https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/dfbc0ae9ff62e3ea54e8c1992fbe2cb6.PDF 1f3c567b80ffcfbf9d9f1a7da82d47d7 PDF Text Text pWclalPukUcaMoiioltlMiSealormliitMiiatfciiMllInlMi* Altontlc, Cull, lakes and Inland water. Dlrtrlcl.AFWao Vel. 4* No. 7 Jnly I»M First Two Are Crewed SIU Fast Sealift Ships Mean New Jobs for Seafarers The SlU-crewed USNS Algol is the first of the Navy's converted SL7s to join the Fast Sealift Ships Fleet. At recent sea trials she proved she was indeed fast, clocking a speed of more than 36 knots (42 tnph). SlU members will crew each of the first four SL-7s which carry V ah ufllicensed crew of 26. See page 4 for more photos of the Algol. Gam Grane Rating On Meystone State Pages 20 & 21 ODS Buy-Out Scheme, Bad Idea—Drozak Page3 On ihe Mme In Port of ^obtle p^^ • rr::;-;- Gat Ships Out Take Health Care To Heart Paeget^ SlU Boatmen in the port of Wilmington, N.C. just crewed up the newly-recondihoned tug Fon Fear Towing). A 3.000 horsepower engine pushes the 95-foot long tug up the Ca^ Fear River. other tugs in the company's fleet and is equipped with firefighting capabilities. Onginally buift ® military workboat, the tug was brought out of mothballs in 1981 and reconditioned. She is named after a former colonial governor, Gabriel Johnston. Beware Reagan's "Bum Boat" Pagese 3 V'V. . - -'mMr, �^ - President's Report bv Frank Drozak San Francisco . . .1 hope the administration and the candidates of all parties saw the 150,000 men and women from dozens of unions marching down Market Street be­ cause there was a message for them. "America Needs Jobs!" The rosy unemployment figures of the so-called "economic recov­ ery" do not tell the story. No matter how you cut it, 10 percent of the eligible workforce is not working. More than 10 million peo­ ple who want to work do not have jobs. Three million American in­ dustrial jobs have been shipped overseas, along with massive parts of America's industrial base in­ cluding our maritime industry. America needs jobs, not prom­ ises. Sure more people are working today than were last year. But how many of those people are flipping hambjurgers instead of building cars, making steel, sailing U.S.-flag ships and working in shipyards. Until the administration realizes that economic recovery does not occur until the pocketbooks and checkbooks of America's indus­ trial workers recover, we will have an economy like a movie set. It looks pretty and substantial from the front, but it is propped up with sticks and wires and there is noth­ ing to it. I hope that message was heard. It was a message not from just the 150,000 in the streets, but from the millions of Americans who are not sharing in the "economic recovery." . The Democratic convention here produced the Mondale/Ferraro team that can build America's future. They share a vision of economic and social fairness and justice which has been missing in recent years. While the labor-led parade had a message for politicians of both parties, there is another message for our SIU brothers and sisters. You must register to vote if you want to make a difference. You must learn about the issues if you want to make a difference, You must vote in November if you want to make a difference. During the weeks and months to come, we will be talking more about the issues and the election. Listen, read and learn because you can make the difference. Your help will be needed in the coming months. Defense Bill: Battleground for Maritime Issues Usually when a merchant ma­ rine issue comes before Con­ gress, it is assigned to the proper committee, hearings are con­ ducted, people have a chance to voice their opinions, and it's either rejected or passed along. But that's not the only way business is done on Capitol Hill. As the House and Senate were trying to wrap up work before a long summer recess, the De­ partment of Defense (DOD) Au­ thorization bill became a battle­ ground for the merchant marine^ The authorization bill basicalljf tells the DOD how much money it can spend on what projects. It runs into hundreds of billions of dollars. With time running out and a busy campaign ahead, congres­ sional representatives on both sides of the merchant marine fence used a time-honored method to try and get their is­ sues before the Congress—the amendment. In each house, more, than 50 amendments were introduced to the DOD authorizations. Some were approved, some weren't. Several concerned the merchant marine. Thanks to effective leg­ islative relations and lobbying, the SIU and its friends were able to prevent two anti-mari­ time amendments from passage and pushed through three others that will have a positive impact on the industry. Because each house passed differing versions of the DOD authorizations, they must nieet in conference to hamnter out a version agreeable to both sides. Sonie of the issues may remain, others may not. But here's a look at five. ALASKAN OIL The fight over of the export of Alaskan oil has been going on for years. But it appeared to be finished earlier this year when both the House and Senate passed a new version of the Export Administration Act which forbids the export of the oil. While the entire Act has not been reported out of the House/ Senate conference, the two sides have agreed to a six-year exten­ sion of the export ban. During the debate on the DOD, up popped Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska). Murkowski has argued for the permission to export the oil for years. After all,.it would certainly benefit the state of Alaska, but not the merchant marine, the nation's economy or the national secu­ LOG •. i His TT- :J__ r.— to allow the tHut was wnc tabled. that rity. idea was MILITARY CARGO export of some crude oil to This issue didn't even make countries where American mil­ itary bases are located. The the­ it to the floor of the Senate, but ory was to allow those countries it caused a great deal of hustling behind the scenes to stop the the same amount of Alaskan oil as the American military bases amendment which would have consumed, some 22,000 barrels thrown American ships out of work hauling military cargo. a day. At issue were the cargo ship­ "On the surface this amend­ ment might seem reasonable, in ments to the American Navy reality it is unnecessary. U.S. base in Iceland. Because no forces overseas do not use or American firms had been avail­ need crude oil, but use refined able to carry the cargo for sev­ products . . . Current law per­ eral years, it was being shipped mits the exports of refined prod­ by an Icelandic shipping com­ ucts from the United States. . . . pany with one of its own ships Clearly this amendment is an­ and three foreign-flag ships un­ other attempt to raise the issiie der charter. Recently an American firm of Alaska oil exports ... It has been before Congress four times acquired two ships and applied in the past 10 years. Each time to carry that cargo. The 1904 soundly defeated. As the situ­ Cargo Preference Act says ation in the Middle East wors­ American ships must carry mil­ ens, it is more important than itary cargo if the ships are avail­ ever to protect our domestic oil able. It seems simple enough, supplies," SIU President Frank the U.S.-flag ships should carry Drozak wrote in a letter to all the military supplies. But during the DOD floor ac­ senators. When Murkowski realized that tion word leaked out that an he had little support for the amendment was about to be intro­ export idea, he did not bother duced which would have pemutto introduce it. He did offer an ted the continued carriage of the amendment that would have set cargo by the Icelandic company. Quick action and hard lob­ up a presidential study commissipn to look at the idea of Alas­ bying by SIU and other mari(Continued on Page 5.) kan oil export. But eventually Official Publication ot4he Seafarers Infemafional Union of North America, Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO July 1984 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DiGiorgio Secretary-Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbeii Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Marietta Homwonpour Associate Editor New York Ray Bourdkis As^stant Editor WasNngton : tWI Asststant Editor New York Joe Sacco Vice President Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President Leon Haii Vice President George McCartney Vice President Mike Haii Associate Editor Washingtorr • Daborah Gteene Lynnatta Marahait Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Washington Washington The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges. Md. 20790-9998 and at additional POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs. Mfl yfl/an 2/LOG/July 1984 Vol. 46. No. 7 �a-. ODS Buy-Out a Step in Wrong Direction—Drozak ican operators in the overseas the negotiation and implemen­ trades to compete with cheaper tation of any new ODS con­ priced foreign competition. tracts. We all know the admin­ Basically during a long-term istration would like to eliminate contract between the govern­ ODS. The only reason the pro­ ment and the operator, the gov­ gram exists today is because of ernment agrees to make up some the government's contractual of the difference in operating an obligations. By permitting con­ American ship, including crew tracted companies to terminate or amend their existing con­ costs. Under the program the op­ tracts, and by refusing to imple­ erators who receive ODS funds ment new contracts, the admin­ must use American crews, U.S.- istration can effectively kill the program," Drozak told the Sen­ built and U.S.-flag ships. They also are not allowed to enter ate Merchant Marine Subcom­ into domestic or Jones Act trade. mittee during hearings on the The buy-out proposal does not buy-out proposal. The proposal is "a cosmetic carry any of those require­ attempt on the part of Marad to ments. Under the buy-out scheme, cover up its inability to come the government would simply up with a comprehensive mari­ pay out hundreds of millions of time program," MEBA Presi­ dollars to the operators. For dent Jesse Calhoon testified. "A new overall merchant ma­ example, if an operator had an ODS contract which covered rine policy must be developed. the next 10 years with $100 Until that is done, however, it million in ODS payments esti­ is better for the United States mated, the government could government to do nothing than buy it out for $90 million today to take the step of bailing the and claim it had saved $10 mil­ ODS operators out of their con­ lion. One case before Marad tracts through a huge bonus buy­ SIU President Frank Drozak attacked a proposal by the Reagan now could cost the government out program," Peter J. Finadministration to allow the government to pay off CDS operators. He more than half a billion dollars nerty, Sea-Land Corp. vice said it was just another step in dismantling the nation's maritime policy. president for public affairs said. if approved. The hearing was held to allow "Over the past four years . . . the ODS program has quietly the government to outline their but consistently been weak­ reasons for supporting such a ened . Funding for ODS has been plan and of course for oppo­ senting its workers over any steadily reduced for the past nents to speak out. Congress closed an unsavory chapter in labor-management changes it seeks to make in four years, and the administra­ (Continued on Page 27.) tion has unilaterally suspended relations by barring employers existing union contracts. It can't any more unilaterally from twisting federal bank­ Mondale Visits Cieveiand Hail ruptcy law into a weapon against tear up its contract as soon as it files for bankruptcy—as did unions. President Reagan signed the Continental Air and some other firms that made no secret of bill July 10. It passed the House by a 394- their intent to take advantage of 0 rollcall and then cleared the bankruptcy proceedings to get rid of unions. Senate by voice vote. Under the new legislation, SIU President Frank Drozak said the action "will return basic which takes effect with the pres­ rights to employees and give ident's signature, a firm will have back the kind of protection to show that it has bargained in needed to keep some callous good faith before asking a bank­ employers from simply tearing ruptcy court to modify a union up union contracts whenever contract. The employer's proposal they feel like it." AFL-CIO President Lane would have to represent only Kirkland said the new legislation those "necessary modifications "takes collective bargaining out in the employees' benefits and (Continued on Page 5.) of the courts and returns it to the negotiating table where these AGLiWD issues should be handled. SIU Field Rep Martin Vittardi shakes hands with Democratic presidential By rectifying a Supreme Court Election Notice candidate Walter Mondale at the Cleveland SIU hall on May 5. Also decision, "this action closes the Nominations for officers of the Seafar­ pictured are Ohio Governor Dick Celeste; Congressworfiari Mary Rose door on the use of bankruptcy ers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Dakar; Tim Hagan, Cuyahoga County Commissioner; Bill McTaggart, Lakes and Inland Waters District will laws by unscrupulous employ­ AA to Rep. Dakar, and Ron Rasmus, president of Great Lakes Towing[ be open until August 15,1984. All let­ ers," Kirkland said. Co. SIU members in the photo include Bernie Schndetzer, Thomas Lee, ters of nomination must be sent to the In the future, a company that William Slepko, Gregory Vliek, John Polder, John Vliek, Eric Paszter, Credentials Committee, Seafarers In­ files for bankruptcy reorpniternational Union, 675 Fourth Ave., Ron Bujnovsky, Don Kapela, Rick Springs, Andy Kasky, Ray Smith and zation will have to bargain in Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Ted Fetzek. good faith with unions repre­ ._ A schema by the Reagan administration to gut one of the last remaining maritime support programs and award operators hundreds of millions of dollars in windfall profits was slammed by maritime labor and manage­ ment during a Senate hearing last month. ^ SIU President Frank Drozak called the Operating Differential Subsidy "buy-out" plan just an­ other step by the administration in its dismantling of the nation's maritime policy. The ODS program was de­ signed by the 1936 Merchant Marine Act as a way for Amer- • . * _ — _ _ ^ ^ ^M 4-4 M^ «% I^ rir> An_ Bankruptcy Protection For Workers Restored July 1984/LOG/3 EM'' �First Two TAKR Ships Crewed in San Diego Aboard the SlU's V '-f = ty The Navy wasn't kidding when it decided to name its TAKR program Fast Sealift Ships. The USNS Algol proved that to the 26 SIU members who make up her crew when the former SL-7 hit more than 36 knots (42 mph) during her recent sea trials. Sea-Land has won the con­ tract to operate the first four of the military cargo carrying ships, and two, the Algol and the Capella, have crewed up. The other two, the Antares and the Bellatrix, will crew up later this summer. All four ships will carry unlicensed crews of 26. Con­ tracts for the remaining four ships have not been awarded yet. The ships will be based in Violet, La. and Jacksonville, Fla. and used to rapidly move tanks, helicopters and other mil­ itary vehicles. The Algol is the • former Sea-Land Exchange. It was, converted by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. in San Diego. The Capella, which crewed in Philadelphia, begins its sea trials this month. Because of heavy Naval security require­ ments at the U.S. Navy Yard in Philadelphia, no photographs were permitted. The LOG will carry coverage of the Capella in later issues. v':' -y:... lili iiillP isiiiir Chief Cook Charles Colston In the galley. Seafarers Will Crew the First Four of the New Sealift Ships This Is one of the stern cranes on the Algol. i 4/LOG/July 1984 The Algol's ship's committee Is (I. to r.) Charles E. Colston, chief cook/ steward delegate; Joe Barry, electrician/education director; Jack Olsen, bosun/chalrman; Rick Metcalf, OS/deck delegate; Robert Scrlvens Jr., engineer/engine delegate, and Billy Miles, steward/ship's secretary. �Checking pay rates on the newly-crewed Algol are AB Charles Bonllla, Jr. Engineer Robert Scrivens and QMED Mike Mclwain. iilKI This is the helicopter landing pad on the Algol's main deck. Bosun Jack Olsen (r.) explains helicopter landing procedures J>, Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley. Defense Bill: Battleground for Maritime Issues _ (Continued from Page 2.) time groups, and from maritime supporters in the Senate, stopped the amendment before it could get to the floor. CDS PAYBACK On a more positive note, the authorizations process allowed Rep. Roy Dyson (D-Md.) a chance to reinforce existing maritime law. He introduced a measure, and it was accepted by the House, giving the sec­ retary of the Navy the right to veto any transfer of a subsidized tanker into the Jones Act trade. The CDS payback issue has been on the Hill for almost two years. The administration wants to allow subsidized ships to pay back Constructional Differen­ tial funds and then enter the domestic and non-subsidized trades, mainly the Alaskan oil trade. Drozak has spoken many times on the danger of such a policy. There are still questions on the authority of the Department of Transportation to change the current rules, which for the most part forbid paybacks. One of the more important arguments against payback has been that .. 11 ,.„„i it would put. .1 the smaller tankers, so necessary for military use, out of business as huge super­ tankers took over the routes. Dyson's amendment directly addresses the military issue. If the secretary of the Navy de­ termined that a CDS ship would drive a defense-important ship out of the trade, the secretary could veto the move. fv.i=> requirements i-0nii;r<>m<^nte set e<^t iin meet the up in in the amendment, but opponents labeled the effort another at­ tempt to allow two Cunard Line ships into the trade. Biaggi named five vessels which could meet the require­ ments, and others were named during the debate. After a long session, the amendment was ap­ proved 237-159. RE-FLAGGING DEFENSE COMMISSION The House and Senate both added similiar amendments call­ One of the lengthier debates during the authorizations hear­ ing was on an amendment pro­ posed by Rep. Mario Biaggi (DN.Y.) and chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommit­ tee. The amendment called on the secretaries of defense and transportation to allow two pas­ senger ships, meeting 'certain requirements, to be allowed into the nation's domestic passenger trade, which is virtually domi­ nated by foreign-flag cruise ships. One of the main arguments Biaggi and other supporters made was the fact that the nation has a critical shortfall in sealift, es­ pecially troop transport, and two additional vessels would be available if needed. More than a half-dozen ships inff for the creation for a Mer­ N ing chant Marine Defense study commission. Some language must be ironed out between the House version, sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones (D-N.C.) and Rep. Charles Bennett (D-Fla.) and in the Senate by Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) and Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.). Final action on the amend­ ments must wait until Congress returns at the end of July when each of these issues could be ap­ proved or defeated. Bankruptcy Protection (Continued from Page 3.) protections that are necessary to permit the reorganization." Before coming to the court, the employer or the bankruptcy trustee would have to meet in good faith with the union rep­ resentatives, "in attempting to reach mutually satisfactory modifications" of the contract. Then, if an agreement hasn't been negotiated, the bankruptcy court may put the employer pro­ posal into effect only if the union representatives have rejected it "without good cause" and "the/ balance of the equities clearly favors" the proposed changes in the agreement. The legislative battle that led to final passage began last Feb­ ruary as a response to the Su­ preme Court's Bildisco deci­ sion. In that case, the court majority said a company could abrogate its union contract as soon as it filed for bankruptcy reorganization. And it set leni­ ent standards for eventual court reviewjof the unilateral contract change. ^ July 1984/LOG/5 �Vice Presidents' Report East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall Gulf Coast, by VP. Joe Sacco 4 -i?. • r. '-V I"" i li''.,'. J • i' •h •!': ii. • '.v, ^ 'HIS month our strike against Dixie Carriers is 16 months old. The situation with Dixie is a classic example of the anti-union sentiment so prevalent in this country. For well over 40 years the Union had a smooth relationship with Dixie. Then the company was bought by a conglomerate called Kirby Industries in the midst of the union busting policies of the Reagan administration. ^ i. Dixie would not bargain in good faith and the SIU was forced to call a strike on April 1, 1983. Since the start of the strike we have been picketing Dixie equipment and have been distributing informational leaflets about this unionbusting company. We also have two important cases pending against Dixie. One case is in the State District Court in Tex^ and the other is with the National Labor Relations Board m New Orleans. _ Another example of the anti-union attitude in this country is the Continental Airlines strike which is almost a year old. Recently m the port of Houston, SIU members took part in a demonstration held by the striking workers at Continental. The demonstration took place in front of the Stouffers Hotel in Houston where Continental stock­ holders were meeting. The SIU joined the striking workers of the Airline Pilots, the Flight Attendants and the Machinists. Unfortu­ nately, the SIU was the only other union to participate m the demonstration. . .. • i i . In other news, I'm happy to report that the shipping rule changes that went into effect on June 16 are having a very good impact m the Gulf ports. The rules have resulted in a definite improvement in the iob situation. . r. * w Out of the port of New Orleans we are preparing for negotiators with SlU-contracted Gulf Atlantic Transportation Corp. (GATCO). The contract at this company, which runs boats between Puerto Rico and the Gulf, expires on Oct. 31. u i ® i, A new three-year contract at Radcliff Materials was overwhelmingly ratified in the Gulf. Radcliff, whose headquarters is in Mobile, Ala., runs towboats and dredges in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida. , .• • i fUo In the port of Mobile we crewed up several ships including the Sacramento (Ogden Marine) and the newly-acquired T5 Navy Tanker, Yukon, which is operated by American President Lines (APL). The SIU represents the steward department on all APL ships. UE in large part to our new 'shipping rules, shipping has 5 picked up in the port of New York. Deep sea shipping in the port of Philadelphia is excellent, accord­ ing to Port Agent Bob Stevens who said that tug and barge work also remains strong. I attended the last of the SON AT Marine conferences held at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. last month. These very worthwhile ' conferences provided an excellent forur^D discuss J variety of issues such as the Pension Welfare and VaLion Plans, and the upcoming contract negotmfons for D ^TtheT-rf of Norfolk the SlU-contracted integrated tug-barge lAnex) has been laid up since June 27 for repair work. Her sistL ship, the Baltimore, was crewed up in Norfolk in late ^"we're still in negotiations in that port on the Allied Inland contract and the Allied Coastal agreement. The SlU-contracted C&O Railroad in Norfolk has a new boat for docking ships at the coal piers. I'll have more details on this boat, named the Seaboard, in my next column. In the port of Baltimore we're getting ready to go into negotiations with two of our SlU-contracted inland companies; Curtis Bay and Charles Harper. Both agreements expire on Sept. 30. Up in Gloucester, the annual St. Peter's Fiesta was held from June 28 through July 1. As usual, the feast was a happy and successful event. The bishop who blessed the fishing fleet Used the SIU Union hall to prepare himself during the feaSt. e. n . Coffee and cake was available at the hall during the St. Peter s Fiesta for our members and their families as well as for the clergy who used the hall. ,•, . u •• St Peter is the patron saint of fishermen and it s through contributions from Gloucester's fishing boats that the feast—first held in 1926—is funded. West Coast by V.P. George McCartney 'M HAPPY to report that in a recent two-week round trip from Honolulu to California and back, the SlU-contracted Independence (American-Hawaii Cruises) car­ ried a full load of passengers on Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco both legs of the journey. 'HE high water on the rivers— The ship traveled from Honolulu _ the result of heavy rains—has to Los Angeles and then came up caused many temporary layups of to San Francisco before heading our tug and barge equipment. back to her home port. We hope that will clear soon and Here on the West Coast, nego­ work should start to improve as tiations are under way with Pacific the grain crops start coming in. Maritime Association on a contract As usual, the annual Veiled for our Pacific District SIU members. I'll keep you informed on the Prophet Festival held in St. Louis over the July 4th holiday was a big outcome of these talks in a future column. As the LOG goes to press, we're preparing for a United Labor success. The carnival atmosphere was made even happier by the Parade in San Francisco on July 15. This parade, which is expected Great Steamboat River Race which to draw thousands of participants, is a combined effort of the AFLhas become an annual event in St. CIO, the Teamsters, and the International Longshoremen's and Louis. The race is held between two SlU-contracted ships—the Delta Warehousemen's Union. Among those taking part in the parade will Queen and the Mississippi Queen, and the finish line is near the great be AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and SIU President Frank arch in St. Louis harbor. Who was the winner this year? It was the Drozak. Two years ago, when a similar parade was held, 75,0()0 people Delta Queen by a boat length. participated. Up on the Great Lakes, negotiations are going very well on a new On July 5 here in San Francisco, the SIU was among the 500 contract with the Great Lakes Associations of Manne Operators participants attending a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of (GLAMO). I'll have more details in my next column. "Bloody Thursday," 1934. At that time, during a general waterfront Meanwhile, the weather has been beautiful on the Lakes where strike, two strikers were killed—Nick Bordaise, a member of the shipping is fairly decent and there are a large number of relief jobs. Concerning our tug and barge equipment on the Lakes, SIU- Marine Cooks and Stewards, and Howard Sperry, a longshoreman. Up in Seattle, SIU Port Agent George Vukmir reports that he contracted Luedtke Engineering Co. has been awarded a job m Alton, 111 Also, the company will be doing a dredging job in Lake Calumet, crewed up the 55 Bangor (Bangor Trading Co.) which had been in III. and the Calumet River near Chicago. On top of that, the company layup for six months. Unfortunately, the ship is headed on a one way trip to the Far East to be scrapped. will soon begin a dredging project in Green Bay, Wis. 6/LOG/July 1984 i: �., • .JE'' The U.S. Interstate Com­ merce Commission (ICC) is to decide on July 24, in a landmark case, whether to let the CSX Railroad—number 3 in the U.S. and a top coal carrier—acquire control of the American Com­ mercial Barge Line (CSX-Texas Gas Corp), number 1 in the U.S. and a major coal carrier as well. CSX bought Texas Gas and its subsidiary, ACBL, last Au­ gust and asked the ICC in No­ vember for the green light on operation of the barge line. Even with the ICC okay, court ap­ peals and congressional action is seen. The 1912 Panama Canal Act forbids a railroad from owning a barge line unless the ICC de­ termines the merger doesn't re­ duce competition. The 1980 Transportation Act, however, gave the ICC the power to ap­ prove railroads buying or merg­ ing with barge lines. Barge line owners contend that if a precedent is set by the ICC, other railroads (already a monopoly) could acquire con­ trol of other barge lines and eventually dominate the indus­ try. -ri'i^'^-' •ft." Inland News ICC May Decide CSXvACBL Merger July 24 -i - :J : tug/tow barge/dredge House Passes Port Development Bill; Senate Action Soon Senate measure, like the House The U.S. House of Represen­ tatives passed H.R. 3778, the Water Resources, Port Devel­ opment Dredging and User Fees Authorizations bill sponsored by Rep. Robert Roe (D-N.J.) by an overwhelming vote of 259-33 on June 29. The port development part of the bill would provide $2 billion from the federal government over the next 10 years for dredging and improvements of harbors, inland waterways and channels. In the amended House-passed port development section of the bill; • Port user fees may only be levied on vessels which require a channel of more than 45 feet (e.g., big foreign-flag colliers). The U.S. would pay 100 percent for dredging under 45 feet and federal and local entities would share dredging costs for over 45 feet on a 50-50 basis. • Only vessels which are subject to these user fees are required to submit to U.S. Cus­ tom Service tonnage certificates and cargo manifest. • The U.S. Attorney-Gen­ eral or any other party may petition a U.S. District Court for injunctive relief to restrain a local port from imposing or At the SONAT Conference collecting user fees in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the legislation. In the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the S. 1739 bill may be considered on the floor in either August or September. But the port-sharing cost provisions are substantially higher than in the House-passed bill. And the bill, allows the imposition of user fees on towing vessels to fund channels in excess of 45 feet. The SIU favors amending S. 1739 to include a clear-cut pro­ hibition against the imposition of unfair user fees on the nonbeneficiaries of super-deep ports. !->i.! • s iA- i- Crowley to Shift 8 Tugs to Caiifornia Crowley Marine will shift eight 5,000 h.p., 126-foot tugs to the ports of Wilmington, Long Beach and San Francisco from the Gulf. Six of the tugs will be there in August, the rest by the end of the year. They do offshore towing at 13 knots and have a fuel storage capacity for 36 days at sea. C&O Adds New Tug in Norfolk The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) has added the new 5,000 h.p. tugboat Seaboard to its fleet for coal piers' docking in the port o.' Norfolk. New contract negotiations were still continuing here at both the Inland and Coastal Towing Co. (Allied Towing) and the Cape Fear Towing Co. of Wilmington, N.C. The last company's contract expires in August. Contract Talks Soon at Cu 'tis Bay in Baltimore Contract negotiations were set to start soon at the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in the port of Baltimore. Crescent Towing Pact Ok'd in New Orleans Crescent Towing's new contract has been negotiated and signed in the port of New Orleans. A one-year contract extension at Whlteman Towing here also has been negotiated. IDT Contract Negotiations Set to Start lOT (Sonat Marine) contract negotiations were scheduled to begin this month in the port of Philadelphia. Their agreement ends on Aug. 14. Self Towing in Mobile Signs Pact Boatmen at the Self Towing Co. in the port of Mobile got a new threeyear contract signed, sealed and delivered. Company officials from SONAT came to the SlU conference for SONAT boatmen to talk about the company's programs. Phil Sanborn, vice president for SONAT Operations, is on deck fielding questions from the SlU membership during one of the conference workshop sessioiis. Seated at his left is John Burns. SONAT labor relations officer. In the Photo at right is Capt. T. Dunton, who was chairman of the workshop session on the Union Contract. At left is SlU Representative John Fay chairman of the SONAT Conference. (For more photos on the SONAT Conference, see page 10.) I' Alabama has launched a promotion drive for the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway which will be open June 1,1985. Farmers and shippers straddling the new canal in seven states will receive more than 100,000 color brochures, copies of slide show photos, maps and charts, a directory of barge and towing companies and facts about the port of Mobile to show them how to save time and money by using the waterway. The Tenn-Tom will link the Gulf to Pittsburgh and St. Paul, Minn, via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers—a distance of 16,000 miles. I, July 1984/LOG/7 �Chief Mate Leon Pulley has a clear view from the deck house where he works escorting barges to the breakwater and back to Petty s Island. in the shadow of the TMT barge, the Sea Monarch moors for the night. Sea Monarch on Puerto Rico Run The tug Sea Monarch (Crowley Marine) has been helping tow two of the world's largest barges on the Delaware River on standby assignment at Petty's Island, N.J. for several months. At a rendezvous location three hours down river, she is connected to one of two TMT 550-foot and 720-foot barges towed starboard by a larger ocean-going tug and acts ds a rudder on the trip back to the island TMT loading docks. Once there, since the barges have no power on their own for docking, the Sea Monarch carries out the procedure, awaits containers loaded with perishables and manufactured goods to be driven and stacked on three levels in the barge, and then follows it back to the first meeting place. San Juan is the clearinghouse, and since Puerto Rico is an island, the ^^kly trip is a life line to the Canbbean. With assistance from the Sea Monarch, at peak capacity the TMT barge carries more than 300 trailers to a harbor clearinghouse in San Juan. < •'8/LOG/July 1984 Captain 'Corky' Anavitate relaxes and calls it a day as the sun goes down over Petty's Island. �y;. F>>-.4ic -afiwrw 1 U.S. Navy Commandos to Battle Pirates For the very first time since the 1880s, the U.S. Navy has formed a specialized commando unit to assist merchant ships which are under attack by pirates. It seems the modern day bucaneers bear little resemblance to their brigand forebears depicted in Hollywood except that they are still very dangerous. Ships from West Germany, Japan, Sweden and Singapore have reported incidents of piracy in 1982 off Sputheast Asia and West Africa. The reports cite an increase in piracy in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the Mediterranean. In Memorlam Pensioner An­ thony F. Bursich, 87, passed away from heart-lung failure in the Frankford Hos­ pital in Philadel­ phia on May 11. 'Morjarra' Fish Eat Transcoforado Barnacles! Brother Bursich A MSG "Old Salt." Capt. Gene Laski. master of the ST Transcolorado joined the Union in the port of (Hudson Waterways) and out of Southampton, L.I.. N.Y., vows it's a Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a true story: FOWT for the U.S. Army Corps There are fish swimming around Rota, Spain which actually eat of Engineers. He also sailed barnacles off ship hulls. with Tucker Towing from 1948 Capt. Laski said he saw it only last year after he rejoined his command to 1953, Curtis Bay Towing from there. 1953 to 1954, P.F. Martin from The Transcolorado's hull was "exceptionally clean," he remembered, 1955 to 1956 and for McAllister even though it hadn't been "scamped" in his absence with rotary Brothers. He sailed for 54 years brushes. seeing every country except Ja­ Laski reported the fish are called "mojarra" and indeed are known to eat barnacles. They are "flatfish" about a foot long at full growth, have pan. Seafarer Bursich was a very sharp teeth and are silver gray with vertical black stripes. former member of Local 1800. He Was born in Austria, coming here in 1914 at the age of 17. He was a U.S. naturalized cit­ izen and a resident of Philadel­ phia. Interment was in St. Dom­ inic's Cemetery, Philadelphia. Clyde H. Branton, 64, joined deckhand for G & H Towing in the Union in the port of St. Louis, 1952. Brother Kellett is a veteran Surviving are his widow, Mary Mo. in 1972. He sailed as a of the U.S. Air Force in World and two daughters, Eleanor tankerman for the struck Dixie War II. He was born in Ames-' Butch and Evelyn. Carriers from 1961 to 1969 and bury, Mass. and is a resident of for National Marine Service from Port Aransas, Texas. Pensioner Hu­ Ernest Troy Ford, 62, joined 1970 to 1984. Brother Branton bert "Hughie" is a veteran of the U.S. Army the Union in the port of New James Dempsey, during World War II. He was Orleans in 1968 following his 70, passed away born in Foxworth, Miss, and is graduation from the SHLSS on April 4. there. Brother Ford sailed as an a resident there. Brother Demp­ AB with the Red Stack Co. and sey joined the Lee 0. I. Clifton, 60, joined the Puget Sound Barge Co. in Union in the port the Union in the port of Norfolk, 1972 and the Moran Towing Co. of New York in in 1977. He began sailing in Va. in 1966 sailing as a main­ 1960 sailing as a tug deckhand tenance man for the Virginia 1941. Boatman Ford was born and mate for the N.Y. Central Pilots Assn. Brother Clifton was in Alma, Okla. and is a resident and Penn-Central Railroads from a former member of the Car­ of Breckehridge, Texas. 1940 to 1974. He was a former penters Union and is a veteran member of the Masters, Mates of the U.S. Army in World War Melvin Leroy White Jr., 42, and Pilots Union. Boatman II. He was born in Washington died on Dec. 12, 1983. Brother Dempsey was born in Esopus, Cty., N.C. and is a resident of White joined the Union in the N.Y., and was a resident of Norfolk. port of Norfolk in 1966 sailing Union City, N.J. Surviving is as a chief engineer for Allied his widow. Ruby. John Gllborne Fellp Jr., 62, Towing and Ocean Towing from joined the Union in the port of 1965 to 1983. He was born in Philadelphia in 1969 sailing as Norfolk and was a resident of Pensioner John Paul Collins, a tankerman for Marine Towing Mobjack, Va. Surviving are his 76, passed away from heart fail­ (lOT) and Bulkfleet Marine. widow, Norene; a Robert ure in Farmville, Va. on Jan. 1. Brother Felip also worked as a and a daughter, Laurie. Brother Collins joined the Union meatcutter for the Acme Super­ Pensioner Hershal M. White­ in the port of Norfolk in 1961 markets and was a former mem­ side died on Dec. 28, 1983. sailing as a chief engineer for ber of the Amalgamated MeatBrother Whiteside joined the McAllister Brothers in 1955 and cutters and Butchers Workmens Union in the port of Houston, for Allied Towing in 1962. He Union of North America, Local He was a resident of Port Ar­ was a former member of the 198 from 1953 to 1969. He is a kansas, Texas. Surviving is his United Mine Workers Union veteran of the U.S. Navy's Sub­ from 1953 to 1961. Boatman widow, Shirley. marine Service in World War II. Marcus Gerald Fay, 56, died Collins was born in Norfolk and Boatman Felip was born in Phil­ was a resident of Farmville. on Jan. 11. Brother Fay joined adelphia and is a resident of Burial was in the Rosewood the Union in the port of New Thorofare, N.J. Orleans in 1978 sailing as a cook Gardens Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Va. Surviving are his Robert Francis Kellett, 62, for Inland Tugs. He was born widow, Thelma and a son, Don­ in Detroit and was a resident of joined the Union in the port of ald. New Orleans. Houston in 1957 sailing as a Pensioners Luis Gulermo Lopez, 39, suc­ cumbed to pneumonia in the Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans on Dec. 3,1983. Brother Lopez joined the Union in the port of New Orleans sailing as a waiter. He was bom in Ca­ racas, Venezuela and was a res­ ident of New Orleans. Burial was in the Jardines de la Cinita Cemetery, Maracaibo, Vene­ zuela. Surviving are his parents, Emesto and Alicia Lopez and a brother, Alberto, all of Mara­ caibo. Pensioner Au­ gust Benson, 86, passed away from pneumonia in the Perry Cty. (Miss.) Hospital on March 19. Brother Benson !joined the Union 'Mm in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. He was born in Norway and was a natural­ ized U.S. citizen, residing in New Augusta, Miss. Burial was in the New Augusta Cemetery. Surviving is his widow, Jewell. Pensioner Walter Robert Grimstead Sr., 71, died on April 16. Brother Grimstead joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1%1. He sailed as a tankerman and chief engi­ neer for the U.S. government from 1938 to 1940, N. Lee Hudgins & Son in 1941, Allied Towing in 1962 and Southern Carriers in 1966. He was born in Mathews, Va. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Harriet; a son, Robert Jr. and a daughter, Selena. Pensioner Carl Franklin Hudg­ ins, 80, passed away on April 15. Brother Hudgins joined the Union in the port of 1 Norfolk in 1960. it irll He sailed for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1942 and was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union from 1942 to 1960. Boat­ man Hudgins was born in Ma­ thews City, Va. and was a res­ ident of Norfolk. Surviving is his widow, Doris. July 1984/LOG/9 ::-.=^¥aS^ V^. , - •}• �m- SONAT Conference stresses unity ... The third and final SONAT Crews Conference ended on a high note as the 31 delegates acted to support their Union's efforts to secure the best con­ tract possible in the upcoming contract negotiations. Bargain­ ing talks with SONAT Marine are scheduled to begin shortly. Over the course of three con- to this Union than just the boat or the hiring hall. They've never seen headquarters, they've never seen the Union's upgrading and recreational facilities. And they have no idea about the Union's legislative activities in Washing­ ton." While each of the three SONAT conferences followed Larry Snider, a mate for the Mariner fleet, made sure the Union knew how he felt about the issues. •' 'U !; ur ferences, the delegates made over 100 contract suggestions covering such topics as health and welfare benefits, seniority, wages, bumping, transfer of equipment, serviciiig, the state of the tug and barge industry, and the Union's legislative ac­ tivities program. The three conferences were open to all SONAT employees who wanted to attend. Also in­ vited were our members' wives and children. Those members who did attend had a chance to see for themselves what their Union is all about as well as to make recommendations con­ cerning what they would like to see included in the upcoming contract. Dorothy Anderson, wife of S.A. Anderson, a cook for the Mariner fleet, pretty much summed up the attitude of the delegates and their wives when she said, "I had no idea of the scope of the Union's activities. It makes you feel better to know that you're not alone, that there are a lot of people supporting you." Richard Forest, an AB who sails for the I.O.T. fleet, had a similar reaction to the confer­ ence. "A lot of people who sail in the SONAT fleets," he said, *have no idea that there is more 10/LOG/July 1904 1hadI played _i J an instrumental .•^c-ti-iim#»ntnl role, role in trying to persuade Congress to enact legislation that would turn things around for the mar­ itime industry. Sanborn's assessment of the Union's role in promoting the maritime industr industry maritime was echoed by Congressman Bill Gray (DPa.) who talked to the delegates and their wives. He told the delegates that "no company or union is doing more to protect the job security of tug and barge workers than the SIU." Delegates to the conference and their wives crowd around Leo Bonser, center, administrator of ttie SiU Pension and Weifare Plans, in order to ask him questions about their benefits. the same format, each confer­ ence shed light on a different aspect of the Union's activities. The delegates to the second conference were particularly in­ terested in the SIU pension and welfare benefits. The delegates to the third conference were more interested in the Union's political activities and the state of the tug and barge industry. As with the second confer­ ence, the company asked John Fay, chairman of the confer­ ence, if it could send a repre­ sentative to talk to the mem­ bers. The delegates agreed to accept SONAT's offer. SIU Inland Coordinator Frank PaTwo of the company's top ladino (I.) talks with Robert Hern, Don Smart, AB for the Mariner fleet, officials—John Burns and Phil lOT fleet senior captain. and his wife inspect the Union's Sanborn—talked to the dele­ farm. gates. They stressed that whil§ they could not discuss the up­ coming contract negotiations between the Union and the com­ pany, they did say that they wanted "very much to come to some sort of agreement." Sanborn spent much of his time talking about the state of the tug and barge industry, and the attacks that are being made against it by the Reagan admin­ istration. While he admitted that the Union and the company have differences over a number of important issues—manning, wage scales, etc.—^the company SIU President Frank Drozak talks to Gene Parks, mate for the lOT fleet, ^ did acknowledge that the Union ard his wife. �,'vv Education Is the Key Strength, Success: SlU Scholarships Scholarship Program. The op­ portunity is there and it is avail­ able to Seafarers of all ages, as well as to their dependents. So if you have been considering returning to school for a tech­ nical or college education, I urge you to put a pen to paper and fill out an application. E DUCATION is the key un­ locking the doors of oppor­ tunity and success for all SIU members and their families. Since its inception in 1952, over 100 Seafarers and their dependents have been the re­ cipients of SIU's Charlie Logan Scholarship Program. During these 32 years, the cash awards have amounted to $987,143 in scholarship money. Every year, four $10,000 scholarships are awarded to de­ pendents of Seafarers. In addi­ tion, one $10,000 scholarship and two $5,000 scholarships are awarded annually to active Sea­ farers. In the case of a tie where two Seafarers have identical, excel­ lent qualifications, the Schol­ arship Committee awards an ad­ ditional $10,000 scholarship to the third, active Seafarer. In late April of each year, the Charlie Logan Scholarship Committee reviews all the ap­ plications. The 1984 Scholar­ ship Award Committee is, itself, a "Who's Who" of academia, with such illustrious members as Dr. Charles Lyons, the dean of admissions at Fayetteville State University of North Car­ olina; Dr. Gayle Olson from New Orleans; Dean Charles O'Connell, vice president and dean of students at the Univer­ sity of Chicago; Dr. Trevor Car­ penter from Charles County Community College in Mary­ land; Dr. Michael Glaser, as­ sociate professor of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Rev. Dr. David Boileau from New Orleans, La. Although all applicants are "winners," the committee is challenged with the awesome task of selecting only seven can­ didates for the scholarship awards. These scholarships help our members and their children achieve their educational goals. Scholarship winners have been able to broaden their horizons when financial considerations might have otherwise precluded them from pursuing a college degree. Winners through the years have acquired degrees in science, law, the humanities and the arts, and have majored in disciplines from archeology to zoology. "Four years ago I did just that, and the SIU scholarship enabled me to continue my ed­ ucation as a full time student at the Ohio State University Col­ lege of Law. Although it has required a goodly amount of hard work, returning to school has been a rewarding and grat­ ifying experience. I have now completed my legal education and have recently been admitted to the Bar," Bacha said. Charles Logan (1900-1975) The success stories of SIU's Welfare Plan's winners read like the scripts from ABC's "Lot­ tery" program. Bill Lopez was a rank-and-file member of the SIU when he enrolled in the GED program in the mid '70s at SHLSS. After eight and a half years as a Sea­ farer, he won a Charlie Logan Scholarship to attend Reed Col­ lege in Portland, Ore., where he received a degree in history and social science with a political science major. While attending college, Lo­ pez worked as an organizer for Culinary Local 9 in Portland and became interested in pursuing a law degree. Before long, Lopez was a law student at the Uni­ versity of Oregon and a law clerk for the firm of Kulongoski, Heid, Durham and Drummonds in Portland. Now he works full time for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 75 and is finishing his last se­ mester of work at the University of Oregon for his law degree. For Council 75, Lopez handles contract negotiations for AFSCME employees in several counties of Portland. "I intend to continue in the Labor Movement after I finish law school," says Lopez who spent much of his life in Texas but now considers Oregon his home. \ 1;^ 1 i-.' He was accepted to Cornell University where he studied ho­ tel management and business. The Cornell curriculum con­ sisted of extensive courses from hotel design to gourmet cook­ ing. These stories speak for them­ selves. We are proud of SIU members and their children who pursue advanced academic and vocational goals. SIU is hon­ ored to share in all Charlie Lo­ gan Scholarship winners. July 1984/LCX3/11 l7' X.'' In 1978, Jimmy Mann was the first steward department recip­ ient of the SIU Charlie Logan Scholarship. In order to supplement the Seafarer Michael Bacha has tremendous financial burden of just passed the Bar exam! He an entire has written his own story—a Cornell, Mann worked year as 2nd cook and baker testimonial of great inspiration to our membership and their aboard' Delta Line's luxurious . Santa Barbara, proving to be families. an excellent training ground for "Over the years, being a the type of gourmet cooking that member of the SIU has provided Mann hoped to leam at Cornell. me with numerous opportuni­ During breaks at Cornell, ties for growth and advance­ Jimmy returned frequently to ment. Foreign travel and ship­ SHLSS to upgrade. board experiences have enriched In December of 1984 Mann my life and brought me tremen­ dous personal satisfaction. Up­ was graduated from Cornell. grading classes at Piney Point With his education and experi­ have enabled me to acquire ence, he will wait for the right modern nautical skills and to opportunity. There is his love increase my earning power. As of the sea. There is his desire seamen, we are all keenly aware to do things that are "first class, that such continuing educa­ where I can put what I learned tional programs are an absolute in school and on ships to use, necessity in today's changing and more importantly, leam world," Bacha said. more." "The SIU has long recog­ nized this need and has provided the membership not only with the superb facilities at Piney Point but with virtually unlim­ ited educational possibilities through the Charlie Logan n-vi ;• �ir^OF\UES" will and reports^ shaping national Congressman Joe Kolter Senator_ CarllJ®"" --ELECTED to E(R®P''®'®"^rent the Fourth described by the ^^^.^ejingly '''•"'uffnl and conscientiousthoughtful ®n ot be a man whose ®„erced." bought, lease ^nd our For our better records in Ihfsenate the Senai than Levin's. 'rh^^^"Tsues a^d his overall maritime percent. Levin labor reco dis97^ is the solid -butetoAmerpeople who c j^mty and are ica's econo^c .stab'^nVrica always ^in recognizes is threatened^ Lfries j^^unthat U.S. mdustneji • h-- Sen. carl Levin ® -r.,. fcfc canity training and better Amencan-flag conventional forces. ofT982 to reP^^nia, ConDistrict ^ Iter (D-Pa.) has gressmanJo .. ^man" s'aovercome his^ strides tus and bn^. -^g unemploV" toward " for the entire ment. H's® ; dustD bave transportation pmtmg b®en .tn^W^^I^'to work. Americans .ug House GovKolter sits on t Committee ernmentOperat ^ and Pttbb® Stee. In addiportation Gasman serves on onH 2ind lion, the cong Forces, several congressional among them, *® pgnnsyWania Coal Group, tg-mion, and Congressional (,^pcus, our the Congressional b Reprjoe Kolter r the Congressional member of t ^as been Steel Caucus Ron be gf working to s jh,s unfairly s"bs'd> gp,y country. Impot . jt also allied Industrie to the deficit. He and contributes . trade rreofthe origf the Fair Trade -ks'srss-'. monitoring P industry and T** a framework for an inthe domestic st develoP a fram modLate this ^Pri^?dJ^ffor raLajt year "to he vital role dustrial trial base, im- nounced b'® ®^ 5 Senate. His its employ®®®^ . Kolter recognizes tn ernize our . .j^ity and make election tothe • fons o gontributed to s the American m®nh^®;'; D .S. lion prove our productivity^^^^ this country an American prod ^ts from piays m the boatd. He ov®r 25 P®vindustry whmh^ ^^g^^s economy ^ro ^^e Cornirthe meantime, we on November 6. abroad, in m . indusendorsed H.. and Shipbuild* cent- H.R^5 percent on of appto)®^®!®'^ gf h^g must ir foreign trade Steel imports tor a F . tries from allow years. Additiona^; Additionahy. ;ears. practices. few rpauires thai teinvestthe sacrifices ^^^^e JromMiclugan-and^^^^eord lation tegub" *g"'i„ years to be m but when it IS ing forward people '^Ter probu®b^^ or nsk is a good theory, ^tnencan ing m ^ff®' Pgction of quotas, and my pmns eo-chair of only one-^^^ cannot losing the pr the believes requirements m workerwilllo Domestic of M'®b'®®" he Senate to design develop jobs forstralegic Petroleum R®" This nte^""!, d by the quotas allow that fo hW^- ^t^i^t, 1 an effort m profits ®®"®!^'gsted to maintain content 1®®'® , one way to new P''®®'^'' , I've proposed - »'" for the f"'"!^®' . to foster a "•^e'ently, the congre-^ strongly , J that we are ^how the worid tha^^^^j^.^,y policies '^®®If. „n labor and dustries. partnership overnment. S^ab^rkeeping jobs i,nth- management an B r;r^ourembers'votes united s^®-®;^x . I :» I' S ^%«vices Kolter ®®""""g{\ke vast U.S. ' Armed Service committee, 1 the development of th grtgf :f ever comhave ^'^sed reason- tween ®oal r®s®f^®^ ®"°gmmodity on phia. Such a line roughly • small Bu^fto monitor the our allies about ^ gg„. Levin IS ® ^andgrappl® pleted, would ®f®/ , yish the this abundant able the burAmerican-flag g pgsiU.S. industnal^ other 50,000 jobs an ^ more defense needs gressman has of En^ with its ts for the senator den of , resolves the trade tion in ?,,.es to expend key a®"®"*" oovernmental Af- and more faidy between grgy wh'oh r j(,g gominclude the G ^^^^d disputes which jx^ter appropnaiob refairs Co"";!? ^n-ittee. The sen'' race 1 have urged that mitment ot g,„nKoUer re­ Services '^°'"todtoa"astrong human race, adversaries search. Congre ,,we should ator IS comm^ ^toertalk «Pb our a „ siststhisapproaob _ ,o America. human exist- about finding a path t tbout nnu.nh " V-. , „„ri„ w ii./ dg evofybbn® in out ^ ,his lean 5e®o"*y ^" soviet Union ,noe real and canand other s re- '".a •• »•"""" '"s.r r.siS". b® i-^rv^elm^^^^ ®f *•: not be -f ° f „orbe to buy spouse should every ^vadabl® tem We ;;:enr;a:enu c.®at O®®^12 /LOGMuly 1984 global "'ff- President Franklin �etlr- Seafarers HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP Piney Point Maryland SHLSS Gets Cookin' With New Galley The galley at the new Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Training and Recreation Center has all of the latest equipment and offers seafarers who are upgrading in the Steward Department new and diverse experiences. The galley is a central galley and services three dining areas. Both the upgraders and trainees dining rooms are cafeteria style service while the Executive Dining Room, which is reserved for special functions, is waiter serviced. Between the three dining rooms the Center could easily serve one thousand people. The main Galley features char broilers, convection ovens, salemanders (finishing ovens), a large steam area with various sized trunnion kettles, two ware washing areas and walk-in refrigerators and freezers. The central bakery consists of bake ovens, convection ovens. brick ovens, steam ovens, proof­ ing cabinets, various sized mixers from 60 quarts to 80 quarts. In the galley the Steward Department trains seafarers to be Chief Stewards, Chief Cooks, Second Cook and Bakers, Assis­ tant Cooks, Trainee Third Cooks and Messman. On-the-iob training and in­ struction Begins at 4 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. The work is handled in two shifts and continues seven days a week. The Steward Galley Instructors consists of eight men. All are Chief Cook/OJT Instructors. Under the guidance of the Steward instructors the meals are planned and prepared by Seafarers upgrading their skills by gaining valuable knowledge and experience at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Training and Recrea­ tion Center. lr-4 ' i The Executive Dining Room offers waiter service and is reserved for speciai functions. , The Upgraders' Dinjng Room offers cafeteria style service. The Trainees' Dining Room is set up for Cafeteria Style Service. July 1984/LOG/13 �"i-i •? Keep Your Head Above Water Take the SHLSS Lifeboat/Water Survival Course H4-' Survival is the keyword in the Lifeboat/Water Survival course taught at SHLSS. Due to the isolated confines of a ship, seafarers must be more dependent on their own abilities and their fellow seaman in a time of crisis. The four week Lifeboat/Water Survival course is required for all entry-level trainees and available to aH upgrading students. Many SIU members choose to take the lifeboat course while they are enrolled in other programs, and r:-' - some come to SHLSS specifically to get their lifeboat endorsement. The course consists of over forty hours of classroom time and thirty hours of practieal training. Sub­ jects taught include emergency drills, lifeboat construction, launching and recovery, basic compass navigation, liferaft construction, launching and maintenance, rowing, survival training and use of all lifeboat and liferaft equipment. All "State of the Art" equip­ ment is used during ^truction with a strong emphasis'l>n audio visual presentations. The SHLSS has prepared its own water survival manual, video tapes and teaching aids. Individualized instruction is available through the Learning Center depending on the needs of each student. Members of the U.S. Coast Guard come to the Lundeberg school to test the lifeboat students. This exam is given in English only. The Coast Guard test consists of davit operation, boat handling, and a written exam. The written exam may be taken orally at the students' request, but the test will only be given in English. The entry-level trainees must pass an additional Coast Guard test on knot tying. •IP''. • J' 1. I Should a disaster occur, the SHLSS Lifeboat/Water Survival course gives our seafarers the training, knowledge and con­ fidence to safely evacuate a ship. Trainees Roger Mlgnone demonstrates how to stay warm and dry In 30 degree water. 14/LOG/July 1984 Davit launching Is practiced by the Hawaiian crew members. "• �•ifew '• r- /; mULga mmmiyiL SjO^[y^. SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG . SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP. Instruction is given at the embarkation deck. -v/ ,' s 4 'W ••k- •~5'^ :J.:| The newly revised Water Survival Manual was written and prepared at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. preparing to get underyray. SHLSS COURSE GRADUATES Master/Mate Freight & Towing Instructor John Chanslor, Dan L. Parker and Danny (George) Taylor. Quartermaster Instructor Abe Easter, Ken Hagar, William John Mullins, James Darda, Thomas Commans, Mike Russo. Nautical Science Certificate Program Barry Kiger with wife Sandie and son Barry Kiger Jr. receiving Nautical Science certificate from SHLSS VicePresident Frank Mongelli. I"-" Welding Front row I. to r.; Robert Page, Ron Laver, Ray All. Second row I. to r.: Instructor Bill Foley, John Herrlein, Tony Adamaitis, Michael Goins, Greg Hill. , Towboat Operator Scholarship Program Front row I. to r.: Vltallano Maldonado, Kenny Soulant Jr. Daniel A. Loupe, Bret S. Mattel. Second row I. to r.: Tom Dowdell, Kerry Gibson, Paul Cornwell, Bill Lewis. Not pictured; Tom Crockett. QMED Front row I. to r.: Rot>ert Shaw, John Miller, David Picciolo, Frank Panette, Les Lorber, Dave Millard. Back row I. to r.: David TImmons, Sverre Paulsen, David O. Johnson, Arthur Omdahl, Al Gimiel, Ed Smith, Steve Walter, Frank Karisson, LA. Dave Whittle. July 1984/LOG/15 - . �t Upgrading I'® » Course Schedule\ « August Through October 1984 «„ Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills ^ And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Following are the updated course schedules for August Steward Upgrading Courses through October 1984 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward bi-weekiy bi-weekly bi-weekiy monthly vanes varies varies varies School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward department courses; recertlflcatlon programs; adult education courses. The starting and compietion dates for aii courses are aiso listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroli in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in size—so sign up eariy. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SiU Representatives in aii ports wiil assist members in preparing applications. The following classes will be held through October 1984 as listed below: I':: 'i'. -i"; Engine Upgrading Courses Course '(Rv •t: Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations Pumproom Maintenance & Operations Automation Fireman/Watertender & Oiler Diesel Scholarship QMED Welding Diesel - Regular Tankerman Marine Electrical Maintenance Check-In Date Completion Date September 9 October 26 September 2 October 19 October 21 August 12 November 23 September 27 October 28 August 5 September 30 August 5 October 7 September 2 December 21 October 26 November 2 September 7 October 18 November 2 A^ult Education Courses Check-In/ Course Completion Date Length of Course Developmental Studies August 27 August 31 September 10 September 14 October 1 October 5 October 29 November 2 (GED) High School Open-ended Equivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language Open-ended (ABE) Adult Basic Education Open-ended WANTED Deck Upgrading Courses Course Lifeboatman Abie Seaman Quartermaster Master/Mate Freight And Towing Vessels Towboat Operator Scholarship Program Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate F.T. Check-In Date Completion Date September 23 October 21 August 26 October 7 October 19 December 6 October 12 December 14 September 16 November 9 September 2 September 2 November 9 Octobers Recertlflcatlon Programs Course Check-In Date Bosun Recertification August 26 Steward Recertification October 21 16/LOG/July 1984 Completion Date October 8 December 3 Steward Department Upgraders Upgrading means JOB SECURITY. Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Fill out the application in this issue of the Log, or contact Admissions Office Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship PIney Point, Maryland 20674 �•\. • •' ^ \ . - :; ^ , • 'm'--ikuif:-*»^--'m»Mesij^' ii<i«Viitf|i'~iiiMitfiii''^>ii' i''^?^iyi>"""!.'i SMN'^ JIL'' ' ?_" '•'••-ii "—-^" aU>' '^Aat»C'-:'- *4^' Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course .If Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name (Last) Date of Birth (Middle) (first) Address. *. Mo./Day/Year (Street) TCHy) (State) Deep Sea Member • Social Security ^ (Zip Code) ~ Inland Waters Member • . Telephone ~ ' Lakes Member • Book// Date Book Was Issued. (Area Code) Pacific G Seniority 1.4 Port Presently .Registered ln_ Port Issued. Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held. No n (if yes, fill in below) Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program; G Yes Trainee Program; From 16 to (dates attended) •i Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses; • Yes Course{s) Taken No • (if yes, fill in below) ' ib i- Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat; • Yes No Q Firefighting; • Yes No • CPR; • Yes No • Date Available for Training I Am interested in the Following Cpurse(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed . DECK I; Tankerman .(] AB Unlimited ij AB Limited ^ AB Special Quartermaster Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Ttian 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Celestial Navigation Master Inspected Towing Vessel Mate Inspected Towing Vessel 1st Class Pilot Ttiird Mate Celestial Navigation Third Mate . ENGINE U FOWT LJ OMED—Any Rating • Marine Electronics U Marine Electrical Maintenance U Pumproom Maintenance & Operation U Automation • Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems U Diesel Engines • Assistant .Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessei) • Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) [: Third Asst. Engineer (Motor inspected) — i ALL DEPARTMENTS • Welding • Lifeboatman ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Adult Basic Education (ABE) • High School Equivalency Program (GEO) • Developmental Studies • English as a Second Language (ESL) STEWARD No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts after course completion. • Assistant Cook ;: Cook & Baker : . Chief Cook . ; Steward : Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM • Nautical Science Certificate Program • Scholarship/Work Program RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME—(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE July 1984/LOG/17 /N �y •• •' •"-ygag^i •i^ra^.-Jc^TUi^iL^ *-v.^ • •.;W: •»'.• '1.s« ' r' ':'M^'fi\:'- VC Help ...ji f Friend '1- •• . /L. .; • '' Deal $W' w With :r'. kjt; -4^ p"i', .- Alcoholism I • • Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lead to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy—and just as important—as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting the same tough battle he is back to a healthy, productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be showing him that the first step hack to recovery is only an arm's length away. 18/LOG/July 1984 4. Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical pnd coun.seling records will be kept strictly confidential, and that thdy will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. Name Book No. I Address (Street or RFD) (City) (State) Telephone No. Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Vallev Lee, Md. 20692 or call. 24 hours-a-dax, (301) 994-00JO (Zip) I I -5-*' �• iwi|'^'r<VaW»iikwiwaz^ .Lm mmv<t • - •'— -i.r.i m in toosliinQto Seafarers International Union of Nortii America. AFl.-CIC) July 1984 Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings WASHINGTON REPORT ALASKANOIL , It's all over but the shouting. Walter Mondale has finally captured enough delegates to be nominated the candidate of the Democratic Party on the first ballot. This development ushers in a new stage of the election year. Mondale, who is trailing Reagan badly in the polls, now must concentrate his efforts on get­ ting his message across: that the Reagan administration has been unfair. What's worse, it has been inept. Over the past four years, the Reagan adminstration has allowed the industrial base of this country to shrink. The mari­ time industry has been one of the hardest hit. In some parts of the country, the unemployment level .in our industry is approaching 50 percent. Seamen have a vested interest in getting involved in this year's campaign. At the very ledst, they should register to vote. As SIU President Frank Drozak is fond of saying, "Had one more person in each district of this country voted for Hubert Humphrey in 1968, then he would have been elected president. Think of what that would have meant to this country!" The SIU has not gone on record as supporting Mondale yet. Still, the former vice president recently issued a four-point program aimed at revitalizing the maritime industry. While he has not made any extravagant promises, he has gone on record as promising to carry out all exist­ ing maritime programs. That in itself is a big improvement over the present admin­ istration which has refused even to carry out its mandated duties. .• When asked to comment on the Union's plans for the future, SIU National Political Director Marianne Rogers said, "No of­ ficial announcement has been made yet. But one thing is certain. I can't see this Union backing the one president in mod­ ern times who has tried to dismantle the maritime industry." Like a corpse that refuses to remain dead, certain members of the House are trying to bring up the issue of Alaskan oil again, even though it is clear at this point that the country does not wish it to be exported. SIU lobbyists were able to .defeat by a 54-29 margin in the Senate an attempt by Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) to cre­ ate a commission to study the merits of exporting Alaskan oil to those foreign countries where U.S. troops are stationed. The move was an ill-disguised attempt by Murkowski to persuade the Senate to adopt a policy that has consistently been rejected in the past. PASSENGER VESSELS The SIU was able to win another battle on the Passenger Vessel bill by attaching an amendment to the House version of the Department of Defense (DOD) bill which would allow the reflagging of two unspeci­ fied seagoing passenger vessels. This de­ velopment is another example of this Union's perseverance in protecting the rights of its members. If passed, the bill would create more than 1,000 sea-going jobs. SSROOTS Congress is in recess untilJuly 23 COMMISSION One commission that is needed is the one that SIU President Drozak has pro­ posed to study the problems of the mari­ time industry, an industry which has reached its lowest point in modem times. Last September, Drozak testified before a House Armed Services Subcommittee on the merits of such a commission. Since both the House and the Senate approved this amendment over the opposition of the administration, it has a very good chance to be passed into law. SIU President Frank Drozak is travel­ ing across the country to dmm up support for this nation's grassroots campaign. At the center of this campaign is Drozak's realization that this country is being badly hurt by the inability of the present admin­ istration to come up with a coherent policy on trade and economic (development. Seafarers are urged to get involved. Contact your nearest port to find out what you can do to protect your job security. CARGO PREFERENCE Another attack is being made on the cargo preference laws of this country. Sen. Roger Jepsen (R-Iowa) has intro­ duced a Concurrent Resolution in the Senate, whose number is 56, that explicitly opposes expansion of the cargo preference laws of this country. The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee is holding hearings on this resolution. The SIU strongly opposes the concept behind this resolution. Cargo preference laws are essential to the rebuilding of the U.S. merchant marine, and we feel that any language limiting them would be highly counterproductive. Luckily, the bill is being introduced in the form of a resolution, which does not have the force of law. Still, we are putting a lot of energy into defeating the resolu­ tion, especially since it is all too easy for such a resolution to be converted into an amendment for another piece of legisla­ tion. a SPAD is the SIU*s political fund and our political arm in Washington, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voluntary contributions only. The Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaigns of legislators who have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor record. SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritime issues in the Congress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees lit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisaL A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the EEC in Washington, D.C. The Senate version of the DOD bill makes no mention of the issue. The dis­ crepancy must be resolved by a joint House-Senate conference. July 1984/LOG/19 i ..s �••• - • • " • • -- ;^P-«^-"'>^-" V' to Milit«>^ Scali/tComm and Ctane :v ,i :;J«;'5g.5'•* . • _ int of HERB'S a teractivHV at Va., in Newport r<e it probably "O ^ {tbe Key ilr^bao the crew ° •'on' ^'frhS rt- at Pteaagernent). ^ traimttS ogaent, acrt'tng aa a Sea and part of het „tading hy farera who are ^^nparticipatins rating coura dling and cran® ^^ t^e st# designedan ^yV^nnd at the Seafar seamanship berg School or (SHLSS). ^ cc President Formerly the " C "m s-«Sr:«S ships under ^and itary Seahft the crane ^SC to unload con^ ship ^dl l5e a . :hve ports >^dh tainershipsiup^ in modern ^n lifting fa^tm^tainer cranes P^^^ttn—edhyfXh- S»" otil any hie port ^cdity ^ effect, a porta _ ^ con The Keyrtone S ««rrr the .««i as atva"»"» ^ ctat6 son/® [n Newport • Uo«The two-week cour^pedence. NVothfosaaP^S;tk^Td^om ^ 1 the course m Scafotcta ^ eertifi^ tune and recei rs c^es on Juue 2^ ^^rrups from encouraging Fundebefg the serfa^t^;fr^^^hip to tahc School o course, advantage o _ ^^di- twin mode opera twin mode ope^ « p,ok jring up ^eeUWtn thereof speeds two cranes work UP heavier foadi^^i; (,^h.ch are X 20-foot ^trtainers to w«r^great- Te ^ SHLSS attached to jo place) geon ^ay^ « on pedestala» rotating ctanes on P II on the 'thwat^fthrtc^rme^^^ move them ftotnP the te then tackled, ^^^t ma- the end of August, tr ^p. t spreaders. the ship IS he snip students ttVth ao-footspreauojegrees. ,„:ve cranes, eacn uvenngthew ^opneuventrg the . ^ tandem opdegrees. i^e etan^s, Ihese massive ^^jgt„„g " final etterciaeta ^ firtftt exerc _,.onp,s nrre erational at tne These map ^ weiglrmg Ul feet 121 fe®^ ttigh J. au^^^^puterare computcr- .{r^ion in which foot c^ __rv rvrtA riOUndS, fir<it ol 700,000 poonrt®'^^^ grst of o°®u®imcks, helicopcontroUedan dandasaem^. ^ load tanks, to non-self-aosta mih traditional hlShi P- nr"c;mthenon,h;a^i;:pVac- erships, which with coaaPOtCQ^rreral Efc?"®; ter of practtee, estimates mrilyoaefoia,%%eAdmu^ grammed by requires a tice. ^'though /although average freighters,den, WiUiam forking tf f "irating mattoC" "c^ _,^mer that 10 ^i„mes minutes is thcontainer, great deal ot op luander o PQ^^^mand. Siu tnembem ^ Jgnm well harv Scof.Sile changes me "°SHLSSjristitJ^<^^®}inge of to perform tht He said, t n . deman®^ trammg compf wege toofJimgohandlhtganrt under SIX tnmme „^^^full;scate based on the eco teaching the ewg and will prove itwi ^ork of today s Lced >vitb 1^^^ crane opera 'OJ ^^rriculurn- A operation im performing up liPP'"®ttebt:ndevelor wrtting a eo^ jrimself, He^ 20 hours per day, P reality, we ha^® dapt non-se" to 300 lifts. uiSS upgraders iugprogra^^i^nershipstomce, weg^aidhe^f,i';;ts.And sustaimngc ^itemen • ^•'^Tme firnt group of^tey strategic seahft r H formed the ^.^urse. They The Keys'one Sm^^aue pan dents for tf"® " ^s of achievereceived certi become crew of apem^f^is effortmentonMay mne Swre s dlers are part o with the^.ftf °irentandbetter part of the gieven more permanent crew. ir AB uses hand r^.li«iF Bade Jf 'p ' hand-heW ^®%rhe"^o'cmne operator more efficiently? ^shiP- . _r.oeeds up'tr^r^iirrra S-C-S •"•-'KSS «-S- «•" 'TJX" ,; LOG/July t®®* �Hi '•- r;;:-.fc33v^ Is computer The control room m each programmed. • -•:;:';:--X:i'vi unds v;'"^ iiilSlli 1;:^: • 'Ilii iiftilii l^HiS / •illi *« •8Si i«ili .pouttotrooKuptoacohtalnertomovelttrom is Edw,ard^'eCerwill-'am Mullms, certificate otachlev^ and crane operating course. 1*5^^ Michaei Russo, ^ ^OG121 �Steve Leslie, Operating Engineers Part li The SIUNA Convention 'We'll stay With You' The First Vice President of the International Union of Op­ erating Engineers, Steve Leslie, opened his speech with high praise for SIUNA President Drozak. Leslie, who is also vice pres­ ident of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, said that Drozak was a "forward looking leader." The SIU's grassroots politiqal program was singled out by Les­ lie who said that cargo prefererice legislation was essential for the survival of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. It's "a matter of self preservation," he said. Noting that this nation relies on foreign countries for the car- The Triennial Convention of the Seafarers Internation^ Union of North America (SIUNA) was one of the busiest and most productive conventions in the Union's 46 year histoiy. The mood was positive, and the speakers addressed the problems boldly. Because we were unable to fully cover the convention in the June issue of the LOG, we are devoting this section of the July LOG to a continuation of the highlights of the three-day meeting at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. David Tolan, Sea-Land 'We Must Work Together' Steve Leslie riage of its goods, Leslie said that "other nationals control the flow of trade to and from the U.S." He ended by saying, "We'll stay with you whether the seas be calm or the seas be rough." Speaking on an upbeat note about the future of the U.S. merchant fleet was David Tolan, executive vice president of America's Division of Sea-Land Service, an SlU-contracted company. Referring to the fact that SeaLand is now an independent Herb Brand. Transportation institute 'Reagan Has Abandoned Our industry' Herbert Brand, chairman of the Board of Transportation In­ stitute, told the delegates that "the Reagan administration has abandoned the U.S. merchant marine." Brand reminded the audience that when Reagan was running for president in 1980 he outlined a merchant marine policy. How­ ever, "after the election that all changed." Blaming much of Reagan's present disregard for the U.S. maritime fleet on his advisors. Brand asked, "Can this country afford the dissolution of the merchant marine?" Herb Brand He added that current mari­ time policy has included the decimation and emasculation of the U.S. Maritime Administra­ tion. Brand praised this nation's seafarers saying that "you don't find seamen anywhere in the world who are more skilled." The TI Board chairman cau­ tioned the delegates against being intimidated by the opposition. He said the "choice is to lie down and die or to join with others like Ray McKay to fight." (McKay is president of MEBA District 2-AMO.) Brand ended by advising the delegates to stress the need for national security in fighting for a strong merchant marine. James Hammer. Pacific Maritime Assn. 'Labor Relations Getting Better Giving an overview of the maritime situation on the West Coast was James Hammer, vice president of the Pacific Mari­ time Association with which the SIU has contracts. Hammer told the delegates that he sees trade increasing on the Pacific by 5 percent over the James Hammer 11 1 ..^1 . next five years. He added that "labor relations are the best they've been in years on the West Coast." On the negative side, howevei". Hammer pointed out that the Pacific 13 is going to be "ov- \ Uic raciiiv.ertonnaged" in the next five J years resulting in some "very The delegates noted with sad­ ness the passing of many good friends and colleagues in the SIUNA and in other areas of the tVade union movement. Those mentioned were; Omer Becu, International Transport Workers' Federation; Thomas M. Bradley, president, Mary­ land State and D.C. AFL-CIO; Gene Dakin, former AG LIWD SIU Boston Port agent; John brutal" competition. The out­ come of the competition will probably be rate wars. Hammer stated. I X-.199 In his closing comments. Hammer complimented the Lundeberg School calling it a "magnificent institution." in Memorlams "Saki Jack" Vincent Dolan, SeaLand shoregang; David Dubinsky, retired president, Interna­ tional Ladies' Garment Work­ ers Union; Tim Gurley, tankerman; "Sailor" Robert Henry Hall; Jack Hatton, Marine Firemen's Union; William David Telan company after 15 years as a subsidiary of a large firm, Tolan said, "Sea-Land is just one of several U.S.-flag companies en­ tering the mid-'80s in command of its own destiny." Tolan was also encouraged by what he sees as "a greater com­ mitment by labor and manage­ ment to work for the greater good of our industry." The Sea-Land executive, who was speaking on behalf of R. Kenneth Johns, president and chief operating officer of the company, told the delegates that "there is a renewed commit­ ment to respond to the chal­ lenges of international trade." He also noted, though, that "it almost goes without saying that political stability and peace among nations are necessary if the world is to have trade." On one area of international trade, however, the SIU and Sea-Land do not agree. Tolan said his company was against the UNCTAD Code. The SIU strongly supports this United Nations Code which mandates that countries carry a certain percentage of their own inter­ national commerce. W. Jordan, past president of the Marine Firemen's Union and former SIUNA vice president; Bill Kaiser, SIU chief steward; Burt Lanpher, secretary-treasr urer. Staff Officers' Associa­ tion; Captain E.A. Macmichael; Raleigh G. Minix Jr., SIU QMED; Ray Murdock, SIUNA legal counsel; John O'Sullivan, chief engineer; Ernest "Red" (Continued on Page 23.) 22/LOG/July 1984 4r'' -f .* 1^-^- i �' Frank Lonardo, Longshoremen ... ~ '•-- ' T"'. ' George Aud, St. Mary's County, Md. 'U.S. Ships Laying There' 'St. Mary's County Loves You' "Things are being done today that would have been unthink­ able at your last convention^' said Frank Lonardo, president of ILA Local 1814, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. He talked about the cutbacks in welfare programs and said Frank Lonardo that "more stringent require­ ments for Medicare and Med­ icaid mean that more and more people won't qualify." Lonardo, who is also vice president of the International Longshoremen's Association, talked about the anti-labor forces in the country which are pitting union against union. Citing the terrible state of the U.S. mer­ chant marine, he said that "the only American ships you see in Brooklyn today are not being used. They're just laying there." Talking about the current fight for the Democratic nomination for president, Lonardo said there's "a danger in all cam­ paigns. If we believe it's a dogeat-dog world we might wind up eating some of our allies." George Aud Richard Daschbach, SlU international Affairs 'The U.S. Needs the UNCTAD Code' "I'm not disappointed. Rea­ gan is as bad as I thought he'd be," Richard Daschbach, as­ sistant to the SIUNA President for International Affairs, told the Convention delegates. Though the U.S. historically has a great maritime policy in writing, Daschbach said that the present administration is doing all it can to avoid implementing that policy. He cited the many instances where the Reagan administration has severely harmed the U.S. merchant ma­ rine, such as its positions on Construction Differential Sub­ sidies, the USPHS hospitals and government impelled cargoes. Richard Daschbach have people in office now with a commitment to the U.S. mer­ chant marine." Speaking about international issues with which the SIUNA is involved, Daschbach said that this country sadly won't go along with most of the world on the UNCTAD code. He also men­ tioned the SIUNA's work with world bodies, such as the Inter­ national Maritime Organization of the United Nations. Daschbach noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is "splitting hairs" to avoid send­ ing certaiin products on U.S. vessels and added that "we don't SIUNA Vice President Ed Turner seconded the nomination of Frank Drozakfor SIUNA president. Brother Turner is also executive vice pres­ ident of the SlU A&G District. One of the featured speakers, Pamela Harriman, chairman of the board of directors for "Democrats for the '80s" has iunch with Ken Gonklin. commandant of the base at the Lundeberg School. Warmly welcoming all the delegates to St. Mary's County Md., was George R. Aud, pres­ ident of the St. Mary's County Commissioners. Aud then spoke about the 350th anniversary of the found­ ing of Maryland, noting that the founders first settled in St. Mary's City in 1634. He said that St. Mary's County still follows the ideals of those founding fathers and that the SHLSS reflects the best of those ideals. Pointing out that residents in the county were a little wary when the school was first estab­ lished at Piney Point in the 1960s, Aud said that today "St. Mary's County loves the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship." At the end of his speech, Aud presented SIUNA President Drozak with a framed emblem of St. Mary's County. Sailors Union .of the Pacific official Gunnar Lundeberg reads the re­ port of the International Affairs Committee. IN MEMORIAMS (Continued from Page 22.) Gerald Ramsay, agent. Marine Firemen's Union; Lawrence M. Raftery, president emeritus. In­ ternational Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades; Sose Sione, SIU waitress; Martin J. Ward, president. United Asso­ ciation of Journeymen and Ap­ prentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry; Wilbur Frank Yarrington, Marine Fire­ men's Union; Charlie Zimmer­ man, retired vice president. In­ ternational Ladies' Garment Workers Union; nine sailors aboard the SS Golden Dolphin', 31 sailors aboard the Marine Electric. Continued on Page 24. July 1984/LOG/23 \ • '1 �A Picture Survey SIUNA Convention •. " ' i!J One of the big hits of the Convention were the lovely y°^"9 served as escorts for the speakers, bringing them auditorium to the stage. At right is Trainee Lon Jackson, ^J®" ® ® retraining waitresses from the S.S. Constitution, Jan Clarke, Nita Sheppherd and Laura Morgan. f I r f i I f ¥ Henry "Whitey" Disley, SlUNA vice president and president of the Marine Firemen's Union, reads the report of the Legislative and Government Agencies Committee. lil 'i •• -.1 Teresa Hoinsky of the Fishermen's Union of America, Pacific and Car­ ibbean reads the joint report of the Fishermen's and Fish Cannery Workers' Organization and Griev­ ance Committee and Fishermen and Cannery Workers Conference. Going over some notes at the SlUNA Executive Board meeting are, from the left; Secretary-Treasurer Joseph DiGiorgio; SlUNA General Counsel Howard Schulman; President Frank Drozak; Carolyn Gentile, special counsel to the Seafarers Plans, and Leo Bonser, administrator of the Seafarers Plans. !• ' ' t k- .5 ?, .•f j; - •> Reading the lengthy report of the SlUNA Executive Board which met prior to the Convention is Bob Vahey, assistant to the SlU president. At right, SlUNA Secretary-Treasurer Joseph DiGiorgio. 24/LOG./July 1984 -•L ' kit' i.. F, r Maritime Trades Department Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean Ingrao (third from left) headed the behind-the-scenes crew that helped make the SlUNA Convention such a success. Here some of them gather for a photo in the dining room of the SHLSS. From the left are: Frances Brown of the SlU: Mike Rosanio with the MTD; Ingrao; Joanne Herrlein with the SlU; Einar Petursson with the SlU; Bonnie Riley with the MTD, and £dwin Schmidt who works with the AFL-CIO. �Charles Bortz (B-996), who makes his home in Hellertown, Pa., writes to the LOG from aboard the M/V Ranger. In these days of computerized engine rooms and shipboard au­ tomation, a ship's cat is as rare a find on an SIU vessel as a belaying pin or a real southwesfer. However, the M/V Ranger (O.C.I.) was blessed, until re­ cently, with not one, but two. Leaving Diego Garcia after a year's stint off that scenic isle, the Ranger was as pet-and-germfree as any other tanker in those distant waters until her first port of call. The moment she had slid out her gangway in St. Theodora, Greece, a scrawny, lean-flanked black and white tabby came scrambling up, meowing all the way. Ignoring the clutching hands of assorted deckhands, she streaked right for the after house—and the galley. Here was a cat who obviously knew ships. Not only did she know ships generally, but she seemed to have an uncanny knowledge of the exact structural details of the M/V Ranger. Having suc­ cessfully negotiated her busi­ ness with the galley, she began crying to get topside to the crew's quarters. Just as the crew was about to write if off as another of the sea's unexplained mysteries, along came Skip, the 12-to-4 AB and identified her as the late mascot of the M/V Courier. The Courier at that moment was just disappearing over the western horizon. Cat apparently knew all about shore leave, but was weak on sailing boards (a failing which, later, was to cost her dearly). On the trip to Rota, Spain, Cat settled comfortably in Skip's foc'sle, sallying out whenever the fancy took her to enliven the ship's affairs. She would appear on the bridge at mid­ night, rubbing against the legs of a startled look-out or follow the butterworth gang along the well deck, attacking a dangling tag line, and being drenched occasionally by a sudden spurt from a butterworth hole. At Rota she was the first one down the gangway and had to inspect every suspicious cranny The Ship's Cat By Charles A. Bortz on the dock, including the in­ terior of the cargo hoses. A couple of days out of Spain, it became apparent that Cat had done more in Greece than visit the Acropolis. She began to swell visibly in the mid-section and as time passed, her distended paunch swung ever closer to the deck plates. Weeks passed as the ship be­ gan shuttling between Vene­ zuela and various U.S. ports and still no cuddly balls of fur made their appearance. This was a time of anxiety for her nu­ merous adopted family. Cat grew fatter and thinner at the same time and splotches of blood ap­ peared on her after section. It was a toss-up whether the Ranger was going to host a blessed event or a sea burial. Finally one hot, muggy morn­ ing in the Gulf, Bos'n Victor undogged the midship locker and Cat staggered out, bawling, be­ draggled and pounds thinner. It took a detailed search to locate the nest. Cat had scorned the elaborate laying-in facilities pre­ pared by the crew in the after house to deposit her litter in a steaming corner of the butter­ worth locker shielded by two huge spare valves. By standing on one of the valves, you could peer down and make out four pink and hairless shapes, feebly wriggling on a pile of rags. Three were wriggling anyway. One had been born dead. This touched off one of the few disputes to disturb the har­ mony of what was otherwise a most placid voyage. The mid­ ship house was an oven. Both Cat and kittens were obviously panting for breath. Moreover, it had to be dogged down against the weather from 5 at night until 8 in the morning. This was a long stretch during which the feline family would be cut off from the ship's facilities and left to swelter in its own juices. In the after house were all the comforts a nursing mother could ask for—all, that is, except pri­ vacy. The dispute looked as if it might have to be settled by mor­ tal combat. Finally, the Scien­ tific Husbandry advocates won out over the "Let Nature Have Its Way" party. The litter was moved to the DEU's room. At first light. Cat appeared in the passageway with a protest­ ing kitten dangling from its jaws and proceeded purposely on its way to the now open midship lockers. She accomplished the journey two more times until the family was once again in­ stalled in a dusky comer of the bench under the carpenter's work table. This was the first of her many odysseys. Every evening, Char­ lie, the DEU, would cart the litter back to his room. Every morning. Cat would haul them back to the midship locker, each time searching out a better hid­ ing place. Feeble to begin with, this con­ stant dragging about finally did two of the kittens in. Cat was scrawny when she came aboard in Greece, and when the litter was born it appeared that only one milk outlet was truly flow­ ing. This was always appropri­ ated by one burly black ball of fur who seemed to have ab­ sorbed ail the vigor missing from its nest mates. Down to one kitten. Cat re­ signed herself to rearing it in Charlie's room. Besides, she was getting bored with motherhood, spending more and more time on deck and less and less on kitten-tending. Still, the morning we docked in Carteret, N.J., she was out in the passageway again, strug­ gling to hoist a now highly re­ sistant kitten in the direction of the midship lockers. Kitten wanted no part of it and would scramble away at every chance. The struggle was still going on when the call came for "all hands." What with tying up, taking on the hoses, hustling stores, there was no time to think about domestic problems. Indeed, no one thought about the cats at all until we had passed outbound under the Verazzano and were once again at sea. With the ship settled down, the quiet in the passageways made itself felt. No squalling kitten, no meowing mother cat. It wasn't until the next morn­ ing when Bos'n Vinny entered the butterworth locker and heard a plaintive crying overhead that the mystery was solved. There was Kitten, fighting to get out of a cardboard box on one of the top shelves. From the state of its neck, bloody and deeply bitten, it had put up a fierce fight on the way to its original birthplace. No doubt but that this bat­ tered kitten was a survivor—a true descendent of that tough and fabled breed—the ship's cat. As for its mother . . . well, if a scrawny black and white tabby runs up your gangway while your smp is in Carteret, take her in if you have a mind. But don't grow attached to her. She's one of the roving kind. •" Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank—It's Your Life July 1984/LOG/25 i �Directory of Ports Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe OIGIorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hell, Vice President Angus "Red" Cempbell, Vice President Mike Secco, Vice President Joe Secco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley and the A/go/'s crew get together for the shipboard meeting. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea June 1-30, 1984 .™„i REGISTERED G„.A"'g3 . Gloucester J New York 66 Philadelphia.'...... 12 Baltimore , 22 Norfolk.....; Mobile.. ^ New Orleans .• 56 Jacksonville , 53 San Francisco 99 Wilmington 22 Seattle 43 Puerto Rico ,1^ Honolulu . 5 Houston 27 Piney^Point........... ^^0 Gloucester New York ;.n I . .• Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville.,. San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto RICO Honolulu Houston g^Point - ...i 7? 71 . 342 '^•"1' Gloucester NewYork .• Norfolk.. Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston.... Totals All Departments. 9 , ""niiS;?"™" C,«SC 24 ^9 36 3 ^ 17 u 40 13 0 0 0 J 0^ 0 ^ 0 u 4 0 334 8 469 0 4 ^ ' n 8 .3 1J 58 31 4 4 J 4 9 R.ll.t CI,«.'"grB C,«G 8 42 16 6 18 3 0 0 0 10 0 1 8 3 1 g 0 2 0 .2 18 0 1 0 0 0 ^ 0 2 0 ^ 0 g • 0 7 - . 151 12 28 26 36 ,9 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ' a ^ 10 0 0 136 7 4 6 35 27 it 11 1 2 1 5 8 0 10 7 14 2 17 0 230 6 15 3 5 110 0 0 0 0 0 g 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 g 4 0 1 0 11 21 17 30 81 55 52 39 49 14 7 82 0 595 n l 0 n 34 2 ' 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 i l i 0 u " 0 n n 0 1 " 1 42 42 1 ^^0 n 4J c 90 ii Q 0 0 0 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0^0 23 0 u ^ 3 5 9 15 38 s 24 24 116 iio g O 0 0 0 0 0 1 J 145 o 170 7 257 0 146 16 20 15 17 0 8 n ii n 27 U 16 ' 5 1^ J 15 160 26 RI u 4 38 ^2 1 n ]3 439 I 135 0 0 0 1.092 798 190 734 536 160 li V 0 1 12 9 20 24 22 13 20 2 13 13 1 i94 9 . 9 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 6 -0 0 17 > 0 1 0 3, 3 2 10 11 60 10 12 2 50 g 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 50 g 0 324 0 211 0 58 24 0 8 60 0 48 61 3 ... 9 32 1? ' 9 15 18 52 23 41 15 26 10 5 3^ 5 - n ^ 110 45 196 10 ' 0 ^ 1 3 68 37 5-2 g O 1 0 1 4 0 2 Q 0 ' 9 0 8 35 31 25 i 32 35 ° 293 47 2 z 3 1 1 « 8 31 i 9 3fi 36 ca . 81 63 49 g3 15 9 .,02 0 750 ENTRY DEPARTMENT NewYork Baltimore R - ? ,I fl 100 ^9 11 Port Gloucester Philadelphia..... > n 1 15 24 7 ^4 1 1 Houston Pi",^jPoint • M: IR n 2 5 ifl 18 „ 0 0 9 0 S 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 „ ^2 / 2 ,2 ClasAA^gS , J n ^2 fi ,9*2 20 J « S 36 8 59 R 18 5 :.... Philadelphia Baltimore :...... Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville..... San Francisco Wilmington — Seattle" Puerto Rico ..., Honolulu CIASSC 5 5 20 1; 4 § 3 11 19 7 7 17 5 12 11 Port TOTAI SHIPPED 0 23 0 » 23 32 6 16 10 • 10 32 0 ^54 43 172 89 59 15 150 45 0 963 6 19 1 7 3 175 1 0 224 26 1,923 1.661 317 * r • , .j 10 25 2 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301> 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Glair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301)327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218)722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617)283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713)659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fia. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201)435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205)478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 7-800-325-2532 NEWYORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (212) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Vs. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHiLADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PiNEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County'20674 (301)994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Caiif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Caiif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 ••'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered tor shipping at the port last month^ ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of June was up from the month of May. A total of 1,456 jobs were ship^d on SlU-cortracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,456 jobs shipped, 734 jobs or about 50 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A totai of 26 trip relief^s were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 627 relief jobs have been, t; I -•) 1 shipped. 2f/i.pO/July 1984 % 7:^' - • siM 'J'v �ODS Buy-Out Scheme Slammed (Continued from Page 3.) Garret E. Brown, chief coun­ sel for Marad, had little he could tell the senators. Because Marad is considering two ODS buy-out proposals from operators, he declined to answer specific questions about the plans. At one point, however, he did ad­ mit that he didn't know if an economic impact study of the issue had been made by Marad on the ODS issue. While the government did lit­ tle to bolster its case for the buy-out scheme, witnesses for the major maritime unions and sever^ operators tore apart the government position. The main reasons cited by all the witnesses included: • Marad does not have the legal authority to take such action; • It would give the subsi­ dized operators who are al­ lowed to accept buy-out money an unfair advantage over unsubsidized opera­ tors; • The scheme does not ad­ dress the major problems facing the U.S.-flag fleet and it offers nothing to re­ place a successful govern­ ment program. "The U.S.-flag fleet competes in an international maritime en­ vironment in which "free trade" exists only in the minds of speech writers and those who wish to avoid the sometimes difficult ef­ forts necessary to support a healthy U.S.-flag fleet. The elimination of ODS would not be objectionable if the American maritime industry could fall back on a well-crafted substitute pro­ gram which deals effectively with the competitive advantages pro­ vided by foreign governments to their own fleets. Unfortu­ nately we have seen nothing of this kind," Drozak said. In addition to attacking the buy-out plans, witnesses had several suggestions for what could be a large surplus of ODS at the end of this fiscal year. The surplus has been built up because of the decline in U.S. shipping activity. All the wit­ nesses agreed the funds should not be used to buy out any ODS contracts, but used in ways to help the merchant marine. Drozak suggested that Con­ gress would have to agree to any new use for the ODS funds, that the surplus could be used to help finance seamen's health care, pension funds or to create new maritime jobs. Drozak pointed out that since the government closed the U.S. Public Health Service hospitals in 1981, after they provided health care to merchant seamen and their families for 200 years, "the financial burden of this unexpected responsibility has Legal Aid been very high and it has seri­ ously strained the limited re­ sources of the entire industry." He also noted that throughout the entire industry unfunded pension obligations are about $500 million. The Seafarers Plans dre financially sound, but many other unions and companies face serious problems. If surplus ODS funds would help relieve some of the burden, Drozak said that could benefit the industry as a whole. U.S.-U.S.S.R. grain trade has been renewed, and Drozak sug­ gested that surplus ODS funds could be^sed if a bilateral mar­ itime agreement was renewed too. In the 1970s ODS money was used for the carriage of grain on U.S. vessels to the Soviet Union. "This would provide work for laid up U.S. ships and jobs for beached seamen," he said. PMA Shipping Scene June 1984 REGISTERED SHIPPED SAN FRANCISCO 29 67 •••••• 2 4 • 0 0 • . Class "A" Class "B" Class "C"... Relief Grand Total (AH Groups) WILMINGTON Class "A".. Class "B" >.!.... Class "C"...... •• Grand Total (All Groups).......... SEATTLE Class "A" * Class "B" Class "C" Relief ••• Grand Total (AH Groups) • HONOLULU Class "A" Class "B". Class "C" Grand Total (AH Groups) TP "Sr"" 8 39 0 71 • •b. 10 2 V • 0 12 3 1 0 4 19 2 0 0 21 12 0 5 1 18 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 6 ' Dispatchers Report lor Breat lakes TUNE 1-30,1984 Class CL 19 CS'L Class NP 3 • ••• 1 ' y 7 6 Port ^ ^ 0 — ' ^ — J ^ 20^ Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 41 23 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 21 5 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 11 2 0 '" " P»rt Alaonac Class CL 2 3 ENTRY DEPARTMENT n 0 0 — 73 30 0 Class CL 42 Class I Class NP 7 4 19 8 0 5 1 0 28 20 5 94 36 » in the event that any SlU meml)ers have legal problems In the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is treing published. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys and this list Is In­ tended only for informational pur­ poses: • - NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 SoQth Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Westem Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild. Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile. Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank BIdg. 415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norfolk, Va. 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905—Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CAUF. Jotin Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (415) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 July 1984/LOG/27 ' . �6sWt4iiiiliTit 1 nnkft Forward to Next Voyage Inger Crew Makes the Most of N.Y SIU Rep Kermett Mangram paid off the /ngtr (Reynolds Metal) when it docked in New Jersey last month. The members were glad to see him, especially since they had a number of questions concerning the up­ coming contract talks, the re­ cent Crews Conference at Piney Point, Md. and certain provi­ sions in the Union's Constitu­ tion. It was a highly productive meeting. And after it was over, the members ran to get their pay so as to make the most of their time in port. By all accounts, it was a tightly knit ship. Buffalo Orloff, one of the crewmembers who. got off the trip before, stopped-by to say hello to some of his friends. He's a resident of Brooklyn, and was willing to show his former shipmates New York's hot spots; Xenon and Studio 54. Everyone complimented the steward department for a job well done and said they look forward to the next voyage, which promises to take them to Hawaii, Seattle and New Orleans. SIU Rep Kermett Mangi^m listens listens to one of the members make a point about the upcoming contract talks. 1 • i" I !' U,uisDiesso OMU, is a Seattle Seahawks SIU Rep Kermett Mangram and Wi^r Jimmy Nicholson are AB Bill Eastwood is real proud M*A*S*H t-shirt. LOUIS uiesso.u old friends who went to Piney Point together. tan. •f'v- 28/LOG/July 1984 mm �.-yV-" '' ' ' S>*tv T:-'". -' ? ' "• :''^ : ••m:m • ;':• • • • - ';; -V''': •. ^ «Ar •.,, ^ •' V "^-s. I _<V / ; •• 'i-1 \ • " :-.it •liii / "' .m Stan Dore and his wife are happily reunited los Mark Field and Chief Steward Winston, Battles have a •question about the Crews Conference. Stan Dore, bosun, listens to SID Rep Kermett Mangram talk about the Crews Conference. Robert Gilbo sails as Engine Utility. Kent Scratt sails as an AB. July 1984/LOG/29 �NAME Checks Await Seafarers The following SIU members have wages and overtime due to them from Maritime Overseas Corp. If your name is on the list, contact Maritime Overseas Corp. directly at 43 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10036, telephone (212) 5363678. S.S. # NAME Raymundo Gomez Lawrence Mays Robert Delmont John Clarke Clitford Bellamy Benjamin Balerlo Norman Tolbert Harry Granger Jacob Groby Claude Dick Howard Cole Paul Parsons Joseph Zeldy Norwood Y. Bryant David R, McCullough Donald M. Hood James L. Camp Abdula A, Mohsin Clarence M. Houchins Theodore Weems Chas. M. C. Segrest Mousid S. Omar Pantelis Koutsouradis Andrew D. Pandolfo Rodney D. Borlase Linton L. Reynolds Jr. Anthony M. Alleyne Collie Loper Jr. Wm. J. Grant Robt. L. Rieger Larry Bradley Jack A. Morgan James c. Dies Ray C. Miller Tom M. Arriola II Wm. A. Daly Joseph Dallas, Enos A. Allen Nicholas A. Nagy Herschel L. Myers 1:8 r VESSEL 463-40-4647 Alaska 420-12-3044 Alaska 360-18-0647 Alaska 173-26-9856 Alaska 525-34-7257 Alaska 460-50-8008 Alaska 569-48-8733 Alaska 437-12-8513 Alaska 252-38-7658 Alaska • 460-16-0193 Alaska 458-16-2977 Alaska . 245-30-9495 Alaska 417-28-1573 Alaska 240-48-7471 Alice 242-94-6818 Alice 230-68-5168 Alice 243-66-7561 Alice 376-58-6889 Alice 245-30-4767 Alice 419-20-8139 Alice 462-15-0845 Alice 377-68-9715 Alice 105-42-2285 Alice 100-46-7009 Alice 130-07-3453 Alice 479-46-9829 Alice 106-50-2492 Alice 416-30-2845 Alice 264-58-1024 Alice 508-76-4901 Alice 225-84-6274 Alice 548-42-3948 Alice 458-26-8106 Arctic 217-16-2821 Arctic 453-06-0216 Arctic 534-44-1201 Boston 109-56-4941 Boston 070-24-5827 Boston 379-38-5616 Boston 310-18-5325 Boston Don D. Spencer Shawn T. Evans Robt. K. Cunningham Richmond 0. Collins Luis Perez Mark Stevens Frank Kraemer Jose G. Bagat Robt. L. Gilbo Donald J. Gilbo Vance Sanderson Mushin A. All Leonard P. Bonnot Scott Surprenaut Ronald J. Fluker Reynaldo C. Hernandez All A. Hassan Daniel Blackmore Saleh All Vafai Antonio Hernandez Fernando Maldonado William Matsoukas Elias Ruiz Marc S. Oswald Clyde A. Kreiss Ernest A. Watson Raymond J. McPhillips Luis Moreno Wm. F. Connolly Rodollo Rodriguez Ernest A. Watson Robt. H. Bell Sr. James R. Thompson Robert H. Bell Jr. Nathan Adams P. Wright J. Roundtree M. Lipitz Raymond J. Moore R. Barrack W. Shanks Pierce Phillips Patrick Lyons Michael Marth David Goosby E. Liwang Michael Marth C. Edwards Michael Foley L. Lovick A. Linnette K. Eckel George Wilson Aubrey Davis Curtis Spencer William Geary Gerald Hyman Jose A. Santiago B. Loane B. Ricks J. Rodriguez T. Chilinski J. Baker KNOW YOUR RIGHTS S| t t'''"' Ir •'•ii 1^ ifi { if 1; • ^ f! !i ! 'g. VESSEL 466-82-5953 Boston 565-86-8748 Boston 513-58-2839 Boston 422-46-1495 Boston 108-26-4155 Boston 565-41-0586 Boston . 439-60-4633 Boston 459-98-8287 Boston 538-72-6337 Boston 374-20-9873 Boston 262-47-6159 Boston 545-94-2941 Boston 543-88-2070 Boston 045-50-5325 Boston 436-78-8068 Boston 456-27-3501 Boston 385-54-7016 Boston 532-72-1481 Boston 128-48-6275 Boston 096-24-4812 Chicago 096-24-9432 Chicago 089-14-6077 Chicago 092-52-3542 Chicago 148-56-7227 Chicago 096-20-8233 Chicago 464-30-3447 Chicago 037-12-9802 Chicago 434-62-4358 Chicago 208-16-3243 Chicago 230-46-3690 Chicago 464-30-3447 Chicago 423-30-5002 Chicago 424-22-0450 Chicago 262-94-6925 Chicago 452-62-5254 Chicago 228-74-2708 Harrlette 224-80-8315 Harrlette 179-34-5551 Harrlette 203-26-6455 Harrlette 231-86-2075 Harrlette 230-74-4662 Harrlette 191-34-3227 Harrlette 032-05-1408 Harrlette 184-48-7271 Harrlette 265-80-7566 Harrlette 224-52-1212 Harrlette 184-48-7271 Harrlette 134-44-3622 Harrlette 170-22-9770 Harrlette 228-86-6745 Harrlette 227-98-7558 Harrlette 147-54-3572 Harrlette 082-46-0510 Harrlette 228-86-3336 Harrlette - 228-92-1845 Harrlette 117-52-4955 Harrlette 227-08-5198 Harrlette 580-22-9343 Harrlette 219-62-1982 Harrlette 224-86-9969 Harrlette 106-36-0815 Juneau 058-18-4305 Juneau 544-58-1882 Juneau M. Grill Michael P. Homan P. Fanle Kenneth U. Bradley Melvin E. Morgan John 0. Frazier Morris J. Danzey Jr. . Wayne C. Drtggers Richard F. Decker Michael Manlon Randy S, Cook Wm. F. Sharp Jr. Wayne K. Johnson Steve L. Cody Cecil H. Mills Harry J. Kinsman Jr. Thomas R. Wright Jr. Patrick J. Dorrlan John Smith James W. Barnett Emanuel M. Douroudus Kenneth W. Sullivan Charles A. Mullen Robt. D. Bridges Stanley A. Stigen Thomas Kubek Jim Elbe Barrett R. Denson Timothy Olvany Bennle J. Anding Eugene Kyzar Robert L. Cooper Jerry P. James Joseph BIdzllya Horace C. Hunt Harrin Maclp Julio C. Arzu Michael J. Barnett Eddie L. Jackson Royce Bozeman Revels R. Poovey Frederick Washington Tom Saenz Vincent LImon George Mike Leonard Nixon Thomas Boland Samuel Pappas John R. Mclntyre Ronald Charles Wm. Christopher Diogenes Santos .' Billy Jarvis John Lee Carlos Merlda Louis Hachey Edward J. Roklckl Scott J. Galbralth Aubrey V. Sprulll James J. Gorman Marlsa L. Stevens Pamela C. Monaco Billy J. Lockhart S.S. # KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 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 trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of and management representatives and their expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are niade only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your sh'PP'Ug rights Copies of these contracts are posted and ava lable in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any v'ojat on of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re ceipt requested. The proper address for this is; Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 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 avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and Conditions under which you work and live aboard vour ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the propw sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU llimilllllinilllll llllllNUIIillllUlllllllillHll patrolman or other Union otficial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. 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. I960, meetings in all constitutional 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 in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances 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 niake a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required ta make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. S.S. # NAME VESSEL 570-66-7972 Juneau 543-33-7719 Juneau 273-37-1908 Juneau 236-92-8960 Juneau 264-68-0452 Juneau 426-36-5287 Marilyn 423-14-4021 Marilyn 266-78-5300 Marilyn 265-35-4200 Marilyn 198-44-4044 Marilyn 461-23-1230 Marilyn 236-88-4859 Marilyn 217-60-6095 Marilyn 022-58-0015 Marilyn 317-20-3957 Marilyn 261-31-1321 Marilyn 258-32-6300 Marilyn 205-22-5031 Marilyn 202-22-9128 Marilyn 421-16-9771 Marilyn 081-42-8014 Marilyn 400-06-6889 Marilyn 227-78-4473 Marilyn 411-32-0820 Marilyn 387-16-3049 Natalie 497-68-1102 Natalie 294-30-6043 Natalie 104-54-0310 Natalie 181-38-9357 Natalie 437-34-3241 Natalie 587-48-4316 Natalie 466-36-6712 Natalie 267-49-1049 Natalie 173-22-2573 Natalie 227-26-1836 Natalie 435-60-7975 Natalie 094-44-2819 Natalie 461-19-4450 Natalie 416-38-2416 Natalie 423-42-0909 Natalie 240-30-2965 Natalie 433-64-3801 Natalie 455-54-2618 Natalie 454-52-9356 Natalie 012-18-9405 Natalie 456-30-7614 New York 484-20-2442 Ohio 319-22-0452 Ohio 424-22-6573 Ohio 438-98-2160 Ohio 417-56-8672 Ohio 433-66-3653 Ohio 422-34-2166 Ohio 461-38-8446 Ohio ilo 435-04-3306 377-42-6399 Ohio 146-42-5136 Vivian 458-11-5507 Vivian 227-78-6713 Vivian 099-20-2928 Valdez 220-62-6702 Valdez 569-33-6030 Valdez 429-72-6048 Valdez specific provision for safeguarding the memberships money aSd Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every hree months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. 30/LOG/July 1984 Ir S.S. # NAME Joseph DAquIno Melvin J. Skipper Arthur J. Lennon James K. Armstrong Henry L. Wyatt Stanley T. Grooms Robert W. Layko Bill E. Ware Pierre A. Bailey Saleh Hasson Javier Gonzalez Ballard Browning Nick Grigoratos Ollle Purdy Gllberto Rodriguez Marcus S. Johnson John L. Ballentlne John H. Shepherd Howard R. Harvey VESSEL Valdez Valdez Valdez Valdez Valdez Valdez Valdez Valdez 565-50-9088 Valdez 271-48-6256 Valdez 114-50-1069 valdez 307-20-6218 Washington 389-56-1751 Washington 225-14-0129 Washington 466-88-3336 Washington 421-20-7616 Washington 220-66-0969 Washington 430-21-2759 Washington 410-30-4003 Washington 098-38-0062 217-16-6956 129-22-5825 257-02-9656 460-70-7221 267-42-3990 531-62-2736 421-70-3718 Personals Charles D. Howell Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of Charles D. Howell is requested to contact his family. Write to Frank R. Howell, 5315 Hilton Head Dr., Dallas, Texas 75252, or call (214) 248-4338. Generoso C. Crispaia Please contact your wife as soon as possible. Andrew Thomas McDonald Please contact your nephew,. Cornelius G. Farley, 8 Sienna Way, San Rafael, Calif. 94901. Matthew M. (Buddy) Brown Please call your mother. Phone number is listed in Mobile di­ rectory. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. 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 con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charp, trials, e c. as well as all other details, then 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 arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and m the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member ^ denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not limited to. furthering the political, sbcial 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 supporis and contributes to political candidates for elective office. AH contributions arc voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial rxiprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment, a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. ir at any time a memfter feck that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constltuthmai right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediatdy nodiy SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified maU, return rccript requested. The address b 5201 Auth Way andBikannla Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Sprii^is, Md. 20746. �in and Around the Port of Mobile " '7 Engineer Jim Moody, left, and Deckhand Tom Hilburn pause for a quick refreshment aboard the Carolyn M. (Ideal Cement). Aboard the tug Mobile Bay (Crescent Towing of Mobile) are (I. to r.) SID Patrolman Ray Sipgletary, Deckhand O.D. Dowd, Deckhand Esau Wright, Eng. William Broadus, and Capt. Ronnie Williams. siU Port Agent Tom Glidewell (I.) poses aboard the ITS Philadelphia with Bosun Hubert Cain and AB Sam Soloman. -A ' Payoff aboard the Pride of Texas brought smiles from (I. to r.) Antulio Garcia, DEU; J.W. Mullis, AB; and D.R. Laughlin, QMED. Ray Singletary, SlU patrolman, poses with some of the crewmembers aboard King Fisher (Ideal Cement). They are, from the left: En­ gineer Bruce Jackson, Cook Kenneth Pick­ ens, Deckhand SamuelBrown and Deckhand Frank Allen Jr. I?: • 41-. -^0 SlU Patrolman Jimmy Battle (I.) gives Sonny Rankin fhis pension check at the Mobile hall. Sonny started his seagoing career back in 1938 in Mobile. f...' jf. Th^B^^^H^^STBilemcently. Pictured here with Jimmy Battle (seated) are. from the left: Vagn Nielsen, chairman; Herbert Hollins, steward department delegate; Dave Horton, engine department delegate, and Claude Johnson, Secretary. The tug Fort Conde (Crescent Towing of Mobile) waits to give assistance to the ITB Philadelphia. July 1984/LOG/3^ -= • vS-. -... - • �Deep Sea Leo Martin Brown, 58, joined the SiU in 1946 in the port of Seattle sailing in the steward department. Brother Brown is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Herbert Calvin Chattom, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1953 sailing as a wiper. Brother Chattom is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Whistler, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. 1^ ic. h Charles "Chuck" Everett Demers, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sailing as a bosun and ship's delegate. Brother Demers hit the bricks in the Bull Line beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army before World War 11. Seafarer Demers was born in Boston and is a resident of Houston. J, H iV t- i'- Edward Kelly Sr., 64, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertifed chief steward. Brother Kelly was graduated from the Union's Recertified Stewards Program in 1981. He worked on the Mobile Alcoa Shoregang and was on the SIU Contract Negotiating Com­ mittee in 1965. Seafarer Kelly is a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Flomaton, Ala., he is a resi­ dent of Theodore, Ala. Hans Sverra Lee, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1960 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Lee was grad­ uated from the Union's Re­ certified Bosuns Program in January 1974. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Sea­ farer Lee was a former mem­ bers of the SUP from 1943 to 1945, the Alaskan Fisher­ men's Union in 1955 and the IBU in 1960. His "... sea­ going career spanned an era from steam schooners to LNGs, LASHsand OBOs...." Lee is a veteran of the U.S. Army's 14th Coast Artillery Bn. in World War II. A native of Aalusund, Norway, he is a resident of Seattle. ' Cooper Harris McMlllin, 71, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sail­ ing as a chief cook. Brother McMillin was born in Missouri and is a resident of Boise, Idaho. I 'm:m^ Julius Paul Thrasher, 62, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Thrasher Was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in December 1975. He sailed as an LNG bosun. Seafarer Thrasher was iDom in Westminister, S.C. and is a resident of Alexandria, La. Great Uikes Leo Paul Drouin, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a conveyorman. Brother Drouin was born in Canada and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Toledo, Ohio. Troy T. Massey, 62, joined the Union in the port of Cleve­ land in 196T Brother Massey was born in Tennessee and is a resident of Cleveland. Edward Arne Miller, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1952 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Miller Wilbert Lawrence PInney, 63, joined the sailed in World War II on MC&S and NMU ships and during Union in the port of Duluth, Minn, in 1961 the Vietnam War. He was born sailing as a FOWT and AB for the Interlake ^\li in Tacoma, Wash, and is a Steamship Co. from 1940 to 1942 and for resident of Savona, British Great Lakes Towing in 1946. Brother Pinney is a former member of the Tug Firemen, Columbia, Canada. Linesmen, Oilers and Wipers Union, the ILA Aubrey Anthony Rankin, and the IBL. He is a veteran of the U.S. 62, joined the SIU in 1942 in Army in World War II. Laker Dredgeman the port of Mobile sailing in Pinney was born in Duluth and is a resident the steward department. of Two Harbors, Minn. Brother Rankin was born in Mobile and is a resident there. IXI Atlantic Fishermen Howard Grant Schneider, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sail­ ing as a chief steward. Brother Schneider is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Chicago, III. and is a resident of Seattle. Anthony S. Gallo, 64, joined the SIUmerged Atlantic Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester, Mass. in 1980 sailing in the engine room. Brother Gallo was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Glouces­ ter. ONIY A DUNCE USES NARCOTICS SF CAUGHT YOU LOSE YOUR FVXPERS fORl/FE/ 32/LOG/July 1984 mt �.. SlU Health Talk < ;i . Disease: America's Number One Kilier ISEASES of the heart (heart attack, stroke and related disorders) kill more Americans than all other causes of death combined, according to the American Heart Association. In this country, 1.5 million people suffer heart attacks each year. That's more deaths than were caused by cancer, accidents pneumonia and influenza com­ bined. Seafarers are no exception to these high death statistics. In fact, SIU clinics report that heart disease is the leading health problem detected in Seafarers coming in for routine physical examinations. D The Heart The human heart is a muscular organ that pumps a continuous and incredible quantity of blood throughout the body. Every day, the heart beats 100,000 times and pumps 4,300 gallons of blood. Blood circulates from the heart and lungs, carrying oxy­ gen and other nutrients to all organs and tissues of the body, ^t also picks up waste products from the cells of the body which are filtered and eliminated through the kidneys and the liver. The pumping action of the heart is controlled by a natural pacemaker, a small bundle of highly specialized cells that gen­ erate electrical impulses nec­ essary for coordinated contrac­ tions of the heart. When the heart relaxes, blood flows in; when the heart con­ tracts, blood is forced out of the heart to the lungs and the rest of the body. through them is eventually de­ creased or blocked entirely. De­ creased blood flow may damage the heart muscle. Complete blockage of blood flow deprives an area of the heart of its needed oxygen and nutrients, causing death of that area of heart mus­ cle. When that happens, a heart attack results. In addition to a heart attack, another result of narrowed ar­ teries is the chest pain called angina. In this case, the arteries are open but are much narrower than normal. This means that while the heart may appear to be normal most of the time, the arteries may not always be able to deliver additional oxygen needed by the heart in times of emotional excitment or unusual physical exertion. Chest pains and other suffocating symp­ toms result. What IS a Heart Attack? Blood flows through the heart and lungs to the body through arteries and veins. When these conduits are impeded, or when something goes wrong with the heart's natural pacemaker, or when the blood that supplies nutrients to the heart itself is blocked, a heart attack occurs. In most cases, a heart attack is caused by arteriosclerosis, the gradual buildup of fatty de­ posits (composed mainly of cho­ lesterol) in the inner walls of the arteries. As these deposits nar­ row the artery , the flow of blood Recognition During your routine physical examination at the SIU Clinic or by your personal physician, you will be tested to determine the possibility of your getting a heart attack. Heart attacks can strike any­ one. When it occurs, there is no time for delay. Advance warn­ ing signals are not always given by the body in a person about to have a heart attack—nor are symptoms the same with each individual. But certain symp­ toms should alert you that help— immediate help—is needed. An uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest (that may spread to the shoulders, neck or arms) lasting for two minutes or more is one of the more common symptoms of a heart attack. (Sharp, stabbing twinges of pain are usually not signals of a heart attack.) Sweating, dizziness, fainting, nausea or shortness of breath may also occur as a result of a heart attack. These signals are not always present. Sometimes they subside, only to later re­ turn. The natural reaction of many people is to refuse to understand what's happening, attributing the pain to heartburn or indigestion that will go away on its own. But the American Heart Asso­ ciation estimates that 350,000 heart attack victims died last year in the U.S. before reaching a hospital because they refused to believe they were having a heart attack. In many cases, if trained med­ ical personnel are immediately available, they can get a stopped heart beating again through the use of electrical shock, heart massage, drugs—or a combinatiqn of all of these techniques. Cardiopulmonary resuscita­ tion (CPR) has also been proven to be a lifesaver. The general public, as well as police, firemen Leading Causes of Death (United States: 1980 Estimate) Disease of Heart and Blood Vessels Cancer Accidents Pulmonary Disease Pneumonia/ influenza 55,810! ^ 52.720 ioo , U:. Treatment Heart disease, whether it re­ sults in a heart attack or angina, can also be treated with drugs. Some of the drugs improve the blood flow by supplying more oxygen to the heart. Other drugs reduce blood pressure, thereby reducing the heart's workload. Still other drugs may also be used which increase the pump­ ing ability of the heart to ensure a regular heartbeat or to prevent blood clots from forming or en­ larging in the veins and arteries. But the best treatment of all is to recognize the warning sig­ nals and respond quickly. Most heart attack victims die within the first two hours after the signals begin. Surgery is often used for im­ proving the blood supply to the heart muscle. This type of sur­ gery, known as coronary artery bypass surgery, is becoming al­ most routine today. Surgeons use a vein, usually from the patient's leg, to construct a de­ tour around the blocked artery, bypassing the clogged blood vessel. Prevention Ail Other Causes ^5 and paramedics, have been trained to use this emergency lifesaving technique. It is aUo one of the courses taught at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. CPR combines mouth-to-mouth breathing with closed chest car­ diac compression to maintain the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain when the heart st^ beating. The American Heart Associ­ ation estimates that as many as 200,000 heart attack victims in the U.S. alone can be saved annually if CPR is available and used in time. Chances of recovery from a non-fatal heart attack are better than ever before. The key to survival lies in being able to recognize the warning signals of a heart attack and to get im­ mediate medical attention. 200 300 400 500 ^0 700 800 900 (Number of Deaths, in thousands) source; National Center for Health Statistics. U.S. Public Health Service. OHHS 1000 Scientists have identified sev­ eral factors that contribute to the risk of a person having a heart attack. Some factors can­ not be changed, such as hered­ ity, sex, race and age. It appears that a tendency toward heart (Continued on Page 34.) July 1984/LOG/33 »I• �... •-•!••.• ••;! • .^ -ffiy; • .• • . Seafarer Turns immigrant's Dream ^ . into American Success Story out and suggested I call the city." O often they are the national figures in politics and people And with that start, Klaus met in prominent positions who get the director and finance spe­ all the attention. Rarely do we cialist of the Neighborhood take note of the men and women Business Revitalization pro­ in the working classes, the hard­ gram of the Mayor s Economic working people of this nation Development Council, and the ... the ones who give our Blue Boy Sandwich Shop is now profession a good name. undergoing a $150,000 expan­ sion as a result of that govern­ Seafarer Klaus Teschke is one ment program. such man, and his success story There will be a 1,152-sq. ft. is one in which we can all be addition which will house the proud. new kitchen, restrooms, en­ trance, displays and order In 1958, at the age of 17, Klaus counter. The existing structure Teschke immigrated to Ormond will be renovated into a dining Beach, Fla. with his parents, Kiat irjeschke and his wife Brigitta oversee the renovation and enlargeroom seating 40 people, and it fleeing from the Communist re­ mrSbusineLs, the Blue Boy Sandwich Shop. (Photo courtesy will be air conditioned. There gime in East Berlin which had of the Florida Times-Union.) will be a paved parking area forced his parents' business to outside the shop for 16 cars. close. The decision to leave their gitta, and they settled in Florida. to enlarge the shop into a dining native land was not an easy one, Klaus plans to expand his Together, and with lots of hard room with seats for 28 people. but for young Klaus, at least, it work, they bought a small sand­ Sixty percent of the business hours, too, not just catering to was a new beginning. the luncheon crowd. "I will open wich shop on the north side of was take-out orders. But the Blue Boy did not have at 6 a.m. for the breakfast trade In 1960 he went to sea, work­ Jacksonville on Jan. 1, 1973. Formally a bungalow, the Blue efficient air conditioning, so the to serve the biggest, freshest ing as a merchant seaman until Boy Sandwich Shop had just Teschkes had to close the shop and best doughnuts in Jackson­ he was drafted into the Army nine counter stools. Klaus would every year from May to Octo­ ville," he proudly announced. late in 1964. (In 1963 he became For a 17-year-old immigrant wake up at 2:30 a.m. to be at ber, the hottest months. an American citizen.) He was They had wanted to expand the shop by 3 to begin making with ambitions, goals and plain stationed with the Army in West and renovate for some time. In hard work, Teschke, now 42, is bread and rolls—the selling point Germany as a mechanic. Fol­ of the small establishment. The fact, in 1979 they purchased the seeing his dream of running a lowing his discharge in 1967, Blue Boy became somewhat of lot next door. But obtaining bank - successful business finally come Klaus returned to the sea, sail­ financing and backing was dif­ ing as Able Seaman and working an institution to the working ficult. "I really wanted to ex­ true. Klaus Teschke is one of for his future security as a mem­ people on the north side of Jack­ pand the shop and put in good sonville, and was a pleasant al­ America's success storiesber of the Seafarers Interna­ ternative to the fast food chains air conditioning," Teschke said, somewhat of a local hero, you tional Union. "so I went to the. SBA [Small in that area. Business Administration]. They might say. And Klaus Teschke During their first decade in On one of his voyages to West sent me a lot of papers to fill is an active member of the SIU. Germany, Klaus married Bri- business, the Teschkes were able S : i!,* (Continued from Page 33.) Heart Disease: America's #1 Killer 1 disease is hereditary, that men have a greater risk of heart at­ tack than women, that black Americans have almost a 45 percent greater chance of hav­ ing high blood pressure (a con­ tributor to heart attack and stroke) than whites, and that nearly three in four of all heart attack deaths occur after age 65. But other risk factors can be changed or controlled by each individual, often under the di­ rection of a doctor. The first is cigarette smoking. Persons who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day have more than twice the risk of heart attack " than a person who has never smoked. And the risk for a smoker of more than a pack a day is three times greater. For those of you who have given up the cigarette habit, the death rate eventually declines almost to that of people who have never smoked. By contin­ uing to smoke after one heart attack, however, the chances of a second attack increase greatly. The second major risk factor that can be changed is high blood pressure. High blood pressure usually has no specific symp­ toms but can be detected by a simple, painless test. A person with mild elevations of blood pressure often begins treatment with a program of weight re­ duction, if overweight, and a low-salt diet. A third controllable factor is blood cholesterol level. Too much cholesterol can cause buildups on the walls of arteries which narrow the passageway through which blood normally flows, leading to heart attack and stroke. A doctor is able to measure the amount of choles­ terol in the blood. If it is too high, diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol will help lower the level. Medications are also available to help maintain cho­ lesterol levels within the normal range. Diabetes is another disease which appears most frequently during middle age, more often in people who are overweight. In its mild form, diabetes can escape detection for many years, but it can sharply increase a person's risk of heart attack. A doctor can detect diabetes and prescribe changes in eating hab­ its, weight control and exercise programs and medication to keep it in check and help prevent heart disease. Other related contributing factors to heart attacks are obe­ sity, lack of exercise and stress. In most cases, eating too much and exercising too little places a heavy burden on the heart. To reduce weight, doctors usu­ ally recommend a program that combines exercise with a low calorie diet. There is no guarantee that a heart attack can be prevented, but medical scientists say that reducing your risks will give you a better chance. Take a long look at the way you live, and be sure to see a physician for thorough periodic check-ups. Your life may depend on it. * * Next month this column will report on the problems associ­ ated with being overweight. 34/LOG/July 1984 ^'7#^ r �•- It V ••si J:'V:- 'i - •• I r Deep Sea Pensioner Claudio Rivera Ortiz Anavitate Sr., 78, passed away on April 27. Brother Anavi­ tate joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. He sailed 42 years. Seafarer An­ avitate hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. Born in Guayanilla, P.R., he was a resident there. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Ana and a son, Claudio Jr. of Guayanilla. Pensioner Carl Brunson An­ drews, 79, suc­ cumbed to heart failure in the Thomas Hospi­ tal, Fairhope, Ala. on April 3. Brother An­ drews joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a deck engineer. He was born in Cuba, Ala. and was a resident of Daphne, Ala. Burial was in the Daphne Baptist Cemetery. Surviving is his widow, Sarah. Pensioner Fe­ lix Benitez Cardona, 70, passed away from kid­ ney failure on June 10. Brother Cardona joined the SIU in the port of New York in I960 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Luquillo, P.R. and was a resident of San Juan, P.R. Interment was in the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery, Santurce, P.R. Surviving are his sister, Frances of New Orleans and a cousin, Esther Santos-Benitez. PensionerHarvis Clifford Dyas, 68, died on April 18. Brother Dyas joined the SIU in . the port of Mobile in 1957 sailing as an AB for the Mobile Towing Co. He also sailed dur­ ing the Vietnam War. Seafarer Dyas walked the picket line in the 1965 Chicago (111.) taxi beef. He also worked as a building trades iron erector worker and was a former member of the Piledrivers Union, Local 438, AFL, from 1952 to 1957. Dyas was a wounded veteran hit by shrapnel in the U.S. Army's invasion of Sicily (Italy) in World War II. Born in Bay Minette, Ala., he was a resident of Mo­ bile. Surviving are three daugh­ ters, Alicia, Sandra and Debo­ rah and two sisters, Alice and Fannie Mae, both of Mobile. Pensioner Wil­ liam Thomas Gardner, 78, passed away from heart fail­ ure in the Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula, Miss, on May 10. Brother Gardner joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy from 1924 to 1928 and the U.S. Coast Guard from 1928 to 1934. Seafarer Gardner was born in Albany, Ga., and was a resident of Pascagoula. Interment was in the Greenwood (MacPelah) Cemetery, Pascagoula. Surviv­ ing is his widow, Mary. Peter Goodzuk, 63, died of arteriosclerosis in Seattle, Wash, on Jan. 7. Brother Goodzuk joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1951. Seafarer Goodzuk walked the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Born in Camden, N.J., he was a resident of Bethel Park, Pa. Interment was in Glenn Haven Cemetery, Glen Burnie, Md. Surviving are three daughters, Lorraine Far­ ley of Baltimore, Yasmin and Michelle of Seattle, and three sisters, Helen Luparelli and Lil­ lian Decker of Glen Burnie, Md. and Ann Fredericks of Bethel Park, Pa. Roland Gifford Grigg Jr., 62 died of heart failure in the Jidda, Saudi Arabia Medical Center on March 29. Brother Grigg joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sailing as an AB. He rode the SS Antinous when she was involved in a collision on the Mississippi River in 1952 and received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for riding aboard an accident-free ship, the 55 Elizabeth. Seafarer Grigg was also an auto mechanic. Bom in Gloucester, Mass., he was a resident there. Burial was in the Seaside Cemetery, Gloucester. Surviving is his widow, Martha. Pensioner Miguel Calvo. Llovet, 79, suc­ cumbed to heartlung failure on May 26. Brother Llovet joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He was born in Salinas, P.R., and was a resident of Ponce, P.R. Burial was in the La Piedad Cemetery, Ponce. Surviving are his widow, Petrin; a daughter, Maria of Ponce; a brother, Rafael of Cent Aquirre, P.R. and a sister, Maria, also of Ponce. Pensioner Jose Aviles Maldonado, 68, suc­ cumbed to heart failure in Fajardo, P.R. on May 19. Brother Maldonado joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of San Juan sailing as an oiler. He was born in Fajardo and was a resident of Puerto Real, P.R. Surviving are a brother, Jose of Ceiba, P.R., and two sisters, Lydia Gomez and Jenny. Szczepan "Steve" Kazimierz Murawski, 65, died of heart failure in the Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 11,1983. Brother Mur­ awski joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970 sailing as a chief cook. He was a graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Train­ ing School in Brooklyn, N.Y. Seafarer Murawski was born in Culmensis, Poland and was a resident of Yukon, Pa. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va. Surviving is his widow, Josephine. /• Pensioner Nick Mutin, 69, passed away on May 17. Brother Mutin joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Boston sailing as a chief stew­ ard. He was born in Ohio and was a resident of Hampton, Va. Surviving is his widow, Mary. Pensioner Ju­ lio Garcia Riv­ era, 65, died of a heart attack in San Juan on May 13. Brother Riv­ era joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He was on the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Rivera was bom in Anasco, P.R. and was a resident of San Juan. Surviving is his widow, Mar­ garita. Pensioner John Saiad, 90, passed away on Oct. 30, 1983. Brother Saiad joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1914! And he hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Saiad was born in the Philippine Islands and was a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow, Consuelo and a daughter, Ramona. Great Lakes Pensioner John Francis Dunlap, 70, passed away in the Ashland (Wis.) Medical Center on May 30. Brother Dunlap joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as an AB for the Reiss Steamship Co. He was born in Ashland and was a resident there. Cremation took place in the Park Hill Ce­ metery Crematory, Duluth, Minn. Surviving are his widow, Jean and a son, Dobris. July 1984/LOG/35 Km �O»r,ee»„~ asked to remember to rewind the virfo« I'lTM f ® "''PP "°d<'ng tso'day? AMERICAN ijeM.* MSuneI'-?h "'"®® '^P®" ^^tXofrefafrv:;' mSr,f?:Toe''®'=°"pp""p"p^ Ma^fs??? ^°P"P Steamship Line), way 13-Chairman William Kratsas ";"9 90^ fPPd and service. One^P" ute of silence was observed in momr. df our departed brothers andfsTer^ Heading back to Stapleton, N.V., hen ™%okf"Pr,P''^''^''"PP''P"P'S' iSliao!ff °®®'<D®tegateJohn No»orreT~'" mrow in on a ohrLr;®"'''®'® P° "<" status Ttie sernnH P PP* permanent ',1: asanyme;rer7tt,:unfn"'°"3 •v4 vi' 25"™3'ssr,?r ££;s£i-;-r ~xs-cs::r rranotf "P P'^'P 'P te /s of'r°'''"9 ""Peck. He acting tosunrf®"^ '"P" as me ehip w^go rrLfh"®" '"P' Jaoksonvilie, Fla. on jf^ 7 T''' i" the steward denJn "P® 9'"®" '0 done ''®P®d'Pent for a job well Ser:!r:or?Lru« Jdnet, so this may mean afmpom^' -aT'rSrr-- l-psfl . '^'IIMngTm^^ aye, out ma IS on thp w/ai/ A "TaofsSefastr'PP""On"^^^ '?' f rnr^^-rndTs » 'f - tional Director P J Pn ' Delegate H Yepli Deck i*V.. "• Yaekel, Engine DeleaatP i.SVXi?®-,,''™ s^?sTJ!!r . •• ™. ™i"'„"sr.~'« V^. ^ 'O ^-te Crrw or .to LWa rie^)®May'd?^h^'P®PPPP ®"''< Car- teKrrhef''-'"'"P''''"9'®def- oSrf KSs== 'hat the Cornanohe Tahllf^"®' v.^ ^S^ ZTZ T '""""^ PPPard out to the rnpmh^ ^ fflms from wtrict, lo%^sl%ve^^" Afene'^^ 'oXf g;^.w'ca,"ss punching bao^ohlii!'®."®®®®'®- S tariff f-^aS ••;~XS2S£S" families In thSr hom ^P^ "f®® members wi to IPPP®- ^rew- SrSSpsS Members were thSd f^PSf' SHHPi thetm'lSorThe^of^^^^ Chf",?anfI|'fo®|*cf'se'' f crew Is looking forward to Sa^n ^e^efefnobff^°'^''9"®'®^ reportenhefSf,?^'*'^"•®d OT S"ars.err""p-^^^ P®-"® aboard theCoveTea,^!'® ^ZZ'::i:,ro£tiL7£' 36/LOG/July 1934 as.jrsss:sr going ashore. "Don't l7t them"' up with drugs" Next Japan ' ^^obato. Off for t®,^®g^"Pf"P®«'belald S^htyt^f-- "P"*' 9id was ®®"PP®' Sor^r^;:: E. Dawseri^X'Sfh^l^sC ai«d the lmpodan?e of 7^^^!?proposed new contran Thi ^ expressed his appreciatioi^?o Srn I s,??™- the next port ThP arSn'"'^''''P^ ^PPP'PP'P^e ?Gaf m helping keepTe strolern°r the Ship's fuS°?tomtoaTUH®'""" "as taken to reZ, Zn ' subscriptions. The mm =55?^^^ h s all smiles foi thesp Vi i C.pr/cor.. Vfeinamese refugees, abou, m h. el! p^ieS'Se'^;j?«' p;.'®®'° p® instructions were roaa^'®!''®' ^®® meet the shTp Tn San P " "'" .•~":=lSs mXtrofafF'»^~ or:i'rirt?'rF-^ S'"c^££®xs honed a 3^!, P®" men- gate Edward fzrr q ^'P® °®l®George Quinn Nn ? "®"' Delegate OTre^,,fj"?Hef,S°f®P".'®df"ndand$,50lnfefew:reS Congress who can dXeTfc^^® °' me movie fund u/iii K« • """• OMi /1 or, 1turned over to equipment^ ®® [PP"'®®' subsidies and other willpayoffinBaWow^^T time the oatroim ' *®®'3t which problem abm?t T ^he membTr wKo no hartoT'"^^ had to leave ship in® �,r w ber's six month person should be a next port instead Next port: ChiPa, jxtpou. —• u H ...A. get oft at the off. the meeting. ^gg rnedicai treat mate did "<« S- another was that ment ,ood is pretty pohiS;eTtStt, ^ervthin. seems to be: running smuuu smoothly. ..,. The former 's.^ ^^rstrong maritime to help them ^'9 . help our brothindustry. Th® et into troobte e,s ahd ®'®l®'® I'S A vote of thanks during union act departrnent SEA-tAND ^^g|55II*anTHlggins-. Tormtrewo:fbf®P--°V®9®.N®i<< Land Serv'ce), Educational DiSecretary D- Sac pelegate B. port: irt: Nagoya, ivay'-'y"' Japan. - • rector W. ^g ;^guilera; jarratt; Engine °®^^Latts. No beefs Steward Delega 8 in the Tanatttm ? SEA-tAW^^^^man a Mu'fV.i or disputed OT. ^g^g purST^Engine D®'®g mpJirt^ m the o,ovie fund until jg $50, but leaSni S^'®2n Som®'"i®P">^ Some disputed ^^gp that, motor D.I. John^^^- ®rsteward dechased last tr M^dves m Port rrew prepare a deck P®P®':^"'!,ling smoothly. The by the time the ®"'P^.dbe$100.The OT w®® '®.^g®(,hairman rapcl®^ ®" gverything '®J"" g^d to say that he Everglades, there Red partment. The ^^g^g con chairman wasp v^,th only one th® iatest nev^s^g.,ot, g^j a discu^ bosun has nioping mies. He has a good |g getting along • Mo also announced Campbell regard^ 9 ^ to participate in ference at [ ®®y ^ghous aspects last trip. beadquarexception, eve^ also discussed sion was held o concern to also urged a" ^ ^s campaign to munlcations -graining to just fine, The ch^® noting thatt.rnes which were of th g and penthe unions gjs^®®2)0Ut the pUgW been received the shipP'"9 g 'he stressed, had members-'welfare^ dir®ctor inform the pub^c a p^gpig osed c^iange gn^rnlttee are tough. Eve^®n®'^.g .g^, pd the maritime ndu^^ The educational sion rnss is being made dtheres^tsofthe^c^^p.^^^ better stand up interests. Conwho will helprebuW ^g^ibers watch reported that better the welfare h®lP P^®\®"'PSTS one way to h^P was held on these at the conferences j^jggtion was director asked th . p|p gnd take discussion |.gpair tributing to SPA gyrvivial. The of Seafarers. More c on the Union m ^ P . to Bastanura, Delegates ^g,^tbelr areas particularnoleofW^ ^ - requested by "^®7status for "A" sewere asked t g^j^e the unempl^^®" trom ship jded f®P^"^®.;_.:on in the wheelSaudi '^faP'^-^pces are being taken. Texas and tvew nioritymenwh procedures ^ about sanitat after six "'^^Dgrticularly when work- f s^'Sal vote of and that water.s^^ were stressed ^ggK, and ^ •'= "r o" Uking ffof®:''® ind vote m t Tpyas rxiport-Baytov.n,Te*as. 1. '^'"V qoott-Educational .cretaryC-Scott^t ^ =. Figueroa. N^ jn talked ab ^^g^e tbe motions t members Jom Red uctional Uirecto ^mvams; Engine Delegate oeleg^e Delegate D. D^ ^ disputed OT R. Hunt. NO be^s or ^^.p.g reported, Advised members fund. The f ot the many upto take advantag^^^^^p.ggy Point. grading dai skills are becom?fe noted that spec^i gp.,ps. crews ing more e®®®"^'^gg to automation^ become jd that anxiety and . The secretary s ^^g grder apprehension appe concerned '• ^^'TrecSed and posted. 3ll were ^ new shipprimarily oor^ce^ ^.^ggtor ''''• '''%mbers that they be ited to membeT g^d active 'n Un rtance of doilressed the imp p^achine I to SPAD. . ^ medical ow been hxedandned onboard ies have bee^'^^pat members bia. ,dportoTP<»y _ wTranspor minutes were dso reOfficial ships following vessels. ceived from the AMCO TRM>® UIBAWK RUROW Educational Direct g^,p g BAYAMOM pmedOT.There.s$8f5;^^,^gg,.,ng CA6UAS fund. Mi"®'®®, n^eoted. The bosun were read ""1^ fmm the Crews COVE SAIlflR mad recomm^®b°"^^^ggd them with conference^ „ ,nl,y support tW Sxw«»«'» the crew, vv® roming from the »«« recommendations ^pow about a strike or me ^rews Crews Confere^^^^^l^li^g,ogive it was not easy . . gt thanks nuMSf&s ALASW that will be adopted ^g OVERSEAS^** AUCBCC&S ALICE me crews conference a^® go,, Conference. ^ gv^ait official word bers just ®" rters lyiail and copfrom SlU ,^7amteing received fairly ies of the LOG are o y ^ggationai SS& OVERSEAS VAU>« PtnsBURW _ PRfflt OF TiStl STitW faJiSSS^ S[lSSi& |».LAMD PRODUCER Stu»Vwt« !^T^inVE*WK sTOMEUVtU- Jfccuso* tularly, ®®®°"^rmei^Sld that mem^'®®'°^"fhrLOGCroughiyslhc®d B(0®anCajeisVMay1fr_^ bers read the ^ , ^formation and is a ready sourc .^ggks was exgducation. A Reward department for Waters Date sgate Jose ^ ^^ps Elizabeth, N.Jizabexn, i^ ")T. There ^ ut„oharge in SEA.tAHOP^«:r^o^SS Id ^P'P^rtShe chairman, and Jay, mpCfJ" igan the tanks. ) out to sea gj^d go ®;.1?:es; secret^ r^en return to To y ^g^ Educalional "'pomckJ lairn; Engrh® ,e shipyard. pgyg^f wilV DeckOefegatePaW ggefs received as ^^mded crewOetegale (J®^' Pp°Jd. The bosun . The secreta^ , ^gg or disputed OT P ^g„act. U® 3grs goi"9 ^g at anchorage talked about the passed ^ainedthepenstehplan^ (ination pilot ladder jtthe dock^Using^^.^^ pgld ^Sundlit®'f:?Xaete.y, B®",^ ingerous. j^tgrence recomPiney Pomt ® ,e at th® coht®'jt the Crews .^gg ^^as made Oullaw, was a he saii^, idations. ®"^partment working g„se. Most ot ™LOQ. It titer® rs lave -h wpe of ship, i ®-can be •°®"'!^,s don't understand, ,s ntade for each ^ anything -""^^outd be glad to ^ a four-person d P ^ ^Q. he said ^®^„Lopference, and I think ee-person cr'e«members "it was a good ^g gf what went rson ilep®p"lrt mat when getimg most o1 you «'«^Pg gduised to take .,e also advised mat jhouid adkSne at Ihe union is we the labels type^ y^,biie nportant, 'o'" *^111 be leglW® ®"^ ,n ship, <b®l®^t®«n be obtained. It ne right medicine can o Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville •••••* ' Houston.. New Orleans Mobile • •• • • San Francisco . .Wilmington ••••*' Seattle .• Piney Poir** •" V" San Juan St. Louis • Honolulu Gloucester Jersey City • • • • Monday. AU8»^' ruesday-AuS®'®'. ••• • •.WeJnesdaV.AuSf'«• "••., .Thunday.AUk® ® •••• .Thursday. Au8®'' '''' ., .Friday, August t» _— ' "•• .Monday, August tJ. - Tuesday.Auguarlt • —-.Weduesday.Augus l5••• ••••••.Thursdav.Augusrl®• •• .Monday. August20 :. . .Friday. August 24 •, .Friday. August to • • • •• Thursday. AuguslO •••• •.•.'.•.Friday. August " - • • •• Thursday, Augus ".Wednesday. Augus fS.. •• Tuesday. August 21 Wednesday, August 22. 2:30 p.m. . . . . 2:30 p.m. .... 2:30 p.m. 9.30 a.m. ... 2:00 p.m. ' ... 2:30 p.m. ....2:30 p.m. .... 2:30 p.m. ''."...2:30p.m. ' 2:30 p.m. •" .. 2:30 p.m, . 2:30 p.m. • 3:00 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. """ .... 2:30 p.m. ••"".... 2:30 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. ' " . ... 2:30 p.m. July: 1984 / l-OG' 3^ �• faw-. I' ', • • •w-"' Financial Committee at Work Ii0LLGfS To The Editor 'Wives Included in Sonat Conference . rrs,^ ' I would like to thank eveiydtle involved in the ^o^at coherence of June 24 for making my stay at the Hariy Lundeherg Scho^ a most nleasant and informative one. When I iolned my husband, I came a wife who knew nothing about my husband's job. When I left one week later, I hah what his work was about and what the SIU has given us an it has to offer its membership, if they would just use it. I have spoken to some of my Mends ahout toelr heallih pla^ from their employers, and not one of them had the coverage or Getman, William Lovett and Luther Pate. At "?Sr^uTnra.rTr IStms me come to toe 00—^ and letting us. toe wives, share a small part of what toe SUPis all about. ' Sincerely, Mrs. Thomas CUelen) Farrell Philadelphia, Pa. ^ 'Confid.ence in Mondale . • .* This letter is to thank you for the June 1984 LOG pages on on Mondsle Ihad iT- '^ty 'l... nofmai up my nSid who I was for. We—mv wife and I—had made up our mmds on Smiling Irishman President Ron Reagan.... ^ the stupidity of people, meaning peqple who say, I m gomg vote for a wlnnerl" It's strange to me toe malonty of people are not fed up vrtth this smiling actor, one who heheves with confidence he Is aWe to put over anything on toe dumb pubUe. "Ln Will the people wake up to tols ^ does not represent the people? His main concern is promoting to again for another four years, my fears are what a trampling he Is going to give to toe , Mondale ... you believe him when he calls for a new nartnershlp between toe government and toe maritme todustry" and that "all channels of commumcataon between maritime labor and industry must be open and active Mondale Is saying something here. He expects and wants to '^T^Sf.^b^eve he will do exactly that. As I have confidence in Mondale now, I expect the American people will also grow to this— \ - Proud to l>e one of your brothers, Paul Tribble Miller Place, N.T. ,-:iv •I ' ;i' i -'« ^ <I.et's Take a Bow . I see in The Wall Street Journal issues of April 19 and 24 that both Sea-Land and American President have posted strong profit increases for the first quarter/1984i Let's aU of us with the SlO stand and take a bow! Tours truly, Leonard BarlJolinson J-88a New Orleans, La. y; LOG/July 1984 • Msto nj3/ Cove Navigator Sailln' from Houston On Julv 15 or later the ST Cove Navigator (Cove Shipping) will sail from the port oT™hauling 26,600 long tons of clean crude oH for the U.S. Military Sealift Command. She wiH saH into the port o Jacksonville, Fla. or into Charleston or Beaufort, S.C. U.S. Winter Wheat Sold to Soviets The U S Deoartment of Agriculture sold 500.000 metric tons of U.S. hard red winter wheat last month 1984-1985 under the first year of the long-term ^ram agreement which started Oct. 1. The delivery year began So far in the first year, American gram sales to the Soviets totaled 12 158,700 metric tons consisting of 6.110,700 metric tons of wheat ^ AlsTuTsate^o?^"^^^^^^^^ Russians totaled 416,200 metric tons in the first year of their grain pact. Pride of Texas, Ogden Sacramento Off to Egypt fin Julv 18 the ST Pride of Texas (Titan Navigation) and the ST Ogden Sacramento (Ogden Marine) wiii steam Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt, each with cargoes of 33,500 metric tons of bulk corn. Rep. Jones Asks Veteran Status for Mrw II Mariners Reo Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the U.S. House of Reoresentatives Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, with 28 other congressmen and congresswomen last month asked the Reagan SSrconfer veteL status on those an. mariners Who participated in Allied invasion efforts during Wor d Wa H. Jones, uSng the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the U.a mvasion of the Omaha and Utah beachheads in northern France on June 6, 1944 wrote to Air Force Secretary Verne Orr requesting this action By earlier legislation, such determinations of conferring veteran status on seafarers for wartime service were left to the Air Force secretary. On Feb 7 Orr determined and directed that the World War II service of merchant crewmen on the SS Keswick at the Ba'"e of Cofr^|dof i" the Philippine Islands against the Japanese Empire should be considered military and thus entitle them to a number of benefits open to such v©t©r3ns Jones pointed out that merchant mariners in such circumstances were "under essential military control, performed wartime responsibiiities in combat areas, were very often the target of enemy attack ... were subject to being taken jirisdner by the enemy ... and "ere generaky encouraged to believe they were functioning as a part of the U.S. Armed Forces." Delta Norte or Delta Sud to Jamaica On July 28, from either the port of Houston, Texas or Lake Charles, La. the SS Delta Norte or the SS Delta Sud (both Delta Line) will carry a cargo of 5,277 metric tons of bagged rice to Kingston, Jamaica. �- - 'i'-'l, .. ^ ' :s Bum Boat More Election Year Promises? They're called bum boats. They used to come out to meet the ships and try to make a quick buck selling shoddy doodads to the crew. Piloted by a local merchant, with a sales pitch that would do Am way proud, they would conduct a floating "Lets Make A Deal.'' There was never anything behind Door Number 3. You don't see too many of them anymore, mainly because sailors are a pretty bright lot and after being burned by glass trinket gems and fancy but fake Swiss watches, they learned to be a bit skeptical. The maritime community had better remember the bum boats because there is one paddling around right now. It's the same one we saw in 1980 and it has the same salesman, Ronald Rea­ gan. The folks who were shop­ ping that bum boat at a recent Republican National Commit­ tee Platform meeting should re­ member what they bought there the last time. The batteries were not included and it fell apart as soon as they took it home. Four years ago that package looked all shiny and new. Rea­ gan was full of promises about rebuilding the merchant marine. That package was going to start a unified merchant marine/ Navy shipbuilding program. It was going to maintain a strong shipbuilding base. It was going to continue subsidies. It was going to ensure that U.S. ships carry an "equitable portion" of the nation's foreign trade. It has done none of that. In­ stead this is what we have re­ ceived: Elimination of construction subsidies; No new operating subsi­ dies; ix Attempts to "buy out" ODS contracts; Efforts to allow "pay­ backs" of CDS which would allow subsidized ships into the domestic trades and throw Jones Act tankers out work; Encourage building Amer­ ican ships in foreign ship yards; Lack of enforcement of cargo preference laws; Hardline "free t^ade" pol­ icies. CSraO Government Doliars Help Farms, Too This month farm state sena­ tors and agricultural lobbyists tried to push through a resolu­ tion attacking government cargo preference programs. They said the programs were inefficient, too costly and government handouts to an industry that should compete in the "free market." What would the farm lobby do if they were faced with a Senate resolution that called for no expansion of farm subsidies? What would the farm lobby do if it were pointed out that u.inHrpH^ of nf millions of govern­ eovernhundreds ment dollars were given to farm­ ers not to grow food? What would the farm lobby do if it were pointed out that the government has paid billions of dollars over the years to buy their crops to distribute around the world instead of forcing agri­ business to compete in the open and "free mai*ket"? The farm lobby would raise the barn roof. They would say that Ameri­ ca's agricultural industry is vital to the nation. It could not sur­ vive without government help he! in some form. They would say that governments around the world heavily subsidize their ag­ ricultural industries and agri­ cultural exports. They would say it is just impossible to com­ pete in such an unfair market place. They would be right. The merchant marine faces similar problems. On balance, these programs work for our maritime industry, the agricul­ tural industry, and our nation. The programs are necessary and beneficial to the U.S. They sta- Just because this year's pack­ age may be wrapped up in new paper with different ribbons doesn't mean what's inside is any different. If the maritime community makes another buy from Reagan's bum boat, they've got nobody to blame but them­ selves. They ought to remember one of the cornerstones of "free trade"—Let the buyer beware. bilize both the maritime indus­ try and agri-business, they put our nation's economy on a firmer footing, and they promote jobs for American workers. Let's not pit two vital and important American industries against each other for silly, shal­ low and short-sighted political reasons. Thefe is room for im­ provement and new ideas in both industries. The next time the farm lobby attacks the merchant marine, they should step back for a min­ ute and look at their own in­ dustry. July 1984/LOG/3a •• 1 :• -k'i �-. .-, H'l- •n ^MAU PRICE PAY POP 'i- • X %•• - � 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 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present 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 July 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: DEFENSE BILL: BATTLEGROUND FOR MARITIME ISSUES ODS BUY-OUT A STEP IN WRONG DIRECTION - DROZAK BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION FOR WORKERS RESTORED ABOARD THE SIU'S ALGOL IN SAN DIEGO DEFENSE BILL: BATTLEGROUND FOR MARITIME ISSUES ICC MAY DECIDE CSX-ACBL MERGER JULY 24 HOUSE PASSES PORT DEVELOPMENT BILL; SENATE ACTION SOON SEA MONARCH ON PUERTO RICO RUN SONAT CONFERENCE STRESSES UNITY STRENGTH, SUCCESS: SIU SCHOLARSHIPS SHLSS GETS COOKIN' WITH NEW GALLEY KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER SHLSS TRAINS KEYSTONE CRANE OPERATORS PART II THE SIU CONVENTION THE SHIP'S CAT INGER CREW MAKES THE MOST OF N.Y. IN AND AROUND THE PORT OF MOBILE HEART DISEASE: AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE KILLER SEAFARER TURNS IMMIGRANT'S DREAM INTO AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY BUM BOAT GOVERNMENT DOLLARS HELP FARMS, TOO 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 7/1/1984 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. 46, No. 7 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log