https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5de6215d5412c63e1c6f07ffa2cc0850.PDF 3641a5ca1ab91823a78e0369c56788aa PDF Text Text The N.M.U. Leaders Are Blind To Finks ft «»ssmssss&:^ ^ The leadership of the National Martime Union has not Uttered a single peep of protest over the draft weapon given the-WSA by "Hoosier Hitler" McNutt. Not only did the NMU sit quietly on thft side lines when the rest of martime labor was battling to keep the draft power out of the hands of the labor-hating shipowners and brass hats in the WSA, but now that the WSA seems to have won— the NMU glosses over this very serious defeat, ^nd with friminal irresponsibility fails to inform its members of the developing threat to the martime labor movement. • The Feb, 26 issue of The^Pilot headlines the draft -story as follows, "Active Seamen Needn't Report At Draft Board." The implication is, of course, that some victory has been won for John Sailor and that he isn't going to get kicked around any longer. The headline is completely dishonest. While it is true that the seamen don't have to report to the draft boards, they are now in the clutches of the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the WSA. They are now being forced to register with a super-fink Outfit which will have full authority to slap them into the army if they act like union men. OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, ^ VOL. v. SEAFAEEBS' INTEENATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAR.CH 5, 1943 MWEB Flouts Unions In New Bonus Chisel ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ —torpedoes launched in Washington and aimed at organ­ ized labor. Of these Curran has nothing to say. The War Manpower Commision order, giving the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organization power to draft or Curran has a political line which demands the utmost defer seamen, is now in effect. In spite of the protests of aid for the Soviet Union^—and that's OK. But does he the SIU-SUP, this. finky government bureau has won think that servile appeasement of labor's enemies at home authority to line up the seamen and count out those who really aids the Soviet Union? •* 'stand firm in defense of their union If he does, he's nuts. The American industrialists will send just as much or as little aid to the Soviet Union as they think serves their purposes, and no screaming by Curran, no surrenders and retreats, no double crossing of his rank and file followers, will alter this picture. ' Actually, Curran does a great disservice to the cause of Democracy which'he claims to champion. No democ­ racy can exist without a strong an.d independent labor movement, and his refusal to fight the WSA fink campaign certainly aids the foes of unionism. Curran is long on wind, but in the final analysis he serves as a labor cover for those who hope to see the open shop return to the waterfront. li'' #- 'm-fi The MWEB is again violating the Statement of Principles under which labor agreed to its establishment. Reflecting the growing anti-labor atmosphere which prevades the various Washington martime bureaus, the Martime War Emergency Board has arrogently handed down decisions which eliminate area bonlises without even consulting with the Advisory Committee which includes representatives of the trade unions. RMO Extends Grip On Seamen; Labor Fears But no mentoin of that by Curran and his coterie. Ham Head is full of "Keep 'em Sailing" and "Damn Fink Hall After War the Torpedoes". But there are torpedoes here at home too Does he believe that the American industrialists would send one additional tank or gun to the Soviet Union if he scuttled his entire union and sent the men to fink halls? No. J BULLETIN! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25 —This morning Judge Edmund F. Murphy of, ihe Superior Court, threw out of court the ill-smelling "Hampson-Prevost Suit" against Harry Lundeberg, President of the SlU. This suit was inspired' by Stalinist agents in the National Maritime Union and charged Lundeberg misappropriating with ^ISUkOOO in union funds. This action wrote finis to the notorious frame-up against Lundeberg which first was at­ tempted in January 1942. rights. How the RMO will use this new authority remains to be seen. It will be watched carefully, and any attempt to take advan­ tage of the new power and black ball militant union men, will be fought. In the meantime the union is not giving up the battle against rhis directive. Matthew Dushane, Washington Representative of the SIU-SUP, is continuing to meet with WMC odicials in an effort to get the order changed and to re­ move this club from over the sea­ men's heads. While the SIU-SUP battles the draft set-up, the RMO began to move in on other fronts and set itself up as dictator of ^all phases of maritime labor. In a speech de­ livered on Feb. 27, Marshall Dimock, director of the RMO, said that the RMO had "opened rest homes at Oyster Bay, New. York;^ Bay Ridge, Maryland; Gladstone, New Jersey; Pass Christian, Miss{Conthnied on Page 4) Ui Not only has the MWEB followed a provocatory proceedure, but it has performed functions outside of the limited jurisdiction laid down by labor at the time of its formation. Last month the MWEB handed down Amendment 10 and 11 to Decision 7 Revised. These amend­ ments eliminated long established area bonuses and susbstituted a new system of port and attack bonuses. The net result, sea­ men's wages would be cut. This procedure was immediately de­ nounced by the SIU-SUP and it was pointed out that it was the identical move which the MWEB attempted to pull last January and was knocked down. -f I Tlie SIU-SUP reminded the Board that it was. established to mediate disputes between operators and tmions and that no dispute on this matter existed. However, the Board preceded with its directives and the unions sent representatives to Washington in an effort to head off the wage cut. Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk went to Washington and with SIU-SUP Representative Matthew Dushane, attended the first meet­ ing of the Advisory Committee. The meeting was a farce. To begin with, two MWEB members. Frank Graham and John Steelman, were not even present. The third Board member, Captain Edwafd Macauley, opened the meeting but immediately turned it over to a subordinate and left the room. {Continued on Page A) New England Men Get Raw Deal From Phoney Referee These SlU men have had ships shot from under them one to three times in all parts of the world, and while they survived, 602 of their union's brothers did not, 60 SlU contracted ships have been lost since Pearl Harbor. But In spite of enemy subs an^^ bombers, SlU men continue to deliver the goods to all war fronts. (Standing left to rightFR- .C. Ricketts, Steward; Harry Clock, Oiler; J. L, Michaelas, Fireman; E. Aguirros, Watertender; .Gus Aim, Carpenter; Robert B. Graham, Ordinary arid Reginald Goodin, Cook. (Seated) AnUioiiy McMunn, Oiler; Andrew Lavazoli, Ordinary; Charles Allen, Able Seaman; Phole = man Mitthys, Fireman and Carville Councilman, Watertender. 1 P-- '.Ti li-" y •; "y,"., • Reasoning that "it Js not the, policy of the War Labor Board to upset long established wage differentials," and furthermore that shorcside common labor in the New Bedford area was only receiving 43 cents an hour, a WLB referee ruled last week that seamen on the New England Steamship Line were not entitled to jjie wage increases demanded by the SIU. The referee was a gentleman by the name of Robert S. Coit, and he handed down one of the phoniest decisions ever to come out of the WLB. His crack about the wage scales of shoreside commond la­ bor reveals his complete lack of understanding of the duties and re­ sponsibilities of seamen, and that his qualification as a labor referee arc sadly lacking. Coit's decision is full of shipowner figures and reasoning and winds up by denying the seamen every point asked by the union. His complete disregard of the facts presented by the union, afid his hand­ ing down of a decision that is full of concern over the employer profit rates but indifferent to the living standards of the men, in{Continued on Page 3) V • -t'l I •M' i 't.- la i I* .1; . �K 7• THE SEAFARERSVLOG Page Two PuMUM Dv th0 SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAI. UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlcmtic and Gulf IHidirict Unions Ask More Protection Prom Submarine War jw-> ^ Friday, Mircfc T, _ REPORT FROM Washington IffRlaMI wttH (A» Amtrioan PtOrnvtion 4f Laf>or HAHRY LUNDEBERQ, Int^matlonoa Pl«aid«nt 110 Morkat StrMt, Room 402, Sao Fraodaco, Uedif. 'ADDRMBB ALL OOBREBPONDENOa OONCBRNINO TSIB PVBUOAS'ION TO: "THE SWABEBS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 rr THE HOBBS BILL Greater protection of merchant Vessels against the Axis submariuc peril, an all-out construction pro­ gram of high-speed cargo ships, and grcately stepped-up attacks on German submarine bases and con­ tinental shipyards were the high­ lights of an international maritime conference which was held recent­ ly in London, England, under the auspices of the International Trans­ port Wofkers' Federation, it was announced here yesterday. Bju Matiketo Dmhane Martirhe War Emergency Board: • We set up an Advisory Committee in compliance with the Stst^ ment of Frinciples, and the first meeting of this Committee with th4 MWEB Was held on Feb. 24, 1943. Captain Edward Macauley, chairman of the Board called the mce^ ing to order and then turned the chair over to Mr. Eric Nidsen, retary to the Board, and then lef^^the meeting. Frank P. Graham and John R. Steelman, other members, were also missing from the meeting. The meeting had to carry on without any Board members being present All the representatives of the Unions felt that this meeting was! not what they anticipated and felt that the members of the Boardi should be present to hear some of the problems that the unions are cortfronted with. They moved that in the future all members of the Board should be present at the meetings. i The only questions that can be aired out at the Advisory Commltttf meeting is what will be on the agenda. It will be necessary for th«j unions to submit their questions ten days ahead of the regularly schcd-> uled meetings, which are the last Wednesday of the month. I advise all branches to write their respective headquarters with any questions! they want discussed. In this way the headquarters can then pass thenaj along to the Board in tirrie. Opening wedge for the threatened anti=labor drive in Representatives of the seafarers the present CPngress is the so-called "anti-racketeering" of twelve Allied nations partici­ bill of Congr^sman Hobbs. ' - pated in the conference which ex­ ' It has evidently been picked for first consideration as pressed dissatisfaction over the in­ adequacy of protection of Allied bne of the more comouflaged anti-union bills and because convoys by escort vessels and air­ all true labor unionists hate racketeering like poison^ craft, and the apparent inability of But the fact of the matter is that federal and state the Allied governments to deal with anti-racketeering laws are already on the books, and all the maritime shipping and supply prob­ Hobbs bill does is to eliminate present language protecting lems in a more aggressive spirit. legitimate labor activities and to insert language that may The conferees tmanimously ap­ be used by anti-labor courts to destroy union organization. proved an action program outlin­ ing five principal points and de­ Manpower Commission: ^ This uiiloh-busting bill has been rushed through the manding that the Allies take im­ WarI have been trying all week to get the WMC to change the direci House Judiciary Committee without any hearings. Urge mediate steps to put the proposals tive whereby the RMO is to act. as agents for the Commission in thq your Congressman to insist on hearings and to see that the of maritime unions into practice. matter of seamen's deferments and time allowed ashore in between bill is defeated. ^^ The five points are; Greater pro­ ships. As we are the only unions protesting this directive, it makes it veiTi^ tection for convoys; organization difficult for us to get certain people in the WMC to change this direc­ of special convoys composed of fast cargo vessels, now sailing tive. However, I am of the opinion that if the other unions knew of either alone or with slow-moving this directive and studied its angles, they would also protest it. The ships; immediate building of high­ number of the directive is XVIII and. the memorandum of Selective speed vessels for the above pur­ Service is number 182. It may be obtained at any local Selective Serv­ i poses; strict vigilance of sliips in ice board. port and control of the persons al­ I have another meeting scheduled for Monday with the WMC oif lowed to enter docks and harbor this directive and we may be able to get some action then. ^ areas; offensive measures against The old grey marc of the SIU merchant fleet has finally come to submarine bases and shipyards on Office Of Defense Transportation: rest in Davey Jones' locker. Many of the brothers remember her when There are plans for construction of new barges and tow-boats foi" the European continent. she battled 3 submarines off Norfolk sinking one of them, damaging the transportation of petroleum products from the Texas fields to the Charles Jarman, secretary of the another—the third submarine beat it. That was the time when the east coast. Also, there is serious manpower shortages in the inland crew got together and donated $330 to the Navy men for their marks­ British National Union of Seamen waterways, Rivers, harbors and Great Lakes. manship. There is a shell in Headquarters with both tfie licensed and and a member of the management The ODT feels that there may be a need for Federal recruitment! committee of the I. T. F., was par­ vn-licensed personnel's names attached to it. ticularly outspoken in his criticism and training program and they have requested the opinions of the uruOn her next voyage she was a little way off Boston when a torpedo of the lack of convoy protection. ons. I have advised the ODT that I will attend this meeting. I wOuld knocked off her propcllor. Her guns started to pop in every direction "Our men are by no means getting therefore, like suggestions from our members who are acquainted with and the Coast Guard came out and towed her to Boston. After being a fair deal," he declared. Jarman the manpower problems in these areas. repaired, she made the trip to Russia with 2400 tons of TNT in her reported that the British Admiralty iioids, and she got thru to Murmansk in spite of torpedoes and dive had assured him "that the safety bombers. Three days out of Murmansk on her way home, a torpedo p£ Britain's merchant ships and the gallant men serving in them is re­ finally got her. None of the, crew was lost. garded^ as a duty of supreme im­ The official balloting committee of the Sailors Union of the Pa­ portance," but pointed out that cific made its report on Feb. 8, and announced the re-election of Harry A A A such assurances were hardly Lundeberg as Secretary-Treasurer. The great majority of the incum­ Albert Bernard (Tiny Tim) Moses has shipped out. His shipmate enough. "I continue to insist that bent officers were returned with Brother Lundeberg, most of them Ernest Tenkanen informed us of the fact, while drinking in a barroom protection by aircraft and escort in Hoboken. Kris Hurst and his shadow T. Miller arc anxious to see vessels ds far from adequate," he without opposition. Following are the SUP officers for 1943: ' their shipmates get home so they can settle their beef. John King wrote concluded. SECRETARY-TREASURER SAN PEDRO AGENT us from New Orleans that he intends to get his ticket soon. Lucas Harry Lundeberg Harlan Snow . Gurimbalaen, who is Steward aboard a tanker, wants to be remembered OFFICE UNION RUNS ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATROLMAN to his friends. He has been away over a year at sea. What a payoff SEAMEN'S CANTEEN John De Rocco Loui Cochran FIRST S. F. PATROLMAN HONOLULU AGENT he'll have when he returns. I Max Weisbarth Carl Christiansen • A Saturday night schedule from A A A NEW YORK AGENT 7:30 to dawn and entertainment SECOND PATROLMAN Lee Barlow . Morris Weisberger Don Ronan and Arthur Thompson have returned from a six by various celebrities of stage, DISPATCHER PATROLMAN months voyage. Don expects to be married soon. He will be following screen and radio will feature the John Palazio r Jack Dwyer in the footsteps bf Jean Peterson, who was married two weeks ago. SEATTLE AGENT : TRUSTEES: operation of Canteen 19, for mer­ Baltimore and Norfolk are busy these days, with plenty of ships in port. Ed Coester Lee Barlow The F.B.I, is going to crack down on all seamen who notify their Draft chant seamen and all members of PATROLMAN John De Rocco Harry Johnson John Lavoie iBoards that they're aboard a ship, and then quit on sailing day. So get the armed forces, at 160 5 th Ave­ PORTLAND AGENT Harry Lundeberg, nue, under auspices of Local 19, / Wise, or you'll regret it. John Massey Max Weisbarth Social Service Employes Union. The union, an affiliate of the Sailors Union of llio Facific UOPWA, opened the canteen this Constitutional Ohangres: ATLANTIC AND GULF SEIPPING FOR 1. The initiation fee shall be $25, and shall accompany the applica­ week. tion of ftiembership, and the dues shall be $2 per month, payable in ad­ FEB. 8 TO 20 INCLUSIVE In addition to regular entertain­ vance. In unorganized fields the Initiation Fee shall be determined from ^ DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL ment, Canteen 19 will also provide time to time by the membership. 2. Upon joining the Union members shall receive a probationary SHIPPED 370 258 300 928 recreational facilities, dancing and membership certificate which they shall hold for 12 months. reading and library room. AIL REGISTERED ^6 285 215 796 3. Providing increase in officials wages, and $5 assessment for Gen­ members of the armed forces and eral Fund to cover such increases and Increased taxes and supplies ON HAND 474 &31 217 1252 the merchant marine are welcome. for SUP. Out of the Focs^l by S- ^ SUP '43 Election Returns --iS. ^ Is?'/ . j. • �Aroundi the Ports PORT EVERGLADES ./ they return home after the war is w«m, they want employment where they can work under American conditions and earn a decent liv­ ing for themselves and their fam­ ilies. That is one of the tilings for which we are fighting. So, M'r. Pegler and Mr. Kalten­ born, when you are blasting labor and the working man to the pub­ lic, remember that the laboring man IS the public, and that a large" part of our armed forces came from the ranks of labor. ' Yours truly, J. K. Shaunghnessy, Agent Attention; Mr. Westbrook Pcgler and Mr. H. V. Kaltenborn: I have noticed in your com­ ments on the world news that you often, directly or in^rectly, ac­ cuse brganizcd labor of holding up the production of essential war materials. Perhaps you are not fa­ miliar with the production of these materials. If you are, surely you know that ordanance, muni­ tions, clothing, medical supplies food stuffs are being produced faster and in larger quantities than the brass hats and bureaucrats can devise ways and means to trans­ port them to the areas in which they are needed. In analyzing your analysis of the news and the manner in which you publish it, it seems that you are quick to exaggerate the mistakes of Labor, yet you are slow to rec­ ognize the good accomplishments of Labor. In several cases you have I)foclaimed to the world that the men in our armed forces were ashamed of the manner in which the people at home were prosecut­ ing the war effort. Recently I talked to several Marines who have teturned from Guadalcanal to re­ cover from wounds received in battle. In every case their stories were the same. The news broad­ casts and the newspaper columnists have painted such a black picture of strikes, walkouts and food hoarding, that they believed the country to be on the verge of a revolution. Usually when talking with men just returned from the battle zones, I ask them for their opinion of organized labor, and if they be­ lieve labor is supporting them as it should. In almost every case each man has said that he not only believes in organized labor, but that the men in the armed forces aie depending on organized labor to protect and maintain the wage and work standards that are part of the American way of life. When SAVANNAH Shipping has been damn good here in the last couple of weeks. One ship out of Wilmington and one out of Savannah. Am expect­ ing another one out of Wilmington on the 22 nd of March and one out of Savannah about the same time. For the last year it has been brought to the attention of the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission that cer­ tain changes on these ships were absolutely necessary due to the fact of the increase of armed guards, they put on these ships the less space there is available for seamen and everytime you bring this mat­ ter to their attention they holler there is a war going on. If the sail­ ors don't know there is a war go­ ing on who does? If the War Shipping Admirastration and Maritime Commission should just forget about this war business for a little while and change the forecastle so that they won't have to pack the sailors into these cubby holes that are called rooms and cause the Company who operate these ships to spend a lot of money and time trying to im­ prove conditions. Some . £ these mud-scows that they are building now are worse than thosj wooden schooners that used to run in the 19th century. These same bureaucrats had better wake up to the fact that this is a BOSTON A very hectic two weeks! Paid off three ships and creWed up five ships including 3 new Libertys, And the weather these last two weeks! Twenty-two below zero along the docks and a thirty mile wind to boot. For a couple of days I thought I was a polar ex­ plorer. Everything finally squared except a few beefs which must be settled down South. Sam Bayne, former Boston pa­ trolman was in town, a victim of a sub, but looking just as chipper as ever and sporting a great big bearskin coat, a gift from Russia. He's going out again as Steward. Good luck Sam! Well, there's been a bit of pub­ licity about the heroic men of the U. S. Merchant Marine but evi­ dently Mr. Morgenthau believes they are an exception as they are being taxed 5 per cent more than any other class for earnings made in 1942. As a gesture of real re­ spect this money should be return­ ed to these men who certainly earn it the hard way. Mr. Eddie Rickenbacker spoke over the radio last week and sounded like a very illiterate reac­ tionary. He squawked like hell about the workers working only 40 hours a week at straight time and squawked still louder about getting time and one-half for overtiniie work, but boy did he squawk about the President's suggestion that a ceiling be put on earnings of twenty-five thousands a year. Poor Mr. Rickenbacker may have to take a cut to bring his earnings down to 25 grand a year. JOHN MOGAN, Agent MERCHANT SAILORS JOBS PROTECTED Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL ——————— • —^ CREW S. S. JAMES CAULDWELL $34.91 CREW S. 8. COLABEE 29.07 CREW S. S. iBENJ. WILLIAMS 20.00 CREW S. S. DELMAR 19.50 CREW S. 8. FRANCIS MARION 19.00 CREW 8. 8. LAFAYETTE ....14.50 CREW 8. 8. RAFAEL 8EMM8 14.00 CREVy S. 8. BENJ. CHEW 14.00 CREW 8. 8. T. ROBERTSON 12.75 CREW 8. 8. J08IAH BARTLETT 8.70 CREW 8. 8, ALCOA MASTER 7-00 CREW 8. 8. PAN CRESCENT 5.35 A. PAGE 2.00 F. E. PHILIPS 2:00 C. F. 8ALZM AN 1.00 W. F. HARDEMAN 1.00 . CHARLES McCULLOUGH TOTAL .....! democracy and that a sailor has a right to a decent place to live and also a decent place to keep himself clean. Hoping that some of those swiv­ el chair warmers read this article so that they can take some action. Steady as she goes CHARLES WAID, Agent ••••• l-O® ;. .$205.76 'A---'•• • " • •• WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—The House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee approved today a bill (HR 133) to preserve the status of mer­ chant seamen as private employes while serving on vessels owned or operated by the Government through the War Shipping Admin­ istration. Practically all seagoing tonnage now is owned or operated directly by the Government with the own­ ers acting only as agents for the Government. Thus under existing law seamen technically become Government employes and have surrendered many of their rights as employes of private industry in exchange for what they consider less desirable privileges. The committee also approved a bill (HR 131) to provide re-employmejit rights for persons who leave their jobs to serve in the merchant marine during the wai". SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT Secretary-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Bex 29, Station P. Phone BOwlins Green 8-8346 .:i _ mi Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVA^AH TAMPA. n.i-V: CA^y^TON...... FT. LAUDERDALE ADDRESS 2 Stone St. Dispatcher'a Office >HONE . BOwling- Green 9-8346 .BOwIing Green 9-3437 MO "AtiiilHi' XVe'.! .Liberty 4057 ....14 North Gay St, Eaivert 4539 6 North 6th St ' Lombard 7661 25 Commercial PI .Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres Stf. ........ .Canal 3336 218 Eaat Bay SL Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 Conception SL..., Dial 2-1392 Ponce de Leon .Puerto de Tlerra 219 20lh Street .Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway, New England Men Get Raw Deal From Phoney Referee {Continued from Page 1) / dicates the rankest sort of anti-labor bias. While Coit is greatly concerned that the shipowner should con­ tinue to make a high rate of profit, his decision may in the end re­ act against the very men he is attempting to protect—for the NewEngland Steamship Company may well experience difficulty in finrling seamen willing to work under the present rate of pay and working conditions. The SIU has been able to persuade these men to continue manning the boats on the basis that the WLB would review their case and adjust wages. But if Mr. Colt's line is to carry the day—we would hesitate to issue any guarantee that New England could find crew? in the future. We find it difficult to believe, however, that the WLB would uphold the Coit decision. We have prepared a new appeal which will be carried over Coit's head, and we expect that his position will bg thrown into the ash can by the National War Labor Board. The following excerpts from the SIU brief reveal the actual conditions under which the New England men work, and the modest demands upon the shipov/ners made by the union. SIU BRIEF The unlicensed personnel of the New England Steamship Company is fully qualified and endorsed by the United States Steamship Inspec­ tion service. The certificates issued by this body to New England sea­ men as Able Seamen, Oilers, Firemen, Stewards, Cooks and Messmeri require the same experience and knowledge as men sailing the Great Lakes or deep sea to foreign countries. The unlicensed personnel is, therefore, comparable to the ships crews throughout the industry in skill and experience, and should re­ ceive a wage comparable to their value to the operator and in accordance with industry standards. The working conditions and wage scales of the New England line are sub-standard when compared with similar operations of other com­ panies in the maritime industry. The New England boats compare ia size and operation to the boats on the Great Lakes. The SIU holds con­ tracts with the Great Lakes operators, all of which are far superior to the contract held with New England. The following table shows how the scales of the War Labor Board and the New England Steamship Company compare: • War Labor Board $178,00 monthly basepay. 44.50 per week for 56 hrs. New England Steamship Co. $92.50 montlily base pay. 26.46J4 per week for 56 hour* three months of the year— 70 hours for nine months of the year. Oiler $178.00 monthly base pay. 44.50 per week for 56 hrs. $102.50 monthly base pay. 27.59 per week for 56 hrs. Cook $223.00 monthly base pay. 57.75 per week for 56 hrs. in span of 84 hrs. $122.50 nionthly base pay 36.11 per week for 63 hourS in span of 84. Porters $138.00 monthly base pay. 34.50 per week for 56 hrs. in span of 84 hrs. $70.00 monthly base pay. 20.02 per week for 63 hours in span of 84. Able Seaman #• Not only does the wage scale of the New England line compare imfavorably with that paid by Great Lakes operators, but also with that paid by other New England Coast operators engaged in similar trade. This can be proven by an examination of standard contracts held for such work in this area by the International Longshoremen's Association (AFL). The New England Steamsliip Company wage scales are not only substandard when compared with the Great T.akes Contracts, and when compared with East Coast ILA contracts, but also when compared with {Continued on Page 4) M �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Friday, March 5, 1945 MWEB Fliouts Unions "We demand that the MWEB tion taken by Hawk, Dushanc and {Continued from Page 1) immediately call a meeting, at­ the Advisory Commi«ee and in­ In reporting this meeting to the tended by all members of the structed Hawk to send to the membership in New York on Board, at which the Advisory March 1, Brother John Hawk said, Board the following protests and Committee will have an opportun­ "The meeting was pointless. The resolutions: ity to present its view on the March 2, 1943 unions had sent men to Washing­ Amendments 10 and 11 to De­ Maritime War Emergency Board ton to discuss this matter, but cision 7. Revised. Capt. Edward Macauley, Chairman there were no Board members pres­ ent to listen to us. We were left Dr. John R. Steelman • "We further demand that in the beating our gums to the four Dr. Frank P. Graham , future the MWEB meet with the Washington, D.C. Advisory Committee and consider walls." After some discussion among Geiiclemen: its opinion? before handing down The Atlantic and Gulf membets any new decisions, or arnendments themselves, the Advisory Commit­ tee voted unanimously to request of the . Seafarers International to existing decisions." the MWEB to withhold the two Union went on record March 1, - I would like to point out that new amendments until the next 1'943 to condemn the dictatorial this Union's position relative to the meeting of the Advisory Commit­ action taken by your body in powers granted the Board was tee so that labors* opinions could be handing downr Amendment 10 and clearly outlined in my communi­ heard. 11 to Decision 7, Revised, -without cation to the Board dated January No sooner had the Advisoryr consulting the Advisory Commit­ 12, 1943 when we opposed Committee left town that the tee. Amendment" 9 to Decision 7, Re­ MWEB announced that the two This union passed unanimously vised. These latest amendments disputed amendments woiild be ef­ the following resolution: This is brother Ben Rosen standing beside his painting which are, in our opinion, the same as fective pn March 1. ' "We, members of the Atlantic won the $100 first prize at the USS art show held in New York Amendment 9—outside of the jur­ In denouncing this action. and Gulf District of the Seafarers la&t month. isdiction of the Board and consti­ Brother Hawk chafged that "this International Union, protest the tute a clear infringement of the is strictly dictatorship." He an­ arrogant action of the Maritime Statement of Principles. nounced that the SIU-SUP would War Emergency Board in handing May I emphasize again that the immediately protest the flaunting down Amendment 10 and 11 to of Union riglits. Decision 7 Revised, without con­ Advisory Committee was unani­ "This action," said Hawk, "is a sulting the Advisory Committee as mous in its motion to withhold challenge to all maritime unions. If provided in the Statement Of Prin­ Amendments 10 and 11 to De­ cision 7, Revised, until we had an the MWEB gets away with it, ciples. opportunity to present our view there is no telling where they will "We fully concur in, and en­ stop." dorse the action of the Advisory to you. seamen under its thumb. The pro­ -The entire Atlaptic and Gulf Committee in protesting this high {Continued from Page 1) Your flouting of this request re­ gress it has already made in this membership has endorsed the posi­ handed procedure. veals the attitude of a dictator and issippi; and San Mateo County, direction was revealed when Dimconstitutes a grave threat to all California, in order to take care, of ock said in his speech on Feb. 27 waterfront democracy and trade seamen in this country." that in the past nine months his unionism. Has the RMO i>ow become a outfit had placed 20,000 men on .charity outfit? We were under the Very truly youXs, ships, and it now placing them at impression that these rest hornes JOHN HAWK jhad been opened by United Sea­ the rate of 1,000 per month. This means that every month men's Service—or has the RMO ' {Continued from Page 3) 1,000 men are being shipped out taken that over also? of a potential fink hall and have SIU contracts held with companies performing the same services as that In the first place there is a rec­ no contacts with the unions. If performed by the New England Steamship Company. To prove this, ognized Marine Hospital Service the RMO plans are realized, this we enter as exhibit No. 4 the contract held by the SIU with the Frelihew tmdcr the United States Public number will multiply many tiipes Southern Corporation. Powerful West Coast steamship Health Service with full and com­ and (the RMO hopes) the union interest were accused this week by In view of the above evidence and exhibits, the SIU is asking that plete equipment and skilled physi­ hiring halls will be vacant. Captain J. J. Delaney, president of the New England Steamship Company conform to the standards al­ cians to take care of any condition Dimock's hopes were frankly the Masters, Mates and Pilots of ready set in the industry. The Union is not asking that the New Eng­ that might arise among seamen. expressed when he said, "the RMO America, of reneging on their Why should the RMO—a gov­ land line meet the scale established on the Great Lakes, nor even that seems to be on the threshold of promise to make use of mediatioft ernment body—which now claims responsibility for unified manning established by the ILA. The Union is only demanding that the New machinery set up by the govern­ that it has set up these rest homes England Line eliminate the most obvious and unjust differentials in the ment for the settlement, of dis­ of all water transportation." ' —be shaking a can to support following manner: Each month that passes finds putes. themselves in competition with a 1. Increase in the monthly scale of wages for all unlicensed rat­ the RMO strengthened and in a recognized and established ' GovUnless these shipping magnates better position to combat the ings of $40,000. , ernment service? end their defiance of UnClc Sam in unions after the war ends. Much 2. Overtime increase for all ratings of 10c per hour. , • We arc forced to the conclus­ wartime, their tactics'may provoke of its progress to date has been due 3. Increase in hourly pay for all ratings to $1 per hour. ion that RMO has embarked upon a strike of 1,300 Pacific Coast to the fact that the unions were -4. Contract heading Deck Department Section 2 to read: a course of collusion with a group members of the union, Delaney not fully aware of the anti-union "Eight hours shall constitute a day's work; Any work performed in warned. of professional "charitieers" who character of its program. Now excess of eight hours, from midnight to midnight, shall be paid for ^t •; are' exploiting the heroism of the the pattern- is clear., All unions "Some time ago representative# American Seamen and using them the regular overtime rate. Second mates, Boatswains and deck hands must b'? on their guard and pre­ of the shipbuilding industry and as a chariot for their cushy jobs.. shall work eight consecutive hours per day based on the three watch pared for struggle. maritime unions agreed upon a no^ It's about time to call for an ' The final show down may not system." strike, no-lockout policy," De^ investigation of this racket—since . ; A A A come immediately — the entire laney said. "An agreement waS the American Seamen have long fight may be postponed until af­ ,In addition to these arguments, the SIU pres<;nted wage exhibits reached also on creation of a Mar­ since made it clear that they want ter the war when an all out effort in the form of ILA contracts throughout the New Bedford area cov­ itime Wax Emergency Board- to ad­ no charity and certainly want no will be made to smash our condi­ ering over 70 operators. All exhibits proved beyond question that , the, just controversies, the board's de­ regimcntatioff from a group of tions. But one thing is now clear men on the New England boats were being payed fax less than the cision to be final. professional bureaucrats and pub­ —the fight is inevitable. licity seekers. prevailing scale for like work In the area. , "Recently, our. West Coast lo­ : . It is obvious that the RMO is And to this, Mr. Coit blandly replied that "it is not the policy cals made a request for an increase trying to squee.ze into every ser­ of the War Labor Board to upset long established wage differentials." in salaries of licensed deck men, to vice connected with seamen. And ROBERT D. EISENGRAEBER; If this is the case, then labor was defrauded when, it was. persuaded to bring their scales up to the levels this;is no accident or case of bu­ Contact your draft board at ones. give up the right to strike and depend upon the WLB for adjustment prevailing on East- Coast ships," NICOLA SCEARIDIA: Your reaucratic bungling. The RMO is Delaney said. of wage inequalities. • book has been found and returneH out to build k permanent organi­ Coit, in jdenying all of the union demands, makes much of the "We got nowhere in negotiations zation that will continue after the to the office of the Secretary-Treawith the Pacific-American Steam­ fact that New Bedford is a low Wage area. What .sort of finky rea­ war. It is shaping up into the ship Association, which represents soning is that? If the men have received starvation wages in the past, modern equivalent of the old BONUS BEEF all the companies on the Western under Goit's logic they should continue to receive them for the dura­ Shippings Board and its chain of The West Coast o"f South Amer­ seaboard. Then we sought to havefink hiiing halls which reduced ica Beef has finally been settled. tion of the war. ' . V the. issue adjudicated by the Em­ r ""the seamen to slavery after the last The crews that made the last trips The SIU has prepared an appeal which will be forwarded to the ergency Board, but the'asscvlation war. on the Flomar," Pierce Butler, Berij. War Labor Board this week. The Union will demand that the full through its counsel, Gregory Har­ A step at a time, the RMO exr Chew, Alcoa Patriot and Alcoa board review-Coit's outrageous decision and takg a position so that rison, refused to go along with tends its jurisdiction and expands Pioneer can collect their, money at the seamen :will know jtist what sort of a deal they can expect in. this procedure, thus plainly violaC? its functions. By the time the war Calmar Line, 25 Broadway and Al­ ing wartime pledge. -. 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LEADERS ARE BLIND TO FINKS MWEB FLOUTS UNIONS IN NEW BONUS CHISEL RMO EXTENDS GRIP ON SEAMEN; LABOR FEARS FINK HALL AFTER WAR NEW ENGLAND MEN GET RAW DEAL FROM PHONEY REFEREE THE HOBBS BILL UNIONS PROTECTION FROM SUBMARINE WAR SUP '43 ELECTION RETURNS MERCHANT SAILORS JOBS PROTECTED SHIPOWNERS GIVE MMP RUN AROUND IN PACIFIC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/05/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log