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Issue Date
1980-06-01
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Official Publinlion of the Seafarers lnlern•tional Union• A'if•nlic , Gulr, Ldkes •nd lnl•nd W.aters Oi\lrict • AfL·CIO VOL oil!
NO 6 JUNE 1980
Drozak Fights for
Maritime Plank In
...., Democratic Platform
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Another New Tug, Independence, for
SIU Boatmen Jlrllte 36
It's the Year of the Diesel;
SIU Crews Anotl1er D-9. a II
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Maritime Day 1980
Pages 19-21
Ocean Mining Bill .
Passes House
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12.83% Wage
Increase for Deep
Sea Membership
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Drozak Urges Maritime Plank in Dem Platf onn
W S G 0 scarce defense fuods." A HIN T N., D.C.-
A two-pronged program Talking about the need
to revitalize the U.S. mer- for a nati~nal car!lo policy,
chant marine was outlined Drozak satd that U.S. sliips
by StU Executive Vice areforcedtocompete o11 an
President Frank Drozak .. unequal footing" with
before the Democratic foreign fleets in world trade.
National Platform Com- He pointed out that foreign
mittee. nations use a number of
During three days of methods of favorable treat-
hearings held here this ments to put cargo on their
month , the Democratic own ships.
Platform Committee heard Drozalc therefore said
from members of Congess, that this country needs "a
labor, business leaders, OnSa1ure1ay.June14, SIUExec.VicePresiden1FrankDfozakpresenledlheS1u ·s national cargo policy to
and representatives of proposalrorinc1us100ora pro-marltomeplankrnthedemocra11cp1a11onnbelorethe assure our fleet access to a
Democratic National Plallorm Comm11teo. In background rs Joans!e Setzer. eo-
v a r i o us interest groups c11arrmanolthe P1arro1mcomm11tee fair share of cargoes."
from around the nation. national cargo policy which prepared ahead of time for He pointed out the ncces-
Besides Drozak, other will assure the U.S . fleet this function. sity of bilateral shipping
labor leaders who spoke access to a fair share of aU "For this to be accom- agreements as a "key
included Thomas Dona- types of cargoes. plished," Drozak said, "the component of any maritime
hue, secretary-treasurer of Drozak, who is also merchant marine and the trade p()licy.''
the AFL-CIO. and Doug president of the AFL-CIO Navy must work tol{ethera~ Also, Drozak ,said that
Fraser, president of the Maritime Trades Depart- closely and as often as government agencies should
U n I t e d A u to mo b i I e ment, quoted a section from possible. Without an on- be directed to use the private
Wo.rikers. the 1936 Merchant Marine going coordinated effort it merchant fleet to tlte fullest
Jn his statement, Drozak Ao1 that states. "It is will be virrtually impossible extent possible. Current
said, "rt is essential that Che necessary for the national to properly re~pond to our laws should be strictly
Democratic Party reaffirm defense ... th:1u the United nation's needs.1' enforced so that no less than
President Carter's goaJ t-0 States shall have a merchant The Navy could cont:en- 50 percent of U.S. govern
revitalize our merchant marine .. . capable of serving trate more Jully on its ment generated cargoes go
rnarine." as a naval and military military mission if it allowed on American-flag ships.
His two point program auxiliary in time of war or the merchant marine to take Furthermore, Droza k
calls for national emergency .... " over most of the non.- said that American boatage
(I) a greater utiliution of As Drozak pointed out to combat commercial func- Jaws should be fully en-
thc private merchant marine the Committee, the only way ti ons . Also, as Drozak forced . For instance, the
by the Navy for its support that the merchant marine noted , this arrangement Jones Act reserves coast wise
functions; and can be ready to respond as a would "result in the most trade to American-owned
(2) the enactment of a naval auxiliary is if it's economically sound use of and crewed YCSsels.
Und•y Williai1a Is Na11ted N.O. Mariti111e Man of tlte Year
R. ETJRED SIU OuJI Vice
Presidenf LjndJey WiL
liaDl!l was named New Orleans
Maritime Man or the Year by its
Maritime Pon Council for his
40 years of Union LeMefShip on
May 16 at a luncheon in the
Union Hall.
An estimated soo mend• and
will wishers were there to hoaor
Lind$CY Williams from Pe,05ioner
Jake Cuccia Lo retired New .
Orleans Port Agent Buck
Stephens SIU Vice Presiaents
Mike Sacco and J0e Saceo, U.S.
Reps. Lindy Boggs and Bob
Ljvinaston and New Orleans
Mayor "Dutch" Moria!.
In a telegJam to Williams. SIU
Exec. Vice President frank
Droz.ale declared: .. In 40 years or
servi«" to the working men and
women oLthis country, 111ate of
Louisiana and the city of New
Orleans, in my mind you ha\le
been Maa of the Vear on many
occasions. Conaratulatlo1t1,
~indsey on this day in your
honor."
Tbe president or the CounciJ,
Orozalc: ••Named ro U."'9d Woy Bom'd
SIU £stative Vici PresJdmt ttnm. 1'Rboudelectl1111 E11ecuffn
Fruit DrozalL eady tills -.di WM CommJUrr wlllcll .. aa1u Ille
n..,.S to die loerd al Dllectwa al corporadoa\ .&In.
lllr United W•.r al Tri-Starr dllari- Ulllted Way ,_. ptf ' c .,.,..
the S IU's Gerry Brown added
-Lindsey made this an o'.ccasion
we wiJJ ne\ler forget. The unique
ability lo assist. cnc:ourage and
develop young people in the
labor movement, busillC5$ and
private sectors throughout bis
career bu probably done more
for this city and state than any
other person."
The luncheon, cooked and
sen'ed by SW inembers, wasdone
In &be ffadition Lindie)' Williams
helped CRate: red beans, rice,
ltaliaoauuge1nd rod Wine.
tMle «tf. '>'llloD. cio8rd coalrlladolll lrvm corp Ill•·
1'lw rw Yort, N- 1-y ud I'- •ad ...,...,_h •ad ~ Aet~ed SIU Gull Vlee PresideJll Lindsey Wiffiat111 (cet11l!ftholljs ~Man Of
Conarcdc.s boud & «•P' d al m dlel'mdltootlNrct'rlda ... a lhe Year Plaque awatCJi!d lo fhm tor 40 years ol Mlfllice bV Ille New Orle.lns
126 cltru1on wllo _.... • •• "L 1111• MSearH~~~ron~1G F~11im(l 10rJareeit1Vli!ePl'C9lde11tJoo -•5 - •• - • ceo .,. ... OrfeansPorlAgentGerrytlrown
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Deep-Sea Members Get 12.83 ~o Increase
THE SIU is pleased to an
nounce an inflation
beating wage increase fer the
deep-sea membe.rshi,p! ,
Effective June 16, 1980
SIU members sailing deeJ>
sea will realize a f2.83 per
cent increase in base wages,
premium, overtime (for
worlc in excess of eight
hours, Monday-F1iday) and
penalty off-:wa1ch rates
Monday-Friday) for the
Standard Tanker and
Freightshlp / Passenger
Agreements.
A compl~te breakdown of
these new rates, by rating
and departments, is given on
pa'4!1 13-14 in this issl.le of
the Log.
This significant wage in
crease results from a colb
bined 7J,.S percent contrac
tual increase and a S.33
percent Cost Of Living
Adjustment (C.O.L.A.).
Jn addition to the items
specified above, the deep-sea
vacation benefit will also in·
crease by 12,83 per-cen.t ef
fective>.iune 16, thus provid
ing Seafarers with another
important hedge against in
flation,
M~ mould not~ thlll
COLA ilrcretl#S' tttt not ap
pllt:ablt to on-wlltclr, Mon
day tlu1Ju11t Friday, or on
watclt Sllbudtl.y, Sunday
and /tolitMy penally TtlleS
fllld ~ l'tltes such as
longshor~ work and tanlc
cleaning.
Tbe SIU is pleaaed to an,
nounce the new wage in
creases that have been won
on behalf of the member
ship. It's a reflection of our
Union's strength and viabil
ity, at a time of rising costs
and weakening economy.
Come what may, our Se
c;urity In Unity will keep us
moving ahead instead of
falling behind.
House Passes Ocean Mining Bill
House-Senate
Conference Must
Still Act on Measure
The House of Representatives
bas passed by a voice vote the
Ocean Mining Bill. a piece of
h::gislation that would Rtomote
' the: national security of the
United States and protect the job
rights of American woi:lters.
Oce•n Mining holdl a tnmen
ctou. potmtial tor the Cl'Hlion of
new JObs for :i\mdlcu mailtlme
work en.
The legislation, H.R. 2579, sets
up an interim ~· framework
that would allow American
companies to begin mining the
important mineral ~ourccs that
lay at the floor of the QC'Mn
Passa~ of the Ocean Minirtg
Bill rellects American frustration
at the failure of the UN-spon
sored Law or the Sea Conference
to devise an international lepJ
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framework ror the orderly min- • requ.irc all mining and proe>
ing of the oceans. essing vessels used for ocean
That failure has endangered mining to be U.S. registered and
American security interests and U.S. manned.
worsened an already bad domes- The Senate passed its version
tic economy. of the Ocean Mining Bill earlier
The United Stutes must spend this year. There 1tre several
billions of dollars to import differences between the two bills.
strategic materials like copper, One of the _moi;e important
manganese, nickel end cobal,, all differences concerns thl: amcnd
of which lay on the ocean seabed. ment on mining and -prOcc:ssing
This country's chronic balance of vessels.
payments defecit could be dra.s- - The Senate would require alt
tically reduced were American such VCS$Cls 10 be U.S. built. in
companies permitled 10 obtain addition ~o U.S. registered and
these minerals directly from the U.S. manned .. The House, as
ocean. . stated e;trlicr, would ooly require
The Law oft.he Sea Conference that one carric:r be U.S. built.
has been in existence since 1973, The SIU has gone on record as
and it is no closer today 10 supwning any .amendment that
producina an international wouJd mean additsoaal jobs for
agreement than it wu seven ~ears U.S. seamen and shorcsidc
ago. • workers.
Locluded in the Ocean Mining The different:eS between the
Bill are amendments that would House and Senate bills must be
protect the jobs of thousands of worked out at a joint committee
• • American workers. The amend, conference. Once a compromue
menu would: version or the Ocean Mining Bill
• require at least one ore is agreed upon. that version must
oarrier used to transport the be pmssed by bot& tbe Senate and
mineral nodules 10 prOUS$ing House or .Representatives and
facilities from eacb miniq lite to signed by the President.
be U.S.-owned, U.S. built and In the past. the House and
U.S. Clewed; Senate bad passed Ocean Mining
• male U.S. rcailtered ore l~Jationonly1obavethosebills
c:arricn uaed for ocean. minh>& die because time had run out on
u,ib~for bolh construction and the lejPslative process:. That must
opc:q4"'• diltemttlal 111bsk$11; not llappen apin. b ja imperative
that a compromise version of ihc
Ocean Mining Bill be paslied
before this session of Congress
ends.
Drozalc: on 300
Radio Stations
SJ U [11ecuth•e Vice Pre.ldrnl
Frank Drozat will be beard on o•er
JN radio statlom utloawfde. The
ll•lloa1 are M111ua! Network
.nui.ta. ne .... otttM procnm
Drozak wtJI be lward OD ls •a...bor
New1 Coal••ac•." Drozd dM
crs11 eel die pro Ille• of die maridJlle
lntl•l')' ... ..,.,. Of lilt p DHfllle
"""ll"cml Oii Ille lllow.
Tiie ••If •oar ••ow will lie
diatrillaletl lllrou1• Ille Mahlal
Natworlk ,,__ °" Jue 24. To Set
1111 11191• ••d daa. ol when Ille
lltoelkut wit lte lltanl la yoarua,
caU "' local Mulu•I Network
.nm.te. 1'111 _.., caa Ill fowid
ra ttJe Yellow Pa111.
T•• sllow will be lle•rd In
Wbllllnlfclll, D.C. oa June 29 on
mt~ W~\IS FM 93,t.
I frupff..,, Volcano Closes Port of Portland f
'l r. Mud flowing down 1hc mouniain feet , allowing one wa y traffic.
Two SIU-c:J)llir_.:led va.. were •lt• rn· i- ly up~-.. down river. fl ii d .... _ uap--' in drained fnro the Cowlitz River and • • • •'"'
amoa, 1wo 01.CD .,,,,... .-.v ~·t•m··cc·' that it will take until .._ p •·net. "'- when mud lhcn inro 1be Columbia Ri\1:r al ~· Q "
'"" on.. vw. area, n...1ubrr 10 drcd.... the river 10 iss -1. '--- _.,. .,.. Ml St Helen& Longview. downriver from the "" .,-
-al~··rvm, .. :"c'~~~~o..:. ;,-:·1 ha rcuula r dimrn"o ns and one-way "" _.,.. ""~' Punland art"a . Normally. the c n- .,
Thc SS Prr.'14Mt Ta.rlOI" alld SS Ml is 40-f«t dKp and 600..f\-'CI wide 1rartlc wall be an e ffect u01i t then.
l'rr!Urlrm J11rltM111 'M!re delayed al al L,.ngvicw. Ho~ •lie mud. An esiim11t'd 22 malliun icubac
1hcar bctlh• in Portland while U.S. rock and sand reduced 11H: dcplh 10 \·aids or mud was dumped inU> lhc
" · C ;• •-1 , ... she width lo 100 Ctts_ river al l.uagv~w alone. and 11111111 Army E114PACer1 and 1.... .,.,, • ,._ .._
Guard worked fewrisJll)' IO unblock Inc Engineers. aftcf a •ul. werr llltr at lea~• S44 mil hon to snturc
&he channel downuream from abll' l d drrdgc 1hc:channrl roadeplh the l"hanncl 10 lhr c41ndi11on ii 11111~
Portland. of 27 fees and 01 lcw da}'5- baltr In .lJ fl tlUr to the cruplaon.
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SIU Toast of Union Industries Showcase
M ORE than 200,000 people
came to see the SJ UNA
eKhibit at tl)e 35th AFL-C)O
Union-Industries show held in
Cincinnati, Ohio from May 2:'l
through May 29.
Because of Cincin nati's
scra tcgic location on tile Ohio
River. half of the SIU NA exhibit
was devoted to pubfoii.zing rlie
SIU5 Harry Lundcberg School
and its recruiting drive on Lh.e.
rivers.
Tiie other half of lhe eKhiblt
was devoted to SIU NA affiliates
such us the fishing and cannery
worker unions.
Five Limes a day prizes were.
raffled off consisting of products
made by the affiliates. These
included cans of tuna fish. pct
food. hot sauces. and Mexican
specialties.
At the SIUNA booth, thou
sands of pieces of literature wen:
given out, $uch as, the Li>g. the
Moritimt' Nt'wslt'/ft'r, and other
publications.
Applications for the School.
which is Located in Piney Point.
Md., were very. popular. Many
union families were inte(ested in
sending their children to the
tlLS.
Manning the booth for th.e
SIUNA were: John Yarmota. an
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UMION
F NORTH AMERICA
The SIU's eich1b1t at lhe Af'L ·CIO Umon Industries show focused on the 1rain1ng
• available lo yovngmen and women al HLS On-hand lotaunchthe s1>owfh1smonln
wete (t-r) AFL·CIO Secreiary-Treaburer Tom Donahue: OSHA Director Eul~
Bingham, SIUNA Vice President John Yarmole. Rose O'Ouisto of rhe SIUNA·
atliliated United cannery Wo11<ers; Phyl~s Orlando. wile of Mike OrlandO of the
SIUNA-arfthaled Atlantic Fishermen's Umon and Earl McOavid, secretary.
treasurer ot the AFL·CIO Union Label & Service Dept
tnternational vice president, and treasurer ol the Al-L·<.:10
national field coordinator for the Maritime Trades Department.
AFL-CJO Marit ime Trades Mrs. lngrao was in Cincinnati to
Depanment; Michael Orlando of attend tlw National AFL-CIO
the Atlantic fishermen's unit of Secretary-Treasurers Confer·
the SIU A&G District and his ence.
wife. Phyllis; Rose Laquista. Labor's Showcase
director of welfare services. and
Helen Fernandez.. bl.1$inel;s agent
of 1he United Cannery and
Industrial Workers oft he Pacific.
Mrs. Laquista's two grand
children also assisted at the boot Ii
during tire show.
Joining Ilic booth. 10 help out
for a CC1uple of days was Jean
Jngr.ao, executive secretary-
A FL-CIO Secn:tary-T reasurer
Thomas R. Donahue was t.he
keynote speaker at the opening
day cere111onies. He ~aid the
exhibition is "labor's showcase,
an appropriate seniog to
highliglll t~e bc~t in the Amel'i·
can cconumic system. a ~'Y,stem
which is only a~ 11ood as It ls
because it boasts a healthy. free.
growing labor movement."
Bringing grcetin$~ fro.m
President Ca ricr 10 the show w11s
a rrative of Cincinnati. l!uii1
Binghani, aSJ;i~t11n~ secrc:tory ur
labor for occupational snrc1y al1cl
hcallh. She also qisc::ussed the
effect that current attempts th
weaken important OSHI\ rcgul(l
tions rould have on labm.
The Union-Industries Show,
the first of which was held in
Cincinnati in 1938. exhibits the
skills, services. and prOducts of
America's union member.. and
the companies that elllploy them.
This years show included 300
exhibits.
For instance, Mwlcians' loc-.il
I entenained visitol'$ while the
Bricklayel'$ and Carpenters gave
th'em the chance to be "appren
tices." Visitors to the Postal
Workers' and Letrer Carriers'
displays could go through a
"training program . .,
More than $100,000 in gift>
artd prizes were given away ul
several exhibits. The Ladies'
Garment Workers stitched up
sea rves as prizes, and wheels of
fortune 1111lped the Cement, 1.ime
and Gypsum Worker$ and the
Oil, Chemical and Atomic
Workers distribute vutuabh:
union-made product~.
SIU's Ed Turner Is Propeller Club's 'Man of the Year'
ED Turner. SIU senior west
co a.st representative, was
honored last month by the
Propeller Club when be receivc;d
the organization's prestigious
award as maritime "Man of the
Year."'
The award was made at 1be
club'l> annual maritime day
luncheon in San Francisco.
1lJe honor is given each year to
the penon in the madtime
industry members of the Pr~
peller Club f~I has contributc;d
the most in belpiJJg maritime.
Sianific:antly, Ed Turner is the
lint labor union official ever to
m;eive the award. Known alf~
tio.nately as th~ "Brass Hat
A ward, .. the honor was first given
in 1948.
Over the ensuing years, men
who have been giants in the
maririme industry have beerr
given the honor. A list of past
recipients read~ikc a who's who
in maritime. Turner joins such
famous nalJIC!; as George Killion,
Thomas E. Cuffe. R. Stanley
Dollar, J. Paul St. Sure, Leo
Ro~ and Roben Pfeiffer on rbe
roster.
The trophy and a plaque were
presented to Turner b)' Raymond
Ballard, Vil:ll' President of Farrell
Lines, and Jast y-=ar'' winne,r.
ln malling the pll'Jentation,
Mea11Wiol For George IAeany
Georp M•n)', Uw ~ pnsidtnt memorial to comJ11emor1t" lbe
or the 4FL-CIO and- oflhe IJ'eal conlrlbutfons of Georp Meany lo
4mmc:an rolk llthMI or lhe llldl tbr worklftc mm and womea oftbia
teoluey, conllnun to caphut llw naUOll.
bnaainalion ol his rellc>" tollftlt}'· At lbe NIDC time, the CeorJt
men, aar1, a 'ear um his dnda.. Mean, Cmtet rcw l.abor StulHn Jn
Tiit H-or Repramtathes hu Silver Sprlap, Md., Is prOCMdin&
oYerwhdmlnstY apprond the Om- witb ill plan lo «Wvelop an Ardain!
nilND Parb 11111. a piece or ledlla· wbldl wollld bo4M dw historic.I
lloa lllthldund Ir) RepnwnwiYC ctoc1•~11 ad ~ lllf!llOn
Pliil llartoa (D<atif,). l1le (1111 pwa bfUa lllat ue rela1td to Ceor1e
Ille Na&lual Pata Se"ie:" tlte MIMfa fame M Pre>ddlllf o1 lbr
Mlllority 10 de•elop a apprapriaff AFL-CfO.
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Ballard cited a long list of
Turner's contributions to the
maritime industry and in com
munity services over the past JO
years. He noted to the assembled
audience that Turner bas spent
all his adult life working for the
beuerment of union members,
while at the same time, doing
whlltever be could Lo advance Uie
cause of and strengthen the
maritime industry in general.
"Always ready to protect the
welfare of bis llnion members,"
the citation said in part, "Ed
Turner has been in the forefront
of those who believed that labor
and management working to
gether produces a stroRJCr mer·
chant marine. He has proved this
over and over apin by his
willingness to meet anywhere,
anytime. in order to improve the
maritime industry,"
Senior SIU Ww Coast Rep Ed Turner(ngl1t)acceptsthe U.S PrC)pellfw Club Bias<
Hsi Award lato laSt month lorserv1ce/Olhi!-Ameticanl11Gf'Cha/)t manne Present1011
thee ward 1n the pon ol San Franosco we~ (centet) us. As .... nt Secretary ol
~lfllltce for Maritime Allatrs Samuel B Nern.row and (lell ,Cai:ll RllV Ballerd 01
Farren L•OOS-thc 1979 w1noer of rn11.award T urrllirwas tna rwst ra1>o1feade<1ow1n lhl' tropny
Sen. Inouye, True friend of
Maritime, Gets Award
S.ENATQR Daniel K. lnouye
([)•Hawaii), chairman of the
Senate SubcC1mmiuee on Mer
chant Marine and 'Pourism, has
been named this year's recipient
of the: prestigious. A<lmiral of the
Ocean Seas (AOTOS) award. He
is being honored for his lifelong
dedication to the maritime
industry, and for his persistent
efforts to bring about its revival.
Throughout his long and dis
tinguished career, Inouye bas
consistently sought to stern the
decline of the American J)ag
merchant marine. He has iotro
duced numerous bills aimed at
achievjng that g~ the latest and
perhaps the most importanr
being the ~Ocean Shipping Act of
1980," an ambitious piece of
legislation which seeks to develop
a coherent national policy on
01erchant $hippin'g. .
The AOTOSaward is the latest
jn a fong series of honors tha!
have been bestowed upon Inouye
for outstanding national and
community service.
War Jfero
During Wo.rld War 11, Inouye
left his medicaJ studies at the
University of Hawaii to enlist in
the defense of bis country. He
served with distinction in the
442nd Special Regimental Com
bat Tcami which was comp~
entirely of Americans of Jap
anese descenL lie was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross,
rhe Bronze Star, the P11rple Heart
with Cluster. live Batt.le Stars
and four Distinguished Utiit
Citation$.
In the closing days of the war,
the Senator received his second
wound and suffered the loss of his
right arm. His disability pre
vented him from pursuing a
career as a surgeon, so he turned
to law instead.
After his graduation from the
George Washington University
School of law. Inouye became
involved in Hawaiian politics. In
1954 he was elected to the House
of Representatives of what then
was the Territory of Hawaii. In
1958 he was elected to the
Hawaiian Senate.
When Hawaii became a state.
he was elected its first Congre!i-~
man.
As Senator. Inouye has served
with distinction on the Com
merce Committee. He is looked
upon by his colfeagocs as an
eicpert of maritime atf airs.
The AOTOS awards are given
annually by the United Seaman's
Service: a non-profit agency
established during World War IJ
to provide a worldwide network
of community centers for the men
and women of the Merchant
Marine and their families. Past
winners include a distinguished
roster of men and women who
have helped nurture the Ameri
can maritime industry.
Steward Department Upgraders
Job 0pPortunitits in the Steward Department haw never
been better! Make these opportunities vour own.
Uptlnde in· the Steward Dep•tlme,,I al HlSS
Assistant Cook-throughoul August
Cook and Baker-throushout August
Chief Cook-throughout August
Chief Steward-throughout Auf(ust
All oul the appllcalion in this issue ol the Log.
or contact
Vocational Education OPpartm~t,
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,
Piney Point, Maryland 20674.
Report From Headquarters
By frank Drouk
Executive Vice Pre$idenl
T HE MOST imporrant thing
that this Union Is involved in
today is the flghr for new jobs,
and the fight to preserve the
jobs we presently have.
The arena where we slug it out
day after day in this crucial fight is
Washington, D.C.
There was a time in this business
when you could get by with a
token presence In Washington.
But no morel Today, the success
and survival of our organization
depends in large part on an active, aggressive, effective team in
Washington.
It is by no means tin overstatement to say that virtually every
American seagoing job-deep sea, Lakes and inland-is tied to
Federal legislation.
The simple fact is that we have to be there every day. We have
to be there'to moni!or legislation, to parlicipate in hearings, and
to meet face to face with Congressmen, Senators, White House
people and others who form maritime policy.
If we do not maintain this constant presence to protect our
Interests and to fight for new programs and concepts for U.S.
maritime, it woukf'be safe to say that in a very few years, there
would be no American-flag m.erchant marine left to fight for.
E VENTS In Washington thi5 month provide a good example
of what I'm talking about. During June, there were (wo
extremely lmponant hearings which I participated in.
First, I testified at hearings before the House Subcommittee
on Merchant Marine. The purpose of the hearing was ro decide
on the issue of additfonal operating subsidies for mal'itime for
Fiscal Year 1980. The hearings, however, turned intoanattackon
manning levels on U.S. ships. Had we not been there to present
our poslrion on manning, and 10 outline how. ~e have
cooperated with management to develop compermve crew
sizes, these hearings could have led to further unnecessary cuts
in crew levels. That won't happen now.
The second hearing was before the Democratic Party Platform
Committee. At th~meeting, I presented to the Committee the
Union's proposal for inclusion of a pro-maritime plank in the
Party Platform. As a rewlt of this effort, and our participation In
hearinp in other cities, I am confidentthe Democrats will adopt
a pro-maritime plank .at their Convention in August in New
York. ,.
In addition to these hearings, we continued our efforts
concerning the Omnibus Maritime Bill. There are a lot of good
rhlnS$ for maritime in the bill. But there are numerous points In
the bllf that have to be changed before It g~ to the floor for a
vote in ttie House. We~re working on making those changes.
r N another ;irea, the House of Representatives passe<f the
O<rean Mining Bill by a voice vote. The bill Included an
amendment mandatfng tlJat the ships Involved in the U.S.Qcean
minins effort must be registered American and m1mned by
American seamen. The ultimatesuccessof this bill holds a great
poteJ1tial for job~ for American maritime workers. Of i;ourse,
the fightfor this bill ls far from over. Butt he House action puts us
one step cl~ to victory.
The thingthatmuTI be remembered is that if the SIU did not
maintain an active and highly visible presence In Washington,
none of these thlnS$ could have taken place.
Again Brothel'$, our Washington operation is crucial to us. In
Washington, we are fighting for our jobs and job security. We
are fighting for our lfvellhoods. We are fighting for our future.
Nothing less than· an absolute commitment and tot.al effort
will do. We are putting fonh this kind of effort right now thanks
to this membership's support of SPAO. We must all work
together to keep it this way.
June 1980 I LOG I 5
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Members Vote 'Yea' on Constitutional Amendment
F ollowlng is the completeuxc of•
Conttlcullonal Amend.Olene sub
mitted on behatr oft~ EKtc11dYe
Board of ·~ S•tJ-ACLIWD for
!Mmbet'IJtlp a,dton at all rtllll-1
Con1lltu~onal pon membership
mettl1111 In June. At Ute non·
coldtOutlonal porn, die amend-•
~· pre-ted at spedal nteetlDp on
Jime 13, 191t at 19:tt a.m. Tlte
Ullendment wu ado!Med f1\'e,•
whelmin&ly.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
RESOtlJTION FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
MAY 28, 1918
The EKecutive Board has for
several years monitored aod exam
ined the shifting patterns of mem
bership employment opportuniries.
In the past and as a rewJt of such
studits, it was recommended in 1971
that our constitution be amended so
as to make San Francisco a Consti
tutiona I port. The recommended
constilutional amendment was
thereafter adopted and approved by
1hc membership.
Even11 of th~ past seven1I rears
ihdi·ca te tllal by reason oC. our
.i'1crcased membership upon the
West Coast sui>srantially as a rifsuh
of jhe Marine Cooks BJld Stewards
mcrgl!r with us a couple of years ago
and with prospects good for further
increase in this area. it .appears
appropriate in the inrerests of broad
representation thaJ our constitution
be amended to provide for a Vice
Prelldenl In Charge ol tbc West
Coast. At the present ti me our
constitution provides for Vice
Presidents in Charge of each the
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and for the
Lakes and Inland Waters. This
proposed amendment will fill the
West Coatt vacuum and make equal
offic:cr ttpresentation appliQble to
all areas.
This resolution also provides if ii
is appromi by the membership for a
referendum vote, 1 hat it ~ Jllc:ictl
upon tlit ~•e ballot as lhal used for
conducting of the eleciion of ofli-·
cials later this year.
Finally, if the mcmbcnhip by
referendum approves this conStitu
tional amendment, then pending the
next regular election of off'!C4tls. tM
President as col!Stitutionilll.}' pro
vided by Anlclc X, SectiO!l l(J), Shall
1111 such office: until such next
regular elcctfon of officials.
It jg thcreforc RESOLVED!
I . Anidc VII, Section l shall be
amended 10 read u follows:
-s..i1>11 l. lllc Haulq110111:1'1 or 111t
Union 111111 ht '-Id op New York or
•• 1ucll .... "' ,,,. .,....,...;.., 8aard
nwydclcmullt rt0111Ii•10W.."l'be
~rdnolflaon slllll """"'"" a Prnidtlll. aa Eatt.otivc V.U...
Ptc"*"t. ODD VScr..Pftsldeftl in
C'1lall& "' Co-· ucl c-.enr.....,...... •. 1 Secmarr-Tnao-..
OM Vtc."-ideftt la Ctlarl" a/ the
Atlantic C-. OllC Viat-l'R:silknt in
I I LOG I June 1980
•
Cllltgt or tht Gull C0.11. ""' llb
Prwdrlfl itt Cl••rrr of tllr w,.,,
<;011St, •nd Ont Vlot-Prtriclcn1 in
Charge or the Lakes and Inland
Waters."
2. Article VIU. Section I shall be
amended Lo !tad as follows:
"Section I Tb• officers of the Union
.iutll be elected t.1 oth<rwltt pro~dcd
in tliis Constitution The1< omccrs
•hall be the Prcsidtnt, an E•tt.itlvo
Vioe-~.aideni. """ Vice-Presldenl ln
Clw'Sc of Conlraots and ContraOI
• En(orecQICnr. 1 Secmary-Trasurer.
o~ Vicc,Prcsldo1 in Char&• or
Atlantic Coat\. one Vl«·Prttldcnt io
Charse of Ille Gulf Coast. - llb
Prnillad hr C6~ of tlN Wm
Caal, and one vi .... Pretident In
Char&c or the lak« and Inland
Watcrl. ...
3. Aniclc X, Sections 7 through
13, shaU be ttnumbe~d ~riatim so
a.s to constitute new Sections 8
tltrougb 14.
... Article >(. new Section 7 1liall
be added ti> read as follows:
"S«llon 7. \/ice-Prnldcn1 tn Chi<F
cf t he Wnt Coa.u.
~ Vic<-f'«Sldtnl in a.a"*" of 1hc
Wnt Coast shall be a m<mbcr of1he
Executive Boud and f'"tled 10 cut
one vo«: in that body,
tte 1ball 1upcrvi1C and be tnponoib~
for 1he activities .,r all the Pons and
the penonncl thcrccf on the West
Coast inolud in1 their 11r11ni11ng
a"Ctivi1ies. The Wcj1 Cout am is
deemed lo ritqin lhc State• of Call·
fornla, O"'gor\, WUhinaton, Alaf~
and Hawaii.
In order that ht ma.y properly <ICA!CUtc
hl' responsibiliti.,, l)e is cmpo""'rcd
and au1horir.cd to retain •~y 1cch11ical
or professional usis11ncc he d«m•
oe<:ns4r)I, subject to lhe approval or
I.he Ex<ttulhre Board."
5, Article X. Section 11 renum
bered Section 12 as above, is
amended to read as follows:
The lil'$1 panigrsph is amended 10
rad:
'"The E1<0C111ive 8ollrd shall coosist of
the Prc.Mdcnt. the Executiw Vi~·
Prc-sidenf. t ht Vlce1..PrcsidenL in
Chars• or Co~IR<il •nd Con1rsct
lln(orcc:mcn1. the $ecretary-Tr••••
urer. th~ Vi~·Plcsident in Chara• of
the Atlantic Coast A:rel. 11¥ Vlc»
Piciidcnt In Cha~ortheOulfCoa11
A~, tit• "~""~1•rn1 IAC'-rr.o/
tl1< Wf'll Co1nl AHo, tlie Vice•
Pi'e:Jidont in Chorge ol th< Lai.cs and
lntlor!d Waters, and the N1tio111t
Oirector(orchicf exe<tutivcotrlt'ft) ol
each subof<linll< body or division
crcal<>d or ohuttrcd by tbc Union
Whcnc•tr wch subordinate body or
division IW ottaiocd • mcmb<rsblp
al 3,200 mcmbct'i atld ha111111J11aincd
1h11 mr:mbcDhip ror not las thon
three (J) mooth1. Slleh National
Dl1tt1or (or chid' CKocurive aff""'r)
111111 bc a member or I"" rnpectiY<
subordmate body or divisoon 'And
mlHt bc q1111ificd to hold ofTlcc undtt
1he terms of 1bc Con1citution or
rll<ll d1vi1ioM or wbordinat< body.•
II. Article X, Section 12 renum
bered IJ. as proposed above. th.e
first paragraph thereof "(a)". is
amended to read as follows;
-(al The lcnn -dcl<ptco• slWI ltlea.o
those mcmbcn or I.he Uoion and iu
'Ubord1nate bodic.1 or divi5ions who
ore cl<ekd 1n accordtnc:c With the
provisions or thm Corutirution. ID
at lend the eonvtnlion ofth< Safan:rs
l,nttrnatlona.I Union or Nonh Amer
ica The lollowlng olT'icers and job
hqlders, upon their ckction ID ofTlct
or job shalJ, during the. ••rm or 1bcir
office or job. be dclcgat .. lo. all
Convention• of •he Seararcu tntcma
tlo1111! Unl1>n or Nonh A111c:ri"' 10 thl:·
folloWlrlg onfer of priority:, Prt>idtnl\
Eucutfvt Vic;c·P.n:sidont; Vi.,..,Preti•
dent in Chara• or Co~lt••1$ an_d
Cbnuact Enfotcem<n1: S<<>felarY·
1'reasurer: Vle<·Prcsldcni in ChllJge
of (he Atlantic Coa11, Vi~·Prcsicl<nl
in Cha!F or 1hc Gulf Cout: l'kf'.
Prnldf'lfl /fl Cltet1• of lllr Wtst
Ct» rt; vi..,-Prcsldcn1 in.Charge of rllc
Lll kcs ond Inland Watcn; Head
quarters Rcprrscnralives. with pri
onty lo thooe mosl$0nior in run book
Union ~mbcnhlp: PonAgcni.. witb
priority to those most Steior in full
book Union mcmbc11hip;and l'lltr0l
m~n. with priori1y lo tboK most
.ienlor in ruu bOOlc Union mtntbcr
ship. A
n is furtllcr RESOLVED that lhii
resolution be placed on the same
ballot as tbat used for the cond~t
fng of the .election 9f ofrjci11ls and
voted on over that same two mon• h
period later on i.n the year andth111 if
approyed by the mcmbenhip, the
President u co111titutionally pro
vided in Article X. Section l(j), fill
such office until the next regular
election of ollkials.
Sublllkted by and Oii behalf
of tlW EncuUYt Bo.rd
FRANK i>ROZAK D·ll
Exeamye Boud Measbtr
ANGUS ~R£D• CAMPBELL
C·2l7
Executhe Board Member
JOSEPH DI GIORGIO 0 ·2
Executive Board Member
tEON HALL H-125
Exewtlre Board Membrr
MIKE SACCO S-1288
Executlve Board Member
JOE SACCO S-1217
E:uaadye loud Me...,._T
PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT
The Jo/lowing report was
P:fesented b.Y. Sil! .Erecutive rice
Pnsi<lent FrQiJk. Drozal< at the
Headqua'lter.s General Methhter
Slrlp Meeting on, M.qy S, 1980.
•
have carefully considered thci
changes that have taken place in
the deep-sea and inbind fteld,
With a view toward meeting the
opportunities for expansion
through means i>f organizing. The report wa.f also praenUd at
all SIU CDtulillltional Port
Mnnbership Meetings inMtl}I, as
well a at all SIU HaDs holding
ilifomrotlonal membership mHI·
fn8s in M II)'.
May 5, 1980
Pursuant lo Executive Board
action authorizing me to. <lis·
charge the duties of ou.r President
Paul Hall during the period ofhis
incapacity, J am submitting the
Pre-Balloting Report in. accord
ance with Article X, Section I of
our Constitution, which. provides
for the s ubmission of ruch
Report by the President at the
regular May membership meet
ing of this election year.
Balloting for our General
Election of Officefs for tlle term
1981-1984 will commence on
November I, and continue
th.rough December 31. 1980. The
election will be eonducred under
the provi$ions 'Of our Constitu
tion, as amended and effective
September, 1976. and such other
voting procedures as our Secre
tary-Treasurer may direct.
Since our last General Election
of Office!'$, the memberships of
the Seafan:rs International
Union of North-America. Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District
and the Inland Boatmen's Union
of the SIUNA-AGLIWD, voted
affirmatively to approve the
merger of our former affiliate
IBU into the AGLIWD, together
with Constitutional amend
ments. One such amendment
provided that S r. Lou1~ would be
a Constitutional Port of the
Union. Accordingly. in this
General Election, provision
would be made on rhe ballot for
the elecrion of officers and
jobholders for the Po11 of St.
Louis. Also participatil\g in our
upcoming election of officers will
be those members formerly with
our International West Coast
affiliate Marine Cooks & Stew
ards, as well as the members or
our International affiliure At.tan
tic Fishcrmen!s Union, both of
whom hav~ . merged into and
become an integral pan of our
I have, inconsultatibn with our
Executive Board and Port
representative$. made a careful
appraisal of the needs of our
Constitutional Ports: Head
quarters- Port of New York.,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Detroit.
Houston, New Orleans, Mobile.
San Francisco and St. Louis. We
· AGLJW District since our lase
General Election of Officers.
It is my recommendation, in
accordance with o ur Constitu
tion. thar the following offices be
placed on lhe ballot in the 1980
General Election of Officers for
the term 193 I through .1984.
KEADQlJARTERS
• I P,resident
• I .£xCc.uJf~e Vice President
• I Secretary-Treasurer
• I Viet: President in Charge
of Contracl$ and Contract F.n
forcement
• I Vice Presidenr in Charge
of the A_tlantic Coasr
... , Vice Pr.esident In Charge
of lhe Gulf Coast
• I Vice President in Charge
of the lake's and lnlano Waters
• 4 Headquarters Represcnta-- -..
hvcs
NEW YORIC
I Agent
8 Joint Patrolmen
PJIJLADELPHIA-
1 Agent
2 Joinr Patrolmen
BALTIMORE
I Agent
2 Joint Patrolmen
MOBILE
I Agent
2 Joint Pa1toltnen
NEW ORLE'ANS
I Agent
3 Joint Patrolmen
HOUSTON
I Agent
J Joint Patrolmen
SAN FRANCISCO
r Agent
2 Joint Patrolmen
DETROIT
I Agent
I Joint Patrolman
ST. 1,0UIS
I Agent
I JnJ111 P~trolman
Pursuant to the provisions of
Article X, Section l(e) of our
C'onslitut1on, I recommend the
designation of' Mr. John J .
Scono, Vice Presiden•. S1erling.
Narional Bank&: Trust Company
of New York. 1410 Broadway.
New Yorlc, New York 10018. as
Depo$itory for ballou. It will be
the function of the Depository to
receive the mailed ballots and
other election material as pro
vided by the Consritution. to
safeguard 1he01 properly in the
bank. and 10 surrender them only
to rhe duly authori7ed Union
Tallying Committee in accord
ance with Aniclc XIII, Section 4
(c). P roof of authori7.ation shall
be a certification by the Secrctary
Treasurer. The Depository shall
be requested 10 cenify that 11U of
the envelopes received by 1he
IJ>cpository have been properly
safeguarded. have been surren
dered only 10 the said 'Tallying
Committee, and Iha• no one
other rhan apptop,riale bank
personnel has had access to them.
As provided for in Art iclc
XIII, Section I, nominations
opcn ·on July IS, 1980 and close
Augusr IS. 1980.
The foregoing constitutes your
Pre~ident 's Pre-Balloting Re
port, and I recommend its
adoption.
Fraremally submitted,
Frank Drozak
Executive Vice Pinidcnt .
Senate OK's $567M for Maritime Subsidy
The Senat~ ~as passed by v~ia: tioa difrc:rent!-J aublidies • Pride is prcsc:ntly owned by ing program.
vote Uie Manume Anthonzation • $38.6 million for mantime Maine, and is operated as pan The House version docs not
Bill for Fiscal Year 1981. The education and trainina of that state's fisheries train- mmition the Fundy Pride.
House of Reprcae.uatives had • $30.1 milliOJJ for Maritime
pwcd i" version of the bill Administration operating ex- Stumping In City by the Bay
earlier this year by a .Yete of 320- pcJJJel
SO. • SIB.8 million for maritime
The two measures are cuen- -R'Jseareh and dtvclopmeot
tially lhe same, thoup l!eVeral A new '4aritlmc Aulhoriza·
minor differon~ do exist. Tbe tion BUI must be approved for
discrepancies must be reconciled each nlll!lll ~t. The Jeplation is
~on: . the lqjslation can be ~hapa the .... ..,.. 1-...
11ped mto i.w. lanl way tllllt Coaar-afremdw
Fundins lc:velJ for the House maritime ludt11tr1. Were- tbe
and Senate bills are neuly construction •od operatina
identical . Both would 1:11tablisb •ublidy proarama cut, thouaanda
Pocloral 1pelldina Jevels of about of maritiJno.n:lated jobs would
$567 million ror the mariti~ be JOit.
ind•uy. Tbe Federal moniet Tiit Senate version contains an
Would be dishibutcd u follows: ~ offered by Williem
• "47 mm;oa. far ~ Cohen (R--) to allow dae
dlaen:mial •Wwichtt FuadxPridetabet.focum • 'Cdu
• Sl35 mil&Qa fen-~ a U.S. 0q \II el The Fundy
•
VIC& Presldenl Wauer Mondafe stumpe<I ror lhe SIU·becfleel Carter /Mondale
tlcicel before CelllORQ s June 3 primary Here he makes • po1nt during a
breatdasr recepttOn, 9IJOi1SOred bY Ille Oemocta1ic een1rs1 Commrnee. ar the sc
fl8f!Cl9 ~Bl "' Sift Fra11cill:o. Orgaruzeci labor. •ricludrng Ille SIU. W&I well·
represented In Ille crowd lhlrl tumed OUI IO greet Ille us Veep
June 1980 I LOG I 7
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AFL-CIO Ruling Confuses ·tug Job Jurisdiction
A recent ruling by the AFL- in or north of Norfolk and not MEBA, whosemembersfill~ome meeting in. Washin~on, D.C.,
CIO Executive Council twtomarlly and tradltionally licensed jobs on McAthster, the Executive Council reversed
has thrown itlto confusion I.he dotte by other union.$." Bus'1ey and Moran's outport the Impartial U.rnpire's decision.
jurisdictional rights of the SIU fte d . h
1
h tugs. theSJU lmiltacaseproving In a short determioatjon, the
and Ldcal 33'.! 0£ the lnter;na- A ' stu .ymg 1 e c ~use, 1 e that Local 333's new cootraet Council stated that local 333's
. SIU determined that 11 was a · · ti • th , II , ba ' · 11onal Longshoreme11's Ass.n. b . . d" . . clause woullf 1ntet ere with e new co ective rga101ng agree-
. . . t reat to our Juns 1cuon in • , t .. does ot ' r ~ (tug unton) concerning Mame- . . scope of the S1 U s n;prcsenta- men . . . n on 1 s 1ace
t V• · · · t · t in coastw1se towing. 1• violate Article XX Section 2 or 0- UlJIDIB COBS WISC ow !.(. . ion. •
OVertuminganearlierdccision The s1.u filed Article XX The lmpar1ial Umpire upheld 1," of the AFL.-CJO Constitu;
by an AFL-CJO Jmpartial cbatges wi~h the A~L-CJO and the S IU's charges and found tlon. .
Umpire, the Executive Council an. lmpart1aJ Ump11e was ap- Local 333 "in violatiol\ of Articfe SJ U Exec. Vice President
ruled that a clawoe in Local 333's pointed 10 hear the case. XX (Sections 2 and 3) of fhe Frank Dtozak called the Coun-
1979 contract "docs not, on its During along hearing, the SIU Constitution of A FL-CJO." cil's action " rcgretablc."
face violate Article XX" of the pre!i(:nted testimony showiJlg LocaJ 333 then filed an appeal of ''Tl forebodes adverse and
AFL-CIO Constitution as the that SIU Boatmen fill jobs on the Umpire's ruling which en- disturbing consequences for
SIU had charged. Article XX, boats belonging to the out port titled them 10 a second hearing affiliates in the maritime indus-
The AFL-CIO Constitution's su'bsidiarics of some companies before a three-member subcom- ny;• Drozak told AFL-CIO
"no raiding" clause, strictly signatory to Local 333's collec- mittee of the AFL-CIO Execu- President Lane Kirk.land in a
prohibits one AFI.,.'cro affili- rive bargaining agreement. Sul>- tive Council. letter.
ated union from attempting to s1diaries of New York-based After reviewing th.c case in Predicting that the Councirs
represent or interfere with McAilister Bros., Ira S. Bushey & February. 1980. the .subcommit- ruling would have far-reaching
employees alre.ady working Sons and Moran Towing & tee decided that a wider hearing consequences, Drozak warned
under a contract with another Transportation do extensive was called for and passed the that "a substantial unsettling o f
AFL-CIO affiliate. coastwise work from Norfolk issue to the full Executive an· already fragile relationship
The SIU initiated Article XX and points north. Council amoqg maritime affiliates;•
proceedings against Local 333 Togelher with National On May 12. following a would occur.
last summer after they ratified
their new contract. Key to Local
333 's contract settlement with the
Marine Towing & Transporca
tion Employers Assn. was a
oJausc aimetl at broadening the
i;cope. qf their representation.
Local 333's old con&ract slli(t
their jurisdiction included "only
all licensed and -unlicensed
employees ... on tugboats arid
self-propelled li&hters ... in the
Pon of New Yock and vicinity."
The new contract eittends Local
333's jurisdiction to cover "any
regular coutwise run having as
one of its teniiinal poin~a point
New Artlcle XX Charges Flied After SIU Boal is Stopped In N. Y.
Tiit ftrst ten of bow far the
E~cvtlve Coundl'1 nalln1 allows
Local 333 10 eo Is 110" bdn1 arsutd
lief ore anolbtr AFL·CJO lmputlJI
Um pf re.
Tbe eonOlrt lnvol¥es Loc:.i 333'111
lnterftrence 1'!tll u SIU·-naed
Mi:Allilter subtldiarJ ta1 whlc:ll wu
transportJns a derrk:t l'rolll Todd
thlpyard lo Plllladtfplda 1o • New
YolitaMpJ•d.
AdlDa UDder 1Jielr illta ptd•llon
of die EncutiYe Co.....Wa rulloc,
Load 33.l ... 1k SIU-aewed tac
pull over In New York. The SJ\J
ma1med boat was forced to wait idly
wblle • Local 333 tug delivered tbt
derricll to the Brl>oklyn shipyard.
Slatln& that Lo_cal '333'had ove..-.
lttpped the intent of tile [x,cutive
Cou~lrs "-'Un1. tlJeSIU UlldafeCI a
new Artlde XX proceedlnr•plinst
lhe tuc union. · .
"Local 333 ~ argutnc lhat, be
cause of the Executive Councll's
action, the1 did oot Yiobitedl&SIU's
jurlsdlc:tla.i," &aid tlle Union's lepl
counHI Ho"ard Scll111ma11 . .But
SchulllUln "'..,.. dull "Ule E11tcu
ivt Co1111dl dJd llOt say .fhat If one
unloa 1akes ui tlldiOll "hid! lntu
fem with anodw' un1on•1 t0Uecllve
hlll'l!llnln1 alJ'eem111t, then that's
flkay, ~
Srhulman pointed out lh11 If
Local 333 la allowect1~~erfere with
die work of a Pll Illa-based
SIU tul. "dNis by th.•- rf&hls,
"' couJd lllOp ltw. Ill die Ame
ny,., 1'llm ttiey come lo Plliladd-
plda. lf aactl a dt1ladon II 811owed to
mad, Sella•• uld. ........... "'"
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Algerian LNG Price Squeeze Tums Off Gas
Ba:ause of a coafih:t over .the
pricing of Algerian natural ps. four
SIU<0nlrlci.ed El Paso LNG ships
are laid up.
Two other ships b~ned~i.°:
company haVt: crews aboard
but they·re sittina iD pon with no
cargo. ~ two ships. the £1 Paso
SouJlwm and the EJ />0$0 Anew,
will also lose their crews if tlle
Algerian problem iS not resolved
soon.
The 1to11ble ii that Algeria wanes
10 radicaJly bike tbe ~ of its
natural .... lbe Alferian aovcm
rlleal would lite 111 ~ to be
comparabla witll ~ \Iii prill"I
El Paao•s contract witb tbc
Algerianl to cany natural IM was
""" ...... al lut year. It ... qrecd
Iba& lbe price of AJterian.natvnl ..
WOUid bo Sl.9' per 1lloelanct cuWo
fa:t.
This iltcRase was app10..t bytbe
U.S. Depanmcat or Eneray (00£)
Wflidl. under law. lllllll rule Oil me
price_ '!f uy illlporCed ...
I J LOO f June l980
Meanwbile; ho~er, the Alae
,;.an government decided to prcu fot
an CWll srcaier prite increase than
wba1 bid been nqotiated. Instead
of SL94, the 80Vtr111Km wantal 10
up Che price to SS or S6 per tholllalld
cubic feet.
This occurred in Marc:h and there
llave been no tanker loadinas of
Algerian natural gas sinoe Mar. JO.
llJ Paso and the Algerians bad
been negotiating over the pri~
increase but when lhe lalb broke
down. DOE took over. Their nego
tiations have thus far been unsu~
cessful.
The SIU is working with El Puo
to help resolve thi$ i.uue quicllly.
These high ti:chnology LNG ships
were built at considerable expense.
To have them laid up is a tc:rrib~
waste.
l\ho, at this time wben the U.S. is
trying lo become more energy
independent Crom oil. "it 11eC1D1 a pity
to cut off a different source of
mef8)1.
EVER~ SIU ahlp has eleotn>nlc gar 1Mt QMED'1
Med to krlPW how ta handle ..
...___ Now ~ ~ 1•1111 how!
Talut the new Marine ElectronJca .,_,.. 11
HLSS. ·
lo this 6-week course you'll get the eklfla vou n6lld
to worl< on;
• elecfronlc ayst~s In the Engine ~
• winch contt011
• anchor wlodlaas controls
• cargo control boards Sign Up Nawl
. Course starts September 29.
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June 1980 1 , ~·g_u,h1r1\~. t\lln111 ' ''cr.,cl~'1..t 1ll1i l M.\'t=''l,1t,1r\ I f , 1n~1 1.• 1 ,111µ.'
On the Agenda • Congress ... tn
A numberofJiearfngst111dorhera111lonsbv
Howe and Selia1e Ccmmlutes are sch;.
dufed this month which have a direct impoc1
on the marillme ind1Lftry. As we go 10 press
thfr monih. here is the Congressional
maritime agenda:
• Dd'mH Seatttt. The House Merchant
Marinec Subcommittee will bold a hearlns
June 24 on U.S. defcn.sc sealift capability.
This is Ule azea in which the SlU ha:.
persistently uraed that the privately-owned
and Opcnitet;I mc~m Oeet be siven a larger
role. in lhe sealift program.
• FJacs of Convenience. The House
Merchant Marine Commillee will also hold
The Senate earlier !his month passed the
Maritime Appropriations Authorization
Act for 191H. The BiU-H.~. 6SS4- passcd
bya.Yo.ice vote.
As.approved by the Senate, the Merchant
Marine appropriation bill provides rhc
following:
• S 1"3S million for the construction
differential subsidy program.
an civersiah1 hearing July I U> study ocean
vessel reaistration procedureg.
• Maritime Regulaflollll Two !louse
• $347.697 for the operation differential
sub5idy program. Vessels receiving ODS
funds must be offered for enrollment in .a
sealift readiness program.
•SI 8. 7S0millio11for~rchan·ddev~1op
ment activities.
• $30.863 million for maritime education
and training tl(pcnses.
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• $38.864 million for maritime admini~
a1rttion operating ri11Pefites.
Fl&henes CQi1•1idt88. r&at'fil'lllllld Iii& COIDRJit
melll to a Slrong u.s --.g merchanl fleet
The Seat1tera are al "91el•• Slewaras wrio
n pan~tng tn the SIU Slewar~
An MlficatlOt'I PtogtiWll. Allenclilig tne me li,IQ
wllh Cclngl'Nlfl'lan lowfy were ~fateJS
F,.ncla Ofcatlo. Henry Mceowan. JoBIDtl
comnrittccs are planning nnal hearinas and
markup on various aspects of the so-ailed
Omnibus Maritime Bill. The Judiciary
Committee Will take linal action on the
antitrust aspcct.s of lhc bill a1 a markup
SC5Sion June 17. The House Forcig11 Affairs
Committee will hold hearings on a markup
on the bill later this month.
• Coal Slurry Pipeline. The HoU$C Pu bile
Works Committee will be holding hcannss
this month on riahu of way for coal slurry
pipelines. The system is planned to carry
pulverized coal throush water-sluiced
pipelines from remote coal fieldsto terminate
along I he inland wau:rways sys.rem.
;rbe Senate bill also provides a supplemen
tal authorii.ation of S44.307 million for the
operating differential subsidy jjrogram
which was authorized in the 1980 Maritime
Appropriation bill.
In the House. meanwhile. a supplemental
appropJ"iations bill has run Into stiff.
op~sltion. (See story in this issue of THfi:
LOG). ,
Dat1se. Edward Candlll. Vincent Ch111ez.
Thomas Navarre. Robetl RuthefO<d Lourice
Martin Jesse Natividad. and Franetsco Vega
WiUI 1ne S.alarers -e SIU Washmgton
~ Be0v Rocller. and Piney POI/II
Pat AQent Mar$hll Novack .
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House Passes Ocean Mining BiU McAllister,. Stone
Appointed to
MA.RAD Positions
After nearly nine years o.f .debate.,stallfog
1md reaistanoe from lhe State Department,
1hc House lhis month lmally passed I.he
Ocean Mining Bill.
Formally known u the Deep Seabed lfard
Mjneral Resources Act, tbebill went through
on a v<>ioe vote June 9.
As passed, the Ocean Mining Bill requires
1ha1 all mining vessels and all ore processing
vessels mus1 be documented in the United
Stales, must fly the U.S. flag and must be
crewed by American seamen. The bill further
111quires that a1 least one ore carrier at each
minrngsj1e be a U.S.-fllgship.
CongRssman John M. Murphy (D-NY)
who manaaed the legislation during tbefloor
debale said that, "after nine ycan of
Congressional consideration, H. R. 2759
represents a sound piece of ~gislation,
critical in assisting our nation in developing
1cchnology for obtaining man~ nod
ules from 1he deep SC.tlbed.~
He aiBo warned, "If deep seabed mining
Jcgi•ladon is not passed tills year, I.litre will
nol be a deep seabed mining industry left to
prolcct.r
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Congressman Barber Conable (R-NY)
who also urged passage of the bill said
"Unless we taJcc some step of lhis sort, i1 i.~
going to bc difficult to entice American
concerns, who are lhe only ones in the world
with sufficienl technology to exploit this
valuable mineral resource and make the
investments 1hat arc necessary when their
investments may not adequatclyl>eprote<:tcd
by American law.n
Both Congressman Clement Zablocki (D
WI), chairman oft he House Foreign Affairs
Committee and Congressm•n Morris Udall
(0-AZ), chairman of the House Interior and
Insular AffaiA Comm.ittee endorsed H.R.
2759. Each Chairman. how.:ver, slated I.hat
both Committcca along with lbe House
Men;bant Marine and Fisheries Commiuees
ucex peetc:d to continue 10 exercise oversigh1
jurisdiction on the bill u It is implemented.
Similar legislation con1aining identical
language calling for 1 he use of U. S.-flag
vessels passed in lhc Senate last December.
The House and Scna1e bills will now go to
a joint conference 10 resolve differen~
bciween 1he 1wo versions or tJ11> Ocean
Minit'lg legislation.
SenlOrlty .Upgradflri In his Conoras810111'1
offices 1n Washington, O C The trip to
Washtng1on and lllSlt With 8onlOt -.as an a PB"
Sarnuc.I B. Ne1J1irow, kcad of the U.S.
Maridme Administra1ion (MARAD) has
named Bruce McAllister to be dep11ty
assis1a111 secretary for maritime affairs-1.he
post that Nemirow held bcfo~ h,is elcv11ion
10 the slo1 in MARAD nearly a year ago.
Nemirow alsn announced the 11ppoin1-
mcnt of Ronald L Stonetolhenewlyae111cd
post of deputy assistant adminis1rator for
maritime aids.
McAllister was formerly president of
McAllister 8rothet5. In his new pQllition, he
will also serve on the lhree-membcr Mari
time Subsidy Board.
In his new assiwimen1, Stone will be the
agency's principle advis9r on commercial
trade. traffic all related maritime aid
programs. Prior to this appointment, Stone
served four years as shipping and program
oontrol officer- in tbe office o~ the Deput.y
Stcrl:tary (or Maritime AffaiTs.
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Drozak, Mccloskey Square Off Over Manning
A Kouse Mercha~ Marine
Subcommittee bearing
calltd ti) consider increasing lht
fiscal year 1980 appropriations
for certain maritime 'Programs
quickly shifted gears as SIU
Exec. Vice President Frank
Droz.alt and Rep, Paul M·cClos
key squared off on the issue of
manning issues."
s!Upboard mam»ng.
Opening the June 11 h~ring
Subcommittee Cbainnan John
Murphy (D-N. Y .) said the
Subcommittee would be consid·
~ring a bill "to increase the FY
1980 appropriation of funds for
the operating differential subsidy
program by $44.3 million." The
$44.3 million for unforseen
operat~ng subsidy l!'-Xpenses
would be added to .the $256
million Congress, has alr-eady
approved in maritime appropria
tions for 1980.
"This bearing also provid~."
Rep. ~urphy cpntinued. ''an
opportunity to give further
consideration to the question of
manning on vessels receiving
ODS."
Armed witn faets a,nd figures
Drozalc told the Sul>comlTlltt~
that "the SIU took the lead in the
1960s in worlcrng witfl manage
ment to adjust' crew sizes to new
technology."'
"But there is a point,., Droiak
warned. "below which manning
levels must not fall if we are to
preserve the safety of the crew, of
the vessel, of other U.S. citizens
and of the environment."
The SIU has worked long and
bard, Drozak said, to keep "our
cootrac,ted companies competi
tive wiih both U.S. and foreign
SIU Exec. VICe Pres1deo1 Fran~ Orozal<
teshfies before lhe House Mercham
Marine Sut>comm111ee In Weshinglon
on June 11
competition. We believe lhat our
membership prosper:. to the
extent that our companies
prosper and to the extent that the
U.S. merchant marine remains
compCii1ive."
- "But the sacrifices made by our
membership," Dro:zak informed
the Subcommittee, "in the long
term interest of a competitive U.S.
neet have not been shared by
other sectors of the cre.w. In some
cases," he oontlnued.'"ships have
been automated to the extent that
our membership has betn
vir tually eliminated in some
departments while othe~ seotors
~board the same ships have been
left virt1111lly unlouched."
Pointing out that shipboard
manning levlcs are decided based
on input from the Coast Guard,
the Maritime Administration,
labor and managemtnt, Drozak
called for creation of a committee
"composed of all of 1hose
participants to work t-0 resolve
"We believe, ~said Drozak, that
the sru 's "good faith in red11cing
manning for the h~ng-term
betterment of the industry is well
pJ.o;ven. But we also b~1Jeve/' he
added, ' ' that a progressive
attitude o.n the part of one:
participant can be u11dennined
unless all parties share the
burden equally."
Congressman M~Closkey took
a new tack inhison-goingeffortto
reduce manning levels by telling
Drozak and Subco!Ilmittee
members that uwe cannot sell"the
need for additional funding for
the Merchant Marine to Congress
"unless there is some control on
manning levels."
"Inasmuch as the government
is paying the wages" of U.S.
merchant mariners through
Ma rad ·s operating differentiaJ
subsidy program, McClosJcey
queried. "don't they have an
obligation to make sure the
manning Jeyel isn't excessive or
wages aren't excessive?" ·
"The 1970. Mc:-chapt: Mal'ine
Act," Drozak shotj>ack, gives,the
government the rigllt l Cjl n.ile "on
manning, not on wage rates
ncgofiated in a eollectivc
bargaining agreemen1. Other
industries get subsidies," Droz.ak
noted "and they negotiate their
own collective bargilining
agreements freely. Is there any
difference jn the maritime
industry having the right to freely
negotiate the terms of our
contracts?"
''It is simply not fair to the
people of this country," Drozalt
stated, "for the government to get
involved in collective bargaining
rights ...
McCloskc:y continued to
charge that manning cost~ are
lar$ely to blame for the big~e~
operating costs of U.S. vessels
compared to foreign fleets.
For every example McCJoskey
cited to show where personnel
could be cut to save money,
Drouk showed the Subcommit
tee that the California Congress·
man was wrapped up in false
economies.
Pulling out his notes, M<:Clos
key said "the Norwegians have
reduced costs with an 18 man
crew ...
Dro:rak informed the Repre
sentative that the Norwcgians"do
not tell you I hat they arc carrying
additional maintenance people
aboard that ship."
"While you arc making all this
noise about excess manpower and
costs aboard ship," Drozak
continued, "why don't you take a
look at the shoreside maintena nee
that i~ being done ~ince 1970 and
see whether or not it would pay to
put more people ,baok on the
ship."
In a clear, concise sl.lltement
Droi.ak told the $ubQommittee
that the U.S. has a choice. "Either
we work to have a merchant
marine to becom,letitiveorwearc
going to concede it to the Russians
and the Chinese and whoeverelsc
is coming along."
"I do not think tha1 is what we
want (or this country, .. Drozak
said. "Wha1yousbould trytodo,"
heappealed to the Subcommittee.
"is help us. protect us. work with
us."
Mm Asks GOP Brass to Support U.S. Merchant Fleet
T AKJNG advantage of the op
portunity to bavi: the voice
o( maritime workers hea1'd, the
AFL-00 Maritime Trades,Otpan
menl (MIO) prrsent~ its views
this month al the Republican Party
Platform Hearina in New Vork City.
The need for a strona U .s.
men:hant marine was stressed by
Jean lngnw, executive ~crelllr'y
tl'easurer of the MTD. She was
accompanied b!o' Frank Pecqllex,
Jcplative repmcntailve.of the SIU
and tho MTI>.
The MTD is com~ of 42
national and international uniont
representing workers in the maritime
and alficd fields, including tire
SIUNA. Fran1' Droult, SIU
elletutivc vice president, it also
pruideot of tbe MTD.
Many speaken, rcpresentilla a
variety of interests. spoke before the
Republican pa•el whfc:h was
dlaircd by Se11ator John Tower (R
Tell.}. During the uylang heM..m,,
the morning wu devoced to fortip
policy and defeni.e and the afternoon
10 fi!cal and mon,,1ary roticy.
Views expressed a1 1he Hearing
will be~ by the Republican Party
wl)en i1s plalform ls formulated for
the 1980 e~ti011$.
Mrs. lngrao told the panel tha1 ".a
strong American merchant marinci~
an essential component Qf delorrencie
against foreign na1 ion~ •nd is
essential to our national set:urity."
Though the U.S. loday",cneratca
the largest abareoflhc world's ocain
ttatfe." alu! pointed out that "the~
are lea than S50 U .s .• naa ws1el1 in
service which carry ~ than f111C
pen:mt of our fOfti&n commerce."
Mrs. lnarao therefore ur&M 1be
adoption of a maritime plank within
the Republican Party platform
which:
• expresses continued commii
ment tothe&oalsandpr~msoftbe
Merch.int Marine Act of 1970;
• calb for the enac1men1 of a
national cargo policy to 111ure the
American-nag fleet access to the fair
share of all types of cargo In the
American trada. and
• rccogni1e~ the imporlant
natio!Ull defense role-of the private
merchant marine and urJ.:s greaicr
u1ili:a11ion of the private fleet by
1he Navy for itS support functions.
Following Mn. lnsrao's pn:senta-
1ion, Sen. Tower said, ~we all share
your concern for 1he American
mctehant marine.~
Al lhe 1980 GOP Ptatlonn l'learmgs ill New YOO( reeemly &1e 11 10 rJ MTD
Secretary-Treasurer Jean lnwao lllld SIU t.eg1slal111e Rep Frank Pecquex,
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SIU Wins Jurisdiction Beef on 5-L Crane Jobs
A double-barreled victory for
the job rig,hts of STU
membe!'S who do maintemmce
work on Sea-Land's huge Pace<io
cranes was handed down last
monrh.
In two separate ·rulings, the
National Labor Relations Board
and an lmpartiaJ Umpire of the
AFL-Cld said that crane main
tenance work at Sea-Land's Pott
Everglades facility is the job of a
maintenance crew made up of
SIU and MEBA·Dlstrlct I
Shorepns memben, Both ruJ..
ings struck down claims by the
fntemational Longshoremen's
Assn., that the crane mainten
ance work was within their
jurisdiction.
Though the outcome of bo~
the NLRB and the Impartial
Umpire's rulings are the same,
the two hearings were held {or
dlff erent reasons.
On Oct 2, 1979, Sea-Ulnd
installed a Paceco crane at their
Port EvergJadcs facility. These,
cranes arc used to ioad and
unload containerized cargoes.
The actual operation ~ar the
Port Everglades crane, and of
Sea-Land's Pactco cranes ill ;New
Jersey, Puerto Rico, New Or·
-----~.r. tMlu~ W!'it Coast and
Portsmouth, Va., is handled by
an I LA membe( since it is" part of
the loading operation and clear
ly within the ILA's jµrisdiction.
The maintenance of the cranes,
however, is the job of a cr:ew
made up of SIU and MESA
memberi. Under tbe collective
bargaining agreement with Sea
Land, one MESA- District I
engineer supervising two SIU
shorep:ng members arc respon
sible for repair woTlc, routine
checking of electrical equipment
and other talks involved iii up
keep of the cranes.
But when Sea-Land installed
the new Paceco crane at Pon
Everglades, the: ILA protested
the assignment of SIU and
MEBA members 10 tbe main
tenance crew. lbe Longsbore
me11 began picketing the P~rt
Everglades facility, stopping only
wbeil Sea-Land went ro U.S.
District Court for a ratrainh)g
order.
On Nov. I, the ILA toot I.heir
beef over lbe crane maintenance
work to the Labor Relations
Commiuee, their contractual
grievance commi~. The Labor
Relatiom Committee. made up
of representatives of the ILA and
the Southeait Florida Pons
Employees Assn.. determined
that die ILA llad jurisdjnjOll
over crane maintenance work.
Sea-Land objected and filed
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charges with the NLRB stating
that tbe ILA had violated Section
9 (b) (4) (D) of the National
labor Relations Act "'by engag·
ing 1n certain proscribed activity
with an object of forcing or
requiring the employer to assign
certain work to its members
rather than to employees repr~
seated by MEBA anti SIU."
A three-man committee of the
NLRB was convened to hear Sea·
Land's chirges against the ILA.
On May 20 the Board ruled that
"the employ~ represented by
MEBA and the SIU arc entitled
to perform the work in dispute.
"The record reveals," the
Board said in their 10 page
determination. "that the Em
ployer's standard practice has
been to assign the disputed work
to at least one MEBA employee
and two SIU employees. The
Employer has followed the as
signment of wotk at all its
facilitic.~ across the country since
the late 1960's •• . " and "ls
satisfied" with the job the SIU
and MEDA have been doing.
While the NLRB ~a.~decidin&
on Sea-Land's charges against
the ILA, the SI U and MEBA
brought separate charges against
the Longshoremen before an
lmpanial Umpire of the i\FL
CJ O. The SIU and MEBA
charged the ILA with violating
the "no raiding" clause spelled
out in Article XX of the AFL
CIO Constitution.
At the end of May, the
Impartial Umpire upheld the
raiding charges against the ILA
and awarded the crane mainten
ance work: at Port Everglades to
the SIU and MEDA. An Impar
tial Umpire has issued similar
rulings over the issue of. crane
maintenance work at several
other Sea-Land facilities.
Most recently. an Impartial
Umpire ruled that the ILA had
violated t.he "no raiding" section
of the AFL·CIO Constitution
by claiming crane maintenance
"'work and disi:upting Sea-Land's
collective bargaining rel11lionship
with the SIU and MEBA at Sea.
Land's Portsmouth Va .• facility.
In spite of the fact that the
ILA's jorisdictioo claims over
ctane maintenance work at Sea
Land facilities have been struck
down time after time, the Long
shoremen have continued to
protest maintenance work as
signments everytime Sea-Land
installed a new crane.
But because the implications of
the NLRB's ruling upholding
the Sltrs and MEBA's jurisdic
tion over the crane maintenance
work are relatively broad, ob
SCTvers feel chances arc slim that
the ILA will protest the assign
ment of SJU and MEBA main·
tenance crews in the future.
New Wage Rates for
Pacific Maritime Assoc. Vessels
Fo1Jowing are the new wage and overthne rates for seamen working aboard
SllJ-Paciflc Marltill'e Association 'Vessels. ·
WAGE RATES FOR ORV CARGO VESSELS EFFECTIVE 6/ 16/81
8ASE'WAG£RATE HOURLY
POSITION VESSEL TYPE MONTHl, Y DAJLY OVERTIME
Cl:tief Steward Freighter $1,591.S I SS3.25 SS.81
Chief Steward Modified Mariner t ,68.S.t l .56.17 .5.81
Cbief Steward/ Baker SS Maine 1.172.73 S9.D9 S.81
Chief Steward / Chief Cook Hawaiian Princess 1.559.97 52.00 .5.81
Chief Cook. Night Cook.
•od Baker Freighter l ,S06.J2 S0.21 .5.81
2nd Coolt and Baker, 2nd C"ook Frcishter l,412M 47.08 S.81
Assis1an1 Coot( Messman Freigllter 1.26138 42.0S 5.81
As$1SW11 Cook/ C'ombinauo11 Hawaiian Princ£Sli t,J00.73 43.36 S.81
3rd Pamryman Freiglltcr l, 132.67 37.76 4AO
MC9S11111D Frc;pter 1,086.17 36.21 4AO
Paacnset BR. PanellJCr Waiter Modified Mariner !;<186.17 36.21 4.AO
Utilityman Hawaiian Priacns 1.086.L 7 36.21 4.40
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Following are the revised base monthly wage scales:pr,mfum ri•tes;overtime rates for work
f)trformed Jn excess ot eight (8) hours, Monday through Friday 1 ancJ penalty off watch ,ates
Monday through FrJd•y for the Standard Tanker and Freightsbip/Passenger Agreements.
The contractual lnc,rea.'le of 7~% plus a 5.33% C.0.L.A. on the items specified above
provJdes a 12.83% on ·su11h specified items.
T.he J2JJ3% Increase also appHes to the Deep Sea Vacation benefit.
Note: Tire C,O.L.A. is not applkable lo on waklr Monday througlr Friday or on
watch Saturday, Sunday and HolidayJ penalty raLes and special rates such as longshore
work and tonic cltttning.
Freightship/Passenger Agreement
Wages, Premium and Overtime Rates
as of June 16, 1980
DECIC DEPARTMENT
BoatsWain (SL7s, SLts·s. I.ash, Mariner a. Passenger
Boauwam
Ca~nter
~ler Maintenance
A.B. M1in1cnance
Quartermaster
Al!le Scaman
Fire Patrolman
O .S. Maintenance
Ordinary Sellman
ENGINE. DEPARTMENT
Chier Elec1riclan
(Sl?'s. Sll8'i. !..ash. 'Morincr and Passcnscr
Chief EteclriciWJ (Ocha)
Cl!ief 61ectricia11
Cl8nc Mtce./ E~c1dcian
Electrician Reefer Mice.
Second Electrkian
Engine Ucility Reeler Mtcc.
Rcfrigtration Engineer
(when one is carried)
Refrigeration Ensinetr
(when lh1'1'C are carried)
Ch id
Fint Assistant
Second As.siJtant
Q.M.E.D.
Plwnbef" Machinist
Urrlamed Junior Engineer (Day)
Ualicalsed Junior Enai.-r (Wa lch)
Deck Engtaecr
EnJine Utility/ FOWT IOctta)
£naiac IJ111i1y
Evaporator/ Mtce.
Oiler
Oiler ( Dtc:scl)
Watcrtcnder
fimnan/ Watenendcr
Fireman
Wiper
Shjp .. Welde; Mtcc.
otlcr/ Mainte11Btxe Ulillty
General Utility/ Deck Enaine
S1'1:WARD Di.PARTMtl'IT
Chief Steward (SL7t, SL 1 .. t. Luh. MariDlr)
Seewald Cook
Slewanl/Bakef
Chief Steward
Chief Cook
Coolt A Bater
Secoad Cook
Third Cook
A••"tut Coot
~A ·men
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Sl,622.92
l .43~.4J
IJ .20.64
t.320.64
1.220.4~
t,ISL08
1.092.84
1,092.84
913,21
854.24
1.736.JI
t ,7J~40
t ,688.6S
1,68$.()S
1,688.65
1,S7B.S7
l .S78.Si
IS78.S7
t,619. 18
1:.38.83
1.342.23
1,622.92
1.447.45
1.381. 13
t .243.59
t ,339.34
IJ52.o9
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l.092.114
t, 176.04
1.092,84
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1,092.84
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l.OIS. 14
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1.622.92
t,622.92
1,435.41
l.27S.8<l
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847.SS
847_sg
Prmtl- R.te
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10.04
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7.46
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14.66
14.66
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l3.7S
13.75
l2.6t
12.04
11.68
IJ,97
12.61
£2.04
tOJlS
11.68
11.68
11.01
10. ll
9.SS
10.27
9:SS
9.SS
9..5S
8.81!
11.68
10.27
S.88
SIJ.97
13.9?
13.97
12SO
11. 14
10.BS
9.44
9.44
9.44
7.44
7.44
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$3.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6. 13
6. t3
6. t3
4.86
4.86
8.00
8.l)O
8.00
~.00
8.00
11.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8 00
8.00
8.00
8.00
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6.t3
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6.13
6,13
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New Deep Sea Wage Rates: Effective June.16, 1980
Freigbtship/Passenger Agreement Wages, Premium and
Overtime Rates as of June 16, 1980
Passenger Vessels
Chief St~ward 1,894.14 16.41 8.00
Chef 1,4JS.41 12.50 8.00
Chitf C:Oolt 1 ,27~.~4 It. 14 8.00
Head W.ai1er / Wine Steward 1,275.84 I L 14 8.00
Chief BM:tc l,21S.84 11. l 4 ~.00
2nd Steward/ Hca.d Waiter 1,274.48 11.03 8.00
3rd Steward / Storekeeper 1,273.34 11.03 6.13
Chief Pantryman J,271 .98 I I.OJ 6.13
Bu Idler l.26S.20 10.94 6. 13
2nd Cook 1,25S.S6 10.87 6.H
2nd Cook/ larder l,2SS.S6 10.87 6.IJ
Cook and Baker 1,243.SS JO.SS -8.00
Asst. Head Waiter 1,243.58 10.SS 8.00
2nd Baker 1,240.87 l0.74 6.lJ
3rd N'igbt Cook l,23S.2J 10.70 i .13
BartendCl' 1,078.08 9.44 6.13
Bartender/ Club Steward J,078.08 9.44 6.ll
Messman Utility 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Utilityman 847.58 7.44 4.86
OaUey Utility 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Pantrymao 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Passenger Waiter 847.58 7.44 4.86
Officer Bedroom Steward 847.S8 7.44 4.86
l>assenger Bed room Steward 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Njpt Steward 847.SS 7.44 · 4.86
Stewardess 84?.S8 7.44 4.86
Deck Stcw1ml 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Dec!Q/ Smoking Room Steward 847.S8 1.44. 4.86
Janitor I Utilityman 847.58 7.44 4.86
Day Porter/Utilityman 847.SS 7.44 4~86
Chef Ulilliy. 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Crew Messman 84'7.58 7.44 4.86
Cr~W fYantryman 1147.58 7.44 .4.86
Crew Bedroom Steward 847.S8 1.44 4,86•
lle,\utician·Barber 1,210.59 ..(). -«).
PENAL TV RATES
oa W•tdt. Monday ihroach Friday Group I 58.91 Group II 7.IS Group m 6.36
Standard Tanker Agreement Wages, Premium and
. Overthne Rates as of June 16, 1980
0£CI( DEPARTMENT
Boal.Swaitl (on vessels consuueted since 1970)
Boatswain (25,SOO OWT or over)
Boatswain (under 25,SOO OWT)
A.8. Oect Maintenance
Able Seaman
O:S. Dect Maiilunancc
Ordinary Seaman
ENGINE DEPAR'IMENT
Q.M.£.0 .
Chief Pumpman
Second Pumpman/ Engfue Mtce.
Ship's Welder Mice.
Engine Utility
Oiler Mice. Utility
Oller
Fireman/ Watertco!kr
General Utilily,/Dect· Engim:
Wlper
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Chief Steward (on vessels cons1ruaed since 1970)
Steward/Cook
S\CWatd/Baker
Chief Stewaid (25,500 OWT or over)
Chief Steward (under 2S.SOO OWT)
Chief Cook
Cook and Baker
11urd Cook
Ass1Stant Cook
.Messman
Utihtyman
PENALTY lt4TES
Oii WMda. MGMay ... ct Friday Group I SB.91
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Pttontbly Rate
Sl,688.65
1,530.73
l,47).33
1,256.38
l,IOS.68
1,015.20
876.77
1.688.65
1,544. 74
1,544.74
l,,l67.S4
1,243.77
l .~7-4.30
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I, IOS.68
1,01$.20
1,015.20
1,688.65
1,6118.65
1.688.65
l.S36.83
l,479.4S
1,)27.99
1,296.66
1,1.$().14
l,JSO. 14
8-47.S7
8-47.57
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$14.66
14.09
12.8S
10.96
9.66
8.88
7.67
14.66
13.4S
13.4S
11.78
11.06
11.07
9.66
9.66
8.88
8:88
14.66
14.66
1-4.66
13.39
£2.811
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10.96
11.44
9.44
7.44
7.44
Overtime Rate
SS.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6.13
4.86
4.86
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6.13
6. ~3
-4.86
4.86
8.00
~.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
&.00
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All Systems gol Checking 011e1 ~he Sea·Lan_d Explorers enr;ilne con1ro1 room 1s seararer u I'
Pollard lowsley. a OMED.
What's a diesel englneroom look like? Hete's an up
c lose lliew of the br.an!l new diesel Sea-Land
EiipJorer, snapped Jasr month al Qal<land, Calli, Ooekslde et Oakland. Calif. the·7aS·loot Q•9vessetsea=La7r<IExpforer, shown unloading nercergool aon!alne,5,
SIU Crews A~other New Diesel, S-L Explorer
1980 is the year of the
diesel, as.delivery
of Sea-Land's 12 new diesel
containerships continues fast
and furious. All 12 of the SIU
contracted 0-9 class ves.sels in
Sea-Land's ambitious $586
million ship conStruction pro
gram are expected to be
earning their keep by the end
of the year.
So far, eight of the 12 have
been christened, six have been
~livered from their Far East
shipyards and four have taken
on their SIU crews and are now
plying theAsla/ U.S. West Coast
trade.
Number four, the Sea-Land
Explorer, took on her SIU crew
recently. Like the three Sea
Land D-9's that crewed before
her and one 10 follow; the Sea
Land Explorer will be ~rvicing
port$ on a Pacific Sotit~west
loop, calling at Yokohama and
f(obe1 Japan, KaohSiung, Tai
wan and Hong Kong and at
Long Beach and Oakland, Ca.
The next five D-9.s will be used
on a Pacific Northwest loop.
which adds Seattle, Wash., to
the ports of call
The three D-9's which en
tered service with their SIU
crews before the Sea-land
Explorer were the Sea-Land
Palriot, which crewed Jan. 29,
the Sea-Land liberator, crewed
lh early March and the Sea
l.and Defender following In
late March. The Sea-Land
Developer was. christened and
delivered at the' end of May.
She's expected to crew by the
end of June.
The Sea-Land Explorer, like
ht>: 11 sisters, measures 745 feet
and can accommodate both .JS..
and ~foot containers. The
vessels have an overall 839
container capacity with 165
slots allocated for refrigerated
cargo and 84 for bulk liquid
tanks.
over steam turbine vessels of
comparable size. And they
can make a West Coast-to-Asia
round ttip without refueling.
CONSTRUCTION of rhe 12 As fuel prices continue to
energy-efficient D-9's soar, more and more vessels
underscores a growing trend will be built or converted to
in today's maritime industry- diesel. That means Seafarers
the move to diesel powered with the skills and training
vessels. necessary 10 operate diesel
Operating at service speeds vessels will be more and more
of 22 knots, the 12 D-9's are in demand.
e.xpected to yie~ a 35 percent To accommOdate the indus
improvement in fuel-efficiency try's need for seamen with
- : . knowledge of diesel vessels the
-- Union has been offering a
diesel course at HLS. And the
- greater the participation of SIU
- members in the rraining
course, the greater the chance
of bringing diesel-powered
equipment under SIU contract
in the fu_tu(e.
The Sea·Land E 11plorer paid oN In Oakland on May 19 On·llaiid -e part ol the
sh1p·s comm'"ee. etewrnen and SIU olficials. lnctudmg (standing t-r}:G. P. Pollard
LOWsley. OMED and engine delegate. Dbn Bartlett, &horegeny bosun: JOlln
CtSlec:l<l. bosun and ship's channan. Theodor<? GOOdman. slewa<d. secretary;
Harry Sdversretn. ui11hty,st11W111ddelegate seated (l·r) ate· Ed Turner. senior West
Coas1 rep1eseora1rve. Richald Schaeffer. AB. Robbie ROberlSon, Sen Fr811Cisco
parro1ma11 ane1 carros L Sy. ct11e1 cqo1c
Sea-Land Is expecting to
have three more of the D-9's
crewed and operating by the
end of the summer. The
Developer wlll crew by the end
of this month. The Sea-Land
E1<press, christened in March,
should be ready for her maiden
run in early July. At the end of
July, SIU crewmen will go
aboard rhe Sea-Land Indepen
dence. Sea-Land will round out
their fleet of D-9's to a n even
dozen by the end of No
venlber.
June 1980 I LOG I 15
LETTEBI
TO TBE BDITOB
Top Training At HLSS
I would like to express my s incere thanks and gratitude to the
faculty aod administratocs of the Harry Luodeberg School at Piney
Po int, Maryland. This is the School, backed and built by the SIU,
our Union.
The Harry Luruleberg Scboolis indeed one of the finest schools
of seamanship in the world. The curriculum and studies are hard,
but the rewards are worth it. Libeny is spent in a superb se1ting,
nestled in the woodlands of Southern Maryland and I would like to
take this opponunity to let the membership know that every
member of the SIU should view and take a course at this superb
training complex a_t least one time in their seagoing career.
Fnternally.
Oennh Patridc Prescott
Hotel Manager
SS Ouanic Independence
' Regrets Passing of ~ill Hall
I retired O<;t. 4. 1979 off ihe Interstate tug, Hono~r. which {
sailed out of the port of Mobile and Houston.
· I was very sorry to read about Brother Bill Hall passing a way. He
was a very line man.
I've been a member of the Sil) since the earliest days of the
Union. Now I'm enjoying life at home wi1h my wife. Mary Ellen. I
miss the sea very much. J will always love the old SIU and the
old IBU and hope everyone the very best .
I really thank the Union for the benefits I have received since my
retirement.
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Leonard Kennedy
Stapleton. AJa.
~-"' Paul Hall
hall!ml
joe OiGjorafo
3mnorr-.,.,,_,,,.,
Vik'tSaa:o
V-1tt "*''*"'
J-Gannon
EdiHJr
Ray Boanlha Edf*~t MlkeOilln
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Wni CtWI ~ r"i1t1' Ullor A.uu..t &//lo, 4+._ £4llM l ' Fiut C'llllCiolli Daudt Landy
IMWIO# II/ 1'rto » """'' WtfHr 11 .,,,..,
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o4de , E ••'"' A.»6t_, hodllt:tloft/An °""'°'
1• I LOG I June I 980
Crew Saddened by loss of
Shipmate
On the morning of April 14, 1980at 6:25a.m .. ourchiefstcward,
Oliver Celestine, was proriounced dead by Capt. Benjamin R.
Moon. All of our crew, both licensed and unliccn~. were sorry
artd ~ddcned by the loss of a man, not only good in his profession,
but a cred it to his Union.as weJi as a nu!flfler one;hipmate. At this
time. we would like to extend our condolcn~s to his family and
friends. Yes, he's gone ollt surely not forgouen by his shipmates.
Sincerely,
The Entire Crew • .SS Ancborap
L. It Joseph, Sblp'I CfiainMn
Paul Hall Paved the Way
Io our bull sessions aboard ship, conversations invariably turn to
the benefits available to Seafarers today. How it is and bow it was.
We would like to thanlc the penon most instrumental in bringing
about that change, Paul Hall, our union's president.
We note his present illness with deep regret and convey to him
our hopes and wishes for a speedy recovery.
From the entire crew, our best wishes.
Fraternally,
Cad 111om.,..,.., Ship'• Chainnaa
S.T. Ovenea Cldc:qo
'11tousands Wishing
Paul Hall the Be~t'
There an: thousands of us scamen out here wishing the best ro
President Paul Hall We lrnow of no onewho baa worked u hard or
who bas done as much as Paul Rall for the good of the SIU
Brotherhood. We all read in the Log'-s April iss1.1e that Paul Ball
bad received the"Mr. PortofN'ewYork."'award. The way we feel is,
why just New York.? How about Baltimore, Kouston, Tampa, San
Francisco, St. Louis, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Mobile, Detroit,
Chicago and ports in all the other states. Why not let it be, "Mr.
Paul Hall of these United States. .. We are all very proud of
President PauJ Hall
Fnmmally,
.Innes H. Gleatoa
SS Cme Trader
Rep. Murphy Lauds SIU, Drozak
In reading SW Exec. Vice Prmdent Frank Drozak't "Ripon
• from Htadquarrt!rt" in the April r980 edition or the Log, I was
plealed 10 read of El Paso Gas Company's sbift from Norwcpn to
American cn:ws on three LN'Gvessels. TheadditiomJ news that the
SIU will man the pusenpr liner Oceanic lml.trpendmce was even
more ttf.resbing.
I aut well appreciau! the many hollfl it 1111* have lakon to
persuade manaaement to make these cbanget. and I congratulate
~SIU and Frank ~on this majoraccompliibment. Thia ill
Jlllt tbe type of ~IP that the 1'metican Meiclwrt Marine so
'·deapefudy needt.
w~ pc;uonal repid1,
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a..• .Ra Ma''""
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Need More Gov't. Support for Lakes Fleet
BY June, the word from the Great.
Lakes is u~ally "everyihing's
running." The fit-out is over and
waterborne traffic OD the Lakts i$
buatling.
But not this yea ... from thousand
footei:s to car ferry8J drcdgC$ and
tup, it's the same story: •1aying up
lnddloltcly dueo to Jack of cargo."
• What's ailing every fleet duu plys
the nation's founh Beacoast today is
a combination of politics and pork
chops. Lack of govcmment.su11pon
for the Great lakes merchant ma
rine; bit problcmtin tbeau10 indus
try and related ~upply industries
~ the U.S. mbafiO on sale of
A111ericao wheat .to Russia have all
contributed to hard times on the
Gteat Lakes.
Popular wilaom has il that •as
Detroit goes, so goes the nation,"
meaning- that production and fates
levels in the auto industry's capital
act u a bellwether £or the n:st of the
COVJ!lry;
L,ut year. sales of American can
dropped by 11 ~Ill and auto
industry forecasters · are predicting
1hat 1980 will be even wone. The
OnilCd Automobile Worbn union
estimateJ 'ome. 300,000 auto work
ers-or OJ!C _third~( t,!Je .. Bia.Three"
c:ar companlcs' worltfon:e.is idle. .
PART of tho reason for tile auto
induttry'• woes is self·im~.
CJ.S. carmanutaaunndidn'tgaup
either soaring fuel pri~ or tile
economic recession llAlCUnltcly and
didn't tool up in time to meet the
increaaed American demand for
N11all ears.
But auto importen wcren•t as
sbon"8igbted. SmaD, fuel..efficieot
imported can, especially from
Japan. are accounting for an evcr
inettuing 1hare of the U.S. market.
And ttw lreod is sure to continue.
BecalllC while lbc Japatlt'# restrict
the Ale of American cars with a
variety of uadc barrias. Japr -se
auto expofUn cumDtly bave un-
1; ••• itoJ .. 10 a.s. markets.
U.S. 8111b indUlll)' suppliers are ·
., bcins bruiKd by imporU. Tbe
cbainnan of one· company chat
matca automotive easinp said
receat1y that if his company goc
some of tbe paits' ordct. Decroil ii
laftdina oveneas, -Wt wouldA't be
postina loua and1omeoftbe 1,000
worken wc.'llid oft miPt be 011 the
job."
Lalcea is cbe ~· embarso on the
sale of U.S. grain 10 the Sorice
Union. The ships wlucb would have
moved lbe miUiom oC ION of grain
to RL•uia now have oo reuon to call
at Great Lakn pon1. Aod tbal
means less wort for SIU manben
who c:n:w Chat Labl harbor tup.
T HE luaefl SIU-contracted in
land operator on the Oreal
1 •tea, Great ukes Towing Co., ha
made dram•tlc cuts in the numberof
boatt IJld CICJll iU' 111ai. In
Chiatp>, Oral lAtea Towina II
wmntly mplqyinsfour SJ U crews.
A year -.a the company UMd nine
- in llW ~n. And tbe ICOI) is
the •mo for inland crews In other
Oma Lata pQJts.
Tbc lt'CIUbje ill Uleautomobileand
n:la~ 111pply ind111tria ha come
down hard 011 aD Great Laltm
v-.1 Opsf.IOn. SJ U-conttacted
Gntal l.alcei operaum. \lllhicla cany
• baa\11 pw ""'"... al Oft, c:okc,
laDCI lllld oUaer ea,.,. for auto
mobile Wibp'11im, •ve i.a ron.a
IO pus deft lbeir f1ella for the finl
qaanerofdle t910wppiq ''S"'IL
.... - Velldi, like I.be SlU
COlllAlc:tcd lltr#ma R.-INn fil out
... ,es Diiiy ta ....... lO Jay
• s. , 1 MWI' fil 0111 at an .
The llfe4 picture for Oreal LaMI
boatmen could brigh1eo soon if
nnnon that lbo11He• uw1 ii ready
to ollan~I lllOlll)' to lbe ukel for
acwdmtlh!I projecm. pan out. But,
~ P*'"'Pinl money Into Ip ni:'x
Oms um proJMu will prcMcle a
"li9dtJNU ded boolll for employrDetn
in lbs ftllioa.111tll/llfrdln6pm111dn
only shon-urm ulief.
AMID lilaot ClllllllDH. I eo
lllinAy probl u die Graa
We believe a ,. 01 kk1 ttl U.S.
11alc, 1owania Ille Gra& l.Uel la
l aal ii ICMls "'1Wduc. 'Doulf'
today'I ec•-J ii larl'IY IO hie
for hard IUues on the Lakes as well
as on their shores, .sltipping in the
region bas been troubled fot yean
dB to lack of adequate government
Jllppon.
Put Congressional policy of
overlooking the u_s. G!Qt Lakes
fleet to a geat cxteD1 bas allowed
Ca0 adian vasclsioplayalareeraod
larger role in U.S. Great Lair.es
commerce. A m:en1 study by the
Mari1ime Administration showed
that in 1978, C.nadian vessels
carried 98 pcrcenl of all cargoes
belwena thc U.S. and c.n.da.
There are several ways the aov
ctnmmt could llCI to equa1ize the
cargo imbalaOM for the U.S. Great
Lakes neet. lncreaud FtfdeTill
1ub1idica (or lhc flioet would help as
would~ impoKd RStrig
tions on imports.
But one oftbe best ways lo renew
the fonpnes or America's sweet
water neet ii negotiation or a
bilateral 1tdpping agrcemeiat bc
wem the U.S. aacl Cuada.
A bilateral a..-~t would
CllSURalfljPCffot~bafbods
die U.S. and Camdw and, at the
aalDe ti.me, ICltal pe 11 .bltthird fJaa
\
7 h •lrom pimiaJ nay Great
LaMa au:e "'"
la IMlditioa, a 1rifateraJ pact.
6n•nced by both nalions, would fra:
Canadian dollan for needed sui>
pon of their deep sea flecl.
There's no single 1olution 10
revcning the steady decline of the
O.S. Great Lake• fleet. Just as
there"s no one answer to c:urina
America's economic woes,
Bue the fortunes of hqth maritime
and 1hore,idc industries in the Great
Lakes reaion could pick up with the
infution of •ovemmcnt suppon
and funding. The SIU bas always
believed thal poli1ics and porkcbops
is a winning combination.
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U.S. Dredges Should Get Diego Garcia Proiect
Representa1ivcs from the llcS_ · This request met a great deal of Saul told the Subcommittee compa~ics would have several
maritime and dredging industries oppos1uon from Congressional that at present t~ere are at l~l beneficial consequences. •
want bids on the lucrative Diego leaden;, representatives from the five U.S. dredging companies • The ~umber of o.verseasJobs
Garcia project restricted to dredging and maritime ind us- tha.t have indicated th~t they have ~or Aiher1can workers woul~ be
American oompanic:s. so th.,at tries, and labor officials. the intereSt, the equipment and increa~d. At the pre~nt time
jobs for American workers·could Rich Saul, director of lnlan~ the oapab~lity to ~re~g~ tile American tax re~ulauon$ are
be protected and this nation's Waters and Great Lakes Aotlv1- lagoonatD1egoGarc1aw1t·hmthe ~uoh that compa~1cs ate ix;oal-
balance of payments deficit ties for the Transportation $2S miUion budget set forth by 1zed for employing :"merican
Improved. rnstitute, a private research and the Navy. He sees noreaso.n not work~rs; and Am~ncans are
S I Siu . education organizalion which to' restrict the bidding to these penalized for acceptmg employ-
cvcra companies arc . . h R I · f b'd
inceresicd in !he work. promotes a s1rong American flag ~ompan1es. The.re are cnou~ me~td~v~drsea1 s. ~trio mgld 1bs
Navy officials have asked
Congress to authorize $25
million over a fWoycar periOd so
tha1 the lagoon at Diego Garcia
can be dred~ed. Once the lagoo~
is dredged, tbc Navy will be able
to contstruct badly needed
Support Facilities.
merchant marine, 1old members interested American companies on m 1v1 ua proJeC s wou e
of the House Subcommittee on 10 ensure competitive bidding. . one way of minimizing the bad
Military Cons1ruc1ion that he ·Not to restrict the bidding would ~ffects of the present lax
disagrees wi1h the Navy's further compound an already structure until it can be changed.
position on open bidding. intolerable situation. -' • Moreover. this nation's
He 001ed that the dredging serious balance of payments
industry is an important ancillary According to Saul, lhe United deficit would be improved if bids
10 the United State5 Merchant States Government sta.nds alone were restricted to American
in the manner it treats its firms. It is estimated that 80
dredging industry. Other coun- percent or the monies spent on
tries substantially subsidize their the Diego Garcia project would
dredging industries. or else be channelled back into the
restrict bidding to companies American economy were lhc
that are incorpufilted under their work done by an American
Diego Garcia, whicb is situated
in the Indian Ocean, is one ol .the
Western World's most imponant
naval bases.
The Navy bad originally1
requested that the dredging be
open to international biddjng.
Marine, and as such, is an
integral part ofthc"fourthar'!I of
defense." The dredging industry.
like the M ercha nt Marine,
should be promoted whenever
p9ssible, especially when there is
no additional cost to the
American taxpayer.
own laws. oompany employing American
Restricting bids to American workers.
Sma.11 Vessel Manning Bill Flirts With Safety
WASHJ.llfGTON1 o.c.~ The .s1ons which could adversely effect
Sl IJ ls working to improlic two 6illi"' maritime safety. One is the draatJc;
in the CongTcss on small vessel redu~ion of qualificatio111 for AB
manning. "Special" in the. oft'llltol'J mlnenl
Numbered. S. 2S2311'1 the Senate, uRJ oll lnclaill1y.
the biU would amend certain inapec- The bill would allow a penon to
lion 8lld mannin& laws appll(:a.ble to -become an AB in six months. The
small vessels. In the House of baS:ic reason behind this is the
Represeniativn JI very simi!arbilUs shorblge of qualified AB's in the
numbered H.1~. SJ64, mineral and oil indu.stry in the OuJf
Speattna bcfOR tbtSenate Com- of Mexico.
mittec on Commm:e, Science and But as Pecquu pointed out "we
Transponation Ian month. STU do noc bcliew: tllat the enacuncnt of
Lcplativc Repre1Clltative frank a law which wiU tramformbundreds
PccqUCl! nocccl "the SIU is pleatlid of decl:lland1 into able-bodied
with many .ectiom of S. 2S23." -men o~abt ii the answer."
Howewr. there arc certain petlS Of He noted !Ut tbcre' are • numbtt
tbc bill t&at '"nm contrary to the of reasons for thit sbonage in the
1ntellt of recent Congresses in Gulf: poor working conditions, low
enactina 1a- wbicb ~ to pay. and until JeCC!lOy, a lack of
strengtheo the protections apiMI interest in the establi1hamnt oC
maritime 1ccideou a.nd pollulion." trainina progra1111.
Pecquex pointed out to the Reeopizina the 12-bour work
Conun.iaee two ol die biD'1 prCJVi. days that al'e common in thi1
Point Julie Committee
Receilifled 8oll#I Ame "/ltrid' Howllt loentsfl stvp·s Chairman of the ST Pom/
Jillie (lkch Slltppng) early this mDIWh was.n the payoff with a cr8Wlllell'C>ef and
the 5'MP's ~ 01 (l.IQ r.) AS S11pt11t1 Hay&~p. CllMI Pumpman Spet'o
MOilhii. 111IQll18 d&l 1ga1e; AS Biii Kiiiian. dectc del 11g1te atld Chit! &,watd Simc>n
GutlllRez. 88ClelalY.,llPQl1er The fa'*8r paid Olf al Port Mobil. Stalan 11.. NY
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industry," said Pccquex. "and I.he- • Termination of opponunities
proposed cducati.eo-Io-lleu-of serv- Tor companies to opmitc vessels
ice pro'(iaio111, S. 2S23 would be. in through bare boat cbarten. Com
effect, cc:nifying a '100 daf AB," panics have been able to avoid
The SIU belicvea tbat tilt .ernce compliaoce wllb certain in1pecti<!n
requin:mcnt for AB "Speci1tl" and manning requirements lhrougli
should be inorea~ U, lhe bill to 1 these charters.
minimum of 12 ,montlis.. • Lowering of the minimum age
The Union also objects to provi- reqwn:mcnt for qualification as an
sions in s_ 2S2J that would reduee AB from J9 lo 18 ycian.
the number of AB's to SO·pamit ill • M•ibt•inina of the - service
lhc tJew cootplcmcot on OU.bore r1:qulrcmcnt for "AB Unlimited" 11
supply VCS9Cls. Cu1TCOt law provides lhc current linel of three yan.
that 6S pen:entofthccrew, exclusiw • Requirement that icemen en
of licensed deck officcn, mUSI be cforted u w AB Unlioilied" should
AB's. make. up no less than SO pcrcc11t of
All Pccquex told the Comniittec, lhc m•ndllory AB compkment on
MWe believe that all -ls should any deep sa -i.
have to m~ existiq law which ID the HOUK, lhe Rllla Commit·
requires tbe 11.iabeT pen:entaF « tee beard arpmenta oa their venion
Able Seamea." ' oflhe bill and plUllCd a rule to put it
The provisions in tbe bill wbicb- on the BOUie Ooor. Tbl lqlslation
tbe Union aupportt include the sbouJd be oa tba floor of tbe House
foDowing: m about a mott\h.
Pacer Committee
SIU RepNicitMarone(3rdlelt)handledlhepayal~monlftdtheSSPscer
(8ea-Ltnd) at Port ~. N.J. Pos1::; 11fn '°' 1fie ~·· Coft11m111ee sod
cr11wmembers photo an1 (l to r.) AB Ma10iie, deCll ddi1(1118; GSU . Ed
'w,.el~ ~1p· 11'119118; Ill ~ Drinan, P1cadise1 en ., Wlfd "Sbm··
a._..,, .. • s dlaitman llnd AB Gerie '"Slllcn" BrCMn /
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Maritime Day-American As Apple Pie
T HE annual observance -~ the F h f t
M ~ as oun o Ju y. steamslUp crossing made by the
aritime Day is a H Id M .
e on ay 22, the anniver- SS Savannah jn 1819, Maritime "
tradition that's mi Amer!--·~ f th "' tla _,, sary o e urst-ever transa ntic Day ~s merlred across tbecountry o.
with commemol'ative ceremon
ies. with speeches and btass
bands.
Maritime Day is a time of
tribute to those merchant.seamen
who gave their fives in their
country's service. It's a day to
honor the merchant mariners of
today whose contributions to
America's economy and security
are too often overlooked. And it's
an occasion to remind the-nation
.that a strong t.i.s. flag.merchant ·
marine is essential to America.
M1dsh1pman Oanlsl Morson ot 1he U S
Mercil3m Marine Academy pr0111des
the musical respanse.
New York
~rior lo the wreath.~remony. Vice Adm. Robert t Prlca of the U.S. Coes1 Guard
addresses the Maritime Day.gafhe!irig on May 22 nearing tl]e Verrazano Bridge.
Maritime Day 1980 was ob
served at sea and ashore in citi~
as far flung as San Francisco.
Washington, D_c. ana New
York. The SIU participated in
wteath-laying £eremon.ies and
other activities in all three cities.
And the Log was there to record
the·events.
N ATIONAL Maritime Day,
May 22, afternoon mcm~
rial ceremonies in the port of New
York were celebrated thill year
aboard Circle Line's sightseeing
boat with a buffet lunch and a run
downriver {Hudson) to the
formidable Verruano Bridge at
the entrance to the hatbor's
Upper Bay vi.a the Narrows.
The Slalue of Li'befty ro N. Y Harbor
salutes Maritime 011y celet>ranissailing
by •
SIU ViCf P1 u ' lllnt L8Dn HalfSWldl bV
IAbOr"S~
SIU Lake$ Agenl Jack Allen (far right) of loo port of Duluth, Mrnn is with a few
members ol the Union's Recorhlled Bosons Program awan1ng the clrcJe Lme
boat's departure trom the doCk
There traditional funerp.l
wreathsftom labor, management .. j,.., ...
a.nu aovemment were co!'e'ln¢
to the.deep by the Coast O'uard to
ho11or those merchant mari1Jcrs
who gave their liVCI il'l the COU1$e
of their calling. Representing the
Sill.at the ceremonies wu Vice
President Leon Hall Jerome E.
J01Cph represented District 2
MEDA, A MO. Lawrence G.
Molloy was there for the ILA.
Amona those at the celebra
tion representina management
was Stanley Unger of Ogden
Marine. And Jamet P. McAllist
er of McAllister Brothers and
Victor Lonacbamp or Delta Line.
Representing the government
be&ide the Coast Guard, wu the
lJ.S. Navy, Merchant Marine
Academy, Department of Com
merce and the Public Health
Se.rvico.
Giving thel'Cllgiou1 invocation
before die memorial ceremonies
WM N. Y. Port Cbllplain Msgr.
Thomas McGovern. Blcaingand
dcdicatina the wreaths with
inllpirina P'-Yeri WM ·the Rev.
Jame. R. Whittemon:. bead of
tho Seamen's Church lmtitwe
bcre, u tlie boat'1 beU tolJod
away a minute of aolemb sileaco
ha boaor of the tcaf'ariq do-
,.nod.
Spamor of the day WU lbe
PropdJor Club ofNn York. At
a~nym1 Piq.thedub
umimted SIU N. Y• Port Aerm
JllCk Cd9 ta lbair Boud o(
Govw...:
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Maritime Day-San Francisco
M ARITIME Day in San
Francisco was a two-day
affair this year. The first part of
the celebration was held on
Wednesday, May 21, with the
dedication of the llber\y ship
Jeremiah O'Brien as the National
Liberty Ship Memorial on San
Francisco Bay. TbW$day, ~ay
22 saw ttie annual lifeboat race,
followed by the Propeller Club
luncheon, honoring mariµme•s
Man of the Year.
The Jeremiah O'Brien js- the
last known, unaltered Liberty
ship afloat, out of the 2, 7SO such
vessels built during World War
If. Last October, a volunteer
crew sailed her under her own
power from the Suisun Bay
reserve Deet anchorage to Bethle
hem shipyard in San Fnutcisco.
60 miles away. ft was Lhe first
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fime in 33 years that the ship had
gotten up steam. Since October.
scores of volunteers, including
many members of the SIU, tiave
btj:n working on the ship, getting
her ready for her dedication
voyage last month.
With ()Ver 600 well-wishers
aboard, the ship left the yard,
into the Bay, where dedication
ceremonies were held. Sam
Nemirow, assistant secretary of
Commerce for Maritime Affa irs,
formally dedicated tqe ship as a
National Memorial, on behalf of
President Jimmy Carter.
Following the dedication
ceremonies, the O'Brien circled
the Bay and sailed out the Golden
Gate. Once out the Gate, .il
turned around and headed back:. _
Then, services honoring the men
and women who have given their
.. .
h .
lives to the .sea were held. More
than four dozen flaral wreaths
from various organjzations were
cast upon the outgoing tide as
part of th~ memorial.
The ship then proceeded to
Pier 3 at Ft. Mason, a former
Army base which is now part of
the Golden Gate National Recre•
ation Area and operated by the
National Pad -Service. The
O'Brien will be permanently
berthed at Ft. Mason, to become
a floating museum. Plans arc for
the ship to make a similar
voyage on her owa steam each
year on Maritime Day.
A luncheon for the sh\pboard
goes~ was held on the pier Mter
the ship docked.
The next day, San Francisco's
traditional lifeboat race was held
on the Bay in the morning. For
the 11th time in the past 12 years,
the crews from Matson won.
Noontime $aw the annual
luncheon. sponsored by the
Propeller Club of the United
States, and well attended by the
maritime unions. Local winners
of the Propeller Club's essay
contest for high school students
were introduced.
Highlight of the Maritime
Day luncheon each year is
announcement of the "Brass Hat
Awarcf', given to the Maritilll(
Man of the Year as selected from
members of the maritime com.
munity. This year it went IQ Ed
Twoer, Sltrs Senior Represent
ative on the West Coast.
Turner ~ the first labor union
representative to get the coveted
award since its inception in 1946.
ACoas101J81d r~le squad files a 11011ey allheSeamensMemonalService
Je1em• Decorative btnnmg aboard r~
O'Brien blowl N1 the llfeeze
SIU Plans Administrator CarolyTI Gentile (rlgtrt) regards memorial wreath with the Rev Going op the Jeremiah -o·aoen 911ngway ccemen is SIU Historical Director John
John P Heaney on theJ.Jberty ship Bunker
Mariti~e Day-Washington, D. C.
N.Y Port Agen1 J~ Galley (tat rJght) poses with membefsol!l\e Uri1on'sS1eward Aecetlrlication Program <Ind (cent Cf) Piney Point Tra1neeGre1c11en ZurtfiebonMarlfimeOay In
Washington. El C
0 N the west step.s of the U.S. Marine Coipa Band and the time unions spoke including SIU Among the other speakers,
Capitol in Wa.shington, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy New York: Port Agent Jack most of whom stressed the nee<:
D.C., afittingtnO\ltewisheldon Glee Club provided spectators Caffey. Hisforcefulspeechmade for a much stronger merchant
National Maritime Ollf for the with music and sonas as well as a if cleat that the bestwaylo honor marine, were: Edward Kelly, of
American seamen who bavc lost presentation of the colors. the seamen who lost their lives in MEBA District 2; Al May,
their Ii~ during wartime. Wreaths were brought fonh by past wars was to have a strong, executive vice praidcnt of the
In conjunction witb Maritime various maritime groups includ- viable lncrclJant fleet today. Council of American-Flag Ship
Day, an annual Merchant Ma- ing a trainee from the Sil.J's Tributes to Americ:a~s mer- Opcraton; Leon Shapiro, sec:R-
rinc MrmoriaJ Scrvite: is held by H_arry ~undcber& S~ool in cban1 •amen were also siven by tary-tmasunsr of MEDA District
the U.S. Department of C.C>1n- Piney Point, Md. Aconunaentof two members of Congress. I, and~ McAlliater. deputy
mcn:e. This is the clevtnth year trainees from the School was Senator ~I K. lnou,e (D- assistant ucrewy for Maritime
that tbe service has talcen place. also there and stood formation. Hawa.ii) and Representative Afl'ain of the Department of
In crisp, bright uniforms the Represe.itative1 from wari- John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.) Commen:ic.
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PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
SECRETAR Y·TRliASURER
Joe Ol(liorgio
EX.ECtmVE VICE PRE.'llDENT
- Prank OtotJik
HEADQUARTERS
67S 4 Aw., Bjclyo. 11232
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llll.ldlGnlll; ~ -A m•u&t1M4 t2UIS11•••-
How Sweet It Isl Sugar Islander Visits Bait.
T HE SIU-contracted bullc car- t · . Sug I. lanMr vesse usually runs from the apprruc•mately three weeks. The where the bullccr will load grain
n~ w ~ made a Hawaiian Island• to the main- long stay was due to the fact that bound for Haifa, Israel Mer-
::nt~y°!b:" sbe pai~ff ~;t ~d's West Coast. Actually, the the mill was almost filled to wards she'll probably h~d for
P
ort of Baltimore on J ~o ~ haiese.1-powen:d Su,aar Islander capacity and it woJlld be awhile Honolulu to begin her odyssey
unc · sn't loaded too much sugar in before the sugar-laden.ship could anew.
recent years. But for this run, s.he discharge her entire car:gti. At last
was back to her old sweet self. check not a o.ne wa§ fogging a
Upon arrival in Baltimore the beef.
crew learned that they would The next port-ofseall for the
remain in the city's once again Sugar /$/anderwill beo$0mewherc
j' flourishing inner harbor for along the St La~ Seaway
The MIV Sugar I~ eases slowly
lowards lhe Baltunore sugar d<>ci< with
the assistance ol ltle' SIU-cootracted
tug Cape Henlope/J (Curtis Bay).
Juan Moi1ca (I.) chief st~ard, afld
Travis MalnerSi the Sugar /Slan<Jer's
cook &f'1d baker pause faJ a momenf In
the snlp"s galley before preparing
dinner. Travlstlasbeenonlhevesselfor
the pasf two·and·e·half)'ears.
~-
Baltimore Port Agent George Costango ( r.) holds a snlpboard meeftll\l with some of
the crew 1n the bulk camer"s mass hall.
, . ~ ' , ?'
•
"
These lhree gents make up part al the sh{p·s able·bOdled deck-gang; lrom lett to
riglJI they are: Mike Dupuis, Henry Scott and Tnomas LUl<elicb.
AB Fred Boyne stopped-oll in lhegalley
oonng the altemoon coffee break.
Mike Dupuis (dockSlde). along with
some ol his shipmates. 11elps IQ set ll'>e
gangway upon arrival In Bolumore
Chief Steward, 24, Has Recipe for Success
I rs e classic example .of what
a man can do, if he sets bis
mind to it and plays his cards
right.
In laa than-~ )UIS (to be
e.,IZCf,, 32 .months} Tmn Lany
Dockwiller, 24, bas worked bis
way up from a. Gencnzl Slet¥atd
Udllly (GSU} to e Steward/
Bater. He's prcsendy working et
the be..s of bis department on the
LNG ·Caprlcartf somewhere
becwe@ Indonesia and Japan.
It's qui?e an accomplishment
for tho yoim1 man who once told
111: "I never cooked a. meal i11 my
Hie, till I joined ihe siu end pt
on a daip. MY mom always bid a
meal OD tbe table."
Though Doc:ltwilJer's accom
plithmcnt is oert8inlyexemplary,
if1 by no mnns a o~.in a miUiaa
atrola: of lllck.. B's the son of
tbiD& that's well witliin Uie reach
of mOI& ~ providing they
Ille the followiq "recipe" for .. .,,... .
• pdJer a sufficient quantify
of . time (in &be lint 22 monthl
after bis graduation from the
Harry LundebergSchool in May,
19TI(Dockwiller accumulated 18
months sea?imc).
• combine a aeaerous amount
of tkt~miltatlolf ud the wi/1"'8-
nns 10 kam and unrtlM u often
as po11ible (Dockwiller uppadcd
al the Lundebefa School every
'"hance he had, and kept his eyes
end ea.'I open in the pUey while
at IC&).
• pnsparc au inp'edients in ?he
patented SIU "kitehcn", wherejn
only the best equipment and
(e.d11.Cational) opportunity i1
available to those eUowed to
enter •
In addition to the exoellcnt
educational and upsradina
.epponunities the SIU has pl'On
vided for thote seeking edYB.DCen
ment in ?he stcWard departmont..
only the SIU has the spccializcd
course required for employment
on the new liquified mfuraJ gas
(LNG) tankers. ~illcr toolt
that counc the year be paduated
from the Lvndebcq School. and
bas been riding gas ships ever
aince.
He was a crewmembcr on the
first Americaftsftag LNG ship;
the LNG Aquarius, 'riiimg that
ship out of the yani in 19n. He
left the Aquarius after two trips.
upgraded to cook/ flaker, ud
then look a job on the. brand new
LNG GeminL After leaving the
j
New Chef Steward Lany Oockwlller 19
only 24 years Old.
Gemini in early 1971) he upgraded
once apin before becoming the
rnt chief coolc on iM LNG
Libra. He's been on the LNG
Capricorn since January or this
year, re-nting 10 steward / baker
in February.
lboup Docltwiller's rise in
the steward department has been
.meteoric. ?here are othen climb
ing the ladder et a sirnilar pace.
Alona with him on the C(lf'ricom
is chief cook Patrick Geary wbo
started out as a QSU on the
LNG Aquarius in 1978. Cleary.
himself a a~•duatc of the
i.undp\>erg School, has abo
lllorked on the LNG Leo and ?he
LNG TOU11U.
So, as Dockwiller and Oeary
have shown, the recipe is then: for
all to we. And it's not all that
diffic:ult. All it takes is the propClr
combination of scatirnc, deter·
mination and the willingncsa to
learn..
The SfU's got the rest ol the
inpedien&s you'll need lO cook up
a batch of 1accas.
June 1980 / LOG I II
Dl1palcber1 Beporl for Deep Sea
MAY 1-31, 1980
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10
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11
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16
13 8,
45
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56
1
7
55
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21
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1 4 0
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PRESIDENT
Paul .. all
S£CRBTARY•TREASURl!R
~oe DKliorgio
EXEOUTl¥E VICB PllESIDBNT
Frank Oroiok
READQUARTllRS "
67 5 4 ~Ye,. Bklyn. 112)2
ALGONAC: M1ob. (2!2) HY M600
520 St. C lair Ri\'Or Or. 48001
(313) 794-9375
>.LPENA, Miah .•.•• 800 N, 2 Ave. 49707
(511) El. 4-3616
BALTIMORE. Mel:
1216 E. Bahlmore Sr. 21202
(301) BA 7-4900
l!OSTON. MaJS, • , •• 21S w ex Si. 0'211 1
(617) 482"4716
C1! tc:;'AGO, I LL.9383 S. E"'1n& Aw. 60617
(312) SA 1~7J3
CLEVELAND. Ohio '
129001d River Rd. 4411 3
(216) MA 1·'4SO
COWMBUS, Ohio
4937 Weat Jlroad St. 41228
DULUTII, Minn.
(614) 87().6161
10s Medical Ans Building S'802
(211) RA 2-4110
fRAN~ORT. Mich . ••.... P.O. Boa D
4U Main St. 49635
(616) 352-4441
Gl:.OlJCBS'ffi.R.. Mau,
120 Main St, 01903
(617) 2SY.l64S
8.0\ISTON, Teic . .• 1221 Pierce St. 77002
JA<ZltSONVILLll, At. (?IJ) 65~515~
33JS Lll!e"Y SI, 32206
• (90!1) 353-0981
JERSEY crrv, !'1.J.
99 Mo111aomcry St. OiJa .
· (~l)R£~
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(:ZOS) HB )-17'4
NEW ORI.EANS, IA,
630 Jilebon Ave, 70130
(504) S2~7S46
NORFOLK. VL •• •.•• ., I IS 3 St. 23510
(804) 62~1892
PADUCAH. lty .•• . •. • m S. 7 St, 42001
(S02) ").2493
l'RILADELPHIA. Pa.2604 S. 4 SL 19148
(21S) DE 6-3818
PINEY POINT. Md.
St. Mary's County 2()674
(301) 994-00IO
PORT ARTHUR, Tex •. Sl4 9 Ave. n640
(713) 98).1670
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
JSO Fmnool SL 94JOS
SANTIIRCE. P. R.
(415) ISU:o79J
llU Fernanda, JullCOI,
SICJtl 20 00909
(809172~
SEAlTLE, WUh. •• . •• 250S I Avo. 91121
(206) MA J.4334
ST. LC)VIS. Mo. 4S81 Gt11vol$ Ave. 63116
(314) 752-6500
TAMP", Fla. 2410 W ~tllnccly 8JYd, Jla
($ IJ) 81~1601
TOLEDO, Ohio . . , 635 Su111!1111 SI. ~
- (ttl9) :ua.3691
WU.MJHO'fOJ(, Oillr.
4GI Avalota BlVd. 80744
(21~,.. 1000
Y01'otlAMA. J1pu •••• •• p,o, 11011 421
Yu~tami. Pon P.O. MNillml OlldDll
fQb.lu.23..,1
201-19JS
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HO}IOLULU, Hoaii
197 AIW. SI. Mill
... , .5J7"'714
PORTlAND, Or.GI S .W Sdi AWf. V7JIM
f511)221·71fl
WJLMJNGTOH, Ca.
•Awalft.,._9'*
C21J> 5'9 llDO
How Sweet It Isl Sugar Islander Visits· Bait. TIE SIU-conJracted bulk car- vessel usually runs from the a_pproitimately three W'eelts, The where the bulker will load grain
ner Sugar lilander made a Ha~aiian Islands to the main- Jong ata)' was due to the faa that bound for Haifa, Israel. After
rare stop on the East Coast ~nd s Wett Coast. Actually, the the mill was a1moo filled U? wards she'll pro~bly head for
recently when she paid off in the diesel-powered Sugar Islander capacity' and it would be awhile Honolulu to begin her odyssey
port of Baltimore on June 3. The hasp'! loaded too much sugar in before the suga ... biden ship could anew.
recent years. But for this run, she discharge he.r entirecarJo. At·last
was back to her old sweet self. check not a one was Jogging a
Upon arri~al in <lmore the l)eef.
crew learned that they would The next port-of-call for ttie
remain in the city's once again Sugar Islander will be somewhere
• , flourishiiig inner harbor for along the SL Lawrence' Seaway
The M/ V Sugar lsl8flder eases slowly
towards the Baltimore sugar dock With
lhe assistance or the SIU-conlracted
tug Cape Henlopen (Curtis Bay).
Juan Mojica (1,) clllel ste\Yard. and
Travis Mainers, Iha Sugar /stan<ter's
cook and baker pause. for a moment In
the sl\ip's galley before preparing
dinner. Trevis llasbeenonthevesset (o;
Iha past lwo-and-a·half years
BattimorePortAgeo1Ge01geCostengo(r.)hok:lsashipbOardmeet1nsiwill\someol
the OrfN/ in lhe bulk carrler·s mess tiall. ·
. , 1• I'
'
, 1 1 .. ,•
__,, ·~
:
J
These three gents make up p.ort Of the ship's abfe· l>Odle<l csec1<,.ga119i from left to
right they are: Mike Dupuis, Heniy Scott and Thomas Luketlch.
AB Fred Bayne slopped-olf In !ha galley
dunng lhe afternoon coffee break.
Mike Dupuis (dockside), along with
some of his shipmates. helps ta set the
gangway upon arrival In B1thimore.
~hi~f Steward, 24, Has Recipe for Success
I T'S a classic example of what
a man can do, if be sets his
mind to it and plays his cards
riahL
ln lest than three yean (to be
cuca. 32 months) Texan Lany
DockwilJer, ~ baa worked bis
way up from a Oer•al Stcwanl
Utility (GSU) to a Steward/
Baker. He's pt c1mtly wortins at
the beM or bli depaJtmcnt on the
LNG Capricorn somewhere
between Indonesia md Japan.
It's quite an ~plilbnlcnt
for the youq man who once told
~= "I never cooked 4 meal in my
life, tilf J joined the SIU and 1ot
on • ehip. My mom alwaYJ bad a
1M9J OD the table..,.
'I1lov&b Ooc:kWiller's accom
pl!thmen~ rs cerWnly exemplary.
It'• by no means a ooein a million
strob of I~ Jt'a the sort of
trm.t duu'a well within the readi
of mDllt tlealaJers providillJ they
Ille the followins "m:ipe" for
RICClll'
• pdler a 1ufficriem guautify
or..,,,_ (m *first 22 moatJil
after his graduation from the
Rairy LundebergSchool io May,
19n(I>oclcwiUer accumulated 18
months seatime).
• combine a generous amo11n1
o( r.kt~rmiifatlori ud the willirig
M» to kam and upgrtull11 often
u po11i.ble (Dockwllleruparaded
at the Lundcbera Sohool ever,y
chance be bad, and kept his eyes
and oa•i open in the pUey while
at tea).
• prepare all ingredients in the
patented SIU "kitchen", wberoin
only the best equipment and
(edljeational) opportunity is
available to thoae aUowcd to
enter .
In addition to the excellent
educational and uppading
.epportunities the sru bu pro
vided for those .eeting advance
ment in the steward departmeat.
only the SIU has the 1pecialiud
coune required for employment
on the new liquif&ed aatural pa
(LNG) tankers. Doc:b'ilJcr toot
that coune the year be Jfadualcd
froai the L~ School. and
has been riding gas ships ever
since.
He was a crewmember on the
first America:n-flas LNG ship,.
the LNG Aquarius, ·riding that
ship ou't of the yard in 1977. Be
left the Aquarius aftCt' two trips.
uppadcd to eoe>Jc/bater~ and
then took a job on the brand new
LNG Gemini. After leaviq the
' NIW Chief Steward lany Ooct\wlller 11
only 24 years- old.
<kmlril in early 1979 be upgraded
once ap.in before becoming the
first chief cook Qn the LNG
Libra. He's been on the LNG
Capricorn since January of this
year ..... rat1n1 to steward/ baiter
in February.
Though Doclcwiller's rise in
the steward department bas been
meteoric. there are others climb
ing the ladder at a similar pace.
Along with him on the Capricorn
is chief cook Patrick Geary who
started out as a GSU <ftl the
LNG Aquarius in 1978. ~ry.
himsclr a graduate or the
i.undeberg School. has -also
worked on the LNG Uo and the
LNG Taurus.
So, 11 DoclcWiller and Geary
have shown, the m:ipe is lhei;e for
all to use. And it's not all 1ha1
diff~ All it takes is the proper
combination of stratlme, deter
minatiOD and the williogn~ to
learn.
The SIU's got tht rat of the
irqpedieata you'll need to coot up
a batch Of l1IC ti I
June 1980 I LOG I 23
At Sea
SS Presidents Wi/son,_Adams
From July 5-IS, the SS Pre3idem Wil.ro1t (Am.erican Presidpnt Line)
will carry beside pusenger8(J3) 250 'metric tons of bulk wheat from a
West Coast pon to Inchon-Pusan, Korea.
From July 10-20, t~ SS Pr4itknJ dda'11$ (APL) will haul !S,000
metric tons of bulk wheat 1upercargo on the same route.
SS Tomaro Gui/den
About July IJ, the 23,800 dwt SS Tamara Gui/den (Transpon Com·
mercial) from the pon of Philadelphia will carry a cargo of coal out bound
and other carso inbound to the port of Norfolk on a five-month chaner
for the MSC.
New York
Sen. Daniel X. Inouye (0-Hawaii) was awarded the 1980 Admiral or
the Ocean Sea Award (AOTAS) at Maritime Day ceremonies here. He
will accept the award here oo Sept. 26.
The award .is for distinpished !!¢Moe to the American merchant
IDllrine annually by the United Seamen's Service.
Sen. Inouye is dWnnan of the Senate Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine and Tourism and is authorof Senate•s 1980 Ocean Sbippins A'-'t.
TT Bay Ridge
Richmond Tanken, owners of the 225,00() dwt 77' Bay Ridge, want to
repay the Oo~rnment constrtlction subSidy to clear the supertanker for
use in the domestic trades.
T~ vessel was built for SS7.3 cnillion of' which S24.6 million was
sub•idlzed with the piovision ,that she could only be 48C<I in the foreign
trade1. .
But her sunerahip, the IT Stuyves(lnt repaid fbe subsidy and entered
the i:lomettjc; 1r14~ permapentJy_
She, like her other sister-ships, the TT Brookf}'n and TT
Williamsburgh, are now on the Alaskan North Slope oil run.
Galveston
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA} late last month
gave the uan-af<onstructio.n peo light to Texas' first deepwater oil
terminal port oo Pelican ls.
licensing okay is ex.pectcd from the Army Corps of Engineers.
The pon is to be built by Gableston Wharves, Chicago Bridge and
~lican It. Terminal Corp. It c:ould handle 250,000 dwt supert.ankm.
Santa Barbara Committee
1 .•
New York Pllltofman Tedely 8abkowsl<1 (seated !ell) llNs oul a dues receipt IOI
Recerllf!Gd Bosun Stanley Jandols t seated nght) ship's cllarrman. ltlst month at a
payo#l lllX>etd the SS San/a Balbat11 (Della Wne) at Pon Newark. N.J. The res1 or
the Ship's Commitlae - ft to r.) . SlaMlfd Delege.ta Robert Arana, Engine
0 !I LMlll Ae~ Tarns. [)e(;j< Oelegale Frank Pallsia and Chiet Slewatd A.
Rudhdti, iletelaly-19POl1el'.
II I LOG I Jlltle I 980
SS Lvrfine
MA RAD hlU okayed more than $36 million to MatJOo Naviption
Co. can cooven iU R/ O R/ O trailer'lhip, the 25,3$0dwt SS Lur/inr in10 a
container ship doubling her cargo capacity to l,046containeni from 434
containel'll.
The 1973-bµll! 700.foot 3hip is oo the West CQut to Hawaii run.
Her builders, Sun Shfpyard of Chester, Pa., will do the 126.5 fe><>t
"Stretell~ conversion with deliveQ' sct for Septe111ber 1981.
She will be able to carry 4l>'moreca,, to a 179 CBI'$ total and 104 more
refriscrated units. Forward SPllC!IS will be fitted with container cells.
Decks will be st rengthened "1111d autodecks with access r.amps will lie
added to one hold.
Washington, D.C. ·-
Four high school students-have won voyages on SIU•ffiliated ships
and one cash intbe Propeller Club of the U.S. annualessayconte1t on the
American men:bant marine.
Winners in the Rarold Harding Memorial National Euay C<!ntest
were; - _.,
For a roundtrip Walerman trip from New Orleans to Europe-Alice
Amber Amacker of Bogalusa. La.
For a Delta roundtrip from New Orleans to South America
William Russell Curry Jr. of ~y West, Fla.
For two APL roundtripc from Oaldand. Calif. to the Orient.
Carmen &talano of San Diego, CaliL and Hauber Heintz of San Ptxlro.
Calif.
For a Maritime Overseas SSOO cash award-Tue Din-aoh of
Galveston.
ST Zapato />oJriot
MARAD h&$ given the 3S,IOO dwt tanker ST 'ZapQ1a Patriot
(Zapata Tankers) permission to cllaner to tbe MSC for three yean with
\WO yearJy option&.
Mariilo Bay
Local piretes- laat month 'killed the lll&Jtcr of the IQ, 000 dwt BriU1h
containership, the SS Orien1al AmbaS111Jdor and hurt 1 crewmember
whell they boarded the·veuel demanding cash.
The captain was -11iot 11iJ!e" ~ alter 'refu.'li11j. t!IW demand5. The
piretca left the ship emptyhanded. -
Enroute to Ta.iwan, ~ ship anchored off tama·o Town near the
mouth of the bay, seeking shelter from Tfllhoon Dom.
Her cllief mate brought the ship into Mapila Harbor to continue the
run to Taiwan.
Philadelphia
The SS Wu1ward Venture (JOM) and t~ FoTt Holabird and
Tronspor1er (JOTI woo Jones F. Devlin Awards early lhia month for
sailing safely for two accident-free conseaitive years.
The awards were given by the National Safely CQunciJ's Marine
Division and the Ameriean lasrirute of Merchant Sbippiq.
ar Islander Committee
Stanlng with this- Wilt the Sro·
fartr~ Lo1 wlJl "'If a histOT)I of tltt
Staforrrs- lntern•tlonal Union.
/rutoilmelrts wi/J OJ!Pftlf 1110ntf1ly
ond will coi>er tlw -Y 11tri/ca,
or1a11i1otloMl drfvts Md Ollter
lauts ill wltldt tM Ut1I011 A• bttrt
invoh'C!d for tht bMeflt of .-flll
and tltt ltnwric.,, "'qduml-lne,
os wdl u for ""'°' ill ~nerlfl. Tiils
first lnstJlllmmt tilltf a ·brk/ "'61ory
~J tM llNP'lft'
1
S /Jlbor 1110-tnt,
ltltlut.lhiz ,,_ """""' ~
whkll 111 •• wl«I /tJnftllliiRI eJ tltt
Sill.
The Struggle
Begins Fora
Class of Workers
by lohn Bunker
F OR hundreds of years seamen
.JUtaed to better tlieir lot. From
tbt •hll>"'luhed o-en of Roman
and Spudlh galleys to tbe watdt
and w1tdl erews or modem wllld
j1~ seamen were usually un·
derf'ed, undttp1id and overworked
and ronsidl!l'fld workmen beyond
tbt usual rttOl.ll'leS or the. law.
Aloo& with the harsh tlDd vi1or
ous nahlte O(tbeir daily labors Wtte
the constant haunts of -ru1nc.
Untold thousands of ulloft have set
out from port never to r.eturn,
becoming victims of storms, colU
slons and that most dreaded roe of
tbe ocean vo)'lcer-f"Jre;at sea. And
In the pa(ts Of old ihiP.Jling]oyrh~
diu1 w~~ abr,ays thl• ree11rrent
no(fce beside the name of a lhip:
~mlssin& •nd prawned Jolt with all
bands."
Much as they wanted 10 bette(
their condition. seamen had little
chance to e11press their dissatisfao
tion In any effc:ciive way. much less
to organiz.e for concerted action.
Maritime laws of all nations gave
absolute authority to the captaio al
sea. Quite appropriately was the
captain called ~master . He was that
in fact. Many protests by seamen
during a voyage against poor food.
overwork. brutality or qnsafe con
ditions wercbranded"mutinies"and
~ suppressed by fists, guns or
belaying pins. Only rarely wu the
seamcn·s voice heatd u far u the
coons •!Id then the masterS, mateS
or owners almost al~ won the
c .. e.
.6. LL maritime nations bad striet
n laws agains1 8 seaman leaving
hi• ship before the end of the-voyage.
In I SS2, for in.stance. tbC Spani~h
govcmmcit\I decn:ed that any sailor
who deserted hi.~ ship before the end
of a voyage: to America. could be
puoi1hed by I 00 lash!!$, a aenterlce
vinuaUy equal to death. Ai late as
the 19th century in l>Olh Englilnd.
the United States and other mari·
time nations a seaman who left his
ship bcfotc the cod of a trip•could ~
forcduUy•ppn:hended.apd brooght
back on board. ,, be w~'l returned
he automatically forfeited 11is pay
Ind aay belonginp left on the ship.
In the •U.S. 1hi$ Ltw was only re•
A History of the SIU revived with the name lakes Sea·
mens Ben.evolcnt Association, under
the leadership or Dan Keefe.
This was a ml! trade union. with
its IDllincommitmont being financial
beucrment and improved living
conditiom aboard ship. Branches
spr1ng up in the major Lakes poru.
Within '• few years the ship owners.
had bfokerr the ~nio11 by setting up
their own hiring hollt and refusins to
ship any men with known uoion
proclivitles. The Union, however,
was revived in the l 8901 •nd
nrvived lo become pan of the
lnfemetiooal Seamens Union.
scindc:d after pal!lgc: of the "M1gna
Carta of the American Seamen"
thr Seamen's Ad or 1915. \his
legislation wa& initiated by Andrew
Furunlh, famous champion of
l!Camen 's rights 11nd hud of the old
International Seamen's Union.
Th~ sailor was alw11ys at a great
disadvantage in organizing into o
union because of tf\e nature pf hi~
profcs~ion. He was at se,1 most of the
time. And when ashore his meager
wages were soon spent, leaving him
at the mercy of crimps, shipping
masters, owners and the many other
harpies or the waterfront.
.6.se&man with a reputation for pro-
1'. testing his lot would soon find
it hard to get a ship. But the ~eallllln
bas always been an independent
fellow and it is not surprising that
the first labor strike in the United
States was by tlir sailors of Nrw
York in 1803. when they refused to
sail the ships until they received an
increase in pay from $10 a month.
Then: is little information available
about this strike but there is a
reference to them getting SI 7 a
momh later. so the action must have
been effective. But the sailors errons
'were only spasmodic and their
achievements did not la•! long.
There was a strike in Boston in 1837,
when pay was little more than it was
in 1803.
It must be remembered. of course.
that many sbore·side workers were
001 much better off than the seaman.
I( ihe sailor was unhappy with his
pay, he did not tui.ve much chance of
iD'lproYlng himself asho~e. Once
accustomed to the sea, moreover.
the sailor did not talce kindly to I.he
boredom and drudsery of jobs
ashore.
The first organization of seamen
in the United States occurred in
January of 1866 when the following
notice appeared in a San Francisco
paper:
"Summa Friendly
Ualwa Sodecy"
"A II sramtn arr invltrd to
at1tnJ at IM Tum Vr"ln Ila/I
1Jn Bush St""' bt'tll'tm St(l('k·
ton and Pc> ... ell STTl'l't$ on
Thursda)' £vening, Jonuar)' 11
at 11;, o "dQC'k lo .form a Sta·
,,.rns Sorit>fl' for 1ht Pacific•
Cua.ft."
This meeting resulted ID organi
~tion of the Stamens Friendly
Union and Protective Society.
Alfrrd Enquist was elected Presi
dent and G~orao McAlpinc. Secre.
!Ary. It WIS the firs( orgam1.ation or
seamen in 1his eountry, perhaps the
first in the world.
In 187S. the United Seamen's
Association was formed in the pon
of New York .. ncl it sent a delegation
to Congrc$S to petition for laws to
protect seamen. The delcg~tioo.
according lo a news repon ID the
New York Times of January 21 , was
-graciously received by the Preti·
dent."
No more washeatd oftbiso1gan
ization.
The Seamen's Friendly IJnion.aod
Protective Society in San Francisco
didn't last long and the nellt
organization to come along wa~ the
Seamens Protective Union fonntid
in San Francisco in 1878 with 800
members. It. too, 'had a lhOA life.
WHEN wages on the covt\ng
vessels fell to $2S a month in
l&BS, seamen met one night on a
lumber wharf along the San Fran
cisco waterlmnt toprotcsL This was
followed 1 week .later by a gcond
meeting, which resulted in forma
tion of the Coast Seamen's Union,
with Billy Thompson being elected
President. By July the union had a
permanent headquarters and some.
2,000 members. OnlY. sailors were
allowed to join. Dues were so.cents
a month.
lo the following year the firemen
and oilers formed Che S~p
Sailor's Protective Association. lo
1891 these organizations joined to
form the Sailors Union oC the
Pacific.
In June of 1886thc SUPca'llcd its
first strike, forcing wages uptoS30a
month.
With these organizations, the
seemens labor movement was off10
a firm start, at least on the West
Coast
Seamen organized on the' Gi:tat
Wes at ab.out the same time. The
Seamen's Benevolent Union of
Chicago was formed in 1863 but
soon explted, mai~Ly because its
main objective was to take card of
siclc or indigent members rather
than to taise wages -and improve
conditions.
Jn 1878, this ·organization was
Longshoremen of the Lake1
orpnizcd in Chicago in 1877 and
then fonn.cd the National LonB
shoremen'1 Association of the
United States in Detroit in 1892.
This became the International
Longshoremen's Association lo
1895.
It was al5o on the Great Lakes
that the first union of marine
engineers waa formed in 1854. II
quiclcly faded away but was revived
in 1863 and again in 1875 when it
became the National Marine En
gineers Beneficial Association.
Captains and Mates have a
history of union activity ' On the
lakes dating beck to 1886.
In 1892 a convention or .seamen
was held in Chicago, with delegates
from the various ·unions now or
ganized on the West Coast, tho
Great' 1.alccttnd the Gulf of Mexico.
There were no delegate8 from the
Atlantic. "
- At this meeting was born ~
National Union of Scame11 of
America, later to be lcnown llS the
International Sea1ilen's Union. 11
lasted uni.ii the 19.)()s and out of its
eventual wn:c:Jcaae came the Sea
farers ln1ernational Union and the
National Maritime Union.
More Nert Molllll
Shi_ps Are Powered
DillerendF TodaF
C·•ll bl 0.. De Cll••g•
Take the Diesel Engines
Course at HLSS
It's Four Weeks Long
It S~arts PS,e.,ptember IS
•' ~
.lull& t 9eO I LOG I 21
I Legal Aid I ~~;K ~~'i':!, ~ff~~~;!ree Tra~0~b.ldeology'
Tn tlir ~"""' tlrn1 mw SIU m<'mhrr• r executive vice president. sues- Noting that the health of the Droulc also told the audience
ha1·t /r~al probl~m.< ·,,, 1/11• 1·11rio111 sed the need for co-operation nation, as well as the health of the that our counuy's failu~ Co deal
11nrr1, n 1;.,, "' t111ur11V1·• " ''"'"' //wi· """ between all segments of the maritime industry, depepds upon with the deterioration of its
<"a11.m/1 ' ·' h<'lfll! publi.•hetl. T/1; 111~m·
her
111
... d ""' durrur r/rc recommcJ1d<·<I maritime industty in an address this nation's ability to eJtpOrt merchant ~rine is causing grave
n111m1t•" t1111l 1/li.< list ;s ,,,,,,,,t//'d 011/v before repi;ese111atives of the products, Drozalc- attacked national security problems,
/r>r l111i!mr1111<>111/I fJJl'fl"·«'·'' Midwest Region of the. National inadequate economic policies especially since the Rus$llltt fle4)t
NEW YORK, N.Y, Maritime Council that have blln'Ctly followed has experienced 11n unprece-
Schulma.n & Ab.arbanel Drozak's addrei;s was part of a outdated concepts of free-trade. dented era of growth.
350 Fifth Av~ue. ....,.
New York, N.Y. 10001 Shipper Advisor Labor Sympo- "It is probably not news to The r'!alional Maritime
Tele. #(212) 279-9200 sium held in Chicago last month. anyone present that the trading Council is an organization
The Symposium was designed asa nations of the world are rapidly dedicated to maritime research
BALTIMORE. MD.
Kaplan. Heyman, GrernbeJg.
En~lman &. Belgrad
Sun life Bui.Jding-
C ha.rles & Redwood Streets
Baltimott, ~aryland 21201
Tele. /1(301) S3!J..6967
HOUSTON, TEX.
Archer & Pcter'5on
Americana lluilding
1111 Dallas Street
Houston, Teicas 7'7002
Tele. 11(713) 659-4455
TAMPA, FLA ..
Hamilloo & Duu~. P.A.
26'20 W. Kennedy lijvd.
Tampa, Florida 33609
Tele. 11(813) 879-9482
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
John Paul Jennings. Hcnnini
and Wash
100 Busb Strtelr Suitc 1403
San Francisco. California 94104
Tele. //(415) 981-4400
Philip-Wcltin, ESQ.
Weltin & Vn11 Dam
No. I E.ciker 81&.
San ftanci$co, Calif. 94105
Teb:.~(4tS) 771.;4500
ST. LOUIS, M~.
Grutnbetg & Soundm
721 Olive Street
Sr. Louis, Missouri 63101
Tele. 11(314) 231-7440
N£W ORLEANS, LA.
&rlttt, Boudteaux, Lamy.
Oardnm- & Foley
1400 Richards Building
837 Omvier St~
New Orleans. 1.ouifi11n.1 70112
Tele. I/(~ S86-9j95
' LOS ANGELES. CALIF.
Fo~I. Julbar. Reinhardt &
Rolbscbild
5900 Wihltitt BoUlevard
Lds Angela, Callfonria 90036
Tde. /l(lJ3) 937-6250
MOBrLE, ALA.
Simoll & Wood
1010 van Antwnp Building
Mobile, Alabama. 36602
Tele. ~20S) 43~
DETROIT, MICH.
Vit.1or (;_ Ranson
1926, Grand River I\ venue
O'c:troil, Michigan 48822
Tele. q(313)'S32-l 2·20
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Orlando & White
1'wo ~in Suen
GI~. Massachusetts 011130
Tele. /1(617) 283-8100
SEATTLE. WASH.
Vena, Davies, Roben$.
Reid A ADdem>n
100 We:s1 Harrison Plaza
Scal11e. Washinttim 98119
Tele, f(2D6) 28S-36JO
CHICAGO, TI.L.
Katz A Friiedmu
7 Soulh Dearborn Street
~. IUIDoiit 60tl03
Tele. l 12} 263-6330
•I LOG I June 1980
forum where different segments of moving into a protectionist and education. 1t is composed of
the maritime illdustry could come mood," DrozaJc said. "The a broad spectrum of the maritime
1ogetber and exchange views, as United States simply cannot industry, including more than
well as plot a common strategy for afford the luxury of a free trade 170 companies whose ships sail
the future. ideology." under the.U.S.t'lag. The SIU was
Drozak told 1he assembled What is neJ:ded. Drozak one of the. earliest and moce
delegates that the American flag s(ressed. is a long ·range enthusiastic members of the
merchant marine has been a successful promotion of exports. NMC, for it reco$fiized thal the
vic~m of unfavorable. historical While ~eceot initiatives, suoh as Council preseirtcd thi: maritime
trends and poorly-<:onccived gov- the President's Eiport Council ind.ustry with the unique
eromental policies. The mari- and passage, of the. Export opportunity of ·addressing the
time industry is, he said, an Administration Act. are steps in larger issues that affect the
ioduSlry that must close ranks if the righ1 direction, th.ey are not industry as a whole.
Dispatchers RePort for Inland Waters
MAY 1-31, 1980 "TOTAL IWllSY'ERED TOTALSHll'f£D 00R£GISTEllED ON BEACH
AU6"""" All~ Alll:teupl
CIMIA a..8 ClaaC" er-A a.a c ... c a-A CIMeB CllllC
Port. DEClt OVAllTMDIT
Boston ........ ......... .. ........ j ••• , ••••• • 0 0
8
0 0 0 0 0 0
New Y~~ti ................ ,. ., .... ....•• , .• , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
~do p _ ......... .,.,,_.,. ••••.. •• • ••••.• 0 g 8 0 0 0 0 0
a "'Qf'e .............. ............ . ....... 3 r 0 0 9 T 9
.Norfol~ •• ' .• •. . ~ ...•.•.•. •... ••. ....... I •• g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ T= ... , ...... ~.-.· ................ , .. •., 1 1 2 0 0 8 2
M le •••••..•..•••••.••••• ,, •.••.•.• . ..• 3 t 1 2 l I 5 I I
Nl'W Orleans •••••••• •-f ................. , ••• 2 2 ~ 0 8 J 9 5 10
Jac:lt..,.,.,llle ..... . . . ...................... l 0 0 0 3 0 0
~ Fnincisco •••.•.••.•.••....•.. , ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W1 mite«! .•.. . .•• " . . ....•.. ' ........... 3 I 3 l 2 I 5 ~ 7
s..tffe_ ••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P\Jlrto Rico ............................... 0 0 3 0 0 I 0 0 5
Ho<DCon •••••••••••••••• - •••• .• •••••••••• 3 3 3 0 l 0 8 9 12
PoftMhur •• ••••••••• -. ••••••••••.••••••••• 22 3 12 34 4 5 15 8 21
A~ ......... .. . .. . ....... . ..... ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis ••.••.. •••. ••••.. ••.•••••• ., ...... 4 I 4 l 0 4 7 2 14
~Point ............................... ~ 0 0 6 a 0 L 0 0
Pa(iUQh ••••• , ••••••• ~·· ·· ·•······-······· 4 36 2 0 2 17 9 117
Tallll ............... . ..................... !13 19 70 ~ a 1$ 11 50 1'3
""" EMINI DUAllTll!HT i"' ................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o,
8 IW~fil •• r ,, •• •• 1 ••••••••• ,,, , ,, , ,.,,.,, 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5."lt o ' o l 0 o 0 0 • t o 0 0 0 0 o o,o 0 0 o o 0 o O I O o o o y 0 0 0
~
a 0
• '·~1······ · ''''''''''''''''''''''' 0 0 0 0 l 0 8 ••••• • ••••I•<•••••• •• •••••••• •••• • 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cto'l:ll: ................................... 0 I 0 0 0 0 8 ............ ~.-~- - - .... ··········· ····· 0 0 0 0
~ g ·~ 0 0
7~or1~ ...... .................... , ... 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 sonvHte • .• • ··- - --~"'""'~· .. . ......... . 0 0 0 0 0
~n Fr,:ncl&co ............................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
' Omrwton •.••••••••••••.••••.••••••• , •• , I 0 2 8 8 0 I 0
~ = ............ ............ ,. ....... ~······ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rieo • . • •••.••••.•.••••••••••..•.•• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston ............................ . .......... 0 L 2 0 0 0 1 l 1
"Oft Mhur ................................... . 0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 l
''80nat ········· ·----------~---·-··· · ·· ··· 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St LUJti • . .• -....................... , •••••. 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
P.n~ Point • • . . .•..•••••• 11 ••• • ...... ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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•"f *' R~' means l/ie number of men wto actuotty res111ered fCf lhipPif18 at the POl'l 18" monlh.
'"119&tslered on the Belltl>" - the 14191 11Umbor or_,, ""iA11111fat tneportatthe ...cs of r.t !!\GOllh.
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PiGtured w~h SIU Rep. Al Raymond (third from le~) are some ol Bl,l~.er-Wtiltety
Mc;:Alllster's maintenance crew. From the left, tney are: Bo~ Schwetka. Pasgualjj
G.lorgllll and Steven Phlllfp$, The M IV Graoe McAllister dockside at her new Baltfmore home;
New 1ug Run for SIU linking, Norfolk, Bait., Philly
SllJ-contncted McAUlller Broth·
ers, of Baltl-e, ha.1 announced
plant ror a new conlalnrr 1>a11e
feeder service bqlnnln& this month.
The service will llnk the mid·
Atlanrfc portl of Plrfladelphla,
- Baltimore and Norfolk.
The mo¥e by McAllister was
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made possible when the company
mtrced In Januuy -,Jltb the SIU·
contracted Baltimore company or
Bakft'·Wbl~ly Towing. The new
company will, for the lime being, be
kno'll'n aJ Baller-Whltely-McAJl.ls
tl'r Tow1t11.
The nnt cllanp to be madeby1he
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new outfit wa1 the addldon of tbe
J,598 honepower ru1 Grt1« Mc
Alllsin to tbe ortpnal six boat Reet.
Tbt Gl'O« McA lltltrr arrived at tht
Dundalll Marine Ter·mlnal In
BaHlmore on May 11. Until actual
ffflkr serVice operations bqin, the
boat will be mp&ed In lhipdoddn&
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and other harbor senices in the
Balllmore area.
Allhou&h new to the Baltimore
vicinity. MeAllllter Towln1 ha long
bem an SJU-contncted company in
other ports inefudln& Philadelphia
wherr the GrMJr Metfllistl!I iwevi
omly saw serviu.
capt. Frank LUkowSld (I ) and Mate Jerome l.ukoWSld
handle the wheelhouse chores on the Grace Chl1:1I Engineer At111n Hirsch checks the pressure
Deckhand James Kabakilvtch hes th1ogs all hed up. McAllister Yes. they are brothers gauges in tho Grace's engine room
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Effort Underway to Resume SPR Program
'T'fi~ Strategic Petroleum Re- Franc:c all have oil resetves of 40
J. serve (SPR) Progam, which days or more. The United States.
i$ considered by most defcn~p however. bas only 91 million
expens to be instrumental to lb~~ barrels of oil in reserve. Al the
country's national security, bas present rate of eonsumption this
fallen oil" bard times. Bureau- is enough ,to meet our nation's
en.tic mismanagement, bud8¢" energy Qeeds for six days.
tary pressures and Saudi Arabian Domestic critics of SPR. and
protests have threatened its there .are many, contend that
existence. bveaucratic mismanagemeql has
The SPR program la impor· crippled the Program.
llUlt to the merehanUnarlne linte Delicate international consid
U.S. sbips· an parantttd cu- eration have also played a role in
rlap of at l~f SO percent of the hindering the program's success.
oll earcoes. Saudi officials have made it
The Program was drawn up in known that they do not favor a
1974. Fifteen industrial nations, build-up of American oil re
including the United States, met serves. Officials from the State
after the Arab Oil Embargo and Department have been reluctant
agreed in theory that~ch nation lo give the SPR Program the
had to take positive steps to attention that it needs because of
lessen its vulnerability to short- this country's special relationship
term cut-offs of oil supplies. with the Saudi rulers.
Since that time most of the What has hurt the program the
fifteen nations have done what most, however, bas been the_
tbey promised, which is to build worsening economic situation of
up their reserves of· oil. The the United States.
United States, however, has As of late there has been a great
stood aione in doing nothing to deal of pressurtt to balance the
protect itself. Federal budget. SPR has be!Cn
6 Day Resene one of the programs designated
Ot;partment of Energy officials to be cut t>ack so ,that the Federal
- have llnders~red this failure. If budget can be balanced.
an oil cmburgo were imple- Con~s is presently consider
rne11ted tod.ay, these officials i.ng propQsals to resc1,1e the
main~in that the United States Program. Key leaders rcmemtier
would be lhe Western nation the difficulties this country
m95t severely affected, encountered when foreign
Japan, West Oem1any and sources of energy were cur-off. as
SIU Helps In Seafffe Shindig
On Sunday, Aprll 20 1ne Anoual Fund Awstng Spring Otnf'le( was held at the
CathO!ic Seamen':; Club ro Seattle. foWOWEd by Iha dtaw.no 01 the winning tickets
rn tile annual raffle A lull course d1nnllf ol roast srliOtfl ol beef was prepared and
seived by Scef11rer JHttrl"I)' Nieto. a~y asr;isted by Cl'larle~ Nolan of the M.F O,W
retrred All proceeds l1om Uiese evPnls lialp •n part 10 mee1 rrie operallng
expell598 of the Club P1c1u18CI above (I to') are Ji/Timy Nreto'S.1 U. c11<el coot<
Chtek Erhanl of the Bartenclefs Un111n, Fr C P Dillon. O.MJ. Pon Cl!ar.ilaln &
Dlrecror ol the Clot>. and ChlJ¢k Nolan. M F O.W 11111red asslstaru COOR TneC1ub
1s r1Qhl down Iha sr1001 rrom the SIU tlBll
21 /LOG I June 1980
they were in 1973 after the Yorn
Kippur War and in 1979 during
the Iranian Revol11tion.
The most recent proposal to
n:scue the SPR Program is the
one that was incorporated into
the Synthetic Fuels Legislation.
S. 923, during a meeting of
Senate and House conferees.
Senators Bill Bradley D-NJ)
and Bob Dole (R-Kans) have
per:suaded their fellow conferees
to include language in the
Synthetic Fuels Lcgj$lation I.bat
would require thal the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve be aug
mented by 100,000 barrels of oil a
day. Unfortunately, they were
unable to obtain all the funds
necessary to bring that result
about.
Most lesislative experts agree
that the actions of Dole and
Bradley will have little practical
effect in the immediate future.
The Syntheti.; Fuels Bill must
first be T"Cturned to the House and
Senate and passed by both
bodies. And tpen the compro
mise version mu&t be signed by
the President.
Even if the legislation is signed
into law, the required Federal
monie~ would not have been
authorized to . bring about the
desired resuJt, which is to build
up this nation's oil reserve.
However, tpe Synthetic Fuels
Legislation, if it is enacted with
the Dole and Bradley language
inUlcl, will serve an ii:nportant
purpose. Congress will have
made a symbolic commitment to
building up our oil reserves.
That, at Jcast, is a step.in the right
direction,
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and decimals in your spar~ timer
HOW?
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you. You can study them while you're .aboard your
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The
Lakes
Picture
All(etlae
More and more Great Lakes vcs.~ls are bemg tail! up as econo!Jlic
problems deepen. SIU-contracted American Steamship C<>. plans to
tcmporarUy la~-up the John J. Boland d\Je to lack of cargo.
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cement Transit Co. has ~ccided l)Ot to fit out the cement carrier1hey
recently purch.ued from 11nothcr SIU-contracted company, "Eric Sand.
Tbejr deei9iOll not to run Ille vessel is due: to l11ck of cargo,
The vessers na ma was changed from I he Loe 8aJ' to the .Badger Sto,le.
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In a surprise tum-around move, lite state of Michigan granted
S700,000 in subsidies to keep the Ludirlgton-t1>-Milw11ukeeC&OcaTferry
route open through this summer. The announcement to subsidize the car
ferries wo.s met with loud protei.ts from lbe SIU and many Misliigan
public interest groups because I be stare has ~tripped Michigan education
~nd public achoo! programs of funds, in an effort to curb ~ding.
Michigan residents arc up-in-arms over che state's decision to trade off
the C&O carferry service wh1c:h has been in serious financial straits.for
years- against education. Observers were expecting the state of
Michigan to tum down the subsidy rcqu~t which wouJd mean tbeendof
the C&O. SIU-rontraeted car ferries were expected to be used to move the
freight lhut hnd been handled by the C&O. Meanwhile, r11tes-0n cheC&O
carferries were upped 14 percent as of June t .
(;level•••
The Richard J. Rel.ts (American Sttamship) is s1iU in the shipyard
awaiting (cpairs on her unloading boom.
4Jllleago
The SI l) Clinieai I 306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, bas closed its d<>or.S.
The Union bas arranged for Chicago·a1ta Seafarers to get their medical
exnm5 from Or. S. Huftsain, 9206 South Commercial. Chicago. Ill. ,
60617. This clinic is only e short r1deaw~ from theCh1cago Unlol) hallso
the f!CW arrangement Is expected to work uut well
On May ~4. the Med11so Challe11gu. a cem1mi c;1rrier, as half loaded,
CJl route from Milwaukee 10 Manitowoc. When she was off Sheboygan,
fhc Medusa Clrufkng(•r lost her sbJlh ~rid propeller and hllJ l<l be 1owtd
to Manitowoc where •he ofT-luadcd the rest of her cargo. She was then
towed to a shipyard in South Chica{lo for repair~ which were expected to
talce at least 10 day~
O.trolt
Amcric.m Steamship'~ Sharan and her SIU crew were on"thcir WB}"tQ
1he Mclou1h Steel dock in Trenton, load~ with 20.000 tons of coal,
when 1hc v~el grounded on mud in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit
River lost month. The effort.• of ~1x 1up- 1ncludmg 1hc SIU-conttact~
Maine and Manland (Great Lake;, Towing) weren't enough to pull her
free. She wa~ able to move only after a portion of her cargo was~ighte~d.
The Shortm was making her last •rir> before heading for lay-up.
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A Soviet vessel which had loaded magnesite in Ludington was a
hostage for live: days in Af1ril when 11n American harbor pilot refused to
guide her out of rhat port. The harbor pilot was protcstfngreccnt actions
by 1he Soviet govemmenc In the Middle East. It took the Upper L;llles
Pito1 Assn. five days to locdte I! harbor pilot who was willing,10 get rhe
Soviet ship out of l. udington- and he was a Canadian.
Slg.11 From Spaae
The National Aeronautics and Space Adtnini~tration (NAS~). the
same folks thnt gave us mnn's first wRlk Oil the moon-are conducting
experiments which could be a boon to Great Lakes winter shipping_
NASA conducted experiments on th¢ Lakes using microwaves to i.d. ice
coverage and lhickneu, pressure ridges and clear water passages. This
doll! will be used. along with ground surfaces mapping, to program
sarelliresensors in the future. NASA Project Director James Lindemann
said '"if the techniques we are developing arc: implemcnteG, a ship
navigator in future year~ facing an icy passage will be able to receive
precise inform:uion ... from a satellite circling overhead.''
f'leaa Waters
Acting under orders from a Federal judge, tile Reserve Mining Co oi
Silver Bay, Minn .. ended their 25-ycar-long practice of dumping 67;600
tons or ore WO.SICS into Lake Superior every day. The waste;s discharged
by the compnny were known to contain cancer-causing asbestos.
Ag~tos fibers were found in drinking water in Duluth and st:veral
other MiJ\nesota cities that draw wuter directly from lake Superior.
The baule to get Reserve to stop dumping asbestos-laden wastes into
the Lakes has been raging for IOycors. Whileenvlronmeniallsts, Federal
agencfos and officiol~ or thn:c states bailed the dumping balJ. it was
viewed by most es only huff a victory.
MThc discharge into the Lake has ended. but the asbestos fibers arc
sdll tllerc," said one Minn~sota resident. speaking for many. uy wonder
how many people hav1: been 11xf)Olled to the fibers and Lhal's the sobering
~ide of the whole i.~9ue. ~
USPHS Sets up· 24-Hour, Toll-Free Hotline
WHAT does a Seafarer or ln Texas, dial 800-J92-SHIP. American mariners . no PH,S facility in the pon.
Boiitman do when he gets By calling these numbers, Specifioally. the nationwide lo addilion. hotline staffers
off a vessel, hundreds of miles Seafarers and Boatmen can get 800 telephone number wa6 will remind ~afarcrs to notify
trom home, and he needs a immediate help in locating the "established to improve sea- USPHS within 48 hours if they
doctor? Where docs he go jf he ne11rest PHS hospital, outpatient farers' aC4eSS to care fhrough the are being. treated for an emer-
needs medical care but ifs the clinic or contract physician. Public Health ~rvioe," said Dr. gency in a private hospital or
middle of 1be nlght and he's in an ln cao.: of a medical emergency Leonard Bachman, Asst. Sur- clinjc, This notification pro-
unfamiliar city? occurring whl:rt iliere i§ no Pl-lS gcon General and Director of the cedure is necessary to ensure that
The answers to those questions facilit)' in the port, the trained PHS Dfvi!!ion of Hospitals and USP HS will cover the c-0sts of
are now available, 24hoan a day, staff members manning the Clinics. emergency treatment in a private
seven days a week, by phoning a hotline can dlrfft seoitn and One of the plU¥SCS of the toU- facility.
new toll-free phone number set boalllleD to the nearest coaunu- frtc number is that confusion will
up by the Seafarers' Health atty bolphl. They'll give you the be cleared up on what pro-
lm~rovement Pro1ram {SHIP). h<>spitars address, phone number ccdures seamen and boatmen
The SHIP program is spomored and approKimate distance from must follow when a medical
by USPHS. the place you are calling. emerg\'ncy occurs aboard ship.
Trained per$oMcl are man· The toll-free phone number In cae or lldulta or acddtnt
oing tbcnewnationwide hotlines. was set op under the au&pices of occurrln1 aboard a ve&Ml, SIU
A seaman or boatman can dial the Division of HQllpital~ and seamen and boldmen mll$1 us.ea
S00.231·74'7 anywhere in the Clinics of the SHJP program. USPHS hospital whenever pos·
U.S. SH IP is a collaborative> effort sible.
In Tex•thctoll-freenumbefis between llte U.S. Public Health By calling the 800 number a
800-392-7"47. Both numbcn1 arc Service. other federa.I agendes Seafarer will be difected lo the
easy to remombcr this way: and the mar1tlrue iadus1ry to clOSC11t PHS hospital or to 1bc
natronwide, dial 800-231-SHIP. improve the he11lth 8.lld safety of 11earcst private hospital if there i~
The best way to m1tify USPHS
that you are receiving cmer.gency
care in a private hospital is to
phone USPHS and follow-up
your phone call with a telegram
within 41l hours.
The toll-free 800 n.u.mbers were
created so that S&all'leu and
boatmen could find meilical c~
as Cast as possible. wltereve:r hey
are in lhe United State$. The
Union urge~ all Sill members 10
ta.Ice advantage of this serv.ii:e.
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Sisto O. 'flhada, 72. j1>i ned the
SIU in the pon or Sentt!e In 1962
&1ullng as a cook for 38 yeais. Brother
Tilwla w1u also an Ala.d:iln Fisher
man. He was born in 1he PhiU1pincs
and Is a resident or Seaule.
Mlcud Anrd Viera, 62..joined the
SIU in the port 1>r Balti111~re in J9S I
sailing as a 3rd coolL Brother Viera
• also Jailed during the Vinnam War.
He sailed 3S years. Seafarer Viera
allcndcd Piney Point Cre11S Confer
ence No, S. Bom m Pucno ~.be is
a re$iden1 of Baltimore.
Brqlher Mlcbael F. Vl10. 64.
joined Ille SIU in 1949 1n the Pon of
New Ynrkl sailill8 a.s a cblcf steward,
Brother Vigo sailed 32 years. He is a
veteran or the U.S. Navy in World
War II. Seafarer Vigt• w•s boi:n in
Flor:idR and is n resident or T:uqpa.
Fnmk Beeehcr Brazdl, 57, joined
the SIU In 1944 in the part of N"ew
York sailing as a flremail·water
tender. 8ro1het"' Brazell i'aveteran of
the U.S. Army on World War II. He
was born in Georgie and l!l 11 resident
or Savannah, Ga.
Gut Skencltlu, 6S. joined tbe S IU
In the port of Baltimore in 1956
sailing as a chief steward. Brother
Skcndolas sailttl 30 years. Re w~
born in Cuberland, Md. and is a
resident or Seattle.
Robnt Edward Emat n.onuis,
7S. joined -,he Union in uc po.n of
Norfolk in 196S sailing u a ohicf
engineer for the Cunis 11£y Towing
Co. Brother Thoma> was • former
member of MEDA. He ls a veteran of
the U.S. Navy on World War JI.
lloa1 mlln Thomas was born in
Gloucuter County, Va, and is a
resident or Hawlhnrnc, FIL
James t;vertll Davuiport. 70,
joined the Union ln Lht port of
Ouhimorc In 1971 ~alllng \\S a chief
engineer for the Curlis Bay T nwlng
Co. from 1968 to 1980. BrQthcr
OavcopoH uJsn woreod for !Yor)"
lund D,Ydock (CJO) nnd for U~Y.low
Fi~hcrlcs (rom 1947 to 1968. He was
born in Fnroham, Va, and is .a
re1id1:n1 of 0..hunurc.
Mldlatl Drewnl&. 6S. JOined Ille
union In the port 1>f Detroit in 1953
.aolina a> an AD and wbedsman for
the Enc Sand Co. Brother DrewnLoJk
wa. born in Ohio ed is a ~cn1 of
Nokomis. Fla
Midlael DWlda. 64. joined tilt
Union on the pon ofToledo, Ohio m
1960 .. oling a. an oiler and :on•cyor-
11111n for the Rei .. Straruhop Co.
lh1lth<'r Dunda sailrd Cot 43 )'CalS
Hc Wll\ born in Yukon. P•. dnd is a
re1idcnt of Toledo.
Slanhy Sfepbtft M•notnlll. 62,
joined the Union in the porJ of
b11J1imorc in 19.56 sailing u a
deckhand and bargeman for the
Baker Whilcly Towlna Co. C..0111
1963 Lo 1980. Brother Mal!OWJlli w ..
1 former membcir of th• II.A local
1337. lfc w~ born in lllldmore and
11 11 rc~idtnt tllc:rc.
3Cl f LOG I dune I 980
Howard Adolph ,Et~•l Sr., 69,
joined the Un.ion in the port of
Hou•ton in 1957 sailing as an oiler
fonhc G & H Towing Co. from 19Sl
Lo 1980. Brother E11.cl was a fom1cr
01erobcr of the Painten. Union Local
SBSu acootractorfrom 1931to19Sl
in Galveston. He is a veteran of the
U.S. Army in World War II. Boal·
man Encl was born in Smithvillo.
T""· and is a resident of Hitchcock,
TeJL
Anihony l'ainlno, 64, joined the
SlU in the port of New Orleans in
1952 $ailing as a wiper and cook.
Btotber Pennino is a wounded
veteran of the U.S. Army in World
War u. H" w11s born in New Orleans
and is a resident thero.
Domin co V uqutz L•rlno, 64,
joined the SIU in the port or New
Vorlc. in 1961 sailing ns a rircman
W"Jtenendcr. Brother l.arlno sailed
39 yca11. He was on 1be piclcctlin" in
the 1961 N. Y. l::tarbor beef. Seafarer
L.arino W8$ born in Corunu, Spain
and is a resident of l lawthomc. Calif.
Fnrnc:isco ~adal, S1, joined the
Sltl in 1943 ln the port of New York
sailing as an AB. Brolbcr Nadal was
born in Puerto Rico and iJ a reaidenl
of Mayagucz. P. R.
ll«yJ &tt:rWO, 64,joincd theSlU
in the port of Mobile in I 958 sailina
as a fircman-wuertencfer. Brolher
Pererson graduated llS a 3rd assistant
engineer from the Uniop-MEBA
School of Engineering, Brooklyn,
N. Y. in 1966. He i1 a veien111 of the
U.S. Navy jlJl!I before World War ll.
Seafarer Peterson was born In
Trinton, Fla. anil is • rctidcnt of
Ke:rrVille, TCJ!.
Sah<ador Rodripn, 62.Jomcd I.he
SIU Ill tbe port or New York in 19S~
sailing as a wiper, OS od In 1he
•tcward dcpanmenL Brolhctr Rod
riguez sailed 29 years. And he hit the
bricks in t~ 1961 Greater N. Y.
Harbor beef. He is a veteran of the
U.S. Anny•• World Wet ti. Seafarer
Rodriguez was born in Tamp&and is
a ~sident of Caguas, P.R.
~ £, V• Sat. SS. Joined the
SIU in 1943 in the pon of New York
aailing as a .-tifitd.bosun. Brother
Van Sanl wu bom in PenMylvanla
and 11 a m ideru or Bel Air. Md.
Jtecertificd Botun '1¥ .. • C-av·
- S4.joined tJicSIU in 19o43ln the.
port 1>f New York uillna in World
War II. Brother GU11-vt0n hit tJie
bricU in bolh tllc 1961 c;,....,.. N. Y.
Harbor beef and lhe 1962 Robin Ll11c
11dke. He gr1du11ed from the
Union's R<'llMdied llojiuns PT01tam
in June t97S.. Seafan:r Ot111avaon
dso earned bla LNO llldoraonlenl
111d 01!0 at Piney J'oillt In 1978.
Born in StalCD l•lu!I. N. Y. he ...
taide11t of Slliel) bland.
FNllk Frum Pualllk. 64,joln~
lhc Union in 1949 m-1he port of
Philadelpha Ailing as a deckhand
and bo.mn for McAllister Brothe!I in
1m. and 111r Wilson Linc deep $C8
beio~ 196S. BrotherP8SBID1: isalsoa
millwright a.tu! dicsctter. He is e
•-etemn or 1bc U.S. AflllY durina
World Wat JI. Boatman Pasaluk wns
born in Curtis Bay, Md. ;iod is a
raidcnt of Philadelphia.
Recertirled Bosun. Wodl• Hmh,
62,joined the SIU in J~ in tbcpon
of New York Sliifutg during World
War II. Brothet Nash, a bosun since
1961, was SL-7 bosun on the &D
Uuid Mark~ la f978. He graduated
from the Union's Bosun Reccrtifica
tic!n Progtlllll in September 1973.
Seafa~ Nash was bosun on the Sea
t.and Shorc8!Ulg, Port Elizabeth.
N.J. from 197S!o 197'7. At thcHany
Londcberg School, Piney Point,
Md,, in 1971be upgradeCl lo Quartcr
l:llast.,r alld took LNG in J 979. A
nallvc of Ba'yonnc,, N.J., l)c is !loW a
resident of ffa:elcetisack. N.J.
Samuel "Sam" G,.ham lteland.
•65. joined the Union in the pon of
Norfolk in 1963 saiihig11S a deckhand
for tht Curll! Bay Towing Co.
Brother lrcland also worked as ·a
rigger at the C1Jttis !Jay Shipyard
Crom 1961 to 1%2. He was also a
commercial fisherman. Boatman
Ireland was bom in Lowland. N.C.
and ts a resident of Norfolk.
Ollv.tr •RM" Mertit Bishop. 6S.
joined 1he Union in the port of ~cw
Orleans JO 1960 sailing as a capraln
on the towboaJ National FrUdom
<National Marine Seniice) and with
lhe c1>mpany Crom f9S7 10 1980.
Brother Bishop worl:.cd as a long·
shoreman from 1958 to 1960. He was
bOrn in Bruce, Fla. and is a re.ident
or Freeport. Fla,
Joint G~- EY1119; 38. joined
the Union ih the port of Noifollt i n
1961 sailing 19 years as an AB for
· GATCO. Allied Towing, Steua rt
Towing, Graham Towing and for M,
L. Hudgins &..Sim from 19S9lo 1961.
Prom 1972 io 1'977, he was with
' 10r~ M.Unet Division. Brotller
Fvans was aJro an electrician at the
Newport News lVa.) Shipyard. He
upgraded •l the HLS Ui 1969.
Boatman Evan' wa~ .11 U .s_ Army
lru~lcmaster ~efil:llt11 in the Vietnam
War from 1966-R receiving the
Viemam Service and Commendation
Medals. A native or Mathews, Va.,
he os il rQident there.
Hmner Gordoa l'llrvls. 71. joined
1h" Union In the port of Molnlc in
1956 ..ailing a) llJ) oiler and dliel
engineer for Mariner Towing from
1956to 1980andasue~for
M<>bile Towing from 1965 to 1972.
&other Purvis :is .a ve1cnuo af tbc
U.S. Army aftci; Worid Wat I. He
was bom in Oak Gro..e. All. aod is o
.rc:scidem of Spanish Fort Ala.
Stanley Walter ZI l.~~·I, -~.
joined tho U11ion 1n ~of
Baltimore .in 1957 working at 1
mechanic. machinist and fomnan
for the Cunis Bay Towms Co, Shop
from 19r4 Ill 1980. Brot11'r Z"oellAak.i
4'I a v111min oftlic U.S. COllll (luard
from 1919 10 1934: He wu born. In
l»oia!ld IHl!l is a ietiMm of Balti
mc1i'c.
Diesel . . - ~">'!Jt.$£<>~
t e ower o Today ~,;~~
1'
and Tomorrow
Owtng clleM1 on·tfle.Job training, ... ..,.,. !Nm the
~ •kill• to wofll on ttlta fonn of prcpulllon.
In the OleHl• counie, Ula atudents ectu8lly a., clown end make rt9alra to dleael
engine a.
Recently, the Hany Lundeberg
School of Seamanship presented a
Olesel Seminar for SIU members.
Representatives from d iesel
engine design and manufacturing
companies told seafarers about
the new equipment being added to
mOdem ahlpa.
Tiie seminar was held to
famlllarlze aeafarera wl~h dlnel
englnea. The diesel e'lglne haa
proven to bf! ~ energy effli:lent.
Ships equipped with modern
dleael engines halle shown a 30
percent aevtnoa In fuel coete com
par9d with thOse using a etNm
pllfrt. Mora and more nssela are
being bUllt with dleMl power for
propulllon.
Beoauee of the Increasing uee of
dlnel•, there la a need for
eeafararl wflo are •killed with
dl8HI englnea. 911 fpera are Wk·
Ing~ of the diesel engine
courses at HLSS. They are pt'Bpar·
Ing to man these new slJlps wi th
the necessary skills to won< on the
equipment.
SeaLand Corporation, one of our
contracted companl1!!9, Is ha\llng
12 new diesel-powered vessels
built thi s year. One of these, tliil
SHLa(ld Patriot, Is already In st1r
vlce. Our engine department
members who lfe worKlnu, on the
Patriot went through the diesel
engl nee counie at H LSS to pr11pare
them tor their Jobs.
The Diesel Seminar was .offered
eapeclelly for "8f8Rlf'B who want
to wOlt! on lheM Y98Hls but also
atl'9Cted graduates aod atudents
from ail engine depWtment pro
grams. The apeclflc engines and
aupport ayatems which are on
Sealand'e new veanla were
detcrlbed bY Sen• and corpora·
tlOn, Sular BrotherJ, and thft Alfa 1.ava1 eompnny.
c.pt.in Don Hall, Man8Qt?f, Fleet
PerlOnnel Training tor 1ieil1And,
ClllCUnld Ille V•IHl ltnlf. The llC
~I0111J, he said, Wlll'e IM!llt
with lhl IHll\8ll In mind. The
un•tr• who are wOfl(lng an the
~ now enjoy comfoltllbl• ~
A •1111 ••"*-Wll held It HUS '°! •. llii ••• ,., ........
n- 1 tlllr wll bl aotU:• With
In -fimn.
madlrn aunoundlng11. Em9l Young
and Hnna Roffler of Sutzer
•utf*t 1xplnlnld the anglnl IAd
all Of Ill related sys..,... . The mA•• were lmpni111d Ill' the
I~ aOdl P'"8ntallon QIYetl
by th••• repreaentallves that
showed the hlltory of tlle diesel
engine and hoW It hN progreaaed
over the year1.
Tiie purlflo8tlon ayatem oJ tile
dl8811 engine uud In th4t veaaela
wna dtacrlbed by Alfa Lavnl
represent1llV9 Hick Chall-. His
talk gave eeafill8r& a thorough
knowledge of the purifier.
HLSS Engine Department Head
Bill Eglinton Hid, "We r~lved a
good reeponae from the seafarer:a
at the aemln.. The general opinion
wu that mor9 aeml1\81'8 of this
kind etloUfd t.. ~. Therefore. we
plan to offer MOther seminar to
benefit ...,.,.. In the fall of 191j()
on engln1'f9 .. tld operations. '•
June 1980 f LOG 1 31
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OF.LT A SUO (Delta S1camsh1p).
'\pril 6 -Chairman. Reccnificd Bosun
Andrey, Lasn:1n~l<y;Sccre111ry E. Vicim;
Educauonai Oirc•·IOr J. C. Dini No
dispu1ed OT Choirman reported 1ha1
1hc ship ii. goin11 hack. 10 Ntw -Orleans
oflttr Maracaibo. pay off. Wlload ull
curgo. 1hen go to 1h~ shipyard'for nlloul
live dayr< probably ih Tampa. However.
llus could change. Evcry1hlng Is going
~long very well und there arc no reports
of uny .unspfo cQndi1iorb or of a1~5'
irtdividunl pr1>blcms .,; disiin1lsfna1lons,
Th..- LIJXs will be pu..~~cd uround for ull lo
read and all communication• niceivt:d
\viii be pa•scd around
WF.STWARO V£NTUJU! (Jn1cr
oce11n Mgt. ). April 27- Chall'mAn J.
Edwards-. SepreUry A. McCutlum1
Educational Oiremor J. Mlcdingcr. N11
di<pu1ecl OT. Chntrman reported 1ha1
he has all SIU 11pplica11on~ on hand
Dii.rll1kd lhc 1mpor1ancc ot donaling
10 SPAD. One minu1c of silence will be
obM:rvtd in mcmnt} or C1Uf dep:irted
bro1heD. c:!lf!<'Cinlly Bm1hcr Rill Hall,
$SO wu collCC1ed in I he arrival poof bu1
$4{) more b needed 10 pay olT video
corder and lap<:> bill. The chairman will
be leaVlng llus •c«scf 01 the end or (he
ncx1 1rip and 1hanks 1he crew for 1heir
cooperalion in mallng lhi!i a JlOod ship.
S£A·LANO PANl\MI\ (Sea•Lnl)(I
Sen ice). April 20 Clu1trman. Rcreni
lied Bosun M. Kerngood: Sccrcu1ry E.
L John•on. No di•pu1cd OT Chairman
reporicd 1hat everyone fcl1 deep rcgrel
over 1hc dca1h 01 1:1111 Hall. All hniicd
lh111 Prcslllcn1 Poul Hnll would rot(l\lcr
from ~i> illness soon. Abo .advi!led all
member!. ahlHH lhc odvon1agr of
011cndh1g upgmding cln,,<:allt the l larry
t:.undcl)cra SahQol. No1cd Ilic irnror·
tnn•c or dona1i11g 111 SRA I}. A vote ol
thnnks IC1 1he ~(~word dcpartmcni fo1· a
Job well dnne. Nexl port Rtlllcrdam,
OGOEN WILl.AMf.TTt. (O&dtn
Mllrin.,). Apnl 20 ('haorman. Rc,-crti
lictl lk•~un A C l'llmpbcll; ')ecrclul')'
R~ De Boi~slqrc: Educa1ional Olrcc1or
R. O. Holn11:•i IJccl Del•l!l'•t Wilham
F McK innnn, Si.•wnrd !klcl(ll1c Willic
Smnh No di~pu1ed OT Ch~irm&n
lhanlcd 1hc l!rc11 lnr •II their help.
Donn1ed SW 10 lhc Mcrchun1 Murinc
library ror wpply o( boob 10 lhc ,hip.
Educ.i1ional ·01rcc1or rcpuncd 1ha1
ssk1y ·~ ••rv imponan1 and if •n)'1hing
.. un..olc ii •hould lie rcp..lr\ed <11 once.
The pcr•on you""'" tl\;l~ fl.- Y<'Ur<l'lf A
·~Mil vo1c of 1h.tnb 10 11lc C'hicl
Mt,.•rd R. Ile Bni ... icre for exccllcn1
Jttd•nJ!!. and .cr>icc. A~'" 10 Willie
Smith who ~ 11. 1rcmcnd11ui. t,Vu~. A
1l!ank ~ 011 1n RClhctrl Cook for hb
ttrrifir 11ond1t'>. Rcpon IU l.u!f; .. ,. \IOIC
of 1ltank• 10 01c Cap1•in and officer. h>r
;sll Uicb llclp. A •fl"<lial vdlc ollhank.< Id
1he Chier £n111ncer whose help we could
no1 do wi1hou1 Al•o to Ilic l"ir,1
Engineer and hi~ wife for making 1hb
~~e 1 bo!M 1v.,.y from "-·"
Ob~d •HIC manul(l nl ~i~ntt in
,neMO~ 11f e>vr dopa11ed broJllbto. Nritl "°" Billon RnuF.
U I LOG I Juno 1980
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SEA-LANO NEWARK (Sta-Land
Service). April 27-Chairman. Rl'ceni
lic:d Bolilln D. Mnnning: Secrewy C.
Modcllas; Educa1ional Director H .
M1kkclborge. No dl$J>uted OT. 1\11
.:omrnumc1(lion• rtclilved were posted
on 1he bullc1in board. Chairman
discussed 1he)mpoi'iancc of dona1ing to
SPA 0. Se1Jrc1ary r~p11ncd' 1ha1 lhC
loudspeaker for rhe mnvjes -~· bo.ught
by H,arr)' Lively. l{eq uested th:11
cve1·yom: uontrib.u1c 11> uompc11&au:
Herry ror the IOtal wm or S4S.Q9. Next
p\lrt S•'lllle.
OVERSEAS ANClfORAOE (Mari·
lime Oversea.,·). April 8- Chairmun W.
J . Burkeen: .Seue1ar:y Ken Hay••:
EduC111tonal Director H. Mercdilh Jr.
No di~pu1cd OT. Secretary advised 1he
members of i;everal bills lhat ore now in
Congress 1hat w111 benerir sumen.
Asked e~tryooe 10 s1udy 1tic.e bill> and
lel vour Senator or Congressman know
abou1 them and how you feel. A YOte of
thanks lo lhc <lcward del!"nmcm for a
job wclf done. Report to lox- •Good
fishing on lbc Bilboa side this lrip.
Seems we hil i1 ri)!h1 ono."
MONTICELLO VICTORY (V'IClOfy
Carriers}. April -6-Cbairman Frank
Smllb: Secttlary Dulle Hall; Engine
D<:Jega1c Robert Sariven$; 81eward
D\!lcgute Ray Crawford. Chairman
rcponed that the ship wlll go·Up river a1
I 2 mile, anchor at Podras, UL. There the
ship will go 1h.rough USCG in.spec1ion
before going on io Ba1on "Rouge 10
disoho.rgc. Socrel8ty rcporied rho.1
everything was runrifngsmoo1Hly inuue
SIU tashion. Di~cuS&ed thci"impoc(IUlce
or donulh:•s 10 SPAD. $~ In -ship'~
fund, No dispulcd OT. Several arH.,lei;
in 1he lug wefe discu~~ird 11nd po!llcd.
Obscrv~ one minlltt of sUcnae tn
nu:mnry of our departed brolhers.
SANTA MAGDALeNA (Peha Sleam
sbip). April 6-Chainnan, Recertified
Bosun Anlhon)I Palino~ Secretary
Alben J . Counney; Deck Delegate
S1ephcn D. Castle; SICWMd Dcltptc
Larry Vickett. S.299 in ~hip's fund Nn
dispulcd OT. A motion was ma4e (or
1he company 10 purchase a piliJ pong
1ab~ and eqllipmenl. Rcpon 10 l.Dg·
"Cook-ouls were instipted and well
received by all cmo<membus. All Afety
prccauliollS "~obseNeCl.-Ne~t pan.
l.o.• A ngclcs
S.\N·rl\ MtllC£0ES(l>tltaS1eam
,h1p). April IJ -Chairman. Rc<cniftcd
lklwn John Slou1; Secrctarv S:smucl'N
Sm•lf: Educa1>onal D'irccior William
Slu .. cr. S2ll2.IS In )hip'~ fund. Some
dbru1cd OT '" d""k dcp:anmcnl. Th~
amoun1 01 $702 Wllll 'CcOllcl!ted and -i<ni
tu S1h Ille cook "'hll had to ae1 olf Qnd
go name due 10 .eri11ui illm.'.'" in lhc
ratlllly. We so1 a ncwwaJtres ... in Rio arid
• rcplaszm~I ror the cook in Val
flDl"fi~. A vole 11r th11nks ro the ~IOWllni
dcp1"mca11 fot • job well dond. Nexl
pun, Lo~ Anph:..
S'EA·LAND CONSUMER (Sea·
La-nd Service), April r. Ch1irmnn,
Rtcertilled Bosun F. Rivera; Secretary
L. Webb; Educq1ionll.I Director w.
Su1100: Deck Oelc111e H. Hood;
Engine Ocltga1c Ccul McKinley; S1c
ward Oclcga1c Ch~1cr Yow. No dis
po1cd OT. Chairman reminded crew 10
wear hard haL~ on deck when cargo is
being worked and nor to pu1 wcdp
behind fin: doors. Crew rcqueslS U11ion
10 ebcck wi1h New Jersey por1 $1Cward
abouLbuymg milk in Holland 11\.!ICad or
using froun s1u1~idc mill(. New bulbs
werc..orden:d for 1he movie projector.
Chairman n:port6 that lh!S is a smooth
running ship. Nex1 port Port Ever
glades,
SEl\·LAND LEADER (Sea-Land
Service). April 6-Chairman ,Frank
White; St:ereW'y o . G11Nuna; Educa.
dona I Director Ernl'SI M oneymuker:
.1$nginc Dclcga1e Robert TorrcL. Cliair
man noied 1hAI tlfn lny-up would be
approximn1~ly two wee!(¥ Pl Kobe. In
ord~r 10 clalm t))c job limply rcgls1er at
your local !lail. Inform t~c port ugcnt nl
1hn1 hnll thtu you arc ofthiuhlp, There
wlll be a bus to take ybu 10 the aitporl.
Airpor1 departure tax should be 1alc.en
care of by 1he agem 01herwlse.save your
reccipl. SJS in ship·~ rund. Some
disputed OT in dtck dcportmen1.
Observed one minu1e of silence in
memory or our departed brothers.
COASTAL CAlJFORNIA (Coastal
Stalll), April 20-0\airman Joe AlJc...
foia: Secreiary Jimmie &r1lct1, Educa
tional Dt.reetor Joaquin R Miiier, Peck
Delep1c Craig Skerson: l!ngjnc Dele
gate Carl~ Landa; SICWard DcJcgalC
CttiJ H. Martin. S3.25inship'.afund. }l(o
disputed OT. Chairman n:ported that
evcrthing was running well Soctt1ary
advised all mclnbl!SI to always rc•d •be~
Lug. T1m Is lheonJy Illa)' 10 keep Upw1dl
our SIU nrwi. 01 Heo&juaners 11nd In
W11Shing1on. DiJcussed 1hc imporianct
of d<>nalillJI to SPAD. A vote of I honks
10 rho steward dcpar1111en1 (or n job well
done. Observed one minute of silence in
mcfi\ory of our dcporrcd brothers. N~~
por1 San l"rancis~-o.
SAM HOUSTON (Wa1crmnn
~teamship). Apral 1\1....-Chatrmli.n. Ro
e<1rdficd Bosun If. Workman; Secre1acy
R. A. Cobb: Edul:aliOnil Oireetor J . N.
Atchison. Chairman rgponcd 1ha1 t.hc
C.aptain wisllt!d 10 e~pr'CSR llla.nks to all
departments for a job well done on the
vo~. The Chier Offioeullo wished 10
e.11tend 1hanb 10 the d.ok department
for a very good job. S()me dispmcd OT
in engine department. A Vole of 1llank&
co the s1cward department (or a job well
done. Ot.erved one minute or ailcnce 1n
memory of our departed bro1hcrs Next
porl, New York
SEA-LANO Rl:SOlJRC£ (Sca
Lan!l Scrvkc). April 6 Chairman.
R&ccrl ilicd lk .. un Pdci W Orni.e,:
Scl'ret11t y I R. Goodman. CduC111011.1I
D•~<>r Pa1lllsio1i. k4na,•o,. Ch111r-
1D4n no1cd 1ha1 1he mernhc:.-h•p rcqun1
the f!dlrolman 10 1n•c.\llp1c the dAngor
ol chemit411' and lu1n~ lr4k1n~ from 1'11:
comamcr t:llrsn behind 1be afl·hou.e
11ti~ ·~ p111Jull<I$ lhc ship >enillallo~
·~"~"'The C'hk( !'i1e"11rd '1b.tnkcd 1be
rn<'m~r•hip And h" depanmen1 for line
•011per,1hnn in kttpin11 1 he •hip clciin.
I""'" w:,. a diiK'u ... .iun on ~evcrul
tjUC>liOfl•. !;Pi\D. W0tk1n11due.,,18.l(C..
vac•tlon. S1t11-Lu11d l•P<>• and >hrp
boa!dv1h11i11ime. All repl1e11 \l'CfC r1ne
lltJd cwrybcl<ly bad a aCIOd llmr. " vote
olf lllln~& 10 d111s1tw•rd depir1men1 lor
n finr JOb. Nn;1 potr U1cmerllllven.
" OVl:RSEAS. ALJC£ ( Matllimc
OvC!>S"as). April 27-Cbairmllll, Jtccrr
tifted Bosun W E. Reeves; Secretary A
Salem: Educational Dtr«IOr E. Ci
pullo~ Otd. Delepi.e R. T. YBTbrough;
Edu,a1ional Delegale Raymond D
Clark; Sleward Dclega1e Jo$f!J>h C.
Bu,h. No dispulCd OT. Tbcrt is S27.7S
on hand an.d $200 io the captain's safe.
Chairman reponcd lhal cbesltip will be
leid up in Jaclctonvilleand 1hc=w will
be terminaled or 1heir c:mploymenl due
10 11\e ship going In lhe shipyard for
repair. lbc U!gwasrecejvedand pn~d
aruund for all 10 ~d. The irnporuim...,
o( donating 10 SPA[) wu discussed. A
vo1e of 1banJ.:s 10 tfie ~atd aeport
n1cn1 for a job well done. Rcpon co Lug;
''The Oi•et.<,u.• Ali<'<' picked up two
Cubans drif1in~ in 1heir boa1. The
Capmin called rhe Cbbt Guard and
they 1001t ch~m am\y ...
Ofndal jbl111a minure& were als_o
rccei\lcd rroni 1hc following vessels~
ffUMACAO
EL PASO CONSOLIDATED
SEA•LANO EX~HANGE
SEAITLJ:
SEA·LAND FINANCE
SEA·LAJllD LIBERA TOR
SANTA LUCIA
COVE EXPLORER
SANTA ELENA
LNG TAURlJS
OV£RSEAS OHIO
EL PASO HOWARD •oYD
WORTH ,
PUERTO RJCO
SEA~LAND VENTURE
TAMARA GUJLDEN
GOLDEN MONARCH
WALTER RIO:
SEA-LAND ECONOMY
HOUSTON
OODt:N Of~l,.ENG~.
DELTA NORTE
OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN
OVERSEAS HARRIETT£
JN GER
OVERst;A~ JUNEAU
DELTA AFRICA
OGDEN CHA.Ml'ION
UL1'k4MAR
COVESAjLOK
POR1'LAND
ARECJBO
S~A-LAND MAKKl!T
BAVAMO.N
()VERS£AS ll(A t ALIE
Mlf. VEii.NON \IJCTORV
TkANSCOLlfMllJA
POINT .1u1.1e
OVERSEAS ARCTIC
JAC:KSONVILLE
Sl:A·LAND GALLOWAY
BAY RIDGE
SANTA 8AUARA
CONNECncur
SEA·LAND l>EFJ:NDER
IORINQUEN
c;OVE COMMUNICATOR
SANTA JUANA
POINT JUDY
SIA-LAND IJ>VENTVllt:ll
ARZEW
CACVAS
SEA.•LAND PRODlJCD
DEL SOL
OVUSEAS ULLA
~NTIGl'IY
THOMAS JlffERSON
MAYAGUEl
.8ANJ'llER
covlstuu:r
DELRIO
OAU.AND
SEA·LANP ~C LIAN
UllC LW
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From HLS Grad to CPR Expert and 3rd Eng.
'18ARLES ~ Haller
'-' ll'aduatecl ftom tba Bany
Lundebera School JO Y"11 ago
next month. Aad to celebrate the
oecasion be has liven hiinsclf the
kind or gift evecybody likes to
receive: somet.hina you can put to
good use.
In Baller's cue, the gift ii a
brand aew .t'lrtl Mllltaat en·
1•ne J'1 Uc n, which he wll
!lWardcCI last month after com
pleting a coune of study at the
M.E.B.A. (Di$t. 2) Upgrading
Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. and
passiq bis Coast Guard exam.
Soon he'll be shipping out again,
but th~ time as a tlarougb-the
shaft-alley engiACCr.
Bur Chuck Haller wasn't just a
student during bis recent aca
demic sojum in New Yort. He
was also a teaeher--0£ mrdio
puhnoaal:J reQCffatlon (CPR),
a lifo.lavill1 technique used on
persons wbo have suffered res
piratory or circulatory failure.
While Chuck Haller is the
proud owaer-o( a new license, 32
others have picked up CPR cards
in the last few months, tbanb to
his expertise and dedication to
saviq Uva. -
Hall~ aot his ftrst look at a
CPR "'clmnmy" (DOC a tlvclent.
bur • tifo.IU.e manequin URd for
in-clue CPR praceice) u ift •A ..
Seniority Upgraderatthel.uncle
berg School in 1976. Then, last
November, be took a Red CrOll
CPR insttuclton clua in New
York. After completin.1 the
C0111'8C, be wasted ao time llClltina
up bit first CPR das at tbe
MERA UpJr8din1 Center.
Most or Haller'11tudenta have
been either dock or engine up
graders at the Center. But,
interestingly enough. be bas al$o
taught the technique to a \10\lple
of MD's!
Don't Claew Gum
Tbouah he says be enjo)'ll
teaching ot.bers about CPR,
Haller admits it someti~ bas its
moments. Such as tbe lime he
discovered a wad ot bubble·gum
blocking the air "5'•F ot the
CPR mannequin! Comequcotly,
be does notencouraAe lhc chew
ing of gum during moutb-to
moulh practice sessions oa lbe
dummy.
1be New Jency-born Haller
(who now livee in Texas) began
bis seafariJ16career llH wipeton
the T-2 7'Jetu in 1970. He bas
been sailins 1tcadily since then in
all areas or the globe, including
r-~~--~--------~--~
tbe Viitnim war ionc. He also
has two brothers who ta.ii with
the SIU, and who are both
aractuares of the Lu.ndeberg
SchooL His brother John is a tug
captain with Crowley Marine
(HLS graduate '74). And his
brother Bobby sail& 11 QMED
(HLS..paduatc '76).
Whco uked why be decidod to
teach CPR. Haller said lbat be
wu conOei oaf about the IOlll rate
of those wllo auft'er beatt <acb
at sea. AIMI be added that it liva
him a "sense ot inner peace to
knoW t~ I can save SQ111CODc'1
life ..•. I wanted to sharetbat with
others."
We coqratulatc Chuck Hltllcr
on winaiea bis aew ~ and
we applaud him ror bis Cfforta
all voh1ntary- 10 spread the
word about 11re-111avin1 •itb
CPR.
cnuok H91Mlr IM'tri!I one Of his recent CPR cte11as
llOW Yl»OI llGHTS l<NOW YOUR RIGHTS llOW YOUI llGHTS
June 1980 I LOB J a
Gedl Lloyd
Plolt'mo;. S3. died
of a- heart ullnck
on Mar. 2. fl rot h
er Flowers jomlOd
1hc Union ln tlie
,port of Phfladcl
phia, in !9SS· soil
ing as.a c.a{I ta i rt on
the tifg Ro1eta {C. 0 . Willis) last ¥ear,
He wo• ~ veteran of die, U,S1 Atrfiy in
W-or!d War If, 8~a1lm1n Flowers was
born rin Swan Qullrtcr, N,C and l!VDS a
residcn~of Pinerown: N.(l Burial was'in
Soule- Cemetery, Hyde County, N:C!:.
SurvivlngarehiiWidow, Nclma of~liz
a'bc:t~ <;:ity, N.C,; a son, G~i>tgaof Ptne>
town on<! ~ s1epd•ugh1cr. Peggy Smith.
Richard Hllron
Gray Jr. , 62 .•
df.1>wne4 ""n Rfo
Picdn!s, ' J>:R, on
NoV. 16, 1279.
Brotbe~Grayjoin·
cd llie Onion' in
Wli pon ol' Nor
folk in 1960sailing
3$ 1~ chi~ enjineer•on,lhi: \llgS,eu F.agle
.(All\l'<f Towing) from 1972 ti> 1976,
Ocean Towing fr<>m 19~6 ti) ig79 and
GA!'fCO from 1951 to 1971,, Boaflnan
Gray wasa, formeo member of the U MW
Dfatrfo:t 50. fiotn 19~1lo1%0. Hewnsa
'Veteran of tbc U.S. J;lavy lo World War
11. Born in Wanchc:$1 N .€'., he WllS'a
residem Jherv. Interment was in St.
. Miitcus Cemetety, Manteo. ·N:C. Sur
viving are his l\'idow. Matildn; thcee
sons. Wayne. Willlam and R-obi11 al)d
four daugh1cr~, €1rphia, carol, R.ebt!=~
and Calf\y.
Wlllatd Rich:
ar-dson "BllP'
M•ll, -SS, died of
a snoke on June
II, 1979, Bro1her
Mask jp.ined I he
SIU in the port of
Wilruing!ott, Call(
111 1'961 sailing as
_an AB, Ht wa a ve1c111n of i.11!: U.S.,
Nll~y ln World Wilr U.Scafafer Mask:
Wat born in ~I Camp<1, Te11. end was a
~ent of lngl?Ood. Qalif, Sllrvivfug.
are his Widow, t,/lildicd and ~
dlauaii1c;n1, Mn. Caroly11 ~ntll~.
Mn;. Peggy A!lD gobU!,son and Pair~
Ann.
Pmsionyl',1 ....
ud ~ Mayqr.
72 pli$jed IWl\Y
from c:aneer on
F~b.. 29_ Brother
Jil1a)'Pt jp1.ned lhe
STlt In UM! port ot
Ba~lmc>tt tn I 9S3
51'lling as a chii:(
cook and dtiH "ICWllld. Uo iallcd 46
~an. S~arer M1&yor wu al one time
chef 11i the H~lng~J l\qtiiur"11i ill
Ba!rimorc. Bom in Cebu, P.1 .. bcwu a
re:stlfmu of Bahim01e, Crema1ton 1oot
place ill l.;oodoo hrk.QmcteJY, Bait;.
mon;.. Surviving•~ JI SOii. Mltibul and
two daujhten. Veronica -11 Mis.
Laura tauntes Bowers of Bahimo~
M I LOG I June' 1980
•
TlaiocllJ Jam ..
O'Britn, 21. BiCd
of injuries sus
trunod when the
moto~clc he wns
ridini! cr1111bed iii
Ft Lauderd11ltl;
flla. on Mar. 17.
Brother O'Brien
· Jo e e n on m the port of Alpena;
Mlch. jn 1976.ailingfor Reiss-and Gart
land SLeatmhip Cos. from 1976"8' ,and
tho Ameman Stllani, lilp Co, 1Wlt year.
Ile wu a fotmtr lllembier of Loail 4QO.
Laker O'BricJt was born• in !Grtlond AP
Bue •Hosp!.tal.,Albttgu~'.!.c; l'f.M. and
was 11 res1denl of Laudcidalc- Lalres;
.fra. lllcerment was in the Gate. of
~C8Vcb Cemetery,, Silver Springs; Md.
Survivi.nJ~hiS puenti, Mr.1and Mrs.
Joseph ,F; ati,d Marie 'O'Btlen' of Gii.ith
mb.urs, . Md•l a !frqther, Josc~b .Fi
O'Brion JJPand 11n llncle 1l0d .aun\, Mr.
l\nd Mn. Gemlil and ~ie O'BriCJI.
P.ensigner l•B
Adolf Ronalna,
1S, dii:d of a heart
attack on Mar. 10.
Brother Ronrun~
joined \hi) Union
in 1938 :in the po:rt
o! Dcttoit soiOns
fi~I lis layout
imd filfill man fodhe D~oit & Cle~
land NaviptionCo, -ftom 1939-48, asan
AB and whceJsman f1;1r the .Browning
Lines. jn J.960, Oeof!!ian Bay Llnc. irr
f960-J IUld on. ~he: SS L,ake'fll(>Q_d (Erie
Sitnd). ..:e w# ;i vel!if'llll .o{ the u.s_
Anny jn World War If, Laker Jblnning
wasbom in $.o~ay and w~a""°i~11t
of l"ell'i:an Rapids, Minn. SutviVing is
Ins w'illow, Ca1heri11e.
Pe 11 r i o o er
lamff Ull'lrd
Gieot~ 71, died
of cancer-in ~c'fl:y
Hospitlll Wa~
town, N. V. on
F<ib. 8. Brother
.GCcQr&e Jc;>illed tbe
SIU in 19l81nth:e
p<>n of New Orleans aailins as 11 lkct.
engineer and engine d•l•1!iltio tor ''la
yeatL Be WIB a veteran of" b1e U.S.
Coul Guard in Brooklyn, N. Y. and lhe
u.s. Anny in 'World War I and l{m-,
Seafarer OCottc was born in Calif.ntlia
anil was a r~dcnl of E9an Mills, N. Y.
Bpnal was in Evin Mills ~lllCICey. sur
vjyini1l~•·l<illJam~Jr. Ol'Ev~ !\fills':
two dq11$11_tert, J'iin. Joann '8rt and
Mrs. -GltJria Netto of Watctlown: a
panddaug:h1~, MR. JOjlnnt J!. Mlg,
liaccio of" New Qrlcans sn~ ;i st,epson.
Eugene Doyl~.
Pensiolll!r llqir"
ll•h1lle "Ma~_k"
McK,enzle, 711,
died or hCMI dis
,,_ a1 botne .in -
Brooklyn. N. Y. 011
l.Ut. 19. Brother
Mc1Ccniie joined
I he SfU in 194S in
the p'on of Baltimore suiting as Q chief
Sl(W&ri!. H~ hit 1hc bricb in 111C 196J
Oteater N.'Y. lfarborclied'lmd attended
rh~ 1970 Pi11ay Pomr Pensioners Con
tercmce No. 6. Seafarer McK.cm:iitt was
bo"!I in Sr. Vina:opvB. W.l. Jn1crmen1
wu in Cypress Hills Cemerery, llroo~
lyit. Surviving~n!'.rhree sons, Ma,nllf of
B'tooldyn. Alrfc and Richy and 1.wo
dauatuors. Jlene and Bever1y or
Brooklyn.
.Joel Tllo llr••
JJIU!IOb. 2'1, die4
of injur1e$ in Eiar
bonr.iel" M_eillcal
Ccnu:.f, Seatlle
sustained m a car
crash ihere on
Jan l. Brolber
Jausora ji>in~ the
SJ U in l 9?9 follo\lllng- his ar_aduotiot\
from the Kar.ry Lundeberg ~boo!,
~ihe)'. Polnt. Md. He sailed for S~
land 11nd o.o the Wa,hington St~lc Fe ...
riea from 1975 to 1977. s.cara~rJausora
wni 1iom in Se'11tJ~c·1nd wtili a rc,iilenJ
th~. Interment \1(115 In lhe Washinlitoo
Memoiihl Putlt Cemetefy,"Se~lllc. ·S11t
viving ~ biS • paients, Mt and Mn.
Anthony Jaw.ors oJ.Seattle; 11 bro1he.r.
timothy. and (our sistett, Laure, llli.•e,
Pal ly" and Gfqa.
Pcmioocr R.
mll!ill Adplpbu
McDonald, 63,
died ,of heart dis
~ in the ltoston
Ci\Y liotJ>ihll tin
Fe&. 24. Brother
MCOilllal!! joined
,the ,SJU in lhe(l'1rl
o.f Boston ia 1959. He sailcii1is-a ablt'
A,B amt borun aboard tlii CS Lorrg
i.Jr1(s (Tl'BJllo~ Cable) in 19?3'and
from_ 1971 to !978: He Jalteil during
Worla Wat ll, .., WCill Sea!flter' Mo
Donald was a v'eten\D of the \l:S. Army
in World War Ii. Burial was in SL
Michael's Gemctery, BOlton. SurVlving:
are his widow1 Mlltiba; JL dausJ!ttr,
Carol; a stepson~ James Breen of Pem
brqltc, M11$1.. aful two a1cpdaugl1tcrs.
Mrs. Patricia MoElaney of Boston '8.Dd
!l{n. Thom8!1 McElaney of D<>rehetter, -;:.
Mai$.
Donald Martin
Bmholo-" Gin
Jey, 64. died of 'll
hcnn attack In the
[i)ruid City Huspi
Ca I, TuscalD~$S..
AIL on Nov. 30.
1919. iirotberGin
ley joined the
Unton 111.the part of Cle~land in 19111
sailing aso a · lil!cft!an, eil<1r 11nd Jirem~n
for \he Gtea1 Lil.cs 'l'owln.s Co. from
1952 10 1.97\l. l:fe WI!$ a former member
qf the Fircm11n 11nd Ollcra: Uni.011. Lo.:al
3 from 1952 to 1961. 1.iikcrGJnlcy wasil
veretun .Qf 11\e IJ,S. /\Jr- Force in W~rld
W'a~ II. A nallyc or blev~lan!4 he wa!(a
resident thlrre_ lltrrf!ll w~s in HoJy Cross
Cemet~ry, Ocvcland. Surviving 4ll'1' lli5
widow. Gra~ 8cnrndeue: lbrel! $.bns,
Do.rl'11ld Jr. . Jqhn and Patrick, and live
da:ughtcri;. Grace. l!Crril!dene. Mary
E!lim .. Dor91hy Ann •nil Conslllll<!I!.
1'-oo~ Jolin Alo>'* D9'Jae, ~
111111ro away from pn~umoniA in San
Fran11iseo on Oci:. 30. J979. Brotbet
Devinulal1cd sailing.on I ht Wi:stC-1
in 1m. R10<Salltd·nyl!;ln qn ~Grace
!.inc llS a wailer11nd purtll'.r, In 19'.i7. he
!"'iled on (be SS PreJitktJt llarrfson. On
Ow. 8. 1941. Dovi11e.and herotcwwerc
intetned by lhcJapane11e as PO W's until
l\lov, 161 J94.S; B<!rn in lrCJand, ht was a
naiuratlz~ o.s. Citi21m 4lnd a TCSidc!it
ofSan F-r~. Crcmatioo 10ok place
m lhttOli.wt Memorial Park €emetctl',
Colma, ealif. ~urviviq ltt Uiu, Mn.
A. Marley of the S.ered Heart Con
\lelll, St. Margaretit, Hitebcn..Jtcn.-
ford, EA~ •
Ptnsioqer AJ.
J>eft •;...,.vd Meo
l«nel17, 15, pau·
ed away from
pneumonia jn
Southbridge,
Masri. on Mar. 2.
Brother McKi.n
stry joined tllc
$1U ih' 1944 in t~ port or N~ York
saJlihJUall AB forJ4yuts. ltcwalkcd
the picUtlioc in the 1961 Ni'Y. Harbor
strlk~ SeJi(arcr McK(Qtlry was •bOm in
Soulhlirl!lge, C~lion too,k place in
1he Rural trcmatctfy. Worcester. MlW.
Sllrvi'v"18 are-his: Willow, L.orctta 1lJld,a
~on, Asay tt. ~cKii\Stry o[ Wtatmin
ster, Calif,
l!ensloMr km
J0.11 lr111yd tl)(tn~
Parks, 713, -SUo
c:umbed to hcarr
di&eaae- in the sen
Joaquin (Calff.)
General HO~pilal
con Aug. 30. 1'979.
Bl'ol h~~r Par k t
joined the SlU ·i" 1\)47.iii th~ pon QJ
New Orleans sailing in the s1eward d_e.
partment.. He ub.o..wll!CI fo~ Waterman
and &cit& [,file,, ScalarcL Park~ ;was
'born in Wadena, ~inn. and' wits !I CC!i
dent, of S!ocklon, Calif. Bu1;iarwas iii
Fitr:mington (Calif:) Me1119dal G:emc-
1cry, SurviVilrg are !)is w-id!'Wi Mi:r
<la!lo af Santa: Lu~-lhe Arsenlinc; two
aauslnm. Rc;ncc o( St~~on•uul Mrs.
Kl\Jhcrinc Wallace: of Lath~p. Calif:,
·a11cl a filter, Mn. ·Marg1m:t Shi,igan.
Pc:nsioner N~
-~ ....
pkr, -.S6. died ()n
Mar. :JI. Brothet
PeppJetjoiDed thi:
SIU ln 1947 in the
port of Norfollc
sailing 11$ ;In AB,
He- was- born ih
Pennsylvania and ·was a rcsideol or
Wlioh~1>rcague. Va. Surviving a~ his
widow, Oeotgje; t\\>o son~, Berrinrd arid
John;. hiS motbei-, -Floi:eJtCC or Wa\:ha
pjj!llgue 11nd "h\IO •tepdauahti:rs. Lind.Ir
and Shirley Sturges-,
Pens1'oner Manuel Me>wlda Mal'
qua. 90, p!l$tCdllWjl)!fr<imcanccrl11.1he.
fopangn Terrace ConvalcscCnt Rosiii
ral. Csnq~ Piltlc. C'RJi(, Qn Chr~f1111$
Day, Oct. ~. 1979, Brolh.er M11_rques
stllned $1llln11 on the Weoit cya,,t In
194'7. He #ilea on the -Sf /...urlln~ In
196'1. Ma,rqucs -\'vu a, native of Agustil
de Jesus; llawaii l\lld was a 11!Sidcnt of
Chgrsworth, Cali( Burial Wit$ 1"' lhr
Hollywo11i Hills (Qlif1) Pordt i.awn
Memorl~j J>arlt cimcicry. Survl11ing
lltt 11 a1ugh1er. Mn. &vt:tly Wrigln or
C:baL~worlh and a sister, Mrs. Macy
K1:ncbr nJ; Honolulu. Hawait
Pcru;io'.ne• Martin UHJir, 74. died of
hea.rt <rtS~ Jn San Frn114'U<:o Gcneml
ff<>1:pit.al on Jan. 2. He J<1incCI th~
MC&S Unlqn in 1964 anti Starting
sailing on the Wt~t Coast !n J%8,
Brolhcr LiuJc iall<liJ M ll satno11
messman. Llnlt wa$ bOm in North
Carolina an!f WIU a l'l!'ide11t of Slan
Fr;noisco. Crirnarion 1001; plat>t in -,lie
Midden Villlcy Mt:moriul Park Cem6-
fcty C'rcma1ori11m. P'ach~i:<>. c;'a llf.
Survivlna •~ c;ooains • .irtll~ Slade uf
TIHr Hronx. ,.. Y. and Mary. Wil'1al'li.
J.e11J1y,. JCJ111~uc 11nd C!illil: l,iUle. all of
North Carolina.
Pe nsioncr
Geor1e Robert
Olher, 79, paasell
away from a heart
111.11ck tt home in
East Providence,
R. I. on Apr. 9,
Brother Oliver
jllined the SIU in
19.lS in the porr or New York sailin& u
an l\B •nd quattennastor. He was on
pickclline in the 1962 Robin Line beef,
Seafarer Ollwt sailed 31 ye&tt, duriJia
World W&r II ~ on the SIHmbtKIJ
Delta~,_,. lest}'l!ar. tfe ~ra 'l'Ctellln
oF thet, U.S. Navy hcfore World War f.
He was born in Cambridge, Mass.
Burial was in St. F111ncis Ccme1ery.
Pautuc:kct, R.l Survivina i1 a niece,
Mn. Catherine T. Reynolds of'Rum
rord, R.I.
Pensioner ,_
Feniudn Otero,
8,1, died of can~r
in tuao, Spain on
Jan. 14. Brother
Otero jointd the
SJU in 1939 in the
, pon of Miami,
Aa. Ailing u an
AB for 53 )Qn. He recei\'Cd o 1960
Union Personal Safeiy Award for sail
ing aboard an accidrnt-frccship, the SS
Ralph Stm-s. Seafarer Otero was on
1he piokctline- in tbl: 1962 Robin Line
I beef. A native of Spain, he was 1t ~i
dcnt or l..uso. Alid he was a. naturalit.cd
U.S. citizen. Surviving it; ltis widow,
Carmen.
.Pemionu Uo
aard 8eed11m
Laycoa, Tl. died
of lung failure in
the Baltimore
USPHS Hqapital
on Apt. , IS. Bn>
lber Layton joined
lhco SIU in 1938 in
the port of New York:uiling u a botWL
in 1931 carnina S45. a month dlen with
an OS gcttiii&S30. amonth. Re rode one
of the 13 Uberty Jbipt in a convoy, tbc
SS. Richard Hl'N'y !Le (Calmu Linc)
durina World War n OD the 4.2-thip
Murmarudc convoy run to Russia. His
aun ~rew Jho1 down ,an attaclcinJ
German plane. Seventeen ships were
Ion, IS on the retum voyaac near
l~la.nd. Ju he cntmd a MurmaMk
bocel, the Soviet guatd pushed him to
safely u a German bomb fOll tilling the
g111rd. Scttver La)ton wu bonl in
<on, Md. and wts a resident or
~ron, Md. lntormcru wu in Hillcmt
~clci'y, Fcclera!aburg, Md. Surviving
is his widow. Nevi&.
AafoaloR-.
.SS, •uecumbcd to
cana:r in the U.S.
Vetttans Admin·
ilUIUion Mcdica.I
Cen1cr, Philadel·
phia on Apr. 6.
Brother Ruuo
Join"4 the SIU in
tho pon of Philadelphia in 196 j saili113
aun OS for 28years. He was also a l1lll
chinc operator &nd Sheet mtta.I work.er.
Stafarcr Russo was a ""1Cnln of the U. S
Army 1n World War IL 8om in Phila
delphia, be w.as a _.01 lhcfo. Burial
was 1n Holy Crow ~tery, Yean:ton.
Pa , Survivina ~ his 11i'idow, .s..lra.
two •uns, Antonio Jr. llad Vinccnl Hass
Jr .. a daualuer Aonctto Joy« ol Wert
Sbuon. Pa., his mother, Lena of Pllila
d~lph1a 11nd two sis4el'f, Joscp!li,.e •lid
Rc•z, b0th t>f Philadelphia.
Peniion~ Fl'ID
dl -~· l.ec
c.-m, 61, died
or. hea11 .altlu:I; in
tha Garland' Ml>
moriAI HospitaJ,
DftlfQ. Tex. on
Apr. 6. Bro°'"
Oriaso!D joined
Pcntl o rier
Jam.. Wllllam
.DvOUlt, 61. died
~eart-lung tau.
in the Nau&\I
ay (1'0.11 . )
USl'HS Hospital
00 M.ay t. $ro
t bc r DarouJe
lbcSIUint~ponofGalvcston.in 1952
as a fimnm.watertcnder, cookAm! ship
delepte. He wu also a telephone cable
splK:er. Seafarer Grissom wat a yeter8n
of 1he U.S. Anny Pa1111roop Corps In
Wodd War IL Ho wu born in-Waco,
TcJt. and wQ • resident of Emory, Tex.
lntcnncnt 'll'U in Laun:! Land Memo
rial Part Cemetery, OaJ1u. Son:ivina
ate bis son, Donald or Marietta, Ga.; a
brother. Bea of Dallu and two listen,
Mn. Elsie Callo,...y and Mrs. Nora
H.B. Barris, both of Ollla.
Recmffied Bo
•un St~ M.
Hoaab Sr., Sl,
died of n1w111l
ca u1"t io the
Sta 1e11 hland
(N. V .) USP HS
Hospit.a.t on Mar.
8. 8totller Bomlca
joined the SIU in 1944 in Ibo port of
New York. He 1ailed 34 year,s and
during the• Vic1nam War. Seafarer
Homb sailed 011 the TT Bay ~
(Westchester Marine) and the LNG
.4riu(BncrgyT111111pon). He graduated
fro'fn...tbc Union's Recertified Bosuna
Program in 197), And be upgrailed at
the , SJ UCM EBA School of Marine
Ellgfneering. Brooklyn, N. Y. and the
BLS In 1967-68 and 1977. Ile was a
veteian. of r~ U.S • .Anny i11 the Ko.rean
Wardiomm Nol11Ymllton, P.a.,hewu
a re1iden1 of Oxford, N:J. Buria!W.. in
St. Rose ot Lima Cemetery, Oxford.
Survivin& are two IOtll, Stephen Jr. and
TltllOlllj 8ftll his mo~. Mn_ Maiy
Hodly of Saxton falls, N.J.
M!t:hee! 111*'
G~ Sr., 28,
drowned 1n i..icas
•i•ie llayou. Hayes,
La. when his
motorboat hit a
submerpl object
on Mly 4. Brother
Granger joined
the SIU in the port o( Houston in 1971
uillna Jll 811 AB for IOT and as •
tankennan. He graduated Crom theUlS
in 1972. A native of Ld:c Char~ La..
he
0
WB5 .a mident ofSulphur.1.a.&rial
waa in Rottlawo Cemetery; Sulpliur.
Survivins aJC hlli widow. Mary; Lwo
SOllJ, Mic:bael Ricky Jr. and ltod!IC)I
Shan« bis mother, Mra. Joseph B.
(Ge:ralcline) Fruge of take Cbadcs; !Iii
fatbef. Jlillu1 ud his 1r&ndmotber,
Mrs. Forat Beoolt of Sulphur.
Pensioner
Fran!< Stanley
l.Jro, 70, died of
heart failurclntlte
Baltimore U'SPHS
Hospital on May
t . BrOlbcr Uro
JOlncd the SIU m
the pon of New
Y<>rt in 196J saihJll as a bosun. He
.Ultd 26 )UIS. And wu a vetetan o( 1hc
U.S. Army ia World Was II. Seafaru
Uro wu born In Poland and WBl a l"C5i
den1 of Ril'CI ltoup. Mich. lntermen•
was 1n Oakla"'' Oemctecy, Baltimore.
jolnocl the SIU in I~ in the port o1
New Orte.m sallin& as a chief steward.
Howui>or11in1fa.mmond, ta. aildwu
1 resident of Baytown, Te•. Interment
WH In Grecnlawn Cemec.ery. ff1111-
mond. Surviving Is bia widow, Mary.
Pensioner WD
blft J. H ..... ,r~
61, died of kidney
failure in the un;.
vmity of Maiy
land Hospital.
Baltil'l)ure on Jan.
27 , Br other
H11ghell Joined the
SIU in the p9rt of Baltimore in 1955
sailins as a 3rd cook. He sailed Cot 32
years and for the Calmar Li~. Se&Caret
Hughes wu a veteran of the U.S Army
in World War II . Born in North
Carolina. be was a resident of Balti
more. lntormcot was in Family Cemo-
1ery, l!Umbetb City, Jll.C.·Survivi113an:
his widow, Et141 five sons, Charles,
Howard, WilbeM Jr,. Le.ender and
l>aVid ; four daughters, Valencia,
Lawonne, Judy and Joyoe and a sister,
Mn. Irene G.alop of Baltimore.
Pensioner Ce
drk Udo Fl'Udl,
84, succumbed to
p:neumonia In the
Na$8811 Ba)' (Tex.)
USPRS Hospital
on Oct. 8, 1979.
Brother ftlDcis
joined the SIU in
1945 in t~portofGalvestonsailillJasa
cbief steward. He sa.iled 24 years.
Durin• World Warn. be had two ablp1
1otpce{ocd and sunlt under him. Sea
farer Francis also sailed during the
Korean and V~tnam Wars. Jlom in
Uvakle, Tc11-.. he was a resident Ofct11tt.
Tex. lntciment was in Re11twqod
Memorial Puk Cemetery. Clute. Sur
viving are his widow, Cora, a daughter,
Mn. DoUy F. Nesmith of Surfside,
Tex.; a brollier. FcrdieofHumble, Tex..,
two listen, M'rs.. Orlita U$lic of Port.er,
Tex. and Mn. £d1tb Fallon ofH01111on:
two pnddlildren and four 11Utgrand
ghildnn.
~ioner VID
aal The G111-
ttf, 67, died Of
a '-rt attack In
lhc Sou1h N
Micl-Cm1er Com
munity Hosp1141,
Occaa1ide, L., I .
N, Y. oa /\pr. IS.
8ro1~r Ganey joined rhe SIU U1 rile
pon or New Vork i1119S4wllng.as ao
oaler and AB. He 511ilal 34 yean. And
worked lut u a doorQlaJI aC Unloo
Headquarten. Seafarer Garvey wa.s a
veterao oftbe lt.s. Army in Wada War
II. BOm in BroOklyn.; Jll. Y .• be w,s a
nsideutofl,.)lllbcoot. l'.:t, N. Y.C--
1inn took place in Liie Walhinatoa
Meme>rial Park Crema.tory. Coram,
LI., N.T. Survivin.g an bi• widow,
Mary: hi& moihcr. Martha of Brooklyn
&lid a brodtcr. Elmc:r Qf Lynbrook
Allol_plt Plllllp
DeMarco, 58.
d ied olartcriosclb
rO.U at home in
Kew G'arden1,
Quceu1.NewYorlc
City on Mar.,14.
Brother De:Mareo
joined ibe SIU in
the po11 of New YOrtc in 19Sltniling8'a
2nd cook and steward delegate. He
sailed 29 years. And bit the briclcs iiube
1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Burial
was in Plnclawn Memorial Parl: Come.
tery, J,..1., N, Y. Surivi~ng -are hii
widow, Mlllict a ton. Alan; two
brothers: Dan of lbe SIU and Pa.,quale
and a siltor, Mn. Rote Lanipn of New
York City.
Pensioner
Georp Aus..am
Kerr, 82, s ue
cumbed to kidney
failure In the God
dard Memorial
Hospital. Stouglh
ton, Mas.s. on
Mar. 17, 19711.
&other Kerr joined lbe SIU io 1938 in
till> port o( Boston sailiogin the stc:waril
departmeot for S2 yeara. He was also a
pauern malu:t'. Seafarer Kerr ~a.Jked
the pickctline in tl\e 1962 Robin l.ine
beef and I.he 1965 Dist~ Counc:il , 37
~trike. A native of Jan1aica, B. W,.L. he
was<a resident of Sharon, Ma•s. llurill
wa• in lbe Porell Hill Cemetery,
Boston. Surviving arc two 1oos. E>enniJ
and Clifford and • daughter. Mn.
Josephine Chandler of Sharon.
Pen sio ner
Oniel T~
MeGovtrn, 63,
died in Ilic New
Orleans USPHS
lto~pita I 9n Apr,
2. Brother Mo
Go..,m joined tilt
SIU in the pon of
New Otlea11.1 in 1957 sailittg~ an Oller
for 28 )'C81S, He wu bom JO New
Orleam and WIS I resident there. Sea
farer McGovern's burial was in U.kc
lawn Park Mausoleum C-rmetcry, New
' Orlca,m. Surviving arc t~o sons, Greg
ory and Rus:;ell; 11tree daugh1ers, Carol,
Linda-and J~n. and a 1ls1er, Mr1, Clara
Cusimano of Jllcw Orie.ans.
Pensioner Vie
tor ~Ion~
-· 72. •llCCUDlb
ed toca-rintbc
Kawah Delta
Dittrkt lfospitaJ,
Viulia, Oli!. on
Apr. 7. 0,o~~r
Menor joined the
Sl U In 1943 In the (>Oft of Boston sailing
as a diicf electrician. He s1111ccl for 3:S
)Can, Seafarer Menor wu oa 1he pic
ke11inc m the 1961 N. Y. ffafbor beef. He
lo'5 .l-1' in 111t Ph11ipprJIQ and - a
rcsidenl ol Visalia. Interment. was ill
Visalia District Cemorery. Survwing
•re his widow, A1unclo11: two so11s,
Eiko and Richard and Ii dauah1er1
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Joe Algina, First-Rate All the Way, Retires
I T'S significant that Joe Algina
holds S IU book number A-1.
Many of his Union brother!
would agree that as an SIU
member a nd recently retired
official. Joe Algina is first-rate.
Since he came ashore as a
Union organi1er in 1944, Algina
served his brother Seafarcl'li in
many capacitiei;. In all of them IJe
was a devoted and hard working
official. His retirement marks the
loss to the SIU of one of its most
respected officials.
His jobs with 'the SIU ranged
from New York 1>ort agent to
Headquarters representative to
assistaqt secretary-treasurer. ,He
alsQ served as SIU safety director
and as a special representative
from the International 10 its
fishing affiliates.
Joseph J . Algina was born in
Worcester, Mass. on May I.
1916.
At the age of 16 he started
working ashore at odd jobs. But
since he knew "some feUows who
were shipping out," and because
he "always wanted to go to sea,"
Algina was on his first ship by the
age of 21. He made his first trip in
the steward department but then
switched to the deck department
where he remained during. hls
active seafaring career.
Algina was a member of the
fonner International Seamen's
Union but as soon as the SIU was
fonncd in late I 931!'l1e was lhere
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During World War II he sailed
as AB and Bosun to the Mediter
ranean and Persian Gulf. At
New 101 Tug,
·Independence,
Joins SIU fleet
A wand new bolit joined die
f1Hi olSIU-contracted lnlmitate
and 0- Transport Compeny
(IOT) lase month.
Named tbe lndq,mllin«, the
boat ill ill die S.600 honepows
clm..~. This means she11 be amon1
tbe Dint lariat tap ID JOTa
Reet.
The /~ndor~ wti&lla llO
IOM, ha a lenpb of 110'8", a
beam of 30'1", and a ~11:imum
dnft of 14'3".
Accordlns lo the oompany,
she's fttted wltb the latest In
Ore ftcbctng, n11vigational, and
communications equipmmt. ln
cludlne a colllslon avoidance
l'8dar !lyste1n.
Tiie lnd1pendence will be
pulllin& tlle bUp Ocean 261 and
win wotlt in the Gulf QI Muiro.
31 I LOG I June 1980
times he also sailed as third and
second mate during the War.
In the spring of 1944, Algina
came ashore ~o work for lhc
Um on as lll1 organizer. Jn the mid
J94(Ys he 5erved as New 'York
deck patralman and acting port
agent before being elected New
York pon a~nt in 1948, 1949,
and 1950.
He was elected Headquarters
Representative for 195 I .and
1952 In 1953 he was elected
assistant s.ecretary-treasurer, a
post to which he was re-elected
several times.
Brother Algina tQok an active
role in many of the Union's
fights. Re particiP.ated in the
Coos Bay b1:ef and various
longs bore beefs, 1be 1946 General
Strike, and the Wall Street and
Isthmian strikes. He was also
very involved in the American
Coal Shippillg beef of lhe mid
and late J950's.
For many years Algina also
served on the Union negotiating
Committee thal bargained with
employers for Seafarers' con
tracts.
ln 1959, Algina was appointed
SIU safety director. Jn this
position he helped establish
criteria for safety aboard ships.
Together with the Coast Guard
he set up Collective Regulations
on Safety. Among other things,
these reguJatioDs dealt with
safety equipment aboard ship
and safe loading and unloading
· procedures.
One of Brother Algina's !TIOSl
iniportanttasks uan SIU official
was th'it job nil was assjgned by
SIUNA President Paul Hall to
be a s~ciaJ representative to the
lntemational's fishing and can
nery worker affiliates.
Wotking with ilffiliates on
both the East and We$l Coast.
~gina was inyolvedm a program
lo rebuild the fishing union5'. He
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was always on the scene when
there were problems or disputes
and he helped negotiate contracts
for the fishing affiliates.
Algina lives in East Freetown,
Mass. with one of his children.
His son James, who sailed for
awhile with the SIU. now holds a
Ph.D . and teaches at a university
in Florida. His otberson, John, is
shipping out as an SIU member
in the ·engine department. Per
haps he'll one day carry on in his
father's traditio11 of service to the
SIU.
Brother Algina's years with the
SIU have been rewarding ones.
So too were, and ~'till are, bis
years with his family. Though his
wife died a number of years ago.
Brother Algma has five children,
four grandchildren. and one
more expected in August. His
children are: Kathleen; James;
Patly; Dorrie. and John.
But neither he, nor anyone,
will evi:r bold the book number
A-I ilgain.
In lhts photo 1aken in I 970. SIU Safely Dir eel or Joe Algina is Shown going aboard
lhe Galveston (Sea-Land) 1n Newark. N.J lo begin his safety mspection ol the
vessel
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To apply, see your SIU Reprae=tative.
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D llEI I SIER& ON llEACtt ·-a..A cm.a a.c
DllCa Oll'AllT'Mef1
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ITIWAllD llUMTJIENT
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"'"Re"5tered'onlhe lleacll" ,,,.,,s lhe loial number ol l"nln ,.11191'tdlt lllepott lllhl lfld ol 1.-i ITillnlh.
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1980 Upgrading Course Schedule
Here is the tentative schedule of upgrad
ing courses to be held at the Lundeberg
School in 1980. As you can see, the School
is offering a wide range of programs for all
ratings, both for deep sea and inland
members.
SIU members are reminded that ttiis
Cocuu Name
LNG
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FOWT .
Marine Electrlc111 Maintenance
Marina EleetrQnlcs
Refrlgeratfon Systems maintenance
& 0 perations
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St.rtlng Dates
June 23
July 21
August 18
September 15
November 10
September 25
July 3
July 31
September 25
Ootober23
November20
August 18
Jµne 2S'
September 29
June 23
September 29
schedule is tent e In other words,
courses may be chang r cancelled de-
pending on response fr; the member-
ship. So think about upgrading this year.
And get your applications in eatly to
assure yourself a seat ih the class of your
choice.
Cour•e Name
Able Seaman
Steward Recertificallon Program
Bosun Rec.ertiflcauon Program
A Seniority Upgrading Program .
Starting Dates
June 19
July 17
August 14
September 11
November6
July 14
Septembers
October f3
August 11
June9
July 7
August 11
September 8
October 8
November ro
December II
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Keltb J. Sabot
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Seafarer Kritb
J. Sabot, 28,
graduated from
Pine)' Point in
1971. He earqcd
his OED dip·
loma there. too.
Ho upgrndcd to
fircman-wat
c rte n d c r
(FOWT) in 1978 in the po" of New
York. Brother Sabot holds the
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
(CPR), firefighting end lifeboat
endorsements. Born in Scranton,
Pa.. he resides and shipt< out of the'
port of New York.
Daniel Miller
Seafarer Dan
ny Miller, 25,
graduated from
the HLS in 1978,
In 1979. he
upgraded to AB
there. He has the
firefighting, life
boat nnd CPR
tiakots. Brother
Miller was born in Camden. N.J .•
lives and ships out of the port of San
Francisco.
. Jdfr~y Michael Past
Seafarer Jeff
Page. 25. is 11
19711 Pin~y Point
graduate, Bro
ther Page got his
GED diploma
there Iii well as
upgrading to
FOWT. Re has
the CPR, fire-'.
fighting and lifeboat endoncment.s.
Born in Washington. D.C .. he
resides in Roclwlllc. Md. and ships
out of the port of Baltimore.
KemHth Mark l.dby
Seafarer Ken
neth Mark Leiby
27. ~iaru:d sail
ln3 in 1972. Ile
got hil. AB en
dorsement at I he
HLS in 1977,
Bn•I her Leiby
hes the lifeboat.
flr~fighting and
CPR lll:keL!o. Jte'.s ftom the port of
Balllnton:i. live• there with his wil'e
Michelle 11nd llhips 0111 of 1111 pur1$.
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Fred GooClin
Seafarer Frl'd
Goodin, 21, i~ a
1978 3r.ad uate of
cbc Piney Poin1
Emry Training
Program. Last
year he up
graded 1 to AB
there. "Brother
Goodin earned
the lifeboat. CPR and firefighting
cl'ldo~ents. He lives in Seattle
and ~hi(!S from au pons.
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Carl Cast11na
Seafarer Carl
C1staga1, 25.
graduated from
the H LS in 1977.
Brother Cas
iagna got his
QM ED the' first
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of the year. He
11~ . -t '\ Ila~ sailed on the
'I I \,,/t I LNG El Paso
(Energy rransport). And he bas the
C PR, firefighting and lifeboat
endorsements. Helives in Arlington.
Va. and ships from all ports.
Silvano Giacalont
Seafarer Si1-
v11110 Giacalone,
24. graduated
from Pine y
Point in 1973
when he earned
his GED dip
loma. Broe her
Giacalone got
his FOWT last
year. He holds the firellgh1ing.
lifeboat and CPR tickets. And he
"plays the Oure and likes to paint
once in a while.• Born in Tunis,
Tunisia, lie ships our of the port of
New York.
Joseph Michael
Sc11farer
~oseph Michael •
2.S. grad u111cd
Crom the H LS In
1973, upgrading
to 1-ow·1 in
I 97l. He cook
the Refrigera
tion and QM ED
Course.• at the
Point in 19711. Brother Michael
holds the lifeboat. CPR and
firefighting tickets. He livb and
•hips oul of the port ol Ball imore
<'.arr R. ~
Seafarer Gal')
R. Dow, 211.
graduated from
the HLS in 1978.
In 1979, ht up
graded 10
FOWT Brmher
,- , Dow hos
,,.- ~worked in dil-
fefeot areas of
lhc murittmc induStry since 1972."
He hi\~ bis fin;Ogntint!. Hreboat and
CPR tickets. Born ip 8r!dgpport.
Conn .. hc-r~id~ in Capt- Eli7.11beth.
M~. and ''!;lilt~ out o( any 11nd all
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Jolln W. l'onti Lesley R. Strann
Seafarer John
\V. Pon Ii. 26,
graduatl'd from
the H LS in 1977.
The next year he
upgrQJrd to
FOWT there
and in 1980 he
earned his
QMED there
Scafa rer Les
ley R. Stravers,,
23. is a 1976
graduate of lhe
R LS Trainee
Prugam Heup
graded 10 AB
there in 1978.
Brother Straver.>
has the CPR.
He bofdj rhe lifeboat. firefighting
and CPR ticke1s Brother Pon1j was
born In Ulwrence. Mass.. live& in
Andover. Mess. and ships out oftlic
ports of Boston and N~w York.
lifeboat and flreligbting endorse
ments. A na1ive of Glthdalc. Calif ..
he lives in Monterey. - Calif. and
ships out of the ports of San
Francisco and HouSton.
Here are some very
good reasons for
QMED's to take the
Automation
Course at
It starts~
September 15
HLSS
Enroll today so you can earn more on
your job.
Co,Ptact the ffany Lundeberq School of Seamanship
or fill out the application in this issue of the Log.
Monthly Membership Meetlap
O.C,S..
Purl Dair J.alf.<. lnluld Walen
i"oc,. Yor~ •• , • • •. . • luly 7 ••••.•••..•.. 2:JOp.m ...•.••.•••••
l'i.1boklph"' •• ••..••. luly M • • . • • .. • . • • •• 2:30jpll ........ • •..•
O..tt,n1dl"I!' . .. ". • •.• Jul~ 9 . . . ..•••.•••• • 2:30p.m ............ .
N,trfolk .,. ........... Joly in . ·t•r•··,·· 9~• .. rn ............ .:.
Jack\.Cln\·lllt •••·• tuly to .••••·····••· LOOp.m ...... . , ...... .
Ataun»e ........ ,.. JUI) tt. , •• ••·• .. 2:30rtn ..••••• ~r·•~
HOLb.tOn •• •• • • . Jlll}' 14 ••• ••••••••••• 2;l0p.rn ............... .
New Or1<11n. .... , • July I~ .............. 2::i<lp.m ............ .
Mobile ............. July I~ .............. 2:JOp.m ....... , .•.••
<;an F,.mcu;co • .. . Jul) 17 ...... ., • .. 2:JQp.nL ........... ,
W1lm•n••nn . • . .. . July 21 .. .. •• .. • • •• 2:30p.m .......•.•.••
S<'•lllc ............. Jul> 2S • .. .. • .. • • .. 2:Wp.m ...•. , .•..• • •
PlnCJI l'nnll . . .. .. • Jul)' n . . .. .. . . . . . . . 10,301.m ........ , •••
San Juan • . .. .... July 10 ...... , ....... 2:31lp.m ..•. .... •....
Culurnbu> •••••• , , . • Joly f9 • , •••••• .., •• , • • ........ , • -. ,
C.'hita10 ~ • . ....... Jull' IS .... .. , • , • • • ... . . • .- ••••••••
rortAn)tur ....... July I' .. ,:.;.<f••·· 2.:JOp.tn ..•• , •• , .••
SI. t.uUl~ ............ JUl\1 ttt .•• ••••• '. ' . 2::u>r "'· .•••••. ~
€"lr.\1l'l1nd ............ Juty t? .•.••••••••• , • . ••••.•• , ... .
lli>nnlohl . .. . • .. • . . . lu1v 111 • • • . .. .. • • • • • 2~r..m. . • .., ... ... ..
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7:00p.m
7:00p.m.
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7:00p M
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ILastl IFlrStl tMlddlel Mo./Oav/Ve"' :
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Intend Wetcn Member 0 Lekas Member O
Book Number ___ _________________ Seniority _____________ _
! Date Book Port Prelelltlv • ,Was U9ued ___________ l'ort lsaued -------- llfflstered In ________ _
• Enc$orsement(11 or
Soo~ Security# ____________ _ Lic:enH Now Held _ ______________ _
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Upgrading Progr1111: "'"""------,..,- 111>---,-"'"'""----- license Allcelved -----------,.._ lt1endedl
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Dates Avellabla foe' Trelnlng _______ ~-------------------------
• • • • • • I Am lntetett.d In~ Followlrijj Cowm(IJ _ __________________________ :
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OECI( ENGINE STEWARD :
0 TenkenNn
0 A8 12 Month•
0 A8 lJnllmhed
0 A8 TugJ & T-1
0 AB Gt.- Uk ..
• 0 Ouartermaater • : 0 ToWboet Clper111Dt
i W8'tem Riv••
: 0 To....tioat ()pentor lnlllld
i 0 Towboot °""' eM Not
: Meire than 200 Mii ..
: O Towboet Opef'ator (<Ner
I 200 Mileti
0 Mast« 0 Mete
O Pilot
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O FWT O Oiler O Assistant Cook 1 • 0 ClMED - Any Rating 0 Cook & Baker :
0 Olhert_______ _ 0 Chief Cook :
• 0 Marine EltlClrlcal taintenence 0 Steward • : 0 Plap.-.i Maintenence end O Tow!Joat Inland Cook •
0 ~tion '
0 AUJQml1fon
0 Uaint..n:eof Slllpboan:t
Refrigeration SV•tem•
0 !)leael Engines
0 Aal.unt EnQin- tUnln11P9Cted
Motor Veuel I
0 Chief fngi- (lllln11P9Cted
Ml>IDtVetaell
AU OEPAillMENTS
0 LNG
0 I.NG Sefory
O Welding
O Lileboattnar.
O Fire Flgh11119
RECORD OF EY'l..OYMENT TIME-ISllow only .aunt needed 1D 141111edl In ming nollcl ave or onach l~ei of Sll"Vtt:e .
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l'INP POINT, II). am7t
June I 980 LOG 39
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Official Publinlion of the Seafarers lnlern•tional Union• A'if•nlic , Gulr, Ldkes •nd lnl•nd W.aters Oi\lrict • AfL·CIO VOL oil!
NO 6 JUNE 1980
Drozak Fights for
Maritime Plank In
...., Democratic Platform
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Another New Tug, Independence, for
SIU Boatmen Jlrllte 36
It's the Year of the Diesel;
SIU Crews Anotl1er D-9. a II
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Maritime Day 1980
Pages 19-21
Ocean Mining Bill .
Passes House
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12.83% Wage
Increase for Deep
Sea Membership
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W S G 0 scarce defense fuods." A HIN T N., D.C.-
A two-pronged program Talking about the need
to revitalize the U.S. mer- for a nati~nal car!lo policy,
chant marine was outlined Drozak satd that U.S. sliips
by StU Executive Vice areforcedtocompete o11 an
President Frank Drozak .. unequal footing" with
before the Democratic foreign fleets in world trade.
National Platform Com- He pointed out that foreign
mittee. nations use a number of
During three days of methods of favorable treat-
hearings held here this ments to put cargo on their
month , the Democratic own ships.
Platform Committee heard Drozalc therefore said
from members of Congess, that this country needs "a
labor, business leaders, OnSa1ure1ay.June14, SIUExec.VicePresiden1FrankDfozakpresenledlheS1u ·s national cargo policy to
and representatives of proposalrorinc1us100ora pro-marltomeplankrnthedemocra11cp1a11onnbelorethe assure our fleet access to a
Democratic National Plallorm Comm11teo. In background rs Joans!e Setzer. eo-
v a r i o us interest groups c11arrmanolthe P1arro1mcomm11tee fair share of cargoes."
from around the nation. national cargo policy which prepared ahead of time for He pointed out the ncces-
Besides Drozak, other will assure the U.S . fleet this function. sity of bilateral shipping
labor leaders who spoke access to a fair share of aU "For this to be accom- agreements as a "key
included Thomas Dona- types of cargoes. plished," Drozak said, "the component of any maritime
hue, secretary-treasurer of Drozak, who is also merchant marine and the trade p()licy.''
the AFL-CIO. and Doug president of the AFL-CIO Navy must work tol{ethera~ Also, Drozak ,said that
Fraser, president of the Maritime Trades Depart- closely and as often as government agencies should
U n I t e d A u to mo b i I e ment, quoted a section from possible. Without an on- be directed to use the private
Wo.rikers. the 1936 Merchant Marine going coordinated effort it merchant fleet to tlte fullest
Jn his statement, Drozak Ao1 that states. "It is will be virrtually impossible extent possible. Current
said, "rt is essential that Che necessary for the national to properly re~pond to our laws should be strictly
Democratic Party reaffirm defense ... th:1u the United nation's needs.1' enforced so that no less than
President Carter's goaJ t-0 States shall have a merchant The Navy could cont:en- 50 percent of U.S. govern
revitalize our merchant marine .. . capable of serving trate more Jully on its ment generated cargoes go
rnarine." as a naval and military military mission if it allowed on American-flag ships.
His two point program auxiliary in time of war or the merchant marine to take Furthermore, Droza k
calls for national emergency .... " over most of the non.- said that American boatage
(I) a greater utiliution of As Drozak pointed out to combat commercial func- Jaws should be fully en-
thc private merchant marine the Committee, the only way ti ons . Also, as Drozak forced . For instance, the
by the Navy for its support that the merchant marine noted , this arrangement Jones Act reserves coast wise
functions; and can be ready to respond as a would "result in the most trade to American-owned
(2) the enactment of a naval auxiliary is if it's economically sound use of and crewed YCSsels.
Und•y Williai1a Is Na11ted N.O. Mariti111e Man of tlte Year
R. ETJRED SIU OuJI Vice
Presidenf LjndJey WiL
liaDl!l was named New Orleans
Maritime Man or the Year by its
Maritime Pon Council for his
40 years of Union LeMefShip on
May 16 at a luncheon in the
Union Hall.
An estimated soo mend• and
will wishers were there to hoaor
Lind$CY Williams from Pe,05ioner
Jake Cuccia Lo retired New .
Orleans Port Agent Buck
Stephens SIU Vice Presiaents
Mike Sacco and J0e Saceo, U.S.
Reps. Lindy Boggs and Bob
Ljvinaston and New Orleans
Mayor "Dutch" Moria!.
In a telegJam to Williams. SIU
Exec. Vice President frank
Droz.ale declared: .. In 40 years or
servi«" to the working men and
women oLthis country, 111ate of
Louisiana and the city of New
Orleans, in my mind you ha\le
been Maa of the Vear on many
occasions. Conaratulatlo1t1,
~indsey on this day in your
honor."
Tbe president or the CounciJ,
Orozalc: ••Named ro U."'9d Woy Bom'd
SIU £stative Vici PresJdmt ttnm. 1'Rboudelectl1111 E11ecuffn
Fruit DrozalL eady tills -.di WM CommJUrr wlllcll .. aa1u Ille
n..,.S to die loerd al Dllectwa al corporadoa\ .&In.
lllr United W•.r al Tri-Starr dllari- Ulllted Way ,_. ptf ' c .,.,..
the S IU's Gerry Brown added
-Lindsey made this an o'.ccasion
we wiJJ ne\ler forget. The unique
ability lo assist. cnc:ourage and
develop young people in the
labor movement, busillC5$ and
private sectors throughout bis
career bu probably done more
for this city and state than any
other person."
The luncheon, cooked and
sen'ed by SW inembers, wasdone
In &be ffadition Lindie)' Williams
helped CRate: red beans, rice,
ltaliaoauuge1nd rod Wine.
tMle «tf. '>'llloD. cio8rd coalrlladolll lrvm corp Ill•·
1'lw rw Yort, N- 1-y ud I'- •ad ...,...,_h •ad ~ Aet~ed SIU Gull Vlee PresideJll Lindsey Wiffiat111 (cet11l!ftholljs ~Man Of
Conarcdc.s boud & «•P' d al m dlel'mdltootlNrct'rlda ... a lhe Year Plaque awatCJi!d lo fhm tor 40 years ol Mlfllice bV Ille New Orle.lns
126 cltru1on wllo _.... • •• "L 1111• MSearH~~~ron~1G F~11im(l 10rJareeit1Vli!ePl'C9lde11tJoo -•5 - •• - • ceo .,. ... OrfeansPorlAgentGerrytlrown
2 LOG JUO<l 1980
'
Deep-Sea Members Get 12.83 ~o Increase
THE SIU is pleased to an
nounce an inflation
beating wage increase fer the
deep-sea membe.rshi,p! ,
Effective June 16, 1980
SIU members sailing deeJ>
sea will realize a f2.83 per
cent increase in base wages,
premium, overtime (for
worlc in excess of eight
hours, Monday-F1iday) and
penalty off-:wa1ch rates
Monday-Friday) for the
Standard Tanker and
Freightshlp / Passenger
Agreements.
A compl~te breakdown of
these new rates, by rating
and departments, is given on
pa'4!1 13-14 in this issl.le of
the Log.
This significant wage in
crease results from a colb
bined 7J,.S percent contrac
tual increase and a S.33
percent Cost Of Living
Adjustment (C.O.L.A.).
Jn addition to the items
specified above, the deep-sea
vacation benefit will also in·
crease by 12,83 per-cen.t ef
fective>.iune 16, thus provid
ing Seafarers with another
important hedge against in
flation,
M~ mould not~ thlll
COLA ilrcretl#S' tttt not ap
pllt:ablt to on-wlltclr, Mon
day tlu1Ju11t Friday, or on
watclt Sllbudtl.y, Sunday
and /tolitMy penally TtlleS
fllld ~ l'tltes such as
longshor~ work and tanlc
cleaning.
Tbe SIU is pleaaed to an,
nounce the new wage in
creases that have been won
on behalf of the member
ship. It's a reflection of our
Union's strength and viabil
ity, at a time of rising costs
and weakening economy.
Come what may, our Se
c;urity In Unity will keep us
moving ahead instead of
falling behind.
House Passes Ocean Mining Bill
House-Senate
Conference Must
Still Act on Measure
The House of Representatives
bas passed by a voice vote the
Ocean Mining Bill. a piece of
h::gislation that would Rtomote
' the: national security of the
United States and protect the job
rights of American woi:lters.
Oce•n Mining holdl a tnmen
ctou. potmtial tor the Cl'Hlion of
new JObs for :i\mdlcu mailtlme
work en.
The legislation, H.R. 2579, sets
up an interim ~· framework
that would allow American
companies to begin mining the
important mineral ~ourccs that
lay at the floor of the QC'Mn
Passa~ of the Ocean Minirtg
Bill rellects American frustration
at the failure of the UN-spon
sored Law or the Sea Conference
to devise an international lepJ
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SIU In Walbillglan •• 1'11915 t-10
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ApplopflafJons - -...... l'lge 8
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framework ror the orderly min- • requ.irc all mining and proe>
ing of the oceans. essing vessels used for ocean
That failure has endangered mining to be U.S. registered and
American security interests and U.S. manned.
worsened an already bad domes- The Senate passed its version
tic economy. of the Ocean Mining Bill earlier
The United Stutes must spend this year. There 1tre several
billions of dollars to import differences between the two bills.
strategic materials like copper, One of the _moi;e important
manganese, nickel end cobal,, all differences concerns thl: amcnd
of which lay on the ocean seabed. ment on mining and -prOcc:ssing
This country's chronic balance of vessels.
payments defecit could be dra.s- - The Senate would require alt
tically reduced were American such VCS$Cls 10 be U.S. built. in
companies permitled 10 obtain addition ~o U.S. registered and
these minerals directly from the U.S. manned .. The House, as
ocean. . stated e;trlicr, would ooly require
The Law oft.he Sea Conference that one carric:r be U.S. built.
has been in existence since 1973, The SIU has gone on record as
and it is no closer today 10 supwning any .amendment that
producina an international wouJd mean additsoaal jobs for
agreement than it wu seven ~ears U.S. seamen and shorcsidc
ago. • workers.
Locluded in the Ocean Mining The different:eS between the
Bill are amendments that would House and Senate bills must be
protect the jobs of thousands of worked out at a joint committee
• • American workers. The amend, conference. Once a compromue
menu would: version or the Ocean Mining Bill
• require at least one ore is agreed upon. that version must
oarrier used to transport the be pmssed by bot& tbe Senate and
mineral nodules 10 prOUS$ing House or .Representatives and
facilities from eacb miniq lite to signed by the President.
be U.S.-owned, U.S. built and In the past. the House and
U.S. Clewed; Senate bad passed Ocean Mining
• male U.S. rcailtered ore l~Jationonly1obavethosebills
c:arricn uaed for ocean. minh>& die because time had run out on
u,ib~for bolh construction and the lejPslative process:. That must
opc:q4"'• diltemttlal 111bsk$11; not llappen apin. b ja imperative
that a compromise version of ihc
Ocean Mining Bill be paslied
before this session of Congress
ends.
Drozalc: on 300
Radio Stations
SJ U [11ecuth•e Vice Pre.ldrnl
Frank Drozat will be beard on o•er
JN radio statlom utloawfde. The
ll•lloa1 are M111ua! Network
.nui.ta. ne .... otttM procnm
Drozak wtJI be lward OD ls •a...bor
New1 Coal••ac•." Drozd dM
crs11 eel die pro Ille• of die maridJlle
lntl•l')' ... ..,.,. Of lilt p DHfllle
"""ll"cml Oii Ille lllow.
Tiie ••If •oar ••ow will lie
diatrillaletl lllrou1• Ille Mahlal
Natworlk ,,__ °" Jue 24. To Set
1111 11191• ••d daa. ol when Ille
lltoelkut wit lte lltanl la yoarua,
caU "' local Mulu•I Network
.nm.te. 1'111 _.., caa Ill fowid
ra ttJe Yellow Pa111.
T•• sllow will be lle•rd In
Wbllllnlfclll, D.C. oa June 29 on
mt~ W~\IS FM 93,t.
I frupff..,, Volcano Closes Port of Portland f
'l r. Mud flowing down 1hc mouniain feet , allowing one wa y traffic.
Two SIU-c:J)llir_.:led va.. were •lt• rn· i- ly up~-.. down river. fl ii d .... _ uap--' in drained fnro the Cowlitz River and • • • •'"'
amoa, 1wo 01.CD .,,,,... .-.v ~·t•m··cc·' that it will take until .._ p •·net. "'- when mud lhcn inro 1be Columbia Ri\1:r al ~· Q "
'"" on.. vw. area, n...1ubrr 10 drcd.... the river 10 iss -1. '--- _.,. .,.. Ml St Helen& Longview. downriver from the "" .,-
-al~··rvm, .. :"c'~~~~o..:. ;,-:·1 ha rcuula r dimrn"o ns and one-way "" _.,.. ""~' Punland art"a . Normally. the c n- .,
Thc SS Prr.'14Mt Ta.rlOI" alld SS Ml is 40-f«t dKp and 600..f\-'CI wide 1rartlc wall be an e ffect u01i t then.
l'rr!Urlrm J11rltM111 'M!re delayed al al L,.ngvicw. Ho~ •lie mud. An esiim11t'd 22 malliun icubac
1hcar bctlh• in Portland while U.S. rock and sand reduced 11H: dcplh 10 \·aids or mud was dumped inU> lhc
" · C ;• •-1 , ... she width lo 100 Ctts_ river al l.uagv~w alone. and 11111111 Army E114PACer1 and 1.... .,.,, • ,._ .._
Guard worked fewrisJll)' IO unblock Inc Engineers. aftcf a •ul. werr llltr at lea~• S44 mil hon to snturc
&he channel downuream from abll' l d drrdgc 1hc:channrl roadeplh the l"hanncl 10 lhr c41ndi11on ii 11111~
Portland. of 27 fees and 01 lcw da}'5- baltr In .lJ fl tlUr to the cruplaon.
June 1980 I LOG I 3
I
I
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SIU Toast of Union Industries Showcase
M ORE than 200,000 people
came to see the SJ UNA
eKhibit at tl)e 35th AFL-C)O
Union-Industries show held in
Cincinnati, Ohio from May 2:'l
through May 29.
Because of Cincin nati's
scra tcgic location on tile Ohio
River. half of the SIU NA exhibit
was devoted to pubfoii.zing rlie
SIU5 Harry Lundcberg School
and its recruiting drive on Lh.e.
rivers.
Tiie other half of lhe eKhiblt
was devoted to SIU NA affiliates
such us the fishing and cannery
worker unions.
Five Limes a day prizes were.
raffled off consisting of products
made by the affiliates. These
included cans of tuna fish. pct
food. hot sauces. and Mexican
specialties.
At the SIUNA booth, thou
sands of pieces of literature wen:
given out, $uch as, the Li>g. the
Moritimt' Nt'wslt'/ft'r, and other
publications.
Applications for the School.
which is Located in Piney Point.
Md., were very. popular. Many
union families were inte(ested in
sending their children to the
tlLS.
Manning the booth for th.e
SIUNA were: John Yarmota. an
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UMION
F NORTH AMERICA
The SIU's eich1b1t at lhe Af'L ·CIO Umon Industries show focused on the 1rain1ng
• available lo yovngmen and women al HLS On-hand lotaunchthe s1>owfh1smonln
wete (t-r) AFL·CIO Secreiary-Treaburer Tom Donahue: OSHA Director Eul~
Bingham, SIUNA Vice President John Yarmole. Rose O'Ouisto of rhe SIUNA·
atliliated United cannery Wo11<ers; Phyl~s Orlando. wile of Mike OrlandO of the
SIUNA-arfthaled Atlantic Fishermen's Umon and Earl McOavid, secretary.
treasurer ot the AFL·CIO Union Label & Service Dept
tnternational vice president, and treasurer ol the Al-L·<.:10
national field coordinator for the Maritime Trades Department.
AFL-CJO Marit ime Trades Mrs. lngrao was in Cincinnati to
Depanment; Michael Orlando of attend tlw National AFL-CIO
the Atlantic fishermen's unit of Secretary-Treasurers Confer·
the SIU A&G District and his ence.
wife. Phyllis; Rose Laquista. Labor's Showcase
director of welfare services. and
Helen Fernandez.. bl.1$inel;s agent
of 1he United Cannery and
Industrial Workers oft he Pacific.
Mrs. Laquista's two grand
children also assisted at the boot Ii
during tire show.
Joining Ilic booth. 10 help out
for a CC1uple of days was Jean
Jngr.ao, executive secretary-
A FL-CIO Secn:tary-T reasurer
Thomas R. Donahue was t.he
keynote speaker at the opening
day cere111onies. He ~aid the
exhibition is "labor's showcase,
an appropriate seniog to
highliglll t~e bc~t in the Amel'i·
can cconumic system. a ~'Y,stem
which is only a~ 11ood as It ls
because it boasts a healthy. free.
growing labor movement."
Bringing grcetin$~ fro.m
President Ca ricr 10 the show w11s
a rrative of Cincinnati. l!uii1
Binghani, aSJ;i~t11n~ secrc:tory ur
labor for occupational snrc1y al1cl
hcallh. She also qisc::ussed the
effect that current attempts th
weaken important OSHI\ rcgul(l
tions rould have on labm.
The Union-Industries Show,
the first of which was held in
Cincinnati in 1938. exhibits the
skills, services. and prOducts of
America's union member.. and
the companies that elllploy them.
This years show included 300
exhibits.
For instance, Mwlcians' loc-.il
I entenained visitol'$ while the
Bricklayel'$ and Carpenters gave
th'em the chance to be "appren
tices." Visitors to the Postal
Workers' and Letrer Carriers'
displays could go through a
"training program . .,
More than $100,000 in gift>
artd prizes were given away ul
several exhibits. The Ladies'
Garment Workers stitched up
sea rves as prizes, and wheels of
fortune 1111lped the Cement, 1.ime
and Gypsum Worker$ and the
Oil, Chemical and Atomic
Workers distribute vutuabh:
union-made product~.
SIU's Ed Turner Is Propeller Club's 'Man of the Year'
ED Turner. SIU senior west
co a.st representative, was
honored last month by the
Propeller Club when be receivc;d
the organization's prestigious
award as maritime "Man of the
Year."'
The award was made at 1be
club'l> annual maritime day
luncheon in San Francisco.
1lJe honor is given each year to
the penon in the madtime
industry members of the Pr~
peller Club f~I has contributc;d
the most in belpiJJg maritime.
Sianific:antly, Ed Turner is the
lint labor union official ever to
m;eive the award. Known alf~
tio.nately as th~ "Brass Hat
A ward, .. the honor was first given
in 1948.
Over the ensuing years, men
who have been giants in the
maririme industry have beerr
given the honor. A list of past
recipients read~ikc a who's who
in maritime. Turner joins such
famous nalJIC!; as George Killion,
Thomas E. Cuffe. R. Stanley
Dollar, J. Paul St. Sure, Leo
Ro~ and Roben Pfeiffer on rbe
roster.
The trophy and a plaque were
presented to Turner b)' Raymond
Ballard, Vil:ll' President of Farrell
Lines, and Jast y-=ar'' winne,r.
ln malling the pll'Jentation,
Mea11Wiol For George IAeany
Georp M•n)', Uw ~ pnsidtnt memorial to comJ11emor1t" lbe
or the 4FL-CIO and- oflhe IJ'eal conlrlbutfons of Georp Meany lo
4mmc:an rolk llthMI or lhe llldl tbr worklftc mm and womea oftbia
teoluey, conllnun to caphut llw naUOll.
bnaainalion ol his rellc>" tollftlt}'· At lbe NIDC time, the CeorJt
men, aar1, a 'ear um his dnda.. Mean, Cmtet rcw l.abor StulHn Jn
Tiit H-or Repramtathes hu Silver Sprlap, Md., Is prOCMdin&
oYerwhdmlnstY apprond the Om- witb ill plan lo «Wvelop an Ardain!
nilND Parb 11111. a piece or ledlla· wbldl wollld bo4M dw historic.I
lloa lllthldund Ir) RepnwnwiYC ctoc1•~11 ad ~ lllf!llOn
Pliil llartoa (D<atif,). l1le (1111 pwa bfUa lllat ue rela1td to Ceor1e
Ille Na&lual Pata Se"ie:" tlte MIMfa fame M Pre>ddlllf o1 lbr
Mlllority 10 de•elop a apprapriaff AFL-CfO.
4 I LOG I June 1980
Ballard cited a long list of
Turner's contributions to the
maritime industry and in com
munity services over the past JO
years. He noted to the assembled
audience that Turner bas spent
all his adult life working for the
beuerment of union members,
while at the same time, doing
whlltever be could Lo advance Uie
cause of and strengthen the
maritime industry in general.
"Always ready to protect the
welfare of bis llnion members,"
the citation said in part, "Ed
Turner has been in the forefront
of those who believed that labor
and management working to
gether produces a stroRJCr mer·
chant marine. He has proved this
over and over apin by his
willingness to meet anywhere,
anytime. in order to improve the
maritime industry,"
Senior SIU Ww Coast Rep Ed Turner(ngl1t)acceptsthe U.S PrC)pellfw Club Bias<
Hsi Award lato laSt month lorserv1ce/Olhi!-Ameticanl11Gf'Cha/)t manne Present1011
thee ward 1n the pon ol San Franosco we~ (centet) us. As .... nt Secretary ol
~lfllltce for Maritime Allatrs Samuel B Nern.row and (lell ,Cai:ll RllV Ballerd 01
Farren L•OOS-thc 1979 w1noer of rn11.award T urrllirwas tna rwst ra1>o1feade<1ow1n lhl' tropny
Sen. Inouye, True friend of
Maritime, Gets Award
S.ENATQR Daniel K. lnouye
([)•Hawaii), chairman of the
Senate SubcC1mmiuee on Mer
chant Marine and 'Pourism, has
been named this year's recipient
of the: prestigious. A<lmiral of the
Ocean Seas (AOTOS) award. He
is being honored for his lifelong
dedication to the maritime
industry, and for his persistent
efforts to bring about its revival.
Throughout his long and dis
tinguished career, Inouye bas
consistently sought to stern the
decline of the American J)ag
merchant marine. He has iotro
duced numerous bills aimed at
achievjng that g~ the latest and
perhaps the most importanr
being the ~Ocean Shipping Act of
1980," an ambitious piece of
legislation which seeks to develop
a coherent national policy on
01erchant $hippin'g. .
The AOTOSaward is the latest
jn a fong series of honors tha!
have been bestowed upon Inouye
for outstanding national and
community service.
War Jfero
During Wo.rld War 11, Inouye
left his medicaJ studies at the
University of Hawaii to enlist in
the defense of bis country. He
served with distinction in the
442nd Special Regimental Com
bat Tcami which was comp~
entirely of Americans of Jap
anese descenL lie was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross,
rhe Bronze Star, the P11rple Heart
with Cluster. live Batt.le Stars
and four Distinguished Utiit
Citation$.
In the closing days of the war,
the Senator received his second
wound and suffered the loss of his
right arm. His disability pre
vented him from pursuing a
career as a surgeon, so he turned
to law instead.
After his graduation from the
George Washington University
School of law. Inouye became
involved in Hawaiian politics. In
1954 he was elected to the House
of Representatives of what then
was the Territory of Hawaii. In
1958 he was elected to the
Hawaiian Senate.
When Hawaii became a state.
he was elected its first Congre!i-~
man.
As Senator. Inouye has served
with distinction on the Com
merce Committee. He is looked
upon by his colfeagocs as an
eicpert of maritime atf airs.
The AOTOS awards are given
annually by the United Seaman's
Service: a non-profit agency
established during World War IJ
to provide a worldwide network
of community centers for the men
and women of the Merchant
Marine and their families. Past
winners include a distinguished
roster of men and women who
have helped nurture the Ameri
can maritime industry.
Steward Department Upgraders
Job 0pPortunitits in the Steward Department haw never
been better! Make these opportunities vour own.
Uptlnde in· the Steward Dep•tlme,,I al HlSS
Assistant Cook-throughoul August
Cook and Baker-throushout August
Chief Cook-throughout August
Chief Steward-throughout Auf(ust
All oul the appllcalion in this issue ol the Log.
or contact
Vocational Education OPpartm~t,
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,
Piney Point, Maryland 20674.
Report From Headquarters
By frank Drouk
Executive Vice Pre$idenl
T HE MOST imporrant thing
that this Union Is involved in
today is the flghr for new jobs,
and the fight to preserve the
jobs we presently have.
The arena where we slug it out
day after day in this crucial fight is
Washington, D.C.
There was a time in this business
when you could get by with a
token presence In Washington.
But no morel Today, the success
and survival of our organization
depends in large part on an active, aggressive, effective team in
Washington.
It is by no means tin overstatement to say that virtually every
American seagoing job-deep sea, Lakes and inland-is tied to
Federal legislation.
The simple fact is that we have to be there every day. We have
to be there'to moni!or legislation, to parlicipate in hearings, and
to meet face to face with Congressmen, Senators, White House
people and others who form maritime policy.
If we do not maintain this constant presence to protect our
Interests and to fight for new programs and concepts for U.S.
maritime, it woukf'be safe to say that in a very few years, there
would be no American-flag m.erchant marine left to fight for.
E VENTS In Washington thi5 month provide a good example
of what I'm talking about. During June, there were (wo
extremely lmponant hearings which I participated in.
First, I testified at hearings before the House Subcommittee
on Merchant Marine. The purpose of the hearing was ro decide
on the issue of additfonal operating subsidies for mal'itime for
Fiscal Year 1980. The hearings, however, turned intoanattackon
manning levels on U.S. ships. Had we not been there to present
our poslrion on manning, and 10 outline how. ~e have
cooperated with management to develop compermve crew
sizes, these hearings could have led to further unnecessary cuts
in crew levels. That won't happen now.
The second hearing was before the Democratic Party Platform
Committee. At th~meeting, I presented to the Committee the
Union's proposal for inclusion of a pro-maritime plank in the
Party Platform. As a rewlt of this effort, and our participation In
hearinp in other cities, I am confidentthe Democrats will adopt
a pro-maritime plank .at their Convention in August in New
York. ,.
In addition to these hearings, we continued our efforts
concerning the Omnibus Maritime Bill. There are a lot of good
rhlnS$ for maritime in the bill. But there are numerous points In
the bllf that have to be changed before It g~ to the floor for a
vote in ttie House. We~re working on making those changes.
r N another ;irea, the House of Representatives passe<f the
O<rean Mining Bill by a voice vote. The bill Included an
amendment mandatfng tlJat the ships Involved in the U.S.Qcean
minins effort must be registered American and m1mned by
American seamen. The ultimatesuccessof this bill holds a great
poteJ1tial for job~ for American maritime workers. Of i;ourse,
the fightfor this bill ls far from over. Butt he House action puts us
one step cl~ to victory.
The thingthatmuTI be remembered is that if the SIU did not
maintain an active and highly visible presence In Washington,
none of these thlnS$ could have taken place.
Again Brothel'$, our Washington operation is crucial to us. In
Washington, we are fighting for our jobs and job security. We
are fighting for our lfvellhoods. We are fighting for our future.
Nothing less than· an absolute commitment and tot.al effort
will do. We are putting fonh this kind of effort right now thanks
to this membership's support of SPAO. We must all work
together to keep it this way.
June 1980 I LOG I 5
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Members Vote 'Yea' on Constitutional Amendment
F ollowlng is the completeuxc of•
Conttlcullonal Amend.Olene sub
mitted on behatr oft~ EKtc11dYe
Board of ·~ S•tJ-ACLIWD for
!Mmbet'IJtlp a,dton at all rtllll-1
Con1lltu~onal pon membership
mettl1111 In June. At Ute non·
coldtOutlonal porn, die amend-•
~· pre-ted at spedal nteetlDp on
Jime 13, 191t at 19:tt a.m. Tlte
Ullendment wu ado!Med f1\'e,•
whelmin&ly.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
RESOtlJTION FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
MAY 28, 1918
The EKecutive Board has for
several years monitored aod exam
ined the shifting patterns of mem
bership employment opportuniries.
In the past and as a rewJt of such
studits, it was recommended in 1971
that our constitution be amended so
as to make San Francisco a Consti
tutiona I port. The recommended
constilutional amendment was
thereafter adopted and approved by
1hc membership.
Even11 of th~ past seven1I rears
ihdi·ca te tllal by reason oC. our
.i'1crcased membership upon the
West Coast sui>srantially as a rifsuh
of jhe Marine Cooks BJld Stewards
mcrgl!r with us a couple of years ago
and with prospects good for further
increase in this area. it .appears
appropriate in the inrerests of broad
representation thaJ our constitution
be amended to provide for a Vice
Prelldenl In Charge ol tbc West
Coast. At the present ti me our
constitution provides for Vice
Presidents in Charge of each the
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and for the
Lakes and Inland Waters. This
proposed amendment will fill the
West Coatt vacuum and make equal
offic:cr ttpresentation appliQble to
all areas.
This resolution also provides if ii
is appromi by the membership for a
referendum vote, 1 hat it ~ Jllc:ictl
upon tlit ~•e ballot as lhal used for
conducting of the eleciion of ofli-·
cials later this year.
Finally, if the mcmbcnhip by
referendum approves this conStitu
tional amendment, then pending the
next regular election of off'!C4tls. tM
President as col!Stitutionilll.}' pro
vided by Anlclc X, SectiO!l l(J), Shall
1111 such office: until such next
regular elcctfon of officials.
It jg thcreforc RESOLVED!
I . Anidc VII, Section l shall be
amended 10 read u follows:
-s..i1>11 l. lllc Haulq110111:1'1 or 111t
Union 111111 ht '-Id op New York or
•• 1ucll .... "' ,,,. .,....,...;.., 8aard
nwydclcmullt rt0111Ii•10W.."l'be
~rdnolflaon slllll """"'"" a Prnidtlll. aa Eatt.otivc V.U...
Ptc"*"t. ODD VScr..Pftsldeftl in
C'1lall& "' Co-· ucl c-.enr.....,...... •. 1 Secmarr-Tnao-..
OM Vtc."-ideftt la Ctlarl" a/ the
Atlantic C-. OllC Viat-l'R:silknt in
I I LOG I June 1980
•
Cllltgt or tht Gull C0.11. ""' llb
Prwdrlfl itt Cl••rrr of tllr w,.,,
<;011St, •nd Ont Vlot-Prtriclcn1 in
Charge or the Lakes and Inland
Waters."
2. Article VIU. Section I shall be
amended Lo !tad as follows:
"Section I Tb• officers of the Union
.iutll be elected t.1 oth<rwltt pro~dcd
in tliis Constitution The1< omccrs
•hall be the Prcsidtnt, an E•tt.itlvo
Vioe-~.aideni. """ Vice-Presldenl ln
Clw'Sc of Conlraots and ContraOI
• En(orecQICnr. 1 Secmary-Trasurer.
o~ Vicc,Prcsldo1 in Char&• or
Atlantic Coat\. one Vl«·Prttldcnt io
Charse of Ille Gulf Coast. - llb
Prnillad hr C6~ of tlN Wm
Caal, and one vi .... Pretident In
Char&c or the lak« and Inland
Watcrl. ...
3. Aniclc X, Sections 7 through
13, shaU be ttnumbe~d ~riatim so
a.s to constitute new Sections 8
tltrougb 14.
... Article >(. new Section 7 1liall
be added ti> read as follows:
"S«llon 7. \/ice-Prnldcn1 tn Chi<F
cf t he Wnt Coa.u.
~ Vic<-f'«Sldtnl in a.a"*" of 1hc
Wnt Coast shall be a m<mbcr of1he
Executive Boud and f'"tled 10 cut
one vo«: in that body,
tte 1ball 1upcrvi1C and be tnponoib~
for 1he activities .,r all the Pons and
the penonncl thcrccf on the West
Coast inolud in1 their 11r11ni11ng
a"Ctivi1ies. The Wcj1 Cout am is
deemed lo ritqin lhc State• of Call·
fornla, O"'gor\, WUhinaton, Alaf~
and Hawaii.
In order that ht ma.y properly <ICA!CUtc
hl' responsibiliti.,, l)e is cmpo""'rcd
and au1horir.cd to retain •~y 1cch11ical
or professional usis11ncc he d«m•
oe<:ns4r)I, subject to lhe approval or
I.he Ex<ttulhre Board."
5, Article X. Section 11 renum
bered Section 12 as above, is
amended to read as follows:
The lil'$1 panigrsph is amended 10
rad:
'"The E1<0C111ive 8ollrd shall coosist of
the Prc.Mdcnt. the Executiw Vi~·
Prc-sidenf. t ht Vlce1..PrcsidenL in
Chars• or Co~IR<il •nd Con1rsct
lln(orcc:mcn1. the $ecretary-Tr••••
urer. th~ Vi~·Plcsident in Chara• of
the Atlantic Coast A:rel. 11¥ Vlc»
Piciidcnt In Cha~ortheOulfCoa11
A~, tit• "~""~1•rn1 IAC'-rr.o/
tl1< Wf'll Co1nl AHo, tlie Vice•
Pi'e:Jidont in Chorge ol th< Lai.cs and
lntlor!d Waters, and the N1tio111t
Oirector(orchicf exe<tutivcotrlt'ft) ol
each subof<linll< body or division
crcal<>d or ohuttrcd by tbc Union
Whcnc•tr wch subordinate body or
division IW ottaiocd • mcmb<rsblp
al 3,200 mcmbct'i atld ha111111J11aincd
1h11 mr:mbcDhip ror not las thon
three (J) mooth1. Slleh National
Dl1tt1or (or chid' CKocurive aff""'r)
111111 bc a member or I"" rnpectiY<
subordmate body or divisoon 'And
mlHt bc q1111ificd to hold ofTlcc undtt
1he terms of 1bc Con1citution or
rll<ll d1vi1ioM or wbordinat< body.•
II. Article X, Section 12 renum
bered IJ. as proposed above. th.e
first paragraph thereof "(a)". is
amended to read as follows;
-(al The lcnn -dcl<ptco• slWI ltlea.o
those mcmbcn or I.he Uoion and iu
'Ubord1nate bodic.1 or divi5ions who
ore cl<ekd 1n accordtnc:c With the
provisions or thm Corutirution. ID
at lend the eonvtnlion ofth< Safan:rs
l,nttrnatlona.I Union or Nonh Amer
ica The lollowlng olT'icers and job
hqlders, upon their ckction ID ofTlct
or job shalJ, during the. ••rm or 1bcir
office or job. be dclcgat .. lo. all
Convention• of •he Seararcu tntcma
tlo1111! Unl1>n or Nonh A111c:ri"' 10 thl:·
folloWlrlg onfer of priority:, Prt>idtnl\
Eucutfvt Vic;c·P.n:sidont; Vi.,..,Preti•
dent in Chara• or Co~lt••1$ an_d
Cbnuact Enfotcem<n1: S<<>felarY·
1'reasurer: Vle<·Prcsldcni in ChllJge
of (he Atlantic Coa11, Vi~·Prcsicl<nl
in Cha!F or 1hc Gulf Cout: l'kf'.
Prnldf'lfl /fl Cltet1• of lllr Wtst
Ct» rt; vi..,-Prcsldcn1 in.Charge of rllc
Lll kcs ond Inland Watcn; Head
quarters Rcprrscnralives. with pri
onty lo thooe mosl$0nior in run book
Union ~mbcnhlp: PonAgcni.. witb
priority to those most Steior in full
book Union mcmbc11hip;and l'lltr0l
m~n. with priori1y lo tboK most
.ienlor in ruu bOOlc Union mtntbcr
ship. A
n is furtllcr RESOLVED that lhii
resolution be placed on the same
ballot as tbat used for the cond~t
fng of the .election 9f ofrjci11ls and
voted on over that same two mon• h
period later on i.n the year andth111 if
approyed by the mcmbenhip, the
President u co111titutionally pro
vided in Article X. Section l(j), fill
such office until the next regular
election of ollkials.
Sublllkted by and Oii behalf
of tlW EncuUYt Bo.rd
FRANK i>ROZAK D·ll
Exeamye Boud Measbtr
ANGUS ~R£D• CAMPBELL
C·2l7
Executhe Board Member
JOSEPH DI GIORGIO 0 ·2
Executive Board Member
tEON HALL H-125
Exewtlre Board Membrr
MIKE SACCO S-1288
Executlve Board Member
JOE SACCO S-1217
E:uaadye loud Me...,._T
PRESIDENT'S PRE-BALLOTING REPORT
The Jo/lowing report was
P:fesented b.Y. Sil! .Erecutive rice
Pnsi<lent FrQiJk. Drozal< at the
Headqua'lter.s General Methhter
Slrlp Meeting on, M.qy S, 1980.
•
have carefully considered thci
changes that have taken place in
the deep-sea and inbind fteld,
With a view toward meeting the
opportunities for expansion
through means i>f organizing. The report wa.f also praenUd at
all SIU CDtulillltional Port
Mnnbership Meetings inMtl}I, as
well a at all SIU HaDs holding
ilifomrotlonal membership mHI·
fn8s in M II)'.
May 5, 1980
Pursuant lo Executive Board
action authorizing me to. <lis·
charge the duties of ou.r President
Paul Hall during the period ofhis
incapacity, J am submitting the
Pre-Balloting Report in. accord
ance with Article X, Section I of
our Constitution, which. provides
for the s ubmission of ruch
Report by the President at the
regular May membership meet
ing of this election year.
Balloting for our General
Election of Officefs for tlle term
1981-1984 will commence on
November I, and continue
th.rough December 31. 1980. The
election will be eonducred under
the provi$ions 'Of our Constitu
tion, as amended and effective
September, 1976. and such other
voting procedures as our Secre
tary-Treasurer may direct.
Since our last General Election
of Office!'$, the memberships of
the Seafan:rs International
Union of North-America. Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District
and the Inland Boatmen's Union
of the SIUNA-AGLIWD, voted
affirmatively to approve the
merger of our former affiliate
IBU into the AGLIWD, together
with Constitutional amend
ments. One such amendment
provided that S r. Lou1~ would be
a Constitutional Port of the
Union. Accordingly. in this
General Election, provision
would be made on rhe ballot for
the elecrion of officers and
jobholders for the Po11 of St.
Louis. Also participatil\g in our
upcoming election of officers will
be those members formerly with
our International West Coast
affiliate Marine Cooks & Stew
ards, as well as the members or
our International affiliure At.tan
tic Fishcrmen!s Union, both of
whom hav~ . merged into and
become an integral pan of our
I have, inconsultatibn with our
Executive Board and Port
representative$. made a careful
appraisal of the needs of our
Constitutional Ports: Head
quarters- Port of New York.,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Detroit.
Houston, New Orleans, Mobile.
San Francisco and St. Louis. We
· AGLJW District since our lase
General Election of Officers.
It is my recommendation, in
accordance with o ur Constitu
tion. thar the following offices be
placed on lhe ballot in the 1980
General Election of Officers for
the term 193 I through .1984.
KEADQlJARTERS
• I P,resident
• I .£xCc.uJf~e Vice President
• I Secretary-Treasurer
• I Viet: President in Charge
of Contracl$ and Contract F.n
forcement
• I Vice Presidenr in Charge
of the A_tlantic Coasr
... , Vice Pr.esident In Charge
of lhe Gulf Coast
• I Vice President in Charge
of the lake's and lnlano Waters
• 4 Headquarters Represcnta-- -..
hvcs
NEW YORIC
I Agent
8 Joint Patrolmen
PJIJLADELPHIA-
1 Agent
2 Joinr Patrolmen
BALTIMORE
I Agent
2 Joint Patrolmen
MOBILE
I Agent
2 Joint Pa1toltnen
NEW ORLE'ANS
I Agent
3 Joint Patrolmen
HOUSTON
I Agent
J Joint Patrolmen
SAN FRANCISCO
r Agent
2 Joint Patrolmen
DETROIT
I Agent
I Joint Patrolman
ST. 1,0UIS
I Agent
I JnJ111 P~trolman
Pursuant to the provisions of
Article X, Section l(e) of our
C'onslitut1on, I recommend the
designation of' Mr. John J .
Scono, Vice Presiden•. S1erling.
Narional Bank&: Trust Company
of New York. 1410 Broadway.
New Yorlc, New York 10018. as
Depo$itory for ballou. It will be
the function of the Depository to
receive the mailed ballots and
other election material as pro
vided by the Consritution. to
safeguard 1he01 properly in the
bank. and 10 surrender them only
to rhe duly authori7ed Union
Tallying Committee in accord
ance with Aniclc XIII, Section 4
(c). P roof of authori7.ation shall
be a certification by the Secrctary
Treasurer. The Depository shall
be requested 10 cenify that 11U of
the envelopes received by 1he
IJ>cpository have been properly
safeguarded. have been surren
dered only 10 the said 'Tallying
Committee, and Iha• no one
other rhan apptop,riale bank
personnel has had access to them.
As provided for in Art iclc
XIII, Section I, nominations
opcn ·on July IS, 1980 and close
Augusr IS. 1980.
The foregoing constitutes your
Pre~ident 's Pre-Balloting Re
port, and I recommend its
adoption.
Fraremally submitted,
Frank Drozak
Executive Vice Pinidcnt .
Senate OK's $567M for Maritime Subsidy
The Senat~ ~as passed by v~ia: tioa difrc:rent!-J aublidies • Pride is prcsc:ntly owned by ing program.
vote Uie Manume Anthonzation • $38.6 million for mantime Maine, and is operated as pan The House version docs not
Bill for Fiscal Year 1981. The education and trainina of that state's fisheries train- mmition the Fundy Pride.
House of Reprcae.uatives had • $30.1 milliOJJ for Maritime
pwcd i" version of the bill Administration operating ex- Stumping In City by the Bay
earlier this year by a .Yete of 320- pcJJJel
SO. • SIB.8 million for maritime
The two measures are cuen- -R'Jseareh and dtvclopmeot
tially lhe same, thoup l!eVeral A new '4aritlmc Aulhoriza·
minor differon~ do exist. Tbe tion BUI must be approved for
discrepancies must be reconciled each nlll!lll ~t. The Jeplation is
~on: . the lqjslation can be ~hapa the .... ..,.. 1-...
11ped mto i.w. lanl way tllllt Coaar-afremdw
Fundins lc:velJ for the House maritime ludt11tr1. Were- tbe
and Senate bills are neuly construction •od operatina
identical . Both would 1:11tablisb •ublidy proarama cut, thouaanda
Pocloral 1pelldina Jevels of about of maritiJno.n:lated jobs would
$567 million ror the mariti~ be JOit.
ind•uy. Tbe Federal moniet Tiit Senate version contains an
Would be dishibutcd u follows: ~ offered by Williem
• "47 mm;oa. far ~ Cohen (R--) to allow dae
dlaen:mial •Wwichtt FuadxPridetabet.focum • 'Cdu
• Sl35 mil&Qa fen-~ a U.S. 0q \II el The Fundy
•
VIC& Presldenl Wauer Mondafe stumpe<I ror lhe SIU·becfleel Carter /Mondale
tlcicel before CelllORQ s June 3 primary Here he makes • po1nt during a
breatdasr recepttOn, 9IJOi1SOred bY Ille Oemocta1ic een1rs1 Commrnee. ar the sc
fl8f!Cl9 ~Bl "' Sift Fra11cill:o. Orgaruzeci labor. •ricludrng Ille SIU. W&I well·
represented In Ille crowd lhlrl tumed OUI IO greet Ille us Veep
June 1980 I LOG I 7
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AFL-CIO Ruling Confuses ·tug Job Jurisdiction
A recent ruling by the AFL- in or north of Norfolk and not MEBA, whosemembersfill~ome meeting in. Washin~on, D.C.,
CIO Executive Council twtomarlly and tradltionally licensed jobs on McAthster, the Executive Council reversed
has thrown itlto confusion I.he dotte by other union.$." Bus'1ey and Moran's outport the Impartial U.rnpire's decision.
jurisdictional rights of the SIU fte d . h
1
h tugs. theSJU lmiltacaseproving In a short determioatjon, the
and Ldcal 33'.! 0£ the lnter;na- A ' stu .ymg 1 e c ~use, 1 e that Local 333's new cootraet Council stated that local 333's
. SIU determined that 11 was a · · ti • th , II , ba ' · 11onal Longshoreme11's Ass.n. b . . d" . . clause woullf 1ntet ere with e new co ective rga101ng agree-
. . . t reat to our Juns 1cuon in • , t .. does ot ' r ~ (tug unton) concerning Mame- . . scope of the S1 U s n;prcsenta- men . . . n on 1 s 1ace
t V• · · · t · t in coastw1se towing. 1• violate Article XX Section 2 or 0- UlJIDIB COBS WISC ow !.(. . ion. •
OVertuminganearlierdccision The s1.u filed Article XX The lmpar1ial Umpire upheld 1," of the AFL.-CJO Constitu;
by an AFL-CJO Jmpartial cbatges wi~h the A~L-CJO and the S IU's charges and found tlon. .
Umpire, the Executive Council an. lmpart1aJ Ump11e was ap- Local 333 "in violatiol\ of Articfe SJ U Exec. Vice President
ruled that a clawoe in Local 333's pointed 10 hear the case. XX (Sections 2 and 3) of fhe Frank Dtozak called the Coun-
1979 contract "docs not, on its During along hearing, the SIU Constitution of A FL-CJO." cil's action " rcgretablc."
face violate Article XX" of the pre!i(:nted testimony showiJlg LocaJ 333 then filed an appeal of ''Tl forebodes adverse and
AFL-CIO Constitution as the that SIU Boatmen fill jobs on the Umpire's ruling which en- disturbing consequences for
SIU had charged. Article XX, boats belonging to the out port titled them 10 a second hearing affiliates in the maritime indus-
The AFL-CIO Constitution's su'bsidiarics of some companies before a three-member subcom- ny;• Drozak told AFL-CIO
"no raiding" clause, strictly signatory to Local 333's collec- mittee of the AFL-CIO Execu- President Lane Kirk.land in a
prohibits one AFI.,.'cro affili- rive bargaining agreement. Sul>- tive Council. letter.
ated union from attempting to s1diaries of New York-based After reviewing th.c case in Predicting that the Councirs
represent or interfere with McAilister Bros., Ira S. Bushey & February. 1980. the .subcommit- ruling would have far-reaching
employees alre.ady working Sons and Moran Towing & tee decided that a wider hearing consequences, Drozak warned
under a contract with another Transportation do extensive was called for and passed the that "a substantial unsettling o f
AFL-CIO affiliate. coastwise work from Norfolk issue to the full Executive an· already fragile relationship
The SIU initiated Article XX and points north. Council amoqg maritime affiliates;•
proceedings against Local 333 Togelher with National On May 12. following a would occur.
last summer after they ratified
their new contract. Key to Local
333 's contract settlement with the
Marine Towing & Transporca
tion Employers Assn. was a
oJausc aimetl at broadening the
i;cope. qf their representation.
Local 333's old con&ract slli(t
their jurisdiction included "only
all licensed and -unlicensed
employees ... on tugboats arid
self-propelled li&hters ... in the
Pon of New Yock and vicinity."
The new contract eittends Local
333's jurisdiction to cover "any
regular coutwise run having as
one of its teniiinal poin~a point
New Artlcle XX Charges Flied After SIU Boal is Stopped In N. Y.
Tiit ftrst ten of bow far the
E~cvtlve Coundl'1 nalln1 allows
Local 333 10 eo Is 110" bdn1 arsutd
lief ore anolbtr AFL·CJO lmputlJI
Um pf re.
Tbe eonOlrt lnvol¥es Loc:.i 333'111
lnterftrence 1'!tll u SIU·-naed
Mi:Allilter subtldiarJ ta1 whlc:ll wu
transportJns a derrk:t l'rolll Todd
thlpyard lo Plllladtfplda 1o • New
YolitaMpJ•d.
AdlDa UDder 1Jielr illta ptd•llon
of die EncutiYe Co.....Wa rulloc,
Load 33.l ... 1k SIU-aewed tac
pull over In New York. The SJ\J
ma1med boat was forced to wait idly
wblle • Local 333 tug delivered tbt
derricll to the Brl>oklyn shipyard.
Slatln& that Lo_cal '333'had ove..-.
lttpped the intent of tile [x,cutive
Cou~lrs "-'Un1. tlJeSIU UlldafeCI a
new Artlde XX proceedlnr•plinst
lhe tuc union. · .
"Local 333 ~ argutnc lhat, be
cause of the Executive Councll's
action, the1 did oot Yiobitedl&SIU's
jurlsdlc:tla.i," &aid tlle Union's lepl
counHI Ho"ard Scll111ma11 . .But
SchulllUln "'..,.. dull "Ule E11tcu
ivt Co1111dl dJd llOt say .fhat If one
unloa 1akes ui tlldiOll "hid! lntu
fem with anodw' un1on•1 t0Uecllve
hlll'l!llnln1 alJ'eem111t, then that's
flkay, ~
Srhulman pointed out lh11 If
Local 333 la allowect1~~erfere with
die work of a Pll Illa-based
SIU tul. "dNis by th.•- rf&hls,
"' couJd lllOp ltw. Ill die Ame
ny,., 1'llm ttiey come lo Plliladd-
plda. lf aactl a dt1ladon II 811owed to
mad, Sella•• uld. ........... "'"
break loOM. ..
Algerian LNG Price Squeeze Tums Off Gas
Ba:ause of a coafih:t over .the
pricing of Algerian natural ps. four
SIU<0nlrlci.ed El Paso LNG ships
are laid up.
Two other ships b~ned~i.°:
company haVt: crews aboard
but they·re sittina iD pon with no
cargo. ~ two ships. the £1 Paso
SouJlwm and the EJ />0$0 Anew,
will also lose their crews if tlle
Algerian problem iS not resolved
soon.
The 1to11ble ii that Algeria wanes
10 radicaJly bike tbe ~ of its
natural .... lbe Alferian aovcm
rlleal would lite 111 ~ to be
comparabla witll ~ \Iii prill"I
El Paao•s contract witb tbc
Algerianl to cany natural IM was
""" ...... al lut year. It ... qrecd
Iba& lbe price of AJterian.natvnl ..
WOUid bo Sl.9' per 1lloelanct cuWo
fa:t.
This iltcRase was app10..t bytbe
U.S. Depanmcat or Eneray (00£)
Wflidl. under law. lllllll rule Oil me
price_ '!f uy illlporCed ...
I J LOO f June l980
Meanwbile; ho~er, the Alae
,;.an government decided to prcu fot
an CWll srcaier prite increase than
wba1 bid been nqotiated. Instead
of SL94, the 80Vtr111Km wantal 10
up Che price to SS or S6 per tholllalld
cubic feet.
This occurred in Marc:h and there
llave been no tanker loadinas of
Algerian natural gas sinoe Mar. JO.
llJ Paso and the Algerians bad
been negotiating over the pri~
increase but when lhe lalb broke
down. DOE took over. Their nego
tiations have thus far been unsu~
cessful.
The SIU is working with El Puo
to help resolve thi$ i.uue quicllly.
These high ti:chnology LNG ships
were built at considerable expense.
To have them laid up is a tc:rrib~
waste.
l\ho, at this time wben the U.S. is
trying lo become more energy
independent Crom oil. "it 11eC1D1 a pity
to cut off a different source of
mef8)1.
EVER~ SIU ahlp has eleotn>nlc gar 1Mt QMED'1
Med to krlPW how ta handle ..
...___ Now ~ ~ 1•1111 how!
Talut the new Marine ElectronJca .,_,.. 11
HLSS. ·
lo this 6-week course you'll get the eklfla vou n6lld
to worl< on;
• elecfronlc ayst~s In the Engine ~
• winch contt011
• anchor wlodlaas controls
• cargo control boards Sign Up Nawl
. Course starts September 29.
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June 1980 1 , ~·g_u,h1r1\~. t\lln111 ' ''cr.,cl~'1..t 1ll1i l M.\'t=''l,1t,1r\ I f , 1n~1 1.• 1 ,111µ.'
On the Agenda • Congress ... tn
A numberofJiearfngst111dorhera111lonsbv
Howe and Selia1e Ccmmlutes are sch;.
dufed this month which have a direct impoc1
on the marillme ind1Lftry. As we go 10 press
thfr monih. here is the Congressional
maritime agenda:
• Dd'mH Seatttt. The House Merchant
Marinec Subcommittee will bold a hearlns
June 24 on U.S. defcn.sc sealift capability.
This is Ule azea in which the SlU ha:.
persistently uraed that the privately-owned
and Opcnitet;I mc~m Oeet be siven a larger
role. in lhe sealift program.
• FJacs of Convenience. The House
Merchant Marine Commillee will also hold
The Senate earlier !his month passed the
Maritime Appropriations Authorization
Act for 191H. The BiU-H.~. 6SS4- passcd
bya.Yo.ice vote.
As.approved by the Senate, the Merchant
Marine appropriation bill provides rhc
following:
• S 1"3S million for the construction
differential subsidy program.
an civersiah1 hearing July I U> study ocean
vessel reaistration procedureg.
• Maritime Regulaflollll Two !louse
• $347.697 for the operation differential
sub5idy program. Vessels receiving ODS
funds must be offered for enrollment in .a
sealift readiness program.
•SI 8. 7S0millio11for~rchan·ddev~1op
ment activities.
• $30.863 million for maritime education
and training tl(pcnses.
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• $38.864 million for maritime admini~
a1rttion operating ri11Pefites.
Fl&henes CQi1•1idt88. r&at'fil'lllllld Iii& COIDRJit
melll to a Slrong u.s --.g merchanl fleet
The Seat1tera are al "91el•• Slewaras wrio
n pan~tng tn the SIU Slewar~
An MlficatlOt'I PtogtiWll. Allenclilig tne me li,IQ
wllh Cclngl'Nlfl'lan lowfy were ~fateJS
F,.ncla Ofcatlo. Henry Mceowan. JoBIDtl
comnrittccs are planning nnal hearinas and
markup on various aspects of the so-ailed
Omnibus Maritime Bill. The Judiciary
Committee Will take linal action on the
antitrust aspcct.s of lhc bill a1 a markup
SC5Sion June 17. The House Forcig11 Affairs
Committee will hold hearings on a markup
on the bill later this month.
• Coal Slurry Pipeline. The HoU$C Pu bile
Works Committee will be holding hcannss
this month on riahu of way for coal slurry
pipelines. The system is planned to carry
pulverized coal throush water-sluiced
pipelines from remote coal fieldsto terminate
along I he inland wau:rways sys.rem.
;rbe Senate bill also provides a supplemen
tal authorii.ation of S44.307 million for the
operating differential subsidy jjrogram
which was authorized in the 1980 Maritime
Appropriation bill.
In the House. meanwhile. a supplemental
appropJ"iations bill has run Into stiff.
op~sltion. (See story in this issue of THfi:
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Dat1se. Edward Candlll. Vincent Ch111ez.
Thomas Navarre. Robetl RuthefO<d Lourice
Martin Jesse Natividad. and Franetsco Vega
WiUI 1ne S.alarers -e SIU Washmgton
~ Be0v Rocller. and Piney POI/II
Pat AQent Mar$hll Novack .
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House Passes Ocean Mining BiU McAllister,. Stone
Appointed to
MA.RAD Positions
After nearly nine years o.f .debate.,stallfog
1md reaistanoe from lhe State Department,
1hc House lhis month lmally passed I.he
Ocean Mining Bill.
Formally known u the Deep Seabed lfard
Mjneral Resources Act, tbebill went through
on a v<>ioe vote June 9.
As passed, the Ocean Mining Bill requires
1ha1 all mining vessels and all ore processing
vessels mus1 be documented in the United
Stales, must fly the U.S. flag and must be
crewed by American seamen. The bill further
111quires that a1 least one ore carrier at each
minrngsj1e be a U.S.-fllgship.
CongRssman John M. Murphy (D-NY)
who manaaed the legislation during tbefloor
debale said that, "after nine ycan of
Congressional consideration, H. R. 2759
represents a sound piece of ~gislation,
critical in assisting our nation in developing
1cchnology for obtaining man~ nod
ules from 1he deep SC.tlbed.~
He aiBo warned, "If deep seabed mining
Jcgi•ladon is not passed tills year, I.litre will
nol be a deep seabed mining industry left to
prolcct.r
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Congressman Barber Conable (R-NY)
who also urged passage of the bill said
"Unless we taJcc some step of lhis sort, i1 i.~
going to bc difficult to entice American
concerns, who are lhe only ones in the world
with sufficienl technology to exploit this
valuable mineral resource and make the
investments 1hat arc necessary when their
investments may not adequatclyl>eprote<:tcd
by American law.n
Both Congressman Clement Zablocki (D
WI), chairman oft he House Foreign Affairs
Committee and Congressm•n Morris Udall
(0-AZ), chairman of the House Interior and
Insular AffaiA Comm.ittee endorsed H.R.
2759. Each Chairman. how.:ver, slated I.hat
both Committcca along with lbe House
Men;bant Marine and Fisheries Commiuees
ucex peetc:d to continue 10 exercise oversigh1
jurisdiction on the bill u It is implemented.
Similar legislation con1aining identical
language calling for 1 he use of U. S.-flag
vessels passed in lhc Senate last December.
The House and Scna1e bills will now go to
a joint conference 10 resolve differen~
bciween 1he 1wo versions or tJ11> Ocean
Minit'lg legislation.
SenlOrlty .Upgradflri In his Conoras810111'1
offices 1n Washington, O C The trip to
Washtng1on and lllSlt With 8onlOt -.as an a PB"
Sarnuc.I B. Ne1J1irow, kcad of the U.S.
Maridme Administra1ion (MARAD) has
named Bruce McAllister to be dep11ty
assis1a111 secretary for maritime affairs-1.he
post that Nemirow held bcfo~ h,is elcv11ion
10 the slo1 in MARAD nearly a year ago.
Nemirow alsn announced the 11ppoin1-
mcnt of Ronald L Stonetolhenewlyae111cd
post of deputy assistant adminis1rator for
maritime aids.
McAllister was formerly president of
McAllister 8rothet5. In his new pQllition, he
will also serve on the lhree-membcr Mari
time Subsidy Board.
In his new assiwimen1, Stone will be the
agency's principle advis9r on commercial
trade. traffic all related maritime aid
programs. Prior to this appointment, Stone
served four years as shipping and program
oontrol officer- in tbe office o~ the Deput.y
Stcrl:tary (or Maritime AffaiTs.
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Drozak, Mccloskey Square Off Over Manning
A Kouse Mercha~ Marine
Subcommittee bearing
calltd ti) consider increasing lht
fiscal year 1980 appropriations
for certain maritime 'Programs
quickly shifted gears as SIU
Exec. Vice President Frank
Droz.alt and Rep, Paul M·cClos
key squared off on the issue of
manning issues."
s!Upboard mam»ng.
Opening the June 11 h~ring
Subcommittee Cbainnan John
Murphy (D-N. Y .) said the
Subcommittee would be consid·
~ring a bill "to increase the FY
1980 appropriation of funds for
the operating differential subsidy
program by $44.3 million." The
$44.3 million for unforseen
operat~ng subsidy l!'-Xpenses
would be added to .the $256
million Congress, has alr-eady
approved in maritime appropria
tions for 1980.
"This bearing also provid~."
Rep. ~urphy cpntinued. ''an
opportunity to give further
consideration to the question of
manning on vessels receiving
ODS."
Armed witn faets a,nd figures
Drozalc told the Sul>comlTlltt~
that "the SIU took the lead in the
1960s in worlcrng witfl manage
ment to adjust' crew sizes to new
technology."'
"But there is a point,., Droiak
warned. "below which manning
levels must not fall if we are to
preserve the safety of the crew, of
the vessel, of other U.S. citizens
and of the environment."
The SIU has worked long and
bard, Drozak said, to keep "our
cootrac,ted companies competi
tive wiih both U.S. and foreign
SIU Exec. VICe Pres1deo1 Fran~ Orozal<
teshfies before lhe House Mercham
Marine Sut>comm111ee In Weshinglon
on June 11
competition. We believe lhat our
membership prosper:. to the
extent that our companies
prosper and to the extent that the
U.S. merchant marine remains
compCii1ive."
- "But the sacrifices made by our
membership," Dro:zak informed
the Subcommittee, "in the long
term interest of a competitive U.S.
neet have not been shared by
other sectors of the cre.w. In some
cases," he oontlnued.'"ships have
been automated to the extent that
our membership has betn
vir tually eliminated in some
departments while othe~ seotors
~board the same ships have been
left virt1111lly unlouched."
Pointing out that shipboard
manning levlcs are decided based
on input from the Coast Guard,
the Maritime Administration,
labor and managemtnt, Drozak
called for creation of a committee
"composed of all of 1hose
participants to work t-0 resolve
"We believe, ~said Drozak, that
the sru 's "good faith in red11cing
manning for the h~ng-term
betterment of the industry is well
pJ.o;ven. But we also b~1Jeve/' he
added, ' ' that a progressive
attitude o.n the part of one:
participant can be u11dennined
unless all parties share the
burden equally."
Congressman M~Closkey took
a new tack inhison-goingeffortto
reduce manning levels by telling
Drozak and Subco!Ilmittee
members that uwe cannot sell"the
need for additional funding for
the Merchant Marine to Congress
"unless there is some control on
manning levels."
"Inasmuch as the government
is paying the wages" of U.S.
merchant mariners through
Ma rad ·s operating differentiaJ
subsidy program, McClosJcey
queried. "don't they have an
obligation to make sure the
manning Jeyel isn't excessive or
wages aren't excessive?" ·
"The 1970. Mc:-chapt: Mal'ine
Act," Drozak shotj>ack, gives,the
government the rigllt l Cjl n.ile "on
manning, not on wage rates
ncgofiated in a eollectivc
bargaining agreemen1. Other
industries get subsidies," Droz.ak
noted "and they negotiate their
own collective bargilining
agreements freely. Is there any
difference jn the maritime
industry having the right to freely
negotiate the terms of our
contracts?"
''It is simply not fair to the
people of this country," Drozalt
stated, "for the government to get
involved in collective bargaining
rights ...
McCloskc:y continued to
charge that manning cost~ are
lar$ely to blame for the big~e~
operating costs of U.S. vessels
compared to foreign fleets.
For every example McCJoskey
cited to show where personnel
could be cut to save money,
Drouk showed the Subcommit
tee that the California Congress·
man was wrapped up in false
economies.
Pulling out his notes, M<:Clos
key said "the Norwegians have
reduced costs with an 18 man
crew ...
Dro:rak informed the Repre
sentative that the Norwcgians"do
not tell you I hat they arc carrying
additional maintenance people
aboard that ship."
"While you arc making all this
noise about excess manpower and
costs aboard ship," Drozak
continued, "why don't you take a
look at the shoreside maintena nee
that i~ being done ~ince 1970 and
see whether or not it would pay to
put more people ,baok on the
ship."
In a clear, concise sl.lltement
Droi.ak told the $ubQommittee
that the U.S. has a choice. "Either
we work to have a merchant
marine to becom,letitiveorwearc
going to concede it to the Russians
and the Chinese and whoeverelsc
is coming along."
"I do not think tha1 is what we
want (or this country, .. Drozak
said. "Wha1yousbould trytodo,"
heappealed to the Subcommittee.
"is help us. protect us. work with
us."
Mm Asks GOP Brass to Support U.S. Merchant Fleet
T AKJNG advantage of the op
portunity to bavi: the voice
o( maritime workers hea1'd, the
AFL-00 Maritime Trades,Otpan
menl (MIO) prrsent~ its views
this month al the Republican Party
Platform Hearina in New Vork City.
The need for a strona U .s.
men:hant marine was stressed by
Jean lngnw, executive ~crelllr'y
tl'easurer of the MTD. She was
accompanied b!o' Frank Pecqllex,
Jcplative repmcntailve.of the SIU
and tho MTI>.
The MTD is com~ of 42
national and international uniont
representing workers in the maritime
and alficd fields, including tire
SIUNA. Fran1' Droult, SIU
elletutivc vice president, it also
pruideot of tbe MTD.
Many speaken, rcpresentilla a
variety of interests. spoke before the
Republican pa•el whfc:h was
dlaircd by Se11ator John Tower (R
Tell.}. During the uylang heM..m,,
the morning wu devoced to fortip
policy and defeni.e and the afternoon
10 fi!cal and mon,,1ary roticy.
Views expressed a1 1he Hearing
will be~ by the Republican Party
wl)en i1s plalform ls formulated for
the 1980 e~ti011$.
Mrs. lngrao told the panel tha1 ".a
strong American merchant marinci~
an essential component Qf delorrencie
against foreign na1 ion~ •nd is
essential to our national set:urity."
Though the U.S. loday",cneratca
the largest abareoflhc world's ocain
ttatfe." alu! pointed out that "the~
are lea than S50 U .s .• naa ws1el1 in
service which carry ~ than f111C
pen:mt of our fOfti&n commerce."
Mrs. lnarao therefore ur&M 1be
adoption of a maritime plank within
the Republican Party platform
which:
• expresses continued commii
ment tothe&oalsandpr~msoftbe
Merch.int Marine Act of 1970;
• calb for the enac1men1 of a
national cargo policy to 111ure the
American-nag fleet access to the fair
share of all types of cargo In the
American trada. and
• rccogni1e~ the imporlant
natio!Ull defense role-of the private
merchant marine and urJ.:s greaicr
u1ili:a11ion of the private fleet by
1he Navy for itS support functions.
Following Mn. lnsrao's pn:senta-
1ion, Sen. Tower said, ~we all share
your concern for 1he American
mctehant marine.~
Al lhe 1980 GOP Ptatlonn l'learmgs ill New YOO( reeemly &1e 11 10 rJ MTD
Secretary-Treasurer Jean lnwao lllld SIU t.eg1slal111e Rep Frank Pecquex,
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SIU Wins Jurisdiction Beef on 5-L Crane Jobs
A double-barreled victory for
the job rig,hts of STU
membe!'S who do maintemmce
work on Sea-Land's huge Pace<io
cranes was handed down last
monrh.
In two separate ·rulings, the
National Labor Relations Board
and an lmpartiaJ Umpire of the
AFL-Cld said that crane main
tenance work at Sea-Land's Pott
Everglades facility is the job of a
maintenance crew made up of
SIU and MEBA·Dlstrlct I
Shorepns memben, Both ruJ..
ings struck down claims by the
fntemational Longshoremen's
Assn., that the crane mainten
ance work was within their
jurisdiction.
Though the outcome of bo~
the NLRB and the Impartial
Umpire's rulings are the same,
the two hearings were held {or
dlff erent reasons.
On Oct 2, 1979, Sea-Ulnd
installed a Paceco crane at their
Port EvergJadcs facility. These,
cranes arc used to ioad and
unload containerized cargoes.
The actual operation ~ar the
Port Everglades crane, and of
Sea-Land's Pactco cranes ill ;New
Jersey, Puerto Rico, New Or·
-----~.r. tMlu~ W!'it Coast and
Portsmouth, Va., is handled by
an I LA membe( since it is" part of
the loading operation and clear
ly within the ILA's jµrisdiction.
The maintenance of the cranes,
however, is the job of a cr:ew
made up of SIU and MESA
memberi. Under tbe collective
bargaining agreement with Sea
Land, one MESA- District I
engineer supervising two SIU
shorep:ng members arc respon
sible for repair woTlc, routine
checking of electrical equipment
and other talks involved iii up
keep of the cranes.
But when Sea-Land installed
the new Paceco crane at Pon
Everglades, the: ILA protested
the assignment of SIU and
MEBA members 10 tbe main
tenance crew. lbe Longsbore
me11 began picketing the P~rt
Everglades facility, stopping only
wbeil Sea-Land went ro U.S.
District Court for a ratrainh)g
order.
On Nov. I, the ILA toot I.heir
beef over lbe crane maintenance
work to the Labor Relations
Commiuee, their contractual
grievance commi~. The Labor
Relatiom Committee. made up
of representatives of the ILA and
the Southeait Florida Pons
Employees Assn.. determined
that die ILA llad jurisdjnjOll
over crane maintenance work.
Sea-Land objected and filed
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charges with the NLRB stating
that tbe ILA had violated Section
9 (b) (4) (D) of the National
labor Relations Act "'by engag·
ing 1n certain proscribed activity
with an object of forcing or
requiring the employer to assign
certain work to its members
rather than to employees repr~
seated by MEBA anti SIU."
A three-man committee of the
NLRB was convened to hear Sea·
Land's chirges against the ILA.
On May 20 the Board ruled that
"the employ~ represented by
MEBA and the SIU arc entitled
to perform the work in dispute.
"The record reveals," the
Board said in their 10 page
determination. "that the Em
ployer's standard practice has
been to assign the disputed work
to at least one MEBA employee
and two SIU employees. The
Employer has followed the as
signment of wotk at all its
facilitic.~ across the country since
the late 1960's •• . " and "ls
satisfied" with the job the SIU
and MEDA have been doing.
While the NLRB ~a.~decidin&
on Sea-Land's charges against
the ILA, the SI U and MEBA
brought separate charges against
the Longshoremen before an
lmpanial Umpire of the i\FL
CJ O. The SIU and MEBA
charged the ILA with violating
the "no raiding" clause spelled
out in Article XX of the AFL
CIO Constitution.
At the end of May, the
Impartial Umpire upheld the
raiding charges against the ILA
and awarded the crane mainten
ance work: at Port Everglades to
the SIU and MEDA. An Impar
tial Umpire has issued similar
rulings over the issue of. crane
maintenance work at several
other Sea-Land facilities.
Most recently. an Impartial
Umpire ruled that the ILA had
violated t.he "no raiding" section
of the AFL·CIO Constitution
by claiming crane maintenance
"'work and disi:upting Sea-Land's
collective bargaining rel11lionship
with the SIU and MEBA at Sea.
Land's Portsmouth Va .• facility.
In spite of the fact that the
ILA's jorisdictioo claims over
ctane maintenance work at Sea
Land facilities have been struck
down time after time, the Long
shoremen have continued to
protest maintenance work as
signments everytime Sea-Land
installed a new crane.
But because the implications of
the NLRB's ruling upholding
the Sltrs and MEBA's jurisdic
tion over the crane maintenance
work are relatively broad, ob
SCTvers feel chances arc slim that
the ILA will protest the assign
ment of SJU and MEBA main·
tenance crews in the future.
New Wage Rates for
Pacific Maritime Assoc. Vessels
Fo1Jowing are the new wage and overthne rates for seamen working aboard
SllJ-Paciflc Marltill'e Association 'Vessels. ·
WAGE RATES FOR ORV CARGO VESSELS EFFECTIVE 6/ 16/81
8ASE'WAG£RATE HOURLY
POSITION VESSEL TYPE MONTHl, Y DAJLY OVERTIME
Cl:tief Steward Freighter $1,591.S I SS3.25 SS.81
Chief Steward Modified Mariner t ,68.S.t l .56.17 .5.81
Cbief Steward/ Baker SS Maine 1.172.73 S9.D9 S.81
Chief Steward / Chief Cook Hawaiian Princess 1.559.97 52.00 .5.81
Chief Cook. Night Cook.
•od Baker Freighter l ,S06.J2 S0.21 .5.81
2nd Coolt and Baker, 2nd C"ook Frcishter l,412M 47.08 S.81
Assis1an1 Coot( Messman Freigllter 1.26138 42.0S 5.81
As$1SW11 Cook/ C'ombinauo11 Hawaiian Princ£Sli t,J00.73 43.36 S.81
3rd Pamryman Freiglltcr l, 132.67 37.76 4AO
MC9S11111D Frc;pter 1,086.17 36.21 4AO
Paacnset BR. PanellJCr Waiter Modified Mariner !;<186.17 36.21 4.AO
Utilityman Hawaiian Priacns 1.086.L 7 36.21 4.40
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C...., Wonm1 RMt!
llalina
Chier Steward
Chief Cook
2nd Cook a. Baker
Pantry M""trutn
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W~cn members or the S~nJ ~e-nmen1 wort cargo, they shall receive the.a.me carso tatc" or pay and the same
coffee hnv and hot IUllCh consideration a. 11 received by lhe Unbcensed Deck Dcpartmcnc.
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New Deep Sea Wage Rates: Effective June 16 1980
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Following are the revised base monthly wage scales:pr,mfum ri•tes;overtime rates for work
f)trformed Jn excess ot eight (8) hours, Monday through Friday 1 ancJ penalty off watch ,ates
Monday through FrJd•y for the Standard Tanker and Freightsbip/Passenger Agreements.
The contractual lnc,rea.'le of 7~% plus a 5.33% C.0.L.A. on the items specified above
provJdes a 12.83% on ·su11h specified items.
T.he J2JJ3% Increase also appHes to the Deep Sea Vacation benefit.
Note: Tire C,O.L.A. is not applkable lo on waklr Monday througlr Friday or on
watch Saturday, Sunday and HolidayJ penalty raLes and special rates such as longshore
work and tonic cltttning.
Freightship/Passenger Agreement
Wages, Premium and Overtime Rates
as of June 16, 1980
DECIC DEPARTMENT
BoatsWain (SL7s, SLts·s. I.ash, Mariner a. Passenger
Boauwam
Ca~nter
~ler Maintenance
A.B. M1in1cnance
Quartermaster
Al!le Scaman
Fire Patrolman
O .S. Maintenance
Ordinary Sellman
ENGINE. DEPARTMENT
Chier Elec1riclan
(Sl?'s. Sll8'i. !..ash. 'Morincr and Passcnscr
Chief EteclriciWJ (Ocha)
Cl!ief 61ectricia11
Cl8nc Mtce./ E~c1dcian
Electrician Reefer Mice.
Second Electrkian
Engine Ucility Reeler Mtcc.
Rcfrigtration Engineer
(when one is carried)
Refrigeration Ensinetr
(when lh1'1'C are carried)
Ch id
Fint Assistant
Second As.siJtant
Q.M.E.D.
Plwnbef" Machinist
Urrlamed Junior Engineer (Day)
Ualicalsed Junior Enai.-r (Wa lch)
Deck Engtaecr
EnJine Utility/ FOWT IOctta)
£naiac IJ111i1y
Evaporator/ Mtce.
Oiler
Oiler ( Dtc:scl)
Watcrtcnder
fimnan/ Watenendcr
Fireman
Wiper
Shjp .. Welde; Mtcc.
otlcr/ Mainte11Btxe Ulillty
General Utility/ Deck Enaine
S1'1:WARD Di.PARTMtl'IT
Chief Steward (SL7t, SL 1 .. t. Luh. MariDlr)
Seewald Cook
Slewanl/Bakef
Chief Steward
Chief Cook
Coolt A Bater
Secoad Cook
Third Cook
A••"tut Coot
~A ·men
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Momtdy a.~
Sl,622.92
l .43~.4J
IJ .20.64
t.320.64
1.220.4~
t,ISL08
1.092.84
1,092.84
913,21
854.24
1.736.JI
t ,7J~40
t ,688.6S
1,68$.()S
1,688.65
1,S7B.S7
l .S78.Si
IS78.S7
t,619. 18
1:.38.83
1.342.23
1,622.92
1.447.45
1.381. 13
t .243.59
t ,339.34
IJ52.o9
I .26l.4S
l , tS7.0l
l.092.114
t, 176.04
1.092,84
1-092.84
1,092.84
1.or-'. 14
IJS5.72
t.26L4S
l.OIS. 14
Sl ,62,2.92
1.622.92
t,622.92
1,435.41
l.27S.8<l
l,24J.58
1,092.84
1 ,0711:~
1,078.08
847.SS
847_sg
Prmtl- R.te
$13.~7
12.S()
I LSI
t t .51
10.63
10.04
9.SS
9.S5
7.46
7.46
IS.23
t4.66
14.66
14.66
t4.66
IJ ,75
l3.7S
13.75
l2.6t
12.04
11.68
IJ,97
12.61
£2.04
tOJlS
11.68
11.68
11.01
10. ll
9.SS
10.27
9:SS
9.SS
9..5S
8.81!
11.68
10.27
S.88
SIJ.97
13.9?
13.97
12SO
11. 14
10.BS
9.44
9.44
9.44
7.44
7.44
OnrtllM R11~
$3.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6. 13
6. t3
6. t3
4.86
4.86
8.00
8.l)O
8.00
~.00
8.00
11.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8 00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.0()
~.00
8.00
6.13
6.t3
6.13
6.13
6,13
4.86
s.oo
6.13
4,~6
S8.00
8.00
8.00
8.()()
8.00
8.00
6. 13
6.13
6. 13
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New Deep Sea Wage Rates: Effective June.16, 1980
Freigbtship/Passenger Agreement Wages, Premium and
Overtime Rates as of June 16, 1980
Passenger Vessels
Chief St~ward 1,894.14 16.41 8.00
Chef 1,4JS.41 12.50 8.00
Chitf C:Oolt 1 ,27~.~4 It. 14 8.00
Head W.ai1er / Wine Steward 1,275.84 I L 14 8.00
Chief BM:tc l,21S.84 11. l 4 ~.00
2nd Steward/ Hca.d Waiter 1,274.48 11.03 8.00
3rd Steward / Storekeeper 1,273.34 11.03 6.13
Chief Pantryman J,271 .98 I I.OJ 6.13
Bu Idler l.26S.20 10.94 6. 13
2nd Cook 1,25S.S6 10.87 6.H
2nd Cook/ larder l,2SS.S6 10.87 6.IJ
Cook and Baker 1,243.SS JO.SS -8.00
Asst. Head Waiter 1,243.58 10.SS 8.00
2nd Baker 1,240.87 l0.74 6.lJ
3rd N'igbt Cook l,23S.2J 10.70 i .13
BartendCl' 1,078.08 9.44 6.13
Bartender/ Club Steward J,078.08 9.44 6.ll
Messman Utility 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Utilityman 847.58 7.44 4.86
OaUey Utility 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Pantrymao 847.S8 7.44 4.86
Passenger Waiter 847.58 7.44 4.86
Officer Bedroom Steward 847.S8 7.44 4.86
l>assenger Bed room Steward 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Njpt Steward 847.SS 7.44 · 4.86
Stewardess 84?.S8 7.44 4.86
Deck Stcw1ml 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Dec!Q/ Smoking Room Steward 847.S8 1.44. 4.86
Janitor I Utilityman 847.58 7.44 4.86
Day Porter/Utilityman 847.SS 7.44 4~86
Chef Ulilliy. 847.SS 7.44 4.86
Crew Messman 84'7.58 7.44 4.86
Cr~W fYantryman 1147.58 7.44 .4.86
Crew Bedroom Steward 847.S8 1.44 4,86•
lle,\utician·Barber 1,210.59 ..(). -«).
PENAL TV RATES
oa W•tdt. Monday ihroach Friday Group I 58.91 Group II 7.IS Group m 6.36
Standard Tanker Agreement Wages, Premium and
. Overthne Rates as of June 16, 1980
0£CI( DEPARTMENT
Boal.Swaitl (on vessels consuueted since 1970)
Boatswain (25,SOO OWT or over)
Boatswain (under 25,SOO OWT)
A.8. Oect Maintenance
Able Seaman
O:S. Dect Maiilunancc
Ordinary Seaman
ENGINE DEPAR'IMENT
Q.M.£.0 .
Chief Pumpman
Second Pumpman/ Engfue Mtce.
Ship's Welder Mice.
Engine Utility
Oiler Mice. Utility
Oller
Fireman/ Watertco!kr
General Utilily,/Dect· Engim:
Wlper
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Chief Steward (on vessels cons1ruaed since 1970)
Steward/Cook
S\CWatd/Baker
Chief Stewaid (25,500 OWT or over)
Chief Steward (under 2S.SOO OWT)
Chief Cook
Cook and Baker
11urd Cook
Ass1Stant Cook
.Messman
Utihtyman
PENALTY lt4TES
Oii WMda. MGMay ... ct Friday Group I SB.91
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Pttontbly Rate
Sl,688.65
1,530.73
l,47).33
1,256.38
l,IOS.68
1,015.20
876.77
1.688.65
1,544. 74
1,544.74
l,,l67.S4
1,243.77
l .~7-4.30
I, IOS.68
I, IOS.68
1,01$.20
1,015.20
1,688.65
1,6118.65
1.688.65
l.S36.83
l,479.4S
1,)27.99
1,296.66
1,1.$().14
l,JSO. 14
8-47.S7
8-47.57
Group U
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Premblm Rate
$14.66
14.09
12.8S
10.96
9.66
8.88
7.67
14.66
13.4S
13.4S
11.78
11.06
11.07
9.66
9.66
8.88
8:88
14.66
14.66
1-4.66
13.39
£2.811
I I.SS
10.96
11.44
9.44
7.44
7.44
Overtime Rate
SS.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6.13
4.86
4.86
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
6.13
6.13
6. ~3
-4.86
4.86
8.00
~.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
&.00
6.1)
6. ll
-4.86
4.116
1. 1 s Oroup n1 6.36
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All Systems gol Checking 011e1 ~he Sea·Lan_d Explorers enr;ilne con1ro1 room 1s seararer u I'
Pollard lowsley. a OMED.
What's a diesel englneroom look like? Hete's an up
c lose lliew of the br.an!l new diesel Sea-Land
EiipJorer, snapped Jasr month al Qal<land, Calli, Ooekslde et Oakland. Calif. the·7aS·loot Q•9vessetsea=La7r<IExpforer, shown unloading nercergool aon!alne,5,
SIU Crews A~other New Diesel, S-L Explorer
1980 is the year of the
diesel, as.delivery
of Sea-Land's 12 new diesel
containerships continues fast
and furious. All 12 of the SIU
contracted 0-9 class ves.sels in
Sea-Land's ambitious $586
million ship conStruction pro
gram are expected to be
earning their keep by the end
of the year.
So far, eight of the 12 have
been christened, six have been
~livered from their Far East
shipyards and four have taken
on their SIU crews and are now
plying theAsla/ U.S. West Coast
trade.
Number four, the Sea-Land
Explorer, took on her SIU crew
recently. Like the three Sea
Land D-9's that crewed before
her and one 10 follow; the Sea
Land Explorer will be ~rvicing
port$ on a Pacific Sotit~west
loop, calling at Yokohama and
f(obe1 Japan, KaohSiung, Tai
wan and Hong Kong and at
Long Beach and Oakland, Ca.
The next five D-9.s will be used
on a Pacific Northwest loop.
which adds Seattle, Wash., to
the ports of call
The three D-9's which en
tered service with their SIU
crews before the Sea-land
Explorer were the Sea-Land
Palriot, which crewed Jan. 29,
the Sea-Land liberator, crewed
lh early March and the Sea
l.and Defender following In
late March. The Sea-Land
Developer was. christened and
delivered at the' end of May.
She's expected to crew by the
end of June.
The Sea-Land Explorer, like
ht>: 11 sisters, measures 745 feet
and can accommodate both .JS..
and ~foot containers. The
vessels have an overall 839
container capacity with 165
slots allocated for refrigerated
cargo and 84 for bulk liquid
tanks.
over steam turbine vessels of
comparable size. And they
can make a West Coast-to-Asia
round ttip without refueling.
CONSTRUCTION of rhe 12 As fuel prices continue to
energy-efficient D-9's soar, more and more vessels
underscores a growing trend will be built or converted to
in today's maritime industry- diesel. That means Seafarers
the move to diesel powered with the skills and training
vessels. necessary 10 operate diesel
Operating at service speeds vessels will be more and more
of 22 knots, the 12 D-9's are in demand.
e.xpected to yie~ a 35 percent To accommOdate the indus
improvement in fuel-efficiency try's need for seamen with
- : . knowledge of diesel vessels the
-- Union has been offering a
diesel course at HLS. And the
- greater the participation of SIU
- members in the rraining
course, the greater the chance
of bringing diesel-powered
equipment under SIU contract
in the fu_tu(e.
The Sea·Land E 11plorer paid oN In Oakland on May 19 On·llaiid -e part ol the
sh1p·s comm'"ee. etewrnen and SIU olficials. lnctudmg (standing t-r}:G. P. Pollard
LOWsley. OMED and engine delegate. Dbn Bartlett, &horegeny bosun: JOlln
CtSlec:l<l. bosun and ship's channan. Theodor<? GOOdman. slewa<d. secretary;
Harry Sdversretn. ui11hty,st11W111ddelegate seated (l·r) ate· Ed Turner. senior West
Coas1 rep1eseora1rve. Richald Schaeffer. AB. Robbie ROberlSon, Sen Fr811Cisco
parro1ma11 ane1 carros L Sy. ct11e1 cqo1c
Sea-Land Is expecting to
have three more of the D-9's
crewed and operating by the
end of the summer. The
Developer wlll crew by the end
of this month. The Sea-Land
E1<press, christened in March,
should be ready for her maiden
run in early July. At the end of
July, SIU crewmen will go
aboard rhe Sea-Land Indepen
dence. Sea-Land will round out
their fleet of D-9's to a n even
dozen by the end of No
venlber.
June 1980 I LOG I 15
LETTEBI
TO TBE BDITOB
Top Training At HLSS
I would like to express my s incere thanks and gratitude to the
faculty aod administratocs of the Harry Luodeberg School at Piney
Po int, Maryland. This is the School, backed and built by the SIU,
our Union.
The Harry Luruleberg Scboolis indeed one of the finest schools
of seamanship in the world. The curriculum and studies are hard,
but the rewards are worth it. Libeny is spent in a superb se1ting,
nestled in the woodlands of Southern Maryland and I would like to
take this opponunity to let the membership know that every
member of the SIU should view and take a course at this superb
training complex a_t least one time in their seagoing career.
Fnternally.
Oennh Patridc Prescott
Hotel Manager
SS Ouanic Independence
' Regrets Passing of ~ill Hall
I retired O<;t. 4. 1979 off ihe Interstate tug, Hono~r. which {
sailed out of the port of Mobile and Houston.
· I was very sorry to read about Brother Bill Hall passing a way. He
was a very line man.
I've been a member of the Sil) since the earliest days of the
Union. Now I'm enjoying life at home wi1h my wife. Mary Ellen. I
miss the sea very much. J will always love the old SIU and the
old IBU and hope everyone the very best .
I really thank the Union for the benefits I have received since my
retirement.
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Fnterna.Uy,
Leonard Kennedy
Stapleton. AJa.
~-"' Paul Hall
hall!ml
joe OiGjorafo
3mnorr-.,.,,_,,,.,
Vik'tSaa:o
V-1tt "*''*"'
J-Gannon
EdiHJr
Ray Boanlha Edf*~t MlkeOilln
...... _ &111,,. .....ur- Eilb"' ,... .. l!Alo.
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0... a- Mariona HmmyonPOfll' Max Sirp Hal
Wni CtWI ~ r"i1t1' Ullor A.uu..t &//lo, 4+._ £4llM l ' Fiut C'llllCiolli Daudt Landy
IMWIO# II/ 1'rto » """'' WtfHr 11 .,,,..,
Mme K'Wit-t., 0-.., J. V...
o4de , E ••'"' A.»6t_, hodllt:tloft/An °""'°'
1• I LOG I June I 980
Crew Saddened by loss of
Shipmate
On the morning of April 14, 1980at 6:25a.m .. ourchiefstcward,
Oliver Celestine, was proriounced dead by Capt. Benjamin R.
Moon. All of our crew, both licensed and unliccn~. were sorry
artd ~ddcned by the loss of a man, not only good in his profession,
but a cred it to his Union.as weJi as a nu!flfler one;hipmate. At this
time. we would like to extend our condolcn~s to his family and
friends. Yes, he's gone ollt surely not forgouen by his shipmates.
Sincerely,
The Entire Crew • .SS Ancborap
L. It Joseph, Sblp'I CfiainMn
Paul Hall Paved the Way
Io our bull sessions aboard ship, conversations invariably turn to
the benefits available to Seafarers today. How it is and bow it was.
We would like to thanlc the penon most instrumental in bringing
about that change, Paul Hall, our union's president.
We note his present illness with deep regret and convey to him
our hopes and wishes for a speedy recovery.
From the entire crew, our best wishes.
Fraternally,
Cad 111om.,..,.., Ship'• Chainnaa
S.T. Ovenea Cldc:qo
'11tousands Wishing
Paul Hall the Be~t'
There an: thousands of us scamen out here wishing the best ro
President Paul Hall We lrnow of no onewho baa worked u hard or
who bas done as much as Paul Rall for the good of the SIU
Brotherhood. We all read in the Log'-s April iss1.1e that Paul Ball
bad received the"Mr. PortofN'ewYork."'award. The way we feel is,
why just New York.? How about Baltimore, Kouston, Tampa, San
Francisco, St. Louis, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Mobile, Detroit,
Chicago and ports in all the other states. Why not let it be, "Mr.
Paul Hall of these United States. .. We are all very proud of
President PauJ Hall
Fnmmally,
.Innes H. Gleatoa
SS Cme Trader
Rep. Murphy Lauds SIU, Drozak
In reading SW Exec. Vice Prmdent Frank Drozak't "Ripon
• from Htadquarrt!rt" in the April r980 edition or the Log, I was
plealed 10 read of El Paso Gas Company's sbift from Norwcpn to
American cn:ws on three LN'Gvessels. TheadditiomJ news that the
SIU will man the pusenpr liner Oceanic lml.trpendmce was even
more ttf.resbing.
I aut well appreciau! the many hollfl it 1111* have lakon to
persuade manaaement to make these cbanget. and I congratulate
~SIU and Frank ~on this majoraccompliibment. Thia ill
Jlllt tbe type of ~IP that the 1'metican Meiclwrt Marine so
'·deapefudy needt.
w~ pc;uonal repid1,
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a..• .Ra Ma''""
... r: deeC t1ee
Need More Gov't. Support for Lakes Fleet
BY June, the word from the Great.
Lakes is u~ally "everyihing's
running." The fit-out is over and
waterborne traffic OD the Lakts i$
buatling.
But not this yea ... from thousand
footei:s to car ferry8J drcdgC$ and
tup, it's the same story: •1aying up
lnddloltcly dueo to Jack of cargo."
• What's ailing every fleet duu plys
the nation's founh Beacoast today is
a combination of politics and pork
chops. Lack of govcmment.su11pon
for the Great lakes merchant ma
rine; bit problcmtin tbeau10 indus
try and related ~upply industries
~ the U.S. mbafiO on sale of
A111ericao wheat .to Russia have all
contributed to hard times on the
Gteat Lakes.
Popular wilaom has il that •as
Detroit goes, so goes the nation,"
meaning- that production and fates
levels in the auto industry's capital
act u a bellwether £or the n:st of the
COVJ!lry;
L,ut year. sales of American can
dropped by 11 ~Ill and auto
industry forecasters · are predicting
1hat 1980 will be even wone. The
OnilCd Automobile Worbn union
estimateJ 'ome. 300,000 auto work
ers-or OJ!C _third~( t,!Je .. Bia.Three"
c:ar companlcs' worltfon:e.is idle. .
PART of tho reason for tile auto
induttry'• woes is self·im~.
CJ.S. carmanutaaunndidn'tgaup
either soaring fuel pri~ or tile
economic recession llAlCUnltcly and
didn't tool up in time to meet the
increaaed American demand for
N11all ears.
But auto importen wcren•t as
sbon"8igbted. SmaD, fuel..efficieot
imported can, especially from
Japan. are accounting for an evcr
inettuing 1hare of the U.S. market.
And ttw lreod is sure to continue.
BecalllC while lbc Japatlt'# restrict
the Ale of American cars with a
variety of uadc barrias. Japr -se
auto expofUn cumDtly bave un-
1; ••• itoJ .. 10 a.s. markets.
U.S. 8111b indUlll)' suppliers are ·
., bcins bruiKd by imporU. Tbe
cbainnan of one· company chat
matca automotive easinp said
receat1y that if his company goc
some of tbe paits' ordct. Decroil ii
laftdina oveneas, -Wt wouldA't be
postina loua and1omeoftbe 1,000
worken wc.'llid oft miPt be 011 the
job."
Lalcea is cbe ~· embarso on the
sale of U.S. grain 10 the Sorice
Union. The ships wlucb would have
moved lbe miUiom oC ION of grain
to RL•uia now have oo reuon to call
at Great Lakn pon1. Aod tbal
means less wort for SIU manben
who c:n:w Chat Labl harbor tup.
T HE luaefl SIU-contracted in
land operator on the Oreal
1 •tea, Great ukes Towing Co., ha
made dram•tlc cuts in the numberof
boatt IJld CICJll iU' 111ai. In
Chiatp>, Oral lAtea Towina II
wmntly mplqyinsfour SJ U crews.
A year -.a the company UMd nine
- in llW ~n. And tbe ICOI) is
the •mo for inland crews In other
Oma Lata pQJts.
Tbc lt'CIUbje ill Uleautomobileand
n:la~ 111pply ind111tria ha come
down hard 011 aD Great Laltm
v-.1 Opsf.IOn. SJ U-conttacted
Gntal l.alcei operaum. \lllhicla cany
• baa\11 pw ""'"... al Oft, c:okc,
laDCI lllld oUaer ea,.,. for auto
mobile Wibp'11im, •ve i.a ron.a
IO pus deft lbeir f1ella for the finl
qaanerofdle t910wppiq ''S"'IL
.... - Velldi, like I.be SlU
COlllAlc:tcd lltr#ma R.-INn fil out
... ,es Diiiy ta ....... lO Jay
• s. , 1 MWI' fil 0111 at an .
The llfe4 picture for Oreal LaMI
boatmen could brigh1eo soon if
nnnon that lbo11He• uw1 ii ready
to ollan~I lllOlll)' to lbe ukel for
acwdmtlh!I projecm. pan out. But,
~ P*'"'Pinl money Into Ip ni:'x
Oms um proJMu will prcMcle a
"li9dtJNU ded boolll for employrDetn
in lbs ftllioa.111tll/llfrdln6pm111dn
only shon-urm ulief.
AMID lilaot ClllllllDH. I eo
lllinAy probl u die Graa
We believe a ,. 01 kk1 ttl U.S.
11alc, 1owania Ille Gra& l.Uel la
l aal ii ICMls "'1Wduc. 'Doulf'
today'I ec•-J ii larl'IY IO hie
for hard IUues on the Lakes as well
as on their shores, .sltipping in the
region bas been troubled fot yean
dB to lack of adequate government
Jllppon.
Put Congressional policy of
overlooking the u_s. G!Qt Lakes
fleet to a geat cxteD1 bas allowed
Ca0 adian vasclsioplayalareeraod
larger role in U.S. Great Lair.es
commerce. A m:en1 study by the
Mari1ime Administration showed
that in 1978, C.nadian vessels
carried 98 pcrcenl of all cargoes
belwena thc U.S. and c.n.da.
There are several ways the aov
ctnmmt could llCI to equa1ize the
cargo imbalaOM for the U.S. Great
Lakes neet. lncreaud FtfdeTill
1ub1idica (or lhc flioet would help as
would~ impoKd RStrig
tions on imports.
But one oftbe best ways lo renew
the fonpnes or America's sweet
water neet ii negotiation or a
bilateral 1tdpping agrcemeiat bc
wem the U.S. aacl Cuada.
A bilateral a..-~t would
CllSURalfljPCffot~bafbods
die U.S. and Camdw and, at the
aalDe ti.me, ICltal pe 11 .bltthird fJaa
\
7 h •lrom pimiaJ nay Great
LaMa au:e "'"
la IMlditioa, a 1rifateraJ pact.
6n•nced by both nalions, would fra:
Canadian dollan for needed sui>
pon of their deep sea flecl.
There's no single 1olution 10
revcning the steady decline of the
O.S. Great Lake• fleet. Just as
there"s no one answer to c:urina
America's economic woes,
Bue the fortunes of hqth maritime
and 1hore,idc industries in the Great
Lakes reaion could pick up with the
infution of •ovemmcnt suppon
and funding. The SIU bas always
believed thal poli1ics and porkcbops
is a winning combination.
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U.S. Dredges Should Get Diego Garcia Proiect
Representa1ivcs from the llcS_ · This request met a great deal of Saul told the Subcommittee compa~ics would have several
maritime and dredging industries oppos1uon from Congressional that at present t~ere are at l~l beneficial consequences. •
want bids on the lucrative Diego leaden;, representatives from the five U.S. dredging companies • The ~umber of o.verseasJobs
Garcia project restricted to dredging and maritime ind us- tha.t have indicated th~t they have ~or Aiher1can workers woul~ be
American oompanic:s. so th.,at tries, and labor officials. the intereSt, the equipment and increa~d. At the pre~nt time
jobs for American workers·could Rich Saul, director of lnlan~ the oapab~lity to ~re~g~ tile American tax re~ulauon$ are
be protected and this nation's Waters and Great Lakes Aotlv1- lagoonatD1egoGarc1aw1t·hmthe ~uoh that compa~1cs ate ix;oal-
balance of payments deficit ties for the Transportation $2S miUion budget set forth by 1zed for employing :"merican
Improved. rnstitute, a private research and the Navy. He sees noreaso.n not work~rs; and Am~ncans are
S I Siu . education organizalion which to' restrict the bidding to these penalized for acceptmg employ-
cvcra companies arc . . h R I · f b'd
inceresicd in !he work. promotes a s1rong American flag ~ompan1es. The.re are cnou~ me~td~v~drsea1 s. ~trio mgld 1bs
Navy officials have asked
Congress to authorize $25
million over a fWoycar periOd so
tha1 the lagoon at Diego Garcia
can be dred~ed. Once the lagoo~
is dredged, tbc Navy will be able
to contstruct badly needed
Support Facilities.
merchant marine, 1old members interested American companies on m 1v1 ua proJeC s wou e
of the House Subcommittee on 10 ensure competitive bidding. . one way of minimizing the bad
Military Cons1ruc1ion that he ·Not to restrict the bidding would ~ffects of the present lax
disagrees wi1h the Navy's further compound an already structure until it can be changed.
position on open bidding. intolerable situation. -' • Moreover. this nation's
He 001ed that the dredging serious balance of payments
industry is an important ancillary According to Saul, lhe United deficit would be improved if bids
10 the United State5 Merchant States Government sta.nds alone were restricted to American
in the manner it treats its firms. It is estimated that 80
dredging industry. Other coun- percent or the monies spent on
tries substantially subsidize their the Diego Garcia project would
dredging industries. or else be channelled back into the
restrict bidding to companies American economy were lhc
that are incorpufilted under their work done by an American
Diego Garcia, whicb is situated
in the Indian Ocean, is one ol .the
Western World's most imponant
naval bases.
The Navy bad originally1
requested that the dredging be
open to international biddjng.
Marine, and as such, is an
integral part ofthc"fourthar'!I of
defense." The dredging industry.
like the M ercha nt Marine,
should be promoted whenever
p9ssible, especially when there is
no additional cost to the
American taxpayer.
own laws. oompany employing American
Restricting bids to American workers.
Sma.11 Vessel Manning Bill Flirts With Safety
WASHJ.llfGTON1 o.c.~ The .s1ons which could adversely effect
Sl IJ ls working to improlic two 6illi"' maritime safety. One is the draatJc;
in the CongTcss on small vessel redu~ion of qualificatio111 for AB
manning. "Special" in the. oft'llltol'J mlnenl
Numbered. S. 2S2311'1 the Senate, uRJ oll lnclaill1y.
the biU would amend certain inapec- The bill would allow a penon to
lion 8lld mannin& laws appll(:a.ble to -become an AB in six months. The
small vessels. In the House of baS:ic reason behind this is the
Represeniativn JI very simi!arbilUs shorblge of qualified AB's in the
numbered H.1~. SJ64, mineral and oil indu.stry in the OuJf
Speattna bcfOR tbtSenate Com- of Mexico.
mittec on Commm:e, Science and But as Pecquu pointed out "we
Transponation Ian month. STU do noc bcliew: tllat the enacuncnt of
Lcplativc Repre1Clltative frank a law which wiU tramformbundreds
PccqUCl! nocccl "the SIU is pleatlid of decl:lland1 into able-bodied
with many .ectiom of S. 2S23." -men o~abt ii the answer."
Howewr. there arc certain petlS Of He noted !Ut tbcre' are • numbtt
tbc bill t&at '"nm contrary to the of reasons for thit sbonage in the
1ntellt of recent Congresses in Gulf: poor working conditions, low
enactina 1a- wbicb ~ to pay. and until JeCC!lOy, a lack of
strengtheo the protections apiMI interest in the establi1hamnt oC
maritime 1ccideou a.nd pollulion." trainina progra1111.
Pecquex pointed out to the Reeopizina the 12-bour work
Conun.iaee two ol die biD'1 prCJVi. days that al'e common in thi1
Point Julie Committee
Receilifled 8oll#I Ame "/ltrid' Howllt loentsfl stvp·s Chairman of the ST Pom/
Jillie (lkch Slltppng) early this mDIWh was.n the payoff with a cr8Wlllell'C>ef and
the 5'MP's ~ 01 (l.IQ r.) AS S11pt11t1 Hay&~p. CllMI Pumpman Spet'o
MOilhii. 111IQll18 d&l 1ga1e; AS Biii Kiiiian. dectc del 11g1te atld Chit! &,watd Simc>n
GutlllRez. 88ClelalY.,llPQl1er The fa'*8r paid Olf al Port Mobil. Stalan 11.. NY
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industry," said Pccquex. "and I.he- • Termination of opponunities
proposed cducati.eo-Io-lleu-of serv- Tor companies to opmitc vessels
ice pro'(iaio111, S. 2S23 would be. in through bare boat cbarten. Com
effect, cc:nifying a '100 daf AB," panics have been able to avoid
The SIU belicvea tbat tilt .ernce compliaoce wllb certain in1pecti<!n
requin:mcnt for AB "Speci1tl" and manning requirements lhrougli
should be inorea~ U, lhe bill to 1 these charters.
minimum of 12 ,montlis.. • Lowering of the minimum age
The Union also objects to provi- reqwn:mcnt for qualification as an
sions in s_ 2S2J that would reduee AB from J9 lo 18 ycian.
the number of AB's to SO·pamit ill • M•ibt•inina of the - service
lhc tJew cootplcmcot on OU.bore r1:qulrcmcnt for "AB Unlimited" 11
supply VCS9Cls. Cu1TCOt law provides lhc current linel of three yan.
that 6S pen:entofthccrew, exclusiw • Requirement that icemen en
of licensed deck officcn, mUSI be cforted u w AB Unlioilied" should
AB's. make. up no less than SO pcrcc11t of
All Pccquex told the Comniittec, lhc m•ndllory AB compkment on
MWe believe that all -ls should any deep sa -i.
have to m~ existiq law which ID the HOUK, lhe Rllla Commit·
requires tbe 11.iabeT pen:entaF « tee beard arpmenta oa their venion
Able Seamea." ' oflhe bill and plUllCd a rule to put it
The provisions in tbe bill wbicb- on the BOUie Ooor. Tbl lqlslation
tbe Union aupportt include the sbouJd be oa tba floor of tbe House
foDowing: m about a mott\h.
Pacer Committee
SIU RepNicitMarone(3rdlelt)handledlhepayal~monlftdtheSSPscer
(8ea-Ltnd) at Port ~. N.J. Pos1::; 11fn '°' 1fie ~·· Coft11m111ee sod
cr11wmembers photo an1 (l to r.) AB Ma10iie, deCll ddi1(1118; GSU . Ed
'w,.el~ ~1p· 11'119118; Ill ~ Drinan, P1cadise1 en ., Wlfd "Sbm··
a._..,, .. • s dlaitman llnd AB Gerie '"Slllcn" BrCMn /
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Maritime Day-American As Apple Pie
T HE annual observance -~ the F h f t
M ~ as oun o Ju y. steamslUp crossing made by the
aritime Day is a H Id M .
e on ay 22, the anniver- SS Savannah jn 1819, Maritime "
tradition that's mi Amer!--·~ f th "' tla _,, sary o e urst-ever transa ntic Day ~s merlred across tbecountry o.
with commemol'ative ceremon
ies. with speeches and btass
bands.
Maritime Day is a time of
tribute to those merchant.seamen
who gave their fives in their
country's service. It's a day to
honor the merchant mariners of
today whose contributions to
America's economy and security
are too often overlooked. And it's
an occasion to remind the-nation
.that a strong t.i.s. flag.merchant ·
marine is essential to America.
M1dsh1pman Oanlsl Morson ot 1he U S
Mercil3m Marine Academy pr0111des
the musical respanse.
New York
~rior lo the wreath.~remony. Vice Adm. Robert t Prlca of the U.S. Coes1 Guard
addresses the Maritime Day.gafhe!irig on May 22 nearing tl]e Verrazano Bridge.
Maritime Day 1980 was ob
served at sea and ashore in citi~
as far flung as San Francisco.
Washington, D_c. ana New
York. The SIU participated in
wteath-laying £eremon.ies and
other activities in all three cities.
And the Log was there to record
the·events.
N ATIONAL Maritime Day,
May 22, afternoon mcm~
rial ceremonies in the port of New
York were celebrated thill year
aboard Circle Line's sightseeing
boat with a buffet lunch and a run
downriver {Hudson) to the
formidable Verruano Bridge at
the entrance to the hatbor's
Upper Bay vi.a the Narrows.
The Slalue of Li'befty ro N. Y Harbor
salutes Maritime 011y celet>ranissailing
by •
SIU ViCf P1 u ' lllnt L8Dn HalfSWldl bV
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SIU Lake$ Agenl Jack Allen (far right) of loo port of Duluth, Mrnn is with a few
members ol the Union's Recorhlled Bosons Program awan1ng the clrcJe Lme
boat's departure trom the doCk
There traditional funerp.l
wreathsftom labor, management .. j,.., ...
a.nu aovemment were co!'e'ln¢
to the.deep by the Coast O'uard to
ho11or those merchant mari1Jcrs
who gave their liVCI il'l the COU1$e
of their calling. Representing the
Sill.at the ceremonies wu Vice
President Leon Hall Jerome E.
J01Cph represented District 2
MEDA, A MO. Lawrence G.
Molloy was there for the ILA.
Amona those at the celebra
tion representina management
was Stanley Unger of Ogden
Marine. And Jamet P. McAllist
er of McAllister Brothers and
Victor Lonacbamp or Delta Line.
Representing the government
be&ide the Coast Guard, wu the
lJ.S. Navy, Merchant Marine
Academy, Department of Com
merce and the Public Health
Se.rvico.
Giving thel'Cllgiou1 invocation
before die memorial ceremonies
WM N. Y. Port Cbllplain Msgr.
Thomas McGovern. Blcaingand
dcdicatina the wreaths with
inllpirina P'-Yeri WM ·the Rev.
Jame. R. Whittemon:. bead of
tho Seamen's Church lmtitwe
bcre, u tlie boat'1 beU tolJod
away a minute of aolemb sileaco
ha boaor of the tcaf'ariq do-
,.nod.
Spamor of the day WU lbe
PropdJor Club ofNn York. At
a~nym1 Piq.thedub
umimted SIU N. Y• Port Aerm
JllCk Cd9 ta lbair Boud o(
Govw...:
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Maritime Day-San Francisco
M ARITIME Day in San
Francisco was a two-day
affair this year. The first part of
the celebration was held on
Wednesday, May 21, with the
dedication of the llber\y ship
Jeremiah O'Brien as the National
Liberty Ship Memorial on San
Francisco Bay. TbW$day, ~ay
22 saw ttie annual lifeboat race,
followed by the Propeller Club
luncheon, honoring mariµme•s
Man of the Year.
The Jeremiah O'Brien js- the
last known, unaltered Liberty
ship afloat, out of the 2, 7SO such
vessels built during World War
If. Last October, a volunteer
crew sailed her under her own
power from the Suisun Bay
reserve Deet anchorage to Bethle
hem shipyard in San Fnutcisco.
60 miles away. ft was Lhe first
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fime in 33 years that the ship had
gotten up steam. Since October.
scores of volunteers, including
many members of the SIU, tiave
btj:n working on the ship, getting
her ready for her dedication
voyage last month.
With ()Ver 600 well-wishers
aboard, the ship left the yard,
into the Bay, where dedication
ceremonies were held. Sam
Nemirow, assistant secretary of
Commerce for Maritime Affa irs,
formally dedicated tqe ship as a
National Memorial, on behalf of
President Jimmy Carter.
Following the dedication
ceremonies, the O'Brien circled
the Bay and sailed out the Golden
Gate. Once out the Gate, .il
turned around and headed back:. _
Then, services honoring the men
and women who have given their
.. .
h .
lives to the .sea were held. More
than four dozen flaral wreaths
from various organjzations were
cast upon the outgoing tide as
part of th~ memorial.
The ship then proceeded to
Pier 3 at Ft. Mason, a former
Army base which is now part of
the Golden Gate National Recre•
ation Area and operated by the
National Pad -Service. The
O'Brien will be permanently
berthed at Ft. Mason, to become
a floating museum. Plans arc for
the ship to make a similar
voyage on her owa steam each
year on Maritime Day.
A luncheon for the sh\pboard
goes~ was held on the pier Mter
the ship docked.
The next day, San Francisco's
traditional lifeboat race was held
on the Bay in the morning. For
the 11th time in the past 12 years,
the crews from Matson won.
Noontime $aw the annual
luncheon. sponsored by the
Propeller Club of the United
States, and well attended by the
maritime unions. Local winners
of the Propeller Club's essay
contest for high school students
were introduced.
Highlight of the Maritime
Day luncheon each year is
announcement of the "Brass Hat
Awarcf', given to the Maritilll(
Man of the Year as selected from
members of the maritime com.
munity. This year it went IQ Ed
Twoer, Sltrs Senior Represent
ative on the West Coast.
Turner ~ the first labor union
representative to get the coveted
award since its inception in 1946.
ACoas101J81d r~le squad files a 11011ey allheSeamensMemonalService
Je1em• Decorative btnnmg aboard r~
O'Brien blowl N1 the llfeeze
SIU Plans Administrator CarolyTI Gentile (rlgtrt) regards memorial wreath with the Rev Going op the Jeremiah -o·aoen 911ngway ccemen is SIU Historical Director John
John P Heaney on theJ.Jberty ship Bunker
Mariti~e Day-Washington, D. C.
N.Y Port Agen1 J~ Galley (tat rJght) poses with membefsol!l\e Uri1on'sS1eward Aecetlrlication Program <Ind (cent Cf) Piney Point Tra1neeGre1c11en ZurtfiebonMarlfimeOay In
Washington. El C
0 N the west step.s of the U.S. Marine Coipa Band and the time unions spoke including SIU Among the other speakers,
Capitol in Wa.shington, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy New York: Port Agent Jack most of whom stressed the nee<:
D.C., afittingtnO\ltewisheldon Glee Club provided spectators Caffey. Hisforcefulspeechmade for a much stronger merchant
National Maritime Ollf for the with music and sonas as well as a if cleat that the bestwaylo honor marine, were: Edward Kelly, of
American seamen who bavc lost presentation of the colors. the seamen who lost their lives in MEBA District 2; Al May,
their Ii~ during wartime. Wreaths were brought fonh by past wars was to have a strong, executive vice praidcnt of the
In conjunction witb Maritime various maritime groups includ- viable lncrclJant fleet today. Council of American-Flag Ship
Day, an annual Merchant Ma- ing a trainee from the Sil.J's Tributes to Americ:a~s mer- Opcraton; Leon Shapiro, sec:R-
rinc MrmoriaJ Scrvite: is held by H_arry ~undcber& S~ool in cban1 •amen were also siven by tary-tmasunsr of MEDA District
the U.S. Department of C.C>1n- Piney Point, Md. Aconunaentof two members of Congress. I, and~ McAlliater. deputy
mcn:e. This is the clevtnth year trainees from the School was Senator ~I K. lnou,e (D- assistant ucrewy for Maritime
that tbe service has talcen place. also there and stood formation. Hawa.ii) and Representative Afl'ain of the Department of
In crisp, bright uniforms the Represe.itative1 from wari- John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.) Commen:ic.
Dl1patchers Beport for Deep Sea
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?OS Mc.tical Ans 8alldln1 5S81l2
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4 u Maio St. 49635
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I~ Maio St. 01903
l61'1) 28).2645
.B01JSTON. Tele, ••• l~I ~St. 17002
(113) 659-5152
JACKSONYlLLE, Fla.
'3315 Libcny St. 32206
• (9CM) 353-4917
JERSJ!Y crrv. N.J.
99 Molllaomery St. G7Jlll&
(20 I) HE $.jl'(U'
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(20S) .HE l-1754
NEW ORLEANS. La.
6JO J acbcm Aw. 70130
(SIM) S~7546
NORFOLK. VL ••• - ••• , llS l Si. 13$10
(80t) 6al-l 892
PADUCAH. Ky •••••• • 225 S. 7 St.-42001
(~~)
PH11AD£.U'RIA. Pa. 2604 S. 4 SI. 191'1
1115) DE 6-Jtla
PIN£Y POINT. Md.
SL Maly"• Coumy 20674
• (JOI) 994-0010
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. . 534 9 A\'e 7TMO
1713> 911).1679
SAN FRANCISCO. CaU
3:!0 FttlllOGI St. 9'1DS
SAl'o"TIJltCE. P.R. (41S) 62M1tl
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IACllll 72U960
S.EATILE. W.it. ··- ·~ I A~c. 911111
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(l14)Tsw.>
1' i\MP A. Fla 26 lcl W Kennedy SM. .U.
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TOLEDO, Ohio ••• 6" SIUllillilt St. 43*M
(4191~·-·
WILM1NGTOl'f. CallL
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(29))!8 nu
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C9)m.7-
llll.ldlGnlll; ~ -A m•u&t1M4 t2UIS11•••-
How Sweet It Isl Sugar Islander Visits Bait.
T HE SIU-contracted bullc car- t · . Sug I. lanMr vesse usually runs from the apprruc•mately three weeks. The where the bullccr will load grain
n~ w ~ made a Hawaiian Island• to the main- long stay was due to the fact that bound for Haifa, Israel Mer-
::nt~y°!b:" sbe pai~ff ~;t ~d's West Coast. Actually, the the mill was almost filled to wards she'll probably h~d for
P
ort of Baltimore on J ~o ~ haiese.1-powen:d Su,aar Islander capacity and it woJlld be awhile Honolulu to begin her odyssey
unc · sn't loaded too much sugar in before the sugar-laden.ship could anew.
recent years. But for this run, s.he discharge her entire car:gti. At last
was back to her old sweet self. check not a o.ne wa§ fogging a
Upon arrival in Baltimore the beef.
crew learned that they would The next port-ofseall for the
remain in the city's once again Sugar /$/anderwill beo$0mewherc
j' flourishing inner harbor for along the St La~ Seaway
The MIV Sugar I~ eases slowly
lowards lhe Baltunore sugar d<>ci< with
the assistance ol ltle' SIU-cootracted
tug Cape Henlope/J (Curtis Bay).
Juan Moi1ca (I.) chief st~ard, afld
Travis MalnerSi the Sugar /Slan<Jer's
cook &f'1d baker pause faJ a momenf In
the snlp"s galley before preparing
dinner. Travlstlasbeenonlhevesselfor
the pasf two·and·e·half)'ears.
~-
Baltimore Port Agent George Costango ( r.) holds a snlpboard meeftll\l with some of
the crew 1n the bulk camer"s mass hall.
, . ~ ' , ?'
•
"
These lhree gents make up part al the sh{p·s able·bOdled deck-gang; lrom lett to
riglJI they are: Mike Dupuis, Henry Scott and Tnomas LUl<elicb.
AB Fred Boyne stopped-oll in lhegalley
oonng the altemoon coffee break.
Mike Dupuis (dockSlde). along with
some ol his shipmates. 11elps IQ set ll'>e
gangway upon arrival In Bolumore
Chief Steward, 24, Has Recipe for Success
I rs e classic example .of what
a man can do, if he sets bis
mind to it and plays his cards
right.
In laa than-~ )UIS (to be
e.,IZCf,, 32 .months} Tmn Lany
Dockwiller, 24, bas worked bis
way up from a. Gencnzl Slet¥atd
Udllly (GSU} to e Steward/
Bater. He's prcsendy working et
the be..s of bis department on the
LNG ·Caprlcartf somewhere
becwe@ Indonesia and Japan.
It's qui?e an accomplishment
for tho yoim1 man who once told
111: "I never cooked a. meal i11 my
Hie, till I joined ihe siu end pt
on a daip. MY mom always bid a
meal OD tbe table."
Though Doc:ltwilJer's accom
plithmcnt is oert8inlyexemplary,
if1 by no mnns a o~.in a miUiaa
atrola: of lllck.. B's the son of
tbiD& that's well witliin Uie reach
of mOI& ~ providing they
Ille the followiq "recipe" for .. .,,... .
• pdJer a sufficient quantify
of . time (in &be lint 22 monthl
after bis graduation from the
Harry LundebergSchool in May,
19TI(Dockwiller accumulated 18
months sea?imc).
• combine a aeaerous amount
of tkt~miltatlolf ud the wi/1"'8-
nns 10 kam and unrtlM u often
as po11ible (Dockwiller uppadcd
al the Lundebefa School every
'"hance he had, and kept his eyes
end ea.'I open in the pUey while
at IC&).
• pnsparc au inp'edients in ?he
patented SIU "kitehcn", wherejn
only the best equipment and
(e.d11.Cational) opportunity i1
available to those eUowed to
enter •
In addition to the exoellcnt
educational and upsradina
.epponunities the SIU has pl'On
vided for thote seeking edYB.DCen
ment in ?he stcWard departmont..
only the SIU has the spccializcd
course required for employment
on the new liquified mfuraJ gas
(LNG) tankers. ~illcr toolt
that counc the year be paduated
from the Lvndebcq School. and
bas been riding gas ships ever
aince.
He was a crewmembcr on the
first Americaftsftag LNG ship;
the LNG Aquarius, 'riiimg that
ship out of the yani in 19n. He
left the Aquarius after two trips.
upgraded to cook/ flaker, ud
then look a job on the. brand new
LNG GeminL After leaving the
j
New Chef Steward Lany Oockwlller 19
only 24 years Old.
Gemini in early 1971) he upgraded
once apin before becoming the
rnt chief coolc on iM LNG
Libra. He's been on the LNG
Capricorn since January or this
year, re-nting 10 steward / baker
in February.
lboup Docltwiller's rise in
the steward department has been
.meteoric. ?here are othen climb
ing the ladder et a sirnilar pace.
Alona with him on the C(lf'ricom
is chief cook Patrick Geary wbo
started out as a QSU on the
LNG Aquarius in 1978. Cleary.
himself a a~•duatc of the
i.undp\>erg School, has abo
lllorked on the LNG Leo and ?he
LNG TOU11U.
So, as Dockwiller and Oeary
have shown, the recipe is then: for
all to we. And it's not all that
diffic:ult. All it takes is the propClr
combination of scatirnc, deter·
mination and the willingncsa to
learn..
The SfU's got the rest ol the
inpedien&s you'll need lO cook up
a batch of 1accas.
June 1980 / LOG I II
Dl1palcber1 Beporl for Deep Sea
MAY 1-31, 1980
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10
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1
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55
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PRESIDENT
Paul .. all
S£CRBTARY•TREASURl!R
~oe DKliorgio
EXEOUTl¥E VICB PllESIDBNT
Frank Oroiok
READQUARTllRS "
67 5 4 ~Ye,. Bklyn. 112)2
ALGONAC: M1ob. (2!2) HY M600
520 St. C lair Ri\'Or Or. 48001
(313) 794-9375
>.LPENA, Miah .•.•• 800 N, 2 Ave. 49707
(511) El. 4-3616
BALTIMORE. Mel:
1216 E. Bahlmore Sr. 21202
(301) BA 7-4900
l!OSTON. MaJS, • , •• 21S w ex Si. 0'211 1
(617) 482"4716
C1! tc:;'AGO, I LL.9383 S. E"'1n& Aw. 60617
(312) SA 1~7J3
CLEVELAND. Ohio '
129001d River Rd. 4411 3
(216) MA 1·'4SO
COWMBUS, Ohio
4937 Weat Jlroad St. 41228
DULUTII, Minn.
(614) 87().6161
10s Medical Ans Building S'802
(211) RA 2-4110
fRAN~ORT. Mich . ••.... P.O. Boa D
4U Main St. 49635
(616) 352-4441
Gl:.OlJCBS'ffi.R.. Mau,
120 Main St, 01903
(617) 2SY.l64S
8.0\ISTON, Teic . .• 1221 Pierce St. 77002
JA<ZltSONVILLll, At. (?IJ) 65~515~
33JS Lll!e"Y SI, 32206
• (90!1) 353-0981
JERSEY crrv, !'1.J.
99 Mo111aomcry St. OiJa .
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NEW ORI.EANS, IA,
630 Jilebon Ave, 70130
(504) S2~7S46
NORFOLK. VL •• •.•• ., I IS 3 St. 23510
(804) 62~1892
PADUCAH. lty .•• . •. • m S. 7 St, 42001
(S02) ").2493
l'RILADELPHIA. Pa.2604 S. 4 SL 19148
(21S) DE 6-3818
PINEY POINT. Md.
St. Mary's County 2()674
(301) 994-00IO
PORT ARTHUR, Tex •. Sl4 9 Ave. n640
(713) 98).1670
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
JSO Fmnool SL 94JOS
SANTIIRCE. P. R.
(415) ISU:o79J
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SICJtl 20 00909
(809172~
SEAlTLE, WUh. •• . •• 250S I Avo. 91121
(206) MA J.4334
ST. LC)VIS. Mo. 4S81 Gt11vol$ Ave. 63116
(314) 752-6500
TAMP", Fla. 2410 W ~tllnccly 8JYd, Jla
($ IJ) 81~1601
TOLEDO, Ohio . . , 635 Su111!1111 SI. ~
- (ttl9) :ua.3691
WU.MJHO'fOJ(, Oillr.
4GI Avalota BlVd. 80744
(21~,.. 1000
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Yu~tami. Pon P.O. MNillml OlldDll
fQb.lu.23..,1
201-19JS
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HO}IOLULU, Hoaii
197 AIW. SI. Mill
... , .5J7"'714
PORTlAND, Or.GI S .W Sdi AWf. V7JIM
f511)221·71fl
WJLMJNGTOH, Ca.
•Awalft.,._9'*
C21J> 5'9 llDO
How Sweet It Isl Sugar Islander Visits· Bait. TIE SIU-conJracted bulk car- vessel usually runs from the a_pproitimately three W'eelts, The where the bulker will load grain
ner Sugar lilander made a Ha~aiian Islands to the main- Jong ata)' was due to the faa that bound for Haifa, Israel. After
rare stop on the East Coast ~nd s Wett Coast. Actually, the the mill was a1moo filled U? wards she'll pro~bly head for
recently when she paid off in the diesel-powered Sugar Islander capacity' and it would be awhile Honolulu to begin her odyssey
port of Baltimore on June 3. The hasp'! loaded too much sugar in before the suga ... biden ship could anew.
recent years. But for this run, she discharge he.r entirecarJo. At·last
was back to her old sweet self. check not a one was Jogging a
Upon arri~al in <lmore the l)eef.
crew learned that they would The next port-of-call for ttie
remain in the city's once again Sugar Islander will be somewhere
• , flourishiiig inner harbor for along the SL Lawrence' Seaway
The M/ V Sugar lsl8flder eases slowly
towards the Baltimore sugar dock With
lhe assistance or the SIU-conlracted
tug Cape Henlopen (Curtis Bay).
Juan Mojica (1,) clllel ste\Yard. and
Travis Mainers, Iha Sugar /stan<ter's
cook and baker pause. for a moment In
the sl\ip's galley before preparing
dinner. Trevis llasbeenonthevesset (o;
Iha past lwo-and-a·half years
BattimorePortAgeo1Ge01geCostengo(r.)hok:lsashipbOardmeet1nsiwill\someol
the OrfN/ in lhe bulk carrler·s mess tiall. ·
. , 1• I'
'
, 1 1 .. ,•
__,, ·~
:
J
These three gents make up p.ort Of the ship's abfe· l>Odle<l csec1<,.ga119i from left to
right they are: Mike Dupuis, Heniy Scott and Thomas Luketlch.
AB Fred Bayne slopped-olf In !ha galley
dunng lhe afternoon coffee break.
Mike Dupuis (dockside), along with
some of his shipmates. helps ta set the
gangway upon arrival In B1thimore.
~hi~f Steward, 24, Has Recipe for Success
I T'S a classic example of what
a man can do, if be sets his
mind to it and plays his cards
riahL
ln lest than three yean (to be
cuca. 32 months) Texan Lany
DockwilJer, ~ baa worked bis
way up from a Oer•al Stcwanl
Utility (GSU) to a Steward/
Baker. He's pt c1mtly wortins at
the beM or bli depaJtmcnt on the
LNG Capricorn somewhere
between Indonesia md Japan.
It's quite an ~plilbnlcnt
for the youq man who once told
~= "I never cooked 4 meal in my
life, tilf J joined the SIU and 1ot
on • ehip. My mom alwaYJ bad a
1M9J OD the table..,.
'I1lov&b Ooc:kWiller's accom
pl!thmen~ rs cerWnly exemplary.
It'• by no means a ooein a million
strob of I~ Jt'a the sort of
trm.t duu'a well within the readi
of mDllt tlealaJers providillJ they
Ille the followins "m:ipe" for
RICClll'
• pdler a 1ufficriem guautify
or..,,,_ (m *first 22 moatJil
after his graduation from the
Rairy LundebergSchool io May,
19n(I>oclcwiUer accumulated 18
months seatime).
• combine a generous amo11n1
o( r.kt~rmiifatlori ud the willirig
M» to kam and upgrtull11 often
u po11i.ble (Dockwllleruparaded
at the Lundcbera Sohool ever,y
chance be bad, and kept his eyes
and oa•i open in the pUey while
at tea).
• prepare all ingredients in the
patented SIU "kitchen", wberoin
only the best equipment and
(edljeational) opportunity is
available to thoae aUowcd to
enter .
In addition to the excellent
educational and uppading
.epportunities the sru bu pro
vided for those .eeting advance
ment in the steward departmeat.
only the SIU has the 1pecialiud
coune required for employment
on the new liquif&ed aatural pa
(LNG) tankers. Doc:b'ilJcr toot
that coune the year be Jfadualcd
froai the L~ School. and
has been riding gas ships ever
since.
He was a crewmember on the
first America:n-flas LNG ship,.
the LNG Aquarius, ·riding that
ship ou't of the yard in 1977. Be
left the Aquarius aftCt' two trips.
uppadcd to eoe>Jc/bater~ and
then took a job on the brand new
LNG Gemini. After leaviq the
' NIW Chief Steward lany Ooct\wlller 11
only 24 years- old.
<kmlril in early 1979 be upgraded
once ap.in before becoming the
first chief cook Qn the LNG
Libra. He's been on the LNG
Capricorn since January of this
year ..... rat1n1 to steward/ baiter
in February.
Though Doclcwiller's rise in
the steward department bas been
meteoric. there are others climb
ing the ladder at a similar pace.
Along with him on the Capricorn
is chief cook Patrick Geary who
started out as a GSU <ftl the
LNG Aquarius in 1978. ~ry.
himsclr a graduate or the
i.undeberg School. has -also
worked on the LNG Uo and the
LNG Taurus.
So, 11 DoclcWiller and Geary
have shown, the m:ipe is lhei;e for
all to use. And it's not all 1ha1
diff~ All it takes is the proper
combination of stratlme, deter
minatiOD and the williogn~ to
learn.
The SIU's got tht rat of the
irqpedieata you'll need to coot up
a batch Of l1IC ti I
June 1980 I LOG I 23
At Sea
SS Presidents Wi/son,_Adams
From July 5-IS, the SS Pre3idem Wil.ro1t (Am.erican Presidpnt Line)
will carry beside pusenger8(J3) 250 'metric tons of bulk wheat from a
West Coast pon to Inchon-Pusan, Korea.
From July 10-20, t~ SS Pr4itknJ dda'11$ (APL) will haul !S,000
metric tons of bulk wheat 1upercargo on the same route.
SS Tomaro Gui/den
About July IJ, the 23,800 dwt SS Tamara Gui/den (Transpon Com·
mercial) from the pon of Philadelphia will carry a cargo of coal out bound
and other carso inbound to the port of Norfolk on a five-month chaner
for the MSC.
New York
Sen. Daniel X. Inouye (0-Hawaii) was awarded the 1980 Admiral or
the Ocean Sea Award (AOTAS) at Maritime Day ceremonies here. He
will accept the award here oo Sept. 26.
The award .is for distinpished !!¢Moe to the American merchant
IDllrine annually by the United Seamen's Service.
Sen. Inouye is dWnnan of the Senate Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine and Tourism and is authorof Senate•s 1980 Ocean Sbippins A'-'t.
TT Bay Ridge
Richmond Tanken, owners of the 225,00() dwt 77' Bay Ridge, want to
repay the Oo~rnment constrtlction subSidy to clear the supertanker for
use in the domestic trades.
T~ vessel was built for SS7.3 cnillion of' which S24.6 million was
sub•idlzed with the piovision ,that she could only be 48C<I in the foreign
trade1. .
But her sunerahip, the IT Stuyves(lnt repaid fbe subsidy and entered
the i:lomettjc; 1r14~ permapentJy_
She, like her other sister-ships, the TT Brookf}'n and TT
Williamsburgh, are now on the Alaskan North Slope oil run.
Galveston
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA} late last month
gave the uan-af<onstructio.n peo light to Texas' first deepwater oil
terminal port oo Pelican ls.
licensing okay is ex.pectcd from the Army Corps of Engineers.
The pon is to be built by Gableston Wharves, Chicago Bridge and
~lican It. Terminal Corp. It c:ould handle 250,000 dwt supert.ankm.
Santa Barbara Committee
1 .•
New York Pllltofman Tedely 8abkowsl<1 (seated !ell) llNs oul a dues receipt IOI
Recerllf!Gd Bosun Stanley Jandols t seated nght) ship's cllarrman. ltlst month at a
payo#l lllX>etd the SS San/a Balbat11 (Della Wne) at Pon Newark. N.J. The res1 or
the Ship's Commitlae - ft to r.) . SlaMlfd Delege.ta Robert Arana, Engine
0 !I LMlll Ae~ Tarns. [)e(;j< Oelegale Frank Pallsia and Chiet Slewatd A.
Rudhdti, iletelaly-19POl1el'.
II I LOG I Jlltle I 980
SS Lvrfine
MA RAD hlU okayed more than $36 million to MatJOo Naviption
Co. can cooven iU R/ O R/ O trailer'lhip, the 25,3$0dwt SS Lur/inr in10 a
container ship doubling her cargo capacity to l,046containeni from 434
containel'll.
The 1973-bµll! 700.foot 3hip is oo the West CQut to Hawaii run.
Her builders, Sun Shfpyard of Chester, Pa., will do the 126.5 fe><>t
"Stretell~ conversion with deliveQ' sct for Septe111ber 1981.
She will be able to carry 4l>'moreca,, to a 179 CBI'$ total and 104 more
refriscrated units. Forward SPllC!IS will be fitted with container cells.
Decks will be st rengthened "1111d autodecks with access r.amps will lie
added to one hold.
Washington, D.C. ·-
Four high school students-have won voyages on SIU•ffiliated ships
and one cash intbe Propeller Club of the U.S. annualessayconte1t on the
American men:bant marine.
Winners in the Rarold Harding Memorial National Euay C<!ntest
were; - _.,
For a roundtrip Walerman trip from New Orleans to Europe-Alice
Amber Amacker of Bogalusa. La.
For a Delta roundtrip from New Orleans to South America
William Russell Curry Jr. of ~y West, Fla.
For two APL roundtripc from Oaldand. Calif. to the Orient.
Carmen &talano of San Diego, CaliL and Hauber Heintz of San Ptxlro.
Calif.
For a Maritime Overseas SSOO cash award-Tue Din-aoh of
Galveston.
ST Zapato />oJriot
MARAD h&$ given the 3S,IOO dwt tanker ST 'ZapQ1a Patriot
(Zapata Tankers) permission to cllaner to tbe MSC for three yean with
\WO yearJy option&.
Mariilo Bay
Local piretes- laat month 'killed the lll&Jtcr of the IQ, 000 dwt BriU1h
containership, the SS Orien1al AmbaS111Jdor and hurt 1 crewmember
whell they boarded the·veuel demanding cash.
The captain was -11iot 11iJ!e" ~ alter 'refu.'li11j. t!IW demand5. The
piretca left the ship emptyhanded. -
Enroute to Ta.iwan, ~ ship anchored off tama·o Town near the
mouth of the bay, seeking shelter from Tfllhoon Dom.
Her cllief mate brought the ship into Mapila Harbor to continue the
run to Taiwan.
Philadelphia
The SS Wu1ward Venture (JOM) and t~ FoTt Holabird and
Tronspor1er (JOTI woo Jones F. Devlin Awards early lhia month for
sailing safely for two accident-free conseaitive years.
The awards were given by the National Safely CQunciJ's Marine
Division and the Ameriean lasrirute of Merchant Sbippiq.
ar Islander Committee
Stanlng with this- Wilt the Sro·
fartr~ Lo1 wlJl "'If a histOT)I of tltt
Staforrrs- lntern•tlonal Union.
/rutoilmelrts wi/J OJ!Pftlf 1110ntf1ly
ond will coi>er tlw -Y 11tri/ca,
or1a11i1otloMl drfvts Md Ollter
lauts ill wltldt tM Ut1I011 A• bttrt
invoh'C!d for tht bMeflt of .-flll
and tltt ltnwric.,, "'qduml-lne,
os wdl u for ""'°' ill ~nerlfl. Tiils
first lnstJlllmmt tilltf a ·brk/ "'61ory
~J tM llNP'lft'
1
S /Jlbor 1110-tnt,
ltltlut.lhiz ,,_ """""' ~
whkll 111 •• wl«I /tJnftllliiRI eJ tltt
Sill.
The Struggle
Begins Fora
Class of Workers
by lohn Bunker
F OR hundreds of years seamen
.JUtaed to better tlieir lot. From
tbt •hll>"'luhed o-en of Roman
and Spudlh galleys to tbe watdt
and w1tdl erews or modem wllld
j1~ seamen were usually un·
derf'ed, undttp1id and overworked
and ronsidl!l'fld workmen beyond
tbt usual rttOl.ll'leS or the. law.
Aloo& with the harsh tlDd vi1or
ous nahlte O(tbeir daily labors Wtte
the constant haunts of -ru1nc.
Untold thousands of ulloft have set
out from port never to r.eturn,
becoming victims of storms, colU
slons and that most dreaded roe of
tbe ocean vo)'lcer-f"Jre;at sea. And
In the pa(ts Of old ihiP.Jling]oyrh~
diu1 w~~ abr,ays thl• ree11rrent
no(fce beside the name of a lhip:
~mlssin& •nd prawned Jolt with all
bands."
Much as they wanted 10 bette(
their condition. seamen had little
chance to e11press their dissatisfao
tion In any effc:ciive way. much less
to organiz.e for concerted action.
Maritime laws of all nations gave
absolute authority to the captaio al
sea. Quite appropriately was the
captain called ~master . He was that
in fact. Many protests by seamen
during a voyage against poor food.
overwork. brutality or qnsafe con
ditions wercbranded"mutinies"and
~ suppressed by fists, guns or
belaying pins. Only rarely wu the
seamcn·s voice heatd u far u the
coons •!Id then the masterS, mateS
or owners almost al~ won the
c .. e.
.6. LL maritime nations bad striet
n laws agains1 8 seaman leaving
hi• ship before the end of the-voyage.
In I SS2, for in.stance. tbC Spani~h
govcmmcit\I decn:ed that any sailor
who deserted hi.~ ship before the end
of a voyage: to America. could be
puoi1hed by I 00 lash!!$, a aenterlce
vinuaUy equal to death. Ai late as
the 19th century in l>Olh Englilnd.
the United States and other mari·
time nations a seaman who left his
ship bcfotc the cod of a trip•could ~
forcduUy•ppn:hended.apd brooght
back on board. ,, be w~'l returned
he automatically forfeited 11is pay
Ind aay belonginp left on the ship.
In the •U.S. 1hi$ Ltw was only re•
A History of the SIU revived with the name lakes Sea·
mens Ben.evolcnt Association, under
the leadership or Dan Keefe.
This was a ml! trade union. with
its IDllincommitmont being financial
beucrment and improved living
conditiom aboard ship. Branches
spr1ng up in the major Lakes poru.
Within '• few years the ship owners.
had bfokerr the ~nio11 by setting up
their own hiring hollt and refusins to
ship any men with known uoion
proclivitles. The Union, however,
was revived in the l 8901 •nd
nrvived lo become pan of the
lnfemetiooal Seamens Union.
scindc:d after pal!lgc: of the "M1gna
Carta of the American Seamen"
thr Seamen's Ad or 1915. \his
legislation wa& initiated by Andrew
Furunlh, famous champion of
l!Camen 's rights 11nd hud of the old
International Seamen's Union.
Th~ sailor was alw11ys at a great
disadvantage in organizing into o
union because of tf\e nature pf hi~
profcs~ion. He was at se,1 most of the
time. And when ashore his meager
wages were soon spent, leaving him
at the mercy of crimps, shipping
masters, owners and the many other
harpies or the waterfront.
.6.se&man with a reputation for pro-
1'. testing his lot would soon find
it hard to get a ship. But the ~eallllln
bas always been an independent
fellow and it is not surprising that
the first labor strike in the United
States was by tlir sailors of Nrw
York in 1803. when they refused to
sail the ships until they received an
increase in pay from $10 a month.
Then: is little information available
about this strike but there is a
reference to them getting SI 7 a
momh later. so the action must have
been effective. But the sailors errons
'were only spasmodic and their
achievements did not la•! long.
There was a strike in Boston in 1837,
when pay was little more than it was
in 1803.
It must be remembered. of course.
that many sbore·side workers were
001 much better off than the seaman.
I( ihe sailor was unhappy with his
pay, he did not tui.ve much chance of
iD'lproYlng himself asho~e. Once
accustomed to the sea, moreover.
the sailor did not talce kindly to I.he
boredom and drudsery of jobs
ashore.
The first organization of seamen
in the United States occurred in
January of 1866 when the following
notice appeared in a San Francisco
paper:
"Summa Friendly
Ualwa Sodecy"
"A II sramtn arr invltrd to
at1tnJ at IM Tum Vr"ln Ila/I
1Jn Bush St""' bt'tll'tm St(l('k·
ton and Pc> ... ell STTl'l't$ on
Thursda)' £vening, Jonuar)' 11
at 11;, o "dQC'k lo .form a Sta·
,,.rns Sorit>fl' for 1ht Pacific•
Cua.ft."
This meeting resulted ID organi
~tion of the Stamens Friendly
Union and Protective Society.
Alfrrd Enquist was elected Presi
dent and G~orao McAlpinc. Secre.
!Ary. It WIS the firs( orgam1.ation or
seamen in 1his eountry, perhaps the
first in the world.
In 187S. the United Seamen's
Association was formed in the pon
of New York .. ncl it sent a delegation
to Congrc$S to petition for laws to
protect seamen. The delcg~tioo.
according lo a news repon ID the
New York Times of January 21 , was
-graciously received by the Preti·
dent."
No more washeatd oftbiso1gan
ization.
The Seamen's Friendly IJnion.aod
Protective Society in San Francisco
didn't last long and the nellt
organization to come along wa~ the
Seamens Protective Union fonntid
in San Francisco in 1878 with 800
members. It. too, 'had a lhOA life.
WHEN wages on the covt\ng
vessels fell to $2S a month in
l&BS, seamen met one night on a
lumber wharf along the San Fran
cisco waterlmnt toprotcsL This was
followed 1 week .later by a gcond
meeting, which resulted in forma
tion of the Coast Seamen's Union,
with Billy Thompson being elected
President. By July the union had a
permanent headquarters and some.
2,000 members. OnlY. sailors were
allowed to join. Dues were so.cents
a month.
lo the following year the firemen
and oilers formed Che S~p
Sailor's Protective Association. lo
1891 these organizations joined to
form the Sailors Union oC the
Pacific.
In June of 1886thc SUPca'llcd its
first strike, forcing wages uptoS30a
month.
With these organizations, the
seemens labor movement was off10
a firm start, at least on the West
Coast
Seamen organized on the' Gi:tat
Wes at ab.out the same time. The
Seamen's Benevolent Union of
Chicago was formed in 1863 but
soon explted, mai~Ly because its
main objective was to take card of
siclc or indigent members rather
than to taise wages -and improve
conditions.
Jn 1878, this ·organization was
Longshoremen of the Lake1
orpnizcd in Chicago in 1877 and
then fonn.cd the National LonB
shoremen'1 Association of the
United States in Detroit in 1892.
This became the International
Longshoremen's Association lo
1895.
It was al5o on the Great Lakes
that the first union of marine
engineers waa formed in 1854. II
quiclcly faded away but was revived
in 1863 and again in 1875 when it
became the National Marine En
gineers Beneficial Association.
Captains and Mates have a
history of union activity ' On the
lakes dating beck to 1886.
In 1892 a convention or .seamen
was held in Chicago, with delegates
from the various ·unions now or
ganized on the West Coast, tho
Great' 1.alccttnd the Gulf of Mexico.
There were no delegate8 from the
Atlantic. "
- At this meeting was born ~
National Union of Scame11 of
America, later to be lcnown llS the
International Sea1ilen's Union. 11
lasted uni.ii the 19.)()s and out of its
eventual wn:c:Jcaae came the Sea
farers ln1ernational Union and the
National Maritime Union.
More Nert Molllll
Shi_ps Are Powered
DillerendF TodaF
C·•ll bl 0.. De Cll••g•
Take the Diesel Engines
Course at HLSS
It's Four Weeks Long
It S~arts PS,e.,ptember IS
•' ~
.lull& t 9eO I LOG I 21
I Legal Aid I ~~;K ~~'i':!, ~ff~~~;!ree Tra~0~b.ldeology'
Tn tlir ~"""' tlrn1 mw SIU m<'mhrr• r executive vice president. sues- Noting that the health of the Droulc also told the audience
ha1·t /r~al probl~m.< ·,,, 1/11• 1·11rio111 sed the need for co-operation nation, as well as the health of the that our counuy's failu~ Co deal
11nrr1, n 1;.,, "' t111ur11V1·• " ''"'"' //wi· """ between all segments of the maritime industry, depepds upon with the deterioration of its
<"a11.m/1 ' ·' h<'lfll! publi.•hetl. T/1; 111~m·
her
111
... d ""' durrur r/rc recommcJ1d<·<I maritime industty in an address this nation's ability to eJtpOrt merchant ~rine is causing grave
n111m1t•" t1111l 1/li.< list ;s ,,,,,,,,t//'d 011/v before repi;ese111atives of the products, Drozalc- attacked national security problems,
/r>r l111i!mr1111<>111/I fJJl'fl"·«'·'' Midwest Region of the. National inadequate economic policies especially since the Rus$llltt fle4)t
NEW YORK, N.Y, Maritime Council that have blln'Ctly followed has experienced 11n unprece-
Schulma.n & Ab.arbanel Drozak's addrei;s was part of a outdated concepts of free-trade. dented era of growth.
350 Fifth Av~ue. ....,.
New York, N.Y. 10001 Shipper Advisor Labor Sympo- "It is probably not news to The r'!alional Maritime
Tele. #(212) 279-9200 sium held in Chicago last month. anyone present that the trading Council is an organization
The Symposium was designed asa nations of the world are rapidly dedicated to maritime research
BALTIMORE. MD.
Kaplan. Heyman, GrernbeJg.
En~lman &. Belgrad
Sun life Bui.Jding-
C ha.rles & Redwood Streets
Baltimott, ~aryland 21201
Tele. /1(301) S3!J..6967
HOUSTON, TEX.
Archer & Pcter'5on
Americana lluilding
1111 Dallas Street
Houston, Teicas 7'7002
Tele. 11(713) 659-4455
TAMPA, FLA ..
Hamilloo & Duu~. P.A.
26'20 W. Kennedy lijvd.
Tampa, Florida 33609
Tele. 11(813) 879-9482
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
John Paul Jennings. Hcnnini
and Wash
100 Busb Strtelr Suitc 1403
San Francisco. California 94104
Tele. //(415) 981-4400
Philip-Wcltin, ESQ.
Weltin & Vn11 Dam
No. I E.ciker 81&.
San ftanci$co, Calif. 94105
Teb:.~(4tS) 771.;4500
ST. LOUIS, M~.
Grutnbetg & Soundm
721 Olive Street
Sr. Louis, Missouri 63101
Tele. 11(314) 231-7440
N£W ORLEANS, LA.
&rlttt, Boudteaux, Lamy.
Oardnm- & Foley
1400 Richards Building
837 Omvier St~
New Orleans. 1.ouifi11n.1 70112
Tele. I/(~ S86-9j95
' LOS ANGELES. CALIF.
Fo~I. Julbar. Reinhardt &
Rolbscbild
5900 Wihltitt BoUlevard
Lds Angela, Callfonria 90036
Tde. /l(lJ3) 937-6250
MOBrLE, ALA.
Simoll & Wood
1010 van Antwnp Building
Mobile, Alabama. 36602
Tele. ~20S) 43~
DETROIT, MICH.
Vit.1or (;_ Ranson
1926, Grand River I\ venue
O'c:troil, Michigan 48822
Tele. q(313)'S32-l 2·20
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Orlando & White
1'wo ~in Suen
GI~. Massachusetts 011130
Tele. /1(617) 283-8100
SEATTLE. WASH.
Vena, Davies, Roben$.
Reid A ADdem>n
100 We:s1 Harrison Plaza
Scal11e. Washinttim 98119
Tele, f(2D6) 28S-36JO
CHICAGO, TI.L.
Katz A Friiedmu
7 Soulh Dearborn Street
~. IUIDoiit 60tl03
Tele. l 12} 263-6330
•I LOG I June 1980
forum where different segments of moving into a protectionist and education. 1t is composed of
the maritime illdustry could come mood," DrozaJc said. "The a broad spectrum of the maritime
1ogetber and exchange views, as United States simply cannot industry, including more than
well as plot a common strategy for afford the luxury of a free trade 170 companies whose ships sail
the future. ideology." under the.U.S.t'lag. The SIU was
Drozak told 1he assembled What is neJ:ded. Drozak one of the. earliest and moce
delegates that the American flag s(ressed. is a long ·range enthusiastic members of the
merchant marine has been a successful promotion of exports. NMC, for it reco$fiized thal the
vic~m of unfavorable. historical While ~eceot initiatives, suoh as Council preseirtcd thi: maritime
trends and poorly-<:onccived gov- the President's Eiport Council ind.ustry with the unique
eromental policies. The mari- and passage, of the. Export opportunity of ·addressing the
time industry is, he said, an Administration Act. are steps in larger issues that affect the
ioduSlry that must close ranks if the righ1 direction, th.ey are not industry as a whole.
Dispatchers RePort for Inland Waters
MAY 1-31, 1980 "TOTAL IWllSY'ERED TOTALSHll'f£D 00R£GISTEllED ON BEACH
AU6"""" All~ Alll:teupl
CIMIA a..8 ClaaC" er-A a.a c ... c a-A CIMeB CllllC
Port. DEClt OVAllTMDIT
Boston ........ ......... .. ........ j ••• , ••••• • 0 0
8
0 0 0 0 0 0
New Y~~ti ................ ,. ., .... ....•• , .• , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
~do p _ ......... .,.,,_.,. ••••.. •• • ••••.• 0 g 8 0 0 0 0 0
a "'Qf'e .............. ............ . ....... 3 r 0 0 9 T 9
.Norfol~ •• ' .• •. . ~ ...•.•.•. •... ••. ....... I •• g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ T= ... , ...... ~.-.· ................ , .. •., 1 1 2 0 0 8 2
M le •••••..•..•••••.••••• ,, •.••.•.• . ..• 3 t 1 2 l I 5 I I
Nl'W Orleans •••••••• •-f ................. , ••• 2 2 ~ 0 8 J 9 5 10
Jac:lt..,.,.,llle ..... . . . ...................... l 0 0 0 3 0 0
~ Fnincisco •••.•.••.•.••....•.. , ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W1 mite«! .•.. . .•• " . . ....•.. ' ........... 3 I 3 l 2 I 5 ~ 7
s..tffe_ ••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P\Jlrto Rico ............................... 0 0 3 0 0 I 0 0 5
Ho<DCon •••••••••••••••• - •••• .• •••••••••• 3 3 3 0 l 0 8 9 12
PoftMhur •• ••••••••• -. ••••••••••.••••••••• 22 3 12 34 4 5 15 8 21
A~ ......... .. . .. . ....... . ..... ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis ••.••.. •••. ••••.. ••.•••••• ., ...... 4 I 4 l 0 4 7 2 14
~Point ............................... ~ 0 0 6 a 0 L 0 0
Pa(iUQh ••••• , ••••••• ~·· ·· ·•······-······· 4 36 2 0 2 17 9 117
Tallll ............... . ..................... !13 19 70 ~ a 1$ 11 50 1'3
""" EMINI DUAllTll!HT i"' ................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o,
8 IW~fil •• r ,, •• •• 1 ••••••••• ,,, , ,, , ,.,,.,, 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5."lt o ' o l 0 o 0 0 • t o 0 0 0 0 o o,o 0 0 o o 0 o O I O o o o y 0 0 0
~
a 0
• '·~1······ · ''''''''''''''''''''''' 0 0 0 0 l 0 8 ••••• • ••••I•<•••••• •• •••••••• •••• • 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cto'l:ll: ................................... 0 I 0 0 0 0 8 ............ ~.-~- - - .... ··········· ····· 0 0 0 0
~ g ·~ 0 0
7~or1~ ...... .................... , ... 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 sonvHte • .• • ··- - --~"'""'~· .. . ......... . 0 0 0 0 0
~n Fr,:ncl&co ............................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
' Omrwton •.••••••••••••.••••.••••••• , •• , I 0 2 8 8 0 I 0
~ = ............ ............ ,. ....... ~······ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rieo • . • •••.••••.•.••••••••••..•.•• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston ............................ . .......... 0 L 2 0 0 0 1 l 1
"Oft Mhur ................................... . 0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 l
''80nat ········· ·----------~---·-··· · ·· ··· 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St LUJti • . .• -....................... , •••••. 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
P.n~ Point • • . . .•..•••••• 11 ••• • ...... ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PaduClh ••••••••••.•.••••••••.•....••• ._. I 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 ~ r.-. .. ....... ....... '··· ................ :s l I l 0 0 6 I
"°" ITIWAlll>DIPMTMENT
Boiston ...... ............ . ....... .. .... ... ,. •. 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 () 0
NewY°l~I\ ............... ,, . ......... ., •. , 0 0 0 0 0 .0 Q 0 ltttadep ia- •• , ...... , .... ... ......... t••··· 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 •O 0
. itTIOre ..... .............. ................. 0 .o 0 0 0 8 8 2
NorfOlk' , . , , ••• , ••••••• , , , •• , •• , • , •• , ......
8
0 0 0 0 0 0
ram~· ! .. ··--·•···--·~- - .. .............. 0 0
8
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'"119&tslered on the Belltl>" - the 14191 11Umbor or_,, ""iA11111fat tneportatthe ...cs of r.t !!\GOllh.
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PiGtured w~h SIU Rep. Al Raymond (third from le~) are some ol Bl,l~.er-Wtiltety
Mc;:Alllster's maintenance crew. From the left, tney are: Bo~ Schwetka. Pasgualjj
G.lorgllll and Steven Phlllfp$, The M IV Graoe McAllister dockside at her new Baltfmore home;
New 1ug Run for SIU linking, Norfolk, Bait., Philly
SllJ-contncted McAUlller Broth·
ers, of Baltl-e, ha.1 announced
plant ror a new conlalnrr 1>a11e
feeder service bqlnnln& this month.
The service will llnk the mid·
Atlanrfc portl of Plrfladelphla,
- Baltimore and Norfolk.
The mo¥e by McAllister was
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made possible when the company
mtrced In Januuy -,Jltb the SIU·
contracted Baltimore company or
Bakft'·Wbl~ly Towing. The new
company will, for the lime being, be
kno'll'n aJ Baller-Whltely-McAJl.ls
tl'r Tow1t11.
The nnt cllanp to be madeby1he
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new outfit wa1 the addldon of tbe
J,598 honepower ru1 Grt1« Mc
Alllsin to tbe ortpnal six boat Reet.
Tbt Gl'O« McA lltltrr arrived at tht
Dundalll Marine Ter·mlnal In
BaHlmore on May 11. Until actual
ffflkr serVice operations bqin, the
boat will be mp&ed In lhipdoddn&
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and other harbor senices in the
Balllmore area.
Allhou&h new to the Baltimore
vicinity. MeAllllter Towln1 ha long
bem an SJU-contncted company in
other ports inefudln& Philadelphia
wherr the GrMJr Metfllistl!I iwevi
omly saw serviu.
capt. Frank LUkowSld (I ) and Mate Jerome l.ukoWSld
handle the wheelhouse chores on the Grace Chl1:1I Engineer At111n Hirsch checks the pressure
Deckhand James Kabakilvtch hes th1ogs all hed up. McAllister Yes. they are brothers gauges in tho Grace's engine room
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Effort Underway to Resume SPR Program
'T'fi~ Strategic Petroleum Re- Franc:c all have oil resetves of 40
J. serve (SPR) Progam, which days or more. The United States.
i$ considered by most defcn~p however. bas only 91 million
expens to be instrumental to lb~~ barrels of oil in reserve. Al the
country's national security, bas present rate of eonsumption this
fallen oil" bard times. Bureau- is enough ,to meet our nation's
en.tic mismanagement, bud8¢" energy Qeeds for six days.
tary pressures and Saudi Arabian Domestic critics of SPR. and
protests have threatened its there .are many, contend that
existence. bveaucratic mismanagemeql has
The SPR program la impor· crippled the Program.
llUlt to the merehanUnarlne linte Delicate international consid
U.S. sbips· an parantttd cu- eration have also played a role in
rlap of at l~f SO percent of the hindering the program's success.
oll earcoes. Saudi officials have made it
The Program was drawn up in known that they do not favor a
1974. Fifteen industrial nations, build-up of American oil re
including the United States, met serves. Officials from the State
after the Arab Oil Embargo and Department have been reluctant
agreed in theory that~ch nation lo give the SPR Program the
had to take positive steps to attention that it needs because of
lessen its vulnerability to short- this country's special relationship
term cut-offs of oil supplies. with the Saudi rulers.
Since that time most of the What has hurt the program the
fifteen nations have done what most, however, bas been the_
tbey promised, which is to build worsening economic situation of
up their reserves of· oil. The the United States.
United States, however, has As of late there has been a great
stood aione in doing nothing to deal of pressurtt to balance the
protect itself. Federal budget. SPR has be!Cn
6 Day Resene one of the programs designated
Ot;partment of Energy officials to be cut t>ack so ,that the Federal
- have llnders~red this failure. If budget can be balanced.
an oil cmburgo were imple- Con~s is presently consider
rne11ted tod.ay, these officials i.ng propQsals to resc1,1e the
main~in that the United States Program. Key leaders rcmemtier
would be lhe Western nation the difficulties this country
m95t severely affected, encountered when foreign
Japan, West Oem1any and sources of energy were cur-off. as
SIU Helps In Seafffe Shindig
On Sunday, Aprll 20 1ne Anoual Fund Awstng Spring Otnf'le( was held at the
CathO!ic Seamen':; Club ro Seattle. foWOWEd by Iha dtaw.no 01 the winning tickets
rn tile annual raffle A lull course d1nnllf ol roast srliOtfl ol beef was prepared and
seived by Scef11rer JHttrl"I)' Nieto. a~y asr;isted by Cl'larle~ Nolan of the M.F O,W
retrred All proceeds l1om Uiese evPnls lialp •n part 10 mee1 rrie operallng
expell598 of the Club P1c1u18CI above (I to') are Ji/Timy Nreto'S.1 U. c11<el coot<
Chtek Erhanl of the Bartenclefs Un111n, Fr C P Dillon. O.MJ. Pon Cl!ar.ilaln &
Dlrecror ol the Clot>. and ChlJ¢k Nolan. M F O.W 11111red asslstaru COOR TneC1ub
1s r1Qhl down Iha sr1001 rrom the SIU tlBll
21 /LOG I June 1980
they were in 1973 after the Yorn
Kippur War and in 1979 during
the Iranian Revol11tion.
The most recent proposal to
n:scue the SPR Program is the
one that was incorporated into
the Synthetic Fuels Legislation.
S. 923, during a meeting of
Senate and House conferees.
Senators Bill Bradley D-NJ)
and Bob Dole (R-Kans) have
per:suaded their fellow conferees
to include language in the
Synthetic Fuels Lcgj$lation I.bat
would require thal the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve be aug
mented by 100,000 barrels of oil a
day. Unfortunately, they were
unable to obtain all the funds
necessary to bring that result
about.
Most lesislative experts agree
that the actions of Dole and
Bradley will have little practical
effect in the immediate future.
The Syntheti.; Fuels Bill must
first be T"Cturned to the House and
Senate and passed by both
bodies. And tpen the compro
mise version mu&t be signed by
the President.
Even if the legislation is signed
into law, the required Federal
monie~ would not have been
authorized to . bring about the
desired resuJt, which is to build
up this nation's oil reserve.
However, tpe Synthetic Fuels
Legislation, if it is enacted with
the Dole and Bradley language
inUlcl, will serve an ii:nportant
purpose. Congress will have
made a symbolic commitment to
building up our oil reserves.
That, at Jcast, is a step.in the right
direction,
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The
Lakes
Picture
All(etlae
More and more Great Lakes vcs.~ls are bemg tail! up as econo!Jlic
problems deepen. SIU-contracted American Steamship C<>. plans to
tcmporarUy la~-up the John J. Boland d\Je to lack of cargo.
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cement Transit Co. has ~ccided l)Ot to fit out the cement carrier1hey
recently purch.ued from 11nothcr SIU-contracted company, "Eric Sand.
Tbejr deei9iOll not to run Ille vessel is due: to l11ck of cargo,
The vessers na ma was changed from I he Loe 8aJ' to the .Badger Sto,le.
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In a surprise tum-around move, lite state of Michigan granted
S700,000 in subsidies to keep the Ludirlgton-t1>-Milw11ukeeC&OcaTferry
route open through this summer. The announcement to subsidize the car
ferries wo.s met with loud protei.ts from lbe SIU and many Misliigan
public interest groups because I be stare has ~tripped Michigan education
~nd public achoo! programs of funds, in an effort to curb ~ding.
Michigan residents arc up-in-arms over che state's decision to trade off
the C&O carferry service wh1c:h has been in serious financial straits.for
years- against education. Observers were expecting the state of
Michigan to tum down the subsidy rcqu~t which wouJd mean tbeendof
the C&O. SIU-rontraeted car ferries were expected to be used to move the
freight lhut hnd been handled by the C&O. Meanwhile, r11tes-0n cheC&O
carferries were upped 14 percent as of June t .
(;level•••
The Richard J. Rel.ts (American Sttamship) is s1iU in the shipyard
awaiting (cpairs on her unloading boom.
4Jllleago
The SI l) Clinieai I 306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, bas closed its d<>or.S.
The Union bas arranged for Chicago·a1ta Seafarers to get their medical
exnm5 from Or. S. Huftsain, 9206 South Commercial. Chicago. Ill. ,
60617. This clinic is only e short r1deaw~ from theCh1cago Unlol) hallso
the f!CW arrangement Is expected to work uut well
On May ~4. the Med11so Challe11gu. a cem1mi c;1rrier, as half loaded,
CJl route from Milwaukee 10 Manitowoc. When she was off Sheboygan,
fhc Medusa Clrufkng(•r lost her sbJlh ~rid propeller and hllJ l<l be 1owtd
to Manitowoc where •he ofT-luadcd the rest of her cargo. She was then
towed to a shipyard in South Chica{lo for repair~ which were expected to
talce at least 10 day~
O.trolt
Amcric.m Steamship'~ Sharan and her SIU crew were on"thcir WB}"tQ
1he Mclou1h Steel dock in Trenton, load~ with 20.000 tons of coal,
when 1hc v~el grounded on mud in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit
River lost month. The effort.• of ~1x 1up- 1ncludmg 1hc SIU-conttact~
Maine and Manland (Great Lake;, Towing) weren't enough to pull her
free. She wa~ able to move only after a portion of her cargo was~ighte~d.
The Shortm was making her last •rir> before heading for lay-up.
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A Soviet vessel which had loaded magnesite in Ludington was a
hostage for live: days in Af1ril when 11n American harbor pilot refused to
guide her out of rhat port. The harbor pilot was protcstfngreccnt actions
by 1he Soviet govemmenc In the Middle East. It took the Upper L;llles
Pito1 Assn. five days to locdte I! harbor pilot who was willing,10 get rhe
Soviet ship out of l. udington- and he was a Canadian.
Slg.11 From Spaae
The National Aeronautics and Space Adtnini~tration (NAS~). the
same folks thnt gave us mnn's first wRlk Oil the moon-are conducting
experiments which could be a boon to Great Lakes winter shipping_
NASA conducted experiments on th¢ Lakes using microwaves to i.d. ice
coverage and lhickneu, pressure ridges and clear water passages. This
doll! will be used. along with ground surfaces mapping, to program
sarelliresensors in the future. NASA Project Director James Lindemann
said '"if the techniques we are developing arc: implemcnteG, a ship
navigator in future year~ facing an icy passage will be able to receive
precise inform:uion ... from a satellite circling overhead.''
f'leaa Waters
Acting under orders from a Federal judge, tile Reserve Mining Co oi
Silver Bay, Minn .. ended their 25-ycar-long practice of dumping 67;600
tons or ore WO.SICS into Lake Superior every day. The waste;s discharged
by the compnny were known to contain cancer-causing asbestos.
Ag~tos fibers were found in drinking water in Duluth and st:veral
other MiJ\nesota cities that draw wuter directly from lake Superior.
The baule to get Reserve to stop dumping asbestos-laden wastes into
the Lakes has been raging for IOycors. Whileenvlronmeniallsts, Federal
agencfos and officiol~ or thn:c states bailed the dumping balJ. it was
viewed by most es only huff a victory.
MThc discharge into the Lake has ended. but the asbestos fibers arc
sdll tllerc," said one Minn~sota resident. speaking for many. uy wonder
how many people hav1: been 11xf)Olled to the fibers and Lhal's the sobering
~ide of the whole i.~9ue. ~
USPHS Sets up· 24-Hour, Toll-Free Hotline
WHAT does a Seafarer or ln Texas, dial 800-J92-SHIP. American mariners . no PH,S facility in the pon.
Boiitman do when he gets By calling these numbers, Specifioally. the nationwide lo addilion. hotline staffers
off a vessel, hundreds of miles Seafarers and Boatmen can get 800 telephone number wa6 will remind ~afarcrs to notify
trom home, and he needs a immediate help in locating the "established to improve sea- USPHS within 48 hours if they
doctor? Where docs he go jf he ne11rest PHS hospital, outpatient farers' aC4eSS to care fhrough the are being. treated for an emer-
needs medical care but ifs the clinic or contract physician. Public Health ~rvioe," said Dr. gency in a private hospital or
middle of 1be nlght and he's in an ln cao.: of a medical emergency Leonard Bachman, Asst. Sur- clinjc, This notification pro-
unfamiliar city? occurring whl:rt iliere i§ no Pl-lS gcon General and Director of the cedure is necessary to ensure that
The answers to those questions facilit)' in the port, the trained PHS Dfvi!!ion of Hospitals and USP HS will cover the c-0sts of
are now available, 24hoan a day, staff members manning the Clinics. emergency treatment in a private
seven days a week, by phoning a hotline can dlrfft seoitn and One of the plU¥SCS of the toU- facility.
new toll-free phone number set boalllleD to the nearest coaunu- frtc number is that confusion will
up by the Seafarers' Health atty bolphl. They'll give you the be cleared up on what pro-
lm~rovement Pro1ram {SHIP). h<>spitars address, phone number ccdures seamen and boatmen
The SHIP program is spomored and approKimate distance from must follow when a medical
by USPHS. the place you are calling. emerg\'ncy occurs aboard ship.
Trained per$oMcl are man· The toll-free phone number In cae or lldulta or acddtnt
oing tbcnewnationwide hotlines. was set op under the au&pices of occurrln1 aboard a ve&Ml, SIU
A seaman or boatman can dial the Division of HQllpital~ and seamen and boldmen mll$1 us.ea
S00.231·74'7 anywhere in the Clinics of the SHJP program. USPHS hospital whenever pos·
U.S. SH IP is a collaborative> effort sible.
In Tex•thctoll-freenumbefis between llte U.S. Public Health By calling the 800 number a
800-392-7"47. Both numbcn1 arc Service. other federa.I agendes Seafarer will be difected lo the
easy to remombcr this way: and the mar1tlrue iadus1ry to clOSC11t PHS hospital or to 1bc
natronwide, dial 800-231-SHIP. improve the he11lth 8.lld safety of 11earcst private hospital if there i~
The best way to m1tify USPHS
that you are receiving cmer.gency
care in a private hospital is to
phone USPHS and follow-up
your phone call with a telegram
within 41l hours.
The toll-free 800 n.u.mbers were
created so that S&all'leu and
boatmen could find meilical c~
as Cast as possible. wltereve:r hey
are in lhe United State$. The
Union urge~ all Sill members 10
ta.Ice advantage of this serv.ii:e.
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Sisto O. 'flhada, 72. j1>i ned the
SIU in the pon or Sentt!e In 1962
&1ullng as a cook for 38 yeais. Brother
Tilwla w1u also an Ala.d:iln Fisher
man. He was born in 1he PhiU1pincs
and Is a resident or Seaule.
Mlcud Anrd Viera, 62..joined the
SIU in the port 1>r Balti111~re in J9S I
sailing as a 3rd coolL Brother Viera
• also Jailed during the Vinnam War.
He sailed 3S years. Seafarer Viera
allcndcd Piney Point Cre11S Confer
ence No, S. Bom m Pucno ~.be is
a re$iden1 of Baltimore.
Brqlher Mlcbael F. Vl10. 64.
joined Ille SIU in 1949 1n the Pon of
New Ynrkl sailill8 a.s a cblcf steward,
Brother Vigo sailed 32 years. He is a
veteran or the U.S. Navy in World
War II. Seafarer Vigt• w•s boi:n in
Flor:idR and is n resident or T:uqpa.
Fnmk Beeehcr Brazdl, 57, joined
the SIU In 1944 in the part of N"ew
York sailing as a flremail·water
tender. 8ro1het"' Brazell i'aveteran of
the U.S. Army on World War II. He
was born in Georgie and l!l 11 resident
or Savannah, Ga.
Gut Skencltlu, 6S. joined tbe S IU
In the port of Baltimore in 1956
sailing as a chief steward. Brother
Skcndolas sailttl 30 years. Re w~
born in Cuberland, Md. and is a
resident or Seattle.
Robnt Edward Emat n.onuis,
7S. joined -,he Union in uc po.n of
Norfolk in 196S sailing u a ohicf
engineer for the Cunis 11£y Towing
Co. Brother Thoma> was • former
member of MEDA. He ls a veteran of
the U.S. Navy on World War JI.
lloa1 mlln Thomas was born in
Gloucuter County, Va, and is a
resident or Hawlhnrnc, FIL
James t;vertll Davuiport. 70,
joined the Union ln Lht port of
Ouhimorc In 1971 ~alllng \\S a chief
engineer for the Curlis Bay T nwlng
Co. from 1968 to 1980. BrQthcr
OavcopoH uJsn woreod for !Yor)"
lund D,Ydock (CJO) nnd for U~Y.low
Fi~hcrlcs (rom 1947 to 1968. He was
born in Fnroham, Va, and is .a
re1id1:n1 of 0..hunurc.
Mldlatl Drewnl&. 6S. JOined Ille
union In the port 1>f Detroit in 1953
.aolina a> an AD and wbedsman for
the Enc Sand Co. Brother DrewnLoJk
wa. born in Ohio ed is a ~cn1 of
Nokomis. Fla
Midlael DWlda. 64. joined tilt
Union on the pon ofToledo, Ohio m
1960 .. oling a. an oiler and :on•cyor-
11111n for the Rei .. Straruhop Co.
lh1lth<'r Dunda sailrd Cot 43 )'CalS
Hc Wll\ born in Yukon. P•. dnd is a
re1idcnt of Toledo.
Slanhy Sfepbtft M•notnlll. 62,
joined the Union in the porJ of
b11J1imorc in 19.56 sailing u a
deckhand and bargeman for the
Baker Whilcly Towlna Co. C..0111
1963 Lo 1980. Brother Mal!OWJlli w ..
1 former membcir of th• II.A local
1337. lfc w~ born in lllldmore and
11 11 rc~idtnt tllc:rc.
3Cl f LOG I dune I 980
Howard Adolph ,Et~•l Sr., 69,
joined the Un.ion in the port of
Hou•ton in 1957 sailing as an oiler
fonhc G & H Towing Co. from 19Sl
Lo 1980. Brother E11.cl was a fom1cr
01erobcr of the Painten. Union Local
SBSu acootractorfrom 1931to19Sl
in Galveston. He is a veteran of the
U.S. Army in World War II. Boal·
man Encl was born in Smithvillo.
T""· and is a resident of Hitchcock,
TeJL
Anihony l'ainlno, 64, joined the
SlU in the port of New Orleans in
1952 $ailing as a wiper and cook.
Btotber Pennino is a wounded
veteran of the U.S. Army in World
War u. H" w11s born in New Orleans
and is a resident thero.
Domin co V uqutz L•rlno, 64,
joined the SIU in the port or New
Vorlc. in 1961 sailing ns a rircman
W"Jtenendcr. Brother l.arlno sailed
39 yca11. He was on 1be piclcctlin" in
the 1961 N. Y. l::tarbor beef. Seafarer
L.arino W8$ born in Corunu, Spain
and is a resident of l lawthomc. Calif.
Fnrnc:isco ~adal, S1, joined the
Sltl in 1943 ln the port of New York
sailing as an AB. Brolbcr Nadal was
born in Puerto Rico and iJ a reaidenl
of Mayagucz. P. R.
ll«yJ &tt:rWO, 64,joincd theSlU
in the port of Mobile in I 958 sailina
as a fircman-wuertencfer. Brolher
Pererson graduated llS a 3rd assistant
engineer from the Uniop-MEBA
School of Engineering, Brooklyn,
N. Y. in 1966. He i1 a veien111 of the
U.S. Navy jlJl!I before World War ll.
Seafarer Peterson was born In
Trinton, Fla. anil is • rctidcnt of
Ke:rrVille, TCJ!.
Sah<ador Rodripn, 62.Jomcd I.he
SIU Ill tbe port or New York in 19S~
sailing as a wiper, OS od In 1he
•tcward dcpanmenL Brolhctr Rod
riguez sailed 29 years. And he hit the
bricks in t~ 1961 Greater N. Y.
Harbor beef. He is a veteran of the
U.S. Anny•• World Wet ti. Seafarer
Rodriguez was born in Tamp&and is
a ~sident of Caguas, P.R.
~ £, V• Sat. SS. Joined the
SIU in 1943 in the pon of New York
aailing as a .-tifitd.bosun. Brother
Van Sanl wu bom in PenMylvanla
and 11 a m ideru or Bel Air. Md.
Jtecertificd Botun '1¥ .. • C-av·
- S4.joined tJicSIU in 19o43ln the.
port 1>f New York uillna in World
War II. Brother GU11-vt0n hit tJie
bricU in bolh tllc 1961 c;,....,.. N. Y.
Harbor beef and lhe 1962 Robin Ll11c
11dke. He gr1du11ed from the
Union's R<'llMdied llojiuns PT01tam
in June t97S.. Seafan:r Ot111avaon
dso earned bla LNO llldoraonlenl
111d 01!0 at Piney J'oillt In 1978.
Born in StalCD l•lu!I. N. Y. he ...
taide11t of Slliel) bland.
FNllk Frum Pualllk. 64,joln~
lhc Union in 1949 m-1he port of
Philadelpha Ailing as a deckhand
and bo.mn for McAllister Brothe!I in
1m. and 111r Wilson Linc deep $C8
beio~ 196S. BrotherP8SBID1: isalsoa
millwright a.tu! dicsctter. He is e
•-etemn or 1bc U.S. AflllY durina
World Wat JI. Boatman Pasaluk wns
born in Curtis Bay, Md. ;iod is a
raidcnt of Philadelphia.
Recertirled Bosun. Wodl• Hmh,
62,joined the SIU in J~ in tbcpon
of New York Sliifutg during World
War II. Brothet Nash, a bosun since
1961, was SL-7 bosun on the &D
Uuid Mark~ la f978. He graduated
from the Union's Bosun Reccrtifica
tic!n Progtlllll in September 1973.
Seafa~ Nash was bosun on the Sea
t.and Shorc8!Ulg, Port Elizabeth.
N.J. from 197S!o 197'7. At thcHany
Londcberg School, Piney Point,
Md,, in 1971be upgradeCl lo Quartcr
l:llast.,r alld took LNG in J 979. A
nallvc of Ba'yonnc,, N.J., l)c is !loW a
resident of ffa:elcetisack. N.J.
Samuel "Sam" G,.ham lteland.
•65. joined the Union in the pon of
Norfolk in 1963 saiihig11S a deckhand
for tht Curll! Bay Towing Co.
Brother lrcland also worked as ·a
rigger at the C1Jttis !Jay Shipyard
Crom 1961 to 1%2. He was also a
commercial fisherman. Boatman
Ireland was bom in Lowland. N.C.
and ts a resident of Norfolk.
Ollv.tr •RM" Mertit Bishop. 6S.
joined 1he Union in the port of ~cw
Orleans JO 1960 sailing as a capraln
on the towboaJ National FrUdom
<National Marine Seniice) and with
lhe c1>mpany Crom f9S7 10 1980.
Brother Bishop worl:.cd as a long·
shoreman from 1958 to 1960. He was
bOrn in Bruce, Fla. and is a re.ident
or Freeport. Fla,
Joint G~- EY1119; 38. joined
the Union ih the port of Noifollt i n
1961 sailing 19 years as an AB for
· GATCO. Allied Towing, Steua rt
Towing, Graham Towing and for M,
L. Hudgins &..Sim from 19S9lo 1961.
Prom 1972 io 1'977, he was with
' 10r~ M.Unet Division. Brotller
Fvans was aJro an electrician at the
Newport News lVa.) Shipyard. He
upgraded •l the HLS Ui 1969.
Boatman Evan' wa~ .11 U .s_ Army
lru~lcmaster ~efil:llt11 in the Vietnam
War from 1966-R receiving the
Viemam Service and Commendation
Medals. A native or Mathews, Va.,
he os il rQident there.
Hmner Gordoa l'llrvls. 71. joined
1h" Union In the port of Molnlc in
1956 ..ailing a) llJ) oiler and dliel
engineer for Mariner Towing from
1956to 1980andasue~for
M<>bile Towing from 1965 to 1972.
&other Purvis :is .a ve1cnuo af tbc
U.S. Army aftci; Worid Wat I. He
was bom in Oak Gro..e. All. aod is o
.rc:scidem of Spanish Fort Ala.
Stanley Walter ZI l.~~·I, -~.
joined tho U11ion 1n ~of
Baltimore .in 1957 working at 1
mechanic. machinist and fomnan
for the Cunis Bay Towms Co, Shop
from 19r4 Ill 1980. Brot11'r Z"oellAak.i
4'I a v111min oftlic U.S. COllll (luard
from 1919 10 1934: He wu born. In
l»oia!ld IHl!l is a ietiMm of Balti
mc1i'c.
Diesel . . - ~">'!Jt.$£<>~
t e ower o Today ~,;~~
1'
and Tomorrow
Owtng clleM1 on·tfle.Job training, ... ..,.,. !Nm the
~ •kill• to wofll on ttlta fonn of prcpulllon.
In the OleHl• counie, Ula atudents ectu8lly a., clown end make rt9alra to dleael
engine a.
Recently, the Hany Lundeberg
School of Seamanship presented a
Olesel Seminar for SIU members.
Representatives from d iesel
engine design and manufacturing
companies told seafarers about
the new equipment being added to
mOdem ahlpa.
Tiie seminar was held to
famlllarlze aeafarera wl~h dlnel
englnea. The diesel e'lglne haa
proven to bf! ~ energy effli:lent.
Ships equipped with modern
dleael engines halle shown a 30
percent aevtnoa In fuel coete com
par9d with thOse using a etNm
pllfrt. Mora and more nssela are
being bUllt with dleMl power for
propulllon.
Beoauee of the Increasing uee of
dlnel•, there la a need for
eeafararl wflo are •killed with
dl8HI englnea. 911 fpera are Wk·
Ing~ of the diesel engine
courses at HLSS. They are pt'Bpar·
Ing to man these new slJlps wi th
the necessary skills to won< on the
equipment.
SeaLand Corporation, one of our
contracted companl1!!9, Is ha\llng
12 new diesel-powered vessels
built thi s year. One of these, tliil
SHLa(ld Patriot, Is already In st1r
vlce. Our engine department
members who lfe worKlnu, on the
Patriot went through the diesel
engl nee counie at H LSS to pr11pare
them tor their Jobs.
The Diesel Seminar was .offered
eapeclelly for "8f8Rlf'B who want
to wOlt! on lheM Y98Hls but also
atl'9Cted graduates aod atudents
from ail engine depWtment pro
grams. The apeclflc engines and
aupport ayatems which are on
Sealand'e new veanla were
detcrlbed bY Sen• and corpora·
tlOn, Sular BrotherJ, and thft Alfa 1.ava1 eompnny.
c.pt.in Don Hall, Man8Qt?f, Fleet
PerlOnnel Training tor 1ieil1And,
ClllCUnld Ille V•IHl ltnlf. The llC
~I0111J, he said, Wlll'e IM!llt
with lhl IHll\8ll In mind. The
un•tr• who are wOfl(lng an the
~ now enjoy comfoltllbl• ~
A •1111 ••"*-Wll held It HUS '°! •. llii ••• ,., ........
n- 1 tlllr wll bl aotU:• With
In -fimn.
madlrn aunoundlng11. Em9l Young
and Hnna Roffler of Sutzer
•utf*t 1xplnlnld the anglnl IAd
all Of Ill related sys..,... . The mA•• were lmpni111d Ill' the
I~ aOdl P'"8ntallon QIYetl
by th••• repreaentallves that
showed the hlltory of tlle diesel
engine and hoW It hN progreaaed
over the year1.
Tiie purlflo8tlon ayatem oJ tile
dl8811 engine uud In th4t veaaela
wna dtacrlbed by Alfa Lavnl
represent1llV9 Hick Chall-. His
talk gave eeafill8r& a thorough
knowledge of the purifier.
HLSS Engine Department Head
Bill Eglinton Hid, "We r~lved a
good reeponae from the seafarer:a
at the aemln.. The general opinion
wu that mor9 aeml1\81'8 of this
kind etloUfd t.. ~. Therefore. we
plan to offer MOther seminar to
benefit ...,.,.. In the fall of 191j()
on engln1'f9 .. tld operations. '•
June 1980 f LOG 1 31
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OF.LT A SUO (Delta S1camsh1p).
'\pril 6 -Chairman. Reccnificd Bosun
Andrey, Lasn:1n~l<y;Sccre111ry E. Vicim;
Educauonai Oirc•·IOr J. C. Dini No
dispu1ed OT Choirman reported 1ha1
1hc ship ii. goin11 hack. 10 Ntw -Orleans
oflttr Maracaibo. pay off. Wlload ull
curgo. 1hen go to 1h~ shipyard'for nlloul
live dayr< probably ih Tampa. However.
llus could change. Evcry1hlng Is going
~long very well und there arc no reports
of uny .unspfo cQndi1iorb or of a1~5'
irtdividunl pr1>blcms .,; disiin1lsfna1lons,
Th..- LIJXs will be pu..~~cd uround for ull lo
read and all communication• niceivt:d
\viii be pa•scd around
WF.STWARO V£NTUJU! (Jn1cr
oce11n Mgt. ). April 27- Chall'mAn J.
Edwards-. SepreUry A. McCutlum1
Educational Oiremor J. Mlcdingcr. N11
di<pu1ecl OT. Chntrman reported 1ha1
he has all SIU 11pplica11on~ on hand
Dii.rll1kd lhc 1mpor1ancc ot donaling
10 SPAD. One minu1c of silence will be
obM:rvtd in mcmnt} or C1Uf dep:irted
bro1heD. c:!lf!<'Cinlly Bm1hcr Rill Hall,
$SO wu collCC1ed in I he arrival poof bu1
$4{) more b needed 10 pay olT video
corder and lap<:> bill. The chairman will
be leaVlng llus •c«scf 01 the end or (he
ncx1 1rip and 1hanks 1he crew for 1heir
cooperalion in mallng lhi!i a JlOod ship.
S£A·LANO PANl\MI\ (Sea•Lnl)(I
Sen ice). April 20 Clu1trman. Rcreni
lied Bosun M. Kerngood: Sccrcu1ry E.
L John•on. No di•pu1cd OT Chairman
reporicd 1hat everyone fcl1 deep rcgrel
over 1hc dca1h 01 1:1111 Hall. All hniicd
lh111 Prcslllcn1 Poul Hnll would rot(l\lcr
from ~i> illness soon. Abo .advi!led all
member!. ahlHH lhc odvon1agr of
011cndh1g upgmding cln,,<:allt the l larry
t:.undcl)cra SahQol. No1cd Ilic irnror·
tnn•c or dona1i11g 111 SRA I}. A vote ol
thnnks IC1 1he ~(~word dcpartmcni fo1· a
Job well dnne. Nexl port Rtlllcrdam,
OGOEN WILl.AMf.TTt. (O&dtn
Mllrin.,). Apnl 20 ('haorman. Rc,-crti
lictl lk•~un A C l'llmpbcll; ')ecrclul')'
R~ De Boi~slqrc: Educa1ional Olrcc1or
R. O. Holn11:•i IJccl Del•l!l'•t Wilham
F McK innnn, Si.•wnrd !klcl(ll1c Willic
Smnh No di~pu1ed OT Ch~irm&n
lhanlcd 1hc l!rc11 lnr •II their help.
Donn1ed SW 10 lhc Mcrchun1 Murinc
library ror wpply o( boob 10 lhc ,hip.
Educ.i1ional ·01rcc1or rcpuncd 1ha1
ssk1y ·~ ••rv imponan1 and if •n)'1hing
.. un..olc ii •hould lie rcp..lr\ed <11 once.
The pcr•on you""'" tl\;l~ fl.- Y<'Ur<l'lf A
·~Mil vo1c of 1h.tnb 10 11lc C'hicl
Mt,.•rd R. Ile Bni ... icre for exccllcn1
Jttd•nJ!!. and .cr>icc. A~'" 10 Willie
Smith who ~ 11. 1rcmcnd11ui. t,Vu~. A
1l!ank ~ 011 1n RClhctrl Cook for hb
ttrrifir 11ond1t'>. Rcpon IU l.u!f; .. ,. \IOIC
of 1ltank• 10 01c Cap1•in and officer. h>r
;sll Uicb llclp. A •fl"<lial vdlc ollhank.< Id
1he Chier £n111ncer whose help we could
no1 do wi1hou1 Al•o to Ilic l"ir,1
Engineer and hi~ wife for making 1hb
~~e 1 bo!M 1v.,.y from "-·"
Ob~d •HIC manul(l nl ~i~ntt in
,neMO~ 11f e>vr dopa11ed broJllbto. Nritl "°" Billon RnuF.
U I LOG I Juno 1980
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SEA-LANO NEWARK (Sta-Land
Service). April 27-Chairman. Rl'ceni
lic:d Bolilln D. Mnnning: Secrewy C.
Modcllas; Educa1ional Director H .
M1kkclborge. No dl$J>uted OT. 1\11
.:omrnumc1(lion• rtclilved were posted
on 1he bullc1in board. Chairman
discussed 1he)mpoi'iancc of dona1ing to
SPA 0. Se1Jrc1ary r~p11ncd' 1ha1 lhC
loudspeaker for rhe mnvjes -~· bo.ught
by H,arr)' Lively. l{eq uested th:11
cve1·yom: uontrib.u1c 11> uompc11&au:
Herry ror the IOtal wm or S4S.Q9. Next
p\lrt S•'lllle.
OVERSEAS ANClfORAOE (Mari·
lime Oversea.,·). April 8- Chairmun W.
J . Burkeen: .Seue1ar:y Ken Hay••:
EduC111tonal Director H. Mercdilh Jr.
No di~pu1cd OT. Secretary advised 1he
members of i;everal bills lhat ore now in
Congress 1hat w111 benerir sumen.
Asked e~tryooe 10 s1udy 1tic.e bill> and
lel vour Senator or Congressman know
abou1 them and how you feel. A YOte of
thanks lo lhc <lcward del!"nmcm for a
job wclf done. Report to lox- •Good
fishing on lbc Bilboa side this lrip.
Seems we hil i1 ri)!h1 ono."
MONTICELLO VICTORY (V'IClOfy
Carriers}. April -6-Cbairman Frank
Smllb: Secttlary Dulle Hall; Engine
D<:Jega1c Robert Sariven$; 81eward
D\!lcgute Ray Crawford. Chairman
rcponed that the ship wlll go·Up river a1
I 2 mile, anchor at Podras, UL. There the
ship will go 1h.rough USCG in.spec1ion
before going on io Ba1on "Rouge 10
disoho.rgc. Socrel8ty rcporied rho.1
everything was runrifngsmoo1Hly inuue
SIU tashion. Di~cuS&ed thci"impoc(IUlce
or donulh:•s 10 SPAD. $~ In -ship'~
fund, No dispulcd OT. Several arH.,lei;
in 1he lug wefe discu~~ird 11nd po!llcd.
Obscrv~ one minlltt of sUcnae tn
nu:mnry of our departed brolhers.
SANTA MAGDALeNA (Peha Sleam
sbip). April 6-Chainnan, Recertified
Bosun Anlhon)I Palino~ Secretary
Alben J . Counney; Deck Delegate
S1ephcn D. Castle; SICWMd Dcltptc
Larry Vickett. S.299 in ~hip's fund Nn
dispulcd OT. A motion was ma4e (or
1he company 10 purchase a piliJ pong
1ab~ and eqllipmenl. Rcpon 10 l.Dg·
"Cook-ouls were instipted and well
received by all cmo<membus. All Afety
prccauliollS "~obseNeCl.-Ne~t pan.
l.o.• A ngclcs
S.\N·rl\ MtllC£0ES(l>tltaS1eam
,h1p). April IJ -Chairman. Rc<cniftcd
lklwn John Slou1; Secrctarv S:smucl'N
Sm•lf: Educa1>onal D'irccior William
Slu .. cr. S2ll2.IS In )hip'~ fund. Some
dbru1cd OT '" d""k dcp:anmcnl. Th~
amoun1 01 $702 Wllll 'CcOllcl!ted and -i<ni
tu S1h Ille cook "'hll had to ae1 olf Qnd
go name due 10 .eri11ui illm.'.'" in lhc
ratlllly. We so1 a ncwwaJtres ... in Rio arid
• rcplaszm~I ror the cook in Val
flDl"fi~. A vole 11r th11nks ro the ~IOWllni
dcp1"mca11 fot • job well dond. Nexl
pun, Lo~ Anph:..
S'EA·LAND CONSUMER (Sea·
La-nd Service), April r. Ch1irmnn,
Rtcertilled Bosun F. Rivera; Secretary
L. Webb; Educq1ionll.I Director w.
Su1100: Deck Oelc111e H. Hood;
Engine Ocltga1c Ccul McKinley; S1c
ward Oclcga1c Ch~1cr Yow. No dis
po1cd OT. Chairman reminded crew 10
wear hard haL~ on deck when cargo is
being worked and nor to pu1 wcdp
behind fin: doors. Crew rcqueslS U11ion
10 ebcck wi1h New Jersey por1 $1Cward
abouLbuymg milk in Holland 11\.!ICad or
using froun s1u1~idc mill(. New bulbs
werc..orden:d for 1he movie projector.
Chairman n:port6 that lh!S is a smooth
running ship. Nex1 port Port Ever
glades,
SEl\·LAND LEADER (Sea-Land
Service). April 6-Chairman ,Frank
White; St:ereW'y o . G11Nuna; Educa.
dona I Director Ernl'SI M oneymuker:
.1$nginc Dclcga1e Robert TorrcL. Cliair
man noied 1hAI tlfn lny-up would be
approximn1~ly two wee!(¥ Pl Kobe. In
ord~r 10 clalm t))c job limply rcgls1er at
your local !lail. Inform t~c port ugcnt nl
1hn1 hnll thtu you arc ofthiuhlp, There
wlll be a bus to take ybu 10 the aitporl.
Airpor1 departure tax should be 1alc.en
care of by 1he agem 01herwlse.save your
reccipl. SJS in ship·~ rund. Some
disputed OT in dtck dcportmen1.
Observed one minu1e of silence in
memory or our departed brothers.
COASTAL CAlJFORNIA (Coastal
Stalll), April 20-0\airman Joe AlJc...
foia: Secreiary Jimmie &r1lct1, Educa
tional Dt.reetor Joaquin R Miiier, Peck
Delep1c Craig Skerson: l!ngjnc Dele
gate Carl~ Landa; SICWard DcJcgalC
CttiJ H. Martin. S3.25inship'.afund. }l(o
disputed OT. Chairman n:ported that
evcrthing was running well Soctt1ary
advised all mclnbl!SI to always rc•d •be~
Lug. T1m Is lheonJy Illa)' 10 keep Upw1dl
our SIU nrwi. 01 Heo&juaners 11nd In
W11Shing1on. DiJcussed 1hc imporianct
of d<>nalillJI to SPAD. A vote of I honks
10 rho steward dcpar1111en1 (or n job well
done. Observed one minute of silence in
mcfi\ory of our dcporrcd brothers. N~~
por1 San l"rancis~-o.
SAM HOUSTON (Wa1crmnn
~teamship). Apral 1\1....-Chatrmli.n. Ro
e<1rdficd Bosun If. Workman; Secre1acy
R. A. Cobb: Edul:aliOnil Oireetor J . N.
Atchison. Chairman rgponcd 1ha1 t.hc
C.aptain wisllt!d 10 e~pr'CSR llla.nks to all
departments for a job well done on the
vo~. The Chier Offioeullo wished 10
e.11tend 1hanb 10 the d.ok department
for a very good job. S()me dispmcd OT
in engine department. A Vole of 1llank&
co the s1cward department (or a job well
done. Ot.erved one minute or ailcnce 1n
memory of our departed bro1hcrs Next
porl, New York
SEA-LANO Rl:SOlJRC£ (Sca
Lan!l Scrvkc). April 6 Chairman.
R&ccrl ilicd lk .. un Pdci W Orni.e,:
Scl'ret11t y I R. Goodman. CduC111011.1I
D•~<>r Pa1lllsio1i. k4na,•o,. Ch111r-
1D4n no1cd 1ha1 1he mernhc:.-h•p rcqun1
the f!dlrolman 10 1n•c.\llp1c the dAngor
ol chemit411' and lu1n~ lr4k1n~ from 1'11:
comamcr t:llrsn behind 1be afl·hou.e
11ti~ ·~ p111Jull<I$ lhc ship >enillallo~
·~"~"'The C'hk( !'i1e"11rd '1b.tnkcd 1be
rn<'m~r•hip And h" depanmen1 for line
•011per,1hnn in kttpin11 1 he •hip clciin.
I""'" w:,. a diiK'u ... .iun on ~evcrul
tjUC>liOfl•. !;Pi\D. W0tk1n11due.,,18.l(C..
vac•tlon. S1t11-Lu11d l•P<>• and >hrp
boa!dv1h11i11ime. All repl1e11 \l'CfC r1ne
lltJd cwrybcl<ly bad a aCIOd llmr. " vote
olf lllln~& 10 d111s1tw•rd depir1men1 lor
n finr JOb. Nn;1 potr U1cmerllllven.
" OVl:RSEAS. ALJC£ ( Matllimc
OvC!>S"as). April 27-Cbairmllll, Jtccrr
tifted Bosun W E. Reeves; Secretary A
Salem: Educational Dtr«IOr E. Ci
pullo~ Otd. Delepi.e R. T. YBTbrough;
Edu,a1ional Delegale Raymond D
Clark; Sleward Dclega1e Jo$f!J>h C.
Bu,h. No dispulCd OT. Tbcrt is S27.7S
on hand an.d $200 io the captain's safe.
Chairman reponcd lhal cbesltip will be
leid up in Jaclctonvilleand 1hc=w will
be terminaled or 1heir c:mploymenl due
10 11\e ship going In lhe shipyard for
repair. lbc U!gwasrecejvedand pn~d
aruund for all 10 ~d. The irnporuim...,
o( donating 10 SPA[) wu discussed. A
vo1e of 1banJ.:s 10 tfie ~atd aeport
n1cn1 for a job well done. Rcpon co Lug;
''The Oi•et.<,u.• Ali<'<' picked up two
Cubans drif1in~ in 1heir boa1. The
Capmin called rhe Cbbt Guard and
they 1001t ch~m am\y ...
Ofndal jbl111a minure& were als_o
rccei\lcd rroni 1hc following vessels~
ffUMACAO
EL PASO CONSOLIDATED
SEA•LANO EX~HANGE
SEAITLJ:
SEA·LAND FINANCE
SEA·LAJllD LIBERA TOR
SANTA LUCIA
COVE EXPLORER
SANTA ELENA
LNG TAURlJS
OV£RSEAS OHIO
EL PASO HOWARD •oYD
WORTH ,
PUERTO RJCO
SEA~LAND VENTURE
TAMARA GUJLDEN
GOLDEN MONARCH
WALTER RIO:
SEA-LAND ECONOMY
HOUSTON
OODt:N Of~l,.ENG~.
DELTA NORTE
OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN
OVERSEAS HARRIETT£
JN GER
OVERst;A~ JUNEAU
DELTA AFRICA
OGDEN CHA.Ml'ION
UL1'k4MAR
COVESAjLOK
POR1'LAND
ARECJBO
S~A-LAND MAKKl!T
BAVAMO.N
()VERS£AS ll(A t ALIE
Mlf. VEii.NON \IJCTORV
TkANSCOLlfMllJA
POINT .1u1.1e
OVERSEAS ARCTIC
JAC:KSONVILLE
Sl:A·LAND GALLOWAY
BAY RIDGE
SANTA 8AUARA
CONNECncur
SEA·LAND l>EFJ:NDER
IORINQUEN
c;OVE COMMUNICATOR
SANTA JUANA
POINT JUDY
SIA-LAND IJ>VENTVllt:ll
ARZEW
CACVAS
SEA.•LAND PRODlJCD
DEL SOL
OVUSEAS ULLA
~NTIGl'IY
THOMAS JlffERSON
MAYAGUEl
.8ANJ'llER
covlstuu:r
DELRIO
OAU.AND
SEA·LANP ~C LIAN
UllC LW
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From HLS Grad to CPR Expert and 3rd Eng.
'18ARLES ~ Haller
'-' ll'aduatecl ftom tba Bany
Lundebera School JO Y"11 ago
next month. Aad to celebrate the
oecasion be has liven hiinsclf the
kind or gift evecybody likes to
receive: somet.hina you can put to
good use.
In Baller's cue, the gift ii a
brand aew .t'lrtl Mllltaat en·
1•ne J'1 Uc n, which he wll
!lWardcCI last month after com
pleting a coune of study at the
M.E.B.A. (Di$t. 2) Upgrading
Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. and
passiq bis Coast Guard exam.
Soon he'll be shipping out again,
but th~ time as a tlarougb-the
shaft-alley engiACCr.
Bur Chuck Haller wasn't just a
student during bis recent aca
demic sojum in New Yort. He
was also a teaeher--0£ mrdio
puhnoaal:J reQCffatlon (CPR),
a lifo.lavill1 technique used on
persons wbo have suffered res
piratory or circulatory failure.
While Chuck Haller is the
proud owaer-o( a new license, 32
others have picked up CPR cards
in the last few months, tbanb to
his expertise and dedication to
saviq Uva. -
Hall~ aot his ftrst look at a
CPR "'clmnmy" (DOC a tlvclent.
bur • tifo.IU.e manequin URd for
in-clue CPR praceice) u ift •A ..
Seniority Upgraderatthel.uncle
berg School in 1976. Then, last
November, be took a Red CrOll
CPR insttuclton clua in New
York. After completin.1 the
C0111'8C, be wasted ao time llClltina
up bit first CPR das at tbe
MERA UpJr8din1 Center.
Most or Haller'11tudenta have
been either dock or engine up
graders at the Center. But,
interestingly enough. be bas al$o
taught the technique to a \10\lple
of MD's!
Don't Claew Gum
Tbouah he says be enjo)'ll
teaching ot.bers about CPR,
Haller admits it someti~ bas its
moments. Such as tbe lime he
discovered a wad ot bubble·gum
blocking the air "5'•F ot the
CPR mannequin! Comequcotly,
be does notencouraAe lhc chew
ing of gum during moutb-to
moulh practice sessions oa lbe
dummy.
1be New Jency-born Haller
(who now livee in Texas) began
bis seafariJ16career llH wipeton
the T-2 7'Jetu in 1970. He bas
been sailins 1tcadily since then in
all areas or the globe, including
r-~~--~--------~--~
tbe Viitnim war ionc. He also
has two brothers who ta.ii with
the SIU, and who are both
aractuares of the Lu.ndeberg
SchooL His brother John is a tug
captain with Crowley Marine
(HLS graduate '74). And his
brother Bobby sail& 11 QMED
(HLS..paduatc '76).
Whco uked why be decidod to
teach CPR. Haller said lbat be
wu conOei oaf about the IOlll rate
of those wllo auft'er beatt <acb
at sea. AIMI be added that it liva
him a "sense ot inner peace to
knoW t~ I can save SQ111CODc'1
life ..•. I wanted to sharetbat with
others."
We coqratulatc Chuck Hltllcr
on winaiea bis aew ~ and
we applaud him ror bis Cfforta
all voh1ntary- 10 spread the
word about 11re-111avin1 •itb
CPR.
cnuok H91Mlr IM'tri!I one Of his recent CPR cte11as
llOW Yl»OI llGHTS l<NOW YOUR RIGHTS llOW YOUI llGHTS
June 1980 I LOB J a
Gedl Lloyd
Plolt'mo;. S3. died
of a- heart ullnck
on Mar. 2. fl rot h
er Flowers jomlOd
1hc Union ln tlie
,port of Phfladcl
phia, in !9SS· soil
ing as.a c.a{I ta i rt on
the tifg Ro1eta {C. 0 . Willis) last ¥ear,
He wo• ~ veteran of die, U,S1 Atrfiy in
W-or!d War If, 8~a1lm1n Flowers was
born rin Swan Qullrtcr, N,C and l!VDS a
residcn~of Pinerown: N.(l Burial was'in
Soule- Cemetery, Hyde County, N:C!:.
SurvivlngarehiiWidow, Nclma of~liz
a'bc:t~ <;:ity, N.C,; a son, G~i>tgaof Ptne>
town on<! ~ s1epd•ugh1cr. Peggy Smith.
Richard Hllron
Gray Jr. , 62 .•
df.1>wne4 ""n Rfo
Picdn!s, ' J>:R, on
NoV. 16, 1279.
Brotbe~Grayjoin·
cd llie Onion' in
Wli pon ol' Nor
folk in 1960sailing
3$ 1~ chi~ enjineer•on,lhi: \llgS,eu F.agle
.(All\l'<f Towing) from 1972 ti> 1976,
Ocean Towing fr<>m 19~6 ti) ig79 and
GA!'fCO from 1951 to 1971,, Boaflnan
Gray wasa, formeo member of the U MW
Dfatrfo:t 50. fiotn 19~1lo1%0. Hewnsa
'Veteran of tbc U.S. J;lavy lo World War
11. Born in Wanchc:$1 N .€'., he WllS'a
residem Jherv. Interment was in St.
. Miitcus Cemetety, Manteo. ·N:C. Sur
viving are his l\'idow. Matildn; thcee
sons. Wayne. Willlam and R-obi11 al)d
four daugh1cr~, €1rphia, carol, R.ebt!=~
and Calf\y.
Wlllatd Rich:
ar-dson "BllP'
M•ll, -SS, died of
a snoke on June
II, 1979, Bro1her
Mask jp.ined I he
SIU in the port of
Wilruing!ott, Call(
111 1'961 sailing as
_an AB, Ht wa a ve1c111n of i.11!: U.S.,
Nll~y ln World Wilr U.Scafafer Mask:
Wat born in ~I Camp<1, Te11. end was a
~ent of lngl?Ood. Qalif, Sllrvivfug.
are his Widow, t,/lildicd and ~
dlauaii1c;n1, Mn. Caroly11 ~ntll~.
Mn;. Peggy A!lD gobU!,son and Pair~
Ann.
Pmsionyl',1 ....
ud ~ Mayqr.
72 pli$jed IWl\Y
from c:aneer on
F~b.. 29_ Brother
Jil1a)'Pt jp1.ned lhe
STlt In UM! port ot
Ba~lmc>tt tn I 9S3
51'lling as a chii:(
cook and dtiH "ICWllld. Uo iallcd 46
~an. S~arer M1&yor wu al one time
chef 11i the H~lng~J l\qtiiur"11i ill
Ba!rimorc. Bom in Cebu, P.1 .. bcwu a
re:stlfmu of Bahim01e, Crema1ton 1oot
place ill l.;oodoo hrk.QmcteJY, Bait;.
mon;.. Surviving•~ JI SOii. Mltibul and
two daujhten. Veronica -11 Mis.
Laura tauntes Bowers of Bahimo~
M I LOG I June' 1980
•
TlaiocllJ Jam ..
O'Britn, 21. BiCd
of injuries sus
trunod when the
moto~clc he wns
ridini! cr1111bed iii
Ft Lauderd11ltl;
flla. on Mar. 17.
Brother O'Brien
· Jo e e n on m the port of Alpena;
Mlch. jn 1976.ailingfor Reiss-and Gart
land SLeatmhip Cos. from 1976"8' ,and
tho Ameman Stllani, lilp Co, 1Wlt year.
Ile wu a fotmtr lllembier of Loail 4QO.
Laker O'BricJt was born• in !Grtlond AP
Bue •Hosp!.tal.,Albttgu~'.!.c; l'f.M. and
was 11 res1denl of Laudcidalc- Lalres;
.fra. lllcerment was in the Gate. of
~C8Vcb Cemetery,, Silver Springs; Md.
Survivi.nJ~hiS puenti, Mr.1and Mrs.
Joseph ,F; ati,d Marie 'O'Btlen' of Gii.ith
mb.urs, . Md•l a !frqther, Josc~b .Fi
O'Brion JJPand 11n llncle 1l0d .aun\, Mr.
l\nd Mn. Gemlil and ~ie O'BriCJI.
P.ensigner l•B
Adolf Ronalna,
1S, dii:d of a heart
attack on Mar. 10.
Brother Ronrun~
joined \hi) Union
in 1938 :in the po:rt
o! Dcttoit soiOns
fi~I lis layout
imd filfill man fodhe D~oit & Cle~
land NaviptionCo, -ftom 1939-48, asan
AB and whceJsman f1;1r the .Browning
Lines. jn J.960, Oeof!!ian Bay Llnc. irr
f960-J IUld on. ~he: SS L,ake'fll(>Q_d (Erie
Sitnd). ..:e w# ;i vel!if'llll .o{ the u.s_
Anny jn World War If, Laker Jblnning
wasbom in $.o~ay and w~a""°i~11t
of l"ell'i:an Rapids, Minn. SutviVing is
Ins w'illow, Ca1heri11e.
Pe 11 r i o o er
lamff Ull'lrd
Gieot~ 71, died
of cancer-in ~c'fl:y
Hospitlll Wa~
town, N. V. on
F<ib. 8. Brother
.GCcQr&e Jc;>illed tbe
SIU in 19l81nth:e
p<>n of New Orleans aailins as 11 lkct.
engineer and engine d•l•1!iltio tor ''la
yeatL Be WIB a veteran of" b1e U.S.
Coul Guard in Brooklyn, N. Y. and lhe
u.s. Anny in 'World War I and l{m-,
Seafarer OCottc was born in Calif.ntlia
anil was a r~dcnl of E9an Mills, N. Y.
Bpnal was in Evin Mills ~lllCICey. sur
vjyini1l~•·l<illJam~Jr. Ol'Ev~ !\fills':
two dq11$11_tert, J'iin. Joann '8rt and
Mrs. -GltJria Netto of Watctlown: a
panddaug:h1~, MR. JOjlnnt J!. Mlg,
liaccio of" New Qrlcans sn~ ;i st,epson.
Eugene Doyl~.
Pensiolll!r llqir"
ll•h1lle "Ma~_k"
McK,enzle, 711,
died or hCMI dis
,,_ a1 botne .in -
Brooklyn. N. Y. 011
l.Ut. 19. Brother
Mc1Ccniie joined
I he SfU in 194S in
the p'on of Baltimore suiting as Q chief
Sl(W&ri!. H~ hit 1hc bricb in 111C 196J
Oteater N.'Y. lfarborclied'lmd attended
rh~ 1970 Pi11ay Pomr Pensioners Con
tercmce No. 6. Seafarer McK.cm:iitt was
bo"!I in Sr. Vina:opvB. W.l. Jn1crmen1
wu in Cypress Hills Cemerery, llroo~
lyit. Surviving~n!'.rhree sons, Ma,nllf of
B'tooldyn. Alrfc and Richy and 1.wo
dauatuors. Jlene and Bever1y or
Brooklyn.
.Joel Tllo llr••
JJIU!IOb. 2'1, die4
of injur1e$ in Eiar
bonr.iel" M_eillcal
Ccnu:.f, Seatlle
sustained m a car
crash ihere on
Jan l. Brolber
Jausora ji>in~ the
SJ U in l 9?9 follo\lllng- his ar_aduotiot\
from the Kar.ry Lundeberg ~boo!,
~ihe)'. Polnt. Md. He sailed for S~
land 11nd o.o the Wa,hington St~lc Fe ...
riea from 1975 to 1977. s.cara~rJausora
wni 1iom in Se'11tJ~c·1nd wtili a rc,iilenJ
th~. Interment \1(115 In lhe Washinlitoo
Memoiihl Putlt Cemetefy,"Se~lllc. ·S11t
viving ~ biS • paients, Mt and Mn.
Anthony Jaw.ors oJ.Seattle; 11 bro1he.r.
timothy. and (our sistett, Laure, llli.•e,
Pal ly" and Gfqa.
Pcmioocr R.
mll!ill Adplpbu
McDonald, 63,
died ,of heart dis
~ in the ltoston
Ci\Y liotJ>ihll tin
Fe&. 24. Brother
MCOilllal!! joined
,the ,SJU in lhe(l'1rl
o.f Boston ia 1959. He sailcii1is-a ablt'
A,B amt borun aboard tlii CS Lorrg
i.Jr1(s (Tl'BJllo~ Cable) in 19?3'and
from_ 1971 to !978: He Jalteil during
Worla Wat ll, .., WCill Sea!flter' Mo
Donald was a v'eten\D of the \l:S. Army
in World War Ii. Burial was in SL
Michael's Gemctery, BOlton. SurVlving:
are his widow1 Mlltiba; JL dausJ!ttr,
Carol; a stepson~ James Breen of Pem
brqltc, M11$1.. aful two a1cpdaugl1tcrs.
Mrs. Patricia MoElaney of Boston '8.Dd
!l{n. Thom8!1 McElaney of D<>rehetter, -;:.
Mai$.
Donald Martin
Bmholo-" Gin
Jey, 64. died of 'll
hcnn attack In the
[i)ruid City Huspi
Ca I, TuscalD~$S..
AIL on Nov. 30.
1919. iirotberGin
ley joined the
Unton 111.the part of Cle~land in 19111
sailing aso a · lil!cft!an, eil<1r 11nd Jirem~n
for \he Gtea1 Lil.cs 'l'owln.s Co. from
1952 10 1.97\l. l:fe WI!$ a former member
qf the Fircm11n 11nd Ollcra: Uni.011. Lo.:al
3 from 1952 to 1961. 1.iikcrGJnlcy wasil
veretun .Qf 11\e IJ,S. /\Jr- Force in W~rld
W'a~ II. A nallyc or blev~lan!4 he wa!(a
resident thlrre_ lltrrf!ll w~s in HoJy Cross
Cemet~ry, Ocvcland. Surviving 4ll'1' lli5
widow. Gra~ 8cnrndeue: lbrel! $.bns,
Do.rl'11ld Jr. . Jqhn and Patrick, and live
da:ughtcri;. Grace. l!Crril!dene. Mary
E!lim .. Dor91hy Ann •nil Conslllll<!I!.
1'-oo~ Jolin Alo>'* D9'Jae, ~
111111ro away from pn~umoniA in San
Fran11iseo on Oci:. 30. J979. Brotbet
Devinulal1cd sailing.on I ht Wi:stC-1
in 1m. R10<Salltd·nyl!;ln qn ~Grace
!.inc llS a wailer11nd purtll'.r, In 19'.i7. he
!"'iled on (be SS PreJitktJt llarrfson. On
Ow. 8. 1941. Dovi11e.and herotcwwerc
intetned by lhcJapane11e as PO W's until
l\lov, 161 J94.S; B<!rn in lrCJand, ht was a
naiuratlz~ o.s. Citi21m 4lnd a TCSidc!it
ofSan F-r~. Crcmatioo 10ok place
m lhttOli.wt Memorial Park €emetctl',
Colma, ealif. ~urviviq ltt Uiu, Mn.
A. Marley of the S.ered Heart Con
\lelll, St. Margaretit, Hitebcn..Jtcn.-
ford, EA~ •
Ptnsioqer AJ.
J>eft •;...,.vd Meo
l«nel17, 15, pau·
ed away from
pneumonia jn
Southbridge,
Masri. on Mar. 2.
Brother McKi.n
stry joined tllc
$1U ih' 1944 in t~ port or N~ York
saJlihJUall AB forJ4yuts. ltcwalkcd
the picUtlioc in the 1961 Ni'Y. Harbor
strlk~ SeJi(arcr McK(Qtlry was •bOm in
Soulhlirl!lge, C~lion too,k place in
1he Rural trcmatctfy. Worcester. MlW.
Sllrvi'v"18 are-his: Willow, L.orctta 1lJld,a
~on, Asay tt. ~cKii\Stry o[ Wtatmin
ster, Calif,
l!ensloMr km
J0.11 lr111yd tl)(tn~
Parks, 713, -SUo
c:umbed to hcarr
di&eaae- in the sen
Joaquin (Calff.)
General HO~pilal
con Aug. 30. 1'979.
Bl'ol h~~r Par k t
joined the SlU ·i" 1\)47.iii th~ pon QJ
New Orleans sailing in the s1eward d_e.
partment.. He ub.o..wll!CI fo~ Waterman
and &cit& [,file,, ScalarcL Park~ ;was
'born in Wadena, ~inn. and' wits !I CC!i
dent, of S!ocklon, Calif. Bu1;iarwas iii
Fitr:mington (Calif:) Me1119dal G:emc-
1cry, SurviVilrg are !)is w-id!'Wi Mi:r
<la!lo af Santa: Lu~-lhe Arsenlinc; two
aauslnm. Rc;ncc o( St~~on•uul Mrs.
Kl\Jhcrinc Wallace: of Lath~p. Calif:,
·a11cl a filter, Mn. ·Marg1m:t Shi,igan.
Pc:nsioner N~
-~ ....
pkr, -.S6. died ()n
Mar. :JI. Brothet
PeppJetjoiDed thi:
SIU ln 1947 in the
port of Norfollc
sailing 11$ ;In AB,
He- was- born ih
Pennsylvania and ·was a rcsideol or
Wlioh~1>rcague. Va. Surviving a~ his
widow, Oeotgje; t\\>o son~, Berrinrd arid
John;. hiS motbei-, -Floi:eJtCC or Wa\:ha
pjj!llgue 11nd "h\IO •tepdauahti:rs. Lind.Ir
and Shirley Sturges-,
Pens1'oner Manuel Me>wlda Mal'
qua. 90, p!l$tCdllWjl)!fr<imcanccrl11.1he.
fopangn Terrace ConvalcscCnt Rosiii
ral. Csnq~ Piltlc. C'RJi(, Qn Chr~f1111$
Day, Oct. ~. 1979, Brolh.er M11_rques
stllned $1llln11 on the Weoit cya,,t In
194'7. He #ilea on the -Sf /...urlln~ In
196'1. Ma,rqucs -\'vu a, native of Agustil
de Jesus; llawaii l\lld was a 11!Sidcnt of
Chgrsworth, Cali( Burial Wit$ 1"' lhr
Hollywo11i Hills (Qlif1) Pordt i.awn
Memorl~j J>arlt cimcicry. Survl11ing
lltt 11 a1ugh1er. Mn. &vt:tly Wrigln or
C:baL~worlh and a sister, Mrs. Macy
K1:ncbr nJ; Honolulu. Hawait
Pcru;io'.ne• Martin UHJir, 74. died of
hea.rt <rtS~ Jn San Frn114'U<:o Gcneml
ff<>1:pit.al on Jan. 2. He J<1incCI th~
MC&S Unlqn in 1964 anti Starting
sailing on the Wt~t Coast !n J%8,
Brolhcr LiuJc iall<liJ M ll satno11
messman. Llnlt wa$ bOm in North
Carolina an!f WIU a l'l!'ide11t of Slan
Fr;noisco. Crirnarion 1001; plat>t in -,lie
Midden Villlcy Mt:moriul Park Cem6-
fcty C'rcma1ori11m. P'ach~i:<>. c;'a llf.
Survivlna •~ c;ooains • .irtll~ Slade uf
TIHr Hronx. ,.. Y. and Mary. Wil'1al'li.
J.e11J1y,. JCJ111~uc 11nd C!illil: l,iUle. all of
North Carolina.
Pe nsioncr
Geor1e Robert
Olher, 79, paasell
away from a heart
111.11ck tt home in
East Providence,
R. I. on Apr. 9,
Brother Oliver
jllined the SIU in
19.lS in the porr or New York sailin& u
an l\B •nd quattennastor. He was on
pickclline in the 1962 Robin Line beef,
Seafarer Ollwt sailed 31 ye&tt, duriJia
World W&r II ~ on the SIHmbtKIJ
Delta~,_,. lest}'l!ar. tfe ~ra 'l'Ctellln
oF thet, U.S. Navy hcfore World War f.
He was born in Cambridge, Mass.
Burial was in St. F111ncis Ccme1ery.
Pautuc:kct, R.l Survivina i1 a niece,
Mn. Catherine T. Reynolds of'Rum
rord, R.I.
Pensioner ,_
Feniudn Otero,
8,1, died of can~r
in tuao, Spain on
Jan. 14. Brother
Otero jointd the
SJU in 1939 in the
, pon of Miami,
Aa. Ailing u an
AB for 53 )Qn. He recei\'Cd o 1960
Union Personal Safeiy Award for sail
ing aboard an accidrnt-frccship, the SS
Ralph Stm-s. Seafarer Otero was on
1he piokctline- in tbl: 1962 Robin Line
I beef. A native of Spain, he was 1t ~i
dcnt or l..uso. Alid he was a. naturalit.cd
U.S. citizen. Surviving it; ltis widow,
Carmen.
.Pemionu Uo
aard 8eed11m
Laycoa, Tl. died
of lung failure in
the Baltimore
USPHS Hqapital
on Apt. , IS. Bn>
lber Layton joined
lhco SIU in 1938 in
the port of New York:uiling u a botWL
in 1931 carnina S45. a month dlen with
an OS gcttiii&S30. amonth. Re rode one
of the 13 Uberty Jbipt in a convoy, tbc
SS. Richard Hl'N'y !Le (Calmu Linc)
durina World War n OD the 4.2-thip
Murmarudc convoy run to Russia. His
aun ~rew Jho1 down ,an attaclcinJ
German plane. Seventeen ships were
Ion, IS on the retum voyaac near
l~la.nd. Ju he cntmd a MurmaMk
bocel, the Soviet guatd pushed him to
safely u a German bomb fOll tilling the
g111rd. Scttver La)ton wu bonl in
<on, Md. and wts a resident or
~ron, Md. lntormcru wu in Hillcmt
~clci'y, Fcclera!aburg, Md. Surviving
is his widow. Nevi&.
AafoaloR-.
.SS, •uecumbcd to
cana:r in the U.S.
Vetttans Admin·
ilUIUion Mcdica.I
Cen1cr, Philadel·
phia on Apr. 6.
Brother Ruuo
Join"4 the SIU in
tho pon of Philadelphia in 196 j saili113
aun OS for 28years. He was also a l1lll
chinc operator &nd Sheet mtta.I work.er.
Stafarcr Russo was a ""1Cnln of the U. S
Army 1n World War IL 8om in Phila
delphia, be w.as a _.01 lhcfo. Burial
was 1n Holy Crow ~tery, Yean:ton.
Pa , Survivina ~ his 11i'idow, .s..lra.
two •uns, Antonio Jr. llad Vinccnl Hass
Jr .. a daualuer Aonctto Joy« ol Wert
Sbuon. Pa., his mother, Lena of Pllila
d~lph1a 11nd two sis4el'f, Joscp!li,.e •lid
Rc•z, b0th t>f Philadelphia.
Peniion~ Fl'ID
dl -~· l.ec
c.-m, 61, died
or. hea11 .altlu:I; in
tha Garland' Ml>
moriAI HospitaJ,
DftlfQ. Tex. on
Apr. 6. Bro°'"
Oriaso!D joined
Pcntl o rier
Jam.. Wllllam
.DvOUlt, 61. died
~eart-lung tau.
in the Nau&\I
ay (1'0.11 . )
USl'HS Hospital
00 M.ay t. $ro
t bc r DarouJe
lbcSIUint~ponofGalvcston.in 1952
as a fimnm.watertcnder, cookAm! ship
delepte. He wu also a telephone cable
splK:er. Seafarer Grissom wat a yeter8n
of 1he U.S. Anny Pa1111roop Corps In
Wodd War IL Ho wu born in-Waco,
TcJt. and wQ • resident of Emory, Tex.
lntcnncnt 'll'U in Laun:! Land Memo
rial Part Cemetery, OaJ1u. Son:ivina
ate bis son, Donald or Marietta, Ga.; a
brother. Bea of Dallu and two listen,
Mn. Elsie Callo,...y and Mrs. Nora
H.B. Barris, both of Ollla.
Recmffied Bo
•un St~ M.
Hoaab Sr., Sl,
died of n1w111l
ca u1"t io the
Sta 1e11 hland
(N. V .) USP HS
Hospit.a.t on Mar.
8. 8totller Bomlca
joined the SIU in 1944 in Ibo port of
New York. He 1ailed 34 year,s and
during the• Vic1nam War. Seafarer
Homb sailed 011 the TT Bay ~
(Westchester Marine) and the LNG
.4riu(BncrgyT111111pon). He graduated
fro'fn...tbc Union's Recertified Bosuna
Program in 197), And be upgrailed at
the , SJ UCM EBA School of Marine
Ellgfneering. Brooklyn, N. Y. and the
BLS In 1967-68 and 1977. Ile was a
veteian. of r~ U.S • .Anny i11 the Ko.rean
Wardiomm Nol11Ymllton, P.a.,hewu
a re1iden1 of Oxford, N:J. Buria!W.. in
St. Rose ot Lima Cemetery, Oxford.
Survivin& are two IOtll, Stephen Jr. and
TltllOlllj 8ftll his mo~. Mn_ Maiy
Hodly of Saxton falls, N.J.
M!t:hee! 111*'
G~ Sr., 28,
drowned 1n i..icas
•i•ie llayou. Hayes,
La. when his
motorboat hit a
submerpl object
on Mly 4. Brother
Granger joined
the SIU in the port o( Houston in 1971
uillna Jll 811 AB for IOT and as •
tankennan. He graduated Crom theUlS
in 1972. A native of Ld:c Char~ La..
he
0
WB5 .a mident ofSulphur.1.a.&rial
waa in Rottlawo Cemetery; Sulpliur.
Survivins aJC hlli widow. Mary; Lwo
SOllJ, Mic:bael Ricky Jr. and ltod!IC)I
Shan« bis mother, Mra. Joseph B.
(Ge:ralcline) Fruge of take Cbadcs; !Iii
fatbef. Jlillu1 ud his 1r&ndmotber,
Mrs. Forat Beoolt of Sulphur.
Pensioner
Fran!< Stanley
l.Jro, 70, died of
heart failurclntlte
Baltimore U'SPHS
Hospital on May
t . BrOlbcr Uro
JOlncd the SIU m
the pon of New
Y<>rt in 196J saihJll as a bosun. He
.Ultd 26 )UIS. And wu a vetetan o( 1hc
U.S. Army ia World Was II. Seafaru
Uro wu born In Poland and WBl a l"C5i
den1 of Ril'CI ltoup. Mich. lntermen•
was 1n Oakla"'' Oemctecy, Baltimore.
jolnocl the SIU in I~ in the port o1
New Orte.m sallin& as a chief steward.
Howui>or11in1fa.mmond, ta. aildwu
1 resident of Baytown, Te•. Interment
WH In Grecnlawn Cemec.ery. ff1111-
mond. Surviving Is bia widow, Mary.
Pensioner WD
blft J. H ..... ,r~
61, died of kidney
failure in the un;.
vmity of Maiy
land Hospital.
Baltil'l)ure on Jan.
27 , Br other
H11ghell Joined the
SIU in the p9rt of Baltimore in 1955
sailins as a 3rd cook. He sailed Cot 32
years and for the Calmar Li~. Se&Caret
Hughes wu a veteran of the U.S Army
in World War II . Born in North
Carolina. be was a resident of Balti
more. lntormcot was in Family Cemo-
1ery, l!Umbetb City, Jll.C.·Survivi113an:
his widow, Et141 five sons, Charles,
Howard, WilbeM Jr,. Le.ender and
l>aVid ; four daughters, Valencia,
Lawonne, Judy and Joyoe and a sister,
Mn. Irene G.alop of Baltimore.
Pensioner Ce
drk Udo Fl'Udl,
84, succumbed to
p:neumonia In the
Na$8811 Ba)' (Tex.)
USPRS Hospital
on Oct. 8, 1979.
Brother ftlDcis
joined the SIU in
1945 in t~portofGalvestonsailillJasa
cbief steward. He sa.iled 24 years.
Durin• World Warn. be had two ablp1
1otpce{ocd and sunlt under him. Sea
farer Francis also sailed during the
Korean and V~tnam Wars. Jlom in
Uvakle, Tc11-.. he was a resident Ofct11tt.
Tex. lntciment was in Re11twqod
Memorial Puk Cemetery. Clute. Sur
viving are his widow, Cora, a daughter,
Mn. DoUy F. Nesmith of Surfside,
Tex.; a brollier. FcrdieofHumble, Tex..,
two listen, M'rs.. Orlita U$lic of Port.er,
Tex. and Mn. £d1tb Fallon ofH01111on:
two pnddlildren and four 11Utgrand
ghildnn.
~ioner VID
aal The G111-
ttf, 67, died Of
a '-rt attack In
lhc Sou1h N
Micl-Cm1er Com
munity Hosp1141,
Occaa1ide, L., I .
N, Y. oa /\pr. IS.
8ro1~r Ganey joined rhe SIU U1 rile
pon or New Vork i1119S4wllng.as ao
oaler and AB. He 511ilal 34 yean. And
worked lut u a doorQlaJI aC Unloo
Headquarten. Seafarer Garvey wa.s a
veterao oftbe lt.s. Army in Wada War
II. BOm in BroOklyn.; Jll. Y .• be w,s a
nsideutofl,.)lllbcoot. l'.:t, N. Y.C--
1inn took place in Liie Walhinatoa
Meme>rial Park Crema.tory. Coram,
LI., N.T. Survivin.g an bi• widow,
Mary: hi& moihcr. Martha of Brooklyn
&lid a brodtcr. Elmc:r Qf Lynbrook
Allol_plt Plllllp
DeMarco, 58.
d ied olartcriosclb
rO.U at home in
Kew G'arden1,
Quceu1.NewYorlc
City on Mar.,14.
Brother De:Mareo
joined ibe SIU in
the po11 of New YOrtc in 19Sltniling8'a
2nd cook and steward delegate. He
sailed 29 years. And bit the briclcs iiube
1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Burial
was in Plnclawn Memorial Parl: Come.
tery, J,..1., N, Y. Surivi~ng -are hii
widow, Mlllict a ton. Alan; two
brothers: Dan of lbe SIU and Pa.,quale
and a siltor, Mn. Rote Lanipn of New
York City.
Pensioner
Georp Aus..am
Kerr, 82, s ue
cumbed to kidney
failure In the God
dard Memorial
Hospital. Stouglh
ton, Mas.s. on
Mar. 17, 19711.
&other Kerr joined lbe SIU io 1938 in
till> port o( Boston sailiogin the stc:waril
departmeot for S2 yeara. He was also a
pauern malu:t'. Seafarer Kerr ~a.Jked
the pickctline in tl\e 1962 Robin l.ine
beef and I.he 1965 Dist~ Counc:il , 37
~trike. A native of Jan1aica, B. W,.L. he
was<a resident of Sharon, Ma•s. llurill
wa• in lbe Porell Hill Cemetery,
Boston. Surviving arc two 1oos. E>enniJ
and Clifford and • daughter. Mn.
Josephine Chandler of Sharon.
Pen sio ner
Oniel T~
MeGovtrn, 63,
died in Ilic New
Orleans USPHS
lto~pita I 9n Apr,
2. Brother Mo
Go..,m joined tilt
SIU in the pon of
New Otlea11.1 in 1957 sailittg~ an Oller
for 28 )'C81S, He wu bom JO New
Orleam and WIS I resident there. Sea
farer McGovern's burial was in U.kc
lawn Park Mausoleum C-rmetcry, New
' Orlca,m. Surviving arc t~o sons, Greg
ory and Rus:;ell; 11tree daugh1ers, Carol,
Linda-and J~n. and a 1ls1er, Mr1, Clara
Cusimano of Jllcw Orie.ans.
Pensioner Vie
tor ~Ion~
-· 72. •llCCUDlb
ed toca-rintbc
Kawah Delta
Dittrkt lfospitaJ,
Viulia, Oli!. on
Apr. 7. 0,o~~r
Menor joined the
Sl U In 1943 In the (>Oft of Boston sailing
as a diicf electrician. He s1111ccl for 3:S
)Can, Seafarer Menor wu oa 1he pic
ke11inc m the 1961 N. Y. ffafbor beef. He
lo'5 .l-1' in 111t Ph11ipprJIQ and - a
rcsidenl ol Visalia. Interment. was ill
Visalia District Cemorery. Survwing
•re his widow, A1unclo11: two so11s,
Eiko and Richard and Ii dauah1er1
Deborah. -
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Joe Algina, First-Rate All the Way, Retires
I T'S significant that Joe Algina
holds S IU book number A-1.
Many of his Union brother!
would agree that as an SIU
member a nd recently retired
official. Joe Algina is first-rate.
Since he came ashore as a
Union organi1er in 1944, Algina
served his brother Seafarcl'li in
many capacitiei;. In all of them IJe
was a devoted and hard working
official. His retirement marks the
loss to the SIU of one of its most
respected officials.
His jobs with 'the SIU ranged
from New York 1>ort agent to
Headquarters representative to
assistaqt secretary-treasurer. ,He
alsQ served as SIU safety director
and as a special representative
from the International 10 its
fishing affiliates.
Joseph J . Algina was born in
Worcester, Mass. on May I.
1916.
At the age of 16 he started
working ashore at odd jobs. But
since he knew "some feUows who
were shipping out," and because
he "always wanted to go to sea,"
Algina was on his first ship by the
age of 21. He made his first trip in
the steward department but then
switched to the deck department
where he remained during. hls
active seafaring career.
Algina was a member of the
fonner International Seamen's
Union but as soon as the SIU was
fonncd in late I 931!'l1e was lhere
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During World War II he sailed
as AB and Bosun to the Mediter
ranean and Persian Gulf. At
New 101 Tug,
·Independence,
Joins SIU fleet
A wand new bolit joined die
f1Hi olSIU-contracted lnlmitate
and 0- Transport Compeny
(IOT) lase month.
Named tbe lndq,mllin«, the
boat ill ill die S.600 honepows
clm..~. This means she11 be amon1
tbe Dint lariat tap ID JOTa
Reet.
The /~ndor~ wti&lla llO
IOM, ha a lenpb of 110'8", a
beam of 30'1", and a ~11:imum
dnft of 14'3".
Accordlns lo the oompany,
she's fttted wltb the latest In
Ore ftcbctng, n11vigational, and
communications equipmmt. ln
cludlne a colllslon avoidance
l'8dar !lyste1n.
Tiie lnd1pendence will be
pulllin& tlle bUp Ocean 261 and
win wotlt in the Gulf QI Muiro.
31 I LOG I June 1980
times he also sailed as third and
second mate during the War.
In the spring of 1944, Algina
came ashore ~o work for lhc
Um on as lll1 organizer. Jn the mid
J94(Ys he 5erved as New 'York
deck patralman and acting port
agent before being elected New
York pon a~nt in 1948, 1949,
and 1950.
He was elected Headquarters
Representative for 195 I .and
1952 In 1953 he was elected
assistant s.ecretary-treasurer, a
post to which he was re-elected
several times.
Brother Algina tQok an active
role in many of the Union's
fights. Re particiP.ated in the
Coos Bay b1:ef and various
longs bore beefs, 1be 1946 General
Strike, and the Wall Street and
Isthmian strikes. He was also
very involved in the American
Coal Shippillg beef of lhe mid
and late J950's.
For many years Algina also
served on the Union negotiating
Committee thal bargained with
employers for Seafarers' con
tracts.
ln 1959, Algina was appointed
SIU safety director. Jn this
position he helped establish
criteria for safety aboard ships.
Together with the Coast Guard
he set up Collective Regulations
on Safety. Among other things,
these reguJatioDs dealt with
safety equipment aboard ship
and safe loading and unloading
· procedures.
One of Brother Algina's !TIOSl
iniportanttasks uan SIU official
was th'it job nil was assjgned by
SIUNA President Paul Hall to
be a s~ciaJ representative to the
lntemational's fishing and can
nery worker affiliates.
Wotking with ilffiliates on
both the East and We$l Coast.
~gina was inyolvedm a program
lo rebuild the fishing union5'. He
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Ataooac-(Hdqs.) . ..... . ...... ~ ............. . 'I
was always on the scene when
there were problems or disputes
and he helped negotiate contracts
for the fishing affiliates.
Algina lives in East Freetown,
Mass. with one of his children.
His son James, who sailed for
awhile with the SIU. now holds a
Ph.D . and teaches at a university
in Florida. His otberson, John, is
shipping out as an SIU member
in the ·engine department. Per
haps he'll one day carry on in his
father's traditio11 of service to the
SIU.
Brother Algina's years with the
SIU have been rewarding ones.
So too were, and ~'till are, bis
years with his family. Though his
wife died a number of years ago.
Brother Algma has five children,
four grandchildren. and one
more expected in August. His
children are: Kathleen; James;
Patly; Dorrie. and John.
But neither he, nor anyone,
will evi:r bold the book number
A-I ilgain.
In lhts photo 1aken in I 970. SIU Safely Dir eel or Joe Algina is Shown going aboard
lhe Galveston (Sea-Land) 1n Newark. N.J lo begin his safety mspection ol the
vessel
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To apply, see your SIU Reprae=tative.
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D llEI I SIER& ON llEACtt ·-a..A cm.a a.c
DllCa Oll'AllT'Mef1
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ITIWAllD llUMTJIENT
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"'"Re"5tered'onlhe lleacll" ,,,.,,s lhe loial number ol l"nln ,.11191'tdlt lllepott lllhl lfld ol 1.-i ITillnlh.
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1980 Upgrading Course Schedule
Here is the tentative schedule of upgrad
ing courses to be held at the Lundeberg
School in 1980. As you can see, the School
is offering a wide range of programs for all
ratings, both for deep sea and inland
members.
SIU members are reminded that ttiis
Cocuu Name
LNG
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FOWT .
Marine Electrlc111 Maintenance
Marina EleetrQnlcs
Refrlgeratfon Systems maintenance
& 0 perations
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St.rtlng Dates
June 23
July 21
August 18
September 15
November 10
September 25
July 3
July 31
September 25
Ootober23
November20
August 18
Jµne 2S'
September 29
June 23
September 29
schedule is tent e In other words,
courses may be chang r cancelled de-
pending on response fr; the member-
ship. So think about upgrading this year.
And get your applications in eatly to
assure yourself a seat ih the class of your
choice.
Cour•e Name
Able Seaman
Steward Recertificallon Program
Bosun Rec.ertiflcauon Program
A Seniority Upgrading Program .
Starting Dates
June 19
July 17
August 14
September 11
November6
July 14
Septembers
October f3
August 11
June9
July 7
August 11
September 8
October 8
November ro
December II
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Keltb J. Sabot
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Seafarer Kritb
J. Sabot, 28,
graduated from
Pine)' Point in
1971. He earqcd
his OED dip·
loma there. too.
Ho upgrndcd to
fircman-wat
c rte n d c r
(FOWT) in 1978 in the po" of New
York. Brother Sabot holds the
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
(CPR), firefighting end lifeboat
endorsements. Born in Scranton,
Pa.. he resides and shipt< out of the'
port of New York.
Daniel Miller
Seafarer Dan
ny Miller, 25,
graduated from
the HLS in 1978,
In 1979. he
upgraded to AB
there. He has the
firefighting, life
boat nnd CPR
tiakots. Brother
Miller was born in Camden. N.J .•
lives and ships out of the port of San
Francisco.
. Jdfr~y Michael Past
Seafarer Jeff
Page. 25. is 11
19711 Pin~y Point
graduate, Bro
ther Page got his
GED diploma
there Iii well as
upgrading to
FOWT. Re has
the CPR, fire-'.
fighting and lifeboat endoncment.s.
Born in Washington. D.C .. he
resides in Roclwlllc. Md. and ships
out of the port of Baltimore.
KemHth Mark l.dby
Seafarer Ken
neth Mark Leiby
27. ~iaru:d sail
ln3 in 1972. Ile
got hil. AB en
dorsement at I he
HLS in 1977,
Bn•I her Leiby
hes the lifeboat.
flr~fighting and
CPR lll:keL!o. Jte'.s ftom the port of
Balllnton:i. live• there with his wil'e
Michelle 11nd llhips 0111 of 1111 pur1$.
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Fred GooClin
Seafarer Frl'd
Goodin, 21, i~ a
1978 3r.ad uate of
cbc Piney Poin1
Emry Training
Program. Last
year he up
graded 1 to AB
there. "Brother
Goodin earned
the lifeboat. CPR and firefighting
cl'ldo~ents. He lives in Seattle
and ~hi(!S from au pons.
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Carl Cast11na
Seafarer Carl
C1staga1, 25.
graduated from
the H LS in 1977.
Brother Cas
iagna got his
QM ED the' first
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of the year. He
11~ . -t '\ Ila~ sailed on the
'I I \,,/t I LNG El Paso
(Energy rransport). And he bas the
C PR, firefighting and lifeboat
endorsements. Helives in Arlington.
Va. and ships from all ports.
Silvano Giacalont
Seafarer Si1-
v11110 Giacalone,
24. graduated
from Pine y
Point in 1973
when he earned
his GED dip
loma. Broe her
Giacalone got
his FOWT last
year. He holds the firellgh1ing.
lifeboat and CPR tickets. And he
"plays the Oure and likes to paint
once in a while.• Born in Tunis,
Tunisia, lie ships our of the port of
New York.
Joseph Michael
Sc11farer
~oseph Michael •
2.S. grad u111cd
Crom the H LS In
1973, upgrading
to 1-ow·1 in
I 97l. He cook
the Refrigera
tion and QM ED
Course.• at the
Point in 19711. Brother Michael
holds the lifeboat. CPR and
firefighting tickets. He livb and
•hips oul of the port ol Ball imore
<'.arr R. ~
Seafarer Gal')
R. Dow, 211.
graduated from
the HLS in 1978.
In 1979, ht up
graded 10
FOWT Brmher
,- , Dow hos
,,.- ~worked in dil-
fefeot areas of
lhc murittmc induStry since 1972."
He hi\~ bis fin;Ogntint!. Hreboat and
CPR tickets. Born ip 8r!dgpport.
Conn .. hc-r~id~ in Capt- Eli7.11beth.
M~. and ''!;lilt~ out o( any 11nd all
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Jolln W. l'onti Lesley R. Strann
Seafarer John
\V. Pon Ii. 26,
graduatl'd from
the H LS in 1977.
The next year he
upgrQJrd to
FOWT there
and in 1980 he
earned his
QMED there
Scafa rer Les
ley R. Stravers,,
23. is a 1976
graduate of lhe
R LS Trainee
Prugam Heup
graded 10 AB
there in 1978.
Brother Straver.>
has the CPR.
He bofdj rhe lifeboat. firefighting
and CPR ticke1s Brother Pon1j was
born In Ulwrence. Mass.. live& in
Andover. Mess. and ships out oftlic
ports of Boston and N~w York.
lifeboat and flreligbting endorse
ments. A na1ive of Glthdalc. Calif ..
he lives in Monterey. - Calif. and
ships out of the ports of San
Francisco and HouSton.
Here are some very
good reasons for
QMED's to take the
Automation
Course at
It starts~
September 15
HLSS
Enroll today so you can earn more on
your job.
Co,Ptact the ffany Lundeberq School of Seamanship
or fill out the application in this issue of the Log.
Monthly Membership Meetlap
O.C,S..
Purl Dair J.alf.<. lnluld Walen
i"oc,. Yor~ •• , • • •. . • luly 7 ••••.•••..•.. 2:JOp.m ...•.••.•••••
l'i.1boklph"' •• ••..••. luly M • • . • • .. • . • • •• 2:30jpll ........ • •..•
O..tt,n1dl"I!' . .. ". • •.• Jul~ 9 . . . ..•••.•••• • 2:30p.m ............ .
N,trfolk .,. ........... Joly in . ·t•r•··,·· 9~• .. rn ............ .:.
Jack\.Cln\·lllt •••·• tuly to .••••·····••· LOOp.m ...... . , ...... .
Ataun»e ........ ,.. JUI) tt. , •• ••·• .. 2:30rtn ..••••• ~r·•~
HOLb.tOn •• •• • • . Jlll}' 14 ••• ••••••••••• 2;l0p.rn ............... .
New Or1<11n. .... , • July I~ .............. 2::i<lp.m ............ .
Mobile ............. July I~ .............. 2:JOp.m ....... , .•.••
<;an F,.mcu;co • .. . Jul) 17 ...... ., • .. 2:JQp.nL ........... ,
W1lm•n••nn . • . .. . July 21 .. .. •• .. • • •• 2:30p.m .......•.•.••
S<'•lllc ............. Jul> 2S • .. .. • .. • • .. 2:Wp.m ...•. , .•..• • •
PlnCJI l'nnll . . .. .. • Jul)' n . . .. .. . . . . . . . 10,301.m ........ , •••
San Juan • . .. .... July 10 ...... , ....... 2:31lp.m ..•. .... •....
Culurnbu> •••••• , , . • Joly f9 • , •••••• .., •• , • • ........ , • -. ,
C.'hita10 ~ • . ....... Jull' IS .... .. , • , • • • ... . . • .- ••••••••
rortAn)tur ....... July I' .. ,:.;.<f••·· 2.:JOp.tn ..•• , •• , .••
SI. t.uUl~ ............ JUl\1 ttt .•• ••••• '. ' . 2::u>r "'· .•••••. ~
€"lr.\1l'l1nd ............ Juty t? .•.••••••••• , • . ••••.•• , ... .
lli>nnlohl . .. . • .. • . . . lu1v 111 • • • . .. .. • • • • • 2~r..m. . • .., ... ... ..
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7:00p.m
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Book Number ___ _________________ Seniority _____________ _
! Date Book Port Prelelltlv • ,Was U9ued ___________ l'ort lsaued -------- llfflstered In ________ _
• Enc$orsement(11 or
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• • • • • • I Am lntetett.d In~ Followlrijj Cowm(IJ _ __________________________ :
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OECI( ENGINE STEWARD :
0 TenkenNn
0 A8 12 Month•
0 A8 lJnllmhed
0 A8 TugJ & T-1
0 AB Gt.- Uk ..
• 0 Ouartermaater • : 0 ToWboet Clper111Dt
i W8'tem Riv••
: 0 To....tioat ()pentor lnlllld
i 0 Towboot °""' eM Not
: Meire than 200 Mii ..
: O Towboet Opef'ator (<Ner
I 200 Mileti
0 Mast« 0 Mete
O Pilot
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O FWT O Oiler O Assistant Cook 1 • 0 ClMED - Any Rating 0 Cook & Baker :
0 Olhert_______ _ 0 Chief Cook :
• 0 Marine EltlClrlcal taintenence 0 Steward • : 0 Plap.-.i Maintenence end O Tow!Joat Inland Cook •
0 ~tion '
0 AUJQml1fon
0 Uaint..n:eof Slllpboan:t
Refrigeration SV•tem•
0 !)leael Engines
0 Aal.unt EnQin- tUnln11P9Cted
Motor Veuel I
0 Chief fngi- (lllln11P9Cted
Ml>IDtVetaell
AU OEPAillMENTS
0 LNG
0 I.NG Sefory
O Welding
O Lileboattnar.
O Fire Flgh11119
RECORD OF EY'l..OYMENT TIME-ISllow only .aunt needed 1D 141111edl In ming nollcl ave or onach l~ei of Sll"Vtt:e .
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• 'Nl a WGllADfNG CENJEll.
l'INP POINT, II). am7t
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