEMAND BACKFIRES; SHIP PAYS OFF WITH LOGS LIFTED ISTHMIAN CREW WINS STEWARDS DEPT. BEEF SHIPS CLUTTER PORT NEW ORLEANS MEMBERS IMPERIL OWN CONDITIONS AGENT RELAYS STORY OF SAVANNAH'S 'WAVING GIRL' WSA PARALYZES AMERICA'S SHIPPING NORFOLK SHIPPING FALLS OFF RE-ROUTING OF SHIPS SLOWS BUSINESS IN TAMPA BALTIMORE SHOWS THE WAY AGAIN COMMUNISTS 'UNITY' WILL MEAN POLITICAL STRIKES SKIPPER ABOUT FACES ON LOGS BUFFALO OPENS FOR FAIR RIDER WIN ENDS SHIPPING LULL BOSUNS ARE GETTING BAD PAY DEAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/26/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7b50d9dbd2459727914ee6ec78b7c2c7.PDF 2544090e1cf85fc46d14b5b79b120eaf PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. 9 ^ SEAFARERS LOG April:16 1953r • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • -I -Story On Page 3 Open 1st Medical Center Story On Page 3 l-'C ' Mfr... Ifz Dedicafion Of SlU Center Senator Warren Magnuson cuts ribbon formally opening first seamen's medical center 'as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall (left) and Dr. Aaron Kottler of Kings County Medical Society look on. Above, Dr. ioseph Logue, director of center, speaks at cererstoiy on page $, Other photos on back page.) -r'4 :-i. �Fare Two SEAFARERS LOG A^l 26. I95r MEBA Vows Continued Coal Fight, Hits Cur ran WASHING-TON—Again expressing determination to fight the American Coal beef to a finish in conjunction with the deck officers union, Herbert Daggett, president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, has denounced NMU President Joseph Curran's dis­ tortions of the facts of thei case. would have involved SIU with­ drawal from the field and recogni­ In a letter to AFL-CIO J. K. McLean, president, presents plaque to Copt. Emanuel Patronas (right) of the Wild Ranger for running the safest ship in the Waterman-Pan Atlantic fleet in the 1956 Safety Sweepstakes. The Wild Ranger had one lost-time accident during January, but completed the rest of the year unblemished. Wild Ranger Wins Award As Safest Waterman Ship The SS Wild Ranger is by no means as reckless as her name makes her out to be. The Waterman-Pan-Atlantic C-2 has Just been cited as the safest ship of the fleet for 1956, She had only one lost-time'*^ accident during a full year of operation totalling 382T04 man-hours of work, and that was in January, 1956. For the rest of the year, the Ranger had a spot­ less safety record among all the 39 SlU-manned ships in the com­ pany's combined fieet. News of the Wild Ranger's achievement comes in the wake of a "world's record" claim by the Robin Tuxford, also manned by an SIU crew. Until last December, the Tuxford had rolled up a record of 502 consecutive days without a single lost-time accident aboard. The ship's crew claims this topped all previous safety marks anywhere in the world for freight ships. Recognition for the Wild Ranger came in the form of a plaque awarded to the ship by company president J. K. McLean. The plaque will be fi.xed in the ship's companionway permanently. The Ranger will also have the privilege of dy­ ing a white safety fiag all the rest of the year to attest to its record among Waterman—Pan - Atlantic ships for 1956. Capt. Emanuel Patronas was master of the Ranger for most of the period involved. He is now commanding the Beau­ regard. Lk. Charles Machinists Win Strike LAKE CHARLES — The two month Machinist Union strike against the Columbia Southern Chemical Company has been set­ tled with the signing of a new contract embodying better wages and conditions. Talks are now on with Cities Service Refinery, but no difficulty over their contract is expected. Shipping in this area, i-eports Fort Agent Leroy Clarke has been very good during the past period. Quite a few men also shipped on SUP vessels. The Chiwawa, Bradford Island, CS Norfolk, Royal Oak, CS Miami, Government Camp (Cities Service!, Rion (Actium); Val Cfaem (Valen­ tine), and two SUP vessels hit the porf iSuf-lng trie' past period^ , President Meany, Daggett de­ clared "NMU President Curran's statements as published in the press . . . again attempt to distort the facts in the dispute of the AFLCIO licensed officer organizations with American Coal, a dispute which commenced lon^ before the SIU entered the picture. The ef­ forts of the national MEBA and MM&P to combat the large scale attempted invasion of our long es­ tablished jurisdiction by a com­ pany union set up by District 50 are brushed aside by Curran who refers to the picketing of American Coal ships by" the MEBA and MEBA President Herbert Daggett MM&P as 'only incidental to the eflort of SIU to bust NMU's legiti­ ized Meany's letter to Curran as mate contract with the company'." "correct in every detail . . ." as The Daggett letter, as quoted in to the facts of the Washington MEBA's official publication, "The meeting of marine unions and Amei'ican Marine Engineer" de­ further called Meany's proposals clared that Curran's distortions of "in the best tradition of basic trade fact were a challenge to the "in­ unfbn principles." tegrity and good judgement" of the "It was at this meeting that AFL-CIO president, It character- Meany made proposals which Joe Curran—Man Out Of Step For a fellow who was shouting.f he would "fight to the death" a couple of weeks ago. NMU Presi­ dent Joseph Curran has switched his pitch innumerable times since then. It was in the course of one of his diatribes against the SIU that Curran rose solemnly and pro­ claimed in capital letters "WE ARE PREPARED TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH." Hollywood never filmed a more stirring drama, but offhand it doesh't seem to have much bear­ ing on trade union issues. Curran started off originally be­ laboring SIU for daring to assert that it might claim a new shipping company. Then his watchword was that SIU was for "hiring off the dock." He worked that phrase thor­ oughly all the while that he was supporting District 50's company officers union which hired off the dock. Of course, every unlicensed man who has been hired for the American Coal ships was a union veteran from a union hiring hall, NMU and SIU. Tantrums Don't Work When he found that his tantrums weren't frightening off the SIU iiiiiiiiPiii and the AFL-CIO officers unions whipped, Curran has to have an Cun-an called on George Meany alibi in advance. The SIU, which and demanded that something be was so whip-able the day before, done. Meany took action accord­ "is fighting it dirty all the way." ingly; in fact he offered Curran Curran snivels further . . . "they the whole coal fleet if he would are following through in the same just live up to trade union prin­ unscrupulous Qnderhanded man­ ciples and support the officers. ner . . . Their officials showed no Curran's answer was an evasion inclination for taking on NMU in to cover up his obligations to Dis­ a fair fight." trict 50 and the company. Even the judiciary can't escape That called for him to whistle a without an attack on its integrity, new tune, and this time it was an "AFL-CIO Palace Guard" that was so the courts are accused of "anxi­ "scheming" against him. (Before ety to please the SIU." Then Curran shines up his coun­ that, he boasted the AFL-CIO would surely "call the SIU to ac­ terfeit halo and piously pro­ count.") The AFL-CIO suddenly claims "NMU will play the game became allies of the devil as part straight . . ." His idea of "playing of an "SIU swindle," and as for it straight" is to stooge for the George Meany—well in Curran's company and its company union. book he is guilty of "prejudice, The officers' unions are also al­ disregard for facts and personal ternately wheedled and scorned. rancor." According to Curran, it's okay for In the next scene we find Joe District 50 to hire off the street, Curran, bristling with anger and but the MEriA and MM&P are defiance and getting ready to "party to the effort to sabotage the "whip the SIU." But suddenly the union hiring hall" when they re­ setting chanties, just in case tlje fuse to be bulldozed by J9e CimranL ; Somehow, the audience is sup­ tion of exclusive jmisdiction for the NMU provided the latter sup­ ported the AFL-CIO officers un­ ions. All of the imions present, in­ cluding the SIU, a9cepted the Meany proposal, but the fiMU re­ jected it, apparently because of its prior commitments to District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The iatter is part owner of the com­ pany and also has contracts for the coal ship officers. WASHINGTON—Merchant Ma­ rine spokesmen here are keeping a watchful eye peeled as the Ad­ ministration's foreign-aid program faces possible sharp cuts in a Congressional economy drive. The US Chamber of Commerce, which has been a vocal spokesman for Government budget-cutting, led off the attack against foreign aid by calling for an $800 million re­ duction in the program. President Eisenhower's budget called for $4.4 billion for this purpose. A recent Senate study on for­ eign aid pointed out that the US maritime industry and of course, US seamen, are heavily dependent on foreign aid for cargoes. The cargoes provided by this program and by the agricultural surplus dis­ posal system are moved under the "50-50" law. With US ships' share of foreign cargoes shrinking to a new low, just about 18 percent, the Government-generated. business has become an increasingly large percentage of US ship cargoes. The Chamber of Commerce position was taken at hearings be­ fore a special Senate committee. Other testimony critical of the program was given by an ILO representative who told the com­ mittee that the program had dis­ regarded the need to improve la­ bor conditions in many areas. Some projects, he said, totally ignored the conditions of the workers in­ volved and as such reflected un­ favorably on the US.' Foreign aid has been slated as the'number one target of oppon­ ents of the President's budget. So far, most .of the budget-pruning has been in the House of Repre­ sentatives which initiates money bills. The House has not yet acted on the foreign aid issue. posed to get the impression that the AFL-CIO, the SIU, the SUP, the MEBA, the BME, the MM&P, the courts, the Labor Board and anyone else you might want to throw in are all playing dirty against clean, fair-playing Joe Cur­ ran. The only honorable ones in this Curran ^fantasy production are American Coal, the company union (which owns one-third of Ameri­ can Coal), and a fellow named Joe Curran. Vol. XIX No. 9 Of course, this isn't the fir.st April 28. 1987 time Curran-has found himself out of step with the labor movement and at loggerheads with the facts. There have been times before when he. deliberately aligned himself PAUI HAU, Secretary-Treasurer HERBIRX BRAND. £ditor. i BERNARO SEA­ with hostile forces against the in­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN terest of the labor movement. In SPIVACX, AL HARBIN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. Area Repre­ his treatment of trade union issues sentative. Bnx MOODT.- Gulf ' he has constantly employed the Stalinist technique. In this pat­ Publlihtd bIwMhIy ar th« haadquartara of tha Saafarara Intarnaticnal Union, Aftern he is a "militant trade union­ lantic A Culf Dlttricf, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth ist" in Washington conferences and Avanuo, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tal. HYaclnth 9-*600. Entered aa sacond class matter the shipowners' boy down on the at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under waterfront. This is just another the Act of AOS. 24, 1912. oqcasion the same yelp- 4. .. „ (l^e coal siory, page 8) SEAFARERS LOG �.y,, Par* Tbret: SEAFARERS LOG April 28.198T SlU SWEEPS BALT, TUG VOTE Port Total Almost Unanimous; Another NLPB Win Expected BALTIMORE—^Towboat and harbor craft workers of the Greater Baltimore area went to the polls this past week and registered a smashing, near-unanimous vote for SIU representation. An announcement by the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted^ subsidiary of United States Lines. ports and among workers in the the balloting, revealed that aMechanics at the Curtis Bay main­ tidelands oil industry. Major employees of five compan­ tenance shop and carfioatmen in SIU victories have been scored ies had voted 127 to 9 in Atlantic Transport were included in recently In both of these areas. the polling. The latter voted In A victory was also scored in the favor of the SlU Harbor separate balloting. The sixth com­ Baltimore area last month when and Inland Waterways Di­ pany* to be voted today is Arundel bargemen and bridgemen of the Western Maryland Railway ^Com­ vision, with five ballots voided. Sand and Gravel. Negotiations for a first-time SIU pany voted 28 to 0 for the SIU. A sixth company will be voted HIWD contract are expected to SIU Baltimore port agent Earl today, with indications that begin with the companies shortly. Sheppard hailed the outcome of the the results will follow the same Senator Warren Magnuson watches as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall unveils plaque dedicating,clinic in memory of Seafarer Pete Larsen. The plaque was placed on the wall behind the counter-in th* lobby of the clinic. pattern. Approximately 45 tugs and other harbor craft are involved. The five companies whose' employees went SIU in the NLRB balloting are Curtis Bay Towing, Harper Tow­ ing, Baker and Whitely, Baltimore Towage and Lighterage, and At­ lantic Transport, the last named Year-Long Campaign The NLRB voting climaxed an intensive, year-long organizing campaign by the SIU among the Baltimore area's towboat and harbor craft workers. At the same time, intensive SIU organizing campaigns have been carried on among tugboat workers in Gulf First Sea Union Medical Center Now Open In NY With Senator Warren Magnuson cutting the ceremonial ribbon, the Seafarers Welfare Plan medical center, first seamen's health center in maritime, was officially opened in Brooklyn on Tuesday, April 16. The next morning the center was functioning in full swing, giving complete physical examinations to Seafarers and ^recommending treatment The following is the text on where necessary by private Foreign Commerce Committee, Larsen in whose honor the center cited the center as an example of was named. Larsen was so hon­ the plaque dedicated to Pete physicians or the Public "union responsibility'* and union ored, Hall said, "not because he Larsen: "The first to be established under provisions of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, this medi­ cal center is dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen (1924-1956) who was representa­ tive of tbe thousands of Sea­ farers playing a vital role in the functioning of the American merchant marine. Like them, he contributed to the improve­ ment of conditions achieved for all Seafarers. This center stands as an example of these achievements. "The Union and management are jointly sponsoring this med­ ical center—^first In the mari­ time industry—^to advance fur­ ther the health and well-being of the seafaring man." maturity. Recalling the days when was a hero, but because the memHealth Service.merchant ships were considered a Conilnued on Page 15 Dedication ceremonies for the center, which is named the dumping ground, Magnuson point­ Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic, drew an audience of more than 500 guests from the ranks of the in­ dustry, various Government agen­ cies including the US Publifc Health Service and the Coast Guard, the medical profession, and the trade union movement, plus Seafarers themselves off nearby ships and from the headquarters hall. The center Is located at 3rd Avenue and 21st Street, Brooklyn, just one block from the headquar­ ters hall and a few steps from the Bull Line docks. Before the ribbon-cutting, the audience heard brief dedication speeches. In his remarks to the au­ dience, Senator Magnuson, chair­ man of the Senate Interstate and ed to the center as an example of the tremendous progress achieved by marine unions and the maritime industry as a whole. Turning to industry problems, the Senator indicated he would press strongly for some kind of limitation on ship transfers. He staunchly defended Government aid to the merchant marine as es­ sential to the national economy and national defense. "The whole cost of shipping sub­ sidy for one year," he pointed out, is not more than the cost of a single Navy cruiser." 'Good Union Man* SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall also spoke at the dedication to pay tribute to the late Pete A few of the cnqny Seafarers and guests who attended the dedication of the health center ]am th* lobby of Jhe clinicofter the ceremonies. " ' " * ' V voting as "convincing proof that harbor workers want representa­ tion by an established seaman's union. Lack of such representation in the past has resulted in Bal­ timore area harbor worker® lagging behind other ports on all aspects of their wages and working condi­ tions.'Closing The Gap' "Our first order of business here," Sheppard said, "is to start closing this gap. We intend to continue our efforts and to support the Greater Baltimore harbor workers in their fight for decent wages and working conditions, just as we have successfully done among workers in other areas." The SIU was the only union en the ballot in the six-fieet vote. Another organization in the field, District 50 of the United Mine Workers, could not qualify for a place on the ballot, but attempted to get the Baltimore harbor men to vote for "no union." The Dis­ trict 50 campaign was able to muster only nine votes against the SIU. A factor in the vote was unContinued on Page 15 Well-Wishers Laud Center As Milestone Heralded as a major achievement in maritime, the launch­ ing 'of the Seafarers Welfare Jlan Medical Department in Brooklyn was also greeted by a flood of congratulatory mes­ sages sent to the Union fromf, AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington and trade union. Government and shipping officials from all over the nation. Among the messages received was one from David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union; "Delighted to extend heartfelt congratulations on Important occa­ sion of dedication of your union's medical department. This marks another step forward by your un­ ion in bringing to your members added services so essential to the health and well-being of the Sea­ farers. "May you continue on the pro­ gressive road along which you have come." ILGWU Pres., David Dubinsky A similar wire came from Mor­ ris Brand, medical director of the of the ILG, which maintains its Sidney Hillman Health Center op­ own health center in that city. erated by the Amalgamated Cloth­ A message from David Siegal, ing Workers. Dr. Brand is also president. New York Dining Room president of the Association of La­ Employees Local 1 of the Hotel bor Health Administrators. "Con­ and Restaurant Workers, said in gratulations to the Seafarers Un­ part: "When I consider ... the for­ ion," he wired, "for making avail­ ward strides made by your union, able medical service to members in I feel justified in saying the Sea­ your own center, which will add farers are deserving of the great­ greatly to health and well-being of est praise . . ." membership." Dr. Leona Baumgartner, New "Warmest congratulations" also York City Commissioner of Health, came from Bill Ross, manager of lauded the "excellent facmtiea".of th* iPhiladelphia Dress Jbint Board th* center. • •• �L [ ' Faf« Four SEAFARERS LOG April 26, 1957 Stoklng's Not A Lost Art Yet 1/ ' I'- Fireman Bishop Creeck of the SlU Grer^l" Lakes District throws bucketful of coal on fire of the Huron, a bulk carrier. Huron was slated for conversion to oil, but rising price of fuel has kept her on a cool diet. SlU Men Making Log Limit Work NEW YORK—^Negotiation of logging limits in the SIU con­ tract has paid off, Claude Simmons, New York port agent de­ clared, Last year, he said, the operators fought strenuously when the Union negotiated the"*^ just rights, he will in turn give you clause to do away with two your just due." for one loggings in the con­ Shipping Up Strongly tract. Some of them claimed the performance of many of the ships' crews would get worse because there would be less disciplinary control. There has been no indication of this development. On the con­ trary, Simmons announced, most of the crews have shown themselves very competent in disciplining themselves and in improving their performance. "It all goes to show," he said, "that if you give a man his 2 Contracts Granted For Atom Ship r, Ij-t T WASHINGTON'—Two contracts for the plan, design and engineer­ ing of the newly proposed nuclearpowered passenger - cargo vessel have been granted to the firms of George G. Sharp, Inc., and Babcock and Wilcox. Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator, announced that the contract for the preparation of the specification and associated engi­ neering work had been awarded to the Sharp organization, well-known designers in the maritime industry. They have designed such vessels as the Del Norte (Mississippi), the Panama, Cristobal, and Ancon (Panama). A $9 million contract covering the design, and development of a nuclear reactor and components of the ship's propulsion plant was awarded by the Atomic Energy Commission to Babcock and Wilcox. The plans call for a pressurized water reactor of an advanced type capable of a continuous output of 20,000 shaft horsepower. The reactor will be unclassfied and the technology developed in the project will be available to American in­ dustry. The new vessel, the first Ameri­ can built merchant vessel to be propelled by a nuclear energy, is ccbeduled for completion by early 186(L Shipping during the past period has picked up notably in this port. Besides 20 vessels paying off, 4 signing on, and 17 in-transit. Wa­ terman's SS Warrior came out of the shipyard and took on a full crew. The Kathryn, Hilton, Beatrice, Angelina, Frances (Bull); Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Ran­ ger, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Topa Topa, Yaka (Water­ man); Steel King, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Robin Wentley (Seas); Cantigny, Royal Oak, CS Norfolk (Cities Service), and Sea Monitor (Excelsior) all paid off. The Robin Kettering, llobin Kirk (Seas), Topa Topa and Yaka signed on. The Sea Monitor has been sold by Excelsior Steam Ship Company to Grainfleet Steam Ship Com­ pany, both SlU-contracted opera­ tors. It should be taking on a full crew within the next few days. They're I all talking I I I about I I I Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that die Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. I I I I I I it. . . I I Of course they're all talking about it, for safety should be everyone's Immedi­ ate concern. A Setifarer out at sea is far more suspectible to accident than a shoreside worker because a ship is a more dan­ gerous place to be. What's more, he finds it much tmore difficult to receive proper care than while he's ashore. That's where the shipboard safety com­ mittees come in. It's their fob to translate the talk into action, to see to it that every­ thing is as shipshape as humanly possible and that everyone does his Job properly. The easiest, and fastest, way of letting your shipmates know of accident areas and of safer ways of working is to talk it up at the safety discussions. Help your shipboard safety committee make your ship the safest one afloat. I 1 I An KJ,o^Sofe' 'Ship I �- SEAFARERS LOG April 29.1957 Page Fire Doubt Runaway Ships Available For US Needs •WASHINGTON—strong doubts that ships transferred to runaway flags would be available for American use in time of emergency have been voiced by Sen. Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Com-' merce Committee. has been introduced by Sen. Mag­ Highlighting Senate hear­ nuson, and is being considered by The SS GaJeway City at Mobile shipyards where she is now being converted into a traiiership. The former C-2 is the first of four Pan Atlantic vessels, scheduled for sea-land trailer operations by the end of the year. ShipVill carry 204 loaded trailer bodies. Conversion Work Starts On First Containership MOBILE—Work is already underway converting the SS Gateway City into a contain­ ership, the first step in Pan Atlantic Steamship Company's revolutionary sea-land trailership program The Gateway City is the Each trailer will be specially tracks. These tracks are tested at first of four C-2's the company fitted with four corner posts to any angle, or degree of list, there­ plans to covert into trailer- enable them to be safely stacked, by simulating conditions that can _8hips and Iiave In operation by the end of the year. ~ The Azalea City is due in the Mobile shipyard by April 26, the Bienville sometime in early July, and the Fairland in mid-July. They will mark the be­ ginning of a new type, of coastwise Service to be offered by Pan-At­ lantic. The conersion program consists, in part, of the- addition of sponsons amidship each vessel. These spon. sons, which will cover some 370 feet, will add about 72 feet to the width of the vessel, and will help stabilize the ship while loading and tinloading. The yard will also re­ move the conventional cargo booms from the vessels and add two spe­ cial' traveling cranes, fore and aft. These cranes, will stand on legs that -roll on tracks along the edge of the vessel. They have two ex­ tensions overhanging the sides of the ships. The trailers will be hauled up under the craned which will pick them from their chassis, carry them laterally across the deck, and deposit them in the hold. one on top of the other, without danger of their crumpling. There will be five layers of trailers be­ low deck, and one trailer on top of the hatch cover. The ships will be able to carry 204 trailers apiece. A spokesman for the Skagit Steel Company, builders of the cranes, said all of the cranes, will be fully rigged on the plant ground be expected in the loading and unloading at the docks. Pan Atlantic plans eventually to convert more vessels under their long range program. In order to accomplish this, the Pan-Atlantic breakbulk coastwise service will be suspended at the completion of the voyage of the SS Warrior in early May. Okay Isthmian's Bid For 8 Victory Ships WASHfNGTON—Isthmian's application to charter eight Government-owned "Victory ships for the India and Persian Gulf runs has been approv^ by the Federal Maritime Boai^d. The first of the ships , is ex--* pected to go Into service by will include strategic materials like ^ maiiganese and other ores June 1. Under terms of the Board's an­ nouncement, the SIU - contracted operator ^vili carry commercial cargo outbound on its regular berth service. The homeward cargo Highly recommended by the The Asiatic cooking of George ship's safety committee on the Mi Chang, reports ship's delegate Antinous was the following pro­ John Jellette, is converting the cedure suggested crew of the Ideal X into real curry by engine depart­ eaters. George is ment safety rep­ loading the boys resentative John u p with some Brady. Brady mighty flne egg suggested that foo young and cluster lights be other assorted •picked up each Far East dishes. day in port when You couldn't find used and checked by the electri­ any better this Chang Brady side of Hong cian. Bad ones would then be taken to the elec­ Kong, the gang says. trical locker for repairs and good » * » ones would be kept in the mast locker. Following this procedure, In appreciation of a fine Job he said, the rest of the crew would done, the crew of the Barbara be assured that any light found in Frietchie extended a vote of the mast locker would be in good thanks to J. W. Corcoran as he re­ working condition. This would signed as ship's delegate. James also cut down on the number of "Seabiscnlt" McFarlin was elected cluster lights which have bad plugs to the post by acclamation. Thanks which could cause a flashback were also given to F. Hipp of the' when plugged in, severely burn­ "Mae" and C. Nelson, hisjsuccessor ing the^'pne handlipg lt» PS fhip'a 4elegateiL r- from India. The ships are ex­ pected to be under charter for 18 months. In approving the breakout, the FMB noted that Isthmian ships on the two runs have been sailing fully loaded since last summer, and that the company has had to refuse cargo for the areas because it could not charter private tonnage. It also observed that cargo offer­ ings on the runs have increased by SO percent in recent months. Ad­ ditional cargo is expected as the Government's Middle East aid pro­ gram goes into full swing. ings into the transfer program, the Senate Commerce Committee. the Washington Democract ex­ Opposition has been voiced by the pressed himself as "exceedingly Maritime Administration, by vari­ skeptical as to the promised avail­ ous shipowner groups, and by the ability" of the runaways. He indi­ American Merchant Marine Insti­ cated that if the ships were not tute, spokesman for the major sub­ available, the Administration's sidized operators on the East and transfer policy "could invite disr Gulf Coasts. aster should war come upon us Support for the measure has suddenly." come so far only from the SIU In stating his views, Magnuson and other maritime unions. virtually rejected the opinion of the - Maritime Administration and the Defense Department that ships transferred to PanamarJ<iberia and Honduras would remain under "effective United States control." The opinion rests on the view that these are "friendly" nations. Mag­ nuson pointed out that ships trans­ ferred to Panamanian registry are legally and technically under the control of the Government of Panama as well as manned by for­ eign crews. BALTIMORE—With the NLRB Magnuson's view that runaways would not be available to the election coming up on Baltimore United States has long been sup­ tugs, most Seafarers in this area, ported by the SIU. A spokesman reports Earl Sheppard, port agent, for the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades have been taking advantage of the Department is expected to present slack in job activity and have been similar views to the committee busy helping in the SIU organizing next week, when hearings are re­ campaign. sumed. (The successful results of these Magnuson's remarks came at a campaigns are reported in another time when there isn't a single article in this edition of the LOG.) tanker left in the Government's Although there were 35 vessels lay-up fleet, and the Military Sea in port during the past two weeks, Transportation Service has to rely job activity was slower than in the on chartered tankers for military prior period. The Steel Architect, services. Steel Rover (Isthmian); Jean, They also came only a few days Emilia (Bull); Santore, Chilore, after the House Merchant Marine Oremar, Raltore (Ore); Young Committee learned that the Gov­ America (Waterman); Ocean Ulla ernment do^s not have effective (Ocean Trans.); Oceanstar (Dolphin) control of runaway-flag shipping, paid off while the Steel Architect, even if- it Is owned by American Steel Rover (Isthmian); Marymar, citizens. The Maritime Administra­ Portmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); tion also admitted that it can not Chilore, Oremar, Baltore (Ore) be sure that companies authorized signed on. to transfer ships are really Ameri­ Some 16 vessels pulled into port can-owned. during the past period to be serv­ In the last analysis, the Govern­ iced. They were the Bethcoaster, ment's transfer policy appears to Kenmar, Flomar, Portmar (Calrest on the faith that American mar); Oremar, Baltore, Cubore, owners of transferred- vessels Feltore (Ore); Alcoa Partner, would be able to retain control of Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Steel King their ships, and would put them at (Isthmian); Catherine (Drystrans), the disposal of the Government in Edith (Bull); and Robin Kirk (Seas time of war or other emergencies. Shipping). All were reported in The companies' record of trans­ good shape with all beefs settled at ferring their ships as a means of payoff. evading American taxation, safety standards, and wages, casts great doubt on the responsibility of hese companies, and On their like­ lihood of complying with Govern­ ment policy. A bill to restrict ship transfers PORTO'CALL e«OC!feiWAl, 'XZie, BSAXXtUaS ^AXTTlMOl^ Baft Drive Gets Aid Of Membership SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meefing;^ are held regularly every tWo weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: May I May 15 May 29 June 12 June Ih I" �1• Pare Sis SEAFARERS LOG April 29. mi Three sets of triplets were born to SlU families, but |ust two sur­ vived. Above (left) are Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Merlin, children of Seafarer Robert Long, born December, 1953, in New Orleans. At right are Lars Valdemar, Kiric Alexan­ der and Hans Neal Nielsen, born December 31, 1956. Seafarer Lars Nielsen is the father. Maternity Benefit Five Years OldThousands Aided Now starting its sixth year, the maternity benefit pay­ ment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has passed the halfmillion mark in cash benefits paid to Seafarers. Since the benefit's inception in April, > 1952, a total of $555,800 has inadequacy of existing maternity been paid to Seafarers involv­ coverage. Under most hospitaliza­ tion programs then existing, the ing the birth of 2,779 children. Ita maximum benefit payable was in addition, the Union itself has pre­ the vicinity of $80 and this was al­ sented a $25 US Government bond lowed only after the insurance had to every child covered by the Wel­ been ill force' for a minimum of fare Plan. More than $69,000 has ten months to a year. April 2, 1952, was birth date of Linda Rivera, 24 hours dfter the maternity benefit program went into been paid out In this form. The SIU Welfare Plan added the effect. She's shown at left as she appears today, wi|h her father. Seafarer John Rivera; at right, a The SIU Welfare Plan was a pio­ $200 maternity benefit in June, few months after her birth. She shared limelight with her mother. neer at the time in recognizing the 1952, and made it retroactive to April 1 of that year; Seafarers Jo­ each child, regardless of the num­ seph A. Cave, of New Orleans, and ber of children bora. Seafarers Union Has John Rivera of New York City who fathered triplets collected were the first of many to obtain $600 in benefits, and $75 in bonds Cable Address these benefits. Joseph Cave Jr., from the Union. Seafarers overseas who want and Ermelenda (Linda) Rivera In order to be eligible, a Sea­ to get In touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by were both born on April 2, 1952, farer must have one day of seatime PLYMOUTH, England—Virtually becalmed on her first day cabling the Union at its cable Just one day after the effective in the ninety days immediately preceding the birth of the child out, the Mayflower II got off to a slow start on her good-will address, SEAFARERS NEW date of the plan. Included In the total of 2,779 and ninety days of seatime in the voyage to the US. YORK. — children bora to Seafarers, are 16 previous calendar year. A copy of Use of this address will assure The 180-ton squarerigger is gaiters and slippers with big sil­ speedy transmission on all mes­ births of twins and two sets of the marriage license and of the duplicating the historic voy­ ver buckles to go ashore in a sages and faster service for the triplets. In cases such as these, birth certificate must be sent in age of the Pilgrim Fathers to longboat to meet the Lord Mayor the SIU plan has the advantage of with the application for the ben­ men involved. Plymouth, Mass., S37 years ago. of Plymouth, who wore a feathered paying benefits for the birth of efit. She left here Saturday on the first hat and a scarlet robe. After the leg of an estimated six-week voy­ Mayflower received divine blessing age. it took the original Pilgrims it was towed past Drake Island, Just 65 days to make the trip in 1620. as the original Mayflower was three Manned by an Australian skip­ centuries ago. per, Capt. Alan Villlers, and 31 Fourteen miles out a stowaway— other "fellows with a spirit of ad­ a 27-year-old London baker's sales­ venture," including a gynecologist, man—^was discovered, but he was the Mayflower II has no women put off in a photographer's launch aboard. It does have a radio, mod­ riding alongside. He had probably ern navigational instruments and assumed that the present ship's an inflatable liferaft aboard, un­ company would have the same compassion for a fellow adventurer like its historic namesake. The tiny ve.ssel.was built by skill seeking a ridC to the New World as ed craftsmen who labored 18 their historic counterparts in 1620. months to put the ship together at a cost of $100,000. The cost was underwritten by popular subscrip­ tion to further British-American relations. It had union clearance during the recent shipbuilders' strike in Bri­ tain so that it could be completed in time for sailing this month. The launching produced g further mis­ hap when the. ship developed a dangerous list to starboard, which was finally trimmed with ballast. The voyage got underway with proper pomp and ceremony when Now five years old, Texas Will Rogers Clamp points to birthday on calendar which qualified him for skipper Villiers donned a Pilgrim maternity benefit back in 1952. ..At right, he's just a babe in arms to dad, Seafarer John Clomp, in costume—high black hat, 'white ihe'origirtdf 1952 bhologrdbfi; ' , Ikcw ^lbir, black IJacket. trbUsei'6;*. •T'.vj-yf./ '--i r. ,\il r': • ft--, . Mayflower U Sails; Expect 6-Yleek Trip ./v.- - - - •» �SEAFARERS April 28.1959 LOG Par» Sevetf YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH US Seeks Tourist Ships ^ okays Bernstein Subsidy Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Mafgolius WASHINGTON—An open invitation to US ship operators to get into the transatlantic passenger business has been issued by Maritime Administrator Ularence Morse. Morse recommended that new passenger ship services be opened between the Chesapeake Bay area The 1957 Auto Situation May is one of the best months to find cut prices on many necessities and European ports. He also^' cited a serious over-all de­ seven day trip to Zeebrugge at a the Maritime Administration can ficiency in US flag passenger 20-knot average cruising - speed. call on Bernstein to build at least Arrangements have been made for one more ship for this service. accomodations. hour boat train to The company itself Is hopeful that Meanwhile, the Maritime Admin­ a non-stop istration completed signing of con­ nm into Paris from Zeebrugge it will be able to add two new ves­ struction and operating subsidy which is faster than the existing sels to the run within the next five years in order to offer a weekly contracts with Arnold Bernstein to Paris-Cherbourg service. As part of the subsidy conrtact. sailing schedule. cover the operation of the low-cost passenger-ship Badger Mariner on the New York to Rotterdam run. Up until now, there has been no passenger service out of the Chesa­ peake Bay area to Europe either under US or foreign flags.- The tentative findings of the Maritime Admini-stration are that a Balti more-to-Europe passenger service should operate on trade routes Recommendations calling for an eight-hour day for seamen five, seven or nine with a combina­ all over the world and for an increase in internationally-recog­ tion passenger-cargo ship accom­ modating about 600 passengers and nized wage minimums have been made by the seafarers' rep­ resentatives at the recent In-> ^ 2,500 to 3,000 tons of cargo. Of interest in the Morse report ternational Labor Organiza­ functions, recommendations such is the call for additional passen­ tion meeting in Geneva. John as these have to be approved sub­ ger accommodations in tourist and Hawk, secretary-treasurer of the sequently by the member nations With 300 individually-priced US made cars on the market, and cabin class. ' Up until now, US Seafarers International Union of of tlie organization. the auto industry following a policy of not publicizing suggested passenger operators have been list prices of cars and accessories, it's become almost impossible running three class ships in this for buyers to know how much a car actually costs. This situation service. The SEAFARERS LOG has made it possible for dealers to "pack" prices in various ways, has repeatedly pointed out that so that the fringe of less scrupulous sellers can give a discount or foreign ship operators are getting seemingly-generous trade-in allmvance with one hand, and take it the jump on Americans by provid­ back with the other. For the first time to this writer's knowledge, ing tourist class ships in this a complete guide to cars is now available for $1 at newsstands or ti-ade. The Badger Mariner, which will from the Car Fax Company, 550 Fifth Ave., New York 36. "Car Fax" warns that "There are no set resale prices. Any dealer may be a tourist class ship with just 50 The SlU-manned tanker Kern ask whatever he wishes. It is a fact that many dealers pack their first Class berths, is now undergo­ Hills, which became an interna­ prices in amounts ranging up to $500 and even more over the fac­ ing conversion in the Ingalls Ship­ tory-suggested retail prices." One of the best helps this guide pro­ yard, Pascagoula, Miss., at a cost tional issue when it sailed into the vides is a complete price list for all accessories and special features of $13 million. She will run be­ Israeli' port of Eilat, is going to for each car, such as two-tone paint, white sidewalls, etc. These tween New York and Zeebrugge, make three or four more runs into can run into real money. If you bought all the extra accessories Belgium and Amsterdam, the Neth­ that port. That's the word received erlands, beginning some time in offered for a typical popular-price car in the $2,000 bracket, your from Seafarer Frank Throp, ship's March or April, 1958. cost for accessories alone would total $1,011. ^ delegate. The ship will accommodate 900 Reporting on the historic trip passengers two or three to a room lower-priced makes have accounted for about 60 percent of all pur- with full airrconditioning and pri­ John Hawk, SlUNA Sec.-Treos. into the Gulf of Aqaba, Throp . chases this year, compared to 57 percent last year. wrote: "We were all pretty nervous vate bath for all cabins. Another reason for the lag in sales, bankers say, is that many people North America, participated in the until we went through the straits Bernstein's schedule calls for are still paying for all the cars they bought in 1955, when easy terms meeting as the labor representa­ that lead into the Gulf of Aqaba, sold a record number of cars. whereupon we saw the good o d tive of the United States. Styles Meet Resistance The proposed increase in inter­ United Nations flag flying. From But also, and possibly for the first time, the public is showing some national minimums would be from then on we felt pretty much at actual resistance to the styling of cars, especially to the low height of I the existing $64 monthly level to ease." IJN troops are presently oc­ 1957 models, garage men report. The low, road-hugging modern de­ cupying hills overlooking the nar­ $70. row en|^rance into the Gulf. sign has added to the difficulties of climbing in and out of cars. On Commenting on the recommen­ BOSTON—A four day diet of some models, it also is responsible for more rain leaks because the dations, Hawk declared: "Of course, door opening, now is cut partly into the roof. In models where the franks and beans proved just too the major maritime nations are al­ For pictures of Eilat, the new rear seat protrudes beyond the door opening, passengers have to "an­ much for the stomach of a crew- ready providing wage scales above Israeli port, see page nine. member of a New York tug. The gle" into the car. this minimum and in many in­ If the 1957 cars are harder to get into, once you're in, the lower, unnamed seaman bitterly com­ stances the eight-hour day is in He adds, "we are bound back to wider design gives you a more stable ride, with less sway on curves plained about the steady fare and effect. However, some of the less- the Persian Gulf via Djifaou i, then assaulted the cook, William and corners. The 1957 models in general are safer, more stable cars developed maritime powers have French Somaliland, and are sup­ on the highway. In city traffic, the story is different. The new longer Jones. The assault, which occurred lagged behind in this respect and posed to make three or four more cars when used as cabs are responsible for more traffic accidents, the during a lunch of frankfurters and it is hoped that the new proposals runs to Eilat if they will let us beans, took place on board the tug will result in improvement of con­ New York Taxicab Bureau reports. ... If everything goes okay we are The public is also showing signs of resenting the many model Aladdin while tied up in East Bos­ ditions for thousands of seamen supposed to be back home in July." changes and the confusing number of models made, which adds to the ton. The tug is under contract to sailing the ships involved." The voyage of the Kern Hills Hawk pointed out that "the con- was the first by any US-flag vessel cost of cars. Wards reports there are three hundred 1957 models, even another union. Jo'b activity has been fair during ference'took steps to provide that though there are now fewer manufacturers, compared to 272 in 1956 into Eilat. The the past two weeks in this area. nothing in the recommendation and 260 in 1955. T-2 tanker was Although the outlook is uncertain, would prejudice provisions of con­ Among the popular-priced cars, 1957 Fords and Plymouths have chartered by the made comebacks. For the time being. Ford has become the most wide­ it is expected to continue to be as tracts which are superior to these Israeli govern­ good as it has been. The Michael recommendations, such as we have ly-bought car, closely followed by Chevrolet, which had been top birdment to bring oil dog for the two previous years. Plymouth has regained its old place (J. M. Carras); Arickaree and on US ships." supplies and Stony Point (USPC) paid off and The Geneva conference, which as the third leading make. Significantly, Ford and rtymouth were most more important­ signed on while the Pan Oceanic met April 11 to 17, consisted of a drastically restyled and enlarged in size this year. ly, to establish Transporter (Pan Ocean);' Steel working party of 18 member.s, six Cheaper Wiring that the Gulf of King, Steel Vendor, Steel Naviga­ Government, six shipowners and Aqaba is an in­ If recent models are more expensive, they have also proved to have tor (Isthmian); and Robin Wentley six seafaring. Their recommenda­ ternational water­ been cheapened in one important respect, servicemen report. Not only (Seas Shipping) were in-transit. Throp tions will be submitted to the ILO way. the 1957, but even some earlier models are arriving in shops with short governing body for action and rec­ Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both of circuits, faulty ignition and even records of fires due to cheaper plastic ommendation to the member na­ which border on the Gulf, have wiring now used. tions involved. Plastic wiring appears to be unable to stand overheating (the tradi­ In addition to Hawk, the sea­ insisted that it is territorial water tional wire with cotton and rubber covering could to some extent) and faring representatives were Omar and as such, not open to shipping into Eilat. car manufacturers are using' it in too-small gauge. They are using 16A reminder from SIU head­ Becu of Belgium, head of the In­ Suez Near Normal gauge wire where 12-gauge is necessary, and in the case of the power­ quarters cautions all Seafarers ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ful sealed-beam headlights, even 12-gauge wiring is proving inadequate. leaving their ships to contact eration; I. Haugen, Nor\vay, accom­ On the other side of the Sinai Thus on some late-model cars, not only are the lights underpowered, the hall in ample time to allow panied by Johan S. Thore, Sweden; peninsula, shipping is gradually but the resistance of the inadequate wiring causes the wires to get hot the Union to dispatch a replace­ T. Nishimaki, Japan; P. de Vries, resuming normalcy through thewith a greater frequency of short circuits and fires. Some service ex- ment. Failure to give notice be­ Netherlands; T. Yates, accom­ Suez Canal. US ships have been perls now are installing such safety devices as fuses and circuit break­ fore paying off may cause a de­ panied by D. S. Tennant, United informed by the Government that ers on late-model cars. The circuit breakers are more satisfactory than layed sailing, force the ship to Kingdom. they are free to use the canal at fuses because they make it easier to trace the short, even by the car sail short of the manning re­ The recommendations represent their own risk. Meanwhile, discus-" owner himself if he gets stuck at night away from service facilities. quirements and needlessly make an improvement on Convention 93 sions are still going on between Problems also are being encountered with spark-plug wires. Ignition the work tougher for your ship­ which was originally adopted in the United States and Egypt to de­ experts point out some now have a grePjUiif^i of a .copper mates. 1946 and was later revised. termine just how the canal is to core. The graphite hardens and causes resistance. Under the termu by which ILO be operated. from clothes to cars. This spring, especially it's worth shopping the sales for things you need, because we're approaching the peak of the latest inflation, with living expenses scheduledUo hit a'new high. Important sales this season which give you ah opportunity to fill in needs at temporarily-reduced prices include spring clothing clear­ ances, May white sales (sheets and towels), lingerie and housecoat sales, clearances of this year's television models at reductions, price cuts on cooking ranges and washing machines, and—increasingly large discounts on 1957 cars. In clothing, note that rising prices of wool mean you will pay more next fail for suits and coats. Better Car "Values The auto industry has met its day of reckoning on price, and for people who need cars, better values are going to be available the next several months. The si -ing upsurge makers and dealers had been hoping for has not matt' ialized. The result is competition is getting more intense, and larger discounts are being offered. Dealers believe one reason for lagging 1957 sales is resistance to this year's higher prices. Ward's Automotive Reports estimates the average standard equipped 1957 model is $2,749, not including taxes,' compared to $2,553 in 1956 and $2,300 in 1955. Significantly, more people are buying the lower-priced makes this year. The big three ILO Group Asks 8-Hour Day For World's Seamen Can't Teil Prices Without Scorecard SIU Tanker Plans More Israel Trips Bean Revolt In Beantown Quitting Ship? Notify Union , ti;::' • . �I.. ar*:v--' Page Eiffht SEAFARERS LOG April 26. 1957 SUP Votes Full Support To A&G In Coal Beef SAN FRANCISCO—Some 1,000 Sailors at a headquarters meeting of the Sailors Union of the Pacific here voted en­ thusiastically Monday to provide full support to the SlU A&G District in the Ameri-> The SUP membership's action can Coal beef. came in a motion adopted unanim­ The action by the SUP ously "to give our affiliate, the membership was In line with the traditional policy among SIU of NA affiliates on all coasts to give 100 percent support to each o^her in every beef. Last Two CoalShips Crew Up !'•Mr SAVANNAH—Crewing of the last two ships of the American Coal Shipping Company was completed here Wednesday, and as on all pre­ vious vessels, all men were sup­ plied by seniority from the SIU and the NMU. The two vessels, the Martha Berry and the Harry Glucksman, are the last of seven Libertys operated by the company to go into service. Still remaining to be crewed un­ der terms of the Federal Court or­ der are seven jobs aboard the Casimir Pulaski. The latter was the first ship to pull in after the order went into effect, and seven men were allowed to stay aboard her for another trip until the machin­ ery for hiring could be established. The Pulaski is due in the States sometime around the tenth of May. According to the unofficial fig­ ures at last report, the SIU still held an edge in terms of total crewmembers aboard the seven vessels. However, any figures are subject to change in terms of repla-.-ements for the last seven men plus any men getting off the ships for ill­ ness or other reasons. Of the jobs which were put up for competition 96 SIU men placed aboard ships to 87 from the NMU. Another six jobs on the Coal Miner were reserved to NMU by the court order giving them 93 jobs to 96 for SIU. The SIU has found a number of instances of company hiring dis­ crimination against Seafarers. The Union has documentation for all of these occurrences. Once all the jobs are filled, the way will be cleared for further action by the National Labor Re­ lations Board to determ'ne which union shall represent the crewrnembers and hold bargaining rights for .an American Coal contract. Oldest Discharge Under the provisions of the court order, the jobs aboard these ships go to seamen showing the oldest US merchant marine di.scharge plus a minimum of 200 hours' seatime for 1954, 1955 and 1956. The result has been that the ships have been crewed by some of the real oldtimers in the industry, with some discharges go­ ing back before the first World War. Members of the SIU and other SIUNA affiliates have re­ sponded strongly to appeals that they throw in for the coal ship jobs. Originally, American Coal was to have gotten 30 ships from the Government. The outbreak of the dispute between the AFL-CIO marine officers unions and NMU plus District 50, United Mine Workers, and the entry of the SIU Into the field prompted the Mari­ time Board to halt the breakouts. SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, all possible assistance in helping them to muster the type of manpower that is needed for these ships." SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger assured the SUP mem­ bership that its support was deep­ ly appreciated by the A&G District. Acting on Weisberger's report the SUP membership voted to go on record to give its traditional financial, physical and moral sup­ port, whenever and wherever need­ ed, to help carry the beef to a successful conclusion. Many well-known, old-line SUP members are already taking\n ac­ tive part in the beef. In addition to the SUP, other SIU affiliates have given full backing to the A&G District. Tremendous help has been given by the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, which has aided by providing experienced steward department oldtimers for the coal ships, and by the Marine Firemen's Union as well. The A&G District is acknowledg­ ing to each of its affiliates its deep appreciation for their support in the beef. Hospital $$ Okayed By House Vote April 3 Through April 16^ Registered Port Norfolk . Savannah Total Deck A Deck B Eng. A 15 40 17 47 7 7 4 32 41 12 28 19 15 26 7 5 2 21 4 2 7 3 26 10 5 11 10 14 6 34 16 26 5 10 1 20 33 12 24 10 7 16 5 11 4 17 9 2 6 6 13 4 7 8 . 10 15 Deck A Deck B Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 117 199 310 127 - 220 Eng. B •taw. A 6 28 15 32 1 1 3 19 33 5 19• 13 11 13 Stew. B Total A 5 8 4 10 5 1 0 10 10 3 7 5 3 10 27 102 48 105 13 18 8 71 107 29 71 42 33 55 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 81 729 325 1054 Total B Total Reg. 17 - 44 24 126 10 58 48 153 18 31 5 23 13 21 19 90 49 156 17 46 19 90 66 24 23 56 39 94 Shipped Port Norfolk Savanah Tampa . Deck A 10 56 14 36 1 3 8 23 59 13 32 16 19 23 Deck A 313 Deck B- 3 13 1 9 1 0 3 6 5 8 12 8 5 19 Deck C 2 4 0 '4 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 8 0 13 Deck B Deck C 93 40 Eng. A 6 56 10 26 7 5 4 11 35 12 32 10 11 23 Eng. A 248 Eng. Eng. B C 3 14 0 5 2 2 3 9 7 9 12 13 2 21 4 16 4 40 3 0 4 5 6 4 9 0 14 Eng. Eng. B C 102 73 Stew. A 8 54 3 21 4 2 5 15 33 8 24 16 '9 9 Stew. A 211 stew. Stew. Total B c A 1 10 2 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 11 Total B 4 24 ' 7 4 166 37 1 27 3 0 83 21 0 12 3 1 10 3 2 8 17 3 49 18 5 127 16 4 • 33 22 12 88 30 7 42 26 0 39 10 19 55 51 stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B 60 255 62 772 Total Total Ship. C 10 24 5 8 0 7 2 9 11 11 18 24 0 46 41 227 35 112 15 20 27 76 154 66 136 92 49 152 Total Total c Ship. 175 1202 SIU shipping this period reversed a steady downward trend after a month of relative quiet on the job front. The total number of men dispatched to jobs, 1,202, also ran ahead of the registration figures. Seven port improved their showing over the previous two weeks, especially Houston, Seattle and Wilmington on the West Coast. New York, Boston, Lake Charles and San Francisco also showed some gains, while Savannah and Tampa remained fair, about the same as before. No one could be more pleased over the favorable House Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, vote on the US Public Health Service hospitals than Sea­ WASHINGTON—Resisting pres­ sure from professional budget cut­ Mobile and New Orleans all de­ farer Pat Marinelll, After two other hospitals failed to give ters, the House of Representatives clined somewhat. However, Louisi­ him emergency service, Mar--*" has voted to appropriate the full ana's "Crescent City" still shipped inelli was saved from possible nearby private hospital. He was over 150 jobs during the period. sum recommended for the Public strangulation by the prompt told it would be $25 for an x-ray The welcome upturn comes after action of doctors and technicians there but as he was having chok­ Health Service Hospitals. The $44,399,000 allocation had been an unusually slow few weeks at a at the Staten Island PHS facility. ing and fainting spells, he figured recommended earlier by the House time when job activity should be he wouldn't quibble. However, Appropriations Committee and re­ at its best. A similar spurt that when he went up to the x-ray room he was told he would have to get quested by President Eisenhower. lasted through this past winter in line as there were eight other The House vote, which ran coun­ started about the same time a year ago. patients ahead of him. ter to a strong economy drive that Black gang rates are still the has cut into other maritime legisla­ Fearing that he would conk out tion, virtually assures Senate pas­ hardest to fill, due to the wide before he got attention, he then spread between the number of men sage of the measure. The bill has registered and shipped in the en­ rushed over to a city hospital where been sent to the Senate Appropria­ gine department. he was also told he would have to tions Committee and will be con­ wait as they were "busy." In de­ By seniority groups, a break­ sidered after the Easter recess. speration his brother bundled him down of the total jobs shipped in a car and sped him down the The Public Health Service ap- gives class A 64 percent of the Gowanus Parkway to the .Staten Is­ proporiation also fared better than total, class B 21 percent and class land Ferry. They were stopped en other-parts of the general appro­ C the rest. This represents a slight route by a traffic cop who then priation bill for the Department of decline for class A and B men, escorted them under a full throt­ Health, Education and Welfare, which translates into a gain for tle to the ferry landing. which was sharply cut by the class C. However, Norfolk and House. It provides for a $5 million San Francisco shipped no class C By the time they arrived at the increase over what was given to men at all. Public Health hospital it was after the marine hospitals last year, and The following is the forecast port hours, but the hospital called up a surgeon and technician who is expected to result in restoration by ports Boston; Fair ... New York: showed VP within minutes. He was of first-class medical services. Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . rushed into the operating room, The increase is slated for re­ Baltiiiiore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair Seafarer Pat Marinelli smiles where efforts to remove the stocking the hospitals' supply of . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: as he holds up his >ecovered denture failed. Instead they drugs, which have been running Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Or­ denture (circled). He had pushed it down into his stomach, low as a result of previous budget leans: Good . . Lake Charles: Good swallowed the tooth while eat­ giving him immediate relief. cuts, for modernizing equipment . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: ing a banana. and for increasing medical and Good . , . San Francisco: Fair . . . A couple of weeks later the trou­ technical staffs. Seattle: Good ble-making denture passed through Marinelli's accident was one of his digestive system, saving him those freaks which sounds like it from an operation. came out of a comic strip, but it He is now having a new bridge was deadly serious while it lasted. made, but this one, unlike the old Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while He was eating a banana in his one, is going to be firmly hooked on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid home when an upper front false into the adjoining teeth. changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ tooth came out, lodged in the fruit "All I can say," he concluded, ceiving their checks reguiarly. Several Seafarers have already and was accidentally swallowed. 'is that the people at Staten Is­ experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting The denture lodged in his chest land deserve all the praise in the their next check after they notified the state unemployment making it difficult for him to world for the quick treatment they offices that they had moved and changed their" mailing address. breath. gave me. They're attitude cer­ An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Since he lives in Brooklyn, Ma­ tainly was a lot better than what considerable hardship to the men involved.' rinelli rushed immediately to a' I found in the other hospitals. Stay Put For Idle Pay Other Docs Stall; USPHS Saves Day �SEAFARERS LOG April 26.1957 Pace Nino • :'d*; SIU SHIP nns FREEDOM OF SEAS •jl^^ |®s*' L» '* * 11 iiiaiihii ' »isi"* afe.- Israeli troops man machine gun at Eilat as SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills lies offshore to pump oil to new pipeline. Worid attention focussed on the tiny Israeli port of Eilat recently, when the SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills delivered the first oil cargo to a new Israeli pipe­ line that bypasses the troubled waters of Suez. The voyage dramatized efforts to win unrestricted passage for oil shipping through Suez and the Gulf of Aqoba. It highlighted a "freedom of the seas" resolution adopted by the SlUNA con­ vention a few weeks earlier. In 1954, Egyptian shore batteries at Tiran, now silenced, fired on the SlUmanned Albion, on the suspicion it was going to Israel. The Albion was carry­ ing famine relief to the Jordanian port of Aqoba across the border from Eilat. In 1952, Egypt refused a supply of fresh water to the Anniston City because it had once stopped at Haifa. Thus the voyage of the Kern Hills may go a long way toward establishment of freedom of the seas in the Middle East. ^ , Small craft (top photo) dominate Eilat harbor today under Arab block­ ade. Greek ship unloads cement right at breakwater. View of Phillip Murray House, cultural center for Eilat's 2,000 workers, opened in 1955 under US-Israeli labor sponsorship. '' • �^'t Pas« Tea SEAFARERS // QUESTION: Seafarer Fred A. Olson recently won $2,000 in a Port­ land, Ore., raffle. What would you do with the money if you won, and have you ever won one? Bob Brewer, OS: If I were in Thomas Danbeck, OS: Get mai'ried to the prettiest girl in Coney Olson's place I would ^ use that money as a down Island. With that payment on the money we could house that the set up an apart­ wife has been ment, get furni­ wanting for the ture and all the last ten years. things a newly Then I would sit married couple on the beach for would need. But awhile, taking it I've never won a easy. I've never raffle or drawing won a raffle, just in my life. Guess I'll have to furnish it the way a few on the horses, but only small every one else does. ones. 4" 4" 4" . Karl Knudsen, deck: If I ever H. C. Mora, chief cook: The first hit a sweeps or a raffle like that thing I would do with the money I would take a would be to help trip back to Den­ pay my daugh­ mark to see my ter's dental bills father. He is now and to furnish 83 years old and her home. If I have not seen there was some him in some 13-14 left over, I would years. As for my probably bank it, luck, for the last or take time out 80 years I've of sailing and tried the sweeps, help the SIU in but it's always the other guy who organizing or in sortie other type wins. of work. 3^ 4" 3^ 4> John F. Santos, carpenter: There Dick Riley, steward: The first are many things I would do. First thing I would do is to buy a wash­ I would pay off ing machine for my mother, then my debts and fix up my home. put a down pay­ Then, if there is ment on a car for anything-left, I myself, and fi­ would take it nally take it easy easy and rest on for a few weeks. the beach for But I'm only kid­ awhile. The only ding myself, the thing that I ever only thing I ever hit were the num­ won was a $75 bers, and then only when I had war bond four years ago, and pennies on them. that's still in the bank. Ex-SUP Man's Book Satires Wild West' A former member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, now a MEBA engineer, on the Great Lakes, has just had his third novel, "The Odyssey of Thaddeus Baxter," published. • The theme of the book deals -fwith the humorous adventures of a good-looking young cow­ boy from the parched Pecos coun­ try of Texas who wanders across the Southwest and Utah in search of the green countryside of Wy­ oming. The cast of characters in­ clude Thad and his horse Hundred Dollar, a half-hung horse thief; a Mexican Delilah who wants Thad to stay with her and run her hotel in Santa Fe; an Apache chief; a Mormon elder, his three wives and brood of beautiful daughters, all dead set on making Thad a Mor­ mon and marrying him—individu­ ally or collectively—and many other assorted comic types of the old west. Lund drew on his background as a native of Utah and the descendent of Mormons for much of the material in his novel. The book has been published by the John Day Company of New York, which printed Lund's first two novels. Lund started going to sea out of Seward, Alaska in 1933 and later •ailed on steamschooners, Ameri­ can President Lines and other SUP •hips. A bout of eye trouble forced him to quit sailing on deck and he became an engine room man, get­ ting his engineer's license just be­ fore the second World War. He ' going ashore as an MEBA staff or­ ganizer on the Great Lakes. He now makes his home in Cleveland. Lund came to a sea-going ca­ reer by a round-about route. His great grandfather. Christian Lund, was a shipping man in Copenhagen who operated three ships. His grandfather was a devout Mormon with seven wives who made the hol^s a cjiief engineer's ticket and trek from Illinoia to Utah and aailed on the United States before helped found Salt Lake City. Ap^!!it,ld59 LOG Senate Gets New Bill On Alien Crews WASHINGTON—Easing of the present penalties and expenses for American ship operators forced to detain aliens aboard their vessels has been proposed by Sen. John M. Butler of Maryland. Under present law, the ship­ owners are saddled with the re­ sponsibility of maintaining aliens unable to land in the US because of "undesirability" or a lack of papers. The aliens have to be kept on the same ship until they can be landed in their country of origin or in another country that will ac­ cept them. The provisions apply to passengers and crewmen, as well as stowaways. In some instances, so-called "stateless" persons have been kept aboard the same ship for up to three years because a ship was not scheduled to return to a port where the alien could legally be put ashore. As a result, they had to be kept aboard, under guard, both in US and overseas ports. Several Seafarers were affected in recent years due to difficulties with US Immigration authorities either because they were originally nationals of Soviet satellite coun­ tries or lacked the proper papers for clearance in the US. Most of them had been sailing American ships for many years. The Butler amendments would enable the operators to transfer an alien to another ship of the same company which might eventually land him ashore in a foreign port. Thus, if an alien was on a ship suddenly routed to the coastwise or intercoastal run, on which aliens cannot legally be carried, the com­ pany could shift him to another of its vessels that might be heading back overseas. Right now, the .shipping company is confronted by a two-headed monster. It can't put the alien ashore here but it also can't carry him on domestic voy­ ages. The practical result has been that the authorities had to look the other way. What affect the amendments,' if adopted, will have on maritime union shipping procedures, in cases where alien crewmen may be shifted from one vessel to another, remains to be Worked out. Percy Has That Caviar Touch Bob Lund, author, engineer and ex-SUP member, is pic­ tured with one of his books. ' Percy the Pig, mascot of the SS Transatlantic, has made the International press. A British shipping magazine has reported on Percy's idyllic (to date) career as a sort of afterthought to an account of a repent luxury voyage by the Cunard liner Caronia. The Caronia left from New York on a 108-day luxury cruise with 501 passengers aboard who paid fares of from $3,000 to $33,000 per suite. It boasted sucl^vittles as 10,000 bottles of champagne and aged wines, 11,000 bottles of liquor, 60,000 bot­ tles of beer, no less than three million cigarettes and 35,000 cigars (that's an awful lot of money going up in smoke) and "huge quantities of cavier, pate de fois gras, fresh lobster and snails. • "On the other side of the pic­ ture" the magazine remarks snidely "is the SS Transatlan­ tic's mascot." Come now, Percy is more fun than anybody's snail. Besides, he's going to taste better too. CAROLYN (Bull), March 14—Chair­ ' man, J. PraHi; Sacratary, A. Aragonas. Shlp'a fund SIT. Crew requesta more cold drlnka with meals. Need more screens for portholes. Fine food served by excellent cooks. C0ALIN6A HILLS (Pan Atlantic), March 31—Chairman; R. Arnold; Secratary, P. Sheldraka. Repair list sub­ mitted. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Recreation room to be painted without payment of over­ time. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 3 —Chairman, T. Costello; Secretary, J. Prastwood. Cab company to have cabs for crew upon docking in Mobile. Laundry man to pick up soiled laun­ dry on arrival in Mobile. Movie fund $166.60 Three men leaving ship after three trips. Report accepted. New brother - paid personal debts to Shipmates. Ship's fund $8. One member missed ship. Report -accepted. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elect' ed. Radio in messhall not to be played during meal hour. Milk to be served with each meal while in port. Fresh apples to be put out. Delegate to prefer charges aaalnst any per­ formers. DEL NORTE (Mist.), March 24 —, Chairman, H. Crane; Secretary, C. MeFall, Jr. $50 to brother per agree­ ment last meeting. One major beef concerning butcher — patrolman set­ tled same. All repairs made. Mate to check. New LOGs on board. New laundry cleaning schedule posted. Letter issued about working in port when no passengers ere on board. All hands to be on board one hour before sailing time. Ship and movie fund are voluntary, —ewardess In­ jured last trip, left shiJ. Ship's fund $154.18. Spent $85 on baseball equip­ ment. Will run pools as usual. All players to pay $100 to winner and $20 to fund. Reports ac-ept.e't. To give $50 to disabled brother. New delegate elected New movie "'ms to be pur­ chased In NO. $73 co"erted last trip —insufficient—only ro"*—' *'"0 movies. SEAMONITOR (Ex.s.st»r„ March 17 —Chairman, J. Thomas; Secretary, J. Abarnathy. Need new parts for wash­ ing machine. Some painting to be done. New delegate ele'-'»'l. delegate elected. Radio antenna to be repaired. All new men to check with Immigration on arrival in Mobile. MAI (Bull), March 34—Chairman, C. Hostattari Sacratary, J. Bond. New ladder to be purchased. Ship's fund $27.99. TV set repaired. Plug for radio and nolsa eliminator to be ob­ tained. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Crew to use caution when stepping out on deck when hatches arc being lowered and raised. RAYVAH (Stavanion), Fab. 2— Chairman, M-^lkorikl; Secretary, G. Schmidt. Ship's fund S20. Discussion on longshore work In Baltimore. New delegate and treasurer elegted. Linen to be returned. Discussion on stofles being taken topside, noise in passage­ ways and drinking in port. Captain complains about crew having more food than topside. March 10—Chairman M. SikarskI; Secretary, C. Schmidt. All beefs to be discussed at meetings not in bar rooms ashore. Ship's fund S20, do­ nated to LOG. Ship sold to foreign country. Discussion on dirty coffee cabinet, damaging new coffee urn. breaking door in messhall, keeping laundry, and recreation halls clean; dirty silverware; repair list. DEL VALLS (Delta), March ItChairman, B. Wright; Secretary, R. Irlzarry. Ship's fund $208.08. Radio and phonograph to be repaired. Books and magazine to be purchased. Treas­ urer thanked for promotion of beer parties. Some disputed overtime. De­ layed sailing disputed. TV set to ba adjusted. Repair list to be submit­ ted. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, W. Snail; Secretary, A. Wllburn. Discussion on safety program. Matter concerning chipping machines on ship. Beef regarding man who wa« fired. Soma disputed overtime. Reports accepted. To see patrolman concerning dirty water. Tanks to be cleaned. Dirty linen not to be left in passageways; wipers and ordinaries agreed to pick up all linen. Vote of thanks to delegate. DEL NORTI (Mill. Shipping), March 10—Chairman, J. Varel; Secretary, W. Kaiser. All hands to be aboard one hour before sailing time. Several articles and money stolen. Stewardess injured In accident. Two members sick—one repatriated and given $10 from fund. All items declared for customs to be locked up. Spent $54 for flowers and message for deceased mother of member. Ship's fund $154.18. Few hours disputed overtime. Few men logged. Reports accepted. Plaque presented to Buenos Aires baseball team as token of friendship. Motion to collect $5 from all brothers for bronze bust of Harry Lundeberg for SIU and SUP halls. Any member disrupting meeting to'be referred to patrolman. $43 collected for movie fund. Members urged to be quiet so others may sleep. Strip bunks when leaving, ship. Brother asks return of seaman's papers taken with wallet. One member claims it is unfair to be laid off week-end day because no passengers are aboard. CALMAR (Calmar), March 5--Chalrman, T. Jackson; Secretary, A. Bry­ ant. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Discussion on fans for mcssroom; washing machine to be repaired; fan in laundry. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), March 31—Chairman, 8. Charles; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Some disputed overtime from last payoff, paid. Soiled linen to be turned in; keep extra soap. Day per day pay to be negotiated by Union and company. All stores not received last trip. Safety com­ mittee's progress report to be heard periodically. Tile missing from deck bathroom. Cots and benches to be returned after using. Jacks and wires to be removed from walking aisle after docking. Suggestion made to have duckboards on gangway in port. Ship's fund $16.96. Report accepted. New food program explained. Should try to get away from waste, but no ciitting of stores. Coffee to be in vacuum tins. Need more frozen vege­ tables, fresh fruit in season. Do not overload on stores. Good job done by steward and cooks. Report all acci­ dents. Division of overtime as much as possible. Vote of thanks to steward. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 10—Chairman, H. Waller; Secretary, I. Hagmann. Letter received from J. Algina on report made to headquar­ ters. Delayed saUing in Port Ever­ glades, Fla. No good as was no fault of company. Ship's fund $8. One brother missed ship in LC. Report accepted. Deck to be repaired. Fresh rolls should be warmed before serv­ ing. Food to be served more attrac­ tively. N/T doors should be kept dogged while loading or discharging. TRANSATLANTIC (Tak), March 31 —Chairman, T. Barry; Secretary, J. Kessel. All repairs completed with exception of new butcher sink—to be installed in port. New insulation for steam line in galley to be purchased and installed in port. Explanation on subsistence. To be paid on vouchers. Ail disputed overtime settled. 220 hours disputed overtime for inside painting by shore-side labor. Accident report on 12-4 ordinary. Overtime beef regarding division of wages. Messman ill two days. No LOGs or headquarters reports received for en­ tire trip of 73 days. Suggest head­ quarters check with Tak SS Co. on this beef.' Delegate to check stores for next voyage for name-brand com­ modities. Procedure on paying off explained; foc'sles to be left clean: linen- turned in: pick up health shotcards. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), March 31—Chairman, L. Gulllot; Secretary, E. LInch. Two men left ship. One injured and one for illness in family. Report accepted. New delegate elected. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Lib), March 10—Chairman, F. Bruggner; Secretary, F. Simmons. Ship's fund $8.59. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. Hot water heater to be cleaned out. General discussion of ship's welfare. ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), Feb. 1—Chairman, J. Pyk; Secretary, H. Leiby. Water situation discussed. New delegate elected. No US money for draws in foreign ports. Ship's fund used for reports on injured men to headquarters and ship's mall. Water tanks to be oleaned before sailing. All men promoted during trip, to go back to original status upon arrival in port. New mattresses ordered. Rooms to be left clean when leaving ship. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CCEAN$TAR—(Triton), March 10— Chairman, 8. Holdan; Secretary, R. Perry. Allen with no visa or Ameri­ can papers to get visa and return to States to Join Union. To see patrol­ man about same. Rumor that ship is going under foreign flag—to check and advise. Delegate to see about BENTS FORT (Cities Service), March shift In port Norfolk. Domestic tanks' 22—Chairman, A. Herbert; Secretary, cleaned. Forecastles, showers and R. Coe. Ship's fund $5. Few hours bathrooms to be painted on return to disputed overtime. Place all cups in sink. Repair list to be submitted. States. Fumigate ship for roaches. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 24 —Chairman, T. Costalio; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Few men fouled up. Movie fund $133. Collection of 8154 to be split between two brpthers who had deaths in family. Discussion on wiper missing ship. Suggestion to get 'Safety" films to show instead of at­ tending safety meetings. Company to donate Softball equipment and uni­ forms for crew. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March II—Chairmen/ W. Tatum; Secretary, L. Hegmenh. Delegate to find out if STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 9—Chairman, B. WInborne; Secretary, C. Dixon. Ship was exterminated in NO. Need new wringer washing machine. Crew warned that captain is Coast Guard happy. FLOMAR (Calmar), March 24—Chair­ man, B. Browning; Secretary, A. Meahefakl. All major beefs settled on ship. Repair list submitted. Re­ quest for lava soap instead of pumice soap. Need mors tea bags; new hot water tank—or old one to be repaired. �«^r* April xe, ini I :,: Pare Eierea SEAFARERS LOG 'Open For Business' Poland Seeking Million Tons Of Surplus Grain I• 4 I, loO' 0a¥^ WASHINGTON—See-sawing diplomatic talks between US and Polish representatives are expected to eventually produce an agreement for US shipments of about $100 million in farm surpluses to Poland starting this year. American ships to Poland since This figure is likely to be 1939. the meeting point between the The Senate recently voted to ap­ Polish "minimum" request of $120 prove the 'sale of farm surpluses million and a new US offer of $75 to so-called "unfriendly" nations million. Agreement on the amounts in an attempt to sway them from and types of foodstuffs and bulk the Soviet bloc. Poland and other materials to bb shipped would satellite countries have long sought clear the way for the first visit by this aid. It would be part of the $4.3 bil­ lion farm surplus disposal prograzn authorized through June 30, 1958. The House still has to act on the legislation, but is expected to ap­ prove it. A key item in the Polish request involves one million tons of US grain, plus much smaller amounts of cotton and fats. Drilling ma­ chinery is also sought by the War­ Negotiations for the merger of saw government. the state AFL-CIO bodies in Penn­ Originally it had indicated re­ sylvania were progressing very sat­ fusal of any offer below $300 mil­ isfactory and should be completed lion because of the necessary po­ in the near future, Joseph A. litical risks involved in taking US McDonough, President of the State aid.' However, the Poles have since Federation of Labor declared. In scaled down their requests and the his address to some 1,600 delegates US has come up a bit from its to the 55th convention of the fed­ initial offer. All of the shipments eration, McDonough said that t» Poland would have to be made "there has been demonstrated by under the "50-50" law. all concerned a real desire to com­ plete these negotiations and to write a constitution which will deal equitably with all the problems that are involved." EVERYSUNDAY 4" 4" DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST 4" South Carolina became the 21st state of the Union to complete the merger of the AFL and CIO cen­ tral labor bodies. Sinway Young, business agent of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and secretary-treasurer of the for­ mer State Federation of Labor was elected president of the newly formed South Carolina Labor Council, AFL-CIO, at a founding convention. • ' This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG contains many photos and stories of the dedication of the first Seafarers health cen­ ter, which also marked the beginning of operations of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan Medical Department. Naturally, we feel that a project of this scope rated the rous­ ing sendoff it was given. It was a red letter day in SIU his­ tory, and deserved to be marked as such. However, Seafarers should remember that the excitement PHILADELPHIA—The SIU hall surrounding the dedication was only the prelude to the quiet, here had one of it's busiest Satur­ 4- 4- 4" unobtrusive, day-to-day services which the health center al­ days In years last week, reports A. Delegates to Louisiana's oneCardullo, port agent. Men were ready has begun to provide for the membership. The year-old State Labor Council, AFLcoming and going so fast it was speeches are over and the banners and bunting have been re­ CIO, re-elected into office all of hard to keep count. Trouble is, moved. Now the center is engaged in the serious business of the federations' top officers. they were firemen, and not Sea­ protecting the health of Seafarers. Three others to be Among them were President Victor farers. opened in Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans will assure Bussie, Sec.-Treas., E. J. Bourg, Sr., and first VP Louis P. Sahuque. It seems a fire broke out about fullest possible safequards for every Seafarer's health. A major accomplishment of the 9 PM In the clothing store located council during its young life was on the ground floor of the hall. It its successful campaign for the re­ took firemen some five hoims to peal of Louisiana's right-to-work get the three-alarm blaze under law. control. Although the fire itself The runaway business is getting so good lately that Har­ 4 it 4^ did not reach the hall, there was some damage from smoke, water, vard University has put it all down in a book. The book is The United Rubber Workers and and the firemen's axes. called "Tax Factors in Basing International Business US Rubber Company signed a two"The firefighters get-together Abroad." Translated into English, it reads, "How To Dodge ydar contract covering some 30,000 employees In 11 states Just a few was not quite according to the dic­ US Taxes and Get Away With It." hours before a strike deadline. The tates of Emily Post," he said, "as The book is one of a series on world taxes that is being pub­ walls were crashed in and windows lished out of a $175,000 fund set by American industry. For contract, the result of seven weeks of negotiations, covered vacations, broken." Although temporarily^ out of anybody who is interested, it explains in detail where you military make up pay, and days off commission, the hall was not out go and what you do to find a tax-free corner of the world to for funerals. Wages were also dis­ cussed but action on them was of business. In no time a clean-up set up business in. crew and repair gang had things Many ship operators and oil companies have long since deferred until later. One of the back into good working order. learned the score of the tax-free game. Sea unions have been agreements reached was that the Taking a conservative outlook, complaining about these dodges for years without much q|- company would restore the 25Cardullo adds "all in all, things fect. Here's hoping it doesn't take a wholesale'runaway by cents an hour wage cut accepted •re relatively quiet here in the American business to get Congress action on this pressing by employees at the Washington, Ind., plant. port." problem. ' 4 4 P Bates Manufacturing Co. an­ Make Checks nounced that it will close down its big York division combined-cotton To 'SlU-A&G' mill at Saco, Maine, because of the Seafarers mailing in checks It can be done. Shipboard accidents can be prevented. Dur­ refusal the Textile workers or money orders to the Union ing the past year Seafarers on two ships have disproved the Union of of America to accept a "tem­ to cover dues payments_ are old saw that accidents are unavoidal)le-in maritime. First, the porary" 8V4 centa-an-hoiur wage urged to be sure to make, all of crew of the Robin Tuxford set a "world record" for freight cut. The closing will affect 1,250 them payable to the SIU-A&G ship safety by going 502 days without a single lost-time acci­ employees. At present, the Com­ District. Some Seafarers have sent in dent on board. Then members of the Wild Ranger crew went pany is closing its Androscoggin plant in Lewiston, and will cut checks and money orders in the through 1956 with only one such accident. back on production in its other names of individual headquar­ Tliere is nothing miraculous about these records. They can ters officials. This makes for a be equaled with the proper approach through the shipboard three Maine plants. The wage cut problem in bookkeeping which and shoreside safety program. Safety is every man's Job, and was necessary, It maintained. In can be avoided if checks are if all join in, the crippling toll of accidents can be reduced order to compete with Southern mills, and to relieve itself of overid(B opt to the .Union directly^ atobked inventorieg;--^ f sharjjly,:::, Fire Scars Phila. Hail; Loss Slight To Ships in Atlantic South American and European Waters • WFK-3*, 19850 KC* Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States • WFL-85, 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer, lea. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast 'How To' For Runaways Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue .. . I Proof Of The r •--mm •very Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:16 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and No. America WCO-U908.8 KCs East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast So. America •vary Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 35-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Faclflo MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT • AFL-DIG i Iiiii li' II i ir I i- " •"i" •fij • . ^ -M I �Pare Twelve April 28. mi SEAFARERS LOG Movie Star Travels First Class ^ / The center of attraction on the Steel Maker's latest run around the Cape of Good Hope from Calcutta to Savannah was Sally the seagoing elephant. She had first-class accom­ modations in a stall on the ship's'deck during the -long trip. The six-month-old pachy­ derm was enroute to Hollywood for a movie. NCR was none other than G. Obcrry, who bakes delicious pies, pastries and puddings. We also had a cracker jack messman To the Editor: We the crew of the Alcoa in V. Douglas. Rounding out the department Runner would like this open letter printed in the LOG. We were W. Matthews, 3rd cook; R. would like our brothers to know Lewis, galley utility; H. Scheard, what a wonderful bunch of men BR; J. Petusky and J. Blanco, we have on this ship, especially topside messman and utility, and yours truly pearl diving in in the steward department. Our first praise goes to the the crew pantry. Duska "Spider" Korolia chief cook. Brother Pete Actuga, Steward delegate for the wonderful job he is doing. We think he is the best 4.4 4 Runner's Galley is Top-Rated Letters To The Editor ••''xV;:' All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS ' LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Welcomed aboard in Calcotta, Sally poses for the traditional life-ring shot while her ti'ainei' right puts her through her paces. Company agent Lee, Capt. Stanley, chief engineer Benny Upchurch anc SlU crewmen watch the shenanigans. Talcing her morning constitutional, Sally dons headgear right in rehearsal for some epic jungle picture. LOG'A.RHYTHM: Sea Dreams By J. F. Wunderlich I am just a seaman Sailing the seven seas, But my heart gets soft and longing j When I feel a tropic breeze. Just a vagabond from the ocean, Education, I have none; Roaming all around the globe To me is more than fun. Ir'- , Is/"'-'--.., ACROSS 1. Kind of tid« 4. Seaweed 8. Big name in steel 12. Spoil 13. Finished 14. Kind of beer 15. Port in Mexico. 1,600 miles from NY. ^ 17. SmaU bit 18. Pipe joints 19. Appropriate 21. Kind of black tea 23. Instrument 24. Brews 25. Bothered 29. Man's title 30. Its capital it Austin 31. Girl's name 32. Shelter for the sick 34. Leave out 35. Part of a harness 38. Look cheery 37. Disclose 40. Unrestricted 41. Gulf on Arabian Sea 42. He lives away from coast 46. Obstacle 47. —ous. meaning bui-deqsome 48. Before 49. GoU scores 50. Newcomers 81. Pop DOWN 1. Empire: Abbr. 2. Obstruct 3. BIU members . 4. Fac East stop. . 8. Nights before 21. Hit on head 33. Fork tines 6. Man's nickname 22. Mixture 34. Sign 7. Good news to a 23. Man from 36. Parts of rigging girl Galveston 37. File 8. Balto player 25. Prayer 38. Girl's nam# 9. Chicago district 26. Recalled 39. A fruit 10. Be overly 27. Something te 40. Bread spread fond of avoid 43. Bearing of 11. Trademark of a 28. Line ISO de­ Nassau from ship line grees from Andros 16. Goes to right Greenwich 44. Period of tim# 20. Decays 80. Layer 45. A color (Answer On Pasa 14) 1 Z 3 38 39 12 IS 37 di ' 46 49 To the Editor: This is just a word to let you know . fiow much I enjoy the LOG. At the present time I'm work­ ing with an electric company as a lineman, under a "nut" whom the company calls a superinten­ dent. But thanks to the training I received with the SIU and SUP I am keeping the old man on the right road. In the past, the boys wouldn't attempt to tackle the old man; they just quit the job and left town. He respects and abides by the union rules of-IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO) Local 846, although he is dead against them. It is hell sometimes, but it will be a good job for the next man who comes along. Please let me know if it is possible for me to order some of the ivhite caps I used to wear. Frank Chance. Jr. (Ed. note: You can order the white caps , through the Sea Chest; they're 65c each.) 4 4 4 Medical Center Seen Great Gain To the Editor: Our new health center near headquarters is really a dandy place. Although I haven't taken an exam over there yet, I did go in to look the place over and The midnight sun in the Arctic, see what it's all about. Or the Northern Light shining From the looks of it, this bright. center will give us a real edge Makes my thoughts fly up to as far as medical examinations heaven. are concerned, because it has While on lookout in the night. everything from A to Z..I know it would cost us a bimdle to get I am in love with the roaring surf \ this type of thorough medical That is breaking on the coast, check-up. To the small little home on the Seeing this center and every island, new SIU gain as it develops I raise my glass in a toast. constantly reminds us of the changes our Union has made on Stormy nights in the winter behalf of the seaman as well as When the pilot is needed outside his family. We have a great I take him out to the freighter 4" 4" $• deal to be thankful for, broth­ That is bucking the flowing tide, j ers. In less than 20 years, the Azalea Blooms SIU has made seagoing jobs After doing my job as a seaman among the inost popular and re­ On Good Chow And the ships are safe in the bay, warding professions there are To the Editor: I draw my chair to the fireside The Azalea City has arrived these days. I'm content for the rest of my day. Thanks to the SIU, on top of in Long Beach on the return the good wages and conditions trip from the Far East after As they say I'm just a seaman. stopping at three ports in Japan, aboard the ship, and the welfare But at that I'm happy to be. plan and all its benefits, we via Korea. Ever restles, wandering, footloose, now have a place where we can We ran into hurricane weather As all men who follow the sea. for 20 days' on the way out from get regular- check-ups to help San Francisco, so that it was a keep us in shape to enjoy all pretty miserable time. All hands these great improvements. Ben Tate were kept busy dogging down List Details In watertight doors and portholes, 4 4 4 Cables To Union leaving very little air circulat­ LOG'S Glad To ing. When notifying headquarters The ship took a terrible beat­ Oblige A Fan by cable or-wlreless that a Sea­ ing due to the angry seas. The To the Editor: farer has paid off in a foreign catwalks were broken and we port because of injury or illness, A gentleman in the Houston lost quite a bit of depk carg(>. ships' delegates should include Fire Department, Capt. William One good thing must be said, R. Hines in the station here on the following information: though. Due to all the oldtlmers Sampson St., must be a great The man's full name, his SIU aboard it's a pleasure to sail on reader. book number, name of the ship,, here. All hands are agreeable the port of payoff and the hos­ It seems every time I receive and cooperate with one another. the LOG and he is around, it pital where he is being treated. We had Brother E. A. Auer disippears. How about sending The response of ship's crews heading the steward depart­ him the LOG so I can get a to the Union's request for these ment, and he's one of the best chance to read my own copy for notifications has been very good. iiX the business. He was fol- a change? Sometimes though, not all of by chief cook H. White, the above information has been Robert E. Ayers who kept the crew as happy as included. Be sure to list all of (Ed. note: We'll be glad to. possible by sending out excel­ We admire the captain's reading this data so that the SIU can lent chow from the galley. The tastes.) act as promptly as possible. U The thrill in kissing a maiden On a moonlight cruise down South, Or racing a "fifteen meter" In a gale, then come about. Seafarers get into the act with Sally, as Jack Gillis, crew MM, feeds her a snack of sugar cane. Looking on (I to r) ore Tom Pea­ cock and J. Morris, wipers; "Whitey," saloon pantryman, and Ed, saloon MM. Sally, who was only animal cargo on the vessel this trip, was flown to [Hollywood on arrival in Savannah. Photos submitted by Vic Sayo, 2nd electrician, and Arveds E. Auers, re­ porter. cook in the Alcoa fleet. Brother Donovan, our baker, who has plenty of hot rolls for us for every meal and for coffeetime, is also one of the finest. Brother Tony, our chief stew­ ard, who is a master is in his own right, has always seen to it that we are well stocked with plenty of fresh milk and vege­ tables, and grade A meats. Joe and Pete, crew messmen, make the boys feel they are at the Garibe Hilton Hotel with their fine and . courteous service. Brothers Clem and Joe,-who take care of the officers, get nothing but praise from them. Dcies Top Job Brother John, the passenger man, who can't seem to do enough for the passengers, is one of the best. Brother Gene, officers' BR, keeps the inside .of the ship spotless at all times and makes it seem like a yacht. Brothers Sidney and Julio are also doing a terrific 'job because the galley never seems to need a paint job and always Is so spot­ less. All in all, the crew on here , feels you could not ask for a better bunch than we have in the steward department. We would also like to say a word of praise for Capt. Irby Wood and his officers, who are a. fine group of gentlemen, and for chief engineer Glinsky and his staff. Crewmembers, SS Alcoa Runner SIU Experience Comes In llandy �April 26.195T > USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John B. Adams Leo Lang C. D. Anderson William Lawless WlUlam Bargone Lowell McNabb Louis Bourdonnay Alois F. Mauffray PhiUp M. CajUo Michael Muzio VlrgU Coash J. S. O'Byme Cloiso Coats Faustlno Orjales Roscoo Dearmon John Pennington Bay DeSbong Junest Ponson Serlo M. DeSosa Randolph RatcUS William DrlscoU F. Regaldo Alfredo Duarte Harold P. Scott Joe Fazio Toefll Smiglelski Crlsanto Garfin Wert A. Spencer Leon Gordon Gerald L. Thaxton Horace Gray Patrick Thompson Sigurd Halvorsen Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hardeman Pedro VUlahol William Havelin James E. Ward James Hudson Richard S. Worley, Charles Johnson D. G. Zerrudo Edward G. Knapp Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James C. Baudoin H. E. Roundtree John S. Capps Warren W. Smith George Howard VA HOSPITAL LAKE CITY, FLA. Edward B. Blu SEjiFARERS USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS ' B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke Rosendo Serrano James Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. C. O. Barrlneau Jimmle Littleton Albert Blrt BiUle Padget L. A. DeWltt A. H. Schwartz George E. Kitchens USPHS HOSPITAL , NORFOLK. VA. Rudolf Avllo Daniel A. Hutto Francis J. Boner John J. Kearney Douglas A. Clark L. B. Merriam C. D. Crowder Clifford Vaughan Fred'M. HarreU Jessie Vollva USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. WUUam B. Berry Chas. A. McCarthy WiUiam Davey George D. Rourke August F. indund Yaka *8 Name No Mystery On the heels of the LOG story (Mar. 28) about the origin of the Indian names ior some of Waterman's C-2s, a faithful reader has come up with the answer to the one remaining puzzle. "Sea-Notes," a Waterman-Pan Atlantic publication, last month re­ ported how the present-day Topa Topa, Kyska, Madaket and Wacosta were given their Indian tags by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. But it pointed out that nobody has been able to explain the "Yaka." However, this mystery is now cleared up also, thanks to M. Dwyer of Brooklyn, whose poetry has appeared in the LOG from time to time. "Yaka," according to the "Handbook of the American Indian," means "the corn clans of the Keresan Pueblos." The Keresan Indians were one of the Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande valley and neighbor­ ing areas in the southwestern US. Now that they're fortified with that knowledge, our correspondent hopes the gang aboard will go on to have a good, safe trip. Amen to that. ANGELINA (Bull), Feb. 25—Chzlrman, C. Waltari Secratary, J. 6allaghar. All vaccination cards return­ ed. Ship cleared by customs In PR. Draw to be handed out before payoff. Repair list to be posted in recreation room. Ship's fund $22.50. Reports accepted. Discussion regarding wash­ ing machine wringer; roaches on ship: cleaning behind refrigerator; poor grade of bread; repair list; cleaning gear, for engine department. Dele­ gate to see patrolman about steering gear. ANNISTON (Ace), March 17—Chair­ man, Hargrsves; Secratary, T. Balton. Foc'sles to be painted. Repair list to be turned In. Beef on OT working In halls. Some other disputed over­ time. Question op lodging in ship­ yard. Need new mattress for third cook. and cold water: new type water cool­ er. Request more variety of cakes and pastry. To purchase books and check­ er board. Request midnight lunches and 9 PM and 3 AM lunches. JE;(N (Bull), March 18—Chairman, D. Dickson) Secratary, D. Forrasf. Topside dissatisfied with performance of part of crew and warned of reper­ cussions. Vessel to be paid off in Baltimore. Four replacements In Phlla, Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Motion that elec­ tions be bi-partisan and voted by machine if possible. Repair list to he TMT CARIB QUEEN (TMT), No date —Chairman, J. Floyd; Secretary, B. Sobczak. Ship and company on or­ ganizing status.. white cards and per­ mits can remain aboard until further notice. No books Involved. Men "to turn in keys and linen whenjeavfaig ship. Some jllsputcd overtime. One man missed ship, rejoined In Bremerhaven. Patrolmen to square away overtime. All cargo to be safely se­ cured before leaving port. Suggest catwalk be placed on top of trailers so deck gang can get aft Instead of crawling under trailers. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (CItle* Service), March 12—Chairman, H. SIkes; Secretary, P. Oazlc. Menus not legible on blackboard. Crew re­ quests typed menus. Two men paid off lu Lake Charles due to illuess: uo replacements. Report accepted. Com­ plaint about cheap brand of soap. Reque^ for Lux or Camay soap; also chaise coffee brand: toilet tissue. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CItle* Service), Merch 21—Chairman, W. Brightwell; Secretary, S. Kellnat. Pantry man paid off sick. Report ac­ cepted. Crew requests typed menus. Vote of thanks to galley crew. Paint to be. removed from chalra in messhall. To see steward about required stores. •BO W. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), March 14—Chairman, P, Ctvos; Sec­ retary, L. Schmidt. Small repairs taken-care of. Ship's fund $13.40. Reports accepted. AU rooms to be iougeed. DEL MONTE (Mill.), March t—Chair­ man, K. WIntley; Secretary, J. PIceu. Shlp'f fund $80. New treaaurcr elect­ ed. 38 hours disputed overtime. One man left in hoapltal. Need more leg USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. George Amblard Edw. F. HcGowan Victor B. Cooper WUUam MUUson James R. Dayton Lionel-D. Peat Guy G. Gage Wm. W. Rowland Dan Gentry Edw. P. Scherzer Gorman T. Glaze Carl J. Spurck • W. V. Gontarski Harry C. SuUlvan Percy Harrelson .Arnold TUdo John A. Hoffman Albert WUlia Robert Littleton MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NV PhUlp Ackroyd James Lipplncott C. Bonefont Ahmed Mehssin Edw. T. Campbell Thomas Moncho J. B. Cuelles R. E PhilUps James H. Fisher Bias Ramirez Arthur J. Fortner Eustaqulo Rivera R. V. Gelling Jose Rodriguez EsteU Godfrey J. S. Simmons Burl Halre Richard Suttle John W. Johnson P. Tslmissiris Alfred Kaju Clarence Wallace BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Albert MartlnelU lUadio Aria Vic MUazzp Fortunato Bacomo Joaquin Minis Frank T. Campbell Norman J. Moore John J. DrlscoU W. P. ODea Robert E. Gilbert Ben Omar WlUiam Guenther George G. Phifer Bart E. Guranick G. A. Pulssegur John Haas James M. Qulnn Howard HaUey George E. Renale Talb Hassen Samuel B. Saunders BUly R. HiU G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Kevin B. Skelly Ira H. Kilgore Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Stanley F. Sokol Frank J. Kubek Michael Toth Frederick Landry Harry S. TutUe Leonard Leidlg VlrgU E WUmoth Archibald McGuigan Pon P. Wing B. J. Martin USPHS HOSPITAL •CF'-^LE. WASH. Patrick J. Lynch Juan Mojlca L... ,iS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. JuUan B. Arzaga Alexander Lelner Edward Becker A. M. MUefskl Noah C. Carver George R. Nichols Leo A. Dwyer , Louis Rosen WiUiam H. HoweU Fred D. Stagner Virgle H. Jordan R. A. Statham Frederick M. Leeds Captain • to hold safety meeting with delegate. Motion that safety commit­ tee members of unlicensed personnel be composed of aU delegates, chief electrician, bosun and steward. Check slop chest for cigarettes; and medi­ cine chest for proper supplies. Foc'sles to be left clean. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritlmo Over­ seas), March 3—Chairman, G. Harding; Secretary, W. Cary. One man logged. One man hospitalized. Some disputed overtime. Lack of cooperation from steward. Fire extinguisher empty. Overtime claimed for carpenter work done by steward In meat box. To be referred to pa'trolman. MURRAY HILL (Fairfield), March 9 —Chairman, E. Lesgang; Secretary, S. Benjamin. $50 draw in arrival. Ship's fund $9.01. Vote of thanks to baker for fine Job. BALTORB (Ore Nav.), March 17— Chairman, J. Arnold; Secratary, C. Harris. Some disputed overtime in engine room. Repairs made. Ship's fund $7.25. Include motion on $5 fine at every meeting and also read letter stating crew's views. New dele­ gate elected. Recreation room to be , kept cleaner. $TEEL AGE (isthmian), March 23— Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, R. Obldos. One member missed ship In San Pedro, gear checked, book and papers held by delegate. Minor beefs squared away. Ship's fund $15.50. Suggestion to serve hot cocoa and to replace chairs In messhaU with new ones In storeroom. made up. Showers in poor condition. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for exceUent performance. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Feb. 12—Chairman, J. Pulllam; Sec­ retary, A. Aronlca. Ship's fund $16. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter from Tampa concerning disputed days' wages. Report accepted. Dis­ cussion on use of washing machine. Repair list to be made up. Hospital to be cleaned up. Request more fresh bread; magazine rack; close doors quietly. March 10—Chairman, J. Pulllam; tecretary, A. Aronla. Ship's fund $13.02. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Ice tea to be made stronger. Vote of thanks to steward and deck departments. JOSEFINA (Liberty), March 14 — Chairman, J. Klrchner; Secretary, B. Wenworth. Few hours disputed over­ time. Reports accepted. LAWRENCI 'VICTO RY (Miss.), March 17—Chairman, S. Stevcna; Sec­ retary, S. Rivera. Few repairs to be made. Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Request wind chutes for port holes. Coffee grounds and trash not to be thrown In sink or scuppers. LONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory), March 10—Chairman, W. Kohut; Sec­ retary, M. Caddy. Members to be sober at payoff. Recommend special meeting with agent or patrolman about cutting Incident aboard ship. Shlp'a fund tl6.13. Some disputed overtime, to bo settled at payoff. Pape Tbirteen LOG BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Lib. Nav.), March 11—Chairman, R. Simpklns; Secretary, R. Clark. Ship's fund $4.25. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine Job. DEL CAMPO (Miss.), March 17— Chairman, JT Lapaple; Secretary, J. Geisler. All repairs made In NO. New delegate elected. Laundry room to be kept clean. EVELYN (Bull), March . 31—Chair­ man, W. Trolle; Secretary, M. Kamintkl. Ship's fund $81. Three hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Complaint about captain calling cook name. Discussion on repair Usts; linen to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 26 —Chairman, C. dcHospidales; Secre­ tary, T. Wasiluk. Old books to be ex­ changed. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund $9.35. Thanks to members In bringing furniture to San Juan. Few hours disputed overtime and delayed sailing overtime. Report accepted. Steward dept. complimented on effi­ ciency and cleaUness. To have new gangway for use in port. Washing machine not to be overloaded, motor not powerful enough. HASTINGS (Waterman), March II— Chairman, H. Butts; Secratary, J. Wells. Repairs to bo made at sea. Some disputed overtime. Tidelands pact read to membership and Ameri­ can Coal Shipping beef. Membership commended headquarters for' winning Tidelands pact and beef with ACS. Discussion on slop chesf. Draws to bo made In American currency in­ stead of traveler's checks. Repair list to bo made up. Mdro water preatura required In bathrooms. Need hasps Tanker May Sprout Ivy Waiting To Get Home Things being what they are, the Ivy is just about ready to start sprouting some greenery as she winds her way back and forth from the Persian Gulf to Japan, still getting nowhere nearer home. r According to the latest re­ tie nm is all bad, either, says ship's port from the tanker, from delegate Grville Amdt. "We still Singapore, "if the boys only know have that top-notch skipper Peter by which Christmas they'd be H, Bamberg with us. All the gang thinks he's tops and understand­ home, they would feel better." It's not that the monotony, heat ing, and as good as they come." Arndt intimated, however, that and limited shoretime of the shut the shuttle Is still having its ef­ fects. "We even have our own Groucho Marx aboard. For five Spicy Job days his tasks consist of electrical duties, and then he spends the other two days trying to get his cook's endorsement. He's that well-known fellow "Wild Bill" Evitt from down New Orleans way —the only man who can snatch feathers from a bird in flight." As far as the full-time feeding is concerned, Amdt added a good word for steward Bob Elliott and chief cook Stoke Harrison for pro­ viding a well-rounded menu. And when they do get ashore in Japan, the Ivy can always count on Its former bosun, now the 2nd mate, formerly known as "Blackie" Jim Merrell. Currently tagged as "Doctor Needles" by the boys who have encountered difficulties ashore, he hasn't found anybody Third cook Grant Marzelt was who's puncture-proof yet, perhaps adding a bit of extra flavoring because "the line always seems to to some of the food steaming form at the rear in these cases." on the galley-range of the Charles J. Johnson, Billy J. Jefferson City Victory when a Brewer and Lewis C. Morton oc­ photographer looked -in. cupy the deck, engine and steward delegate spots, in that order, along Those extra touches often with Arndt. make the difference. in lockers. Clothes to be removed from Une after dry. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March $—Chairman, T. Zielinski; Secretary, C. Murray. Ship's fund $24,72. Tapes for recording machine to be paid for from fund and wire to run recui'dings to mess hall. Discussion on food. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 24—Chairman, C. Wright; Secretary D. Missimer. One man missed ship in NY. Patrolman to be notified; gear packed and tiumed over to chief mate. No logs. Discussion on food—night lunches to be fresh; scuttlebutt to be kept clean; cots to be ordered. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, S. Pickett. New washing machine re­ ceived, Safety meeting to be held monthly. Captain to give 80% of wages coming on draws. Request all delegates be on hand at payoff: have books and permits checked for pa­ trolman. Adhere to one hour before sailing clause. New men to get pa­ trolman's ok before paying off. Two hours disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Washing machine to be used with care. Order cigarettes in ad­ vance from steward and also sea chest for Port Newark delivery. Check stale milk put aboard in Houston. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 22—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, F. Perez. Need lumber for screen doors. Writing on blackboard against steward dept. to be stopped. Doors to be closed quietly. Benches to be built on each side of ship. Libr­ ary to be kept clean and orderly. Three men 111. One hour disputed ot. Complaint about food, equipment and management in steward dept. . CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), March 3—Chairman, J. Zlcreis; Secretary, J. Morrison. Four men missed ship In Honolulu. One man hospitalized In Chile. Few hours disputed overtime— to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Steward and baker doing missing men's work in galley. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), March 9—Chairman, A. Spuza; Secre­ tary, F. Paylor. Ships fund $5. Two men sick with colds. One man missed ship. Report accepted. Night lunch to be improved; steak to be served at least twice a week, fried chicken to be put out Immediately, Repair list to be submitted. Galley to be ex­ terminated. Put pastry out at coffee time. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 8—Chairman, E. Eiland; Secretary, J. Jacobsen. Ship's Fund $27.62. Report accepted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Discussion on cleanliness of laundry. Stevedores to be kept out of, midship house. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 16^ Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, H. Eddy. Ice box door handle to be repaired. MARORE (Ore), March 24—Chair­ man, C. Just; Secretary, D. Carey. One man logged. Poor laundry service. Ship's fund $5.02. One man missed ship: replaced before sailing. Need new washing machine; coffee urn, toaster. Fruit to be put out before spoiling. ANGELINA (Bull), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, G. Walter; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Stiip's fund $20. Some dis­ puted overtime. Messroora to be kept clean. Observe quiet in aUeyways so members may sleep. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Feb. 9—Chairman, A. Van Dyke; Sec­ retary, E. Iverson. New treasurer elected. Report accepted. Members to donate $1 towards ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on very poor slop chest put on board for one year's voyage. I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, S 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— : please put my name on your mailing list. I (Print Information) | ! NAME • IP I STREET ADDRESS j i I CITY ZONE STATE I I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ore on old tubicribor and have a change * of plaoto give your former oddroii belowi ? ADDRESS CITY tsaeaoaaaqomaggiAo'ajioaeooBAoeoBeaBooeaosAeseoeooe^a^'^ak ZON^ I KM U BJia KMJUtt»M•• liJUi •• MAAJURMJUUL* STATS* •••Aoasooeeeeaeaaa �Pax* Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG They Really Got The Bird Calls Welfare Aid Wonderful To the Editor: I wrote a letter last January which apparently never reached you, so I hope you will print this as soon as possible. I want to thank the SIU for the extra check sent last Christmas for those receiving disability benefits. I know it came in mighty handy for me. The doctors, nurses and all the personnel here at St. Vin­ cent's Hospital, New York City, are wonderful and have been very kind. Thank God the SIU has such a wonderful welfare plan. We couldn't 'get along with it. I would also like to get in touch with the following mem­ bers: Eugene Ceccato, Eddie Polise, Citizen Joe, Dewey Par­ sons and Steve Massaros. Joseph Piluiis 4" Venetian pigeons (the feathered variety, anyway) snuggled up close to an SlU trio and their guide when the Sunion visited the Italian port last winter. Pictured (I to r) are Best, AS; Cox, OS; the Italian guide, and Walter Butterton, bosun. The steward, Fred Hicks, turned in the photo. Oldtimer Gives 'Life' Lesson On Ship Types At least one SIU oldtimer was among a group of "Life" readers who recently tripped up the editors of the national magazine on a nautical matter. A retired member of the + SIU since 1946, Henry E, Kra­ lihood is so minutely concerned mer chided "Life" for calling a with these details, every item is Victory ship a Liberty in "one of its picture captions last February 11. The magazine wrote back that "many other readers called our at­ tention to this. Thanks again for keeping our nautical records straight." Apparently ship photographs get • good working over from retired and active seamen, who have a cer­ tain fondness for those seagoing workhorses of World War II, the mass-production Libertys and Victorys. Most non-nautical newspapers and magazines, despite careful re­ search, tend to overlook considera­ tions like an extra kingpost or mast but to a seaman, whose live- Puzzle Answer la [iSIBO S] BQglBQBSB] OglDB ummm BsiaBBQ [•SBIBQ DSSB QBSB BB SDQ Q •ESS BOB BIBBBDJT mB BESnD B J_ BcanBB BISQB BBBB BBS Burly important. It may mean an extra spot to hang his laundry or some­ thing. For the record, "Life" conceded, "according to the Maritime Admin­ istration of the US Department of Liberty «t» Nobody Gets By Without Union To the Editor: I've gained quite a bit of ex­ perience since I left the Alcoa Polaris last March in New Orleans. I've been senior cook in charge of the afternoon shift for the consolidated messhall here at Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile. There's about five of us "exseamen" there, two SIU and three NMU. We've sure found out that there is a hell of a lot of difference working without a union. ' The years I spent in the SIU were something I can't forget, and believe me I won't forget them. Without a Union the working man is a dead duck! Print this if you like. It might help someone to see there's nothing like the SIU at sea or ashore. Smooth sailing to all my friends.' "Red" Palmer ^ it ^ The Situation's Well in Hand VIcVory Commerce, the ship pictured has a raised forecastle head extending to the after part of No. 1 hatch. This immediately distinguishes her from a Liberty, which is a flush deck vessel. "A Liberty also has three masts on which her cargo gear is rigged, whereas the Victory has two masts and, in addition, has_ a king post at No. 1 hatch, and pairs of king posts at the forward part and after part of the midship house," the magazine added. "This, together with the shape of the house and stack, distinguishes her from the Liberty, which has no king posts, the stack being the only structure that would be silhouetted above the midship house." See? To the Editor: The John B. Waterman is now substituting for the Arizpa on the European run. You can be sure that while our buddies on the Arizpa are being enter­ tained by the almond - eyed beauties of the Far East, the crew of the John B. will keep the home fires burning. Of course, we don't know whose girl we will meet In the different ports, but we will try to keep our reputations intact. The boys will say hello to Jack Dubersky's gal who works at the Coney Island Bar, and also to Dave Nunn's true love at the Penguin, as we know that they will belon^some. We also have a number one steward department, featuring April 26. 1957 lots of good Southern cooking. Tony Sosa is the chief steward, Calls Welfare C. Hiers is chief cook, Bob 'Greatest Gain' Shepard mans the 3rd cook's To the Editor: spot, George Burns is pearl We feel that the Welfare Plan diver and Bill Wermack is serv­ ing in the capacity of crew is the greatest step our Union has made in the past ten years. waiter. Although we received the ma­ The majority of the crew is from Tampa and Mobile. Some ternity benefit for our first son, of the fellows are Ray Queen, we are sad to say that our sec­ Bob Parker, Lester Clark ond son was bom while I was (bosun), Ed Morris and, last but in the service and we couldn't not least, Larry Tifft, the inter­ qualify for SIU benefits. In national Ipver and ambassador fact, it cost us $10.75 to have our child bom in an Army hos­ of good will. Anthony C. Aronica pital. besides our transportation Ship's reporter of 20 miles each way from where we resided. I know that if I had been Safety Program sailing I would not even have Well Underway had this cost which T could not afford at that time. I was just To the Editor: In accordance with the joint discharged from the Army on SlU-shipowner safety program, March 22. We are certainly hoping that we can report excellent coop­ eration from the entire crew our sons will qualify in the fu­ and officers on board the An­ ture for the scholarships that the SIU offe^ You can be sure gelina. Many items have been we greatly appreciate the bene­ brought up at the meetings for fits we have already received. a solution. When possible, these Best Wishes for the future have been corrected. Others are success of the SIU. being taken care of as time perRobert & Catherine Bannister 4 4 4' Appreciates Aid Of Wild Ranger The SIU crew's safely rep­ resentatives S. Boguski, deck (left), and J. Devlne, engine (right) gather with 3rd mate C. Lobbregt for a photo. Steward safety rep. Ed Marsh missed the picture-taking. mits and those items which can­ not be handled aboard have been turned in on a repair list to the company. Safety signs have been sten­ cilled at conspicuous places all around the ship and we all feel that, with the continued cooper- * ation of all hands, accidents aboard can be brought to a min­ imum. Steve Boguski, AB, is ship's safety representative for the deck department; John Decine, deck engineer, is the,black gang safety man, and Edmund Marsh, NCB, represents the steward department. John Galiagherr Ship's delegate To the Editor: I would like this letter in the LOG to show my appreciation for the crew of the Wild Ranger. They took excellent care of me while I was being repatriated from Inchon, Korea. Right now I am on the Fairland on the intercoastal run, but it won't be for long. The ship is scheduled to be con­ verted for the trailer service in July. We have a fine gang on here, with none other than Pat Mur­ phy as chief steward, so we are assured plenty of good feeding. We expect to pay off in Balti­ more on May 15. Well, thanks again to. the crewmembers of the Wild Ranger. Incidentally, I got my gear and papers as soon as I got back to Seattle. They were waiting for me right at the SIU hall. Eddie Eriksen 4 4 4 Crew Applauds Coe Skipper To the Editor: Things are running pretty smoothly on this ship. There aren't too many serious beefs to upset the ship or the crew. The mate here on the Coe Victory is a real spook, though. He ijs on deck all the time, get­ ting in the deck gang's hair. However, the captain is a real swell guy. Hansen is his. name. He does his best for us, and the crew appreciates it. Dave Barry Bj/ Bernard Seaman �Page Jiffeea SEAFARERS LOG April 26^ 1959 ' af cost price •8^ per copy Now on Salej 1956 BOUND VOLUME of the -- ' SEAFARERS LOG All of the following StU fainilies have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Cynthia Marie Cole, born March 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie 0. Cole Jr., Asheboro, NC. William Peter Doyle, born March 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James J. Doyle, Phila., Pa. Connie Fay Marriner, bom April 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde W. Marriner, Portsmouth, Va. Henry Joseph Shepeta Jr.. born April 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Shepeta, Baltimore, Md. Patricia Marie Pierce, born April 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Pierce, Drexel Hill, Pa. Sheila Diane Griggers, born March 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira W. Griggers Jr., Evergreen, Ala. Debra Celeste Federssen, born March 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sverre R. Pederssen, Brook­ lyn, NY. George Anthony Wolinskl, bora January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Wolinskl, Kenner, La. Linda and Phyllis Peragallo, born March 19, 1957, to Seafarer And Mrs. Joseph Peragallo, Levltto\vn, NY. Bert Dawson Giliispie, bora March T2, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Colder B. Giliispie Jr., Beau­ mont, Texas. Pamela Elaine Blalack, born March 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles O. Blalack, Springhill, Ala. Michael Charles Perna, born March 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Augustine Perna, Baltimore, Md. Perry Manuel, bora Marclt 28, 1857, to Seafarer and Mrs. Warren Manuel, Mamou, La. Health Center Opens Union Wins Bait. Tugs (Continued from page 3) doubtedly the news of the SIU HIWD strike victory against G&H Towing in the Gulf. The success­ ful strike ended just a few days before the voting was scheduled to start in Baltimore, with the SIU winning the best tug pact in the area after a 33-day walkout. One of the SIU's objectives, in launching, its organizing campaign, was to raise the low level of wages and conditions under which Great­ er Baltimore harbor men have worked for many years. The Bal­ timore area is notorious for having the lowest hourly pay rate and the worst overtime provisions of any Atlantic caost port. In addition, the men here lack any kind of welfare and pension protection such as exists in SIU contracts. A key demand im the SIU-HIWD negotiations with the companies will be the establishment of wel­ fare- benefits, along with substan­ tial improvements in wages and working conditions. (Continued from page 3) The Brooklyn center is the first bership thought he was typical of oi four planned. The other three the good sailor and the good union will be located in Baltimore, New man." Therefore, Hall added, the Orleans and Mobile. Each center center stands as a tribute to the has diagnostic facilities Including entire membership of the SIU x-ray, fluoroscope, electro-cardio­ who have worked and fought to­ graph, lab tests, eye examination gether to fui'ther the progress of and other aspects of a head to toe physical. all seamen. / SIU, A&G District Once all the information on the BALTIMORE Others who addressed the group 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 were Dr. Aaron Kottler, president pliysical has been correlated and Earl Sbeppard, Agent of the Kings County Medical So­ examined by the staff, men who BOSTON 276 State St. ciety, and Charles Logan, of Mis­ are in need of treatment for any James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. sissippi Shipping Company, a trus­ ailment or physical defect are re­ HOUSTON Capital 7-6558 tee of the Welfare Plan. Brief re­ ferred to the Public Health Service A. Michelet. Agent 1419 Ryan St. marks were also made by Hulan facilities. The procedure is de­ LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 Jack, Manhattan borough presi­ signed to detect such ailments and 1 South Lawrence St. dent; Harry O'Reilly, secretary of defects before they become seri­ MOBILE Cal Tanner. Agent HEnUock 2-1754 the Maritime Trades Department, ous enough to invalid a Seafarer MORGAN CITY ...912 Front St. AFL-CIO; James Quinn, secretary and keep him from being fit for Tom Gould. Agent - Phone 2158 of the New York Central Trades duty. NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. Other guests present included Undsey WUliams. Agent and Labor Council; Frederick BillTulane 8626 hardt, vice-president, Alcoa Steam­ Dr. John S. Wilson, chief officer NEW' YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ship Company, and Dr. Joseph of the Staten Island PubUc Health UYacinth 9-6600 Logue, director of the center. The Service Hospltai; Rep. Francis NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 Invocation was delivered by Mon- Dora, who represents the District Ben Rees. Agent ' signor Thomas Sala of the in which the Union hall is located;. PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. Market 7-1635 Churches of St. John and St. Rocco. Rep. Isadore Dollinger; Charles S. Cardullo. Agent 101 Pelayo Robert C. Creasey, administrator Zimmerman, International Ladies PUERTA de TIERRA PR Phone 2-5996 of. the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Garment Workers Union; John Sal Colls. Agent FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Strong, president. Teamsters Local SAN presided. Marty BreithoH. Agent Douglas, 2-5475 After the speeches and ribbon- 807; Ck E. Hughes, Deputy State SAVANNAH . 3 Abercorn St. Adams 3-1728 cutting, Magnuson and Hall un­ Commissioner of Labor, and gu^ts E. B. McAuley. Agent 2505 1st Ave. veiled a" memorial plaque to Lar- from the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, SEATTLE EUiott 4334 sen K'^ch Is on the wall in ihe. lob-, the American Merchant Marine In­ Jeff GlUette. Agent TAMPA.-1609:1811'..,.N. JPraBWin. St. by«tt .the ^building. - -:''i ' stitute and the- shipping industry.'' Tohi Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 Kenneth L. Bewig, 58: Brother Bewig died from pneumonia in the USPHS Hospital in B a 11i m ore, Md., on March 12, 1957. He joined the Union in New York on August 13, 1947. He is survived by his wife, Loretta B. Bewig of Baltimore. Burial took place in Moreland Memorial Park, Baltimore. John Crowley, 32; Brother Crow ley was lost at sea following an ex­ plosion on the Mission San Fran­ cisco, on March 7, 1957. He joined the U n i o n~ on January 23, 1945, in New York. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Bernadette Crowley, and a son who reside in Allison, Pa. ^ ^ 3* William Mf. Wilson, 67: Brother Wilson died in the USPHS Hos­ pital in New Orleans on March 28, 1957 because of a malignant tumor. He joined the Union on August 2, 1955, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his son, Arthur D. Wilson of New Orleans. Burial took place at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La. it t> it Charles J. Fetter, 57: Brother Fetter died in New Orleans on March 3, 1957, as a result of a malignancy. He had joined the Union on Novem­ ber 10, 1947, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura L. Fetter of Mobile, Ala. J" 4" 4> 4- 3^ James K. Brooks, 38: Brother Brooks died at sea on board the SS Cubore, on March 1, 1957, from a hemorrhage. He had been sailing in the steward department since joining the Union on September 22, 1955. There was no beneficiary designated. William Zietz, 44: On March 15. 1957, Brother Zietz died in the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,of a respiratoiy failure. He had joined the Union in Baltimore on Sept. 2, 1954, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is buried in Philadelphia cem­ etery, Philadelphia. No beneficiary was designated. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Clyde Cahill Your Coast Guard discharge from the SS Ocean Eva (8-4-56 to 8-16-56) was found aboard the SS Stony Point and is being held for you in the Boston hall. James C. Glisson Mail, vacation checks, and with­ holding statements are being held for you at the Anchor Hotel, 612 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Md. Please send them your forwarding address. Eric Madsen Please contact your former land­ lady, Mrs. Campagna, concerning baggage which she has been hold­ Kenneth Lopez ing for you. She is located at 422 Please contact Richard Pardo's 13th St., Brooklyn, or phone family in Tampa, Fla. HY 9-0831. ELLIS S. SAMIA Robert Lee Green Contact William O. Euton, 55 John W.- Tinker .would like you to contact him at 17-llli 4th Bay 7 St., Brooklyn, r^: automobile insurance. Street, Bremerton, Washington. The following Seafarers are re­ quested to pick up baggage belong­ ing to them left on Isthmian ves­ sels and deposited by the company with the SIU Hall, 523 Bienville Street, New Orleans, La. Rudolph Himel, 3rd cook. Steel Designer; Bernard Buster, ch. cook. Steel Designer; Daniel Bisset, FWT, Steel Rover; John Ramiszewski, engine, Steel Architect; Donald E. Bull, oiler. Steel King; John B. Tlerney, DM, Andrew Jackson; Chester Holtz, AB. DIRECTORY OF Sill RRANCHES WILMINGTON, Calll 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBOHNE Ontario Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. HEADQUARTERS . .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS C. Simmons, Joint VAxNCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. . W. HaU, Joint Pacific 3466 R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6348 SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BAGOTViLLE. Quebec........20 Elgin St. Phone 5-8777 Phone: 549 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St, CApital 3-4336 CAnal 7-3203 RICHMOND. Calif... 510 Hacdonald Ave. QUEBEC.... 89 St. Pierre St. BEacon 2-0925 Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN Douglas 2-3363 NB 2505 1st Ave. Main 029V Great Lakes District 805 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. ... 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND WILMINGTON Canadian District HALIFAX. N,S.... 128ti Hollls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL ......634 St. James St. West PLateaw 8161 FORT WiU,(AM!f..X.i..l30 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5233' 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH . 531 W. Michigan St. . Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHlCAGdri.. 3261 E. 92na St. Phone: Essex 5-3419 I1 �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • First In Maritime: a* Gala Fete Opens SIU Health Center US Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, featured speaker, hailed SIU for pioneering first maritime union health center. Others on platform (1 to r) included Robert Creasey, SIU Welfare Plan administrator; Charles Logan, trustee; Dr. Aaron Kottler, president, Brooklyn Medical Society, and Msgr. John Sala who de­ livered the invocation. Dr. J. B. Logue, health center director (center), greets C^pt. John Wilson (left) and Capt. R. H, Moore, chief medical and dental officers at SI PHS hospital. f' ' 1 1/ y-yVi J y-; Over 500 Government and trade union officials, ship)ing leaders and Seafarers attended ceremonies, which 3egan with singing of National Anthem (top). Center s dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen, who was praised at the gathering as a "good seafarer and good union man." ^ v . , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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TUGS GO SIU IN LANDSLIDE WIN OPEN 1ST MEDICAL CENTER MEBA VOWS CONTINUED COAL FIGHT, HITS CURRAN WILD RANGER WINS AWARD AS SAFEST WATERMAN SHIP FIRST SEA UNION MEDICAL CENTER NOW OPEN IN NY WELL WISHERS LAUD CENTER AS MILESTONE SIU MEN MAKING LOG LIMIT 2 CONTRACTS GRANTED FOR ATOM SHIP DOUBT RUNAWAY SHIPS AVAILABLE FOR US NEEDS CONCERSION WORK STARTS ON FIRST CONTAINERSHIP OKAY ISTHMIAN’S BID FOR 8 VITORY SHIPS MATERNITY BENEFIT FIVE YEARS OLD; THOUSANDS AIDED MAYFLOWER II SAILS; EXPECT 6-WEEK TRIP US SEEKS TOURIST SHIPS, OKAYS BERNSTEIN SUBSIDY SUP VOTES FULL SUPPORT TO A&G IN COAL BEEF LAST TWO COAL SHIPS CREW UP HOSPITAL $$ OKAYED BY HOUSE VOTE SIU SHIP TESTS FREEDOM OF SEAS SENATE GETS NEW BILL ON ALIEN CREWS POLAND SEEKING MILLION TONS OF SURPLUS GRAIN GALA FETE OPENS SIU HEALTH CENTER 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/ 26/ 1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIX, No. 9  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6164097d650095bbf81c3926f8ad1ade.PDF 67f8713c9a24900eaffac37d820940dd PDF Text Text \ I SEAFARERMLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Page Two President Signs Civil Rights Bill; Cited As 'Viitory'For Ameriians 11 •i I WASHINGTON—^The nation has moved a step closer to the goal of racial justice with the passage by Congress of a civil rights bill—^promptly signed into law by tbe President—^which includes a strong ban on discrimination in housing. In signing the bill, President Johnson termed it "a victory for every American. million cut in funds for the two hensive open housing bill narrowly The House voted 229-195 to programs—^money the Senate had passed the House—and then only take up the Senate-passed bill, added to a special appropriations after weakening amendments. It thus avoiding the risk that the bill. The Senate repudiated its never came to a vote in the Senate legislation might be gutted in con­ conferees by a more than 2-1 ma­ because of a southern filibuster ference or face a renewed Senate jority—54-24. It voted to request and the strong opposition of Re­ filibuster. It then passed the hill a new conference and instructed publican Leader Everett McKinby a big, bipartisan 250-171 mar­ the Senate's negotiators to insist ley Dirksen. gin, This year, the House passed that the $100 million be restored. AFL-CIO President George only a much-amended civil rights Passage of the open housing bill Meany termed the House action was not directly tied to the wave protection bill. At the urging of "deeply gratifying." He said "it of national concern over Amer­ the Civil Rights Leadership Con­ sustains the position that we in ica's racial rift in the aftermath ference, a bipartisan group of the AFL-CIO have long held and of Dr. Martin Luther King's senators agreed to make the ef­ fort to attach a fair housing removes one more barrier to murder. amendment to the House bill. But equality of opportunity—a cause The showdown vote had been to which we are completely dedi­ scheduled before the assassination in the face of a Senate filibuster, cated." the effort appeared futile. and weeks of lobbying by the Mim Needed Dirksen Shifts Administration and a coalition of civil rights, labor, religious and But, Meany stressed, "much Then, as he had on the historic more must be done in this country business groups had laid the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the GOP before any of us who believe in groundwork for passage. leader moved to the front of the equality can rest satisfied." troops and worked with the bi­ In legislative terms, it was al­ The new law, he said, will have most a miracle that an open hous­ partisan civil rights coalition and "real meaning" for American ing bill stronger than the one the Administration in shaping the living in ghetto slums only when which failed to pass the more final form of the legislation. there is enough housing to meet liberal 89th Congress became law The filibuster was broken and the nation's needs—"available at in the 90th Congress. the Senate passed the bill by a price levels all Americans can Two years ago, a less compre­ 71-20 margin. afford." Meany added: "Congress has solved one problem. Now we urge it to move with speed to other unsolved problems—those of job­ less Americans and those of Amer­ icans who live in slums." In a dramatic first step towards meeting those other needs, the Senate refused to accept sharp cuts in funds for summer jobs in the Seafarer Mike McKay, who climbed the upgrading ladder at the slums and in the Head Start pre­ Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, recently achieved the school program. honor of becoming the youngest SIU man ever to receive an engi­ A House-Senate conference neer's license through study at committee had agreed to a $100 the Engineer's Upgrading School became an enginew at 19 years of age. In addition, there are two sponsored jointly by the SIU and younger brothers who may follow MEBA, District 2. in the footsteps of Ray and Mike. Mike, who is 20, is a new third "I have a younger brother. assistant and has Bob, who is 17 and sails as oiler," joined the Mount Mike said. Bob will probably go Washington (Vic­ tory Carriers) in to the engineering school when he reaches age 19. "Bob could that capacity. "It started out probably go now," he added, "but WASHINGTON—A decline of as a summer the Coast Guard has an age limit." 28 ships in the U.S. flag merchant cruise," he said A Seafarer must be at least 19 fleet—for a total of,2,135—has in recalling that years old to go to engineering been reported by the Maritime Ad­ first trip. "I al­ school under present regulations. ministration in its latest Merchant McKay ways liked the Marine Data Sheet, as of March 1, Mike believes the age limit is 1968. This figure includes vessels sea and I decided on a sailing both good and bad. "It means under custody of, or on loan to, career. Now, I'd like to work my Bob has to wait around two years, other agencies, but not non-mer­ way up to chief engineer." After yet at the same time, he will be putting in his six-months as wiper, chant type ships. just that much more experienced The total fleet, includes 971 pri­ he advanced to FWT and then when he enters the school—and vately-owned ships, 180 govern­ oiler before entering the engineer­ experience is important," he said. ment-owned ships and 984 in ing school. The two brothers have not Mike's first ship was the Over­ MARAD's inactive fleet. The re­ sailed together yet, but hope to in port claimed nine more active seas Rose (Maritime Overseas) the near future. In addition, an­ ships since its last report of Janu­ and it was a long, long voyage, other brother, Tom, made a he said. "We went through the ary 1, 1968 while 12 became in­ Coast-wise trip but is as yet un­ Great Lakes to Northern Europe, active in the privately-owned fleet decided on a sailing career. back to the States and New Or­ for a total of 971—a loss of three. leans, and then out to the West After passing his Coast Guard The total number of government vessels declined by one, but the Coast and on to Japan." Later, exam, Mike spent some time at new figure allows for 24 ships after he had returned to the Harry his home in Old Tappan, New previously excluded as being un­ Lundeberg School in New York Jersey, prior to shipping out. He der custody of, or on loan to, and upgraded to FWT, he shipped had previously sailed on the on the Steel Voyager. A short time Mount Washington, before enter­ other agencies. In the inactive fleet the new afterward he successfully up­ ing the school. The vessel is cur­ figure of 984 excludes 112 non- graded to oiler. It was four rently on the Persian Gulf run. merchant type ships—tabulated in months ago that he again re­ Brother McKay, who was bom the previous list—which showed turned to New York to enter the in New York City, said he con­ 1,096. It also shows a loss of 24 engineering school. sidered Japan his favorite among ships, based on the fact that 22 The achievement of earning an the countries he has visited. In were sold for scrap, and three engineer's license before reaching the past, he has usually spent a were sold for nontransportation his 21st birthday followed a family month or two ashore between use, while one vessel was received pattern set by his father's accom­ trips, but feels he may shorten in exchange from private owner­ plishment. Ray McKay, who is^ these periods in his new career as ship. president of District 2, MEBA,* a licensed engineer. IMcKay Youngest SlU Man To Win Engineer's License f.j MARAD Shows US Flag Fleet Lower By 28 I )S' 1 ^•^1 I: • ; •!:' t'' *• • it'. I ilSS; •jip J.:';;': :i-v '• V •.' • April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall Whenever a labor union seeks to gain necessary periodic increases in pay for its members, or demands justified boosts in welfare and fringe benefits for the workers it represents, management protests loudly that unions are attempting to ruin their business. The nation's press widely accuses labor of courting inflation and intensifying the upward spiral of wages and prices which is complicating the balance of the country's economy. However, it is interesting to observe no such furor about alleged threats to the nation's economic health is prominently played up on front pages when big business arbitrarily hikes prices to levels which are well above those required to earn a reasonable profit and far in excess of any increased wages and benefits reluctantly passed on to their employees. A typical case in point is the four-cent-a-pound increase recently put on the price of copper by the Phelps Dodge Corporation follow­ ing settlement of the long and bitter copper strike. The increase—to 42 cents a pound—^was defended by the company as necessary because of its higher labor costs and was later adopted by other copper firms struck during the industry's lengthy refusal to bargain collectively with its employees. It was not in the general news pages of the nation's press that the true story behind Phelps Dodge's action was to be found, however. This despite the fact that the government has charged that the price rise—rather than being dictated by "higher labor costs"—is actually more than twice the total cost of the company's settlement with the copper workers. Instead, the industry's true financial position was to be found mainly in the financial section rather than on the front pages which had pre­ viously contained their protestations of impending fiscal doom. An excellent example of the traditional greed of industrial giants, who forever wail about how the efforts of trade unions to better the lot of workers is cutting them to the financial bone, appeared re­ cently in the Wall Street Journal's account of Phelps Dodge's annual stockholders meeting. Statements by the company's board chairman, Robert G. Page, on this occasion had none of the ominous overtones circulated for public consumption during the copper strike. To the-contrary, stockholders were told that even during the first quarter of this year—while the bulk of its domestic operations were closed down by the strike—the company managed to make a profit of $1.2 million: While this was not at the level the company is used to, Phelps Dodge officials promised that the money should be pouring in "satisfactorily" again for the balance of the year due to the fact that domestic copper inventories are presently at their "lowest level in years." The increase in the price of copper by four cents a pound. Page told a questioning stockholder during the meeting, would cover higher payroll costs "very nicely." Avoiding mention of the fact that the new price more than doubled the amount needed by the company to meet the obligations of its new union contracts. Page went on to assure the stockholders that Phelps Dodge could make a profit today even if copper sold for only 30 cents a pound, but added that this would n<rt be the "same profit as at 42 cents a pound." The gloating attitude which is obvious in this single example of management's false protest is proof that the labor movement must press all the harder for its fair share of America's growing prosperity. It is there, and it belongs to to all. The problem, as always, is getting big business to share it equally. Checkup in Chicago Great Lakes Seafarer Norbert Matheis gets blood test and checkup • at recent visit to new SIU Chicago clinic. Facilities are impressive. ' says Matheis, who last sailed on the vessel Henry M. Piatt, Jr. ' �April 26, 1968 22 Liberty Ships SeU for Strap; North Caroiina 'Bonsyard' to Close WASHINGi ON—Twenty-two Liberty ships have been sold for scrap by the Maritime Administration as part of a stepped-up program to close out "reserve fleet boneyards." The World War II vessels are The 22 freighters at Wilmington all anchored at Wilmington, were the last remaining there of an North Carolina, and when they original 427. MARAD stipulated are removed by the successful bid­ that the Union Minerals company der, the Union Minerals and Al­ must scrap them as part of the loys Corporation of New York, it sales contract. They were among will mean the complete closing of the some 2,000 Liberty vessels the reserve base on the Cape Fear turned out during the nation's River. crash program of shipbuilding The move by the Maritime Ad­ during World War II. Other Liber­ ministration re-emphasizes the fact ties are scattered all over the that the United States continues world, since some were sold in a to lead the world's shipping na­ disposal program to help replenish tions in vessel scrapping, while at devastated merchant fleets of other the same time, lagging far behind nations following the war. The in the replacement of these ves­ U.S.-flag fleet, on the other hand, sels with a modern merchant fleet. has steadily diminished. All the freighters purchased by A recent MARAD report stated Union Minerals for a total of that 187 of the Liberty ships in its $990,000, are anchored in sand various reserve fleet anchorages and are held in position by chains. remained and that all were to go in They will be removed, a few at the next three .years, probably through the scrap route. At recent a time, to the now defunct Fed­ maritime appropriation hearings of eral Shipyards Corporation plant the Senate subcommittee on mer­ in Kearny, New Jersey, for scrap­ chant marine and fisheries. Acting ping. MARAD gave no indication Maritime Administrator James W. when the next sale for .scrap con­ Gulick produced data to show that tract will be completed nor did it after 1971 the entire government announce which reserve fleet will dry cargo ship reserve would be affected next. amount to only 37 Victory ships. Beside Wilmington there are Bartlett Registers Concern two other bases on the East Coast. Senator E. L. Bartlett (D- These are at Jones Point, near Alaska), subcommittee chairman, Haverstraw, New York, in the who was presiding, said he was Hudson River, and on the James disturbed by Gulick's report on the River in Virginia. Captain Thom­ reserve fleet. as King, Atlantic Coast director "The Administration's proposal for the Maritime Administration, to spend only $119.7 million for said there are 69 ships at Janes ship construction during the com­ Point. ing fiscal year," Bartlett noted, Other reserve fleets are at "indicates some lack of apprecia­ Mobile, Alabama; Beaumont, tion within the Administration as Texas; Suisun Bay, Calif.; and to the desirability of having a Seattle, Washington. The yard at modern and efficient United Astoria, Oregon recently was States-flag fleet." phased out. House Merchant Marine Unit Starts Hearings on Program WASHINGTON—Hearings by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on a Congressionally-sponsored legis­ lative program to upgrade the U.S.-flag merchant fleet got under­ way this week with representa-^ Alfred Maskin, legislative dir­ tives of maritime labor, indus­ ector of the American Maritime try and government scheduled Association, was the first witness to testify to appear before the Committee. Chief aim of the bill (H.R. He stated that the Merchant Ma­ 13940) now before the House, is rine Act of 1936 has been a to construct 35 to 40 new ships failure—perhaps because of the a year over a five-year-period. It way it has been abused — but was introduced by the committee nevertheless, it has not done the chairman. Representative Edward job for which it was intended. A. Garmatz (D-Md.). A com­ Maskin also called for an end panion measure (S. 2650) is be­ to the "double subsidy" system, fore the Senate. It was sponsored whereby ships of subsidized com­ by Senator Warren G. Magnuson panies that carry military and aid (D.-Wash.), chairman of the Com­ cargoes at top American freight merce Committee. rates and at the same time collect In his introductory remarks at operating differential subsidy on the opening of the hearing. Chair­ these voyages from the Govern­ man Garmatz said the two cham­ ment. bers are going ahead because they "Payment of a double subsidy feel that the country can wait no has not been in the national inter­ longer if complete deterioration of est since it has required the Gov­ the merchant marine is to be pre­ ernment—the American taxpayer vented. —to pay twice into the same The bills—in addition to the pocket to purchase a total mer­ new ships—would extend operat­ chant marine far smaller and less ing-differential subsidy to dry bulk efficient than if the same amount carriers, incorporate a new system of money had been more equit­ for construction-differential sub­ ably expended," said Maskin. sidy determination, and establish Garmatz stressed the fact that tax differential construction re­ the hearings represent congres­ search funds to all merchant and sional initiative on a long-range fishing vessel operators. maritime program. SEAFARERS Page Three LOG House Ups Maritime by $122 Million; Senate's Hearings Indicate Approval WASHINGTON—As the House of Representatives passed a sharply-increased maritime au­ thorization bill calling for some $467 million during fiscal 1969, the Senate Merchant Marine sub­ committee concluded hearings this month on a companion bill which is expected to go along with House recommendations to raise ^ the President would react to what agency head disagreed. the administration's maritime could only be regarded as "a During his testimony, Gulick budget request by $122 million. pretty "clear reflection of Congres­ reviewed each item in the Admin­ House passage of the measure sional intent." istration's proposed maritime included adoption of an amend­ budget and conceded it did not Questions Delay ment, by Representative Thomas measure up to his agency's request Bartlett also questioned Hughes for $388,000,000 for some 30 Felly (R-Wash.), which insures about the "well-known secret" that ships. The Budget Director and that none of the money authorized the Administration had been just the Department of Commerce would go for ship construction hours from submitting a maritime drastically reduced this figure to work in foreign shipyards. At hearings by the House Mer­ program to Congress in February $119,800,000, he pointed out. chant Marine and Fisheries Com- that would have included $300 Gulick also submitted statistics mitee, chaired by Representative million a year for five years for concerning the reserve fleet which Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), Ad­ ship construction, an extension of later came under attack by Stan­ ministration spokesmen had de­ subsidy privileges, $25 million for ley Barer, subcommittee assistant, fended the Administration's drastic research and development, and a who noted that only 211 vessels in slashing of the maritime budget for new nuclear ship program. He the fleet are usable. Barer asked ship construction to a mere $119,- asked if Hughes knew what how the pending bill recognized 800,000. In the light of the dan­ caused the abrupt change in the this problem? gerous deterioration of the U.S. Administration policy. In reply, Gulick acknowledged merchant marine, the House dis­ Hughes replied he did not know that the funds requested by the agreed, and acted accordingly. what precluded the presentation, Administration would not cure The Senate subcommittee, but he claimed the Administration any deficiency in this area, but meanwhile, heard similar testi­ has been putting a good deal of merely provide a "holding action." mony by Administration officials thought into the maritime pro­ He added that the backbone of the on the government's continued in­ gram. fleet will be about 130 Victory sistence that maritime's needs are Acting Maritime Administrator ships, now operating under Gen­ secondary to other demands. James W. Gulick, the first witness eral Agency agreement. Bartlett Criticizes Budget The acting administrator had at the hearings on the proposed Senator E. L. Bartlett (D- Senate bill (S. 3016), said he fa­ no comment on a charge by Barer Alaska), Chairman of the Senate vored the legislation as presented that, using the figures presented, group, took issue during the hear­ by the Administration. However, there would only be 37 usable ings with; a government budget ex­ he admitted that while he does not ships remaining in the Reserve pert who claimed that the nation's believe the funds to be thus au­ Fleet by 1975. After Gulick's second appear­ present fiscal dilemma made it thorized would be sufficient to ance in two days, the hearings substantially improve the mer­ necessary to hold the line on Mar­ were adjourned, subject to call of chant marine, he must go along itime Administration budget funds. the chair. with the idea that many other Bartlett said it was obvious that maritime deserved a higher budg­ problems also exist. Hearing A First Gulick's testimony prompted etary priority. ' The maritime appropriation But Philip S. Hughes, deputy Bartlett to observe that it was a hearings, by both the Senate and Director of the Budget, claimed good argument for an independent House Merchant Marine subcom­ that "while greater expenditures maritime administration but the mittees, were the first of their for the rehabilitation of the mer­ kind. Under legislation enacted chant fleet may be necessary in the last year. Congress is empowered future, with respect to the fiscal to authorize expenditures for the year 1969, several factors dictated Maritime Administration, and the continuing the programs generally hearings were called to determine at prior year levels." what the fiscal 1969 authorization Bartlett commented that should be. Hughes' "may be" should be re­ Garmatz, on the floor of the placed by "will be," and added House, stressed this point as the that there is no "continuing pro­ full body voted authorization of SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The 132gram at prior year levels," but increased funds to upgrade the rather, "considerable slippage" foot long tunaboat Commander, U.S. merchant fleet. manned by members of the year after year. "The members of the Merchant "The members of the subcom­ SlUNA-affiliated Cannery Work­ Marine Committee realize the mittee realize the dangers affect­ ers and Fishermen's Union of stringency of the country's fiscal ing the budget, but we have an­ San Diego, sank last month in situation, but we feel the United other duty too," Bartlett said, not heavy seas off Mexico's Tres States Merchant Marine should only to build up the U.S. Mer­ Marias Islands, 900 miles sout'> not be allowed to decline any fur­ chant Marine so that commercial of here. ther," Garmatz said. Two members of the tunaboat's interests are bettered, but so that Under the House bill, a total there will be ships to aid the mili­ 12-man crew, Eugene Kendall, of $340,770,000 is authorized for tary. The reserve fleet is seriously 52, the navigator, and Elling merchant ship construction in depleted and it subtracts from the Ytteroy, 56, an assistant engi­ 1969. defense and the economic strength neer, lost their lives after the This figure, Garmatz pointed of the country ... for that reason steel-hulled boat capsized. Ken­ I believe a higher budget priority dall died from exposure, on a out, would be made up of $119,is in order." small make-shift raft, in the arms 800,000 recommended to Con­ Bartlett then tried to draw out of the Commander's captain, gress in the fiscal 1969 budget; an Hughes on the eventual fate of Joseph L. Lewis. Ytteroy is be­ additional $117,670,000 which an increased Merchant Marine au­ lieved to have been trapped within would be new appropriations; and $103,300,0(X) of unobligated thorization bill at the hands of the the vessel when she went down. carry-over funds already appro­ After the Commander sank. Administration. priated for fiscal year 1968. In "The House Merchant Marine Captain Lewis and four other addition $11,000,000 in research and Fisheries Committee has members of the crew, Oliver Pitand development funds are re­ passed a bill (H.R. 15189), sub­ tenger, 56, chief engineer; Isammi quested. stantially increasing Maritime Konishi, 43, oiler; Victor Rojas, "By this increase and use of funds," Bartlett said. "If this form 35; and Kendall, clung for life to should receive final passage, would a small platform which was ripped the unobligated funds, the Mari­ it be a futile exercise?" from the stern of the ship after the time Administration should be The deputy budget director said vessel rolled over onto her port able to contract for about 27 new, that if Congress were to sharply side at about 3 a.m. on the morn­ modern ships as contrasted to the 10 ships contemplated by the Ad­ increase the maritime authoriza­ ing of March 11. On the third day of their ordeal, ministration's budget request," tion ... as the House has already done . . . and followed up by vot­ the men were sighted by a Coast Garmatz said. "This will begin ing more for maritime than the Guard plane and later picked up the urgently-needed, long-range Administration is expected to ap­ by the SlUNA-contracted tuna­ program of replacements and additions to the fleet." propriate, he did not know how boat Katherine M. SlU Tunaboat Sinks off Mexico, Two Men Lost �Page Four Louisiana AFL-CIO Hears Humphrey Pledge to Continue Sodal Progress ' I, •r! i -J April 26, 1968 / SEAFARERS LOG The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area| BATON ROUGE, La.—^Vice President Hubert Humphrey told cheering delegates to the 13th The hard-won victory of Memphis sanitation workers has annual Louisiana AFL-CIO convention here that he plans to take the "accomplishments" of the cheered working men everywhere, but, once again, the struggle Administration to the country in the coming months. demonstrated more strongly than ever before the importance of labor solidarity. The workers had sought city recognition of their "I will do everything I can secutive term. Bourg and the fed­ comer of this land and take our for the cause ctf peace in the eration's two general vice presi­ message to the country." union for more than two years, without success, before the strike. world," Humphrey declared. "I dents, A. P. Stoddard and Leroy Referring to the Administra­ Only after all segments of the la­ .s>will do everything I can to keep Landry also were re-elected. tion's efforts to achieve an honor­ bor movement joined in active with lots of overtime. Jerry was on the Western Hunter as engine social progress moving forward Humphrey was repeatedly in­ able settlement of the war in Viet­ support of their action was the utility and just returned from a in America." terrupted by applause and was nam. Humphrey said that Presi­ support of the garbage workers' long vacation. He spoke at the final session of given a standing, two-minute ova­ dent Johnson—"in an act of self­ victory achieved. John -Hodges just caught the the four-day meeting of the fed­ tion when he finished addressing less statesmanship"—seeks a peace Boston Bessemar Victory for Vietnam eration, which also heard addresses the overflow crowd. The Vice that will bring security to all of Armond Ramos had a deck after a three-month rest. John from prominent national and state President is under increasingly Southeast Asia. maintenance job on the Robin previously sailed on the Seatrain leaders and adopted resolutions on strong urging from labor and other Humphrey said he knew first­ Goodfellow. He's holding down Carolina. a wide range of legislative issues. supporters to announce his can­ hand about "the search for peace" the hall until a good dayman's Ready to ship is 25-year-man through his long efforts in the Sen­ SIU President Paul Hall, who didacy for President. job hits the board. James Egan. He was steward on ate on behalf of the Peace Corps, is also an AFL-CIO Vice Presi­ A ship mate on the Goodfellow, the American Victoiy and had "Say it Now" disarmament and arms control, dent, was present at the convention Tommy Killion, is waiting for a been on the beach a week. A At one point, when he asked and the nuclear test-ban treaty. and participated in a panel dis­ FWT or oiler's job. Tommy has Vietnam-bound ship would look He appealed for the people of cussion on "The Functions of the "for the help of all Americans" 18 years in the SIU. good to him, he says. in his endeavors, a voice in the the nation to abandon all hates AFL-CIO." William Blakeley is in drydock Philadelphia rear of the audience shouted, "Say and prejudices. When that is Others on the panel with Hall after a ran on the Brigham Vic­ it Hubert, say it now!" The crowd done, he declared, "we will be were Emile L. Bourg, Sr., secre­ James Winters is registered and tory as FWT. Bill, a 25-year man, ready to ship on the first vessel tary-treasurer of the Louisiana roared with applause and Hum­ what Lincoln said—the last best hopes to be FFD shortly. AFL-CIO; Jacob dayman, ad­ phrey had to pause in his address. hope on earth." that needs a good steward. His Baltimore The delegates approved resolu­ He spoke at length about the ministrative director of the AFLlast ship was the Potomac CIO Industrial Union Depart­ accomplishments of the Adminis­ tions supporting the Administra­ Filippo Caiiino was third cook A long-time SIU man, Leonard ment; C. J. Haggerty, president tration in pressing for peace in tion's Vietnam policy, stronger on the Fairisle and is now regis­ Karalunas will take any good of the Building and Construction Vietnam and in bringing the na­ programs to protect consumers, tered for the Vietnam run. AB's job. Trades Department, and Jerry tion new gains in medicine, hous­ expansion of the federal war on Mannd Madarang, last on the After a trip on the Maiymar, Wurf, International president of ing, jobs, education and social poverty, and legislation to provide York, is waiting on a good stew­ arbitration of federal employees' the American Federation of State, security. ard's job. He's a 20-year SIU County and Municipal Employees. man. "I intend to stand up for the disputes. On the state level, the conven­ Warren BuUard has registered State AFL-CIO President Victor promises we have kept," Hum­ tion urged urban renewal legisla­ for a black gang spot. His last Bussie was elected to his 13th con­ phrey said, "I am going to every tion, a law to assure bargaining ship was the Geneva. rights to public employees, an an­ Puerto Rico nual cost-of-living pay boost for The Seatrain Delaware got an teachers, and increases in work­ extended stay in San Juan recently men's compensation benefits. Carlino Brown due to the waterfront beef in New Oil Industry Hit Gustave Hogerson is waiting for York. On board are such familiar One resolution lashed at the oil a Calmar run. A 20-year SIU names as Rafael Hernandez^ Jose and gas industry for "undue prof­ veteran, he sails in the engine de­ Cuhano and Domingo Ortiz, all Five Seafarers have received a third mate's license aftM" attend­ of the steward department. Caiiiteering" and called for repeal of ing the deck oflficer's school operated by the SIU and the American the federal tax provision granting partment. Richard Brown was aboard the xto Gozalez has held down the Maritime Officer's Union. A total of 33 Seafarers have now ob­ it a 27 percent depletion allowance Seatrain Texas during it's last trip bosun's job. tained a license. Jaspar Anderstm is holding as well as a special tax exemption to Vietnam. A member of the Arnold Ackerman has sailed down the steward's job on the given by the State of Louisiana. deck department, he's looking for as AB. He joined the SIU in Another resolution called upon a deck maintenance job on a Arizpa after several intercoastal York in 1960. Ackerman is 40 each central labor body in the Coastwise, Puerto Rican, or Inter- runs. The ship has switched trips years old and is a native of New with the Wacosta. state to set up an organizing com­ coastal run. York City. He is a resident of Jose Maldonado who fired mittee to carry out organizing Norfolk that city. many a boiler in his day, has drives and assist individual unions Jerry Ange is looking for a joined the pension ranks and will Harvey Browning sailed as AB, in their organizing. ship that will take him to Vietnam spend most of his time in Fajardo. joining the Union in 1963 in New Convention speakers included McQueeney Lanier York. Born in Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz; Spreading the Word Tennessee, he Betty Fumess, the President's as­ lives in Decherd, farer was bom in Atlanta and lives sistant for consumer affairs; Sen. Tenn. Brother in that city. Russell B. 'Long (D-La), Federal The training program, operated Highway Administrator Lowell K. Browning is 42 under a reciprocal agreement be­ years old. Bridwell, and Gov. John J. McEugene Lang- tween the SIU and the American Keithen (D). strand joined the Marine Officers Union, is the first AFL-CIO representatives in a Union in New of its type in the industry. panel discussion on "Political Ac­ Applicants can begin training tion and What It Means" included Browning York in 1964. He was born in at any time. The period of in­ COPE Director A1 Barkan and Brooklyn and lives in Malden-on- struction is determined by each Legislative Director Andrew J. Hudson, N. Y. The 35-year-old member's individual ability and Biemiller. Seafarer previously sailed as an knowledge, and the instructor's Others Urge Humphrey satisfaction of his readiness to AB. Francis McQueeney sailed as take the examinations. Two other AFL-CIO conven­ AB, and bosun before earning a The training program was in­ tions recently urged Humphrey to third mate's license. A native of stituted in line with the SIU's ran for president—the Operating Boston, he makes his hc»ne in objective of encouraging and as­ Engineers and the Pennsylvania Lyndhurst, Ne^ Jersey. Brother sisting unlicensed personnel to up­ State AFL-CIO. The day after Humphrey addressed the Pennsyl­ grade themselves. Seafarers can participate in the vania unionists in Pittsburgh, his course of instruction at no cost office reported receiving 42 tele­ to. themselves. They will be pro­ grams from top trade union offi­ vided with meals, hotel lodgings cials urging him to enter the and subsistence payments of $110 presidential race. per week while in training. The executive council of the This in-training assistance is Ladies' Garment Workers has also the same as that available to en­ unanimously adopted a resolution Langsfrand Ackerman gine department Seafarers who are calling for Humphrey's candidacy. McQueeney is 48 years old and enrolled in the union training pro­ The council paid tribute to his ^ined the union in the port of gram to prepare engine depart­ "dedication to the principles of Houston in 1958. ment men for their licensed engi­ liberalism over severail decades . .. Claude Lanier, Jr., received a neer's examination. in economic advance, civil rights, Keith Terpe, (upper right, with glasses), president of SIU of Puerto third mate's license after sailing SIU deck department men in­ education, housing, health, con­ Rico, attended the recent "Labor-U.S.A." exposition in Montevideo, as AB. He joined the SIU in Nor- terested in the program should sumer protection and civil lib­ Uruguay, answering questions about U.S. labor an meeting with of­ foflc in 1953. The AA-yeax old Sea- apply immediately, erties." ficials. Over 100,000 came to the exhibit, sponsored by U.S. Gov't. SIU Deck Officer's Training Upgrades 5 More Seafarers �April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Four More Seafarers Licensed Garbage Workers Win Key Demands As Engineers; Total Hits 234 Second or third assistant engineer's licenses have been earned by four additional Seafarers after completion of their course of study at the engineers upgrading school sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. Two of ^ the men are new second assist­ ants while two received a third assistant's license. A total of 234 Seafarers have now received a license through the school. John Mahalik received a second Gonzales Moiphy McKay assistant engineer's license. An oiler, he joined the Union in 1966 in New York. The native of Olyphant, Pa., makes his home in Peckville, Pa. He is 42 years old. Before earning a third assist­ ant's license, Peter Murphy sailed as FOWT. He joined the Union in New York in 1961. Murphy was born in New York and makes Mahalik his home in the Bronx. He is 30 years old. Michael McKay is a new third assistant engineer. The 20-yearold Seafarer was bom in New York and lives in Old Tappan, New Jersey. He sailed as FOWT and joined the SIU in 1963 in New York. Luis Gonzales received his sec­ ond assistant engineer's license after sailing as FOWT. He was bom in Dolores, Texas and makes his home in San Francisco. The 47-year-old Seafarer joined the Union in 1953 in the Port of New York. Shipbuilders Coundi Wouid Block Use el Foreign Steel by US Yard WASHINGTON—^An unprecedented plan to build small vessels and barges with duty-free foreign steel in a New Orleans shipyard has drawn strong objections from the Shipbuilders Council of America and major U.S. steel ^ The Shipbuilders Council, in a corporations. letter sent by its president, Edwin . The Board of Commissioners M. Hood, to the Foreign Trade of the Port of New Orleans has Zones Board, contended that once petitioned the Commerce Depart­ a barge or vessel is built with such ment for creation of a foreign foreign materials in a U.S. foreign trade zone, which would enable trade zone, "documentation under Equitable-Higgins Shipyards, Inc., U.S. flag would follow with the to import steel from outside the barge or vessel having the full U.S.—without paying duty—and rights and privileges of a truly install it in vessels for "export or U.S.-built shipyard product." other authorized purposes." The council said the plan would This would make it possible for circumvent the intent of Con­ the shipyard to produce the vessels gress which "we do not believe ... at a much lower cost than if U.S.- ever contemplated that a foreignproduced steel was used. trade zone would be utilized for the specific purpose now intended.' The Equitable-Higgins Corpo­ SEAFARERS^j^LOG ration made no mention of build­ ing for operation under U.S. flag. April 26. 1968 • Vol. XXX, No. It did indicate its first order for Official PublicaUon of the barges would be used on a ship Seafarers International Union not operated under a U.S. flag. of North America, AtUnUc, Gulf. Lakes Board Permission Necessary and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO The Foreign Trade Zones Board SxtetUive Board of the Commerce Department PAUL HALL, President must grant permission before 3.47 CAL TANNR EARL SRETARD acres of the New Orleans shipyard Sxte. Viee-Pret. Vice-President can be set up as foreign trade subAL KCRR LINDSEY WILLIAMS See.-Trtat, Vico-President zone into which the foreign steel ROSERT MATTHEWS could be imported without duty. Vice-President If such permission is granted it Director of Publications MIKE POLLACK would mark the first time in which a trade zone would be used in Managina Editor building ships. Most zones are HARRY WITTSCHBN limited to light manufacturing. The Port of New Orleans com­ Staff Writers TOM FINNEOAN missioners said they were backing PETER WEISS STEVE STEINBERG the project in the hope it would Staff Pkotographer generate more work and jobs. It ANTHONY ANSALDI. is contemplated that EquitableHiggins would use domestic prod­ PiklbhM blEtikly at 810 Rkwli liliif AWRH N.E., WuklRitM, D. C. 20018 ky Iki Sufwucts, too, and employ local labor. tn iRtMRillrail URI*R, Allutit, Silt, UkH Rii iRliaf Wattn Dlitrirt, AFL-CIO, 675 Hood's letter said the operation Fcwtk Amn, BNcklyR, N.Y. 11232. Til. would not result in the employ­ NVlilRtk 9-6600. S«MR« llMi OMtitc oaM it WukliitM, D. C. ment of additional American la­ POOTHASTEI'S ATTENTION: torn 3579 bor, or consumption of additional Midi IONM k* MRt t» SMfinn litiniitlMil NRIM, Atlullt, Giir, Lakn uO liluO Watm American products, since it would Dbtriit, AFL-CIO, 675 Fiirlk Avani*, BrmklyR, N.T. 11232. involve work which would other­ wise be performed in U.S. ship­ yards or manufacturing facilities. Following 6S-Day Memphis Strike MEMPHIS—Striking Memphis garbage workers scored a dramatic victory as they ratified a contract agreement with the city to achieve their demands for basic trade union rights and end their agonizing 65-day dispute. The strike by 1,300 members ^ of State, County & Municipal boost May 1 and another five- extended to include a consumer boycott of downtown merchants, Employees Local 1733 had won cent boost on Sept. 1. including a chain of laundries and The local won a four-step griev­ the solid support of the labor restaurants owned by the mayor's ance procedure ending in arbitra­ movement, civil rights leaders, clergymen of all faiths and people tion along with an agreement that brother William, and the city's two throughout the nation. all strikers will be returned to their newspapers, which encouraged It was the cause that brought jobs without reprisals for strike Loeb's stand against the union Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to activity or future union activity. from the beginning of the dispute. Memphis where he was struck The contract, which expires The struggle here gained nation­ down by an assassin's bullet as he June 30, 1969, also contains a al attention through the press and prepared to lead a march in sup­ non-discrimination clause calling television, but the union contended, port of the strikers, nearly all of for promotion on the basis of that most of these accounts either them Negroes. seniority and competence alone. ignored or misrepresented the is­ Settled April 16 Until now, only whites have been sues. The public never learned, a Settlement of the dispute was supervisors in the Public Works union statement said, "that Local reached on April 16 following Department. 1733 was chartered 30 months lengthy bargaining sessions con­ ago, and ever since then its mem­ "Let us never forget that Martin ducted with the aid of Under bers have been trying to receive Luther King, on a mission for us, Secretary of Labor James J. some sort of recognition from the Reynolds and Frank Miles, a local was killed in this city," Wurf told city." mediator. Reynolds was assigned the hushed meeting. "He helped by President Johnson to mediate bring us this victory." King Answered Call the dispute following Dr. King's After the agreement was ratified Dr. King came to Memphis in assassination. by a unanimous standing vote, the response to an appeal from local SCME President Jerry Wurf and Local President T. O. Jones local's members cheered, stamped Negro leaders and led a march in explained the terms of the agree­ their feet and hugged one another support of the union that ended in ment embodying most of the lo­ in a prolonged victory demonstra­ violence when 30 young militants cal's main demands to a packed tion. Strikers and their leaders broke away and clashed with meeting of the members in the wept openly. police. Clayborn A.M.E. Temple. The contract was signed for the On the evening of April 4, Dr. AFL-CIO President George city by Mayor Henry Loeb and King was shot from ambush and Meany sent the following telegram approved by the Memphis city killed after returning to the city to to Wurf: council by a 12 to 1 vote. carry out a promise to lead a new, "Warmest congratulations to Loeb was regarded as the chief non-violent march on behalf of Memphis strikers on their solid victory. Their unity and stead­ obstacle to an earlier settlement the workers. fastness in face of tremendous of the strike. He had insisted that The nation immediately plunged odds were in the highest trade the workers accept an eight-centinto a period of mourning on the an-hour increase and refused to union traditions. You and fellow officers have every reason to be grant union recognition or the dues one hand and looting and violence proud of these workers and the checkoff, even though the city de­ in city ghettos on the other. Fed­ support they received from the ducts the dues of union transit eral and national guard troops trade union movement and its employees. His answer to a call for were needed to restore order in friends." a grievance procedure was that a number of cities. The 14-month pact provides for employees could voice complaints But, the march that Dr. King union recognition and a voluntary at his weekly "open house" at City had planned in Memphis did go checkoff of union dues through Hall. on, with his widow in the lead, the Public Works Department's followed by upwards of 40,000 The union expressed gratitude credit union. The workers, whose basic pay to Reynolds and Miles for their people, black and white, including now averages $1.73 an hour, will efforts in helping to resolve the hundreds of trade unionists—in­ be given a 10-cent an hour wage dispute and persuading Loeb to cluding a contingent from the SIU —from all parts of the U.S. end his resistance. Public attention was focused on The AFL-CIO c.eated a fund to the strike from its earliest stages aid the striking sanitation men, through daily marches by the sani- with an initial contribution of $20tationmen to City Hall, backed 000. SCME leaders say the fund is by local civil rights leaders and growing and the union continues to welcome contributions to re­ Negro clergymen. The workers' protest also was imburse the strikers for losses. Draw Of Piasters To Minimum Seafarers are again advised to exercise caution when ex- i I changing U.S. dollars for j Piasters while they are in j Vietnam because no practi­ cal means exist at present for I reconverting unused Vietna­ mese money. Crewmembers I should draw only the amount I of Piasters they actually will I spend. Bars, cabarets and dance! halls remain closed, with their i re-opening unlikely in the im- j mediate future. Restaurants,! snack bars, barber shops, movie theateres and curio i shops are open. The present curfew in i Saigon is from 2000 to 0600. No launch service is available i after 1600 due to police re-i strictions on river traffic. SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS March 1-March 31, 1968 Numbar off Bonofits Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependents Benefits (Average: $202.63) Optical Benefits Out-Potient Benefits 4,426 37 1,098 28 504 Amount Paid $ 48,867.32 78,434.22 243,765.00 5,600.00 102,196.52 609 _?,2W 9,205.49 38,902.00 12,001 1,529 52S.970.55 034,354.39 Total Welffare, Vacation Benefits Paid This Period .... 13,530 $1,161,324.94 SUMMARY (Welffare) Vacation Benefits (Average: $414.88) �Page Six SEAFARERS LOG m— Congressman Urges Govt Imrease US Fleets Share of Aid Tonnage WASHINGTON—U.S.-flag ships should carry the maximum of government-generated cargoes before any consideration is given to foreign-flag vessels if the merchant marine is to be revitalized, Representative William D. Hathaway (D-Maine) said here recently. Hathaway, speaking at a meet- ^ time's story to the general public. Subsidies for AU ing of the 6.5-million-member "There must be a joint effort to "We must make sure that con­ AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ promote this industry," Rosenthal struction differential subsidy and partment, also criticized govern­ told the gathering of maritime operating differential subsidies are ment administrators who have mis­ labor and management representa­ available to all segments of our interpreted the intention of Con­ tives and members of Congress. gress on the cargo preference pro­ fleet and to all operators who want Education Program Urged gram. This originally called for such assistance. "We must make sure that the "at least" 50 percent of govern­ "If you would put together a ment cargoes to move on board first call on preference cargo— program to educate the public to U.S.-flag vessels but, the Maine both foreign aid shipments and the real conditions which you face, congressman noted, some admin­ military cargoes — be given to and to the wisdom of the solutions istrators are using this figure as those ship operators who feel you propose, you would begin to they can get along without con­ develop the kind of public attitude "a ceiling, rather than a floor." "Government cargoes should be struction and operation subsidies. that we, in Congress, can translate reserved first for the unsubsidized Also, Hathaway concluded, "we into implementation of a fair and ships until they have obtained the must make sure the rates which equitable program." maximum they can carry. Second are paid to U.S.-flag operators Rosenthal declared that the call then should be given the sub­ for the carriage of government- maritime industry is justified in sidized segment of the fleet, with­ generated cargoes are truly fair out payment of government differ­ and reasonable — that they are looking to Congress for solutions ential, and only after capacities of rates which protect both the inter­ to its problems. "Maritime is more than just pri­ both segments of the U.S. fleet ests of the government and the has been reached, should any re­ ship operators." vate enterprise," he said, "it is an maining government cargo move At another MTD meeting. Rep­ arm of the government, not o^y on foreign-flag vessels," Hathaway resentative Benjamin S. Rosenthal in defense, but in diplomacy. declared. "It is a tool of our government "We must keep the door closed (D-N.Y.) praised maritime labor in international economics and in­ to the entry of foreign-flag ships for promoting the maritime indus­ ternational relationships. It com­ into the American-flag fleet and try and telling the nation of the need for a revitalized merchant petes with low-wage foreign ship­ we must provide 'seed money' for ping. The maritime industry needs the non-subsidized ship operator, marine. so that he can stay in business and He said that management must financial assistance from our gov­ also do its share in telling mari- ernment for these reasons alone. grow," said the congressman. Series of Six Gulf Area Collisions Cause Death of 13; Injuries to 51 NEW ORLEANS, La.—The crew of the SIU-IBU-contracted tug, Pensacola, escaped injury April 15 when the tanker Socony Vacuum collided with four barges. The Pensacola (Dixie Car­ riers) was towing the barges in center of the Mississippi River near Chalmette. The collision was the sixth in a series of Marine ^ barrels of para-exylene, highly ex­ the African Star. The crew of accidents in the Gulf area since plosive chemical, began to leak, SIU-IBU contracted tug. Port Christmas Day which have and an explosion was feared. Later Hudson, owned by the Crescent caused 13 known deaths and injur­ the fluid dissipated and the danger Towing and Salvage Company, ies to 51 men. None of the casual­ passed. helped extinguish the blaze. ties were Seafarers. In an earlier collision on the Other recent collisions in the A 20-foot hole was ripped in Mississippi last month near Pointe Gulf area included two near the the port bow of the Socony Vessel a la Hache, 50 miles below New port of Houston. The first oc­ tanker but it was able to sail under Orleans, at least 13 men were curred January 16 when the Libits own power to the general an­ killed and 43 injured when the erian freighter, Oiristiane, struck chorage at Algiers, La. and no one cargo-vessel African Star collided a string of barges being pushed by was hurt. The barges were pushed up onto the river bank following with one of two crude oil barges the tug, Barbara Waxier. On the collision and later removed under tow-by the SIU-IBU-con­ February 1, the tanker Angelo tracted National Marine Service's Petri collided with two barges be­ without loss of their grain cargo. tug. Midwest Cities. ing pu^ed by the tug Reta-W in Two days later the Intracostal the Houston Ship Canal. Seven more men are listed as Waterway, six miles west of Mor­ missing from the Star. There were The Christmas Day incident in­ gan City, La., was temporarily volved a Gulf Oil tanker and a closed following the collision of no injuries aboard the tug. The crash, during intermittent string of oil barges, being towed the tugs, Robert B. and Guy P. Cenac, and the strings of barges fog, caused an explosion and set by the tug. Cape Malloy. Eight they both were towing. The water­ fire to the barges. Then burning oil men were hurt in the ensuing fire way was shut down because 1,000 flowed over the deck and holds of on the tanker. fe': Still smoldering after collision with oil barge under tow by the SIU-IBU-contracted tug Midwest Cities, African Star jies in mud as tug Port Hudson helps Coast Guard extinguish remains of fire. April 26, 1968 i" f •* The Great Lakes by Fred FanMn,S«ere(ary-TrMMirar,QrMt Lafcaa Shipping in Detroit has been good with many jobs available on the open board. Rated men are in big demand and most of the veterans can hand-pick their jobs. All our contracted vessels are sailing or going through final phases of fit-out. The SIU-IBU-contracted Westcott Company has opened the 1968 season and the first ship ^ serviced on the Detroit River was ers are crewed-up and will follow shortly. its barge Malda. Red Boulaoger is back on the Local 5000 of the United Steelworkers, which last month voted Otto Reiss after a long illness. An with all other Steelworker locals oiler. Red is an old timer on the at a special convention in Atlantic Lakes. City, N.J., to a dues increase of Toledo $5 to $10 a month, will make a The sailing of the J. C. Miller, bid for recognition as bargaining bound for Buffalo with grain, agent for Picands Mather em­ opened this port for business. The ployees through a representation election to be held aboard the company's Interlake vessels some­ time in May. The SlU-afiiliated Automobile Salesman's Association has won five additional NLRB elections during the past month. Negotia­ tions should start shortly with these dealerships. Picket lines are still being maintained at several Eider Louis dealerships that continue refusal to negotiate a union shop. hectic activity here has slowed up, The Bob-Lo boats are now call­ with all the ships fitted-out and ing up crews to begin their fit-out. sailing. Dave Gazi, bosun on the St. Many of our members have Claire, died of a coronary in taken advantage of the clinic by the Detroit hall while playing pi­ taking their physicals during the nochle. Dave was well known in fit-out. Some old friends like John members will be saddened to learn Louis, Clarence Elder and J. F. of his passing. Schoellkopf, Jr. have been around to ship. Duluth Shipping in this port is very Chicago good for rated men, but quite slow We have been very busy here for unrated personnel. fitting-out ships and the following The first ship in port this season vessels have been serviced: Detroit was the William Reiss, carrying a Edison, Harris S. Snyder, David load of coal. She left with a load P. Thompson and McKee Sonsof taconite for Buffalo. The CC all in the Boland Fleet—and the West left her birth in the SUP- Chicago Trader and Nicolet of DUL shipyard for a trip to Cleve­ Gartland. land. The Boland ship Diamond Al­ The recent recruiting drive got kali has been running steadily for us an unlimited supply of unrated the past few weeks. We will soon men and more are still coming in. be fitting-out the Medusa Chal­ Raymond Kern, Duluth Port lenger, E. M. Ford and the Rocn Agent of MEBA, District 2, will Fleet. be in charge of the renovation and All the guys are happy to be remodeling plans. The school in Duluth will be a branch of the back on the job and are looking main training program located in forward to an excellent year. Dave Toledo, Ohio. SIU Port Agent "Dago" Romanelli had a bad back Jackie Hall will assist in the but is almost recovered and ready to ship. Harold Murphy had a Duluth plans. An MTD organizational lunch­ bout with pneumonia but returned eon was held at the Holiday Inn, to his old job on the tanker De­ with an excellent turnout repre­ troit. New recruits have been shipped senting over 40 unions. Peter M. McGavin, executive secretary- to jobs not yet filled. These men treasurer of the MTD, was enthu­ were signed during oiu- recruiting siastically received as guest speak­ drive and we are impressed by the eagerness on the part of the new er at the gathering. men to work hard and wait for Buffalo the time they can upgrade. Shipping is good in all depart­ Alpena ments, with 13 ships arriving in Shipping has been fairly brisk this port for fit-out. The J. Clare Miller was the first vessel to arrive with all Huron Cement ships, ex­ with cargo. The ship was led cept the J. F. Ford, either run­ through the ice field by the Coast ning or fitting-out. We lode for­ ward to another fine year. Guard ice breaker Eastwind, The Miller and two other ves­ Frankfort sels left Buffalo two days later and Wayne Clannont, off the Ann got stuck in the ice for two days. Arbor carferrys, has upgraded to The Eastwind later arrived to set FOW. Other Ann Art^r men to them free. Two other ice breakers upgrade are Fred Oakley, Gregory also came along to assist in open­ May and Robert Suiter, all new ing up the shipping lanes. This is able seamen. Congratulations to the first time, to our knowledge, you all. that three ice breakers were re­ We have no book members reg­ quired to open shipping here. istered at this time since we are Clevebwd able to ship all men who come in. The J. T. Hutchinson was the There is a shortage of oilers for first ship to get away from the the carferries and the Lake freight­ winter fleet in this area. The oth- ers. 4 , t 4 «r 4 • r '4 * 4 »•' I w : V w V �I April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS f. t J. P. Stevens Rapped Again ii h •'i ••i 'V 4 4 '4 4 9 4 ¥ 4 "4 '« / '• 1 4 '4 % 4 /1 . V R V h* i' Page Seven LOG Jusfice! On Denial of Legal Rights WASHINGTON—A trial examiner for the National Labor Rela­ tions Board has ruled that J. P. Stevens & Co., the nation's second biggest textile manufacturer, violated the legal rights of its employees by firing four workers who joined a union. The ruling, by examiner Louis Libbin after four days of hearings, was the fifth consecutive finding against the giant textile chain, a major government contractor, in its attempt to smash an organizing drive by the Textile Workers Union of America and the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Dept. The NLRB sustained the examiners' findings in the four previous cases, U. S. Appeals courts affirmed the board in two cases and two are pending. The Supreme Court refused to review the facts in one of the ap­ pellate cases. Stevens was forced to comply with the ruling and offer jobs to 71 union members it fired "flagrantly, cynically and unlaw­ fully," as the NLRB described the company's misconduct. The latest examiner's finding was that Stevens learned of a TWUA organizing meeting last August and September in Dublin, Ga., and shortly afterward invented excuses to fire four of the workers who attended the meeting and signed union cards. Libbin recommended that Stevens be ordered to offer the four employees inunediate and full reinstatement to their former or sub­ stantially equivalent positions without prejudice to their seniority or other rights and privileges, to make them whole for loss of salary, and to pay six percent interest from the date of their firing in 1967 to the date of reinstatement. Stevens Still Defiant TWUA President William Pollock said the recorrunended order demonstrates that the Stevens firm "is still traveling the low road in defiance of the National Labor Relations Act." The decision "justifies the need for unusual remedies to halt this company's flagrant violations," said Pollock, who added: "In any event, nothing this company can do will alter the fact that its workers want organization, nor will it alter our determination to help them achieve it." In the four cases on which the NLRB has ruled, Stevens was charged with spying on employees, threatening them with reprisal if they joined the union, intimidating workers, changing working conditions to thwart union activity, and using the weapon of discharge in de­ fiance of law. The^ recent AFL-CIO convention urged President Johnson to issue an executive order barring "willful and repeated violators" of the Taft-Hartley Act from receiving federal contracts for goods and serv­ ices. Stevens was called the "most flagrant" example of such vio­ lators. In 1966 the company was granted $76 million in federal orders, and it still is a major supplier for the government. President Anthony J. DeAndrade, Secretary-Treasurer A. J. Rohan and the thirteen other top officers of the Printing Pressmen have been reelected to office for new four-year terms beginning June 3. TTie balloting was con­ ducted by the union's 756 locals and results were tabulated at the union's headquarters in Washing­ ton and announced by the board of electors. • • • The number of workers in­ volved in work stoppages that be­ gan in February was the highest for any February on record, but lost time remained at a relatively low level—33 hundredths of 1 per cent, the Labor Department reported. The latest report of the departments Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that February time lost reached 3.8 million mandays, the highest for the month since 1950. • • • The Distillery Workers ended a two-months' walkout at the Gen­ eral Aniline & Film Company complex in Linden, N.J., by voting three-to-one to accept a contract package said to total 48.5 cents an hour. The new two-year agree­ ment provides across-the-board wage adjustments of eight cents an hour plus 15 cents for craft workers; an additional company contribution of 10 cents an hour for improved retirement benefits; and higher shift differentials. Local 146 also achieved improved hospitalization and welfare bene­ fits, strengthened job security lan­ guage and a streamlined grievance procedure. The local, which rep­ resents nearly 1,300 General Ani­ line employees, walked out Febru­ ary 1 when the old agreement expired and management refused to improve an unsatisfactory offer. Clothing Workers' plan to build middle-income cooperative hous­ ing in the Chicago area were re­ ported to a two-day meeting of 200 leaders of housing coopera­ tives and government housing officials. Among sponsors of the Illinois Housing Cooperative In­ stitute was the United Dwelling Foundation, established by ACWA to build cooperative housing here patterned after successful union programs in New York. Murray H. Finley, manager of ACWA's Chicago board and head of the foundation, said it now has "com­ pleted paper work" on its first Chicago project in Kenwood Park. * * • Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz announced the appointment of President Paul Jennings of the Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers as one of five labor rep­ resentatives on the Federal Com­ mittee on Apprenticeship, which advises the secretary on appren­ tice training matters. "We won, but we lost a good man along the way." This was the observation last week of a garbage collector in Memphis, Tenn. Victory came to the sanitation workers of Memphis last week following a 10-week strike which tragically commanded the shocked and indignant attention of the entire world. Memphis is a rather small city, all things considered, but the goal of simple justice which motivated the strike of the city's sanitation workers, coupled with the mindless shooting of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King—who had travelled twice to Memphis in support of the striking workers—cata­ pulted the Tennessee city into headlines all over the world. The goal of these workers, who walked off their jobs last February 12, following the city's refusal to acknowledge the demands, was the most fundamental aim of any group of trade unionists anywhere in the country— union recognition, promotion on the basis of seniority, a payroll-adminstered dues checkoff, and a wage increase. When the agreement was reached with the city, and submitted for a membership vote by President Jerry Wurf of the AFL-CIO American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, it was ratified by the predominately Negro sanitation workers. The key issue—aside from contract gains —was "recognition of the men themselves... as men to make decisions for themselves," an international representative of the striking union said, and the one-year agreement with the city of Memphis provided for that recog­ nition. slayers—of Although the slayerMartin Luther King still elude arrest, the deliberate and cold-blooded murder of this outstanding American should prompt all of us in this great nation we share to examine again the principles under which we live as individuals. King's long-standing policy of non-violence in the pursuit of civil rights and organized labor's pursuit of equal recognition for all citizens of the United States are basically one major goal. In the case of the Memphis garbage work­ ers, there existed a situation in which Mayor Henry Loeb initially insisted that the strike was illegal and even refused to recognize the bargaining rights of the sanitationmen's un­ ion. At the height of negotiations, he offered a minimal wage increase but steadfastly re­ fused recognition of the union or its right to a dues checkoff. Even after the assassination of Dr. King, it still took 12 days for the city of Memphis to come to terms with the sanitation workers. For all of Mayor Loeb's protestations that there were "no winners" in the strike, and his plea to the city's citizens to "join in an atmosphere of good will," all reports in the nation's press indicate that he, personally, wanted no part of the agreement so dearly won. Termed by union leaders as "a very hard man to deal with" throughout, Loeb is reported to have been "standing fast" against settlement of the sanitationmen's strike until Under-Secretary of Labor James Reynolds— dispatched to Memphis by President Johnson —prodded him into accepting the agreement which had been worked out by negotiators in the strike. Whatever Mayor Loeb may choose as a label for his views, there is little question that they are pointedly anti-labor. Labor won a victory in the Memphis garbage strike—fol­ lowing the needless death of a national figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner. We can only hope that a man like Loeb—never before known beyond his laundry interests in Mem­ phis—^will continue in deserved obscurity and be ousted by the citizens of Memphis when his term comes up. �Page Eight SEAFARERS Seven Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SlU Pension Roster The names of seven more Seafarers have been added to the ever-growing roster of Seafarers collecting an SIU pension. The newcomers to the roll include William Gee, Marcel Jette, Joseph McKeon, Elmer Hodge, Peter Serano, Francisco Rodriguez and Joe Vaccaro. William Gee sailed in the the SIU in Miami in 1940. Born IBU and joined the Union at in Spain, he lives in New Orleans Port Arthur, Texas. A resident with his wife, Teresa. Brother of that port, he was born in New Rodriguez last shipped on the Vol­ Orleans. Brother Gee was em­ usia. ployed by the Sabine Towing Co. Joe Vaccaro sailed in the stew­ Marcel Jette sailed in the deck ard department as bartender on department and joined the SIU in the port of New Serano York. Born in Canada, Jette Scotland and h'ves in Grassflat, lives in Montreal His last ship was Pa. Peter Serano sailed as AB and the Steel Sur­ bosun. He joined the Union in veyor. Joseph McKe­ New York in 1948. During World Jette on was a mem­ War II, he served in the Navy. Rodriguez Vaccaro ber of the RMR, having joined Born in Puerto Rico, he lives in the Union in the port of New Channelview, Texas with his wife, passenger vessels. A native of York. Bom in South Amboy, Jennie. His last ship was the New Orleans he lived in that city. N. J., he still lives there with his Beauregard. Brother Vaccaro joined the Un­ wife, Helen. Brother McKeon Francisco Rodriguez sailed in ion in New Orleans and last held a deckhand's rating and the steward department and joined shipped on the Del Norte. worked for the B & O Railroad. Elmer Hodge sailed on the Great Lakes and joined the Union in Detroit. A fireman, he was em- Senate Votes Money /or 4 HILs After Defeat of dark Amendment Gee McKeon ployed by the American Steam­ ship Company. He was born in SIU Companies Seek Aquisition Of Ceneral Haan The Maritime Administration has announced that five unsubsidized SlU-contracted companies are seeking to acquire a reserve fleet troopship, the General W. G. Haan, one of the last of the de­ sirable World War II C-4's which have thus far been made available by the government to commercial ship operators. Sea-Land Services wants to trade in its C-2 Claiborne, con­ vert the General Haan into a containership, and put it on the Puerto Rico run. Sea Transport, Inc., proposes to trade in its C-3 Pecos and con­ vert the troopship into a bulk carrier for world-wide tramping. Hudson Waterways Corp. plans to trade in its ferry Duchess and convert the C-4 into a containership with a new 110-foot midbody. It would enter one of sev­ eral trades to Puerto Rico or pos­ sibly a berth service between the West Coast and Hawaii. American Bulk Carrier, Inc., would trade in a tanker, the York and jumboize the Haan into a 25,000-ton tanker or bulk-carrier. Central Gulf, who proposes to trade in the Green Cove, also plans to convert the Haan into a 25,000-ton bulk carrier. WASHINGTON—By a narrow vote of 31 to 28, the Senate has blocked a bid by Senator Joseph Clark (D-Pa.) to bar authoriza­ tion of $183.6 million during fis­ cal 1969 for the Fast Deployment Logistic Ship program—again be­ ing pushed by the Administration —and included funds for four of the ships in its military authoriza­ tion bill. The FDL proposal was defeated by Congress last year, however, and opposition to the plan by the maritime industry and many mem­ bers of Congress remains strong. The tremendous costs of build­ ing and operating the FDL's— floating military supply depots that would be permanently based at sea and serve no commercial or peacetime purpose—is felt by opponents of former Defense Sec­ retary Robert McNamara's pet project to be wasteful in view of the dismal condition of the U.S. merchant fleet. Funds requested for FDLs, if spent on construction April 26, 1968 LOG <$>- of modern merchant vessels, could go a long way toward up­ grading the fleet and would pro­ vide a practical answer to both the military and commercial ship­ ping needs of the nation. The Senate's rejection of Clark's amendment against the FDL pro­ gram came during debate prior to April 19 passage of the bill (S. 3293) which would author­ ize funds for military procure­ ment for fiscal year 1969. The vote on passage was 54 to 3. Clark had moved to cut the au­ thorization by $183.6-million— the amount provided specifically for construction of four FDL's in 1969. The FDL provision of S. 3293 faces stiff opposition in the House, whose members have be­ come increasingly alert to the ne­ cessity for a viable United States merchant fleet, and to the contin­ uing lack of maritime leadership on the part of the Administration. Delta Argentina Joins Fleet The Delta Argentina is the latest addition to the fleet of the Jelta Steamship Lines, Inc. The 522-foot vessel is the first of Ive identical Delta Class cargo carriers constructed for Delta oy Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries. The ship will visit Gulf ports before sailing to Africa on maiden voyage. The Gulf Coast by Undsey 'Villiams, Vice-President, Guff Area The new Delta Argentina has joined the fleet of Delta Steamship Lines. The ultra-modern, cargoiiner was built at the Ingalls Ship­ yard Division of Litton Industries and delivered formally this month after undergoing a series of trial runs at sea. Principal characteristics of the new vessel are: over-all length, 522 feet; beam, 70 feet; dead­ weight capacity, 13,350 tons; bale rier. Dexter reports a good voy­ age with a fine crew and a Captain cubic, 646,860; refrigerated cargo who was tops. He did everything space, 47,280 cubic feet; liquid possible to make her a good ship. cargo, 1,658 long tons. Design While overseas, Worrell reports cruising speed is 18.6 knots with the Captain hired extra gangs to 11,660 shaft horsepower. The help the crew clean up the Midvessel can hit a speed in excess of lake, since she had bwn in the 20 knots when utilizing total power shipyard for nine months. at design draft. MobOe The new ship, one of five of its class being built for Delta, features Jack Trosclair has the honor of a bulbous bow for increased speed being bosun on the first voyage of and fuel economy, plus multiple the Delta Argentina. Jack has 25 hatch cargo holds with fast oper­ years in the SIU and has shipped ating hydraulic hatch covers and all deck ratings from the Gulf. the latest navigation equipment for While waiting for this ship, he was ship safety and operating effi­ standby on the Westerfidd. ciency. The vessel's cargo han­ Bernard Bums was the first dling equipment includes a set of FOWT aboard the Argentina. Stulcken heavy duty gear capable Delta Argentina Seafarers know of lifting single loads weighing up they will eat high on the hog with to 75 tons. Joseph Hannon as steward. He Attractive air-conditioned living is one of the oldest stewards ship­ quarters are provided on board for ping from the Gulf area. Joe all officers and crew. wanted to get a first hand look at The Delta Argentina will join all the new equipment on these the other ships in the Delta fleet, automated ships. engaged in'cargo service between Among the men in Brother the Gulf and the East Coast of Hannon's department is Hubert South America and the African Weeks, sailing as .utility man. West Coast. Several Delta ships Hubert lives in Foley, Alabama. are also operated in the Vietnam Also making the initial voyage sealift. are Frank Catchot, sailing «s sec­ In command of the ship is Capj- ond electrician and William Gard­ tain W. E. Wyman. The ship will ner, AB. Frank had been on the proceed from the shipyard in New Maiden Creek as electrician, sail­ Orleans to Pensacola, her first ing on a Puerto Rican shuttle. cargo loading port. She will load Bill's last ship was the Del Mar. additional cargo at Lake Charles, La., Houston, New Orleans, Mo­ bile and then sail on her maiden voyage to West Africa. The ship was crewed in Mobile and includes a number of veteran Seafarers. Captain Charles L. Spicer, Delta Lines Vice-President of Opera­ tions, is retiring after serving 47 years at sea and ashore. He first SAN FRANCISCO—Two C-4 joined Delta as Chief Officer troop ships are being converted to aboard the Saucon in June, 1921. container vessels at a cost of $8 The company was then known as the Mississippi Shipping Co. He million for use on the unsubsilater served as Master of several dized Guam service of the SIU cargo and cargo-passenger ships Pacific District-contracted Pacific and in 1940, took command of the Far East Line, Inc. line's new luxury passenger liner The conversion work will be Del Brasil. He was Captain of done at the Alameda, Calif., facil­ the original Del Norte, when it was the first ship to officially sail ity of Todd Shipyards Corp., and beneath thfe new Huey P. Long the first of the ships is slated to Bridge at New Orleans, the day of be delivered October 15 and the second on December 1. its opening dedication in 1931. Leo C. Ross, president of New Orleans PEEL, said the company will E. "Little Monk" Esteve left the meet the entire cost of the opera­ Alcoa Commander to take care of tion and that no construction dif­ some personal business. He's wait­ ferential will be involved. ing for ant>ther short run. A mem­ The C-4's are the General A. ber of the deck department, he W. Greely and the General R. L. said the Commander was a good Howze from the Maritime Ad­ ship with a fine crew. ministration's layup fleet at OlymIrby Keller had a FWT's job pia. Wash. They will be renamed on the Duval, now on the South the Guam Bear and the Hawaii American run. If the ship returns Bear when added to the PFEL to New Orleans, Irby will try to fleet. Each ship will carry 400 sail with her again. Fond of Lib­ 20-foot containers, including 50 erty's, he said he'd hate to see the refrigerated containers, and will day when that type of vessel dis­ have space for unitized and breakappears. bulk cargo and for vehicles. Dexter Worrell was bosun on PFEL expects to provide ex­ the Midlake, making its first trip press sailings every 16 days with since conversion. Portions of the new vessels. Three C-2 freight­ three vessels were used to convert ers and two Victory-type vessels the Midlake into a large ore car- now are used on the run. I PFa To Add Converted C-4s In Guam Trade I �April 26, 1968 1 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Beaver ^Betwy «s ^ Pays Off in Breofdyn The Beaver Victory recently returned to New York following a trip to Vietnam, among other ports. The Oriental Exporters vessel poid-off at the Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn. A LOG photog­ rapher went along with SlU representatives who were on hand to greet the crew. As the Seafarers were getting paid, the vessel was already in drydock, getting shipshape for its next voyage. " ^''Oncisco. Patrick White, steward (second from right), discusses trip with patroiman Mike Sacco, .(second from left), as E, B. McAuley (left) & AB Ted Shumaker (right), listen in. James Spell and Viktor Svend«en look things over while E. B. McAuley (second from right) explains a point. . The men ship in the engine departments It gets pretty busy atr pay-^ tinriei as this scenel shows. Left to right: Leon LuCas, Gil Ebon, James| Spell, Viktor Svehdsen, E. B. McAuley, M. SaccpJ �:t Page Ten April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG I, I i! IDISPATCHIRS I 1 The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative A bill, aimed at eliminating the professional strikebreaker and, solidly backed by labor unions, had it's first hearing before the Industrial Relations Committee of the California assembly. Senator George Moscone, a leading member of the upper house, became a co-author of the bill, joining State Assemblyman Edward Elliott. At the same time, L. E. ^ Townsend, John J. Miller and he's looking for another good John L. Burton added their sup­ electrician's job. We had the Beloit Victory pay­ port in the Assembly. off and three ships signed-on. This bill, known as AB 426, They were the Seatrain Georgia, was scheduled for further hearings by the Industrial Relations Com­ Seatrain Maine and Steel Design­ mittee later this month. Labor er. Nine ships are in transit and must keep up the hard work in shipping is excellent for rated men order to get this bill passed in the in all departments. We have Committee. We consider this one shipped 90 men during the last of the key bills to be heard by the period. The outlook for the next two weeks is fairly good with nine 1968 session. ships due in this port. San Francisco Seatde Shipping here remains brisk and we paid-off and signed-on the Shipping has been fair here following vessels: Fred Morris, since our last report and prospects San Juan, Panama, Azalea Oty, are good for the coming period. Belgium Victory, Seatrain Maine, The Columbia Banker is taking-on Seatrain Louisiana, Choctaw Vic­ a full crew. We expect to pay-off tory, Alice Brown, Steel Advocate, two victories. During the last two Hastings, Overseas Horace and the weeks, four ships paid-off, three Pecos. We have the Achilles and siened-on and six vessels are in Steel Recorder in transit. transit. Martin Badger left the Overseas Wilmington Tovce in Venezuela due to illness, James "Red" Gorman was but is now FED. He's after the bosun on the Mount Washington first good baker's job to hit the until illness forced him off in Subic ''oard. Bay. Brother Gorman is hoping T. G. Beatrous was third cook to get back in action soon and on the Choctaw Victory. He got take another bosun's job. A 44-day voyage on the Long on in San Francisco and the ship Beach tested the cooking skill of Inid-up in Portland. "Joe" then Joe Barron, recently. Joe is a real "ame to Seattle and took a third old-timer and a charter SlU mem­ ''ook's job on the Seattle. W. O'Connor made a run to ber. Andy Ellingsen was on the Ken- Vietnam as a bosun on the Colum­ yon Victory for 3Vi months as bia Eagle. Bill has spent over 25 chief electrician. A 20-year man. years in the SIU. Sea Otter Emerges Again As Wearer of Precious Pelt ANCHORAGE, Alarica—^The sea otter, once considered such an oddity that its precious fur was sought after by Oriental war­ lords and Yankee traders alike, has once again emerged as the owner of a much-desired pelt. An amiable cousin to the weasel, this playful animal produced a widespread quest for its valuable pelt a century and a half ago. From Russia, fur-fancying industrialists took to the chilly North Pacific, colonizing the Aleutians and claiming the Alaskan main­ land. Spanish vessels and British merchants joined the search, trading the otter skins for Chinese silk and tea. Extinction seemed inuninent for the otter around the start of the 20th Century, and a joint treaty protecting their number— then only a scant 500—was signed by the U. S., Russia, Canada and Japan. As a result, any private person killing a sea otter today faces a fine of $10,000 plus imprisonment. Breed Increasiiig In the past few years, the sea otter population has been on the upsurge, mainly due to greater conservation efforts. In fact, Alaska's Governor Walter J. Hickel has recently given the okay to the first large-scale, state-run harvest since 1909. Game biolo­ gists have joined Aleut sportsmen in reaping over 1,000 skins from the islands of Adak and Amchitka in the Aleutian chain. Late January saw a large auction at the Seattle Fur Exchange where the sea otter pelts proved popular. The newest selection of these furs are typically 60 inches long and about three feet in width. A single skin at the turn of the century could reap $2,700, Edward Shepherd, a long-time fur­ rier who is handling the project under Governor Hickel, expects fur buyers to offer $1,000 each for the current crop. Alaskan sea otters boast of soft, thick underfur almost an inch long, mingled with larger, course overhairs. With shiny silver at the roots, each hair darkens to deep black at the end. Remarked Shepherd: "Each pelt is a rare gem. No two are alike, but different in shading and marking—just like people's faces." May 21 to Juno 3, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk JacksonriUe Tampa HobUe New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Class A Class B 2 4 39 53 6 7 16 27 6 8 14 8 5 4 16 18 39 31 47 31 15 14 53 99 20 11 299 294 Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 41 41 7 5 4 8 19 17 2 10 12 7 8 11 7 4 2 0 19 12 3 24 22 1 45 37 3 7 12 16 36 42 30 18 15 18 236 227 103 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Gass A Class A CIEM B C1«B£ C 2 30 5 17 2 6 4 12 28 35 6 50 10 207 0 39 ? 28 6 9 2 20 42 40 7 55 15 270 1 31 2 12 3 5 6 11 13 39 3 33 13 172 0 42 2 25 12 8 2 12 33 34 7 32 14 223 2 16 7 9 10 9 0 . 1 4 9 12 19 16 114 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groui Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco .. Seattle Totals Ciaas A Gaas B 3 1 51 13 4 4 22 15 4 5 7 10 2 2 10 13 32 29 26 34 6 5 76 49 11 12 254 192 Class A Class B GassC 3 10 26 10 11 14 8 13 15 6 12 9 19 3 8 5 2 0 0 14 11 2 20 15 1 34 30 7 8 5 0 46 35 9 9 7 10 191 150 78 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 7 17 117 189 9 9 36 81 34 31 6 18 20 16 67 40 170 152 161 74 31 1 51 52 34 13 879 537 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups ClaasA ClassB 10 2 101 103 13 11 50 39 17 6 9 11 6 11 56 32 92 137 76 74 18 0 85 27 26 15 559 463 REGISTERED on BEACH All 1Groups 4 120 14 54 6 7 8 54 158 60 25 77 30 607 4 31 7 23 16 3 6 20 78 59 3 37 11 298 YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolins reaus of America report Consumers have gone on a credit buying binge This is about the worst possible year to buy on even as the interest rates on borrowing have credit. Debts have reached critical proportions jumped to the highest levels in almost 40 years. for many families and could lead to severe per­ Mortgage-seekers and installment buyers are sonal problems if income declines. Total house­ especially hard hit by the jumping rates. Mort­ hold debt in the nation, including mortgages, has gages now average 6V2 percent for the country. reached 72 percent of disposable income com­ Extra charges for points and closing fees bring pared with 55 just ten years ago, and less than the effective rate close to 6% percent. 25 right after World War II, the credit bureaus In some states that have legal ceilings of six reports. percent, reluctance of lenders to give mortgages Already an increasing number of families are has forced home-buyers to go to as many as 15 falling behind in mortgage payments or losing banks and savings associations to get a loan. their homes altogether. Mortgage delinquencies In such states lenders are demanding that the rose sharply this winter, according to the Mort­ ceilings be raised. In one state, Virginia, the maxi­ gage Bankers Association. mum already has been raised to eight percent, and the going rate already has climbed close to The 68-Cent Dollar seven percent Let alone interest rates, your family will have Even the government-sponsored FHA and VA to cope this summer with the highest living costs rates soon may cost more than their present yet. Prices have gone up for 25 months in a row, record-high 6V2 and 6 percent, respectively. There and now average 3.7 percent higher than a year is a bill currently before Congress to let these ago, and 6.6 more than two years ago. Your 1947agencies set higher rates. The FHA and VA rates 49 dollar now is worth just 68 cents in buying already have been increased three times in a little power. ^ over two years. This year's price rise alone is wiping out about Not only are mortgages rising, but interest rates one-third of the recent increase in Social Security paid by businessmen and federal and local gov­ benefits. Older people are feeling the pinch. One ernments are reaching for record levels. One fi­ elderly woman writes that "every time Social Se­ nancial reporter says such rates are the highest curity is raised, and even before, grocery stores since the Civil War. Main reason is heavy bor­ keep raising the prices penny after penny." rowings by the federal government because of the The other three tough cost problems—only Vietnam war. some of which you can do anything about by your­ You are affected by the high rates even if you self—are soaring medical, home-ownership and already have a home. You pay more in prices, transportation expenses. Medical-care costs have property taxes and rent because of the higher jumped over six percent this year, for a total rise rates paid on their borrowings by businessmen, in the past decade of 42 percent, more than twice school districts and other government agencies. as much as the rest of the cost of living. Consumers themselves are helping to push up interest rates by heavy installment buying this Moreover, a new round of Blue Cross hikes is year. Such borrowings are running about nine in sight after a temporary respite while Medicare percent over last year, the Associated Credit Bu­ took over care for the older folks. �April 26, 1968 Urges Quick Action On Cieah Poultry To the Editor: It's about time that Congress has buckled down to serious work on one of the most basic needs of all Americans: whole­ some food. We got action on fresh meat last year but the battle is only partly won. For years, most intrastate meat and poultry processors have been penny-pinching at the expense of the consumers' health. In preparing their prod­ ucts for the table, many have also been preparing Americans for disease and worse. Testimony that graphically revealed ugly meat-processing conditions in plants devoid of Federal inspection finally lead to a Clean Meat Act, and cur­ rent Congressional investigation is now taking a long, hard look at the poultry industry. Let's hope that Congress acts on this soon, too. Perhaps, in deciding on a Clean Poultry Law, Congress­ men who would delay action should remember that they have to eat, too. Wladislaw Gromulsid Expose Hate Groups For What They Are To the Editor: In your last issue, there was an article in which Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, charged that extremist groups are responsible for the majority of hate propaganda in America today. Though I am no expert on this subject, I certainly must agree with Mr. Epstein and have done quite a bit of reading on some of these groups, such as the fanatic John Birch So­ ciety, and found that they are usually so well-organized and tight-knit that their members can grind out hundreds of thou­ sands of hate letters to Con­ gressmen and industry leaders in only a few days' time. The Birch Society's "Bible," the Blue Book, even promotes tac­ tics of setting up "front orga­ nizations" to attract unsuspect­ ing people whose efforts, dues, and so on are secretly chan­ neled into Birch Society opera­ tions. The smear tactics employed by such radical organizations to defame a person they claim is "Communist" or "pink" or "unAmerican" or what-have-you, and drive him out of any posi­ tion of power he might have, are really a cause for concern in a free society. Members of these groups infiltrate school lecture audiences, local meet­ ings, and public satherings, and posing as indignant citizens hurl loaded questions at their victims from all sides—allowing little time for reply. These are designed, not to be answered, but to disrupt the meeting and leave a power vacuum into which the group can eventually place one of its own people or someone whose line is "accepta­ ble" to their cause. These unanswerable, ques­ tions parallel the line of "Why do you beat your wife?" How SEAFARERS does one answer that? These groups are the rumormongers; the whisperers of lies. They have driven innocent peo­ ple out of their own communi­ ties and left lives of innocent citizens in turmoil. In today's restless times these radical hate groups find all too many targets for their venom and the situation might become really ugly—unless those of us who understand what "justice' and "freedom" are supposed to be all about get to wwk and do something. What holds those groups to­ gether is fanatical dedication to their selfish cause. On the other side of the coin, most of us believe in the principles of our democracy but are not actively enough devoted to them to spend too much of our time at promoting them. This is only logical, after all America's been around for a long time and has proven herself by weathering many storms. But if the democracy we cherish is to continue to be healthy, it must be fought for actively. We must educate ourselves as thoroughly as possible in the areas of individ> -1 rights and liberties, in orcL lo fight back against the extremists' lies and dirty dealings. It is not enough to work only within the demo­ cratic structure. We must also work for it. We too must be dedicated. Sincerely, Carl Wamicky A Wife's Thanks For Consideration To The Editor: Thank you for the notice in the "Final Departure" column about my husband, Julius Styles. It was good of you to remem­ ber and I shall never forget. Sincerely, Mrs. Viola Styles Bronx, N. Y. Would Press Fight For Farm Workers To the Editon For too long, the nation's million-odd farm workers have been denied the protection of the National Labor Relations Act which covers nearly every other type of employment in this country. Now, the House Labor Committee, under the sponsorship of Representative James O'Hara, Democrat of Michigan, has at last voted to bring at least the 50 percent of the nation's farm workers em­ ployed on the larger farms the rights they deserve. This big step forward is cause for pride, but is not a reason to rest. The measure still must be passed by the House and Senate and cet the President's signature before it can be put into effect. It was largely throuch the strong testimony by AFL-CIO President George Meany before Congressional hearings and the hard work of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee that this bill got anywhere. We must continue to back their efforts until the bill be­ comes law, or it could be side­ tracked along the legislative path. The nation's farm workers have for too long been forced to struggle along as secondclass citizens. Vincent Roberts LOG P«.«e Eleven Seafarer Awarded Poike Citation For Assisting Offker in Arrest Not every citizen would have the courage to come to the aid of a policeman, escorting a prisoner to the stationhouse and menaced by an unruly crowd of 35 or 40 men. Seafarer Valentine Benner did come to an officer's aid in Just such circumstances, however, and for his "heroic and unselfish act," re­ ceived an award last week from the Honor Committee of the New York City Police Depart­ ment. Brother Benner was presented with a Civilian Conunendation Bar and a Certificate of Commenda­ tion at Police Headquarters by Deputy Police Commissioner John Walsh. The "outstanding example of public service" for which he received his citation occurred May 22, 1965. It was largely because of Benner's modesty about the in­ cident, that almost three years elapsed before he received official recognition for his act. Happened at 5 A.M. Brother Benner recalled that he was waiting for a cab by the New York Central Railroad station at 125th Street and Park Ave. in Deputy Police Commissioner John Walsh (left) presents Seafarer Manhattan, about five a.m. There Valentine Benner with Police Department certificate of commendation was an open hot dog stand nearby at ceremony in New York Police Headquarters. Looking on is Benner's and about six men were standing around, he said. The men sudden­ sister, Mrs. Mary Herlihy. Brother Benner came to the aid of a ly began to give the hotdog sales­ policeman threatened by a mob while bringing in a prisoner in 1965. man "a hard time," for a reason of the time. As we walked toward really wanted to." never fully learned. Some passersby, seeing that the Benner, who sensed the fellow the station house, I continued to policeman, his prisoner and Ben­ stay between the two men and the might be in some trouble, called ner "hemmed in," called other crowd — which now numbered patrolman William Boyce, who police from several units in the about 35 or 40 men. The police was on duty nearby. Boyce walked area who soon arrived on the station was on 126th Street. As over to the group and attempted we were walking, some men in scene, escorted the three to the to qiiiet them. "A member of the group hit the crowd shouted 'Let's get them!' station house and dispersed the the officer with his fist and 'Let that man go!' and other crowd. knocked him down," Benner threats. "I tried to leave," Brother Ben­ stated. The officer was "semi-con­ "The crowd looked pretty seri­ ner explained, "but a policeman scious" and the Seafarer helped ous and I had no doubt they would told me the crowd would kill me him to his feet. "He had bruises have beaten that officer," Benner if I tried to leave." For about one on his knee an'd elbow from hit­ said, adding that by this time, the hour, he stayed in the station ting the ground," Benner said. men were of "various ages" with house, until the crowd was gone. "The men were all in their "one or two ring-leaders egging Even then, he received a police 20's," Brother Benner estimated, them on." escort to his home. and as he helped Boyce to his feet, In an effort to scare off trouble. Prisoner Jumps Bail "they were becoming more unruly. Officer Boyce pulled his police I stood between the officer and the The prisoner was charged with men to try and stop any violence revolver while Benner "faked hav­ felonious assault on a police officer from breaking out." Officer Boyce ing a gun by putting my hand in and disorderly conduct, Brother my pocket and pointing a finger. tried to take his assailant in. Benner found out later. At first, The crowd thought I was a police­ the man was locked up, but was Crowd Grows man." Even if Benner did have a later released on bail pending trial. "He was a pretty big fellow and gun, he said that the crowd "could The man jumped bail, however, was scuffling with the officer most have jumped us anyway if they and never turned up. Officer Boyce had to take sick leave as beefs were reported by department dele­ a result of the attack but was not gates. Brother Frank Corven was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. seriously hurt and returned to ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa) March 10— active duty after a few days. Chairman, William H. Rhone; Secretary, T. H. Spears. Brother C. W. White was Brother Benner didn't think elected to serve as new ship's delegate. much more about his part in this Steward department beef to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion on pension incident until some two years later. qualification. He was talking to a friend of his ROBIN HOOD (Moore-McCormack), on the police force and casually April 6—Chairman, Malcolm Cross; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Brother mentioned what had taken place. Richard Buie was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $16.36 in ship's fund. No Thinking the information was beefs were reported by department dele­ HALAULA VICTORY (Bloomfleld), worth reporting, the friend related gates. Vote of thanks was extended to March 18—Chairman, Francis H. Smith; the steward department for the fine chow. the story to his superiors and the Secretary, Harold D. Strauss. No beefs The steward stressed that he had an ex­ were reported by delegates. Everything cellent galley staff and that the credit department later voted to present is running smoothly. justly belonged to his cooks and particu­ larly the baker. Brother James Barclay. Benner with the award. LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 17—Chairman, Richard Morgan; TRANSHURON (Hudson Waterways), A police department spokesman Secretary, None. No beefs were reported March 27—Chairman, R. Alsobrook; explained that the awards are not by department delegates. Secretary, F. E. Nelson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running given on any set schedule but are OBERLIN VICTORY (Steamship smoothly with no beefs. Motion made Service), April 6—Chairman, D. Mer­ that the Union revise pension plan. presented about three times a year. rill : Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. They are given to civilians for Ship's delegate reported that everything AMERIGO (Crest Overseas Shipping), is running smoothly. $10.00 in ship's April 4—Chairman, John Hoggie; Secre­ various actions of outstanding citi­ fund. All repairs will be taken care of tary, J. M. Ard. $29.00 in ship's f'lnd. before arrival in New York. Vote of Letter sent to headquarters concerning zenship or heroism. A special thanks was extended to the steward de­ the matter of mail not being delivered board in the Police Department to ship in Saigon, from company office. partment for a job well done. Motion made that the $56.00 sick sub­ decides who is to receive the SEATRAIN OHIO (Hudson Watersistence be increased. Motion that the wages be paid day by day like on coastal ways), March 16—Chairman, Calvin D. awards. and/or foreign. Discussion on eligibility Morris; Secretary, James Temple. No beefs were reported by department dele­ period to become a cook. Brother Benner was born in gates. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ SEAMAR (Calmar), March SO—Chair­ New York and lives in the Bronx. ment for a job well done. man, Frank J. Smith; Secretary, Claude A cook, he recently returned from Gamett, Jr. No beefs and no disput-d OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), OT were reported by department dele­ a run to Vietnam. The 53-vear April 4—Chairman, H. J. Romero; gates. Discussion about pension plan. Secretary, A. W. Morales. Brother H. J. old Seafarer joined the SIU in TRANSHUDSON (Hud«on Waterways), Romero was elected to serve as ship's New York in 1948 and has spent delegate. Disputed OT in deck and en­ No. date—Chairman, J. O. Thomas: gine department. Secretary, Frank A. Leonard. Discs-ion some time in the deck and engine on pension plan. Some disputed OT in BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), March 36— the engine department. Discussion held departments in addition to his regarding a better quality of food put on Chairman, Victor Harding; Secretary, services as cook. Thomas Ulisse. No disputed OT and no board ship. .-I �Page Twelve SEAFARERS April 26, 1968 LOG / A Salute to the Chef fifiiiiTh Rkhard Buie, third cook, has been elected ship's delegate by his fellow Seafarers on the Robin Hood (Moore-McCormack). Brother Buie reports that steward Aussie Shrimpton and his department received a vote of thanks for the top-notch chow. Brother Shrimpton stated that he had "an excel­ lent galley staff and the credit Meeting Chairman Robert Davis justly belonged to the cooks and crew member from the deck de­ reports from the Transpacific partment was hospitalized in Oki­ baker." The latter job was per(Hudson Water­ nawa. The ship's fund has $10 in formed to per- it, all repairs have been taken ways) that "it is t faction by James a good ship and care of and the steward- depart­ Barclay, he said, so far, it looks ment did a fine job. Shrimpton, who like a good voy­ ^ also serves as age." Brother ship's treasurer, Davis reports that informed his the captain has shipmates that agreed to buy 500 the ship's fund pounds of ice Yubas has $15.36 in tow. Cross cubes in Hawaii. He proposed an This will enable the men "to have anchor pool be used to increase To facilitate the handling cold drinks anytime on this hot the amount. The money would of welfare claims Seafarers run to Vietnam." Meeting Secre­ be used to purchase a television lare reminded of the following tary Mike Yubas wrote that Louis set for the crew's messhall. Bosun rules regarding payment: Kuku had an absessed tooth and Malcolm Cross spoke about the requir'^d medication. No beefs or • Enrollment under Sup­ duties and obligations of new sea­ disputed overtime reported. LOGS plemental Medicare, with re­ men, while aboard the vessel. No and mail arriving regularly. imbursement of the cost by beefs or disputed overtime were the plan, is mandatory for reported by department delegates. eligible members, pensioners, Meeting Chairman Elmer spouses and dependents. Fail­ Clark, Jr., reports from the Fairure to enroll can result in the port (Waterman) loss of benefits. Charles Merrill, meeting chair­ that "feeding is • Employees of employers man on the Oberlin Victory very good in the signatory and contributory (Steamship Serv­ steward depart­ to the Plan are entitled to ice Corp.), re­ ment. A vote of USPHS Hospital treatment ports that "every­ thanks to all and Maintenance and Cure thing is running members in that where indicated. Upon re­ smoothly" as the department." ceipt of proof of refusal of vessel nears it's Steward Herbert either to comply, benefits will New York pay­ Skyles and chief Skyles be provided by the Plan in off. According to cook J. Love accordance with the depend­ Brother Merrill, have turned in fine work, along ents schedule. Sickness and there is some dis­ with the rest of the meii. New Merrill Accident benefits will be pro­ puted overtime in Seafarers on the vessel have been vided upon receipt of the as­ the engine department that should described as "very good work­ signment against the M & C -be settled without much trouble. ers," Clark reports. A draw list claim in the hands of an at­ No beefs reported by department will be posted in Subic Bay and torney. delegates. Albert Espeneda, meet­ the ship's treasury contains ing Secretary, writes that one $18.91, he added. • Stay Up To Date On Welfare Rules <I> Beaver Victory Crewmembers Run Aground, Fight Flash Fire Seafarers sailing the Vietnam run frequently have close calls in that country but the crew of the Beaver Victory (Oriental Export), between running aground and fighting a flash fire, had plenty of excitement on their last voyage ^ long before they reached the war noon," Brother Steward said, zone, Harry Steward of the stew­ "when we saw a fire in the elec­ trician's shop. I went to my post ard's department told the LOG at fire station six and broke out when the vessel paid off in Brook­ the hose. We yelled to have the lyn. pressure turned on and this was "We were in done by one of the assistant engi­ Honolulu harbor neers." Brother Steward reported and carrying a that there was some flames and load of ammo," •'lots of smoke." Chief electrician he recalled. "It Tom Valentine said that some was between paint scorching resulted but only 10:30 and II minor damage was done. The fire P.M., when the was confined to the shop. The H^ir 0? vessel ran exact cause was not discovered. aground. The Steward "It took about 45 minutes for MSTS sent tugs and divers to the scene and the the crew to get the fire under divers went down to see how far control," said Steward. Ironically, we were stuck. It took about eight the men were to have a boat drill hours to determine the correct at about that time and, as they method they should use in getting went to their stations, they, were unaware that it was the real thing us out." Brother Steward said that it until the Captain told them." took three tugs plus two salvage There was ammunition in the hold tugs to pull the Beaver Victory near the scene of the blaze which loose. They had to wait for high added extra urgency to putting tide and by the time the ship was the fire out fast. pulled loose, some 24 hours had When the Beaver Victory fi­ passed. nally arrived in Vietnam, after Eight days later, when the ves­ the Tet Offensive and with Marsel was on its way to Quinhon, sal law in effect, some fighting Steward and third cook Ah S. was going on in the Saigon area. Wong were relaxing, on the port After its close call at sea, how­ side, prior to preparing dinner. ever, the vessel spent 25 days in "It was about three in the after­ the war zone without incident. TO VOTE IN LOCAL PRIMARIES George Lamb, steward on the F. A. Manske, samples chow good enough to earn a salute from porter Ahmed Hussein. Porter Francis Monroe (second from left) and second cook Edward Meyer look on. Money Due Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due them on the vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. Name i Edward Jensen I Robert Smltb I Earl H. Beamer I Calvin R. Smitb Daniel J. McLaren i Clyde Greeson i Tbomas E. Hanson Donald Kersbaw Warren Weiss I James Gleasmi Fred Patterson I Joseph L. Cbapean Cyril Gautbler J. Walsb D. Sbattnck Robert Wilson Bobby y. Carter David J. Flynn J. Rose C. Cummlngs A. Samawl ! J. Saunders Ian C. Robertson Roy L. Frank Emil H. Kjono Jobn B. Gardner, Jr. Onofre F. Rando .Tose R. Rodriguez Haralambos C. Menlcou i C. Hemandes IS. Hommen D. Mangual Harry Early R. Soutb P. McDanlel IE. Santana Sbip Hercules Victory Hercules Victory Penn Carrier Transwestern Transwestern Transwestern Valiant Hope Valiant Hope Niagara Seatrain New York Seatrain New York Kent Kent Midlake Midlake Coe Victory Alcoa Master Alcoa Master Rambam Rambam Rambam Rambam Western Hunter Seatrain San Juan Albion Victory Norberto Capay Norberto Capay Claim Disputed Overtime Disputed Overtime Disputed Overtime Disputed Overtime Disputed Overtime Disputed Overtime Transportation Transportation Lodging Disputed Lodging Disputed Lodging Lodging Lodging Standby Wages Standby Wages Wages Transportation Transportation Retroactive Wages Retroactive Wages Retroactive Wages Retroactive Wages Unclaimed Wages Unclaimed Wages One Day's Wages Refund Refund Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous • -ii; 1'^. Thomas Skyles, bom March 5, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ bert L. Skyles, Staten Island, N.Y. Gabriel Diaz, bom July 19, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Felix M. Diaz, Bronx, N.Y. — Freldelvyn Allen, born Decem­ ber 1, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Allen, Seattle, Washington. David Perez, born March 6, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose D. Perez, New York, N.Y. James Swider, bom February 14, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Swider, New Orleans, La. Norris Eugene Bazor, bom March 8, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norris E. Bazor, Mobile, Ala. David Matthew Carpenter, bora January 29, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. David Carpenter, Morgan City, La. Nikolas Demetrious PItsas, bom Febmary 6, 1968, to Seafar­ er and Mrs. Jimmy Pitsas, Ham­ mond, Ind. Susie Ann McGowan, born January 24, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Blanton L. McGowan, Kos­ ciusko, Miss. <|> Tbomas Douglas Hutchinson, born February 5, 1968, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Ralph D. Hutch­ inson, Jacksonville, Fla. <1> Claude Wayne, born January 11, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. James D. Blackwell, MacClenn, Fla. ^ Anna Catherine Sullivan, born February 9, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Sullivan, South Toms River, N.J., Leedra Denlse Fleming, bom August 13, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Audrey C. Fleming, New York, N.Y. �April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS FINAL DEPARTURES Stanley Prince, 22: Brother Prince died an accidental dea'h on January 13, while sailing on the Antinous. A member of the deck department, he joined the Un­ ion in the port of Baltimore. Broth­ er Prince was bom in Ports­ mouth, Va., and made his home in Chesapeake, Va. He had previ­ ously sailed on the Alcoa Mariner and the Brenville Victory. Surviv­ ing is his fa'her, Charles Prince, of Chesapeake. \I> Leonard Wojt, 56: Broncho­ pneumonia claimed the life of Brother Wojt on January 27, in the USPHS Hospital, Detroit. He sailed on the Great Lakes and joined the Union in De­ troit. A native of Alpena, Mich., he lived in that city. Brother Wojt held the ratini of porter and was last employed by the Huron Cement Company. Surviving is his wife. Marie. Burial services were held in Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena. ^ Henry Williams, 71: Heart di­ sease claimed the life of Brother Williams on March 6 at the City Hospital, Newark, N. J. He was a member of the steward de­ partment and sailed as cook, baker and stew­ ard. Brother Wil­ liams joined the Union in the port of Boston in 1938. Born in Savannah, Ga., he lived in New­ ark. His last vessel was the Ines. At the time of death, he was on an SIU pension. Surviving is his wife, Pearl Williams, of Newark. Burial was in Newark. John Boyle, 51: Brother Boyle died on March 2 in Escanaba, Mich. He sailed as a wheelsman and joined the SIU-Great Lakes Division in the port of Alpena. He was born in Escanaba and re­ sided in that city. Brother Boyle was employed by the Reiss Steamship Company. Surviving is his wife, Mary, of Detroit. The burial was held in Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba. John Cummins, 68: Heart di­ sease claimed the life of Brother Cummins on Feb­ ruary 2 at his home in San Francisco. He was born in Oklahoma and joined the union in the port of Boston in 1944. A member of the engine depart­ ment, he sailed as oiler. His last ship was the Long Lines. Brother Cummins was in the Army from 1917 to 1925. At the time of death, he was on an SIU pension. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Mil­ dred Terry, of San Bernardino, Calif. Burial services were held in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. <t> Thomas Aydlett, 65: Brother Aydlett died on March 5, in Cherry Hill Hos­ pital, Cherry Hill Township, N. J. He was a member of the IBU and joined the Union in Philadelphia. A native of North Carolina, he lived in Camden, N. J. He sailed in the deck department and held a tug Captain's rating. Brother Aydlett was last employed by the Taylor and Anderson Com­ pany and was on an SIU pension at the time of death. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Mary. Burial was in Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken, N. J. ^ Charles Phelns, 60: A heart ailment claimed the life of Brother Phelps, March 9, in Chesapeake, Va. He shipped in the engine de­ partment and joined the Union in Norfolk. Dur­ ing World War II, he served in the Army. Born in Norfolk, he lived in Chesa­ peake. Brother Phelps last sailed on the Yaka. The funeral was held in the Riverside Memorial Park. Norfolk. — — Harold Sweet, 55: Brother Sweet died on March 8 in San . Francisco. He was bom in Vir^ ginia and made his home in San Francisco. A member of the deck department, he sailed as AB. Brother Sweet joined the Union in the port of Houston. His last ship was the Seatrain Maine. The body was returned to Richmond, Virginia for Burial. Lawrence LaPorte, 20: Brother LaPorte died on March 5, in Providence Hos­ pital, Anchorage, Alaska. He had been a crew mem­ ber on the Transoneida at the time of death. Brother LaPorte also sail­ ed on the Great Lakes. He was a fireman-watertender and joined the STU in Detroit. Bom in St. Clair, Michigan, he lived in Duluth. He had previously sailed on the Transhatteras and for the Gartland Steamship Co. He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaPorte. Burial was in St. Clarr. Page TTiirteen LOG Seafarer Devises Unique System To Aid Students of Blinker Code Any Seafarer in the deck department who wants to study for a mate's license knows he will have to leam Morse code and the blinker system for visual code. The blinker system can pose a big prob­ lem since a student will find it almost impossible to find the necessary visual aids aboard the average vessel today. Seafarer Chester Coumas has come up with a system which enables a Seafarer to leam the blinker sys­ tem in his spare time. Coumas, who has always had an interest in electronics, used a standard phonograph record of the Morse code and attached it to a Morse code blinker light, thus en­ abling him to study the correct visual signals as they correspond to the Morse code signals on the records. Brother Coumas explained that it is also possible to use a tape recorder in place of the phono­ graph record. The audio-to-blinker unit is plugged into the earphone jack and the audio signal is recti­ fied by a small rectifier bridge and through a direct current (DC) relay meter. The meter Seafarer Chester Coumas shows his Morse code blinker light that switch connects with a pen-lite attaches to a phonograph record of the Morse code. This enables cell and a I'/i-volt bulb, Coumas seamen to learn the visual code as it corresponds to the audio. It explained. is compact enough to be easily carried by Seafarers aboard ship. The essential parts needed are four N-34-A rectifier bridges and help him or else his equipment Brother Coumas has a theory one Lafayette 99-6199 relay was too heavy to take on a ship. that "it's better not to know too meter. A flashlight with test wires Now he can use standard equip­ much on a subject, because if you may be used for convenience, ment available anywhere. The rec­ do, you are likely to think it Coumas added. The total cost ord or tape, he noted, can be couldn't be done. If you are just would be about 40 cents for each played at different speeds. This a little ignorant, you can go ahead of the rectifier bridges, plus about amounts to conversion of audio and do what's impossible," he said. $3.95 for the relay meter. Assum­ sound to activate the visual blinker A member of the engine depart­ ing the Seafarer has a phonograoh light. ment and a Seafarer since 1952, or tape recorder—and also had Brother Coumas has an unusual Experimented In Electronics boueht the blinker—the total cost and varied background. A vora­ wou'd probably be amund $10. Coumas has experimented with cious reader, and a student of The blinker is portable and small electronics for a long time. "I tried everything, he spent some time at to record conversation on a ship," the Baltimore College of Com­ enoueh to carry in a coat pocket. Any time Coumas asked if his he said, "and found that the fan merce. Since then, he has been a method was possible, he used to motors would drown out the voice blackjack dealer and roulette be told: "if it could be done, it frequency. So, I bought a handful wheelman in New Orleans, and would have been done," he ex­ of earphones and miniature mikes. once was a beautician whose plained to the LOG. Although I found that an earphone of one clients included two countesses and long interested in advanced elec­ million ohms gave perfect results a princess. tronics. Brother Coumas said that and cut out most of the motor In October of 1965. Coumas his system is easy enough for a noise. I was told later by a be­ was the subject of a LOG story wildered radio technician that it which explained his theory on child to operate. "Formerly," Coumas said, "a couldn't possibly have worked . .. "sleep learning." This also em­ Seafarer either needed someone to but it did." ployed his self-taught knowledge of electronics. Stating that "all you need is a repeating tape recorder, an ear plug, a good memory and a talent for shuteye," he said that all you need do is select the tape, plug in the earohone device, close your eyes and then sleep and leam at the same time. The start of Brother Coumas maritime career besan about the Thomas W. King Frank LaRosa time his gambling job ended. He Your brother Herbert King is John Der would like you to recalls that the Louisiana State anxious to hear from you. Please write to him at 2420 First Avenue, Police closed the gambling house contact him at 639 Kinq Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 98121, Box H. he was working in and "right after Barboursville, W.Va. 25504. that I started shipping out." He described saiiinq as "a tremendous fueling of freedom and mobility. Oliver A. Hess It keeps the foot loose and the Charles Heard Please contact Marvin G. mind sharp." Please contact your wife, Caro­ Two examples can be cited to Byerly at 806 Americana Build­ line, at 52 Berkshire Lane, Wiling, Houston, Texas 77002, at lingboro. N. J. 08046, as soon as show that Coumas' mind is, in­ deed. sharp. Once in Brazii, he your earliest convenience. you possibly can. recorded the Portuguese language and then "analyzed it." ^ An article that appeared in the Ralph Hernandez Melvin (Dutch) Keeffer LOG in September, 1966, in­ Your friend Emil Gretsky cluded his theories on the mer­ Please contact Gloria Tirado at would like to get in touch with maid in the Port O'Call bar at 229 Union St.. Brooklyn, or phone you. Write him c/o Victory Car­ the New York SIU headauarters. her at 625-6311. riers. Inc., 647 Fifth Avenue, New The mermaid, he thought, could have been a copy of the statue York, N. Y. 10022. that the Etruscans put UP on their ships. He also brought forth the theory that she had a Nordic cast Kenneth Fike about her. Perhans she was Frieda, Jim Potts would like you to get the Germanic Goddess of Peace. Brother Coumas is a native of in touch with him at 125 Main St., Brookville, Pa. 15825, as soon ^^anteka, Calif., and joined the as you possibly can. Union in New Orleans. \1> 4^ 4/ the �Page Fourteen April 26, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG * GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime OvcrBca.s). March 10—Chairman, C. S. Jacks; Secretary, L. A. Bthm. Two mesamen walked off ship In Houston. All papers turned in to patrrlmar In Houston. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. I iS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safesruardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are adOMnistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oflScial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political puriKMes of any individual in the Union, officer or noember. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity fn the SIU" unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Undw no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is iriven such receipt- In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. Apd like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS- All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themseives, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by wtifled mail, return receipt requested. UNFAIR TO LABOR DO NOT BUY SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans May 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .May 15—^2:30 p.m. Wilmington May 20—2:00 p.m. San Francisco May 22—^2:00 p.m. Seattle May 24—2:00 p.m. New York .May 6—2:30 p.m. Piuladelplua May 7—^2:30 p.m. Baltimore . .May 8—^2:30 p.m. Detroit ... .May 10—2:30 p.m. Houston ... May 13—^2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans May 14—7:00 p.m. Mobile ... .May 15—7:00 p.m. New York .May 6—7:00 p.m. Pbiladelphia May 7—^7:00 p.m. Baltimore .. 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May 13—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia May 14—^10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *Noifolk May 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. JnrseyCity May 13—^10 a.m. & 8 p.m. SIU Afiantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT '' Cal Tanner ' i VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Robert MaHhews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ave., Iklyn. HY ?-4400 ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, Md 177 River St. EL 4-3414 1214 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. SIU TL 3-9259 IBU TL 3-9259 CHICAGO. Ill 93B3 Ewing Ave. SIU SA 1-0733 IBU ES 5-9S70 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA I-54S0 DETROIT. Mich 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON, Tex JACKSONVILLE. Fla JERSEY CITY, N.J MOBILE, Ala NEW ORLEANS. La VI 3-4741 Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) 5B04 Canal St. WA B-3207 2400 Pearl St. EL 3-0907 99 Montgomery St. HE 5-9424 I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 .430 Jackson Ave. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), April 13—Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, William A. Rvan. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for • job well done. CANTON VICTORY (Columbia). March 24—Chairman. None: Secretary. Jesse J. Greer, Jr. Brother Arthur E. Hinz was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Boren Clay Products Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond Mouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa HCS, Boss Gloves, Richman 115 3rd St. TRANSPACIFIC (Hudson Water­ ways), April 11—Chairman. Robert L. Davis; Secretary, Mike Yuhas. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion was made to have messhalls and recreation room air conditioned. Crew request that an ice machine be put aboard ship. TRANSNORTHERN (Hudson Water­ ways), March 2—Chairman. Horace Mobley; Secretary, S. A. Soloman, Sr. $77.10 in ship's fund. A few minor beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. The crew feels that there should be a security watch for the safety of the crew and the ship, in the war zone. ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. .. 505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 YOKOHAMA. Japan. .Iseya BIdg.. Room SOI 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku 2014971 Ext. 281 • >•: Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Stariite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) 'Al White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Gypsum Waliboard, American Gypsum Co. * (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) AI. Pioneer Flour Mill (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Local 110, San Antonio, Texas At. Giumarra Grapes (United Farm Workers) PHILADELPHIA. Pa Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United-Furniture Workers) 'A '•'J ••J Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) BYRD (Delaware Marine), March 26 —Chairman, Bill Rudd; Secretary, Jack Giller. Brother Bill Rudd was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $30.60 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. Discussion about bad quality of food. Motion was made that a crewmember should be able to pay off after six months, at company's ex­ pense, when on a Persian Gulf run. Motion made that all ships on Persian Gulf run be air conditioned. YAKA (Waterman). March 23—Chair­ man. Velazquez; Secretary, F. John VanLooy. Brother A. F. Adams was re­ elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. BEATRICE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 10—Chairman, C. Webb; Secretary, R. Gonzales. Ship's delegate reported that all is OK with no beefs and no disputed OT. Repair list was given to patrolman. Brother C. Dickey was elected to serve as new, ship's delegate. DEL SANTOS (Delta), March 2— Chairman, Louis Galuska; Secretary, Alton Booth. Brother Dominick DiMaio was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. There were no beefs or disputed OT reported. Motion was made that the negotiating committee bring up the sub­ ject of allowing men to smoke on the bridge while on the wheel, at sea, with the companies. OCEAN ANNA (Maritime Overseas), April 6—Chairman, Mack Chapman, Jr.; Secretary, Pete Triantafilles. Ship's dele­ gate, Brother Hack Chapman reported that everything is running smoothly. All repairs are being worked on. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman at payoff. Matter of stale cigarettes aboard will be taken up with patrolman. Tel. 422-IB92 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3SIB PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1340 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R 1313 Fernandex Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2048 SEATTLE. Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 - .V *.•( At. P.O. Box 207 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 Tel. 529-7544 NORFOLK. Va Stltzel-Weller DistlUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" ^'Cahin Still," Wv X. Welter, Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) LONG LINES (Isthmian), March 22— Chairman, W. Cameron; Secretary, K. Lee. Ship's delegate reported that there were no beefs. It was requested that clarification of the shipping rules be sent from headquarters regarding job status of engine utilitymen. Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) A1> M-gic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), March 28—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, John E. Sanders. Brother John J. Morri­ son was elected to serve as ship's ^le­ gate. $29.10 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. Mo­ tion was made to have all draws in American money instead of travellers checks. It was suggested that the LOG print zip code numbers and area code numbers of all SIU halls. COLUMBIA TRADER (Columbia). March 24—Chairman, Danny Franer j Secretary, John Kachur. Ship's delegate reported that there are no beefs and all is running smoothly. Brother J. M. Foster was elected to serve as ship's delegate. -y « •J •J 1 "• 4 �April 26, 1968 CIENTISTS ARE Forever speculating on the strange creatures that might have evolved on S other planets in distant, unknown galaxies. Sciencej :.i ft ' .. r hction tales of "Martians," "Venusians" and the like have thriUed the imagination of almost everyone for many decades. The fact is, however, that the strangest and most bizarre creatures imaginable actually are now alive on our own planet and flourish perhaps by the thou­ sands. Some have bulbous eyes that swivel on the end of tentacles. Some flash sigrals to members of their own species by making their bodies glow. Others indiscriminately eat mud in the hope of finding a bit of digestible material. And some shoot out actual sprays of bright light to blind their would-be at­ tackers. All live in the sUent, dark world near the bottom of the sea. From Famine to Gluttony Though the world's vast seas are a storehouse for the greatest potential source of food on Earth for humans and animals, meals for the native inhabitants of the seas are often few and far betwerau Death by starvation is common. To keep the waters flourish­ ing with life, evolution has created some very odd ways to fill the bellies of these denizens of the deq> —^full of. other creatures who have managed to keep their own bellies full, that is. • is, for example, one deep-sea fish that swims casually along, is weak and puny, and is neglected by larger fish it might encounter. Then, in (he space, of one swift gulp, this little fellow suddenly goMles up an unsuspecting passerby that might be as much as three times as large as he. Before he can make a move, the captive finds himself inescapably trapped in the stretched belly of the swallower. His captor's inwardly-curved, dagger-like teeth, discourage with razor-sharpness any attempt at.making a quick exit. There is only one place for him to stay; In. Aptly enough, the gluttonous little marauder has earned the title The Great Swallower. He grows from two inches to five feet long, and, observers can truly say, really knows how to pack it in. TTiere are few tricks unknown to the Dragon Fish. Hunger shows in its ugly face. It has a mouth hinged in such a way that the lower jaw can be viciously thrust forward—slicing into the prey with extremely long, sharp teeth—and which can then yank the prey into a cavernous mouth, all in one snapping action. While this fish can pull in prey larger than itself, its stomach has not got the capacity of the Great Swallower—but there is no reason it must finish dinner in one sitting. The Dragon Fish h&s one particularly unique advantage in tracking down a meal. A long, luminous barbel, something like an antennae, which grows from its chin, both attracts and detects other fish. In one species of Dragon Fish, this whip-like projec­ tion grows to six times the length of the fish itself. A Telescopic Moufli There is another fish, known as Stylephofous, who really seems to get a kick out of his meal. Silvery and ribbon-like, he swims vertically and appears harmless enough. But as soon as a tidbit floats within reach, Stylephorous telescopes his mouth forward as though it were leaving his head and, engulfing the prey, closes the mouth and retracts it. During this sneak attack, his face becomes grotesquely distorted .in an almost comical expiression. As his mouth ex­ tends, his two large telescopic eyes roll back until fiiey peer istraight up—like a pair of binoculars—^ searching for any leftover scraps. It seems as though each dinner throws him into an ecstasy of physical pleasure. If vacuum-cleaner coriipanies had ever studied a ^leaturc; of the sea-bed known as the Urechis Worm, ^ the broom might never had b(^n invented. This % Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG creature eats by vacuuming its food in, and does a good job of it, too. First the worm burrows a U-shaped tunnel in the silt, indiscriminately swallowing the mud and digest­ ing any nutritious material it might contain. While digging, Urechis secretes a thick sticky fluid in one end of the "U," against the funnel-shaped wall. Then, as though putting a napkin to his chin in anticipation of a hearty lunch, he sticks his head—or the end with the mouth—through the narrow part of the funnel. As the pangs of hunger approach, he begins pumping away, sucking water through the length of his body, so that food particles are pulled into the funnel ancf trapped in the fluid. When the funnel becomes clogged with good things to eat, Urechis slips off his "collar" and diligently eats his way out. Some Completely Blind In the deepest regions of the sea, where sunlight cannot penetrate, eyesight often is useless. Here, over the millions of years of evolution, certain species of sea creatures have become totally blind and, ^ in the case of the Brotulids, eyeless. This particular type of fish is normally found at least 14,000 feet down, roaming the blackness. The . only hint that their ancestors ever had eyes are "de­ generate organs beneath the skin where eyes would ordinarily be. But this poses no obstacle to their finding a decent meal. The Brotulid Typhlonous— which lives 17,700 feet down in the Celebes Sea— keeps alive by shoveling up the dirt with its flat lower lip and sifting out whatever food it can find. Ironically, scientists suggest that such blind crea­ tures might be even more advanced along the evo­ lutionary scale than some of their sighted counter­ parts, because they have adjusted to more specialized needs. Another blind fish, the Benthosaurus, lives at the 11,000-foot level and gropes for food with lengthy feelers Which extend from its fins. As efficient as evolution has been in the design of these creatures, it topped its own accomplishments in creating a fish that actually fiishes—the Angler Fish. There are many types of Angler Fish, but generally they have what looks like a rod and line extending from a spine of their dorsal fin which dangles what looks like a tempting piece of bait in front of their hungrily gaping mouths. In some Anglers, this lure actually hangs from the roof of the mouth. When some curious fish comes swimming along to investi­ gate and' take a nibble, it very quickly finds that it, itself, has been nibbled. To make dining even easier for the sluggish Anglers, their "bait" glows in the darkness and'provides an intriguing attraction for sea creatures ac­ customed to looking at nothing in particular. Living pghtbulbs While various sea inhabitants living in the darkest depths have lost their eyesight or have grown highly sensitive to the faintest light, others—^in addition to the Angler—have developed the ability to create their own lights. And some have become amazingly so­ phisticated in using it. When it senses danger, the prawn Acanthephydra ejects luminous matter from a pore under each eye and completely hides itself in a glowing cloud. The squid Heteroteuthis squirts out a fiery fluid instead of the usual inky material that its near-surface dwell­ ing relatives use to obscure the view of their attackers. In the darker regions, Heteroteuthis temporarily blinds his attacker instead, but the effect is the same: a chance to escape. Some fish and crustaceans go far beyond this basic use of light. Turning their light on and off is simply not enough for them. Instead, these more advanced creatures have developed highly specialized organs that not only produce light but also have reflectors for concentrating it, lenses for pinpointing it, ad­ justable diaphragms for varying its intensity, and color filters. With all this eqfluipment, they flash-mes­ sages to one another, perhaps identifying themselves as "friend" or "enemy" depending upon their signals. Then there are several deepsea creatures who do not produce light, but, rather, have grown eyes that can search the darkness by maneuvering eerily on the end of tentacle-like stalks while the creature itself lies still and relaxes. The larval stage of Idiacanthus Fasciola is an excellent example of this. It has" a body only half an inch long and as thick as a pin, but mth eyes swivelling on stalks as much as half the creature's full length. During this stage of early de­ velopment, it must be some surprise when one eye peeks around and suddenly discovers its countApart looking right back at it: "eyeball to eyrfjall." Last but not least, what deep-sea home would be complete without some fish-like version of family life? Occasionally, however, this seems to get out of hand—^as in the case of the Anglers. When they mate, they literally join together, with the male becoming a bodily extension of the female. In the darkness, once the male Angler finds his ugly bride-to-be, he bites into her with his lure which has turned into a sort of tooth. He then hangs cm until his jaw and tongue gradually fuse to the female's tissues, so that the two fishes' bloodstreams become united. In time, all but the male's reproductive organs degenerate. Thus, for the rest of their lives, the two fish are one—^he fertilizing her eggs, and she keeping him alive. It's almost as though they follow the old Rcxlgers and Hammerstein song to the letter: "Once ycm have found her, never let her go." Seventy-one percent of this planet's surface is shrouded in mystery. The speculations about life on other planets may stagger the imagination, but the bizarre denizens of the Earth's seas provide ample room for astonishment and a virtually unlimited field for future research and discovery, j • Among the mysterious strangers who inhabit the sea is this ugly Angler with built-in fishing rod that ^ catches other fish for its dinner. - . - �SEAFARERS*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO ^,l J i' < I*. * ( Perhaps more than ever before in our history it is vital to the cause of organized labor and of the entire nation that not only Seafarers, but their families and the families of all other trade unionists, register to vote in this crucial election year and follow up by going to the polls and mak­ ing every ballot count in the general election on November 5. Ultra-Conservative forces are out in full force to block progressive legislation through any means at their disposal and will stop at nothing to keep liberal candidates sympa­ thetic to labor out of office. AFL-CIO President George Meany has warned all union members that only through their votes can the great strides made toward complete social and economic justice for all Americans be preserved and expanded. "What Congress doe%" the federation president emphasized, "is determined not by lobbyists or by official spokesmen, but by constitu­ ents who make their voices heard." Among top issues for which pending progressive legisla­ tion must be passed, either by the 90th Congress or the next Congress to be elected next November, Meany cited the fob lowing: • • • • Aid to the hard-core unemployed Implementation of a model cities plan Collective bargaining rights for farm workers Restoration of on-site picketing rights to construction workers • Massive urban redevelopntent • Increased educational opportunities • Improved child health programs • Repeal of Section 14(b) Only the election and support of liberal candidates will make it possible to translate these prime goals into law. Primary registration and elections are currently under way in various parts of the country. States with primary registration deadlines coming up in May are listed below: Illinois —May 13 Mississippi —May 4 Nebraska —May 3 South Carolina—May 11 South Dakota —May 15 Actual primary voting dates in various states during the month of May are as follows: Alabama —May 7 Florida -May 7 Indiana -May 7 Kentucky —May 28 Nebraska -May 14 North Carolina—May 4 Ohio -May 7 Oregon —May 28 Texas —May 4 West Virginia —May 14 '•fl " f. I "ii A r YOU CANNOT VOTE UNLESS YOU ARE REGISTERED! fi .. ' w I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 26, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PRESIDENT SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL HOUSE UPS MARITIME BY $122 MILLION LOUISIANA AFL-CIO HEARS HUMPHREY PLEDGE TO CONTINUE SOCIAL PROGRESS GARBAGE WORKERS WIN KEY DEMANDS FOLLOWING 65 DAY MEMPHIS STRIKE CONGRESSMAN URGES GOVT INCREASE US FLEET’S SHARE OF AID TONNAGE SERIES OF SIX GULF AREA COLLISIONS CAUSE DEATH OF 13; INJURIES TO 51 BEAVER VICTORY PAYS OFF IN BROOKLYN SEAFARER AWARDED POLICE CITATION FOR ASSISTING OFFICER IN ARREST SEAFARER DEVISES UNIQUE SYSTEM TO AID STUDENTS OF BLINKER CODE CREATURE OF THE DEEP 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/26/1968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXX, No. 9 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/00386016b33ab53de622346ac7991135.PDF e36106a917ee4169fa97b14d976137ae PDF Text Text •  amsmesMXSsessi^J^  , ­ ­.;, ­. ;.• ­ •   , .r:~:  X  The Seafarers' Log  Seafarers'  International Union of  North  America  Official Organ of the Atlantic^ Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen  VOL.  II  NEW  YORK,  N, Y., SATURDAY, APRIL  27, 1940  446  No. 2  EASTERN  STRIKE  ACTION  CONSIDERED  !  CANADIAN lAKES  New Range Line . Congress Considers  EASTERN STEAMSHIP  REJECTS  CREWS' PROPOSALS  SEAMEN  WIN  Agreement Ready  Action on Laid­ Up Ships  Company  Tries  New  Gag  ­­  Demands  SW  Post  '  Death Delays  INCREASE  . 1 STRIKE  ENDS  Signing  TO  CHARTER  OR  SELL  $25,000  Performance  Bond  Recent  Range  Line negotiations,  Accompanied  by  a  membersbip  negotiating  committee,  Secre­i  Washington,  April  24  —  The  Refuining  to  work  under  pro­ which . had  apparently  been  suc­ tary­Treasurer  John  Hawk  met  with  officialf?  of  the  Eastern  Steam­ tost,  but  with  a  $7.50  increase  in  ccEGfuily  terminated,  were  halted  House  Merchant  Marine  Commit­ ship Company  on  Wednesday,  April 17th,  to  discuss  proposed  amend­ pay,  the  Canadian  Seamen's  temporarily  by  the  sudden  and  tee  urged  speedy  action  on  the  ments  to  the  present  Eastern  agreement,  scheduled  to  expire  May  Union,  an  American  Federation  unfortunate  death  of  John  C.  Buck  resolution  which  would  sus­ 15th  of  this  year.  Representing  the  Union  at  the  conference  were  of  Labor  afniiale,  removed  pick­ Rogers,  President  of  the  Com­ pend  prohibitions  on  sale  or  char­ John  Hawk,  Boston  Agent  John  Mogan,  Patrolmen  Samuel  Bayne  ets  from  Canadian  ships  last  pany,  on  April  9th.  and  Vincent  Yakavonis,  with  Brothers  H.  J.  Mohr,  H.  J.  Flaherty,  Mohday and  prepared  to  return  to  Inasmuch  as  the  late  Mr.  ter  of  the  Government's  laid­up  and  S.  Greenridge  sitting  in  as  observers.  The  committee  for  the  Rogers  had  represented  the  Amer­ fleet.  work. ^  Company  consisted  of  Vice­President  Irving,  Port  Captains  Litch­ One  of  tbe  conditions  of  the  re­ ican  Range  Line,  Inc.  during  ne­ Amendments  have  been  urged  field  and  Mulholland,  Port  Engineer  Gowdy,  Port  Stewards  O'Brian  turn  was  that  an  impartial  arbi­ gotiations  with  Union  officials,  it  and  McVey,  and  Secretary  Norton.  trator  be  appointed  by  the  Labor  became  necessary  to  re­submit  to  the  Buck  resolution  which  will  immediately  after  calling  the  meeting  to  order,  Secretary­Treas­ Minister  to  meet  with  one  repre­ the  negotiated  agreement  to  hi.s  piohibit  award  of  .subsidy  to  a  urer  Ilawk  proceeded  to  the  business  at  hand  Avith  the  statement  senting  the  Union  to  iron  out  successors  in  office.  The  appoint­ v^sel  which  will  compete  tvitli  a  that  the  committee  representing  the  Union  was  at  the  conference  other  disputes.  ment  of  his  successor,  w'ith  the: previous  established  ship  or  line,  to discuss  the  proposed  amendments and  clarifications  to  the pre­seht  Agents  of  the  Union  were  dis­ authority  to  negotiate  and  sign  j  unless  additional  tonnage  is  need­ agreement  which  had  been  submitted  by  the  crews  manning  the  satisfied  with  the  arrangement,  agreements  in  the  name  of  thej ed;  prohibit  sale  or  charter  of  Eastern  vessels.  At  this  point,  the  accepted  procedure  of  most  nego­ and  .said  they  were  accepting^  It  Company,  has  nece.ssni ily  delayed  j  the  vessels for  operation  on  a  ser­ tliitions  Avas  suddenly  discarded,  positions  were  reversed,  and  the  under  protest,  but  that  the  Labor  the  actual  sigping  of  the  new­ vice,  route  or  line  served  by  the  Company  officials  assumed  the  attitude  that  they,  and  not  the  men  Dnited  States  citizens,  which  on  the  ships,  Avere  the  ones  Avith  grievances  to  air  and  demands  Minister,  Norman  McLarty,  bad  agreement.  threatened  to  bring­the  War  •  The  Union's  negotiating  com­ would  be  in  addition  to  existing  to  submit!  '  ,  —  f  Vice­President  Irving  declared  Measures  Act  into  force  if  the  mittee,  consisting  of  Secretary­ service  nnle.ss  it  has  been  deter­ flatly  that  the  Company would  un­ i  Treasurer  John  jiawk,  Interna­ mined,  through  hearings,  that  the  strikers  refused  to  arbitrate.  der  no  circumstances  negotiate  Previously "the  shipowners  had  I  tional  Repre.centafive  Matthew  existing  seivice  is  inadeciuate;  the  proposals  of  tlie  Union,  and  announced  that  thousands  of  men  Dushane,  Philadelphia  Agent  provide  that  disposition  of  the  that  Avas  that!  On  the  contrary,  were  rushing  to  their  offices  to  Harry  Collins,  and  Patrolman  Jo­ ships  be  limited  to  charters  ter­ Irving  continued,  the  Company  take  over  tlie  scab  jobs,  this  be­ seph  FLmagan,  e.xiiects  to  be  able  minating  when  the  President  took  the  stand  that  they  would  ing  one  way  of  avoiding  military  to  present  a signed  agreement  to  proclaims  the  end  of  the  war,  so  absolutely  refuse  to  sign  a  ncAV  service,  as  seamen  working  on  the  membersliip  within  the  next  that  tliey  would  be  returned  to  provide  that  New  York,  April  24 —  Negotia­ agreement  with  the  SIU  urdess  ships  carrying  war  materials  are  few  days.  As  the  agreement  now  the  laid­up fleet;  stands,  5^  number  of  improve­ where  additional  tonnage  is  to  be  tions  Avith  the  Colonial  Naviga­ both  parties  would  post  a  $25,000  not  subject  to  being  drafted.  When  the  scabs  were  counted  ments  have  been  secured,^as  com­ allowed  on  a  particular  route,  tion  Company  were  opened  today  bond  to  guarantee  strict  adher­ ence  to  each  clause  and  section  of  up  it  was  discovered  that  there  pared  with  the  previous  contract  line  or  service,  it  be  offered  un­ der  competitive  bids  from  the  ex­ Avhen  the flr.st  conference  between  the  agreement,  in  addition  to  were  only  enough  to  crew  three  with  the  Range  Line.  Union  and  Company  officials  took  Avhich  tbd  Company  would  tnen  ships,  so  no  attempt  was  made  to  The  proposed  agreement,  wfiich  isting  operators  there.  j  has  yet  to  be  signed  by  the  Com­ West  Coast  lumber  interests,  a  place  at  the  Company  offices,  re­ insist  That  the  Union  submit  to  sail  them.  The Union  has demanded  that a  pany,  contains  a  clause  which  number  of  shippers  from  the  garding  proposed. amendments  to  t}irir  pi oposals  regarding  the  new  agreement.  representative  of  the  Labor  Min­ ! states  that  the  agreement,  to  be  Hampton  Roads  area,  coal  inter­ the  present  Colonial  Line  agree­ The  Union  negotiating  commit­ istry,  the.Union  and  an  impartial  binding  and  effective,  must first  est's  and  many  others  have  joined  tee.  unshaken  by  the new  wrinkle  judge  be  appointed  and  that  ne­ be  ratified  by  the  membersliip  of  Congressmen  in  urging  the  enact­ ment.  Union  officials,  headed  by  Sec­ of  a  cash  surety  bond  introduced  ment  oj the  Buck  resolution.  gotiations  be  started  imrnediately.  the  Union.  letary­Tioasurer  John  Hawk,  sub­ by  the  Eastern,  refused  to  even  . „  ,  ,  •  ,  consider  such  an  unprecedented  mitted  the  proposed  .changes  company  demand, and  pointed  out^  drawn  up  by  the crcAvs  aboard  the  • that, in  addition  to  their  being  Colonial  Line  ships  to  J. B.  Dun­ violently  opposed  to  setting  any  baugh.  President  of  the  Com­ such  piecedent,  the  agTcement  it­ self  contained  adequate  arbitra­ pany.  tion  provisions  to  insure  prompt  The  Company*  requested,  and  settlement  of  any  and  all  differ­ was  granted,  a  feAv  days  grace  in  ences  bet^veen  the  Union  and  the  which  to  study  the  proposals  as  Company.  The  Union's  committee  presented  by  the  Union's  repre­ asserted  that  the  arbitration  sentatives. The  next  conference  is  clauses  in  the  agreement  obviat­ The  attempt  by  the  N.M.U.  to  have  the  Government  set  a  mini­ the  minimum  will  become  the  scheduled  for  Saturdaj',  April  ed  the  necessity  of  posting  a  mum  ^vage  scale,  and  to  set  working  conditions  was  slapped flat  maximum  and  thus  impair  the  27th.  bond  to  guarantee  adherence  to  ­by  the  dombfned  action  of  the Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  the  Sea­ chances  of  the  seamen,  thru  col­ the  contracf,  and  strong emiphasis  Upon  the completion  of  negotia­ farers  International  Union  and  the  C.T.U.  (Radio)  when  the  Mari­ lective  ba  gaining  With  their  emti  was  laid  on  the  fact  that  the  time  Commission  refused  to  attempt  to  sfet  minimum  wage  scales.  ployer,  to  secure  a  wage  scale  tibns a  detailed  report  will  be sub­ Union  itself  had  never  refused  to  mitted  to  the  membership  for  ac­ refer  a  disputed  issue  to such  ar­ After  signing  sell­out  agreements  with  the  shipownrs  giving  and  working  conditions  higher  tion  thereon.  than  that  set  by  any  government  bitration.  the  latter  the  right  to ship off  the  dock,  make  their  own  conditions,  After  a  brief  recess,  the  discus­ and  give  the  seamen  a  general  pushing  around  for  the  next  TWO  bureau  as  a  minimum.  t%.  YEARS,  the  N.M.U.  called  upon  the  government  to  help  them  out.  We  are  positive  in  our  asse.r^  sion  was  resumed, with  the Union  representatives  exerting  the  ut­ On  March  25th  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  tion  that  no' government  bureau  most  patience  to  avoid  deadlock­ America  received  a  letter  from  the  United  States  Maritime  Commis­ would  set  a  minimum  wage  scale  ing  negotiations.  Finally,  the  sion  stating  that  they  had  been  requested  by  the  National  Maritime  as  high  as that  which  can  be  ob­ Company  condc^­cended  to  meet  Union  and  the  National  Organization  Masters,  Mates  &  Pilots  of  the  Union  lialf­way,  and  took  up  America  to  hold  public  hearings  on  the  question  of  the  setting  of  tained  by  the  seamen  thru  Just  a  minimum  wage  scale  and  minimum  working  conditions  for  Ameri­ demands  and  their  economic  BUFFALO,  N.  Y.,  April  15—  the  proposals  regarding  the  new"  The  Great  Lakes  navigation  sea­ agreement  submitted  by  the  mem­ can  seamen.  O  power  to  secure  such.  son  opened  officially  today,  but  a  bership.  Section after  section  was  In  reply  to  the  letter  from  the  ion  of  North  America,  Atlantic  In  our  opinion,  should  any  gov­ United  States  Maritime  Commis­ and  Giilf  Districts,  representing  ernment  bureau  establish  a  mini­ fleet  of  some  ninety freighters,  considered,  with  the  Company  rtv  sion  the  following letter  was sent  approximately  12,000  seamen,  mum  wage  scale  for  seamen  that  surrounded  by  Lake  Erie  ice  jecting  each  as  it  came  up,  either  to  Daniel  S.  Ring,  Director,  Divi­ in  reality  would  result  in  the  fields,  were  tied  up  here,  await­ on  some  trivial  technicality  or  on  wishes  to  go  on  record  as  being  minimum  wage  scale  becoming  ing  thawing  weather.  the  grounds  that  such  particular  sion  of  Maritime  Personnel:  strenuously  opposed  to  the  set­ the  maximum  wage  scale,  it  Robert  Lovelace,  manager  of  section  would  entail  additional  Daniel  S.  Ring,  Director  Division  of  Maritime  Personnel  ting  of  a  minimum  wage  scale  would  mean  nothing  short  of  a  the  Great  Lakes  Towing  Com­ expense  to  the Company.  At  long  United  States  Maritime  and  working  conditions  for  sea­ permanent  wage  scale  being  es­ pany,  estimated  it  would  take "at  last,  the  Company  officials  were  Commission,  men  by  the  United  States  Mari­ tablished  that  was  perpetuated  by  least  one  week  of  warm  weather  forced  to  admit  that  there  was ^  Washington,  D.C.  time  Commission  or  any  other  the  government.  This  obviously  to  break  the  Lake  Erie  ice  pack  little  sense  in  taking  up  the  prio­'  Dear  Sir:  is  contrary  to the  meaning  of  the  and  allOAv  for  mass  moA'cmeut  of  posals  of  the  Engine  and  St6W»  government  bureau.  (Continued  on  Page  Four)  vessels."  {CmtiniieA  on  Page  Four)  The Seafarers  International  Un­ There  is always the  danger that  /I  COLONIAL LINE  NEGOTIATIONS  UNDER  WAY  SlU  AGAINST  GOVERNMENT  SETTING  MINIMOM  WAGE  SCALE  FOR  SEAMEN  iij  m  I  •  ­%  m  NMU "EFFORTS  THWARTED  ­  WAGE  ISSUE  KILLED  reason  Opens Officially  '  11  •  ­gf  �%:• •   THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  1^­  V  PubllBhed by  tha  Sedfarers^  Intemtdional  Union  of  North  America.  ANTIMETJNG  LAWS  DECLARED  Saturday, April 27, 1940  Baltiiuor«  Highlights  mMlONAL  Baltimore,  Md.  April  23.  1940—  keep  their  organization  going  for  Shipping) continues,  good. out  of  a  little  while  longer.  As  it  is;  this  port.  During  the  past  week  while  they  are  on  the  waterfront  S«­ HARRY  LUNDEBBRG,  Acting  President  US  brothers.shippid  a^ 86  reg­.  trying, to .selJ  books, at, a  dpijar  110  Markeit  Street, ftoorii  402,  San  E^anclsco,  Calif.  SUPREME  COURT  RULES  istered­  The high  number  of  men  their  own  members  are  haunting  .tM";  registered  show?  good  cpopera­ the  SIU  Hall  trying  to  get  mem­ The  United  States  Supreme  tion  among the different branches;  bership  at the  usual $16.50  rate.  All  of  the  CIO  unions  on  the  Court  h^ded  down­ decisions  on  unless  members  had  come  in  t  BOwUnto^eeaJ^t^fl ......S Stone StreeJ,.  New  York^^tPhwes.  from  the other  ports to fill  up  the  waterfront  are .flopping mjserably  April  22nd  ­holding,  unconstitu­ BjTANGHSf,  __  lists,  the  branch  • wpuld have  had  these  days  with  the  ARTA  radjo  .... 330 . Atlantic  Ayenue  tional  Alabapia  and  California  A  difficutt  time flllipg:  the  jobs!  operators  giving  up  the. ghost  al­ Boston  '......  .., .1....  ProTideace  465  SpJ  Main  Street  anti­picketing  laws  and  ordin­ This  Is  especially  true  of  AB's  together  after  CTU's  recent  vic­ *  Philadelphia  6  North  6th  Street,  and  it  is  hoped  we  have  enough  tories­In  Isthmian,  Socopy  "Vac­ .ances.  Baltimore  1.'.. 1. T.... 14  North  Gay  Street  Norfolk  .60  Coipniercial  Place  These  decisions • w.ept    far  be­ on  hand  for  crewing  up Snext  uum  and  Cififes  Service.  The  ILA  week's UMPS;  Ciewtog  up  of  the  and  Tepmpter's  Union's  instead "of  San  Jaan, Pa^o  ..........,^....r...8 Coyadopia  Street  yopd  lipJj.oldinK  labor's  right,  to  Schodack 'xwi  accomplished  with­ suffering  from  the  GIQ  drive, are  peaceful  picketing,  apid  cpimoB  at  out  a  hitch  with  the  Sarcpxie. to  stronger  than  ever  and,  on  the  HEAt^.ARTERS,  a  time  when  nioot.  for  folipw  at. the,, epd,  of  ­weej^.  East  Coast­the  CIO,  in, exact fig­ New  Orleans  ..309  Chartrei'Street  it's  evidenf now,  nmre  than  ever  The  Coelleda  of  the  same  Line  ures,  control  only  three  percent  of  ail  maritime  workers.  The  at­ ;  BRANCHES  before,  that, labor  upicns,  in  or­ will  not  be  ready  until  the  end  Savannah  .....,...3iJi;East  Bay  Streef  of  May.  Rumor  has  it that  Ocean  tempt  of  sppie'ot. tuy CIG.  unions  der  to  secure  recognition,  better  Dominion  and  Waterman  Lines  to  sign five  year  agi­eement's  is  a  Jacksonville  ,..^.....136 Bay­Street  Miami  .815  N.  E.  First  Avenue  wages  and  working  conditions,  are  bidding  for  the  last  twelve  good  indication  of  the  desperate  Tampa  ­  206  Franklin  Street  have  to  resort  to  the  picket  line  USMC  ships  put  up  for  sale,  and  attempt  they  are  making  to  hoid^  Mobile  .55 So. Conception Street  method  rather  than  appealing  to  it  looks  like  the  organization  is  the  little  bit  they  have  left.  Hpaston  .....1712 •  75th Street  BRIEFS:  Resignation  of  Bro­ the  slow  moving  National  Labor  in  for  a  busy  summer.  Great  Lakes  Districf  ther  Tom  Hippie, as  black  gang  The Coastwise  Lines,  excepting  HEADQUARTERS  Relations  Bpard.  Merchant's and  Miners, are  in full  patrolmian  put  Brother  W.  L.  Detroit  1038  Third  Street  Organized  workers  will  prob­ service. Bull  Line  has avoided  the  Zimmers  in  this  post  temporarily.,  r  '  ­r  <  —  ably  have  to  rely  on  the  strike  usual  seasonal  lay­up  with  busi­ Baltimore  Patrolmen  are  now:  ADDRESS ALL  CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNING  THIS  and  picket  line  method  to  secure  less  down  the. coast  and  through  Brot^her  R.  E. Dickey  for  ithe LO%k  PUBLICATION  TO:  '  their  just  jrights  and  demands  out  the  Island  keeping  up  at  a  department:  Brother  John  Vfr  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOQ"  eiiould  the  next  Congress,  if  not  high  rate.  Both  Ore  Steamship  chio  for  the  Stewards;  and  Bro­ this session,  emasculate  the  Wag­ and  Calmar also continue  on  regu­ ther  W,  L.  Zimmers  for  the  Eii­ P. O.  Box 522,  Church  St. Annex,  New  York,  N. Y.  ner  law  and  the  Wage­Hour  law.  lar  schedule  with  no  prospects  of  gine  Room  men.  . . . Brother  El­ any  tie­ups.  South  Atlantic  Line,  kins  continues  his  good  work  as  which  makes  Baltimore  its  pay­off  agent  which  job  has  always  been  port, has  the Tulsa  and  Fluorspar  a  large  headache  in  this  port  and  in  this  week  with  the  Sacarrapa  any  port  for  that  matter. . . . Bro­ going  to  Philadelphia.  The  Line's  ther  Wm.  (the shadow)  McKay  is  The  drive  now  being coiidueted  by  the  N.M.U.  on.,  unor­ six  ships  will  all  be  under  Isth­ still  around  these  parts  lending  ganized" ships operating  under  contract  th  the S.I.U.  is  hav­ Brother  Douglas  Muncaster,  the  mian  charter  soon.  The  Delbra­ his  assistance  in  various  matters  affecting  thfe  Union.  ... Our  ing a  boomerang  effect.  duly  elected  New  York  Joint  Pa­ zii of  Mississippi  Line  is  nearlng  thanks  to  tiie  crews  of  the  Mass­ completion and  it is  hoped  to have  While  the  N.M.U.  issues  broadsides  of  leaflets  informing  trolipan,  arrived  from  Africa­ on  her  on  her  trials  by  the  end  of  mar  and  Carrabulle  for  their  do­ S.S.  Greyiock  and  no  time  members  of  the  crews  that  they  may  take  out  the  phoney  the  nations  to  the  LOG;  also  to  Bro­ was  lost  in  ushering  him  Into  his  May.  The  Seatrain  Texas  should  dollar  books in the  greatest of  secrecy,  without  any one find­ new  caimcity.  be  ready  iu  Philadelphia  about  ther Clarkson  for  his  donation  of  ing  it  out  until  'The  Day',  hundreds  of  their  own  men  are  The  oath  of  oflice  was  taken  by  May  ]5th.  Some  talk  of  running  five  dollars  for  cigarettes  for  the  in  the  hospital. ... The  being  turngd  away  from  S.I.U. offi,ees.  Men who  walk  boldly  Brother  Muncaster  at  the  regular  her  sister  ship  the  Seatrain  New  boys  branch's fight  to  have  a  veterans  Jersey  out  of  Baltimore.  Bethle­ ^in, with  no  attempt  at  secrecy,  and  announce  their  desire  to  Headquarters'  business  meeting.  hem  shipyard  will  launch  an­ hospital  built  in  this  area  so  that  Menibers^of  tlie  SIU  are  urgent­ transfer  into  a  debt free, democratic organization.  ly  i­equested  to  give  their  fullest  other  of  the new  high  speed  tank­ there  will  be  more  room  for  sea­ in  thie  local  Marine  Hospital,  It  is  no  secret  that  the  N.M.U.  is  in  desperate financial  cooperation  to  Brother  Muncaster  ers  for  Esse  next  week  and  the  men  yard  is  building  another  set  of  has been  won. . . . The NMU  have  whenevei­  they  come  in  contact  straits.  They  have  to  be  with  a  weekly  pay  roll  exceeding  with  him.  Needless  to  say,  this  w­ays  to  accommodate .the  heavy  asked  the  Maritime  Commission  :J  $6,000,  and  an  income  that  has  shrunken  to  almost  nothing;  is  for  a  hearing  on  minimum  rates  Brother  Muncaster's first  time  demand  for  new  ships.  It is  certain  that  the  Commie  Party  can't  continue  putting  out as  a  union  representative and  Scarcity  of  ships  has  hit  sev­ for  seamen  "aboard  MC  ship's.  hundreds of  thousands of  dollars into  the organization  unless  he  will  need  the  support  of  every  eral  American  Lines  hard  recent  It's something  new  in  the  history.  member.  Remembgr  good  union  ly,  especially  in  the  Gulf,  and  it  of  maritime  labor  for  a  union  to  something  is forthcoming.  representatives  are  made  and  not  is  hoped  that  some  sort'  of  deal  ask  a  government  bureau  to  set  At  the present  time the  N.M.U. have  also no  ships or  jobs.  trorn.  can  be  made  with .Norwegian  or  seamen's  wages.  Old  Andy  Furu­ Danish  owners  to  transfer  some  seth  w6uld  have  had  something  "  Their  men  hang around  the beach  months on  end,  hoping for  of  their  ships.  High  insurance  extremely  pertinent  to  say  about  something  to turn  up, but  the  only  news  they  get  is that' an­ rates  makes  it  cheaper  for  the  a  phony  move  like  that. ... An  other  contract  line  has  been  forced  to  tie  up,  due  to ^war  |Hi5'  shipper  to  use  American flag ships  ai'ticle in  a local  rag sgys that  Co­ conditions,  with  hundreds  more  on  the  beach.  now'" and  the  U.S.  Merchant  Ma­ lumbus's  sailors  were  paid  at  the  rine  is fast  approaching  a  second  :cate  of  $2.50  per  month.  We  These  men  can't  pay  dues,  and  dues  are  the life  blood  of  didn't  know  there  was  a  NMU  in  to  none  status.  any organization.  Without money  to work  with  the .structure  .  The  NMU  drive  on  this  water­ these  days.  ... What  happened  must  fold  up.  And  with  no solid foundation, no  one to go  to  While  the  neutrality  act  has  front  has  slacked  off  somewhat.  to  all  these  Maritime  Commiesion  the  front  for  the  man  on  the  ship.s, first  class  working'con­ thrown  thousands  of  American  The  NMU  representatives are  giv­,  training school  ideas.  Maybe  Con­ ditions  will  quickly  revert  to  those  of  twenty  years  ago.  seamen  out  of  work,  it  has  had  ing  It  up  as  a  bad  job  with  no  gress  Is  getting  wise  to  the  fact  little  br  no  effect  on  the  seamen  takers at  even  a  dollar  per  book.  thkt  they  \yere  spending  the  peo­ As  a  matter  of  fact  conditions  are  getting  that  way  now  engaged­on  board  ships  operating  If  the  NMU  would  pay_some  at­ ple's  money  to  provide  vacations  on N.M.U. ships. In agreements recently signed by  the N.M.U.  under  agreement  with  the  Seafai­r  tention to  the members  they  have  and  sea­cruises  for  college  boys,  the right of  rotary shipping,  job control and .shipping through  ers  Interaational  Union  while  on  Instead  of  trying  to  find  other  etc.,  wlio  never  had  any  intention  union  halls  was  handed J)ack  to  the  shipowner  on  a  silver  the  other  hand,  the.NationaI  Ma­ suckei;s  they  might  be  able  to  of  taking  up  the  seafaring  life.­ ritime  Union  has  felt  the  brunt  platter.  end  of  it.  In the same  contract it says  that no  overtime  maj'  be  col­ Steamship  companies  operating  lected  until the  man  has worked  8 hours.  In short  the 4 to  8  ships on  European  runs have been  ­i  "r  watch may  be required to work  right through  to eight  o'clock  the.^  stronghold  of  the  National  Maritime  Union  and"  with  most  in port on arrival day without  pajunent  of  overtime.  $13.00  •  European  ports  now  closed  to  Cre'w  of. S.S.  Arizpa  present  ST.U.  agreements are  by  far  the  best  on  the  American  ships,  the  NMU  is find­ Cretv  of  S.S. Sea :traia Havana  12.40  ,  East  coast.  Absolute  job  control  with  shipping  through  the  ing  itself  with  many  of  its  mem­ (Jrew  of  S.S.  Barbara  ... '.  1.00  ,  bers on  the  beach  without any  fu­ hall.  The companies are allowed  to siiip  a few so­called  'key  ture  possibility  of  securing  em  of  O&rp.lyii,,  • .  #  •  • .* • ••   •  • . •  • •  •   a  a  a  •  •  v  men  such  as  Chief  Stewards  by  selection,  but  th^se  men  ployment.  It  appears  that  thfe  po­ • •'  • •    •  •  •  •   3.30  7be  cleared  thi­ough  the  Union  hall.  sitions  of  the  SIU  aiid  NMU  are  Crew  of S.S.  .50  J. B­a  E)ciwax<ia^ .  •.   .  •   a  •  av a • a   •  a • • ^ la a  a.a a • ala a    a •   a,  being  fast  reversed.  S.teamship  companies  under  . H> I^OlSOD  • a   a • a  •  a' «  • •  a   a,..a  a «' • a • 1.00    a    a • a    a  a  a •   a • a    >  a >  agreement  with  the  SIU  have  1.00  Frank  Garthoff^ner .............  . *   1....  .  mostly  been  engaged  in  coastwise  and  intercpastal  trade.'' These  J • .  IBarOnO  .a  aa  .­a  a..  a  a. ...a...'  1.00  It's  dhiy  a  slip  of  the  tongue,  but  let's  get  it  all  straightened  co;mpanIes,  following  the  out­ out  On  tH6  front  page  of  the  latest  Plle­it,  members  of  tiie  S.I.U.  .50  are  constautly  referred  to  as  "unorganized  seamen'*.; ,pn  page  9  of  break  of  the "War,  tpbk  over  most  1.00  *.. ...... ...  .. • .....  if.  tbo 'sanie'Ikaue,  lii a  dispatch  from  Detroit  the  following  appears:  of  the business  in  thie Central and  II. A, ­DeiMftr­jr ,...  $duth  American  trades  whien  the  Bay Kegeweis;.. .>... i.;..;..;........... 7.,. .50 "A  spehial  meeUng  held  March  9th,  brought  out  a  goofl  croWd  of  iif  Detroit  s^men, including  some  from  S.I.U.  ships fitting  otri!  in  the  forelgti ships  wire fdrced  th  with­ Tarlton. ............:...i... .'i. i; .5Q P'..  draw.  This  has  resulted  in  some­ poll; and  SOME .FROM  UNORGANIZED  SHIPS.  r  '  what  of  a  shortage  of  rat^  sia­ 1.00 ''  A  yedr  ago  ail  S.I.U.  men  wejre  scabs  and finks,  according  to  men  such  as  able.  Bea|[nen,  oilers  MeYeheath V........;.,— .......................  f'f­:'  flie  N.M.U.^  Today­the  Pile­it  fairly  drips  tears  for  iis  and  invites  and  machinists.  This' is in  direct  The  Seafarers'  latemational  Union  of  North  America  OS  to come  into  the  fold.  FOR  ONLY  ONE  LITTLE BUCK.  contrast  to  the  position  of  the  most  heartily  thanks the  above  donators  for  tbeir .financial  Ho,  hum.  NMU  today.  contributions  toward tha support  of  the "LOG."  Affiliated  with the ,A4ten^ ,Fe4eratUm,^fff':  •   'K  • . si  A  BOOMERANG  N.Y. PATROLMAN  TAKES OFFICE  WAR  EFFECTS  NMD  SUTNOTSIU  HONOR  ROLL  • ..a    a  • a    'M  NMU "PILE  IT" NtVER  LEARNS  V '- iiE­ "i­ n  �Saturday, April  27, 1940  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  a  11  m  WHAT'S  NEW  NMU EXPOSED FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH ­ NOTHING!  at the  ' .­a?  MEETINGS ?  After  glancing; over  the  Capitalist  Press  releases  an4  all  the  ballyhoo  being released  by . Curran and Ihe Commie Contrallcd  N.M U.  have  always  beeq  easy  to  contact  day?  Could  It  be  that  the  N.M.U.  (C.I.O.)  in  their  desperate  attempt  to  take  over  the  Waterman  an^  and  we  can't  recall  a  single  in­ is  trying  to  make a  deal  with  the  NRWYORK  Mississippi  ships  we  have  decided  to publish  the following  true facts  stjance . where  It Jiaa  been  neces­ Waterman  Steamship  Company,  ^ry  to  show  a  psws  in,  boarding  that  would  force  the  men  through  In  order  to  refresh  the  memory  of  real'Union Seamen.  Ships' crews are ca.utioned about  them.  The  lack  of  pai^es  is  not  their  government  stooges  in  bringing  charges  against  a  m.em­ The, Beat  1.  After  a  few  trips  to  Wash­ the seamen  began  to  wonder  just  the  real  r^wn the  N.M.U. stooges  Washington  to  become  book­pack­ ber  ojf  (he  crew  and  holding  the  have  not  been  making  the  Water­ ers  in  their  dues  collection  rack­ trial  aboard  ship.  The  Union's  ington  In  193.7,  just  wtio  instruct  when  tlje  pay­off .would  come.  man  ships,  and  as  far  as  we  are  ed  If  this  is  the  cas'e,  our  ad­ constitution  specifically  provides  ed  their  membership  to  accept  Concerned  (hey  can  issue  all  the  vice  to  the  N.M.jLT.  is  to  change  that  trials  shall  be  condiicted  at  The  P«y.Off  the  COPEDAND  FINK  BOOK  with  the  statement  that  they  At  this  time  it  will  be  interest­ passes  the, N.M.U.  'Yequeet.  We  their  course,  as  (he  men  in  the  Headquarters  or  Branches.  Ships'  would  be  burned  oa  the  White  ing  to  note  that  In  every  case  have  nothing^  to  hide  from  our  "Waterman  Fleet  are 100%  Union  cr­ews  she aid ,flle  their  charges at  House steps  at  a  later  date?  TTiis  where  a  deal  wfis  made  to  stab  membership  and  they  are  free  to  men  and  know  who  they  want  to  Headquarters  or  in  a  Branch  represent  them,  where  proper  conatitutional  ac­ happened  right  at  the  time  the  the  bona fide  Seamen  In  the  back  Ulk  with  anyone  they  see fit.  fight  was  won  by  the  real  Rank  by  the  OfBcialdom  of  the  N.M.V,,  What  Has  ii»e  to  Offer  Wiiat  Does  tl|e  S.I.TT,  Offer  tion  can  be  taken  on  (he  charges  Bubniitted.  and  File  Seamen  and  appears  to  it  was  done  in  conferences  held  S.i.U.  Seamen?  Theii­  Membership  be; a  deal  to save  some  one's face  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  which  is  «  •   In  Washington,  D. C.  We are still  headQuarters  of  the  United  States  First  they  boast  of  50,000  raem­ First,  the  S.i.U.  eive.s  their  .Siilnping  has  been  good  for  the  waiting for  the  bonfire.  Maritime  Commission,  National  bers with, duies at 32.00  per month,  members  complete  job  control  past  few  weeks  with  the  indica­ which  if  true,  would  be  8100,000  2.  After  a  few  closed  dopr  con­ Labor  Relations  Bo^rd  and  the  dollars,per. month,  in  dues  alone.  with  shipping  only  through  our  tion  thiit  it  will  continue  to  re­ U.  S.  Supreme  Court.  Also  that  own  Union  Halls.  main  that  way  for  awhile.  ferences  In  Washington,  D.  C.  in  Ho'we'verj  with  this," and  their  nu­ •   *  «  1938,  we  ask  again,  just  who  In­ these  so­called  conferences  were  merous  asse^ments  it  has  been  Cloeed  shop  agreeqienfs  with  held  behind  closed  doors.  working  rules  and  overtime  structed  their  membership  to  The  N.M.U.  well  realizes  the  nece^ry  to  put  the  strike  fund  clauses  never  heard  of  by  the  The  Quarterly  Finance  Commit­ crash  the  picket' lines  of  bona fide  tee  rendered  its  report  and  they  in  hock  to  keep  the  pie­cards  go­ N.M.U.  Rank  and  File  Seamen  in  New  fact  that  they  have  nothing  in the  ing.  reported  that  tltey  had  thorough­ form  of  closed  shop  agreements.  York  and  Register  in  the  Mari­ A  very  few  men  ashore  with  ly  gone  over  the  Atlantic  Dis­ How  many  closed  shop  agi­ee­ time  Commission  Fink  Halls  in  Rank  and  File  Control,  jobs  after  ments  with  decent'  working  condi­ fast  turn­over  in  jobs,  which  trict's financial  transactions  for  order  to  ship  out?  This  dose  of  not  more  than  a  week  or  two  tions  does  the  N.M.U.  have  today,  means  only  a  few  days  ashore,  (he  quarter  period  and  found  salts  was  handed  to  the  N.M.U.  ashore,  or  anything  else  that  and  just  how  many  months  does  and  in  numerous  cases,  shipping  everything  satisfactory  and  in  membership  with  the  explanation  would  cause  the  Membership  of  it  require a  member  of  the N.M.U.  trip  cards.  good  accountable  order.  that  it  was  necessary  to  do  this  the  S.I.U.  to  consider  changing  to ship out  of  his  own  hall?  Decent  living  conditions,  quar­ tTich'  books  over, so  they  have  de­ in  order  to  get  aboard  the  Mari­ ters  and  food,  with  a  Representa­ time  Commission  ships.  However,  cided  to  demand  that  the  Big  HOW fio  the  liying quarters  and  tive  mefeting  the  ship  on  an ivai,  The  Quarterly  Finance  Commit­ conditions aboard  the ships  under  Guns  in  Washington  pay  off  and  tee  also  recommended  that  the  we  would  like  to  bring  out  the  to  handle any  disputes  which  may  question  of  the  Burial  Benefit  be  fact  that  the  Maritime  Commis­ force  the Seamen  (S.LU.)  into the  the  N.M.U.  compare  with  those  come  up.  considered  at  the  next  convention  sion  ships  in  Seattle  took  their  dues­collecting  agency  known  as  under  the  banner  of  the  S.I.U.,  crews  through  the  regular  chan­ the  Commie ­ Controlled  N.M.U.  and  the  S.U.P.?  (NOTE:  After  Dues  at  $1.50  per  nronth,  with  and  that  the  allowance  of  $85  be  nels  which  are  our  Union  Halls,  However,  they  failed  to  take  into  taking  over  two  Lukenbach  ships  a strike  fund  that  has  never  been  increased  to  $100.  "and  this  after  the  ships  had  al­ consideration  the  fact  that'  these  on  the West  Coast  recently,  which  mortgaged,  and  a  burial  fund  ready  been  manned  by  FINKS  are  the  same  bona fide  Seamen  had  been  manned  by  the  N.M.U.,  large  enough  to  bury  the  dead.  Clarifications  and  amendments  (N.M.U.)  on  the  East  Coast.  who  refused  to  accept  his  Fink  it was  necessary  to rebuild  the en­ BOSTON  These  orders  were  given  to  the  Halls,  Fink  Schools  ­and  Fink  tire  crew's  quarters  before  qui'  to our  agreements, which  give  our  Shipping  has  been  average  for  N.M.U.  membership,  if  you  recall,  Training  Ships  and  that  these  men  would  even  take  the  ship  members  additional  overtime  and  this  time  of  the  year—expect  better  working  conditions.  just  at  the  point  where  the flglit  men  were  packing  Union  books  out.)  business  to  pick  up  in  the  very  was  won  and  the  big  guns  in  before  Brother  Curran  ever  got  How  many  N.M.U.  agreements  Complete  contr­ol  of  our  own  near  future  with  the  usual  sea­ Washington  were  ready  to give  up  his  first  taste  of  UNIONISM  on  call  for  overtime  for  the  donkey­ Union  by  the  membership  them­ sonal  boats  starting  to  get  ready  their  scheme  to  force  the  Seamen  the  Pacific  Coast  in  1936.  They  watch  while  working  cargo  from  selves,  who  instruct  the  officials  for  their  seasonal  runs.  are  not  so  easily  fooled  as  some  5  P.M. and  before 8  A.M., and  how  just'  what  to  do  instead  of  taking  BACK  INTO  SLAVERY.  of  the  younger  seamen  who  many­N.M.U.  sailors  receive  over­ or­ders  from  the  Maritime  Com­ i  The  morale  of  the  men  on  the  packed  their first  union  book  in  time  for  handling  stores?  mission,  through  their  own  offi­ Picket  Lines at  this  time was  bet­ PROVIDENCE  the  N.M.U.  just  a  short  time  How  many  N.M.U.  ofiicials  have  cials.  ter  tlian  ever  before  and  they  back.  gone  South  with  the  dough  and  The  S.I.U.  never  boast  of  the  Agent  reports  tliat  the  New  were  getting financial  and  moral  In  the first  place  the  N.M.U.  left  the  membership  holding  the  number  of  new  members  as  our  Bedford,  Marthas  Vineyard  &  support  from  every  source  Imag­ Nantucket  Line  are  gi­adually  inable  to  put  up  a fight  to the fin­ have  not  won  a  strike  on  the  bag  in  the  past  few  years?  (We  books  are  closed  and  we  are  turn­ putting  the  regular  seasonal  men  picket  lines  since  they  have  been  ean  name  9.  How  abo^  you?)  ish.  Practically  every  Labor  Or­'  ing  away  numerous  applicatioirs  back  to work.  This should  be good  ganization  and  State  Federation  in  existence  and  the  only  way  How  many  clarifications  and  every  day  in  order  to  protect  our  news  for  the  members  in  and  of  Labor  in  the  U.S.A.  was  on  the  they  have  ever  been  successful  in  improvements  over  the  old  con­ own  membership.  When  it  be­ around  New  Bedford.  existence  and  tlie: only  way  they  record  to, back  these  boys  to  the  tract  have  the  N.M.U.  officials  comes  necessary  to  take  in  new  limit  in  their fight,  but  with  cer­ have ever  been  successful  in  sign­ given  the  membeishii)  since  they  members  in  order  to  man  the  ships  we  only  accept  bona fide sea­ ,taiii  victory  in  their  hands  the  ing tlieir  open  shop contracts  was  came  into  office?  TAMPA  N.M.U.  Officialdom  made  a  hur­ through  the. help  of  the  N.L.R.B.  With  a  top­heavy  membership,  men  and  will  never  over­load  the  and  the  Maritime  Commission.  It  A  lesolution  was  passed  to  the  ried  trip  to  Washington,  which  to  the  extent  it  requires  months  membership  to  where  shipping  effect  that  the  Community  Chest  changed  the  entire  picture  for  is easy  enough  to  get  men  to sign  to  ship  out,  just  why  is the  N.M.­ would  be  toirgh.  Seamen  on  the East  Coast. A  deal  a  few  pledge  cards  or  even  vote  U.  begging  for  new  members  at  The  S.I.U.  was  organized  for  be  requested  to  see  that  the  insti­ was  made  to save  the  face  of  the  tlie  way  they  are told  in  order  to,  tlie  rate  of  81.00  per  head  initia­ the  p'rotection  of  our  Union  mem­ tution  bearing  the  name  of  a sea­ Big  Guns  in  Washington  again,  hold  their  jobs,  but  when  the  real  tion  and  twenty^ve  cents  per  bers  and  not  as  a  dues  collection  men's  liome  be  run  for  seamen,  and  the  N.M.U.  membership  was  test'  comes  is  when  the men  ARE  month  dues?  Could  it  be  that  agency,  so  as  long  as  oitr­ and  if  it  isn't  then  they  be  denied  ordered  through  the  picket  lines  ASKED  TO  HIT  THE  PICKET  BOmeone  is  money  hungry,  or  policy  is  cat­ried  out  as  it  is  to­ any  furtlier  support  from  the  into  the  Fink  Halls  to  ship  out,  LINE,  in  order  tcTTorce  a  ship­ doesn't' the  membership  have  any­ day,  we  are  going  to  continrie  to  Community  Cliest.  If  this  deal  had  not  been  made  cwner  to sign a closed  shop agree­ thing  to  say  about  who  and  how  grow  and  we  will  have  no  fear  sve  have  reasons  to  believe  that  ment.  The  S.I.U.  have  never  many  men  should  be  taken  in?  of  the  N.M.U.,  N.L.R.B.,  Mari­ MOBILE  the  Maritime  Commission  would  asked  the  help of  tire  N.L.RiB.,  or  time  Commission,  or  anyone  else  Just  why  is  all  the  dough  be­ any  other  agency,  to  win  our  The  memiiership  went on  record  lot  be  in  existence  today  under  ing  spent  trying  to  take  over  the  who  might  attempt  to  take  away  to  place  the  CITY  TAXI  on  the  :h,e  same  set­up.  In  other  words,  agreements,  and  to  date,  every  our  Democratic  rights  as  Union  Waterman  ships,  which  are 100%  unfair  list  as  their  drives  are  un­ ;hey  would  have  been  told  to  do  one  has  been  won  on  the  picket  Union  today  instead  of  the  Mer­ Brothers.  line.  Being  certified  as  the  bar­ fair  to  the  labor  movement  as  flihe"" job  they  were  set  up  to  do  chants  &  Miners  or  the  Isthmian  This  is  our  answer  to  all  the  represented  by  the  A.F.  of  L.  (which  ­was  to  build  new  ships)  gaining  agency  by  the  N.L.R.B.  Line,  who  hold  contract's with  NO  propaganda  being  strewn  all  over  only  means  that  the  shipowners  and  keep  their  noses  out  of  the  will  negotiate  which  may  require  UNION?  Could  it  be  possible  that  the  Gulf  by  the  ­N.M.U.  and  we  feeamen's  affairs.  they  are  afraid  to  tackle  these  feel  that  we  have  made  ourselves  NEW  ORLEANS  0.  Next,. came  the  Maritime  mouths  with  no  gain  and  our  Companies as  we are  doing  today,  clear  as real  S.I.U.  members.  membership  does  not  w^t  it  the  A  motion  was  passed  with  an  dmmisslon  Training  schools  and  or  do they  expect  their stooges  in  amendment  that  an  AB  in  order­ raining ships  wlilch  were  neces­ politicians'  way.  The  N.M.U,  may  Washington  to  turn  them  over  to  have  their Commie  stooges In  the  to  be  promoted  to boatswain  must  ry  to  manufacture  Finks  to  re­ or  the  N.M.U.  after  the  S.I.U.  have  have  three year­s  discharge­a  as an  ipiace  the  bona fide  Seamen  who  Ma,ritini6 OosiniissioD.  knocked  them  over  for  a  closed  AB  or  else  boatswain's  discharges  jrefused  to  register  in  Fink  Halls  even  in  the  U.  S.  Supreme Court,  shop  a^eement  through  direct  before  being  promoted  aboai'd­ l^nd  go  baeJt .into SEA­SLAVERY,  but  (hey  will  never  be  able to  sell  action  on  the PICKET  LINE?  ship  and  that  he  also  be  accept­ is  move  was  also fought  to  the  iheir  Commie  program  to  the  JOHN  OOLDIE  Just  whyv  has  Curran  been  able  to the  crew.  m^t  by  the  Rank  and  File  Sea­ membership  of  the  S.I.U.  Died  in  the  Marine  Hospital  at  In  the  Waterman  jase  their  spending  so  much  time  in  Mobile  «  *  *  ito,  who  were  Buccessful  In  clbs­ Baltimore  on  Jan.  1­i,  1940  for  the past  few  weeks, where  the  vL most  ot  the  schools,  but  once  government  agencies  started  pay­ Brother Biggs st^ed  that it will  N.M.U.  hM  nothing  but  a  hall?  ore  the  N.M.U.  Offlclalddm  made  ing  off  to  the  N.M.U. ­for  their as­ CHARLES WARTMAN  be . nec^sary  to  open  a  hall  in  Does he  think  that  the Waterman  ne  of  their  famotis  "Washlhgton  sistance  in  forcing  the  seamen  ­Fleef, which  is 100% S.I.U., "would  Died  in  Bueqqs  Aires  on  board  Terjaa  City  or  Galveston.  This afcj  ips  and  came  back  with  orders  back  into  slavery,  but  just  con­ chaMe over  their  books  for  N.M.  the  S.S.  Saccarappa  Jan.  3,  1940  tion  is  necessary  due  to  the fact  ^0  their  membership  to  pack  the  trary  to their  press  releaSjw  it af­ that  fhe  Seatrains  are  rum^g  U.  books, after  he  has  offered the  iFipk  Training Schools  and  Train­ fects  our  membership  • very little.  JOHN OHLSBON  out  of  Texas City  every  week ai^  Waterman  SteaEiehip Company an  ing Ships.  Our ConsUtutlon  states  We  still hold  a closed  shop agree­ agreement  far  below  the  closed  also  the  Bull  Line..  The  R^ngit  Died  in  the  Marine  Hospital  at  that  "No  man  shall  work  for  less  ment  with  this company  and  the  Line , and  Mississippi  Steamshiit  shop  agree.roeht  the  S.I.U.  holds  Baltlntere on  March 19, 1940  than  Union  waiges,"  but  the  ships  are  manned  by  100$(i­S.I.U.  with  the  Waterman  Steamship  Compiiny  arp  also  placing  thea^  members. Only  9 N.M.U.  men  have  wiM.U  sent' their  men through  the  MARCUS L. BARKER  pojrts  on  their  schedule, .  Texa%  Company  today?  Fink  Factories  at  336.00  per  been  ordered  .reinstated  and  to  City  is  the  port  where  mc.st  of  Died  in  New  Yqrk  on Apr,  3, 1940.  Tnonth, leas  their  $2.00  per  month  date,  none  have  shown  up  for  a  If  the  Officialdom  of  the  NAf.U.  the  tankers  are  runring  out  of.  are  so  sure  of  the  Wat'erman  job.  As  far  as  all  (he  ballythoo.  dues  to  the  N.M.U.  ifor  securing  JAMp'THARPS  now,  and  it  is  to  the  Unicu'e  ad­?^^  / them  the Job, and  all asseasments.  about  the  company  being, ordered  Fleet,  just  why don't  they call  for  vantage  to  establish  a  contaci  Died  in  Savannah,' Ga.  on  one of  their  famous  N.L.R.B. elec­ After saving  the face  of  the Mari­ to  issue  passes to  the  NiM.U.,  it  point  near  there.  Apr. 19,  1940  ttions  in  the  Waterman  ships  to­ Is a big joke. The Waterman ships  ...J  time Commhseion  In  this last deal,  i»  «  »  if'  Xi­i:  I  if .'.Dr  .  r 1  ''"ri.  ­.­fT'  "W  • '  "v.r;­ t!  I  :ifi  �.4  s=  "  T H E  S E  A  F A R  E  R S ^ L O G  Saturday, April  27, 1940  ;  THE "OLD ARMY GAME  I1.S. Warns Against  SIU  AGAINST  GOVERNMENT SEHING  Seamen Obtaining  MINIMUM  WAGE  SCALE  FOR  SEAMEN  False Passports  //  In  a  frantic  effort  to  dump  SIU  men  from  their  jobs  and  load  SIU  ships  with  NMU  members,  the  NMU  is  conducting  a­comical  campaign  at  ships  under  contract  to,  or  operating  with  SIU  crews.  REMEMBER—the  NMU  must  find  jobs  for  the  nlAjoiity  of­their  members  who  have  been  laid  off  due  to" the'lay­uiC)  of  ships  that  formerly'went  into  areas  now  prohibited  by­thie  President  because  otwar­hostilities in  Europe.  ­ One  has  only  to  carefully  consider  the  facts  surrounding  the  reason  why  the  NMU  wants  to  make  a  drive  on  the  already  organ­ ized  steamship  companies  to  understand  it  all  and  it  proves  to  be  a  case  of'the  "Old  Army  Game"  with  the  NMU  commissars  believ­ ing  that  there  is  a  sucker  born  every  minute.  ­ Under  the  title  of  "The  Bair  we  are "quoting  the  NMU  IrVm  their  disrupting  leaflets  and  under  the  title  of  "The  Results"  we  are  giving  all  members  the  analysis  of  the  bait  as  offered  by  the  money  grabbing,  freely  spending  officials  of  the  NMU.  m  1  '• .• •  (Continued  from  Page  One)  The  Seafarers  International Un­­ Wagner  Act  and  the  Semocratic  Ion  of  North  America  wishes  f#  rights  of  the  workers.  have, their  contentions  and  opin­ Federal  oflicials  have  Issued  It  Is  our  contention  that  were  ions  as  outlined  in  this  letter  in­ warning  .against  American  sea  men  making  false  affidavits  be­ any  government  bureau  to  set  a  corporated  In  the  records.  fore  consuls  in  an  effort  to  ob  minimum  wage  scale  for  seamen,  Very  truly  yours,  tain  papers  authorizing  them  to  such  action  would  violate  the  JOHN  HAWK,  sail  on  foreign  vessels.  very  principle  and  intent  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  .»  It  is  recognized  that  it  is  Wagner  Act, which  principle gives  Atlantic  District  a  shame  that  American  seamen  any  body  of  workers  the  right  to  The  Maritime  Comm!s.sioii,  af­ must  go  hungry  on  the  beach  while  aliens  are  making  the  bargain  with  their  employer  as  to  ter  weighing  the  issue,  jsent  the  dough  sailing  into  the  war  zone.  what  scale  of  wages  they  shall  be  THE  BAIT  THE  RESULT  Cases  iiave  been  discovered  where  paid  and  under  what  working  con­ following  alinouncement  to  all  (As  quoted  from  NMU  leafiets)  You  pay  out  a  dollar  and  get  a  unions  involved;  we  quote  it  in  "This  book  (The  $1.00)  entitles  preliminary  book  that  means  ex­ Americans  have, appeared  before  ditions  they  shall  work.  part:  consular  offieials  of  foreign  coun  you  to  attend  all  NMU  meetings  fries,  especially  British,  and  A  minimum  wage  scale  set  by  The  Maritime  Commis.sion  will'  with  voice  BUT  NO  VOTE  until  actly  nothing.  swearing  they  are  subjects  of  Ca  any  government  bureau  would  you  have  become a  full  book  mem­ hold  public  hearings  beginning  nada.  With  a  couple  of  pliony  af­ serve  only  as  a  defense  argument  ber."  and  contention  for  the  employer.  July  ' 15  on  minimum  manning  fidavits  they  obtain  temporary  employers  would  always  scales  for  subsidized  vessels  of  certificates.  ^  "The  NMU. admits  a  number  of  They  do  not  promise  you  when,  maintain  that  they  should  not  be  United  States  registry,  with  par­ BUT  it  is  pointed  out  that  in  new  members . . . applicants with  if  ever,  you  will  become  a  full  the  event  trouble  later  arises,  the  subjected  to  a  wage  scale  higher  ticular  reference  to  new  vessels  book  member.  You  will  have  to  than  that  set  by  the  government.  the  oldest  dated  preliminary  book  wait  until  they  are  ready  to  take  seaman  must  lose,  because  either  Any  body  of  workers,  represented  of  the  C­2  and  U­3  types  launched  numbers  will  be  given  preference  you  in  and  that  will  be  one  hell  the  foreign  consul  or  the  Amer­ by  a  labor  organization  of  their  under  the  Commision's  building  under  this  quota."  of  a  long  time  because  they  have  ican  government  will  gi'ab  the  own  choosing,  would  be  confront­ program.  violator  and  hand  him  a  year  or  thousands  of  full  book  members  ed  with  this  argument.  It  would  Hearings  were  requested  by  the  whom­  they  cannot  get  jobs  for  two  in  which  to  think  it  over.  ultimately  result  in  the  govern­ National  Maritime  Union  and  the  (this is a  fact  and  not  mere wish  ment  being  the  principle  factor  in  ful  reporting).  In  the  meantime,  determining  what  the  wage  scale  National  Organization  of  Masters,  you  have  no  vote  as  to  how  your  should  be  for  any  particular  clas­ Mates  and  Pilots  on  minimum  money  will  be  spent  and  who Will  sification  of  workers.  The seamen  wage  sealea,  minimum  manning  would  have  nothing  to  gain  and  scales  and  working  conditions.  spend  it.  Then,  too,  with  no  vote,  you  can  very  easily  be  voted  everything  to  lose  if  this  were  al­ The  Commission  concluded  that  (dumped)  off  your  ship.  lowed  to  take  place.  hearings  on  wage  scales  and  In  Industries  where  the  major­ working  conditions  are  not  neces­ "The  preliminary  book  entitles  Wliat  a  joker  thi.s  one  is— every­ ity  of  the  workers  are  organized,  sary  at  this  time;  they  have  their  own  collective  The  date  of  July  15,  slightly  you  to  ship  on  any  NMU  ship  body  on  the  waterfronts  from  coast  to  coast  knows  tliat  the  ^  More  than  16,000  members  of  bargaining agencies In  the form  of  more  than  tiiree  months  hence,  WHEN  REGULAR  NMU  MEM­ NMU  today  has  thousands  of  the  Internatimial  Brotherhood  of  labor  unions  to  repreesnt  them,  BERS  ARE  NOT  AVAILABLE."  member's  out  of  work  due  to  the  Electrical  "Workers,  Looal  S,  one  • and they  have  no  need  for  any  rather  than  an  earlier  date,  was  selected  for  beginning  the  hear­ war  in  Europe,  so  there  is  about  of  the largest  locals  in  the  Amer­ government  bureau  to  set  any  ings  to  give  the  Commission  and  one  chance  in  a  thousand  that'  a  ican  Federation  of  Labor,  peti­ minimum  wage  ^cale  for  them—  the  operators  adequate  experience  preliminar­y  book  member  will  tioned  "Congress  a  few  days  ago  they  can  take  care  of  their  own  with  new  vessels  which  have  been  have  a chance  to  ship  on  an  NMU  to  investigate  the  activities  of  estafollphing  of  wage  scale  by  launched  under  its  construction  ship.  the  anti­trust  division  of  the  De­ dealing  directly  with  their,  em­ program.  partment  of  Justice;  "fhey  also  ployers  from  time  to  time.  This  Before  reaching  its  decision  in  The  answer  to  the  whole  thing,  boiled  down  to  facts,  is  that  the  called  upoi^  Congress  to  stipulate  is  a  fundamental  right  which  this  matter,  the  Commission  re­ NMU  wants  the  jobs  you  ai'o  now  holding.  HANG  ON  TO  THEM  that  no  monies  appropriated  for  should  be  respected  by  any  gov  quested  the  views  of  numerous  and  don't  be  conned  into  handing  over first  your  money  and  then  Thurman  Arnold's  division  shall  ernment  bureau.  maritime  labor  organizations  and  your  job  to  help  bolster  the  tottering  structure  of  the  NMU.  DON'T  be  used  to  criminally  indict  labor  Perhaps  in  certain  sections  of  operators  as  to  their  attitude  on  LET  YOUR  DOLLAR  SINK  INTO  THE  SAME  HOLE  THAT  ALL  unions  and  their  oflicials  under  the  country  where  the  workers  the  proposed  hearings.  Opinion  ,  THE  MONEY  OF  THE  NMU  HAS  DISAPPEARED  IN.  DON'T  BE  the  Sherman  Anti­Trust  law.  are  not organized,  the government  was  divided,  the  Sailors'  Union  of  FOOLED  BY  THE  OLD  ARMY  GAME.  The  Electrical  Workers  Union  can  offer  a  certain  amount  of  pro  the  Pacific,  for  instance,  replying:  charged  that  the  action  of  the  As­ tectlon  to  these  workers  by  es  '  ".  . . this  will  inform  you  thaf  sistant­Attorney  General's  office  tablishing a  minimum  wage  scale  the  Sailors'  Union  of  the  Pacific  in  indicting  eleven  present  ofli­.  but  this  does  not  hold  true  and  in  mettings  up  and  down  the  Pa­ cers  and  representatives  of  their  just  In  the  maritime  industry  cific  Coast,  went  on  record  unan­ {Continued  from  Page  One)  is  willing  to  negotiate  the  propos­ union  was  timed  to  coincide  with  The  maritime  industry  is  well  or­ imously  as  being  opposed  to  any  ard's  Department  because,  so  far  als  which  have  been  submitted  by  ganized  and  Its  workers­oan  take  ' as  they  were  concerned,  they  re  tTie  membership  through  their  ne­ the filing  of  briefs  in  the  injunc­ care  of  their  own  problems  thru  hearing  held  by  the  Maritlmo  tion  case  brought  against  Local  3  Commission  in  regard  to  wages  fused  to  concede  to  ANY  propos  gotiating  committee.  collective  bargaining.  The  sea­ and  working  conditions.  by  members  of  the  National  Elec­ als  other  than  their  own.  Tlie ­ Secretary ­ Treasurer  was  men  can,  and  should,  be  allowed  It  is  the  policy  and  stand  o  Their  patience  exhausted,  the  further  instructed  by  the  same  trical  Manufacturers'  Association,  to  manage­ thpir  own  affairs  thru  now  pending in  the federal  courts.  our  organization  that' the  questionj  Committee  then  realized  that  an  motion  to  have  all  the  members  a  collective  bargaining  agency  of  Impasse  had  arisen,  and  at  the  of  the  crews  o,f  the  Eastern  The  petition  points  out  that  their  own  choosing,  namely,  their  of  negotiating  wages  and  working!  suggestion  of  Secretary­Treasurer  Steamship  Company  take  a  de­ "Congress  never  intended  to  have  Union.  They do  not need  any  gov­ conditions  is entirely  the  business  Hawk  to  report  the  results  of  the  partmental  strike  vote,  so  that  the  Sherman  anti­trust  act, adopt­ ernment  bureau  to  establish  any  of  the  seamen's  union  represent*  conference  to  the  membership  for  the  course  of  action  can  be  laid  ed  in  1890,  applied  to  labor  minimum  wage  scale  for  them.  ing the  seamen as  a collective  bar­ gaining agency  and  we  do  not  de­ their  action  thereon,  the meeting  out  iu  the  event  the , Eastern  unions,  but  rather  adopted  the  Act  to  di.ssolve flrtancial  trusts."  Any  body  of  workers banded  to  sire  the  Maritime  Commission  or  adjourned. ,  Steamship  Company  refuses  to  gether  in  an  organization  of  their  any  other  governmental  bureau  The  following  Monday  night,  meet  the  demands  of  the  crews,  Aflicming  that  officers  of  the  own  choosing  must  and  should  to set  our  wag^ and  working con  the  22nd  of  April,  at  the  regular  or  in  the  event  t),iat  no  satisfac­ electrical  workers'  union  acted  have  the  right  to  determine,  thru  Headquarters  meeting,  Secretary­ tory  settlement  can  be  reached  merely  in  an  effort  "to  increase  bargaining  with  their  employer,  ditions.  We  will  lake care  of  thai  employment  opportunities,  to  ourselves,  directly  with  the  ship  Treasurer  Hawk  made  a  detailed  with  the  Company.  And,  in  the  what  their  wages  shall  be  from  report  of  the  conference  with  the  event  one  department  is  not  fully  maintain,  secure,  preserve  and  time  to  time.  This  shoujd  be  (eft  owners." ^  Eastern  officials  regarding  the  satisfleJ  with  the  outcome  of  the  spread  work  at  a  time  of  wide­ strictly up  to the  workers and  the  •  The  Radio  Officers'  Union  in­ proposed  amendments to  the East­ final  agreement,  they  are  to  have  spread  unemployment,"  the  peti­ employers.  The seamen  today  are  formed  the  Commission:  ern  agreement.  Action  on  the  the  option  to  strike  the  ships  of  tion  concludes  that,  "therefore,  quite  capable  of  assuming  this  re­ We  are not  in  accord  . . . feel­ Secretary­Treasurer's  report  was  the  Eastern  Company  in  order  to  such  activities  do  not  come  with­ sponsibility.  ing .that  the'betterment  of  wages"  laid  over  to  new  business  by  the  secure  the  proposals  of  the  par­ in  the  purview  of  the  anti­trust  For  any  government  bureau  to  and  working /vconditicns  shoiildl  division  of  the  Department  of  membership,  where  a  lengthy  dis­ ticular  department  involved.  establish  a  ;'^nittium  wage  scale  not  be achieved  through  the fixing!  Justice."  ­ r  cussion  of  the  pros  and  cons  of  or working l^ndi^ions  for  seamen,  of  minimum  scales  by ­the  Mari­i  the  situation  took  place.  Finally  an  indusiry ­that  is weii organized  time  CcmniiaSion.  . .  .  You  uiavi  a ..motion  was  introduced,  duly  and  capab.':y  of  taking  care  of  its  assume  then^from  the  above,  that  seconded  and  carried,  to  the  ef­ own affairs,  would take away from  wesare not In .favorsof idddlng oui  fect  that  the  Secretary­Treasurer  the  seamen  one  of  the  very  fun­ voice  In ­reffaesting  such  a  hea^  .  stand  instructed,  at  the  express  damental  principles pf unionism—  ing."  demand  of  the membership,  to no­ The  Commission  was  informed'  the  right  of  any. group  of  work­ tify  the  Eastern  Steamship  Com­ ers,  thru  a  union  of.  their  own  by  the  Seafarers'  International  All  branches  are  re­ .pany  of  the  following:  The  Maritime  Commission  to­ choosing,  to  deal  directly  with  Union  o,f  North America  that  that  1,  That  the  Seafarers'  Interna­ day  awarded  the  Bethlehem  Steel  employers  on  the  question  of  de­ organization "wishes to  go  on  rec­]  quested  to  cooperate  tional  Union,  Atlantid  District,  Co.,  Inc.  a  contract  calling  for  termining  what  their  wage  scale  ord  as  being  strenuously  oppoi  will not  concede  to posting a  bond  the  building  of  three  ships  at  a  with  Headquarters  in  and  working  conditions  shall  be  to  the setting of  a  minimum  wage'  ,  amounting to  the  sum  of  $25,000,  cost  of  $3,075,000  each.  from  time  to  time.  They  should  scale  and  working  cenditions  for  as  it  is contrary  to  all  principles  These ships,  when  builf,  will  be  not  be  handicapped  by  a  govern­ seamen  by  the  United  States  Ma­ the­publication  of  the  of  trade  unionism.  added  to  the fleet  of  the  Missis­ ment­set  minimum  wage  scale.  ritime  Commission  or  any  other  2.  That  the  Seafarers'  Interna­'  sippi  Shipping'  Company,  New  The  entire  membership  of  the  government  bureau.  "Log"  by  submitting  tional  Union,  Atlantic  District,  Orleans,  La;  Specifications  em­ Seafarers  International  Union  of  Once  again  the  attempt  of  th  stands  ready  and  prepared  to  ne­ bracing  these  ships  call  for  tur­ North  America  Insist  that  this  NMU  to  have  someone  pull  their  news of  local  and  gen­ ^o|i^t.e  the  new  agreement  for  bine  propulsion,  490  feet  long,  t  fundamental  principle  be  respect­ ohetsnuts out  of  the  fire; has been^  tJie' coming year  with  the  officials  with  a  beam  'of  65  feet,  and  a  ed  and  not  jeopardized  by  any  frustrated  by  organizations  that  era! interest  at  regular  of  the  Eastern  Steamship  Com­ speed  of  16  knots  and  accommo­ /  _  government­set  minimum  wage  really  represent  the  rank  and  ­ Jfany,  provided  that  the  Company  dations  for  63  passengei­s.  scale.  intervals^  .  file.  "  Electrical  Workers  Protest Indictment  Of  Labor  Onions  ii .fe..:  m,  EASTERN STRIKE ACTION CONSIDERED  i  .  li  ii  Three New Ships  For AAlssissippi  ATTENTION!  [  rl '•  '  |M.  r^p  :  .p"'r­''  >  .  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 27, 1940 Description An account of the resource Headlines: EASTERN STRIKE ACTION CONSIDERED CANADIAN LAKES SEAMEN WIN INCREASE NEW RANGE LINE AGREEMENT READY CONGRESS CONSIDERS ACTION ON LAID-UP SHIPS SIU AGAINST GOVERNMENT SETTING MINIMUM WAGE SCALE FOR SEAMEN COLONIAL LINE NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY GREAT LAKES SEASON OPENS OFFICIALLY ANTI-PICKETING LAWS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL A BOOMERANG NY PATROLMAN TAKES OFFICE WAR EFFECTS NMU BUT NOT SIU NMU "PILE IT" NEVER LEARNS NMU EXPOSED FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH - NOTHING! THE "OLD ARMY GAME" U.S. WARNS AGAINST SEAMEN OBTAINING FALSE PASSPORTS ELECTRICAL WORKERS PROTEST INDICTMENT OF LABOR UNIONS SIU AGAINST GOVERNMENT SETTING MINIMUM WAGE SCALE FOR SEAMEN THREE NEW SHIPS FOR MISSISSIPPI Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/27/1940 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. II, No. 2 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 1940 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3c85b0aeb1f02af167b4deb9442add67.PDF ebea2045c0e419efda05dbe5d879c5a4 PDF Text Text PDF Compressor Pro Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY. APRIL 27, 1945 Vol. VII. I i: No. 17 SIU Fights Coast Guard Grab For Post War Jurisdiction Over Seamen The United States Coast Guard has opened its long eximcted maneuver to win peace time jurisdiction over merchant seamen. Having obtained this jurisdiction temporarily for the duration of the war, through Executive Order 9083, the brass hats and their shipowner sponsors now hope to continue to keep merchant seamen in a military straight-jacket permanently. A public hearing called by the Coast Guard on proposals to transfer all functions of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the U. S. Coast Guard, was held in New York on April 19. Appearing to testify — : 1 »were two or three shipowners'* representatives and the follow- choice. Hawk pointed out, in an ing representatives of maritime official SIU statement read into labor: John Hawk and. Joe Al- the record, that a continuation gina for the SIU, Meyers and of Coast Guard "supervision" in­ Stack for the NMU and Wino- to peace time would mean a con­ cur for ACA. As could be expect­ tinuation of military discipline, ed, all the shipowners and the kangaroo comrts and victimiza­ NMU and ACA mis-leaders of tion of union militants. Seamen labor were loud and unanimous will fight to maintain their civil­ in their praise of the Coast Guard. ian status. Hawk warned, and Not only was "Blackie" Meyers will fight to maintain the strength loud in his praise of the Coast and integrity of their trade Guard's "Gestapo" method of unions. handling seamen, but he plumped The hearing held iri New York for the equivalent of a contin­ was significant for two reasons;— first, it revealed that the ship­ uous discharge book. owners are now anxious to have "Cut out all jurisdictional dis­ a military supervision of their putes and get done with the job industry—^which means that they of consolidating the papers. Con­ anticipate launching a union sideration should be given to busting drive when peace comes; making it mandatory in the and second, the NMU leaders are Steward's Department that men servile shipowner-agents in the serve a definite apprentice period before upgrading from messman maritime labor movement, ready to cook or baker, and that the to fasten any chains demanded date that the man is upgraded upon the seamen, asking only in should be recorded on the docu­ return that the government aid them in smashing the legitimate ment." maritime unions headed by the Mey^ / proposition follows the SIU. lines of the continuous discharge Into what sort of slavery is the book by giving a man's history NMU ready to lead the seamen? when he is issued papers or new endorsements. With this history Ask any rank and filer how the ' right on the front of a man's Coast Guard officers conduct papers, the shipowner could dis­ themselves when they come (Continued on Page 5) criminate against him because he JIM: Probably because we're was too much of an oldtimer, or gonna take 'em someplace. not enough of one, etc. JOHNNY: Yuh mean 1 gotta The SUP-SIU, which led the cook for a lotta women an' kids! fight against the Copeland fink Nosey women pokin' in an' outta book, has always maintained that my galley. Wouldn't let my own a man's shipping record should A Japanese suicide plane which wife do that. An' kids that'll eat not be on his papers. Seamen hit smack in number 3 hold could us out of our ship! 1 won't cook should not be forced to give their not stop the SIU men on the SS .. for 'em. No, sir! 1 won't! record to every fink-herder and Kyle V. Johnson from participa- . MUSIC: UP AND DOWN — labor hater in the government ting in the invasion of Luzon. A or shipowner's office. This is the FADE OUT BEHIND: number of soldiers and the Stew­ NARRATOR- The ship was the first time that the NMU leaders ard were killed, and a hole torn "HENRY BACON" — a Liberty have dared to openly advocate in the side, but after an emer­ ship named in honor .of the fa­ such a repressive measure against gency patch was made in this mous architect who designed the the seamen. Winocur, representing the ACA, side of the vessel it was able tc Lincoln Memorial in Washington. continue in the convoy. And the little band of women and went down the line with Meyers The ship was given credit for children were Norwegian refu­ and Stack in praising the Coast shooting down 6 Jap planes, with Guard's war time record—a re­ gees being evacuated to the Unit­ cord which is one of Gestapo­ the members of the crew helping ed Kingdom. They were part of like methods of repression and to man the gims. The crew was^: a group of several hundred who terrorization of merchant seamen. commended by the Army officers were divided up among the ships Only John Hawk, Vice-Presi­ and General MacArthur for their of the convoy. Nineteen of them dent of the SIU, spoke out in de­ splendid behavior and action dur< came aboard the "HENRY BA­ fense of the seamen's basic rights ing and after the attack. CON." the right to be civilian em- The ship, which crewed up : . MUSIC: OUT ployees and organize and bargain Galveston, has just returned to>f through unions of their own that port. (Continued on Page 7) Heroic Actions Of SS Bacon Crew Retold In CBS Dramatic Program When the SIU crew of the SS Henry Bacon dove from their sinking ship into icy waters so that their places in the lifeboats could be used by refugee women arid children, they wrote one of the most heroic chapters in the history of the maritime industry. Ever since their story was first printed in the Saafarers Log. newspapet-s" and magazines all over the country have been print­ ing eulogies of their self-sacrific­ ing conduct. Latest to pay them homage was the Columbia Broad­ casting System, which retold 4he ^tory in dramatic form over a coast to coast hook-up Tuesday ^ternoon, April 24, 5 to 5:30 p.m. Following is the sctip as enact­ ed by professional actors—^stage dii%ctions are included: SOUND: BUSY RUSSIAN HARBOR—HOLD BEHIND: ' JIM: Why're we wditin' rotmd liere? AU our cargo's been imloaded. / JOHNNY: Yeah. The Russians lii lun-y'-M""" have already moved most of it off the docks. They sure move fast. JIM: Scuttlebutt says we brought seventy-five hundred tons of war cargo to Murmansk. Why d'ya s'pose the convoy does­ n't heave anchor and get the . . . JOHNNY: Hey! What's this comin' aboard? JIM: A bunch of women ~an' kids! JOHNNY: What're they doin' here? JIM: Look! They're carryin' bags an' stuff—like refugees. JOHNNY: Why d'ya s'pose they're comin' aboard the "BA­ CON.?" SIU Ship Survives Jap Suicide Plane �PDF Compressor Pro X'"' I' • h Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Post-War Cornerstone Published by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated •with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President (05 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - Secy-^Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City itU MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4> BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) .... PHILADELPHIA ADDRESS PHONE 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2764 .... 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 405 7 .... 14 North Gay St.—Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 765 I . 25 Commercial PL—Norfolk 4-1083 339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336 .. 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 842 Zack St.—Tampa MM-1323 .. 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392 NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) .. SAVANNAH TAMPA ACKSONVILLE .... MOBILE SAN JUAN. 28 PUERTO RICO GALVESTON H(5UST0N .. 45 Ponce de Leon-—San Juan 1885 . . 305'/5 22nd St.—Galveston 2-8043 6605 Canal Street if % if tSf PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET New York. (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ~ >267 The Military vs. The People Organized Labor '• f Friday, April 27, 1945 \ Mates Fight To,{ Aot As Seagoing Chambermaids The mates aboard the SS Otis | E. Hall, bless their hearts, ara*" animal lovers from 'way back. There is nothing they like better; than the chance to play house­ maid to 300 howling, chattering, very much un-housebrokea monkeys. They love it. Especially where there is the slight matter of overtirpe involved. And the cre^ loved it, too. The sight of all that gold braid messing around with the cute little ba—, we mean monks; swabbing up after 300 healthy simians that had never heard of modern plumbing! When the ship payed off the Deck Department naturally put in overtime for the water sougeeing up after these passengers. So it became beef number one with the American. Liberty SS Corp. We fought the whole bloomin' lot of them: the master, the mates, the SS company. Only the monkeys didn't care. They were neutral. All of our beef experts pulled every bit of strategy they knew, but they couldn't get past first base. Brothers, we lost. But we went down fighting. The operator, faced with the prospect of paying twice, the mates having already been paid, was not very sympathetic. W. J. Hill, assistant to the vice presi­ dent, wrote us: "It is true that the ordinary practice when a vessel carries live stock that the sailors in most all cases receive the amount of money, whatever it may be, for taking care of such cargo, but I do not know of anywhere • that you will find it in writing or in print that such money is spe­ cifically to be turned over to any particular parties. I do. want to impress upon you, however, that Merchant seamen have been approached by many The American workers are traditionally opposed to servicemen's organizations, inviting them to membership. peace time militarism. They have long since discovered that At least one exclusively seamen's outfit has been formed. a brass hat, more often than not, covers a labor hating mind. What then should be the attitude of the merchant seaman They have seen picket lines broken by National Guard and toward these groups? regular troops, who always were on the beck and call of the The SIU, in line with its 'policy of not dictating to its employer, but never ready to give aid to the worker. members in affairs outside of union matters, takes no-posiThe American workers have seen anti-democratic tion on the question. What the individual does is up to his totalitarian regimes abroad come to power partly through own conscience and desire, and the question of picking an the military regimentation of the workers. They know that organization, if any, is his alone to decide. But should he employer sponsored militarism and free trade unions can choose to belong to such an outfit he has the responsibility not exist side by side. to see that its program is pro-labor. It is for these TeasOns that the military caste in the After the last war, the veteran was used in many local­ JJnited States was never able, in the past, to maintain con­ ities as an anti-labor force by the employers; used to break trol over any major section of the economy in peace time. strikes and smash the unions. Today, however, with the Army and Navy grown to Organized labor is watching with great interest the % unprecedented size and exercising either direct or indirect development of the various servicemen's organizations and control over the country's entire economy, the military is the roads they are taking. It has learned the lesson of twenty in an advantageous position to make a bid for post war five years ago and is paying much attention to the problems power. The first such bid came this past week when the of the veteran. I do not entirely agree with what the mates on this vessel did, and Goast Guard asked for permanent jurisdiction over merch­ The veteran has many special problems (as does the lave told them so, but since ant seamen. merchant seaman) and will ask for special legislation to they did accept the money, and It is no accident that the merchant seamen were compensate him for the losses he has suffered: the losses of kept it, and performed the worfc^ singled out as the first group of civilian workers to be time and opportunity, of jobs and skills. Some of this has J "ot tlunk that the crew marked by the military for a peace time straight jacket. already been taken care of—though inadequately—by thej®'^®"?^ Company Seamen are one of the most strongly organized and militant GI Bill of Rights. Additional legislation will be proposed, to|j^°; Tat J'' by the mates.' .^oup of workers in the country. Likewise, the shipowners help integrate the veteran into civilian life once again. That's that, brothers; there i£( Isre one of the most anti-labor and profit-swollen employer However, the problem of the veteran goes beyond nothing in our agreement which groups. A clash between the two would appear in the offing, so-called "special privilege." It includes more than grab says a mate cannot slip a chamTims the advisability, from the shipowner point of view, legislation, and the veteran himself is aware of that. He has berpot under an impatient) i • ^ of having his employers under the thumb of the military. also the problem of the civilian—thfe problem of jobs, of monkey. ————— • *.. i Thi§ Coast Guard-shipowner maneuver is of great security, of peace and democracy. Tuesday Night significance to the entire labor movement. For if the miliIt is in these things that organized labor too has a stake. 'jSiiy succeeds in regimenting the seamen, it will no doubt It too, is "intensely interested in a society where a man can The Tuesday Night Canteen ' \ feei bold enough to march inland and attempt military live at peace with his neighbor, and raise a family without for merchant seamen, sponsored ^ discipline of the truck drivers, the auto workers, the coal fear of insecurity. It too, wants to see the four freedoms by the American Women's Hos­ ©iners, etc. flower in this country. It knows that unless the veteran has pitals Reserve Corps, will con- ; M The struggle of the seaman to retain a civilian status security and freedom he is likely to fall into the fascist tinue until further notice at the i" [ ' iind the independence of his union, is the forerunner of the camp and be used to sm^h the free trade unions in America. Great Northern Hotel, 119 Wv f Jijght which will face the entire labor movement, f Whatever final veterans organization comes out of this 56th Street, New York City. According to those who have ? i r The SIU will conduct itself honorably in this fight, war, it must be strongly democratic and must be pro-labor attended previously, the place and in a manner aimed at safeguarding the independence in its outlook, and must work hand in hand with the trade worth going to. There is danci^f i the union movement. We ask the rest of labor to care- unions of this country in building a free, secure Uic America xxincxiuaja floor show, beer and bgautif* T t ^ully follow our struggle, and if necessary, give us a hand— for all the people. Else we may yet, even in victory, lose girls. What else do you feUow v pn the picket line or on the floor of Congress. want? the war. n �PDF Compressor Pro !• . • .•^> ;•• j IHE Friday. April 27. 1945 •^T-j [ '^.-.jAfyj^j'.-t ••;'-j'".-"'-V. !• ^"' SEAEAKEHS LOG Page Three NatiM's Military Leaders Pay Tribute To The Merchant Seamen By PAUL HALL The balloting on the constitutional amendments and the $10 Strike Assessment resolution has aroused the same interest in the Port of New York as did Vie last general election. The interest shown is to be noted as progress, and a fellov/ can hardly keep from comparing the difference in the membership's point of view now and that of a few years back. All hands today realize the problems facing the seamen in the post-war period and the necessity of building up strength and re­ sources for our organization in our fight to maintain and raise our conditions. The enthusiasm and interest shown by the Seafarers' membership on these things, especially the building and strike funds, shows that the membership are aware of our problems. 4. it S. 4 The new booklet, "Here's How, Brother," is causing plenty of comment. This comment comes, not only from our membership who like it very much, but from other trade unions as well. We have had numerous request from other unions in other fields for copies of this booklet. Speaking of educational booklets, the next one of the Seafarers series should be ready very soon for the membership. This is the one regarding the conducting of meetings, both ashore and aboard ship. This booklet, once distributed, should result in better meetings for it gives the manner in which to bring up various points for dis­ cussion, etc. It is worded in the same language as "Here's How, Brother" and it will be illustrated with cartoons by Bernard Sea­ man, the same guy who does the cartoons for the LOG and our other booklets, etc 1 4. 4 5- 4The recently launched organizing program of the Seafarers is getting the full support of our membership, not only in taking jobs with unorganized companies, but for the distribution of our literat­ ure in the various SIU ports. There is no question but what this drive will be successful. With the membership giving their support in such a manner it is hardly possible to do anything other than to succeed. • There is something that our members riding our contracted vessels can do to help this organizing drive. That is, regardless of the port you are in, whenever you are around any crew members of unorganized ships, spread the good word of the Seafarers and tell these people the score. Tell them the benefits of unionism over the cut-throat policy and insufficient living wages and conditions of non-unionism. In doing this, one effective thing to be used is the Seafarers Lqg. For that reason, it is more neccessary now than eyer before that our papers, literature, etc., be given full distribution in all ports of the world. So all of you members in contracted ships should take care of the literature put aboard your ship by the union Patrolman and see to it that it gets into the hands of as many unorganized seamen as possible, regardless of the port. . The men who know, the men on the fighting lines who depend upon the merchant seamen for their supplies, are aware pf the splendid job lhat the seamen are doing. Mai^ tributes have been paid to these seagoing civilian heroes, who until recently had a higher ANTWERP DOCKERS STILL FIGHTING OPPRESSION (LPA) Recently dock workers in Antwerp, Belgium, went out on strike in protest against the low wages on the dockside. On being promised wage raises, they returned to work. The promise was not kept. When they started a protest stoppage, they were locked out for 15 days. The lock­ out was lifted only after a mass demonstration of dock workers went to the Town Hall. European labor leaders are pointing with pride to the fact that the tradi­ tional militancy of these workers has not been broken even by the years of Gestapo terror. Workers who have been in the front ranks of the fight against Nazism are not simply looking for a "return to normalcy." Employers who try to beat them down are going to find that these workers are pre­ pared to fight oppression at home just as bitterly as they fought the Nazi oppressors from abroad. casualty rate than the armed forces, but who nevertheless' kept the ships sailing and delivered the goods. yi& print below a few of the tributes paid the merchant sea­ men by men who know the story. The list is much too long to be included in its entirety, but the latest commendations are given; "In behalf of the men of my command, I thank the men of the Merchant Marine for their pledge of full cooperation in our com­ mon effort to destroy the forces of tyranny and darkness. The huge quantities of supplies that have been brought across the Atlantic are a testimonial to the job that has already been done." General Dwighl D. Eisenhower. "It is a source of great pride to see how these sailors of the United States Merchant Marine are cooperating in every way to enable the soldiers of the United States Army to reach the far shore in the best of condition." The laie Brigadier General Maur­ ice Rose, Second Armored Di­ vision. The men who carry the ships of the merchant fleet to far off ports and up to dangerous beaches^"the men responsible but who are never praised enough, the men of the U. S. Merchant Mar­ ine" received high praise from Cpl. Lawrence E. Albrillon, Mar­ ine veteran of the South Pacific, at a recent launching of a Victo:^ ship in Oregon. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in a message read to 1,000 Maritime Service officer candidates at Al­ ameda, praised "the valor of the merchant seamen partici­ pating with us in the liberation of the Philippines." "With us they have shared the heaviest enemy fire," said his dispatch, read by Capt. H. H. Dreany, assistant commandant of the Maritime Service. "On these islands I have ordered them off their ships and into foxholes when their ships became untenable targets of at­ tack. At our side they have suf­ fered in bloodshed and death. The high caliber of efficiency and the courage they displayed in their part of the invasion of the Philippines marked their conduct throughout the entire campaign in the Southwest Pacific. They have contributed tremendously to our success. I hold no branch in higher esteem than the Mer­ chant Marine Service." THE MEMBERSHIP VOTES IN NEW YORK iV. ITALY WORKERS ARE FIRM AGAINST FASCIST LEADER (LPA) Threats of reprisals not­ withstanding, workers in north­ ern Italy have refused to desig­ nate representatives to serve in the fake unions of the Fascist government. Mussolini's Minis­ ter of the Interior has threatened the owners of the factories where these workers are employed with court martial, if they do not ob­ tain from their workers a big vote for the government. So far, the workers have stood firm against the Fascist unions. Ready, willing, and able—and eager—are these brothers lining up before the polling booths, to have their books checked. It is their votes, along with thousands of other full book men, which will Cuban Dock Workers decide whether a $10 strike assessment will be levied on every 4* 4" 4* 4* Dock workers throughout the member. From left to right: James O'Keefe, AB, committeeman; The recreation room in the New York hall is going to have island have asked President Grau Mohamed Agreel, AB, signing the register; and waiting their turn. several additions in the next few days for recreational facilities. The San Martin for a 40 per cent in­ Jose G. Lopez, Oiler; Joseph Pilutis, OS; James Russell, AB; Edward deck will be rearranged so as to allow either billiard tables or ping- crease for the loading of sugar. J. Kelly, AB; and Edgar Emery, FOW. pong, tables (or both if the membership desires them) to be placed there. Either a juke box or a radio will be installed and more of a HERE ARE THE BALLOT BOX GUARDIANS variety of different type games Will be added to go along with the stuff we now have; crib, checkers, etc. This recreation deck should be a comfortable place as soon as the warm weather sets -in due to the fact that it is wide open on both sides and has plenty of big windows. This stuff has been a little long in being set up—what with; priorities for the master radio, fixtures, etc. This will make the hall more comfortable for the membership, not only for studying and; reading, but for batting the breeze with old shipmates. To any of you fellows down the line Who would like to add any suggestions as' to the gear being installed, either come up and give it in person or; drop us a line and let us know your thoughts on the matter. 4' 41 4>. 4* Shipping is now booming up the East Coast after the short: slump of a few weeks back and it looks now as thought it will stay^ this way for a while to come. We can look, however, right after: /VE day, for a slump in shipping because in-all probabhty there will be plenty of pulling ship.s out of active service for conversion into troOp carriers, as well as diverting other ships into the Facific area. Just before the voting began on the coastwise referendum in the New York halL the five brothers, For that reason, it is a damn good idea for our members paying off the West Coast, (providing their private affairs will allow), to in the ebove picture were chosen as good union members to examine the credentials of each voter to 'bast their vote. From left to right they are: Daniel Snitcher. AB; S. srtay on the West Coast and ship from there for such a time as many insure that oiriy these Cezboae, OBer; WilUun T. Conaelty, Oiler; Edgar-A. Johnston, OS; James O'Keefe. AB. Ottf jobs Will be from there. �PDF Compressor Pro V ' li' i Page Four II i' i THE SEAEAREKS LOG Friday, April 27, 1945 Seafarers' Shertest Member Is Mighty Long On Trade Unionism The size of a man's body does­ n't determine the quality of his •• • J N •x"' " N j ll i fighting heart, or the strength of his unionisrn. Brother Curt This week all inspectors at the rhents, especially education and is four feet high, but one Vli •S Starke Packard plant in Detroit walked Jiealth, are understaffed. of the stoutest SIU men you'll out, causing the day .gnd night Aside to Mayor La Guardia: a run across. shifts to close down, when the simple solution, raise salaries! Despite his size. Brother Starke management tried to increase the 4" 4i is an Able Seaman—and a damn number of engines the men had A gain of 4,000 members in the good one. No man ever worked If to inspect. last year has been made by the i; aloft with more agility than he, American Federation of Teachers. This is additional evidence sup­ and he can splice right along porting the charge of urtion of­ And no wonder: teachers' salar­ with the masters. ficials that the employers are ies are in most cases set by law, Starke himself is a living tes­ using the no-strike pledge to in­ and have been mainly untouched timony of how the SIU protects in recent years. Elementary union stall a speedup system. its members, for if it had not education—when an individual The company tries to get more been for the union he would not worker finds he cannot help him­ profit from each worker, at the today be going to sea. It was in self, he gets together,with others same time that it hopes to goad the Spring of 1941 that the Tam­ in his plight. the men into a strike, and dis­ pa hall dispatched Starke for the credit the union. first time to an American ship. AFL Insurance Unit The mate took one look at his A drive to unionize 10,000 rest­ 4-foot body, and refused him. The Pays Dividend aurant woi'kers yet unorganized union went to bat and forced has been begun by the Hotel and NEW YORK, April 23—A divi­ the shipowner to give him a Restaurant Workers Joint Board dend of $2.50 a share to be dis­ chance. A chance was' all he (AFL) in New York City. Among tributed among stockholders of needed—and today he is an AB. the targets are the Schrafft chain The sea has always held a fas­ and Toffenetti's, on Times Square. the Union Life Insurance Com­ cination for Brother Starke. When Seamen wiU please note that pany was announced yesterday he was a child in Germany he these places are anti-union. by Matthew Woll, the president, used to listen to the stories of after its nineteenth annual adventure told by his uncle, a Local 802 of the American Fed­ meeting. skipper, in the German merchant eration of Musicians (AFL) has marine. The uncle promised to Mr. Woll announced that the disbursed $125,977 in 1944 from take young Curt to sea as soon its relief fund to more than 500 company, organized and owned as he was "big enough." But needy members. Most of them by trade unions affiliated with Curt never got big enough—and are over 60 and on the inactive the American Federation of the uncle refused to let him list. Labor, had $88,662,961 of individ­ aboard his ship. Just one more argument in ual and group life, accident and Broken hearted, he turned to favor of unionism. health insurance in force. He the only work he could get, ^ ^ pointed out that the dividend an­ strong man in a traveling circus American textile workers have nounced was equal to a return of of midgets. He was the underwon a minimum wage of 55 cents 5 per cent on the $50" originally stander and supported a human an hour, after more than a year's paid for a share. pyramid on his shoulders. fight through the War Labor About the time Hitler came in­ Board and other government LUCKY TOUR to power Starke came to the agencies. • , United States and joined the 50,000 workers will be affected Royal American Midgets. immediately, and approximately 400,000 will be benefited event­ "It wasn't a bad job," he ex­ ually. An increase in the basic plains, "but all the time we tour­ wage had been demanded more ed Oldahoma and Kansas and the than a year ago, but was kicked Dakotas. I. never got to even look arouiid from one alphabet agency at the sea. Finally I couldn't Brother J. P. Shuler and Curt Starke have a reunion in the j to another. However, when the stand it emy more and I headed New York HaU 4 years after they first met in Tampa. It was Shuler.; production of needed' war goods, for the Atlantic Coast." Curt knew from past experi­ then Tampa Dispatcher, who forced the shipowners to give 4 feet such as cotton duck, fell off beence that the mates would give fall Slarke a chance at a job. Starke is now an AB. smd entitled to cause the workers were unable to live on the pitiful salaries and him the heave ho if they could, sail any ship in the SIU fleet. moved into other industries, the and so he went directly to the government saw the light. SIU hall in Tampa. It was J. P. ^ ^ 4* Shuler, then Dispatcher, who got After all the fuss and feathers him seaman's papers and a job. WASHINGTON, April 17—In4 trying to put the lid on the Mine A couple of weeks after Curt secret testimony before it, re­ Workers for their portal to portal had shipped out, and the boys in leased today by a subcommittee pay demand, it is gradually be­ the "Tampa hall had ceased spec­ of the Appropriations Committee coming a national policy. The ulating on what kind of a seaman War Labor board last week ruled of the House, James V. Forrestal, he would make, a big truck pull­ Families of merchant seamen in favor of travel time for open ed up in front and workmen be­ Secretary of the Navy, declared gan to unload a sign. The sign that contrary to popular belief and servicemen are warned by pit copper miners in New Mexico. read, in big letters, SEAFARERS the German submarine menace the War Department against the In most mines and many in­ bunco artists who may try to dustrial plants, workers have to INTERNATIONAL UNION OF still is serious in the Atlantic. NORTH AMERICA. cash in on their grief over those travel great distances, in some cases as much as a few miles, "Hey," yeUed the Agent, "I While there are fewer submar­ who are lost. from the gate to where their didn't order that sign. The mem­ ines, he said, "they are mech­ These ghouls get the names working time begins. bership didn't authorize * me to anically more efficient and more from the casualty lists and put Now that the ice has been spend all that dough." difficult to catch," and the men­ on an act to sell the families broken, look for similar demands "It's all pai4 for, brother," said ace around the British Isles "is "memorial" specialties, "hall of oh the part of other unions. one of the truckmen. "A guy by now a very serious one" because fame" notices or some other 4 4 4" the name of Curt Starke bought it of a determined Nazi effort to bunco game. These are never The American Federation of and told us to put it up here. And cripple General Eisenhower's authorized and never materialize, State, County and Municipal Em­ supply lines. Admiral Ernest J. even though payment has been ployees is trying to hike the up she goes." King, Commander in Chief of the made by the Arrowing family. wages of New York City civil Fleet, cautioned the committee Insurance Rate Lowered against If you hear of anybody being service workers. They are trying "any false impression of approached by these grave-rob­ to raise the minimum wage to Merchant seamen who wish to Japanese naval and air impobers, notify the authorities at $1,500 a year, hardly an exorbi­ increase the amoimt of insurance tency by their apparent light re­ tant amount, what with wages they are carrying are eligible for action to our air strikes on the once. "frozen" and prices very, very Two years ago Julie London wartime insurance at a lower homeland." "It will be a dif­ "fluid." New York has been hav­ was just another lovely face (and ^JL rate. Under the new rate the ferent story when we approach ing great difficulty in finding )ody) to the movie scouts. Bui cost of government insurance will their shores to land our Army workers rich enough to work at today she is under contract, the be 50 cents per $1,000 a month, and Marines," Admiral King the salaries the city is now pay­ happy result of a long tour with instead of $1 per $1,000. said. ing. As a result, most depart- the USO. $1 $1 Subs Still Menace Atlantic Ghouis Are Fleecing Seamen's Families • V. V -it . �PDF Compressor Pro THE Friday. April 27. 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page FIIFP Post War Jurisdiction Of Seamen m. • CAN I MAKE cooftmioH N-mervu ANOTHER TRIP SIR? Oh Mr. Mate—Oh Mr. Mate, Can I get on the jour to eight? I'll shine your brass and— And just to prove how true the old song is, read the latest issue of Colliers .Magazine. The publicity hounds of the NMU scored again, and how. The story is all about their educational work, "leadership" school and "labor-managenaent cooperation." Last but not least, the story tells how the NMU is teaching the boys that it is wrong to strike even in peace time. Mr. Daniel "Squeaky" Boano is the Master of Cere­ monies with Professor Leo Huberman conducting the sell­ out symphony. The article should have been written by Beatrice Fairfax, but since it really does show the real faker role of the NMU it does all right anyway. Incidentally, Basil Harris, head of the U. S. Lines, happened to be around at the same time the writers were, and was highly eulogized by the NMU fakers as "a great friend of Labor and a true union man"—^so soon are picket lines forgotten. W. M. GETS THE BUSINESS and everything was carefully in­ vestigated by Lt. L. D. Connor FROM COAST GUARD and Lt. J. F. Strumpf of the Several months ago .my sea­ man's certificates were revoked indefinitely by a U. S. Coast Guard officer in Norfolk. I When my ship was in Bizerte, the army had courtmartialed me on a couple of charges—Coming aboard under the weather, tak­ ing a few nips in the foc'sle, etc. ^ I wa." fined and sentenced to thirty days in the army stockade. When I came out I shipped on another boat which was on a shuttle run. I kept my nose, clean for a few months and then had another courtmartial in Mar­ seilles, for which I was fined. JThe Marseilles courtmartial re­ cord was sent to Norfolk, and that is the one where they claimed I was supposed to be pre­ sent for a hearing. My certificates were revoked in Norfolk last December, and an appeal to have the case reopened was turned down by Norfolk. I then filed an appeal with Admiral Chalke in Washington, which has to be done in thirty days. I thought my case was hopeless, so I didn't follow it up. Several weeks later I received a card from the Coast Guard say­ ing that if I was still interested in the case to make a notarized statement giving my reasons for thinking I should have my papers back. My main reason waS' that I hadn't been properly notified that a hearing was to be held, and also that up until last trip I had had a clear record. ^ I proved that I had never been notified; also that the Norfolk unit was very careless of the facts. I could prove everything I said by the dates on my papers Coast Guard headquarters in Washington. The outcome was that the charges against me are dismissed and my papers are OK. The two lieutenants who helped me in Washington went to a lot of trouble. They also took responsibility on themselves by having a dispatch order sent to Norfolk. That dispatch order was a big thing as it had to be OKed by Admiral Chalke, captains, commanders, etc.. It also kept the draft board off my neck as I was scheduled for a pre-induction physical. They are also going to investi­ gate other cases heard by the Norfolk unit; so any one who can give good reasons for reconsider­ ation should get in touch with the Washington CG headquarters. Duke Dushane, here in Wash­ ington, is the man who showed me how to go about all" of this, and he spent plenty of his own time doing it. Duke figures that if I wrote to the Log and ex­ plained my case, it might help others who have had the same trouble. SIDNEY DAY. No. 50029 machinery, with the same de­ provided no fundamental and (Continued from Page 1) aboard the ship. They snoop liberation and solemnity as the permanent changes were effected around the officers, trying to get original laws, as developed and thereby. This consideration then them to squal on the unlicensed amended over a period of many brings us to the changes in the men. They pussy-foot among the years. Code proposed by the Cora-^ crew, trying to pick up somcT Our country has been and still mandant of the United States thing on the officers. They at­ is engaged in a great war of sur­ Coast Guard. tempt to set department against vival. As part of his alleged war These changes in the regula­ department, to make of seamen powers, the President of the tions refer to the issuance of a bunch of snivelers and stool- United States, in his capacity of licenses or certificates to the per­ pigeons. Commander in Chief of the Army sonnel of the United States Mer­ And if the first mate says that and Navy, issued Executive Or­ chant Marine. It is to be noted the Bosun parts his hair on the der No. 9083, dated February that in the machinery set up for wrong side—a full fledged Coast 28th, 1942 which effected the the issuance of these licenses, Guard trial is. in order. Many a transference of all of the func­ the Commandant of the United man has had his papers lifted tions of the Bureau of Marine States Coast Guard wiU have because of some shipboard gos­ Inspection and Navigation of the complete power and control of sip picked up by the Coast Guard. Department of Conunerce to the that very important function of All of which means that while Bureau of Customs and United the Bureau of Marine Inspection the Coast Guard is in control, States Coast Guard. By far the and Navigation of the Depart­ the military has the power to greatest bulk of the functions ment of Commerce. Nothing in pick up a man's papers and pre­ were transferred to the Uniteh the proposed regulations indicates vent him from making a living States Coast Guard. that they are to be temporary in his trade. That is what the This Executive Order, accord­ and for the duration of the war NMU leaders are accepting. ing to its own preamble, was is­ only. Therefore, it must be as­ Whereas a legitimate trade union sued solely by virtue of the au­ sumed that they wiU be perm­ functions to protect a man's right' thority vested in the President anent and will extend beyond the to work, the NMU is willing to by Title 1 of the First War Powers duration of the war and into let the brass hats decide whether Act of 1941, and "in order to peacetime. or not a seaman can work. The expedite the prosecution of the If they be for the duration of NMU has ceased to function as war efforts." the war only, we oppose the a trade union—it is merely a These functions were trans­ changes as being unnecessary, trade union cover for the labor ferred for a limited period of bothersome and wasteful. The hating shipowners and Coast time and for a well defined pur­ end of the war is Europe is an Guard hierarchy. pose. It is sufficient to note that immediate prospect. The final The SIU has served notice on the delegation of the inherent termination of the hostilities with the Coast Guard brass hats that right of the Congress to enact, Japan cannot be too far away. we intend to fight this move maintain or change our laws was Changes of this character, if in­ right down the line. This week modified, if at all, to a limited tended to be temporary, should copies of the SIU statement were extent and circumscribed with have been proposed long before sent to Congressmen and Sen­ the limitations of a special emerg­ this time. ators, warning them that this ency existing. If the changes are intended to totalitarian piece of legislation Among the powers of the Sec­ be permanent, then we are of may soon be presented to them retary of Commerce, incidental the opinion that the Command­ for action. If and when that hap­ to the proper functioning of the ant of the Coast Guard is seeking pens, we shall rally, not only laws of Congress set forth in Title to effect by means of a device waterfront labor, but the entire 46, is the power, duty or right which has been accidentally de­ labor movement ashore in the to draw up a set of rules or regu­ posited in his hands by the ex­ smashing of a military plot to lations to implement the main igencies of the war emergency, take over a vital part of the outline of functions vested in the to perpetuate the control of his country's economy, the maritime Department of Commerce by the department, and to bring about industry. Congress of the United States. permanent changes in funda­ Following is the text of the Need attention be called to the mental polices without the con­ SIU statement presenting to the fact that these powers or duties sent or knowledge of the Con­ were vested, as a matter of the gress of the United States. Such Coast Guard by John Hawk: policy of our sovereign law mak­ a move, effecting such a radical ing Congress solely in the De­ change in our fundamental law Statement partment of Commerce? They is violative of the orderly pro­ of were not intended to be divested cedure of our government. It is Seafarers International from it or transferred to any an attempt to usurp powers, and Union of North America other agency of the government, to make laws, without the solemn Affiliated with the American unless by proper process of law. deliberation and consent of the No great objection would be Congress of the United States. Federation of Labor offered, possibly, to minor Representative of 60,000 Mer­ changes in the Codes or regula­ It is one of the worst examples bureaucratic infringement chant Seamen on the subject of tions, by the transference of the of proposed changes in the Regula­ Commerce Secretary's powers. (Continued on Page 7) tions of the Department of Commercec attached to a notice of MOVIE CABBY JOINS TEAMSTERS Hearing dated March 27. 1945 is­ sued by the United States Coast Guard. The Congress; of the United States, in a series of enactments, codified and now found in Title 46 of the United States Code An­ notated, has vested in the De­ partment of Commerce certain powers with respect to the super­ vision, control and regulation of the Merchant Marine, its vessels and personnel. This is an historic policy and dates back for many years in the life of our country. The sovereign power of the United States, exercised by its Congress, and no doubt ratified by the executive branch of the Government, has found expres­ sion in these enactments or laws. Obviously, these laws should not be lightly or easily set aside, side­ stepped or disturbed. Certainly, changes should not be effected Character actor Frank Faylen has played so many taxicab driv­ by means of trick, device, or sub­ ers in the films that Local 640, IntT Bro. of Teamsters (AFL) de­ terfuge. Any alteration in this cided he deserved an honorary membership card. Above, Faylen expression of the sovereign will must be brought about solely by as he appeared in the Warner picture "No Time For Comedy" with the. employment of the same Rosalind Russell and Ray Miland. �PDF Compressor Pro • •"' 'y/^.-i' V- x^X-/. Page Six PH£ S^AFAkEKS LOG Friday, April 27, 1945 sbowiixg Ibeir interests in main­ taining a democratic policy and Shipping has slowed down con­ protection from the shipown^s siderably this past week; only by castlztg their votes. Shipped 6 men, 2 to each departJ. F. SHULER, Patrolman tnent. With about 45 members i, t. t. ^ on the beach scattered all over Shipping has picked up this Texas, I find it hard to get men week, probably will continue for to take jobs. Guess that it is the quite a spell to ce~ie. We also good old sunshine that causes it. have sent a few men to the lakes The" beaches aie open now and and quite a few to the west coast the boys like to lounge around and take in the sights. With these can keep cool between beers or got off with a reprimand and Leacock, William Lee, John for Pacific shipping. suspended sentences but, now we Gorey, Fetcbaer nnd the Schicknew style bathing suits and play ships. We do have some difficulties Brother Eddie Higdon arrived come to the old timers. One, a Shiimey. All beefs were squared in manning some of the Calmar suits that the gals are wearing^ well, the bays do get an eyeful, in town last Friday and took oyer Fireman, was sick. He contacted away on them. Company . ships, especially the the duties of Agent, relieving the chief engineer and made ar­ T'he (Robin Line had the SS Ida Ore boats, but if there is any and I don't mean sand. At last the good ship Brandy- Brother Michelet who has gone rangements to have another man Morris, James Gunn, Sidney Len- member who really wants a wine is straightened out, and to New York. It is rumored that stand his watch, paying him the iefr ®nd the Samuel Griffin. steady run. I'd say come to New The SS Gallen Stone of the York and take one of the Ore there isn't a sign of an NMU he will-try to instruct Brother regular rate of pay 90 eents per stooge aboard. Brother Bryant, Shuler in the art of cooking, at hour. But the ensign came aboard Eastern SS Company .paid 'off. boats. As we all know, just yet the ship's delegate, has done a what he told your hours later, and without even This was her Maiden Voyage and they do not have first class hotel good job and deserves a lot of correspondent before leaving seeing the man, said that he was she came in exceptionally clean accommodations, but with a few here. Also he said that he had not sick. At the hearing his for a ship on her first trip. We good book members aboard, I am credit. hopes of getting Brother Shuler papers were lifted for thirty days. also had the Alexander C^ay of sure that something can be done Have the Albion Victory in this Is this what you ccdl .justice? the Eastern SS Co. to buy a new suit. port in transit, with headaches. to bring them to a fair condition. The Bos'n on the Adair, an­ Smith and Johnson paid off As we all know, every one can't Paid off the SS H. M. Rice of Seems that the engineers and mates never heard of Abe Lin­ Alcoa Co. last week. A clean other old timer, also had his four ships. The Overtakes three, sail the C-2s, so why not take a coln freeing the slaves, imtil I payoff and no beefs. There were papers lifted for thirty days for and the American Range Line vacation trip aboard one of the went aboard and blew my top.| a lot of oldtimers and ex-pie taking, part of one day off. The had the SS Gregory as her only Calmar Ore boats ... eh, what? Then they decided that the boys cards on her. Among thejn Bull- mate gave him permission to take payoff. All beefs on these ships Attention, Engine Department, needed a little time off so knock- Sheppard. A nice job, brothers, this time off but the coast guard have been squared away to the especially Assistant Electricians: ed the gangs off an hour or two thanks for the way you always thinks different. Is this satisfaction of the crews. We I had been advised on more than earlier. j brought her in. Brother Greenlee what you call justice? had a number of sign ons all one occasion ^^ere in New York, Three Oilers, 1 AB and 1 OS ex-pie card from New York, also Until such time as we can fight squared away. fire with fire be careful of what This makes our third consecu- by reliable sources that an ex­ Want to sign off, but the skipper Now if any of' you wish to en­ you do, go, or say as these ti-ve busy week, so shipping perienced FOW can sail under refuses to sign them off. His reathat rating without having that sons are that it. is too much joy our beautiful city and girls HOOLIGANS are composed of should be in full swing here for endorsement, and in the event 'trouble and work for himself and come on down and grab yourself doctors, lawyers and ankle-deep a while. Now and then you hear that you do have difficulty in men grumbling because they signing on in New York as the purser. All Agents on all ^ ^JhereJs plenty of both, sailors. Question: What is justice? LEROY CLARKE, can't ship out, but in this case Assistant Electrician by the U. S. coasts watch for this vessel When! GLENN MASTERSON, RAY WHITE, Agent you generally find that there are Commissioner, take note: take it pays off, as I believe that when Patrolmen four or five buddies aU wanting commissioner's name; go to the she comes in it will be stinking to ship Bos'n or Deck Eng. on nearest phone booth and call with logs. CHARLESTON the same ship of the C-Type pre­ All you members that ship out BALTIMORE Whitehall 3-2300, extension 174, Business is still slow in the ferably. of Galveston: When you are' and ask for the Commander in We are glad that the Seafarers charge. Explain the situation, ready to ship bring your gear Shipping in this port continues Carolinas. Weather is nice and with you, so that when you make' to be slow, but we are looking the beaches are getting a nice have a good payoff record to brag a ship you don't have to go back' forward to a lot of shipping very play. E. W. Scripps, Alcoa Steam­ about as it seems all the Mari­ and I am sure that the error caii be rectifie^d. But where the SIU < home to pack up. Your gear can' loading of grain ship Company, was in for a few time Unions are boasting at this has a contract with-the Company be left in the hall and be safe as in this port. HoWever, it is to be days last week in transit. A few time. The NMU's main boast is specifically stating that their As­ this hall has a fireproof vault. expected that most of the ship- minor beefs were straightened the number of jobs that they are sistant Electricians must have the Which I am using partly for a Pi"g ^iU be shorter runs, so save out before she sailed. Had a call finking out and the official organ endorsement, then we can't, un­ •baggage room. some of your money, fellows. from Norfolk for eleven men. We of the MFOW has to brag about der the circumstances, help you There is considerable talk sent seven from Charleston, and the NMU's finking, as the rank D. STONE, Agent about the bonus—when and for Brother Thompson sent four from and file of the MFOW seem to be out. This week we have been hit what areas it will be cut. I do Savannah. Thanks, Brother so thick that the Commissars again with that certain negli­ NEW ORLEANS not see why bonuses should White, for taking some men off have not been able to educate gence which causes confusion Things are still humming in cut as long as one American sol- the beach from this small port. them into the art of keeping them this beautiful Cajun city and dier remains in Europe. There is Expect a C-2 out of Wilmington, sailing under scab circumstances. among the members and extra •your Patrolman and Agent, and always danger from the Nazis N.C., for the South Atlantic The balloting committee on work for the dispatchers. It must Dispatcher are so busy covering | their cohorts. Perhaps the Steamship Company about the the amendments to the Constitu­ be an awful hard job for some of •ships and trying to find men to steamship owners will become middle of June. It looks slow for tion and the additional $10.00 you to let us know when you are dispatched and don't take the job, fill the jobs on the board that we! bighearted and include it as base the next week or ten days. strike assessment is under full to let us know that you are not pay. I am not joking. Sometimes are kept on the run. JAMES L. TUCKER, Agent swing and the members are taking the job. The WSA is There are still a lot of the old- they get an enlargement of the making good use of our membertimers showing up here every J heart, but they usually die from ship's laxity. They generally fill NEW YORK •day, some of whom we haven't if' had. those jobs for the Companies. seen around the Gulf in quite a I have had several cases before The SS Blenheim of the WaterThen you come in and want your long time. the Coast Guard, but they were man SS Company paid off here registration card back. Then the The WSA pulled a hot one this settled OK. However, let me last week and is to be turned same old argument again—I did- ' ALBANY, April 7 —Members week. They signed on a 13-man warn some of you members, don't over to the Danes. You will re­ n't know this or that. Steward Department on a mule'go around trying to beat up gun- member her as the ship that was of the merchant marine will not have to worry hereafter about I'd say, study the reverse side wagon. Then the Army brains nery officers. We know some of captured from the Germans in the extension of their State motor of your assignment card whep decided that they would not ship' them exceed their authority and first part of the war and proved vehicle licenses as long as they you are dispatched to a job. Then any Missouri Canaries on her so tiy to run the ship, but your best a headache tliroughout her ex­ are in the wartime service. The there will be less headaches fop the WSA ordered the Steward's bet is to take your berf to the istence as an SltT ship. However, Department cut to g men. But . skipper and bave it entered in there were a number Of good jobs bill to place members of the mer­ everybody. chant marine on an equal foot­ Four hours is sufficient time all hands were on articles, so the log. on her and we hate to see her go. ing with members of the armed for a man to pass the doctor and WSA said to cut oft four men. We There is a lot of beefing regard­ The SS Antinious of the Water­ demanded to know what jobs ing slop-chest overcharging, and man SS Company also paid- off forces, as far as operator and look the ship over to decide if bhauffeur licenses are concerned, he cares to take the job or not were being cut out. After much officers selling cigarettes. This is with all beefs squai-ed away. arguing it was decided to cut off another beef you should, keep Among the ships that paid off is now law by Governor Dewey's He can call by phone or come to a 2hd Cook and Butcher, one track Of. Then we can get to­ from the Bull Line were the SS signature. The bill applies to li­ the hall and immediately let us Baker's Utility, and 2nd Cook, gether and go to the proper peo­ Livingston, SS Hilton, SS John censes to members of the mer­ know. Others are probably waitr one Galley Utility and the Night ple and have those guys on the Hay, SS Sea Falcon, SS Joshia chant marine who have been in ing for the job that he doesn't service since Aug. 16, 1940. want. How about a little coop- ' Cook and Baker making 5 men pan. " Leach and SS William Tilgman. eration on this? What say, boys, to be let out. So these men all WtLUAM «IoKAY, Agent The SS James Miller also of the do we get it? received one month's pay plus Bull Line paid off here. She had After all, lot of you feel the time they Were on articles. NORFOLK no beefs. She is a small laker but damn hurt when you come back "• One Electrical Maintainence man Had the Robin Adair in from generally has more beefs than five or six hours later and want was cut out so he got the salne a four months trip. As everyone would the SS Queen Elizabeth. your regular card back, and then pay. Brothers, did the WSA and knows the HOOLIGAN NAVY The Mississippi SS Company are told that you have to register the Company try to get out of (Coast Guard hearing unit) comes had the SS Flying Eagle, SS all over again, because it's; aftM j paying this money, but your of­ aboard to see how the boys have Frelinghauser, SS R. Johnson the four hours. You lose all your ^ ficials held tight and the brothers conducted themselves. The nut- and SS Poster with all beefs set­ previous day's advantages you were paid. come of this visit was that fom- tled aboard. The Sturdy Beggar, have had and you burn up about At the present writing, there is men wound up on charges—^two also a Mississippi ship, paid off it. But how about the guy thai* a lot of. noise going on around deepsea sailors (from Sheepshead Without any beefs. She has been you beat out of the job? Perhaps here due to the wOTkmen putting Bay) and two of our oldtimers. a prize headache heretofore. that ship was going where he in a circulating air system in the The deepsea men had three and Among the South Atlantic Wanted to go, and it was yovt main fioor, so that the brothers four charges apiece on them and ships paying off were the SS S. (Coniinuei on Page 8 ) GALVESTON AUTO LICENSE BILL FOR SEAMEN OK'D �PDF Compressor Pro •".'T'y Friday, April 27, 1945 iti'rpe',f,^:i'-i'<Y^i!miF''v''^''i''W^^ W- :'W-""••• • ••• "• TUK SEAFARERS LOG Heroic Actions Of SS Bacon Crem Retold In CBS Dramatic Program Page Seven INSURANCE BENEFITS COME THROUGH CHARLIE: Maybe we're in refugees. Into-the other went as {Contmiiei from Page 1) many of the crew as it would contact with 'em by radio. SOUND: SHIP'S DIESEL EN­ GINES—SOUND OF GALLEY- JIM: Not a chance. We can't hold . . . DISHES, ETC. HOLD ALL BE­ use the radio. Some Nazi might SOUND: WATER SLAPPING pick us up. AGAINST Llb'E BOAT—HOLD HIND: BEHIND: JIM: Hey—Johnny! Got any­ JOHHNY: (BRING IN) Coffee —coffee—anybody want coffee? JOHHNY: The Bos'n and some thing in the refrigerator? of the men are trying to build a JOHNNY: You guys make me CHARLIE: We sure do. life raft. sick. All you do is eat! JIM: Johnny—you're a pal! JIM: Hey —look! The Chief JIM: C'mon! Be a good cook JOHNNY: All right — here's Engineer's gettin' out of the life an' rustle somethin' up for us. your cups. Hold 'em up an' I'll boat—givin' up his place to one • CHARLIE: Yeah. We've just fill 'em for you. of the kids. come off watch. An' we're hun­ JIM: Hey! There's a patch of JOHNNY: How many men are gry. blue sky. in that life boat? , JOHNNY: If you'd look around JIM: Looks like fifteen crew­ CHARLLIE: The fog's liftin'! you'd see a plate of sandwiches men and seven gunners . . . — there on the table. Is that SOUND: BRING IN PLANES Union members are receiving the first benefits from the insur­ enough or do I also have t' feed —FROM DISTANCE BEHIND: JOHNNY: And that's all she'll ance fund which was recently inaugurated by the New York Hotel Trades Council (AFL), Above, the first check is paid to the widow you? JOHNNY: Yes, sir! We're com- hold! of a member by Pres. Axel McConney of Local 144, Hotel & Club CHARLIE: Well — that's more in' outta the fog. JIM: What're we gonna do? Employes while her son looks on. I y like it! JIM: Look at that sunshine. JOHNNY: We're gonna swim. JIM: How 'bout some coffee? All of a sudden it's a beautiful Come on, boy! Over the side! day. Just look ... JOHHNY: In a minnit—in a MUSIC: STRING—HOLD BE­ minnit . . . CHARLIE: Wait a minnit . . . HIND: tude of the people of the United (Continued, from Page 5) JIM: What's that you're cpok- JOHNNY: Come on! I can't NARRATOR: The Nazi planes upon the rights of its citizens and States toward this type of man­ in'? stand here. Lemme pour this cof­ came back to strafe the life boats upon the functions of the other euver, the real object of which fee. I got work t' . . . jis to extend, solidify and rivet and the seamen swimming in the JOHNNY: Thifc? Well, I—one branches of the government. water. The master of the "HEN­ We state, as a matter of policy, down the tenure of office of cer­ of those Norwegian kids ain't CHARLIE: Quiet! RY BACON" and all of her of­ at this juncture, that the SIU of tain government employees. feelin' so good. I'm fixin' some JOHNNY: Huh? What is it? Government by fiat or decree ficers but one - were lost. With North America is unalterably milk toast and . . . them were lost many of the crew. opposed to the intervention, to must be shuffled off, as repug­ CHARLIE: I' hear planes. A JIM: I don't mean the milk Men from Dayton, Kentucky; even the slightest degree of a nant to our institutions, and true toast. I mean that smell like lotta planes . . . Robinson7 Illinois; Revere, Mass­ military branch of the govern­ Constitutional government re­ roast beef . . . achusetts; Chocowinity, North ment in the affairs of the Mer­ stored. JOHNNY: That's what it is— Respectfully submitleds Carolina; Jersey City, New Jer­ chant Marine. roast beef. Those women an' kids JOHN HAWK sey. Americans from a dozen of The experience of the thous­ look like they've never tasted Vice President these United States. One of the ands of seamen whom we repre­ good American beef. Seafarers Intemationeil rescued seamen has written a sent, with the temporary trans­ JIM: Thought you weren't Union of North America poem about the heroes of the SS ference of the powers of the De­ goin't' cook for 'em! HENRY BACON. It begins . . . partment of Commerce, has been ' JOHNNY: What're you talkin' unsatisfactory and distasteful. JIM: Yeah. So do I. CHARLIE: about? This is not the lime or place to JOHHN'Y: Yuh' don't s'pose . . . The ship was the SS HENRY draw an indictment of the con­ JIM: That's what you said. (Continued from Page 6) BACON duct of the United States Coast ! fault that he didn't get the job. JOHNNY: I said no such thing. SOUND: GENERAL QUAR­ The name we remember so Guard, of the affairs of the Bureau I Think how he must have felt too. And if you go around puttin' TERS of Marine Inspection and Navi­ I bet you a nickle to a rotten egg, weU, words in my mouth—I'll put you VOICE:' (FILTER) Battle sta­ gation, of the Department of out of my galley! tions! Man your battle stations! She was searching for the long Commerce. Briefly, it may be he felt the same as you did about lost convoy JIM: Okay—okay! losing yom card. MUSIC: STING-FADE OUT stated that the policy of this I And to Cpl. Wilson, where ever When down came the Angels CHARLIE: (EATING) These BEHIND: country has always been to con­ you are: Long time no hear from of Hell. sandwiches are all right. fine the military functions of its you. What gives? And believe it JIM: Jolmny always makes NARRATOR: Twenty-three MUSIC: UP AND OUT government in their proper or not, I can still- squawk and bombers and torpedo planes good sandwiches. sphere. Our experience with the hoUre with the best of them. Why came out after the convoy. They NARRATOR: Those heroic JOHNNY: Cut out the blarney! found the "SS HENRY BACON" members of the "HENRY BA­ Coast Guard during the course don't you write now and then? CHARLIE: Where'd those refu­ sitting—alone and unprotected— CON'S" crew sacrificed their lives of this war verifies and confirms I And also any of the oldtimers of soundness of that policy. gees come from? like a duck on a pond. And they the SIU of NA who are in the gave up their places in a life We object to the intrusion of JOHNNY: I heard the Captain came in for the kill, boat—so that refugee Norwegian the United States Coast Guard ' armed forces, . write and let U3 say they're from some island off women and children might live. into the affairs of the Merchant ,know where you are, and here's MUSIC: OUT ' good' luck and happy hunting to Norway. The Norwegian under­ Just recently, Admiral Land, Ad­ ground got word to England that SOUND: ZOOM OF PLANES ministrator of the War Shipping Marine, a civilian activity. We I you all. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK,, they were starvin' there. They —ACK-ACK BATTERIES — Administration, received the fol­ fear the effect of such intrusion and encroachment upon the Dispafche* were rescued an' taken to Russia. HOLD BEHIND lowing message from Crown rights and gains that we have Now we're takin' 'eni to England. Prince Olav, commander-in-chief NARRATOR: The gun crew won over the course of many And I'll cook roast beef for 'em barely had time to man their bat­ of the Norweigian forces. It read, MOBILE years. We believe that control if I want to! i |jJ.JSJ teries before the bombs began to in part . ,. over the issuance of seamen's Things have been very rushing CHARLIE: Okay—okay! fall. MUSIC: SNEAK IN BEHIND: licenses and papers may prove around this port. We lost one of MUSIC: UP AND DOWN SOUND: BOMB EXPLOSIONS NARRATOR: "I am in receipt the opening wedge for future in- our best Patrolmen last week out FADE OUT BEHIND: BEHIND: of a communication from the cui'sions into the Maritime In­ of this port, who is being sent out NARRATOR: The convoy mov- NARRATOR: As the bombers Norwegian High Command in dustry. We fear that this control to the Coast as an organizer. We ec} on West through the Norwe­ came in they met a blazing bar­ London, commending highly the can and may be exercised in such rank and filers out of the Gulf gian Sea and into the North Sea. rage of ack-ack fire. Five, of them spirit, loyalty and ability of the a way as to injure and emasculate hate to lose Brother Kimball, but This happened just a few weeks were shot down within a few officers and crew of the vessel the labor organizations which it will benefit the organization ago but spring had not yet come minutes. But the others came HENRY BACON, of the United haye thus, far been responsible by him going to the coast. to that part of the world. The back — again and again. They States commercial fleet. On re­ for the great improvement in the Paid off the Cape Texas (Bull weather was heavy. The sea was dropped their torpedoes int Ji the ceipt of this heroic tale I find it lot of the American merchant Line) after two days continuous arguing, getting all the overtime .£ray and cold. An icy wind blew water. One of them struJ« the incumbent upon me to express to seaman. For these reasons we object | beefs straightened out, or what 1 J through the convoy. It penetrat­ "HENRY BACON" undef; the you. Sir, my appreciation and ad­ ed layers of sweaters and heavy Number Five Hatch. miration of the outstanding dis­ most vigorously to any changes | thought was all the beefs. When jackets. Fingers froze inside the cipline and self-sacrifice display­ of any kind in the regulations of ^ the ship paid off the boys said SOUND: EXPLOSION. warmest gloves ... ed by the officers and crew of the the Department of Commerce af-, they were short forty or fifty MUSIC:OUT VOICE: (FILTER) Abandon HENRY BACON, in pact with the fecting the maritime industry, at hours. This overtime was not SOUND: SEA AND WIND- ship! Abandon ship! finest tradition of American sail­ the hands of the Coast Guard. turned over to me. If it had been We say that your time has passed turned over to me I would have SHIP'S ENGINES —HOLD BE­ ors." and is passing and that you got it straightened out with the NARRATOR: The vessel began HIND: should gracefully retire from the company trouble shooter. to settle immediately. Her crew MUSIC: UP TO END. JIM: We've lost the convoy lowered the four life boats. One We have the Unico in. Had a situation with the emergency that again. had been damaged by the weath­ created you. The violent reac­ few minor beefs but were taken CHARLIE; Second time we've er and capsized immediately. The tion of the Congress of the United care of. Also the Pan Orleatis. )lo^st it in three days. States, both branches, to the at­ Well, that is all for this time. second was smashed to bits as it ^ JIM: In this fog you could lose was lowered away. The other tempt .to foist the War Manpower Hoping to see some of you old; twenty convoys. I never saw it wo were launched successfully. Control Bill upon this country is heads down this way soon. sd-thick. the best indication of the atti­ Into the first went the nineteen G. BALES# Agenl SlU Fights Coast Guard Grab PORT NEWS �PDF Compressor Pro ' V Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 27. 1945 BULLETIPP f' Wis Unclaimed Wages—Mississippi SS Company Abear, Frank W. Abrams, Orville E Adams, Donald R Adams, J. B Adams, James H Addison, Grady W Addison, Walter 0 Agol, Bertram Ahlstrom, Ellis Aiello, Michael Aiboll, L. Akin, Roy J Albert, John Albritton, Richard M Alderson, Elmer S Alexander, Benjamin Alexander, D. W Alexander, L. C Alexander, R. L Alfano, Biaggio Alfaro, Lloyd J Allen, Clyde R — 3.96 3.67 .99 .93 2.18 28.11 2.36 1.42 .93 47.40 .74 14.56 1.98 5.70 13.53 9.42 8.53 4.50 23.00 .71 2.84 9.87 The Overtakes Freighting Co. Allen, Ulric C Allie, Abram Allison, Blair Alltmont, Nathan R Alston, Robert Alvarado, Enrique Alves, Louis Amen, Robert C Amenta, Sebastian J Ames, Joseph 0 Ames, R Ammons, James C Ammons, P. E Amos, Floyd R. Amos, John S. Jr Anagnostov, A Andelario, Amadeo ... Andelim, L Anderson, Arthur Anderson, Arthur H. ...—. Anderson, Eugene B. .".— Anderson, Ernest Anderson, Frank, E Anderson, Frank W Anderson, Fred Anderson, George Anderson, J Anderson, L. H. Anderson, L. J Anderson, Niels D Anderson, Norman D Anderson, Ronald Anderson, Robert G Anderson, Vincent Anderson, Warren R Andrews, Edgar C Andrews, G Andrews, N. R Andrews, F. W. Angotti, G. J Angell, Mrs. A. F Annis, Albert A Anoyo, M Antezak, Anthony B Anthony, Joseph S Arable, Joseph Arceneaux, R Archer, Victor Sealy Ardone, M Argiz, Cosme Arma, Pio Arman, A Armstrong, J. G ArmstrongC Ralph Arnad, E Arnio, E. A Aronson, Leon Arroyo, M ' Arthur, John J Arthur, Arvant Arzamendi, Joseph Ash, Andrew Ash, Bernard Ashley, Floyd L. .' Ashman, Daniel Ashmusen, S. G Asplund, Raymond Oliver Atkinson, W. D Atwood, Robert T Aubert, Golden A Augulevicious, Frank I. .. Augustin, H. T Auslitz, John Austin, Weldon E Avelis, Frank J Avelleno, P. G Avera, Philip J Avery, Arthur Avogostan, A Axelson, John A Ayres, Robert E $ 14.53 Saad M. Ali .48 Jesse Brecher ... 40.62 .Wbert - Boone 4.91 Dmitri Bartoi 4.62 Herbert E. Bori 4.27 Harry A, Burnett, Jr Robert P. Bir ........ 6.32 ... 9.24 Robert L. Brewer ... 1.07 Norman Campbell 17.90 Jack McK. Dalton 33.74 Horace G. Dodd 13.75 Avery Edwards 9.36 Avis E. Ebanks 9.24 F. Fall ... 3.56 Paul S. Foster .. 9.24 Julio Figueroa ... 165.19 Francis W. Fullbright 13.77 Harold J. Garty Aaron Gray ... 30.57 Marijan Glazer ... 731.83 Luther G. Hudson ... 8.32 Lawrence E. Healy ... 3.55 John Haprian ...A ... 9.60 Harold D. HoUingsworth .. 2.13 James N. Hurson, Jr 5.53 J. R. Howard 12.80 Everett G. Judkins ... 23.61 George Jordan ... 6.20 Anthony F. Jeffers .69 Norman F. Jakes 8.26 Alphonse M. Kocaj ... 103.27 LeRoy P. Lawrence ... 9.00 Victor Locoparra 8.79 George Moore 4.82 James M. McLaughlin ... 5.93 Wm. J. McLaughlin ... 5.93 R. C. K. Muse ... 40.08 Richard Powers ... 8.89 Erich Pfrommer ... 2.06 Walter Polifko ... 2.00 G. Peorazo ... 1.58 Wm. Ruhemann .69 F. Ragsdale ... 1.42 F. Ragsdale ... 8.53 Paul Rodriguez 6.15 Gordon Ray 4.27 Wm. I. Smith 17.02 Roy G. Stockton . 17.02 John R. Sellers 14.53 Joseph Sollar ... 29.71 Joseph Sollar ... 4.25 Michael W. Saarv ... 9.24 Jos, R. Tillis r...... 7.17 John W Tanner ... 5.81 Emory E. Taylor ... 1.00 Babbitt, Charles A Geo. G. Ward ...... ... 7.11 Babil, Albert Leopold Wareham .70 Bacon, ^ohn H If.:; 11.85 Bacon, L 11.58 Baggis, A. D 2,14 Bailey, Alphonse 113.44 Bailey, Andrew 1.58 Bailey, Delmar A. 123.75 Bailey, Edward E. 8.53 Baisley, Raphael W. 11.98 Baker, Joe D 9.97 Baker, Lehman 1.98 Baker, Myron C 1.79 Baker, Walter 2.13 Baker, William L 47.00 Baldwin, Thomas B. .... 1.48 Baldwin, T. 76.84 Ballard, Alvin 2.23 Bamberger, Edward O. . 12.48 Bande, Wm 26.60 Banks, Harold C 2.89 Barbee, Richard 3.98 Barbello, Peter ............. 1.43 Barber, Elmer D 1.99 Barfield, Emmery S 137.46 Barbee, Glade R. 56.72 Barker, Wm 1.78 Barkowski, Robert A. . 3.30 Barksdale, Walter R .04 Barlizo, Fileman 32.00 Barnes, Alan L 7.76 Barnes, Ellsworth P 2.96 Barnes, Edward T 20.28 Barnes, Robert D. ... 179.84 Barnes, Sidney C 15.62 Barnett, Glenn H v.53 Barnett, T 2.82 Barnum, LeBaron 44.72 Baron, Waldamer v._._.... 21.13 Barrantine, James 28.00 Barrett, Daniel J 46.00 Barrett, Kenneth D 46.00 Barrett, Richard .. 12.50 Barrett, Thomas F. Jr. . 3.63 Barrett, W. A. Jr 6.00 Barrett, William P 5.26 Barrett, Wm 92.16 Barringer, Jos. E .82 Barron, Joseph F 2.80 Barronse, Rollan L 2.23 Barrosse, Beverly O 1.98 Barrows, Cornelius Jr. . 40 Barrows, Robert S. 9.24 Barry, Robert W. 2.06 Bartlett, Thomas H 172.82 Barton, Cilieve C 7.82 Barton, Russell C 10.80 Bartter, T. W .01 Basmente, Frank S 6.08 Bateman, William M. ... 6.84 Bates, Raymond A 1.42 Bates, William I. 3.00 Battle, James M. Jr .83 Battle, Martin J 8.08 Baudy, Thomas A 40.17 Bauer, Helmuth E .79 Bauer, Walter E 7.82 Baughman, Wm. 3.95 Bause, Wm 9.95 Baxter, Richard D. 12.08 Baxter, Thomas 2.87 Bayer, Edward S. Jr. . 3.96 Baylor, Robert 3.76 Bazemore, Reginald .. 33 Beachley, Donald S. .. 4.27 Beall, Thomas S 5.94 Bearwood, J 11.86 Beasley, G. C 36.00 Beatus, Salo 6.13 Beaufort, Paul T. ....... 7.52 Becker, B. H 33.95 Beaumon, Robert 2.23 Becker, J. D . .42 Becker, Theodore Beecroft, Charles Beeler, Howard ..... 13.15 Beem, H. J. .. 16.45 Beeson, W. E 2.12 Begn, J Money Due SS JESSIE METCALF 5.94 .60 Behrman, Hyman Paid off in Boston, March, 1945 6.75 3.00 Beight, J A. A. Waichekauskas, Oiler, 24 5.23 Belkinger, Royal A 18,55 hours dumping oil; W. Siht, Car­ 11.38 Belkofsky, Edward 6.50 penter, 8 hours for greasing run­ 18.15 Bell, Edward J 1.78 ners; Bissonett, Boatswain and 1.98 Bell, Edward L 1. .99 Kallum, AB, each have 2 days' 1.42 BeU, Ernest 35.53 2.08 BeU, E. 0 8.29 pay and subsistance. Chief Cook .33 Bell, WUliam C 74 and 2nd Cook and Buerkle, Mess31.36 Belsom, Sidney M .79 man, splitting 202 extra meals. .17 Benajxen, J. C 1.58 W. N. Rollins, FWT, 10 hours 10.05 Bendixon, John C 1.58 water test. W. A. Sanders, FWT, 4.75 Bendixon, "J. P. ' .63 14 hours water test. Collect at 4.75 Benefield, Timothy S 3.46 Eastern SS Company office in , 15.59 Bennett, Daniel CC 11.71 New York. i i 1.97 Bennett, Earl A 1.95 SS E. W. MOORE 2.13 Bennett, Harry C 71 R. H. Richrode 8.27 Bennett, J 10 Cook $60 due for division of 6.77 Bennett, Joseph H 7.00 wages as agreeji upon between 1.42 Bennett, Roger G 60 Agent and Cooks. Collect at 3.17 Bennett, Wm 26 Waterman SS Co., 19 Rector St., .99 Bennett, Wm 44.70 New York. 76 2.64 Benoit, Roger S (Submitted by New Orleans 11.26 2.31 Bensching, Robert K branch) 3.57 2.64 Bensley, E. J 5.07 Benson, Lloyd Francis .... 6.87 .99 11.40 Bensussan, Isidore .79 9.70 Beren, Paul J 98.75 2.53 Berger, Frank H 1.24 The following men have left 1.02 Berger, Morton J 3.55 their seamen's papers in the 98.75 Bernard, Virgil 10.80 Bernay, Harry A 1.07 Baltimore hall: 98.75 Bernsee, T. W 1.98 John MartoreUa; J. N. Weber; 1.65 Berrty, Antonnio 47.47 W. Lee Draper; J. E. Trumbull; 2.13 and R. G. Barrett. 1.19 Berry, George W. 2.30 31.91 Bert, Adel .71 Will holder of Receipt No. 1.98 Berthiaume, Paul L 4.87 78492 please see Patrolman J, 2.97 Berthold, George E, ........ ^ 3.76 Hudson in New York. 1.58 Best, George S. aj 4 3.50 35.10 Bette, Theo. F 9.37 Bettis, Robert T 8.17 Holder of receipt number 39772 7,50 see Patrolman S. Colls, fifth fioor 42.00 Bevens, T. L Benneward, John M 7.50 of the New York office. 2.54 4. 75 1.25 Bias, B EVERET L. PENN and 2.23 5.69 Bieneek, Frank J BYRON R. DeFORREST 2.97 2.23 Biggers, Earl G. Your seamen's papers and bag­ 31.03 16.85 Bilacc, Louis L gage, which you left on the SS - 9.24 7.82 Bingham, James" L John Blair, are held at the New 3.96 Bird, Wm. D 36.99 York office. i 21.25 6.77 Birt, Albert H a> 4 a^ 27.20' .74 Bishop, Archibald C .10 COONEY, Book number 33978, 11.28 Bishop, Roy 19.48 and MUNTASGHA, Book number .53 Bishop, Walter E 16.94 33804 see Joe Algina, fifth fioor. 2.84 Bitts, D. R • .35 New York office. .41 Bitts, Mack, (Betts, Mack) 2.13 .99 Bizal, Joseph 2.88 5.94 Black, James ....' 7.87 6.06 Blackman, Richard E 5.79 2.14 Blalock, Pat D .71 1.78 Blanchard, Lloyd L 33 2.85 Blocker, William 14.79 If you are in a marine hos­ 20.09 Blevins, Maurice F 4.91 pital In the New York area and 5.75 Blevins, Richard R 9.45 want to be sure that the SIIT 2.47 Blodgett, Donald C. ........ 2.23 hospital delegate visits you, 3.21 Blyss, Linn, Bliss^ Linn) 1,48 simply drop him a penny post 3.94 Bloh, John H 5.46 card and write your name, 5.60 Blowguist, K. E 20.88 ward. number and hospital on .10 Blue, Calvin B. Jr. 19.63 it. You will then be visited , i 25.52 Blum, Murray 5.56 weekly, receive the Seafarers m J 7.11 Blum, M. M. ' Bluvas, Edward B 5.00 Log regularly, and get the $2 ' * .71 2.25 hospital benefits due under the 7.11 Boatwright, A. J 4.78 provisions of the Constitution. 4.36 Bodden, Roy F If you don't let the union 3.67 1.20 Bodekin, F ' 1.58 know that you are laid up, the 42.00 Bodine, Virgil W 49.89 delegate can't be blamed for 11.88 Bogard, Frank V. 6.49 failing to visit you. 10.15 Bogdonoff, Michael G. .. 3.52 2.09 Bold, N. S , 34.00 2.23 Boler, Jesse E 2.25 Bolticoff, B. (Balticoff, 102.99 14.48 Basil) 7.52 .04 Bolton, Thomas J. 5.75 Bomira, V 2.92 5.94 Bonecutter, J, D 2.92 7.46 18.00 Bonesio, Roma In ...•. 18.09 9.80 Bonet, Guendo PERSONALS Notice For All In-Patients. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 27, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 17 Description An account of the resource SIU FIGHTS COAST GUARD GRAB FOR POST WAR JURISDICTION OVER SEAMEN HEROIC ACTIONS OF SS BACON CREW RETOLD IN CBS DRAMATIC PROGRAM SIU SHIP SURVIVES JAP SUICIDE PLANE MATES FIGHT TO ACT AS SEAGOING CHAMBERMAIDS THE MILITARY VS. THE PEOPLE VETS AND ORGANIZED LABOR NATION'S MILITARY LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO TEH MERCHANT SEAMEN CLEARING THE DECK SEAFARERS' SHORTEST MEMBER IS MIGHTY LONG ON TRADE UNIONISM SUBS STILL MENACAE ATLANTIC SHOULS ARE FEELING SEAMEN'S FAMILIES GETS THE BUSINESS FROM COAST GUARD AUTO LICENSE BILL FOR SEAMEN OK'D Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/27/1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/dfb65c3ec7fbb4f86ebaa83a6d7e66d8.PDF fde07000bdd09a7d21e0bb3b11ff8643 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED WatST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 19S> • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRE5Z OP AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • BILL ASKS TO TRAMP SHIPPING -Story On Page 3 •' ii\ •:^l vf. - r^mM Seafarer Joe Kite is -shown meering t ne t esr. running .& test on equipment in electrical engineering lab at University of Florida. Kite, winner of SIU $i6,000 scholarship last year, is compiling excel­ lent record in his studies. (Feature on SIU scholarship students appears on page 8.) SIU Tops Field In Gulf Vote NEW ORLEANS—^The vicious antilabor conspiracy in the unorganized Gulf tideland offshore .maritime opera­ tions was shockingly revealed in the course of the first major union repre­ sentation election in this field last week. Despite the anti-union atmosphere, maritime workers of Tidelands Marine Services, Inc., clearly favored union rep­ resentation, the results being as follows: .53 SIU Neither 50 Challenged 10 Supported by a welter of evidence pointing to election irregularities and violations of the National Labor Rela­ tions Act, the SIU is formally question­ ing the entire voting process, as well as the uncalled-for N intervention of the Humble Oil Company, a Standard Oil Subsidiary, in behalf of Tidelands Marine. SIU charges will also he filed with the United States Senate Labor Com­ mittee calling for an investigation of labor-management relations in the Gulf tidelands oil industry. (For full story see page 2.) ••I"«l Union fipancial records are given their regular going-over by memvflCCICIII^ rtgUfQSu bership-elected quarterly financial committee at headquarters. Seated front (1 to r) are Harry FranMin and Orlando Lopez. Others (1 to r) are E. C. Shaffer, Juan Medina, Franklyn Webb, Robert Joy. Seafarers were elected at April 18 meeting. �Paw Tw# SEAFARERS state Dept Drops Support To Anti '50-50' Bill LOG April 27. 195< Baltimore SIU Hosts Merger Talk WASHINGTON—In. a complete turnabout from its earlier stand, the US State Department has admitted that "50-50" is not harming the disposal of US agricultural surplus. The Department's testimony be- + from the shipping picture. fore the Senate Committee on This argument was clearly de­ Interstate and Foreign Com­ molished by State Department tes­ merce was regarded as a severe timony which stated that most sur­ blow to the Case-Anderson bill, plus was going to Asian and Latin which would eliminate "50-50" American countries. Since these from the farm program. countries have little or no merchant However, further testimony by marine, the objections of foreign Thorsten V. Kalijarvi, Deputy As­ governments such as Britain, Nor­ sistant Secretary for Economic Af­ way and Denmark are seen as ef­ fairs made it clear that nhe De­ forts to capture a larger percent­ partment was still opposed to the age of US trade than they now "50-50" idea as applied to all US- carry. owned cargoes and would like to Testimony before the committee see it done away with. also brought out the fact that only one country, Denmark, had actual­ Latest Maneuver ly turned down a surplus deal in The Cajse-Anderson bill repre­ sented the latest of a series of ef­ the amount of some $7 million, a SIU Baltimore hall is host to special merger and legislative conference of the Baltimore Fed­ forts by farm bloc representatives small fraction of the total $1.5 eration of Labor, where delegates urged prompt merger of city and state AFL and CIO cen­ to kill "50-50" in the surplus pro­ billion being sold by the US. Admits Earlier Error tral bodies. Speakers including Richard Leonard, special assistant to AFL-CIO President gram. It is based on the argu­ George Meany (at microphone), pledged fight against so-called "right to work" laws. ment that foreign countries are not The State Department spokes­ taking American farm surplus be­ man conceded that in September cause they object to the fact that of last year it had stated that the 50 percent has to be carried on US elimination of "50-50" would pro­ ships instead of permitting their mote agricultural surplus sales as own vessels to carry it all. For­ "50-50" would seriously interfere eign shipping lobbyists have been with negotiations with foreign telling farm bloc representatives countries. Subsequent experience for months that their countries showed, the spokesman said, that would take huge amounts of sur­ this estimate was in error and plus if "50-50" was only eliminated that "50-50" would "hamper the NEW ORLEANS—In the first major union election among maritime workers in the surplus disposal program in only a Coast tidelands oil industry, the SIU, Atlantic & Gulf District, won the greatest number few countries." .The testimony was seen as con­ of votes despite wholesale threats, intimidation and firing of Union supporters by the •*— firming the view held by maritime company involved. The company is Tidelands 000 and reinstatement of dis­ the request of the workers months observers and the SIU that there Regular membership meeihad never been any serious danger Marine Services, Inc., which charged workers and, finally, a after the NMU entered the field, Ings in SIU headquarters and of a foreign boycott of farm sur­ operates eight converted LST's union contract with the company. indicates an overwhelming prefer­ at ail branches are held every plus on the "50-50" issue but that used as power for offshore drilling On the basis of the results in ence for the SIU. On this basis, second Wednesday night at foreign lobbyists had magnified crews of the Humble Oil Company, the first test of sentiment among tjje SIU regards it as our duty to 7 PM. The schedule for the tliis issue to stampede farm belt a Standard Oil Company sub­ maritime employees in the vast assist in every way to give mari­ next few meetings is as follows representatives into wholesale op­ sidiary. Gulf tidelands oil area, SIU Secre­ time workers in the entire tideMay 2 and May 16. position to "50-50." The four-day election which end­ tary-Treasurer Paul Hall stated, lands oil field operation the oppor­ ed April 20, showed 53 votes cast "The outcome of this election tunity to avail themselves of union for the SIU, 7 for the NMU and clearly demonstrates that a major­ representation." 50 for neither union. Also involved ity of maritime workers in the Operations of the Tidelands Ma­ are 16 challenged ballots, which tidelands oil field operation want rine Services and the Humble OH remain to be disposed of before a to be represented by a union. Company are concentrated at certification by the National Labor "The result of the campaign," he Grand Isle, La., near the mouth of Relations Board can be made. noted, "which the SIU entered at the Mississippi Riyer. For Senate Probe In addition to action before the WASHINGTON—The value of "50-50" to US-flag shipping NLRB, the SIU is taking immedi­ was emphasized by Under-Secretary of Commerce Louis ate steps to bring the company's Rothschild when he reported that the law has kept 100 ships vicious anti-labor tactics to the operating and has provided attention of a federal agency. The 4,000 jobs for US merchant eign-flag tramp and liner opera­ SIU will seek- a Senate Labor Com­ seaman. Rothschild sum -ord tions. "50-50" cargo, Rothschild mittee investigation of the labor up the results of "50-50" in te.sti- added, amounted to 10.7 percent of policies being employed in the mony before the Senate Inter.state all liner and tramp exports from tideland oil industry—a field now WASHINGTON—A special session of the AFL-CIO Execu­ and Foreign Commerce Committee the US and so supplied consider­ employing 5,000 workers and grow­ tive Council will meet May 1 to resolve disagreement be­ on the Case-Anderson bill. able business for foreign-flag op­ ing steadily larger. tween AFL-CIO President George Meany and the Interna­ Specifically, the SIU charges tional Brotherhood of Team--* Rothschild said that the US erations. — against Tidelands Marine Services tramp shipping fleet received pri­ stars over the latter's assistmeeting if a settlement cannot bt include: mary benefit irom the "50-50" act worked out. • Illegal campaigning against and he estimated that 1955 figu -^es - The meeting was cMled after a V.I. XVIII. No. 9 the union by company representa­ would show that "50-50" cargo ac­ April 27.195A three-hour conference between tives during progress of election. counted for about 80 percent of all PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Meany and IBT president Dave Firing of outspoken support­ business conducted by the tramps. HEHBERT BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Beck failed to reach agreement on Surplus farm commodities alone, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. ers of the SIU. the severing of all relationships he said, kept more than 25 ships Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, • Company amendments that it between the- Teamsters and the Writers, BILL MOODY, Gulf Areo would not bargain if the Union in business and if the Case-Ander- Staff Representative. ILA, which was ousted from the won. Bon bill were to pass these vcsrcls Burly Page 14 • Threats of company reprisals. AFL in 1953 as racketeer-dom­ "with crews and officers totaling inated. Final Dispatch Page 15 In addition, SIU charges have over 1,000 persons, would be ren­ Hospitalized Men Page 12 been levelled against the Humble dered inactive." Cancel Loan Inquiring Seafarer Page 5 Oil Company for its efforts to The Teamster president had pre­ Ten Percent Of Exports Letters Pages 12, 14 block the union and aid the Tideviously cancelled a $400,000 loan Page 11 lands Company. ' Regular cargo liners also bene­ Meet the Seafarers from the midwest Teamster con­ Recent Arrivals Page 15 fited, receiving over 2V^ mMlion The SUJ call for a federal Inference to the ILA after Meany Page 4 ve.stigation of the tidelands oil la­ tons of cargo in 1955 under the Shipping Figures criticized assistance to the ILA. Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 "50-50"' law. The tramps carried bor policies recalls a similar action However, Beck refused to dis­ over 6 million tons last year under earlier by the Union. The first re­ solve a "mutual aid" pact with the the same regulation, an - increase sulted in a full-scale Senate Labor George Meany ILA by which the Teamsters and of 40 perct ntmver the total for the Published biweekly at Itie heAdquerters sub-committee investigation of a previous two years. to the International I" "S,!.! t ."'i..'''?".."'' of the Soafarers International Union, At- major east coast oil company, in ance organization in certain areas. Sub­ Since US ships carry 50 percent Irntic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth 1950 which resulted in a complete Longshoremen's Association. Dis­ sequently Beck told newspaper re­ T®' HYacinth of all these cargoes, an equal f-ft600. • ' »9 th. Entered OM,.asr_ second cl?ss m^ilter H'iumph for the employees of the ciplinary action against the Team­ porters he thought the ILA should amount of tonnage moved on for-1 the Act of Aug. 24, i9i2. < on er company, back-pay awards of $180,- sters may be considered by the be permitted to reaffiliate. SIU Tops Field In First Cult T idelands Oil Vote P^eeting Night Every 2 Weeks '50-50' Saved Jobs Of 4,000 SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO Council Meets On Teamsfer-ILA 'Pacf �SEAF ARERS A^rll 21, 19S8 Beneficiary Cards Lacking... As ah aftermath of the loss of the Salem Maritime, trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have called on all Seafarers to make sure that they have an up-to-date beneficiary c^td on file. In ex* amining the records, the trustees found that fully half of the men who lost, their lives on the ship did not have a card in the files of the Welfare Plan. In at least one instance, the card was not up to date, inasmuch as the Seafarer had since acquired a wife and family. i All Seafarers are urged to make sure they have a card on file designating their beneficiary, so as to protect their families in the event of an unforeseen accident. The Welfare Plan hajj already completed death benefits pay­ ments to most of the Salem Maritime victims' next of kin. LOG Pare Three Byrne BUI Seeks Voyage Subsidies For Tramp Ships Lundeberg Nixes Contract Umpire Speaking for the seagoing affiliates of the SIU of North America, SIUNA president Harry Lundeberg has rejected proposals for an umpire in the maritime industry, as taking away from the unions their rights to negotiate freely with forth by Representative Herbert Bonner, chairman of the House employers. Lundeberg wrote Maritime Ad­ Merchant Marine Committee last ministrator Clarence Morse on the year. He offered a plan then for Government control of sea union negotiating but later modified it in the face of widespread protests, to call for an umpire to be selected by the industry and the unions without direct Government rule. The umpire presumably would arbitrate contract disputes, mean­ ing in the long-run he might set wages and hours. SIU Training Program The SIUNA head also turned down a bid to attend an FMB spon­ sored Advisory Committee on maritime training. He emphasized that both the SUP and SIU A&G District had training programs of their own which had functioned satisfactorily to meet all needs. The Harry Lundeberg SIU has traditionally been op­ Issue in response to an invitation posed to maritime training by the from Morse to attend a proposed Government. Efforts have also been made by conference of the- industry in Washington. He declared he could the Bonner Committee to estab­ see no good coming out of such a lish uniformity in contract ex­ conference pointing out that "too pirations of maritime unions. In his letter to Morse, President many conferences have been held in the past without any results. Lundeberg had been authorized to They only become a sounding speak in behalf of the component board for the ones who like to talk unions of the SIU which would be involved: The IBU, BME, MCS, the loudest." The umpire proposal is an out­ MFOW, A&G District, SUP and growth of an earlier program put Great Lakes District. Owners, CC Seek Inspection Cuts WASHINGTON—Two shipowner groups havtt joined the Coast Guard in another try to cut down the annual inspec­ tions of US vessels' hulls and boilers to once every two years. A similar bill got nowhere last year after clearing the disaster involving the SlU-manned Senate Commerce Committee converted LST Southern Districts with Coast Guard and major ship­ owner support. The SIU and other maritime un­ ions are strongly opposed to any measure calling for cuts in ship inspections, as US merchant ships are becoming middle-aged. Federal statutes calling for annual ship in­ spections have been on the books since 1871. AMMI For The Cut Spokesmen' for the American Merchant Marine Institute and the Pacific American Steamship Asso­ ciation assert that while they favor rigid inspections of ships' hulls and boilers by the Coast Guard, a system of biennial inspections would maintain the ships just as well. Challenging this view, SIU offi­ cials point to the December, 1954, which disappeared in the Atlantic without a trace with 23 crewmen aboard. Slipshod Practices Testimony at Coast Guard hear­ ings on the disaster later produced evidehce of slipshod inspections of the ship by CG officers as well as a deal between the vessel's own­ ers, the CG and the American Bu­ reau of Shipping to permit make­ shift repairs of plating and boilers so that the vessel could continue sailing. She disappeared soon after, upon completion of a CG inspec­ tion at a New Orleans shipyard. A report, issued later by the CG board of inquiry found all parties involved blameless in the disaster. No trace of the ship has ever been found. Representative James A. Byrne, Philadelphia (at far right) who this week introduced a bill to subsidize tramp ships, is shown during visit to SIU headquarters with group of political leaders. In photo are (I. to r.) KeitS Terpe, SIU patrolman; Councilman Byrne, Philadelphia; Congressmen William T. Granahan, William Green and William Barrett, all of Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON—-The Prst major modification of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was offered this week by Representative James Byrne (Dem.-Pa.) with his in­ troduction of a bill to grant operating subsidies to US tramp ship operators. The biU would considerably expand the present American ship subsidy program and ship­ building as well and is in accord with the SIU position of broadening the base of the US merchant marinO^tramp vessels should receive sub­ grading the tramp fleet as well ai giving it the resources to meet and assisting American- sidies on a voyage basis. foreign competition. Byrne's bill aims at the estab­ flag operators across-the- lishment of a permanent tramp Foreign tramp operators, flushed board. The Byrne bill, HB 10800, would amend the 1936 act to extend operating differential subsidies to tramp ships in the cargo' bulk trade where fleet as a regular feature of US with business provided through merchant marine operations. Sub­ the "50-50" program as weli as sidies under his bill, he empha­ commercial bulk cargo movements, sized, would only be paid to estab­ are now in the process of mod­ lished tramp companies who have ernizing their fleets with 14 to 15 ordered new tonnage or are in the knot ships. US tramps are still process of replacing their existing operating almost exclusively with the company involved is undertak­ freight or tank ships. The pro­ Libertys, except for a smattering ing to replace its existing vessels. gram would have the effect of up­ of Victory and C-2 cargo ships. The subsidy would apply for pe­ riods in which the US tramp is in direct competition with foreign flag-vessels. - / In Introducing his bill. Rep. Byrne noted that it is impossible for tramps to fly the US flag and compete with foreign ships, with foreign flags having numerous competitive advantages. As far as us wages are concerned, he re­ WASHINGTON—The Coast Guard issued new regulations marked that American seamen's yesterday to govern the screening of seamen, as an after­ wage levels were fully-justified in terms of the American standard of math of a US District Court decision outlawing the previous procedure. The court had-t living. Must Broaden Base ruled the screening system in order that such witnesses may Byrne pointed out that 20 years illegal because it denied sea­ be confronted and cross - ex­ after the passage of the 1936 act men and longshoremen the oppor­ amined." A subsequent paragraph there were just 31 trade routes tunity to confront their accusers makes it appear that the Coast subsidized and only 16 LIS ship­ in the event the Coast Guard re­ Guard will attempt to conceal ping companies participating in fused them clearance. some of its informants because it these essential routes. Under such According to the first announce- says the hearing board will "take circumstances, it is obvious that •ments in the "New York Times" the fact into consideration" if a the subsidy program should be the new procedures make few seaman was handicapped by the broadened to meet the country's changes and do not go all the way "nondisclosure to him of confiden­ present-day trade needs. in permitting an accused seaman tial sources ..." Coast Guard screening was au­ The tramp ships' problem, he to confront and cross-examine Consequently, the thorized by Presidential order added, was highlighted during the witnesses. recent debate over the "50-50" "Times" said that legal experts during the Korean War and got issue. Many of those who spoke expect the new rulings to be sub­ underway in earnest in 1951. The old screening procedure had pro­ against "50-50" advocated direct ject to further court action. vision for an appeal by a seaman assistance to the tramp fleet as a Slight Change more desirable form of aid. Byrne It quotes the new regulations on who was denied validated papers, said he agreed with this viewpoint witnesses as saying that "every ef­ but made no concessions on the and was therefore proposing that fort should be made to produce issue of being able to confront con­ the operators of approximately 10, material witnesses to testify . . . fidential witnesses. New Court Fight On CG Screening? . .;l �SEAfARERS Page Fmv 1^' Ain-ii tl. mt LOG Bonnie Bows In At Savannah Disability Benefit Four Years Old, 69 On List Started May 1, 1952, with a handful of Seafarers and a $15 weekly benefit, the SIU's pace-setting disability program passes its fourth birthday next week—^now paying benefits at the rate of $125,000 per-* = year. All told, 69 Seafarers oldsters need not work a full year are now receiving the $35 to hold a job but can ship when weekly benefit amounting to $1,820 and if they please through the ro­ per year per man, besides Social tary hiring hall. Security payments to which many A total of 85 Seafarers have re­ men over 65 are entitled. ceived assistance from the plan in Under the unique set-up of the past four years, although 15 tlie plan the disabled Seafarer does of these have since died and one not have to reach- Seafarer withdrew from the plan. a specific age to The latest addition to the list is qualify. Conse­ Seafarer Mariano Seano, 66, of quently, many Philadelphia, whose application men who are in was approved by the Welfare Plan their 40's and trustees at the April meeting. Five 50's, some even other men were added in March younger, are re­ and the trustees are constantly ceiving the bene­ considering applications as the fit because they need arises. can no longer Benefits Increased Twice Seano work. The first man to go on the list. The disability benefit was set up this way on the theory that the Seafarer James Hopkins, now 80, man who needed help the most was is still receiving the benefits. These the man who could not work for a have been increased twice since living.^ Many Seafarers, it was the plan started, from the original pointed out, are still hearty well $15 week to the present $35. Qualifications for the disability past the age of 65 and can easily meet their needs by taking a benefit call for 12 years' seatime CGuple of trips a year, giving on ships of SlU-contracted com­ themselves plenty of time for re­ panies within the last 25 years. laxation on the beach. On the other hand, those men who— though young—could not work were the ones who faced the most pressing financial problem. A chance decision made during the depths of the de­ pression proved to be a stroke Proud of their new offspring, Seafarer and Mrs. Benny Brinson, show her off to the boys at the Savannah SlU hall during a recent visit. The youngster is Bonnie Jane Brinson. born March 12, 1956. The family collected a^$200 SlU maternity benefit and a $25 bond for Bonnie from the Union on the occasion. In addition to maternity benefits the SlU welfare plan pays hospital-surgical benefits to Seafarers' families. Senate Vote Would Weaken ILO Flexible Job Situation The nature of the maritime in­ dustry lends itself to this kind of program because of the fact that No Changes At Isthmian Isthmian Lines, Inc. has notified the SlU that locations of main office at New York and all outport branch offices remain unchanged. Phone numbers also remain un­ changed. All correspondence, etc., will be addressed to Isth­ mian Lines, Inc., 71 Broad­ way, New York 6, N. Y. WASHINGTON—Despite the support by US unions to the International Labor Organiza­ tion in its efforts to raise world-wide labor standards, a campaign against ILO is making headway here. The anti-ILO forces won a victory in the Senate last week when it voted 43 0 40 to limit US fund contri--* tributions to ILO as long as US union representatives as aban­ standards of seamen through its Russia and other Communist doning the ILO to Communist international conventions. The ILO countries have representatives in the organization. The fund limit was introduced by Senator John Bricker of Ohio and supported by virtually all the Republicans in the Senate. Earlier this year, the US em­ ployer representative to ILO, Wil­ liam C. McGrath, walked out of the organization in protest against seating of employer delegations from Communist countries. McGrath's action was criticized by Losing Job Proved Boon To Seafarer countries. US labor has held that ILO contributions toward higher working and living standards on a world-wide level are too important to justify splitting the organization over the seating of Russian dele­ gates. Supported By SIU The SIU, the Maritime Trades Department and the International Transportworkers Federation have all supported ILO's work in the past because it has htelped raise standards are helO}v those on US ships but help maintain minimum manning scales, feeding levels, accommodations, provisions and safety standards on foreign-flag vessels. The ILO will continue to get US support in the amount of $1,750,000 but an increased contribution to $3 million will not be forthcom­ ing unless the Communist repre­ sentatives are ousted. This action is unlikely since ILO is a United Nations agency. of good fortune to Seafarer Morris M. Schapiro. Thanks to it he is now enjoying the SIU's $35 week­ ly, disability benefit plus Social Se­ curity payments, and is looking forward to living in retirement in Florida's sunshine. Schapiro, who is 68, had worked ashore for years as a salesman un­ til the bottom fell out in 1929. He lost his job and looking for something else to' work at, caught himself a ship in May, 1930, ior the Standard Fruit Company as deck steward. Schapiro From then on he worked ships steadily until he had to quit early this year. Through the years, Schapiro has worked for a long list of SIU com­ panies. He was on the old Del Mundo back in 1938 and joined the Union in New Orleans in De­ cember of that yearu soon after it was founded. He sailed other Mis­ sissippi jobs, with Eastern Steam­ ship, Robin Line and Sealrain among others in various steward department assignments. Reluctant Farewell Schapiro had to call it quits, he explained, not because he didn't want to continue sailing. "I just couldn't make it up the stairways and ladders anymore," he said. His last ship was the Almena which he paid off of on March 4. Short­ ly after his application for an SIU disability benefit was accepted, and he started collecting Social Se­ curity payments as well. Right now' Schapiro is living in New York but he thinks that he is going to head South to Florida, the haven of so many retired oldtimers and enjoy his future free of financial worries. He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the SIU for making the disabil­ ity program possible for oldtimers like himself. April 4 Through April 17 Registered stew. A 2 8 2 4 8 63 27 67 21 52 15 2 22 6 12 20 10 36 14 20 9 5 6 6 5 8 4 8 1 2 11 2 5 2 11 7 3 12 4 15 29 4 25 10 34 12 11 8 13 8 19 10 11 2 7 6 3 3 4 8 16 9 13 13 6 13 16 10 16 11 Dwk D|ck Ens. Eng. Stew. B A 257 112 193 105 220 Deck Deck Ens. ABA Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS , SIU shipping broke loose finally during the last pe­ riod, rising to the highest point since the first week in January. Total jobs dispatched were 1,119, compared to a low registration of 973. The rise was reflected in the figures for practically every port in the A&G District, as 12 out of the 14 ports shared in the boom to some degree. Every SIU port from Boston south to Mobile improved over the previous jwo weeks. All West Coast ports showed increased job activity, although Wilmington was still relatively slow. New York and Baltimore also con­ tinued rising. Only Houston showed an appreciable decline, from ex­ ceptional shipping in the last period to "slow" this time. New Orleans continued at the same good pace as pre- Eng. B Stew. Total Total ToUl B B A 18 7 "2I 1 62 244 14 182 10 59 2 49 36 112 76 12 34 3 20 14 7 25 18 2 34 3 7 27 46 12 5 34 108 6 20 88 13 37 65 28 37 51 2 14 17 29 5 12 42 4 61 19 34 14 80 46 Stew. Total Total Total B B 86 670 303 Deck Deck Deck A 3 65 17 49 10 3 7 15 45 14 12 4 16 20 Deck A 280 2 32 6 13 3 1 2 0 12 10 3 5 12 20 3 S3 11 23 4 7 4 12 19 10 8 0 16 14 0 5 0 12 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 Deck Deck B C 111 Eng. 25 Eng. 184 viously, dispatching only two jobs less, 158, than before. Lake Charles was up again. Outpaces Registration The overall rise enabled shipping in class A and class B to outrun registration in these seniority groups, while class C activity declined. Of the total shipping, class A filled 60 percent, class B 30 percent and class C, which has no seniority in the SIU, accounted for the remainder. Class A thus also re-covered its 2-1 ratio of jobs over class B, in shipping two class A men to every one shipped by class B, the next highest seniority group. Generally, increased shipping was attributed both to the weather and to the steady flow of new jobs into the Eng^ 2 _-l 16 10 6 4 18 14 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 22 6 16 1 0 2 3 2 7 0 16 2 Eng. 118 Shipped ! stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total B B A 9 5 1 57 16 10 173 54 7 7 19 14 42 9 52 23 21 95 2 7 2 9 21 0 2 3 6 12 4 0 1 15 5 19 46 7 5 0 37 10 4 101 44 2 10 0 34 35 6 1 0 26 6 3 4 1 8 11 9 12 0 44 28 4 13 13 47 49 Stew. Stew. Stw Total Total A B B 211 101 46 675 330 ? Total C 8 25 11 35 4 2 1 0 13 3 0 4 0 8 Total 114 m 254 72'^ 182 34 20 21 53 158 72 32 23 72 104 otal SIU. The Union's Organizing Department has success­ fully wrapped up contracts with several new companies in recent months involving all types of operations. The result has been ever-increasing job opportunities for SIU men. The following is the forecast port by port: BOSTON; Quiet . . . NEW YORK: Active; jobs hang on board" for several calls . . . PHILADELPHIA: Getting bet­ ter .. . BALTIMORE: Should stay good . . . NORFOLK: Expects improvement . . . SAVANNAH: fair; registration still low . . . TAMPA: Slow . . . MOBILE: Busier than usual . . . NEW ORLEANS: Good; ten payoffs due . . . LAKE CHARLES: Busy . . . HOUSTON: Slow . . . WIL­ MINGTON: Quiet . . . SAN FRANCISCO: Fair . . . SE­ ATTLE: Good. �April S7. 19ft - SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Man 'Cable Run' Ship f*f fir* State Dep'f Tips Mitt On Dislike Of US Shipping WASHINGTON—The first general statement of the State Department position on a US merchant- fleet has emerged from the Case-Anderson bill hearings in Washington, and as expected, the Department expressed hostile views toward the merchant marine on many issues. The sum and substance of*" SlU-manned SS Arthur M. Huddell is shown after refitting at Baltimore shipyard for new job. Operated by Bull Line, she will take part in US defense project involving the building of two underwater telephone cable links between US West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii. She is a warbuilt Liberty with special^^towage features for handling the cable. PORTSMOUTH, NH—Manned by Seafarers, the SS Arthur M. Huddell (Bull Line) be­ gan loading telephone cable and other gear here this week before sailing to the Pacific area to take part in a vital defense communications project. A specially-equipped, war- 4' built Liberty, the Huddell AT&T under a two-year charter across the English Channel to sup­ ply fuel to the Allied forces which will serve as a "warehouse contract. ship" for the building of a sub­ marine telephone cable system be­ tween Seattle ancTKetchikan, Alas­ ka. She will ferry about 6,000 tons of cable to the Pacific from manu­ facturing plants, here. When this assignment Is com­ pleted, she will assist in a similar project for an underwater tele­ phone link between the US West Coast and Hawaii. Both projects are being under­ taken by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company for the Department of Defense. The Army cableship Albert J. Myer has been chartered for the actual laying of the cable. Bull Line is operating the Huddell for NafI Safety Group Cites SlU Crew SIU crewmembers of the Steel Advocate (Isthmian) who took part in a dramatic sea rescue of two fliers from sharkinfested Pacific waters last fall have added another commendation to their laurels. The ship was awarded a special blue pennant for "meritorious res­ cue operations" last week by the National Safety Council. It was the only privately-owned American merchant ship manned by union seamen to receive such an award for action during 1955. Attacked By Sharks The rescue took place about 1,100 miles west of Hawaii. The commercial cargo plane went down with five men, but only two sur­ vived after being in the water for 44 hours. They were being at­ tacked by sharks when they were sighted by Seafarer Doug Claussen, bosun. A smooth-running rescue operation followed and the men were quickly brought aboard. Announcement of the award was made by Louis B. Pate, vice presi­ dent of the SlU-contracted Seas Shipping Company. The ship was previously cited for the rescue by the Coast Guard, which singled out Claussen, -Iverson C. Hester, DM; Fred -Er-Hmholtz, AB; Charles E. Ray, chief electrician, and Albert L Clouse, 2nd electrician, among other crewmen, for special men­ tion. Crewed In Baltimore Refitted in a Baltimore shipyard after coming out of the reserve fleet in the James River, Virginia, the Huddell was crewed out of the Baltimore SIU hall and then pro­ ceeded here this week. She is a conventional Liberty, with special storage compartments for the cable below decks. During World War II, she loaded and discharged a flexible pipeline invaded the continent, and later went into lay-up. Cable for the Seattle-Alaska tel­ ephone link is to be laid in 200 mile lengths and must' be handled with great care 'by specialized equipment to avoid damage. When completed, the cable system will carry essential military and public communications between the" con­ tinental US and Alaska. The cable cargo is valued at $6 million. Question: How do you feel about the likelihood that nuclear reactors will be supplying power in your engine room in a few years? J, ^ 3; Fred Oestman, wiper: I'm afraid Fred L. Travis, electrician: I doubt if reactors will be used on that it might cut down on the jobs in the engine merchant ships room. When the for a great many ships have that years to come kind of plant because of the they won't be expense of in­ needing as many stalling and op­ men to service erating them. them as the kind The MSTS wiU of ships we have get the lion's now. Some rat­ share, as usual, ings might be and the private merchant fleet will be tfle last to done away with entirely. benefit. 3^ 3; 3> t 3; 3^ Murray Savoy, oiler: If ships Albert Bagley, fireman: If I have should ever become atom-powered to learn something new to work it will cut out a on an atomlot of jobs in the powered ship it engine room. I will be all part think an atoni of the job. It plant will mean makes no differ­ simplified en ence to me just gines with more as long as I can automatic con­ get myself a ship trols which will when I'm look­ tend to take ing for a job. I away a lot of don't see it com­ work we do in the oil-fired plants ing for. a lonf time yet though. we have now. 3i 3> $ t ft t Max Felix, wiper: I think the L. D. Hogan, pumpman: I think it will turn out to be labor-saving whole thing is pretty far off. The Navy and the device which will Gov e r n m e n t do away with a ships will be get­ ,number of en­ ting them first gine room jobs. before the mer­ Instead of nine chant marine men in the en­ even thinks of gine room the building them. shipowner might When they do be able to get by come, the engine with three. From rooms will need that point of view it's no benefit to us although men with more training and ex­ perience. it helps the operators. the Department's position is cargo discrimination, he said, that it is still opposed to any would be injurious to the US na­ "50-50" preference for US flag tional interest. However, the De­ ships, it is unsympathetic toward partment offered no assurance that maintenance of a US tramp fleet elimination of "50-50" would be and it is hopeful that US ships in followed by elimination of com­ future years will reduce the size mercial discrimination by foreign of their crews so that shipowners countries. The Department spokesman can compete more easily without agreed that direct merchant marine Government aid. subsidies are needed and might Answer Questions even be considered for tramp ships The SlU has been attempting but he drew the line when asked unsuccessfully for many years to if it considered tramp ships essen­ learn expressly the State Depart­ tial to US commercial policy. In ment's hostility to the US merchant commercial trade, it said, "the flag fleet. The policy statement which of the vessel is immaterial" as long emerged last week came in the as there is a world pool of tramps form of answers to a series of available. Departmental policy questions posed by Senator Warren then, accepts the transfer of tramps Magnuson, chairman of the Senate to foreign flags. "The Department Interstate and Foreign Commerce . . . does not view United States Committee, which is conducting tramps as essential to its com­ the hearings. mercial trade policy." American In discussing its "50-50" position, ownership of runaway-flag bulk the Department spokesman con­ carriers is "assurance of a steady ceded that foreign nations should flow of essential imports" . . . not object to the US moving troops In discussing subsidies t h • and other personnel as well as spokesman declared that the opera­ cargo used by US agencies on US tion of US cargo vessels "with ships. "With outright gift cargoes" fewer men in the crew" would be he added, "it is also difficult for a welcomed as a means of "offsetting foreign nation to object to prefer­ tlie higher costs of operation of ential control." United States vessels." Hedge On '50-50' US ships already carry a smaller However, he immediately quali­ manning scale than comparable fied this half-way acceptance of foreign flag operations under the but "50-50" by claiming that ".50-50" legitimate maritime flags, encourages foreign nations to dis­ runaway flag vessels are notoriouscriminate on regular commercial i ly undermanned, far below the cai-goes. The spread of commei-cial US level. US To Use 113 'Blue Jay' Ships WASHINGTON—The annual summertime shipping rush to Far North US bases this year will employ 113 US ships, the Department of Defense has announced. No indication has been given yet as to how ~ many will be privately-op­ the lee of island chains. A 16-foot erated vessels on MSTS draft will be the maximum al­ lowed in these areas. charter. Most of the ships will be used to supply equipment for the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line, a chain of radar stations 3.000 miles long stretching across northern Canada and Alaska. • The DEW Line will eventually be extended across the Aleutian Islands. The rest will go to supply bases on the West Coast of Alaska and Air Force stations on Greenland, Baf­ NOW IN SOTH fin Island and Newfoundland. West Coast First The first stage of "Operation Blue Jay" as it is popularly known, will be handled by MSTS ships out of the West Coast, which will load early in May to. supply the more southerly bases in Alaska. June and July will be the peak months for the cold-watcr run, with ships loading out of Seattle and Long Beach on the West Coast and Hampton Roads, New York and Philadelphia on the Eastern seaboard. More Small Ships The Defense Department an­ BROOtCUfit BALTIMORS nouncement said that more small I2I6B.BALT. ships would be used since in many areas the ice menace makes it ad­ visable to stay in shallow water to PORT C CALL �Pare Sis SEAFARERS April 27, 1956 LOG Union Making Headway In Drive For Improved Ship Mail Service YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius A perennial beef aboard ship, crew mail service in the States and overseas has been get ting increasing attention from SIU officials. Seeking a remedy for a kinky problem, SIU headquarters last year called on all con Best Buys During May tracted companies to, supply If you plan your buying in advance, you can save substantially by taking advantage of the sales and clearances occurring in the same accurate mailing addresses to months each year. One of the purposes of this monthly buying cal­ crewmembers at the sign-on Vacation Pay Marks Year As Civilian so that in turn, Seafarers could notify their families and friends where they could be reached at all times during a trip. Reports so far indicate that while this system has not cleaned up the problem altogether, it has succeeded in speeding mail to many crews. In addition, mail beefs have appeared less frequentI.v in reports of ship's meetings, and in many cases, have ceased entirely. At the same time, however, air mailings of each issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG to ships overseas have encountered some difficulty in arriving at their destinations, although the ships' addresses for these mailings dre in many cases supplied directly by the companies. It is felt, therefore, that the problem may also be due to post office operations, and inquiries in this direction are now being made by the Union. Overall, faulty mail service can stem from several causes, and the difficulty may be due to any or all of them. Sudden changes in a ship's itinerary or sailing schedule, unconcern on the part of company agents overseas or faulty addresses in the first place all play a part in sometimes slowing mail delivery. Steamship company agents sometimes hang on to mail or fail Ashore between trips on the Dorothy, Seafarer Paul Magro to notify the ship of its arrival, marks first anniversary as a civilian by picking up nearly with the result that the mail is $150 in SIU vacation dough from headquarters cashier Bill held back and doesn't catch up Mitchell. Magro had been in the Army for four years until with the ship until much later on. In many cases also, it is not April, 1955. He plans to use his payoff and vacation cash known from week to week where for a vacation trip with his wife and to boost a growing ships in tramp operations will kitty for the purchase of their own home. wind up. Thus the company can­ not furnish any accurate list of .ad­ One year almost to the day after he got out of the Army dresses, and mail must first be and returned to the SIU, Seafarer Paul Magro celebrated sent to the home office for for­ warding. , [lis discharge by collecting a $146.44 SIU vacation check Seafarers who have any sugges­ covering 193 days' seatime.-t tions for easing mail problems aboard ship are urged to submit The money is going directly for a Florida vacation for the 27their ideas to SIU headquarters. into a kitty which will pay year-old Magro and his wife next month. The rest of the kitty is be­ ing accvmulated to buy a home, perhaps in Florida. It was on April 14, 1955, that Magro completed four years, two months and 26 days' service to Uncle Sam. He would have been in the Army even longer were it not for a disability which led to a medical discharge, and $75 a WASHINGTON—The failure of tests on a converted month disability pension. Liberty ship powered with an experimental Victory ship Recalled For Korea turbine still had Maritime Adminisration officials puzzled Magro had been in the Army this week. once, had been discharged, and Tests were conducted on ther changes in the ship's auxiliary then was recalled for Korean serv­ the Hudson River last week equipment would enable the boil­ ice. Now he's trying to sop up as on the Liberty ship Benjamin ers to generate enough steam. much sailing as he can to make up Chew in the first phase of the MA's They blamed the Liberty's boiler for the lost time. "I said that if I got out of the progra3li to upgrade the war-built feed water pumping system and blower, which were retained in the Army I'd stay on a ship until I Liberty ship fieet. Plans call for four new types of conversion. The problem arose be­ got that sea feeling back. Some power plants to be installed on cause the feed water system could day I'd like to make a trip back four modified Libertys from the not maintain the water level in the to Korea and walk peacefully over reserve fleet, in order to deter­ boiler, and the blower could not some of the land I had to hustle mine which will give the lumber­ supply enough air for proper com­ over when I was in service." Right now though, Magro is on the Doro­ ing "workhorse" ships of World bustion, they said. War II greater speed and maneu­ Other phases of the Liberty up­ thy (Bull Line) on the nearbyverability for use in a possible grading program involve installa­ foreign run as a messman. He may future emergency. tion of a prttotype gas turbine try to catch a Far-Easter his next Last week's tests involved use unit aboard the John Sergeant, due trip. of a 6,000 hp geared turbine unit to be completed August 12; reGoing South Soon from a Victory ship in place of the powering the Tnomas Nelson with When he pays off the Dorothy he conventional 2,500 hp reciprocat­ two 3,000 hp diesel engines, to be and his wife are going South on a ing engine normally used on a completed August 22, and refitting pleasure trip and will also visit a Liberty. the William Patterson with the Sejafarer-friend of his in Tampa. Not Enough Steam first free-piston gas turbine marine "Going to sea is a good living" Although reports indicated the engine in the US. This installation he said, "and it's all in what you ship handled well and did not is scheduled to wind up late in do with the money. Before I got vibrate, het converted boilers were October. married I had my share of good not able to produce enough steam Independent testing of each unit times but not it's different. With to bring her new engines up to will determine which is the best the kind of money I make sailing full speed. method for repowering the Lib- I can swing a home of my own and Observers maintained that fur- ertys for future use. all that goes with it." First Converted Liberty Flunks Initial Test Run endar is to inform you of such sales. For example, if you kndw you will need sheets and towels soon, you can save 10 percent on your needs at the annual May "white sales." If you shop the final spring apparel clearances with an eye to basic styles that will look as up-todate next season as this, you'll find savings of up to 40 percent. If you're looking for a television set, you'll find manufacturers and deal­ ers offering special concessions in late spring to clear this year's models. / Here is buying information that can be-useful to you in shopping some of the May sales and in making other early-summer purchases: WOMEN'S APPAREL: Apparel values are better this year even though prices have advanced slightly, because quality is improving as manufacturers work out satisfactory blends of the newer synthetic fibers with traditional fibers, to ach:'.;ve garments that wear longer and require less care. This spring you'll find fabrics made of synthetic fibers at more reasonable prices, as nylon, Dacron and Acrilan were recently reduced at wholesale levels. One of the most successful blends has been the fabric of 65 percent Dacron and 35 percent cotton, which has already become popular in men's shirts. Experts say it may also prove to be the new staple fabric for women's blouses, lingerie, and pajamas. It requires little ironing, but because of its cotton content, avoids the transparency, ex­ cessive warmth and other defects of all-synthetic fabrics. More Crease-Resistant Cottons Even cotton summer dresses this year are more satisfactory to wear and care for because of the increasing availability of crease-resistant cottons. These are more desirable than ordinary cottons because their crease-resistant finish provides a durable crispness and luster without the need for starch, and also helps the fabric resist creases and dirt. Now cotton is often blended with acetate or rayon, and given a creaseresistant finish for dressier summer garments that also resist soil, wear and creases. This blend is also available in reasonably priced coat-dress ensembles this year. You can buy such a dress with com­ plementing cotton or cotton-blend coat for as little as $16-$18. It will be wearable from now until fall in different ways: the dress by itself, the coat with other dresses and the two pieces together as a dress-up costume. MEN'S SUITS: In men's summer suits, the experimenting with dif­ ferent blends has resulted in the emergence of the Dacron-worsted blend as perhaps the most successful new lightweight suit, wearable for three seasons of the year. Such suits are available this year around the $40 mark. The blend should be close- to half Dacron and half wool worsted. Advantage of the blend is that the Dacron gives the fabric wrinkle resistance, while the wool worsted gives it body and resilience. But in less-costly warm-weather suits, a Dacron-rayon or nylon-rayon blend at $25-$30 offers more wear and crease resistance than the allrayon that used to be the standard low-cost summer suit. CARPET SQUARES: An interesting new development that may be useful to families faced with carpeting problems, is carpet squares which you lay yourself to form wall-to-wall carpeting. This depart­ ment is strictly in favor of room-size rugs rather > than wall-to-wall, as permanent carpeting is never as successfully cleaned as a rug that can be taken up for cleaning at the plant, nor is it possible to turn wall-to-wall around to distribute the wear. But for families who feel they need wall-to-wall installations, these 18-inch cotton squares come with their own rubber backing and pressure-sensitive adhesive so you need merely press them into place. ^ You can use squares of contrasting colors to form a design, or make a solid-color carpet. Installation is simple enough, and you need buy only what you need instead of the extra carpeting needed for wall-towall installations. Another advantage is that any square that becomes damaged, as from a cigarette burn, can be replaced. These squares can be laid over any type of floor surface, including plywood underlayment and asphalt tile, or even an attic sub-floor if smooth and secure enough. However, there are disadvantages too. The squares are cotton, and while they have a durable high pile, cotton carpeting does soil quicker than wool and is more difficult to clean, and thus is not as suitable for heavy traffic areas. Nor are the squares cheap. They'll cost you about $6.75 a square yard. Thus a 10x12 bed­ room will cost about $110 to carpet in this manner (figure nine square feet to a square yard). ^ E A FT A PORT O'CAU e75*-4-*w<AvEMaF *l2/e E.BALTiA10(® B'ALrT7A1Pi^e �SEAFARERS AbrU 27. UM Page Seven LOG SlU's Protest Gets Shore Leave Action In Iranian Oil Port SIU headquarters is hoping for an ease in restrictions af­ ter receiving assurances from the US State Department that there are no hard and fast shore leave bans in Khorramshahr, Iran. The Union •* protested the bans through the State Department after the crew of the Steel Voyager was restricted to ship in August, 1955. Responsibility for the shore leave restriction has never been clearly fixed, with the company agents, the local police and the American consulate all disclaiming knowledge of any such action. Crewmembers of the ship are equally insistent that they were refused permission to go ashore. Headquarters took the beef up with the Seaman Affairs Section of the State Department which in turn, checked with the American consui at the port and the agents and local authorities. All that is in the local regulations, according to the State Pepartment, was that the master had to submit a crew list to the local police chief for shore leave passes and that all crew members have to be back on board before midnight. Copies To Ships Copies of the State Department letter are being circulated to all Isthmian ship captains going into Khorramshahr in the event that crews have any further difficulties in the port. One Isthmian ship, the Steel Age, has been in the port in the end of March but no information has yet been received from her on the issue. Two more ships are due to touch there this week. If crewmembers still run into restrictions they are asked to no­ tify SIU headquarters as soon as possible. BROUGHT TO, YOU BY THS OEBP SEA UNIONS OF THS Job Upturn Cheered By Baltimore BALTIMORE—Good shipping is •still the best news available here, with jobs continuing to run well ahead of registration. "We're not breaking any rec­ ords, but we certainly hope the trend will hold," commented Earl Sheppard, SIU port agent. Job activity has been rising steadily here •during the last few weeks, bolstering hopes for a good springsummer season. A total of 182 jobs were dis­ patched during the past period, providing replacements and reliefs for crewmembers on a variety of 39 ships. Twelve of the arrivals were paid off, 10 signed on and 17 were serviced in transit. No Major Beefs No beefs of a major nature have disturbed this healthy picture, Sheppard said. "We again extend our congratulations to all the sliips' crews for their good work­ ing knowledge of- the Union's agreements and for adhering to tne SIU's policies," he added. * Organizing efforts at the Old Bay Line are continuing, mean­ while. MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT SIU A&G DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU - MM&P - BME • SlU-CANADIAN DiSTRitT \ TEVERY SUNDAY. 1915 GMrf"^„Y Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World l| \| Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. gi B ' ^J J WMMJ^TSMZKC. * WCO-16908.8 KCS | Northwest Pacific • west Coost Sooth America WCO-22407 KCs • ^ WAAM 81-11037.5 | | Seafarer Stricken, Sill Aids Wife There's a new washing machine humming smooth­ ly on the Yaka (Waterman) and ever ybody's clothes are com­ ing out clean, thanks to the ef­ "mmm ' forts of Seafarer J. O. Bruso. Nothin'g like new equipment to get Bruso the grime out of work gear, Yaka men are finding. 3^ ,4) If things aren't as safe as they should be on the Antinous, it won't be due to any lack of effort on the When Seafarer Samuel J. Brooks was stricken aboard the Barbara Frietchie and taken part of Seafarer Lloyd Blanchard, off in Japan, March 29, the Effects were felt immediately back home in Whistler, Alabama, bosun. At one. of the crew ship­ board meetings Blanchard asked As is standard practice, the company discontinued allotments to Brook's wife. However the gang to report any safety vio­ lations to him or to the delegates. within three weeks, the wife" Welfare Services had contacted the doesn't get around which means That way they could be taken up was again receiving payments company immediately upon learn­ nothing happens until somebody with topside before anybody got from the company as the re- ing of Brooks' illness in Japan notifies headquarters. In one recent hurt. jult of prompt intervention by SIU and arranged for advances tO be instance a Seafarer suffered a 4^ 4- 4) drawn against unearned wages in serious hip injury and was hospi­ Welfare Services. The crew of the Ocean Eva his wife's name. This is standard talized in Calcutta on March 12. The swift action in behalf of procedure followed by the Welfare No notice was sent to headquarters showed their appreciation for Brother Brooks was but one of Service office whenever a Sea­ until the Steel Sui-veyor got into ship's delegate T. N. Scott when several dozen such problems farer's allotments are involved. that port April 4 and promptly he received the news that his mother had passed away. Crew­ handled every week by SIU Wel­ The allotments themselves can­ cabled the Union. members, joined by the ship's offi­ fare Services in behalf of Seafarers not be continued because they are Once the cable was received the and their families. drawn against earned wages and heat was put on the company's cers, chipped in to send an appro­ the company home office has no Calcutta agents to give the injured priate piece to the funeral in their Unearned Wages Paid name. Thus the first of Brooks allot­ way of knowing how many draws man proper service including ciga­ $1 4) 4 or slops a man ran up until he was rettes and regular visits, and ment checks for $110 went out on taken off the ship. Seafarer Frank Napoll aboard arrange for repatriation by plane April 17 and a second one on the the George Lawson turned to in when he is ready to be moved. Prompt Notification 2i)th' based on unearned wages due Although everything has been order to help his fellow Seafarers The key to this rapid service, of the ailing Seafarer. The checks will continue as long as unearned course, is prompt notification of sti'aightened out in the end. Wel­ fight the threat to the "50-50" law. wages are forthcoming. Naturally Welfare Services by the ship's fare Services pointed out that the Napoli drafted a letter for the the resumption of these payments crews whenever a Seafarer is Seafarer could have been spared a crewmembers to send to their was of great relief to the hospi­ forced to leave the ship for hospi­ good deal unnecessary anxiety and Senators asking that "50-50" be re­ discomfort if the Union had been stored to the farm surplus disposal talization overseas. ^ talized Brooks, and to his wife. program, after Tex Metting and he notified as soon as he was hurt. Sometimes though, the. Thews What had happened was that sponsored a shipboard resolution on that score. 4< 4/ 3i' Th-» Alcoa Planter crew is duly grateful to Seafarer George Fargo. The mother of a crewmember died and the gang wanted to send a wreath for which the usual collec­ tion would be taken up. Fargo advanced funds out of his own pocket so that the wreath could be ordered immediately without talk­ ing time out for the tarpaulin muster. 4^ 4^ 4!' There's a crew radio aboard the Steel Surveyor now as Seafarer Earl A. Fancher, ship's delegate, laid out 80 of his own simoleons for the pur­ chase. Crewmembers are now chipping in to re­ imburse him for Fancher the cost, while they are enjoying the latest in music and news. 4. 4 4 The Alcoa Roamer, one of the ships mentioned as acting on the "50-50" problem, deserves a special note for the wholehearted way it went about the job. No less than 60 letters were sent out by the crew, pretty much blanketing every Senator from every state where crewmembers lived. A men­ tion should be given too to Sea­ farer Blackie Bankston on the Steel Advocate who appealed to his shipmates to get their letters off before the Senate acted on the bill. �Fare Elfht SEAFARERS April 27. 1956 LOG 'i-'ir ffiiiiliillp If ' . ! , ;, ,<L - 1 - " .f «SS!psp:iililiW O NE of the most generous scholarships in existence, the Seafarers Scholarship Plan each year awards $6,000 each to four Seafarers or children of Seafarers .to cover their university education. On this page is a report on four of the nine scholarship students and how they ore making but. Next issue we'll have a report on the other SlU students. Seafarer Joe Kite University of Florida Engineering Student Blocked by misfortune twice before in ef­ forts to get a college degree, Seafarer Joe Kite is on his way this time with smooth sailing guaranteed by the scholarship plan. The 42-year-old Sea­ farer sailed as electrician and has chosen to study electrical engi­ neering. He is doing so well that he has been tapped for high honors (he has an "A minus" average) and has been cited for the dean's list. He intends to take summer courses to graduate a year earlier. In addition to his engineering studies he is taking business law and math. He finds his $1,500 yearly aid ample to cover tuition, books, professional gear, room, board and lavmdry. He spends what spare time he has with his son and family in Jacksonville. "Thanks to all the brothers," he writes, "for visualizing ... a welfare plan that en­ ables a working stiff to attend school. It is only through your aid and assistance that I am here." . One Of 13 No-Cost Benefits Of The Seafarers Welfare Plan' • • Constance Cole University of Connecticut* Language Student Specializing in Spanish, Constance Cole, 19, daughter of Seafarer John Cole, ex­ pects to finish her imdergraduate courses in 1959 and then go on to graduate school for two more years. Then she hopes to teach Spanish in the high schools of her native Yonkers, New York. As far as she knows, her SlU scholarship is the highest of any award among imdergraduates at the university. It is more than enough for tuition, books, room and board, extra-curricular fees and expenses and travel to and from home during schqol holi­ days. She is taking a Liberal Arts course and is maintaining a "B minus" average. She is active in a number of school groups includ­ ing the freshman class council and the dramatic club as well as a service sorority which provides volunteer services to the univer­ sity. Next to the excitement of winning the Seafarer's scholarship, she says, "college has been the most exciting period of my life." ItIE Seafarer Seymour Wallace Columbia University Medical Student A degree as doctor of medicine is the tar­ get of Seafarer Seymour Wallace, 26, and 1959 is his expected date of graduation. Attending one of the toughest medical schools in the country, Wal­ lace is maintaining a "B" to "B plus" average. After graduation he in tends to in torn and then practice medicine outside of New York. He sailed AB and other d§ck ratings with the SIU and plans to sail summers to help support his family and supplement the scholarship. Medical school tuition fees are steep, he reports, run­ ning over $1,000 a year for costs and books, so his SIU scholarship is much envied on the campus. "My scholarship is equalled only by one other as far as I know," he writes. "It is far superior to most. My classmates praise and commend not only the amount of the award but also the freedom of choice of school and profession." Wallace is active in church affairs in his spare time and finds his studies occupy his days fully otherwise. Susan Eatherton University of Tulsa Secretarial Administration Going to school and maintaining a home for herself and her husband keeps Susan Eatherton, 19, on the go. Daughter of Sea­ farer Myron E. Folts, she is majoring in secretarial administration and is taking or will take courses in history, English, science and religion. She expects to graduate in May, 1959, and either continue schooling or travel with her husband, a petroleum engineer. Thus far she has maintained a "B plus" average in her studies and par­ ticipates in the business women's club at the university as .well as the wives and mother's club. Tuition and fees come to $500, she reports, with other expenses well within the $1,500 yearly allot­ ment The SIU scholarship is one of the largest listed in the uni­ versity's catalog. "Whenever and wherever my scholarship has , been mentioned, she notes, "people have remarked how wonderful it is fhat an organization would take such a personal interest in their members' children." \ .V M �SEAFARERS April 27. 195< Seattle's Job Boom Arrives Full Force Lauds SIU Aid SEATTLE—Weeks of waiting finally produced dividends, as a long-overdue job boom came to life here during the past two weeks. Five expected payoffs ar­ period were th« Mankato Victory, rived as predicted, boosting Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers); Wacosta, Choctaw and job totals to more than Wild Ranger (Waterman). The double the previous figure. same group all signed on again. The situation was so good, port agent Jeff Gillette reported, that at one point he ran out of messmen and had to call on San Fran­ cisco for help. A total of 104 men were shipped during the period. Prospects for the next few weeks look slow, however, on the "basis of scheduled payoffs. "But if we run true to form, we will have at least a couple of payoffs that are unexpected," Gillette added. Lone payoff officially in sight in the Lcngview Victory (Victory Car­ riers) on May ICf. Nip Travel Beef Meanwhile, Union action nipped a familiar beef before it got too far out of hand, when a crewmember off the John B. Kulukundis (Martis) was denied the option of getting the cash equivalent of the first-class rail transportation he had coming. SIU officials cited chapter and verse of the agree­ ment to the company, and the cash was produced forthwith. Under the transportation and paying off procedure ill SIU agree­ ments, crewmembers must be fur­ nished first-class rail transporta­ tion back to their port of engage­ ment when they pay off. However, the seaman has the option of get­ ting the fare in cash. Ships that paid off during the Finn Seamen For Arms Ban Tampa Reports Slight Job Rise The fifth anniversary of the Marine Cooks and Stewards passed April 15 with the Union well es­ tablished in West Coast Maritime. It was in 1951 that the MCS got a charter from the SIU of North America to organize West Coast stewards and cooks, then under the thumb of a Communist-dominated union. MCS now has contracts with all West Coast operators and is building a new headquarters in San Francisco. A boycott of ships carrying arms to Arab nations has been proposed by the Finnish Seamen's Union. The Union urged ITF action to halt arms shipments to the tense Middle East. Shipments of arms to Arab na­ $1 • $1 tions have been increasing, much Richfield, General Petroleuni of it from Communist Czechoslo­ vakia, although a US shipipent of and Tidewater Associated have tanks to Saudi Arabia aroused agreed to follow the six percent wage.and overtime increase pattern much furore recently. Contractors employed at the General Post Office in New York agreed to employ union painters and electricians following several days' picketing of the giant postoffice by union members. The In­ ternational Brotherhood of Elec­ trical Workers and the Painters District Council threw up the picket lines. 4 4" t District 15, International Asso­ ciation of Machinists has decided to pick up the tab for surgical and hospital benefit payments of strik­ ing Republic Aviation workers. The company cancelled the bene­ fits payments last week in efforts to bring pressure on the strikers who have been picketing for ten weeks. 4 4, 4" Circus clowns withdrew from performances of Ringling Brothers at Madison Square Garden, New York, when the American Guild of Variety Artists and the Brother­ hood of Teamsters set up picket lines. Several leading clowns are AGVA members. The two unions are attempting to organize circus entertainers and maintenance workers. Fire hoses and revolvers were used by company forces to rout Textile Workers Union organizers at the Lowenstein Mills in Gaffney, South Carolina. Attempts to dis­ tribute leafiets by union represen­ tatives were met by a stream of water from the hose and the men were threatened with revolvers. The local sheriff has refused to act to protect the organizers. 4 4 4 A two-week strike at R. H. Macy's and four of its branches in New York City won a $6 wage increase and an improved pension plan for 6,000 store workers. The strikers, members of the Wholesale and De­ partment Store Workers Union, won retroactivity to February 1 on $3 of the raise. The new contract will run for three years. 4 4 4 Support for poultry inspection bills in Congress has been ex­ pressed by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union. Jointly-introduced SenateHouse bills would prohibit use of poultry in interstate commerce unless it had been inspected and approved. The union pointed out that 26 diseases can be transmitted from poultry to humans. Stay On For Full Trip, Union Warns Seafarers On Long-haul Shuttles NEW WORK—The Union has issued a warning cautioning men not to sign on for long tanker shuttle runs, particularly in the Persian Gulf-Japan area, unless they will stick with the ship for the duration of ticket on a passenger ship going articles. out and stay as long as you Failure to stay on for the like,"there he stated. In transit were the Hurricane, City of Alma (Waterman); Robin Hood (Seas Shipping); Seamar (Calmar) and the Kulukundis. All of the ships were in good shape regarding disputed overtime, re­ pairs and general beefs. TAMPA—Shipping has turned just a shade better here during the last two weeks, although job ac­ tivity is still relatively quiet. A few replacements were dis­ patched off the beach via the payoft and sign-on of the Hastings (Waterman), and £he arrival of eight assorted in-transits. These included the Antinous, Madaket (Waterman); Iberville (twice), Chickasaw, DeSoto (Pan Atlantic); Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa) and Del Viento (Mississippi). Beefs were at a minimufn on all of them. Pare Nine LOG Thankful for the benefits provided by the'SIU Wel­ fare Plan during his wife's illness, Seafarer Earl Congleton is shown with wife, Alice, now recuperating at a Norfolk nursing home. Congleton sails in the en­ gine department and has been an SIU man for 17 years. established in negotiations be­ tween the Sailors Union of the Pacific and other major companies. They will also discuss a pension plan. 4 4 4. Things are humming on the Lakes and rivers of Canada as the spring shipping season begins. The SIU Canadian District has started crewing up 47 ships in Montreal alone as well as many others on the Lakes ports. Meanwhile, a gov­ ernment Board of Conciliation has opened hearings on ^contract de­ mands presented tb shipowners by the Canadian District. 4 4 4 A bulk ore agreement has been completed between Pacific Far East Line and the Marine Firemen's Union covering engine room men on ships carrying iron ore from Stockton, California, to Japan. The agreement calls for a wage scale of $335 to $550 a month, overtime rates of $2 and $2.65 hourly and vacation pension and welfare fund contributions. It is similar to the bulk ore agreement worked out previously by the SUP. full length of the voyage would be a violation of the shipping rules and contract provisions and could place offenders in line for discip­ linary action, Asstetant-SecretaryTreasurer Claude Simmons pointed out. Although the Union is aware that the long shuttle runs create problems of monotony, Simmons said that when a man signs on he must accept responsibility of doing his jqb, which includes staying with his ship untii the voyage is completed. . Crewmen who miss their ships on a run can jeopardize their Un­ ion contract, Simmons said. He added that the Union will not per­ mit this to happen because its job is to protect the welfare of the ei^tire membership. A meeting has been held with US Petroleum Carriers, which has nine tankers shuttling between the Persian Gulf and Japan, during which this problem was discussed. At the root of this is the ab­ sence of recreational facilities at tlie Persian Gulf end of the shut­ tle to compare with the diversions available in Far East ports and the fast turnaround practices of the tankers generally. "However," Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Claude Simmons noted, "this doesn't give any man the right to turn his back on the ship, pile extra work on his shipmates and generally foul up relations be­ tween the Union and companies while he gets a little breathing spell ashore. If everybody got the same idea, the ships would never sail." Simmons cautioned men throw­ ing in for jobs on these tanker runs not to ship on these vessels unless they planned to stay and finish out the articles. "If you want to go on the beach in Japan or go native, *grab yourself a "Missing a ship out there with­ out a proper reason will only foul you up later." On another note, the SIU port official reported shipping in the port picking up^ with many jobs left hanging on the board for sev­ eral calls. Two new ships, the Maxton (Pan Atlantic) and the Jose Marti (New England Indus­ tries, Inc.), took full crews during the period. The Maxton is one of three tank­ ers to be used in Pan Atlantic's "piggy-hack" operations, which will carry loaded truck trailers on special deck gear, in addition to regular oil cargoes, on coastwise voyages. A total of 19 ships were paid off, 8 signed on and 15 serviced as intransits during the past two-week period. PortlandForms MID Port Unit PORTLAND, Ore. — A local council of the Maritime Trades Department has been organized this week by sea-going and shoreside maritime unions here. SIU of NA affiliates participating in the council include the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine Cooks and Stewards, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Inland Boatmen's Union. These unions have been meeting regularly as part of the waterfront section of the Portland Central Labor Council. Establishment of an MTD council will assure closer coordination with shoreside mari­ time unions. Similar councils function in many ports on all three coasts. Punchline Grips Carolyn Speak Out At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himiielf for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your '"nion urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. • And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. Seafarer Steve Zubovich, AB (standing, center), leads up to what looks like a good punchline in story to Savannah SIU patrolman Nevin Ellis (right) as shipmates "Bugsy" Siegel, MM, and Jimmie McDonald, oiler (seated) look on. The by­ play occurred when .the Carolyn called at Savannah recently. �t- tf?- ' Pare Tea II SEAFARERS The Voice of the MfO' LOG April 27, MM DRAMATIC firsNof-a-lcinel in mari­ time union history, AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department weekly news broadcasts to the ships at sea are filling a long-standing need for MTD unions ashore and union seamen on shipi all over the world. Representing some 20 seagoing and marine unions in the MTD, the Sunday newscasts are beamed to the ships via both shortwave voice transmissions and wireless. The weekly newscasts provide up-to-theminute information to all ships' crews on developments within their unions and the shipping industry as soon as they happen. They are timed to reach ships in all areas on Sundays, when leisure time enables ships' crews to tune in their shortwave radios and hear the voice of the MTD an­ nouncer in New York. ' The direct-voice broadcasts go to all ships in Atlantic, South American and Euro­ pean waters, and wireless transmissions fill in the gaps, reaching as far away as Aus­ tralia. Both services utilize the world-wide facilities of Press Wireless, Inc., of New York, where the East Coast headquarters of the MTD ore located. A Engineer at Hicksville, LI, transmission station shows radius of voice broadcast on world map (far left). As broadcast begins, he plugs in board (center), and controls voice volume. Control panel (right) shows all gear working properly. Facilities here can handle 60 different transmis­ sions at same time. try 1 I he Broadcast is monitored frequently (left), to check beaming on different short wave frequencies. Teletype machine (foreground) will register wireless transmission later on. In center, master controls at Hicksville station check miniature forest of towers and antennas (right) outside. Stale Department, news agencies also use same facilities. �April 27. 1958 SF Marks '06 Quake 50th Year SEAFARERS LOC 'Why Such A Big Boat??!!!' JESUS GRANADO, 2nd Cook After 11 years in the ring dur­ ing which he campaigned exten­ sively in the United States and Cuba, Jesus Granado embarked on a new career in 1944 when he headed for sea. He grabbed a Lib­ erty ship j9ut of New York for the first one anff has been sailing steadily year in and year out since then. In his fighting days Granado campaigned mostly as a light­ weight. He was a stablemate of Baby Miller, another Seafarer who was well-known for his ring achievements. Granado knew many Seafarers who came out of Tampa, bis home town, and it was natural for him to start sailing with the SIU when he decided to go to sea. Through the years he's proud to have , partici­ pated in most of the Union's ma­ Granado jor beefs, includ­ ing the 1946 General Strike, the Wall Street Strike, the garment center beef, and many others. Son Seeks SIU Scholarship Granado has three children liv­ ing down in Tarpon Springs, Flor­ ida. His oldest boy intends to take e crack at the SIU college scholar­ ship next year and his father is optimistic that he can make the grade. If he does, it will be an­ other dividend Granado's received from sailing with the SIU. For himself, Granado figures to keep on sailing for a great many years to come. "I have no idea of ever leaving the sea. It's a good life and I'm going to keep at it as long as I can." See Boston Revival As Major Port BOSTON—^A ten-year campaign to re-establish. Boston as a major East Coast port is showing results, according to figures for foreign trade movements through the port during 1955. The Port of Boston achieved its highest foreign trade movement in the ten years since World War II last yeai*, as it handled commercial foreign trade amounting to over 5 million tons. War Hit Trade A great deal of the import-ex­ port trade lost by the port when war broke out in 1941 has never been recovered. This has natural­ ly had a depressing effect on sea­ men's jobs as well during the post­ war period. Shipping during the last two weeks was fair, however, and reg­ istered improvement over the pre­ vious period. But the outlook for future shipping remains uncertain, port agent James Sheehan pointed out. Three Cities Service tankers, the Royal Oak, Government Camp and Council Grove, paid off and signed on during the period. Five other ships stopped off in transit, includ­ ing the Steel Vendor (Isthmian), Robin Gray (Seas Shipping), Val Chem (Valentine), Bents Fort (Cities Service) and A. N. Huddell (Bull). SAN FRANCISCO — Re­ built from the ground up in many areas following the dis­ astrous fire and earthquake of April 18-19, 1906, this port city marked the 50th anniversary of its rebirth last week. Memorial services commemo­ rated almost 500 dead and total damage estimated betwen $300 and $400 million. Thousands more were injured an^ burned during the two days of havoc that swept the area. Rapid rebuilding eventually brought the city to the point where today it is one of the ten largest in the US, its leading Pacific Coast p6rt and the headquarters of sev­ eral major maritime unions af­ filiated with the SIU. Good Shipping Good shipping for Seafarers here marked the occasion last week, as actual job activity up­ held earlier forecasts. Two payoff ships, the Seatiger (Colonial) and Jean Lafitte (Waterman), one of which, the Jean Lafitte, signed on again in company with the Wacosta (Waterman), provided the major activity. In addition, the Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Seamar (Calmar); City of Alma and Yaka (Waterman), all in transit, boosted job totals. The outlook for the immediate future is not as good, however, al­ though port agent Leon Johnson expects that the usual in-transit shipping will take up some of the slack. Pare Elerea asime. Seek More • The US merchant marine has its headaches but it is for­ US Aid For tunate that the powers in the State Department are. not in charge of US shipping policy. If they were, the merchant fleet would be in sad shape indeed, judging from opinions Mobile Port expressed by the Department before the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. M. GOTTSCIIALK, Ch. Stwd. To sum up the Department is against "50-50," it thinks "When I went aboard on my first job," Seafarer Michael Gottschalk the US tramp fleet should vanish and it believes a "solution" relates, "they showed me a bunk for the competition problem is a reduction in the size of US consisting of four slats of wood. I crews—a hopelessly unrealistic view. asked where the mattress was and Just why the Department is against "50-50" it can't really was told to buy myself a mattress cover. When I came back they say. It admits that it tried to scuttle "50-50" in the farm bill took me up to the poop deck and but now concedes that its original view was in error and showed me where the hay was and "50-50" really didn't hurt the sales of farm surplus. If Con­ said 'now stuff it.' That was my gress had followed the' Department's original advice, the introduction to sailing." merchant marine would have gotten small consolation out of The ship was the Pannonia, an the Department's belated confession. old Cunarder, and the time was beThe Department admits too, that there is nothing wrong f o r e the first World War. Gott­ with the "50-50" idea when applied to Government cargoes. schalk got the job Would Force US Seamen Out of Work through a crimp hall as steerage As far as the competitive position of US shipping is con­ waiter at $12 a cerned, "the Department considers that modern develop­ month. Each ments might permit the operation of American cargo vessels waiter served with fewer men in the crew." Evidently the Department is 6 0 immigrants. under the illusion that the US can build ships technically Clubs and fire superior to foreigners, ships that will be able to compete hoses were kept handy to break up the food riots directly with other flags. If anything, the shoe is on the that were always erupting. Eighteen other foot with foreign yards and foreign shipping more hours was the normal workday and modern than ours. Putting seamen out of work is no answer. "even the officers were full ot The State Department dismisses tramp shipping airily by lice." saying it is not "essential" although tramps carry a heavy Subsequently he switched to US ships which even then " were far share of defense supplies and overseas commercial and aid superior to foreign runs. The pay commitments. If any Government spokesman were to imply was $25 a month and we got "one that commercial plants should close down because they are egg a week on Sunday mornings." "not important" or that a few thousand farmers should stop Gottschalk quickly became a un­ working, the thunderclaps would be heard across the land. ion member and subsequently car­ Yet that is just what State is saying about tramp ships. ried a book in the old International The Department's position on shipping adds up to this: Seaman's Union. He sailed a num­ "Get rid of. all ships except a mere handful, turn over ber of US passenger ships includ­ ing the Washington and Manhattan cargoes to other nations and do away with the jobs of thou­ sands of US seamen"—all because a strong merchant marine before coming into the SIU. Occasionally Gottschalk has supposedly irritates relations with other countries. worked ashore in clubs and res­ What it really means is that the State Department finds taurants but never for very long. the merchant marine a convenient scapegoat for international As to conditions with the SIU to­ troubles. When dozens of foreign countries charge the US day, he says, "the dish washer on a US ship does as well as the skipper is "dumping" farm products the Department remains dis­ on a foreign flag job. We've got creetly silent. But let there be one complaint against the the best conditions in the world merchant marine and it not only airs it fully but accepts it and should try tolive up to them." at face value. MOBILE — Local port leaders have been bombard­ ing Washington in recent weeks seeking an outlay of addi­ tional Federal funds for two vital harbor improvement projects. In one case, work is already un­ derway to dredge the Mobile Ship Channel to 36 feet, but officials claim the funds appropriated by Congress are nearly $1 million short. They fear the work will have to be halted short of their immediate goal. The present channel is 32 feet deep; future plans call for eventual­ ly increasing its depth to 40 feet. Due to the shaliow channel depth, many large ships arriving in Mo­ bile come in only partially loaded these days. A second major project for the area involves construction of ad­ ditional locks and dams on the Tombigbee-Warrior Rivers to make barge traffic over this waterway possible all year round. It's pointed out that in times of ex­ tremely dry weather, traffic has to be halted due to shallow water. New construction would assure enough water in the system for year-round navigation. Slight Job Rise Meanwhile, port agent Cal Tan­ ner reported a slight rise in ship­ ping here during recent weeks, and more opportunities opening up for Seafarers on the beach waiting to ship. In addition to the usual run of relief jobs in and around the har­ bor, new prospects are developing in at least one local ship repair yard for SIU men with shipbuild­ ing or similar work experience. According to Tanner, one local ship repair yard under contract with the SlU-affiliated Marine Al­ lied Workers expects enough steel shortly to enable it to proceed with plans for building barges. �SEAFARERS Pac* Twelr* Bienville Boys Vixing Odds, Designer MM To Race Backwards • ^ The medics have yet to come up with a cure to that mys­ terious ailment known as "channel fever," but the crew on the Steel Designer is mapfully bearing up under the strain. A few days out of Manila,"^ soaking up sunshine during day­ for example, two crewmem- light hours and enjoying movies bers stirred up some excite­ after dark. Before leaving Cali­ Basking in the sunlight be­ fore sailing to the Far East recently, Henry Lopez (right) and an unidentified crewman relax on Bienville. ment with a bet on a footrace to run off on arrival. The wager, ac­ cording to ship's reporter Herman Rogge, will be decided in a race to^ee whether Harold Eddy, the reefer, can run 100 yards faster than Sam the messman can cover 75 yards going backwards. "Both men are-keeping In good shape but Sam is confidently tak­ ing all bets, although it's a two to one bet against him," Rogge noted. Meanwhile, crewmembers are fornia for their 'round-the-world trip, the captain, officers and crewmembers chipped in to rent a movie projector and almost a Quest Impulsive, erralic, the lover. The lissome, illumining sea. Still searches the world to recover The sailor of her memory. Movie night on Steel De­ signer finds Joe Falasca, 4-8 oiler, manning the pro­ jector. Their love was a picture to snap then. No sadness could burden their glee; That's why the sea still sets her cap, men. For the sailor that used to be. dozen films for twice-w e e k 1 y screenings on number 4 hatch. "This has added much to the trip, and promoted a lot-of good­ will and understanding among the passengers and personnel," said Rogge. SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Mack J. Acosta Joseph GiU Francisco Bueno Gorman T. Glaze Jessie A. Clarke William Golf Victor B. Cooper Burl Haire John D. Cummins Albert Hawkins Frank G Delgado John Hill John C. Drake Edward Huizenga Thomas Dr/.ewicki Joseph Naurocki Donald Forrest Fred Pittman Hugh Fouehe Win. E. Roberts George Gass H. Shartzer Stanley Gelak NATL. INST. OF HEALTH BETHESDA, MD. Linus E. Twite USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Alfred A. Hancock USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Santos Garcia Earl B. McCoIIam Daniel Hutto John E. Markopolo Robert Kehrly Marko M. Hocknic 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. David M. Baria USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Joseph L. Acy John F. Dixon Agapito Asonci Chas. F. Dorrough Merton Baxter Jaime Fcrnandea Louis Bentley L. Fiorentineo Carl W. Berg Jos. T. Gehringer Claude F. Blanks John C. George Sebastian Carregal Clarence Graham Arthur M. Caruso Louis J. Guarino Cloise Coats Kristian Gundersen William Cogswell George Hall Albert T. Cooper Charles Jelfers Martin Kelly Randolph RatcIlS E. G. Knapp Edwin Ritchie Norman L. Krumm Mitchell Rodriguez Louis D. Lae Wade H. Sexton Leo H. Lang West A. Spencer Karl V. Larsen Frank S. Stevene Theodore Lawson Joseph Stocker Michcle Liuzza Lonnie R. Tickle Minzioni Marioni Luciano Toribip James M. Mason Roy Truly Robert R. Merritt James E. Ward Alfonso Olaguibcl L. E. Wessels Michael Papusha David A. Wright Jerry Pontiff USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY. John Abraham Manuel Paperman Terrell Adams Eugene Plahn Dollah Ben Bart J. Power George Carlson Joseph A. Puglisi John J. Cook Jose Quimera Juan Denopra Conrad Reyes Lorenzo Diana Leon Reynolds Alvaro Dos Santos G. H. Robinson James H. Fisher Jose Rodriguez Rufus Freeman Evert Rosenquist James B. Gardner Stanley C. Scott Estell Godfrey Charles L. Simmons Alfred Kaju Walter Snell John Klepadio Andrew Snider Frank Lillie Lacy H. Stuart Endel Loosaar S. Swienckoski Fidel Lukban Fred Thayer Loyd McGce Thomas B. Tomlin John McWilliains Dominick Trevisano Jose L. Marrcro Samuel L. Vandal G. Mihalopoulos Marion Wells Alonzo W. Morris Joseph Wohletz USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY. Edmund Abualy Manuel Antonana Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS I CITY !|J'/ Signed I #:' - ZONE ..;... STATE ' TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and hava a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY it- ZONE STATE To the Editor: Often during a period of rem­ iniscing, I try to think back just what we in the SIU would have done without the leadership of our past and present officials. It's more than one man's opinion that the prospects of our getting anywhere back in 1938-39 would have been pretty slim without the stick-to-itiveness, guts, brains and the phil­ osophy of looking both to the All. letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names toill be withheld upon request. By James Kerrigan His eyes when he saw her grew brighter With reverence giants attain; His presence alone would delight her. Their parting was mutual pain. Oldtlmer's Faith Secure in Sill Letters To The Editor LOG-A-RHYTHM: His name is—ah, name almost any; His home, if he has one at all. Is either in Lisbon, Kilkenny, New York, or some lost port of call. April LOG Eladio Aris Harry F. MacDonald Fortunato Bacomo Michael Machusky William C. Baldwin Albert MartineUi Frank W. Bemrick Vic Milazzo Robert L. Booken Joseph B. Murphy Frank T. Campbell Eugene T. Nelson William J. Conners Joseph Neubauer E. T. Cunningham James O'Hare Walter L. Davis . Ralph J. Palmer Emilio Deigado George G. Phifer Robert M. DougUs James M. Quinn John J. DriscoU F. Regalado Robert E. Gilbert D. F. Ruggiano William Guenther G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick G. Sivertsen Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Thomas Isakseu Karl Treimann Ludwig Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttle Frank J. Kubek Fred West James J. Lawlor Norman West Leonard Leidig John T. Westfall Anthony D. Leva Virgil E. WUmoth Mike Lubas Pon P. Wing Archibald McGuigan Chee K. Zai David Mcllreath USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner H. J. McClenaghan W. G. Butterton John L. Williams Isaac Duncan USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Robert H. Ahearn R. L. Lambert Toledo A. Bean Finn Ottcrgaard Marcelo B. Belen John L. Roberts Charles Dwyer John S. Sweeney Max Felix Henry Waller M. M. Hammond USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. James Daytop Jimmie Littleton Herman Killstrom USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. ' L. Bosley Fred A. Olson E. M. Goddard George L. Smith Leonard E. Hodges WiUiam Trickey . James H. Maxev USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS F. E. Anderson Rosendo Serrano Dallas R. Clary WiUie A. Young B. F. Deibler Wm. L. Williams Jos. J. Fusella. Eugene T. O'Neill VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Billy R. Hill BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY. Joseph Shefuieski VA HOSPITAL PH PLAIN. MASS. Edward J. Toolan VA HOSPITAL RICHMOND. VA. John P. Wilson VA HOSPITAL ALBUQUERQUE. NM. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. E. Zanieuski USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON. KY. Schuyler P. Pierson ^ future and the present of these men. Respected Position They led the Union through its growing stages, to the point where today we are the most respected people in the mari­ time industry, and enjoy a re­ spect that up to a decade or so ago was never, accorded a sea­ man. To be sure, someone will say that some old goat is writing this so that he can see his name in print, and how true this is, brothers. We oldtimers are very conceited when it comes to tell­ ing people we belong to the SIU, as many of us remember the days of cheap blue linen, straw mattresses and rotten food seven days a week, espe­ cially on Sundays. Gonna Relax Now that we can take it easy, we plan on going to Snug Har­ bor, to the chicken ranch some of us have purchased or to light up our old pipes, put on our house slippers and just watch the traffic go by. We can rest much easier because we know that our place in the SIU will be taken by an above-average youngster who will carry on the SIU tradition as well as we did, if not better. We also know that the young fellow who has taken our place will see to it that our Union (and it will always be our Un­ ion) remains intact in every re­ spect. Can anyone hope for more for his organization? One Job Remains There just remains one job for us oldtimers, and that is to instruct the up and coming kids in the art of real trade union­ ism and organizing, and not just sit back on our haunches and say "let George do it." What we have seen is a mag­ nificent dream come true for all of us and our loved ones. Now, since no one has ever been able to find Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth, I must say adios and vaya con Dies to the oldtimers, and good luck to those youngsters who will carry on for us. David E. Jones 4" 4* Lauds Steward Oil Ocean Dinny To the Editor: We take great pride in writ­ ing this letter about the stew­ ard department on the Ocean Dinny, because we have a gang of well-pleased seamen on here who are enjoying a wholesome menu and excellent tasting food. Every ship could really report U5« the same if their steward. de­ partment was supervised as ef­ ficiently as Ray Ringo does the job on here. His broad knowl­ edge of food quality and variety of cooking know-how has pro­ moted this ship into one of the best feeders we haye been on In a long, long time. He is a good shipmate, and his pleasing personality en­ hances our trip and makes for an all-around happy ship. Hats off to an excellent steward de­ partment and Ray Ringo. Jack Nelson Deck delegate 4> 4> . Says 'Duice' lias Found New Home To the Editor News has come down through the grapevine that Tony Pisano, "the Duke of Bourbon Street," has moved to new stomping grounds. Brother Pisano has made the old ladies' home In New Orleans his new headquarters, in a move from the French Quarter to the 8th ward. He says he's having a good time visiting the place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He says they have a lively band, with girls from 40 to 70 doing jitterbug dances. . 'Spider' Koroiia 4> 4 4 Mourns-Passing Of A Seafarer To the Editor: I would like to take the op­ portunity at this time to ex­ press my deep sympathy on their loss to the family of the late Frank Roberts. His sudden death aboard the SS Charles Dunaif was a great shock to every one. ^ Those who knew Frank will agree that he was a wonderful person, cheerful, sincere, under­ standing, a good seaman and a good man to sail with. I'm sure the crew of the Charles Dunaif mourn his pass­ ing and wish he was making the Far East run with them. Know­ ing Frank, I'm sure also that he is wishing them a ^ood trip and a safe one. To many, Frank will not be considered dead, but simply as one who has "sailed away" and will be remembered in their prayers. M. Dwyer 4 4 4 Lauds Kindness Of Emery Crew To the Editor: I would like to publicly thank the crew of this vessel, the SS Lewis Emery, Jr., for the con­ dolences sent to my home after my wife met with a fatal acci­ dent. My daughter also wishes to express her thanks. She says the spray sent by the crew was really beautiful. Again thanks from all of us. It is sailing with crews like this one that makes going to sea-a pleasure. D. B. Martin Chief Engineer 4 4 4 Crew Mourns Engineer's Death To the Editor: Everything is going along, fine on the Trojan Trader, and with no beefs. The only bad note was the . death of our 3rd assistant en­ gineer from a heart attack. Everyone was around the num­ ber 4 hatch to pay his last re­ spects as he was taken ashore the morning after he died. Raymond Hodges Ship's delegate �(' - - SEAFARERS AVm ft, 1958 OCIAN ULLA (MarHIm* OvarMat). Aerll MO—Chairman, nana; Sacratary, nana. Head4uartera rapart carried unaDimoiuIy. Nothinc to report. WINTfR HILL (CIHat Service), April 7—Chairman, nana; Secretary, nana. Headquartera report acceptedT* Nothing to report. STEEL FLYER (isthmian), April *— Chairman, none,' Sacratary, nana. Headquartera reports accepted. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April 1— 'Chairman, none; Secretary, none. No beefs. One man left behind in San Juan Marine Hospital. Motion carried to accept communication from head­ quarters. Ship's fund $13. Also 80 let­ ters sent to Senators. Two hours dis­ puted overtime. Communications read side slopehest arrived In Sasebo but It U not SIU. Busty water and tanks will be taken care of in Japan. Stove parts expected in Singapore. No beefs. Wire to Senators requested on 50-50. Page Thirteen LOG Seamonitor Makes Friends In India '•'.iSl • ym •..m :l| NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nation Ship­ ping A Trading), February 25—Chair­ man, B. Lawson; Secretary, W. Mur­ phy. Ship's delegate reports that ail minor beefs were taken care of. No beefs. Some disputed overtime. Reso­ lution submitted and accepted 100 percent. .pCEAN NORA (Maritime Overseas), February 25—Chairman, Vanderburg; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Charges against one member for being drunk. Suggestion made to build up ship's fund. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Crew was advised to return ship's iron to steward. OCEAN ROSE (Ocean Transporta­ tion), March 21—Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, E. Gretsky. All rooms painted. Telegram sent to Senators regarding 50-50. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department. RION (Admarthos Shipping), March 25—Chairman, J. Relnosa; Secretary, H. Levlne. Bosun was ill this trip. No beefs. Sanitary work not being done properly, matter was referred to and accepted. Headquarters report accepted. New ahip's delegate elected. ROBIN KETTERiNO (Seas Ship­ ping), April I—Chairman, M. Machel; Secretary R. T. Whitley. Insulation of section through electrician's room dene last voyage in San Francisco. Fan in galley taken care of. Each de­ partment to make up repair list soon as possible. Ship stiil not getting com­ munications or LOGS regularly. None received'except in States since ship went on charter. Fund, S27.19. Head­ quarters report accepted. New wash­ ing machine to be ordered this trip. Discussion on launch service. Vote of thanks for good chow. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin Line), March 25—Chairman, E. Roe; Secre­ tary, A. Goncalves. Ship's fund— $36. Some disputed overtime. New ship's delegate was elected—^D. P. Carroll. Paul Buckley elected ship's reporter and photographer. Motion accepted that donation of $1 or more be made to ship's fund at end of voy­ age. Bosun requested that radios be kept low at night. Also that garbage not be discarded on deck but placed in proper disposals provided for pur­ pose. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April S— Chairman, H. E. Crane; Secretary, George E. Ann is. Questioned why steward department did not turn to for fire and boat drill in New Or­ leans. Delegate read clauses in Union agreement concerning punctuality aboard ship at sailing time. Minor beefs to be taken up by delegate^ beefs concerning entire crew to be taken before committee. Members re­ quested not to use washing machine more than 15 minutes. Check overtime with purser before arrival in N.O. Members should be fully dressed when entering messrooms; Safety suggestions to be given to ship's dele­ gate who will relate them at safety meeting held by captain and officers. Total cash on hand. $134.02. Coopera­ tion requested in disposal of trash and garbage. Suggestion that delegate inquire about existing system of hir­ ing relief jobs since men unable to get relief after signing on articles. Brother McFail elected new ship's delegate. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 25—Chairman, J. C'Hannaslsn; Secretary, F. Johnson. Communicaship's delegate. Repair list to be turned in. Vote of thanks given to steward department. New washing machine needed aboard. Rooms to be sougced. $ E A T R A I N TEXAS (Seatrain), March IS—Chairman, J. Allen; Sec­ retary, A. Whitmer. Two minor beefs. Ship's fund—$131.05. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Men re­ quested to keep place cleaner, tiens read and accepted unanimously. No beefs. Repair Ust to be checked. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 11—Chairman, T. HIrsh; Secretary, B. Feely. One man missed ship in NY. No beefs. All repairs to be put on Ust. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Feb­ ruary 11—Chairman, J. SwIderskI; Secretary, A. Telan. Washing ma­ chine wax repaired. Ship's secretaryreporter elected. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in all communica­ tions from headquarters. Steward to contact company for automatic timer. Each department to take turns in cleaning laundry. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), April 15 —Chairman, G. Fargo; Secretary, W. D. Johns. Variety of cigarettes im­ proved. No beefs. Headquarters re­ port accepted. Discussion on cleanli­ ness of laundry room agreed to sat­ isfaction of all hands. EVELYN (Bull), April 15—Chair­ man, W. D. Thiemonge; Secretary, W. F. Barth. No beefs. Ship's fund— $13.00. Discussion on repair of TV. Crew asked to return coffee cups to pantry. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), April 20—Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Headquarters report read and accepted. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 5,. 1955 — Chairman, Ronald Stough; Secretary, R. Hernandei.- Re­ pair list to be ready before getting into port. $8 in ship's fund. Circular No. 114 read and discussed. Discus­ sion on SUP agreement. Flowers to be sent to famUy of deceased brother Frederick Piper. $TONY CREEK (American TVamp), .OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Transporta­ March 25—Chairman, W. Wentllng; tion), April S—Chairman, W. Blanco; Secretary, K. P. Goldman. Delegate Secretary, R. Hernandei. No beefs. to make report concerning men who Some disputed overtime on delayed missed ship in Houston, and men re­ sailing. Courtney Rooks elected new turning later than scheduled sailing time. Vote of thanks to steward de­ ship's delegate. Old man complimentpartment for fine meals. Fan to be .ed crew. Ship should be properly repaired in messhail and passageway secured before aailing. Lifeboats are not properly secure for sea duty. lights to be replaced. Staples should be replaced instead of -wire holders. HURRICANE (Waterman), March 9 —Chairman, W. Harrcll; Secretary, P. Plasclk. Discussion held on writing to Senators regarding 50-50. IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), March 15—Chairman, W. Goff; Secretary, L. Strickland. No beefs. Ship's fund— $12.26. Discussion held on shortage of room keys. Vote of thanks to steward department. Telegram to be sent to Washington regarding 50-50. HURRICANE (Waterman), March 2$ —Chairman, W. Harrell; Secretary, P. Plasclk. Balance of ship's fund— $23.12. Some disputed overtime, no beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held concerning repair on washing machine. Crew agrOed to co­ operate with cleaning ship. JEAN (Bull Lines), March 25—Chair­ man, J. BuzelewskI; Secretary, J. Mar­ ket. Discussion held on new washing machine. Some disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communi­ cations from headquarters. Some dis­ cussion held on feeding. Painting and sougeeing "messhail and crews quar­ ters needed. MONARCH OF THE SEAS, (Water­ man), March 31—Chairman, W. Mat­ thews; Secretary, Ian Wilson. New steward department rules to be dis­ cussed. Good results were reported on letter-writing campaign to Sena­ tors. No beefs. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), March 24—Chairman, A, Isaac; Secretary, E. Harrison. State­ RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), April 15—Chairman, C. Chrlstansan; Secretary, H. Johnson. Ship's fund— $18.45. Treasurer elected. Foc'sies to be checked for fans and repairing or replacing of same. Engineer to see about icebox doors and sanitary pumps. Stony Creek Wows'Em; Easter Menu A Topper A good feeder all year 'round and a diner's delight on holidays, the Stony Creek came through in style once again on Easter Sunday, with a menu well suited to the season. Lacking only an Easter bun ny to fill out the program, Stony Creek will be missed. All Seafarer Paulos Vourderis, the boys have to look forward to steward, made sure his charges had just about everything else, how­ ever. Easter morning welcomed them with a, beribboned menu garnished with a lacy Easter greet­ ing card and a selection of 23 assorted items for breakfast, in­ cluding tradition­ al hot cross buns. Dinner fol­ Vourderis lowed the holiday motif, offering "assorted colored Easter eggs" as one among 14 appetizers and condiments to be washed down, appropriately enough, with eggnog. Special Easter Cake A special "Easter layer cake" was featured among the dessert possibilities, and in between the start and finish of the meal, roast turkey, ham, prime ribs and a selection of eight vegetables held the floor. The Stony Creek has been fa­ mous for years for offering elabo­ rate holiday menus and meals to match. Crewmembers report she's a good day-to-day feeder as well. All in all, Easter Sunday on the now is good eating every day and lots of holidays. Bringing good will as well as rice to India, the Seamonitor hosts an Indian family group which visited the ship in Madras. Sea­ farer Victor Doca, MM (holding lifering), provided the guided tour. Harry Kaufman, AB and deck delegate, who submitted the photo, said the fivemontn voyage, which also took in Japan, was a fine trip for all hands. Danny Giordano took the photo. Del Sud Wins Cup! Duplicating his 1952 triumph by no-hit pitching the Del Sud "Rebels" to a 6-1 victory over the Gimnasia y Esgrima in Buenos Aires, Johnny "Fireball" Mitchell again clinched the 1956 "Friendship Trophy Besides Mitchell, team captain for the SIU sqUad. The "Rebels" will be pre­ Noonan was also on the 1952 sented with a team trophy and medals for all players next trip at a luncheon in the Argentine capital on May 10. They won the first game of the three-game title series In February by 7-2 on a one-hitter' by Mitchell, and an earlier non-title contest, 5-1. Proud of their undefeated rec­ ord for th« season, the following Seafarers are slated to receive medals: Mitchell, pitcher; Anthony Novak, IB; Vic Romolo, 2B; Willie Kikuchl, SS; Jimmy Noonan, team captain, 3B; Eaton, RF; Joe Saurez, CF; Justin Wolfe, LF; Maurice "Duke" Duet, team manager, catcher; utilitymen Pete Valentine and Trasher; Sam Marinello, coach, and Richard Chaisson and Bill Sistrunk, who missed the final game. Galley In Harmony On Marie Hamil squad. The inter-hemispheric competi­ tion started a few years ago with Mitchell Romolo all three Delta Line passenger ships parUcipating. The Gimnasia is a world-famous sporting club in the Argentine which fields its own teams in several sports each year. In the latest game, an infield error again marred a shutout for Mitchell, the same as it did in the previous encounter. However, he provided his own game insurance by walloping a triple and a double, as every member of the "Rebels" drew at least one hit. Romolo, star ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), April 15 —Chairman, J. Bathen; Secretary, J. McCasten. Good trip, no beefs. Wiper missed ship in Mayaguez and also Guanica. He returned to ship in Ponce after ship was cleared foreign. Was taken off articles by commis.sioner. Returned to ship too late to be replaced on articles. Ship's fund —$11.75. Treasurer replaced by H. Wilkerson. Headquarters report ac­ cepted and posted. SEA COMET 11 (Ocean Carriers) April 1—Chairman, G. Ruff; Secre­ tary, R. Masters. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's reporter elected. Ship's fund — $50. No ' teefs. Each crewmember to write to Senator regarding "50-50." Repair list posted. General discussion held about cleanli­ ness. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), April 14 —Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, W. Walker. No beefs. One man left in hospital. Ship's fund—$15.25. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held on having Union put. out working rules for engine department as they have for steward department. Noonan Four of the reasons why the Marie Hamil rates as a clean ship ^nd a top feeder^ according to H. B. Thomas, ship's delegate, are (I to r) A. Pedrosa, chief cook; F. Burley, galleyman; D. Faugh, 3rd cook, and W. Kalolynski,/baker. Wesley Young (not shown) is the steward. Valentino batsman of the previous contest, got-two doubles this trip. Pete Valentine, sidelined for sev­ eral years, came back with a line drive single to drive in run num­ ber five and then did some fancy sliding home with the final run of the game. Bill Smith called balls and strikes. Details of the victory were pro­ vided by Noonan and Charles W. M. Dowling, ship's reporter. �SEAFARERS Pasre Fonrteen Shipping Line LOG —B/ John J. Adamalfis Kids Brighten Sherwood Trip To the Editor: We are enroute to South Af­ rica by way of Charleston, Sa­ vannah and Jacksonville, and there is nothing much to report at this time except that the old man is as nervous as a "pansy" in the men's room. Those of us who aren't on watch sit around listening to rock 'n' roll music and reading scandal magazines. Due to in­ clement weather, there is not Letters To The Editor Dressed for the part, ^'Seaweed," a cartoon character by John J. Adamaltis, waits his turn to ship out. BOOKS ARE FINE AT SEA -NOW JAPAN IS CALLING Keeping their good humor while riding their slow boat to Japan, Seafarers on the Arapahoe are getting their fill of intellectual diversion before sampling some of the shoreside pleasures of Nippon. They've had ample oppor­ to satisfy thie most discriminating tunity for intellectual pur­ reader. suits, deck delegate James M. "I believe seamen everywhere Fuller points out, because the Arapahoe Is no prizewinner when it conies to speed—a common complaint, it seems, from men who ride Liberty ships. Writing enroute. Fuller com­ mented: "We ' left Wilmington, Calif., 26 days ago for Japan and we aren't there yet!" Must Have Made It It can safely be assumed that they arrived there, however, since the letter was postmarked Moji, Japan. But the getting there was another matter altogether. Nobody has heard from the ship since she arrived, so it can also be assumed that the letter-writing and quiet reflection have been put aside for other pursuits. The main opportunity for re­ laxation from the tedium, Fuller reports, was books, all kinds of 'em. "This creeping old Lib­ erty may not have much in the way of speed, but she does possess what is perhaps one I of the most wellread crews afloat. "This situation stems from the fact that before we left Wilmington, we received books not only from our own or­ ganization, the SIU, but also from the American Merchant Marine Library Association and the Cath­ olic Maritime Club in Wilmington. As a result, our ship's library con­ tains a sufficient variety of books Burly April 27, 195ff' will join me in expressing sincere thanks to our Union and the other organizations for providing us with such a lasting and satisfying di­ version to wile away the long, monotonous days spent at sea. "Of course, now is the time for the well-informed crewmen of the SS Arapahoe to close their books and concentrate on other diver­ sions. There's a time and place for everything, but you can carry this 'reading' business only so far!" A Good Turn All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. much overtime parceled out at present aboard the Robin Sher­ wood. The old man even chewed our deck delegate because he came to the wheel with a toothpick in his mouth, but he is only fooling himself because we all know his bark is worse than his bite, if you know what I mean. On mjr watch (4 to 8) we have a mate who is a good joe, incidentally. He is the navigation officer. The president of Seas Ship­ ping and his family are aboard right now for the coastwise trip, including a couple, of nice polite youngsters. One, a little girl named Nancy, is cute as a kit­ ten. The other, a boy named Bill, professes a love for the sea. Nancy is all over the ship and keeps Captain Scholders busy explaining the different mech­ anisms on the bridge. Since most of us are family men, having the kids aboard breaks up the routine and brightens up the daily grind a bit. It's nice to have somebody around all the time to take an interest in our work. Clarence "Bud" Cousins Ship's reporter ^ I'll never get out, but when I do, I'll be around the ports ready to get to sea again. I never realized how good I had it in the SIU until I got here. B. E. Clontz (Ed. note: Your address has been changed as you requested.) Scores planningFor US Shipping To the Editor: What is it with those beanbrains in Washington? First they say we don't have enough officers, so they keep up Kings Point to make sailors out of landlubbers. Then they say we have too many sailors, so let's ruin them by taking away their hospitals and ships. Nuts! Anyone with half a head could see that if the jobs are available, we would get the licenses. Show me a single 4th mate's job with enough se­ curity attached to it to support my family, and I'll get a license myself. Somebody in Washington is obviously suffering from a frus­ trated childhood.' Maybe his mother wouldn't let him sail his toy boats in the bathtub. No Common Interest Just remember this, brothers. That elephant represents a business man. I'm not the only man in this outfit who was bom with a plow in his hands. As I remember it, the south end of that northbound animal pulling the plow did not belong to an elephant. A working man can't afford to feed an elephant, especially one that eats money. They're just spending our money to educate men to handle jobs that they are destroying in the first place. They say there are too many ships, so they give them. away. Then they discover they need more ships, so they boost up MSTS. Then they find there aren't enough men, so they set up Kings Point. More jobs would cure it all, but nobody in Washington seems able to see it that way. Daniel D. Backrak ^ Appreciates Aid For Aiiing Uncie To the Editor: We, the Estwick family, wish to express our gratitude to the ; SIU, its members and officials for the help given us during Henry B. Estwick's illness. We also wish to gjve our thanks for the lovely wreath sent by the Union and for the blood donated for him. The blood was not used, and is at the disposal of the SIU for members treated at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, in the future. Thank you all once again. May the good Lord reward you for your kindness. Dorothy Estwick Parker 4" 4 ' 4 Urges Prayers For Aiiing Baby To the Editor: I would like to ksk the men of the SIU and their families for one simple thing, and that is prayer. ^ Please, all of you, pray for my three-and-a-half-month-old son, John Clifford East. He is in the hospital now because he is unable to retain food and doesn't seem to have grown at all since birth. Prayer is the only thing that' will help him now. We want him weil and home again soon. Mrs. Harry K. East Lafayette, Calif. Wire Act On Sandcaptain 01 Misses Old Seagoing Days Busy on a job common to all tankers. Seafarer Scotty Ramsey, AB, twists valves on the deck of the Royal Oak. The photo is by J. W. Henry, oiler. To the Editor: I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG at my over­ seas address, since at the pres­ ent time it is going to my home in Greensboro, NC. I haven't asked to have it sent to me here before, because prior to this several SIU men in my company received it. How­ ever, I've been transferred, and can no longer use their copies. I have met quite a few Sea­ farers in the Army over here. Most of them have gone home by now, and I am impatient to join them. It seems sometimes Must Be A Reason Seafarers Andy Johnes (left) and George Johnston, both ABs, show off their work for a crew lensman after they finished putting a thimble in a piece of inch wire and were winding up the job. They're on the Sandcaptain in Venezuela. By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS April 27. 1956 REPUBI.IC (Parwen), April IS — Chairman, C. Hartman; Sacralary, J. Dadicatoria. One man mitsed ahlp. Report made to boarding patrolman. Possible payoff on arrival. Ship's fund — $4.02. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate wishes tj) be relieved of his duties because he is paying off. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), April 15— Chairman, V. Szymantkl; Secretary, W. Bobalek. One man missed ship in Mexico. Ship's fund—$17.70. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in commu­ nications from headquarters. To buy games out of ship's fund. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), April 14—Chairman, D. Grlbble; Secretary, P. NIgror Watertight man to sign on in deck dOpartment. Few hours overtime disputed. De­ partment delegates to try to iron out beefs before payoff; if not will be left to patrolman's discretion at pay­ off. Pantry should' be painted. AD hands to stay out of messhall 6:(M AM to 6:00 PH so paint can dry. All garbage to be dumped aft of housing. Engine foc'sie to be painted. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), April 14—Chairman, W. Bllger; Sec­ retary, A. Capote. Ship paid off in Galveston, Texas. Good, clean payoff. This trip in Mediterranean. Every­ thing in good order. $26.00 in ship's fund. Nos. 123 and 124 acted on. Crew to send telegram to senator in Washington upholding "50-5G biU." Crew agrees that this is a very fine ship. Everything okay. JEAN (Bull), Jan. 22—Chalsman, John Merke; Secretary, Thomas Moller; No beefs. Few hours disputed overtime. Headquarters report read. Steward asked about shortage of cof­ fee in pantry which is missing on night watch. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), April 10—Chairman, Frank Rowell; Secre­ tary, Eddie MIshanskI; Clerk, E. Callahen. No beefs. Old repairs taken care "of. Necessary new repairs to be reported. Secretary to be elected. $28.97 In treasury. Request that ad­ ditional donations be given to treas­ urer or delegate. Communication No. 126 read. Headquarters report ac­ cepted. E. Callahan elected secretarytreasurer. Request that messhall and recreation room be kept cleaner. door was repaired. Lifejacket brackets were installed. Porthole screens have been ordered. Ship's fund—$91. Some disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Name brand soap powder wanted aboard. General discussions held under Good, and Welfare. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, A. Carpenter; Secretary, V. Douglas. Ship to be. fumigated. Few hours disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Motion carried to paint laundry room. Discussion held on food. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 4 —Chairman, none; Secretary, J. Tar­ rant. No beefs, repair list taken care of. One man was sent to hospital. Motion carried to concur in commu­ nications from headquarters. Motion carried to have patrolman check and see if it's possible to have watch rooms for engine department. To check and see why . we have to pick meat up in Trinidad. ELIZABETH (Bull Lines), April 8— Chairman, S. Barnes; Secretary, S. Bernstein. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Ship's delegate elected. KATHRYN (Bull Lines), April 11— Chairman, W. Elklns; Secretary, L. Vila. Everything running okay. Ship's fund—SS. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held regard­ ing longshoremen going into pantry. Keys to be made for the pantry. ORION PLANET (Colonial), April * —Chairman, J. Davis; Secretary, R. Burnsed. No beefs. One man sent to hospital in Panama. Discussion held regarding early supper while in port. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April 1* —Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Clark, none. Headquarters report ac­ cepted. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April 15 —Chairman, Paul Calebaugh; Secre­ tary, John Bowdon. Repair list will be made up by delegates so it may be turned in before reaching port. $14.00 in ship's fund. Request to have more rice put on menu. Discussion held on crew renting films for crew to see. Steward asked that linen be changed piece for piece. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), March 24 —Chairman, J. R. Thompson; Secre­ tary, James Pursell. Messhall is be­ ing kept cleaner. Repair list to be made up. Discussion concerning re­ lief crews while in port of Mobile for bauxite ships.. Discussion on keeping fans clean. CHARLES C. OUNAIP (Colonial), March 25—Chairman, John A. Zlerels; Secretary,-Clifton Nelson. Reading of No. 125 On safety questionnaire and steward department report. Men to donate 25 cents to ship's fund for -mail and stamps. Messmen to take care of recreation room and deck and engine. Take care of laundry. Every.ene to cooperate in keeping place clean. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), April i —Chairman, John G. Brady; Secre­ tary, James K. Pursell. No beefs. Headquarters report accepted. Dis­ cussion on having messroom sougeed. A guard to be placed on capstan back aft as safety measure. A good grade of pillows to be placed on beard. Repair list to be made up. Laundry chute door to be cushioned to eliminate noise for men sleeping. Crewmembers to study relief crews for bauxite ships. JOHN e (Atlantic), April 15—Chair­ man, R. Blako; Secretary, A. G. Es- penda. Discussion on ration water. In Goa; launch service very bad. Only two boats in service and schedule all mixed up. Talks on "50-50" law and urges all to write or wire to Senators froni Ceylon. One man hospitalised in Singapore. One man missed ship in Yokohama. Captain turned down CHILORE (Ore), April 8—Chairman, A. E. Diaz; Secretary, W. H. Shlckland. No shore leave in Guayacan. Crew to put down overtime for off hours. $17.20 in ship's fund. Dele­ gate to instruct steward about night lunch; sardines, peanut butter, jam, cocoa, etc. Also fresh fruit. To send letter from Panama to Baltimore about restriction to ship in Guayacan. /CNNISTON (Ace), March 25—Chair­ man, C, Barry; Secretary, W. Clegg. Everything in good order. No beefs. Post communications. Dave Barry elected ship's delegate. Delegate to see captain about painting passage­ ways, foc'sles and galley. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), April 15—Chairman, E. Martin; Secre­ tary, E. Hansen. Minutes read and accepted. -Brother Wells taken off sick in New York. Ship's fund— $73.75. Communications concurred. Elected N. Vosklan ship's delegate. E. Hansen elected treasurer. Discus­ sion on "50-50" bill and other Union matters. Overhead aft should be fixed before hot weather. Sink should be installed in steward department. Tele­ vision set to be moved or get a loud speaker. STEE\ MAKER (Isthmian), April 8 —Chairman, John Santos; Secretary, H. BIss. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Eric Auers to forward pho­ tos of ship aground in Houston Ship Channel. $18.29 in ships fund. Chief Engineer to fix shower heads and drinking fountain. Mention not to slam doors late in the evening. TROJAN TRADER (Traders), April $—Chairman, R. McNeil; Secretary, B. Amsberry. Repair list has been turned in. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, A. Mander; Secretary, D. Sheehan. Repair list turned in to captain. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Motion carried to elect committee aboard ship to welfare plan—concern­ ing death benefits. Poor grade of fish aboard. Ship to be fumigated and painted. YORKMAR (Calmer), April 1—Chair­ man, C. Ramsey; Secretary, H. Reese. No beefs, everything running okay. No mail received. Motion carried' to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Everything okay. April 8—Chairman, C. Ramsey; Sec­ retary, H. Reese. Captain ordered agitator for washing machine but did not receive it. No beefs, no disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communication from headquarters. Shortage of stores. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), April 4 —Chairman, W. R. Thompson; Secre­ tary, H. SIhrs. Ship to be paid off in April at Lake Charles. No beefs. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communicaions from headquarters. Discussion leld regarding j-epairs. Ship's dele­ gate to see about this matter. DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), April 15— Chairman, T. Sosa; Secretary, R. Lau­ rence. Everything running okay. Ship's fund—$31.22. No beefs. Letter from headquarters read, it clarified beefs. Motion carried to concur in commu­ nications from headquarters. Laundry room to be cleaned after using. FELTORE (Ore), March 18—Chair­ man, B. Searlngen; Secretary, J. Ellis. Crew to take care of new washing machine. One man missed ship in Baltimore. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Cups to be re­ turned to pantry. More night lunch to be put out. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), April 8—Chairman, H. Meacham; Secretary, G. Wright. No bbefs. Water is very rusty and salty. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in recent commu­ nication from headquarters. Motion carried to ask Union to have company furnish IVi gallon percolators for crew's use. Discussion held on mak­ ing coffee in urn for breakfast. LOG Money Exchange Rates Listed The following Is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of April 26, 1956, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. Pace Flfteea RECENT ARRIVAIS All of the following SlU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Glenda Denlse Crabtree, bom ary 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. March 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Edgar L. Baker, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Claude Crabiree, Mobile, Ala. William Nixon Ballance, born Bonnie Jane Brinson, born. March 23, 1956, to Seafarer and England, New Zealand, South Af. rica: $2.80 per pound sterling. March 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Winfred N. Ballance, Nor­ Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Mrs. Benny W. Brinson, Savannah, folk, Va. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. Ga. Paul Ackerman, bom March 20, Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Elizabeth Vega, born Feb. 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arnold Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ramon Ackerman, Bronx, NY. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the C. Vega, Brooklyn, NY. Joe, Keith Mitchell, born April dollar. Italy: 624.8 lire to the dollar. 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Ronald Napolis, born March 20, Norway: 14 cents per krone. E. Mitchell, Lake Charles, La. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ray­ Portugah 28.75 escudos to the dollar. mond J. Napolis, San Erancisco, Sweden: 19.33 cents.per krona. Robert Earl Hommel II, born Calif. India: 21 cents per rupee. March 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Pakistan: 21 cents per rupee. John Frederick HIggins, born Mrs. Robert E. Hommel, Mobile, Argentina: 18 pesos to the dollar. March 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Ala. Brazil: 5.4 cents per crnzeiro. Mrs. John F. Higgins, Boston, Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Norma Olvera, born March 8, Mass. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Lourdes Figueroa, bom March L. Olvera, Brownsville, Texas. 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lisa Marie Knaflich, born March Brigido Figueroa, New York, NY. 12,1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. HanDonald Joseph Galardi, born ly V. Knaflich, Seattle, Wash. March 7, 1956, to Seafarer and William Raymond Parks III,T)orn Mrs. Joseph Galardi, Hammonton, February 6. 1956, to Seafarer and Joseph Collins Mrs. William R. Parks, Jr., Spring­ Get in touch with Alvin J. Dunn, NJ. Edgar Leon Baker, born Febm- field, Mass. Obery Heights, Plymouth, Mass. 4> 4 4" William R. Dixon Emergency. Urgent you contact your wife at 1502 SW 30, Oklahoma City, Okla., or call Melrose 4-4511. 4 i James H. Hand, 45: An automo­ bile accident was the cause of Brother Hand's death on June 21, 1955. Cemetery is not known. He 4 4 4 had been a mem­ ber of the deck Truman Patriquin Martin W. Bailger department since Send LOG office the name of the joining the Union Paula establishment in Santos. in Mobile in 1951. He is survived by his mother, 4 4 4 ^ Annie Hand, of Hopewell, Virginia. Raymond Hassan 4 4 4 Contact me immediately and let Francis P. Roberts, 33; Brother me know where you are. James Copeland, 212 Greene Ave., Brook­ Roberts died in the Albany Hospi­ tal in Albany, New York, on March lyn, NY. 15, 1956, as a result of a ship­ 4 4 4 board accident. Brother Roberts William Joseph Wolfe had been a member of the Union Anyone knowing whereabouts of since 1951. He joined in the Port this man is asked to contact his of New York and had been sailing sister, Mrs. Anne Martin, 117 in the deck department. He is Jefferson St., Savannah, Ga., or survived by his brother, Leo Rob­ call Savannah 4-1716. erts, of East Braintree, Mass. John G. Gregory Contact your daughter, Mrs. W. E. Christian, HMR 161, Mag. 13, Air FMF Pac., Navy No. 990, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 4 4 4 James E. Small, 56: Brother Thomas Henry Please contact Roland Roxbury, Small died on January 17, 1956, 6437 - 79th Street, Middle Village, in the explosion of the Salem Ma­ ritime." One of the first members NY. to join the Union in 1939 in the Port of Boston, Brother Small had been sailing in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his. wife, Eunice, of Cambridge, Mas­ sachusetts. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Harvey H. Guenther, 45: On March 25, 1956, Brother Guenther died of a heart ailment in Brook­ lyn, New York. He had been a member of the SIU since 1947, joining in the Port of New York, and had been sailing as a member of the black gang since that time. He is survived by his wife Gwen Guenther, of New Orleans, La. Stanley Lesko, 58: Brother Lesko died on February 8, 1956, in Gray's Harbor, Washington. Brother Les­ ko joined the Union in Baltimore in 1939 and had been sailing in the engine department. He leaves a son, Edward Lesko, of Allentown, Pa. DIRECTORY OF SIC BRANCHES SIU^ A&G District BALTIMORE.......1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON James Sheeban, Agent 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St 0. Tannehill. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La Leroy Clarke. Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 Marine Ave. -Reed Humphries, Agent.. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hail, Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP 16 Merchant St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU... Phone 5-8777 Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvlUe St CApital 3-4336 LIndsey WiUlama. Agent Tulane 8626 RICHMOND, CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 NEW YORK..... 075 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6800 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-8363 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 PBttLADELPHlA .....337 Market St. 505 .Marine Ave. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 WILMINGTON Terminal 4-3131 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo51—La5 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Sal Colla, Agent Phone 2-5996 NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6165 SAN FRANtnSCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breitboff, West Coast Representative Canadian District 128'A HolUs St SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St HALIFAX. NJB.. Phone 3-8911 B. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 634 St. James St. West SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MONTREAL PLateau 8161 Jeff GUlette, Agent EUiott 4334 130 Simpson St TAMPA 1809 1811 N. Franklin St. FORT Wn,UAM».~ OnUrlo Phone: 3-3221 Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA BC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER BC 298 .Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE Quebec ... 20 ESgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario .'. 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District. ALPENA BUFFALO. VY CLEVELAND 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St Phone; Cleveland 7391 134 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT . ,1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CUll AliU - 3261 B. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-3410 -^1 I - • ,j I �C'v'.'- • Vol. xvm No. 9 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 195S LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • What's all this talk about. o o The recent labor merger gave newspapers a new criticism: "labor big•a thinly-veiled pretext to continue, sniping at unions in general. ness Strangely missing are any stories critical of the big business associa­ tions in this country. These associations—3,000 in all areas of com­ merce—maintain a powerful influence over much of what you eat, drink, wear and use. You are their game, their victim, and unless you belong to a trade union you stand alone. r- The American workingman has nothing to fear from "labor bigness" —this merely means more people like himself are uniting for a better way of life. The big worry is whether unions can keep pace against the ever-growing giant associations. Here are the names and policies of a few of the big associations lined up against you: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFAC­ tribution to schools, as well as issuing news TURERS • US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE releases "educational advertising," and The best known industry groups are them­ selves federations of industry and trade as­ sociations. The NAM was founded way back in 1895 and represents 350 industry associations and 15,000 major businesses. The Chamber contains 540 national and local associations as well as 2,300 local chambers. Both organizations, represent­ ing billions in wealth and vast economic power, have traditionally opposed the trade union movement and its national and local objectives. This has meant through the years that they opposed any and all social legislation —minimum wages, child labor laws, unem­ ployment insurance, old age pensions, union welfare plans. Government-aided housing, price controls in emergencies and a host of other proposals generally sup­ ported by unions. Of course, the NAM and the Chambers have been the leading pro­ ponents of state "right to work" laws which outlaw all forms of union security. They support a host of front, organizations to promote individual objectives. Industry associations do a great many things: They conduct technical research and report on same, maintain standards, give out credit information, advertise on behalf of the industry, publish literature to promote the industry's interests and lobby in Washington. AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE is a typical large industry association. In a 1954 statement on its objectives the in­ stitute said that it was out to "promote the interests of the iron and steel industry," collect statistics and information, conduct research, promote the use of iron and steel and "provide a forum for the exchange of information and discussions of prob­ lems ..." The Institute has a special Committee on Public Relations which prepares "hundreds of thousands of copies" of booklets for dis- '.'SJ &.Lyy. ' "publication of booklets and background memoranda for the use of editorial writers, columnists, radio commentators and the like ..." How does this work in practice? For ex­ ample, if the major steel companies decide this year to oppose the steel union's con­ tract demands, all this machinery is avail­ able to provide an unceasing flow of proindustry arguments for newspapers, radio and television stations, schools, members of Congress and the like. The Iron and Steel Institute is only one of a great many potent and influential or­ ganizations operating in this manner, each going to bat for their particular industry and opposing labor objectives where it is in their interest to do so. Here are some typical samples: The AMERICAN MEAT PACKERS INSTITUTE and the NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL both were influential in putting an end to war­ time price controls on the food basket. The Dairy Council was successful for years in keeping colored margarine out of circula­ tion in many states because it sold far more cheaply than butter. The AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PJUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION has virtually made a career out of fighting unions in the newspaper field. One of its pet projects has been to deny minimum v/age and union covcrags for newsboys on the ground that they are "independent contractors." FAIR TRADE COUNCILS and committees in various industries promoted the fair trade laws which compelled all retailers to sell products at fixed high list prices and made price discounting a violation of the laws. And so it goes, from industry to indus­ try—banking, insurance, trade and manufactui-ing. Pr^ssional associations, are enormous­ ly influential through the influence of their members and the tight-knit controls they maintain over their membership. The AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ence which is envied by all other groups. is almost legendary in power. It has sin­ gle-handedly defeated any and every effort to provide some form of low-cost medical care for workers and other low income groups, even though these programs have been endorsed by both Democratic and Republican presidents. The AMA is un­ doubtedly a driving force in the campaign to close the Public Health Service hospitals. Through its state and county medical so­ cieties it has time and again restricted and blocked low-cost group medical practice and clinic services. In one section of New Jersey recently, the medical society decided it was against free Salk polio shots for children. Such is its power over doctors that only two physicians in the whole county were bold enough to defy the edict. The AMA mem­ The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ES­ TATE BOARDS and various "Fair Rent" leagues and landlord groups conduct an in­ cessant campaign against Federal aid to housing and helped knock the props out from under rent control laws. The ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COM­ PANIES and the EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE have long fought public power projects such as TVA and opposed Government reg­ ber groups have power to deny doctors access to hospitals and facilities. ulation of utilities. The AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION is sim­ The AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, the OIL INDUSTRY INFORMATION COMMinEE ilarly influential because it can virtually and other oil industry groups fought for the release of tidcland oil lands. Of course, the recent natural gas bill battle in Con­ gress was set off by the activities of gas and oil industry groups. decide whether or not a lawyer can prac­ tice. Since so many members of Congress, state legislatures, administrators, judges and government officials are ABA mem­ bers, the Bar Association enjoys an influ­ Recently a local bar association in Cali­ fornia was able to keep a lawyer from practicing his' profession because he had not paid his dues to the ABA. The above illustrations are only a sam­ pling of the money, influence,^ control and goals of the various associations in this country. Stacked up against the above groups the merger of the AFL and CIO presents a picture far from big. When faced with the tremendous influ­ ence placed on legislators, teachers, editors and educators by the associations it is all the more amazing that the trade unions in this country have managed to survive and grow. So, don't let the editorial writers bully you. "Labor bigness" is a smokescreen in a never-ending campaign to weaken unions —your only defense against a concerted attack on you and your way of life. 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Title A name given to the resource April 27, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BILL ASKS SUBSIDIES TO TRAMP SHIPPING STATE DEPT DROPS SUPPORT TO ANTI ’50-50’ BILL-BUT SIU TOPS FIELD IN FIRST GULF TIDELANDS OIL VOTE ’50-50’ SAVED JOBS OF 4,000 LUNDEBERG NIXES CONTRACT UMPIRE OWNERS, CG SEEK INSPECTION CUTS NEW COURT FIGHT ON CG SCREENING DISABILITY BENEFIT FOUR YEARS OLD, 69 ON LIST SENATE VOTE WOULD WEAKEN ILO SEAFARERS MAN ‘CABLE RUN’ SHIP STATE DEP’T TIPS MITT ON DISLIKE OF US SHIPPING NAT’L SAFETY GROUP CITES SIU CREW US TO USE 113 ‘BLUE JAY’ SHIPS UNION MAKING HEADWAY IN DRIVE FOR IMPROVED SHIP MAIL SERVICE FIRST CONVERTED LIBERTY FLUNKS INITIAL TEST RUN SIU’S PROTEST GETS SHORE LEAVE ACTION IN IRANIAN OIL PORT JOB UPTURN CHEERED BY BALTIMORE SEAFARER STRICKEN, SIU AIDS WIFE SEATTLES JOB BOOK ARRIVES FULL FORCE STAY ON FOR FULL TRIP, UNION WARNS SEAFARERS ON LONG-HAUL SHUTTLES SF MARKS ’06 QUAKE 50TH YEAR SEE BOSTON REVIVAL AS MAJOR PORT WHAT’S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT… “LABOR BIGNESS’? 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/27/1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVIII, No. 9 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0382fc430d2a5920a79df5619421e3d9.PDF 67f36ee77215f9e0228a25ab7989d82f PDF Text Text • 7  ­  I  SECURITY  I N  UNITY  Seafarers'  International Union of  North  America  Official Organ of the Atlantic^ Gulf and Gteat Lakes Seamen  vol.. I  NEW  YORK,  N. Y.,  FRIDAY, APRIL 28,  1939  No. 9  **s  EASTERN COMPANY ABSOLUTELY REFUSES  JUSTIFIED  DEMANDS  OF MEMBERSHIP  LOCAL INSPECTORS  CHARGE  NMU Member Flays  WILL  MAKE  NO  CONCESSIONS  Phoney Pollcles  SEATRAIN  NEWjrORK  CREW  TO  NEGOTIATING  COMMinEE  :  .  Skipper Becomes Confused  in Testimony  When Liiwyer Cross­Questions Him  CREW  DID  NOT  REFUSE  DUTY  ^  New  York, April 13—The  Local  Bureau  of  Marino  Inspec­ tion  and  NavigatlQii,  in  an  eft'ort  to  eauKe  some  unnecessarj­ trouble  to  the  men  who  struck  the  Sea train  NCAV  York  in  Hoboken  on  March  29,  last  week  (April  5)  sent  the  entire  crew  notice  to­  appear  at  their  local  office  for  investigation  on  April  12,  1939.  The  specifications  for  the  investigation  were  as follows:  " While  employed  under  the  authority  of  the  certifieate  issued  to  you  l>y  this  Bureau  and  signed  under  shipping  Articles  on  the  steamer  SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK,  said  ateeamer  being  fully  stored  ^  ^  equipped,  undet  steam, and  In  all  reasonably  refuse  to  perform  your  other  reapecta;  ready  to  proceed  duties  after  having  signed  Arth  to sea  on  March  92, 1939,  between  cles  as  authorized  by  the  terms  the  hoiirS  of  3:50  P.M.  and  6:00  df  your  certificate  in  violation  of  SectToh  4449,  U.  S.  Revised  Sta­ ,:PJVL,  did:  .  tutes,  Title  46,  Section  240,  there­ Phoney  Charge  by  preventing  said  steamer  SEA­ "1.  Refuse  to  obey ,  the  lawful  TRAIN­NEW  YORK  from  depart­ comnianda  of  the  master.  ing  as  scheduled.  "2.  Refuse  to  proceed  to  sea  on  "Your  t^iial  on  the  above  charge  the  vessel  without  reasonable  and  specifications  will  bfe  conduct­ cause,  and  absented  yourself  from  ed  at  45  Broadway,  New  York  the  vessel  within  twenty­four  City,  Room  900,  on  Wednesday,  hours.oif  sailing  time  without  per­ April  12,  1939,  at  10:00  A.M.,  at  m).shion,  in  violation  of  Section  which  time  and  place  you  are  di­ 4596,  U.  S.  Revised  Statutes  46­ rected  to  appear  to  show  cause  tJSC­701.  why  your  certificate  issued  to  you  "3.  To  the  hinderance  of  com­ by  this  Bureau  should  not  be  sus­ (Continued  on  Pane  Four)  merce,  you  did  wrongfully and  un­ SlU MEMBERSHIP  VOTES  TO  RESPECT  NMU PICKB LINES  Membership  Resents  Propaganda  Being  .  Circulated by  Waterfront Gossips  NMU  CLEARANCE  NOT  NEEDED  At­  New  York  Headquarters  meeting  on  April  17,  the  assembled  memhership  iinanimously  endorsed  the  following  Resolution:  •   *  WHERAS:  The shipowners  have forced  a  lockout  on  tankers  .by TOfuaina  to  renew  the  agreement,  so  therefore  ,9  ­  BE  IT^hESOLVED:  That  we, the  members of  the  Seafarers'  •  Intematlohhl  Union  of  North  America,  reaffirm  our  previous  stand, and  respect  any  picket  line  established  against  the  bosses  . for  wages  or  conditions.  TIKT Resoliitidh  was  signed*  by  Matthew  Dushane  and  Roland  Disan,  and,, the membership  enthu­ siaHtically  voted  in  ith favor.  Vicious  Propaganda  Certain  elements  within  the  NMU  have  been  circulating  propa­ ganda  that  the STU  was  planning  to  ship finks  on  the  tankers,  and  tlie­foregoing Resolution  gives the  lie  to  these  vicious  statements.  The STU  has never had  any inten­ tion,  of­attempting  to  move  in  on  the  NMU *wh6ii  hav»­8.  legi­ timate  strike:  in  progress,  and  does not endorsenor condone Buch  tactics.  '  ,  However,  we  understand  that  the  NMU  powers­that­be  have  taken  it  upon  themselves  to  de­ mand  that  all  men  shipping  out,  regardless  of  Union  affiliation,  must  get  a  clearance  card  froin  the  NMU!  Needless to say,  we  do  uot  endorse  any  such  dictatorial  policy.  When  a  man  ships  from  the  STU  Hall,  and  has  in  his  pos­ session  assignment  cards  indicat­ ing  to  what ship  he is  being senf,  it  should  most  certainly  be  evi­ dence enough  that he  is not going  aboard  any  NMU  tanker!  (Cohiinued  on  Page  Four)  Questions  Actions  Of  Officiafs  WHY LOAD "HOT" OIL  Fifteen  Day  Extension  Gave  G>mpany  *  Time to Stalband Plant Stooges  yS  TANKERS  SAIL,  N.M.U.  ASSERTS  37  ARE  TIED  UP"  MAKE  JOB  ACTION  WATCHWORD  (Headline  in  the  N.  Y.  Herald  Tribune,  April  21.)  '  It is  a fine  state of  affairs  when  striking  tankermen  are  compelled  to  rely on  the  Capitalist  press  for  news  pertaining  to  the  progress  made  in  their  struggle  with  the  oil  companies.  Without  bias,  one  can  ea.sily  state that  the, only  offi­ ciel  news  put  out  by  the  N.M.U.  comes on  par with  the news found  in'the "Ladies  Home  Journal".  It  there  ever  was  a  time  when  Joseph  and  the  rest  of  the  brhin  trust  (?)  owed  the  rank  and file  some  clear  and  definite  inforiba  tion, now  is the time.  The men. on  the  picket  lines  have  a  daifiUfid  good  explanation, coming to  them  for  the  strange  antics, arid  theo­ ries  that  their  representatives  have  cbine biit' with  so far.  Frank­ ly,  from  the  viewpoint  of  men  who  have  been  through  a  few  strikes, the  question:  "What  is  it,  stupidity  of  deliberate  sabotage  that  Is  behind  the  policy  of  the  N.M.U. in  its present  stand  on  the  tanker strike?" is  not out  of  place,  nor  impertinent.  "Hot  Oil"  Question  Why  has  there  not  been  proper  preparations  made  to  get'  the  picket­lines  funtioning  at  top­ speed  from  the moment  the  strike  was  called?  Why  has  Joe  Curran  permitted  the  SS  Exchorda to  sail  with  "hot  oil,"  thereby  making  (Continued  on Page  Four)  The Eastern Steamship  Go. has flatly refused to deal  with  the  Negotiating  Committee  on  terms  any  other  than  their  own,  and  put  up  the  phoney  plea that  if  they  are forced  to  sign  any  agreement  for  increased  wages  or  overtime,  they  will go broke!  They  claim  that  if  the contract  is  altered in  any  way  from  the  one  under  which  we  have  been  working  for  the  past  year,  they  will  have  to tie  their ships  up.  This  is plain unadulterated bunk!  With the advent of the  World's  Fair here,  this company  is  quite naturally anticipating a de­ cided  increase  in  the  passenger  traffic,  and  we  understand  th^ they  are  Jilready  hooked  up  solid  for  practically  the  wHol"  summer.  THERE  IS  NO  VALID  REASON  WHY  THE  SEAMEN  SHOULD  NOT  ALSO  SHARE  IN  THESE  PROFITS!  WE HAVE PUT  UP  WITH  THE  COMPANY'S  PLEA  OF  POVERTY  MUCH  TOO  LONG!  Further Evidence  Against Eastern  Refusb to  Ad^st  Condttions in  Stewards Dept.  COMPANY PROFITS  Further evidence of  the Eastern  Steamship' Co.'s  unwillingness  to  grant  any  concessions  whatsoever  to the  Negotiating Committee, was  their reaction  to the following con­ ditions asked  for  in  the steward's  department:  1.  An  increase  in  the personnel  of  the steward's department on  all  ships.  2.  Adjustment  of  pay  for  all  ships,  bringing  them  up  to  the  scale  of  the  Boston­New  York  ships.  ,  3.  Eight  hours  in  port,  and  nine  hours  at  sea  for  passenger  ships.  4.  Vacations.  (Continued  on  Page  Four)  No  Un,just  Demands  The  Negotiating  Committee  did  NOT make  any unjust  demands of  the  EastCTn  Steamship  Co.,  and  asked  oliiy  fbr  what  the  men  on  the ships  had ;^already  stated  they  wanted.  They  are  now  circulat­ ing  the  phoney  propaganda  that  we  are  deliberately  trying  to  break  them  through  alleged  exor­ bitant  demands,  in  a  vicious  at­ tempt  to  descredlt  your  officials!  Place  absolutely  no  credence  in  any such rumors,  because they  are  false!  The  Committee  asked  that  the  working  hours  for  the  steward's  department  be  adjusted  to a  more  reasonable  standard.  The  Com­ pany refused  to even consider this,  and  made  the  statement  that  the  men  In  this  department  do  not  actually, work over  an  average  of  six  hours  a  day.  When  asked  to  back  this statement up  by  putting  in.  the  agreement  that  the  work­ ing hours  of  the steward's  depart­ ment  s.hall  not  be  more  than  six  hours  a  day,  they  immediately  craweled  out  from  under!  Overtime Refused  The  Cofaipany  inriists  that  one  hour in  twenty­four be allowed  for  the  purpose  of  docking  and  un­ docking,  and  also  insist  that  it  must  apply  to  both  deck  and  en­ gine  departments.  Why  should  any man  work an extra hour  with­ out  compensatiori?  This  particu­ lar condition  has long been  a bone  of  contention,  and  must  be  stopped!  The  Company flatly  refuses  to  pay  overtime  to  the  deck  depart­ ment  for  work  performed  after  5:00 P.M.  and^ before 8:00 A.M., or  on  Saturday  afternoons,  Sundays  or holidays, for  the wat'ch on  deck,  't'he  system  of  sailors  performing  manual  work  at  night  has  long  been  outmoded,  and  there  is  no  good  reason  why  the  ESSCO  should  not  also get  up  tq  date.  On  the  New  York­Boston  rim  ships,  we  asked  for  a  double  day  for  both  Saturday afternoons  and  Sundays,  but  the  company  will  grant  the  double  day  for  Sunday  only.  Extension  Granted  We  were  gracious  enough  to  grant  the  Eastern  Steamship  Co.,  a fifteen  day  extension  of  the:  agreement,  but^—what  came  of  it?  Nothing  was accomplished  during ,  that fifteen  days,  other  than  the  fact  that  it  afforded  the  company  a  further  opportunity  to  sta'U  around,  and  plant  a  few  more  stooges  on  their  ships.  Now—  after  this extension  of  time—they  don't  want  to  grant  any  of  our '  perfectly  just  demands!  Efforts  Abandoned  The  Negotiating  Committee  has  abandoned  all  further  efforts  to  reach  a  satisfactory  agreement  with  the  Company,  as  they  are  well  aware  that  they  do  not  in­ tend  to  accede  to  any  of  our  de­  ,  m'ands,  and  have assumed  an  ada­ mant, dictatorial  pose!  They  have  flritly  refused  to  grant  any  in­ crease in  wages!!  The  questibn  noyv  copfrontinffM  us  Is:  ARE  WE  WILLING  TO  CONTINUE  TO  WORK  UNDER  THE  OLD  PHONEY  AGREE­ MENT?  Or:  DO  YOU  WANT  AN  AGREEMENT  WITH  INCREAS­ ED  WAGES,  IMPROVED  WORK­  .  ING  CONDITIONS,  AND  MORE  OVERTIME?  IF  VOU  WANT  THE  LATTER,  —AND  WE  ARE  SURE  THAT  VOU  DO,—ARE  YOU  WILLING  TO GO  TO BAT  FOR  IT?  We do not  believe that our mem­  .  (Continued on  Page Four)  ­ ... y.  ir­ ii­i­ yiKlK>Jk'  ­ •   ­uTii Vi' !• •   <  :r.~­  ­V'yri'i^'iTnllTHlWMM  I iiiiwm'­ ' II"  y  /  •  ­  di  RIGHT  NOW,  WE  HAVE  NO  AGREEMENT WITH  THE EAST­ ERN  STEAMSHIP  CO.,  SO  THERE  IS  NO  LEGAL  CON.  TRACT  TO  BE  BROKEN  THROUGH  ANY  ACTION  YOU  MAY  TAKE!  r  t  '  ­• "i '*•  ^..4­ �'• • ­Ai  Mo:.':  '• ':.4  /:,  ­i'  ­i  •   Friday, April  2Bi  4  THE  SEAFARER S '  L O G  '•  "•   '  ­• ^*­1'  r"f  •  /  i:'ublisheft by  the  Bal timbl'e  Seafarers^ iriterndtional  Union  of  North  America  Highligbts  'r  .  Baltimore,  Md.,  April  ISr­Shtp­ ping continues fair along this  >va­  ;  HATRHY  LtJN£)fiBEitG,  Acting President  terfront,  with  an  average  turn­ 11 Steiiart  Street, San  Francisco, Calif.  over  of  sixty  members  per  week.  »  On  the Qalmar  Line, the Company  Atlantic  district  came  through , with  overtime  for  HEADQUAffTERS  the Bos'n  standing a  wheel  watch,  New  York  2  Stone  Street  What  has  Dave  Grange,  The  Rajah  of  Ronkonkomo'  and  a  O.S.  for  going  into  the  RRANCHEi  been  111  doing  around  the  Eastern  Steairishipi  Steartishipi  Co.  docks  and  an  bilges.  The  mates  on  these  Cal­ ,  1 Rqwea  WUarr  609,tnn  „.  ships?  This  perennial  phoney,  this  prodigous  palpitating  palpitatir  mer  Shipa  are  broken­hearted  ....465  So.  Main  Street  Providence  ... r.  sort  of  of  a  these ^ays aWut  having to. toe the  Fhiladeiphia  *" i®  Street  pain  in  the  neck,  is  apparently  cooking  up  some  Sprt  Unj^, on  the  overtime  question, esh  lone  Baltimore  scheme,  add  Ave  wouldn't  doubt  but  what  it  is  being  doi  peclall^  the  mate  on  ;.the,  ^ry­ Norfolk .  • ..• • ­SW.^aet Main  • •   Street  ryt  Hyii  PAmmlnVr.—or  At  IftAf  Avith  the  aid  and  connivance  of  thb  Company,—or  At  least,  mar, who  had  to  pay  overtime for  San  Juan, Puerto  Kico  u5  Tetuan  Street  Avith  their  knoAvledge!  Don't  be  fooled  by  this  phoney,  and  shining the  binnacle, after  be  had  iSdlf'b^t^ri  ^  .  gone  to a  lot  of  trouble  to scrape  wind  up  behind tjie  eight ball  again!  HEAbQUARTERS  source, tlihf  daihing Dave  the  paint  off  It.  New  Orleans  t­ • • •• ­ •2^®    Chartres  Street  Ore  ddriciitions  Improved  was dp  to NMtJ  Headquarters, wanting to maae a deal  with  "  BRAMCVifeS  ,  Condition^  pa  the  Ore  SS  Line  Sarannab  218  East  Bay  Street  1,  add  tbfe tiem llmt^he  can  turn %  ^ps  are  much  improved.  Buiik  lights  Jacksonvilie  ­4 • »  * • r  •   Btreet  .  \ V.  it.­*  UJi  liAJi  oti  Hcfma  ov'rH*4  and., other  conveniences  for  the  Miami  ; 80^  N^. ^ First Avenue  TalSspa  •V   ,­ ­ 206  Str«^t  of  these sh|ps muflt  be handing him plenty of  the old baloney,  crew  are  being  installed  as  rapid­ Mobile  ­65 So. Conception  Street  as  it is  a ^efiM^Iy  proved fact that  he  cant turn over  even  ly  as  imssibie,  ,  On  thje  trouble­ Houston  ...;.1712 •  75tli  Street  Bome  iFood  question,  investigation  one  of  this co&^ksky'i  sW^s.  .  .  showed, ,that  ihq ,  stewards  were  C7r?«/  L'flJ&k^i)/5fric/  HEADQUARTERS  .afraid , of  being flred  if  they  were  DISOll^riED FAKM  .1038  Third  Street  Detroit  The seamen  don't  want  any  part of  ^isdiseredited labor  in  any ,way .Ubergl. wi^  the  food  faker,  and  they  All  know,  only  too  we^  his  odious  ipcbtd!  put aboard,  but now  ttiey are pass­ AlH>Ke88  ALL WliliFi8PM0Mc9 C'OTilbEKStNG  i'HIS  ing, Jt  out  frilly,  knowing  that  if  >Vhy  does he persist  in ifgectifag himself  into the pictuyef  Is  tlioy  doq't, charges'  will  be  placed  plBLICATION  TO:  he so  much of  an egoist  that he  believes he can ggaiiy mislead  against  tlieih,  arid  then  they  real­ "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG"  and  delude  the  seamen,  arid  sell  them  down  the  river  once  ly will  be out  Of  a  job.  ^p. O.'BOX  ^2, Church  St.  Annex,  New  York,  N. Y.  ,  Jean  Straightened  Out  more?  j  •   *  ,.  On  the Bull  Line's .SS  Jean, the  It  is  quite  some  tipic  siricc  we  have  felt  called  upon  to  dring  pf  .both  the  Deck  and  En­ pav  any .particular  atteriiipn  ip. this ,leech,  but  we  feel  that  girie  Delegates  at  the  same  time  the  membership  would  like  to  know  tliat  he  is  again  on  the  had  a smell  about  it,  and  after  a  Events of  the past  Aveeks  certainly slionld  have  proven to  prowl.  However,  we  predict  that  he  won't  get  far,  as there  battle  which  lasted  all  week,  the  ^11  and  sundry  tiiat  the  Seafarers'  Interuatiohal  Union  of  is  an  abiindarice  of  sea,meri  Avho  entertain  no  particular  af­ two  brothers  were  put"  back  to  work.  While taking action  on  this  North  America  is  very  definitely  in  the field  to  secure • t  he  feetion  W bim,  and  wW  no  part  of  hi™­ matter, .the  patrolmen  cleaned  up  very  best  wages  and  eotxditions  possible  for  the  seamen,  and  ON  PROWL  FOB PIE  a . few  .other­  details  on  the  ship  is not  going  to  take  NO  for  an  answer.  All  seambn  should  know,  if  they  alreAdy  don't  that  this  by getting new mattresses and  pll­ The  agreements  with  the  Sea train  J>ines  and  Avith  t]ie  pArasitieal  hypocrite  does  not  have  their  interests, at  heart,  loAvs,,ventilators, to  the  quarters,  having the  Bos'n  and  Carpen­ American  Range  Lines  are  really  outstanding  examples  of  ­^and  never  did!  All  he  is  intere.sted  in  is  the  matter  of  and  ter  moved  'midships,.to glire  more  wliat  agreements  should  ­be  like,  and  it  is  our  oplpioh  tliat  Ills own .self­aggrandiAeinent.  In other words,—pie! His  big­ space  aft,, The  food  question  on  there  aren't  any  betfer "agreements  on  this  coast.  The  NMU­ sbot"  (Yes,  we  said  "shot")  complex  has  apparently  never  this ship  was  also  very  thproi|gh­ made an attempt  to get  an  agreement  Avith  the Seatfaihs, and  (^.serted  him,  and  we  dpubt  that  it  ever  will.  Just  anoiher  ly arid  satisfactorily cleaned .up.  M  A  M Crews  Waking  Up  failed misei­iably,  arid  it  must  eanse  them  ho  little concern  to  Hitler  at  heart,—that's Grange!  ^  Coricentratiori on  the M.orpharitB  For some months, the ubiquitous  ..  Rajah  has been trying  see  tie  SIU  sUeOessLilly  strike  thhir  ships,  and  then  get  a  arid  Miners  Line  is  beginriing  to  Rfst  class agreement  signed  on  the  dotted  line.., (Note to Joe  every  afigie  of  which  he  can  tbink, to  make s»o»«  have its  etf^t on  the crews.  Last  Cirrran:  There  is  also  a  definite  clause  in  both  agreements  the^eafaref s! in^rn^tibn^^ tJhlnh,  hilt has n»t  week  saw a 100  percent  SIU  d^k  any  sbccess.  First  he  persuaded  a  con^ttep  *9.  calling for  coffee  time!)  departriient  on  one  of  the  M & M  your  Union  officials  with  a plea, that he  be  allpwed  to hold  ships, and  the election  of  a shiph  MlLt'i'ANT ACTION SUCCESSPtJL  delegate.  We can't  Imagine, what  Along  with, the signing  of  these  agi­eements,  the  crcAvs  of  riieWb^rship  in  this  Union.  Needless  to say,­this move  ™  vice­president  Merrill  of  the Line,  several  ships,  through  the  medium  of  a  little  job  action,  and  a complete flop.!  Tlieh he  made a teazen  att^pt ^  AVho  fought  for  the  check­off  sy^  the  proper  application  of  eeoiiohiic  presssure,  gained  certain  §tate tThemployment  Ir^ance by claupi^ that he had been  tern  iri  order  that  there would  be  no need  for the  pafrolmeri  to oori­ conditions they  had  demanded.  For iiistahec,  thegreAv  of  the  employed  by  ^he  SIU!  What  supreme g^R!  ,tact thp s^iips,  will think  wpen  ho  CAN'T  FOiOL  SEAiffEN  Ofeylock  of  the" Robin  Line,'hy 'refusing  to  pay  off  the  .ship  that ihern. iV.  a Sitr delegate  Although  his  haine  is  not  listed.among  the  M|<;glled  offi­ abc^rd ,the sliips at ail timesi. Mer­ luntil  a  settlement  was  made,  obtained  the  payment  of  con­ umiDtless  very  rill,  who  evidently  thought  fhat  teiderable  overtime  that  this  company  had  never  been  forced  cers  of  the  rbcehfly  disipierred  I^U,  he  active  in  the  movcmbut.  Howcecr,  the  pie  pickings  there  all a delegate w^t .ahoard .a ship  to pky previously.  The overtime  itself  Avas  legitimate, but  the  Bohiu  Line  has  been  fofcuig  the  ercAy.s  to  live  up  to  the  arc  very slim,  and  he  is  trying  his  best Jo muscle  m  some­ for  w^ to  collect dues,  8efan«,­to  phoney  bM 1^' agreement,  and  refusing  to  pay  them  over­ where  where  he figures  he  can  once  agafa  be  Number  One  be duri for a rude awakening wheg  the  patrolmen  start  thumping  do­ time for,afiy such  work  performed in  any  but the  home  port.  Pie­Card!  „  .  .  t  ^  «  qiands for  Imprqyed  working conf­ A  nice  griy,  Dave,  and  we'd  trust.him  just  about  as  far  ditions on  his d^k.  This had  heen  going  on  for duite  some  time, and  the  crew  of  the Greylock  decided  that .it had  gone  far  enough,  and­they  as  we  coiild  tlu­OAV  Ferdinand.the  Bull  by  his  tad!  We  wish  Port Coriricil  t^cers  to  cautibn  all  members  to  be  very  Avary  of  this  charac^r,  Preparatory  to  the  A,.F.  of  L.  tdok  the  action  necessary  to  put  a  step  to ft.  The  crew  of  the  Wateiuian  Line  ship,  Panama  City,  put  and  not  to  put.any  stock  In  the  bunk  he^passes  out.  We  Executive Counoirs  meeting  to  bo  tUp  a  legitimate  beef  about  food  and  quarters,  and  got  no  realize  that  Inr is  a  good talker,  and  is  a  past  master  in  the  held  in  Washington  nest  month,  at  which  tiriie  the ^machinery  for  action  out. df  the  company  until  they  threatened  to  AValk  off  art  of  deceit,  but  we  still don't  believe that,  with the  reputa­ the setting up  of  a National  Mari­ the  ship.  Then  the  owner.s  were  only  too  eager  to  accede  to  tion he  has,  he can  ioql,.,any  unsuspectirig  seamema^m!  tiriie Trades Council  will be set  in  Watch  your  step,  • 'Rajah",^we're Avatchiig  YOU!  the legitimate  dehiaiids  of  this crew.  motion,  the  Baltimore, Port Gouri­ eil  elected  pro­tem  offtcerB,  with  FORCE  YOUR D'MANDS  ­ Brother  Andrew  MacDidnald  of  The  foregoing  incidents  are  examples  of  Avhat  can  be  ae­ highly  commended  for  the  stand  they  took,  and  we  knew  the  Commercial  Telegraphers _  iiw  man  lost  his  jv,.,  cdmplished  through  inijimiH,  militant  aciiuii,  action,  and  no  job  that,  if  they  maintained  this  attitude,  they  couldu t  lose.  Union  as  President;  Charles  Dl­ hecfiuse  of  it.  The  old  fear  of, losing  of. losing  one's  job  because  of  They  struck  these  ships  in  protest  against a  direct  yiolatjpn  Guardo  of  the  Warehousenieri  A.T._  shipoivners  .  company^ .of  a  bona fido  agi*eoniont. ajid a  Union  pnn­ Vfc'e­Eresiderit, and  John E.  Lewis  probable  reprisals  hy  the  for  legitimate  aetiyify,  of  the  ILA  Chetrildal  Works,  see:  ciple.  Thi.s  is  Qii  pn  longer  prevalent,  and  the  inembership  has  jncvaieiii,  aiiu  uie  SIU  oi u  uicuiuciouijj  Miaa  devel­ cipie.  Ji  ui.­s  outfit  UULHI­  shipped  men  off  the  dock,  .  and  the  ^  real  retaiT­  The local  Coiincfl  Is  ready  "^p'ed an  aggressive  attitude,  and  are  no  longer  to  be  denied.  Uiiion  men  oh  the  .ships  refused  to  |»ut  up. with  such  pr(^  ilo  go  to  town  6ri  any  cooperative  '  THere  There  are,  at  negotiations  in  progress  with  nedure.  anu  and  Avauieu  Avalk.ed  off  ai.  present,  negoiiaiiojis  m  progres.s  wiiu  the  uie  cediire,  uii­ the  ships.  More  power  to  em,  an  action  necessary  on  the  water­ front,  Robin Line,  and  pending negotiations  with  the Colonial  Navi­  they lihye  pur,congratulations.  .­.­.A.­—.—,  wA  ~  4­*T *» rt T1 «T  twT ^  4­VA«  T\/ic«F  miFc*  • rm  A  lyrm  ­D­EI  A/I<  BE  MILITANT,  BE  AGGfeE^IVE,­^BUT  ALSO^BE  NMU'ers strike  has riot  affected  gation  Company;  Naturally,  Ave  expect  the  best  agreements  this  port  very  much  so  far.  due  possible  with  an  all  ot  of  tnese  these  coniparues,  cdnipanies,  ana  and  we  iniena  intend  to  exert  pAlK  AND  jfU^T! ^ALWAYS  REMIMBBR  THAT  GOOD  to  the  absence  of  the , vessels  of  ­  f ­ '  •   _5_  L.  L1....  v. AX!.  i­  4­ lA  »**  4" l­«  »v­i  I  €vefy  pbssible  effort  to  obtain  them.  It is,  of  course,  directly  ­(iij|j';^pi'pfp^g  ^D WAGE^,,G  the  lines on  strike.  However,  as  lap  to  the  member.ship  involved  to  take  direct  action  in  the  •ONJLY  0ii|fLY TlftRbUtiH  O^WN  r*  EF^^  was Goriflrmed  unanimously at'our  THKUUVrn  ^0'U%  *"'Vi v v*«  r­jf  ^  last  biislriedb  meeting,  the  picket  (event  any  of  these  companies  refuse  to  agree  to  grant  any  ­THE  SHIPOWNERS  HAVE  NEVER  • HING UNLESS YOU FOUGHT  FOE IT ! DbN^FORGET  lines of  the  NMU  will  be  strictly  just  demands  made  of  them.  observed  by our  membership. The  'HAT  YOUR  LEADERSfflP  IS  ONLY;  AS OTEONG^^^^  Branch  is  also  supporting  the  p. & p. GNTS'TASTE  OF ACTION  teamsters and the Building Trades  f  The  membership  in  Tampa  and  Miami  were  on  strike  THE MEN  BEHIND TNi^!  iNlTUOUT  BAOElNG.  'rNFY  ARE  PRACTICALLY  POVhSELESS  TO  Council  in  the city­wide  strike ac­ kgainst  the Peninsiilar  and  Occidental  Steamship  Company,  GET  TOGEIH«,  AKD.GO  tion  against  non­union  truck  drivers.  J  j?^r, if  nedessary,  to gain  their  point.  These  men  are  to  be  TO  TOWN!  VI  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation of  Labor  '  AFbiiiid  jBastern  1  fries to deal with NMll  SEAMEN  ALL WISE TO  HIM  4  II  L,  .­~r. .  EDITORIAL  »t­ — —  giSr;  .  ;  J  •  *A,•   .....  :  • iVi •  0  isf  �;";­::­:!;v:'[f»i!^;.rf?;'>­';  M'  Friday, April 28, 1939  T ri  E  S E A  F A R  E R  S •   LOG  i  •  p!  liABBENiNGS  in  MOBILE  Miami,  Fla­,  April  Ig—After  six  Mobile,  Ala,, April  24—The  regn­ days  out  in  a  walkoff,  the  SIU  Mobile,  Ala.,  April  21—Why  is  iar  correspondent  has  shipped  as  It  that  all  of  a  sudden  the  mem­ crews of  the Florida  and  Cuba at­ serahg  on  the  good  ship  Jeaii  L^­ taiined  their  demands,  and  the  bers  of  MFGW  are  so  concerned  fitte,  so  for  this  week  you  wly  with  the  militancy  of  the  SUP?  finks  were  paid  off  the car  ferries.  There  is  ho  seaman  who  can  say  have  to  take  what  .you  can  get  The  action  taken  by  the  men  that  the­SUP  was ever  lacking,  in  How  those  girls,  and  the  sceneft  was  taken  after  trying  all  other  a legitimate  beef;  never  have they  on  the  other  side  call!  methods of  p^ceful settlement, at  sold  out  the  members  of  their  ai­ First  and  foremost;—this  Is  which  we  got nowhere.  Direct ac­ filated  organizations;  at"hll  times  convention  week  here  in  the  faj.r  WKy Siicli Beefs Sliioiiid  tion  was  taken,  and  the  results  they  are  there  when  needed  to  city  of  Mobile.  Delegates  are  Which  goes  to  combat  the  eommon  enemy.  All  flbatiiig  around  .thick,er  .tfian  .Not  Be  Settled  t^'^ithout  Recourse  to  were forthcoming.  prove  that  direct  action  is  the  seamen  wiir agree  that  aftrn­  all  snowflakes,  and  the  only  tffing  Headqiiart^t'd  best  way  to settle  the big  beefs.  the chatter and  smoke clears, that  they  are  all  agreed  upon  is  that  th.e.AFL  is  coming  back  stronger  This  is  the first  time  the  com­ the  program  of  the  SUP  was  than  ever.'  With  the­ new  y6u|ig  New  Orleans,  Ija.,  April  20—The  crew  of  the  SS  Point  pany  has  paid overtime  in'  its hifr  right, ,pn  the tok  book fight,  and  blood  in •   the  Labor  movement,  that  we  ire  also  right  in  oppos­ Arena  sailed  from  Mobile .with  the  wnderstAiiding  from  the  tory.  Also,  the  ships  are  to  he  and  fhie steadying  influence of the  S  &  H  Co.'s  officials,  through  iUmstrong,  Mobile  prganizer,  drydocked  shortly,  and  the  quar­ ing the  attempt  to open fink  hajls  old  tihiers,  it's  a  cinch  that  the  on  the  We.st'  b9a.st.  It  is  under­ ters  will  be fixed  over.  that  eyerythhig  would  be  tahen care of  in  New  Orleans.  .  stood  by  all  BtJP  ihemhers,  and  AFL  should  go  ahead  to  he,F  Oi^pizer  Wants  Pie  Bollinger,  SUP  peicgate dn  New , Orleans,  contacted  the  all  other  militant  seamen,  . that  heights  of  solidarity.  In  this gen­ siilB in  New  Orleane, and  receiyeS^^  —  ,  The. great, "rgnk. and filthy"  or­ opening fini;  halls  .op  the  Co^t  eral  fnovenieht,  the  SlU  is  prov­ ft  Hat  wltli  twenty fqur  dlffereht  to  have  communications  come  ganizer, Jpe  Volpin,  was noted  for  WjlJ  start  picket,  lines,  fr^m  San  ing  thail  they are  definitely  it part  beets  on  If  at  a  joint  meeting  of  through  the Hallls,  instead  of  hay­ gplng  behiua.the  picket  lines  to  Bi^o tq  Bremertdh. Still  our  bro­ of  tb^  AFL,  artd  are,  at  all  tinfes,  ing  them  come  through  the  Com­ organize the finks.  Also,  when  a  ^hera  of  the  ^IFOW  fear  that  we  to  be  reckoned  With.  In  line With  the  crew.,  pany ofidc^,  like the Ip^ disthuce  ahlp's, crew wanted  to, support the  mifihi  take  members  of  the ,SIU  this:—La«t  week  the district  rtrari­ .The  SUP  Betsgate  took  two  calls  to  Durke  and  Mj^lone  in. re­ BJU  ­tnen,  he Vrequested  them  to  to the Coast, • who were  not  mV  the  ager  of  the  Mafiholia' Oil  Co.,  fthipa*. delegates  to  :6eC  ^ahtaln  called  the  Mobile  A'aent,  and  ask­ gard  to  the  Point.  Arena  in  New  Btay aboard.  This 13  to be  expect­'  picket.line­?  i^  '3f.  As  a point  Theobold„who vae  instructed, that  ed  about*  getting* crews  for  the  dfleans.  ed,  as,  not. long  ago  he  u,dmitted  l^joiTuation  to  all,  the  SIU  Is  oh  i'f  tlaese; things  not  taken  C.  Col^eman,  SUP  No..2^39..,  that  he. wanted  pie,  and  not  the  record  to^  expel  any  member,  of  ?truck  tankers.  ".Sottyf  told .Him  care  of,  the qrew .would  gnd  that  the  SIU  IS A  UNION,—NOT  L. J.  Boflinger, SUP  iNo.  38iS9  iite  of  a  sailor.  the siU  who ships  through a  link  A  STRIKE­BREAKING  AGENCY!  that  there  wfere  not  enough  tnen  T.  Howard,  SIU  No. 173  ashore  to fill  tlie ­vacahojes.  Cap­ The Stht'e of  Ilorida has at  last  hall, and  to  picket said  halls, and  Mr. Cousins,  the district  manager,  tain, Tlieobold agreed  to give  them  awakrtied  to the fact  that  it pays  in everjy  way cpmhat the .Maritime  seemed  surprised,  to  say  the  twenty  points,  and  investigate  the  to be organized.  All eyes  wwe oh  Commission  halls,  and  the  train­ least.,  t  have  It  that  the  saipp  other  four.  the  results'of­this  beef  against  ing  ships.  In  other  vrprds,  they  thing  was  tripd  in  New  Orleans^  one of  the most  powerfifl  compan­ have completely endorsed  the SUP  and  the  same  , answer  .^giyerv  Wire front J?ead<|uftrter8  GROWS  Thqre  they  offered  TEN  pUpl^S  ies in  the state.  Bo  a victory  for  program.  Buriny  the  abMnce .of  the  SUP  A  H^AD  FOR  FINKS,  and  gonjt  Point  Salinas  ^ef  the  SJU.  ipganp, a  vjctqry  for  all  Delegate,,  someone  can tact ed  Uie  New .Orleans,  La.,  April  forget  that  any  rn^n  who  t^k<^|  Company  and  had  theip  wire  the  are  constantly .turning  down  sea­ Labor  in  the ­State  of  Florida.  Here,  oh  Wednesday,  April  19,  a  tanker  is. a  FkNK,  and  should  SUP  in  Frisco  for  Instructions,  men of  all. departments, c«m',ing in  the  gang  oh  the  Point  Salinas  bo treated  as such.  IDA  Gooperiiteh  also  the  cdthpany  paid  lor  tele­ to our  hall daily, .expecting to  jpiTi  The  longshoremen  cooperated  were  all  hot  and  botHered  as  to  phone  to MFOW&W and  the MC&S  up  with  us.  Some  of  these  per­ one  hundred  percent,  and  backed  who  was  going  to  be  shipped  to  The  upual  line  of  petty  beefs  in  Frisco.  The  wire  from  SUP  sons,  we  feet sure,  are  worthy  of  the. seamen  up.  'With  such  uqlty  fill  the  crew  dh  this  ship. 1^en  during  the  week,  and  all, .\yere  Hchdawartcvs  read  as  follows:  our. membership, but, as  we  ppihf­ as this,  the SIU  should  go far  and  thdy  were  fold  that,  to  date,  the  taken  cai'e of  in  the same old  w;ay,.  "Please  supply,  crew  for  Foiht  out  to  them,  we,are  not  being  fast.  SUP  has taken  care  of  their  own  It seems  here fhat there  are a few  Arena"  (but  does  hot  State  that  swamped  by  a,  50,000  membership,  business,  and  intend  to  keep  on  mates  who  take.a  lot  of  cpnyinc­ iai  A.F.  of  L.  LpcaJs, respected  it should  be  under ftnk  hall  cohdi­ until  such  time  comes  when  we  doing  so,  and'as'we  did  not  tell  ing regarding  what  is and  what i?  Qpr  picket  lines,  and ^ helped  tie    ut  in  time  it,  will  tions  or  the  right's  to  quit  taken  can  offer,  a . reasonable  assurance  them  who  and  what  to  ship,  tliey  not  overtime: • b all  work  out to  the best"advantage  from  the  men).  "We  have  con­ of  furnishing each and every  mem­ the ships  up .Frisco  style.  should  'Wise  up; and  sail  with  the  of  our  oiganizatipn.  The  car  ferries  needed  new  tracts for all  W.C. ships, and  have  ber  a  living  yearly  wage.  men  shipped—they  did!  crews, and  there not  being enough  to  furnish  crews..  If  the fijilp  ties  Re:  Istbmiaii  Ships  No  member  of  the  SUP  will  up  here,, crew  .will  be  entitled  to  This  is  a  Union  for  US.  iNOT  men  in  the, SIU^Hall  i^. Mlami,  Regarding  the  Isthmian  boats:  for  ME  or  YOU!  your  agent  had  to go  down, to the  ship  with  a. known  scab,  and  fur­ Was  aboard  the  Steel  Maker,  and  usual  .transportation."  Foregoing  ther,  pQ  man  in .  h is  right  .mind  wire,  from  Lundeherg,  received  at  Naturally,  we  arp  growing.  Our  NMU, and  turn over the A.B.'s and  was very  surprised  to see  the, con­ inembershlp  is  getting  larger  O.S.'s  thei­e  to fill  out fte  comple­ will ship  on  a West  Coast  ship  if  ditions  that  exist'  aboard  thes?^  SIU  Hall,  :^ew  Orleans.  every  week,  but  our  Union  Halls  ment.  As  usual,  the  NMU  agent  he  isn't  certain  that  he  is  clear.  ships.,  Some  of  the  younger  men  Qtlier  "^iyeal  are practically  empfy.  We see fit,  ran  up the  street  begging  us  not  So  let's  stop  squawking  among  who  have,  just  stavtcd  to  sea  oq  Would  also  like  to  have  pub­ at­every,  meeting,  to  elect  an  in­ to  take his  men,  as he  considered  Qurselyes,  and  unite  in  the fight,  lished  in  the  nexf  issue  the  com­ vestigating  committee  to  investi­ it  unfair..  ,Can  we  help, it  when  against  thfe  shipowners,  who,  are.  Union ships would  not believe  th'af  munications  from  lialone  and  gate  seamen  desiring  to  join  our  fhe  membership  , .kpows  what  doing  everying  to  keep  us fight­ such  shjps sail  the seas  under  pur  Flag.  'The  ship's .side in  the quar­ Burke, which, the.ci­ew.has,. which  tfnion,  to fill,  fhe  vacancies  left  Unlpn  is  doing  something  for  ing.  ters  not'  sealed;  steel  decks,  an.d  never  were shown. to the  Delegate  open  through  better  shipping con­ them  besides  spending  their mon­ SIU  Not  Strike­Breakers  ho  insulation  oh  the  overhead.,  ashore,­  and  Malohe  or  , Burke  ditions.  Those who pass said com­ ies  and  signing  phoney  agree­ On  the  tanker  question,  the  • 5(011  know*  that  this  makes  fprj  never  did,know  what  th#. twenty­ mittees  are fully  dependable,  and  ments?  I  word  is already  put  that  the  SHJ  lousy  quarters  oii  the  tropicaj  four  deman^ or  living conditions  entitled  to  good, faith, of  member­ ,  now  h^­ve thfngb  pretty  well  is  shipping  men  on  the  struck  runs, and  these crews should  wakf;  were  on  tW  ship,  which  were  .shlp  as  a  result  of  the  investiga­ lined  up oh  the P&D:­rCMh  over­ tankers.  What  a  laugh  this  is!  up  and  get  in  the  Union,  and  lousyj  tipie, clo^itd  shop, etc. ,^esh  milk,  Before  anyodd  gives  us any  more  square these scows up!  Trip afler  tion.  For  the  proteclfop  of  the  few  hooey of  this sort—remember that  trip,  around  the  world,  intercoas­ These  investigating ,  coipittees  ah^  quarters  to  be  renoyat^  militant  men  aboard,  who  quit  a;t  Talked  with  several  NMU  men  the  SIU  in  made  up  of  sea.nien  tal  to  the  Island's,  in  fact,  to  any  are doing more  than  investigatihg  the  last ".minute,  after,  all  hopes  on  various  vessels,  and  fhe  only  port,  in  the  world,  these  ship?  were  lost  for  the cause.  Let  it  be  new  members.  They  are  also  argument  they  put  up  is the  fact  who rtiH  ,  member  that  the  pres­ sail,  and  are  never  bothered, any  ent messed­up  Gutf  situation came  thinning  out  the fiidrs,  etc.,  etc.,  said tiife  men who quit did  so after  that  they say  they  like  the  NMU.  about  when'the,  NMU  ihdved  in  place.  This  is  one  of  the  richest  being  over­ruled  by  the  ones  who  who .got Into, the AFLSU  and  SIU  Why,  I  have  yet.to  discover!  through  a  le^timafe  picket  line  companies  in  America,  and  thelt­ through  various  rijethods.  Natur­ sneaked  up  and  signed  on  one  at  , Do  not  ride  Top  cabs  in  a^inst  t'he  Lykes  SS  .Co.,  and  ships  have  the  lousiest  quarters!  ally,  We  have hot  ridden  ourselves  a  time.  of  all  the  undesirables,  but  they  Miami,  and  also demand,  and  buy  that .the ; SiU  is  a  real  UNION  to  So come on  Tsfhmian sailors, ^akq  Would­fie  Militant  be  proud  of—hot  to  be  used  as  a  up,  and  join  the  Union,  and  let  will surely show  their colors soon­ at the  Union  sign  here.  "When  thp  crew . waa, ­contacted  er  or  later.  these packets fixed  up, so  that liv­ J.  Gunnison  strike­breaking  agency.  ten  o'clock  pn  sailing and .sit­ ing  conditions  at  least  chri  be  Here  In, Mobile,  I'm r,sure  that  ing on  day,  by  the  SUP  Dele^fe,  in  the  cou^­se  of  five  months,  brought  up  to  t>ar.  In  all  of fte  the  members  of  the  NMU  are  de­ major  U.S.  ports  that  you  hit,  It fireman  told  him "who  was  run­ our  Tpemberehlp  has  risen  to  voting their, fi^e, to figuring  ways  proxirnately 10,d(/0=  Companies, un­ ning  the  Bhip,  the.  crew, or  the  there  is  representation  oif  the  and  means t,o  win  the strike—and  "men  ashore/' and  also  j,umped  up  der  our  contract!  know  that  they  SIU,  and  all  tl^e  patrolmen  are  New  Orleans,  April  16—Fu­ are  not  worrying  about  the  SIU  eager  to  give  you  all  the  assist­ like  ho  was  going  to  dujhp  said  are all  good  seameii  at  heart.  We  believe  in  the  true  fool­proof  con­ neral  was  held  at  MacMann's  trying i^o  fink  ph  theih—and  that's  ance  th% can.  "V^eh  yon  arrive  delegate,  but  was  discpuraged  by  stitution  and  l)y­laiws  ihtrusted  tp  Funeral  Parlor  on  Sunday,  the  way  it  should  be  in pll  ports.  in  port,  come  to  the  Hall  if  you  a  few  militant  "SUP  men.  Baid  us  by  the  StJP,  by  which  we  are  April  16,  1939  for  Brother  J.  Sure,  therp is  going  to  be  lots  of  can, if  hot, call  the Hall, and  have  flremgn,  quit  here, .apd  said  that  abiding,  and  under  which  we  are  H.  Moller,  who  died  at  the  the  old  b&lohey  thrown  around,  the  patrolman  come  down  to  the  he  WQiild  go  to  Mobile  and  ship  willingly  being  obligated.  Marine  Hospital  last  'Wednes­ but  just  remember  that",  in  any  ship  or  the  dock.  Let's  get  to­ fhrpugli  the NMU. hall,  because  he  legitimate beef—when  it's all over  day  at 5:00  A.M.  would not ship  through this "fink"  Of  course, we  have a few  young­ gether  on  these  ships,  and  make  Brother  Moller  served  as  —that  the seamen  as a  whole are  them  worth  riding!  hall  herb  in  N.O.  Nine, out of  ten  sters among  us  who  do  not'  know  fighting  against  the operators, and  were  of  the  same  opinion  as  this,  the score.  For this reaso.n/ vp.are  Chief  Steward  with  the  Missis­ that' we  must  not  climb  out  on  a  This  week's  meeting  is  being  trying to  encourage the  old­timers  sippi  Steamship  Co..  and  was  man,  in  all  three,  departments.  limb,  and  give  John  Boss  a. saw!  postponed  oh  account  of  the  Con­ Why  can't  beefs  like  these, be  ! to take the floor, fpr about five mln  previously Port Steward for  the.  vention.  There  is  a special  stew,  Already,  the  Magnolia  Co.  have  ard's  department  meeting  at  2:00  utes  each ­meeting,  to .ppinf  out  Dixie­U.k,  Line,  and  the  Kerr  handled,  U2ULUiC;tA.  in  MA  this  ­port,  .instead  yf  r  '  —  •   V  ­ having, the co^ip^ny rsending vfirps ,­what they  had  to go  throu­^, dur;.  SS Co.,  wd  was a  good  SIU  of  tried  to  have  the  SIU  ship  men,  o'clock  though,  to  take  care  of  to  Headquarters ­p­ .alsu. ­having  ing  the .old  Fink­Hall  days,.­.and  NA'member,  ills  age  was  76.  and  were  seemingly  surprised  to  port  rules.  Speaking of  port rules  He  U  greatly  missed  by  all  get  an  emphatic  "NO"  for  an  an­ ­r­isnt  It  a  bout  time  that  some  Headquarters  settling  .things  ,by  just .why  we.should^ really  stand  wire  and  telephone,  and  not  together and .fight. ;  Np  one  knows  hands.  H.  Peterson  represent­ swer!  coastwise  rules  were  put  into  ef­ A.  W.  Armptrong  fect?  A.  W.  Armstrong  knowing  wha^  the  twenty­four  better  than  those  who  fought  for  ed  the Seafarers' at the funeral.  Finn  Schefstad,  Agent  our  rights.  SUP  No.  2983  beefs  were?  SUP  No.  2983  Eugene  Nobles  Delegates in all  ports would  like  SABOTAGE  POINT ARENA BEEF  TflmUGHMITED  ijji^em  IS  !J  Inquire  DEPmURE  ­.m­j  "il  I  . ­vi.'f  •   ,  .  .A!®  w  r­rr,Pi  r'.  • .  '  �THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Eastern Refuses  f  wmm-y I?'.  "tr  •  Witt  ttennRtiie^ Curraii's  Phoney  Pofeles  {.Continued from  Page One)  to obey  the commands  of  the mas­ ((7on finned from  Page One)  pended  or  revolted  under  the  pro  ter,  but  that  they  had  merely  quit  bership  will  take  this  refusal .by  visions  of  Section  4450,  United  the  ship  on  the  natural  assump­ the  company  lying  down,  and  ;it  State  Revised  Statut'eSi  46,  U.S.C  tion  that  it  is  their  right  to  quit  directly  up  to  all  of  us  to  demand  23S."  a ship,  in a safe  harbor, whenever  that  our  just  demands  be  com­ Approved  Fink  Hall Shipping and  Company  Not  Responsible  they  desire  to  do  so.  After  fur­ plied  with!  Sanctioned Training Schools  The  Seutrain  Line  officials  are  ther  testimony,  the  investigation  Time  Not  Ripe  on i­ecord  that they  have not asked  was postponed  until Monday,  April  Right  now  is  not  the  time  for  for  this investigation,  and  absolve  17,  but  due  to  the  fact  th'at..An;  LUNDEBERG  GETS  QUICK  ACTION  themselves  of  all  blame  for  it  other  case  was  also  scheduled  for  strike action,  as  the  ESSCO ships  are  not  yet  at  their  busiest.  How­ However, subsequent'  testimony of  that  day,  and  also  because  the  Baltimore,  April  19—On  reading  Joe  Curran's  "Pas.sing  the master  and  the  chief  engineer  Seatrain  New  York  was  resuming  ever.  don't  lose  sight  of  the  fact  before  the  examiners,  certainly  service,  and  many  of  the  men  In­ that  we  have  no  agreement­witli  the  Buck" column  in  the  last  issue  of  the "Pile­it", we  note  indicate  that  they,  at  least,  are  volved  had  shipped  on  her,  the  this  outfit,  and  it  is  directly  up  that  Uomi­ade  Narrue  has  suddenly  become  very  apprehen­ trying  their  best  railroad  the  men  case  was  again  postponed  until  to  those  men  on  the  ships  to  de­ sive  of  the  Maritime  Comrtiission's  plans  to  open  Fink  Halls  concerned, through  their obviously  the  vessel's  return  voyage  to  this  mand,  and  get  everything  they  can.  A  little  job  action  will  do  on  the "West  Coast.  Knowing  NMU's  previous stand  on  that  biased  testimony.  port.  In any  event,  the men  appeared  The  Inspectors  are,  of^Course,  the  trick,  and  it's  high  time  that  question,  o,r  at  lea.st,  Joe's stand  on  it,  it  is  somewhat  amus­ at  the  Local  Inspector's  office  on  trying  to  establish  the  fact  tfiat'  thjs  company  was  given  a  taste  ing  to watch  him,  with  the  grace  of  an  elephant,  turn  a com­ the  day  and  hour  stated,  accom  these  men  deliberately  hindered  of  it.  If  strike action  becomes ne­ plete  about­face,  and  although  being  a  good  Union  man,  we  panted  by  SIU  representatives.  commerce  by  leaving  the  ship  cessary  at  a  later  date,  then  they  don't wish to appear  indelicate, frankly,  the .sweat  Iliat  friend  The Inspectors were,  of  course, all  without having given  sufficient jio­ will  know  that  we  mean  business.  Joe  i.s  working  himself  into  in  kicking  the  dead  Fink  Ilall  set  to  proceed:  but,  much  to  their  tice  to  Uie  master.  Unity  Necessary  issue, .smells!  surprise,  the ^  SIU  representative  All  departments  are  cautioned  Artlclc.s  Sigiied  at  Hea  stated  that  he  wanted  a  postpone­ that  they, must stick  together,  be­ NMU  FAVORED  PINK  HALL  ment  of  the  case,  in  order  that  It has  been  brought out  that,  the  cause  without complete  united  ac­ In  the  OIO's  gift to  jrellow  journalism of  April  7th,  Joey  the men  might  be  represented  by  men  on  the  Seatrain  New  York  tion,  all  e|[urts  are  wasted!  If  signed  Articles at  sea  on  January  tells him  membership  that "The  NMU has  at  sdl­times  been  legal  counsel.  Numerous  objec  one  department  has  a  legitimate  dons  were  raised  by. members  of  29, 1939, and  that  they were dated  beef,  let  the  other  two  depart­ willing to sit dkiwn  and formnli^ a joint  policy^ on tiie foes­ the  Inspector's  Office  staff,  but  Ffebrua.ry  1,  1939.  No  Shipping  ments  back  them"' up.  Sailors,  tion of  the Fink Halls, and on a general  program of fighting  when  it  was  pointed  otit  that  this  Commissioner  was  present  at  the  firemen  and  stewards—you  are all  the  Maritime  Commission's  policy  of  refusing  to  recognize  was  the first  time  the  men  had  time,  in  accordance  with  the  law."  seamen,  and  race,  color  or  creed  been  gotten  together,  and  there  Furthermore,  January  29  was  a  has absolutely no place  in  the  pic­ the right of  unions to bargain  collectively for  the unlicensed  hadn't  been  time  to  engage,  coun­ Sunday,  and  it  is  the  contention  ture!  Use  the  strength  that  there  personnel aboard  their  ships."  But,  such  a  statement  comes  sel,  a  postponement^as  allowed  of  the  Union  that  any  contract  is  in  unity,  and  pull  together  at  a  little  too  late.  The  seamen,—SUP,  SIU  or  NMU,—know  until 1:30 P.M.  Of  the same day.  signed , on  a  Sunday  is  not  legal  all  times!  that the  NMU  leadership have  been looking forward  eai^rly  nor  binding.  The  Commissioners  Po.stponed  Again  IF  YOU  REALLY  WANT  to  the  opening  of  the  Fink  Halls.  IT  ISN'T  FORGOTTEN  Charlton  Ogburn,  A.F.  of  L.  at­ claim  that,  for  years,  it  has  been  WHAT  YOU  ARE  ENTITLED  THAT  THE  MISI^D  NMU  MEMBERSHIP  WERE  SENT,  iforney,  was  immediately  contact­ the  custom  to  allow  the_  master  TO,  YOU  WILL  HAVE  TO  GET  ON  ORDERS  FROM  THE  "TOP  FLIGHT",  TO  DO  WPA  to  have  the  crew , sigdi  pre dated  ed, and  told  of  the  circumstances,  UPON YOUR  HIND  LEGS,  AND  ahd  when  the  investigation  was  Articles in  bis  presence,  arid  then  FIGHT FOR  IT!  THE  EASTERN  ON  THE  TRAINING  SCHOOL  AT  HOFFMAN  ISLAND,  have,  the  Commissloiier  put  his  slated  to  proceed  at  1:30,  the  at­ STEAMSHIP  CO.,  NOR  ANY  AND  UPON  IT'S COMPLETION,  THE "PILOT  "  OPENLY  torney  asked  for  a  further  post­ seal  on  them  when  the  vessel  ar­ OTHER  SHIPOWNER, IS  GOING  APPROVED  OF  THE  TRAINING  PLANS  OF  THE  COWL  ponement",  due  to  the fact  that  he  rives  in  port,  Custom  or  not^it  TO  GRATUITOUSLY  GIVE  YOU  MISSION,  AND  NMU  MEMBERS  WERE  SENT  TO  THE  was  more  or  less­  unacquainted  is still  not ill  accordance  with  the  SOMETHING  FOR  NOTHING!  SCHOOL  IN  SPITE  OF  THE  FACT  THAT  EVERYONE  with  the  case.  The  proceedings  law,  and  the  ^.raqfice  should ' be  YOU  HAVE  NOT  ASKED  FOR  CONNECTED  WITH  THE  WATERFRONT  KNEW  THAT  were  again  postponed  until  9:30  discontinued! .  The  Union  has  secured  the  ser­ MORE  FROrd  THIS  COMPANY  SUCH  TRAINING  WOULD  BE  UNION­BUSTING!  A.M„  April 14,  vices pf  A.F. of  L. attorneyjCliarl­ THAN IS  YOUR  JUST  DUE!  The  investigation  was  resumed  IT  ISN'T  FORGOTTEN  THAT.  ALL  WINTER  T^ONG,  as  per  schedule,  the  Captain  of  ton  Ogburn,  and  at  present,  it  YOU  HAVE  MADE  NO  EX­ AND  UNDER  ORDERS,  THE  NMU  MEMBERSHIP  the  New  York  taking  the  stand,  looks as  though  the Union  has an  ORBITANT  DEMANDS!  end  on  several  occasions  becom­ excellent  chance  of  winning  the  WHY  THEN,  WON'T  THE  WALKED  THROUGH  THE  PICKET  LINES OP  THE SUP,  SIU  AND  MFOW  AROUND  THE  PINK  HALLS!  And  it  ing  a  bit  confused  in  his  testi­ caae,  and  establishing,  once  and  ESSCO  COME TO  TERMS?  isn't being forgotten that the reconditioning  of  the SS Ameri­ mony.  Several  membere  of  the  for all, that seamen  have the right  WE HAVE  TRIED TO SETTLE  can  Seaman  is  being  done  in  a CIO  shipyard.  crew  also  took  the  stand, and  all  to  quit  a ship at  any  time  that  a  THE  QUESTION  AMICABLY  ship  is in  a safe  harbor!  • ,  testified  that they  had  not  refused  LUNDEBERG  GETS  RESULTS  _  Last  week^dpwn  in  Wa.shington,  Brother  Harry  Lunde­ berg,  chief  executive  officer  of  the  SIU­SUP,  with  the  one  hundred  precent  backing  of  his own  organizations,  and  the  {Continued  from  Page  One)  MFOW,  CTU,  and  other  bona fide  militant  maritime  unions,  {Continued  from Page  One)  N.M.U;  men  fink  on  N.M.U.  men?  5.  One  trip off  each  month.  took  the floor;  said  in  a  few  words  what  had  to  he  said,  MAKE  JOB  ACTION  YOUR  bo the  N.M.U. officials  think  they  6.  Increaste in  pay for all  handfi.  WATCHWORD!  AND  THE  FINK  HALL ISSUE  TOOK  IT  ON  THE  CHIN,  will  exhaust  the  supply  of  "hot  The  only  concessions  made  to  "AND  NOSE­DIVED  TO  THE  DECK!  Now  that  the  battle  oil"  by  loading  it  aboard  the  these  demands  was  that  the  Com­ is  over  and  the  victory  won,  we find,  as  nsual,  Currah  and­ pany  agreed  to  add  a  few  men  in  N.M.U.  freighters?  "Why  the  holy  responsible  for  this  as  any  other  fear  of  contract  violations?  The  the  steward's  department,  and  to  contributtng  factor.  During  the  the commissars  jumping  into the  ring and  kicking  the stink­ crew  of  the  SS  Malay  helped  a  adjust  the pay  for a few  ratings—  lean  y^rs  that  ^le seamen  went  ing  corpse,  BUT  YOU'RE  WASTING  YOUR  TIME,  JOE.  group  of  oil  workers  to  win  their  but, for only  a three­month  period.  throi^h,  this same  Company  paid  THE  SUP  KNOWS  HOW  YOU  STOOD  ON  THE  FINK  demands  by  refusing  to  handle  Demands  Ignored  starvktion  wages  to  the  seamen,  HALL  BUSINESS:  THE  SIU  KNOWS,  THE  MFOW  "hot  oil."  The  "West  Coast  men  Adjustment  of  hours,  vacations,  thereby  realizing a  nice  fat"  profit  aboard  the  SS  San  Vinceute,  and  trips oft, and a general  increase in  for  the  company's  stockholders.  KNOWS,  THE  MTW  KNOWS,  THE  MEBA  KNOWS,  THE  their  Unione,  were  not  worried  pay  was completely  ignored;  and  Now,  that  business  once  again  GTU  KNOWS,  THE  MM&P  KNOWS,  AND—WORST  OP  with  the  fear  of  contract  viola­ now this company has the soMime  shows  tanipbie  evidence  of  im  ALL,  JOE,—THE  NMU  KNOWS,  AND  DESPITE  ALL, OF'  tions,  when  they  refused  to  load  gall  to, say  that  the SIU  is trying  proving,  why shouldn't seamen  be  YOUR  BLAH­BLAH  IT'S  GOING  TO  COME  HOME  TO  "hot oil," against which  men were  to  break  them!  entitled  to some additional  remun  BOOST  ONE  OP THESE  DAYS!  pounding  the  picket  lines.  They  Despite  the  fact  that  the  com­ eration  to  compensate  for  the  SIU Bngine, No. 90  won  their  demand,  and  showed  pany's  books  showed  a  net  oper­ many  years  that  they  went  with­ NMU MEMBER  MORE EASTERN  f!S:  Friday,>nril 28, 19391  the  solidarity  that  helps  win  strikes!  "What  was  the  strategy  behind  the  advise  of  N.M.U.  offi­ cials who tried to counsel  the SUP  and  the  MFOW  to  load  "hot  oil"?  Where  is  the  stew­pot?. (That  an  army travels on  its belly  is an un­ contradicted  fact.)  ating  loss  for  the  last  year,  they  nevertheless also showed that  they  had  materially  cut  down  the  defi­ cit  from  the  previous  year.  In  other  words—they  gained'ground.  Now,  because  of  the  Fair,  they  quite  naturally  anticipate  an  ap­ preciable  increase  in  business,  Truly,  .questions  like  these  and  will  undoubtedly  have  a  big  bannot  remain  unanswered.  The  year.  Figures Meaningless  officials of  the N.M.U. cannot,  and  must not  be  allowed to  adopt any  In any event, regardless of  what  policy  but  one:  "Win  the  strike,  the figures  in  their  books  show,  even  If  it  means  tying  up  every  we don't  place any  great credence  freighter,  passenger  and  tanker  in them.  Books can  be  juggled so  ship manned  by  a  N.M.U.  crew!"  that  the average  man  can't  make  INCIDENTALLY,  WHERE  IS  head  nor  tail of  them,  and  assets  THE  INDUSTRIAL  UNIONISM  and  Inabilities  can  be  so  manipu­ OF  THE  ClOi??  lated  as to  mean  little or  nothing.  (Signed)  As  long  as  the  Eastern  ships  I  :  8, Shalagan,  continue  to  operate,  it  must  na­ t  t  .N.M.U.  Book  No.  SSS­Eng.  turally  follow  that  they  must  be  UnrroB's  NOTE:  The  foregoing  making  money,  because  no  com­ letter  was  received  through,  the  pany  is going fo continue  indefin­ mM,  addressed  to  the  LOG,  and  itely  ­to  operate  their  ships at a  is unsolicited.  We have reprinted  Ibss.  Of  coarse, the company  has  it in its entirety, emd  tpithoui  any  built  up a  large  reserve^  and  the  changes  or alterations.  men  manning, their  ships  are  as  AND  PEACEFULLY,  BUT  CAN  MAKE  NO  HEADWAY  WITH  THE  COMPANY.  IT  IS NOW  DIRECTLY  UP  TO  YOU.  WHAT  ARE  YOU  GOING  TO  DO?  out?  The  ESSCp's  plea  of  poverty  has worn  itself  out, and  now falls  upon  deaf  ears,!  Their  only  alter­ native now  is to come  across with  an  increase  in  pay  to  the  seamen  whom  they  starved  for  so  many  years!  Thanks for Aid  The  crew  of  the  Seatrain  Havana,  at  a  meeting  held  aboard  ship,  voted  unanimous­ ly  to  extend  thanks  to  those  organizations  and  individuals  who  gave  us  support,  both  moral  and  financial,  in  the  re­ cent  Seatrain  strike.  The  crew  of  the  Seatrain  Havana also  wish to thank  the  West  Coast  nten/Who  aided  us  on  th«  plokst  iiifea'  in  iNew  Orleans; ,  H. N. Peterson, Gulf  No. 38  that  the­man  be  allowed  to  pro­ peed on  his way  to the ship." Need­ less  to  say,  the  man  went  on  tb  the ship .without  any  further  hin­ {Continued from  Page One)  drance!  Clearance  Demanded  Will  Respect  Picket  Lines  The other  day,  a SUP  man,  liv­ •   Now:—we  are  perfectly  willing  ing  in  the  Seamen's  Institute,  and agreeable  to playing  ball  with  shipped  out'  of  the  SUP  Hall.  the  NMU,  as  far  as  respecting  When  he  went  to  the  Institute  to  their  picket  lines  is  concerned,  get  his  gear,  he  was  accosted  by  but  we  will  not  allow  them  to  in­ NMU  pickets,  who. demanded  that  sist. upon any of  our members hav­ he  go  to the  NMU  Hall  and  get  a  ing Clearance cards  from  their  or­ clearance card. This man returned  ganization.  "We  feel  that  we  are  to  the SUP Hall  and  informed  the  well able to take care  of  that mat­ Agent  what  had  happened.  The  ter ourselves, and  resent any  such  Agent  then accompanied  him  back  Intereferenee  on  the  part of  the  to  the Institute, and  informed  the  NMU.  "We  have pledged  ourselves  NMU  picket captain  that this man  that our  members will  not  violate  did  not  need  any  clearance  card  the  NMU  picket  lines,  and  that  from  the  NMU;  that  he  was  a  should  moqt  certainly  be  enough  SUP  man,  and  that  he  had  the  assurance df  our  good  wilL  proper  afisignment  cards  in  his  In closing,  we  wish  the  best  oF;:  possession. Thie picket oaptUia stHl  lock ttorihe  NMU  in their Sgiit oat  insisted  that the  man get a. clear­ the  tankers,  and  hope  thot  they;  aniee card, hut  the SUP Agent was  are euecess^d  in  gaining all  their  just  as  obstinate  in  his  demand  demands?  PICKETJ.INES  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 28, 1939 Description An account of the resource Headlines: EASTERN COMPANY ABSOLUTELY REFUSES JUSTIFIED DEMANDS OF MEMBERSHIP LOCAL INSPECTORS CHARGE SEATRAIN NEW YORK CREW NMU MEMBER FLAYS PHONEY POLICIES SIU MEMBERSHIP VOTES TO RESPECT NMU PICKET LINES RONKONKOMO'S 'RAJAH' STILL ATTEMPTING TO MUSCLE IN SABOTAGE POINT ARENA BEEF THROUGH DISUNITED ACTION SEATRAIN NEW YORK BEEF ALL SEAMEN WILL REMEMBER CURRAN'S PHONEY POLICIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/28/1939 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. I, No. 9 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 1939 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/91d9dbb872f06de3297b6b260eaad637.PDF 18de5a3e7684110d52832295cd288059 PDF Text Text ••jbl (IAFARBRSJOQ ip-> OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THK ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. VI. •'» il i "}-'l No. 9 NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1944 ITF Talks Pave Way For World Unity m "• ' " I All Seafarers Must Unite Says President Lundeberg At Meeting Dushane Exposes Port Hazards To Seamen In Bonus Beef Letter •i. NEW YORK, N. Y., April lA—"Tlie foreign seamen's unions must fight to bring their living standards, wages and conditions to those of the American seamen," Hafry Lundeberg, President of the SIU and Sec'y-Treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2 5 —In a strongly declared in a report here tonight. Brother Lundeberg gave a highly interesting report of the International Labor Organization Conference convened in Philadelphia last week, worded letter to Shell-and-Pea-Game Macauley of the %• and a repoid of a succeeding^ — meeting of all the delegates from headquarters, 5 Beekman Street, ton representative. "An informal session was held the foreign unions with represen­ New York City. Also attending the ILO Con­ between the American seamen's tatives of the SUP-SIU. The latter meeting was held ference for the AFL seamen were delegation and the seamen's dele­ under the auspices of the Inter­ "Whitey" Hawk, and Morris gates from the Transport Work­ national Transport Workers Fed­ Weisberger, SIU Vice-Presidents, ers from countries all over the eration, held Sunday at the ITF and Mathew Dushane, Washing­ world to the ILO Conference," Brother Lundeberg reported. "The various problems facing the seamen after the war were dis­ cussed, and after this prelimin­ ary conference a definite date was set to hold the meeting imder the auspices of the ITF in New York. "This meeting was called at the request of the American Sea­ men's delegates and took place Sunday, April 23," President Lundeberg said. "In the meeting there were representatives from .the follow­ ing countries: The U.SJ^., repre­ sented by the SIU, (AFL), Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Nor­ way, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Yugoslavia, China and India." Problems Discussed He then told of the various problems that were discussed throughout the day. {Continued on foge 4) Maritime War Emergency Board, M. Dushane, Washington representative of the SUP-SIU The letter pointed out the con­ carried forward the Union's cam­ stant hazard that the seamen are paign to have the MWEB rescind subjected to while in ports of its recent decision cutting the the War Zones, for which the bonuses and installing a so-called MWEB's latest steal from the "Vessel Attack Bonus." {Continued on Page 4) rii , t ::f; 1 Above, left to right: J. H. Oldenbroek, Harry Lundeberg, and Chu Hsueh-Fan in an informal picture at the ITF Conference. Picture on opposite side of page shows Peter Sp3frid£dEos and Nick Margaritis, Federation of Greek Maritime Unions' delegates caucauaing as they enter the ITF Conference. PIH 1 (p-. Delegates at work at the ITF Conference. Reading left to right around the table: Einar Johansen. U. S. Representative of Norwegian Seamen's Union: John Hawk. Vice President of Seafarers International Union. (AFL) Sec'y-Treasurer, Atlantic & Gulf District; Aftab Ali, President of Indians Seamen's Union; W. Dorchain, U. S. Representative of Belgian Seamen's Union: Ceaar Milos and Marjan Jelicic. U. S. Representatives of Yugoslav Seamen's Union: J. H. Oldenbroek. Acting General Sec'y of International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Chairman of the Contact Committee of Organisations of Employees of the Netherlands Merchant Navy, WorkenC Delegate to the ILO; George Thompson, (standing). Special Organizer for the British National Union of Seamen; Morris Weisberger, Vice-President, SIU, SUP Agent of New York; Chu Hsueh-Fan, President of the Chinese Association of Labor, Workers' Delegate to the ILO: Harry Lundeberg, President of Seafarers International Union of N.Aw and Sec'y-Treas. of Sailors' Union of the Pacific,Maritime Labor Advisor to Robert J. Watt, U. S. Workers' Delegate to ILO; Fred B. Clausen. District Secretary. Danish Seamen's Union; Ernst Raberg, (forground) U. S. Representative of Swedish Ceamen's Union. Portrait on table near M. Weisberger is of the late Edo Fimmen. during his life General-Sec'y of the ITF and world renowned as the "Father of All Seamen" in Europe. �Page Two T HE SSA FA R E R S Fridar, April 28, 1944 LOG NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION REPORT REPORT FROM SEAMEN'S DELE­ vention also asked that the Marine Hospitals be open to the relatives of merchant seamen, the same as now GATES TO THE SECOND is in effect for the Coast Guard and others. CONVENTION OF THE Wartime Service SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA The convention drew up a resolution and instructed Brothers: The second convention of the International started in New Orleans March 28 and continued up to and in­ cluding April 1. Present at the convention were dele­ gates from the various affiliated unions of the Interna­ tional, on a nation-wide scale; also two fraternal dele­ gates from the Canadian Seamen's Union. There were delegates from the Atlantic Gulf SIU Seamen's Union; from the Great Lakes; fi'om the Pacific Coast; and Fishermen & Fish Cannery Workers' delegates from Boston, the Gulf ports, Florida, California and Washington. Due to wartime conditions, the difficulties of transportation, etc., the convention was limited in delegates. However, lots of work was done affecting seamen and fishermen and fish cannei-y workers, and the various delegates from all over the country had a good chance to get together and exchange their views and discuss their various mutual troubles. They were also able to coordinate their efforts on a nation-wide scale so that any question affecting seamen, fishermen or fish cannery workers in the future will be handled jointly on a coordinated basis. The following action was taken: IFar Bonus One of the first orders of business was the question of how to fight the Maritime War Emergency Board's recent decision of cutting down the bonus for seamen, the stab in the back by the Powers-who-be, in Washing­ ton, who on one hand praise the seamen as heroes and on the other hand do everything possible to break down the conditions and cut the wages. The convention drew up a resolution condemning the Maritime War Emer­ gency Board and demanding the removal of Captain Macauley as head of the Maritime War Emergency Board; also went on record asking that all American Federation of Labor—label councils and state bodies help the seamen in the fight against the Maritime War Emergency Board by backing us up in this fight. The convention also asked President Green of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor to intervene in our behalf. As a result of this action, the Maritime War Emergency Board now has agreed to hold another meeting on April 12. We will be repi'esented at that meeting by Morris Weisberger, Duke Dushane, John Hawk and (^legates of seamen from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, -who have been torpedoed and who have gone through a lot of nerve-racking e.xpericnces as a result of the war. Whether this dictatorial board, headed by Captain Macauley, will change the bonus, remains to be seen. However, we have done everything in our power to attempt to change the decision of this phoney board. The Seafarers' International Union and its affiliates, the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, the SIU of the Pacific, the Atlantic and Gulf SIU and the Great Lakes, as usual, are heading the fight. The delegates felt that there is no doubt that Cap­ tain Macauley had held private meetings with some of the other unions in the seamen's field, and made a deal with them in regard to this cut, and that these people were well aware of what was coming up. Con­ sequently, they have laid low in regard to fighting this bonus reduction. Marine Hospital The convention went on record requesting Surgeon General Parran and President Roosevelt to establish a rule to the, effect that seamen, who have been sailing three years in peace time or one year during war time, will be allowed to use the facilities of the Marine Hos­ pitals for the rest of their lives. This will be pushed by out representatives in Washington through friendly Congressmen and through the American Federation of Labor in order to get that established. At the present time there are hundreds off mer­ chant' seamen walking the streets, who can't get into marine hospitals because the United States Public Health Service applies a 60-day rule to the merchant seamen. Many of those seamen today are suffering from shell shock and various nervous ailments, brought on through enemy attacks and continuous strains under­ gone through sea voyages during war time. Conse­ quently, the convention felt that it is our duty to at­ tempt to establish something to take care of fthe sea­ men who have suffered as a result of this, after the war is over when everything will be forgotten. The con­ the officers of the International to draw up an appropri­ ate bill to be introduced by friendly Senators and Con­ gressmen to be enacted by law, giving seamen wartime service discharges. ' The reason for this is that at the present time there is a move on in Congress and throughout the nation to give discharged war veterans a preference on all gov­ ernment contracted and subsidized jobs in addition to Civil Service, and inasmuch as the Merchant Marine has been and will be subsidized by the government after the war and in order to protect the seamen, it is only fair that the seamen should also be classed as war veterans, and they should not be put in a position to be shoved out of their jobs by discharged Army and Navy veterans. The American merchant seamen have, in our opin­ ion, rendered their country first class service, and the service of the Merchant Marine has been classed by high ranking military authorities as combat service. We feel that Congress today would pass a law giving the merchant seamen a wartime service discharge. We are opposed to having the War Labor Board, the War Shipping Administration, and various panels throughout the country meddling in seamen's affairs. This setup, which we asked Madam Perkins to establish, will function as mediators in any disputes between the ship operators and unions, which can not be settled. It is strictly mediation conciliation and not arbitration. We felt this would benefit the seamen. Today every­ body in the country want to handle seamen's disputes, so we don't know where we are. War Bonds The conventoin went on record to recommend to the various unions to encourage thfeir members to buy as many War Bonds as possible for two reasons—to help our Country out during the war, and also while ship­ ping is good and there is no unemployment—our mem­ bers should set aside as much as they possibly can af­ ford during the war so that they will have something to fall back on after the war when we might be faced with the possibility of having to fight for the very ex­ istence of the conditions of our unions, and all that we have gained in the last few years. Other Seagoing Unions The question of relations between the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union and other American Federation of Foreign Seamen's Citizenship Labor unions in. the seamen's field, such as the Master The convention went op record instructing its of­ Mates and Pilots and the Radio Officers, were discussed ficials to draw up a bill for introduction in Congress and thoroughly. It was felt that in order for the American the Senate, to be enacted into law, giving foreign-born Seamen to properly protect themselves in the tough merchant seamen who sailed on American ships for a days ahead against the Shipowners combined, and the War Shipping Administration and various phoney bu­ year or more during the war full citizenship papers. There are today thousands of foreign seamen sail­ reaus, that the seamen should get closer together, and ing in American unionized ships out of union halls, who inasmuch as the Seafarers' International Union of North can not become citizens due to technicalities in the im­ America has a wide scope and jurisdiction in the charter migration law. When the war is over, no doubt, these granted by the American Federation of Labor, the con­ men will be subject to deporation, and the convention vention felt that we should approach the Master Mates felt that it was their duty to help these men get their & Pilots and the Radio Officers' Union, A. F. of L., in a citizenship papers. Inasmuch as a foreigner today, who friendly manner with the suggestion in mind that they is not a citizen, after having been in the Army or Navy become affiliated as autonomous unions with the Sea­ for three months is granted full citizenship papei's, there farers' International Union of North America.-'.Ve-bcr— is no reason why merchant seamen for a year in Ameri­ lieve that that would be a very wise move and would can ships, or more, during the war, should not be grant­ not only strengthen the Master Mates & Pilots and the Radio Operators. They would, under this proposed set­ ed the same privilege. up, retain their own jurisdiction, their own local auton­ omy and their own officers. On the other hand, in en­ U. S. steamboat Inspection Service terprises affecting their members and our members, The convention went on record to fight a bill that we would work jointly and it would be a mutual benefit is at present pending in Congress, which has for its to all concerned. purpose to put the United States Steamboat Inspection Service, the Shipping Commissioners, under full Coast The Foreign Seamen's Unions Relation Guard authority. In other words, it would be made To the American Seamen's Unions part of the Coast Guard. It was discussed very thoroughly, by the various At the present time, the Coast Guard is in charge of this bureau only as a wartime measure. Six months delegates, that we must reach an understanding and after the war is over, the Coast Guard's authority in work closely with the Seamen's unions of the other this field will cease. Now, a bill is drawn up to make countries, remembering what happened after the last it a permanent situation. There are several reasons the war. The American ships were laid up on the excuse of merchant seamen do not want the Coast Guard to be in the Ship Operators that they could not compete with, charge of the Steamboat Inspection and of the Shipping foi-eign operators on account of having to pay higher Commissioners. The Coast Guard is a military institu­ wages. We know that that was a phoney excuse, but tion, and has charge of our seamen's papers, but the nevertheless, in order to protect ourselves, we must American merchant seamen always favored remain­ work and cooperate with the foreign seamen's unions ing in a civilian status. Should the Coast Guard be in in order to protect our conditions because there is no complete charge of our seamen's papers and the various doubt but that some of these dreamers who want to re­ details handling merchant seamen, it will establish a construct and replan the conditions on the international precedent which will result in losing the civilian status scale, are already figuring to cut the American Seamen's of the merchant seamen, and it would only be a short wages and conditions to conform with the European while before the Merchant Marine would be classified seamen's conditions and wages. That is something on which they will get support from the Shipowners, and as a military service. Although we have nothing against the Coast Guard, possibly from the public. However, should we get into in their proper functions, we do think that this move trouble, when the war is over, about our wages and attempting to put us under the Coast Guard, is beyond conditions, then it will be well that we have a perfect their jurisdiction. Therefore, the convention instructed understanding with other union seamen, so that they their officials, Washington representative and the Am­ will not be used to break our conditions, and vice versa. With these thoughts in mind, the convention went erican Federation of Labor, that they were opposed to the Coast Guard's taking over the functions of the on record instructing the President, at the earliest op­ United States Steamboat Inspection Service and the portune moment, to meet together with representatives from our Union and representatives from the ITP, Shipping Commissioners after the war. which speaks for the foreign seamen's unions, to dis­ Conciliation Service cuss mutual relations in the post war era. The convention went on record to petition Madam American Seamen Perkins and Dr. Steelman to e.stablish a specialized sea­ It was felt by the convention's delegates represent­ going unit of the Department of Conciliation, where the seamen could with their grievances. It. was felt that ing the various seamen's unions, that in view of the the Department of Labor is the most friendly depart­ fact that so many enemies of organized A. F. of L. sea­ ment in W. •shington towards labor, and it is considered men's unions, are in the field attempting to destroy us, the labor department in Congress. Instead of our attempting to cut our wages and lower our conditions, having to deal with all other government bureaus that we must protect ourselves on a nation-wide scale, whenever we have trouble, it is felt that this is strictly and that is one of the reasons that we are affiliated within the jurisdiction only of the Department of La­ under the same banner, namely the Seafarers' Intemabor to handle our disputes if we so desire, and none else. {Continued from Page 3) ' -'A;. 4^ �• '• • - . ••: i--:.-;!•••-•• - WSl, I • ••• > i? " 1 r*'"ft 41 7F Friday, April 28. 1944 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS Convention Re: War Service uischarges For American Merchant Seamen RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, the American merchant seaman have rendered in­ valuable and heroic services during the war, — which is their duty, and WHEREAS, the merchant seamen are not asking for any medals but realizing the war situation, and incidents which may arise where they will be discriminated against in favor of discharged war vet^erans, which is already apparent in this country, and legislation is already beging prepared and introduced to give war vets preference an all Government contracted and subsidized jobs, in addition to iivil service, and WHEREAS, the merchant marine has been and will be subsi­ dized by the Government after the war, and WHEREAS, the services which the American merchant seamen have rendered their- country in war time has been classed by highranking military authorities as "combat service" and the merchant seamen have suffered tremendous casualties, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the President of our International take steps to draw up a bill for introduction in Congress by favorable Con­ gressmen and Senators to give the merchant seamen who have actually sailed during the war, a war service dischai-ge, classifying them as veterans. >!• >*« More War Bonds Investment • For Merchant Seamen RESOLUTION: "•niWliEREAS, bur cblihtry is how involved in a great conflict-with the enemies of our form of government, and WHEREAS, among the many liberties destroyed in enemy countries was the right of the workers to organize and WHEREAS, only a successful prosecution of this war can protect these liberties, and WHEREAS, members of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, more than any other group of our people, are di­ rectly involved in and know the tremendous task of prosecution of this war, and WHEREAS, many members of the Seafarers International Union of North America are known dead, are missing or are prisoners of war, NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED: That this convention go on i-ecord to further aid I, the prosecution of this war be endorsed and resolve that we urge ^the membership of our Union to invest a greater share of their earn­ ings in War Bonds and Stamps. Maritime Unit: U. S. Conciliation Service RESOLUTION: {Continued from Page 2) tional Union of North America. We know that we are going to face serious problems affecting our membership when this war is over, and we must have strong coordination between affiliated unions. Therefore, the conven­ tion went on record that the agents of the various affiliated seamen's unions meet one year from now in Chicago to discuss and be ready for possible post­ war conditions which will affect us, and if necessary should an emergency arise, that we meet at an earlier date. We must not for­ get what the American Seamen's Union movement faced after the last war, and we must be prepar­ ed to meet it squarely after this war. Otherwise we will prob­ ably find ourselves licked by the Shipowners and the War Ship­ ping Administration who did such a good job on the Seamen's movement after the last war, in the 1921 lockout. Canadian Seamen The Canadian Seamen's Union became affiliated with the Sea­ farers' International Union of North America in 1938. At that time the Sailors Union was given a charter by the American Fed­ eration of Labor. However, since the inception of the International we have had very little contact with the Canadian Seamen's Union, and they have paid no per capita tax, although they have a charter from us. On the other hand the British Columbia Sea­ men's Union, on the West Coast of Canada, has worked and fought along with us ever since our inception. The Canadian Seamen sent two delegates down to the convention in order to es­ tablish closer relations and be­ come an active part of the Inter­ national. The convention went on record that they would be welcome as active members of the Interna­ tional, providing they lived up to the policies and principals of the International, and lay off of any political implications, and if they would work and cooperate with us. If they were agreeable to those ideas, they are to start to pay the per capita tax from May 1, 1944, and they will then be­ come an active part of the Inter­ national. The Canadian dele­ gates brought this program which was laid down by the convention, hack to the Canadian Seamen, and will notify the International of their action. It was felt by some of the dele­ gates that this Canadian Sea­ men's Union has been too close and too friendly with the NMUCIO, and that there would be no use for us to have people inside of our own structure who was working with a dual union. WHEREAS, the world struggle of the United Nations against Ij. the Axis forces of destruction in the first instance is one of transI j^rtation and supply, and WHEREAS, the American Merchant Marine, through the efforts of the seafaring crafts, is manned by gallant crews and now on the way to winning the wartime transportation battle of the seas, and WHEREAS, the American Merchant Marine must be permitted to go full speed ahead into all corners of the globe after the fighting stops and not fall into the peacetime decay that followed World War I, and WHEREAS, neither the final winning of the wartime transpor­ tation battle of the seas nor the adjustment and building of an ade­ quate peacetime American Merchant Marine is possible without the I maintenance of successful ship-operator and seafaring union relaII tions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Secretary of Labor and the Dii-ector of [Conciliation Service shall cause to be immediately established a specialized Seagoing Unit of key conciliators within the U. S. Con- Great Lakes Seamen 'eiliation Service to afford the good offices of that Department and the service, when necessary, to the ship-operators and the sea­ The convention took action to help the Great Lakes Seamen's faring unions. fight against the Lake Carriers Signed: HARRY LUNDEBERG, SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC. (jOontmued on Page 4) k Merchant Seamen—Marine Hospitals FROM THE ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT OF THE SIU OF N.A4 RESOLUTION: </ WHEREAS, war veterans of the armed forces of the United States are given the most efficient and advanced medical care for the duration of their lives, being eligible for admission at any time to the numerous well staffed veterans hospitals, and WHEREAS, merchant seamen are eligible for admission to marine hospitals for only 60 days after the date of their last dis­ charge, and WHEREAS, the merchant seamen have performed miracles of heroism and self-sacrifice in this war, comparable in every respect with the armed forces, many hundreds of seamen having been in­ jured and killed, and WHEREAS, because of the 60 day clause which the United States Public Health Service applying to Merchant Seamen, many bona-fide seamen are walking the streets of every American seaport, whom are suffering from shell shock and various nervous ailments brought on through enemy attacks and continuous strains undergone through perilous voyages foi-cing them to remain ashore indefinitely, and whom are denied hospitalization and treatment at Marine Hos­ pitals, and WHEREAS, this contention was formed solely for, and by the Board of Administrators for the Marine Hospital, and is not recdgnized by any official Governmental Department as authentic, and is especially against the belief and recognition of the Merchant Sea­ men, for and by whom the Marine Hospitals have been established, and WHEREAS, the difference in hospital treatment given the armed forces on one hand and the merchant seamen on the other constitutes unjust discrimination against the merchant heroes, with­ out whose services this war could not be won; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That merchant seamOn who can show three years' peace time discharges, or 12 months' war time discharges, or haA^— been injured in war time in the performance of their duty, should ' be eligible for hospitalization for the rest of their lives; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this resolution be presented to the forth­ coming convention of the SIU of NA for its consideration and ap­ propriate action, and a copy of it be sent to United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., and to President Roosevelt. SEATARERS LOG •] A' it; Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District I Affrl/afed uith the American Federation of Labor r HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - t s ft i Washington Rep. 424 5rh Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. B !» 'B Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS NEW YORK (4) Bosroi^ (10) 2 Stone St 330 Atlantic Ave 14 North Cay St BALTIMORE (2) , 6 North 6th St PHILADELPHIA 25 Commercial PI NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16). .. 324 Chartres St 218 East Bay St SAVANNAH. TAMPA 423 East Piatt St MOBILE 7 St. Michael St PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon G.ALVESTON 219 20th Street PHONE BOwling Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 765 I Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3 -1 728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 Puerto de Tierra Galveston 2-804 3 i i ri . B-- PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 ^^267 *a •re. . t • :rV" • i. KC.-- • �•;: :' ••. •-• - •••-•• V' -».: • • ^.'••y • Page Fouf THE SEAFARERS fMdar' April 28, 1M4 LOG Dushane Exposes Port Convention ITF Talks Pave Way For World Unity Hazards To Seamen Report In Bonus Beef Letter men, who were receiving appi'OlC* {Coniimmd from Page 1) (Conthnted from Page 3) "It was the unanimous opinion imately $25.00 a month. "And if an international seals and the NMU, and went on rec­ of the delegates assembled that ord to help them in their organi­ seamen's unions, in order to sur­ was established it certainly^ unfortunate enough to be hit by zing drive in the attempt to crack vive after the war will have to would help out the European and {Continued from Page 1) the L9.ke. Carrier.s' . A.s.socjation. work together on an Internation­ the Asiatic se^en, but it might seamen's pockets appears to be bombs or other explosives. al scale, to protect one another also draw down the American While a vessel is lying at an­ the "reward." The letter also en­ against the attacks of the ship­ standards. Also, we feel that tha closes an exact and true copy of chor in some harbor, and that owners," Brother Lundeberg con­ minimum might easily becoma the official log of a ship that was hai-bor is undergoing an attack, the maximum. Therefore, thia tinued. not long since in the Anzio the vessel hasn't the opportunity The International expects to question was left open for futum !Tt was pointed out that after Beachhead engagement for ten to maneuver as a vessel that is strengthen the Fishermen's and discussion." the last war the American sea­ underway has. days. Fish Cannery Workers' Unions in The 10-day exerpt of the ship's Post War Situation Certainly the extra compensa­ various areas. In Florida, through men were left on the beach with In commenting upon the post­ log is published here, with cer­ tion that is paid of Five Dollars the efforts of the International, all the ships tied up, while the tain essential details withheld a day does not compare with the organizations have been estab­ foreign seamen with lower wages war situation Brother Lundeberg because of censorship regulations. extra hazards encountered by lished on both sides of the Florida applying were sailing out of Am­ said: B: shows that the crew of this crews of vessels that are lying Coast with a thriving member­ erican ports. Thus, the interna­ "The European seamen and li­ particular vessel in the particu­ at anchor, and we again urge the ship of approximately 3,000, and tional shipowners were able to censed officers recently had ai lar port were subjected to one Board to reconsider their unjust they are still going strong. This cut the wages and break the conference in London,' where • encounter with a depth charge, action, and reinstate the port at­ has been made possible through unions of the various seamen vir­ proposed seamen's charter was I seventeen bombing attacks, one tack bonus that was in effect the efforts of the International, tually on an international scale." drafted. This charter includes; International Working Hours riielling and two explosions. prior to March 31, 1944, I am wages, hours, working conditions" and through the International aid BiHjther Lundeberg continued: and manning scales and watch The explosions, according to Respectfully yours. these workers have been paid "The delegates at the confer­ systems for all seamen. the ship's master, subjected this better prices for their fish and Signed: ence expressed sentiments and particular vessel and crew to ter­ "And if this particular draft is better conditions have been given Matthew Dushane, for feeling calling for the establish­ adopted and put into effect the rific concussions which broke the to them. The convention also Sailors Union of the Paci­ ment of international working European seamen will come doors off the boxes on the boat took steps to fight anti-fisherfic, and Seafarers Int'l hoiirs and watch system for sea­ closely to the standards, wage deck. One explosion also shower­ Union, Atlantic, Gulf and m e n's legislation i n Alaskan men all over the world, under the ed the ship with steel and shrap­ scale and working conditions waters, recently being introduced Pacific Districts, auspices of the ITF. nel. The shelling damaged the cc. Dr. John Steelman such as are now enjoyed by tha in the Senate by Senator Wall"There was also a strong feel­ American seamen. However, this bridge, lifeboats, etc. gren of Washington, namely Sen­ Dr. Frank Graham ing among the delegates to at­ draft is subject to further im­ There's little doubt that the ate Bill 930, known as the Alaska tempt to establish a minimum provement. Official Log crew was under continual dan­ Fisheries Act. This particular international wage scale for sea­ S.S. ( } gers. For this they would receive "It was the opinion of the Eu­ Act will be detrimental to the in­ men. The American delegates ropean delegates, which was con­ now, according to the Vessel At­ Damage caused to vessel by dividual fishermen, and in cer­ tack Bonus ruling $125 jf they enemy action from to tain instances, will deprive them were a little skeptical about this curred in by the American deU^ due to the fact that they felt that gates, that should the merchant got hit, and only $5.00 per day , at Anzio Italy. of their livelihood. The Act will for constantly risking their lives Friday, , 1944: Wind W. only benefit the large cannery if an international scale was es­ seamen not receive their just dua tablished, the American seamen after the wju*, the seamen under as civilians, (not entitled to Ser­ Sea smooth. 5.15 depth charge operators, operating fish traps. vice men's benefits), for not be­ dropped astern of Vessel, shaking Various other actions were taken might lose due to the fact that the international scale will hava some of these unions in foreign to use their economic strength to ing actually sunk or substantially vessel heavily. to stabilize and strengthen the countries were paying very low damaged or having a crew mem­ Saturday, , 1944: Wind Seamen's and Fishermen's field. fight for the protection of tha I wages, such as the Indian sea- seamen^as a whole. ber maimed or killed. W, I. Sea Smooth. 11.10 AM sev­ Your delegates felt, in repre­ ihane pointed out the un­ eral shells from enemy shore bat­ senting the Sailors' Union of the Slavery To Go ' fairness of the Board's action and teries fell fifty feet from vessel Pacific, which is the organization "Seamen of all the foreign asked that the decisions be open­ putting several holes in port that organized the International countries must return to their ed up and adjusted to the former wing of bridge, one hole in and built up these other unions, lands, the delegates stated," said level of payment for Port Attack searchlight, one hole approxim­ we felt that the Sailors' Union of President Lundeberg, "and fight Bonus. ately one foot long on port side the Pacific can be proud of their for the abrogation of all laws-in The letter and the exerpts from abreast of No. 2 between decks, accomplishments in building this their lands which place seamen the ship's log follow: several holes in port lifeboats International which is now a JNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES under slave-like penalties, for of­ and shaking vessel heavily. 1.47 strong organization, and is a big April 17, 1944 fenses such as jumping ship, etc. Mr. Edward Macauley, Chairman PM several shells fell close to'factor in the labor movement. R. E. JONES. (T.C. No. 1209S) "They must fight to bring th« Maritime War Emergency Board vessel shaking the vessel heav­ and is financially self-sustaining. CECIL T. ESQUIENA. laws of their lands governing Department of Commerce Bldg. ily. We, further, can report that the seamen into line to confoirn with (T.C. No. 3411) Vi Sunday, , 1944: Wind SE, convention was successful, and Washington, D. C. the United States Seamen's Act; CHARLES A. DAVIS 3. Sea Choppy. 5.00 PM, under that the membership of our or­ which guarantees every seaman Dear Sir: JOSEPH CYR, (T.C. No. 9121) heavy bombing attack, several ganization and all other organi­ the rights of his pay, hospitaliza­ JOHN FAHEY. (T.C. No. 4675) In the Board's decisioiv that bombs falling close to vessel, zations affiliated with the Inter­ tion, etc., and which was respon­ LUTHER R. ROLAND went into effect on April 1, 1944, shaking vessel heavily. national, will benefit by the de­ sible for abolishing the intoler­ (T.C. No. 2987) the Board eliminated the port at­ Monday, , 1944: Wind W, liberations that took place at able conditions on the old-time JAMES BROWN tack bonus and has replaced it 4. Sea Rough. 1.20 PM approx­ New Orleans. American ships. WM. E. JACOBS. (T.C. No. 6623) with a vessel attack bonus. imately 10 bombs fell fifty feet "For this act protects American The Union has instructed me astern, shaking vessel heavily. dropped 50 yards on each side of MARION THOMPSON seamen in every port and all sea­ -*'.a (T.C. No. 3534) again to protest this decision of 6.00 PM, bombs fell close on stai'- vessel, shaking vessel heavily. men in American ports, Jailinga the Board, because it is unfair board side of ves.sel shaking ves­ 1:38 PM, several bombs dropped GEORGE HENDERSON, must go. The conference declar­ (T.C. No. 1722) and unjust and has no Vjearings sel heavily. shaking vessel heavily. ed that the American seamen are NATHANIEL ERWIN on the decreased sinkings, which Tuesday, , 1944: Wind W, Friday, 1944: Wind NW, the only seamen in the world to­ the Board felt ju.stified tlicir ac­ 6. Sea Rough. 2.15 AM, Several 2. Sea Smooth. 12.58 AM, several NORMAN ROBERTS day who enjoy any semblance ot (T.C. No. 2422) tion in reducing the monthly bombs fell 200 feet astern, shak­ bombs dropped around vessel, freedom. bonus from 100to 06 2/3%. I ing vessel heavily. 6.00 AM, ap­ concussions shaking vessel sever­ JOHN W. BAUSH "The foreign seamen must fight am enclosing a copy of the offi­ proximately 20 bombs dropped ely. 7.25 AM, bombs dropped ARTHUR KROWE to bring their conditions up to JAMES MCLAUGHLIN, cial log of the SS. ( ), while 200 yards astern, shaking vessel close on port side, concussion those guaranteed under the Am­ (T.C. No. 5807) that vessel was at Anzio, Italy. heavily. shaking vessel heavily. 11.50 AM, OSCAR CLARK. (T.C. No. 2847) erican law; they must fight to This is a verbatim copy of the Wedne.sday, , 1944: Wind Several bombs dropped close protect their liberties and rights GEORGE A. ALVEX, ship's log, and you will note the W, 7-8. Sea Rough. 3.20 PM, sev­ astern, shaking vessel heavily. as human beings." (T.C. No. 2846) terrific pounding that this vessel eral bombs fell 50 yards on star­ Saturday 1944: Wind (T.C. means Trip Card). ITF A Medium took. It is also interesting to note board bow, shaking vessel heav­ WNW. 2. .Sea Smooth. 7.40 AM, In concluding his report Presi­ that the Master recommended ily, putting large dent in shell Several bombs dropped in water dent Lundeberg pointed to the that the vessel be docked for plating starboard side of No. 1 close on starboard side, concus­ ITF as a medium which will play overhauling and repairing the hatch. 3.48 PM, six bombs drop­ sion shaking vessel heavily. 4.50 a role in the prime importance of damage that was inflicted on the ped 200 yards starboard side, PM, bombs fell in harbor, shak­ solving the seamen's problems. vessel. shaking vessel heavily. 6.15 PM, ing vessel heavily. 5.55 PM, O'HARA. Oiler, please come to "Cooperation was urged by all This copy of the log-is a sample heavy attack by enemy planes, bombing attack, bombs falling of what the crews of vessels are bombs dropped close ahead on close to vessel on both sides. 10.40 the New York agent's office and the delegates, as of prime im_ ^•equired to endure while their port bow, shaking vessel heavily. PM, harbor bombed, concussion get your overtime beef settled tance in the solving of our pro' before it is too late. See Stew­ lems," he said. vessels are undergoing an attack. 7.05 PM, Several bombs dropped shaking vessel heavily. ards' Patrolman F. Hart. "It is absolutely necessary that We can't understand why the close by on port side, shaking Sunday, , 1944; Wind the seamen back one another oa Board took the action that they vessel heavily. Var, 1." Sea Smooth. 3.00 AM, SS rific concussions, damaging rails an international scale, in order have taken in eliminating the Thursday, , 1944: Wind ( ^ ) exploded one-eighth on port side of No. 5, showering to protect themselves from the, Fort Attack Bonus, when the NW, 2. Sea smooth. 5.12 AM, mile on starboard side with ter­ vessel with steel and shrapnel. reactionary shipowners and Govi ports that these vessels are in Heavy bombing attack. Several rific concussion, breaking doors It is recommended that vessel ernments. Further meetings fire continually undergoing the bombs stradling vessel, shaking off boxes on boat deck, 3.46 AM, be docked for underwater dam­ the ITF will be held at an ear' tame attacks of vessels that are vessel severely. 7:48 AM, bombs vessel exploded again with ter- age. date." Fishermen and Fish Cannery Workers N' - (I f p• NOTICE b t :fe � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 28, 1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VI, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF TALKS PAVE WAY FOR WORLD UNITY DUSHANE EXPOSES PORT HAZARDS TO SEAMEN IN BONUS LETTER CONVENTION REPORT\CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/28/1944 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1944 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2e02c35df2b656ac3f3c58f6b0c076b4.PDF 96a51408cfe39652c7a82c990bf4c5d1 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS '^9:X0G April 28, 1967 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO for Stronger Facts for Union Members —Centerfold SiU Lakes District Blocks Engine Manning Cut Attempt Page 3 The Story of Navigation vrr^Oidesr^ Sciences ^ Page 15 Bipartisan Support Crows For Strong Ship Legislation Page 3 SLU Baltimore Tugmen Win Contract Gains, Strike Ends Page 3 �I Pace Two AprU 28, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Twice-Postponed Senate Hearings to Resume Boyd Slated to Present Government Maritime Policy at May I Hearing WASHINGTON—Senate hearings probing future Government policy toward the American mer­ chant marine, which opened on April 12, are to be resumed on May 1 because of the failure of Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd to appear at the April 12 meeting as expected. Boyd was scheduled to disclose at that ^ meeting what policy the Admin­ time hearings, which were orig­ new martime policy, of "dodging istration has in mind for the inally slated to begin in March, and weaving" when asked when future of the maritime industry. Members of the Senate Com­ merce Committee's Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries expressed extreme disap­ pointment at Boyd's failure to appear as scheduled. Another Administration witness who was scheduled to appear but didn't, was Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who was expected to continue his pleas for Con­ gressional approval of his Fast Deployment Logistic Ship con­ cept, which has already been rejected by the Senate, and to which numerous members of the House have already expressed strong opposition. Actually, this is the second postponement of the Senate mari­ but were postponed at the request of the Administration. Various members of the Sen­ ate subcommittee expressed irrita­ tion at the failure of Boyd and McNamara to appear at the most recent hearings. Senator E. L. Bartiett (D-Alaska), subcommit­ tee chairman, declared "We can afford to wait no longer," because the American merchant marine "is sinking fast" in the absence of any firm Government maritime policy to guide its future. Senator Daniel Brewster (DMd.) accused Acting Secretary of Commerce Alexander B. Trow­ bridge, who did appear at the hearings but would not offer any indications of what the Adminis­ tration has in mind regarding a MSTU Wins Representation On 2 Interior Dept. Vessels HONOLULU—The crews of two vessels operated under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries of the Depart­ ment of the Interior in the Hawaii area have come under the banner of the SIUNA-affiliated Military ^ Sea Transport Union. areas. Preparations for negotiations The MSTU won formal and with the employer on a basic exclusive recognition as the repre­ agreement covering these items is sentative of crewmen aboard the vessels Townsend Cromwell and already under way, MSTU Ad­ Charles H. Gilbert after the crew- visor-Representative Roy "Buck" members indicated their desire to Mercer announced, and the actual negotiations are expected to begin be represented by the MSTU. MSTU Secretary-Treasurer Jo- in the near future. The employer •seph J. Leal officially welcomed in this case is the Bureau of Com­ the new members into the Union mercial Fisheries, which presently at the April 7 membership meet­ sets the salary rates and conditions ing in San Francisco and outlined of employment of the two vessels. When the negotiations get un­ the benefits of Union representa­ tion in terms of negotiations with der way, the rank and file mem­ the employer for wages, hours, bers of the Union negotiating working conditions and other committee will include Cromwell and Gilbert crewmembers Harold W. Kamauu, Raymong Fujiwara, Gordon N. Williamson, Donald L. SEAFARERS|^LOG Moffatt, Shisuro Seki, and Greg­ ory K. Naluelua Jr. April 28. 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 9 MSTU representatives on the Official Publication of the negotiating committee will in­ Seafarers International Union clude Francis Militante, MSTU of North America, Honolulu Representative; Emil Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, Lee, Marine Cooks and Stewards AFL-CIO Honolulu Port Agent; and Wil­ Executive Board liam Berger, Sailors Union of the PAUL HALL, President Pacific Honolulu Port Agent—all CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pree. Vice-President of whom took part in the orga­ AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS nization of the vessels and in ob­ Sec.-Treas. Vice-President taining the required number of ROBERT MATTHGYVS Vice-Preeident pledge cards—and Roy Mercer, HERBERT BRAND MSTU Advisor- Representative Director of Organizing and Publications and David McClung, MSTU At­ Managing Editor torney. MIKE POLLACK The new contract will cover all Aeeietant Editor NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers the employees on the two vessels, with the exception of the Master, PETER WEILL PETBt WEISS and will cover the performance of ED RUBBNSTBIN HARRY WITTSCHEN their varied duties, which include assisting with fishing operations in Pibllilisd tlwNkly at 810 Rhsdi lilind Annis N.E.. Waihlnitsn, D. C. 20018 by ths Snfaraddition to other regular duties •rs iRtsrastlsnal Unlsn, Atlanlie, Gsir, Lakes both at sea and ashore. aai iRlaad Waten Olstrlct, AFL-CIO, 875 Faartfe Anaie, Brsotlya, N.V. 11232. Tel. The Townsend Cromwell is a mraalRfb 9-8600. Setand class fsstaie fald 600-gross-ton vessel, 158 feet long at Washlnitaa, 0. C. with a 33 foot beam, powered by PiSriASTErf ATTEHTIOH: Forai 3579 cards sbtald be sent ta Scafann Internatlcnal an 800 horsepower diesel and is Ualaa, Atlaatlc, Oalf, Lakes and Inland Waters Olstrlat AFL-Cli, 875 Faarth Annnc, Brackbased in Honolulu. The Charles lya, N.r. 112S2. H. Gilbert, which also operates out of Honolulu, is 200 gross tons, the policy would be ready and what it would contain. Boyd's appearance at the hear­ ings is of the utmost importance because in spite of the fact that Congress last year refused to transfer the Maritime Adminis­ tration into Boyd's Department of Transportation and kept it instead in the Department of Commerce, President Johnson has seen fit to have Boyd formulate the Admin­ istration's new maritime policy. Sharp Criticism When it became known that the Administration witnesses would not appear at the April 12 hearing to outline the Adminis­ tration's maritime policy. Senator Brewster expressed .sharp criticism of the Administration for what he termed its "abdication of re­ sponsibility for the American merchant marine." "We were promised a policy last year," Brewster noted. "We were promised a policy in Janu­ ary. We were told the final policy would be forthcoming in March, and then we postponed hearings to April to allow Mr. Boyd to put the finishing touches on his proposals. Now we are told that it will be May before we have any concrete policy forthcoming." Ostrich Approach The Johnson administration has adopted an ostrich approach to this .situation, Brewster continued, burying its head in the sand hoping the problem would go away. But maritime's problem will not just disappear, he assured the Senate. "We will fall farther and farther behind," in maritime, "unless steps are taken soon to halt the decline." Senator Warren Magnuson (DWash.), Chairman of the full Sen­ ate Commerce Committee, testi­ fied at the subcommittee hearings and called for a minimum con­ struction program of 50 ships a year in American shipyards. Magnuson called on the Depart­ ments of State and Defense to concretely help the American-flag fleet, noting "a total disregard on the part of Administration after Administration of any responsi­ bility or statutory duty to imple­ ment and administer existing law in the martime field." In actuality, although the Ad­ ministration has not yet officially released its proposed maritime program, some of its maritime recommendations have been "leaked" unofficially. Even be­ fore the April 12 hearing, Senator Brewster indicated that he was informed of what some of the proposals would be and expressed alarm at what the Administration was recommending. "We want to adopt a policy that will breathe new life into our merchant marine—not one that will kill it," Brewster stated. To adopt the Administration policy now would be "an absolute, un­ mitigated disaster," he declared. n Report of International President A'- by Paul Hall In reflecting back on some of the disappointing results of the national elections of 1966, one cannot help but wonder just how many emi­ nently qualified candidates sympathetic to the ever-increasing needs of working men and women in this country were unwittingly defeated by the same people they probably would have sought to help. Despite the concerted efforts of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Po iitical Education and our own Seafarers' Political Action Department, it is all too apparent that in some sections of the country union mem­ bers stayed away from the polls in droves. This fact is even more dis­ tressing when wc realize the small vote margin by wbich some antilabor hopefuls were elected on both state and federal levels. In areas where a mere 50 or a 100 thousand-odd votes, out of perhaps a million or more not cast at all, could have tipped the .scales in favor of a more liberal candidate, this could often be avoided. All the careful planning of COPE and .SPAD is for naught if union members don't vote. All the elaborate machinery for education on political matters—forums, literature pointing up the issues important to or detrimental to the labor movement, lectures on labor history and the role of organized labor in our .society is to no avail whatsoever if those who hear it and read it fail to make use of it and exercLse their right to go to the polls on election day and vote. Election day, 1966, with its heavy toll in liberal candidates defeated and legislators unseated is past history. There is nothing we can do about it but take a lesson from it as we look ahead to the even more important presidential year of 1968. There is no question that the biggest single problem faced by unions in the area of political education is the education of its younger members. Over the next five years more than 25 million young adults will be­ come eligible to vote for the first time. A good proportion of those millions will be union members. None will have any recollection of the depression, the new deal era of Franklin Roosevelt, the Second World War, or the bitter struggle for collective bargaining rights. Most of them, thanks largely to economic and social advances gained by unions during tbeir lifetimes, will have no personal memory of hard times at all. This last is a blessing; living proof of what organized labor has done and will continue to do for the American working man. But these efforts can never be relaxed and the labor movement must see to it that our younger members are fully informed and able to continue the battle. Like anything else, this requires basic knowledge of the fundamentals and the history of the labor movement. With this objective in view, our own Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, which trains young men aspiring a career at sea, includes courses on Union Hi.story in its curriculum. The students come out with a working knowledge of the union and what it means as well as practical knowl­ edge of the jobs they are to perform aboard ship. In addition daily membership forums are held which include among the topics the history of the SlU and the trade union movement. Young people quite naturally tend to take what they have and what comes their way pretty much for granted. They have to be reminded that all the benefit.'^ they enjoy as a matter of course were not always there but were won, point by point and step by step, through long, hardfought union battles over the decades. A clear understanding of this gradual proce.ss is esoecially important today when we must be con­ stantly on guard against the reactionary elements which are springing up on all sides in attempts to dilute the effectiveness of the labor move­ ment in the United States. }• it' 1/ t I 5IU Warns of Poisoned Whiskey I Being Peddledin Viet Nm Ports i SAIGON—Peter Drewes, SIU International Representative II for the Far East, has issued an urgent warning that all crew members on vessels in the Far East exercise extreme caution in the use and purchase of alcholic beverages in Southeast . Asian ports—particularly in Saigon. The warning applies to bottles bearing familiar stateside 11 labels as well as to local brands, Drewes said, and unauthorized civilians offering "bargain prices" should be avoided. Drewes made his statement following the deaths in Saigon recently of two seaman who succumbed in U.S. Army Field Hospitals after drinking poisoned whiskey purchased ashore. Analysis by army chemists of the whiskey which claimed the men's lives found it to contain wood alcohol and cherrywood. Drewes pointed out that the black market operation in the Saigon area is widespread and suggested that the safest pro­ cedure would be for seamen to refrain from buying packaged whiskey at all. Complaints have also been received about a beer known as "Beer N. 33," he added. The SIU representative said "unauthorized persons" are either adulterating legitimate whiskey and beer or are using empty bottles to market their own lethal concoctions. The liquor that proved fatal to the two seamen, for example, was contained in bottles bearing the labels of well-known American brands. I •fit if �Mfll April 28, 1967 SEAFARERS J ? Democratic^ GOP Congressmen Speak Out * ii Baltimore Tug Strike Ends, ii SlU Tugmen Win New Gains ;i BALTIMORE—Members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in the Port of Baltimore voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract negotiated with three tugboat companies, successfully end­ ing a 26-week strike against the Curtis Bay Towing, Baltimore from Monday through Friday for Towage and Baker-Whiteley 10 crews and four days work for three crews in the Monday through Towing companies. In a new three-year contract, Friday period. Baker-Whiteley the SIU Baltimore tugboatmen guarantees five days work for five won substantial gains in wages, crews and four days for three working conditions, job security, crews, also in the Monday through welfare, vacations, paid holidays Friday period. Baltimore Towage and other benefits. The Union agreed to five-day and three-day also negotiated a scale of work guarantees for its two crews re­ spectively in the same period. The guarantees. The new agreement provides for Curtis Bay repair shop personnel a better than 16 percent wage in­ also won a Monday through Fri­ crease over a three-year period day five-day work guarantee. Un­ and is retroactive to Sept. 30, der the previous contract', the tug1966, the date when the old con­ boatmen had no work guarantees at all. tract expired. The Union also won two days Basic hourly pay rates, through Dec. 14, 1967, were upped to off with pay for any crewmember $2.71 for deckhands, $2.88 for who has a death in the immediate firemen, $2.95 for mates, $3.27 family. The new agreement also con­ for engineers and $3.28 for cap­ tains a new overtime pay clause, tains. calling for triple time for any Pay scales will increase by five crewmember required to turn to percent again on Dec. 15, 1967, between midnight and 2 A.M., and another five percent on Dec. 15, 1968, with the basic hourly and triple time after twelve hours rate going to $2.99 for deckhands, of work if a job is commenced $3.17 for firemen, $3.26 for mates, after the twelfth hour. $3.60 for engineers and $3.17 for The SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ captains. ion contract also won a tightened seniority clause, promotion and Increased Holidays Other gains negotiated by the transfer rights. All lay-offs and Union include an additional three promotions are now subject to paid holidays to 12 per year, high­ grievance procedure machinery er welfare and pension payments and an arbitration procedure has and new work guarantees. Curtis been established to deal with griev­ Bay guaranteed five days work ances on seniority classifications. Page Three LOG I Solid Bi-Partisan Support Grows For Strong Maritime Legislation WASHINGTON—Senate minority leader Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.) has called for an immediate action program by the Government to halt the continuing decline of the American-flag merchant fleet. would actually lead to the loss of Addressing several hundred vessels have an average age of 42 years, while the U.S. tanker thousands of jobs in the United delegates representing labor, fleet has an average age of 15 States. government and industry in at­ years. Another leading Republican tendance at a recent day-long "We have the oldest tanker legislator. Representative Thomas seminar sponsored by the AFL- fleet anywhere in the world," he M. Pelly (R-Wash.) also criticized CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ said, "even though we need tank- ! the Administration for refusing ment, Senator Dirksen was highly ers because we have a tremendous to implement and to properly critical of the Government's fail­ investment abroad in many coun­ administer the letter and spirit of ure to develop a constructive tries and becau.se we have to sup­ U.S. shipping laws. maritime policy. ply Navy ships everywhere." 50 Ships A Year In addition, he vigorously at­ "The United States should have tacked maritime proposals put a merchant fleet that befits the Speaking before a weekly mid­ forth by the Administration in wealth and standards of this coun­ day meeting of the MTD, Pelly, recent months, including the sug­ try." he continued. "Our mer­ who is a member of the House gestion to allow the building of chant marine has got to be ade­ Merchant Marine Committee, American vessels in foreign yards. quate for all purposes and certain­ called for a construction program Registration of American ves­ ly we cannot depend upon ships of 50 ships a year in U.S. ship­ sels under "runaway flags" and registered under foreign flag.s. but yards. the establishment of an the "effective control" concept must depend only upon ourselves, independent Maritime Adminis­ also came under sharp criticism our own flag, our ships and our tration. and passage of legislation from the Senator. calling for Congressional authori­ sailors." Noting that the United States Senator Dirksen al.so dismissed zation of funds for maritime pro­ today ranks fourteenth in ship­ charges that the maritime subsidy grams. • building among the fifteen major program is too costly. He pointed "In no event should we accept maritime nations, and seventh in out that an investment in a strong anything less than a program of the percentage of active shipping merchant fleet is "the kind of 50 new ships a year for five years tonnage. Dirksen decried the fact investment of public funds that to be constructed in American that a nation "so wealthy, so large adds up to jobs." This is in con­ shipyards by American labor," and with a gross national product trast with proposals for building Pelly declared. of $750 billion a year," ranks so U.S. ships in foreign yards, which (Continued on page 6) far down the ladder in the mari­ time world. Loss of Income In attacking proposals by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd that American ships be built in foreign shipyards, Dirksen dis­ missed the supposed cost savings to the nation through such a procedure, pointing out that for­ eign shipyard workers not only spend their wages at home but do not pay any income taxes to the Treasury of the United States. Dirksen rapped American op­ erators of runaway-flag vessels on the same grounds, charging that those shipowners who have regis­ tered their ships in Liberia, Pan­ ama and other foreign countries also fail to pay their fair share of taxes on their profits to the United States Treasury. In calling for a new and con­ structive program for maritime, the Senator pointed to the serious d:cline of our maritime capability that has already taken place. He noted that the U.S. Great Lakes House Group Clears Bill to Give Congress Voice in MARAD Funds WASHINGTON—Proposed legislation that would require an­ nual authorization by the House Merchant Marine Committee of funds slated for the Maritime Administration for vessel construc­ tion and operating subsidies, re­ search, and other activities, has of the American-flag merchant been cleared by the Committee fleet — a decline brought about largely by many years of bureau­ and will be presented to the full cratic neglect of U.S. maritime House for action. needs—a neglect often reflected TTie Committee approved the in the totally inadequate sums bill (H.R. 158) with only minor DETROIT—A three-man arbitration board has upheld the which are annually allocated for changes designed to clarify its stand taken by the SIU Great Lakes District against an attempt ship construction and moderni­ purpose. Committee approval of by the Reiss Steamship Company to eliminate several oiler's jobs zation of the merchant fleet. the measure followed extended aboard the John A. Kling and ^ Maritime Neglected unle.ss they receive penalty pay hearings during which witnesses the Raymond Reiss. for such duties. In addition, the representing maritime labor and The bill would, by requiring The favorable decision of the engineers will not perform any management in all segments of Congress to authorize such funds impartial arbitrators supported the of the oilers' duties except for the industry voiced their solid ap­ each year, give legislators a voice Union's contention that the com­ the purpose of instruction. proval of the bill's objectives. in the formulation and funding pany could not eliminate any jobs The measure was introduced of maritime policies and pro­ The arbitrators' decision also through unilateral action without demanded the retention of the into the House as an outgrowth grams, which until now have been first engaging in negotiations with of increasing concern by legisla­ handled almost exclusively by night porter aboard the John A. the Union as spelled out in the Kling. tors over the continuing decline government agency bureaucrats contract. who have shamefully neglected The Union won a similar dis­ the needs of maritime. SIU Pres. Hall Addresses Community Services Conference pute last year over Coast Guard In approving the measure and issuance of a temporary manning sending it to the full House for certificate to the vessel Diamond action, the Committee noted; Alkali calling for one Q.M.E.D. "Enactment of this bill would (Qualified Member of the Engine place the Maritime Administra­ Departnient) to serve in place of tion on a basis comparable to that three oilers on watch and two now in effect with regard to prin­ wipers on day work. The Coast cipal activities of the Department Guard subsequently re-evaluated of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, the certificate. the .Atomic Energy Commission, As a result of the arbitrators' the National Astronautics and findings in the dispute with Reiss Space Administration, and other Steamship, three oilers aboard major programs within the execu­ each vessel in question will con­ tive branch." tinue to perform routine oilers' The purpose of the legislation, duties as spelled out in the Un­ it said, was to make it possible ion's agreement with the com­ for the Committee to "exercise pany. The oilers will remain on and maintain its legislative re­ watch, four on and eight off, and sponsibility over our maritime will receive penalty pay in addi­ policies and programs . . ." tion to regular wages when they To do this effectively, the Com­ perform wipers' work. mittee said, "we must review such Wipers' duties aboard these SIU President Paul Hall, who is also a Vice-President of the AFL-CIO, addressed the opening session policies and programs annually vessels include sanitary work, of the recent AFL-CIO National Conference on Community Services. Over 500 delegates to the New and make specific legislative au­ chipping and painting, sougeeing, York City meeting heard Hall (inset, lower right), call for new measures to improve the availability thorization for the use of appro­ carrying stores, etc. Oilers will priated funds . . ." and quality of medical care in the United States. For complete story of the Conference, see page 4. not be required to do this work SIU Great Lakes District Blocks Engine Dept Crew Cat Attempt �April 28, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Four AFL-CIO Community Services Conference Meets AFL-CIO Calls tor Improvements In Nations Health Care Servires The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The sad fact recently reported by the Maritime Administration that the U.S. has more "effective control" of shipping tonnage NEW YORK—Representatives from labor and government speaking at the Twelfth Annual under runaway flags than under the American flag is a pathetic AFL-CIO National Conference on Community Services held here last week, focused on the health comment. The DcTense Department alleges to have "effective care available to the American worker. They found health services wanting and called for imcontrol" over these runaway ships, but it does not alter in the provements in quality and quanti­ slightest the shabbiness of a situa­ ty. that it works not only for -the with full-time community service tion which allows certain Ameri­ runs. Art. who last shipped on SIU President Paul Hall, who elderly but will lead to a national workers heard reports from pro­ can shipowners to duck the re­ the Commander, sails in the Black is also an AFL-CIO vice-presi­ health program for all." fessional experts in health services sponsibilities of" being Americans. Gang. Dave is a Deck Depart­ dent. told the .500 delegates at the Arthur E. Hess, deputy com­ and attended workshop sessions. They avoid taxes, gel around la­ ment man. opening session at the Hotel Com­ missioner of social security, re­ Norfolk bor laws and deprive their fellow modore that the same labor move­ ported that the medicare program citizens of honest work at fair .Shipping has been good here ment which pioneered in furnish­ is "working well" in its first nine wages. Let's hope that something the last couple of weeks and the ing health clinics and welfare months but many leading medical is soon done to curb this inequi­ outlook continues favorable. We benefits for union members and men found serious flaws in its table practice. have had two payoffs, one ship which helped gain the passage by effcctivene.s.s. signing on and five vessels in Congress of Medicare, can put New York Sabin Honored transit. its opinion-forming machinery Albert Nash and Thomas Julian Wilson has just reregis­ The five-day conference ended WASHINGTON—Preparations into gear to improve health care. Trainor are both back from vaca­ with the annual Murray-Green tered at the hall and is ready to are already underway for the "It is appropriate and timely to tions and looking for a Vietnam go. He has been enjoying a long Award dinner at which AFI -CIO 1967 AFL-CIO Union Industries recall that recently the AFL-CIO Vice President Joseph A. Bcirne Show, to be held this year from run. Al was last Chief Cook on vacation following a one-year tour called on Congress to improve and the Citadel Victory and Tom was in Vietnam on a tug boat. expand the areas of health care," presented labor's chief award for May 19 to May 24 at the Phoenix, an AB abotird the Albion Victory. distinguished community service After some fishing at Cape HatArizona, Veterans Memorial Coli­ Hall said. to Dr. Albert B. Sabin. developer Looking for any run at all is teras. Oiler Ezckiel Daniels is seum. In his address. President Hall registered again and hopes to ship TTie annual Union Industries 27-year veteran Angelo Meglio. pinoointed mental illness as the of the Sabin vaccine for immuni­ zation against poliomyelitis. out .soon. Show is designed to familiarize His last berth was as Chief Elec­ nation's number one health prob­ The conference theme, "toward Joseph Cash, a 23-year union the American Public with the trician on the Afoundria. lem. He reminded the delegates improving our community health veteran, had to get off the Poloquality products and services pro­ that at least one out of every 1 2 Frank LaRo.sa, last off the mac to go into the hospital for a Americans is now being hospi­ services." was stre.ssed not only by duced by American trade union Robin Hood is looking for a Stew­ Hall and Perlis but also by AFL- workers, enjoying the benefits and checkup. Joe sails as a Bosun. talized for mental illness at some­ art Dept. slot on a coast-wise run. time during his life and that one- CIO Vice Presidents David Sulli­ security of union representation Boston Also looking for a short trip is half of the hospital beds in the van and Paul Jennings. Sullivan and free collective bargaining. -Shipping has been on the slow .Fohii Likness. He was last on the As in previous years, the country are occupied bv the men­ is president of the Building .Serv­ bell here this period but we are Robin Kirk for four and a-half ice Employes. Jennings of the SlUNA will participate in the tally ill. hopeful it will pick up in the com­ months as AB but hopes to ship "By providing early diagnosis Electrical, Radio & Machine show with a display of the goods ing two weeks. as Bosun this time. and early treatment on an out­ Workers. Beirne heads the Com­ and services produced by the SIU Joseph Thoma.s, 25 years in the patient basis through community munications Workers and also is and affiliated unions. Representa­ SIU, has had a brief rest and now chairman of the AFL-CIO Com­ tives of SlUNA affiliates will be mental health centers." President is waiting for a European run. munity Services Committee. on hand to greet visitors to the Hall said, "this frightful toll can Joe's last job was on the Platte Delegates from most AFL-CIO display. be substantially reduced." as AB. unions and major central bodies Other displays this year will Hal! added that "The increas­ Two other 25-year men around include a demonstration by the ing concern over the problem of the hall lately were Robert Frazer Glass Blowers Association of the mental health care is rapidly steer­ and Joseoh Presbong who both ancient art of glass blowing, in ing organized labor toward un­ '^ail as ABs. addition *o the raffling-off of a ion-negotiated mental health pro­ \ / Bob, last on the Robin Kirk, 14-foot fiber glass motorboat grams as part of their general will grab the first job put on the Ketchum Shaw donated by the GBBA. welfare plans." board but Joe is planning to spend Lucky ticket-holders to the In the keynote address of the AFL-CIO President George some time at home with his family Philadelphia show will also be the recipients of conference. Leo Perlis. director of Meany has appointed Thomas an all union-made electric kitchen, after his trip to India on the After being in drydock for a AFL-CIO Community Services, W. ( Teddy) Gleason, president of Potomac. spell. Oscar 0/.er is fit for duty as well as numerous small electri­ spelled out the need for a "com­ the International Longshoremen's cal appliances and TV sets don­ and ready to go again. Oscar was Puerto Rico prehensive program of quality Association, to represent the Fed­ ated by the International Brother­ last on the Columbia and sails in health care for all, whether the We are sorry to report that pen­ eration as a fraternal delegate to hood of Electrical Workers. the Engine Department. .AMA likes it or not." He said sioner Juan Leiba died recently. the Vietnamese Confederation of Drawings will be held daily for the conference was organized to Many of his Seafarer friends paid William Smith is registered and bring current facts and problems Labor's fifth national convention other items as well, and live fash­ their last respects at the funeral to be held in Saigon from April ion shows will be held daily for waiting for a Deck Department to light, soecifically these: services. 20 through Aprif 23, 1967. As the ladies, under the sponsorship berth. His last job was as Bosun Enrique Rosado has come • Mental Health, "perhaps the President Meany's personal rep­ of the United Textile Workers on the Pctrochem. home to the island after several nation's No. I problem." resentative, Glea.son will deliver .Art Shaw and Dave Ketchum weeks at the U.S.P.H.S. hospital Union and the International • Alcoholism, one of the "top a message to the CVT convention Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. are watching the board for coal in Staten Island. four problems in a country with delegates and carry the fraternal Long-time Seafarer Rafael more than 5 million alcoholics" greetings of the American labor Vidal, now president of the needing treatment. Congressmen Visit SIU Engineers School movement. U.T.M. (Stevedores Union), drops • The effective implementa­ Gleason, who is also a viceby the hall regularly to say hello tion of the medicare program "so president of the Maritime Trades to the boys on the beach. Department and chairman of its Baltimore legislative committee, has made three missions to Saigon at the Shipping has been good this request of the Agency for Inter­ period and prospects for the com­ national Development of the U.S. ing two weeks look good. Department of .State to help speed We have re-crewed the Bethtex, up the flow of goods through Viet the Oceanic Victory and the Yorki The rapid expansion of the |i Nam's overtaxed port system in mar and expect the Baltimore will i Soviet merchant fleet, which || support of the war effort and the crew up shortly. i tripled in size between 1958 || civil economy. Four ships paid off, five signed I and 1966 and is expected to || Following his reports and rec­ on and nine were in transit. The grow by another 4 million i| ommendations. Gleason arranged Alamar, Losmar, Yorkmar, Ohio, tons by 1970, was outlined refor a team of ILA dock special­ Maine, Seatrain Wa.shington and cently at a news conference if ists to accompany him on his sec­ the Oregon are laid up. held in Moscow by the Soviet |i ond trip to Saigon to implement George Schmidt, whose last Merchant Marine Minister |: the "know-how" in eliminating trip was to India, is now waiting Viktor G. Bakayev. the port congestions. His third for a pineapple run to Hawaii. A The Soviet merchant fleet ii mission provided additional im­ 20-year union member, George has grown from 735 vessels || proved methods for handling port ships as an AB. Members of the Subcommittee on Education & Training of the House of 3.3 million deadweight tons g operations and eliminating con­ Another 20-year man, Joe Sny­ Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee visited the Joint SlU-MEBA in 1958 to 1,300 vessels of § gestion on land areas in the move­ der, wants a Far East run to Japan District 2 School of Marine Engineering during a recent tour of 9.4 million tons last year, ^ ment of cargo. or Vietnam. He was last on the SIU Headquarters in New York. Standing (l-r) are: Cong. John M. Bakayev announced. ^ Gleason will be accompanied Alice Brown in the Deck Depot. Murphy (D-N.Y.); Capt. King, MARAD Atlantic Coast Director; The fleet will be expanded g to Viet Nam by George P. DeTom Yahlonsky, last aboard the Capt. John Everett, Committee Staff; Cong. William D. Hathaway § to a tonnage of 13.1 million g laney. Special Adviser to the .Sec­ Alcoa Explorer as Bosun, is (D-Me.); Cong. Thomas Downing (D-Va.): Earl Shopard, SIU Vice Pres­ retary of State and Coordinator by 1970, he predicted. watching the board for any long of Internal Labor Affairs. ident; Ronald Spencer, School Director. Students are seated at desk. run. Union Industries Show Slated May 19 to 24 Gleason of ILA Represents AFL-CIO Before Viet Labor o Red Merchant Fleet Tripled Since 1958, I Still Growing Fast v. �April 28> 1967 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG Resolutions Cover Maritime issues The Gulf Coast by LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The Twelfth Annual Convention of the Louisiana AFL-CIO met at Baton Rouge recently and passed many resolutions per­ taining to maritime and other issues of importance to labor. The SIU was well represented at the meeting, as was the Greater New Orleans and Vicinity Maritime Council. The complete story of the Convention is carried else- ^ where in this issue of the LOG. oiler to get enough sea time in that Representatives of the Interna­ slot to sit for his engineer's license. tional Longshoremen's Associa­ Houston tion and the New Orleans Steam­ Shipping has picked up here in ship A.ssociation were on hand for Houston during the past period the recent dedication of the new and the situation looks good for Waterfront Employment Center in the immediate future. New Orleans. The new $750,000 C. Sawyer, who just completed facility is designed to provide pro­ his first trip as AB after complet­ tection from the elements for the ing his upgrading training, is back city's longshoremen during the twice-daily shape-ups, which were in Houston looking for a South previously held out-of-doors. The American run. J. R. Moncrief had a very short stay in port facility was financed by the New Orleans Steamship Association in recently. He came in to look accord with the collective bargain­ at the board and decided to ship ing agreement between the Asso­ out the same day aboard the Canciation and Locals 1418 and 1419 tigny. Seafarer J. Olivier is recu­ perating in the hospital following of the ILA. an unfortunate auto accident and New Orleans we're all rooting for a quick re­ Native New Orleanian James covery. Adalre is looking for a berth Mobile aboard a Delta Line ship. Adaire Oldtimer William C. Sellers is likes to .sail Delta and has spent a registered here and waiting for a great deal of sea time aboard the deck department slot to show up Del Mundo, on which he held down an AB slot. The next Delta on the board. Sellers recently .ship that hits the board will prob­ made a couple of fast trips to the ably have him aboard for its next Far East and Vietnam as bosun aboard the Andrew Jackson. trip. George Bales, who last sailed Seafarer Dick Grew is a native aboard the Del Aires as deck of Tampa but does most of his maintenance, is also looking for a sailing from New Orleans. Right suitable deck job. now he's looking for a good stew­ We also nave some engine de­ ard department billet and will take partment oldtimers here between the first such job that comes along. ships right now and ready to ship His last voyage was aboard the out. Jack Groen last sailed to Alcoa Ranger as a messman. Vietnam aboard the Minot Vic­ AB Jame.s Christian's last ship tory and is waiting for an outwardwas the Hastings. Christian has a bound slot. Daniel Brownnon has preference for the North Euro­ his FED again after an illness and pean run, but admits that he is raring to go anywhere on any­ doesn't particularly enjoy weath­ thing. ering the North Atlantic gales in A nice chief cook's slot is on the the wintertime. A native of Mem­ mind of Seafarer James Naylor. phis, Christian has been sailing out Just off the Fort Hoskins, Naylor, of New Orleans for many years. who has been an SIU member Seafarer Frank Hickox prefers since the Union's inception, wants heading south when hfe goes to to ship out again as soon as he sea, and South America is his can. The same goes for Claude usual destination. His latest trip Hollings, whose last ship was the was as oiler aboard the Finn Vic­ Alcoa Commander on which he tory. Hickox usually sails as elec­ trician, but has taken to sailing as sailed as night cook and baker. Twelfth Annua! Louisiana AFL-CiO Convention Meets in State Capitol BATON ROUGE, La.—A wide variety of maritime and general labor issues on both the state and national levels were acted upon by delegates to the recent Twelfth Annual Convention of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, which met here on April 10-13. In all, 339 organizations were represented at the four-day meeting by the 914 regular delegates and 153 representatives of 81 international unions. Also on hand were well over 3,500 guests. .Speakers included Louisiana AFL-CIO President Victor Bussie; Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen; Senator Russel B. Long; and Representative Hale Boggs, among others. Seafarers International Union representatives to the session in­ cluded SIU vice-president Lindsey Williams and New Orleans port agent Buck Stephens. Several resolutions of impor­ tance to the American maritime industry were adopted at the meet­ ing. These included resolutions: • Supporting pending legisla­ tion designed to help revitalize the Discussing resolutions to be voted upon at the 12th Annual Con­ U.S. merchant marine, including vention of the Louisiana AFL-CIO are (clockwise from lower left): an independent Maritime Admin­ Larry Roberts Sr. of Boilermakers Local 37: Victor Bussie, Louisiana istration, modernization of the do­ State AFL-CIO President: SIU Vice-President Lindsey Williams* mestic fleet. Congressional au­ Morty Kressner of the SIU: and Charles Richardson, MEBA District 2. thorization for Maritme Adminis­ tration funds, denying U.S. car­ • Voicing strong opposition to goes to foreign-built ships. Fed­ consumer education and protec­ tion. and placed full support be­ the issuance by many states of tax eral support for nuclear-powered hind the pending Truth-in-Lend- exempt industrial bonds as a lure merchant ship development. for industrial plants — many of • Opposing any foreign build­ ing legislation. • Urging passage of the Situs which are relocating in an attempt ing of American-flag ships. Picketing bill now pending in the to avoid long-standing contracts • Opposing a move by some House. with unions in other areas. international .shipping interests to remove licensed radio officers from some ocean going vessels. • Callmg for modernization of the U.S. naval establishment to bring about a more powerful U.S. naval fleet and more effective col­ lective bargaining in U.S. naval shipyards. Six More Veteran Seafarers Join Growing Pension Roster Other Actions On other issues. Convention delegates adopted resolutions: • Calling for a step-up in the pace of the War on Poverty. • Urging passage of longneeded increases in Social Secu­ rity benefits to the nation's elderly. • Calling for more effective Dierklng Champion Tug men's Hockey Team Sponsored by SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, the "Tugmen's Hockey Team" (above), was champion of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan's City League Bantam Division Playoffs. Front row (1-r) are: D. Gallagher, T. Carlson, D. Craven, G. Payment, D. Keiper, J. Stack, S. Sad­ ler, M. Beatty, R. Atkins, and S. Perry. Back row includes: J. Ruelle, coach M. Streeter, H. Law­ rence, S. Bata, R. Kaunisto, G. Sullivan, B. Waggoner, Manager F. Zimmerman, and IBU rep. J. Bernard. Turkington Mohat Austria Six Seafarers have been added to the growing SIU pension list recently. The lastest addition to the pension ranks include Herbert Dierking, John Turkington, Ghee Mohat, Ray Austria. Walter Coleman and Kenneth Hayes. Herbert Dierking joined the SIU in the port of New York and sailed in the deck dept. He was born in New Jersey and lives in Staten Island, N. Y., with his wife, Edna. Dierking was last employed on tugboats operated by the B cS: O Railroad in New York City. John Turkington sailed as oiler and joined the SIU in the port of Hayes New York. A native of New Jer­ sey, he now lives in New Orleans. Turkington's last ship was the Seamar. Manila, the Philippines, Austria Chec Mohat joined the SIU in last sailed on the Iberville. the port of New York. A native Walter Coleman joined the SIU of the Philippines. Mohat sailed in Mobile and sailed as a cook. as AB and bosun. He lives in Seafarer Coleman lives in Mobile Bellville, New Jersey, with his with his wife Ella Mae. Cole.nan wife, Mary. His last ship was the last sailed on the Carroll Victory. Cuba Victory. Kenneth Hayes sailed as a stew­ Ray Austria sailed as chief cook ard and joined the union in Se­ and baker. He joined the SIU in attle, where he lives with his wife, Wilmington, Calif., where he lives Mae. A native of Australia, Hayes with his wife, Connie. Born in last sailed on the Belgium Victory. �Page Six April 28, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Refutes McNamara Charges April 8 to April 21, 1967 MA Report Cites Marltlme's Contributions to Viet Sealift DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals WASHINGTON—The 1966 Annual Report, released recently by the Maritime Administration, totally refutes statements made by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to the effect that American commercial shipping ^ companies are not doing their Nearly one-half of the entire utmost to aid the U.S. Govern­ U.S.-flag tramp ship fleet is en­ ment's Vietnam sealift because gaged in meeting Vietnam mili­ they are more interested in profits tary supply requirements the re­ port points out. The report than in aiding their nation. The report makes clear the showed that on July 1, 1966, 136 manner in which their full sup­ privately-owned ships were under port of U.S. Vietnam sealift needs charter to the military, 111 of which were operated by unsubsiis placing immense financial and economic strain on American dized companies. Port commercial shipping companies. The reactivation of over 100 Boston The report shows that because ships from the Reserve Fleet to New York ... of their full commitment to the supplement the existing AmericanPhiladelphia . Baltimore ... Vietnam sealift, these companies: flag merchant fleet capacity cost Norfolk • Have lost net revenues of the Government about $49 mil­ Jacksonville .. about $32 million. lion in reactivation costs, the re­ Tampa Mobile • Have lost some 3.5 million port notes. New Orleans . measurement tons of commercial It further points out that despite Houston cargoes. Wilmington .. plans for increased services and • Have lost over 200 commer­ new ships, the competitive stand­ San Francisco Seattle cial sailings because of their ing of the U.S. merchant marine Totals chartering of vessels to carry sup­ in the world continued to decline, plies to Vietnam. and the share of U.S. cargo car­ • Have not been able to carry ried by U.S. ships continued to the 50 percent of Governmentsponsored agricultural exports to be "distressingly low." Port Even the liners on regular runs, which they are entitled by law. Boston • Have not been able to carry which had increased their par­ New York Philadelphia their legal share of Inter-Ameri­ ticipation somewhat in 1964, de­ Baltimore can Development Bank-sponsored clined again in 1965, the report Norfolk cargoes. said. Jacksonville THE INQUIRIKG SEAFARER Question: When you have a va­ cation, how do you like to spend your time? Steve Edelman: I enjoy travel­ ing on my vacation. I particularly enjoy the Scandi­ navian countries and would like to see them again. I hope to visit the West Indies soon. I've been to Cen­ tral America and now I'm looking forward, to seeing .some countries in South America. I don't find that sailing makes me lose interest in traveling. Juan Morales: I like to relax, take it easy and visit my old friends. I can usuI'iP ally find some old buddies at the un­ ion hall. Some times I go to De­ troit. a city I like very much. I try to see some things I haven't seen be­ fore. Wherever I go, travel is a great educational experience. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle totals All Groups Class A Class B 2 6 27 65 1 8 40 9 8 11 8 3 4 2 8 6 40 23 26 34 16 6 25 46 23 29 161 315 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B Class C 1 1 1 41 30 19 3 3 5 33 13 2 6 4 3 5 4 13 3 2 5 16 11 1 22 26 7 28 18 15 2 5 15 33 25 .53 21 20 24 214 162 163 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 16 3 221 73 29 7 102 39 19 19 16 3 9 6 78 14 139 61 165 102 40 2 50 4 36 2 920 335 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 35 37 4 4 13 20 7 4 2 7 1 1 17 7 30 43 23 34 8 7 16 61 18 12 166 246 TOTAL SHIPPED AU Class A Class B Class C 0 1 3 30 33 36 4 6 11 20 6 23 6 2 2 5 6 8 1 0 4 14 2 6 7 25 35 12 22 19 20 3 4 73 19 33 23 9 19 192 160 200 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 0 3 90 149 26 17 39 57 24 16 6 3 3 2 19 29 91 55 83 84 24 2 42 55 19 2 380 .560 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 36 12 7 3 28 7 2 11 4 0 1 1 9 3 38 17 16 13 12 0 34 13 18 6 206 87 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 0 2 27 13 23 3 3 11 20 15 4 1 6 5 3 1 16 0 0 0 11 8 1 33 28 9 14 12 11 4 1 10 20 13 82 17 9 33 154 109 207 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 2 155 37 7 6 58 34 14 25 10 0 7 3 43 11 114 74 113 73 20 6 4 4 15 2 563 277 i®' I i 1 Strong Maritime Legislation Gets Solid Bi-Partisan Support (Continued from page 3) of subsidized lines and the major I maritime laborHe noted that Congress was oil companies while it destroys Robert E. Mayer suggested that becoming increasingly impatient the unsubsidized fleets," McKay funds desired by Transportation at having to wait more than two warned. .Secretary Boyd to upgrade the years for President Johnson's Praising maritime labor's deter­ re.serve fleet would be better spent promised "new policy for the mined fight to revitalize the Amer­ on new construction. The addi­ Larry Wyatt: I find that I lose merchant marine." He also sug­ ican maritime industry. Congress­ tional funds alone could boost — — interest in travel, so when I have gested that about half of the $2 man Wilson warned his listeners annual subsidized ship construc­ a vacation, I gen­ billion being sought by the De­ against falling for the Govern­ tion to 25 or 30 new vessels, he Gregory Bass: I like to catch erally visit my fense Department for the con­ ment's policy of "divide and con­ estimated. up on what's been going on around friends in other struction of Fast Deployment quer" with regard to maritime. Joseph Kahn attacked many of the union hall, Logistic Ships would be better "This is particularly true today, parts of the coun­ Boyd's proposals and offered a meet old pals I try or go home to spent on upgrading the regular when some segments of maritime six-point alternative approach to haven't seen for management are .so hungry to aid maritime. Kahn demanded Baltimore. On merchant fleet. awhile and relax "These funds alone would be protect their own special inter­ that foreign built ships continue one recent vaca­ and enjoy myself. tion, I spent the sufficient to start us on correcting ests, that they are willing to en­ to be barred from U.S. domestic I find that after time going to the our current block obsolescence danger the future of the entire trades and also called for; elimi­ sailing for a few industry," Wilson said. "I'm talk­ nation of third flag carriers from SIU Lifeboat problem," he said. years I've seen Speakers at other MTD meet­ ing ahout those segments of man­ most places, but I .School to get my lifeboat ticket. ings in Washington included Ma­ agement that are willing to sell hauling government-generated cargoes; forbidding MSTS from still enjoy travel­ rine Engineers Beneficial Associ­ out—on the question of maritime using foreign-flag tonnage; estab­ ing on my vacation. ation District 2 President Ray­ independence—on the question of lishment of tax exempt construc­ mond T. McKay; Congressman building abroad—on the question tion reserves for non-subsidized Charles H. Wilson (D-Calif.); of an adequate merchant fleet— operators; a requirement that one em Waddell: I just like to re­ Robert Slaughter: I stay home Western Shipbuilding Association just to protect their own sub­ half of licensed oil imports move lax and take it easy on my vaca­ with my wife. She's expecting a President Robert E. Mayer; Jo­ sidies," he continued. on American-flag tankers; a firm tions. In the win­ baby and I like to seph Kahn, chairman of the Wilson indicated his belief that injunction against any foreign ter, I sometimes be home when I board of SlU-contracted Seatrain "the road to maritime supremacy building of U.S. ships. go to a ski resort. can. Sometimes, I Lines and Hudson Waterways; still lies in the direction of com­ Representative Edwards lashed I also enjoy tak­ I go up to the lakes and Congressman Jack Edwards plete independence for the Mari­ out strongly against the Adminis­ ing little trips up­ area of Maine to (R-Ala.), member of the House time Administration," and pre­ tration's recent decision to lay up state. Mostly, I Merchant Marine Committee. visit my mother. dicted strong Congressional sup­ the nuclear ship Savannah, charg­ like to take in a I don't really feel McKay also attacked Trans­ port for pending legislation call­ ing that "it does not seem like real good restau­ like traveling portation Boyd's proposals to ing for the creation of an inde­ rant and visit much when I get build American ships abroad. To pendent MARAD annual Con­ good economy on the part of the some theatres. home from a voy­ allow the foreign building that gressional authorization for the Executive Branch of the Govern­ You miss them after a very long age. I prefer to catch up with my Boyd proposed would "benefit maritime industry, and other pro­ ment to take this action," Ed­ family and friends. only the interests of a handful posed legislation supported by ward noted. trip at sea. �mm April 28, 1967 EmployerWage-HourChiseling On Rise, Labor Dept. Reports WASHINGTON—Complaints of employer violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act increased substantially in February and March, the first two months of the higher minimum wages and broader cover­ age provided by the 1966 amendment to the act, the Labor Dept. has reported. Complaints filed in February were up 36 percent over the filings for the same month of 1966—from 1,885 to 2,572. March complaints rose 48 percent—from 2,216 in 1966 to 3,275 this year. For the two months, the increase was from 4,101 complaints to 5,847 for an over-all rise of 43 percent. The rising number of complaints coincides with a nationwide drive by the AFL-CIO for full enforcement of the law. In a letter to federation central bodies, AFL-CIO President George Meany pointed out that the Labor Dept. "has never had enough in­ spectors to do the job" and "it is up to us to help." He called on every central body to set up a wage-hour enforcement committee, offer its services to all workers especially the unorganized, help them bring their complaints to wage-hour investigators and press for prompt action, keep tabs on the outcome of all cases, and be alert to unnecessary compromises that give the worker only a portion of the wages due him. The 1966 FLSA amendments, effective last Feb. 1, gave protection to 9 million additional workers for the first time and provided higher minimums at stated intervals for 41.4 million workers in 1.9 million U.S. business establishments. Newly covered workers must be paid at least $1 an hour and 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for more than 44 hours of work a week, unless specifically exempted. Next Feb. 1 the minimum rises to $1.15 an hour, with overtime pay required after 42 hours of work a week. Thereafter it goes up 15 cents a year until farm workers reach $1.30 and other workers $1.60. Workers covered by the law before Feb. 1 now must be paid at least $1.40 an hour, plus overtime for work beyond 40 hours a week. Their minimum will rise to $1.60 an hour beginning Feb. 1, 1968. Some 11 million workers still are not protected by the law. These include most workers, domestics, and those in firms with annual sales of less than $250,000. The inclusion of state school and hospital employees has been chal­ lenged in court tests brought by Maryland and other states. The AFI-CIO asked a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore to throw out Maryland's suit, designed to prevent enforce­ ment of federal standards as they apply to state and city employees. Twenty-three other states joined Maryland in its attack on the 1966 amendments. The AFL-CIO brief noted that the courts have repeatedly held that regulation of wages and hours may be applied to so-called "local" employers, including retail and service industries. The brief also cited a declaration of policy in the wage-hour law holding that "labor con­ ditions detrimental" to minimum standards "necessary for health, effi­ ciency and general well-being" may spread and perpetuate such con­ ditions in several states and lead to "labor disputes burdening and obstructing commerce. Vincente T. Ximenes of Albu­ querque, N. M., deputy director of the Agency for International De­ velopment mission in Panama, has been appointed by President John­ son to one of two vacancies on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ximenes won the Distinguished Flying Cross while serving in the Army Air Force, was a research economist and in­ structor at the University of New Mexico, served on the Democratic National Committee staff and joined the AID in 1965 as a mem­ ber of its Ecuador mission. The Painters named William A. Duval of San Jose, Calif., as di­ rector of apprentice training, suc­ ceeding the late Carl Griffin. Du­ val has been a teacher of trade training and faculty member at San Jose City College. He served also as secretary of his union's statewide apprenticeship and train­ ing committee, and consultant for the California State Division of Apprenticeship Standards. The AFL-CIO has published a second volume of determinations by the impartial umpires under the federation's intecnal disputes plan covering the years 1964-65. An earlier volume covered the Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG years 1962-63. An index digest to the texts of the determinations for all four years accompanies the new volume. The material has been published for the use and information of AFL-CIO affili­ ates. Copies of the 1964-65 vol­ ume and the index digest are avail­ able from the AFL-CIO Pamphlet Division at $5 per set. The vol­ umes will not be sold separately. However, there are some copies of the texts of the 1962-63 decisions still available at $2.50 per copy. <|>- The President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped has just issued a "Guide to the National Parks and Monuments for Handicapped Tourists"—a di­ rectory of 200 tourist attractions in the national park system. The book tells whether parks and mon­ uments are accessible to those who have difficulty in walking. It tells those in wheelchairs whether they can expect steps, narrow door­ ways, inaccessible toilets and other barriers. Cardiac patients, and those affected by high altitudes, are given elevations and trail grades. Single free copies are available from the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, D. C. 20210. "A Brand New Ball Game"! ''A Moral Obligation" It has been said that once its time has come, no force on earth can prevent an idea from being bom. It appears that the same could be said for the organization of the nation's farm workers. Their time has come. The recpnt trail-blazing agreement between till AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union and the giant DiGiorgio Corp. in California is perhaps the best proof of this contention. For years, DiGiorgio was the implacable foe of the organization of its farm worker employees. Wealthy, powerful, enjoying the SI pport of local and national government on many levels, the company successfully block­ ed every attempt of its employees to organize and improve their condition through collec­ tive bargaining. The same opposition to the organization of farm workers held true for other growers, big and small, all across the nation. But the workers persisted through the years, and now, one by one, the growers are caving in. Farm workers are winning the Consensus! Bi-partisan Congressional support is grow­ ing rapidly for maritime labor's campaign to rescue the American merchant marine from the alarming deterioration brought about by years of official neglect by the Government. Senators and Representatives on both sides of the political fence are stating, in increasingly unequivocable terms, their dis­ appointment with the Administration's fail­ ure to formulate and present its long-awaited "new policy toward maritime." More and more Congressmen of both political parties are expressing their alarm at the danger to which the continuing deterioration of the American merchant fjget is exposing the na­ tion, and the apparent inability of those human dignity and decent wages and work­ ing conditions that have been denied them for so long. Some important victories have already been won. Many more will be won in the near future. The time has come for the American farm worker to take his rightful place in our society, and no force on earth can now stop him. AFL-CIO Director of Organization Wil­ liam L. Kircher stated the issue very clearly recently, when he noted that there is a "moral obligation upon all of us" to help redress the long-standing grievances of these people who have contributed so much to the health, welfare, and prosperity of this nation, yet have gotten almost nothing in return. Perhaps this is why the time has now come for the emancipation of the farm worker. The moral obligation of every man, woman and child in the United States has grown so great toward them that they can no longer be denied. Government administrators responsible for maintaining a strong American merchant marine to come up with a realistic program to achieve that end. Among the maritime proposals now enjoy­ ing bi-partisan support in both houses of Congress are the establishment of an inde­ pendent Maritime Administration, Congres­ sional authorization of maritime funds, and a vastly increased merchant ship construc­ tion program. The battle for a revitalized Americanflag merchant marine has been a long, hard one, and is by no means yet over. But the tide of support is growing daily and now is the time when we must redouble our efforts and see this fight through to victory. �1 Facfs Union Members Should Know m Why Labor Supports A Stronger Social Security Program I IfM- Sir f 11;.'';.'. ^k: W' H;5- ^J^HE stronger Social Security program pending be•* jore the Congress is of major importance to all American citizens. The AFL-CIO is spearheading the campaign for Congressional enactment of these proposals for in­ creased benefits. The trade union effort is aimed at arousing the interest and support of the citizenry in every community throughout the United States. Labor's campaign to enlist community interest and support in stronger Social Security u kicked off last month in a series of highly successful rallies in major U. S. cities. The new concept of Social Security is designed to help not only the ever-increasing number of senior citi­ zens in the U.S. but qualified younger persons as well. Workers in the prime of life who become totally disabled will be provided for. Widows and children under 18 will receive much needed financial aid for subsistence and education if the wage earner dies. Existing benefits to retirees will be increased, thus lessening the burden shared by many adult children of the aged. Medical care will be extended. The advantages are wide and varied. Union members should bear in mind that the bene­ fits under the federal Social Security system are in addi­ tion to those that they enjoy under their various union welfare and pension plans. To help our readers understand what the proposed stronger Social Security bill will do for them, the SEA­ FARERS LOG is reprinting on the.se pages a series of questions and answers prepared by the AFL-CIO So­ cial Security Department. rt \m. »i-„i I'S I Q: The papers say the President is asking for an "average" 20 percent increase in Social Security pen­ sions. Who would actually get how much? A; Every retirement benefit would be raised at least 15 percent. The biggest proportionate increases would go to the 2.5 million retirees who now get only the minimum of $44 a month ($66 for a couple). These minimums would become $70 and $105. Also, the minimums for retirees who were covered for 25 years or more of their working lives would rise to $100 for an individual and $ 150 for a couple. The special benefits for persons 72 or older who never qualified for Social Security pensions—a provi­ sion adopted along with medicare in 1965—would be $50 rather than $35 a month ($75 instead of $52.50 for a couple). And another 200,000 persons would be added to the 900,000 eligible for such benefits. For other pensioners—the vast majority—the basic increase would be 15 percent. Unless you're in one of the categories listed above, that's what you'd get. Q. Can you tell me In simple terms—not in a lot of tables—how much we're going to pay for this? A: Let's just look at the next three years. You are now paying 4.4 percent in Social Security taxes on everything you earn, up to $6,600 a year. Under the present law, the rate will go up to 4.9 percent in 1969. The new proposals would raise your tax rate to 5 percent (instead of 4.9 percent) in 1969. But before that—next year, in 1968—it would increase the earn­ ings base to $7,800. This would only affect those who earn more than $6,600 a year. It would mean that they would have Social Security taxes deducted for more pay periods, until their earnings exceed $7,800. In 1970, the earnings base would be raised again, to $9,000. In the same way, this would affect only those earning more than $7,800. So much for the big picture. Now for the dollars and cents. Let's say you earn $3.50 an hour—$7,000 a year. In 1968, the President's proposals would cost you an extra $17.60. If you still earn $7,000 in 1969, the higher tax rate will add another $42. But $35 of this is already sched­ uled; only $7 would be added by the proposed improve­ ments. So by 1969, then, you would pay $59.60 more on a $7,000 income than you're paying this year—slightly over $1 a week. But more than half ($35) is coming anyway. The improvements would cost you only $24.60, less than 500 a week. Here's how to estimate your own added taxes: If you make less than $6,600 a year, you'll pay 600 more on each $100 you earn, beginning in 1969—a maximum of $39.60 a year. That's the bottom. If you make more'than $9,000 a year, you'll pay $52.80 more in 1968; $99.60 more in 1969 and $159.60 more in 1970. That's the top. Remember that most of this tax increase is already written into law. The new bill would amount to only 100 on each $ 100 of earnings. (The President's proposals include tax rate and earn­ ings-base projections as far ahead as 1989. But since the Social Security System will undoubtedly be re­ examined and revised long before then, these long-range figures are not really relevant.) Bear in mind that you're not just paying for a retire­ ment program. You're paying for a Social Security package that includes many other benefits. Q: You mention "other benefits" in the package. Like what? A: To start with, there's medicare for the aged. That's part of the package. And as most Americans came to realize during the campaign for medicare, it provides financial protection for the young by meeting the medical costs of the old. (The President proposes to extend medicare benefits to those who are drawing disability payments under Social Security or the Rail­ road Retirement Act, even though they're under 65— about 1.5 million persons, all told. He also suggests some other improvements. But the proposed changes can easily be absorbed by the higher wage base. Next, there's the disability insurance mentioned above. Social security benefits are payable to all those covered by the system, regardless of age, if they are totally unable to work for a year or more; a lifetime income if catastrophe strikes. And there are family allowances. A worker who was disabled at an early age could draw as much as $78,000 to support his family, even at present benefit rates. Then there's protection for your survivors, often overlooked. A lump-sum death benefit, and monthly payments to your widow and dependent children. That's Social Security in the best sense of the word, and it's part of the package, too. A widow with two small chil­ dren could collect more than $65,000—again, at pres­ ent levels. Many youngsters have had a chance to finish school and go to-college because Social Security pro- vided a basic income for their fatherless family. Too little is said about this immensely important aspect of Social Security. Very few young husbands are able to provide against their own sudden death. They are paying the day-to-day costs, buying and furnishing a house, immersed in current problems. Yet the young are also mortal. Social Security prevents a tragedy for one from becoming a disaster for all. Q: Even so, it looks to me like I'll be paying 5 percent of everything I earn, by any reasonable esti­ mate, no matter how much my wages go up. Couldn't I bqy myself just as much protection from a private insurance company for that kind of money? A: No. A number of right-wing columnists, and many honest but uninformed persons, are spreading this story, but it just isn't so. Let's try to put the facts in focus. A young man of (say) 25, just entering the work­ force, could not buy, for the amount he pays in Social Security taxes, a private annuity policy that would pay . as much as the present Social Security retirement bene­ fit 40 years later. This will continue to be true, for as taxes rise, so will benefits. This young man could buy a private policy that would pay about 25 percent more than present Social Security • retirement benefits IF he could add the employer's equal tax payment to his own. That's a very big IF, and it's not the only one. To maintain his private policy, the young man would need to have 40 uninterrupted years of earnings high enough to pay the premiums. Social Security, in 0<tntrast, absorbs periods of layoff, unemployment and wage . cuts. A worker can earn maximum benefits over a 10year period. But that's only part of the story. • The private policy would set a fixed, dollar benefit payable on maturity; Social Security benefits have gone ' up periodically in the past and are sure to rise in the future. • The private policy would cover retirement income only, except for some insurance provision in the event of death. It would not include (at this price) any dis­ ability coverage, much less medicare. Except for a flat life insurance pajmient, it would offer nothing to survi­ vors, as described above. This kind of protection could not be bought at any price, much less twice a worker's Social Security tax. To cite only one reason. Social Security (unlike private insurance companies) does not need to show a profit, and pays its executives by government rather than by executive-suite standards. There are other considerations: • As a practical matter, how would a worker latch . on to the money the employer now pays in Social Security taxes on his behalf? • How many young workers would actually set' aside -the equivalent of Social Security taxes if left to their own devices? The second point is perhaps the most persuasive. Social Security came into being during the Great De­ pression, which followed a period of great prosperity. Many of the elderly who most desperately needed oldage pensions in the depression had, during the previous decade, ample or even excessive incomes, from which , they could theoretically have made themselves secure for life. Vast numbers thought they had done exactly that, but they were undone by a collapse of the private " economy which few thought possible. Social Security draws on the resources of the whole community—workers and employers alike—to make sure that, in the public interest and for the benefit of all, every employed person has a measure of security in his old age, or in the event of his untimely death or disability. This not only protects the improvident and the unlucky; it protects the prudent against unfore­ seeable disasters. No private insurance can do that. Q: Sure, benefits will increase over the years. So will the "premiums"— the taxes we pay. You can see that from this year's proposals. Why don't we just put in a cost-of-living escalator on Social Security benefits—to keep them on a par with prices? A: There is nothing wrong with the principle of an escalator arrangement if it is properly applied. But an escalator should not be used as a way of keeping in­ adequate benefits in the same place. The AFL-CIO believes that basic benefits should be raised by 50 per­ cent quite apart from escalator provisions. Also, an escalator clause should take into considera­ tion living standards as well as living costs. If the gen­ eral standard of American life rises, aside from prices, that of retirees and other Social Security beneficiaries should rise as well. This doesn't rule out an escalator right now—as long . as it's agreed that basic increases are also needed. Q: But let's say I'm 35 or 40 years away from retireiiienL I'll pay the money aU those years, hut I won't get any more benefits than somebody who only paid 10 years at the same rate. Is that fair? A: In one sense, no; in another sense, yes. Let's look. The proposals now before Congress would set a spe­ cial, hi^er minimum benefit for retirees who had paid Social Security taxes for 25 years or more. That's a first attempt to meet the problem. However, if you're lucky enough to live to 65, and to have earned the maximum tax base for all those years, you shouldn't really resent it. You might have bought a rlife insurance policy at 25 or 30, and paid the premiums over the same period. You would be happy to reach 65, but you would lose the game. You would have won— in dollar terms—if you had died 20 years earlier. Every insurance system is based on averages and probabilities, including Social Security. There is no way of guaranteeing that every player will get back more than he put in, or even as much. But your chances are infinitely greater under Social Security. First, you are only putting up half your bet; the em­ ployer is matching you. Second, there are more ways you can win. If you live to 65 you have the pension. If you die earlier you have the death benefit and survivors' support. If you're disabled before 65, or sick afterwards, you also collect. Sure, in any kind of insurance program, public or private, some will pay more than they collect. But the odds are better with Social Security. Q: Just the same, H seems to me that the big thing these days is the <dd folks—medicare, bigger retire­ ment checks and all that I'm not against helping die old people, hut aren't we going a little too far? A: No, we're not; even from the standpoint of the very young, if they took a good, clear look at the facts. Congress was made aware of the urgency of President Johnson's bill to increase social security payments by the enthusiastic rallies sponsored by the AFL-CIO throughout the nation. Here, SlU President Paul Hall addresses a large crowd in the New Orleans SlU hall. Sure, Social Security has generally been discussed in terms of the old folks, and some young people may be fed up with it. But actually, it's a young people's pro­ gram, too. Let's start with the young and move up. Suppose one of the old folks gets sick. You'd be right there with all the help you could give, even though it killed you—and it might have, financially, until a couple of years ago. Not anymore, thanks to medicare. You might be stuck with the deductible but you'll get off easy. That's Social Security. Or you're driving home late one night and some nut with hot wheels knocks you into the branches. If you're just crippled, Social Security will keep you and your hopes alive; if you're dead. Social Security will take care of your wife and kids. But let's say you get old—and we all do. Inevitably you get the word—sorry about that, old boy, but you've had it. The pay checks stop right there. You'll join a great big club, in which there are mighty few millionaires. The average single member has a Social Security income of less than $1,000 a year; the average couple, about $1,700. Do you think that's "too far"? Do you think an in­ crease of 15 percent or 20 percent—or even 50 percent —would be "too far"? Would you like to live on this kind of income? Q; I'm not all that worried. My folks have a union pension plan and so do I. Don't most people have something else besides Social Security to protect them? A: No. If you do, and your folks do, you belong to a very fortunate minority. Only 15 percent of those presently retired have any sort of private pension income. The other 85 percent depend on Social Security alone. True, the figures will change for the better. About 30 percent of the present labor force is covered by some sort of private pension arrangement. In another 15 or 20 years, this will show up in the pension statistics. But that will still leave 70 percent with nothing but Social Security. Besides, most of the private pension plans aren't all that plush. Those in the highly-organized, high-wage, highly-profitable industries pay substantial benefits. Many others do not. The plain fact is that the great majority of retirees have no income except Social Security, and—because Social Security benefits are too low—very many of them are desperately poor. Pensions have been raised only twice since 1954. The 1958 increase did not even restore the buying power lost since 1954. The 1958 in­ crease did not even restore the buying power lost since 1954; and the 1965 increase did not even restore the buying power lost since 1958. The two raises left re­ tirees worse off than they had been a decade earlier. Younger workers may not feel like shedding tears for the aged, but consider just one statistic. About a third of the aged don't have a telephone, because they can't afford it. How would you like that, come 65? Q: But this tax thing still hugs me. Under the in­ come tax, the more you make, the higher rate you pay. But everybody pays the same rate on Social Security, even the millionaires. Do you think that's right? A: No, it's not—^but it's not as unfair as it sounds. The benefit formulas are arranged to pay more, in pro­ portion, to those vrith the lowest earnings. So while the lower-paid are taxed proportionately more when they're working, they get a bigger break when they col­ lect. Also, the higher wage base will bring in more money from the better-paid, which will help a little. However, you still have a point. The present setup dates back to the Great Depression, when there was an urgent need to provide some sort of income to the aged, ri^t away. No matter what kind of insurance system 1 U 1;%'*^^"''- - was set «p, they wouldn't have anything much in the way of credits; so everyone else paid a little more to make up the actuarial difference. This may seem pretty peculiar to later generations, raised in an affluent society. But 30 years ago, younger workers were more than willing to pay more than their share so that the elderly would have a chance to live out"their lives in dignity and independence. By now, of course, this problem is mostly behind us, but the debt remains. And so eventually the Social Se­ curity system should be enriched by a contribution from the general revenues of the federal government, which are collected more nearly according to the ability to pay. But that's down the road a bit. Meanwhile, the system as it stands gives you the nation's best chance to come out a winner. And the odds will get better as time goes on. Q; Let's look down the road a little farther. There's going to he a push for higger pensions, for ex­ panded medicare—maybe covering everyone—and all the rest. Who's going to pay for that? A: To a great degree, you are. Let's not make any bones about that. You want a secure old age, not lavish, but with enough money to live decently. It has to be paid for, one way or another; partly, perhaps, with a company pension plan (using money you might otherwise have had in wages) and through Social Security (half paid for by a tax on employers—money you would be unlikely to get otherwise). You want some kind of protection against the un­ expected—death, disability, chronic illness—for your­ self and those you're responsible for. Only Social Security can do that job for the aged, and it does it better than anything you can buy anywhere else for anything close to the price. Yes, Social Security is going to get bigger. It's going to get more expensive. It's going to annoy you as you pay your share. But where could you get a better buy? Q: But seriously—where will it all end? A: We in the AFL-CIO hope it won't end until the Social Security concept in the United States catches up with and surpasses the rest of the world. Of all the free, western nations—the lands of our forefathers, the creators of our national culture—we are the most laggard in social welfare, in caring for the aged, the ill and the deprived. In part this is because we Americans set so high a price on personal self-sufficiency and freedom of op­ portunity; "any boy can become President" and all that. Yet the concept of adequate social welfare does not conflict with the American ideal, but rather comple­ ments it. "Any boy can become President" if he has a fair chance. In today's society this mean< adequate food, adequate housing and adequate education. This chance must be open to the children of the poor widow and the young offspring of the retiree. If West Germany can spend 17 percent of its gross national product; Belgium, 14.4 percent; Britain, 11 percent; Ireland, 8.9 percent, for social welfare, surely the United States can do better than 7 percent. In cold fact we Americans not only do poorly by the indigent, the aged and the ill; we do poorly in protect­ ing the young against the burden of the old. This is not just faulty in principle but short-sighted in practice. For all our sakes, let us do better �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG High Court Upholds Building Unions' Position In Prefahrication Dispute WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that strikes to enforce contract clauses that forbid employers from bringing prefabricated materials onto the job site are not prohibited by the "secondary boycott" and "hot cargo" amendments to the National Labor Relations Act. In two 5-to-4 decisions, the high court upheld the legal right clauses barring the use of prefab­ workers' dispute is with their own of labor unions to block auto­ ricated materials, the decision was employer and not with the sub­ contractor. mation of members' jobs and said of particular importance. key Taft-Hartley and LandrumThe court also held that the The legality of these "work Griffin amendments to the NLRA preservation agreements" has been prefabricated materials are not were not meant to deny workers upheld by the National Labor "hot cargo," which is generally the right to strike to prevent em­ Relations Board and they have defined as material produced by ployers from subcontracting work prevented the use of pre-finished companies in dispute with their to outside companies that would materials that would abolish on- own workers or by non-union use machines to do the work. the-job work traditionally done by shops. Decision Reversed Reading the majority opinion. hand. Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., The majority opinions centered Certain lower courts, however, said: "Before we say that Con­ have held that such provisions on the carpenters' contract in gress meant to strike from work­ were "hot cargo" clauses outlawed which the employers promised no ers' hands the economic weapons under the 1959 Landrum-Griffin carpenter would be required to traditionally used against their .Act which amended the national work on prefabricated materials. employers' efforts to abolish their labor law to prohibit pacts to Three contractors subsequently jobs, that meaning should plainly "cease ffem handling the products inherited a job calling for pre­ appear." of any other employer." In some fabricated doors and ordered 3,other cases, strikes to enforce 600 of them. The carpenters re­ The two cases decided involved these provisions have been held fused to hang the doors, the doors a contract between Carpenters to be "secondary boycotts" pro­ were sent back, and the door Union and a group of contrac­ tors in Philadelphia and an agree­ hibited in 1947 by the Taft-Hart­ manufacturer claimed it had been the victim of a "hot cargo" con­ ment in Houston between the ley Act. Asbestos Workers and heating In its definitive decision of tract. The U.S. Court of Appeals contractors. April 17, the Supreme Court held sided with the door manufacturer For the building construction that a strike to enforce a work and the higher body reversed that industry, where unions have al­ pre.servation agreement is not a decision. ways bargained for contract secondary boycott because the In the Houston asbestos case, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a lower court which upheld a contract provision under which workers refused to use pre­ fabricated material for placing insulation around pipes. Chief Justice Earl Warren and Justices Abe Fortas, Byron White by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative and John M. Harlan concurred California AFL-CIO leader Thomas L. Pitts has recently warned with Brennan in the majority labor union members against Governor Ronald Reagan's most rulings. Dissenting were Justices Potter Stewart, Hugo Black, Wil­ recent ideas on labor relations. liam O. Douglas and Tom C. "The Reagan administration's legislative proposals to police Clark. internal union affairs," Pitts said, "clearly represents the attempt of a state government dominated by conservative business interests Brown in San Francisco, Pete to make mince meat of the trade Prevas is back in our area after union movement in California." an absence of almost two years. Following time out for a few San Francisco weeks vacation with his family Shipping continues to boom in here, Pete will be ready for an­ the port of San Francisco with other AB's job. the demand for AB's, oilers and FWT's particularly strong. WASHINGTON — Ship safety Seattle Paying off and signing on dur­ Shipping activity has been ex­ measures approved by the latest ing the last period were the Fenn cellent here during the last two International Convention for the Victory, Margaret Brown, Dela­ weeks and ail indications are that Safety of Life at Sea have been' unanimously ratified by the United ware, Pan Oceanic Faith, Minot it will continue that way. States Senate. Victory and the Ocean Wave. Eighty-eight attending Senators The Waiter Rice, Seatrain voted to pass the amendments Texas, Iberville and American following hearings before a Sen­ Victory were all in transit. ate Foreign Relations subcom­ Brother C. Ayer came out mittee. from Baltimore to catch the sec­ The amendments were prompt­ ond electrician's job on the Paned by two fires at sea that cost oceanic Faith. Also in from a total loss of 100 lives. One fire Baltimore was R. Kelly to make was aboard the Yarmouth Castle a Vietnam trip as FWT on the Harrison Slusser Fred Morris. in 1965 and the other aboard the Viking Princess in 1966. Wilmington The Cosmos Mariner, Anchor­ All nations which signed the Following two very good weeks age and Santore paid off and 1960 SOLAS Convention articles for shipping, the outlook for the signed on during the last period. will be bound by the new stipu­ coming period continues bright. The Rice Victory also crewed up. lations once they have been rati­ There are plenty of jobs for In transit were the Inger, Port- fied by two-thirds of the total FOWT's and plenty of slots are mar and Seattle. nations concerned. available for AB's and Cooks. Last aboard the Steel Seafarer Even if the amendments are Seven ships were in transit dur­ as Chief Electrician, Brother Wil­ not adopted internationally, all ing the past period and we had liam Slusser says he had a fine passenger ships plying in or out one pay off. trip but wanted to get off to spend of United States ports will, as a result of a Congressional measure Jim Rivers, one of our local some time with his family. Also taking a little rest after a passed just last year, be required pensioners, dropped by the hall to say hello to the boys and made good trip as Baker on the West­ to follow essentially the same re­ quirements. a contribution to the Maritime ern Hunter is M. W. Badger. Brother G. Harrison is waiting The Congressional law goes into Defense League. Jim says the League is something he is very for a year-long run on the first effect November 2, 1968, unless tanker to go. He last sailed as an the SOLAS amendments are en­ proud to be a part of. acted first. oiler on the Oceanic Wave. After paying off the Margaret The Pacific Coast Senate Ratifies SOLAS Ship Safety Ruling m. April 28, 1967 The Great Lakes by Fr«l Fam«i,S«cfrt«ry.TrMturtf,Qr»at Lakt The SIU Great Lakes District recently signed a contract with the Cement Transit Company, a subsidiary of Medusa Cement Corp., covering the company's cement carrier Medusa Challenger. The vessel, formerly the Alex. D. Chisholm, has been converted to a self-unloader with automated fire-hold and unloading equip­ ment. The ship will operate out of 5> also made a 50 day trip this Charlevoix, Michigan and service the ports of Chicago, Detroit and winter. Frankfort Toledo. The company expects to The Arthur K. Atkinson is now add two more vessels by 1970. We are still negotiating with in the Manitowoc Shipyard for its the Checker Cab Company in annual marine inspection. The Detroit. Contract talks are moving Grand Rapids has been leased slowly, and there is a possibility and is being operated by the Ann that we might have to call a strike Arbor Railroad Company for the in order to reach an agreement be­ next couple of months. When an cause the company refuses to re­ AB enters the hall he can pick the cognize the union shop and there company he wants to work for is no agreement on monetary mat­ and often he can pick the boat as ters as yet. Union negotiators are well. Detroit continuing their efforts however, Shipping in Detroit is still in hopes of reaching an agree­ booming and the shippmg board ment. is loaded with jobs. It looks like Chicago another great season. SIU organizers contacted PickWe just completed final nego­ ands-Mather, Interlake Steamship tiations with Roen Steamship Company crews at fitout and re­ Company, covering the crane ceived a gratifying welcome from operators aboard the barge Mar­ many of the men contacted. This quis Roen. The crane operators company will operate 15 vessels received an increase of 79 cents this season and pledge cards have per hour on the hourly rate, and been put aboard all vessels. In an additional 15 cents per hour Sturgeon Bay was the P-M ship on the crane rate. The company E. G. Grace, in Manitowoc the also agreed to pay the crane rate Frank Armstrong, in Milwaukee for handling hatches and beams, the Robert Hobson and the Walt­ which was not considered as part er Watson. Unfortunately the of the loading or unloading oper­ Frank Armstrong sailed one day ation in prior years. In all, this before our arrival in Manitowoc, was one of the highest increases but the reception from the other ever gained for seamen on the three vessels was very good in Great Lakes. "The crane operators the agent's opinion. will also be covered under the Most important, and mentioned SIU health,* welfare, and pension by these non-union sailors, was our plans. pension, hospital and welfare pro­ Ships up to 105 feet wide will gram—particularly the pension be able to go through the new program. Many of the P-M sailors Poe Lock when it opens in the have been asking our organizers Spring of 1968, the U.S. Army about the new Great Lakes Dis­ Corps of Engineers announced trict vacation plan and how it recently. The new lock will be one works. They were amazed to find of four on the American side of that a sailor does not have to sail the St. Marys River. on the same ship all season, or even with the same company in order to qualify for vacation bene­ fits. In addition, we have recently installed a diagnostic clinic in Sturgeon Bay and Alpena. They are most happy with the fact that while they are out on the Lakes STURGEON BAY—The latest working our contracted vessels, addition to the growing number their families will be taken care of. of SIU clinics has begun serving Seafarers and their families in Cleveland Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The The first SIU ship to leave the clinic is located at the Dorchester winter fleet here was the Otto and Beck Clinic, 1715 Rhode Reiss, followed very shortly after­ ksland. ward by the J. Morrow and Frank The facility will provide free Taplin. It was a tight squeeze diagnostic service to the many crewing them up, but we made it SIU Great Lakes District mem­ with style. Any rated man who bers, SIU Great Lakes Tug and comes in the door goes out as fast Dredgemen and SIU Inland Boat­ as he wants to—registered and men's Union members in the area shipped at the same time. With the as well as to their dependents. winter fleet gone, this port has SIU clinic facilities are already settled down to what we hope will available to Seafarers and their be a normal season. families in the Great Lakes ports Duluth of Buffalo, Duluth, Saulte Ste. Shipping officially opened in the Marie, Toledo, Superior, Wis., port of Duluth with the arrival Melvindale, and Alpina, Mich., of the J. C. Miller, Gartland and Cleveland. Steamship. Don. Piper, fireman, The system of SIU clinics was just returned from the West begun in 1957 with the opening Coast where he made a trip last­ of the first facility in New York. ing 50 days. Don says it was a Other union clinics are located in good trip and he will take another Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, during the coming winter. Dave Norfolk, Tampa, San Juan, Ponce, Jones, FOW, also returned from New Orleans, San Francisco, the West Coast recently where he Seattle, and San Pedro, Calif. New SIU Chm Facility Opens In Sturgeon Bay �April 28, 1967 Page Eleven SEAFARERS LOG Seatrain Delaware On the San Juan Run Jack Kennedy, ship's delegate on the Del Norte (Delta), reported that Watt Bloodworth, a wiper, was hospitalized in Santos, Brazil. "Bloodworth was given $50 from the ship's fund," after suffering "bad steam burns," Kennedy reported. Also hospitalized were Paul Stanley, wiper, and Bob Pitcher, who was hurt in ^ an accident A happy new addition has been totals SI2. Ridgeway said Sea­ ashore. Both men added to the Alcoa Voyager (Al­ farers were reminded to take care also received coa) according of the washing machine, turn it donations from to Meeting Secre­ off after using it and turn in their the ship's fund. tary D. B.Jordan. linen at the port of payoff. No "A big vote of A new coffee urn beefs or disputed overtime were thanks was given has been obtained reported. Kennedy for a job for crewmembers well done," Meet­ who want to make ing Chairman tea, cocoa, and of Ship's delegate Luke Ciamboli Andrew A. McCloskey reported. course, coffee. M. complimented the Seafarers on the Bill Kaiser, treasurer, stated that P. Cox, Meeting Jordan Meridian Victory after donations and deductions Chairman, writes (Waterman) for the ships fund totaled 98.86, while that parts have been received for the fine coopera­ Maurice Kramer, movie director, the repairing of the washing ma­ tion they showed reported that the movie fund is chine. B. B. Butler has been elec­ during the recent now up to $595.85. Seafarer Her- ted ships delegate. The payoff will voyage. No combe in New Orleans after a trip ble Mueller moved that the dona­ plainTs. everything that included stops in England tion for the movie fund be set went smoothly. E. and Germany. back to $2 instead of $4. Bosun M. Villapol, meet­ Nick Pizzuto reported that the ing secretary, re­ deck department will finish paint­ "AH delegates jobs are in ex­ ported. The ship's ing the steward department rooms perienced hands and we should fund has $9.60. Fireman Tom during the next voyage. Michel have a smooth Harris made a motion to extend trip." according a vote of thanks to the Steward Vigo was elected delegate for the to word from the department and Ciamboli for the waiters and messmen. All dele­ Hastings (Water­ fine work they turned in. The crewgates reported that there were no man). Meeting was all in favor of this. Villapol major problems. Chairman Glen reports. The ship made stops in Vinson said no Newport. Coos Bay and Westport. beefs have been in Oregon, before hittina Seattle. Meeting Chairman Matthew reported and the Guidera, who doubles as ships del­ Vinson ^ 8°"'^ egate, reported one with some Prompt and courteous serxice that the captain oldtimers to teach the young Sea­ on the part of the pantryman and said he would pui farers some tricks. Meeting Secre­ messman aboard out a draw for the tary J. E. Wells writes that Torster the Fan wood crew when the Forsberg was elected ship's dele­ (Waterman), Lynn Victory gate. The ship is on the Japanese earned them a (Victory) arrives run with stops in Yokohama and vote of thanks at port, "if for Okinawa. from the crew. any reason the Meeting Chair­ ^ payoff is delayed." Strauss man Robert Kyle All crew members Crewmembers aboard the An­ reports. A request "who want Masters certificates drew Jackson (Waterman) gave a was made for a Smith should see the Chief Mate," vote of thanks to new grill for the Guidera told the crew. Harold all the delegates galley and a pump on the washing for the outstandStrauss, Meeting Secretary, in­ niachine. Ship's delegate. H. Smith i n g job they forms the Log that Seafarers said that some unfinished painting turned in. Meet­ were requested to make sugges­ will be completed when the vessel ing Chairman W. tions for safety repairs. Strauss C. Sellers reports. is in port. Meeting Secretary John wrote that two men were taken off According to Tilley wrote that Seafarers should the ship for medical attention in Meeting Secretary remember to let delegates handle Okinawa. Some disputed overtime H. G. Ridgeway, problems that arise, since other Sellers but no beefs, department dele­ the ship's treasury wavs cause confusion. gates report. A discussion was held about transferring drinking water directly from the evaporator to Lifeboat Class No, 174 Ups Anchor the portable water tank. Logs and mail are arriving regularly. <1> Bosun C. Gomez (left) and AB Mike Sovick, who is the Ship's Delegate, discuss the day's work over morning coffee. The pictures were taken by Seafarer Paul Schneider. Chief Cook Carlos Diaz (left) and Third Cook Ed Tresnick are preparing dinner in galley as container ship, a con­ verted tanker, slips out of home port of Edgewater, N. J. Family History of Going to Sea Makes Seafarer's Job Choke Easy "1 guess you have to be different to go to sea," says Robert "Chris" Christensen, a second-generation SIU man. His father, the late William Christensen, who sailed practically all his life, was an early member of the ^ sailing with the SIU in 1958, SIU. William Christensen began grows his chin foliage while out sailing as a small boy in his native at sea. "I keep it for a year or Norway, where he sailed on fish­ so, then I start a new one," he ing boats. When he grew older he explained. Asked by the LOG if sailed with the Norwegian mer­ he has had any trouble about the chant fleet. Emigrating to the beard aboard ship, he replied that United States, he settled in Bell- the only trouble he has received mo'-e, N.Y. and began sailing with is a "dirty look" from a ship's officer every once in a while. (he SIU. Although he usually includes a Bellmore, where Chris was raised, is near Long Island's south mustache in his hirsute produc­ shore. He can't remember when tions, this year's model has his father began taking him along dropped the upper lip decoration. on deep-sea fishing trips, and "Everybody calls me Abraham when he began to develop his love Lincoln now," he says. Brother Christensen, 30, who of the sea and ships. Chris's sails as an AB, has just returned hobby is still deep-sea fishing, and from Vietnam. He has been in he often spends a busman's holi­ day off the shore of Long Island, practically every major port in or on boats off the east Florida the world, and has no preferred coast, near Jacksonville, where he runs. Single, he will go anywhere, as long as he thinks there will be makes his home. The seafaring tradition runs some action. strong in Chris's family. His un­ cle, Helga Borrensen, is a tugboat captain. In spite of his family's sea­ Checks for wages due Sea­ going tradition, Chris started his farers listed below are being working life as a construction car­ held by Robin Line at Two penter, practicing a trade that Broadway, New York, N. Y. Scandinavian families have devel­ Contact the company directly oped into a fine art. if your name appears; Then, seeking something more John A. Hamot, John A. adventurous, he enlisted in the Vogel, Loren IV. Brown, Army Airborne. He found jump­ Glenn Martin Ross, Angelo ing out of airplanes to his liking. Palumbo, Nent Williams, Os­ "I joined the Airborne for the car Lee, Alvin Smith, John same reason I went to sea," T. Keegan, Robert Lopez, Brother Christensen told the LOG. Martin G. WUt, E. W. Bartol, "I guess I wear a beard for the Jr., Ernest S. Walker, Charles same reason," he continued. "You A. Fussel, Chris A. Markris, just have to be a little different and J. Engebretson, to enjoy life." Chris, who began MONEY DUE Launch service is excellent on the Belgium Victory (Isthmian), according to Meeting Secretary Ken Hayes. De­ partment dele­ gates report that the food aboard the ship is excel­ lent. Lots of ov­ ertime, a fine crew and a TV Gates in good condi­ tion has made the voyage a pleas­ ant one, according to Harold Middleton, meeting chairman. A mo­ tion by C. Gates was accepted, giving a vote of thanks to the Cap­ tain, Chief Mate and Chief En­ gineer for their cooperation and prompt attention to all shipboard matters. Crew members were re­ quested to return all books to the library as soon as they are finished reading them. This latest group of graduates of the SlU's Lifeboat School in eludes some newcomers into the ranks of the union as well as some old timers. Seated (l-r) are: Albert Leight, Alyondrino Velozquez, Leonard Pellettiere and Pedro Gallegos. Standing are: Instruc­ tor K. C. McGregor, Glaus Ahmels, Patrck Sullivan and Instruc­ tor Ami Bjornsson. The grads now hold C.G. lifeboat tickets. �^3: Despite Success In Shew Business He Returns To First Love—The Sou On Tuesday, April 4, Seafarer William M. Brunning began a voyage toward a long-cherished dream—combining his talents as a superb cook and a fine Country and Western entertainer. On that day, Brother Brunning, who in the old days used to be known to his fellow Seafarers as "Bill, the singing cook,"' re­ turned to the sea for the first during the following decade, play­ there. One thing led to another, time since the early 1950's. ing together with such Country and eventually they married. After many years as a successful Country and Western entertainer. Bill shipped out again. At 9 o'clock that morn­ ing he reported to Isthmian's New York office in lower Manhattan. Later that day he flew to San Fran­ cisco, en route to Honolulu, to serve as Chief Cook Brunning aboard the Longlines. a cable ship. Bill was born 49 years ago in Savannah, Ga. Growing up in that Southern coastal city, he was exposed to the two traditions that became a way of life for him— the sea and Country music. In 1939, at the age of 22, Brother Brunning went to sea and joined the SIU. His first two trips were made in the black gang, as a Wiper. The next couple of voyages were spent working topside as an OS. TTien Bill tried the Steward Department, sailing as a Messman. "I really liked it in the galley," he says, and worked his way up in the Steward Department. He now holds the ratings of Chief Steward and Chief Cook. Although he had heard the country style music all his life, it was not until he had been going to sea for three years that Brother Brunning began playing the guitar and singing. He bought a guitar in 1941 and took it aboard ship "just to pass the time." He soon mastered the instru­ ment and began entertaining his shipmates. Within a few years, many of them were telling him "Bill, you really ought to turn professional." In the early 1950's he took his buddies' advice. "My first break," Bill told the LOG, "came in 1951, when I played in a Grand Ol' Opry road show in Indianapolis, with Ernest Tubb." The Grand or Opry is the grand old institu­ tion of Country and Western mu­ sic. Brother Brunning was to appear on the Grand Ol' Opry many times April 28, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve and Western greats as Ernest Tubb, Fern Young, "Grandpa" Jones and Wander Jackson. "I still have many friends at the Opry in Nashville," Brother Brunning told the LOG. Nashville. Tenn., is the Country and Western capi­ tal of America, and the Grand Ol' Opry's national broadcasts, as well as that of many other shows, orig­ inate there. Just as he had done while in the galley. Bill worked his way up in the entertainmnt field. After ten years of success as an individ­ ual entertainer, he organized a band. The Western band, begun in 1961, consisted of eight pieces: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass fiddle, accordion, drums, piano, and two girl vocalists. One of the eirls sang traditional Country and Western music. The other singer specialized in the folk style that was then just beginning to take the country's young music audi­ ences by storm. Bill, not one to miss out on a trend, realized that the addition of a folk singer to his ensemble would give it a wider audience. He was proven correct. The couple make their home in Burlington, Vt., Barbara's home­ town. They have a two-and-ahalf-year-old son, William, Jr. Bill and his' band continued to travel the country. "We rode in style," he says. They traveled in a bus that began its career in 1960 with Greyhound. Bill had bought the bus, and converted part of the rear into living quarters for him.self. Hit Parade Song Besides presenting its regular three-hour show in name clubs, theaters, school houses and hos­ pitals, the band began to make records. In 1964, about a year after his marriage. Bill recorded "Have You Ever Been Lonely," and "Someday." The lyrics Bill wrote for "Have You Ever Been Lonely" reflected his feelings about being away from Barbara, he says. The song, with "Some­ day" on its flip side, became a best seller. It made the Country and Western hit parade and was on juke boxes throughout the country. In spite of being able to obtain bookings throughout the country A Lot of Laughs Bill, himself, was the lead male and his recording successes. Bill singer, and sometimes doubled on came to the realization that he the guitar and the bass fiddle as wasn't able to put away very well. TTie catalog of Bill's talents much money for his family. He seems endless; his group developed explained that he had to pay an comedy routines as a break be­ average of $35 daily expenses for tween numbers, and he was the each member of his band and his funny man. As a comedian, going driver, had to lay out money for by the name of "Butterball," he elaborate Western costumes, main­ says "we got a lot of laughs and tain and fuel his bus, and pay an average recording fee of $500 for made a lot of people happy." all his records, most of which, of The most significant milestone course, did not become overnight in his career. Brother Brunning smashes. So he decided to break says, was 1963. It was in that up the band and go into radio. year that he met and married his Bill presided over Country and wire. Barbara. As he tells the Western shows as a disc jockey story of how they met: "I was and master of ceremonies in Prov­ playing New Haven, Conn. After idence, R. L; Charleston, S. C.; the show a lovely girl asked for Gainesville, Fla.; Jacksonville, my autograph." Barbara was Fla.; and finally the big time, working as a waitress in New Wheeling, W. Va., second only to Haven. Bill found out where she Nashville as a center of Country worked and went to the restau­ rant. When he got there, he says, and Western music. Still, show he was too shy to sit in her sec­ business did not provide the secu­ tion. She .spotted him, however, rity that Bill and his family felt and asked him what he was doing they should have, and he didn't see Barbara and Little Bill for months at a time. Double-Play Duo So, a few months ago, Barbara and Bill had a heart to heart talk about the family's future. "With her help," he told the LOG, "I de­ cided to go back to my real profe.ssion." Bill recalled how, dur­ ing the first few months of his marriage, when they lived in New Haven, he could see ships while driving down the Connecticut Turnpike. "I became homesick for the sea every time I saw them," he says. "My wife is for my going to sea a hundred per cent," Brother Brunning says, adding, "she is helping me save for the future." The SlU's Welfare Services Division rapped out a double recently "I know by having a good union when it issued two Seafarers' first pension checks at one time. I'll have enough to send my son to Chee Mohat (left) sailed in the Deck Department and holds a college. I'll go to sea as long as I Bosun's endorsement. His last trip was on the Viet Nam run. Wil­ am able. I'm going to try to give liam Woeras (right) has been sailing, in the Engine Department, the boys the best food and the best since 1946. He came into the Union during the bitter Isthmian entertainment I can . . . just me organizing campaign. Al Bernstein, Welfare Director, sits in center. and my guitar." FINAL DEPARTURES Gordon Ray, 64: Brother Ray died March 8, at the USPHS Hospital, Balti­ more, from a heart ailment. Born in Indiana, he resided in New Orleans. An AB, he sailed on SIU ships for over 20 years. Ray joined t he union in Tampa, Fla. His last ship was the Barre Victory. Surviving is his sister, Mary Smyrk of Cockeysville, Md. Burial was in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Charles Babick, 45: Brother Babick died while at sea on the San Francisco, Feb. 17, when he was stricken with a heart attack. Babick sailed as AB and bosun. He joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more. Born in Pennsylvania, he resided in Johnstown, Pa. His last ship was the Los Angeles. Surviv­ ing is his sister, Mildred Maser of Johnstown. <1> Sam Petroff, 56: A coronary oc­ clusion claimed the life of Seafarer Petroff, March 3, at Hamot Hospi­ tal, Erie, Pa. Bom in Pennsylvania, he was a resident of Erie. Joined the SIU in the port of Detroit, sailed as an AB in the SIU's Great Lakes Di.strict. He is .survived by his wife, Virginia. Burial was in St. John the Divine Cemetery, Harborcreek Township, Erie County. Lawrence Kile, 63: Brother Kile died at St. Mary's Hospital on March 4, in Port Arthur, Texas. He sailed in the Engine room and joined the SIU in Port Arthur, Texas. A native of Gueydan, La., Kile lived in Sa. bine Pass, Texas. He sailed on tugs operated by the D. M. Picton Co. Seafarer Kile is survived by his wife, Irene. He was buried in Greenlawn Mem­ orial Park, Port Arthur, Texas. Oscar Seara, 55: Brother Seara died in New York City on March 18. Born in Tampa, Florida, he sailed in the Steward depart­ ment as a cook. Seara joined the union in New York City, where he resided with his wife, Isabel. His last vessel was the Ezra Sensibar. Burial was in Municipal Cemetery, Tampa. Marcus Medina, 53: Seafarer Medina died at his home in New York City on March 11, after a heart ailment. Born in Puerto Rico, Brother Medina shipped as an oiler in the Engine depart­ ment and last sailed on the Suz­ anne. He joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1942. He was on SIU pension at the time of death. Surviving is his wife, Carlina Medina. Burial was in St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx. Edward HIU, 67: Death claimed Seafarer Hill on March 7, in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas, following an ill­ ness. Brother Hill joined the union in 1938 in the port of Mobile. Born in Texas, he had been a resi­ dent of Galveston. He sailed in the Deck department and was qualified to ship as bosun. He was on SIU pension at the time of death. He is survived by his wife, Lois. Burial was in Gal­ veston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Texas. In Final Tribute "The American flag was lifted, and the body of J. E. Parks sank beneath the waves that had been his home for so many years. It was a saddened group of men that carefully folded the flag, as they mourned the loss of an admired shipmate." This is how Wil­ liam F. Phillips, Ship's Delegate aboard the Achilles (Newport Tanker) described the burial at sea of the ship's Bosun. Brother "Ed" Parks. S3, was stricken by a sudden heart attack on March 9, �April 28, 1967 On fnhk^r Disaster Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG ' . Cne of the AFL-00 aiffiH; atsd uniotis ill the vanguard of ^ aOhieving social justice in this eountry is the United Farm Workers, headed by Cesar Cha­ vez. In my opinion, Mr. Cha~ vez is one of the great men of our time, a man of deep cour­ age, insight and fortitude. it was my privilege to hear Mr. Chavez speak recently. He described bis union's struggle to organize those outside the pale of the nation's power struggle. Mr. Chavez sees it as his mis­ sion to spearhead the organiza­ tion of those outside the orga­ nized sector of the economy by unionizing his fellow SpanishAmericans whose labor brings food to our tables. Though their employers and exploiters are not numbered among the few hundred giant firms who pretty much control the nation's industrial output, they have powerful friends in the govern­ ment and are powers to be reck­ oned with. And he went on to say that he was gratified at the response among college students and oth­ er liberals in California who helped the United Farm work. ers when things looked biea|cest. These students hit the picket lihes \yith the farm workers, he • saidl • . Maybe, Mr. Baker^ aren't as bad as they sCem to you, Michael Sinfms ToTbiEdif^n Your feature article on "The Torrtey Canyon Disaster" thor­ oughly examined the infinitely complex international mari­ time, legal, conservation and economic problems implicit in the huge ship's tragic mishap. xf You accurately chronicled j the maze of multiple responsi­ bilities in the case, made pos­ sible by today's increasingly complex maritime situation. T 'quote: "American owned, in­ corporated In Bermuda, regis­ tered in Liberia, crewed by Ital­ ians, chartered to a British firm, insured by British and Ameri­ can companies, she was wrecked in international waters ^nd her drifting cargo will undoubtedly bring about liability claims from France and England at least," I know that these facts add up to one thing to those of us who are familiar with the cur­ rent unfortunate state of the American Merchaint Marine—r the Torrey Canyon was a run­ away-flag operation, American in name only. Though the supertanker made headlines and received feature television coverage around the world as' an American-ship when she r^ii aj^ound on Seven Stones Reef"last tnonth, actu­ ally there was nothing very American about her. Like other vessels under run- . away^ag-operation, the Torrey Canyon pays no taxes to the United States, paj^ substahdard' To The Editor wages to her crew, is not sub­ ject to ri^d U.S; Safety stand­ ards, and is part of the huge : i^gndsdtp^ American-owned, foreign-flag fleet that has/ieprived U.S. flag­ ships xrf their hair share of for­ TplhcEjiitoK . eign comnterce. / . * " , ^ Senator Magpuson's statO-;: Many people are outrlgcd at r meht to the Senate OSeafarers ; the extensive publicity given to Log, April 14, 1967) coni^rr)^ ? the tanker as ap American shipi ing the "deploraWe" state of the . and it 1r Obvious to mO tha^ U.S, merchant marine was one ^ there bas^ baen a gross hiisrep-*; of the most lucid: ^analys^-.^;? J resicmtatipn in television ^rid ^ ^4 the* situation I have read in- a;; coverage of this event;1 % ;>-l<mg timfe. ^• 1 ' Lvimbdef lf^y^^ Pitting this ' the article oit the h Soviet's opepiftg^^ i^ Students Aiding ~ .O'^icoastyMse,. saa:- 0nte ;•to^.'wcw^:,;, WrmWdrim^ Svide shipping, "albng t^^ rapidly-expattduig Soviet To '^he Editor: vvaS intentlqnal;^; ' I recently read, an article by. Whether not it was intfeatiqnr^ 3 |ooO Iny |a^ c^fluntnis^f aU it certainly should drive I Russieli'^^er of Thf iSlewfprk;,homeNthe point thaC;;aS Senator ';in; whit^the'; unmerci-;;: l^aghuspti watned fihe iiatiori, I foily today^ coliege sttt-; the deterioratipri of our met-. dents uhthinkihgly suppprtr chagt raarltte ^oscs a ''grave ' |mg the status quo and jinthlnkdanger" and art "irnmediate pnsdy^toparipgihe^ 'Jlhrhattb-thd-welbh^ |sei|ne hi^ fcitfeen of thetJnitcd States.''^ , "Two^ ^ears ago President 4, He said the press has magniJohnson promised the nation a |fled;itodeirt.-p new maritinie program," Sehalyitalspejafrssui^^ timeout toi' Magnusdti pmitided usVand ^ " minority aref' ;:'^',nation W-:stBl^wai^^ J Others who nhdeiy , ""' «iiftrhp';saida«ne^ •'qpsyelledelic:- ;;-itati4-tli^:yote:pf ••'flievtpetehani:; fleet in the nation's economy^ the Senator called for theimM^:dlate implementation,.of a flhef LETT: '/hfcfast;:eii^ , • advanced U.S.-flag vessels built ; ,m American shipyards'and ^ Seafarer to Climb Upgrading Ladder With Aid of SiU Engineers Program Brother Salvatore Aquia Jr.'s dream of climbing the upgrading ladder within the American Mer­ chant Marine is coming true—thanks to the SIU-MEBA District 2 Engineering School. Salvatore has followed the sea with a single-minded devotion. He enlisted in the Navy after his graduation from high school. Kastina encouraged him. "let's try portunity the SIU has given me serving most of his four years it." "So with Tony's help." he to advance myself ... I think in the service as a Machinist's relates. "I made out the applica­ everyone should take advantage Mate Second Class. For a short tion and sent it to headquarters of it." time he tried a shore job, working in New York." Brother Aquia, who came to the as a clerk for the federal govern­ Eight days later Brother Aquia's United States from Italy 14 years ment's Social Security ofFice in telephone rang. It was SIU head­ ago. says "I go to sea because I Woodlawn. Md. But he realized quarters calling to tell him he had come from a seafaring family, and this was not his cup of tea, .and been accepted by its Engineering in my family it's a tradition that soon found him­ School. Brother Aquia is now at­ you follow in your father's foot­ self back in the tending the Engineering School steps." Engine Room, and hopes to graduate in about "My grandfather." Brother this time not with two months and obtain his Third Aquia explains, "owned a fleet of Navy, but with Assistant Engineer's license. "As fishing boats in Sicily. My dad the SIU. Brother far as the school goes."' he says, used to go to sea with his father's Aquia has been "it's great. The teachers are the boats." The catch was mostly an­ sailing with the he.st in the country—very intelli­ chovies and some tuna. They were SIU for four gent and very patient." primitive vessels, he relates, driven years now. Aqula As for the future. Brother by wind and sail, and when there The moment Aquia said that "someday I hope was no wind, by the sweat of men that changed the course of his life to return to school to upgrade my­ rowing at oars. came a few months ago in Saigon, self up the next rung to Second "I love going to sea . . . its hewhen Brother Aquia picked up Assistant Engineer and, the Lord come part of me." says Brother a copy of the LOG and saw the willing, to return again to go up Aquia. 27. He is single and lives pictures of two friends and for­ "more rungs on the ladder." with his family in Baltimore. He mer shipmates—Freddie Fleisch"I certainly appreciate the op­ has a married sister and a brother. man and Clinton Webb—who had won their Second Assistant Engi­ neers' endorsements after attend­ ing the SIU-MEBA District 2 school. At the time Brother Aquia was sailing as an FWT aboard the Alcoa Mariner (Alcoa). He was on his second trip on the Lurdes Filippetti, horn Feb­ 8. 1967. to the Jackie W. Potters. ship and had been aboard seven ruary 5. 1967. to the Luis A. Wilmington. N.C. months. Filippettis, Baltimore. Maryland. "Right then and there," he re­ lates, "I made up my mind I'd Francis D. Hemilright, horn apply for the school as soon as Eduardo Rode, horn February February 20. 1967, to the Francis I got Stateside. When 1 saw my 23, 1967, to the Howard Rodes. D. Hemilrights. Manteo. N.C. buddies in the LOG. he says, I Houston, Texas. had faith that I would do it too." ^ •Anthony Amendolia, horn Jan­ When Brother Aquia got back Felicia Weeks, horn February 19, uary 30. 1967. to the Anthony to his hometown, he got cold feet again, but he had already spoken 1967. to the Hubert G. Weeks. Amendolias. Bayonne, New Jer­ sey. to Baltimore Patrolman Tony Foley. Alabama. Kastina. "Come on," Patrolman Jorge Soto, horn July 12. 1966. Vincent Paul Lawsin, horn to the Jorge C. Sotos, Brooklyn. March I. 1967, to the Vincente A. ACHILLES (A. L. Burbank), March 19 Chairman. Bob Porter; Secretary, New York. Lawsins. Seattle. Washington. N. F. Hatfield. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. —— One man was returned to the U.S. for hospitalization. $22.00 in ship's fund. Iris Todd, horn September-12. 1966. to the Ray E. Todds. Col­ HASTINGS (Waterman), March 18— Chairman. Glen E. Vinson ; Secretary, lins, Mississippi. J. E. Weils. Brother Torster Forsherg SIU ARRIVALS <1- was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion held about water being ra­ tioned, otherwise no beefs were reported by department delegates. <1> Mark Stalnaker, horn February 25, 1967. to the Owen R. Stalnakers, Toledo, Ohio. — ^3> — ;0 ,:^o£ .Snj' Stacia Pedersen, horn February 3, 1967, to the Otto Pedersens. Pass Christian, Mississippi. <1> MEETIN<M DEL SUD (Delta). March IS—Chair­ man, W. Fol.se; Secretary, C. Lanier. Brother W. Pittman was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEA SCOPE (Alpine), March 8—Chair­ man, Joseph L. Dier: Secretary, Joseph L. Dier. Brother R. Shcppard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Few hours disputed OT in each department otherwise everything is running smooth­ ly, Crew members would like to he informetl iihout new Alpine contract. OCEAN ANNA (Maritime Overseas), February 22—Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, C. J. Nail. One man missed ship in Houston. Brother N. D. Matthey was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was extended to the resigning ship's delegate. Brother F. A. Pehler, for a job well done. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthirjan). March 12—-Chairman, Harold N. Middleton ; Secretary. Ken Hayes. $22.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the Chief Mate. Chief Engineer and the Master for their cooperation and prompt attention to any questions. The steward department was also given a vote of thanks for their fine food. Ship's delegate reported that cooperation is good in all departments. Darren Lloyd, horn February 22, 1967, to the Dennis D. Lloyds, Boyce, Virginia. Timothy Potter, horn February Clarence Olein Please contact your brother. M. J. Olein. 532 South Lincoln. Denver. Colorado, as soon as possible. <1> Rudolph R. Cefaratti Please contact your mother as soon as possible about your in­ come tax forms, which you forgot to sign before you shipped out. Tell her where you want them forwarded. I I I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I I name on your mailing list, (print information) I I NAAAE . i.•,,.» »> • • , .• k •.••••• • « « I 'STREET"'ADC^ESS • ,».«, ;«> •,-» • «,»•- I J CITY • •••;, STATE, ZIP. ,,,,. I Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., TO AVOID DUPUCATION; If yoo ar« an oW subscriber an^ have a change 'icrfiacWteiKi; -pleMe- giye - Wiftir^toiW^ �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS V. k i; t: I > V'!: 11-- Wi:' Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans May 16—2;30 p.m. Mobile May 17—2:30 p.m. Wilmington . May 22—2:00 p.m. San bYancisco May 24—2:00 p.m. Seattle May 26—2:00 p.m. New York May 8—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia .May 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore May 10—2:30 p.m. Detroit May 12—2:30 p.m. Houston .... May 22—2:30 p.m. Mobile May 17—7:00 p.m. New York . . May 8—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia .May 9—7:00p.m. Baltimore . . .May 10—7:00 p.m. i:Houston . . . May 22—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 15—2:00 p.m. Alpena May IS—7:00 p.m. Buffalo May 15—7:00 p.m. Chicago . . . .May 15—7:00 p.m. Cleveland . . . May 15—7:00 p.m. Duluth May 15—7:00 p.m. Frankfort . . .May 15—7:00 p.m. SIU A+lan+ic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago . . . .May 16—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie May 18—7:30 p.m. Buffalo May 17—7:30 p.m. Duluth May 19—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . . May 19—7:30 p.m. Toledo May 19—7:30 p.m. Detroit May 15—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . . May 15—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans May 16—5:00 p.m. Mobile May 17—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia . May 9—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) May 10—5:00 p.m. Norfolk . . . .May 11—5:00 p.m. Houston .... May 22—5:00 p.m. DIRECTOltYof UNION HALLS SECRETARY TREASURER Al Kerr .. .675 HEADQUARTERS t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault St. Marie, Mirh. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Ave. Bilyii HY 9 66C0 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD. 1216 E. B.illiinore St. EA 7-4900 .177 Stale St. Rl 2 0140 BOSTON, Mass. ,. 735 Washington St. TL 3 9259 BUFFALO, N.Y. . CHICAGO, III. 9383 Elving Ave. SA I 0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA I 54S0 0225 W. .lofterson A-*.-. VI 3 4741 DETROIT, Mich. . DULUTH, Minn. .312 W. 2nd St. RA 2 4110 P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7 2441 FRANKFORT, Mich. S804 Canal St WA 8 320/ HOUSTON, Tex. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 2608 Pea.I St. EL 3 0987 99 Montgomery St. LIE 3 0104 JERSEY CITY, N.J. I Ala. South NEW ORLEANS, La. United Industrial Workers New Orleans May 16—7:00 p.m. 4lh ALPENA, Mich. . MOBILE, m LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 5—Chairman, Don Bartlett; Secretary, Milke Mulroone. Ship's delegate reported that most of the re­ pairs have been taken care of. Every­ thing is running smoothly with no bcef.s. $19.38 in ship's fund. Brother Don Bartlett was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormic), March 5—Chairman, Robin Hutchins; Secretary, Everett Perry. $22.66 in ship's fund. Few hours dispute OT in deck and engine departments. Ship's delegate to ascertain why travel pay is not put on payroll for tax deduction. Ship's delegate reported that all is going well with no beefs. MERRIHAC (Merrimac Transport), March 5—Chairman, Joseph Stanton; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimbioe. One wiper was transferred to the steward department due to the fact that the DIOEST of SIU MEETINOS VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Robert Matthews Railway Marine Region Philadelphia May 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk May 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City May 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), Mnrcb I Chairman, L. Gillian; Secretary, A. Ferrara. ^roe disputed OT in deck and en­ gine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Lawrence St. HE 2 1754 630 -lactson Ave. Tel. 529 7546 115 3rd St, Tel. 622-1892 NORFOLK, Va. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6 3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. . 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemonl St. DO 2 4401 SANTURCE. P.R. . 1313 Fernantiez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724 2848 SEAHLE, Wash. 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo. 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla. 312 Harrison St Tel. 229 2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. YOKOHAMA, Japan 505 N Marine Ave 834-2528 Iseya BMg . Room 801 12 Ka.gan Oori-Nakaku 204971 Errt. 281 April 28, 1967 LOG steward deparment was short three men. Two men were hospltalired In France. Repair Ibt made up and will be turned in. AMERIGO (Crest Overseas), November 21—Chairman, John Hoggie: Secretary, Clarence A. Collins. No be^s reported by department delegates. Brother John Hoggie was elected to serve as ship'js delegate. It was requested that lights be installed port side and starboard side and corners midship house main deck. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. BRIGHAM VICTORY (States Marine). March 17 — Chairman, W. R. Layton; Secretary, W. T. Langford. Plenty of beefa^ in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion made to write to headquarters asking that a new drinking fountain be put aboard as the present one is out of order most of the time and the chief engineer has con­ sistently refused to do anytbng about it. Discussion about crew putting in for' subsbtence if there s no cold water in the tropes. This should be put in con, tract. Vote of thanks to the steward ' department for a Job well done during the breakdown of the galley blower, ! 'AlIERIGO'- (Creep Overseas), 'Mar«ai 5—Cliairman, John Hoggie, ^retary, William Schneider. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department dele­ gates. There will be further discussions on draws (U.S. currency), prevention of venereal disease, and meal and lodging allowances. Motion made to expedite rev. tirement plan for SIU members. Plan should include 20 years service with 7 months sea time in a year, counting as a full year towards the total 20 years. Payment of $300.00 per man per month. Motion made to increase knowledge of first trippers from the Union school by incorporating classes on contract, con­ stitution, job responsibiltiee and Union hstory. INGER (Reynolds Metals), March 12— Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secretary, none. The ship's delegate told the cwptain that the crew wanted to be paid off on the day of arrival Instead of hav­ ing to wait until the next day. Sq)me disputed OT reported in deck department. Crew would like all the diluted OT to be settled before payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward and the entire depart­ ment. DEL MONTR (Delta). F^uary 28— 2 Chairman, A. C. CampMdl; Secretary, A. G. ShpeneA. Ship's deUnatltd reperted runntni smootl^ that everything b running with no beefs and no dbputed OT. Brother George C. Hoffman resigned as shp's delegste and Brother A. fiudlmae was elected to serve in bis place. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Hoffman. $2.00 In ship's fund. MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman March 6 — Chairman, Luke Clamboll . SecreUry, E. M. Villapol. $9.60 in ship's fund. No beefs and no dbputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate, BrotherLuke A. Ciamboli, and to the steward department for jobs well done. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmbn), February 12—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas: SecreUry. James E. Ostrom. $104.26 in ship's fund. No beefs and no dbputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made to have American money for draws instead of travelers checks. VENORE (Venore), February 19 — Chairman, Stanley J. Hutchinson; Secre­ tary, A. Lesnansky. No beefs and no db­ puted OT reported by department dele­ gates. YELLOWSTONE (Rio Grande Trans­ port), February 9 — Chairman, J. M. Davis; Secretary, J. H Roberta. No beefs report^ by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the .steward' de­ partment for the good food. WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Ag­ ency), February 12—Chairman, Fred Gen­ try; Secretary, S. Escobar. $21.36 in ship's fund. Dbputed OT in steward department. Brother C. Goidts was elected tx> serve as ship's delegate. DELAWARE (Bulk Transport), Febru­ ary 13—Cbairmon, Calvin D. Morrb; Secretary. L. P. Hagmann. Some dfaput^ OT in deck department. Motion made that any member with 16 years sea time on SIU ships be Able to retire. whether dbabled or regardless of the amount of hb income after retirement. Further, would apprecbte further com­ ments by other brothers in the LOG. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Febru­ ary 6—Chairman, E!dgar J. Buhrman; Secretaty, Gilbert M. Wright. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. Broth­ er Henry Swartz was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward d^urtment for a Job wdl done. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), February 18—Chairman, William Pad­ gett; Secretary. Clyde Kent. Some db­ puted OT concerning restriction to the ship at both Vbakapatnam and Madras, India, to be settled by the patrolman at payoff. Motion was made that each man submit hb restriction to the ship O'T on hb own respective overtime sheet. Ship's delegate reported that the Captain praised the crew, especially the steward department, for making it a smooth trip, and the excellent preparation of food. The crew also extended a vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ALCOA VOYXGER (Alcoa), March 18 —Chairman, M. P. Cox; Secretary, D. B. JordoT>. No beefs were reported by Fwtlhent delegates^. Brother- B^ B.'Buti ler w<x« elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Matter of four nights lodging in New Orleans while men were chipping and welding after 8 P.M., to be taken up with the Captain. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormackl, February 3—Chairman, W. M. Hand; Secretary, ^omas W. Faulkner. Brother Faulkner was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $61.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Crew were asked to be neat and clean in pantry and messhall, and to keep natives out of messhsll, laundry and passageways. CAPE CATOCHi~ainit«d Maritime), February 22—Chairmsn, M.-Poole; Se^ retary, E. O'Neil. Ship's delate' re­ ported that everything. is in g(K)d order with no beefs. PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping), March 19—Chairman, T. Weems; Secre­ tary, Wm. X- Pittman. Vote of. thanks was extended to the ship's delegate who In turn thanked the crew for Oieir as­ sistance. Some disputed OT in dedc department.- Ship should be fumigated for roaches.' Dbeuasion about installing' air-coiiditioitem in meeshalb. DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved. and will be amended from time to time.) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzcl-Wcller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers. Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) (If Gciiesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) (tf Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) (tf "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richmaa Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) (tf FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes snd Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their altematea. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this b: Ebrl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copiea of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU imtrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG bos traditionally refrained from pnblbhing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union officer or member. It has also refrained from publbhing articles deemed harmfnl to the Union or its collective membership. Thb establbhed policy has been reaffirmed by memberahip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all .mnsUtutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy b vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The feecutive Bjmrd may delegate, from among Ha ranks, one individual to carry out thb rcaponaiblllty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no efreumstanees should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an officbl receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, thb should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union balls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contenU. Any time you feel any member or officer b attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected ahould immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tima SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And Ilk# all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file eommltteea. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Ssafarera are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These righu are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. ConseQuently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he b denied the equal rights to which he is entiUed, he should notify besdquartars. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rigfau of Seafarers b the right to pursue legblative and political objectivea which wUI serve the best interests of themselves, their famUias and their Union. To uehleve these objectives, the Seafareia Political AeUvity Donation was aatablbhed. DoiuUons to SPAD are entirely voluntary and eonatltnte the funds through which lei^Utive and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memberahlp and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer facb that av of the abova righta have bean viaUt^, or that he has bean danM hb conaUtatlaiial right of accaaa to UBIOB rsmrda or informatbn, ha should immsdbtaly astlfy SHJ Prcsidsat Paul BaU at haadqMrtara by eartMsd maU, ratom receipt reqaeatad. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) (t' Comet Rice Mills Co. products (Internationa] Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) <1> Antonio Perelli Minetti & Sons Ambassador, Eleven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti, Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Vcimouth, Aristocrat, Vlctw Hugo, A. R. Morrow Wines and Bnndks. (National Farm Workers Association) �5^ April 28, 1967 SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Navigation... The binnacle is a mainstay to the modern man on the bridge. The instrument incorporates a magnetic steering compass and a self-contained lamp for use in staying on course at night. The sextant is demonstrated by SlU Deck Officers School student George Fargo. The instrument, devfi veloped about 200 years ago, determines latitude and longitude by measuring distances and altitudes. NAVIGATION IS CERTAINLY THE OLDEST of the sciences since it began in its most primative form when the first man set his eye on a familiar object and homed in on that object; This was landnavigation. The earliest form of marine navigation almost surely was born with man's first discovery of a body of water, his observation that some objects tioat, and the further realization that certain larger objects—a log or a tree branch—would support his weight in the water. With the first attempt to guide such a floating object in a desired direction, marine navigation be­ gan. Since navigation is the process of directing the movements of a craft from one point to another, its beginnings involved mostly a form, of piloting and dead reckoning. Piloting grew as man became familiar with landmarks around hin) and used them as guides as he moved from place to place. Dead reckoning was the natural outgrowth of this as the primative traveler became bold enough to venture farther from his landmarks and attempt to predict more distant future positions. There is no actual record of the accomplishments of these first mariners but all historians agree that they must also have used the sun and the stars as aids in fixing.their positions almost from the begin­ ning. Navigation as practiced^ by them was more art than the science it has become through perhaps 8,000 years of new discoveries and refinements. It is commonly thought today that navigation wouldn't be possible without the charts, compasses and ofiier instruments on which the modem navi­ gator relies so heavily. Generally forgotten is the fact that many of the great voyages of history which made known a large portion of the world were made without some or most of these present-day essentials. Although details are lacking, it is known that long voyages by sea were successfully completed thou­ sands of years before the birth of Christ. It is be­ lieved that at least some of our own American In­ dians ori^nally reached Nmth America by sea as eariy as 2200 BC, There is strong evidence to sup­ port the view that they were part of a general exodus from southwestern Asia at about that time. Also of significance is the fact that virtually every land found by the. great Europeiui explmers was already in­ habited when they arrived. Down throui^ the scores of centuries many great voyages have been recorded whidh had litfie or no navtgalioiial importance; Evm Moah's In Ae mily slight interest in thte reiveci; hh me rj-'A!'.;: ark was (if » 4dve m 1^^ tand. Hbwm Ofolpipttt and khowle^ used di^ fittM of does clearly illustrate periodic developments in navi­ gation which must have occurred earlier. That a people unaccustomed to the sea might make a single great voyage without 'Tiavigational contributions of note is not surprising. It is more difficult to understand why great seafaring peoples like the Norsemen and the Polynesians left only conflicting traditions concerning their navigational methods. It may be that they left few written ac­ counts of any kind, but the reputed length of the voyages they made would indicate more sophisti­ cated navigational procedure than their records show. Possibly they just developed their powers of percep­ tion to such a degree that their navigation was similar to that of fishes or birds add therefore a highly advanced art unique to themselves. One of the first well-recorded voyages was that of a Greek astronomer and navigator, Pytheas of Massalia, sometime between 350 and 300 BC. Pytheas wrote his own observations as he sailed from a Mediterranean port first to England, Scot­ land and Thule, and then on to explore the fiords of Norway and the rivers of northwest Germany. This voyage of Pytheas, and others of his time, had significance for two reasons. First, they were made without the compasses, sextants, chronometers and electronic devices commonplace today. Second­ ly, they proved that there must have been a fair store of knowledge available on the use of celestial bodies for purposes of navigation. Also, Pytheas may not have had the Periplus of Scyiaz—the earliest known sailing directions — but he probably had similar information. And if there were sailing direc­ tions, there might have been sonie sort of charts even though no record of them exists. With or without sailing directions or charts, Pytheas and his contemporaries knew direction by day or night-if the sky was clear, and could judge fairly well by wind and sea when it was overcast. They could also estimate dis|ance. The sand glass was known to the ancients for measuring time and speed could be figured by counting the strokes of the oars. We don't know today how many miles was meant when thbse mariners judged distances by "a day's sail" or "two day's sail" but they definitely knew what their ships could do. During the etuly centuries of the Christian era, recorded progress in navigatitm was stow; during the Dark Ages it ail but stepped. But by the time Peidihand Magellan sailed around the world in 1519,, lira voyage illustrated the advances whidi had been inade in navigation during the 1800 years" foUtMij^PydMas. Magellan carried with him on his journey such equipment as sea charts, a terrestrial globe, quad­ rants, compasses, magnetic needles, hour glasses and other timepieces, and a log to be towed astern for determining speed. He also had astronomer Ruy Faleiro's instructions for the use of the astrolabe and cross-staff, considered the best available at the time. Thus 16th century navigators had charts, sailing directions, means of estimating speed and instru­ ments to determine latitude. The greatest remain­ ing obstacle to be overcome was an accurate means of determining longitude and this was not done until some 200 years later with the advent of the chronometer. Modem Navigation The dawn of what might be called modern navi­ gation came with the three Pacific voyages between 1768 and 1779 made by James Cook of the Royal Navy. Aided by the full backing of Britain's scien­ tific establishment. Cook's expedition was the first to undertake detailed explorations at sea with benefit of equipment, techniques and knowledge that could be considered modern. On his first trip. Cook was able to determine longitude by the tedious lunar distance method with an astronomical clock and a watch borrowed from the Astronomer Royal. By the time he made his second voyage, the first chronometers were being produced and Cook was provided with four of them. These, along with the instruments he already had, enabled Cook to navi­ gate with a precision undreamed of by Pytheas or Magellan. The advanced equipment on today's most modern ships serves to exemplify the fact that navigation has become nearly an exact science. Now each deck officer has a sextant with which he can make more accurate observations than Cook could. The end result of hundreds of years of experi­ mentation, today's reliable chronometers determine easily the precise time of each observation. The latest gyro compasses indicate true north no matter what variation or deviation there may be. Modem almanacs and charts allow instant calculations to a greater degree of accuracy than needed. Through" electronics, radio time signals and weather reports and quick reference to chronometers to avoid foul weather, and by use of loran (long range navigation) the navigator can fix the exact position of his ship a thousand and more miles from transmitting sta­ tions. �SEAFARERS^'i-LOG Vol. XXIX No. 9 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO «• Steel Worker Pays Off Seafarers on the Isthmian ship, Steel Worker arrived in New York for a payoff at Erie Basin on April 12. The Steel Worker completed a 3 {4 month voyage to the Far East and crewmembers reported that things went smoothly in typical SIU style. Beefs and dilutes were at a minimum and many crewmembers expressed the desire to ship on the Steel Worker again. After a brief stay at Erie Basin to pick up cargo and sign on a new crew, the Steel Worker departed for a trip to Viet Nam. IcIs;-: 1)', . Leo Bonser, who sailed in the deck department, leaves the vessel with his gear after picking up his pay. Leo enjoyed the trip to Far East. Seafarers George Bush (left) and Pete Thompson were relaxing in foc'sle when LOG photographer took this picture. Both men sailed in the engine department. Pete is a 19-year veteran while George Bush is newcomer to the union. Patrolman Ed Mooney (second from right) explains a contract provision to L. Gersen of Engine dept. Patrolman E. B. McAuley, Seafarers Hugo Fuentes and A. Modesto are at left. The ship's long trip added up to a good payoff. r:' is-'r • SJi \B K!'! I .rl;/' i:; P: Dick Hannon (left) and J. C. Harris can testify that there's seldom a dull moment for the steward department, even dur­ ing a payoff. Seafarers don't lose their appetite when they aren't working hard at sea. Hugo Fuentes of steward dept. helps prepare evening meal for Seafarers. Crewmembers agreed the food was top-notch quality. Chief Cook J. C. Harris prepares hamburger dinner while his fellow Seafarers wait for the payoff at Erie Basin. J. C. is SIU veteran. '"Ij' I 1''^"' == Cal James (standing) discusses the trip with Mike Sacco. Cal. who ships for 18 years and was bosun during the voyage. He patrolmen E. B. McAuley (left) and comes from Virginia, has sailed SIU joined the Union in New York City. Seafarers look happy as they reap rewards of a long trip. Left to right; B. Waddell, J. Scott, L. Bonser, R. Rodriguez, Geo. Bush. Dick Hall, Mike Sacco and E. B. McAuley, seated at the table, are SIU patrolmen. � 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 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI 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 April 28, 1967 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BOYD SLATED TO PRESENT GOVERNMENT MARITIME POLICY AT MAY 1 HEARING SOLID BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT GROWS FOR STRONG MARITIME LEGISLATION AFL-CIO CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN NATION’S HEALTH CARE SERVICES TWELFTH ANNUAL LOUISIANA AFL-CIO CONVENTION MEETS IN STATE CAPITOL HIGH COURT UPHOLDS BUILDING UNIONS’ POSITIONS IN PREFABRICATION DISPUTE DESPITE SUCCESS IN SHOW BUSINESS HE RETURNS TO FIRST LOVE – THE SEA SEAFARER TO CLIMB UPGRADING LADDER WITH AID OF SIU ENGINEERS PROGRAM NAVIGATION – OLDEST SCIENCE STEEL WORKER PAYS OFF 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/28/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIX, No. 9 1967 Periodicals Seafarers Log