https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/285796e849ee07ef6e2ecea95984f9fe.PDF 811be9e6050877ddbfcdec2138304cd5 PDF Text Text "mm ' ^ABERS JOQ m OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH ABIERICA Vol. VI. NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1944 No. 3 M WEB Would Cut Our Wages We Lose First Round In Bro. McCune Case D U In the riiidst of a war which has been largely (so far) a struggle of supply and transportation, a war in which the heroism and self-sacrifice of the merchant seamen made possible military operations in Europe and in the Pacific, a war in which the mer­ chant marine has suffered greater proportional casualties than has either the Army or the Navy, a war in which civilian^ seamen voluntarily gave up the paid too much money for deliver­ security and comfort of home to ing the goods. (Text of Nielsen's letter is con­ face storms and subs and bomb­ tained in Dushane's column.) ings so that the soldiers might In other words, it looks as if have bullets and food — in the the MWEB has fallen for its own midst of such a war the Maritime propaganda about the high wages War Emergency Board is propos­ paid merchant seamen, and has ing a slash in the wages of the set out to correct the situation. already underpaid merchant What are the facts? hero. The United Seamen's Service Last week the SIU received a recently concluded a study of notice from Mr. Erich Nielsen, seaman income, and discovered Secretary of the MWEB, that a that the annual average wage, in­ meeting is to be held on Febru­ cluding bonus and overtime pay­ ary 16, 1944 at which time the ments, is $1,677.14. This means Board will consider the fact that "war risk compensation ... is that they are paid $32.25 per out of line with actual risk to week! Big dough for a man with which the seamen are subjected." a family to support. Big dough In short, the seamen are getting to receive for undergoing the heU of Nazi sub and air attacks. Big dough when compared with the millions in profits being run up by the shipowners. Yes, we can understand how the Washington bureaucrats must be disturbed over the excessive wages paid the sfeamen, -wages "out of line with the actual risk to which the seamen are subjected." not to include this money in the If the MWEB thinks that 32 loggings. It is the opinion of this bucks a week is too much money Union that the changing of this to pay a man for risking his life practice at a time when the sea­ 24 hours out of 24, we wonder men are under the severest war what they think would be an strain would constitute a blow at adequate wage for seamen in peace time? {Continued on Page 4) At this time there is no way of knowing just how the Board intends to cut the war risk pay­ ments— whether they intend to eliminate certain areas, or wheth­ er they intend to keep a blanket monthly payment but reduce it from 100% to some lower figure. But however they may juggle their figures, any cutting will mean that Joe Sailor is going to have less than the yearly aver­ age of $32 per week he is now receiving. The MWEB attempts to ignore the fact that the cost of living has risen 124% (United Mine Workers figiures), it attempts to ignore the fact that the gap be­ tween labor's wage and the cost of groceries and clothes and shel-ter has become so great that the"Little Steel Formula" is about to be scrapped, it attempts tO: ignore the fact that the railway workers, the steel workers, the aircraft workers are winning wage increases to meet this liv^ ing crisis (and they are paid farbetter wages than are the sea­ men). The MWEB lives in a pettyfogging, bureaucratic vac-uum which takes into account none of the realities of life. It only sees that wages cuts into profits, therefore wages must be {Continued on Page 3) that he wanted a discharge. The skipper refused to give him a discharge and McCune went over the side—only to be arrested by the Military Police and placed in the Army stockade at Camp Pat­ rick Henry, Virginia. These are the" facts in the case, and they are not denied by either McCune Or the union. But what is being fought is the Army's claim to jurisdiction over McCune —a merchant seaman. The brass hats claim that they can court martial him because the SIU ship on which he worked is engaged in carrying supplies for the arm­ The facts in the McCune case ed forces. By such reasoning the are, briefly, that on September {Continued on Page 3) 24, 1943 he was dispatched as cook to a merchant ship out of the SIU hall in Norfolk. He sign­ ed articles as cook aboard the freighter and went to work. That night five hundred troops were suddenly put aboard the ship, and McCune was informed that henceforth he would cook for 500 nien with the staff and galley fa­ Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche cilities tneant for 70 men. Under Commandant of the U.S. Coast these handicaps McCune prepar­ Guard, issued a directive on Jan ed supper for the 500 soldiers and 14, 1944 in which he called for started to serve it when he was the inclusion of overtime in log­ informed that he would have to ging of seamen charged, for one ^elay serving until the command­ reason or another as "deserters." ing officer had eaten first. The While this move is within the commanding officer was not on letter of the law as it has existed the ship, being delayed (no for a number of years, the prac­ doUDt) by some fancy cocktail tice has never been to take over­ party ashore. When McCune dis­ time from the men. Brother John covered that the meals he had Hawk has protested to Admira! laboriously cooked would have to Waesche this move to exact from spoil in the galley while hungry the seamen the • "last pound of The SUP has issued its first an­ makes an ideal vessel for train­ "We have been instrumental soldiers walked the decks, he be­ flesh" at a time when they are nual report on the Andrew Furu- ing seamen. too, in obtaining seamen's papers came fed up with the \^hole brass under the severest strain and seth School of Seamanship, spon­ and shipping electricians, deck hat system and told the skipper danger in the performance of sored and operated by the union "The spectacular growth in the engineers, cooks, stewards, fire­ program and training on this their duties. at Pier 42, San Francisco. This ship," says the report, "is ac­ men, oilers and watertenders—^in handsome, eight page printed re­ countable by two factors; the in­ fact, any rating that does not re­ Brother HawR's letter reads: port, full of photographs of stu­ creasing demand for trained sea­ quire a license. January 31, 1944 dents learning their trade abroad men and the efficiency of the "Since its inception in August, R. R. Waesche, Vice Admiral the SUP training ship SS Invad­ training personnel, as well as the 1942, and up to the end of Nov­ Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard er, constitutes a damning expos­ optimal standards maintained by ember 1943, the Andrew Furuseth Washington, D. C. ure of those fakers and stool this school. Indicative of the School of Seamanship has the to­ pigeons and labor haters who phenomenal growth is the" fact tal of over 317,475 trainee hours Dear Sir: have lately been conducting a that whei-eas in the beginning to its credit." Merchant seamen will receive smear campaign against the the average enrollment was about This school has been constant­ 1 have in my possession a copy the same mustering out pay as ly under attack by the Stalinists veterans of the armed forces, if of Navigation and Vessel Inspec­ school. 300 a month, it has now leaped Congressman Emanuel Cellar of tion Circular No. 45, issued by This report shows that an hon­ to an average of 1,000 enrollees a and the RMO fakers who see in . New Yoi'k has his way. He has you on January 14, 1944, the sub­ est and efficient trade union can month. To the present date we it a threat to their program of introduced a bill in the House ject of which is "Disposition of not only train men to be better have trained approximately 8,000 training tin can sailors by the which would pay seamen $300 if overtime earnings subject to seamen than those turned out by men, and some 5,500 have been government. The seamen know they left the industry after the forfeiture of alleged desertion of the elaborate government schools, shipped to various ships. An av­ the difference between RMO war, having served in foreign merchant seamen." but can do it with less red tape erage of 60 able seamen are turn­ graduates and SS Invader gradu­ ates—as do the shipowners. The waters. In your directive you refer to and less cost per student. And, ed out a month. SUP has reprinted letters from In introducing the legislation order 46 U.S.C. 701, and maintain most important, these graduates "We have been conducting a shipowners and skippers in which Celler . stated that it was time that this order allows the inclu­ are conscious, proud and militant course in ships' carpentry aboard the seamanship of SS Invader that certain Congressmen under­ sion of overtime in the logging union men! the Schoolship. This is a course graduates receives the highest stood the tremendous sacrifices of seamen for alleged desertion. The report tells the full story that has been supplementary to praise. being made by the merchant sea­ 1 am fully aware that the law of the school from its inception, our regular course in seamanship. In order to assure the continued men. He als6 revealed that the does allow the inclusion of over­ t describes the SS Invader, the We have been very successful so functioning of this school for the present average annual wage of time pay in such forfeitures. SUP training ship which is 136 far in this training of carpenters, duration of the war, the Atlantic the merchant searhan is only $1,- However, from the date the law feet over-all, has a 25-foot beam and have been able to produce and Gulf District of the SIU has 677il4. This figure includes bon­ was enacted the practice has been and a 13-foot draft. The ship is about 250 carpenters that are now voted to contribute $5,000 toward uses and overtime. for the shipping Commissioners of nickel steel construction and sailing. the school's expense. The union's fight to prevent the U. S. Army from court martialing Brother Lawrence McCune received a set-back this month when a Norfolk civil court denied our petition to remove McCune from the Army's jurisdiction. Be­ cause of the importance of the case to the entire labor move­ ment, and the precidents that will be set by the courts' decision, we are taking the fight to the Circuit Court of Appeals, and will, if necessary, take it to the Supreme Court of the United States. Hawk Protests Coast Guard Move To Include Overtime In Forfeiture Proceeding SUP REPORT REVEALS GROWTH OF FURUSETH SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP "Mustering Out" Pay For Seamen Is Proposed V "fi" —- - 11 I .... �Pag© Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 4, 1944 ] 1 I SZ' SEAFARERS LOG Published by the mim:m SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMEmCA Atlantic and Gnlf BIstrkt Affiliated with the American Pedezathn of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ Vreiiient. 110 Market Street, Saa Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treat, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Qty MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep, 'i 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. t. m Il Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stono St. .. BOwllng Green 9-3437 BOSTON (ro) ,330 Atlantic Avai.. Liberty 4057 .14 North (3ay St. BALTIMORE (2) ...Calvert 4539 .6 North 6th St ...Lombard 7651 PHILADELPHIA 25 Commercial PI ...Norfolk 4-1083 NORFOLK ...Canal 3336 T NEW ORLEANS (16) . ,321 Chartres St ,218 East Bay St..........Savannah 3-I72S SAVANNAH TAMPA*****.**....... .423 East Piatt St .. Tampa MM-1323 .55 So. Conception St... ...Dial 2-1392 MOBILE ,45 Ponce de Leon PUERTO RICO ...Puerto de Tlerra GALVESTON .219 20th Street ...Galveston 2-8043 .2021 S. Federal Highway.... Ft. Lauderdale 1601 FT. LAUDERDALE V w fw PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 li 267 NAM Will Sell "Free Enterprise" To Suckers Watch out, fellow-suckers, here they come! The boys who gave us B. O., Pyorrhea and Athlete's Foot are on the warpath again. What are the selling this time? F. E., '"^rfefids—^Free Enterprise. The National Asisociation of Manufacturers has an­ nounced a gigantic, colossal ballyhoo campaign through press, radio, church, movies, theaters, schools and factory talks, to "sweep Free Enterprise into public favor." Millions upon millions of dollars are to be spent to sell F. E. as our "economic salvation," the only thing that can '"restore prosperity to post-war America." Who's going to put up all this dough for full-page ads, i3ind for the fat salaries and fatter expense accounts of "pub­ lic relations" gents who ""will seek to enlist the personal in­ terest" of newspaper publishers and editors, radio commen­ tators, movie producers, writers and lecturers? Fellow-suckers, we are. That's where we start to pay. The more the big-business corporations spend for ""adver­ tising" and "public relations," the less they pay in taxes, and the more the American people will have to pay. The NAM has it all doped out in one of its recent Con­ vention announcements. ""Let us never forget," it says, ""that legislators too are I «nortal beings affhcted with all the shortcomings of human ^nature." I And here we thought our Congressmen were super[ men, completely immune to the temptations of world wealth and power offered by the NAM! But no, the NAM believes that if it can put on a big enough propaganda campaign it can make its "'economic philosophy" so popular "that adherence to it will prove a political advantage to the rnajoiity of Congressmen." As for you and me, fellow-suckers, the NAM believes welre even more of a pushover. "People in the mass," it says, "tend to think in blurs. They "read while they run.' They are moved primarily by simple, emotional ideas." Which soimds a bit like a quote from "Mein Kampf"—but let it pass. So we simple, emotional folks, with our blurry think­ ing (the NAM never once is so crude as to use the word "sucker") are to have F. E. shouted at us over the radio, l . ^tuck before our eyes every time we look at a billboard or 'a newspapefj and so impressed on our weak minds at every — Juslice (ILGWU) turn, that we'll be crying for F. E. for breakfast, dinner and supper and voting only for Congressmen who promise us F. E. 24 hours a day. We won't even ask what kind of merchandise the NAM has packaged up for us un,der the label of "Free En­ terprise"—according to the NAM. "People in the mass," it says, "are unconcerned about details." But, at the risk of making liars of the NAM, let's try to focus our blurred thinking on the big business program behind the F. E. label. You may have thought you were engaging in a little free enterprise when you joined a union. But what's F. E. for us is not F. E. for the NAM. It bitterly opposed the Wagner Act, for instance, as governmental interference with Free Enterprise. The NAM definitely does not like high taxes on high incomes and high profits. They interfere with Free Enter­ prise. But who's going to pay for the relief of profiteers from such taxes? Fellow-suckers, that's where we come in again. Big business has no objection to a sales tax, for in­ stance. Social security and other social legislation leaves the NAM cold, as do public works to provide employment. They're a tax on Free Enterprise, encourage "bureaucracy" and interfere with an employer's freedom to say to a work­ er: "Take a job on my terms or go starve." As for labor unions, a recent full-page ad of the Mc­ Graw-Hill Co., describing what big business means by Free Enterprise, lets the cat out of the bag. What's the big menace to Free Enterprise these days, according to this ad? It's not Hitler. It's not the business monopolies and cartels that are throttling small business op­ portunity and competition. No, it's "the growing monopoly in labor which is threatening to make the free enterprise system unwork­ able," the ad says. And it slambangs away at the "buccan­ eering spirit" of labor, the danger of granting it "unlimited monopoly privilege" and the "excercise of arbitrary power by labor." In a word, under the slogan of Free Enterprise, big business is planning its biggest publicity and political cam­ paign for 1944, to get a Congress that will legislate against labor, undermine New Deal social legislation, and generally place wealth and privilege in the saddle to ride rough-shod over the interests of ""people in the mass." •—Union News Service -i JOSE ESENDOLO Carpenter, was hurl on board the SS Dorothy of the A. H. Bull Steamship Line and taken off the ship in Trinidad on April 161h, 1943. Any member of the crew knowing anything about this in­ cident please get in touch with his wife—^Mrs. Jose Esendolo, 14 Montgomery Street, Savannah, Georgia. • • • MICHAEL TISO (MICHAEL GISON); Gei in touch with your mother. It is important. * * * WILLIAM FOLEY Get in t^ch with your mother, Mrs. W. Foley, 1555 Constance Street, New Orleans, La. e » » JAMES A. SWEENEY Please contact your wife, Vir­ ginia at 2375 Ivanhoe Street, Den­ --v.ver, Colorado. J Honor Roll SS Collin Kelly SS Wm. Johnston Frank Voight J. Popos SS Flomar J. Bloodworlh M. Polise M. Wiser D. Golden V. McKnight W. Greer A. E. Gordon L. C. Hussey K. Morgan W. P. Adlam Bud Hay $20.00 10.80 10410 10410 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 64)0 54)0 44)0 2.00 2.00 2.00 ,24)0 TOTAL $105.00 I �- f'l-: • Friday, February 4, 1944 THE ,We Lose First Round In Bro. McCune Case \ {Continiied from "Page 1) brass hats could "extend their juri s d 1c t i o ri and intimidatidn to practically every defense worker in the country, since they are all engaged in making or transport­ ing supplies for the army. Thus the unions would be at the mercy of the capricious and labor-hat­ ing brass hats and there would «o doubt be a regular epidemic of court martials aimed at mili­ tant union men. The SIU maintains that if McGune is guilty of any violation of articles he should be hailed be­ fore the regular Coast Guard hearing panels which are set up for that purpose. The SIU feels that this move by the Army is so fraught witn danger for the "eri^ tire labor movement, that the case must be fought right through to the highest court in the land. And this we shall do. In the meantime. Brother Mc­ Cune is being court martialed in Camp Patrick Henry, There is nothing we can do to prevent this. But if we win the case in the courts, any sentence given him by the brass hats will be set aside, and a precident will have been set which will protect union seamen from this sort of perse­ cution in the future. .-r^rv-'-tP^nSi^Trai SEAFARERS LOG fR€POT?T orv ^^ASHirvoTorv. MARITIME WAR EMERGENCY BOARD I have been notified by the Board that a meeting of the Ad­ visory Committee will be held on February 16, 1944, The letter fol­ lows: "To all members of the Advisory Committee: "The Maritime War Emergency Board has scheduled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on February 16, 1944, at 4:00 P,M. in the Commerce Building, Wash- MWEB Would Cut Our Wages {Continued from Page 1) squeezed to the lowest possible level. Well, the SIU isn't going to J take it laying down. Brothers Hawk and Dushane are going to be on hand for this little cut­ throat session on February 16, and will let the swivil chair ar­ tists know our position in no un­ certain terms. In the meantmie the membership up and down the coast is mobilizing a letter and telegram campaign, designed to let the Board (and Congress) know just what they think of this proposed blood-letting. The following resolution was passed by the New York branch at last Monday's meeting: . I' ^^ I A RESOLUTION Jan, 31, 1944 WHEREAS, the Maritime War Emergency Board has called a meeting of the Advisory Board to discuss the cutting of war risk compensation now being paid the seamen, and WHEREAS, the MWEB has in­ dicted that it considers the pres­ ent bonus being paid the seamen as being "out of line with the ac­ tual war risk to which the sea­ men are subjected," which means that even before the scheduled meeting convenes the Board is committed to the slashing of the seamen's wages, and WHEREAS, all other sections of labor, steel, aircraft and rail­ road workers are fighting for and winning increased wages to meet Page Three the sky-rocketing cost of living, therefore BE IT RESOL"VED, the officials of the Atlantic & Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union be instructed to conduct the most uncompromising fight against this threatened blow of our living standards, and that organized la­ bor generally be informed of this threat and be recruited to aid in our fight for an American living wage, and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that all ships crews immediately wire protests to each member of the Maritime War Emergency Board on this attempt to reduce the present war bonus. Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board jAFL Council Condemns Lsibor raft. Asks Ballot For Army ington, D, C, "The agenda will consist of one item: War Risk Compensation (War Bonuses), "The Board has been advised the dangers of the war on the high seas has changed within the past ten months. Sources of au­ thentic information within the government have indicated the war hazards at sea with regard to merchant seamen have de­ creased; the Secretary of the Navy has issued statements from time to time which reveal that submarine attacks on merchant vessels have declined steadily; cargo insiuance rates have been reduced numerious times. "As a consequence, the Board has concluded that the war risk compensation (War Bonuses) specified in the decisions is out of line with actual war risk to which seamen are subjected, "The Board considers it desir­ able and necessary to convene with the advisory committee and discuss the bonuses in the light of developments. "In this connection, the Board welcomes any suggestions which the parties signatory may care to make on the subject of war risk compensation as it relates to the present status of the war at sea. (Signed) ERICH NIELSEN, Secretary" this matter and this is to advise the members that are ashore, and on board vessels that are and will be in port before this matter comes up for a hearing, that sending letters or telegrams of protest to me will not help out at aU, The people who must be reached on this matter are the three members of the Board who have the sole power to make any changes, if they are going to be made. So I'll attach herewith their names so that you will know what to do on this matter. Edward Macauley, Chairman Maritime War Emergency Board Commerce Building • Washington, D. C, ? Dr. Frank Graham National War Labor Board Department of Labor Bldg, Washington, D, C, Dr. John Steelman Director of The Concilation Service Department of Labor Bldg, Washington, D. C, Send all protests to the above members of the MWEB. I would appreciate copies. Ships crews should all send in their protests, the more the merrier, D, Butts, Ag't, San Juan—Con­ gratulations to you, your bt.vi.?r , Well, boys you all know what half, and Jr. Send your request the above means, your bonuses for the brother's discharge from are now about to be chopped to the Army to Mr. OrviUe Olsen, pieces, which means that your in­ War S h i p p i ng Administration, come will be reduced. Commerce Bldg., Washington, I know the position that will D. C. Send all data on his sea be taken by the membership on| experience, etc. Labor Urges Regulation Of War Prisoners Jobs Miami, Fla, — Hitting hard on two major domestic Council said. Almost a full day's session was issues, the AFL Executive Council rejected proposals for a devoted to the re-consideration of nation-wide labor draft and called upon Congress to make the application of the United it possible for every member of the armed forces serving Mine Workers Union for re-affili­ overseas to vote in the coming national elections. ation. The Council first consider­ Other outstanding actions by* ed a report from its committee MIAMI, Fla.—Warning against ment of prisoners of war on use­ the Council as its mid-winter ses- Still to be considered by the which had met a month ago in the employment of prisoners of ful projects where there could be sion moved into the second week Council was the invitation from Washington with a UMW com­ war in competition with free Am­ no threat of sabotage and no con­ the British Trades Union Con­ included: gress to attend a so-called world mittee and also considered a let­ erican workers on jobs where flict with free American workers. 1—It proposed that the United labor congress in London next ter received from John L, Lewis, they might be able to sabotage "The way we deal with prison­ Mine Workers Union would re­ June as well as a series of pre­ UMW president. the war effort, the AFL Execu­ ers of war may affect the treat­ turn to the Federation with the liminary reports from the post­ tive Council called upon the Gov­ ment of our own boys who are same jurisdiction it enjoyed be­ war committee, headed by Vice After considerable discussion, ernment to deal with this probthe following decision was an­ captured by the enemy. It is fore it left and authorized a com­ President Matthew Woll. em proniptly. nounced: mittee to take up with the union AFL President William Green therefore essential that our poli­ the settlement of jurisdictional In its statement on the propos­ "The Council proposes that the told a press conference that many cies be humane as well as prac­ conflicts precedent to re-affilia- al for a National Service Act, the United Mine Workers return with complaints have been received tical. The Geneva Convention Executive Council left no room the jurisdiction they had when tion, for doubt as to its unanimous they left the American Federa­ from unions against the "indis­ prohibits the employment of ; 2 —After receiving a report criminate employment" of such from Joseph A, Padway, counsel opinion. It denounced such leg­ tion of Labor, The Council in- prisoners. He gave as specific ex­ prisoners of war for production for the AFL, on the status of anti- islation as unwise, and unneces­ structs its committee to meet amples the assignment of prison­ or transportation of arms or labor state legislation, the Coun­ sary and stated flatly that such a again with a committee repre­ ers to jobs on railroads and to munitions of any kind or for cil directed him to continue the law would not prevent strikes. senting the United Mine Workers logging in the Wisconsin forests. transporting material intended successful fight to challenge the The only way to prevent strikes, of America for the purpose of The text of the council statement for combat units. Their employ­ validity of these measures in the the Council declared, is to re­ clarifying all questions that have follows: ment in degrading, unhealthful, move the unjust conditions which not been settled." courts, "The Executive Council is provoke workers to strike despite or hazardous work is also forbid­ Among these questions are the 3—^The Council received with deeply concerned over the almost interest and approbation a rec­ their patriotism and their desire jurisdictional conflicts existing den. It is therefore incumbent between District 50 of the UMW indiscriminate employment of upon the Government to evolve ommendation by President John to help win the war. prisoners of war in competition P, Frey of the Metal Trades De­ Taking up the soldier vote and a large number of AFL af­ and foUow a definite program with free American workers. partment that all federal agen­ question, the Council made it filiates and the broad jurisdic­ which will not evoke retaliation cies dealing with labor be cen­ plain that a clear and simple fed­ tional clash between the UMW as "This practice is dangerous and tralized in the Labor Department eral statute is needed to permit a whole and the Progressive Mine is calculated to arouse deep re­ by the enemy—nor arouse fric­ sentment among American work­ tion with free American work­ to the end that clear-cut and con­ members of the armed forces Workers Union of America, ers. It cannot be justified on the ers." In response to questions at a sistent labor policies be formul­ serving overseas to exercise their grounds of manpower shortages ated and followed, Frey charged right to vote in the 1944 national press conference, AFL President or for any other reason. that at present labor unions are elections. State laws which hin­ William Green said that, in his required to deal with twenty-five der the voting privileges of sol­ opinion, "progress" had been "The Executive Council feels Keep In Touch With separate agencies whose policies diers and sailors overseas should made in the protracted negotia­ that a clear-cut program should be worked out for the employ­ be superseded, the Executive tions with the UMW. are frequently contradictory. Your Draft Board �•\..J' y-- Page Fotir THE Hawk Protests Coast Guard Move To Include Overtime In Forfeiture Proceeding {Continued from Page 1) their morale—a blow which a grateful nation has no intention of aiming. bifter poun<i of fiesi>*'!R)irr''^^Ien who have every right to expect gratitude for service rendered their country. Overtime work is rendered by tibe seamen as extra efforirof«en tthder conditions that may mean severe physical hardship. Over­ time is real "blood money," and should not be subject to confisca­ tion when the seamen are found guilty of some technical viola­ tion or articles. Should this be done, it would appear that the government is demanding a last This Union appeals to you to hold in abeyance anj' change in existing' forfeiture procedure. Don't let the seamen think for one minute that the sacrifices they are making for their nation are unappreciated and in vain. Very truly yours, JOHN HAWK, Secretary-Treasurer SEAFARERS LOG Friday, February 4, 1944 1 French Seamen Win Improved Conditions Identification Fishermen (ITF) The tripartite Advisory and Technical Q>m mittee for the Mercantile Marine, recently instituted hy^ the French Committee of National Liberation, met for the first time in Algiers from 13th to 24th September, and it9 recommendations for unification of wages and working "A port order issued by Rear Admiral Stanley V. Parker, U. S. C. G., has informed all crew members of commercial fishing vessels that they must possess Captain of the Port identification cards reciting their occupation as "commercial fishing approved" on or after February 1, 1944. .conditions have inspired the Committee of National Liberation issue two orders, one relating to the organization of work on board: and the other to wages, which came into force on 1st December and 1st November, 1943 respectively. The new conditions apply front /these dates on all vessels directly controlled by the Mercantile Mar-, ine Board. On vessels sailing from British ports, and those on whicll British conditions have hitherto been in force, they will apply as soon as agreements .to that effect have been come to between the French and British authorities. <•- -» The new unified regime, a long-standing claim of the seamen, will put an end to many difficulties with which the seamen's organi­ zation has hitherto been up against. It will considerably shorten working hours,' providing for a normal 8 hours a day and 48 a week at sea as well as in port, and fix wages at about the rates current in! the Allied merchant navie.s, which are considerably higher than Washington, Jan. 22—Some startling figures on war casualties were issued this those hitherto paid in North Africa. LABOR CASUALTIES ON HOME FRONT GREATER THAN IN ARMED FORCES week by the OWI and next to nothing was said about them by the daily press and radio. The following are some of the details. As already said, the 48 These figures showed: hour week will apply, but to meet wartime requirements an extra 1. That 37,600 persons were killed in industry—from Pearl Harbor to Jan. 1, 1944 three hours unpaid work can be called for weekly, for requirements when entering and leaving port. Apart from this all time in excess -—^7,300 more than the military fatalities. • 2. That 210,000 were perman enlly disabled — 60 times more than the military wounded and missing. 3. That injuries account for four times as many lost manhours as strikes and that 50,000 workers in manufacturing are ab­ sent every day because of acci­ dents. 4. That deaths and injuries on the job are occurring now at the tsate of 270,000,000 lost man-days _ «' y e a r, the equivalent of the Withdrawal of 900,000 workers for a full year from the produc­ tion lines. Sources consulted, the OWI said, included the Department of La­ bor, Nat'l Committee for the Con­ of 48 hours a week will be paid for at overtime rates. When the servation of Manpower in War weekly day of rest cannot be given at the time fixed, compensation, Industries, Nat'l Safety Council, either in money or time off, will be given. Holidays will be two days War and Navy Depts., Maritime per month of service with wages and cost of living bonus, plus 50 Commission, War Production Following crew members of the francs a day food allowance if not fed on board. Board, CIO, AFL and the man­ SS Firmore have overtime com­ The following are some of the new wage rates: agements of individual war pro­ ing from the Calmar Line: Albert duction plants. Tanner, James Brown, John E. Monthly wage Cost of living bonus In reckoning the cost of these Campbell, E. Dabose, Frank Ran­ DECK: Francs Francs production line casualties to the kin. Boatswain ; 2,580 700 War Effort, the OWI report de» » * Carpenter 2,580 700 clai-ed that "the death or disabil­ Crew of SS John Stevens which Boatswain's mate 2,400 700 ity of a skilled war worker here paid off in April 1943, have $125 Able seaman 2,070 650 can mean the death of several attack bonus coming. Collect Ordinary seamen 1,800 500 fighting men overseas. Men close from Waterman Line. Young seamen 1,350 500 to the picture of tight delivery • » » Boy , 1,020 500 schedules and of assembly-line Following crew members of SS coordination say this statement Grace Abbott have overtime com­ ENGINE ROOM can be accepted in its most literal ing from the Calmar Line: J. Leading fireman 2,580 700 Greaser , 2,580 700 sense." Stewart, Roy Theiss, E. Ramerez, Fireman 2,190 650 good quality, a heavy woolen J. Berkenkemper, F. Tangeland, Trimmer and cleaner 2,070 650 C. Reynolds, N. Fraser, W. Broil, scarf and other items that were CATERING, CARGO VESSELS: P. Rooney, H. Stone, J. Gillen, P. practical and useful to seamen. , 2,580 700 Lattick, W. Russel, J. Davis and Chief cook Cook 2,290 650 • Several members came in the • It seems that these men went H. Collier. Pantryman 2,190 650 other day and each had a bundle to the Christian Science reading » • • 'under his arm. They unwrapped room to get some reading matter Deck and Engine Departments Steward 1,800 500 v the bundles and began sorting to take aboard ship and the per­ of SS Chas. Henderson which 'different articles of wearing ap­ son in charge gave each man a paid off in January 1944, have CATERING. PASSENGER AND MIXED VESSELS: 2,580 700 parel preparatory to stowing bundle of clothing enumerated overtime coming from the Miss­ Chief steward and cook Second and third stewards 2,400 700 them in their sea-bags. above, then told them it was not issippi Steamship Company. Saloon steward 2,070 650 • • « given as charity but as a gift " "What do you think of this 1,800 500 from the Christian Science The following crew members Steward or stewardess (gift?" one of the men asked. I Boy (16 to 18 years) 1,350 500 Church. Needless to say the gifts of SS J. Henderson have over­ looked their gifts over and here time coming: Ed. Hopke, L. RovIn addition to these wages a monthly war risk bonus of 2,000 is what each man had: Two pair were greatly appreciated. ery, L. L. Eckman, D. S. Beachfrancs is payable to both officers and men. Overtime rates run from of long heavy woolen stockings, With hundreds of millions of ley, J. Martinez. The entire crew 12 to 17 francs an hour for full ratings, and are 9 francs for young a woolen helmet that covered the dollars at their disposal, one has $10 linen money coming. seamen and 8 francs for boys. There are also certain occupational ears, nose, head, chin and neck, would think that the War Ship­ allowances for some ratings. two pair of heavy woolen mit­ ping Administration would at tens, two heavy woolen knitted least see to it that the merchant THOMAS O'BRIEN & JACK Another important decision is the ending of certain excessive sweaters, a woolen knitted watch seamen were properly clad, es­ LITTLE: You are to divide the disciplinary powers with which the Vichy Government had invested ' hat, a seaman's knife of very pecially when their vessels are wages of the utility man missing matters allowing them even to sentence seamen to terms of im­ on northern runs with the tem­ from July 17 to December 30, prisonment. Seamen are also now entitled to demand their dis­ Bull Line. perature hovering near the zero 1943. Collect charge at the end of a voyage after six months on board, a right » * mark. After all, they are squan­ formerly denied them under a Decree of September,-1939. dering the taxpayers' money and HARRY WOJTOWITZ & DON­ The following crew members giving the taxpayers very little ALD NOREN: Difference of The following Stewcirds De­ in. return. Quite a few trainees wages for 2nd Cook and Baker partment men have overtime of the SS Grace Abbott have j t h a t the Maritime Commission will be divided between you. Col­ coming from the Waterman Line: overtime coming from the Cal­ New York City. J. P. Allen. V/illiam Mathews.- P. mar Line: H .Russel. H. Corson. turn out are kept on the beach lect at Bull Line, » * » H. Collier. J. Stewart. J. Stryaland herded in dormatories for King. J. H. KOPPERSMITH 8E RU­ » » • ha. C. Ramerez. C. M. Reynolds, periods of three and four months before they are shipped out as BEN JOHNSON: You are to di­ The following crew members Rog Theiss. Walter Broil. P. messmen and wipers. Instead of vide the wages of the 2nd But­ of the SS Ben Williams have Rooney and J. Gillen. • • • giving these kids an opportunity cher, missing from December 5 overtime coming from the Cal­ to December 16, 1943. to do something useful they are mar Linq: C. Cresta, G. J. Kam- The following crew members • * * kept in the status of bums, housed inskas. J. Harrison. H. R. Ja^ck- of the SS Jocelyn have overtime in ill-smelling dormatories, de­ S. T. McGEE: Has 6 days pay son. S. D. Norris. J. Girlando. H. coming from the Calmar Line: M. Robb. A. G. Towell, L. M. pendent on missions for their coming from the Bull Line. Renter and E. Stinehelfer. » » • » » * Ruggiero and D. Pierce. keep. I believe Senator Truman could get something useful here. MELVILLE: As pantryman you Crew of Luclas B. 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