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1983-11-01
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45
Issue Number
11
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SlU, Shipowners Sue Administration on Blended Credit Cargo
Seek Law Enforcement, Not Special Treatment
The federal government's
continued refusal to obey the
nation's cargo preference laws
is "beyond comprehension,"
SIU President Frank Drozak said
following the Union's and
Transportation Institute's filing
of a lawsuit seeking the enforce
ment of the laws.
Last month the two organi
zations were forced to go to
court, almost a year to the date
after the Reagan administration
began its "Blended Credit" pro
gram. The program, adminis
tered by the Department of Ag
riculture, has accounted for
almost $1 billion in agricultural
commodity sales to foreign na
tions. None of the shipments
has sailed on American-flag
ships.
The U.S. District Court suit
seeks a permanent injunction
against the government from
disobeying long-standing cargo
preference laws and a judgment
that the prevailing cargo regu
lations apply to the blended credit
program. The suit cited the Cargo
Preference Act of 1954 and Pub
lic Resolution 17 as the basis
for the SIU's action.
Both the law and the resolu
tion basically call for 50 percent
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Busy Year on the Hill for Maritime Labor & Industry
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Boggs-Tribie, Alaskan Oil Bills Are
While none of the dozens of
maritime-related bills intro
duced this congressional ses
sion has made it through tlie
legislative maze to become law, \
many have made a great deal of
progress
Both houses of Congress are
expected to adjourn for the year
by the middle of November.
Congress may return to Wash
ington, but indications are that
if representa.tives do resume the
session, none of the maritime
issues will be moved along.
Here is a rundown of the
major maritime bills and issues
the SIU has either backed or
•I'm a Little bit Skeptical' — BlaggI
Cunard Bill Killed;
We'll Wait and See
One vote in the Senate Commerce
Committee killed a mea^e which
would have generated more than
1,(X)0 seafaring jobs, opened the
domestic cruise market to an
Union Busting Thwarted
ACBL & Dixie:
Take Notice
More than two years of back pay
and pension contributions, plus a
''bargaining order, were won by The
United Industrial Workers in a Na
tional Labor Relations Board case
closely related to the SIU's fight
with ACBL. The UIW is an affiliate
of the Seafarers International Union
of North America.
The two companies, Louisiana
Dock Company (LDC) and Ameri
can Commercial Terminals (ACT),
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American conqHmy and provided
desperately needed passenger ships
for military use. On the same day,
Nov. 16, the House Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries Conunittee over
whelmingly approved a similar
measure to re-flag two Cunard
ships.
"I'm disappointed that 1,0(X)
American seamen won't be work
ing this spring and surprised that the
massive campaign against these
bills was able to fool so many peo
ple," SIU President Frank Drozak
said.
The two bills were new versions
of legislation introduced earlier this
year which would have granted
domestic trading privileges to
Cruise American, an American-
owned company which planned to
purchase the two Cunard vessels,
the Princess and Countess, and use
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fought this year and where they
stand. Next month the LOG will
provide a rundown on other
maritime legislation for the year.
B<^gs-TrlUe
These two bills, H.R. 1242
and S. 1624, are the backbone
of maritime revitalization this
session. While there are some
differences in the bills, both have
basically the same goals.
They would reserve 5 percent
of the nation's bulk imports and
exports for American-iflag ships
in the first year. In each follow
ing year that amount would be
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SIU's New Santa Rosa
It was transformation time in
Baltimore for the Santa Rosa
(Delta). It was also time for 27
SIU members to crew up the
22-year-old combination pas
senger/container ship.
Recently acquired from
American President Lines, along
with her sister ship the Santa
Paula which will also carry a
top-to-bottom SIU crew, the
Santa Rosa was getting a much
needed sprucing up after more
than a year in lay-up on the
West Coast.
While Maryland Shipyard and
Drydock workers scrambled
about the 19,555 dwt vessel,
welding, painting the 668-fopt
huU, and checking out the cranes
and gear, the first part of the
SIU crew was aboard readying
her for departure to Philadelphia
and the start of her maiden voy
age.
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Drozak Heads U.S. Seafarer Delegation in Madrid
ITF Backs SlU Minimum Safe Manning Levels
The SIU led the way to two
important minimum safe man
ning level standards at last
month's International Trans
port Workers Federation meet
ing in Madrid, Spain.
The SIU delegation, headed
by President Frank Drozak, won
the unanimous support for new
levels on 12,000 GRT ships and
over, and for the first time in
ITF history set levels for tug
and tow vessels. Also for the
first time, entry ratings were
specifically included in certain
positions.
The action on the manning
levels is important because of
the worldwide trend in crew
reduction, which many times
does not take into account the
reduced safety standards that
may result.
The niinimun levels were de
rived when the ITF Seafarers
Manning Section met at Piney
Point earlier this year and ham
mered out the number of crew-
members needed for safe and
efficient operations. In addition,
the SIU and the British Nationals
Deck Department—two deck
officers and three deck ratings;
Engine Department—one chief
engineer, one engineer and one
motorman/engineer rating;
Steward Department—one
cook.
These manning levels will be
submitted to the International
Maritime Organization for final
approval.
One of the major issues at the
convention was the problem of
flag-of-convenience shipping.
The ITF's campaign was re
viewed and strengthened in an
attempt to discourage and even
tually eliminate the runaway-
flag practice. It will also help^
close the gap between U.S.-flag
and runaway-flag ships.
More than 500 representa
tives from 63 national transpor
tation unions around the world
attended the eight-day conven
tion.
Receives Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award
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Congressman Biaggi Earns
Praise for Maritime Service
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Union of Se^en worked closely
in getting the measure passed
by the ITF.
Here are the minimum safe
manning levels adopted:
Deck Department—^three deck
officers, one bosun, three ABs
and three OS/junior/entry rat
ings;
Engine Department—^three
engineer officers, one electri
cian (a trained crewmember),
one repairman, two engine room
ratings, one junior/entry rating;
Steward Department—one
chief steward, one cook, one
second cook, one steward/stew
ardess.
Other—one master and one
radio officer.
The towboat levels (along with
a captain) are:
NEW YORK ... The lack of
unity in the U.S. maritime com
munity weighed heavily on the
mind of Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-
N.Y.) when he spoke at the
annual AGTOS award dinner
here on Oct. 14.
Biaggi, who was the 1983 re
cipient of the Admiral of the
Ocean Sea (AOTOS) award from
the United Seamen's Service,
said, "I admit to a growing sense
of frustration with the industry
itself in failing to provide lead
ership and unity in promoting
its own revitalization."
He was particularly upset by
the disunity in "maritime labor
itself, the traditional source of
considerable initiative behind
most of the major maritime la'Ws
enacted in this century."
As a result of this concern,
Biaggi said he sent a letter to
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk-
land requesting his "personal
intervention to restore unity and
refocus the perspective within
the maritime labor community
on the larger issues determining
the industry's future."
Biaggi was highly critical of
the way the U.S. government,
both the executive branch and
the Congress, have neglected
the merchant marine. He said
that the national government has
failed "to arrest the long term
decline of the American mer
chant marine in other than war
time circumstances."
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SlU President Frank Drozak and Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) get together
for a photo at the annual AOTOS award dinner held in New York City.
Biaggi was the recipient of this year's award.
November 1983
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North Amence, AHintc, Gutt. (jKes and Inland Waters District.
AH.-CIO
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Alaskan Oil Bills
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increased by 1 percent, until by
the year 2000 American ships
would be carrying a full 20 per
cent of the bulk cargo.
To meet the demand for ships,
some 168 to 300 new ships would
have to be built in American
yards. The House version of the
bill requires a 15 percent oper
ating and construction cost re
duction for U.S. ships. Backers
of the bill point to recently ne
gotiated SIU contracts as the
basis for some of the operating
cost reduction. New technology
will also make ships cheaper to
run and yard costs will be re
duced by what is called series
construction. In other words, it
is cheaper, because of common
design and larger volume, to
build 10 ships rather than one ^
ship.
The Senate version calls for
a larger cost reduction, 20 per
cent, and supporters have tes
tified those reductions can be
made. It also allows for some
additional tax and financial
breaks for the builders and op
erators.
The legislation could create
more than 100,000 new Ameri
can jobs in shipbuilding, ship
ping, supply industries and sup
port industries.
Several military officials have
said the legislation would help
the nation's defense posture by
providing sorely needed tank
ers, freighters, RO/ROs and
other ships to transport U.S.
military men and supplies around
the world.
H.R. 1242, introduced by Rep.
Lindy Boggs (D-La.) has made
it through su^ommittee hear
ings and mark-up and now awaits
hearings before the fiill House
Merchant Marine Committee.
In the Senate, the bill, intro
duced by Sen. Paul Trible (R-
Va.) has had hearings on the
subcommittee level.
Alaskan Oil
The House recently passed a
new version of the Export
Administration Act, the law that
contains the ban on exporting
Alaskan oil. It prohibits the ex
port of the oil for another four
years.
The Senate has yet to act on
the legislation.
The ban on export of the oil
was imposed for a combination
of employment, economic, con
sumer, energy, national defense
and trade reasons.
The ships used, about 50 SIU-
contracted ships, are the types
of small tankers the military
would need in an emergency. If
the oil was exported, most of
those ships would go into lay-
up. In addition, thousands of
maritime jobs would be lost be
cause the oil would be exported
in at least 50 percent foreign-
flag vessels.
There is a possibility the Sen
ate may act on its version of the
Act before the end of the year.
The Senate bill contains a six-
year ban on exports, and the
two houses would have to get
together to agree on the length
of the export ban.
Cargo Preference
The House and Senate heard
testimony on several new cargo
preference bills this year. Some
were relatively minor, but the
two major pieces, H.R. 2692 and
S. 1616, would revamp and
stremnline current cargo pref
erence laws and make them eas
ier to enforce, by making a sin
gle law covering cargo
preference.
Basically the legislation calls
for all cargo which is national
defense related to be shipped
1(X) percent on U.S.-flag ships.
It also mandates that 50 percent
of all cargo with which the gov
ernment is directly or indirectly
involved must be shipped on
American ships.
Both bills have been through
hearings at the subcommittee
level and await further action.
Reagan Proposals
The Reagan administration's
major thrust in maritime legis
lation was a proposal that bas
ically would allow the wholesale
transfer of American shipbuild
ing capacity to foreign yards.
H.R. 3156 would allow subsi
dized operators to obtain ves
sels overseas, use new re-flagged
ships for cargo preference trade,
use Capital Construction Funds
for overseas shipbuilding, per
form overseas repairs without
the current 50 percent tariff and
increase the amount of foreign
ownership from 49 percent to
75 percent.
The legislation has not passed
the hearing stage in the House
or Senate and indications are it
won't.
ACBL & Dixie: Take Notice
(Conthnued from Page 1.)
along with ACBL, are all part of
Texas Gas Corp.'s massive inland
waterways conglomerate. This two-
and-a-half-year-old case marks the
fourth victory against the large-
scale union-busting attenyrts within
the conglomerate.
SIU President Frank Drozak said,
"This decision should be a clear
signal to labor law violators, in
cluding Dixie Carriers and ACBL,
that they will eventually pay a high
price for their illegal practices."
According to the NLRB admin
istrative law judge's 97-page deci
sion, the two companies failed to
"bargain in good faith with the
UIW. " LCD and ACT bargained in
bad faith and violated the existing
contract despite its expiration. The
law requires that old contracts con
tinue until labor and management
bargain in good faith. The contract
expired in 1981.
The judge ruled that the com
panies had no right to change the
contract, discontinue their contribu
tions to the UIW's pension and
welfare plans, call for layoffs of
persormel without first bargaining
with the union, and change the
working conditions — wages and
hours — of its employees in die
union protected by the contract.
As a result of these violations of
National Labor Law, the NLRB
judge has ordered LDC and ACT
to:
• bargain in good faith with the
UIW;
• cease and desist firom setting
up its own plans;
• render full recovery of pay
ments, plus interest, to die UIW's
pension and welfare plans;
• make Up the difference in con
tributions and benefits to the em
ployees received from the compa
nies' illegal fiind to those received
under the UIW plans; and
• make fiiU restitution of wages
and hours of enqiloyment lost by the
companies' illegad action to its
employees of tte UIW.
Time and time again, NLRB
judges have ruled against the
massive unfair labor practices of
these subsidiary companies.
"This record of lawlessness
demonstrates a preconceived and
studied master plan by this huge
conglomerate to bust the Seafarers
International Union," Drozak said.
"The NLRB has proven that ille
galities are not a profitable enter
prise. The Seafarers International
Union wiU, whenever the situation
wan^ts, pursue all legal remedies
to insure that justice is achieved for
all its union member," Drozak
concluded.
Cunard Bill Killed;
We'll Wait and See
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them in the Jones Act passenger
business. Because the ships were
foreign built, a special congres
sional waiver was needed.
The opponents of the bill argued
that the action would be a death
blow to American sh^yards. But no
American passenger ship has b^n
built in more than 25 years, and the
Cunard ships would We provided
some $5 million for each vessel in
annual maintenance in American
yards, plus an additional $5 million
in needed work to meet U.S. Coast
Guard standards.
Since the introduction of the bill,
several proposals for American-
built passenger ships have popped
up. Therediave been reports of as
many as six ships to be built in
American yards. However, those
deals seem to be shaky according
to congressional members.
"I'm a little bit skeptical. It
seems strange that this thing de
veloped after this legislation was in
troduced ... I haven't seen a con
tract, has anybody on this conunit-
tee seen a contract?" Rep. Mario
Biaggi (D-N. Y.) asked at the mark
up session.
During the session it was brought
out that no keel-laying dates have
been set in any of tte tentative deals
to build passenger ships in Ameri
can yards — and nobody has seen
any contracts.
During the recent Grenada ac
tion, the U.S. State Department
asked Cunard Lines to make avail
able the two ships in case they were
needed for evacuation, or troop
transport, Rqp. Edwin Forsytfae (R-
N.J.) said.
The Senate action Idlls the bill for
this year. Cruise America owners
said they would continue to seek
ways to enter the domestic crui^
market.
What's next? SIU President
Drozak said, "We'll just wait and
see what happens now. I certainly
hope these new ships are built. But
we'll have to wait until all the
smoke clears to really find out."
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Seek Law Enforcement, Not Special Treatment
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of all cargo which the govern
ment generates to be shipped
on U.S. vessels.
Three government officials are
named as defendants in the suit:
Agriculture Secretary John
Block, Transportation Secre
tary Elizabeth Dole and Mari
time Administrator Adm. Har
old Shear.
"It's ironic and sad," Drozak
said, "that we are forced to go
to court when one of the de
fendants even agrees the cargo
preference laws apply."
He was referring to a July
1983 memo from Shear to the
Agriculture Department in which
Shear said cargo preference laws
did apply to blended credit, but
also told the department that he
would decline to enforce them.
"Both the Cargo Preference
Act and its legislative history
indicate the ocean transporta
tion of goods purchased with
federal assistance is covered by
the U.S.-flag requirement of the
statute," Shear wrote.
The Agriculture Department
has claimed that the blended
credit program does not fall un
der cargo preference laws,
mainly because of the type of
financial help the government
provides. The program com
bines government loan guaran
tees and low-interest loans to
purchasing countries to finance
the sales.
"The law is cut and dried. It
is simple. If the government
provides financial assistance, half
the shipment must go on Amer
ican ships. The government is
providing financial assistance in
the blended credit program, but
they are not living up to the law.
That's why we went to court,"
Drozak said.
He noted that in the past the
SIU and other maritime groups
have had to pressure and lobby
the government to live up to the
Cargo Preference Act.
"We had to fight tooth and
nail to get the administration to
ship the Egyptian flour on
American ships earlier this year.
If you look back you can see a
pattern of disregard for the law,
especially since Reagan took of
fice. So far, despite all his prom
ises, he hasn't done much of
anything to help the American
maritime industry. It's a shame
that we have to go to court to
enforce the laws that protect
American seamen and ship
pers," Drozak said.
SIU members and American
shippers have had a hard enough
time finding work in the past
several years without having to
fight the government for law- i
fully guaranteed jobs, he said.
In addition, according to the
suit, if the blended credit pro
gram is allowed to continue
without cargo preference en
forcement, other agricultural
commodity programs could be
diverted into the blended credit
program in am attempt to get
around the laws.
"We're not asking for any
special privilege. We're simply
asking that the law be enforced,
that the government obey the
law," Drozak said.
Glidewell Is Named
To Alabama Fed.
Tribute to Poet
New Maritime Safety Biii Making Headway
(See Story on page 40.)
The 34 members of the
Poet's crew earned an addition
to their legacy last month when
the House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries (Committee passed a
maritime safety bill.
The bill, H.R. 3486 was a
direct result of the loss of the
SlU-crewed and also the
NMU-manned Marine Electric
and the oil drilling rig Ocean
Ranger, said Rep. Walter B.
Jones (D-N.C.), committee
chairman.
The bill requires stricter re
porting requirements for ships,
raises the penalties for operating
an unsafe ship and also in
creases the amount of liability
on a vessel owner in cases of
injury or death.
"Each of these terrible tra
gedies identified deficiencies in
our present maritime safety re
gime, primary of which were
unreasonable delays in notifying
the Coast Guard of concern for
the vessels' safety and a situa
tion where an absurdly low fine
provided no deterrent to oper
ating a vessel without a certifi
cate of inspection," Jones said.
Currently the fine for oper
ating a vessel without a valid
inspection certificate is only a
flat $1,000. The bill would hike
it to $10,000 per day the vessel
is operated without an inspec
tion certificate. The fines for
other violations of inspection
regulations also were increased.
The bill requires a vessel mas
ter to communicate his ship's
exact location every 48 hours
to the vessel owner. If the owner
has reason to believe the ship
is in trouble or if he has not
communicated with the ship for
48 hours, the owner must use
all available means to locate the
vessel and promptly notify the
Coast Guard.
The increase in liability levels
came in the form of an amend
ment from Rep. Gerry Studds
(D-Mass.). It increases the
amount of liability the owner
must make in death or injury
cases from the current $60 per
ton of vessel to $420 per ton.
That aspect of the bill will
receive further attention in
hearings before the Merchant
Marine Subcommittee later this
month. The SIU has backed a
move for unlimited liability, but
that may come later, according
to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.),
subcommittee chairman.
"The only argument in op
position was a fear that this
quick fix might close the door
to further consideration of the
problems associated with the
limitation of liability. This, I
promise, will not be the case,"
he said.
SIU Mobile Port Agent Tom GHde-
well was elected vice president of
the Alabama State Federation of
Labor, AFL-CIO, at the state labor
federation's convention this month.
Biaggi Gets Maritime Awartd
(Continued from Page 2.)
One bright spot, the congress
man noted, was the imminent
enactment of the Ocean Ship
ping Act of 1983.
Biaggi told the 600 people
attending the award diimer that
"enactment of this legislation
represents a long awaited first
step toward revitalizing the
maritime industry—beginning
with the liner sector."
He was proud of the unity of
the maritime industry on this
regulatory reform bill.
The congressman added,
however, that "unfortunately,
the unprecedented effort behind
enactment of maritime regula
tory reform legislation has
proven the exception—rather
than the rule—where the mari
time industry is concerned. Yet
this precedent proves what can
be accomplished when the en
tire industry turns to and sets
sail together."
Biaggi is the 15th recipient of
the AOTOS award. Last year's
award went to AFL-CIO Pres
ident Lane Kirkland, a member
of the Masters j Mates and Pilots
union. The 1981 award was given
posthumously to former SIU
President Paul Hall.
At the dinner, awards were
also given to merchant ships and
individuals for acts of heroism
and bravery at sea. Among those
honored was the crew of the
SlU-contracted Santa Maria
(Delta).
According to the United Sea
men's Service, the ship was
awarded the Mariner's Plaque
because, "under conditions
much like those of wartime, the
crew of the SS Santa Maria
accepted the dangers of the sit
uation when the vessel entered
South Atlantic waters on a trip
to Argentina during the Falk
land Islands crisis. Maintaining
regular lifeboat drills, special
watches and displaying the
American flag on the highest tier
of containers on deck, Capt.
Adrian Jennings and the crew
safely completed their voyage,
despite buzzing by Argentine
military planes."
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Delegates From All Ports Will Meet in March
SlU Plans Crews Conference in Piney Point
Set Proposals for New Deep-Sea Contract
A n SIU Crews Conference
.to hammer out proposals
for a new A&G District deep-
sea contract is being scheduled
to take place in March at the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship in Piney
Point, Md. Delegates will rep
resent the deck, engine and
steward departments, and will
be elected from all constitu
tional ports.
Dates for the conference, and
for the nomination and election
of delegates, will be announced
in the LOG next month.
In the meantime, a contract
questionnaire is being mailed to
all deep-sea members. The pur
pose of this questionnaire is to
encourage all SIU members
covered by the deep-sea con
tract to participate in drafting
and developing proposals deal
ing with wages, working con
ditions, and hcEilth and welfare
benefits.
The present three-year deep-
sea tanker and freightship/pas-
senger contracts run out Jun&
15, 1984. J
SIU President Frank Drozak
is calling the upcoming contract
negotiations a "critical junc
tion" in the forward movement
of the SIU. He said that dele
gates to this conference are going
to have to weigh the needs of
our membership against the
realities of the U.S. maritime
industry.
For this reason, Drozak said,
it is very important that every
mentber affected by this con
tract take the time to express
his or her concerns and sugges
tions.
In addition to wages, working
conditions, and health and wel
fare programs, the conference
will also examine and develop
proposals dealing with training
and upgrading; SIU shipping
rules and the SIU constitution;
legislation and politic^ action,
and improvements in shipboard
meeting and membership com
munication.
Besides mailing the confer
ence questionnaire to the homes
of all deep-sea members, copies
of the survey will be available
in all SIU halls, and are being
mailed to all ships at sea.
All questionnaires must be
returned to SIU headquarters
bv Feb. 15, 1984.
Members are encouraged ta take part in making decisions on contract proposals.
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members and its officers. The constitution spells out your rights and your respon
sibilities. The purpose of the SIU Constitution is to describe these rights and
' responsibilities so that everyone will know and understand vyh^ is expected of him.
Do you have any suggestions for improving the SIU Constitution?
II. PENSION. WELFARE & VACATION PLANS. The SIU benefit plans make it possible for Seafarers and their
families to face the future with dignity and confidence. Improvement in the Pension,
Welfare and Vacation Plans will be included in the contract negotiations.
: Do you have any recommendations for improving the plans?
III. EDUCATION & TRAINING. Training to meet the challenges of new technology, academic enrichment
to provide a fuller meaning to the lives of Seafarers, and professional counseling to
deal with the stresses of a seafaring life are all parts of the SlU's program to meet
the needs of our members.
Do you have ideas on how we can expand or improve these programs?
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IV. SHIPBOARD MEETINGS & MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATION. Shipboard meetings give our members
" an opportunity to express their opinions on all matters concerning their jobs, and
their rights and duties as SlU members.
Do you have any suggestions on how shipboard rheetings can be made more
effective? Do you have any ideas on how we can improve communications between
our members at sea and headquarters ashore?
V. LEGISLATION. The maritime industry is the most federally regulated and legislated industry in the U.S.
' The Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the Oil Import Bill, Public Health Hospitals and
the Jones Act are just some of the important areas affected by legislation.
What do you think we can do to protect our jobs and job security through legislation?
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Act of 1970, and won the legislative battle for the Oil Import Bill. Again — it's all
tied in with jobs and job security. -• '• -(• ' • How can we become more effective? .f-. . '
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" today and the changes we can expect iii the future, what are your suggestions for
updating the Standard Freightship & Tanker Agreement and the SlU Shipping Rules?
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Pledges Continued AFL-GIO Support
KirMand Gets Paul Hall Memorial Award for Dedieation
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President Lane Kirkland last
month became the fourth recip
ient of the Paul Hall Memorial
award given by the Maritime
Port Council of Greater New
York and Vicinity.
In his acceptance speech at
the Sheraton Centre Oct. 22,
Kirkland said that he was
"deeply honored" to be given
the award.
Calling Hall "an authentic
leader," Kirkland said that "my
friend and colleague Paul Hall
shared a vision of a strong Labor
Movement."
Paul Hall was president of the
SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department. He passed
away in 1980 of cancer at the
age of 65.
The award to Kirkland, in the
form of a plaque, was given to
him by Paid Hall's widow. Rose.
In her speech, Mrs. Hall said
that Kirkland was "a dear and
close friend of Paul." He was a
"strong supporter of the U.S.
merchant fleet" and he "made,
revitalization of the maritime
industry a top priority."
Noting that this "award hon
ors great leadership," Mrs. Hall
told the audience of almost 1,000
people that "it takes men and
women like Lane Kirkland to
make us see the possibilities."
In part the plaque read, "As
Paul Hall once said: 'If the fight
is long, and your opponent for
midable, you need one thing: a
good captain who can give a
team direction and turn money,
marbles and chalk into laws,
jobs and benefits.' Lane Kirk
land is that captain."
In his speech, Kirkland was
highly critical of the Reagan
administration. He said that the
"promise of maritime renewal
has been broken by this admin
istration" which "... contin
ues to recite from its textbook
of free trade."
Kirkland said: "The U.S.
needs a comprehensive and for
ward looking maritime policy."
The AFL-CIO president told
the audience that the Competi
tive Shipping and Shipbuilding
Act of 1983 (better known as
the Boggs bill) "offers the best
alternative" for helping to re
vitalize the U.S. fleet.
He said that the AFL-CIO
"will continue to fight for its
passage."
Noting that"" "our Labor
Movement is in good fighting
shape," Kirkland said that Paul
Hall "loved a good fight and he
would have loved the one we're
going into today."
Memorial Service
Held for Seafarer
Friends of Dwayne Cook hold a memorial service for their fellow Seafarer,
presumed misslnq at sea off the SS Santa Ross at)out two months ago.
Present at the Oct. 2 ceremony at North Point In San Francisco, Calif,
are from the left: John Halllg, Kathy Hertz and Dell Lovern. The picture
was sent In by another of Cook's good friends, George "Lenny" ZIntz
Jr.
As the recipient of the fourth annual Paul Hall Memorial award, AFL-
CIO President Lane Kirkland (c.) holds the plaque he was given by the
Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity at their dinner-
dance last month. With Kirkland are, from the left: Jean Ingrao, executive
secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department; Jack
Brady, executive vice president of District 2 of the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, AMO; Ed Panarello, executive director of the
New York Port Council; Jack Caffey, special assistant to the SIU
president and vice-president of the New York Port Council; Frank
Lonardo, president of the New York Port Council; Stephen J. Leslie,
trustee of the New York Port Council and vice president of the Maritime
Trades Department, and Rose Hall who presented the award to Kirkland.
Thomas Bradley Dead at 55,
Head of Md.-DC AFL-CIO Unit
Thomas M. Bradley, 55, pres
ident of the Maryland State and
District of Columbia AFL-CIO
Labor Federation since 1979,
died Oct. 27 at Franklin Sq.
Hospital in Baltimore.
Bradley had suffered a mas
sive heart attack early in
October.
He had been a member of the
Machinists Union (LAM) since
1949, rising from shop steward
to president of the LAM, Local
1561, in Baltimore.
Later on, Bradley was direc
tor of the Baltimore Council on
Political Education (COPE) and
headed Baltimore's Central La
bor Council from 1974 to 1979.
He had been a vice president
of the AFL-CIO's Maryland
State Labor Federation before
he was tapped by the unit's
Executive Board to be chief of
the federation. In 1981, at the
state federation's convention,
he was elected to a full presi
dential term.
AFL-CIO President Lane
Kirkland and Secretary-Treas
urer Thomas R. Donahue cited
Bradley's leadership and fervor
in a letter to his widow, Jean;
four children and two grand
children:
"His dedication, his energy,
his integrity and his judgment
were tremendous assets to the
workers who elected him as their
leader . . . We will cherish his
memory . . . Tom's death has
spread sorrow and a deep sense
of personal loss to trade union
ists throughout Maryland and
far beyond its borders," wrote
Kirkland and Donahue.
2 Brothers of the Sea Buried in the Deep
On Oct. 13, aboard the SS Transcolumbia (Hudson Waterways),
burial services were conducted for Pensioner Wilhelm Woeras by Capt.
R.L. Edmonds with all ship's personnel present. They mourned the
deceased's passing as his remains were consigned to the deep.
On Aug. 16 on the bulker Star of Texas (Titan Navigation), Chief
Engineer John O'SuUivan was buried at sea with full honors at the start
of the Gulfstream according to his last request.
His ashes were given back to the sea during a sunset service.
Bosun Gene Paschall, Asst. Cook Yvonne Smith, Seafarers Ray
Fletcher, Bobby Williams, James Dies and other crewmembers off
watch helped to honor the departed.
Capt. Richard D. Stewart led the solemn services. During the
ceremony, the entire crew on and off watch observed a period of silence
for O'Sullivan.
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100th Anniversary
In San Franeiseo
THE PACIFIC COAST Ma
rine Firemen, ODers and
Watertenders Union (MFOW),
SlU-affiliated since 1953, cele
brated its 100th year (1883-1983)
as more than 1,000 members,
pensioners, families, friends and
maritime notables took part in
a gala dinner-dance fete Oct. 28
near the union's headquarters
in the port of San Francisco.
Earlier in the day of the Cen
tennial Celebration, at a "Mar
itime Unity" conference at the
MFOW hiring hall, SIU Presi
dent Frank Drozak congratu
lated the West Coast union's
chief, Henry "Whitey" Disley
and his membership for their
first "hardest" 100 years and
attacked the Reagan administra
tion on its maritime policies.
In his speech, Drozak related
his years as SIU San Francisco
port ^ent knowing the MFOW
late Presidents Vincent J. Ma-
lone, Sam Bennett, William W.
Jordan and Harry Jorgensen.
Drozak declared in his re
marks that: ". . . It is a singular
achievement (by the MFOW)
simply to have survived in such
a rocky, unpredictable, feast-
or-famine industry such as our
maritime industry is . . ."
He pointed out that the West
Coast "is really the birthplace
of the permanent seafaring
unions of this country" and the
MFOW "the first to set up an
organization devoted to the pro
tection and welfare of the crew-
members of the unlicensed en
gine department aboard
American flagships." And he
added the SUP was founded in
1885 and the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union began in 1901.
Drozak further outlined the
MFOW's early struggles to
correct the primitive wages and
living and working conditions
and brutality aboard the ships
praising its "staying power" to
survive the first difficult times.
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The SIU president said "Our
principal problem now ... is to
preserve the maritime indus
try." And . There is now
no indication that the present
administration is determined to
reverse the frightening decline
of American shipping."
Drozak held that:
• "The present administra
tion . . . has dismantled long
standing maritime programs
which . . . enabled the Ameri
can merchant marine to main
tain some viability ...
• The administration has dis
carded these programs without
providing any replacement
mechanisms that would allow
American shipping to at least
maintain its existing capability
until a transition to more effec
tive and suitable programs could
be adopted.
• "The administration con
tinues to practice 19th-century
economic philosophy, espe
cially with regard to the U.S.
merchant marine, while the rest
of the nations of the world sup
port their national fleets in terms
of real-world economics and
politics.
• "Whereas the Maritime
Administration was once the lead
agency and the protector of the
interests of U.S.-flag shipping,
it no longer is able to demon
strate any initiative in behalf of
the industry it was created to
serve. The effective functioning
of the Maritime Administration
has been completely smoth
ered."
Drozak concluded "What we
are seeing today is the pursuit
by the administration of a plan
for the destruction of the Amer
ican flag industry. None Of Pres
ident Reagan's pledges to de
velop an American shipping
capability consistent with our
national interests have been
honored."
Joining SIU President Drozak
on the podium were newly re-
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SIUNA President Frank Drozak congratulates MFOW President Disley.
elected San Francisco Mayor
Dianne Feinstein, California
Congresswomen Barbara Boxer,
6th District and Sala Burton,
5th District; California Con
gressman George Miller and U.S.
Sen, Milton Marks, State Lt.
Gov. Leo McCarthy, APL head
W. B. Seaton, Matson Line chief
Michael S. Wasacz and Pacific
Maritime Assn. President Wil
liam E. Coday.
Also at the symposium were
M.C., John F. Henning, secre
tary-treasurer of the State La
bor Federation; SIU VP George
McCartney, MTD Secretary-
Treasurer Jean Ingrao, TI
Chairman Emeritus Herbert
Brand, SUP President Paul
Dempster, ILWU President
James Herman, Deputy Super
intendent of the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy Commodore
Thomas Patterson, MARAD
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Dempster, and DLWU (Longshoremen) President Jimmy Herman. ^
Happy
Birthday
(Continued from Page 8.)
Western Region Director Capt.
S.W. Galstan and SIU San
Francisco Field Representative
John Ravnik.
Other MFOW Centennial
Celebrations were held Oct. 15
in the port of Honolulu, Hawaii;
Nov. 12 in the port of Seattle,
Nov. 13 in San Pedro, Calif, for
the port of Wilmington and in
the ports of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
New Orleans and Portland, Ore.
At the union's 100th birthday
party, commemorative pins were
distributed with a 64-page his
torical highlights book program
entitled "From Hell Hole to
High Tech" showing the found
ing fathers of the union, the
early sailing and steamships with
chapters "The Early Days 1850-
i915," "Living Aboard Ship,"
"1900-1922," "The Fighting
Years," "Seamen and the Law,"
"The War Years," "The Post
War Years," and "The Agoniz
ing Years 1974-1983."
Democratic Cmigreaswomwi Sain Burton (r^ht) and Barhara Boxer war on hand fwr the ceidHratton. Here they meet with
SIUNA Piesidait Frank Drozak and Vice Presid«Dt George McCartney^
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fresh cbat of paint on the bridge wings. Below, Lorenzos Ordansa is on
his way back up the gangway after an errand on the docks.
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Chief Steward Jim Bergstrom
was in the ship's pantry trying
to organize the stores after hav
ing been aboard for less than 24
hours. He promised that the
food would be "tops" for the
crew and the dozen passengers.
It will also be the same.
Up on the passenger deck,
Steward Assistant Lloyd Zim
merman said he was walking
and working proof that "dili
gence pays off." Zimmerman
had been making a regular com
mute from his home in Roanoke,
Va. to the Baltimore hall in
search of work. His perserver-
ance will pay off in a payoff
now.
A deck below in the crew
quarters, Windell Saunders,
steward's assistant, was putting
a few homey touches on the
Getting the SaW Rosa shipshape
allows Ted Drobbins, AB, time to
brush up on directions.
crews' quarters, hanging new
drapes and cleaning up a bit.
While most of the activity on
deck was from shoreside em
ployees, a few SIU deckhands
were about. John Barcroft, a
standby AB, was checking one
of the chain lockers while ABs
Ted Drobbins and Bernard Mi-
ciak were applying fresh coats
of paint to the bridge.
Port Agent A1 Raymond had
just put a job call out that morn
ing for the rest of the deck and
engine crew, and they were due
onboard the next day. This would
give them a little more than two
days to bring the Santa Rosa
out of drydock, sail her up to
Philadelphia and have her
spruced up and ready for the
first trip—cargo, passengers and
all.
The Santa Rosa will call Phil
adelphia home and make regular
stops on a 28-day run to
Charleston, S.C., Miami, Fla.,
and the east coasts of Vene
zuela, Colombia and Panama.
To a novice, it might have
looked as if the Santa Rosa
would take two months before
she would be ready to sail. But
the professional and hardwork
ing SIU crew would have her
ready, as if the Santa Rosa was
transformed by magic.
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Atop the Santa Rosa crane offers a fine
view of a flurry of activity along Baltimore's
Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock ship
yards.
Standby AB John Barcroft pulls up a chain from the top deck
as the high pitched sounds of welding, sanding and drilling
whine in the background.
WIndell Saunders, steward assist
ant, hangs curtains in refurbished
crew quarters.
Lloyd Zimmerman (above) spent several weeks driving from his Roanoke,
Va. home to Baltimore in search of a ship. He found the Santa Rosa.
Here he makes some last minute adjustments in a passenger's cabin.
Both the passengers and the crew will enjoy the same meals and Chief
Steward Jim Bergstrom (r.) said the cooking will be "tops" on each 28-
day voyage.
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Gulf Coast, by VP. Joe Sacco
are still going full force on
the Dixie strike which is eight
months old. On all fronts we con
tinue to be active. Our leaflets and
picketing are having an impact as
is our campaign to inform con
sumers about the situation.
Dixie Carriers is part of a con
glomerate called Kirby. Though
the company contends that our
strike has had little effect on it,
their second quarter e^ings have
dropped tremendously. We've
slowed down the company's op
erations. Our consumer information campaign, directed at the people
with whom Kirby does business, has been very successful.
Kirby's attempt to break this Union is a classic example of what's
happening throughout this country in the transportation sector. There
have been big efforts to bust the unions in other transport fields,
such as buses and airlines. Just look at what's happening at Greyhound
buses and Continental Airlines.
Our attack against Kirby and Dixie is a multi-pronged one, and on
Nov. 14 we will take depositions in Texas on a suit against Dixie for
its calculated plan to destroy the Union.
Meanwhile we are continuing to fiilly service our deep-sea and
inland equipment. We have completed work on the Bay Houston
Towing contract which expires shortly and we are sending out contract
questionnaires to our members at Radcliff. Also, the new three-year
Higman Towing contract which provides wage increases for our
members has been ratified.
In other news from the Gulf, SIU MobUe Port Agent Tom Glidewell
has been elected vice-president of the State AFL-CIO in Alabama.
Also, at the State Federation's convention a resolution was unani
mously passed urging all of Alabama's congressional legislators to
vote for the Boggs bill in the House and the Trible bill in the Senate.
Both these bills would greatly help revitalize the U.S. maritime fleet.
East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall
^or a few days last month I
visited our hall in Santurce,
Puerto Rico. At a payoff on the
SlU-contracted Puerto Rico (Puerto
Rico Marine) I held a shipboard
meeting to discuss many of the
important issues facing this Union
and the maritime industry today. I
also visited our Crowley opera
tions while I was there.
From the port of Gloucester, one
of our Union fishing representa-
tives, Leo Sabato, reports that an
SlU-contracted fishing boat, the
Grace and Tom sank in the Atlantic last month. None of the
crewmembers was hurt when the vessel went down at about 4 a.m.
on Oct. 17 approximately 15 miles east-southeast of Gloucester. A
vessel nearby heard the Grace and Tom's SOS and was quickly
beside her.
In other news from that port, prices for ground fish have been
going up but the fishing is poor.
Also, scallops are very, very scarce and at one point the price off
the boat was $7.45 a pound.
In the port of Baltimore we crewed the Santa Rosa (Delta) wMch
is scheduled to go to Charleston, Miami and on to South America.
This ship was formerly owned by American President Lines on the
West Coast. Delta also bought another APL ship and named her the
Santa Paula. She was in the Sparrows Point shipyard for repairs and
will be shifted to the Maryland Drydpck in Baltimore. Possible
crewing time for her is the end of November.-,
Also in Baltimore we expect the pushboat Sugar C. (Sonat Marine)
to return to service shortly. She's currently laid up in Philadelphia
for repairs.
From the port of Norfolk we have word that the CS Long Lines
returned to Wilmington, N.C. after doing an emergency repair job in
Nova Scotia.
In the inland field, ballots have to be in by Nov. 21 on the
Lynnhaven contract out of Norfolk. Meanwhile, the contract at
Northeast Towing has been extended.
Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco
ast month 1 was an SlUNA
delegate to the triennial meet
ing of the Joint Seafarers and
Dockers Conference of the Inter
national Transport Workers Fed
eration held in Madrid, Spain.
Five hundred delegates from 63
countries attended the week-long
meeting.
Through the efforts of SlUNA
President Frank Drozak and the
entire American delegation we were
able to get a minimum manning
scale resolution approved by the
joint session of the ITF. T A r.
Also, the delegates unanimously approved the UNCTAD code
which calls for bilateral shipping agreements among trading partners.
1 found the conference very interesting and informative. It gave
us a chance to meet with seafarers from around the world. We
learned that many seafaring nations face the same problems that we
do—runaway flags, a declining maritime industry, lack of cargo.
It was a very useful meeting and 1 feel that positive results will
continue to come from it in the future.
In news on the homefront, we have word from Algonac that one
of our Great Lakes Seafarers, Willis Lawrence^ will be getting a
special award from American Steamship Company. Twenty years ago
Brother Lawrence lost his arm in a shipboard accident. He did not
give up sailing though. Instead he rehabilitated himself so he could
continue to work aboard ship. Last year he went to the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to upgrade. He sails as a
QMED aboard the self unloading diesel ship Nicolet. (A full story
on Brother Lawrence will appear in a future issue of the LOG.)-
Also, inland news from the Lakes includes word that SlU-con
tracted Zenith Dredge has three more weeks to complete the Duluth,
Minn.-Superior, Wis. harbor deepening project.
Politically on the Lakes, two long time friends of the SIU, Michigan
State Senators David Serotkin and Phillip Mastin are facing recall
elections. We're urging our members to vote no in the two elections—
one to be held Nov. 22 and the other on Nov. 30.
West Coast, By V.P. George McCartney
On the West Coast our long
time SlUNA affiUate, the Ma
rine Firemen's Union, is celebrat
ing its centennial birthday.
Here is San Francisco on Oct.
28, the Firemen held a full day
discussion on maritime unity. The
principal speaker was SIU Presi
dent Frank Drozak. Among the
topics he discussed were the Boggs
bill, maritime unity and revitali-
zation of the U.S. maritime indus
try.
Early this month 1 went to a keel
laying ceremony for one of our ships in San Diego. She's the John
B. Waterman (Waterman Steamship), and she's being converted from
a combination RO/RO containership to a T-AK maritime pre-posi-
tioning ship for the Military Sealift Command in support of the
Marine Corps.
Included in the conversion is the lengthening of the ship by 126
feet. All cargo holds wUl be air conditioned. The work on her is
being done at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Yard. Two more
Waterman ships, sister ships of the John B. Waterman, are also set
to be converted. They are the Thomas Heywood and the Charles
Carroll.
From Wilmington we have word that the SlU-contracted passenger
liner SS Constitution (American-Hawaii Cruises) will be in Los
Angeles in December for the first time since she began her Hawaii
Cruises. She will then go on to a San Francisco shipyard for some
repairs before heading back to Hawaii.
In Seattle where the SlU-contracted Rose City (Pacific Shipping)
came in recently, we were proud to hear that crewmembers rescued
85 boat people off the coast of Borneo, Indonesia. Newspaper articles
particularly cited four men, two of whom jumped into the ocean to
help the boat people. The four cited by the paper are all SIU
members—Bosun Perry Greenwood and ABs Jeff Kass, Greg Turay
land Sippo. We're very proud of these men and the entire crew.
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HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL
OF SEAMANSHIP
Piney Point Maryland
New Facilities Enhance Learning Experiences
in the SHLSS Steward Department
The SHLSS Steward Program
offers a lot of hands on experience
to our seafarers, and we have a
new training facility at the SIU
headquarters building in Camp
Springs, Maryland.
The cafeteria, staffed by SIU
trainees and upgraders has been
Making sandwiches is one of
the responsibilities of Cook
and Baker Florencio Nieves
Junior from N.Y.
preparing and serving breakfast
and lunch, Monday through Fri
day since May 31, 1983. The new
facility was designed by the per
manent SHLSS Steward Dep^-
ment to best incorporate training
needs. While working at the^SIU
headquarters cafeteria. Stewards
participating in the program now
have the advantages of exposure
to customers, cooking food to
order and often they are able to
meet some of their SIU officials.
The crew for the new SHLSS
training galley consists of five
entry-level trainees, one Assistant
Cook, two Cooks and Bakers, one
Chief Cook, and in permanent-
positions Chief Steward/Instruc
tor John Cleveland and Cashier
Debbie Miller. Don Nolan,
SHLSS culinary director, oversees
the new cafeteria as well as all
of our other Steward Department
programs.
The five entry-level trainees are
chosen from each class and nor
mally spend four weeks in this
training facility. Steward
upgraders fill the other positions
for a two-week period during their
scheduled six-week training
course.
Each day, Monday through Fri
day, John Cleveland picks up the
training crew at 4:30 a.m. at the
SHLSS campus. They then begin
the 65 mile drive to the SIU head
quarters building.
Preparations for the 7:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. breakfast begin
immediately upon arrival at
Camp Springs. Following
breakfast, the crew reorganizes
to prepare lunch which is offered
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Throughout the day. Chief
Steward/Instructor John
Cleveland sees to the assignment
of specialty duties for each
member of the crew, while giving
individual instruction and atten
tion to each student's needs. The
crew then cleans and secures the
galley and returns to the SHLSS at
Piney Point about 4:30 p.m. ,
A unique aspect of the new
facility is that much of the
food served is grown on the
SHLSS farm which raises beef,
pork and fresh vegeta;bles. On
most Thursdays a Shipbuilder's
luncheon is served which allows
a lot of creativity. Gourmet food
is prepared and Garde Manger
(food decorations) are made. For
special events, such as the SIU
headquarters dedication, all the
food and garnishments were
prepared by the SHLSS Steward
department.
Our Seafarers will certainly
benefit from this new and
welcomed addition to our Steward
Program.
SHLSS Culinary Director Don Nolan, and
SHLSS Chief Steward/Instructor John
Cleveland discuss supplies needed for the
Thursday Shipbuilders Luncheon.
Third Cook, Mark POwell (r.)
prepares decorative radishes
for a salad bar while Chief
Steward/instructor John
Cleveland inspects his work.
Chief Cook, Jeff Booth from
Houston, Texas expertly
dices tomatoes.
Toppings for tacos are being prepared by
Special Stewards Leonard Kelly (c.) and Jerry
Rhodes (r.) under the watchful eye of Chief
Steward/Instructor John Cleveland.
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The Master or Mate of a freight
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The Master/Mate class from (I. to r.) Melvin Beckneii, Billy
Williams, Larry Snider and Robert Bakeman, practice plotting
courses and distances in preparation for the U.S. Coast Guard
examination.
A High School
Diploma can Open a
lot of Doors for You
The High School Equivalency
Program (GED) offered through
the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship prepares
Seafarers to take the GED exam
and earn their high school
diplomas. Over 1700 Seafarers
have already successfully com
pleted the program and received
their Maryland State High School
Diplomas.
The GED program is available
to all SIU members who are in
good stjmding with the Union.
Upgraders can enroll in the pro
gram while they are at SHLSS for
a vocational course or apply
through the Upgrading Applica
tion in the Seaferers LOG. SHLSS
entry level students also have the
opportunity to take the GED pro
gram while they are in basic train
ing, The decision is left up to
eligible students. If they are
interested in the program, it is
incorporated into their schedules.
The GED program is made up
of the five content areas of
science, social studies, English,
math and literature. It runs from
four to six weeks depending on
the needs and abilities of the
students. Diagnostic tests are
given in the content areas to
determine what the students need
to learn or review. The GED
instructors evaluate the tests and
design a course of study that will
meet each students' specific
needs. Students work at their own
pace through small group or
individualized instruction. Even
though the GED program is a
non-graded course, the students
are given regular progress reports
to evaluate their GED perfor
mance. These evaluations guide
students in their studies.
Many SHLSS students have
experienced success in the GED
program because of the special
learning conditions. With the
personal and creative approaches
used in GED instruction, the
students progress confidently
through the course materials. At
the same time, interest and
motivation is enhanced when
the enthusiastic instructors
demonstrate how basic skills can
be applied to the students'
maritime careers. The program
also includes study and test t^ng
skills which prepares the student
to sit for the one day state
administered exam.
The GED program is only one
of the many successful education
opportunites offered at SHLSS to
prepare the Seaferer for the
future.
14 / LOG / November 1983
or towing vessel is one of the more
demanding jobs on the water. A
lot of decisions and respon
sibilities are in this person's h^ds.
At SHLSS we train seafarers to
take on these responsibilities.
The eight week course consists
of classroom instruction in the
areas of: ship construction,
shiphandling, cargo gear and
stowage, navigation, rules of the
road, safety, stability, ship's
business and shipboard routines.
This course is designed to prepare
the experienced seaman for the
United States Coast Guard
Master/Mate Freight and Towing
license examination.
SHLSS Instructor John Chanslor (c.) demonstrates the use of
navigational triangles to students (I. to r.) Melvin Beckneii,
Billy Williams, Larry Snider and Robert Bakeman.
Recent SHLSS GED Graduates
Bill Davis
Taher Abdulla
Bill Davis, who ships out of
Brooklyn N.Y., has been in die
SIU since 1971. He came to the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship on July 25 th to
enter the GED program. "Having
an eighth grade education, I was a
litde nervous about going back to
school," says Bill, "but the
teachers here are great!" He took
the GED exam six weeks later and
passed the test. What does the
future hold for Bill.? He's looking
on toward college.
Taher AbduUa has been a U.S.
citizen for 12 years and ships out
of Seattle, Wash. He read about
the school's GED program in
the Seaferers LOG, applied for,
and was accepted into the pro
gram. He also completed the
CPR, firefighting and LNG
courses while enrolled in the GED
program. "The program is very
good!" says Taher. "I had never
been to the school before and
once you're here you realize how
much the SIU is doing for the
membership. Every member
should take advantage of the pro
grams offered here."
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The SHLSS Refrigeration Course
is a Chilling Experience
operation and controls of cen
trifugal refrigeration machinery
and operations and maintenance
of refrigerated container systems.
Practical shop training includes:
constructing, operation and
trouble-shooting working
refrigeration systems and
operating and trouble-shooting
working refrigerated container
units.
To be eligible for the Refrigera
tion Systems Maintenance arid
Operations course all applicants
must hold a QMED Any Rating
endorsement, or endorsement as
Refrigeration Engineer and Elec
trician, or equivalent inland ex
perience.
Few malfunctions aboard ship
can affect the comfort of the crew
as much as an air conditioner
breakdown, whether it's in the
galley, the crew quarters or
affecting the cargo of a refrigera
tion container.
The six week refrigeration
course offered at the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship consists of both
classroom and practical shop
training. The areas covered
include: the theory of refrigera
tion, refrigerants and their use,
R-11 and R-12 refrigeration
systems, operations, maintenance
and trouble-shooting of various
shipboard refrigeration systems.
Taking a resistance reading with an OHM meter are George
Ackley from Seattie and Brenda Murray from Jacksonville.
John Linton from New York checks a refrigeration system sche
matic diagram.
Instructor Eric Malzkuhn (c.) explains how air flows across a
condenser to Thomas Maga (I.) and John Raba.
DIESEL ENGINEER'S UNINSPECTED VESSELS
Where Do You Stand?
Our records indicate that you completed the Diesel License
Course at SHLSS, however we do not have a copy of your
license in our files.
It is requested that you provide us with a xerox copy of your
license, front and back, so that we can update our files.
If your name does not appear on this list and you hold an
Assistant or Chief Diesel Engineer License, please submit a
copy of your license and your name will be added to the list at
that time.
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January Through March 19 ^s.
ii"*- -nri tn imnrove Job Skills
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School of Seamanship.
For convenience *Mg?ne^^depairtmen^
•clu?s%Tdeck'de%rtment co'urses; steward department
"tfand Boatmen and deep 3-
to upgrade are Ita%|though every effort will be
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'"TSno'wm|Ss°es®wiil.be held through March 1984 as
listed below:
Engine Upgrading Courses
Check-In
Date
March 12
January 9
January 3
March 5
Course
QMED
Pumproom
Maintenance &
Operation
Marine Electrical
Maintenance
Marine Electronics m
Refrigeration Systems, February 27
Maintenance &
Operations
Fireman/Watertender
& Oiler
Gonveyorman
Diesel Scholarship
Third Assistant
Engineer
Tankerman
Completion
Date
MaySI
February 24 '
March 2
April 13
April 13
February 13 March 29
January 3
January 3
January 9
February 3
February 24
March 16
January 4 January 12
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Course
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Completion
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Towboat Operator
Scholarship Program
Able Seaman
Quartermaster
Third Mate
Celestial Navigation/
Third Mate .
Celestial Navigation/
Master/Mate Freight ̂
Towing . ,
Celestial Navigation/
Towboat Operator
Lifeboatman
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January 3
January 23
March 12
January 3
January 9
March 19
March 5
March 19
February 27
February 24
March 16
April 26
February 17
March 16
April 20
April 6
April 20
March 9
Course
varies
varies
varies
varies
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Steward Upgrading Courses
Check-In/ Completion Length of
Cgume__
Assistant Cook bi-weekly
cook and Baker b -week y
Chief Cook
Chief Steward monthly
Recertlflcatlon Prograrns
Check-In Completion
Q3te Date
Ss"un Recertification Febmary 20 MarcM6
Graduation April 2
special Notice
QMED Listing Changes
several c°n«"°??wpn nl^ check the August list to verify our
^oihrpa^--k^ Se^"af^ets .Harry Lundeberg School of
is a list of correctior« which have been made to the
QMED list.
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BranconI, Robert
Castle, Vernon
Fedesovlch, John
Fischer, Erik
Groaning, Richard
Hooper, Allen
Llnah, Kenneth
Mittendorff, Steven
Rodriguez, Carlos
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12/79
04/75
03/75
06/73
09/83
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08/78
07/83
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Washington, Eddie 12/75 03/82 .........
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SeStets Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
Director of Vocational Education \
Piney Point, Maryland 20674 i
i The following information is provided to update my records^
1 received my QMED rating on ~
1 I have completed the following specialty course(s):
i Marine Electrical Maintenance -p—— Welding — D»esel Regu
1 Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations —- Automation
i Pumproom Maintenance & Operation ~
Electronics
Date
Date
11 hold a valid 3rd/2nd Assis-
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Upgrading Application >ss»\
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Name
(Last) (first)
Date of Birth
Address.
(MiddieT
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Mo./Day/Year
Telephone
^ClJyJ (5Ta!e) (Zip code) ' (Area ooae)
Inland Waters Member • Lakes Member • Pacific •
Book/!f • —I Seniority
Deep Sea Member •
Social Security ff
Date Book
Was Issued ^ .Port Issued.
Port Presently
.Registered ln_
Endorsement(s) or
License(s) Now Held.
Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program; • Yes
Trainee Program: From. to.
"" (dates attended) ~
Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes
Course(s) Taken -
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No • (if yes, fill in below)
Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No • Firef ightlng: • Yes No • CPR: • Yes No •
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I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed . .
DECK
• Tankerman
• AB Unlimited
• AB Limited
• AB Special
• Quartermaster
• Towboat Operator Inland
• Towboat Operator Not More
Than 200 Miles
• Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles)
• Celestial Navigation
• Master Inspected Towing Vessel
• Mate Inspected Towing Vessel
• 1st Class Pilot
• Third Mate Celestial Navigation
• Third Mate
No transportation will be
paid uniess you present
originai receipts after course
compietion.
ENGiNE
• FOWT
• OMED—Any Rating
• Marine Electronics
• Marine Electrical Maintenance
• Pumproom Maintenance & Operation
• Automation
• Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration
Systems
• DIeeel Engines
• Assistant Engineer (Uninspected
Motor Vessel)
• Chief Engineer (Uninspected
Motor Vessel)
• Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected)
STEWARD
• Assistant Cook
• Cook & Baker
• Chief Cook
• Steward
• Towboat Inland Cook
ALL DEPARTMENTS
• Welding
• LIfeboatman
ADULT EDUCATiON DEPARTMENT
• Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• High School Equivalency
Program (GEO)
• Developmental Studies
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
COLLEGE PROGRAM
• Nautical Science
Certificate Program
• Scholarship/Work Program
RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME—(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter
of service, whichever is applicable.)
QATE SHIPPED DATEOF DiSCHARGE
VESSEL RATING HELD
SIGNATURE DATE
RETURN COMPLETED APPLiCATION TO:
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674
November 1983/LOG/17
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World Report
For the first time since the end of the
Vietnam War, American troops have been
engaged in battle. Unlike Vietnam, how
ever, the fighting has not been confined to
one area, but is being staged on two
continents and in two vastly different set
tings.
There were some disturbing signs that
tended to get lost in the rush of events.
For one thing, American forces and
resources were being spread terribly thin.
President Reagan's defense buildup has
been deficient in one very critical area:
America's sealift capability.
Over the past three years the Reagan
administration has cut funding for the
maritime industry to the bone. Were things
to get out of hand in Lebanon or Gre
nada—or even to heat up in the Philippines
or El Salvador—this country would prob
ably have to rely upon foreign-flag vessels
to transport its troops and supplies. In
light of the cold reception given to the
Grenada invasion, can we afford to rely
upon countries like Panama and Liberia
to protect our vital national interests?
Ciinard BUI
H.R. 2883, a bill that would add two
ships to this nation's depleted passenger
vessel fleet, is waiting for House floor
action. The Senate version of the bill,
S. 1197, is being considered by the Senate
Commerce Committee.
The bill is an important one. Among
other things, it would create 1,000 seafar
ing jobs at a time when the maritime
industry is in a state of near depression.
Under the bill's provisions, two British-
flag passenger vessels—the Canard Prin
cess and iht Canard Coantess—would be
re-registered in the American merchant
marine with a minimum of red tape. Op
ponents of the bill contend that the legis
lation would weaken the Jones Act. Ac
cording to SIU President Frank Drozak,
this is not true.
The SS Constitation and the SS Inde
pendence were redocumented under the
American registry several years ago, and
there has been no noticeable weakening
of the Jones Act. To the contrary: the
American-flag merchant marine is stronger
in the sense that it can now boast two
passenger vessels among its 564 vessels
fleet.
AtaskanOU
The terms of the Export Administration
Act, which bans the export of Alaskan
oil, was extended until a final determina
tion is made on the bill. That doesn't seem
to be too far in the future: the House of
Representatives passed the legislation by
a voice vote. Senate action is still pending.
The legislation is of the utmost impor
tance to SIU members. At least 40 con
tracted SIU tankers carry oil from Alaska
to the Lower 48 states. The loss of those
18/LCX3/November 1983
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ships would pose a devastating blow to
the maritime industry, especially now when
things are so tough.
The bill deals with a pressing national
security matter. Domestic supplies of oil
have become even more important now
that the shipment of foreign oil is jeopard
ized by the continuing war between Iran
and Iraq. Both sides now threaten to mine
the Straits of Hormuz, through which a
large percentage of the world's oil passes.
In a related matter, the Reagan admin
istration has failed to fill the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve at levels mandated by
law. That leaves the country even more
vulnerable to a shut-off of its oil supplies.
The Export Administration Act was
originally set to expire Sept. 30.
Maritime Safety
The Maritime Safety Bill, H.R. 3486,
was passed out of the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee. The bill
seeks to improve reporting requirements
for U.S.-flag vessels. The SIU and other
maritime unions see the legislation as an
important first step in the prevention of
maritime disasters like the SS Poet.
Several amendments were added to the
legislation while it was in committee. The
most important of these amendments was
the decision to increase liability limitations
from $60 to $420 a ton. The figure had not
been raised since 1936, and no longer
represented a true market value.
CDS Payback
House and Senate conferees met and
hammered out a compromise Appropria
tions Bill for State, Commerce and Justice.
Among other things, the bill pushes back
the enforcement date of a proposed De
partment of Transportation rule allowing
subsidized operators to participate in the
domestic trade contingent upon Aeir pay
ing back their Construction Differential
Subsidies. As it now stands, no action on
the bill can be taken before June 15,1984.
With the SIU Fishermeh Out of Qloucester
Aboard the
Ida and Joseph
ABOARD THE IDA AND
JOSEPH IN IPSWICH
BAY. . . . The crewmen are
literally thigh deep in fish. Their
yellow oilskins and high rubber
boots provide protection as they
work among the thousands of
menhaden pogies that fill the
hold and swamp the deck of this
SlU-contracted boat that works
out of Gloucester, Mass.
The fishermen are members
of the Atlantic and Gulf District
of the SIU. Their former union,
the Atlantic Fishermen's Union,
a long-time affiliate of the SIU
of North America, merged into
the A & G District in 1980. The
SIU fishermen are represented
in Gloucester by Mike Orlando
and Leo Sabato.
Gloucester fishermen catch
many types of fish. They drag—
that is, pull a net on the bottom
of a boat—^for groundfish like
flounder, haddock, cod and red
fish. They also fish for shrimp
in season with special nets,
But , trip that this LOG
reportertook on a beautiful, late
June day was aboard a seiner
that was looking for menhaden
pogies.
This fish is abundant in the
Gloucester area from early June
until October. They're not edi
ble but are instead used for
fertilizer and for oil for cosmet
ics.
While the menhaden pogies
are available, the 40-year-old
Ida and Joseph goes out nearly
every day in search of a full
load. This day in June the hard
work of her 12-man crew would
pay off early.
Leaving her mooring at the
Seven Seas Wharf in Gloucester
at 3:30 a.m., the Ida and Joseph
headed out of Gloucester Har
bor, passed the Fort area and
the breakwater and went north.
She then passed Rockport,
rounded Halibut Point and
headed into Ispwich Bay.
The Ida and Joseph is 84 feet
long. She can carry 65 tons of
fish in her hold and another 70
tons on deck. A seine boat, the
Little Ida, which is 42 feet long,
is towed behind. On deck, the
Ida and Joseph carries a dory
boat.
Though all the crew helps out
when the fish are pulled in, many
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Though haid to believe, this Is not the end of the catch.
In the galley of the Ida and
Joseph Is Cook James In-
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Ambrose Scola and Peter Scola.
Swinging the dip net over to the Ida and Joseph is Steve D'Amico.
Behind him is Nate Mickey Paris!.
Unfastening the lines on the Little Ida are SlU Fisheimen WilUam Parisi (I.) and Jimmy
Pizzfanenti.
of them also have other jobs.
For instance, James Interrante,
the cook onboard the Ida and
Joseph, starts getting breakfast
ready long before the 3:30 a.m.
departure time. Breakfast is a
real treat. Plenty of bacon, bread,
butter, jam, coffee and eggs any
way you want them.
The area below deck is small
but cozy. The galley, the mess
and the fo'c's'le are all in one
area.
On the trip to the fishing
grounds and at various breaks
in the work, some of the crew
would jump into bunks and try
to sleep. The wooden table was
a narrow platform until the sides
went up. Then it could easily
accommodate eight or more
people.
The sunrise this morning was
not as spectacular as the crew
said it can sometimes be, but
the air was fresh and a little
cool, and being on the water
was a pleasure.
Crewmembers were on deck,
getting ready for the fishing
ahead, or drinking coffee and
enjoying the morning. They
talked about their lives as fish
ermen, about the places we were
passing, and about the coming
day's work.
Asked whether we'd see any
whales—^there's a whale watch
sightseeing boat that works out
of Gloucester—crewman Gor
don Goveny said we weren't
going out far enough. He talked
about a time "six or seven ye^s
ago when we were competing
with the whales for herring."
These leviathans of the deep will
go into a school of herring being
fished and take one, huge bite.
Whales have even been known
to get into the fishermen's nets.
That's bad news for the fisher
men because the whales break
right through the expensive ny
lon nets. The one on the Ida
and Joseph is 17 fathoms deep
and 210 fathoms long.
This day there would be no
whales. There would only be,
the fishermen hoped, plenty of
menhaden pogies. At the begin
ning of the season, the fish proc
essing plant in Gloucester that
buys the pogies was paying $44
a tonf
Now, however, the plant was
only paying $37 a ton and the
fishermen were just barely com
ing out ahead.
Larry Scola, captain of the
boat, expired that every year
repairs and renovations alone
on the Ida and Joseph come to
anywhere between $20,000 to
$30,000.
The Ida and Joseph uses a
spotter plane to locate the fish
since they are much more visi
ble from the air. Sometimes
around 5:30 a.m. a Ivge school
of fish is seen by airplane pilot
Mike Calamo.
The men go into action, put
ting on their oilskins, preparing
the boat. Fisherman Steve D'A
mico heads for his motorized
dory which is taken off deck
and lowered into the water.
Other fishermen head for the
Little Ida, board her and let her
loose.
Now the adventure begins.
As the Ida and Joseph stands
by, D'Amico in his dory deftly
and quickly circles around the
fish to keep them together. The
Little Ida gets in close and low
ers her huge net. It spans out
in a wide oval. At the right
moment, the fishermen start to
tighten the net which is purse
seine. This means that the strings
of the net are drawn together at
the bottom and the fish captured
inside. Slowly the net is tight
ened and the oval shrinks.
The Little Ida and the Ida and
Joseph come alongside each
other now and the fishermen
must work quickly. A huge catch
of fish like they have could en
circle the seine boat if the fish
ermen don't keep them in place
at the side of the vessel.
The net is drawn up, partly
by hand, and as the first layer
surfaces there's a mass of sil-.
very, jumping fish.
A dip net is now used to get
the fish from the water to the
Ida and Joseph. This resembles
a miniature purse seine at the
end of a large wooden pole. The
pole is lowered into the mass of
fish and when there's enough in
the net the strings are drawn,
the pole raised, the fish carried
over to the boat where the net
is opened releasing the catch.
His work finished in the dory,
D'Amico rides the dip net from
the Little Ida to the big boat and
operates the pole. It's hard work.
like most of the work on the Ida
and Joseph. On the Little Ida,
three men have to strain to raise
a part of the seine net to each
new layer of fish. But at least
on one another and following
the same pattern as the first.
By the time they're finished,
the fishermen have caught over
280,000 pounds of fish. Once
One fisherman said, "I tried working
ashore. It was no good."
today the work is fruitful. By 7
a.m. the hold is filled and there's
fish stored on deck—about
130,000 pounds of menhaden
pogies. As the fishermen say, it
was a "good set."
There would be two more sets
that morning following quickly
the hold is filled, the fish are put
on deck. As they pile up, wooden
boards are placed around deck
to build up the sides of the boat.
Boards are also placed in front
of some strate^c areas like the
winches and galley entrance. By
the time the fishermen are
isy.
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S^^Mow^eck. pojes. to the llshladened deck of the Ida and Joseph.
though much of the net Is pulled up mechanlcalljr. these three jroung flshetmen stUl
have to use their muscles to raise a part of it.
through, there doesn't seem to
be a nook or cranny aboard ship
that doesn't have a fish in it.
By 9 a.m. we are heading back
home, passing sights like
Straitsmouth Island and the Twin
Lights. The men relax, taking
in the sun, eating sandwiches or
porkchops if they feel like it.
The cook is prepared to make
a full dinner. Usually the boat
is out much later and doesn't
get back until three or four in
the afternoon. This day we'll be
back just after 11 a.m.
On the way home cheers go
up when the crew learns they
will have the next three days
off for the annual St. Peter's
Fiesta, a landmark festival in
Gloucester that draws thou-
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sands of people. St. Peter is the
patron saint of fishermen and
the festival is funded from con
tributions given by Gloucester's
fishing boats. (See story in Au
gust 1983 LOG.)
The men will have three days
off from the daily fishing routine
of rising in the wee hours of the
morning and following the mi
gratory pogies. When the pogie
season ends in October they'll
start going out—sometimes for
days at a time—in search of
other fish.
Today's catch was bountiful
and the day was warm and sunny.
But the fishermen also go out in
the winter. Most of the time
they must face cold and ice and
rain. Sometimes their best ef
forts are fruitless. And even
when they have good catches,
they get back into port to face
unprofitable prices for their fish.
The U.S. tariffs are low on fish
from Canada where that gov
ernment subsidizes its fishing
boats. The fresh fish exported
from Canada is one of the rea
sons for low fish prices in New
England.
The fishermen's work is dan
gerous. On the Ida and Joseph
there was a young fisherman,
Larry Marcantonio, whose father
was lost several years before
when his boat disappeared dur
ing a storm. On that same boat
was the son of the Ida and
Joseph's cook, James Inter-
rante. Nothing was ever found
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base of the Fishennen's Me
morial statue in Glouces
ter, Mass. are veiy apt for
most of the town's resi
dents.
of the men or the boat.
Yet, despite the danger, the
hard work, the uncertain profit,
there were very few complaints
from the men concerning then-
work.
One fisherman said, "I tried
working ashore. It was no good."
Despite certain disadvantages,
he liked being on that fishing
boat, being on the water.
For the crewmen onboard
the Ida and Joseph and for all
(Soucester's fishermen, may the
years ahead be filled with many
"good sets."
Serving DeepSea Members and Fishermen
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Here are two views 5 the SIU hainn Gloucester, Mass. The photo on the left shows the entrance to the hall as seen from St. Peter's Park. The
photo on the right was taken from the dock area and shows the picture windows which surround much of the building.
At Home in the Gloucester Hall
By MARIETTA HOMAYONPOUR
THE SIU'S HALL in
Gloucester, Mass. is a good
place for members to sit around
and talk, or play cards, or shoot
some pool.
Helping the Gloucester hall run
smoothly Is Administrative Assist
ant Del Martus.
The beautiful hall, which was
built from scratch by the Union,
opened its doors in October of
1981. Right next to St. Peter's
Park and the waterfront in
downtown Gloucester, the hall,
which is on one level, is cylin
drical in shape. There are plenty
of large picture windows facing
the harbor where fishing boats
of various sizes and shapes are
tied up.
The Gloucester hall serves
SIU deep-sea members and SIU
fishermen. The fishermen used
to be part of the Atlantic Fish
ermen's Union, a long time af
filiate of the SIUNA. In 1980
the union merged into the SIU
A&G District.
SIU fishing representatives in
Gloucester are Mike Orlando
and Leo Sabato. They often sit
with the members to discuss the
catches • or the latest price of
fish.
Also working out of the hall
is SIU Field Representative Joe
Corrigan and Administrative
Assistant Del Martus who for
many years worked at the SIU's
old hall in Boston.
Bob Stevens was Gloucester
port agent for two years, but he
recently left to become the SIU
port agent in Philadelphia.
The Gloucester hall is beau
tifully landscaped and fits in well
with the harbor, the park and
the surrounding area.
It's a pleasant place to sit and
rel^ and exchange fish stories.
Or, if you're lucky, as this re
porter was, you might hear a
sweet Itedian tune about the sea •
from an 87-year old retired bar
ber who was visiting a friend at
the hall. Bella canzone!
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SIU Fishing Representative Mike
Orlando sits at his desk in the Union
hall In Gloucester.
Playing a game of pool at the SIU hall In Gloucester are two fishing
captains, Jahn Favazza (1.) and John Parisi.
Posing for the camera are Jack Scandallto (1.), a lobster fisherman, and
John Alello, an SIU pensioner.
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Shooting the breeze at the Union hall are, from the left: SIU Fishing
Representative Mike Orlando; Anthony Parisi. a retired baiber; Tom
Randazza, an active fisherman, and Leo Sabato, SIU fishing repre
sentative In Gloucester.
This scene of Gloucester fishing boats is what SIU members see from
the windows of their Union hall.
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Ogden Wabash
In New Jersey
The OGDEN WABASH (Og
den Marine) docked at the
Exxon terminal in northern New
Jersey last month. Seafarers
were able to bask in the beau
tiful Indian summer weather
during their time off in port.
As usual, time in port was
precious and hurried. Most sail
ors had their bags packed way
before the ship actually hit port.
Despite the rush to get ashore,
seamen were anxious to meet
with Kermett Mangrem, their
SIU rep. Many were interested
in talking about the status of the
new trip relief rules.
Mangrem told the crew that
the six-man Permanent Job Trip
Relief Study Committee had
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completed its report after hav
ing spent nearly three months
at Union headquarters review
ing the options open to the Union
and the membership.
The committee had been
elected earlier this year in a
heavily attended membership
meeting in the port of New York.
After much deliberation, the
committee recommended that
the status of the Permanent Job
Trip Relief Program be fully
reviewed at a SIU Crews Con
ference which will be held in
March at the Seafarers Harry
Liindeberg School of Seaman
ship in Piney Point, MD.
The committee also recom
mended that the Union maintain
existing procedures through June
15, 1984, with one exception.
Effective Oct. 1,1983, all reliefs
requested shall be for at least
125 days.
Most members onboard the
Ogden Wabash were satisfied
with the committee's findings,
especially the part about the 125
days. Wiper Mike "Mad Max" Crane Is
all set to hit port.
Crew gets chance to bask in Indian
summer and catch up on SIU news.
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SIU Rep Kermett Mangrem talks to OS Hubert Cain (I.) and Preston
Mllanc about the 125-day trip relief requirement. OS Hubert Cain (I.) and Ed Demoss, AB, are good friends.
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Senator
J. James Exon
Senator J. James Exon (D-Neb.)
was the first Nebraskan to be
elected directly to the U.S. Senate
after serving as governor. In 1978,
Jim Exon won election to the United
States Senate representing the
"Comhusker State."
Sen. Exon has an impressive list
of Senate committee assignments.
He serves on the Budget Commit
tee. On the Armed Services Com
mittee, Exon is Jhe ranking minor
ity member of the Manpower and
Personnel Subcommittee and sits
on the Military Construction Sub
committee and the Strategic and
Theater Nuclear Forces Subcom
mittee. And on the Commerce,
Science and Transportation Com
mittee, Sen. Exon is the ranking
minority member of the Aviation ,
Subcommittee and sits on the Sur
face Transportation Subcommit
tee. The senator serves as a Deputy
Minority Whip of the Senate and
is a member of the Senate Export
Caucus.
The senator is an avid supporter
of maintaining the current restric
tions on the export ban of Alaska
Oil. He is a co-sponsor of S. 1197
which continues the imposition of
those restrictions.
On Sept. 20, 1983, Sen. Exon
voted in support of an amendment
on the Interior Appropriations bill
for acquisition of oil to fill the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a
rate of 220,000 barrels per day, the
current rate. The president sought
to decrease the fill rate of the SPR.
Through the efforts of Exon and
others, the current fill rate of the
SPR was maintained.
A champion of the consumer.
Sen. Exon recently introduced leg
islation to protect consumers from
odometer fraud on used cars and
trucks.
Upon the introduction of his bill,
he said "the tampering of odome
ters on motor vehicles is not lim-
and maritime policy.
Senator
Robert Kasten Jr.
Sen. J. James Exon
ited to any one state. The launder
ing of vehicle titles and tampering
of odometers is a serious national
problem which deserves a remedy
by the federal government.
"The growing national problem
of odometer fraud on used vehicles
costing consumers billions of is
dollars each year. In Nebraska alone
Senator Robert Kasten Jr. (R-
Wis.), a native of Wisconsin,
served in the U.S. Hpuse of Rep
resentatives representing the state s
Ninth Congressional District be
fore he was elected to the U.S.
Senate from the "Badger State
in November 1980.
Sen. Kasten sits on several ke_
committees whose jurisdictions af
fect the American maritime indus
try. The senator is a member of
the Budget Committee. On the Ap
propriations Committee, he sits on
its subcommittees of Defense, En
ergy and Water Development j
Transportation and Related Agen
cies; Agriculture, and Foreign Op
erations as the subcommittee
chairman. On the Commerce, Sci
ence and Transportation Commit
tee, Kasten is chairman of its Con
sumer Subcommittee and is a
member of its Merchant Marine
Subcommittee and Surface Trans-
portatipn Subcommittee. And on
the Small Business Committee, the
senator is chairman* of its Entre-
preneurship and Special^ Problems
Facing Small Business Subcom
mittee, as well as a member of its
Government Procurement Sub
committee.
"The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and
a rich estate." ^ _
Euripides, Aegeus." Fragment 7
State officials estimate that odom
eter tampering costs consumers
from $5 to 10 million annually. This
legislation would make it illegal to
tamper with the odometers on used
vehicles that are transferred be
tween states."
SIU is proud to work with such
dedicated senators as Sen. Exon
and Sen. Kasten and we look for-
wm-d to continue cooperating with
them in developing a positive pro
motional American maritime pol
icy.
Help
Going On a Fly-Out?
Deliver the Mail
If you are joining a vessel—and especially if you are going
on a foreign fly-out—you can help your Union and your
shipmates by delivering the mail.
When you are ready to leave, see the Dispatcher at the
SIU hall and get from him a supply of: Ship's Minutes
Crew List forms; Repair Lists, and a few copies of the LOG.
This will be a big help because some ships are without
these necessary forms because of delays in postal mailing
systems.
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Sen. Kasten is concerned about
the Great Lakes shipping industry
and its effect on the economy of
Wisconsin which borders the Great
Lakes. Late last year, Kasten
served as a member of the House-
Senate Conference Committee to
iron out the differences between
the House and Senate versions of
the Transportation Appropriations
legislation. The Senate version
contained a provision to eliminate
$110 million in debt on the St.
Lawrence Seaway. Upon its ap
proval by the conferees, Kasten
said, "As a member of the confer
ence, my top priority was to see
the debt forgiveness all the way
through. For the first time in more
than 30 years, the Senate has ac-"
knowledged the disadvantage the
debt on the St. Lawrence Seaway
has caused on Great Lakes ship.-
ping. This vote to eliminate the
debt is a real boost to Great Lakes
ports and offers new hope for a
strong maritime industry on the
Great Lakes and will benefit the
Wisconsin economy and many
farmers and businesses as well."
The senator believes in a strong
Sen. Robert Kasten Jr.
American fleet as evidenced by his
support of the export ban on Alas
kan oil. And in 1981, on a Senate
vote in the Budget Reconciliation
bill, Kasten voted to retain the
cargo preference applicability to
the Agricultural Trade and Devel
opment Act with its provision for
P.L. 480 programs.
Sen. Kasten is for "free trade,
but it must also be fair trade. The
American auto industrj^ and the
steel, plastics and electronics in
dustries that supply it, are cur
rently at a disadvantage with Japan
because of international monetary
problems and other factors they
could not possibly control. It's un
fair to punish them—the auto in
dustry—for these conditions. We
need time to make this industry |
competitive again, and extending
the import limit will give us that
time."
As a member of the Senate Ex
port Caucus, Kasten recognizes
the need' 'for a strong commitment
to expanding exports of American
made goods and farm products and
to increase trade opportunities with
other countries. But we haven't
been doing our best to expand
exports and we're losing jobs be
cause of it. Through thq Senate
Export Caucus we hope to identify
and act on the best means of im
proving America's competitive
ness internationally and create new
job opportunities here at home."
SIU espouses the same philos
ophy as Sen. Robert Kasten on
"free trade vs. fair trade," ex
panding our export markets and
developing the Great Lakes mari
time industry. We look forward to
working with Senator Kasten to
find solutions to these problems
facing America's maritime indus
try and America's national^ econ
omy.
Inland News
Higman Tewing Contract Ratified
By an overwhelming majority of Higman Towing Boatmen of
Orange, Texas, a new contract was ratified recently.
Gains for the rank-and-file membership Included wage hikes
and boosts In benefits.
For the first time In a Higman Towing contract, a large Increase
In sick pay was won by SlU negotiators.
By the end of this year, Higman Towing will have two new 264-
foot by 50-foot single-skin liquid barges now being built at the
Jeffboat Shipyard In Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Dixie Carriers Beef Waits on Appeais
Before going on to a NLRB trial, the SlU and Dixie Carriers,
now struck, are awaiting decisions on court appeals.
The towboat Jim Ludwig (Orgulf) pulls out of the Crescent City harbor
afters visit by SlU Rep. J. Steve Ruiz.
Here's the SlU crew on deck of the towboat Rebecca Smith (Crescent
Towing) last month. They are (I. to r.) Capt. Mike Orllllon, Chief Engineer
Aldon J. Barletto, and Deckhands Toby Jones and Dave Henson in the
port of New Orleans.
Oar Members
AtWerk
N.E. Towing Pact Is Extended
A contract extension of the old pact at Northeast Towing In the
port of Norfolk was negotiated for their Boatmen recently.
Mall vote ballots were sent out last month to Boatmen at
Lynnhaven Services Co. on their new contract here. The ballots
have to be returned by Nov. 21.
And new contract negotiations were still going on for Boatmen
of the Allied Ocean Towing Co. here.
Giideweii AFL-CiO Labor Councii VP
Mobile Port Agent Tom Glldewell was recently elected and
sworn In as a vice president of the AFL-CIO Alabama State Labor
Council, Mobile District.
Wage Reopener at Nationai Marine Service
Wage reopening negotiations, not a new contract, at National
Marine Service In the port of St. Louis, Mo. were going on at the
end of last month.
Tug Littie Curtis Back at Piney Point
Laid up for repairs, the tug Little Curtis (Steuart Oil Transport)
Is now back In service In PIney Point, Md.
Coordinated Caribbean Opens N. J. Unit
Early this month Coordinated Caribbean Transport (CCT) opened
a terminal at 1200 Newark Tpke., Kearny, N.J. to serve the New
York metropolitan area.
Other CCT terminals will be opened within this year In the ports
of Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, among others.
Great Lakes D & D Dredges Cieveiand Harbor
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. began the fall dredging of
the Cleveland harbor early In November and finished a job In
Toledo, Ohio.
Luedtke Engineering has begun new dredging jobs at the
Sandusky, Ohio harbor and at Point Moullee, Mich.
At the start of this month, the company was nearing completion
of a hydraulic dredge operation at Toledo harbor.
Zenith Dredge Co. was to have finished harbor deepening In
the Duluth, MInn.-Superlor, Wis. harbor.
For Higher Pay and
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Frank J. Blachowicz, 62,
joined the Union in the port of
Norfolk in 1975. Brother Blac-
kowicz was born in Maryland
and is a resident of Norfolk.
Chester Ellis Lewis, 65,
joined the Union in the port of
Norfolk in 1969 sailing as a cook
for Plymouth Towing from 1967
to 1973 and for lOT from 1973
to 1977. Brother Lewis is a vet
eran of the U.S. Army during
World War II. He was born in
Lowland, N.C. and is a resident
there.
Daniel Fred
erick Carey, 51,
joined the Union
in the port of New
York in 1959 sail
ing as a cook for
the U.S. Army
Corps of Engi-
neers from 1952
to 1956', Dixie Carriers from 1952
to 1975 and for Marine Towing
(lOT) from 1975 to 1982. Brother
Carey attended the Piney Point
lOT Conference. He was born
in Racine, Wis. and is a resident
of Merritt Is., Fla.
George C. Orfleld, 69, joined
the Union in the port of Norfolk
in 1973 sailing as a cook on the
tug Remus (Allied Towing).
Brother Orfield sailed for Allied
Towing from 1974 to 1977. He
also sailed for Harbor Towing
from 1943 to 1969 and on their
^ tug Virginia. Boatman Orfield was
born in Richmond, Va. and is a
resident of Norfolk.
Louis Sza-
lejko, 65, joined
the Union in 1947
in the port of Phil
adelphia sailing
as a deckhand,
mate and captain
for Curtis Bay
Towing for 35
years. Brother Szalejko was
captain and docking master on
the tug Reedy Point (Curtis Bay)
on the Delaware River for 25
years. He began sailing in 1933
as a messboy on oceangoing
tugs, the Valley Forge, Cata-
wissa and Tamagua (all Read
ing Railroad). Boatman Szalejko
in 1940 sailed on the tug T.J.
Sheridan (Sheridan Transpor
tation). Szalejko is a veteran of
the U.S. Army in World War II,
serving on rescue boats in New
Guinea, the Bismarck Archipe-
lego, the Southern Philippines
and Luzon and the Ryukys Is
lands. He was awarded the
Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with
five Bronze Stars, the Philippine
Liberation Medal with a Bronze
Star, the American Theater
Medal, the American Defense
Medal, the Victory Medal and
the Good Conduct Medal. A na
tive of Philadelphia, he is a res
ident of Williamstown, N.J.
Charles Anton Turner, 61,
joined the Union in the port of
Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a
mate for Curtis Bay Towing in
1969. Brother Turner began
sailing in 1959. He was born in
Baltimore and is a resident there.
BeiKjamin "Ben" Frank Sha^
Jr., 26, died of head injuries
sustained in a pleasure boat crash
on the Severn River in Annap
olis, Md. on July 27. Brother
Shawn was graduated from the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship (SHLSS)
Entry Trainee Program, Piney
Point, Md. in 1977 as an assist
ant bosun. He sailed as a tug
pilot for Crowley Marine in the
port of Wilmington in 1981.
Boatman Shawn was a veteran
of the U.S. Coast Guard. Born
in Ann Arundel County, Md.,
he was a resident of Centreville,
Md. Burial was in the Kingsley
Church Cemetery, Chester, Md.
Surviving are his mother, Mitzi
M. Roth and a sister, Melodye
Hope Valliere of Sevema Park,
Md.
Pensioner Hugh Francis Ram
sey, 70, succumbed to cancer in
the Memorial Hospital of Gal
veston, Texas on July 8. Brother
Ramsey joined the Union in 1947 ^
in the port of Houston sailing
as a pilot and captain for Dixie
Carriers in 1974 and on the Dixie
Raider in 1980. He was a vet
eran of the U.S. Navy in World
War II. Boatman Ramsey was
bom in Greenville, Texas and
was a resident of Hitchkok,
Texas. Interment was in Grace
Park Cemetery, Alta Loma,
Texas. Surviving is his widow,
Johnnie.
SO SORRY
In the September LOG's In
Memoriam column, we inad
vertently reported the un
timely demise of inland pen
sioners, Boatmen Robert B.
Ricker Sr., 65, of Abita
Springs, La. and Carroll Vin
cent Sadler, 67, of Mathews,
Va.
We sincerely apolo^ze to
them and their families for
our error and hope we didn t
cause them too much discom
fort. ,
Both are "still very much
alive."
Pensioner Hairy Irving Col
lins, 70, passed away on Oct.
24. Brother Collins joined the
Union in the port of New York
in 1960 sailing as a deckhand
and mate for the N.Y., New
Haven and Hartford Railroad
and the Penn Central Railroad
from 1936 to 1960. He hit the
bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y.
Harbor strike. Boatman Collins
was a former member of the
Masters, Mates and Pilots union
from 1940 to 1960. He was a
vkeran of the U.S. Navy m
World War II. Bom in Spring
field, Mass., he was a resident
of Mystic Islands, Tuckerton,
N.J. Surviving are a son, Mi
chael of Burke, Va. and two
daughters, Madeline and Mau
reen.
SIU = Job Security
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BEG PARDON
Due to a misunderstanding in the
Pensioners Corner column we had Sea
farer Athanasios P. Vassiiikos of the
port of Baltimore retiring from the SiU.
Actually, Brother Vassiiikos is still sail
ing. He joined the Union in 1941.
Deep Sea
Guillermo Castro, 62,
joined the SIU in the port of
San Juan, P.R. sailing as a
recertified bosun. Brother
Castro was graduated from
the Union's Recertified Bo
suns Program in the May 1974
class. He was born in Puerto
Rico and is a resident of Santa
Juanita Bayamon, P.R.
Henry Wooden Lovelace,
Jr., 58, joined the SIU in the
port of Houston in 1956 sailing
as an AB. Brother Lovelace
is a veteran of the U.S. Navy
in World War II. He was born
in Lynchburg, Va. and is a
resident there.
Edward Joseph Mosa-
kowski, 57, joined the SIU in
the port of Philadelphia in 1951
sailing as an AB. Brother Mo-
sakowski is a veteran of the
U.S. Army in World War II. He
was born in Philadelphia and
is a resident there.
Mason Hall, 61, joined the
SIU in 1944 in the port of
Norfolk sailing as an oiler.
Brother Hall was born in Los
Angeles, Calif, and is a resi
dent of Denair, Calif.
Peter "Pete" Vincent
Hammel, 69, joined the SIU
in the port of New York in
1955 sailing as a chief cook.
Brother Hammel attended a
Piney Point Educational Con
ference. He is a veteran of
the U.S. Navy in World War
II. Seafarer Hammel was born
in Louisiana and is a resident
of Chalmette, La.
Ernest Edward Mulierl, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
Boston, Mass. in 1957 sailing
as a wiper. Brother Mulieri
was bom in Boston and is a
resident of Salem, Mass.
Chester Ralph Coumas, 63,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1960 sailing as
a chief electrician. Brother Cou
mas upgraded at Piney Point in
1969. He has two years of col
lege and has also worked as a
hair stylist and roulette croupier.
He was born in Manteca, Calif,
and is a resident of Las Vegas.
Charles Walter Maynard,
62, joined the SIU in the port
of New York in 1955 sailing
as an AB and ship's delegate.
Brother Maynard sailed from
1945 to 1982. He is a veteran
of the U.S. Coast Guard in
World War II. Seafarer May
nard was born in Erie, Pa. and
is a resident of Carteret, N.J.
Herman Pedersen, 57,
joined the SIU in 1944 in the
port of New York sailing as
an AB. Brother Pedersen is a
veteran of the U.S. Army in
World War II. He was born in
Omaha, Neb. and is a resident
of Sonoma, Calif.
Jorge Rodriguez, 66, joined
the SIU in 1943 in the port of
New York sailing as an AB.
Brother Rodriguez hit the
bricks in the 1961 Greater
N Y. Harbor beef. He was bom
in Puerto Rico and is,a resi
dent of New York.
Ben Rucker, 65, joined the
SIU in 1944 in the port of New
York sailing in the steward
department. Brother Rucker
Was born in Georgia and is a
resident of Port Arthur, Texas.
Robert Earl Tyler, 54,
joined the SIU in the port of
San Francisco in 1955 sailing
as a chief electrician and
QMED. Brother Tyler is a vet
eran of the U.S. Navy during
the Korean War. He was born
in Shubuta, Miss, and is a
resident there.
John William White, 70,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1970 sailing
as a chief cook. Brother White
is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He was born on Block Is.,
R. I. and is a resident of Hous-
1 ton.
Ferdinand Bernard, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
New Orleans in 1955 sailing
in the steward department for
the Delta Line and for the
Waterman Steamship Co.
Brother Bernard is also a fur
niture assembler. He is a vet
eran of the U.S. Army in World
War II. Seafarer Bernard was
born in New Orleans and is a
resident there.
Milton Jack Brown, 50,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1961 sailing
as an AB for Sea-Land. Brother
Brown began sailing in 1955.
He is a veteran of the U.S.
Navy in World War II. Seafarer
Brown was bom in Hot Springs,
Ark. and is a resident there.
Harvey Edward Burge, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
Seattle in 1972 sailing as an
AB. Brother Burge is a resi
dent of Seattle.
Alton Joseph Clement, 62,
joined the SIU in 1941 in the
port of New Orleans sailing
as a FOWT on the U.S. Army
Transport Evangeline (East
ern Steamship) in July 1942.
Brother Clement worked on
the New Orleans Waterman
Shoregang from 1978 to 1979.
He was born in La Fouche,
La. and is a resident of New
Orleans.
Charles C. Fritz Jr., 62,
joined the SIU in 1943 in the
port of Philadelphia sailing as
a QMED and ship's delegate.
Brother Fritz was born in
Pennsylvania and is a resi
dent of Philadelphia.
Morton "Morty" Julius
Kerngood Jr., 62, joined the
SIU in the port of Baltimore in
1955 as a recertified bosun.
Brother Kerngood was grad
uated from the Union's Re
certified Bosuns Program in
December 1973. He sailed for
Sea-Land and on the SS
Oceanic Independence
(American-Hawaiian Cruises)
in 1981. Seafarer Kerngood
sailed as a deck delegate and
was also a cook and sales
man. A delegate to the 1972
5th Piney Point Educational
Conference, Kerngood was
born in Maryland and is a
resident of Baltimore.
George Wilson Arnold, 59,
joined the SIU in the port of
Houston in 1963 sailing as an
AB. Brother Arnold began
sailing in 1956. He was born
in Los Angeles, Calif, and is
a resident of Seattle.
Robert Lee Beale, 61,
joined the SIU in 1947 in the
port of Tampa sailing as an
AB. Brother Beale is a veteran
of the U.S. Navy during World
War II. He was born in Virginia
and is a resident of Jackson
ville.
John Michael Stiles, 61, joined the SIU
in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as
an AB. Brother Stiles attended the 1970
SHLSS Crews Conference No. 7 at Piney
Point, Md. He was born in Pennsylvania and
is a resident of Green Creek, N.J.
Curtis Anderson, 66, joined the SIU in
the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a
cook on the SS Caguas (Puerto Rico Ma
rine). Brother Anderson sailed from 1947 to
1981. He was born in Smithfield, Va. and is
a resident of Baltimore.
(Continued on Page 30.)
November 1983/LOG/29
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conditions 'ther^ ^"<1
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LagalAid
In the event that any SlU nwrnbera
have legal problems In the various
ports, a list of attorneys whom they
can consult Is being published. The
member need not choose the recom
mended attorneys and this list |s In
tended only for Informational pur
poses:
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Schulman & Abarbanel
358 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Tele. # (212) 279-9200
BALTIMORE, MD.
Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg,
Engelman & Belgrad
Sun' Life Building
Charles & Redwood Streets
Baltimore, Md. 21201
Tele. # (301) 539-6967
CHICAGO, ILL.
Katz & Friedman
7 South Deartiom Street
Chicago, III. 60603
Tele. # (312) 263-6330
DETROIT, MICH.
Victor G. Hanson
19268 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, Mich. 48822
Tele. # (313) 532-1220
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Orlando & White f '
1 Western Avenue
Gloucester, Mass. 01930
Tele. # (617) 283-8100
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Archir, Peterson and Waldner
1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510
Houston, Texas 77002
Tele. # (713) 659-4455 &
Tele. # (813) 879-9842
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -
Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov
5900 Wllshire Boulevard, Suite 2600
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
Tele. # (213) 937-6250
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov
239 South Avalon
Wilmington, Calif. 90744
Tele. # (213) 834-2546
MOBILE, ALA.
Simon & Wood
1010 Van Antwerp Building
Mobile, Ala. 36602
Tele. # (205) 433-4904
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy,
Gardner & Foley
1400 Richards Building
837 Gravier Street
New Orleans, La. 70112
Tele. # (504) 586-9395
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Kirschner, Walters, Willig,
Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110
1429 Walnut Street >
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Tele. # (215) 569-8900
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Gmenberg, Sounders & Levine
Suite 905—Chemical Building
721 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Tele. # (314) 231-7440
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
John Paul Jennings
Henning, Walsh & Ritchie
100 Bush Street, Suite 440
San Francisco, Calif. 94104
Tele. # (415) 981-4400
SEATTLE, WASH.
Davles, Roberts, Reid,
Anderson & Wacker
100 West Harrison Plaza
Seattle, Wash. 98119
Tele. # (206) 285-3610
TAMPA, FLA.
Hamilton & Douglas, P. A.
2620 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33^
Tele. # (813) 879-9842
Aimss
1. Fabled sea creature
7. What to do at SHLSS
13. Like crashing waves
14. Treasure Isiand author (init.)
16. Competed
17. Slopes
19. Impaired
20. Nervous strain
22. Where fish are packed
23. Stay in bed late (2 words)
24. Extra work hrs.
26. A kind of boat
27. An indeterminate amount
28. Undergrad. degree
30. District
33. of thee
35. Strong wind
37. Wander aimlessly
39. Iran
41. What oil may have done
42. Muhammad or Baba
44. 13 through 19
45. Enclosure for swine
46. Russian mountain range
48. Roll of money
50. Not identified
53. Have in mind
56. Arm of Mediterranean
59. Margarine
60. Shape of Italy
61. Pal
63. Irritate
65. Canter or trot
67. Courage
68. World Series winners
Down
1. Tall vertical spar
2. Detective novelist Gardner
3. Horses
4. Supplies with staff
5. Creative person
6. Member of AMA
7. We
8. Type of knot
9. Precipitation
10. Peaks
11. Where venison comes from
12. Circular water movemerit
15. Album
18. Alone
19. Principal sail
21. Salamander
22. Accts.
24. Rows
25. Snares
28. Visually impaired
29. Caspian and North China
31. Send out
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SeaLog X-Word
By Debbie Greene
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Personals
Thomas Driscol
Steven Zubovich
Checks are waiting for you
(from the Seatrain bankruptcy
proceedings) in a lawyer's office
in New York. Please contact
Israel Seeger, Esq., Miller &
Seeger, 60 East 42nd St., New
York, N.Y. 10165 or phone (212)
867-6162.
Charles Walter Rhodes
Please contact your sister,
Mrs. Grace McGinnity, 11874
Majella Dr., Bridgeton, Mo.
63044,(314)739-1229.
Darryl Handle
Please contact your aunt, Lula
Bragg, as soon as possible.
Harold Bowen
(or famUy member)
Please contact Midge Edens,
4719 W. 12th PI., Cicero, Illinois
60650; telephone (312) 780-0508.
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62.
63.
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66.
Capably
One from Nantucket or Martha's Vine
yard
Multiplied
Not ashore
Navy officer (abbr.)
SlU Exec. VP (init.)
Noah's boat
Labor group (abbr.)
Loosen
Clean the deck
Type of knot
French one
New (comb, form)
Bowline and half hitch
Excursion
Sailor's patron saint
Type of disco dancer
Akin to etc.
Pronoun
a Yankee...
Boxing term
That is (abbr.)
Answers Next Month!
Answers to Previous Puzzle
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The Professional Touch
That's what graduates of the Marine Electrical
Maintenance Course have—the professional skills
to maintain electrical systems aboard ship. These
are the skills that mean more money and more
job security. They're the skills you get when you
take the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course.
For more information contact the Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland, or
fill out the application in this issue of the Log.
Course Starts
January 3
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November 1983/LOG/31
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Crewmembers from the Sea-Land Independence disembark for some
time ashore.
THE CREW aboard the SIU-
contracted Sea-Land Inde
pendence had a little more time
in port than usual when the ship
docked in Port Elizabeth, N.J.
on Oct. 26.
Normally at the end of the
Sea-Land Independence's 21-
day run she docks one momiiig
and leaves the next. But this
time, according to some of the
crewmembers, she was waiting
for two feeder barges and was
not scheduled to sail until later
that evening.
Needless to say, the crew was
grateful for the extra time in
port.
The Sea-Land Independency
runs to Rotterdam, Holland and
to Bremerhaven, West Ger
many.
The ship, which cames a
D-9 classification, was bufit in
1980 and is powered by diesel
engines. She has a design speed
of 22 knots and can carry 897
35 foot or 40 foot containers.
During the shipboard meeting
held before the payoff, SIU rep-
Membere of the ship's committee aboard the Sea-Land Independence
are from ttre left; Vernon Ferguson, Jr., third cook and steward de^^.
Lee DeParlier chief steward and secretary-reporter; Wiiii^ Mortimer,
bosun and chairman, and Oiiie Johannisson, AB and deck delegate.
resentatives went over a num
ber of issues of importance to
Seafarers.
Preparing some lunch onboard the
Sea-Land Independence is Sea
farer Frank Adkins, chief cook oh
the shore gang.
32/LOG/November 1983
Looking relaxed as he stands on
the gangway of the Sea-Land In
dependence is SlU Brother Darryl
White, day QMED
Sitting around the table in the crew's mess of the Sea-Land Independence are, from the left: Tim Donoghue,
wiper; William Ramirez, OS; Angel Centeno, OS; Hazel Johnson, chief cook, and Ron Laner, QMED.
Smiling for the camera as they get
ready for some port time are Able
Seamen Al Mitt and George Wilkey.
CL —Company Lakes
L —Lakes
NP -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes
OCTOBER 1-31, 1983 *TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
''REGISTERED DN BEACH
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
Port DECK DEPARTMENT
Algonac 20 2 0 31 7 0 45 7 2
Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT •
Algonac 20 2 0 20 8 0 30 2 0
Port STEWARD DEPARTMENT
. / .
Algonac 3 0 0 10 1 0 3 3 0
Port ENTRY DEPARTMENT
Algonac 17 9 1 0 0 0 38 26 7
Totals Ail Dopartmonts . 60 13 1 61 16 0 116 38 9
1 .*"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
1 **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
PL
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes
specific provision for safeguarding the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a
detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three
months, which are to be submitted to the membership by
the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee
of rank and file members, elected by the membership,
makes examination each quarter of the finances of the
Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda
tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting
reports, specific recommendations and separate findings.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered
in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund
agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees
in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union
and management representatives and their alternates. All
expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made
only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust
fund financial records are available at the headquarters of
the various trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior
ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the
Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping
rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available
in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation
of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the
contracts between the Union and the employers, notify
the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re
ceipt requested. The proper address for this is;
Angus "Red" Campbell
Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way
Prince Georges County
Camp Springs, Md. 20746
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to
you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union
or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail
able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages
and conditions under which you work and live aboard
your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as
your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper
sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
viiinmi
patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails
to protect your contract rights properly, contact the
nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has
traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving
the political purposes of any individual in the Union,
officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing
articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective
membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed
by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings
in all constitutional ports. The re.sponsibility for Log
policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of
the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board
may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to
carry out this responsibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid
to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an
official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum
stances should any member pay any money for any reason
unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone
attempts to require any such payment be made without
supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a
payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he
should not have been required to make such payment, this
should immediately be reported to Union headquarters.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA
TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in
all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con
tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt
ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation
by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well as all other details, then the member so affected
should immediately notify headquarters.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal
rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These
rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in
the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the
employers. Con.sequently, nd member may be discrimi
nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na
tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is
denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should
notify Union headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION
—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro
ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ
ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and
economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation
and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with
improved employment opportunities for .seamen and
boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts.
In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for elective office. All
contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be
solicited or received because of force, job discrimination,
financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con
dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If
a contribution is made by reason of the above improper
conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified
mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation
and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup
port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli
tical and social interests, and American trade union
concepts.
If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have
been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of
access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify
SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail,
retum receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Wmy and Britannia
Waj^ Prince Georges Count}^ Camp Springs, Md. 20746.
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November 1983/LOG/33
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Crew Aboard SS Inger Honors Retiring "Tino"
Tuesday, Oct. 4 was a mem
orable day aboard the SS Inger
(Reynolds Metals), especially for
Faustino "Tino" Pedraza.
After a sailing career span
ning five decades (1940-1983),
"Tino" was on his last voyage
before starting a well-deserved
retirement.
The day was dedicated to
the long-time Seafarer—^from a
breakfast including "hot pepper
omelette Tino" to "Tino's
farewell cake" for the evening
dessert.
A . quiet, soft-spoken man,
"Tino" was quite moved as he
thanked all hands for their show
of goodwill and best wishes.
Brother "Tino" Pedraza (center) is about to make the first slice in his
farewell cake^ Helping to make this retirement dinner a memorable
occasion for "Tino" are AB John Benedict (I.) and OS Kader Solomon.
Thanks to Capt. Lawrence Dyer for the photo and to Milton Phelps,
chief steward aboard the Inger, for sharing this event with the mem
bership.
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Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea
OCT. 1-31, 1983
'TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B Clau C
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico ..
Houston
Pinev Point ..
Totals
TOTAL SHIPPED
AH Groups
Class A Class B Class C
DECK DEPARTMENT
Trip
Ralloli
"REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico..
Houston
Pinev Point ..
Totals
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico ..
Houston
Point .. Pinev F
Totals.
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia..
Baltimore....
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico..
Houston
Rnw Point ..
Tolns
3
68
2
11
18
12
38
22
28
10
36
2
31
0
281
1
68
2
13
13
12
30
18
19
5
17
5
31
0
234
0
28
0
7
9
10
19
14
18
0
9
2
19
0
135
1
19
1
7
7
1
12
7
20
2
11
4
13
0
106
6
25
3
6
8
2
10
17
13
7
11
6
24
0
138
1
14
0
2
2
5
8
12
8
5
11
3
16
0
87
1
18
0
1
2
0
1
7
14
1
5
2
4
0
56
5
81
6
15
23
8
15
20
56
15
28
8
42
10
332
0 0 1 0 0 8
0 58 21 0 0 174
0 0 0 0 0 2
0 4 6 0 0 29
0 15 11 0 0 23
1 3 0 0 0 47
0 71 5 0 0 108
0 35 13 0 0 62
1 16 4 0 1 95
0 10 1 0 0 42
0 28 15 0 2 59
0 3 4 1 0 11
0 30 •6 0 0 109
0 0 3 0 0 0
2 273 90 1 3 769
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
1 1 0 0 0 3
0 34 6 0 0 151
0 0 0 0 0 2
0 5 1 0 0 34
0 10 4 0 0 22
0 4 0 0 0 39
0 28 4 0 0 86
0 23 4 0 0 39
0 15 1 0 0 60
0 4 2 0 0 31
0 15 12 0 0 43
0 12 2 0 5 10
0 11 4 0 0 85
0 0 1 0 0 0
1 162 41 0 5 605
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
0 0 0 0 0 0
1 31 17 0 0 69
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 10 0 0 12
0 3 5 0 0 17
1 1 0 0 0 28
0 29 7 0 2 54
1 19 7 0 1 22
0 17 29 0 2 36
0 2 1 0 0 10
2 13 16 0 2 22
0 2 1 0 0 15
0 17 2 0 0 52
0 0 6 0 0 0
5 134 101 0 7 337
ENTRY DEPARTMENT
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
18
1
1
0
1
0
25 0
2
45
1
18
6
7
29
10
40
8
13
9
28
0
214
12
62
3
13
22
17
28
47
32
32
23
10
62
0
383
5
29
0
4
8
9
27
26
27
15
16
5
42
0
213
3
45
0
2
4
1
12
16
73
11
10
3
9
0
16
249
7
36
50
36
75
66
214
71
58
39
113
0
1,030
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
13
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
2
3
0
0
0
15
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
7
1
3
0
0
0
15
0
20
0
0
0
3
8
4
82
6
8
0
5
0
136
Totals All Departmeots 755 813 33 500 232 1
"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
""Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
IS 1,925 1,795 179
Shipping in the month of October was the same as the month of September. A totai of 907 Jobs were
shipped in October on SlU-contraeted deep sea vesseis. Of the 907 Jobs shipped, 569 jobs or about 62
percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were fiiied by "B" and "C" seniority peopie. There
were 15 trip reiief Jobs shipped. Since the trip reiief program began on Aprii 1,1982, a total of 420 relief
Jobs have been shipped.
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Samuel "Sam"
Joseph Ander
son, 72, passed
away from heart
failure at the
Longacres Race
track, Renton,
Wash, on Aug.
14. Brother An
derson joined the SIU in 1947
in the port of New York sailing
as a chief electrician for Sea-
Land from 1974 to 1978 and on
the SS Del Oro (Delta Line)
from 1979 to 1980. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Army before
World War II. Seafarer Ander
son was born in Jacksonville
and was a resident of Seattle.
Cremation took place in the
Bleitz Crematory in Seattle.
Surviving are his widow. De-
lores; two brothers, John of
Jacksonville and Ernest of Se
attle, and a sister-in-law. Norma
Stickland of Bronson, Fla.
Mario Eduardo Bnischini, 62,
died in Buenos Aires, Argentina
on Sept. 26,1982. Brother Bnis
chini joined the SIU in the port
of New Orleans in 1963 sailing
as a cook for the Delta Line and
as a chief steward on the ST
Cove Trader (Cove Shipping).
He also sailed inland in 1957
and for the Steuart Oil Trans
portation Co. in 1975. In 1968
he was graduated from the An
drew Furuseth Training School
in New Orleans and in 1969 he
was assistant manager of Bren-
nans's Restaurant in that city.
He was dining room manager of
the Hotel Plaza, Buenos Aires
from 1957 to 1959; assistant ban
quet manager of the Alvear Pal
ace Hotel, Buenos Aires from
1959 to 1963, and manager of
the Esquire Bar and Restaurant,
Buenos Aires from 1963 to 1%7.
For eight months in 1974 at
Michigan State University Ho
tel School, East Lansing, he
studied Food and Beverage
Management, Service, Con
trols, Quantity Production,
Communications and Front Of
fice Procedures. Burial was in
Chacarita Cemetery, Buenos
Aires. Surviving is a brother,
Herminio of Santa Fe, Rosario,
Argentina.
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Union
Pensioner Ed
Delaney, 57, died
on Oct. 6.
Brother Delaney
joined the SIU in
the port of New
Orleans, He was
bom in Port Ar
thur, Texas and
was a resident of Bush, La.
Cremation took place in the
St. John Crematory in New
Orleans. Surviving are his
widow, Susan and two daugh
ters, Kathryn of Bush and Mar
sha.
Otis Daniel Eddings Jr., 29,
succumbed to leukemia in the
East Orange (N.J.) General
Hospital on Aug. 16. Brother
Eddings joined the SIU follow
ing his graduation from the
SHLSS, Piney Point, Md. Entry
Trainee Program in 1972. He
sailed as a QMED on the ST
Golden Monarch (Apex Ma
rine). Seafarer Eddings was bom
in Glen Ridge, N.J. and was a
resident of Bloomfield, N.J. In
terment was in Glendale Cgm-
etery in Bloomfield. Surviving
are his parents, Otis Sr. and
Azzilee Eddings of Bloomfield.
Pensioner
Alfred "Al" Jo
seph Gardner, 65,
died on Oct. 1.
Brother Gardner
joined the SIU in
1943 in the port
of Mobile sailing
as a chief cook.
He hit the bricks in the 1965
Chicago ta?ci beef. Seafarer
Gardner also attended the 1972
Piney Point Educational Con
ference and the 1975 Union
Crews Conference there. Bom
in Watertown, Mass., he was a
resident of East Milton, Mass.
Surviving is a brother, Thomas
of Needham, Mass.
Thomas Lee Gary, 27, was
reported missing off the SS Wal
ter Rice (Reynolds Metals) on
Oct. 1,1982 in Nederland, Texas.
Brother Gary joined the SIU
after his graduation from the
SHLSS Trainee Program, Piney
Point, Md. in 1973. He sailed as
a QMED previously on the ST
Overseas New York (Maritime
Overseas). Seafarer Gary was
bom in Charlotte, N.C. and was
a resident there. Surviving are
his parents, Hubert L. and Mary
Gary of Charlotte.
I
Henry Harold Gilder Sr., 57,
died in the Baptist Medical Cen
ter, Jacksonville on Aug. 9.
Brother Gilder joined the SIU
in the port of Jacksonville in
1970. He sailed in the steward
department. Seafarer Gilder was
a veteran of the U.S. Navy in
World War 11. Born in Alamo,
Ga., he was a resident of Atlan
tic Beach, Fla. Burial was in the
Beaches Gardens Cemetery,
Atlantic Beach. Surviving are
his widow, Guillerma; two sons,
Henry Jr. and Walter; a daugh
ter, Margaret E. Fawley of Hal-
landale, Fla., and a sister, El-
nora Bryant of Jacksonville.
George Elliott
King, 64, died of
lung failure in
the Providence
^edical Center
in Seattle on
Sept. 28. Brother
King joined the
SIU in 1943 in
the port of Norfolk sailing as a
recertified bosun. He graduated
from the Union's Recertified
Bosuns Program in April 1976.
Seafarer King was bom in Mem
phis, Tenn., and was a resident
of Portland, Ore. Cremation took
place in the Butterworth Cre
matory, Seattle. Surviving is a
daughter. Carmen M. Eichler of
Portland.
Pensioner
Austin Nathaniel
Kitchings, 79,
passed away
from a heart
attack in the
Nassau General
Hospital, Fer-
nandina Beach,
Fla. on Sept. 25. Brother Kitch
ings joined the SIU in the port
of Savannah, Ga. in 1957. He
was bom in South Carolina
and was a resident of Fernan-
dina Beach. Burial was in the
Bosque Bello Cemetery, Fer-
nandina Beach. Surviving are
his widow. Sue; a daughter. Sue
Badwa of Femandina Beach,
and a sister Elouise K. Burton
of Jacksonville.
Pensioner
Perry McSwain
Klauber, 75,
passed away in
Greenwood, S.C.
on Sept. 23.
Brother Klauber
joined the SIU in
1940 in the port
of Baltimore sailing as a FOWT.
He also sailed during the Viet
nam War and walked the picket
line in the 1961 Greater N.Y.
Harbor strike. Seafarer Klauber
was born in St. George, S.C.
Surviving is a brother, Louis of
Atlanta, Ga.
John Eric McManus, 24, died
of lung failure on the SS Walter
Rice (Reynolds Metals) in
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
on Aug. 20. Brother McManus
joined the SIU after graduating
from Piney Point in 1979. He
sailed as an AB. Seafarer
McManus was born in Ports
mouth, Va. and was a resident
there. Surviving are his parents,
Kenneth and Peggy McManus
of Portsmouth.
Gary Mitchell
Moore, 24, suc
cumbed to leu
kemia in the
Shands Teaching
Hospital, Florida
on July 5. Brother
Moore joined the
SIU sailing as an
oiler. He was bom in Houston
and was a resident of Gainsville,
Fla. Interment was in the Forest
Meadows Park Cemetery in
Gainsville. Surviving are his
widow, Nola; a son, Timothy,
a daughter, Janie, and his par
ents, Harold and Anna Moore.
Pensioner Ig-
nacio Pires, 77,
passed away on
Sept. 19. Brother
Pires joined the
SIU in the port
of New York. He
was bom in New
York City and
was a resident of Brooklyn. Sur
viving are a son, Bemard and a
daughter, Jane Sullivan of
Brooklyn.
Pensioner Edward James
Pools, 69, passed away on Oct.
23. Brother Ponis joined the SIU
in the port of Baltimore in 1959
sailing as a bosun. He was bom
in Boston, Mass. and was a
resident of Baltimore. Surviving
are his widow, Vema and two
daughters, Deborah of Balti
more and Mrs. Terry Binder also
of Baltimore.
James Emit Prater, 51 died of
a stroke in the Touro Infirmary,
New Orleans on Aug. 25. Brother
Prater joined the SIU in the port
of New Orleans in 1%2. Sur
viving are his widow, Judith and
a daughter, Jeanette.
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Digest of Ships Meetings
BUTTON GWINNETT (Water
man Steamship Corp.), October 2—
Chairman R.D. Smith Jr.; Secretary
Peter Gebbia Jr.; Deck Delegate Louis
Hackey. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the deck department. This
arose out of a misunderstanding be
tween the mate and the men who
offerred to work the cargo in order to
have time off in Bombay or Colombo.
They did not realize that in order for
one-half the gang to go ashore, the
other half would have to work overtime
in each port. A brief emergency situ
ation arose aboard ship when the en
gine room caught fire. Through it all,
the steward department was able to
keep food on the tables. And for this,
they were given a hearty vote of thanks
for a job well done. The steward de-
partment, in turn, thanked the officers
for helping keep the ship safe through
out the shipboard hazard. Heading
back to New York for payoff.
EDWARD RUTLEDGE (Water
man Steamship Corp.), October 1—
Chairman A.T. Ruiz; Secretary P.L
Hunt; Educational Director J.C. Blatch-
ford. Some disputed OT was reported
in the engine department. It will be
taken up with the patrolman. The bo
sun told all hands that the crew repair
list was given to all department heads
and that most repairs were made.
Those items that still need fixing will
be done in port. He thanked all mem
bers for helping make this a good trip.
The secretary expressed the same
feelings, noting that everyone did a
good job and got along very well. It
was suggested that when called out
to work the crane, all hands should be
called on. And when working 12 hours
or more, there should be reliefs, with
at least two hours of sleep time. Crew-
members were also advised to lock up
all movies and books whiie in port.
The steward department was given a
vote of thanks from the bosun for the
good food and for keeping the ship in
tip-top shape. Heading out to New York
and Newport News, Va.
LNG GEMINI (Energy Transpor
tation Corp.), October 2—Chairman
R.D. Schwarz; Secretary Guy De Baere;
Educational Director J. Ponti; Treas
urer James Gregory; Deck Delegate
J. Batorski; Engine Delegate J. Valle;
Steward Delegate David Pappas. Some
beefs were reported in the engine
department, but everything is running
fairly smoothly. There is $395 in the
ship's fund. The chairman reported
that Mr. Lamneck and a MEBA union
official met the ship in Osaka, Japan.
All members had a chance to talk with
the men, which was useful. There was
also some discussion about the next
contract coming up in June. All hands
welcomed aboard the new (their old)
steward, Guy De Baere, and gave a
vote of thanks to the steward depart
ment for a job well done this past
voyage. Crewmembers were also asked
to try and keep the lounge areas neat
and clean. One minute of silence was
observed in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters.
INGER (Reynolds Metals Co.),
September 11—Chairman Stanley
Jandora; Secretary Milton J. Phelps;
Educational Director J. Dixon; Deck
Delegate Faustino Pedraza; Engine
Delegate William Marino; Steward Del
egate Juan Melendez. No beefs or
disputed OT was reported in any of
the three departments. There is $37
in the ship's fund. The chairman ex
tended the thanks of Capt. Dyer to the
deck department for a fine job of clean
ing out the holds prior to arrival in Long
Beach. He also reminded "B" men that
they must get off the ship after 125
days. Working together aiways gets
the job done and makes for a pleasant
voyage, said the chairman. And he
added that all repairs should be re
ported as soon as noted. The steel
door leading from the steward depart
ment head to the line storeroom area
will be fixed when the ship puts in at
Corpus Christi. Payoff is expected in
Port Newark, N.J.; then on to Corpus
Christi, Texas.
NEW YORK (Bay Tankers), Oc
tober 2—Chairman L.C. Rich; Secre
tary William C. Wroten; Educational
Director J. Walker; Deck Delegate R.E.
Wagner; Engine Delegate J. Walker;
Steward Delegate R. Williams; Treas
urer Steve Ramsey. Some disputed
OT was reported in the deck depart
ment. The bosun reported that the
voyage is progressing smoothly. The
ship is scheduled for one more trip
between Valdez and Panama before
laying up, probably in Portland, Ore.
Since the ship is scheduled fpr lay-up,
the $130 in the ship's fund will be used
to purchase movies and frozen pizza
in Long Beach, time permitting. The
bosun also read a letter from Red
Campbell, clarifying the disputed stew
ard department OT and the shipping
rule pertaining to "B" men on foreign
articles on the Alaska-to-Panama run.
It stated that "B" men on this run may
remain aboard until the articles are
terminated even if they acquire their
125 days before termination of articles.
Foreign articles are protected by mar
itime law. He thanked Brother Camp
bell for his prompt reply to the queries.
There was a request for antenna repair
service when the ship is in the yard.
A iist of rooms with non-working an
tennas should be turned in. The bosun
will check with the captain to see if the
radio operator can check the antenna
plates in each of these rooms. Next
port: Puerto Armuelles, Panama.
OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma
rine), September 18—Chairman Franz
Schwarz; Secretary Simon Gutierez;
Educational Director J. Babson; Deck
Delegate T.D. Seager; Engine Dele
gate Greg Brecht; Steward Delegate
J. Rielly. No disputed OT. The chair
man advised all members to familiarize
themselves with the oil pollution control
system. He said that this couid save
jobs in the long run since ship owners
can lose their charters because of oil
pollution. A motion was made and
seconded that men standing wheel
watches under the direction of the pilot
in close waters should be allowed to
take one hour turns. It was noted that
two hours on the wheel is often quite
a strain on some of the seamen. The
steward reminded all crewmembers to
cooperate in returning soiled linen.
Repairs on the TV have to be made,
and a new washing machine is needed.
A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department for a job well done.
Next port: Baton Rouge, La.
OGDEN DYNACHEM (Ogden
Marine), October 2—Chairman H.B.
Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins;
Educational Director Joel Spell; Deck
Delegate J. Rodriguez; Engine Dele
gate Joseph W. Spell; Steward Dele
gate Stonewall Jackson. Everything is
going well—no beefs or disputed OT
reported. There is $130 in the ship's
fund, and the arrival pool in Bayway
should bring in another $100. The
bosun stated that payoff wiil be in
Bayway, N.J. on Oct. 10. It has been
a good trip even with nine days in San
Francisco. The secretary thanked the
deck delegate for bringing some LOGs
back from the hall. It's good, he said,
to read about what's going on behind
the scenes. The educational director
agreed that there is some good reading
in the LOG, and suggested that SPAD
be on everyone's mind at payoff. There
was a serious discussion on the merits
of a permanent jobs program versus
the old rotary system. Members talked
about the pros and cons of each, but
Donnie Collins, ship's reporter/secre
tary, summed it up best when he said,
"I have learned long ago that the Union
will do what is best for its membership.
I think that all the officials of the Union
shouid be given a vote of thanks for a
job well done in such [difficult] times."
The steward department was given a
vote of thanks for the fine food and
menus and for keeping a very clean
ship. Next port and port of payoff:
Bayway, N.J.
OGDEN LEADER (Ogden Ma
rine), October 2—Chairman W.L. Os
borne; Secretary Gerald E. Sinkes;
Educational Director A. Alexakis; Deck
Delegate Joseph W. Moore; Steward
Delegate George Quinn. Disputed port
time was reported in each of the three
departments. Sixty-eight dollars was
turned over to the secretary for the
ship's fund. Another $10 was later
added to that amount, for a balance
of $78. The chairman noted that payoff
wiil take place shortly after arrival in
Bayway, N.J. Overtime will not be
included in the pay envelopes, but will
be added to the pay for the next
voyage. Crewmembers getting off,
however, will be paid in full. The ed
ucational director advised the mem
bers to upgrade as soon as they can.
He noted that unrated jobs are getting
scarce—"Don't get caught holding the
bag." Brother Donaldson brought the
new health and welfare and p^ension
booklets aboard in Baytown, Texas,
and the ship's reporter read the com
munications report to the members. A
couple motions were made which will
be referred to the Negotiating Com
mittee. One was that job calls be made
on the hour, as before, until 1600 hrs.
Too many jobs are being lost to "B"
book members. The other was that
Seafarers be allowed to register in the
port of their choice by phone. Thou
sands of dollars are often spent just
trying to get registered, especially when
members live inland. A vote of thanks
was given to the steward department
for a job well done. A vote of thanks
was also given to the sanitary men for
keeping the passageways and rooms
cleaned. Next port: Bayway, N.J.
OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime
Overseas Corp.), October 2—Chair
man F. Cottongin; Secretary G. Rich
ardson; Educational Director H. Gran
ger; Engine Delegate J. J. Tate;
Treasurer C. Todora. None of the de
partments had any beefs or disputed
OT to report. There is $58 in the ship's
fund. The chairman reminded every
one to report items that need fixing to
their department head. He also cau
tioned members to take care when
using bar bells and other exercise
equipment. The chief engineer said
that a new washing machine was to
be put aboard this trip. Also, the TV
antenna will be checked. If money is
needed for its repair, it will be taken
from the ship's fund. Several items
were brought up for clarification. One
was that crewmemljers would like more
information on reducing an "A" book
Seafarer to a "B" book because of not
having 90 days per year. When brought
up for a \/bte, everyone voted to do
away with it. The other item was that
crewmembers would like more infor
mation on the welfare plan. It was
suggested that .next time a patrolman
is aboard, he should bring along some
written information so that members
will know exactly what their benefits
consist of and how best to use them.
A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department. Next port: Texas
City, Texas.
36 / LOG / November 1983
PRIDE OF TEXAS (Titan Navi
gation), October 2—Chairman Joseph
Michael: Secretary John W. Calhoun;
Educational Director Douglas K.
McLeod. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the steward department which
will be settled at payoff. Word from the
captain has it that the ship will sail on
October 15 from Philadelphia. One
wiper left the ship unfit for duty in
Tunis. No replacement was sent to the
ship. It was suggested that movies be
exchanged this trip and that the Union
get the company to send mail to the
ship more often. It was also suggested
that the hospital supplies be checked
and that rubber-boots be furnished by
the ship. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa.
IM/V RANGER (Ocean Carriers
Inc.), September 25—Chairman Peter
Loik; Secretary Welden O. Wallace;
Deck Delegate D. Taylor; Engine Del
egate Tom Harris; Steward Delegate
Gregory Lee. No disputed OT was
reported although the engine depart
ment expressed a desire to contact
the Union on what constitutes over
time. One man from the steward de
partment missed the ship in Sweden,
so the department has been running
shorthanded. The ship is in Latvia,
USSR, and many rules need to be
followed. No one may take photos of
the dock area and no money is to be
taken out of the country. Also, a mid
night curfew is in effect. The chairman
reminded all hands to conduct them
selves in a proper manner for their
own well-being. The educational direc
tor stressed'the importance of donating
to SPAD. "In the long run," he said,
"you will come up a winner." Several
items are in need of repair, including
the tape player. Also, the fire axe has
been missing since Suez and has been
reported to the mate. A vote of thanks
was given to the steward department
for a fine job this trip. Next port is, as
yet, unknown.
SEA^LAND EXPLORER (Sea-
Land Service), October 9—Chairman
L.C. Cope; Secretary John J. Doyle;
Deck Delegate John R. Nelson; Stew
ard Delegate Frederick Stack. No dis
puted OT was reported. There is $191
in the movie fund. The chairman re
ported that the patrolman was asked
about the 7.5% wage increase which
was given to the medical plan and
whether it should be deducted when
filing income tax forms. Also, articles
on ship legislation affecting the mari
time industry were copied and given
to all delegates for their crew to read.
It was suggested that as many mem
bers as are able attend the ship's
safety meetings. A discussion was held
about the permanent jobs issue. The
membership aboard the Sea-Land Ex
plorer unanimously rejected the con
cept of permanent jobs, preferring in
stead the old rotary shipping system.
The video machine will be sent ashore
in Yokohama to be repaired. Next port
is Hong Kong; then back to Oakland,
Calif, for payoff in November.
SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE
(Sea-Land Sen/ice), October 2—
Chairman William Mortier; Secretary
Lee de Parlier; Educational Director
M. Humphries. No beefs were brought
up nor disputed OT reported. There is
$14.20 in the ship's fund. The ship's
chairman just returned from his vaca
tion and the chief steward is now off
on his vacation (a replacement is al
ready aboard). No communications
have been received from headquarters
as the ship moves on toward Rotter
dam. The chairman asked for sugges
tions for the next contract. One brother
in the deck department requested clar
ification on time off. Another sugges
tion made was that a member leaving
the ship overseas due to a death in
the family be able to rejoin the ship
without loss of job. There was also a
spirited discussion on some of the
minor points of shipboard living. Port
of expected payoff is Elizabeth, N.J.;
then heading down to Norfolk, Va.
SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land
Service), October 2h-Chairman James
Corder; Secretary D.G. Chafin; Edu
cational Director Richard Robertson;
Engine Delegate Leon Lockey; Stew
ard Delegate Biliran Sierra. No dis
puted OT. There is $10 in the ship's
fund. The bosun reported that a reply
to a letter sent to Leo Bonser has been
received with regard to the motion to
have the Welfare Plan pay all (100%)
medical expenses: dental, optical, etc.
The reply was posted, and a motion
was made and seconded to send an
other letter expressing the desire for
full rhedical coverage, this time to the
Negotiating Committee. Crewmem-
t>ers were also reminded of the im
portance of contributing to SPAD and
of keeping informed about Union ac
tivities by reading the LOG. The chair
man will check with the mate about
additional keys for the crew lounge.
Several members stated that while in
Port Elizabeth they could not get into
the messroom at the meal hour be
cause of all the extra people eating
there. Something needs to be done
about this problem. The crew mess-
man gave a vote of thanks to the deck
department for keeping the lounge dean
and bringing trays in from the bridge.
Members stood for one minute of si
lence in memory of our departed broth
ers and sisters.
SENATOR (Coordinated Carib
bean Transport), October 2—Chair
man D. McCorvey; Secretary James
Gillian; Educational Director John C.
Courtney. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the engine and deck depart
ments. Everything is running smoothly,
according to the chairman. Payoff is
expected to take place in Miqmi. One
QMED will be getting off at that time,
so one replacement is needed. A mo
tion was made by J. Courtney and
seconded by James Gillian that head
quarters consider making Jacksonville
a constitutional port and hall. A vote
of thanks was given to the steward
department for a job well done. Next
port: Miami, Fla.
Digest of Ships Meetings
STONEWALL JACKSON
(Waterman Steamship Corp.), October
16—Chairman William Kratsas; Sec
retary Thomas Liles Jr.; Educational
Director Clarence Hemby; Deck Del
egate Ed Ayuazian; Engine Delegate
Oscar R. Bird; Steward Delegate Jose
Santiago. There were quite a few num
bers of disputed OT hours in the deck
department which will be taken up with
the patrolman at payoff. The secretary
reported that the minutes of the last
meeting (voyage 34) were mailed to
headquarters. The repair list will be
put out later, and the crew list from the
last port is ready to go. One AB got
off in Port Keland. The Union will be
notified of this by mail from Jeddah,
as there is no ship's fund on this
voyage. The electrician finally got the
washers and dryer hooked up, so that's
one less item to worry about, One
minute of silence was observed by all
hands in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters. Next port is Jed
dah, Saudi Arabia; then on through
the Suez Canal to Newport News, Va.
and New Orleans, La.
TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson
Waterways), September 18—Chair
man R.W. Pinkham; Secretary P.J.
Franco; Educational Director S. Green;
Deck Delegate R.L. Williams; Engine
Delegate H.R. Latham; Steward Del
egate R.D. Shields. The chairman re
ports that the ship will sail from Sunny
Point to Wilmington, N.C., then to the
shipyard and payoff in Jacksonville,
Fla. It will then head out to Mobile for
further orders. The Transcolumbia has
just come back from a trip to the Middle
East. Reports are that it was a long,
hot and dry trip to the ports of Hodeida
and Raysut in North Yemen and the
Gulf of Oman. There was no shore
leave—just sand and billy goats. But
some of the crewmembers did manage
to hook 15-lb red snappers over the
fantail. The crew was also presented
with two plaques for their part in Op
eration Bright Star '83. One was from
General Kingston of the Rapid De
ployment Force; the other from Colonpl
Hoffrichter of the Third Army. Next port:
Jacksonville, Fla.
LNG TAURUS (Energy Transpor
tation Corp.), October 2—Chairman
Glenn D. Miller; Secretary R.F. Frazier;
Educational Director L.J. Gordon; Deck
Delegate Walter Olivera; Engine Del
egate Harry Gearhart; Steward Dele
gate George O. Taylor. No disputed
OT reported. There is presently $938
in the ship's fund. Bosun Miller re
ported that all past problems have
been cleared up aboard ship. He also
spoke of the penalties of using any
drugs on any ship. This caution has
been made repeatedly, and the com
pany will not become involved if per
sons get picked up on drug charges.
The latest LOGs were received for
each department, and the educational
director stressed that upgrading is nec
essary for both personal and Union
welfare—especially now in these slow
shipping times. While everything is
running smoothly most of the time, it
was mentioned to the entry ratings that
they should show some respect for the
older seamen, both on the job and
personally. One minute of silence was
observed in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters. Next port: Na-
goya, Japan.
Official ships minutes were also re
ceived from the following vessels:
AMCO VOYAGER
BEAVER STATE
CAGUAS
LNG CAPRICORN
CHARLESTON
COVE LEADER
COVE TRADER
GEORGE WYTHE
OGDEN WABASH
OVERSEAS AUCE
OVERSEAS HARRIETTE
PATRIOT
PHILADELPHIA
POINT VAIL
SANTA CRUZ
SANTA ISABEL
SEA-LAND ADVENTURER
SEA-LAND ECONOMY
SEA-LAND ENDURANCE
SEA-LAND EXPRESS
SEA-LAND LEADER
SEA-LAND MARINER
SEA-LAND VENTURE
STAR OF TEXAS
STUYVESANT
THOMPSON PASS
WALTER RICE
Monthly
Membership Meetings
Port Date
Deep Sea
Lakes, Inland
Waters
.Monday, December 5 2:
•Tuesday, December 6 2:
, .Wednesday, December 7 2:
, .Thursday, December 8 9;
, .Thursday, December 8 2:
New York.......
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Algonac ......Friday, December 9 2;
Detroit Friday, December 9 2;
Houston Monday, December 12 • 2:
New Orleans Tuesday, December 13. 2:
Mobile Wednesday, December 14 2
San Francisco .Thursday, December 15 2
Wilmington .Monday, December 19 2
Seattle .Friday, December 23 2
Piney Point Friday, December 9 3
San Juan .Thursday, December 8 2
St. Louis Friday, December 16 ^ 2
Honolulu .Thursday, December 8 2
Duluth Wednesday, December 14 2
Gloucester. Tuesday, December 20 2
Jersey City .Wednesday, December 21 ,. • • 2
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'A Xime to Get Together . ..'
Afl it IB now a reality that Beagan Is running for a second
term as president of the United States, it'is time for all maritime
unions to get together, as they shoxild have done right after
World War n, and return the merchant marine to the
D^artment of Commerce. It is also time for all maritime unions
to get together with other unions which are affected ly the
decision of this president to dose the doors of the United States
Public Health Service hospitals to merchant seamen, especisdly
to the old-thne seamen for whom these hospitsds were created
by the Congress of the United States.
Why the Congress did not step in to stop these closures is not
understood.... The unions, in a way, are to blame for t.hia by
letting the Coast Guard get the power that they have today over
the merchant seamen....
What does the Coast Guard do for the merchant seamen? It
only punishes them for any little mistake that they may make.
It does not give them the ben^ts that their own people have,
such as hospitalization It does not give the seamen the right of
pensions that their own militaiy has: It gives the merchant
seamen nothing but a bad time.
Tears ago the merchant marine was under the Department of
Commerce and was subject to punishment by the shipping
commissioner and the masters of the ships. Today it is subject
to punishment by the mlUtary. The real question is: Did any
Congress of this United States ever give the Coast Guard the
authority to control a civilian industisr? What Congress was
it?... J
Ho, we do not w^t a man Uke Beagan for president—a man
who slams the doors on the greatest heroes that this country
has ever had This country practically begged the seamen to
take their ships to sea into every war zone in the world. Now
thsy refuse to recognize their service to t.hia ccunttiy.
There is no military [organization] in this country that has
lost more men than the merchant marine. ;
David jr. Baxzy B^OO
Seattle, Wash.
'Kelp the Snr Help Tou .. .'
While I was aboard the U8T Pacific in February of 1981, my
left hand was broken up pretty badly after being hit by a steel
bar while securing the anchor.
I was taken off ship and sent home. Since then, I have had
nine operations on my hand. Number 10 is coming up at the
end of October.
I would Uke to say that the SIU and the Wel£sure Flan have
stood beside me all the way. They have paid all my doctors' and
hospital bUls.
My doctors say I will never sail again. This makes me very
sad because I will not see my shipmates or ports of call again.
So I would Uke to take this time to thank the SIU and the
Welfare Flan and all my shipmates for being Just great.
Brothers, the SIU stands beside you all the way. So help the
SIU help you—give to SFAD all you can.
Donald muer K-8846
Fittdlmzgh, Pa.
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<1 Am Very GratefU ...'
I am one of the SIU members who received a congratulatoiy
letter upon getting mj engineers Ucense.
Thank you very much for your congratulations; but these
congratulations also belong to the SIU and to the SHLSS at
Flney Foint, Md. That school gave me the necessary skills and
encouragement in order to take the Ucense.
I came to the U.S. in 1967. As a new immigrant and without
the knowledge of the English language, I could not imagine that
success.
... I am very gratefhl to my Union, to its unforgettable [past]
president, Faul Hall, and to its officers.
numk 3rovi agalm
Vielc V. Palorombla P-849
"Gallant Ship—Gallant Men"
Ian A. Millar, founder of the Sons and Daughters of U.S.
Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II, is writing a book
entitled "Gallant Ship—Gallant Men." It will be the saga of
the SIS Stephen Hopkins and her battle with the German raider
Stier.
Millar is trying to get in touch with anyone who helped
build the Hopkins, any of her surviving crewmembers, or any'
friends or kin of those crewmembers who did not survive.
He would like to include as many people as possible in
order to make this book a fitting memorial to those who took
part in this epic sea battle.
If you have any information which might help Mr. Millar in
completing this book, please contact him by writing to:
Ian A. Millar
1806 Bantry Trail
Kemersville, N.C. 27284
Seafarer Rose Takes
Top Coin Prize
Here is a smiling F. M. Rose after
foreign coins after 1500. Thanks to
P.M. Rose, Seafarer and coin
collector extraordinaire, won
"Best In Show" award at the
92nd anniversary convention of
the American Numismatic As
sociation in San Diego, Calif,
last August.
Rose, who last sailed on the
MiV Senator (Coordinated Car
ibbean Transport), previously
took "Best In Show" at the
Numismatics International con
vention in Dallas, Texas, the
Blue Ridge Numismatic Asso
ciation show in Birmingham,
winning first place in the exhibit for
Coin World for the photo.
Ala., and the Miami Interna
tional, all last year.
The name of his most recent
prize-winning exhibit was "The
Wonderful World of Chopmarks
on Chinese Dollars." He also
won the first place award in the
exhibit category for foreign coins
issued in 1500 A.D. and later.
Said ^ose, "I've been col
lecting chopmarked coins for 20
years and exhibiting them com
petitively for 12.1 guess I'm an
overnight success."
Need Medical Records from USPHS?
Here's Where to Get Them...
If you need to obtain copies of your medical records from
the USPHS, do not write to your local USPHS hospital. All
USPHS hospitals have been closed.
Send all requests for medicals records to:
U.S. Public Health Service
Health Data Center
10000 Aerospace Road
Lanham, Md. 20706
According to a PHS official, the Health Data Center is now
caught up with the backlog of requests it has received. Any
new requests should take from two to four weeks to process.
M/LOG/November 1983
Your Participation In Safety Programs Is Needed
SIU Stresses Safety at Sea, On the Rivers, On the Lakes^
By MARIETTA HOMAYONPOUR
A SHIP IN THE MIDDLE of the ocean
is a very vulnerable thing. The surges
of the sea and the^ vagaries of weather are
much more powerful than even the biggest
of vessels.
It's only through man's brains and inge
nuity that he can battle the elements and
survive.
With the hoses and chemicals he puts
aboard a ship to fight a fire, with the elec
tronics he uses to gather information, with
the lifeboats he uses in an emergency, and
through his own alertness, man makes his
position on the sea a little more secure.
That's why it's so important for equipment
to be in good working order, for safety
standards to be enforced, and for crewmem-
bers and officers to be trained, qualified and
to be at their sharpest at all times.
That's why it's so important to speak up
if you see safety violations or any sWpboard
condition that represents a potential hazard.
Uimecessary Losses at Sea
In recent years tragic accidents have caused
the death of too many seamen. In the fall of
1980, the SS Poet, an SlU-contracted ship,
disappeared in the Atlantic and not a trace
of her, or her 34 crewmen was ever found.
Just this year there was the tragic sinking
of the Marine Electric in which 31 crew-
membef^Tost their lives,, many of them
because of exposure. They had no survival
suits.
^ you see a situation or condition aboard
your ship, tug or barge that is a potential
safety .hazard, there are a number of things
you can do.
• On a ship, tell the bosun who can then
flag the problem as a safety hazard. The
bosun can then inform the skipper about it.
On a tug or barge, inform the captain im
mediately.
• Discuss the matter at your weekly ship
board meeting or safety meeting on the tug.
If remedial action is not provided, bring the
matter to the attention of the SIU patrolman
at the next port of payoff or to the patrolman
who next services your tug or barge.
• Communicate the hazardous situation
through regular Union correspondence, i.e..
Ship's Minutes, letters to SIU headquarters.
Very often the patrolman at the payoff or
the servicing visit on a tug will be a member
of the SIU Safety Committee. This commit
tee was reactivated by the Union in March
1981 because of projected Coast Guard cut
backs and a sinking interest in worker safety
by the federal government.
To Promote Acddent Preventkm
The committee was set up as part of a
Union Safety Program to insure the right of
SIU members to a safe working environment
and to emphasize accident prevention and
working safely.
Another reason cited for establishment of
the program was the increase in the trans
portation of hazardous cargoes.
The SIU Safety Director is Bob Vahey
who can be reached at the Union hall in
New Orleans. Located in each of the follow
ing ports is one Safety Committee member:
New York; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Jack
sonville; Santurce, P.R.; Piney Point, Md.;
New Orleans; Algonac; St. Louis; Wilming
ton, Calif.; San Francisco, and Honolulu.
There are two committee members in Hous
ton.
The program is working to promote safety
in deep-sea. Lakes and inland shipping.
The goal of the program is to minimize
accidents by early detection of potentially
dangerous working conditions. According to
Vahey, members of the Safety Committee
are available to sit down with Seafarers and
Boatmen when a ship or tug comes into port
to make sure that there have been periodic
safety meetings and that safety and accident
prevention aboard the vessels are empha
sized.
Safety Begins with You
There are many things that a patrolman
cannot see for himself and he must rely on
the crewmembers for information. For in
stance, on one ship there was a complaint
that the lines were handled wrong in a foreign
port. The SIU patrolman could not have
^ known that unless the crewmembers spoke
Up. That problem was subsequently cor
rected.
Our contracted companies are also very
concerned about safety and SIU Safety
Committee members work closely with them
to reinforce the companies' own safety pro
grams and to send a strong message that
safety is a joint labor-management concern.
For instance, in the port of Wilmington,
SIU Representative and Safety Committee
member Marshall Novack participates in a
montlily meeting with Crowley Maritime
crews to discuss safety matters. Safety meet
ings with Crowley have also been held in
the port of Jacksonville, Fla. and are planned
in other ports.
Promoting Survival Suits
One big area of discussion nowadays con
cerning safety is exposure or survival suits.
On the Great Lakes, where hypothermia is
such a threat, exposure suits are carried on
nearly all ships. But hypothermia is also
very significant in other areas as the Marine
Electric disaster shows.
That collier went down Feb. 12 some
30 miles off the Virginia coast in 40 degree
waters. After the incident, Capt. Joseph S.
Blackett, chief of search and rescue for the
Fifth Coast Guard District in Portsmouth,
Va. said that "waterproof, insulated survival
(or exposure) suits would have saved many
... of the 31 crewmen who died. . ..."
Though it's not a requirement on deep-
sea vessels yet, some of our contracted
companies have taken the initiative and put
exposure suits on their equipment. For in
stance, SONAT carries "survival suits on all
of its vessels and Moran supplies them on
its long distance^boats. As the result of a
recently signed contract with Crowley, sur
vival suits will be placed on the Philadelphia
to San Juan run.
The SIU is seeking to have a law passed
that will require that the suits be put on all
vessels including small vessels and ships
that are owned and operated by government
agencies and departments or ships chartered
by those agencies.
A Strong Legislative Program
The Union is also strongly supporting
legislation H.R. 3486 (see story page 4) that
would:
• raise the daily fines for operating with
out proper inspection;
• require that each vessel report in every
48 hours;
• require that each ship owner notify the
Coast Guard when a ship does make its
report;
• improve and install satellite communi
cations onboard ships, and
• allow the Coast Guard to investigate
incompetency and misconduct charges against
licensed personnel.
However, though the Union endorsed the
bill, there are several important areas that
the SIU feels should be covered by the
legislation. Among them are;
• reduction of the waiting period before
the Coast Guard begins a search and rescue
period;
• better training for Coast Guard person
nel involved in ship inspection;
• the overburdening and underfunding of
the Coast Guard;
• the poorly devised manning standards;
and
• the possible switch to the private sector
for certain Coast Guard functions.
The responsibility for safety aboard ship
rests on many shoulders—the Coast Guard,
the unions, the companies, the crewmen.
All must work toward achieving the safest
possible conditions at sea.
You, as the crewmember who spends
months on the water, can add valuable
information to that fight for safety. Don't
hold back. If you know of a safety hazard,
or even if you reasonably think there might
be one, or if you have an idea for a way to
prevent accidents or injuries, speak out!
Finally, if a job is clearly uns^e and there
is a significant hazard involved, you have
the right to refuse.
However, the issue of safety must not be
used as a smokescreen to avoid work. There
must be the threat of a significant safety
hazard present before the work is refused.
If you have any suggestions or problems
concerning safety aboard SIU ships and
boats, please write to:
Bob Vahey, SIU Safety Director
(i30 Jackson Ave.
New Orleans, La. 70130
November 1983/LOG/3B
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Memorial Installed
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By LYNNETTE MARSHALL
T^RIZZLING RAIN cast
l^Philadelphia's Old Swedes
Church of Gloria Dei in a som
ber shroud Oct. 23. The um
brellas of solitary mourners filed
through the iron gateway and
down brick pathways to the main
chapel. It was the third anni
versary memorial service on the
loss of the'SIU-contracted 5.5.
Poet and the dedication of a
plaque in memory of the 34 lives
lost at sea.
As they still waited to learn
what became of the ship that
set sail Oct. 24, 1980 in clear
skies from the port of Philadel
phia with a cargo of com bound
for Egypt, fathers and mothers,
wives, sons, daughters and SIU
friends watched the solemn
changing of the guard by the
U.S.S. Forrestal color guard and
listened to music from the Chap
lain Dale Fife and Dmm Corps.
Sermons from the Book of
Common Prayer were read by
Minister David Rivers and of
fered as a message: "That they
should not be despondent; that
loved ones, though they are gone,
they were once here."
A moments' silence; then one
son of a Poet father unveiled
the bronze plaque inscribed with
the names, ages and home towus
of the ship's crewmembers, in
cluding 24 SIU brothers. A
daughter lit an eternal candle,
and a steady slow line emptied
from church pews to view the
48 inch by 30 inch plaque at the
altar. It said, "Pray for us."
Many wept openly. Mothers
held standing children fast,
pointing out a father's name. A
trio singing chanty songs was
too overcome to sing the song
they had written to the crew for
this occasion. An elderly naan
broke down and was steadied
by strangers.
Cra..nrine Mvofs Wife of SIU AB MOSBI Myers who was aboard the
s S Poets fateful last trip, looks away from her husband's name as
Hfliiahter Terase views the bronze memorial tribute to her father and
40 / LOG / November
The tragedy has brought fam
ilies together. In the Save Our
Seaman Committee (SOS)
founded by the families, there
is a drive to make sense of what
appeared a "senseless" trag
edy, by legislating for changes
in safety laws. (Less than two
weeks later, a SlU-backed,
stringent new Maritime Safety
biU was passed by the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee. See story page 4.)
For three years, Mrs. Lislotte
Zukier Fredette, the committee
leader and founder, searched for
a home for a memorial to her
son Hans Peter Zukier and the
Poet crew. She and her husband
designed the memorial in the
form of an open Bible. Not long
ago. Reverend Robert Peoples,
Chaplin of the Seamans Church
Institute of Philadelphia who also
officiated at the dedication serv
ices, arranged for a place for
the plaque in the Old Swedes
church on the historic city s
waterfront.
A few families have not given
up hope, and await their loved
ones return. But the plaque
brings comfort. Families see the
memorial and again realize, Our
men are all together."
Quote
Of the
Month
'My main concern in a large
confrontation is the availability
of merchant ships, rather than
the availability of combat ships.
We have allpwed our merchant
marine to be degraded to a dan
gerous point."
Admiral Thomas Moorer (Ret.)
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
during the Vietnam War
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Seek Law Enforcement, Not Special Treatment
The federal government's
continued refusal to obey the
nation's cargo preference laws
is "beyond comprehension,"
SIU President Frank Drozak said
following the Union's and
Transportation Institute's filing
of a lawsuit seeking the enforce
ment of the laws.
Last month the two organi
zations were forced to go to
court, almost a year to the date
after the Reagan administration
began its "Blended Credit" pro
gram. The program, adminis
tered by the Department of Ag
riculture, has accounted for
almost $1 billion in agricultural
commodity sales to foreign na
tions. None of the shipments
has sailed on American-flag
ships.
The U.S. District Court suit
seeks a permanent injunction
against the government from
disobeying long-standing cargo
preference laws and a judgment
that the prevailing cargo regu
lations apply to the blended credit
program. The suit cited the Cargo
Preference Act of 1954 and Pub
lic Resolution 17 as the basis
for the SIU's action.
Both the law and the resolu
tion basically call for 50 percent
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Busy Year on the Hill for Maritime Labor & Industry
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DEC 081983
Boggs-Tribie, Alaskan Oil Bills Are
While none of the dozens of
maritime-related bills intro
duced this congressional ses
sion has made it through tlie
legislative maze to become law, \
many have made a great deal of
progress
Both houses of Congress are
expected to adjourn for the year
by the middle of November.
Congress may return to Wash
ington, but indications are that
if representa.tives do resume the
session, none of the maritime
issues will be moved along.
Here is a rundown of the
major maritime bills and issues
the SIU has either backed or
•I'm a Little bit Skeptical' — BlaggI
Cunard Bill Killed;
We'll Wait and See
One vote in the Senate Commerce
Committee killed a mea^e which
would have generated more than
1,(X)0 seafaring jobs, opened the
domestic cruise market to an
Union Busting Thwarted
ACBL & Dixie:
Take Notice
More than two years of back pay
and pension contributions, plus a
''bargaining order, were won by The
United Industrial Workers in a Na
tional Labor Relations Board case
closely related to the SIU's fight
with ACBL. The UIW is an affiliate
of the Seafarers International Union
of North America.
The two companies, Louisiana
Dock Company (LDC) and Ameri
can Commercial Terminals (ACT),
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American conqHmy and provided
desperately needed passenger ships
for military use. On the same day,
Nov. 16, the House Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries Conunittee over
whelmingly approved a similar
measure to re-flag two Cunard
ships.
"I'm disappointed that 1,0(X)
American seamen won't be work
ing this spring and surprised that the
massive campaign against these
bills was able to fool so many peo
ple," SIU President Frank Drozak
said.
The two bills were new versions
of legislation introduced earlier this
year which would have granted
domestic trading privileges to
Cruise American, an American-
owned company which planned to
purchase the two Cunard vessels,
the Princess and Countess, and use
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fought this year and where they
stand. Next month the LOG will
provide a rundown on other
maritime legislation for the year.
B<^gs-TrlUe
These two bills, H.R. 1242
and S. 1624, are the backbone
of maritime revitalization this
session. While there are some
differences in the bills, both have
basically the same goals.
They would reserve 5 percent
of the nation's bulk imports and
exports for American-iflag ships
in the first year. In each follow
ing year that amount would be
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SIU's New Santa Rosa
It was transformation time in
Baltimore for the Santa Rosa
(Delta). It was also time for 27
SIU members to crew up the
22-year-old combination pas
senger/container ship.
Recently acquired from
American President Lines, along
with her sister ship the Santa
Paula which will also carry a
top-to-bottom SIU crew, the
Santa Rosa was getting a much
needed sprucing up after more
than a year in lay-up on the
West Coast.
While Maryland Shipyard and
Drydock workers scrambled
about the 19,555 dwt vessel,
welding, painting the 668-fopt
huU, and checking out the cranes
and gear, the first part of the
SIU crew was aboard readying
her for departure to Philadelphia
and the start of her maiden voy
age.
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ITF Backs SlU Minimum Safe Manning Levels
The SIU led the way to two
important minimum safe man
ning level standards at last
month's International Trans
port Workers Federation meet
ing in Madrid, Spain.
The SIU delegation, headed
by President Frank Drozak, won
the unanimous support for new
levels on 12,000 GRT ships and
over, and for the first time in
ITF history set levels for tug
and tow vessels. Also for the
first time, entry ratings were
specifically included in certain
positions.
The action on the manning
levels is important because of
the worldwide trend in crew
reduction, which many times
does not take into account the
reduced safety standards that
may result.
The niinimun levels were de
rived when the ITF Seafarers
Manning Section met at Piney
Point earlier this year and ham
mered out the number of crew-
members needed for safe and
efficient operations. In addition,
the SIU and the British Nationals
Deck Department—two deck
officers and three deck ratings;
Engine Department—one chief
engineer, one engineer and one
motorman/engineer rating;
Steward Department—one
cook.
These manning levels will be
submitted to the International
Maritime Organization for final
approval.
One of the major issues at the
convention was the problem of
flag-of-convenience shipping.
The ITF's campaign was re
viewed and strengthened in an
attempt to discourage and even
tually eliminate the runaway-
flag practice. It will also help^
close the gap between U.S.-flag
and runaway-flag ships.
More than 500 representa
tives from 63 national transpor
tation unions around the world
attended the eight-day conven
tion.
Receives Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award
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Congressman Biaggi Earns
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Union of Se^en worked closely
in getting the measure passed
by the ITF.
Here are the minimum safe
manning levels adopted:
Deck Department—^three deck
officers, one bosun, three ABs
and three OS/junior/entry rat
ings;
Engine Department—^three
engineer officers, one electri
cian (a trained crewmember),
one repairman, two engine room
ratings, one junior/entry rating;
Steward Department—one
chief steward, one cook, one
second cook, one steward/stew
ardess.
Other—one master and one
radio officer.
The towboat levels (along with
a captain) are:
NEW YORK ... The lack of
unity in the U.S. maritime com
munity weighed heavily on the
mind of Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-
N.Y.) when he spoke at the
annual AGTOS award dinner
here on Oct. 14.
Biaggi, who was the 1983 re
cipient of the Admiral of the
Ocean Sea (AOTOS) award from
the United Seamen's Service,
said, "I admit to a growing sense
of frustration with the industry
itself in failing to provide lead
ership and unity in promoting
its own revitalization."
He was particularly upset by
the disunity in "maritime labor
itself, the traditional source of
considerable initiative behind
most of the major maritime la'Ws
enacted in this century."
As a result of this concern,
Biaggi said he sent a letter to
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk-
land requesting his "personal
intervention to restore unity and
refocus the perspective within
the maritime labor community
on the larger issues determining
the industry's future."
Biaggi was highly critical of
the way the U.S. government,
both the executive branch and
the Congress, have neglected
the merchant marine. He said
that the national government has
failed "to arrest the long term
decline of the American mer
chant marine in other than war
time circumstances."
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SlU President Frank Drozak and Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) get together
for a photo at the annual AOTOS award dinner held in New York City.
Biaggi was the recipient of this year's award.
November 1983
Ottici»l PuWication ol the Sealirers IntemationjI Union ol
North Amence, AHintc, Gutt. (jKes and Inland Waters District.
AH.-CIO
Vol.45, No. 11
Executive Board
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President
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Secretary-Treasurer
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Editor
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Vice President
Ed Turner
Executive Vice President
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I Wee President
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Associate Editor
New York
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Associate Editor
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increased by 1 percent, until by
the year 2000 American ships
would be carrying a full 20 per
cent of the bulk cargo.
To meet the demand for ships,
some 168 to 300 new ships would
have to be built in American
yards. The House version of the
bill requires a 15 percent oper
ating and construction cost re
duction for U.S. ships. Backers
of the bill point to recently ne
gotiated SIU contracts as the
basis for some of the operating
cost reduction. New technology
will also make ships cheaper to
run and yard costs will be re
duced by what is called series
construction. In other words, it
is cheaper, because of common
design and larger volume, to
build 10 ships rather than one ^
ship.
The Senate version calls for
a larger cost reduction, 20 per
cent, and supporters have tes
tified those reductions can be
made. It also allows for some
additional tax and financial
breaks for the builders and op
erators.
The legislation could create
more than 100,000 new Ameri
can jobs in shipbuilding, ship
ping, supply industries and sup
port industries.
Several military officials have
said the legislation would help
the nation's defense posture by
providing sorely needed tank
ers, freighters, RO/ROs and
other ships to transport U.S.
military men and supplies around
the world.
H.R. 1242, introduced by Rep.
Lindy Boggs (D-La.) has made
it through su^ommittee hear
ings and mark-up and now awaits
hearings before the fiill House
Merchant Marine Committee.
In the Senate, the bill, intro
duced by Sen. Paul Trible (R-
Va.) has had hearings on the
subcommittee level.
Alaskan Oil
The House recently passed a
new version of the Export
Administration Act, the law that
contains the ban on exporting
Alaskan oil. It prohibits the ex
port of the oil for another four
years.
The Senate has yet to act on
the legislation.
The ban on export of the oil
was imposed for a combination
of employment, economic, con
sumer, energy, national defense
and trade reasons.
The ships used, about 50 SIU-
contracted ships, are the types
of small tankers the military
would need in an emergency. If
the oil was exported, most of
those ships would go into lay-
up. In addition, thousands of
maritime jobs would be lost be
cause the oil would be exported
in at least 50 percent foreign-
flag vessels.
There is a possibility the Sen
ate may act on its version of the
Act before the end of the year.
The Senate bill contains a six-
year ban on exports, and the
two houses would have to get
together to agree on the length
of the export ban.
Cargo Preference
The House and Senate heard
testimony on several new cargo
preference bills this year. Some
were relatively minor, but the
two major pieces, H.R. 2692 and
S. 1616, would revamp and
stremnline current cargo pref
erence laws and make them eas
ier to enforce, by making a sin
gle law covering cargo
preference.
Basically the legislation calls
for all cargo which is national
defense related to be shipped
1(X) percent on U.S.-flag ships.
It also mandates that 50 percent
of all cargo with which the gov
ernment is directly or indirectly
involved must be shipped on
American ships.
Both bills have been through
hearings at the subcommittee
level and await further action.
Reagan Proposals
The Reagan administration's
major thrust in maritime legis
lation was a proposal that bas
ically would allow the wholesale
transfer of American shipbuild
ing capacity to foreign yards.
H.R. 3156 would allow subsi
dized operators to obtain ves
sels overseas, use new re-flagged
ships for cargo preference trade,
use Capital Construction Funds
for overseas shipbuilding, per
form overseas repairs without
the current 50 percent tariff and
increase the amount of foreign
ownership from 49 percent to
75 percent.
The legislation has not passed
the hearing stage in the House
or Senate and indications are it
won't.
ACBL & Dixie: Take Notice
(Conthnued from Page 1.)
along with ACBL, are all part of
Texas Gas Corp.'s massive inland
waterways conglomerate. This two-
and-a-half-year-old case marks the
fourth victory against the large-
scale union-busting attenyrts within
the conglomerate.
SIU President Frank Drozak said,
"This decision should be a clear
signal to labor law violators, in
cluding Dixie Carriers and ACBL,
that they will eventually pay a high
price for their illegal practices."
According to the NLRB admin
istrative law judge's 97-page deci
sion, the two companies failed to
"bargain in good faith with the
UIW. " LCD and ACT bargained in
bad faith and violated the existing
contract despite its expiration. The
law requires that old contracts con
tinue until labor and management
bargain in good faith. The contract
expired in 1981.
The judge ruled that the com
panies had no right to change the
contract, discontinue their contribu
tions to the UIW's pension and
welfare plans, call for layoffs of
persormel without first bargaining
with the union, and change the
working conditions — wages and
hours — of its employees in die
union protected by the contract.
As a result of these violations of
National Labor Law, the NLRB
judge has ordered LDC and ACT
to:
• bargain in good faith with the
UIW;
• cease and desist firom setting
up its own plans;
• render full recovery of pay
ments, plus interest, to die UIW's
pension and welfare plans;
• make Up the difference in con
tributions and benefits to the em
ployees received from the compa
nies' illegal fiind to those received
under the UIW plans; and
• make fiiU restitution of wages
and hours of enqiloyment lost by the
companies' illegad action to its
employees of tte UIW.
Time and time again, NLRB
judges have ruled against the
massive unfair labor practices of
these subsidiary companies.
"This record of lawlessness
demonstrates a preconceived and
studied master plan by this huge
conglomerate to bust the Seafarers
International Union," Drozak said.
"The NLRB has proven that ille
galities are not a profitable enter
prise. The Seafarers International
Union wiU, whenever the situation
wan^ts, pursue all legal remedies
to insure that justice is achieved for
all its union member," Drozak
concluded.
Cunard Bill Killed;
We'll Wait and See
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them in the Jones Act passenger
business. Because the ships were
foreign built, a special congres
sional waiver was needed.
The opponents of the bill argued
that the action would be a death
blow to American sh^yards. But no
American passenger ship has b^n
built in more than 25 years, and the
Cunard ships would We provided
some $5 million for each vessel in
annual maintenance in American
yards, plus an additional $5 million
in needed work to meet U.S. Coast
Guard standards.
Since the introduction of the bill,
several proposals for American-
built passenger ships have popped
up. Therediave been reports of as
many as six ships to be built in
American yards. However, those
deals seem to be shaky according
to congressional members.
"I'm a little bit skeptical. It
seems strange that this thing de
veloped after this legislation was in
troduced ... I haven't seen a con
tract, has anybody on this conunit-
tee seen a contract?" Rep. Mario
Biaggi (D-N. Y.) asked at the mark
up session.
During the session it was brought
out that no keel-laying dates have
been set in any of tte tentative deals
to build passenger ships in Ameri
can yards — and nobody has seen
any contracts.
During the recent Grenada ac
tion, the U.S. State Department
asked Cunard Lines to make avail
able the two ships in case they were
needed for evacuation, or troop
transport, Rqp. Edwin Forsytfae (R-
N.J.) said.
The Senate action Idlls the bill for
this year. Cruise America owners
said they would continue to seek
ways to enter the domestic crui^
market.
What's next? SIU President
Drozak said, "We'll just wait and
see what happens now. I certainly
hope these new ships are built. But
we'll have to wait until all the
smoke clears to really find out."
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of all cargo which the govern
ment generates to be shipped
on U.S. vessels.
Three government officials are
named as defendants in the suit:
Agriculture Secretary John
Block, Transportation Secre
tary Elizabeth Dole and Mari
time Administrator Adm. Har
old Shear.
"It's ironic and sad," Drozak
said, "that we are forced to go
to court when one of the de
fendants even agrees the cargo
preference laws apply."
He was referring to a July
1983 memo from Shear to the
Agriculture Department in which
Shear said cargo preference laws
did apply to blended credit, but
also told the department that he
would decline to enforce them.
"Both the Cargo Preference
Act and its legislative history
indicate the ocean transporta
tion of goods purchased with
federal assistance is covered by
the U.S.-flag requirement of the
statute," Shear wrote.
The Agriculture Department
has claimed that the blended
credit program does not fall un
der cargo preference laws,
mainly because of the type of
financial help the government
provides. The program com
bines government loan guaran
tees and low-interest loans to
purchasing countries to finance
the sales.
"The law is cut and dried. It
is simple. If the government
provides financial assistance, half
the shipment must go on Amer
ican ships. The government is
providing financial assistance in
the blended credit program, but
they are not living up to the law.
That's why we went to court,"
Drozak said.
He noted that in the past the
SIU and other maritime groups
have had to pressure and lobby
the government to live up to the
Cargo Preference Act.
"We had to fight tooth and
nail to get the administration to
ship the Egyptian flour on
American ships earlier this year.
If you look back you can see a
pattern of disregard for the law,
especially since Reagan took of
fice. So far, despite all his prom
ises, he hasn't done much of
anything to help the American
maritime industry. It's a shame
that we have to go to court to
enforce the laws that protect
American seamen and ship
pers," Drozak said.
SIU members and American
shippers have had a hard enough
time finding work in the past
several years without having to
fight the government for law- i
fully guaranteed jobs, he said.
In addition, according to the
suit, if the blended credit pro
gram is allowed to continue
without cargo preference en
forcement, other agricultural
commodity programs could be
diverted into the blended credit
program in am attempt to get
around the laws.
"We're not asking for any
special privilege. We're simply
asking that the law be enforced,
that the government obey the
law," Drozak said.
Glidewell Is Named
To Alabama Fed.
Tribute to Poet
New Maritime Safety Biii Making Headway
(See Story on page 40.)
The 34 members of the
Poet's crew earned an addition
to their legacy last month when
the House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries (Committee passed a
maritime safety bill.
The bill, H.R. 3486 was a
direct result of the loss of the
SlU-crewed and also the
NMU-manned Marine Electric
and the oil drilling rig Ocean
Ranger, said Rep. Walter B.
Jones (D-N.C.), committee
chairman.
The bill requires stricter re
porting requirements for ships,
raises the penalties for operating
an unsafe ship and also in
creases the amount of liability
on a vessel owner in cases of
injury or death.
"Each of these terrible tra
gedies identified deficiencies in
our present maritime safety re
gime, primary of which were
unreasonable delays in notifying
the Coast Guard of concern for
the vessels' safety and a situa
tion where an absurdly low fine
provided no deterrent to oper
ating a vessel without a certifi
cate of inspection," Jones said.
Currently the fine for oper
ating a vessel without a valid
inspection certificate is only a
flat $1,000. The bill would hike
it to $10,000 per day the vessel
is operated without an inspec
tion certificate. The fines for
other violations of inspection
regulations also were increased.
The bill requires a vessel mas
ter to communicate his ship's
exact location every 48 hours
to the vessel owner. If the owner
has reason to believe the ship
is in trouble or if he has not
communicated with the ship for
48 hours, the owner must use
all available means to locate the
vessel and promptly notify the
Coast Guard.
The increase in liability levels
came in the form of an amend
ment from Rep. Gerry Studds
(D-Mass.). It increases the
amount of liability the owner
must make in death or injury
cases from the current $60 per
ton of vessel to $420 per ton.
That aspect of the bill will
receive further attention in
hearings before the Merchant
Marine Subcommittee later this
month. The SIU has backed a
move for unlimited liability, but
that may come later, according
to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.),
subcommittee chairman.
"The only argument in op
position was a fear that this
quick fix might close the door
to further consideration of the
problems associated with the
limitation of liability. This, I
promise, will not be the case,"
he said.
SIU Mobile Port Agent Tom GHde-
well was elected vice president of
the Alabama State Federation of
Labor, AFL-CIO, at the state labor
federation's convention this month.
Biaggi Gets Maritime Awartd
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One bright spot, the congress
man noted, was the imminent
enactment of the Ocean Ship
ping Act of 1983.
Biaggi told the 600 people
attending the award diimer that
"enactment of this legislation
represents a long awaited first
step toward revitalizing the
maritime industry—beginning
with the liner sector."
He was proud of the unity of
the maritime industry on this
regulatory reform bill.
The congressman added,
however, that "unfortunately,
the unprecedented effort behind
enactment of maritime regula
tory reform legislation has
proven the exception—rather
than the rule—where the mari
time industry is concerned. Yet
this precedent proves what can
be accomplished when the en
tire industry turns to and sets
sail together."
Biaggi is the 15th recipient of
the AOTOS award. Last year's
award went to AFL-CIO Pres
ident Lane Kirkland, a member
of the Masters j Mates and Pilots
union. The 1981 award was given
posthumously to former SIU
President Paul Hall.
At the dinner, awards were
also given to merchant ships and
individuals for acts of heroism
and bravery at sea. Among those
honored was the crew of the
SlU-contracted Santa Maria
(Delta).
According to the United Sea
men's Service, the ship was
awarded the Mariner's Plaque
because, "under conditions
much like those of wartime, the
crew of the SS Santa Maria
accepted the dangers of the sit
uation when the vessel entered
South Atlantic waters on a trip
to Argentina during the Falk
land Islands crisis. Maintaining
regular lifeboat drills, special
watches and displaying the
American flag on the highest tier
of containers on deck, Capt.
Adrian Jennings and the crew
safely completed their voyage,
despite buzzing by Argentine
military planes."
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Delegates From All Ports Will Meet in March
SlU Plans Crews Conference in Piney Point
Set Proposals for New Deep-Sea Contract
A n SIU Crews Conference
.to hammer out proposals
for a new A&G District deep-
sea contract is being scheduled
to take place in March at the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship in Piney
Point, Md. Delegates will rep
resent the deck, engine and
steward departments, and will
be elected from all constitu
tional ports.
Dates for the conference, and
for the nomination and election
of delegates, will be announced
in the LOG next month.
In the meantime, a contract
questionnaire is being mailed to
all deep-sea members. The pur
pose of this questionnaire is to
encourage all SIU members
covered by the deep-sea con
tract to participate in drafting
and developing proposals deal
ing with wages, working con
ditions, and hcEilth and welfare
benefits.
The present three-year deep-
sea tanker and freightship/pas-
senger contracts run out Jun&
15, 1984. J
SIU President Frank Drozak
is calling the upcoming contract
negotiations a "critical junc
tion" in the forward movement
of the SIU. He said that dele
gates to this conference are going
to have to weigh the needs of
our membership against the
realities of the U.S. maritime
industry.
For this reason, Drozak said,
it is very important that every
mentber affected by this con
tract take the time to express
his or her concerns and sugges
tions.
In addition to wages, working
conditions, and health and wel
fare programs, the conference
will also examine and develop
proposals dealing with training
and upgrading; SIU shipping
rules and the SIU constitution;
legislation and politic^ action,
and improvements in shipboard
meeting and membership com
munication.
Besides mailing the confer
ence questionnaire to the homes
of all deep-sea members, copies
of the survey will be available
in all SIU halls, and are being
mailed to all ships at sea.
All questionnaires must be
returned to SIU headquarters
bv Feb. 15, 1984.
Members are encouraged ta take part in making decisions on contract proposals.
Last Name First Name Middle initial
Street City or Town State Zip
Book Number Social Security Number Dept. (Deck, Engine, Steward)
I. SIU CONSTITUTION. The SIU Constitution sets forth the rules and regulations governing the Union, its
members and its officers. The constitution spells out your rights and your respon
sibilities. The purpose of the SIU Constitution is to describe these rights and
' responsibilities so that everyone will know and understand vyh^ is expected of him.
Do you have any suggestions for improving the SIU Constitution?
II. PENSION. WELFARE & VACATION PLANS. The SIU benefit plans make it possible for Seafarers and their
families to face the future with dignity and confidence. Improvement in the Pension,
Welfare and Vacation Plans will be included in the contract negotiations.
: Do you have any recommendations for improving the plans?
III. EDUCATION & TRAINING. Training to meet the challenges of new technology, academic enrichment
to provide a fuller meaning to the lives of Seafarers, and professional counseling to
deal with the stresses of a seafaring life are all parts of the SlU's program to meet
the needs of our members.
Do you have ideas on how we can expand or improve these programs?
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IV. SHIPBOARD MEETINGS & MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATION. Shipboard meetings give our members
" an opportunity to express their opinions on all matters concerning their jobs, and
their rights and duties as SlU members.
Do you have any suggestions on how shipboard rheetings can be made more
effective? Do you have any ideas on how we can improve communications between
our members at sea and headquarters ashore?
V. LEGISLATION. The maritime industry is the most federally regulated and legislated industry in the U.S.
' The Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the Oil Import Bill, Public Health Hospitals and
the Jones Act are just some of the important areas affected by legislation.
What do you think we can do to protect our jobs and job security through legislation?
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political action and your participation in SPAD that we won the Merchant Marine
Act of 1970, and won the legislative battle for the Oil Import Bill. Again — it's all
tied in with jobs and job security. -• '• -(• ' • How can we become more effective? .f-. . '
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" today and the changes we can expect iii the future, what are your suggestions for
updating the Standard Freightship & Tanker Agreement and the SlU Shipping Rules?
If you need more space — use a separate sheet of paper.
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KirMand Gets Paul Hall Memorial Award for Dedieation
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President Lane Kirkland last
month became the fourth recip
ient of the Paul Hall Memorial
award given by the Maritime
Port Council of Greater New
York and Vicinity.
In his acceptance speech at
the Sheraton Centre Oct. 22,
Kirkland said that he was
"deeply honored" to be given
the award.
Calling Hall "an authentic
leader," Kirkland said that "my
friend and colleague Paul Hall
shared a vision of a strong Labor
Movement."
Paul Hall was president of the
SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department. He passed
away in 1980 of cancer at the
age of 65.
The award to Kirkland, in the
form of a plaque, was given to
him by Paid Hall's widow. Rose.
In her speech, Mrs. Hall said
that Kirkland was "a dear and
close friend of Paul." He was a
"strong supporter of the U.S.
merchant fleet" and he "made,
revitalization of the maritime
industry a top priority."
Noting that this "award hon
ors great leadership," Mrs. Hall
told the audience of almost 1,000
people that "it takes men and
women like Lane Kirkland to
make us see the possibilities."
In part the plaque read, "As
Paul Hall once said: 'If the fight
is long, and your opponent for
midable, you need one thing: a
good captain who can give a
team direction and turn money,
marbles and chalk into laws,
jobs and benefits.' Lane Kirk
land is that captain."
In his speech, Kirkland was
highly critical of the Reagan
administration. He said that the
"promise of maritime renewal
has been broken by this admin
istration" which "... contin
ues to recite from its textbook
of free trade."
Kirkland said: "The U.S.
needs a comprehensive and for
ward looking maritime policy."
The AFL-CIO president told
the audience that the Competi
tive Shipping and Shipbuilding
Act of 1983 (better known as
the Boggs bill) "offers the best
alternative" for helping to re
vitalize the U.S. fleet.
He said that the AFL-CIO
"will continue to fight for its
passage."
Noting that"" "our Labor
Movement is in good fighting
shape," Kirkland said that Paul
Hall "loved a good fight and he
would have loved the one we're
going into today."
Memorial Service
Held for Seafarer
Friends of Dwayne Cook hold a memorial service for their fellow Seafarer,
presumed misslnq at sea off the SS Santa Ross at)out two months ago.
Present at the Oct. 2 ceremony at North Point In San Francisco, Calif,
are from the left: John Halllg, Kathy Hertz and Dell Lovern. The picture
was sent In by another of Cook's good friends, George "Lenny" ZIntz
Jr.
As the recipient of the fourth annual Paul Hall Memorial award, AFL-
CIO President Lane Kirkland (c.) holds the plaque he was given by the
Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity at their dinner-
dance last month. With Kirkland are, from the left: Jean Ingrao, executive
secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department; Jack
Brady, executive vice president of District 2 of the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, AMO; Ed Panarello, executive director of the
New York Port Council; Jack Caffey, special assistant to the SIU
president and vice-president of the New York Port Council; Frank
Lonardo, president of the New York Port Council; Stephen J. Leslie,
trustee of the New York Port Council and vice president of the Maritime
Trades Department, and Rose Hall who presented the award to Kirkland.
Thomas Bradley Dead at 55,
Head of Md.-DC AFL-CIO Unit
Thomas M. Bradley, 55, pres
ident of the Maryland State and
District of Columbia AFL-CIO
Labor Federation since 1979,
died Oct. 27 at Franklin Sq.
Hospital in Baltimore.
Bradley had suffered a mas
sive heart attack early in
October.
He had been a member of the
Machinists Union (LAM) since
1949, rising from shop steward
to president of the LAM, Local
1561, in Baltimore.
Later on, Bradley was direc
tor of the Baltimore Council on
Political Education (COPE) and
headed Baltimore's Central La
bor Council from 1974 to 1979.
He had been a vice president
of the AFL-CIO's Maryland
State Labor Federation before
he was tapped by the unit's
Executive Board to be chief of
the federation. In 1981, at the
state federation's convention,
he was elected to a full presi
dential term.
AFL-CIO President Lane
Kirkland and Secretary-Treas
urer Thomas R. Donahue cited
Bradley's leadership and fervor
in a letter to his widow, Jean;
four children and two grand
children:
"His dedication, his energy,
his integrity and his judgment
were tremendous assets to the
workers who elected him as their
leader . . . We will cherish his
memory . . . Tom's death has
spread sorrow and a deep sense
of personal loss to trade union
ists throughout Maryland and
far beyond its borders," wrote
Kirkland and Donahue.
2 Brothers of the Sea Buried in the Deep
On Oct. 13, aboard the SS Transcolumbia (Hudson Waterways),
burial services were conducted for Pensioner Wilhelm Woeras by Capt.
R.L. Edmonds with all ship's personnel present. They mourned the
deceased's passing as his remains were consigned to the deep.
On Aug. 16 on the bulker Star of Texas (Titan Navigation), Chief
Engineer John O'SuUivan was buried at sea with full honors at the start
of the Gulfstream according to his last request.
His ashes were given back to the sea during a sunset service.
Bosun Gene Paschall, Asst. Cook Yvonne Smith, Seafarers Ray
Fletcher, Bobby Williams, James Dies and other crewmembers off
watch helped to honor the departed.
Capt. Richard D. Stewart led the solemn services. During the
ceremony, the entire crew on and off watch observed a period of silence
for O'Sullivan.
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In San Franeiseo
THE PACIFIC COAST Ma
rine Firemen, ODers and
Watertenders Union (MFOW),
SlU-affiliated since 1953, cele
brated its 100th year (1883-1983)
as more than 1,000 members,
pensioners, families, friends and
maritime notables took part in
a gala dinner-dance fete Oct. 28
near the union's headquarters
in the port of San Francisco.
Earlier in the day of the Cen
tennial Celebration, at a "Mar
itime Unity" conference at the
MFOW hiring hall, SIU Presi
dent Frank Drozak congratu
lated the West Coast union's
chief, Henry "Whitey" Disley
and his membership for their
first "hardest" 100 years and
attacked the Reagan administra
tion on its maritime policies.
In his speech, Drozak related
his years as SIU San Francisco
port ^ent knowing the MFOW
late Presidents Vincent J. Ma-
lone, Sam Bennett, William W.
Jordan and Harry Jorgensen.
Drozak declared in his re
marks that: ". . . It is a singular
achievement (by the MFOW)
simply to have survived in such
a rocky, unpredictable, feast-
or-famine industry such as our
maritime industry is . . ."
He pointed out that the West
Coast "is really the birthplace
of the permanent seafaring
unions of this country" and the
MFOW "the first to set up an
organization devoted to the pro
tection and welfare of the crew-
members of the unlicensed en
gine department aboard
American flagships." And he
added the SUP was founded in
1885 and the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union began in 1901.
Drozak further outlined the
MFOW's early struggles to
correct the primitive wages and
living and working conditions
and brutality aboard the ships
praising its "staying power" to
survive the first difficult times.
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The SIU president said "Our
principal problem now ... is to
preserve the maritime indus
try." And . There is now
no indication that the present
administration is determined to
reverse the frightening decline
of American shipping."
Drozak held that:
• "The present administra
tion . . . has dismantled long
standing maritime programs
which . . . enabled the Ameri
can merchant marine to main
tain some viability ...
• The administration has dis
carded these programs without
providing any replacement
mechanisms that would allow
American shipping to at least
maintain its existing capability
until a transition to more effec
tive and suitable programs could
be adopted.
• "The administration con
tinues to practice 19th-century
economic philosophy, espe
cially with regard to the U.S.
merchant marine, while the rest
of the nations of the world sup
port their national fleets in terms
of real-world economics and
politics.
• "Whereas the Maritime
Administration was once the lead
agency and the protector of the
interests of U.S.-flag shipping,
it no longer is able to demon
strate any initiative in behalf of
the industry it was created to
serve. The effective functioning
of the Maritime Administration
has been completely smoth
ered."
Drozak concluded "What we
are seeing today is the pursuit
by the administration of a plan
for the destruction of the Amer
ican flag industry. None Of Pres
ident Reagan's pledges to de
velop an American shipping
capability consistent with our
national interests have been
honored."
Joining SIU President Drozak
on the podium were newly re-
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SIUNA President Frank Drozak congratulates MFOW President Disley.
elected San Francisco Mayor
Dianne Feinstein, California
Congresswomen Barbara Boxer,
6th District and Sala Burton,
5th District; California Con
gressman George Miller and U.S.
Sen, Milton Marks, State Lt.
Gov. Leo McCarthy, APL head
W. B. Seaton, Matson Line chief
Michael S. Wasacz and Pacific
Maritime Assn. President Wil
liam E. Coday.
Also at the symposium were
M.C., John F. Henning, secre
tary-treasurer of the State La
bor Federation; SIU VP George
McCartney, MTD Secretary-
Treasurer Jean Ingrao, TI
Chairman Emeritus Herbert
Brand, SUP President Paul
Dempster, ILWU President
James Herman, Deputy Super
intendent of the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy Commodore
Thomas Patterson, MARAD
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Officials and delegates at the first MFOW Convention in San Francisco, 1945.
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Dempster, and DLWU (Longshoremen) President Jimmy Herman. ^
Happy
Birthday
(Continued from Page 8.)
Western Region Director Capt.
S.W. Galstan and SIU San
Francisco Field Representative
John Ravnik.
Other MFOW Centennial
Celebrations were held Oct. 15
in the port of Honolulu, Hawaii;
Nov. 12 in the port of Seattle,
Nov. 13 in San Pedro, Calif, for
the port of Wilmington and in
the ports of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
New Orleans and Portland, Ore.
At the union's 100th birthday
party, commemorative pins were
distributed with a 64-page his
torical highlights book program
entitled "From Hell Hole to
High Tech" showing the found
ing fathers of the union, the
early sailing and steamships with
chapters "The Early Days 1850-
i915," "Living Aboard Ship,"
"1900-1922," "The Fighting
Years," "Seamen and the Law,"
"The War Years," "The Post
War Years," and "The Agoniz
ing Years 1974-1983."
Democratic Cmigreaswomwi Sain Burton (r^ht) and Barhara Boxer war on hand fwr the ceidHratton. Here they meet with
SIUNA Piesidait Frank Drozak and Vice Presid«Dt George McCartney^
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fresh cbat of paint on the bridge wings. Below, Lorenzos Ordansa is on
his way back up the gangway after an errand on the docks.
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SlU's Santa Rosa
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Chief Steward Jim Bergstrom
was in the ship's pantry trying
to organize the stores after hav
ing been aboard for less than 24
hours. He promised that the
food would be "tops" for the
crew and the dozen passengers.
It will also be the same.
Up on the passenger deck,
Steward Assistant Lloyd Zim
merman said he was walking
and working proof that "dili
gence pays off." Zimmerman
had been making a regular com
mute from his home in Roanoke,
Va. to the Baltimore hall in
search of work. His perserver-
ance will pay off in a payoff
now.
A deck below in the crew
quarters, Windell Saunders,
steward's assistant, was putting
a few homey touches on the
Getting the SaW Rosa shipshape
allows Ted Drobbins, AB, time to
brush up on directions.
crews' quarters, hanging new
drapes and cleaning up a bit.
While most of the activity on
deck was from shoreside em
ployees, a few SIU deckhands
were about. John Barcroft, a
standby AB, was checking one
of the chain lockers while ABs
Ted Drobbins and Bernard Mi-
ciak were applying fresh coats
of paint to the bridge.
Port Agent A1 Raymond had
just put a job call out that morn
ing for the rest of the deck and
engine crew, and they were due
onboard the next day. This would
give them a little more than two
days to bring the Santa Rosa
out of drydock, sail her up to
Philadelphia and have her
spruced up and ready for the
first trip—cargo, passengers and
all.
The Santa Rosa will call Phil
adelphia home and make regular
stops on a 28-day run to
Charleston, S.C., Miami, Fla.,
and the east coasts of Vene
zuela, Colombia and Panama.
To a novice, it might have
looked as if the Santa Rosa
would take two months before
she would be ready to sail. But
the professional and hardwork
ing SIU crew would have her
ready, as if the Santa Rosa was
transformed by magic.
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Atop the Santa Rosa crane offers a fine
view of a flurry of activity along Baltimore's
Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock ship
yards.
Standby AB John Barcroft pulls up a chain from the top deck
as the high pitched sounds of welding, sanding and drilling
whine in the background.
WIndell Saunders, steward assist
ant, hangs curtains in refurbished
crew quarters.
Lloyd Zimmerman (above) spent several weeks driving from his Roanoke,
Va. home to Baltimore in search of a ship. He found the Santa Rosa.
Here he makes some last minute adjustments in a passenger's cabin.
Both the passengers and the crew will enjoy the same meals and Chief
Steward Jim Bergstrom (r.) said the cooking will be "tops" on each 28-
day voyage.
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Gulf Coast, by VP. Joe Sacco
are still going full force on
the Dixie strike which is eight
months old. On all fronts we con
tinue to be active. Our leaflets and
picketing are having an impact as
is our campaign to inform con
sumers about the situation.
Dixie Carriers is part of a con
glomerate called Kirby. Though
the company contends that our
strike has had little effect on it,
their second quarter e^ings have
dropped tremendously. We've
slowed down the company's op
erations. Our consumer information campaign, directed at the people
with whom Kirby does business, has been very successful.
Kirby's attempt to break this Union is a classic example of what's
happening throughout this country in the transportation sector. There
have been big efforts to bust the unions in other transport fields,
such as buses and airlines. Just look at what's happening at Greyhound
buses and Continental Airlines.
Our attack against Kirby and Dixie is a multi-pronged one, and on
Nov. 14 we will take depositions in Texas on a suit against Dixie for
its calculated plan to destroy the Union.
Meanwhile we are continuing to fiilly service our deep-sea and
inland equipment. We have completed work on the Bay Houston
Towing contract which expires shortly and we are sending out contract
questionnaires to our members at Radcliff. Also, the new three-year
Higman Towing contract which provides wage increases for our
members has been ratified.
In other news from the Gulf, SIU MobUe Port Agent Tom Glidewell
has been elected vice-president of the State AFL-CIO in Alabama.
Also, at the State Federation's convention a resolution was unani
mously passed urging all of Alabama's congressional legislators to
vote for the Boggs bill in the House and the Trible bill in the Senate.
Both these bills would greatly help revitalize the U.S. maritime fleet.
East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall
^or a few days last month I
visited our hall in Santurce,
Puerto Rico. At a payoff on the
SlU-contracted Puerto Rico (Puerto
Rico Marine) I held a shipboard
meeting to discuss many of the
important issues facing this Union
and the maritime industry today. I
also visited our Crowley opera
tions while I was there.
From the port of Gloucester, one
of our Union fishing representa-
tives, Leo Sabato, reports that an
SlU-contracted fishing boat, the
Grace and Tom sank in the Atlantic last month. None of the
crewmembers was hurt when the vessel went down at about 4 a.m.
on Oct. 17 approximately 15 miles east-southeast of Gloucester. A
vessel nearby heard the Grace and Tom's SOS and was quickly
beside her.
In other news from that port, prices for ground fish have been
going up but the fishing is poor.
Also, scallops are very, very scarce and at one point the price off
the boat was $7.45 a pound.
In the port of Baltimore we crewed the Santa Rosa (Delta) wMch
is scheduled to go to Charleston, Miami and on to South America.
This ship was formerly owned by American President Lines on the
West Coast. Delta also bought another APL ship and named her the
Santa Paula. She was in the Sparrows Point shipyard for repairs and
will be shifted to the Maryland Drydpck in Baltimore. Possible
crewing time for her is the end of November.-,
Also in Baltimore we expect the pushboat Sugar C. (Sonat Marine)
to return to service shortly. She's currently laid up in Philadelphia
for repairs.
From the port of Norfolk we have word that the CS Long Lines
returned to Wilmington, N.C. after doing an emergency repair job in
Nova Scotia.
In the inland field, ballots have to be in by Nov. 21 on the
Lynnhaven contract out of Norfolk. Meanwhile, the contract at
Northeast Towing has been extended.
Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco
ast month 1 was an SlUNA
delegate to the triennial meet
ing of the Joint Seafarers and
Dockers Conference of the Inter
national Transport Workers Fed
eration held in Madrid, Spain.
Five hundred delegates from 63
countries attended the week-long
meeting.
Through the efforts of SlUNA
President Frank Drozak and the
entire American delegation we were
able to get a minimum manning
scale resolution approved by the
joint session of the ITF. T A r.
Also, the delegates unanimously approved the UNCTAD code
which calls for bilateral shipping agreements among trading partners.
1 found the conference very interesting and informative. It gave
us a chance to meet with seafarers from around the world. We
learned that many seafaring nations face the same problems that we
do—runaway flags, a declining maritime industry, lack of cargo.
It was a very useful meeting and 1 feel that positive results will
continue to come from it in the future.
In news on the homefront, we have word from Algonac that one
of our Great Lakes Seafarers, Willis Lawrence^ will be getting a
special award from American Steamship Company. Twenty years ago
Brother Lawrence lost his arm in a shipboard accident. He did not
give up sailing though. Instead he rehabilitated himself so he could
continue to work aboard ship. Last year he went to the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to upgrade. He sails as a
QMED aboard the self unloading diesel ship Nicolet. (A full story
on Brother Lawrence will appear in a future issue of the LOG.)-
Also, inland news from the Lakes includes word that SlU-con
tracted Zenith Dredge has three more weeks to complete the Duluth,
Minn.-Superior, Wis. harbor deepening project.
Politically on the Lakes, two long time friends of the SIU, Michigan
State Senators David Serotkin and Phillip Mastin are facing recall
elections. We're urging our members to vote no in the two elections—
one to be held Nov. 22 and the other on Nov. 30.
West Coast, By V.P. George McCartney
On the West Coast our long
time SlUNA affiUate, the Ma
rine Firemen's Union, is celebrat
ing its centennial birthday.
Here is San Francisco on Oct.
28, the Firemen held a full day
discussion on maritime unity. The
principal speaker was SIU Presi
dent Frank Drozak. Among the
topics he discussed were the Boggs
bill, maritime unity and revitali-
zation of the U.S. maritime indus
try.
Early this month 1 went to a keel
laying ceremony for one of our ships in San Diego. She's the John
B. Waterman (Waterman Steamship), and she's being converted from
a combination RO/RO containership to a T-AK maritime pre-posi-
tioning ship for the Military Sealift Command in support of the
Marine Corps.
Included in the conversion is the lengthening of the ship by 126
feet. All cargo holds wUl be air conditioned. The work on her is
being done at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Yard. Two more
Waterman ships, sister ships of the John B. Waterman, are also set
to be converted. They are the Thomas Heywood and the Charles
Carroll.
From Wilmington we have word that the SlU-contracted passenger
liner SS Constitution (American-Hawaii Cruises) will be in Los
Angeles in December for the first time since she began her Hawaii
Cruises. She will then go on to a San Francisco shipyard for some
repairs before heading back to Hawaii.
In Seattle where the SlU-contracted Rose City (Pacific Shipping)
came in recently, we were proud to hear that crewmembers rescued
85 boat people off the coast of Borneo, Indonesia. Newspaper articles
particularly cited four men, two of whom jumped into the ocean to
help the boat people. The four cited by the paper are all SIU
members—Bosun Perry Greenwood and ABs Jeff Kass, Greg Turay
land Sippo. We're very proud of these men and the entire crew.
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HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL
OF SEAMANSHIP
Piney Point Maryland
New Facilities Enhance Learning Experiences
in the SHLSS Steward Department
The SHLSS Steward Program
offers a lot of hands on experience
to our seafarers, and we have a
new training facility at the SIU
headquarters building in Camp
Springs, Maryland.
The cafeteria, staffed by SIU
trainees and upgraders has been
Making sandwiches is one of
the responsibilities of Cook
and Baker Florencio Nieves
Junior from N.Y.
preparing and serving breakfast
and lunch, Monday through Fri
day since May 31, 1983. The new
facility was designed by the per
manent SHLSS Steward Dep^-
ment to best incorporate training
needs. While working at the^SIU
headquarters cafeteria. Stewards
participating in the program now
have the advantages of exposure
to customers, cooking food to
order and often they are able to
meet some of their SIU officials.
The crew for the new SHLSS
training galley consists of five
entry-level trainees, one Assistant
Cook, two Cooks and Bakers, one
Chief Cook, and in permanent-
positions Chief Steward/Instruc
tor John Cleveland and Cashier
Debbie Miller. Don Nolan,
SHLSS culinary director, oversees
the new cafeteria as well as all
of our other Steward Department
programs.
The five entry-level trainees are
chosen from each class and nor
mally spend four weeks in this
training facility. Steward
upgraders fill the other positions
for a two-week period during their
scheduled six-week training
course.
Each day, Monday through Fri
day, John Cleveland picks up the
training crew at 4:30 a.m. at the
SHLSS campus. They then begin
the 65 mile drive to the SIU head
quarters building.
Preparations for the 7:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. breakfast begin
immediately upon arrival at
Camp Springs. Following
breakfast, the crew reorganizes
to prepare lunch which is offered
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Throughout the day. Chief
Steward/Instructor John
Cleveland sees to the assignment
of specialty duties for each
member of the crew, while giving
individual instruction and atten
tion to each student's needs. The
crew then cleans and secures the
galley and returns to the SHLSS at
Piney Point about 4:30 p.m. ,
A unique aspect of the new
facility is that much of the
food served is grown on the
SHLSS farm which raises beef,
pork and fresh vegeta;bles. On
most Thursdays a Shipbuilder's
luncheon is served which allows
a lot of creativity. Gourmet food
is prepared and Garde Manger
(food decorations) are made. For
special events, such as the SIU
headquarters dedication, all the
food and garnishments were
prepared by the SHLSS Steward
department.
Our Seafarers will certainly
benefit from this new and
welcomed addition to our Steward
Program.
SHLSS Culinary Director Don Nolan, and
SHLSS Chief Steward/Instructor John
Cleveland discuss supplies needed for the
Thursday Shipbuilders Luncheon.
Third Cook, Mark POwell (r.)
prepares decorative radishes
for a salad bar while Chief
Steward/instructor John
Cleveland inspects his work.
Chief Cook, Jeff Booth from
Houston, Texas expertly
dices tomatoes.
Toppings for tacos are being prepared by
Special Stewards Leonard Kelly (c.) and Jerry
Rhodes (r.) under the watchful eye of Chief
Steward/Instructor John Cleveland.
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Take the Master/Mate Freight and Towing Course
The Master or Mate of a freight
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The Master/Mate class from (I. to r.) Melvin Beckneii, Billy
Williams, Larry Snider and Robert Bakeman, practice plotting
courses and distances in preparation for the U.S. Coast Guard
examination.
A High School
Diploma can Open a
lot of Doors for You
The High School Equivalency
Program (GED) offered through
the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship prepares
Seafarers to take the GED exam
and earn their high school
diplomas. Over 1700 Seafarers
have already successfully com
pleted the program and received
their Maryland State High School
Diplomas.
The GED program is available
to all SIU members who are in
good stjmding with the Union.
Upgraders can enroll in the pro
gram while they are at SHLSS for
a vocational course or apply
through the Upgrading Applica
tion in the Seaferers LOG. SHLSS
entry level students also have the
opportunity to take the GED pro
gram while they are in basic train
ing, The decision is left up to
eligible students. If they are
interested in the program, it is
incorporated into their schedules.
The GED program is made up
of the five content areas of
science, social studies, English,
math and literature. It runs from
four to six weeks depending on
the needs and abilities of the
students. Diagnostic tests are
given in the content areas to
determine what the students need
to learn or review. The GED
instructors evaluate the tests and
design a course of study that will
meet each students' specific
needs. Students work at their own
pace through small group or
individualized instruction. Even
though the GED program is a
non-graded course, the students
are given regular progress reports
to evaluate their GED perfor
mance. These evaluations guide
students in their studies.
Many SHLSS students have
experienced success in the GED
program because of the special
learning conditions. With the
personal and creative approaches
used in GED instruction, the
students progress confidently
through the course materials. At
the same time, interest and
motivation is enhanced when
the enthusiastic instructors
demonstrate how basic skills can
be applied to the students'
maritime careers. The program
also includes study and test t^ng
skills which prepares the student
to sit for the one day state
administered exam.
The GED program is only one
of the many successful education
opportunites offered at SHLSS to
prepare the Seaferer for the
future.
14 / LOG / November 1983
or towing vessel is one of the more
demanding jobs on the water. A
lot of decisions and respon
sibilities are in this person's h^ds.
At SHLSS we train seafarers to
take on these responsibilities.
The eight week course consists
of classroom instruction in the
areas of: ship construction,
shiphandling, cargo gear and
stowage, navigation, rules of the
road, safety, stability, ship's
business and shipboard routines.
This course is designed to prepare
the experienced seaman for the
United States Coast Guard
Master/Mate Freight and Towing
license examination.
SHLSS Instructor John Chanslor (c.) demonstrates the use of
navigational triangles to students (I. to r.) Melvin Beckneii,
Billy Williams, Larry Snider and Robert Bakeman.
Recent SHLSS GED Graduates
Bill Davis
Taher Abdulla
Bill Davis, who ships out of
Brooklyn N.Y., has been in die
SIU since 1971. He came to the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship on July 25 th to
enter the GED program. "Having
an eighth grade education, I was a
litde nervous about going back to
school," says Bill, "but the
teachers here are great!" He took
the GED exam six weeks later and
passed the test. What does the
future hold for Bill.? He's looking
on toward college.
Taher AbduUa has been a U.S.
citizen for 12 years and ships out
of Seattle, Wash. He read about
the school's GED program in
the Seaferers LOG, applied for,
and was accepted into the pro
gram. He also completed the
CPR, firefighting and LNG
courses while enrolled in the GED
program. "The program is very
good!" says Taher. "I had never
been to the school before and
once you're here you realize how
much the SIU is doing for the
membership. Every member
should take advantage of the pro
grams offered here."
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The SHLSS Refrigeration Course
is a Chilling Experience
operation and controls of cen
trifugal refrigeration machinery
and operations and maintenance
of refrigerated container systems.
Practical shop training includes:
constructing, operation and
trouble-shooting working
refrigeration systems and
operating and trouble-shooting
working refrigerated container
units.
To be eligible for the Refrigera
tion Systems Maintenance arid
Operations course all applicants
must hold a QMED Any Rating
endorsement, or endorsement as
Refrigeration Engineer and Elec
trician, or equivalent inland ex
perience.
Few malfunctions aboard ship
can affect the comfort of the crew
as much as an air conditioner
breakdown, whether it's in the
galley, the crew quarters or
affecting the cargo of a refrigera
tion container.
The six week refrigeration
course offered at the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship consists of both
classroom and practical shop
training. The areas covered
include: the theory of refrigera
tion, refrigerants and their use,
R-11 and R-12 refrigeration
systems, operations, maintenance
and trouble-shooting of various
shipboard refrigeration systems.
Taking a resistance reading with an OHM meter are George
Ackley from Seattie and Brenda Murray from Jacksonville.
John Linton from New York checks a refrigeration system sche
matic diagram.
Instructor Eric Malzkuhn (c.) explains how air flows across a
condenser to Thomas Maga (I.) and John Raba.
DIESEL ENGINEER'S UNINSPECTED VESSELS
Where Do You Stand?
Our records indicate that you completed the Diesel License
Course at SHLSS, however we do not have a copy of your
license in our files.
It is requested that you provide us with a xerox copy of your
license, front and back, so that we can update our files.
If your name does not appear on this list and you hold an
Assistant or Chief Diesel Engineer License, please submit a
copy of your license and your name will be added to the list at
that time.
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January Through March 19 ^s.
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School of Seamanship.
For convenience *Mg?ne^^depairtmen^
•clu?s%Tdeck'de%rtment co'urses; steward department
"tfand Boatmen and deep 3-
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listed below:
Engine Upgrading Courses
Check-In
Date
March 12
January 9
January 3
March 5
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QMED
Pumproom
Maintenance &
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Marine Electrical
Maintenance
Marine Electronics m
Refrigeration Systems, February 27
Maintenance &
Operations
Fireman/Watertender
& Oiler
Gonveyorman
Diesel Scholarship
Third Assistant
Engineer
Tankerman
Completion
Date
MaySI
February 24 '
March 2
April 13
April 13
February 13 March 29
January 3
January 3
January 9
February 3
February 24
March 16
January 4 January 12
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Towboat Operator
Scholarship Program
Able Seaman
Quartermaster
Third Mate
Celestial Navigation/
Third Mate .
Celestial Navigation/
Master/Mate Freight ̂
Towing . ,
Celestial Navigation/
Towboat Operator
Lifeboatman
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January 3
January 23
March 12
January 3
January 9
March 19
March 5
March 19
February 27
February 24
March 16
April 26
February 17
March 16
April 20
April 6
April 20
March 9
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Steward Upgrading Courses
Check-In/ Completion Length of
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Assistant Cook bi-weekly
cook and Baker b -week y
Chief Cook
Chief Steward monthly
Recertlflcatlon Prograrns
Check-In Completion
Q3te Date
Ss"un Recertification Febmary 20 MarcM6
Graduation April 2
special Notice
QMED Listing Changes
several c°n«"°??wpn nl^ check the August list to verify our
^oihrpa^--k^ Se^"af^ets .Harry Lundeberg School of
is a list of correctior« which have been made to the
QMED list.
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Castle, Vernon
Fedesovlch, John
Fischer, Erik
Groaning, Richard
Hooper, Allen
Llnah, Kenneth
Mittendorff, Steven
Rodriguez, Carlos
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SeStets Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
Director of Vocational Education \
Piney Point, Maryland 20674 i
i The following information is provided to update my records^
1 received my QMED rating on ~
1 I have completed the following specialty course(s):
i Marine Electrical Maintenance -p—— Welding — D»esel Regu
1 Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations —- Automation
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Electronics
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Name
(Last) (first)
Date of Birth
Address.
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Mo./Day/Year
Telephone
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Social Security ff
Date Book
Was Issued ^ .Port Issued.
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Endorsement(s) or
License(s) Now Held.
Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program; • Yes
Trainee Program: From. to.
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Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes
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Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No • Firef ightlng: • Yes No • CPR: • Yes No •
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I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed . .
DECK
• Tankerman
• AB Unlimited
• AB Limited
• AB Special
• Quartermaster
• Towboat Operator Inland
• Towboat Operator Not More
Than 200 Miles
• Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles)
• Celestial Navigation
• Master Inspected Towing Vessel
• Mate Inspected Towing Vessel
• 1st Class Pilot
• Third Mate Celestial Navigation
• Third Mate
No transportation will be
paid uniess you present
originai receipts after course
compietion.
ENGiNE
• FOWT
• OMED—Any Rating
• Marine Electronics
• Marine Electrical Maintenance
• Pumproom Maintenance & Operation
• Automation
• Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration
Systems
• DIeeel Engines
• Assistant Engineer (Uninspected
Motor Vessel)
• Chief Engineer (Uninspected
Motor Vessel)
• Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected)
STEWARD
• Assistant Cook
• Cook & Baker
• Chief Cook
• Steward
• Towboat Inland Cook
ALL DEPARTMENTS
• Welding
• LIfeboatman
ADULT EDUCATiON DEPARTMENT
• Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• High School Equivalency
Program (GEO)
• Developmental Studies
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
COLLEGE PROGRAM
• Nautical Science
Certificate Program
• Scholarship/Work Program
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of service, whichever is applicable.)
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World Report
For the first time since the end of the
Vietnam War, American troops have been
engaged in battle. Unlike Vietnam, how
ever, the fighting has not been confined to
one area, but is being staged on two
continents and in two vastly different set
tings.
There were some disturbing signs that
tended to get lost in the rush of events.
For one thing, American forces and
resources were being spread terribly thin.
President Reagan's defense buildup has
been deficient in one very critical area:
America's sealift capability.
Over the past three years the Reagan
administration has cut funding for the
maritime industry to the bone. Were things
to get out of hand in Lebanon or Gre
nada—or even to heat up in the Philippines
or El Salvador—this country would prob
ably have to rely upon foreign-flag vessels
to transport its troops and supplies. In
light of the cold reception given to the
Grenada invasion, can we afford to rely
upon countries like Panama and Liberia
to protect our vital national interests?
Ciinard BUI
H.R. 2883, a bill that would add two
ships to this nation's depleted passenger
vessel fleet, is waiting for House floor
action. The Senate version of the bill,
S. 1197, is being considered by the Senate
Commerce Committee.
The bill is an important one. Among
other things, it would create 1,000 seafar
ing jobs at a time when the maritime
industry is in a state of near depression.
Under the bill's provisions, two British-
flag passenger vessels—the Canard Prin
cess and iht Canard Coantess—would be
re-registered in the American merchant
marine with a minimum of red tape. Op
ponents of the bill contend that the legis
lation would weaken the Jones Act. Ac
cording to SIU President Frank Drozak,
this is not true.
The SS Constitation and the SS Inde
pendence were redocumented under the
American registry several years ago, and
there has been no noticeable weakening
of the Jones Act. To the contrary: the
American-flag merchant marine is stronger
in the sense that it can now boast two
passenger vessels among its 564 vessels
fleet.
AtaskanOU
The terms of the Export Administration
Act, which bans the export of Alaskan
oil, was extended until a final determina
tion is made on the bill. That doesn't seem
to be too far in the future: the House of
Representatives passed the legislation by
a voice vote. Senate action is still pending.
The legislation is of the utmost impor
tance to SIU members. At least 40 con
tracted SIU tankers carry oil from Alaska
to the Lower 48 states. The loss of those
18/LCX3/November 1983
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ships would pose a devastating blow to
the maritime industry, especially now when
things are so tough.
The bill deals with a pressing national
security matter. Domestic supplies of oil
have become even more important now
that the shipment of foreign oil is jeopard
ized by the continuing war between Iran
and Iraq. Both sides now threaten to mine
the Straits of Hormuz, through which a
large percentage of the world's oil passes.
In a related matter, the Reagan admin
istration has failed to fill the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve at levels mandated by
law. That leaves the country even more
vulnerable to a shut-off of its oil supplies.
The Export Administration Act was
originally set to expire Sept. 30.
Maritime Safety
The Maritime Safety Bill, H.R. 3486,
was passed out of the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee. The bill
seeks to improve reporting requirements
for U.S.-flag vessels. The SIU and other
maritime unions see the legislation as an
important first step in the prevention of
maritime disasters like the SS Poet.
Several amendments were added to the
legislation while it was in committee. The
most important of these amendments was
the decision to increase liability limitations
from $60 to $420 a ton. The figure had not
been raised since 1936, and no longer
represented a true market value.
CDS Payback
House and Senate conferees met and
hammered out a compromise Appropria
tions Bill for State, Commerce and Justice.
Among other things, the bill pushes back
the enforcement date of a proposed De
partment of Transportation rule allowing
subsidized operators to participate in the
domestic trade contingent upon Aeir pay
ing back their Construction Differential
Subsidies. As it now stands, no action on
the bill can be taken before June 15,1984.
With the SIU Fishermeh Out of Qloucester
Aboard the
Ida and Joseph
ABOARD THE IDA AND
JOSEPH IN IPSWICH
BAY. . . . The crewmen are
literally thigh deep in fish. Their
yellow oilskins and high rubber
boots provide protection as they
work among the thousands of
menhaden pogies that fill the
hold and swamp the deck of this
SlU-contracted boat that works
out of Gloucester, Mass.
The fishermen are members
of the Atlantic and Gulf District
of the SIU. Their former union,
the Atlantic Fishermen's Union,
a long-time affiliate of the SIU
of North America, merged into
the A & G District in 1980. The
SIU fishermen are represented
in Gloucester by Mike Orlando
and Leo Sabato.
Gloucester fishermen catch
many types of fish. They drag—
that is, pull a net on the bottom
of a boat—^for groundfish like
flounder, haddock, cod and red
fish. They also fish for shrimp
in season with special nets,
But , trip that this LOG
reportertook on a beautiful, late
June day was aboard a seiner
that was looking for menhaden
pogies.
This fish is abundant in the
Gloucester area from early June
until October. They're not edi
ble but are instead used for
fertilizer and for oil for cosmet
ics.
While the menhaden pogies
are available, the 40-year-old
Ida and Joseph goes out nearly
every day in search of a full
load. This day in June the hard
work of her 12-man crew would
pay off early.
Leaving her mooring at the
Seven Seas Wharf in Gloucester
at 3:30 a.m., the Ida and Joseph
headed out of Gloucester Har
bor, passed the Fort area and
the breakwater and went north.
She then passed Rockport,
rounded Halibut Point and
headed into Ispwich Bay.
The Ida and Joseph is 84 feet
long. She can carry 65 tons of
fish in her hold and another 70
tons on deck. A seine boat, the
Little Ida, which is 42 feet long,
is towed behind. On deck, the
Ida and Joseph carries a dory
boat.
Though all the crew helps out
when the fish are pulled in, many
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Though haid to believe, this Is not the end of the catch.
In the galley of the Ida and
Joseph Is Cook James In-
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Ambrose Scola and Peter Scola.
Swinging the dip net over to the Ida and Joseph is Steve D'Amico.
Behind him is Nate Mickey Paris!.
Unfastening the lines on the Little Ida are SlU Fisheimen WilUam Parisi (I.) and Jimmy
Pizzfanenti.
of them also have other jobs.
For instance, James Interrante,
the cook onboard the Ida and
Joseph, starts getting breakfast
ready long before the 3:30 a.m.
departure time. Breakfast is a
real treat. Plenty of bacon, bread,
butter, jam, coffee and eggs any
way you want them.
The area below deck is small
but cozy. The galley, the mess
and the fo'c's'le are all in one
area.
On the trip to the fishing
grounds and at various breaks
in the work, some of the crew
would jump into bunks and try
to sleep. The wooden table was
a narrow platform until the sides
went up. Then it could easily
accommodate eight or more
people.
The sunrise this morning was
not as spectacular as the crew
said it can sometimes be, but
the air was fresh and a little
cool, and being on the water
was a pleasure.
Crewmembers were on deck,
getting ready for the fishing
ahead, or drinking coffee and
enjoying the morning. They
talked about their lives as fish
ermen, about the places we were
passing, and about the coming
day's work.
Asked whether we'd see any
whales—^there's a whale watch
sightseeing boat that works out
of Gloucester—crewman Gor
don Goveny said we weren't
going out far enough. He talked
about a time "six or seven ye^s
ago when we were competing
with the whales for herring."
These leviathans of the deep will
go into a school of herring being
fished and take one, huge bite.
Whales have even been known
to get into the fishermen's nets.
That's bad news for the fisher
men because the whales break
right through the expensive ny
lon nets. The one on the Ida
and Joseph is 17 fathoms deep
and 210 fathoms long.
This day there would be no
whales. There would only be,
the fishermen hoped, plenty of
menhaden pogies. At the begin
ning of the season, the fish proc
essing plant in Gloucester that
buys the pogies was paying $44
a tonf
Now, however, the plant was
only paying $37 a ton and the
fishermen were just barely com
ing out ahead.
Larry Scola, captain of the
boat, expired that every year
repairs and renovations alone
on the Ida and Joseph come to
anywhere between $20,000 to
$30,000.
The Ida and Joseph uses a
spotter plane to locate the fish
since they are much more visi
ble from the air. Sometimes
around 5:30 a.m. a Ivge school
of fish is seen by airplane pilot
Mike Calamo.
The men go into action, put
ting on their oilskins, preparing
the boat. Fisherman Steve D'A
mico heads for his motorized
dory which is taken off deck
and lowered into the water.
Other fishermen head for the
Little Ida, board her and let her
loose.
Now the adventure begins.
As the Ida and Joseph stands
by, D'Amico in his dory deftly
and quickly circles around the
fish to keep them together. The
Little Ida gets in close and low
ers her huge net. It spans out
in a wide oval. At the right
moment, the fishermen start to
tighten the net which is purse
seine. This means that the strings
of the net are drawn together at
the bottom and the fish captured
inside. Slowly the net is tight
ened and the oval shrinks.
The Little Ida and the Ida and
Joseph come alongside each
other now and the fishermen
must work quickly. A huge catch
of fish like they have could en
circle the seine boat if the fish
ermen don't keep them in place
at the side of the vessel.
The net is drawn up, partly
by hand, and as the first layer
surfaces there's a mass of sil-.
very, jumping fish.
A dip net is now used to get
the fish from the water to the
Ida and Joseph. This resembles
a miniature purse seine at the
end of a large wooden pole. The
pole is lowered into the mass of
fish and when there's enough in
the net the strings are drawn,
the pole raised, the fish carried
over to the boat where the net
is opened releasing the catch.
His work finished in the dory,
D'Amico rides the dip net from
the Little Ida to the big boat and
operates the pole. It's hard work.
like most of the work on the Ida
and Joseph. On the Little Ida,
three men have to strain to raise
a part of the seine net to each
new layer of fish. But at least
on one another and following
the same pattern as the first.
By the time they're finished,
the fishermen have caught over
280,000 pounds of fish. Once
One fisherman said, "I tried working
ashore. It was no good."
today the work is fruitful. By 7
a.m. the hold is filled and there's
fish stored on deck—about
130,000 pounds of menhaden
pogies. As the fishermen say, it
was a "good set."
There would be two more sets
that morning following quickly
the hold is filled, the fish are put
on deck. As they pile up, wooden
boards are placed around deck
to build up the sides of the boat.
Boards are also placed in front
of some strate^c areas like the
winches and galley entrance. By
the time the fishermen are
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S^^Mow^eck. pojes. to the llshladened deck of the Ida and Joseph.
though much of the net Is pulled up mechanlcalljr. these three jroung flshetmen stUl
have to use their muscles to raise a part of it.
through, there doesn't seem to
be a nook or cranny aboard ship
that doesn't have a fish in it.
By 9 a.m. we are heading back
home, passing sights like
Straitsmouth Island and the Twin
Lights. The men relax, taking
in the sun, eating sandwiches or
porkchops if they feel like it.
The cook is prepared to make
a full dinner. Usually the boat
is out much later and doesn't
get back until three or four in
the afternoon. This day we'll be
back just after 11 a.m.
On the way home cheers go
up when the crew learns they
will have the next three days
off for the annual St. Peter's
Fiesta, a landmark festival in
Gloucester that draws thou-
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sands of people. St. Peter is the
patron saint of fishermen and
the festival is funded from con
tributions given by Gloucester's
fishing boats. (See story in Au
gust 1983 LOG.)
The men will have three days
off from the daily fishing routine
of rising in the wee hours of the
morning and following the mi
gratory pogies. When the pogie
season ends in October they'll
start going out—sometimes for
days at a time—in search of
other fish.
Today's catch was bountiful
and the day was warm and sunny.
But the fishermen also go out in
the winter. Most of the time
they must face cold and ice and
rain. Sometimes their best ef
forts are fruitless. And even
when they have good catches,
they get back into port to face
unprofitable prices for their fish.
The U.S. tariffs are low on fish
from Canada where that gov
ernment subsidizes its fishing
boats. The fresh fish exported
from Canada is one of the rea
sons for low fish prices in New
England.
The fishermen's work is dan
gerous. On the Ida and Joseph
there was a young fisherman,
Larry Marcantonio, whose father
was lost several years before
when his boat disappeared dur
ing a storm. On that same boat
was the son of the Ida and
Joseph's cook, James Inter-
rante. Nothing was ever found
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base of the Fishennen's Me
morial statue in Glouces
ter, Mass. are veiy apt for
most of the town's resi
dents.
of the men or the boat.
Yet, despite the danger, the
hard work, the uncertain profit,
there were very few complaints
from the men concerning then-
work.
One fisherman said, "I tried
working ashore. It was no good."
Despite certain disadvantages,
he liked being on that fishing
boat, being on the water.
For the crewmen onboard
the Ida and Joseph and for all
(Soucester's fishermen, may the
years ahead be filled with many
"good sets."
Serving DeepSea Members and Fishermen
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Here are two views 5 the SIU hainn Gloucester, Mass. The photo on the left shows the entrance to the hall as seen from St. Peter's Park. The
photo on the right was taken from the dock area and shows the picture windows which surround much of the building.
At Home in the Gloucester Hall
By MARIETTA HOMAYONPOUR
THE SIU'S HALL in
Gloucester, Mass. is a good
place for members to sit around
and talk, or play cards, or shoot
some pool.
Helping the Gloucester hall run
smoothly Is Administrative Assist
ant Del Martus.
The beautiful hall, which was
built from scratch by the Union,
opened its doors in October of
1981. Right next to St. Peter's
Park and the waterfront in
downtown Gloucester, the hall,
which is on one level, is cylin
drical in shape. There are plenty
of large picture windows facing
the harbor where fishing boats
of various sizes and shapes are
tied up.
The Gloucester hall serves
SIU deep-sea members and SIU
fishermen. The fishermen used
to be part of the Atlantic Fish
ermen's Union, a long time af
filiate of the SIUNA. In 1980
the union merged into the SIU
A&G District.
SIU fishing representatives in
Gloucester are Mike Orlando
and Leo Sabato. They often sit
with the members to discuss the
catches • or the latest price of
fish.
Also working out of the hall
is SIU Field Representative Joe
Corrigan and Administrative
Assistant Del Martus who for
many years worked at the SIU's
old hall in Boston.
Bob Stevens was Gloucester
port agent for two years, but he
recently left to become the SIU
port agent in Philadelphia.
The Gloucester hall is beau
tifully landscaped and fits in well
with the harbor, the park and
the surrounding area.
It's a pleasant place to sit and
rel^ and exchange fish stories.
Or, if you're lucky, as this re
porter was, you might hear a
sweet Itedian tune about the sea •
from an 87-year old retired bar
ber who was visiting a friend at
the hall. Bella canzone!
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SIU Fishing Representative Mike
Orlando sits at his desk in the Union
hall In Gloucester.
Playing a game of pool at the SIU hall In Gloucester are two fishing
captains, Jahn Favazza (1.) and John Parisi.
Posing for the camera are Jack Scandallto (1.), a lobster fisherman, and
John Alello, an SIU pensioner.
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Shooting the breeze at the Union hall are, from the left: SIU Fishing
Representative Mike Orlando; Anthony Parisi. a retired baiber; Tom
Randazza, an active fisherman, and Leo Sabato, SIU fishing repre
sentative In Gloucester.
This scene of Gloucester fishing boats is what SIU members see from
the windows of their Union hall.
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Ogden Wabash
In New Jersey
The OGDEN WABASH (Og
den Marine) docked at the
Exxon terminal in northern New
Jersey last month. Seafarers
were able to bask in the beau
tiful Indian summer weather
during their time off in port.
As usual, time in port was
precious and hurried. Most sail
ors had their bags packed way
before the ship actually hit port.
Despite the rush to get ashore,
seamen were anxious to meet
with Kermett Mangrem, their
SIU rep. Many were interested
in talking about the status of the
new trip relief rules.
Mangrem told the crew that
the six-man Permanent Job Trip
Relief Study Committee had
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completed its report after hav
ing spent nearly three months
at Union headquarters review
ing the options open to the Union
and the membership.
The committee had been
elected earlier this year in a
heavily attended membership
meeting in the port of New York.
After much deliberation, the
committee recommended that
the status of the Permanent Job
Trip Relief Program be fully
reviewed at a SIU Crews Con
ference which will be held in
March at the Seafarers Harry
Liindeberg School of Seaman
ship in Piney Point, MD.
The committee also recom
mended that the Union maintain
existing procedures through June
15, 1984, with one exception.
Effective Oct. 1,1983, all reliefs
requested shall be for at least
125 days.
Most members onboard the
Ogden Wabash were satisfied
with the committee's findings,
especially the part about the 125
days. Wiper Mike "Mad Max" Crane Is
all set to hit port.
Crew gets chance to bask in Indian
summer and catch up on SIU news.
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SIU Rep Kermett Mangrem talks to OS Hubert Cain (I.) and Preston
Mllanc about the 125-day trip relief requirement. OS Hubert Cain (I.) and Ed Demoss, AB, are good friends.
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Senator
J. James Exon
Senator J. James Exon (D-Neb.)
was the first Nebraskan to be
elected directly to the U.S. Senate
after serving as governor. In 1978,
Jim Exon won election to the United
States Senate representing the
"Comhusker State."
Sen. Exon has an impressive list
of Senate committee assignments.
He serves on the Budget Commit
tee. On the Armed Services Com
mittee, Exon is Jhe ranking minor
ity member of the Manpower and
Personnel Subcommittee and sits
on the Military Construction Sub
committee and the Strategic and
Theater Nuclear Forces Subcom
mittee. And on the Commerce,
Science and Transportation Com
mittee, Sen. Exon is the ranking
minority member of the Aviation ,
Subcommittee and sits on the Sur
face Transportation Subcommit
tee. The senator serves as a Deputy
Minority Whip of the Senate and
is a member of the Senate Export
Caucus.
The senator is an avid supporter
of maintaining the current restric
tions on the export ban of Alaska
Oil. He is a co-sponsor of S. 1197
which continues the imposition of
those restrictions.
On Sept. 20, 1983, Sen. Exon
voted in support of an amendment
on the Interior Appropriations bill
for acquisition of oil to fill the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a
rate of 220,000 barrels per day, the
current rate. The president sought
to decrease the fill rate of the SPR.
Through the efforts of Exon and
others, the current fill rate of the
SPR was maintained.
A champion of the consumer.
Sen. Exon recently introduced leg
islation to protect consumers from
odometer fraud on used cars and
trucks.
Upon the introduction of his bill,
he said "the tampering of odome
ters on motor vehicles is not lim-
and maritime policy.
Senator
Robert Kasten Jr.
Sen. J. James Exon
ited to any one state. The launder
ing of vehicle titles and tampering
of odometers is a serious national
problem which deserves a remedy
by the federal government.
"The growing national problem
of odometer fraud on used vehicles
costing consumers billions of is
dollars each year. In Nebraska alone
Senator Robert Kasten Jr. (R-
Wis.), a native of Wisconsin,
served in the U.S. Hpuse of Rep
resentatives representing the state s
Ninth Congressional District be
fore he was elected to the U.S.
Senate from the "Badger State
in November 1980.
Sen. Kasten sits on several ke_
committees whose jurisdictions af
fect the American maritime indus
try. The senator is a member of
the Budget Committee. On the Ap
propriations Committee, he sits on
its subcommittees of Defense, En
ergy and Water Development j
Transportation and Related Agen
cies; Agriculture, and Foreign Op
erations as the subcommittee
chairman. On the Commerce, Sci
ence and Transportation Commit
tee, Kasten is chairman of its Con
sumer Subcommittee and is a
member of its Merchant Marine
Subcommittee and Surface Trans-
portatipn Subcommittee. And on
the Small Business Committee, the
senator is chairman* of its Entre-
preneurship and Special^ Problems
Facing Small Business Subcom
mittee, as well as a member of its
Government Procurement Sub
committee.
"The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and
a rich estate." ^ _
Euripides, Aegeus." Fragment 7
State officials estimate that odom
eter tampering costs consumers
from $5 to 10 million annually. This
legislation would make it illegal to
tamper with the odometers on used
vehicles that are transferred be
tween states."
SIU is proud to work with such
dedicated senators as Sen. Exon
and Sen. Kasten and we look for-
wm-d to continue cooperating with
them in developing a positive pro
motional American maritime pol
icy.
Help
Going On a Fly-Out?
Deliver the Mail
If you are joining a vessel—and especially if you are going
on a foreign fly-out—you can help your Union and your
shipmates by delivering the mail.
When you are ready to leave, see the Dispatcher at the
SIU hall and get from him a supply of: Ship's Minutes
Crew List forms; Repair Lists, and a few copies of the LOG.
This will be a big help because some ships are without
these necessary forms because of delays in postal mailing
systems.
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Sen. Kasten is concerned about
the Great Lakes shipping industry
and its effect on the economy of
Wisconsin which borders the Great
Lakes. Late last year, Kasten
served as a member of the House-
Senate Conference Committee to
iron out the differences between
the House and Senate versions of
the Transportation Appropriations
legislation. The Senate version
contained a provision to eliminate
$110 million in debt on the St.
Lawrence Seaway. Upon its ap
proval by the conferees, Kasten
said, "As a member of the confer
ence, my top priority was to see
the debt forgiveness all the way
through. For the first time in more
than 30 years, the Senate has ac-"
knowledged the disadvantage the
debt on the St. Lawrence Seaway
has caused on Great Lakes ship.-
ping. This vote to eliminate the
debt is a real boost to Great Lakes
ports and offers new hope for a
strong maritime industry on the
Great Lakes and will benefit the
Wisconsin economy and many
farmers and businesses as well."
The senator believes in a strong
Sen. Robert Kasten Jr.
American fleet as evidenced by his
support of the export ban on Alas
kan oil. And in 1981, on a Senate
vote in the Budget Reconciliation
bill, Kasten voted to retain the
cargo preference applicability to
the Agricultural Trade and Devel
opment Act with its provision for
P.L. 480 programs.
Sen. Kasten is for "free trade,
but it must also be fair trade. The
American auto industrj^ and the
steel, plastics and electronics in
dustries that supply it, are cur
rently at a disadvantage with Japan
because of international monetary
problems and other factors they
could not possibly control. It's un
fair to punish them—the auto in
dustry—for these conditions. We
need time to make this industry |
competitive again, and extending
the import limit will give us that
time."
As a member of the Senate Ex
port Caucus, Kasten recognizes
the need' 'for a strong commitment
to expanding exports of American
made goods and farm products and
to increase trade opportunities with
other countries. But we haven't
been doing our best to expand
exports and we're losing jobs be
cause of it. Through thq Senate
Export Caucus we hope to identify
and act on the best means of im
proving America's competitive
ness internationally and create new
job opportunities here at home."
SIU espouses the same philos
ophy as Sen. Robert Kasten on
"free trade vs. fair trade," ex
panding our export markets and
developing the Great Lakes mari
time industry. We look forward to
working with Senator Kasten to
find solutions to these problems
facing America's maritime indus
try and America's national^ econ
omy.
Inland News
Higman Tewing Contract Ratified
By an overwhelming majority of Higman Towing Boatmen of
Orange, Texas, a new contract was ratified recently.
Gains for the rank-and-file membership Included wage hikes
and boosts In benefits.
For the first time In a Higman Towing contract, a large Increase
In sick pay was won by SlU negotiators.
By the end of this year, Higman Towing will have two new 264-
foot by 50-foot single-skin liquid barges now being built at the
Jeffboat Shipyard In Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Dixie Carriers Beef Waits on Appeais
Before going on to a NLRB trial, the SlU and Dixie Carriers,
now struck, are awaiting decisions on court appeals.
The towboat Jim Ludwig (Orgulf) pulls out of the Crescent City harbor
afters visit by SlU Rep. J. Steve Ruiz.
Here's the SlU crew on deck of the towboat Rebecca Smith (Crescent
Towing) last month. They are (I. to r.) Capt. Mike Orllllon, Chief Engineer
Aldon J. Barletto, and Deckhands Toby Jones and Dave Henson in the
port of New Orleans.
Oar Members
AtWerk
N.E. Towing Pact Is Extended
A contract extension of the old pact at Northeast Towing In the
port of Norfolk was negotiated for their Boatmen recently.
Mall vote ballots were sent out last month to Boatmen at
Lynnhaven Services Co. on their new contract here. The ballots
have to be returned by Nov. 21.
And new contract negotiations were still going on for Boatmen
of the Allied Ocean Towing Co. here.
Giideweii AFL-CiO Labor Councii VP
Mobile Port Agent Tom Glldewell was recently elected and
sworn In as a vice president of the AFL-CIO Alabama State Labor
Council, Mobile District.
Wage Reopener at Nationai Marine Service
Wage reopening negotiations, not a new contract, at National
Marine Service In the port of St. Louis, Mo. were going on at the
end of last month.
Tug Littie Curtis Back at Piney Point
Laid up for repairs, the tug Little Curtis (Steuart Oil Transport)
Is now back In service In PIney Point, Md.
Coordinated Caribbean Opens N. J. Unit
Early this month Coordinated Caribbean Transport (CCT) opened
a terminal at 1200 Newark Tpke., Kearny, N.J. to serve the New
York metropolitan area.
Other CCT terminals will be opened within this year In the ports
of Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, among others.
Great Lakes D & D Dredges Cieveiand Harbor
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. began the fall dredging of
the Cleveland harbor early In November and finished a job In
Toledo, Ohio.
Luedtke Engineering has begun new dredging jobs at the
Sandusky, Ohio harbor and at Point Moullee, Mich.
At the start of this month, the company was nearing completion
of a hydraulic dredge operation at Toledo harbor.
Zenith Dredge Co. was to have finished harbor deepening In
the Duluth, MInn.-Superlor, Wis. harbor.
For Higher Pay and
Job security
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At SHLSS
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Frank J. Blachowicz, 62,
joined the Union in the port of
Norfolk in 1975. Brother Blac-
kowicz was born in Maryland
and is a resident of Norfolk.
Chester Ellis Lewis, 65,
joined the Union in the port of
Norfolk in 1969 sailing as a cook
for Plymouth Towing from 1967
to 1973 and for lOT from 1973
to 1977. Brother Lewis is a vet
eran of the U.S. Army during
World War II. He was born in
Lowland, N.C. and is a resident
there.
Daniel Fred
erick Carey, 51,
joined the Union
in the port of New
York in 1959 sail
ing as a cook for
the U.S. Army
Corps of Engi-
neers from 1952
to 1956', Dixie Carriers from 1952
to 1975 and for Marine Towing
(lOT) from 1975 to 1982. Brother
Carey attended the Piney Point
lOT Conference. He was born
in Racine, Wis. and is a resident
of Merritt Is., Fla.
George C. Orfleld, 69, joined
the Union in the port of Norfolk
in 1973 sailing as a cook on the
tug Remus (Allied Towing).
Brother Orfield sailed for Allied
Towing from 1974 to 1977. He
also sailed for Harbor Towing
from 1943 to 1969 and on their
^ tug Virginia. Boatman Orfield was
born in Richmond, Va. and is a
resident of Norfolk.
Louis Sza-
lejko, 65, joined
the Union in 1947
in the port of Phil
adelphia sailing
as a deckhand,
mate and captain
for Curtis Bay
Towing for 35
years. Brother Szalejko was
captain and docking master on
the tug Reedy Point (Curtis Bay)
on the Delaware River for 25
years. He began sailing in 1933
as a messboy on oceangoing
tugs, the Valley Forge, Cata-
wissa and Tamagua (all Read
ing Railroad). Boatman Szalejko
in 1940 sailed on the tug T.J.
Sheridan (Sheridan Transpor
tation). Szalejko is a veteran of
the U.S. Army in World War II,
serving on rescue boats in New
Guinea, the Bismarck Archipe-
lego, the Southern Philippines
and Luzon and the Ryukys Is
lands. He was awarded the
Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with
five Bronze Stars, the Philippine
Liberation Medal with a Bronze
Star, the American Theater
Medal, the American Defense
Medal, the Victory Medal and
the Good Conduct Medal. A na
tive of Philadelphia, he is a res
ident of Williamstown, N.J.
Charles Anton Turner, 61,
joined the Union in the port of
Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a
mate for Curtis Bay Towing in
1969. Brother Turner began
sailing in 1959. He was born in
Baltimore and is a resident there.
BeiKjamin "Ben" Frank Sha^
Jr., 26, died of head injuries
sustained in a pleasure boat crash
on the Severn River in Annap
olis, Md. on July 27. Brother
Shawn was graduated from the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship (SHLSS)
Entry Trainee Program, Piney
Point, Md. in 1977 as an assist
ant bosun. He sailed as a tug
pilot for Crowley Marine in the
port of Wilmington in 1981.
Boatman Shawn was a veteran
of the U.S. Coast Guard. Born
in Ann Arundel County, Md.,
he was a resident of Centreville,
Md. Burial was in the Kingsley
Church Cemetery, Chester, Md.
Surviving are his mother, Mitzi
M. Roth and a sister, Melodye
Hope Valliere of Sevema Park,
Md.
Pensioner Hugh Francis Ram
sey, 70, succumbed to cancer in
the Memorial Hospital of Gal
veston, Texas on July 8. Brother
Ramsey joined the Union in 1947 ^
in the port of Houston sailing
as a pilot and captain for Dixie
Carriers in 1974 and on the Dixie
Raider in 1980. He was a vet
eran of the U.S. Navy in World
War II. Boatman Ramsey was
bom in Greenville, Texas and
was a resident of Hitchkok,
Texas. Interment was in Grace
Park Cemetery, Alta Loma,
Texas. Surviving is his widow,
Johnnie.
SO SORRY
In the September LOG's In
Memoriam column, we inad
vertently reported the un
timely demise of inland pen
sioners, Boatmen Robert B.
Ricker Sr., 65, of Abita
Springs, La. and Carroll Vin
cent Sadler, 67, of Mathews,
Va.
We sincerely apolo^ze to
them and their families for
our error and hope we didn t
cause them too much discom
fort. ,
Both are "still very much
alive."
Pensioner Hairy Irving Col
lins, 70, passed away on Oct.
24. Brother Collins joined the
Union in the port of New York
in 1960 sailing as a deckhand
and mate for the N.Y., New
Haven and Hartford Railroad
and the Penn Central Railroad
from 1936 to 1960. He hit the
bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y.
Harbor strike. Boatman Collins
was a former member of the
Masters, Mates and Pilots union
from 1940 to 1960. He was a
vkeran of the U.S. Navy m
World War II. Bom in Spring
field, Mass., he was a resident
of Mystic Islands, Tuckerton,
N.J. Surviving are a son, Mi
chael of Burke, Va. and two
daughters, Madeline and Mau
reen.
SIU = Job Security
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SEAFARING
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BEG PARDON
Due to a misunderstanding in the
Pensioners Corner column we had Sea
farer Athanasios P. Vassiiikos of the
port of Baltimore retiring from the SiU.
Actually, Brother Vassiiikos is still sail
ing. He joined the Union in 1941.
Deep Sea
Guillermo Castro, 62,
joined the SIU in the port of
San Juan, P.R. sailing as a
recertified bosun. Brother
Castro was graduated from
the Union's Recertified Bo
suns Program in the May 1974
class. He was born in Puerto
Rico and is a resident of Santa
Juanita Bayamon, P.R.
Henry Wooden Lovelace,
Jr., 58, joined the SIU in the
port of Houston in 1956 sailing
as an AB. Brother Lovelace
is a veteran of the U.S. Navy
in World War II. He was born
in Lynchburg, Va. and is a
resident there.
Edward Joseph Mosa-
kowski, 57, joined the SIU in
the port of Philadelphia in 1951
sailing as an AB. Brother Mo-
sakowski is a veteran of the
U.S. Army in World War II. He
was born in Philadelphia and
is a resident there.
Mason Hall, 61, joined the
SIU in 1944 in the port of
Norfolk sailing as an oiler.
Brother Hall was born in Los
Angeles, Calif, and is a resi
dent of Denair, Calif.
Peter "Pete" Vincent
Hammel, 69, joined the SIU
in the port of New York in
1955 sailing as a chief cook.
Brother Hammel attended a
Piney Point Educational Con
ference. He is a veteran of
the U.S. Navy in World War
II. Seafarer Hammel was born
in Louisiana and is a resident
of Chalmette, La.
Ernest Edward Mulierl, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
Boston, Mass. in 1957 sailing
as a wiper. Brother Mulieri
was bom in Boston and is a
resident of Salem, Mass.
Chester Ralph Coumas, 63,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1960 sailing as
a chief electrician. Brother Cou
mas upgraded at Piney Point in
1969. He has two years of col
lege and has also worked as a
hair stylist and roulette croupier.
He was born in Manteca, Calif,
and is a resident of Las Vegas.
Charles Walter Maynard,
62, joined the SIU in the port
of New York in 1955 sailing
as an AB and ship's delegate.
Brother Maynard sailed from
1945 to 1982. He is a veteran
of the U.S. Coast Guard in
World War II. Seafarer May
nard was born in Erie, Pa. and
is a resident of Carteret, N.J.
Herman Pedersen, 57,
joined the SIU in 1944 in the
port of New York sailing as
an AB. Brother Pedersen is a
veteran of the U.S. Army in
World War II. He was born in
Omaha, Neb. and is a resident
of Sonoma, Calif.
Jorge Rodriguez, 66, joined
the SIU in 1943 in the port of
New York sailing as an AB.
Brother Rodriguez hit the
bricks in the 1961 Greater
N Y. Harbor beef. He was bom
in Puerto Rico and is,a resi
dent of New York.
Ben Rucker, 65, joined the
SIU in 1944 in the port of New
York sailing in the steward
department. Brother Rucker
Was born in Georgia and is a
resident of Port Arthur, Texas.
Robert Earl Tyler, 54,
joined the SIU in the port of
San Francisco in 1955 sailing
as a chief electrician and
QMED. Brother Tyler is a vet
eran of the U.S. Navy during
the Korean War. He was born
in Shubuta, Miss, and is a
resident there.
John William White, 70,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1970 sailing
as a chief cook. Brother White
is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He was born on Block Is.,
R. I. and is a resident of Hous-
1 ton.
Ferdinand Bernard, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
New Orleans in 1955 sailing
in the steward department for
the Delta Line and for the
Waterman Steamship Co.
Brother Bernard is also a fur
niture assembler. He is a vet
eran of the U.S. Army in World
War II. Seafarer Bernard was
born in New Orleans and is a
resident there.
Milton Jack Brown, 50,
joined the SIU in the port of
Jacksonville in 1961 sailing
as an AB for Sea-Land. Brother
Brown began sailing in 1955.
He is a veteran of the U.S.
Navy in World War II. Seafarer
Brown was bom in Hot Springs,
Ark. and is a resident there.
Harvey Edward Burge, 65,
joined the SIU in the port of
Seattle in 1972 sailing as an
AB. Brother Burge is a resi
dent of Seattle.
Alton Joseph Clement, 62,
joined the SIU in 1941 in the
port of New Orleans sailing
as a FOWT on the U.S. Army
Transport Evangeline (East
ern Steamship) in July 1942.
Brother Clement worked on
the New Orleans Waterman
Shoregang from 1978 to 1979.
He was born in La Fouche,
La. and is a resident of New
Orleans.
Charles C. Fritz Jr., 62,
joined the SIU in 1943 in the
port of Philadelphia sailing as
a QMED and ship's delegate.
Brother Fritz was born in
Pennsylvania and is a resi
dent of Philadelphia.
Morton "Morty" Julius
Kerngood Jr., 62, joined the
SIU in the port of Baltimore in
1955 as a recertified bosun.
Brother Kerngood was grad
uated from the Union's Re
certified Bosuns Program in
December 1973. He sailed for
Sea-Land and on the SS
Oceanic Independence
(American-Hawaiian Cruises)
in 1981. Seafarer Kerngood
sailed as a deck delegate and
was also a cook and sales
man. A delegate to the 1972
5th Piney Point Educational
Conference, Kerngood was
born in Maryland and is a
resident of Baltimore.
George Wilson Arnold, 59,
joined the SIU in the port of
Houston in 1963 sailing as an
AB. Brother Arnold began
sailing in 1956. He was born
in Los Angeles, Calif, and is
a resident of Seattle.
Robert Lee Beale, 61,
joined the SIU in 1947 in the
port of Tampa sailing as an
AB. Brother Beale is a veteran
of the U.S. Navy during World
War II. He was born in Virginia
and is a resident of Jackson
ville.
John Michael Stiles, 61, joined the SIU
in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as
an AB. Brother Stiles attended the 1970
SHLSS Crews Conference No. 7 at Piney
Point, Md. He was born in Pennsylvania and
is a resident of Green Creek, N.J.
Curtis Anderson, 66, joined the SIU in
the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a
cook on the SS Caguas (Puerto Rico Ma
rine). Brother Anderson sailed from 1947 to
1981. He was born in Smithfield, Va. and is
a resident of Baltimore.
(Continued on Page 30.)
November 1983/LOG/29
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LagalAid
In the event that any SlU nwrnbera
have legal problems In the various
ports, a list of attorneys whom they
can consult Is being published. The
member need not choose the recom
mended attorneys and this list |s In
tended only for Informational pur
poses:
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Schulman & Abarbanel
358 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Tele. # (212) 279-9200
BALTIMORE, MD.
Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg,
Engelman & Belgrad
Sun' Life Building
Charles & Redwood Streets
Baltimore, Md. 21201
Tele. # (301) 539-6967
CHICAGO, ILL.
Katz & Friedman
7 South Deartiom Street
Chicago, III. 60603
Tele. # (312) 263-6330
DETROIT, MICH.
Victor G. Hanson
19268 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, Mich. 48822
Tele. # (313) 532-1220
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Orlando & White f '
1 Western Avenue
Gloucester, Mass. 01930
Tele. # (617) 283-8100
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Archir, Peterson and Waldner
1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510
Houston, Texas 77002
Tele. # (713) 659-4455 &
Tele. # (813) 879-9842
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -
Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov
5900 Wllshire Boulevard, Suite 2600
Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
Tele. # (213) 937-6250
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov
239 South Avalon
Wilmington, Calif. 90744
Tele. # (213) 834-2546
MOBILE, ALA.
Simon & Wood
1010 Van Antwerp Building
Mobile, Ala. 36602
Tele. # (205) 433-4904
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy,
Gardner & Foley
1400 Richards Building
837 Gravier Street
New Orleans, La. 70112
Tele. # (504) 586-9395
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Kirschner, Walters, Willig,
Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 110
1429 Walnut Street >
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
Tele. # (215) 569-8900
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Gmenberg, Sounders & Levine
Suite 905—Chemical Building
721 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Tele. # (314) 231-7440
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
John Paul Jennings
Henning, Walsh & Ritchie
100 Bush Street, Suite 440
San Francisco, Calif. 94104
Tele. # (415) 981-4400
SEATTLE, WASH.
Davles, Roberts, Reid,
Anderson & Wacker
100 West Harrison Plaza
Seattle, Wash. 98119
Tele. # (206) 285-3610
TAMPA, FLA.
Hamilton & Douglas, P. A.
2620 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33^
Tele. # (813) 879-9842
Aimss
1. Fabled sea creature
7. What to do at SHLSS
13. Like crashing waves
14. Treasure Isiand author (init.)
16. Competed
17. Slopes
19. Impaired
20. Nervous strain
22. Where fish are packed
23. Stay in bed late (2 words)
24. Extra work hrs.
26. A kind of boat
27. An indeterminate amount
28. Undergrad. degree
30. District
33. of thee
35. Strong wind
37. Wander aimlessly
39. Iran
41. What oil may have done
42. Muhammad or Baba
44. 13 through 19
45. Enclosure for swine
46. Russian mountain range
48. Roll of money
50. Not identified
53. Have in mind
56. Arm of Mediterranean
59. Margarine
60. Shape of Italy
61. Pal
63. Irritate
65. Canter or trot
67. Courage
68. World Series winners
Down
1. Tall vertical spar
2. Detective novelist Gardner
3. Horses
4. Supplies with staff
5. Creative person
6. Member of AMA
7. We
8. Type of knot
9. Precipitation
10. Peaks
11. Where venison comes from
12. Circular water movemerit
15. Album
18. Alone
19. Principal sail
21. Salamander
22. Accts.
24. Rows
25. Snares
28. Visually impaired
29. Caspian and North China
31. Send out
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SeaLog X-Word
By Debbie Greene
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Personals
Thomas Driscol
Steven Zubovich
Checks are waiting for you
(from the Seatrain bankruptcy
proceedings) in a lawyer's office
in New York. Please contact
Israel Seeger, Esq., Miller &
Seeger, 60 East 42nd St., New
York, N.Y. 10165 or phone (212)
867-6162.
Charles Walter Rhodes
Please contact your sister,
Mrs. Grace McGinnity, 11874
Majella Dr., Bridgeton, Mo.
63044,(314)739-1229.
Darryl Handle
Please contact your aunt, Lula
Bragg, as soon as possible.
Harold Bowen
(or famUy member)
Please contact Midge Edens,
4719 W. 12th PI., Cicero, Illinois
60650; telephone (312) 780-0508.
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62.
63.
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66.
Capably
One from Nantucket or Martha's Vine
yard
Multiplied
Not ashore
Navy officer (abbr.)
SlU Exec. VP (init.)
Noah's boat
Labor group (abbr.)
Loosen
Clean the deck
Type of knot
French one
New (comb, form)
Bowline and half hitch
Excursion
Sailor's patron saint
Type of disco dancer
Akin to etc.
Pronoun
a Yankee...
Boxing term
That is (abbr.)
Answers Next Month!
Answers to Previous Puzzle
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The Professional Touch
That's what graduates of the Marine Electrical
Maintenance Course have—the professional skills
to maintain electrical systems aboard ship. These
are the skills that mean more money and more
job security. They're the skills you get when you
take the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course.
For more information contact the Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland, or
fill out the application in this issue of the Log.
Course Starts
January 3
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November 1983/LOG/31
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Crewmembers from the Sea-Land Independence disembark for some
time ashore.
THE CREW aboard the SIU-
contracted Sea-Land Inde
pendence had a little more time
in port than usual when the ship
docked in Port Elizabeth, N.J.
on Oct. 26.
Normally at the end of the
Sea-Land Independence's 21-
day run she docks one momiiig
and leaves the next. But this
time, according to some of the
crewmembers, she was waiting
for two feeder barges and was
not scheduled to sail until later
that evening.
Needless to say, the crew was
grateful for the extra time in
port.
The Sea-Land Independency
runs to Rotterdam, Holland and
to Bremerhaven, West Ger
many.
The ship, which cames a
D-9 classification, was bufit in
1980 and is powered by diesel
engines. She has a design speed
of 22 knots and can carry 897
35 foot or 40 foot containers.
During the shipboard meeting
held before the payoff, SIU rep-
Membere of the ship's committee aboard the Sea-Land Independence
are from ttre left; Vernon Ferguson, Jr., third cook and steward de^^.
Lee DeParlier chief steward and secretary-reporter; Wiiii^ Mortimer,
bosun and chairman, and Oiiie Johannisson, AB and deck delegate.
resentatives went over a num
ber of issues of importance to
Seafarers.
Preparing some lunch onboard the
Sea-Land Independence is Sea
farer Frank Adkins, chief cook oh
the shore gang.
32/LOG/November 1983
Looking relaxed as he stands on
the gangway of the Sea-Land In
dependence is SlU Brother Darryl
White, day QMED
Sitting around the table in the crew's mess of the Sea-Land Independence are, from the left: Tim Donoghue,
wiper; William Ramirez, OS; Angel Centeno, OS; Hazel Johnson, chief cook, and Ron Laner, QMED.
Smiling for the camera as they get
ready for some port time are Able
Seamen Al Mitt and George Wilkey.
CL —Company Lakes
L —Lakes
NP -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes
OCTOBER 1-31, 1983 *TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
''REGISTERED DN BEACH
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP
Port DECK DEPARTMENT
Algonac 20 2 0 31 7 0 45 7 2
Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT •
Algonac 20 2 0 20 8 0 30 2 0
Port STEWARD DEPARTMENT
. / .
Algonac 3 0 0 10 1 0 3 3 0
Port ENTRY DEPARTMENT
Algonac 17 9 1 0 0 0 38 26 7
Totals Ail Dopartmonts . 60 13 1 61 16 0 116 38 9
1 .*"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
1 **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
PL
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes
specific provision for safeguarding the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a
detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three
months, which are to be submitted to the membership by
the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee
of rank and file members, elected by the membership,
makes examination each quarter of the finances of the
Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda
tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting
reports, specific recommendations and separate findings.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered
in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund
agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees
in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union
and management representatives and their alternates. All
expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made
only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust
fund financial records are available at the headquarters of
the various trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior
ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the
Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping
rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available
in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation
of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the
contracts between the Union and the employers, notify
the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re
ceipt requested. The proper address for this is;
Angus "Red" Campbell
Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way
Prince Georges County
Camp Springs, Md. 20746
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to
you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union
or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail
able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages
and conditions under which you work and live aboard
your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as
your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper
sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
viiinmi
patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails
to protect your contract rights properly, contact the
nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has
traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving
the political purposes of any individual in the Union,
officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing
articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective
membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed
by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings
in all constitutional ports. The re.sponsibility for Log
policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of
the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board
may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to
carry out this responsibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid
to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an
official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum
stances should any member pay any money for any reason
unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone
attempts to require any such payment be made without
supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a
payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he
should not have been required to make such payment, this
should immediately be reported to Union headquarters.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA
TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in
all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con
tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt
ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation
by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well as all other details, then the member so affected
should immediately notify headquarters.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal
rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These
rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in
the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the
employers. Con.sequently, nd member may be discrimi
nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na
tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is
denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should
notify Union headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION
—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro
ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ
ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and
economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation
and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with
improved employment opportunities for .seamen and
boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts.
In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for elective office. All
contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be
solicited or received because of force, job discrimination,
financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con
dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If
a contribution is made by reason of the above improper
conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified
mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation
and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup
port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli
tical and social interests, and American trade union
concepts.
If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have
been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of
access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify
SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail,
retum receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Wmy and Britannia
Waj^ Prince Georges Count}^ Camp Springs, Md. 20746.
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November 1983/LOG/33
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Crew Aboard SS Inger Honors Retiring "Tino"
Tuesday, Oct. 4 was a mem
orable day aboard the SS Inger
(Reynolds Metals), especially for
Faustino "Tino" Pedraza.
After a sailing career span
ning five decades (1940-1983),
"Tino" was on his last voyage
before starting a well-deserved
retirement.
The day was dedicated to
the long-time Seafarer—^from a
breakfast including "hot pepper
omelette Tino" to "Tino's
farewell cake" for the evening
dessert.
A . quiet, soft-spoken man,
"Tino" was quite moved as he
thanked all hands for their show
of goodwill and best wishes.
Brother "Tino" Pedraza (center) is about to make the first slice in his
farewell cake^ Helping to make this retirement dinner a memorable
occasion for "Tino" are AB John Benedict (I.) and OS Kader Solomon.
Thanks to Capt. Lawrence Dyer for the photo and to Milton Phelps,
chief steward aboard the Inger, for sharing this event with the mem
bership.
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Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea
OCT. 1-31, 1983
'TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B Clau C
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico ..
Houston
Pinev Point ..
Totals
TOTAL SHIPPED
AH Groups
Class A Class B Class C
DECK DEPARTMENT
Trip
Ralloli
"REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico..
Houston
Pinev Point ..
Totals
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico ..
Houston
Point .. Pinev F
Totals.
Port
Gloucester...
New York....
Philadelphia..
Baltimore....
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans .
Jacksonville..
San Francisco
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Puerto Rico..
Houston
Rnw Point ..
Tolns
3
68
2
11
18
12
38
22
28
10
36
2
31
0
281
1
68
2
13
13
12
30
18
19
5
17
5
31
0
234
0
28
0
7
9
10
19
14
18
0
9
2
19
0
135
1
19
1
7
7
1
12
7
20
2
11
4
13
0
106
6
25
3
6
8
2
10
17
13
7
11
6
24
0
138
1
14
0
2
2
5
8
12
8
5
11
3
16
0
87
1
18
0
1
2
0
1
7
14
1
5
2
4
0
56
5
81
6
15
23
8
15
20
56
15
28
8
42
10
332
0 0 1 0 0 8
0 58 21 0 0 174
0 0 0 0 0 2
0 4 6 0 0 29
0 15 11 0 0 23
1 3 0 0 0 47
0 71 5 0 0 108
0 35 13 0 0 62
1 16 4 0 1 95
0 10 1 0 0 42
0 28 15 0 2 59
0 3 4 1 0 11
0 30 •6 0 0 109
0 0 3 0 0 0
2 273 90 1 3 769
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
1 1 0 0 0 3
0 34 6 0 0 151
0 0 0 0 0 2
0 5 1 0 0 34
0 10 4 0 0 22
0 4 0 0 0 39
0 28 4 0 0 86
0 23 4 0 0 39
0 15 1 0 0 60
0 4 2 0 0 31
0 15 12 0 0 43
0 12 2 0 5 10
0 11 4 0 0 85
0 0 1 0 0 0
1 162 41 0 5 605
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
0 0 0 0 0 0
1 31 17 0 0 69
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 10 0 0 12
0 3 5 0 0 17
1 1 0 0 0 28
0 29 7 0 2 54
1 19 7 0 1 22
0 17 29 0 2 36
0 2 1 0 0 10
2 13 16 0 2 22
0 2 1 0 0 15
0 17 2 0 0 52
0 0 6 0 0 0
5 134 101 0 7 337
ENTRY DEPARTMENT
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
18
1
1
0
1
0
25 0
2
45
1
18
6
7
29
10
40
8
13
9
28
0
214
12
62
3
13
22
17
28
47
32
32
23
10
62
0
383
5
29
0
4
8
9
27
26
27
15
16
5
42
0
213
3
45
0
2
4
1
12
16
73
11
10
3
9
0
16
249
7
36
50
36
75
66
214
71
58
39
113
0
1,030
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
13
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
2
3
0
0
0
15
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
7
1
3
0
0
0
15
0
20
0
0
0
3
8
4
82
6
8
0
5
0
136
Totals All Departmeots 755 813 33 500 232 1
"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
""Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.
IS 1,925 1,795 179
Shipping in the month of October was the same as the month of September. A totai of 907 Jobs were
shipped in October on SlU-contraeted deep sea vesseis. Of the 907 Jobs shipped, 569 jobs or about 62
percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were fiiied by "B" and "C" seniority peopie. There
were 15 trip reiief Jobs shipped. Since the trip reiief program began on Aprii 1,1982, a total of 420 relief
Jobs have been shipped.
Directory of Ports
Frank Drozak, President
Ed Tumar, Exec. Vice President
Jon DIGIorglo, Secretary-Treasurer
Leon Hall, Vice President
Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President
Mike Sacco, Vice President
Joe Sacco, Vice President
George McCartney, Vice President
HEADQUARTERS
5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, Md. 20746
(301)899-0675
ALGONAC, Mich.
520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001
(313) 794-4988
BALTIMORE, Md.
1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202
(301) 327-4900
CLEVELAND, Ohio
1290 Old River Rd. 44113
(216) 621-5450
COLUMBUS, Ohio
2800 South High St.,
P.O. Box 0770, 43207
(614) 497-2446
DULUTH, Minn.
705 Medical Arts Building 55802
(218) 722-4110
GLOUCESTER, Mass.
11 Rogers St. 01930
(617) 283-1167
HONOLULU, Hawaii
707 Alakea St. 96813
(808) 537-5714
HOUSTON, Tex.
1221 Pierce St. 77002
(713) 659-5152
JACKSONVILLE, Ra.
3315 Liberty St. 32206
(904) 353-0987
JERSEY CITY, N.J.
99 Montgomery St. 07302
(201)435-9424
MOBILE, Ala.
1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605
(205) 478-0916
NEW ORLEANS, La.
630 Jackson Ave. 70130
(504) 529-7546
toll Free: 1-800-325-2532
NEW YORK, N.Y.
675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232
(212) 499-6600
NORFOLK, Va.
115 3 St. 23510
(804) 622-1892
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
2604 S. 4 St. 19148
(215) 336-3818
PiNEY POINT, Md.
St. Mary's County 20674
(301)994-0010
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
350 Fremont St. 94105
(415) 543-5855
SANTURCE, P.R.
1057 Fernandez Juncos St.
Stop 16 00907
(809) 725-6960
SEATTLE, Wash.
2505 1 Ave. 98121
(206) 623-4334
ST. LOUIS, Mo.
4581 Gravois Ave. 63116
(314) 752-6500
WILMINGTON, Calif.
408 Avalon Blvd. 90744
(213) 549-4000
Support SPAD
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Samuel "Sam"
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son, 72, passed
away from heart
failure at the
Longacres Race
track, Renton,
Wash, on Aug.
14. Brother An
derson joined the SIU in 1947
in the port of New York sailing
as a chief electrician for Sea-
Land from 1974 to 1978 and on
the SS Del Oro (Delta Line)
from 1979 to 1980. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Army before
World War II. Seafarer Ander
son was born in Jacksonville
and was a resident of Seattle.
Cremation took place in the
Bleitz Crematory in Seattle.
Surviving are his widow. De-
lores; two brothers, John of
Jacksonville and Ernest of Se
attle, and a sister-in-law. Norma
Stickland of Bronson, Fla.
Mario Eduardo Bnischini, 62,
died in Buenos Aires, Argentina
on Sept. 26,1982. Brother Bnis
chini joined the SIU in the port
of New Orleans in 1963 sailing
as a cook for the Delta Line and
as a chief steward on the ST
Cove Trader (Cove Shipping).
He also sailed inland in 1957
and for the Steuart Oil Trans
portation Co. in 1975. In 1968
he was graduated from the An
drew Furuseth Training School
in New Orleans and in 1969 he
was assistant manager of Bren-
nans's Restaurant in that city.
He was dining room manager of
the Hotel Plaza, Buenos Aires
from 1957 to 1959; assistant ban
quet manager of the Alvear Pal
ace Hotel, Buenos Aires from
1959 to 1963, and manager of
the Esquire Bar and Restaurant,
Buenos Aires from 1963 to 1%7.
For eight months in 1974 at
Michigan State University Ho
tel School, East Lansing, he
studied Food and Beverage
Management, Service, Con
trols, Quantity Production,
Communications and Front Of
fice Procedures. Burial was in
Chacarita Cemetery, Buenos
Aires. Surviving is a brother,
Herminio of Santa Fe, Rosario,
Argentina.
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Union
Pensioner Ed
Delaney, 57, died
on Oct. 6.
Brother Delaney
joined the SIU in
the port of New
Orleans, He was
bom in Port Ar
thur, Texas and
was a resident of Bush, La.
Cremation took place in the
St. John Crematory in New
Orleans. Surviving are his
widow, Susan and two daugh
ters, Kathryn of Bush and Mar
sha.
Otis Daniel Eddings Jr., 29,
succumbed to leukemia in the
East Orange (N.J.) General
Hospital on Aug. 16. Brother
Eddings joined the SIU follow
ing his graduation from the
SHLSS, Piney Point, Md. Entry
Trainee Program in 1972. He
sailed as a QMED on the ST
Golden Monarch (Apex Ma
rine). Seafarer Eddings was bom
in Glen Ridge, N.J. and was a
resident of Bloomfield, N.J. In
terment was in Glendale Cgm-
etery in Bloomfield. Surviving
are his parents, Otis Sr. and
Azzilee Eddings of Bloomfield.
Pensioner
Alfred "Al" Jo
seph Gardner, 65,
died on Oct. 1.
Brother Gardner
joined the SIU in
1943 in the port
of Mobile sailing
as a chief cook.
He hit the bricks in the 1965
Chicago ta?ci beef. Seafarer
Gardner also attended the 1972
Piney Point Educational Con
ference and the 1975 Union
Crews Conference there. Bom
in Watertown, Mass., he was a
resident of East Milton, Mass.
Surviving is a brother, Thomas
of Needham, Mass.
Thomas Lee Gary, 27, was
reported missing off the SS Wal
ter Rice (Reynolds Metals) on
Oct. 1,1982 in Nederland, Texas.
Brother Gary joined the SIU
after his graduation from the
SHLSS Trainee Program, Piney
Point, Md. in 1973. He sailed as
a QMED previously on the ST
Overseas New York (Maritime
Overseas). Seafarer Gary was
bom in Charlotte, N.C. and was
a resident there. Surviving are
his parents, Hubert L. and Mary
Gary of Charlotte.
I
Henry Harold Gilder Sr., 57,
died in the Baptist Medical Cen
ter, Jacksonville on Aug. 9.
Brother Gilder joined the SIU
in the port of Jacksonville in
1970. He sailed in the steward
department. Seafarer Gilder was
a veteran of the U.S. Navy in
World War 11. Born in Alamo,
Ga., he was a resident of Atlan
tic Beach, Fla. Burial was in the
Beaches Gardens Cemetery,
Atlantic Beach. Surviving are
his widow, Guillerma; two sons,
Henry Jr. and Walter; a daugh
ter, Margaret E. Fawley of Hal-
landale, Fla., and a sister, El-
nora Bryant of Jacksonville.
George Elliott
King, 64, died of
lung failure in
the Providence
^edical Center
in Seattle on
Sept. 28. Brother
King joined the
SIU in 1943 in
the port of Norfolk sailing as a
recertified bosun. He graduated
from the Union's Recertified
Bosuns Program in April 1976.
Seafarer King was bom in Mem
phis, Tenn., and was a resident
of Portland, Ore. Cremation took
place in the Butterworth Cre
matory, Seattle. Surviving is a
daughter. Carmen M. Eichler of
Portland.
Pensioner
Austin Nathaniel
Kitchings, 79,
passed away
from a heart
attack in the
Nassau General
Hospital, Fer-
nandina Beach,
Fla. on Sept. 25. Brother Kitch
ings joined the SIU in the port
of Savannah, Ga. in 1957. He
was bom in South Carolina
and was a resident of Fernan-
dina Beach. Burial was in the
Bosque Bello Cemetery, Fer-
nandina Beach. Surviving are
his widow. Sue; a daughter. Sue
Badwa of Femandina Beach,
and a sister Elouise K. Burton
of Jacksonville.
Pensioner
Perry McSwain
Klauber, 75,
passed away in
Greenwood, S.C.
on Sept. 23.
Brother Klauber
joined the SIU in
1940 in the port
of Baltimore sailing as a FOWT.
He also sailed during the Viet
nam War and walked the picket
line in the 1961 Greater N.Y.
Harbor strike. Seafarer Klauber
was born in St. George, S.C.
Surviving is a brother, Louis of
Atlanta, Ga.
John Eric McManus, 24, died
of lung failure on the SS Walter
Rice (Reynolds Metals) in
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
on Aug. 20. Brother McManus
joined the SIU after graduating
from Piney Point in 1979. He
sailed as an AB. Seafarer
McManus was born in Ports
mouth, Va. and was a resident
there. Surviving are his parents,
Kenneth and Peggy McManus
of Portsmouth.
Gary Mitchell
Moore, 24, suc
cumbed to leu
kemia in the
Shands Teaching
Hospital, Florida
on July 5. Brother
Moore joined the
SIU sailing as an
oiler. He was bom in Houston
and was a resident of Gainsville,
Fla. Interment was in the Forest
Meadows Park Cemetery in
Gainsville. Surviving are his
widow, Nola; a son, Timothy,
a daughter, Janie, and his par
ents, Harold and Anna Moore.
Pensioner Ig-
nacio Pires, 77,
passed away on
Sept. 19. Brother
Pires joined the
SIU in the port
of New York. He
was bom in New
York City and
was a resident of Brooklyn. Sur
viving are a son, Bemard and a
daughter, Jane Sullivan of
Brooklyn.
Pensioner Edward James
Pools, 69, passed away on Oct.
23. Brother Ponis joined the SIU
in the port of Baltimore in 1959
sailing as a bosun. He was bom
in Boston, Mass. and was a
resident of Baltimore. Surviving
are his widow, Vema and two
daughters, Deborah of Balti
more and Mrs. Terry Binder also
of Baltimore.
James Emit Prater, 51 died of
a stroke in the Touro Infirmary,
New Orleans on Aug. 25. Brother
Prater joined the SIU in the port
of New Orleans in 1%2. Sur
viving are his widow, Judith and
a daughter, Jeanette.
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Digest of Ships Meetings
BUTTON GWINNETT (Water
man Steamship Corp.), October 2—
Chairman R.D. Smith Jr.; Secretary
Peter Gebbia Jr.; Deck Delegate Louis
Hackey. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the deck department. This
arose out of a misunderstanding be
tween the mate and the men who
offerred to work the cargo in order to
have time off in Bombay or Colombo.
They did not realize that in order for
one-half the gang to go ashore, the
other half would have to work overtime
in each port. A brief emergency situ
ation arose aboard ship when the en
gine room caught fire. Through it all,
the steward department was able to
keep food on the tables. And for this,
they were given a hearty vote of thanks
for a job well done. The steward de-
partment, in turn, thanked the officers
for helping keep the ship safe through
out the shipboard hazard. Heading
back to New York for payoff.
EDWARD RUTLEDGE (Water
man Steamship Corp.), October 1—
Chairman A.T. Ruiz; Secretary P.L
Hunt; Educational Director J.C. Blatch-
ford. Some disputed OT was reported
in the engine department. It will be
taken up with the patrolman. The bo
sun told all hands that the crew repair
list was given to all department heads
and that most repairs were made.
Those items that still need fixing will
be done in port. He thanked all mem
bers for helping make this a good trip.
The secretary expressed the same
feelings, noting that everyone did a
good job and got along very well. It
was suggested that when called out
to work the crane, all hands should be
called on. And when working 12 hours
or more, there should be reliefs, with
at least two hours of sleep time. Crew-
members were also advised to lock up
all movies and books whiie in port.
The steward department was given a
vote of thanks from the bosun for the
good food and for keeping the ship in
tip-top shape. Heading out to New York
and Newport News, Va.
LNG GEMINI (Energy Transpor
tation Corp.), October 2—Chairman
R.D. Schwarz; Secretary Guy De Baere;
Educational Director J. Ponti; Treas
urer James Gregory; Deck Delegate
J. Batorski; Engine Delegate J. Valle;
Steward Delegate David Pappas. Some
beefs were reported in the engine
department, but everything is running
fairly smoothly. There is $395 in the
ship's fund. The chairman reported
that Mr. Lamneck and a MEBA union
official met the ship in Osaka, Japan.
All members had a chance to talk with
the men, which was useful. There was
also some discussion about the next
contract coming up in June. All hands
welcomed aboard the new (their old)
steward, Guy De Baere, and gave a
vote of thanks to the steward depart
ment for a job well done this past
voyage. Crewmembers were also asked
to try and keep the lounge areas neat
and clean. One minute of silence was
observed in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters.
INGER (Reynolds Metals Co.),
September 11—Chairman Stanley
Jandora; Secretary Milton J. Phelps;
Educational Director J. Dixon; Deck
Delegate Faustino Pedraza; Engine
Delegate William Marino; Steward Del
egate Juan Melendez. No beefs or
disputed OT was reported in any of
the three departments. There is $37
in the ship's fund. The chairman ex
tended the thanks of Capt. Dyer to the
deck department for a fine job of clean
ing out the holds prior to arrival in Long
Beach. He also reminded "B" men that
they must get off the ship after 125
days. Working together aiways gets
the job done and makes for a pleasant
voyage, said the chairman. And he
added that all repairs should be re
ported as soon as noted. The steel
door leading from the steward depart
ment head to the line storeroom area
will be fixed when the ship puts in at
Corpus Christi. Payoff is expected in
Port Newark, N.J.; then on to Corpus
Christi, Texas.
NEW YORK (Bay Tankers), Oc
tober 2—Chairman L.C. Rich; Secre
tary William C. Wroten; Educational
Director J. Walker; Deck Delegate R.E.
Wagner; Engine Delegate J. Walker;
Steward Delegate R. Williams; Treas
urer Steve Ramsey. Some disputed
OT was reported in the deck depart
ment. The bosun reported that the
voyage is progressing smoothly. The
ship is scheduled for one more trip
between Valdez and Panama before
laying up, probably in Portland, Ore.
Since the ship is scheduled fpr lay-up,
the $130 in the ship's fund will be used
to purchase movies and frozen pizza
in Long Beach, time permitting. The
bosun also read a letter from Red
Campbell, clarifying the disputed stew
ard department OT and the shipping
rule pertaining to "B" men on foreign
articles on the Alaska-to-Panama run.
It stated that "B" men on this run may
remain aboard until the articles are
terminated even if they acquire their
125 days before termination of articles.
Foreign articles are protected by mar
itime law. He thanked Brother Camp
bell for his prompt reply to the queries.
There was a request for antenna repair
service when the ship is in the yard.
A iist of rooms with non-working an
tennas should be turned in. The bosun
will check with the captain to see if the
radio operator can check the antenna
plates in each of these rooms. Next
port: Puerto Armuelles, Panama.
OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma
rine), September 18—Chairman Franz
Schwarz; Secretary Simon Gutierez;
Educational Director J. Babson; Deck
Delegate T.D. Seager; Engine Dele
gate Greg Brecht; Steward Delegate
J. Rielly. No disputed OT. The chair
man advised all members to familiarize
themselves with the oil pollution control
system. He said that this couid save
jobs in the long run since ship owners
can lose their charters because of oil
pollution. A motion was made and
seconded that men standing wheel
watches under the direction of the pilot
in close waters should be allowed to
take one hour turns. It was noted that
two hours on the wheel is often quite
a strain on some of the seamen. The
steward reminded all crewmembers to
cooperate in returning soiled linen.
Repairs on the TV have to be made,
and a new washing machine is needed.
A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department for a job well done.
Next port: Baton Rouge, La.
OGDEN DYNACHEM (Ogden
Marine), October 2—Chairman H.B.
Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins;
Educational Director Joel Spell; Deck
Delegate J. Rodriguez; Engine Dele
gate Joseph W. Spell; Steward Dele
gate Stonewall Jackson. Everything is
going well—no beefs or disputed OT
reported. There is $130 in the ship's
fund, and the arrival pool in Bayway
should bring in another $100. The
bosun stated that payoff wiil be in
Bayway, N.J. on Oct. 10. It has been
a good trip even with nine days in San
Francisco. The secretary thanked the
deck delegate for bringing some LOGs
back from the hall. It's good, he said,
to read about what's going on behind
the scenes. The educational director
agreed that there is some good reading
in the LOG, and suggested that SPAD
be on everyone's mind at payoff. There
was a serious discussion on the merits
of a permanent jobs program versus
the old rotary system. Members talked
about the pros and cons of each, but
Donnie Collins, ship's reporter/secre
tary, summed it up best when he said,
"I have learned long ago that the Union
will do what is best for its membership.
I think that all the officials of the Union
shouid be given a vote of thanks for a
job well done in such [difficult] times."
The steward department was given a
vote of thanks for the fine food and
menus and for keeping a very clean
ship. Next port and port of payoff:
Bayway, N.J.
OGDEN LEADER (Ogden Ma
rine), October 2—Chairman W.L. Os
borne; Secretary Gerald E. Sinkes;
Educational Director A. Alexakis; Deck
Delegate Joseph W. Moore; Steward
Delegate George Quinn. Disputed port
time was reported in each of the three
departments. Sixty-eight dollars was
turned over to the secretary for the
ship's fund. Another $10 was later
added to that amount, for a balance
of $78. The chairman noted that payoff
wiil take place shortly after arrival in
Bayway, N.J. Overtime will not be
included in the pay envelopes, but will
be added to the pay for the next
voyage. Crewmembers getting off,
however, will be paid in full. The ed
ucational director advised the mem
bers to upgrade as soon as they can.
He noted that unrated jobs are getting
scarce—"Don't get caught holding the
bag." Brother Donaldson brought the
new health and welfare and p^ension
booklets aboard in Baytown, Texas,
and the ship's reporter read the com
munications report to the members. A
couple motions were made which will
be referred to the Negotiating Com
mittee. One was that job calls be made
on the hour, as before, until 1600 hrs.
Too many jobs are being lost to "B"
book members. The other was that
Seafarers be allowed to register in the
port of their choice by phone. Thou
sands of dollars are often spent just
trying to get registered, especially when
members live inland. A vote of thanks
was given to the steward department
for a job well done. A vote of thanks
was also given to the sanitary men for
keeping the passageways and rooms
cleaned. Next port: Bayway, N.J.
OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime
Overseas Corp.), October 2—Chair
man F. Cottongin; Secretary G. Rich
ardson; Educational Director H. Gran
ger; Engine Delegate J. J. Tate;
Treasurer C. Todora. None of the de
partments had any beefs or disputed
OT to report. There is $58 in the ship's
fund. The chairman reminded every
one to report items that need fixing to
their department head. He also cau
tioned members to take care when
using bar bells and other exercise
equipment. The chief engineer said
that a new washing machine was to
be put aboard this trip. Also, the TV
antenna will be checked. If money is
needed for its repair, it will be taken
from the ship's fund. Several items
were brought up for clarification. One
was that crewmemljers would like more
information on reducing an "A" book
Seafarer to a "B" book because of not
having 90 days per year. When brought
up for a \/bte, everyone voted to do
away with it. The other item was that
crewmembers would like more infor
mation on the welfare plan. It was
suggested that .next time a patrolman
is aboard, he should bring along some
written information so that members
will know exactly what their benefits
consist of and how best to use them.
A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department. Next port: Texas
City, Texas.
36 / LOG / November 1983
PRIDE OF TEXAS (Titan Navi
gation), October 2—Chairman Joseph
Michael: Secretary John W. Calhoun;
Educational Director Douglas K.
McLeod. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the steward department which
will be settled at payoff. Word from the
captain has it that the ship will sail on
October 15 from Philadelphia. One
wiper left the ship unfit for duty in
Tunis. No replacement was sent to the
ship. It was suggested that movies be
exchanged this trip and that the Union
get the company to send mail to the
ship more often. It was also suggested
that the hospital supplies be checked
and that rubber-boots be furnished by
the ship. Next port: Philadelphia, Pa.
IM/V RANGER (Ocean Carriers
Inc.), September 25—Chairman Peter
Loik; Secretary Welden O. Wallace;
Deck Delegate D. Taylor; Engine Del
egate Tom Harris; Steward Delegate
Gregory Lee. No disputed OT was
reported although the engine depart
ment expressed a desire to contact
the Union on what constitutes over
time. One man from the steward de
partment missed the ship in Sweden,
so the department has been running
shorthanded. The ship is in Latvia,
USSR, and many rules need to be
followed. No one may take photos of
the dock area and no money is to be
taken out of the country. Also, a mid
night curfew is in effect. The chairman
reminded all hands to conduct them
selves in a proper manner for their
own well-being. The educational direc
tor stressed'the importance of donating
to SPAD. "In the long run," he said,
"you will come up a winner." Several
items are in need of repair, including
the tape player. Also, the fire axe has
been missing since Suez and has been
reported to the mate. A vote of thanks
was given to the steward department
for a fine job this trip. Next port is, as
yet, unknown.
SEA^LAND EXPLORER (Sea-
Land Service), October 9—Chairman
L.C. Cope; Secretary John J. Doyle;
Deck Delegate John R. Nelson; Stew
ard Delegate Frederick Stack. No dis
puted OT was reported. There is $191
in the movie fund. The chairman re
ported that the patrolman was asked
about the 7.5% wage increase which
was given to the medical plan and
whether it should be deducted when
filing income tax forms. Also, articles
on ship legislation affecting the mari
time industry were copied and given
to all delegates for their crew to read.
It was suggested that as many mem
bers as are able attend the ship's
safety meetings. A discussion was held
about the permanent jobs issue. The
membership aboard the Sea-Land Ex
plorer unanimously rejected the con
cept of permanent jobs, preferring in
stead the old rotary shipping system.
The video machine will be sent ashore
in Yokohama to be repaired. Next port
is Hong Kong; then back to Oakland,
Calif, for payoff in November.
SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE
(Sea-Land Sen/ice), October 2—
Chairman William Mortier; Secretary
Lee de Parlier; Educational Director
M. Humphries. No beefs were brought
up nor disputed OT reported. There is
$14.20 in the ship's fund. The ship's
chairman just returned from his vaca
tion and the chief steward is now off
on his vacation (a replacement is al
ready aboard). No communications
have been received from headquarters
as the ship moves on toward Rotter
dam. The chairman asked for sugges
tions for the next contract. One brother
in the deck department requested clar
ification on time off. Another sugges
tion made was that a member leaving
the ship overseas due to a death in
the family be able to rejoin the ship
without loss of job. There was also a
spirited discussion on some of the
minor points of shipboard living. Port
of expected payoff is Elizabeth, N.J.;
then heading down to Norfolk, Va.
SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land
Service), October 2h-Chairman James
Corder; Secretary D.G. Chafin; Edu
cational Director Richard Robertson;
Engine Delegate Leon Lockey; Stew
ard Delegate Biliran Sierra. No dis
puted OT. There is $10 in the ship's
fund. The bosun reported that a reply
to a letter sent to Leo Bonser has been
received with regard to the motion to
have the Welfare Plan pay all (100%)
medical expenses: dental, optical, etc.
The reply was posted, and a motion
was made and seconded to send an
other letter expressing the desire for
full rhedical coverage, this time to the
Negotiating Committee. Crewmem-
t>ers were also reminded of the im
portance of contributing to SPAD and
of keeping informed about Union ac
tivities by reading the LOG. The chair
man will check with the mate about
additional keys for the crew lounge.
Several members stated that while in
Port Elizabeth they could not get into
the messroom at the meal hour be
cause of all the extra people eating
there. Something needs to be done
about this problem. The crew mess-
man gave a vote of thanks to the deck
department for keeping the lounge dean
and bringing trays in from the bridge.
Members stood for one minute of si
lence in memory of our departed broth
ers and sisters.
SENATOR (Coordinated Carib
bean Transport), October 2—Chair
man D. McCorvey; Secretary James
Gillian; Educational Director John C.
Courtney. Some disputed OT was re
ported in the engine and deck depart
ments. Everything is running smoothly,
according to the chairman. Payoff is
expected to take place in Miqmi. One
QMED will be getting off at that time,
so one replacement is needed. A mo
tion was made by J. Courtney and
seconded by James Gillian that head
quarters consider making Jacksonville
a constitutional port and hall. A vote
of thanks was given to the steward
department for a job well done. Next
port: Miami, Fla.
Digest of Ships Meetings
STONEWALL JACKSON
(Waterman Steamship Corp.), October
16—Chairman William Kratsas; Sec
retary Thomas Liles Jr.; Educational
Director Clarence Hemby; Deck Del
egate Ed Ayuazian; Engine Delegate
Oscar R. Bird; Steward Delegate Jose
Santiago. There were quite a few num
bers of disputed OT hours in the deck
department which will be taken up with
the patrolman at payoff. The secretary
reported that the minutes of the last
meeting (voyage 34) were mailed to
headquarters. The repair list will be
put out later, and the crew list from the
last port is ready to go. One AB got
off in Port Keland. The Union will be
notified of this by mail from Jeddah,
as there is no ship's fund on this
voyage. The electrician finally got the
washers and dryer hooked up, so that's
one less item to worry about, One
minute of silence was observed by all
hands in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters. Next port is Jed
dah, Saudi Arabia; then on through
the Suez Canal to Newport News, Va.
and New Orleans, La.
TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson
Waterways), September 18—Chair
man R.W. Pinkham; Secretary P.J.
Franco; Educational Director S. Green;
Deck Delegate R.L. Williams; Engine
Delegate H.R. Latham; Steward Del
egate R.D. Shields. The chairman re
ports that the ship will sail from Sunny
Point to Wilmington, N.C., then to the
shipyard and payoff in Jacksonville,
Fla. It will then head out to Mobile for
further orders. The Transcolumbia has
just come back from a trip to the Middle
East. Reports are that it was a long,
hot and dry trip to the ports of Hodeida
and Raysut in North Yemen and the
Gulf of Oman. There was no shore
leave—just sand and billy goats. But
some of the crewmembers did manage
to hook 15-lb red snappers over the
fantail. The crew was also presented
with two plaques for their part in Op
eration Bright Star '83. One was from
General Kingston of the Rapid De
ployment Force; the other from Colonpl
Hoffrichter of the Third Army. Next port:
Jacksonville, Fla.
LNG TAURUS (Energy Transpor
tation Corp.), October 2—Chairman
Glenn D. Miller; Secretary R.F. Frazier;
Educational Director L.J. Gordon; Deck
Delegate Walter Olivera; Engine Del
egate Harry Gearhart; Steward Dele
gate George O. Taylor. No disputed
OT reported. There is presently $938
in the ship's fund. Bosun Miller re
ported that all past problems have
been cleared up aboard ship. He also
spoke of the penalties of using any
drugs on any ship. This caution has
been made repeatedly, and the com
pany will not become involved if per
sons get picked up on drug charges.
The latest LOGs were received for
each department, and the educational
director stressed that upgrading is nec
essary for both personal and Union
welfare—especially now in these slow
shipping times. While everything is
running smoothly most of the time, it
was mentioned to the entry ratings that
they should show some respect for the
older seamen, both on the job and
personally. One minute of silence was
observed in memory of our departed
brothers and sisters. Next port: Na-
goya, Japan.
Official ships minutes were also re
ceived from the following vessels:
AMCO VOYAGER
BEAVER STATE
CAGUAS
LNG CAPRICORN
CHARLESTON
COVE LEADER
COVE TRADER
GEORGE WYTHE
OGDEN WABASH
OVERSEAS AUCE
OVERSEAS HARRIETTE
PATRIOT
PHILADELPHIA
POINT VAIL
SANTA CRUZ
SANTA ISABEL
SEA-LAND ADVENTURER
SEA-LAND ECONOMY
SEA-LAND ENDURANCE
SEA-LAND EXPRESS
SEA-LAND LEADER
SEA-LAND MARINER
SEA-LAND VENTURE
STAR OF TEXAS
STUYVESANT
THOMPSON PASS
WALTER RICE
Monthly
Membership Meetings
Port Date
Deep Sea
Lakes, Inland
Waters
.Monday, December 5 2:
•Tuesday, December 6 2:
, .Wednesday, December 7 2:
, .Thursday, December 8 9;
, .Thursday, December 8 2:
New York.......
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Algonac ......Friday, December 9 2;
Detroit Friday, December 9 2;
Houston Monday, December 12 • 2:
New Orleans Tuesday, December 13. 2:
Mobile Wednesday, December 14 2
San Francisco .Thursday, December 15 2
Wilmington .Monday, December 19 2
Seattle .Friday, December 23 2
Piney Point Friday, December 9 3
San Juan .Thursday, December 8 2
St. Louis Friday, December 16 ^ 2
Honolulu .Thursday, December 8 2
Duluth Wednesday, December 14 2
Gloucester. Tuesday, December 20 2
Jersey City .Wednesday, December 21 ,. • • 2
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'A Xime to Get Together . ..'
Afl it IB now a reality that Beagan Is running for a second
term as president of the United States, it'is time for all maritime
unions to get together, as they shoxild have done right after
World War n, and return the merchant marine to the
D^artment of Commerce. It is also time for all maritime unions
to get together with other unions which are affected ly the
decision of this president to dose the doors of the United States
Public Health Service hospitals to merchant seamen, especisdly
to the old-thne seamen for whom these hospitsds were created
by the Congress of the United States.
Why the Congress did not step in to stop these closures is not
understood.... The unions, in a way, are to blame for t.hia by
letting the Coast Guard get the power that they have today over
the merchant seamen....
What does the Coast Guard do for the merchant seamen? It
only punishes them for any little mistake that they may make.
It does not give them the ben^ts that their own people have,
such as hospitalization It does not give the seamen the right of
pensions that their own militaiy has: It gives the merchant
seamen nothing but a bad time.
Tears ago the merchant marine was under the Department of
Commerce and was subject to punishment by the shipping
commissioner and the masters of the ships. Today it is subject
to punishment by the mlUtary. The real question is: Did any
Congress of this United States ever give the Coast Guard the
authority to control a civilian industisr? What Congress was
it?... J
Ho, we do not w^t a man Uke Beagan for president—a man
who slams the doors on the greatest heroes that this country
has ever had This country practically begged the seamen to
take their ships to sea into every war zone in the world. Now
thsy refuse to recognize their service to t.hia ccunttiy.
There is no military [organization] in this country that has
lost more men than the merchant marine. ;
David jr. Baxzy B^OO
Seattle, Wash.
'Kelp the Snr Help Tou .. .'
While I was aboard the U8T Pacific in February of 1981, my
left hand was broken up pretty badly after being hit by a steel
bar while securing the anchor.
I was taken off ship and sent home. Since then, I have had
nine operations on my hand. Number 10 is coming up at the
end of October.
I would Uke to say that the SIU and the Wel£sure Flan have
stood beside me all the way. They have paid all my doctors' and
hospital bUls.
My doctors say I will never sail again. This makes me very
sad because I will not see my shipmates or ports of call again.
So I would Uke to take this time to thank the SIU and the
Welfare Flan and all my shipmates for being Just great.
Brothers, the SIU stands beside you all the way. So help the
SIU help you—give to SFAD all you can.
Donald muer K-8846
Fittdlmzgh, Pa.
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<1 Am Very GratefU ...'
I am one of the SIU members who received a congratulatoiy
letter upon getting mj engineers Ucense.
Thank you very much for your congratulations; but these
congratulations also belong to the SIU and to the SHLSS at
Flney Foint, Md. That school gave me the necessary skills and
encouragement in order to take the Ucense.
I came to the U.S. in 1967. As a new immigrant and without
the knowledge of the English language, I could not imagine that
success.
... I am very gratefhl to my Union, to its unforgettable [past]
president, Faul Hall, and to its officers.
numk 3rovi agalm
Vielc V. Palorombla P-849
"Gallant Ship—Gallant Men"
Ian A. Millar, founder of the Sons and Daughters of U.S.
Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II, is writing a book
entitled "Gallant Ship—Gallant Men." It will be the saga of
the SIS Stephen Hopkins and her battle with the German raider
Stier.
Millar is trying to get in touch with anyone who helped
build the Hopkins, any of her surviving crewmembers, or any'
friends or kin of those crewmembers who did not survive.
He would like to include as many people as possible in
order to make this book a fitting memorial to those who took
part in this epic sea battle.
If you have any information which might help Mr. Millar in
completing this book, please contact him by writing to:
Ian A. Millar
1806 Bantry Trail
Kemersville, N.C. 27284
Seafarer Rose Takes
Top Coin Prize
Here is a smiling F. M. Rose after
foreign coins after 1500. Thanks to
P.M. Rose, Seafarer and coin
collector extraordinaire, won
"Best In Show" award at the
92nd anniversary convention of
the American Numismatic As
sociation in San Diego, Calif,
last August.
Rose, who last sailed on the
MiV Senator (Coordinated Car
ibbean Transport), previously
took "Best In Show" at the
Numismatics International con
vention in Dallas, Texas, the
Blue Ridge Numismatic Asso
ciation show in Birmingham,
winning first place in the exhibit for
Coin World for the photo.
Ala., and the Miami Interna
tional, all last year.
The name of his most recent
prize-winning exhibit was "The
Wonderful World of Chopmarks
on Chinese Dollars." He also
won the first place award in the
exhibit category for foreign coins
issued in 1500 A.D. and later.
Said ^ose, "I've been col
lecting chopmarked coins for 20
years and exhibiting them com
petitively for 12.1 guess I'm an
overnight success."
Need Medical Records from USPHS?
Here's Where to Get Them...
If you need to obtain copies of your medical records from
the USPHS, do not write to your local USPHS hospital. All
USPHS hospitals have been closed.
Send all requests for medicals records to:
U.S. Public Health Service
Health Data Center
10000 Aerospace Road
Lanham, Md. 20706
According to a PHS official, the Health Data Center is now
caught up with the backlog of requests it has received. Any
new requests should take from two to four weeks to process.
M/LOG/November 1983
Your Participation In Safety Programs Is Needed
SIU Stresses Safety at Sea, On the Rivers, On the Lakes^
By MARIETTA HOMAYONPOUR
A SHIP IN THE MIDDLE of the ocean
is a very vulnerable thing. The surges
of the sea and the^ vagaries of weather are
much more powerful than even the biggest
of vessels.
It's only through man's brains and inge
nuity that he can battle the elements and
survive.
With the hoses and chemicals he puts
aboard a ship to fight a fire, with the elec
tronics he uses to gather information, with
the lifeboats he uses in an emergency, and
through his own alertness, man makes his
position on the sea a little more secure.
That's why it's so important for equipment
to be in good working order, for safety
standards to be enforced, and for crewmem-
bers and officers to be trained, qualified and
to be at their sharpest at all times.
That's why it's so important to speak up
if you see safety violations or any sWpboard
condition that represents a potential hazard.
Uimecessary Losses at Sea
In recent years tragic accidents have caused
the death of too many seamen. In the fall of
1980, the SS Poet, an SlU-contracted ship,
disappeared in the Atlantic and not a trace
of her, or her 34 crewmen was ever found.
Just this year there was the tragic sinking
of the Marine Electric in which 31 crew-
membef^Tost their lives,, many of them
because of exposure. They had no survival
suits.
^ you see a situation or condition aboard
your ship, tug or barge that is a potential
safety .hazard, there are a number of things
you can do.
• On a ship, tell the bosun who can then
flag the problem as a safety hazard. The
bosun can then inform the skipper about it.
On a tug or barge, inform the captain im
mediately.
• Discuss the matter at your weekly ship
board meeting or safety meeting on the tug.
If remedial action is not provided, bring the
matter to the attention of the SIU patrolman
at the next port of payoff or to the patrolman
who next services your tug or barge.
• Communicate the hazardous situation
through regular Union correspondence, i.e..
Ship's Minutes, letters to SIU headquarters.
Very often the patrolman at the payoff or
the servicing visit on a tug will be a member
of the SIU Safety Committee. This commit
tee was reactivated by the Union in March
1981 because of projected Coast Guard cut
backs and a sinking interest in worker safety
by the federal government.
To Promote Acddent Preventkm
The committee was set up as part of a
Union Safety Program to insure the right of
SIU members to a safe working environment
and to emphasize accident prevention and
working safely.
Another reason cited for establishment of
the program was the increase in the trans
portation of hazardous cargoes.
The SIU Safety Director is Bob Vahey
who can be reached at the Union hall in
New Orleans. Located in each of the follow
ing ports is one Safety Committee member:
New York; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Jack
sonville; Santurce, P.R.; Piney Point, Md.;
New Orleans; Algonac; St. Louis; Wilming
ton, Calif.; San Francisco, and Honolulu.
There are two committee members in Hous
ton.
The program is working to promote safety
in deep-sea. Lakes and inland shipping.
The goal of the program is to minimize
accidents by early detection of potentially
dangerous working conditions. According to
Vahey, members of the Safety Committee
are available to sit down with Seafarers and
Boatmen when a ship or tug comes into port
to make sure that there have been periodic
safety meetings and that safety and accident
prevention aboard the vessels are empha
sized.
Safety Begins with You
There are many things that a patrolman
cannot see for himself and he must rely on
the crewmembers for information. For in
stance, on one ship there was a complaint
that the lines were handled wrong in a foreign
port. The SIU patrolman could not have
^ known that unless the crewmembers spoke
Up. That problem was subsequently cor
rected.
Our contracted companies are also very
concerned about safety and SIU Safety
Committee members work closely with them
to reinforce the companies' own safety pro
grams and to send a strong message that
safety is a joint labor-management concern.
For instance, in the port of Wilmington,
SIU Representative and Safety Committee
member Marshall Novack participates in a
montlily meeting with Crowley Maritime
crews to discuss safety matters. Safety meet
ings with Crowley have also been held in
the port of Jacksonville, Fla. and are planned
in other ports.
Promoting Survival Suits
One big area of discussion nowadays con
cerning safety is exposure or survival suits.
On the Great Lakes, where hypothermia is
such a threat, exposure suits are carried on
nearly all ships. But hypothermia is also
very significant in other areas as the Marine
Electric disaster shows.
That collier went down Feb. 12 some
30 miles off the Virginia coast in 40 degree
waters. After the incident, Capt. Joseph S.
Blackett, chief of search and rescue for the
Fifth Coast Guard District in Portsmouth,
Va. said that "waterproof, insulated survival
(or exposure) suits would have saved many
... of the 31 crewmen who died. . ..."
Though it's not a requirement on deep-
sea vessels yet, some of our contracted
companies have taken the initiative and put
exposure suits on their equipment. For in
stance, SONAT carries "survival suits on all
of its vessels and Moran supplies them on
its long distance^boats. As the result of a
recently signed contract with Crowley, sur
vival suits will be placed on the Philadelphia
to San Juan run.
The SIU is seeking to have a law passed
that will require that the suits be put on all
vessels including small vessels and ships
that are owned and operated by government
agencies and departments or ships chartered
by those agencies.
A Strong Legislative Program
The Union is also strongly supporting
legislation H.R. 3486 (see story page 4) that
would:
• raise the daily fines for operating with
out proper inspection;
• require that each vessel report in every
48 hours;
• require that each ship owner notify the
Coast Guard when a ship does make its
report;
• improve and install satellite communi
cations onboard ships, and
• allow the Coast Guard to investigate
incompetency and misconduct charges against
licensed personnel.
However, though the Union endorsed the
bill, there are several important areas that
the SIU feels should be covered by the
legislation. Among them are;
• reduction of the waiting period before
the Coast Guard begins a search and rescue
period;
• better training for Coast Guard person
nel involved in ship inspection;
• the overburdening and underfunding of
the Coast Guard;
• the poorly devised manning standards;
and
• the possible switch to the private sector
for certain Coast Guard functions.
The responsibility for safety aboard ship
rests on many shoulders—the Coast Guard,
the unions, the companies, the crewmen.
All must work toward achieving the safest
possible conditions at sea.
You, as the crewmember who spends
months on the water, can add valuable
information to that fight for safety. Don't
hold back. If you know of a safety hazard,
or even if you reasonably think there might
be one, or if you have an idea for a way to
prevent accidents or injuries, speak out!
Finally, if a job is clearly uns^e and there
is a significant hazard involved, you have
the right to refuse.
However, the issue of safety must not be
used as a smokescreen to avoid work. There
must be the threat of a significant safety
hazard present before the work is refused.
If you have any suggestions or problems
concerning safety aboard SIU ships and
boats, please write to:
Bob Vahey, SIU Safety Director
(i30 Jackson Ave.
New Orleans, La. 70130
November 1983/LOG/3B
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Memorial Installed
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By LYNNETTE MARSHALL
T^RIZZLING RAIN cast
l^Philadelphia's Old Swedes
Church of Gloria Dei in a som
ber shroud Oct. 23. The um
brellas of solitary mourners filed
through the iron gateway and
down brick pathways to the main
chapel. It was the third anni
versary memorial service on the
loss of the'SIU-contracted 5.5.
Poet and the dedication of a
plaque in memory of the 34 lives
lost at sea.
As they still waited to learn
what became of the ship that
set sail Oct. 24, 1980 in clear
skies from the port of Philadel
phia with a cargo of com bound
for Egypt, fathers and mothers,
wives, sons, daughters and SIU
friends watched the solemn
changing of the guard by the
U.S.S. Forrestal color guard and
listened to music from the Chap
lain Dale Fife and Dmm Corps.
Sermons from the Book of
Common Prayer were read by
Minister David Rivers and of
fered as a message: "That they
should not be despondent; that
loved ones, though they are gone,
they were once here."
A moments' silence; then one
son of a Poet father unveiled
the bronze plaque inscribed with
the names, ages and home towus
of the ship's crewmembers, in
cluding 24 SIU brothers. A
daughter lit an eternal candle,
and a steady slow line emptied
from church pews to view the
48 inch by 30 inch plaque at the
altar. It said, "Pray for us."
Many wept openly. Mothers
held standing children fast,
pointing out a father's name. A
trio singing chanty songs was
too overcome to sing the song
they had written to the crew for
this occasion. An elderly naan
broke down and was steadied
by strangers.
Cra..nrine Mvofs Wife of SIU AB MOSBI Myers who was aboard the
s S Poets fateful last trip, looks away from her husband's name as
Hfliiahter Terase views the bronze memorial tribute to her father and
40 / LOG / November
The tragedy has brought fam
ilies together. In the Save Our
Seaman Committee (SOS)
founded by the families, there
is a drive to make sense of what
appeared a "senseless" trag
edy, by legislating for changes
in safety laws. (Less than two
weeks later, a SlU-backed,
stringent new Maritime Safety
biU was passed by the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee. See story page 4.)
For three years, Mrs. Lislotte
Zukier Fredette, the committee
leader and founder, searched for
a home for a memorial to her
son Hans Peter Zukier and the
Poet crew. She and her husband
designed the memorial in the
form of an open Bible. Not long
ago. Reverend Robert Peoples,
Chaplin of the Seamans Church
Institute of Philadelphia who also
officiated at the dedication serv
ices, arranged for a place for
the plaque in the Old Swedes
church on the historic city s
waterfront.
A few families have not given
up hope, and await their loved
ones return. But the plaque
brings comfort. Families see the
memorial and again realize, Our
men are all together."
Quote
Of the
Month
'My main concern in a large
confrontation is the availability
of merchant ships, rather than
the availability of combat ships.
We have allpwed our merchant
marine to be degraded to a dan
gerous point."
Admiral Thomas Moorer (Ret.)
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
during the Vietnam War
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