https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c35adfd34ffb86f7a1f9b81430c2da22.PDF b4ca30cbd117967ab688c0177983340f PDF Text Text ^^SSEUS JOQ 1^^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943 WSA Creates Discipline Board New SIU Officers Elected Merchant Seamen See The Sights Back again on the old saw 'about "discipline breaking down New York is quite a hot spot aboard ship," the War Shipping for seamen these days, and it does­ Administration has set up a special board whose function will be "to n't cost them a plug nickle. The restore and maintain the authority town has finally awakened to the fact that it is the merchant seamen of ship masters." This is the old anti-union prop­ that keep things moving in this aganda line always used by the war, and is now treating them shipowners when they saw a chance royally. to land a blow on organized labor. Many canteens and clubs have The truth is that those skippers been opened to give the boys a who have trouble maintaining dis­ good time, and most of them are cipline, arc the ones who attempt on the up and up. The best spot, to violate union working rules. It according to those who have made is the brass hat with the Napoleon the rounds, is the American complex that has discipline Theatre Wing Merchant Seamen's trouble. Any skipper that keeps Club. This club, run by actors his nose clean, does his own work, and actresses, has distributed 10,and demands that the crew does its 000 free tickets to theatres, work—within the frame of the movies, operas, radio shows and union contract — has little or no boxing matches in the two weeks trouble with American seamen. since it was opened. Tickets are The personnel of the new WSA distributed every day from 12 to Discipline Board is as follows: 9 P.M. And then, of course, there James L. Adams, assistant general are some nice kittens around to counsel, H. W. Jackson, manager dance with. marine operation, and Erich NeilThe- newest canteen open for the sen, assistant director Maritime seamen is at the Ritz—no less. Labor Relations. Every Sunday night the Ritz Tow­ Looks like a bunch of Washing­ ton career men are going to carry ers on Park Ave., at 57th Street the ball a while for the shipowners. holds open house. Dancing, floor show, hostesses from Park Ave­ nue, etc., etc. Quite a change from the old days when a man that wandered aboijt 14rh street was muscled in­ to the back alleys. More Draft Board Bungling Told Evidence is piling up that the local draft boards, especially those located inland, are acting' in a criminally irresponsible manner when it comes to deferring merch­ ant seamen. Many boards have cornpletely disregarded directives from the national office of Selec­ tive Service in Washington, and are inducting men in the army. Other boards have brought crim­ inal charges against seamen for the slightest infraction of the compli­ cated bookkeeping rules laid down. The following two examples, 'clipped from two newspapers, serves to illustrate our point. {Item From Wasbhigfon, D, C. Newspaper) " "Carroll J. Rollins, young Messick, Va., seaman has been listed by his draft board as the only delin­ quent, and Rollins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Rollins, don't like it. "For they said today, at the time the draft board was labeling Car­ roll a delinquent he was drifting on a raft in the mid-Atlantic with five shipmates from a vessel that had been torpedoed ancF sunk by an ehcmy submarine. "Furthermore, they added, the P i.fe {Continued on Page 4) No. 3 1943 Officials Take Office At Once; Hawk Opens 4th Term [ The annual election of officers for the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Sea­ farers International Union has been completed, the results concurred in by the Branches up and down the coast, and the new officers were sworn in last Monday, February 1. This year the offices of Atlantic District Representative and Gulf District Rep­ resentative were eliminated from the ballot, as were various port patrolmen. This was A Slight Change of Plans Secretary-Treasurer At the last convention held by the National Maritime Union, San Francisco was selected asi the site of the 1943 convention. Today, however, the National Council is conducting a refer­ endum vote in order to change the convention site to New York City. Strangel The NMU even bought them­ selves a fancy hall in San Francisco in preparation for the big convention. Why the sudden shift? Our guess is that the 1943, clam bake was to be a "victory" celebration marking the NMU invasion of the West Coast. Since there has been no vic­ tory, it would be pointless to meet in the deserted S.F. hall. No sense in transporting Curran and his coterie to the West Coast just for a wake. • done in order to streamline the or­ ganization for the utmost economy and efficiency during the war years. Brother John Hawk was re­ elected Secretary-Treasurer of the District without opposition. This is the fourth time that the mem­ bership has returned Hawk to this office. The majority of the in­ cumbent port agents and patrol­ men were also re-elected, thus as­ suring the union of experienced officers for the difficult year that lies ahead. Assessment Passed JOHN HAWK Highlight of the election was the passage of the resolution pro­ viding for an annual $3 assessment to build the strike fund. The pas­ sage of this assessment testifies to the determination of SIU men to fully prepare for the inevitable struggle with the shipowners after the war ends. This assessment will build the strike fund to the point where a full scale economic struggle with the operators can be financed through to victory and the preser­ vation of present conditions. The Secretary-Treasurer is now having special receipts and stamps made for this assessment and they will be in the hajnds of the patrol­ men within the week. All mem­ bers should be certain to pay the itself. All one has to do is to strike assessment next time they glance over the following break pay dues. down of WLB records to see just what sort of a B.S. artist Lawren­ Baltimore Mix-Up son really is. The only dark spot in the en­ tire election was the port of Balti­ The quotations concerning the more where the election proceedings SIU are from the WLB release on became pretty well fouled up. The case No. 198 in the dispute be­ General Tallying Committee found tween the Gre.it T.akes District of several discrepencies in the voting the SIU and the Detroit and Cleve­ and disqualified the entire vote land Navigation Company. It was cast in the port. Secretary-Treas­ this case, filed on June 4, 1942, urer John Hawk, following the which really set the precedents for recommendation of the Tallying conditions on the Lakes, and which Committee, has brought formal formed the bases for Lawrenson's I charges against the men who voted more than once and against the appeal. Agent of the port who failed to The quotations concerning the catch the errors. NMU WIND ARTIST RIDES SHIRT TAIL ON GAINS BY SEAFARERS In the Jan. 8 issue oi The Pilot, ready established, the only differ­ J.ick Lawrenson, NMU Vice- ence being that he did not quite President, reported the results of have the guts to ask for the full benefits won by the SIU. his raiding tactics on the Great And this is not a matter of op­ Lakes when he attempted to force inion, but a matter of record as seamen sailing the "steel" boats in­ published by the War Labor Board to his union. Lawrenson gave his campaign a lot of fan-fare but Life Boats To Have wound up by taking the case to the War I.ahor Board in an at­ Fishing Equipment tempt to obtain government aid in The U. S. Coast Guard has is­ getting conditions. sued a regulation requiring "The Union recognizes that this every ship of over 3,000 gross is the first marine case before the tons to provide each life boat War Labor Board, and recognizes with a fishing kit. The regula­ too, that the issues are different tions call for several types of from any other case that the hooks and line and bait, design­ ed to enable the men to catch Board has heard to date," Lawren­ all sorts of fish in any water. son wrote in The Pilot. All material for fishing will be packed in a metal waterproof This is a lot of bilge water! key opening can. Lawrenson attempts to make it This new regulation should appear that he is blazing new trials greatly reduce the loss of life —but in reality he is tagging along due to exhaustion of ordinary in the 'path of the Great Lakes emergency rations aboard the District of the SIU, basing his en­ life boats. tire case upon SIU precidents al­ In a letter to Branch Agents, Hawk said, "Pursuant to the Com­ Panel Report on case No. 376 mittee's recommendation, the folwhich was not introduced by the I lowing brothers are to answer union until Nov. 28, 1942 — or I charges for violations of the Con­ until six months after the SIU had stitution's provisions on balloting. won its dispute. Clarence Wallace, No. 5318; LeoNMU are from WLB Mediation {Continued on Page 4) -fell {Con tin lied on Page 4) »J "I �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two Pubiuhta &v CM SEAFiUlERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Guli District AtffUatta vrifh CM Anmioan FtdtroXion of Labor ;i' HASRY LUNDEBERQ, Intemcrtloncd Pr«ld*nt 110 l.(cEr]c«t Street Room 402, Sea Frondsco, Cdlii. ADDBEBB ALL OORBBBPONDENOH OONOBRNIKO TMIM PUBLICATION TOt "THE SEAFABEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, Now Yorio N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 9n Wmwhiam \i ALEXANDER, HARRY BANKS, O. C. CENTENO, FRANCIS CRA^W^FORD, THOMAS ELLSE, T. W. GENNARO, LOUIS DE HOLMS, BARRY JONES, LEWIS KEANE, EDWARD MACKSEY, ANTHONY McCULL, JAMES MURRAY, THOMAS F PAS, HERMAN PEREZ, MARCELINO PETITTI, CHARLES SQUIRES, JOSEPH TILLEY, F. H. VARELA, JESUS WILSON, CHARLES WYNN, LEWIS Fireman 2nd Cook Wiper A.R. Messman Fireman Oiler Deck Engineer Messman Oiler Bosun Messman Chief Cook Wiper A.B. ,. A.B. Steward •. • • .^Watertender ...^ OS 3rd Cook Out of the Focsl by it. ec. The brothers who were squawking about .torpedo pins, victory pins «r what have you, may now secure a ribbon from the WSA for every time they survive a torpedoing, by writing to that office. AAA I • li' Now that H. J. Collins has left for Philly, things are quiet around Headquarters. We can just see him now, telling the boys all about his --escapades in the Big City. Snozzy Gorman, Frank Kcaveney, John (Red) Carolan swaping tales in the Bean Pot. Keaveney is anxious to hear from his buddy, George Cowles. Mike Walsh telling us about his heart ailment, but we still think the girls should keep a sharp lookout now that he's back in New York. Max Longfellow is shipping out of New York these days. Brother McCudden an Australian member telling US how much he likes America and the Americans. Now that the War Manpower Commission has come out with a definite statement as to its policy, we'll expect to see a great many of the beachcombers shipping out unless they want to get into the Army. Klous Frey has been inducted into the Army. Wally Dorfmaster and Lcroy (Rah Hah) Parrish have entered the school at New London. PERSONALS CHARLES WINFORD your board in Savannah at once. ALFRED V. VILK Your local draft board and the FBI are trying to locate you for Your papers and passport have failure to notify the board of your been found. Call for them at the whcr-abouts. Get in touch with office of the Secretary-Treasurer. 'V Dutch Seafarers Mark New Gains Friday, February 5, 1943 REPORT FROM Washington NEW YORK, N.Y. —ITF — Substantial improvements in the wages and working conditions of By Matthew Dushane the Dutch merchant seamen have been incorporated into the new collective agreement signed in De­ cember, 1942, in London, by rep­ Selective Service: resentatives of the Netherlands John Mahonney, A.B. has been going to sea for 12 years, was ordered Government in exile, shipowners, inducted into the Army by Local Board No. 10 Seattle, and the case the Dutch Central Transport was referred to Selective Service here. Was advised that Naval Intelli­ Workers' Union and the Officers' Organization, it was armounced gence and operations of the War Shipping Administration have recom­ jointly by P. J. Vanderberge, sec­ mended to the Local Draft Board not to defer this man. Advised the f retary, and J. J. Vandevile, ships' Agent to appeal the case and submit a report to Headquarters. representative of the New York The Recruiting and Manning division of the War Shipping Ad­ branch of the Dutch Central ministration have presented a proposal to the National Headquarters of Transport Workers' Union. Selective Service where by they will handle the deferment of Merchant The union, an affiliate of the In­ ternational Transport Workers' Seamen. That is they intend to handle all the cases for all Merchant Federation, has been operating in Seamen, and they will fill out form 42-A and make formal requests for the United States since the fall of deferments to Selective Service. They will also inform Selective Service as to the activity of Merchant Seamen. Selective Service- has agreed tQ 1940. The new agreement which went the proposal that was submitted by the WSA. into effect on January 1, 1943, I have taken this up with Capt. Schmidt of Selective Service, and covers more than 17,000 seafarers asked him if this was compulsory, and were the union compelled to co­ aboard Dutch ships engaged in the Allied cause. The basic wage of operate. He informed me that this is not compulsory and that if the the lower ratings has been increas­ unions did not cooperate, it was doomed. Here we have a case of where one division of the WSA are request­ ed by 15 guilders (about $8.10) per month, thus bringing the basic ing Selective Service that they he allowed to handle all the deferments pay of an A.B. up to 118.50 guild­ for Merchant Seamen, appeals, check-up on seamen, etc.—and in an­ ers or about $63. In addition all other case where another division of the WSA recommends to a Local officers and men receive an equal Draft Board not to defer a seaman. The Unions should take this ques­ monthly war bonus of $40, re­ tion up and express their opinion on whether they want the W.S.A. to gardless of their rank, long voyage he in a position to black hall any seaman that they do not like or will allowances amounting to 10% of the basic pay, and a shore bonus not cater to the whims of some individual in the WSA. All branches of $1.00 per day paid to the lower and Headquarters should send telegrams into" the National Headquarters ratings in all ports outside the of the Selective Service System and oppose the RMO of the WSA having anything to do with request for deferment or handling of appeals for United Kirigdom, deferment for Merchant Seamen. All telegrams or letters should he In consideration of the long drawn out negotiations in London, addressed to General Hershey, Director. Paul V. McNutt, Director of all officers and men above 18 years the War Manpower Commission should also he advised of whatever ac­ are entitled to an extra payment of tion the Union takes. $40, and $20 for all men below 18 years of age. War Relocation Authority: Working hours which ran in Received serveral requests from some of our members who are in­ certain departments as high as 72 terned in the centers of the WRA. Contacted Mr. T. Holland and re­ hours per week, have been reduced to an average of 56 hours. Com­ quested to know what is the hold up on these men. I was informed that pensation for loss of effects has al­ Naval Intelligence is opposed to these men being released. These men so been raised by 10%, and com­ have nearly all been cleared by the F.B.I, and other government agencies. pensation payments for ordinary Mr. Holland has informed me that all of the men that arc interned and and war accidents have been eqaul- that have been cleared can and will he released to go up on the lakes izcd. The 10% deduction former­ until we can get clearances that they can sail off shore. ly taken out of the men's pay and Mardy Polaner, Sec.-Treas. S.I.U. Great Lakes District is now in kept in a special savings account to he paid out after the war, has town and in a conference that was held with Mr. Holland, he has agreed been eliminated at the insistence to make arrangements that these men will be given employment on ves­ sels on the Lakes. Mr. Flolland has assured us that the WRA will allow of the union. these men to leave the camps if we can supply ttem with a job, and will give us all the assistance that he can, and in the meantime he is trying to get the Naval Intelligence to change their opposition regarding al­ lowing the men to sail out of the Atlantic Coast ports. Editor, Seafarers Log Dear Sir and Brother: Maritime War Emergency Board: I am writing this letter asking The MWEB has ruled that if a ship goes into the straits of Gibral­ all of the membenship to take up tar, and then goes into a port in the Mediterranean and then goes back donations for the fellows who are in the hospitals. A lot of these fel­ through the Straits of Gibraltar, men are entitled to three (3) bonuses. lows have been in various hospitals Hudson Bay; Board has ruled that when ships are in Hudson Bay ports, over a year, which means that they rule regarding no bonus payable while in the western hemisphere shall cannot collect hospital benefits apply, ports, open sea roadsteads, and anchorages, shall he governed by from the union. There are several the. Hydrographic office sailing directions, and the United States Coast of them that haven't any money or pilot, check with decision No. 7 and 7 Revised. Bonus is payable while any means of getting any. Person­ in Hudson Bay hut not in some rivers and ports. ally, I was in the hospital for a Board has ruled that Carlos Trunninger is entitled to wages and year «nd a half. In that time I re­ bonus while being detained by the British Authorities in England. ceived one year's benefits. For the Mailing list of the MWEB is being very poorly handled, several other half of the year I didn't re­ ceive anything which is according complaints have come into my office regarding material not being sent to constitution. out, yours truly was also being left 6ut. This has been brought to the Remember, a lot of these fellows attention of Mr. E. Nielsen, Sec. MWEB., who has promised to cor­ have been shipmates of yours, so rect same. why not shell out a few nickles for them. You wo;t^t miss it and War Labor Board: \ they will need it and appreciate it The WLB is now divided into twelve (12) regional tribunals and . a lot. Remember that you, too, may he sick and broke some time. all cases will not be handed by their regional offices. Panels are being ARTHUR L. GRESHAM {Continiied on Page 3) Editor's Mail 1* I �BSFiewidl Friday, February 5, 1943 THE SEAFARERS'LOG SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN WHArS DOING i Around the Ports MOBILE Page Three this Is really a joke. If you told this to a government mule he would kick your brains out. I just wonder if Joe Curran forgets 1939 when the SUP and the SIU had picket lines on all maritime offices up and down the Coast and the N.M.U. was sending their men in and out of these places. I stated previously that the pol­ icy of the N.M.U. is to get all the publicity and to hell with the con­ ditions for the members. I will cite you a few cases: Last Septem­ ber the Hamlin F. McCormick of The McCormick Line out of San Francisco paid off here. The Deck Department was under contract to the S.U.P. which was represented by the S.I.U. in this port. The Stewards and Engine Departments was under contracts to M. S. & C. and the M. F. O. W. 8c W. of the Pacific which was represented by the N.M.U. in this port. The ship had laid in Georgetown, B.C. for a period of time and the company deducted the time the ship had laid in Georgetown from the voyage bonus, stating they could not pay bonus for that time the ship laid there. After a lot of jaw Boning the crew paid off. The N.M.U. did not take any part in the ar­ gument at any time, and was" quite willing to forget all about the matter. The S.I.U. took the case to the M.W.E.B. and got a ruling in the crew's favor and kept at the company until they finally paid off. That's only one case in sev­ eral—I could go on for several pages with this sort of thing. Now you can readily understand why the ship operators and the W.S.A. is in favor of catering to this outfit that you hear so much about on the radio and you see so much about in the Pilot. Brothers just draw your own conclusions about your unions. Vt^ell, Brothers, I just had the pleasure of looking at the propa­ ganda sheet, for the front organi­ zation known as the National Maritime Union. Dated Dec. 18, 1942, on page 9 under the heading of Mobile, it states that three N.M.U. vessels which was sched­ uled to pay otf in Mobile agreed to pay off in New Orleans to avoid any delay in the loading of the ships. Then it refers to what a great tradition these three crews represent inasmuch as one S.I.U. crew was requested to do the same thing but paid off in Mobile. Then it states that this is no reflection Pn S.I.U. members but rather on the war time policy of that Union. Now let us get this thing straight so there will be no misun­ derstanding in anybody's mind. There was a convoy of ships arrive here, with three ships represented by the N.M.U. and one by the S.I.U. At that time, the Manning and Recruiting Organization had just opened an office here in this port and they did not have any men (neither did the N.M.U. for that matter) to replace the crews if J^ey had paid off. So the only thing that they could do was to request the crews to take the ship to New Orleans and pay off where they could get replacements. Tlien the Port Captain for the Company contacted this hall and explained what the score was. It was very explicitely explained to the com­ pany that the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union had a contract with the company and it was the union's responsibility to supply the crew for this ship and not the Recruit­ ing and Manning Office. The com­ pany was informed that we would crew the ship up, and if we did not have enough men here to fill up the crew we would get them from OLDEN BANKS, Age,a New Orleans. And that my dear friends, is SAVANNAH just what the Recruiting and Man­ ning Organization did not want Shipping in the Savannah dis­ us to do. They had requested us trict is still fairly good. The fact to call their office for men. After is that I'm still short of AB, Cooks thiat was all straightened out, the and Oilers. crew was paid off and went home, Brother Biggs and myself at­ and wc shipped another crew to the ship and the ship sailed with­ tended the Southern Conference out any delay with a satisfied crew. and there introduced a telegram I want to remind the N.M.U. from President Flarry Lundeberg that all other S.I.U. ships have pretaining to the unfairness of col­ sailed out off this port on time lecting the Victory Tax from sea­ without delay by the crew. The men on the 1942 earnings. Also introduced similar message policy of this Union is to crew them up and to keep right on do­ in the Central Body in Savannah, ing it for us. And I just want to Georgia. Also had the Mayor of challenge whoever was responsible this City write Senator George, for the article to claim the same head of the tax committee regard­ record for the N.M.U., even if Joe ing the unfairness of collecting Curran did coin the phrase "Keep this Victory tax from seamen when *Em Sailing." I definitely know there is no other group in the that the N.M.U. has had ships tied States who have to pay on. their up in this Port as long as two 1942 earnings. Due to all this pressure some results have been weeks waiting for crew. achieved. Under the heading of "Passing Am expecting another ship out the Buck" by Joe Curran, this around the 26 th of February for great Emaff-vipator of the Seamen goes back to 193^ and gives the the South Atlantic Steamship Line. Matitime Commission a raking Thi; isuie Company expects a new oVet the coals because from its in­ ship on the Pacific coast, no date ception it has always tried to break as yet. >^up the spirit of the N.M.U. Now CHARLES WAID, Agent ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwlinc Green 8-8346 TAMPA Brothers believe it or not, I saw a miracle the other day and I am still wondering if I am subject to optical illusions. This past week none other than one of the ex-piecards (Sonny Simmons) came in­ to the hall and wanted me to go some place with him in a hurry. I thought that he had some kind of a beef on his hands so I grabbed my ole shooting iron and we took off. But lo and behold he had two gals in the car, then things began to take on a different version, es­ pecially when he headed for the Court House. Now brothers this is hard to be­ lieve. (The old Gator that has caused a many broken heart and was the first to use the well known Gator slide on the banks of the Hillsborough River, took unto himself a wife.) Boys, that is the truth, so help me, and if I had not been the best man at that undertaking I still would not believe it. Well, here's wishing them the best that life can offer them. D. L. PARKER, Agent NEW ORLEANS On Friday, December 18, 1942, the New Orleans Item had a spec­ ial section of their paper dedicated to the merchant seamen. They were whole heartedly supporting the seamen in the great work they are doing. All the major steam­ ship companies, and quite a few other companies, had ads in this paper and quite a few stateqients refering to Seamen and the great job they are doing. Among the statements were: "Men of the merchant mar­ ine your country salutes you." "No longer are they "Unsung Heroes". Today the men of the Merchant Marine are recognized as heroes of the Sea." "Victory depends on our merchant marine." The planes, and tanks, and shells, and jeeps. It's the mer­ chant marine who gets 'em there." All the above statements were endorsed by various companies or organizations. All the above state­ ments were copied from the Item word for word. That is the way the steamship companies felt about the Merchant Seamen on December the 18, 1942, but how do they feel today? Why don't they help the sea­ men in the fight against the un­ just taxation on their 1942 in­ come in the form of the new "Vic­ tory Tax?" The men that victory depends on are being unjustly tax­ ed, yet no steamship company or any one on the outside of the Union is doing much to help rem­ edy the situation. There are quite a few incidents on record proving how unjust the merchant seamen are being taxed. On December the 16th a ship paid off and one of the crew members did not receive his pay. This man Directory of Branches PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcber'a Office BOwlin^ Green B-34SC Agent BOwling Green 8-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK. ............. 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartree St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St .... Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon.Puerto de Tierm GALVESTON 219 20th Street Gaivceton 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway.. BRANCH NEW YORK Washington Report (Contimied front Page 2) set up in their regional offices and cases do not now have to be tried in Washington. The function of the panel will be not to mediate but to get at th0 facts and make recommendations to the regional board for final action. Under the arrangements worked out by the TJ. S. Conciliation service of the Department of Labor and the War Labor Board, there will be a three stejl procedure in disputes. 1. Mediation efforts by the conciliation service. 2. A hearing before a regional panel with recommendations to the regional board. 3. A decision by the Regional Board. Any party will have the right within ten days fater the issuance of a directive order by a Regional Board to petition to the National Wax Labor Board in Washington, D.C., for a review of the case. Been advised that Senator Bone and Representative Lane have in­ troduced a bill to make Merchant Seaman available for life insurance that will be identical to the insurance as the men in the armed forces have. It looks as though some parties arc trying to force the seamen to pay for their insurance. Will check on this and inform Heaquarters. Maritime Commission Medals: The Maritime Commission is now issuing a ribbon bar for all sea­ men who have been torpedoed. These bars will contain a silver star and every time a seaman has been torpedoed he will rate another star. There is a bill now in Congress to make this ribbon an official service bar. Any men who have been torpedoed and care to have one of these bars should send requests to Frank Rusk, Executive Secretary, War Shipping Administration, Washington, D.C. Be sure and name the ship on which you were torpedoed. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR JANUARY 11 TO 25 INCLUSIVE DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 391 297 293 981 REGISTERED 299 280 199 778 ON HAND 498 596 291 1385 received his pay Jan. 4, 1943 and was taxed $33.83 on money earned in 1942. On January 1, 1943 a ship paid off and the crew members were taxed for all money earned in 1942, one man Was taxed $22.29. On January 1, 1943 a ship paid off after being gone since Sept. 2, 1942 and the crew was taxed around $23.00 per man. On January 2, 1943 a ship paid off and the crew was taxed around $11.00 per man. On January 12, 1943 a ship paid off that had been out since July 12, 1942 and the men were taxed around $59.00 per man. There Js case after case where the men are taxed on 1942 income. What a swell reception for the men of the merchant marine, the men that Victory depends on. Why do the Seamen have to pay this tax? Why don't these com­ panies that depend so much on the seamen do something for them? The seamen have tried to do all they could and everyone is of the opinion that the tax is unjust and yet the seamen are still being, taxed. I close, hoping that the seamen will be refunded all they have put out, and it will not be long until they eliminate the taxes on the 1942 income. C. J. STEPHENS, Agent �7;v^: Page Four m- THE MORE DRAFT BOARD BUNGLING IS TOLD "T -/ • !• SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, February J, 1943 officials Take Office AFL Southern Conference Adopts Program Of 1943 At Once; Hawk Opens 4th Term Tlic Southern War Labor Con fcrcncc, attended by more than 3000 American Federation of La bor union officials from 12 south ern states, including M. D. Biggs and Charles Waid of the S.I.U. adopted at its closing session Jan 17, a declaration of policy which included: 1. Re-emphasis and continucc support of the AFL "non-strike' policy. 2. A proposal that the govern­ ment give labor "full representa­ tion on all government boards anc in all government agencies." 3. Opposition to State or Fed­ eral "adverse labor legislation." 4. A request that the AFL con- ".. • ' • •' / '•• (Continued from Vage 1) last word they had of Carroll was a letter from the Seafarers' Inter­ national Union informing them that their son was abord a ship plying the waters to Russia." (Item from N. Y. Daily News) ST. LOUIS—Merchant mariner Vernon A. Krafft, whose ships twice have been torpedoed during a dozen voyages, received a fouryear prison sentence today for fail­ ing to nofify his draft board of a change of address. The 2 5-year-old seaman, who has sailed from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Cape Town, South Africa, with supplies for the Allies, pleaded guilty, but explained that his long sea • duty made it impossible to communicate with his board. When he finally succeeded in doing so, it was six months too late and he al­ ready had been declared delinquent. Krafft failed to inform his board when he and his family moved from St. Louis to Texas, where he joined the merciiant marine. Federal Judge C. B. Davis inter­ rupted Krafft's attempts to tell his experiences and said he would sus­ pend sentence if the seaman would join the Army immediately. Krafft exended his arms showing that his right one was three inches shorter than the left. This would make him ineligible for Army ser­ vice, he said, and asked that he be allowed to rejoin the merchant marine. Later, Krafft showed newsmen his papers testifying that he had shipped out 12 times and that his last voyage was completed in Jan­ uary. He also displayed credentials showing he had signed up for an­ other voyage when picked up by federal agents in Philadelphia. Be­ ing detained, he said, prevented him from catching his ship. tinue its fight for repeal of the poll RESOLUTION ON BALLOTING (Continued from Page 1) tax as a condition for voting. nard Lynch, No. 2126; Fred Wil­ January 1^, 1943. 5. A declaration that the con­ liams, No. 4291; Jose L. Garcia, WHEREAS: It is the desire of the Tallying Committee of the No. J 609; Leonard Layton, No. ference is in hearty accord with the AFL principle that the labor Port of New York to introduce to the membership at this meeting 417; James McFarlin, No. 23634; movement should serve workers By-law to the Constitution so as to insure honest votes in all elections E. E. Steward, No. 23622; J.without regard to race, creed or therefore, be it Vechio, No. 1616; and James J., color. RESOLVED: (a) Every branch of the Seafarers International Union Dobbins, No. 7499. Post a notice 6. A proposcl that the Federal of North America have a metal or suitable ballot box, fitted with on the bulletin board at your wage stabilization board establish branch to the effect that before be­ a lock to be used at the time of elections, and be it further a minimum wage rate essential to ing allowed to ship out, these men RESOLVED: (b) That the Union supply large slotted manila fair living conditions, and declare must appear before a trial com­ envelopes to have the daily vote cast placed in and sealed by the days all wages under that level to be mittee." Balloting Committee. This envelope to be put in the ballot box by the sub-standard. The Tallying Committee, be­ 7. A request that the AFL in­ committee at the end of each day with the date stamped on it and the fore concluding it's work, drew up crease its organizers in the south­ number of ballots cast, and be it finally a resolution calling for certain RESOLVED: (c) That the Balloting Committee of each Branch changes in the Constitution aimed ern states. 8. A proposal that requests for check the register list each day and forward to the Headquarters' Office at safeguarding the balloting sys­ elimination of child labor stand­ a duplicate of that day's registrars. These duplicates to be kept in the tem in all future elections. TTiis ards be fully investigated before safe and checked by the final tallyihg committee. resolution passed up and down the standards are lowered. coast and now becomes part of the Fraternally yours, 9. A suggestion that post-war J. H.- EDWARDS, 4368 Constitution. The resolution is R. HAYES, 348 ANDREW H. LAVELZOLI, 7166 planning include a program to REGINALD A. GOODEN, 22160 printed in full at the end of this build hard-surfaced roads on every JAMES JOSEPH DE VITO, G-185 0. H. COUNCILMAN, 6453 story. mile of roadway travelled by the Following are the officials elected rural mail carriers, and enlarged to serve the union for the year of appropriations by Congress for the 1943: support of the International Labor SECRETARY-TREASURER Organization. John Hawk BOSTON AGENT AFL President William Green John Mogan and nearly a score of government PROVIDENCE AGENT and state officials took part in the •Joseph E. Lapham conference, along with the 12 CREW OF S. S. RICHARD H. ALVEY 88.00 NEW YORK AGENT Frank Williams State Federation leaders who spon­ CREW OF S. S. WILLIAM MOULTRIE $22.50 N. Y. ENGINE PATROLMAN sored the meeting. WPB Labor CREW OF S. S. THOMAS NELSON 12.00 Ray W. Sweeney i 10.00 NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN Production Division and the labor S. HEINFLING L. J. (Baldy) Bollinger 5.00 sections of CCD, OWI and other JACK SHIELDS , N. Y. STEWARD PATROLMAN STEVE CARDOLA - 2.50 agencies cooperated. Claude Fisher Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL ROBIN WENTLEY CREW The crew that made the last trip aboard the Robin Weniley should get in touch with Sol Berenholtz, 312 Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. R. NORGREN DANNY DIX E. J. TRITT CHARLES SHEPHERD ED GORING A. F. LERNER H. HAINZINGER J. C. MILLER PERCY PODOLSKY 1 2.00 2.O0 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 ' : .$156.00 TOTAL NMU Wind Artist Rides ShirtTail Seafarers (Continued from Page 1)' llll'f' ""I'l' 1' ' SIU vs. D. & C. Navigation Company WAGES ASKED BY UNION: DATE CERTIFIED TO BOARD: June 4, 1942 by Secretary of Labor. SIU'was on strike. Boats tied up. WAGES: Increase monthly rate for A.B. from $155 to $178, plus subsistence. , For fit-out, lay-up and repair work the hourly rate is increased from 84 cents to 95 cents. OVERTIME: Increase from 84 cents to 95 cents per hour. NMU vs. Interstate^ Inland, Bethlehem and International Harvester Lines DATE CERTIFIED TO BOARD: August 18, 1942. Strike called by union but failed to tie up any vessels. "If the National War Labor Board shopld retreat in the face of this obvious display of pressure by the Great Lakes steel companies," wrote Lawrenson in The Pilot, before his case had been settled, "then the Union can only say that the seamen would lose confidence in the War Labor Board." $178. The Union relies on the decision in the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company case (SIU) No. 198, for support of its argument. OVERTIME: The Union requested 90 cents per hour, pointing out that the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company (SIU) was paying 95 cents. The Union offered to accept a lower rate in their desire to obtain a settlement. CONCLUSION OF WLB PANEL Solely on the basis of the wage criteria establish­ ed in Case No. 198, Detroit and Celeveland Naviga­ tion Company vs. Seafarers International Union, AFL, the Panel recommended and the Board order­ ed, the rate for Able Seamen be raised to $178 per month. The Board ordered the overtime rate to be 95 cents, the same as the SIU rate, instead of the 90 cents asked by the NMU. anyone to" believe they would lead the men in direct struggle with the shipowners for better condi­ MONEY DUE tions. That's not the way the The following crew members of NMU leadership works. They pre­ the 8. 8. Wm. Moultrie have over= fer to meet the operators through time coming from the Robin Line; the back door of some government W. Fowler, R. Smith, C. Bloome, A. board—depending upon Washing­ Rion and J. Shernorick. Collect at ton stooges to make some slick 39 Cortland Street, New York City. deal that will advance their inter­ The seamen would lose confi­ «• «• ests. dence in the Board to do what? The c-ews who made the last Not the SIU. We have no contrip on the Flomar, Pierce Butler, To automatically grant the NMU and Benjamin Chew, have disputed all gains won by the SIU? And if • fidence that the War Labor Board, bonus money due. the NMU leadership does "lose or any other Washington Board, Collect at Calmar Line office, 23 confidence" in the WLB — what will hand us anything on a silver Broadway, New York City. I then? They certainly don't expect platter. The gains made on the PHILADELPHIA AGENT Harry J. Collins BALTIMORE AGENT Joseph F. Flanagan BALTIMORE JOINT PATROL'N John Vechio NORFOLK AGENT Martin Trainor SAVANNAH AGENT Charles Waid TAMPA AGENT D. L. (Jack) Parker MOBILE AGENT Olden Banks MOBILE JOINT PATROLMEN Robert A. Matthews Charles E. Turner NEW ORLEANS AGENT A. W. Armstrong NEW ORLEANS J'T PATROL'N C. J. (Buck) Stephens Tedd E. Terrington GALVESTON AGENT E. R. Wallace SAN JUi^N AGENT Daniel Butts Victory Tax on *42 Income Is Upheld The Washington Representative of the SIU-SUP has been in conference with officials of the Inter­ nal Revenue Department in Wash­ ington, D.C,, and reports that the "Victory Tax" deduction on sea­ men's wages still stands. Revenue officials say that the way the law is written leaves them no alternative but to deduct the tax from 1942 wages if the payoff came in 1943. Great Lakes and on the Atlantic It is the opinion of the SIU that and Gulf Ck>asts were won by di­ rect struggle against, and negotia- Congress did not intend that seation with the shipowner. We ap- men's 1942 wages should be taxed, pear before the War Labor Board and the uqion will continue the only when forced to. • fight to have these wages exempt- . . .. €d- There is, iij our opinion, two In the mean time, there is nbthtypes of unionism. One might be called "Washington unionism" and ^^e men to do but to althe other "waterfront unionism.", deducted from We stand by the latter. If any one is .in doqbt as to which method is T" '""T" , fl. , I union succeeds in having the the most effective, we suggest that they compare SIU contracts with ficult to obtain any refunds in the those of the NMU. I future if you have no receipts. X ' : . i;'"' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 5, 1943 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: WSA CREATES DISCIPLINE BOARD NEW IU OFFICERS ELECTED MERCHANT SEAMEN SEE THE SIGHTS A SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLANS MORE DRAFT BOARD BUNGLING TOLD NMU WIND ARTIST RIDES SHIRT TAIL ON GAINS BY SEAFARERS DUTCH SEAFARERS MARK NEW GAINS AFL SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ADOPTS PROGRAM OF 1943 1943 OFFICIALS TAKE OFFICE AT ONCE; HAWK OPENS 4TH TERM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/05/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log