Seafarers Log: Vol. 51 No. 12 (1989-12-01)

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SEAEmERS
Volume 51, Number 12 December, 198i

Maritime Overseas Takes Over

SIU Crews Han Two
Former Exxon Tankers

After almost a decade of being Exxon company
ships, two tankers are plying the waters of the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico under new ownership
by Maritime Overseas with
SIU crews aboard.

The newly named Over­
seas Philadelphia and Overseas
New Orleans crewed in the. port
of Norfolk last month after being
refurbished. They are running from
Lake Charles, LA and Port Ar­
thur, TX to New York, Provi­
dence, RI and Portland, ME car­
rying heating oil for Exxon.

The vessels are operated by
Maritime Overseas of New York.
The tankers were built in 1982 for
Exxon, but the energy company
has been reducing its fleet by sell­
ing several of its tankers in the
wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill
in March.

Joe Perez, SIU representative
in the port of Houston, recently

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Four views of the Overseas Philadelphia, one of two former Exxon
tankers that have become part of the Maritime Overseas fleet.

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SIU Retiree Sokol, Who
Escaped Nazis, Gets Bid
To Return to Native Poland

Stanley Sokol, a retired SIU bosun, meets Solidarity leader Lech Walesa
at the AFL-CIO Coiivention last month.

After fifty years, Stanley Sokol,
who joined the SIU in 1941, is
returning to his native Poland. The
retired bosun was personally in­
vited by Solidarity leader Lech
Walesa. Sokol will be returning to
his native Poland for the first time
since escaping from Poland two
days before the Nazis invaded his
homeland.

Sokol boarded the Polish pas­
senger ship, the Batoroy, as an
able seaman. The vessel was in
the port of Gdynia, Poland. The
date was August 30, 1939. It is a
date he remembers well as it was
the last time he saw his native
Poland.

Today, Sokol is preparing to go
home. Next spring, the 80-year-

old retired bosun will accept the
invitation of Solidarity leader Lech
Walesa and other members of the
free Polish labor union who re­
cently visited SIU facilities in Camp
Springs and Piney Point, MD. He
plans to live in Gdansk because it
is a port city and "I want to help
Solidarity. Tm 80 and 1 have a few
more years to go."

Sokol met Walesa at the biennial
AFL-CIO convention held in
Washington, D.C. last month.
Upon hearing about the struggles
of Polish seamen to develop a
militant, independent status in the
face of government-controlled

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President's Report
This may be the time for the United States to start showing its

flag. Showing it around the world, that is, as a means of reminding
people of America's presence and influence for good.

For America, the world around us as we prepare for the year 1990
is a vastly different one than we faced at the beginning of 1989.
Most striking is the unexpected bloodless revolution that is taking
place in Eastern Europe, where the hunger for democracy appears

to have the communist hacks on the run. How
these fast moving developments in Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary and East Germany
will wind up is not certain, of course, but
whether the current movements towards full
democracy continue or whether they are tem­
porarily halted or crushed, the future of the
United States, as well as much of the rest of
the world, will be greatly affected.

As more and more of the oppressed peoples
of the world press for the freedoms of which

the United States stands as the great symbol, America should move
out front, playing a strong, visible role as the world's leading power.

That is where the idea of showing the stars and stripes to people
everywhere comes in, particularly wherever we are acting to assist
these peoples in their search for freedom and improved standards of
living.

Perhaps the most effective and practical means of showing the flag
is through the use of American ships, sailing under American regis­
try, manned by Americans and flying the stars and stripes. It is an
indisputable fact that the United States inspires oppressed peoples
the world over to seek freedom and democracy and that we are
willing to tax ourselves to pay for programs of aid and assistance in
improving their standard of living.
• It naturally follows that the United States would be foolish to step
out of the picture when actual contact is made on delivery of aid
material to the beneficiary nations, as would have happened if the
first cargo of aid to the Poles had been delivered aboard a vessel of
Liberian or other bargain basement registry, instead of the U.S.-flag,
SlU-manned Spirit of Texas. The great exchange of good wishes and
goodwill between the Polish recipients of the cargo and the Ameri­
can seafarers who handed it over would have been lost, and the
United States would have failed to promote its interests.

In this Changing world, America must actively sell itself and show­
ing the flag can be a simple but effective way to do so. One way
would be for the government to develop and support programs that
would utilize U.S.-registered vessels to the maximum extent possible
in the carriage of our imports and exports.

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As we look ahead to the 1990's, there are clear signs the United
States is going to have to be on its toes if its interests are to be
protected. For one thing, we'll be faced with most of Western
Europe in one market, acting as one to enhance their collective
interests. That is going to present a big challenge and a lot of
problems to the United States as it tries to avoid being cut out of the
world market place.

There: is talk of a single merchant fleet to serve the European
Community, perhaps under a Euro-flag. This could mean the consol­
idation of the some 2000 ships that now make up the fleets under the
flags of West Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United King­
dom, Denmark, France and Spain.

What kind of additional problems this could present for the free
market theory cannot be pinpointed yet, but Uncle Sam would do
well to start thinking about preserving the American-flag fleet in face
of these challenges.

Very likely many of the American-flag operators are watching
events as we are and planning to mount efforts to effect more
favorable and equitable merchant marine or maritime programs by
the administration. For its part, the SIU will be working diligently at
the Washington level with all those who share our feeling that
America needs a balanced fleet of ships, manned by American sea­
men, as a matter of economic and military necessity.

It's scholarship time again for eligible Seafarers and the children
of Seafarers. Details appear elsewhere in the LOG, but I want to
urge all those who are qualified to file an application. Announcement
of the scholarship winners will be made by a select committee of
educators in May.

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Finally, let me take this opportunity to wish all Seafarers and their
families a joyous holiday season and extend my best wishes for a .
healthy and happy new year.

The Deacon's SIU crew is pictured above with SIU Assistant Vice
President Dean Corgey (right). From left to right, crewmemhers are
Captain L.R. "Bohhy" Sarvis, Chief Engineer Jimmy Payne, DEU
David Beit and AB Raymond "Mugsy" McGuire.

SIU Men Crew New Tugboat
The SlU-crewed Deacon, a

Suderman & Young owned tug­
boat operated by G&H Towing,
was christened earlier this month
in Galveston, TX.

The state-of-the-art tug will be
used for harbor docking work in
the Gulf. Constructed by Main
Iron Works of Houma, LA, it is
a twin screw tug with a maximum
operating draft of 16 feet arid a
free running speed in excess of 12
knots. The main engines can de­
velop 3900 horsepower at 900 rpm.

The Deacon's stack profile has
been lowered to, provide unre­
stricted visibility from the wheel
house while the two main and four

flanking rudders give the vessel
expanded maneuverability.

The Deacon crewmembers are
pleased the vessel is air condi­
tioned and heavily insulated with
noise abating materials.

The vessel is named in honor of
J.N. Rayzor, a Denton County,
TX business, civic and religious
leader known as "The Deacon."
Rayzor family members have been
among the tug industry's pioneers
in the Gulf region.

SIU members crew tugboats op­
erated by the G«&.H Towing com­
pany. G&H vessels work primar­
ily in the Texas Gulf waters.

Index to LOG Features
Page

COBRA Notice19
Dispatchers' Report/Deep Sea 18
Dispatchers' Report/Inland .19
Dtepatchers' Report/Great Lakes l9
Final Departures .............................22
Know Your Rights.......................................17
Legal Aid Directory,17
Letters to the Elditor ....................................,16
Lundeherg School Application .23
Lundeherg School Course Schedule .; .23
Lundeherg School Graduates .16
Meeting Notice 19
Pensioners ....!!!!! !ll
Pei^nals .t 19
Ships hfiniites*20j 21
Union Hall Directory 18

Volume 51, Number 12 December, 1989

The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International
Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201
Auth Way; Camp Springs, Maryland 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675.
Second-^lass postage paid at MSG Prince Georges, Maryland 20790-9998 and
f POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the
LUG, 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, Maryland 20746.

President, Michael Sacco; Secretary-Treasurer, Joe DiGlorgio; Executive
President Collective Bargaining, Angus

Oampbeil; Vme President Atlantic Coast, Jack Caffey; Vice President
v,w ^'ce President West Coast, George McCartney;
SprviV f,"^ Inland Waters, John Fay; Vice President Government Services, Roy "Buck" Mercer.

nwTn Director, Jessica Smith; Associate Editors,
Daniel Duncan. Max Hall and Deborah Greene, Design, William Brower.

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former Exxon Tankers Added to Maritime Overseas Fleet
Continued from page I
visited the Overseas Philadelphia
during its first call to the Cities
Service dock in Lake Charles, LA.
"This is a very good and very
clean ship," he reported to the
Seafarers LOG. "The crew is
happy. The ship has a good bunch
of guys."

Kenneth McGregor, 53, said he

Bosun Ken McGregor relaxes in
the crew lounge after the Overseas
Philadelphia docked in Lake
Charles, LA.

looks forward to the challenges he
will face as bosun on the Overseas
Philadelphia. McGregor has been
sailing on tankers out of the West
Coast in the 1980's, working pri­
marily on vessels operated by JOT
and Bay Tankers. He was the
bosun on the Thompson Pass,
which was on the Alaska run when
the Exxon Valdez ran aground.

"After discharging in Long
Beach, we sailed for Valdez, our
regular run," McGregor remem­
bered. "We were anchored for
eight days outside the Valdez har­
bor while the Exxon Valdez was
taken off the rocks. I got to see
the disaster firsthand."

McGregor recently was at Piney
Point to take the oil spill preven­
tion class and to attend the AFL-
CIO convention in Washington.
The bosun began his SIU career
in the late 1950's. He has served
as a union official in the ports of

Chief cook Roderick Bright prepares hamburgers for lunch in the galley
of the Overseas Philadelphia while it docked in Norfolk where many SIU
crewmemhers signed on.

San Francisco, Seattle and Wil­
mington.

According to Maritime Over­
seas, a round trip for the tankers
will take approximately 14 days,
which includes loading and un-

Dream Conies
True for Bosun
Stanley Soke!
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shipping, Sokol decided he wanted
to lend a hand.

Sokol has been following the
news from Poland, keeping up
with the rise, fall and ultimate
success of the Solidarity move­
ment in overthrowing the Com­
munist government. He is moved
to tears when he thinks about what
Solidarity has accomplished.

"I never figured I could go
back," he said. "After the Com­
munists took over from the Nazis,
I never knew if I could be safe
going back."

He was born Stanley Sokolwski
on May 1, 1910 in Krakow. He
started sailing in 1925 on Scandi­
navian vessels until that fateful
trip in 1939.

Sokol said that he purposely
transferred to the Batoroy. "I was
sent a telegram to take the AB
job. The younger men had been
mobilized for war and the ship
needed experienced seamen. We
knew war was going to start any
minute."

The Batoroy carried 800 Amer­
ican citizens as passengers, 300
more than capacity, when it set
sail. It was the last passenger ves­
sel to escape before the Germans
invaded Poland on September 1.

On August 31, the vessel picked
up another 100 U.S. citizens in
Copenhagen, Denmark. As it was
leaving, the Batoroy was asked to
identify itself and its cargo by a
Nazi warship. When the Polish
captain announced the vessel car­
ried American passengers, the Ba­
toroy was allowed to pass.

"The next morning, we got word
about the invasion," Sokol re­
membered. "We stopped in Cher­
bourg, France to pick up 50 Ca­
nadians, then headed for the
Atlantic."

German ships and U-boats al­
ready were sinking Allied vessels.
The Polish passenger ship main-

loading times.
The ships are 42,000 dead weight

tons. They are 658 feet in length
with 90-foot beams. The vessels
have a capacity of approximately
306,000 barrels of oil.

Retired Bosun Stanley Sokol served as a sergeant-at-arms at last month's
AFL-CIO convention. Above, Sokol distributes material to the delegates.

tained a blackout and zigzagged
across the ocean to Newfoundland
where two U.S. destroyers es­
corted the Batoroy to Halifax and
New York City.

Sokol joined the SIUNA's affil­
iate, the Sailors Union of the Pa­
cific, in 1940 in the port of San
Francisco. The next year he signed
on with the SIU.

Sokol's World War II action in
the merchant marine took him all
oyer the world. He was onboard
a ship that took 3000 Marines to
New Guinea in the South Pacific.
He was in the fleet that landed
Allied forces at Naples, Italy. And,
he returned to Cherbourg, France
on the Cape Mohican for the D-
Day landings.

Sokol lost his family to the Na­
zis during the war. He found out
the sad news in 1946 from the
International Red Cross.

"When people say those mas­
sacres didn't take place, I tell them
I know they did. I saw a camp in
Australia with 5000 Polish chil-
dren-^iphans—^who did not know
v/here their parents were or if they
were alive. I saw another camp of
children in India."

Sokol said he would go back to
Krakow to try to find any distant
relatives.

Sokol became an American cit­
izen in 1953. However, under Pol­
ish law, he still is a Polish citizen.

Before retiring in 1975, Sokol
rode vessels that took part in the
Korean and Viet Nam conflicts.
In fact, he served as bosun on the
Sea-Land Beauregard that ran
shuttles from large Sea-Land ves­
sels in the Camranh Bay to Da
Nang and Saigon, Viet Nam.

Sokol sailed from almost all the
SIU's ports. "I went where I could
work, I didn't like to wait for
jobs," he said.

SIU Executive Vice President
Joseph Sacco described Sokol as
one of the union's greatest bosuns.
"I remember paying off ships on
which Stanley sailed as bosun. He
ran a clean ship, no beefs. Stanley
knew how to settle problems,"
said Sacco.

For recent Lundeherg School grad­
uates D. Carlton (left) and J. Reyes,
the Overseas Philadelphia is their
first trip. They are working as deck
engine utilities.

When asked for a highlight of
his union career, Sokol re­
sponded, "I'm glad I joined the
SIU. The union has taken good
care of me,"

QMED Monte Beck and AB R.A.
Roman aboard the Philadelphia.

SA Curtis (Fred) Spencer waits to
serve another crewmember in the
niiladelphia's galley.

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Applkations Available
For Union's 1990
Siholarship Program

Seafarers and their children who have the
qualifications and who are thinking about con­
tinuing their education at the college level now
can apply for the union's 1990 scholarship
program.

The scholarship program is designed to ease
the financial burden of college for SIU members
and their families. In 1990, six awards will be
granted, four to children of Seafarers and two
to active SIU members.

Scholarship program application forms will
be available January 1,1990, the SIU announced
this month. Accompanying the forms is detailed
information on how to apply for the program
and eligibility requirements.

The scholarship materials are available at any
SIU union hall. In addition, prospective appli­
cants can request a copy by writing the Seafarers
Welfare Plan, Scholarship Program, 5201 Auth
Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 or completing
and mailing the request form in the Seafarers
LOG.

Four-Year Scholarship Is $15,000

The scholarships for dependents of union
members awarded in 1990 will be in the amount
of $15,000, payable over four years in four
installments of $3,750. Two SIU members will
be awarded $6,000, paid in two equal amounts
over two years.

Applications must be postmarked on or before
April 15, 1990. An impartial committee of
professional educators from colleges and uni­
versities will review the applications and ac­
companying documentation and select the 1990
scholarship awardees. The results of the com­
mittee's selection process will be announced in
May.

The SIU Scholarship Program began in 1952.
Since its inception, 184 scholarships have been
awarded. It has produced from SIU ranks,
engineers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, phar­
macists, computer specialists, scientists, librar­
ians and a federal magistrate (see accompanying
story). Most scholarship winners credit the help
of the SIU program with providing them an
opportunity to pursue their education.

Scholarship Program
For Members

and Their Dependents

Pick up your SIU Scholarship
information hooklef and
application at any union hull or
send in a request for a copy to
the Seafarers Welfare Plan,
5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs,
MD 20746.

April 15, 1990 is the
submission deadline.

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Program booklet which contains eligibility
information, procedures for applying and
the application form.
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Winner
Now a
United
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Magistrate
Federal magistrate Tommy Miller is pictured in his chambers in Norfolk,
VA. The son of SIU pensioner Captain Elmer Miller, the judge was one
of the 1966 union scholarship program winners.

The first telegram Tommy E. Miller received
in his life was when he was 17. "I answered
the phone and the voice at the other end said,
T have a telegram for Tommy Miller.' 'Why,
that's me,' I said, and I asked her to read it to
me over the phone. It turned out to be the
notice from the union that I had been awarded
the scholarship. It was the greatest feeling."

Now a United States Magistrate, Tommy E.
Miller was the first person in his family to go
to college. Because his father. Captain Elmer
E. Miller, was an SIU member. Tommy Miller
could apply for the union's scholarship. A
winning combination of good grades, hard work
and the union scholarship paved the way for
Miller's college degree.

Captmn Miller, now 62 and retired from the
union for two years, remembers coming home
one day after work and seeing his son Tommy
and his wife Joyce dancing around the kitchen
table. "My son had just heard that he'd gotten
the scholarship. We were all extremely happy
for him to get it," said Captain Miller.

Judge Miller, now 41 years old, grew up in
the Norfolk, VA area where his father worked
as a tugboat captain on Curtis Bay (now called
"Moran") vessels. Judge Miller himself had an
opportunity to experience tugboat work. In the
summer of 1970, after college graduation and
before law school. Miller joined the SIU and
worked as a deckhand.

While he never worked with his father, Judge
Miller's respect for his father's work was
strengthened. "My dad was a tug captain and
a docking pilot. It still amazes me that despite
winds and tides and the vagaries of nature, a
900,000 ton ship can be docked in a 900 foot
slip with no damage."

Back in 1966, the union's scholarship of
$1,500 a year covered Tommy Miller's lodging,
tuition and some expenses. He'd chosen to
attend the University of Virginia, graduating
with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970.

He proceeded to law school at the College of
William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. "That's
when I really appreciated the SIU scholarship,
because none was available for law school,"
recalled Judge Miller.

During his summer breaks in 1971 and 1972,
Miller worked as an officer for the Virginia
Beach Police Department. "That fired up my
interest in criminal law. It was a people oriented
kind of law," the former scholarship recipient
explained.

Upon graduation from the Marshall-Wythe
School of Law at the College of William and
Mary, Miller became a legal advisor to the
Norfolk Police Department.

He joined the state's attorney's office in 1974
as an assistant commonwealth attorney, a po­
sition he held until early 1980.

Miller went to work for the federal court
system later that year. Starting as an Assistant
United States Attorney for the Eastern District
of Virginia, Norfolk Division, he investigated
and prosecuted a wide variety of violations of
federal law. For three years he served as the
lead attorney for the Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force of the district.

In '87, Miller was sworn in as a United States
Magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia. Magistrates serve
eight-year terms after appointment by a majority
vote of the judges of the court. Among Judge
Miller's duties as a magistrate are the holding
of hearings and trials, issuance of warrants,
conducting investigations and conferences.

Judge Miller finds the variety of his work
fascinating. "This week for instance," he said,
"I've had an admiralty case involving a tug
tow, today I have a criminal case, Friday I hear
a civil case involving damages to property.

"I also find, the longer I'm out of school, the
more I appreciate the education I have," re­
flected Miller. "And I appreciate the fact that
the union provided financial assistance to help
me through college."

Judge Miller says his father encouraged him
to apply for the scholarship. Captain Miller
said, "We had three other children—Tommy's
the oldest — so it really helped out to have the
scholarship."

Elmer Miller began his sea-going career in
1943 as a merchant mariner during World War
II. He sailed with the SIUNA's affiliate, the
Sailors' Union of the Pacific. "During the war,
I sailed as an OS, an AB, and at the age of 19-
and-a-half, I was a bosun on a ship that went
around the world," recalled Captain Miller.

"We left the United States on the Liberty
Ship, the Charles Willson Peale, and ended up
in Portland, OR," said Captain Miller. "We
carried bombs from Italy to the Marianas, then
the war ended while we were in the middle of
the Indian Ocean so we went to Australia to
pick up deck cargo and some Navy submarine
chiefs who could come home."

Captain Miller continued his deep sea sailing,
becoming a third mate in 1947. In 1948 he came
ashore to be married and in '51 began work as
a deckhand with Norfolk-based Curtis Bay Tow­
ing Company. He became a captain and docking
pilot in '55.

"When the SIU organized Curtis Bay in
Norfolk in 1960, 1961, I was one of the first
four to distribute pledge cards and help with
the drive," recalled Captain Miller. "1 wanted
the SIU because it was a maritime union."

Now an SIU pensioner. Captain Miller takes
pleasqre in some good games of golf, and he
and his wife Joyce like to travel. The Millers
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Drug Testing Measures Start Dec. 21
SIU and Transportation Institute Lawsuit Still Before Judge

Unless a legal decision that de­
clares the government-mandated
drug testing of American seamen
illegal is announced before De­
cember 21, random, probable
cause, post accident and periodic
testing will go into effect on that
date.

Augie Tellez, SIU assistant vice
president, said the union would
work with the drug testing pro­
cedures even though the federal
courts have not acted on the law­
suits jointly filed by the SIU and
the Transportation Institute, a
management research organiza­
tion organization representing
U.S.-flag shipping operators. The
lawsuit says the measures im­
posed by the government violate
privacy rights and impose overuns
conditions on American-flag com­
panies while ignoring foreign-flag
ship's seamen.

"There is nothing compelling
the judge to render a decision by
the Dec. 21 date," he said. "If
any changes are announced, we
will notify the Halls immediately.

Tellez announced that all mem­
bers whose pre-employment drug
test cards have expired after the

six-month period will have to re-
test before shipping. As of the
LOG'S print deadline, the policy
allowing those holding permanent
positions to be exempt from pre-
employment testing will continue
after the December 21. Individuals
in permanent jobs will be subject
to the other four types of testing,
like all other Seafarers.

Random Testing Procedures

Although the final procedure has
not been announced, Tellez said
random testing wil be done when
ships come to American ports. He
explained a consortium of SIU-
contracted companies will pick a
number of vessels that will deter­
mine a representative percentage
required by Coast Guard regula­
tions. Everyone aboard the ves­
sel—^from captain to ordinary sea­
man—will be tested if the ship is
picked for random testing.

When the ship arrives at a U.S.
port, a professional mobile testing
facility will be waiting and licensed
professionals will conduct the tests.
The specimens will be sent to the
same labs that already conduct the
pre-employment testings.

If the ship is not expected to
return to a U.S. port, the sample
collection will be taken aboard
ship. Tellez said he expects the
master of the vessel would be in
charge of such tests. He said when
the test is being administered to a
union member, the SIU is working
to insure that either the ship's
chairman or department head
would serve as a witness to verify
the test is handled fairly and prop­
erly. In addition to random, testing
for post accident and probable
cause can be done on a ship.
(Periodic is done only when ap­
plying for a license or documents.)

Besides requesting the SIU
presence at a probable cause test
at sea, Tellez said the union is
negotiating for a policy that will
provide the SIU member with due
process. "We want to make sure
the test is properly done for the
protection of our members," he
said.

The medical review officer still
will look for marijuana, cocaine,
opiates, phencyclidine (PC?) and
aniphetimines, as in the specimen,
is currently the case with the pre-
employment test.

Pof Raises Go
Back to 'B7
For SIU Gov't
Soivicos Moaibors

New wage, overtime and pen­
alty rates going back to September
29, 1988 for members of the SIU's
Government Services Division
were announced by SIU Vice
President Buck Mercer earlier this
month. Mercer said retroactive
pay will be distributed in checks
mailed in the first quarter of 1990.

The new MSCPAC wage scale
represents a three percent in­
crease in wages and related items
retroactive to September 29, 1987
and a two percent increase in wages
and related items retroactive to
September 29, 1988.

Mercer said the wage increases
are a first step in bringing the pay
scales of MSCPAC civilian mari­
ners in line with those of com­
mercial sector shipping seamen.

A copy of the pay scale through
September 29, 1988 will be mailed
to all ships covered by the labor
agreement between the SIU's
Government Services Division and
Military Sealift Command Pacific.
Copies are also available by writ­
ing the Government Services Di­
vision office at 350 Fremont Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105.

Russ Levin (standing, right) oversees the work being conducted by the
members of the Marine Electronics Technician class at Finey Point.
Students at the desk include (from the left) Jay Moorehead (standing),
Dennis McKendali, Michael D. Johnson, Earl Langley and Ed Hantsche.

Marine Electronics Technician Group
Holds Class on Ship in Sea Trials

The USNS Denebola provided
the classroom as students from
the Marine Electronics Technician
class became the electricians and
junior engineers during a four-day
sea trial last month.

The five students, with the help
of instructor Russ Levin and the
Denebola drew, acquired hands-
on experience in the skills of
troubleshooting radio communi-

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cations equipment, emergency
power systems, automation sys­
tems, satellite communications
systems and three and ten-centi­
meter radars.

The quintet caught the Bay
Tankers vessel in Norfolk, VA as
it was deploying for operational
dock and sea trials.

The marine electronics techni­
cian class student said the onboard
training was a valuable part of the
course curriculum. Levin noted
that there is "nothing as good as
hands-on learning."

Levin said the course partici­
pants had done well under pres­
sure. "They did a good job during
the sea trials, it was hard to imag­
ine they were students and not
seasoned electronics veterans,"
he said.

Arthur Luellen

Gov't Services
Division Luellen
Runs Clean Ship

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Arthur Luellen is one of those
rare individuals who really enjoys
what he is doing. It is evident in
his work, the way he talks about
it and the way others talk about
him.

Luellen, 35, is a bosun's mate
aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl,
a job he has held since late sum­
mer. Not only does he perform
his regular duties, he also serves
as the ship's chairman for the
unlicensed members. The Tennes­
see native recently was asked why
he tackled the chairman's posi­
tion.

"I like to help people," said
Luellen, who joined the SIU's
Government Services Division in
1979. "I also am challenged be­
cause I act as a buffer between
the crew and the master. The per­
sonal rewards from all this inter­
action are that I grow as an indi­
vidual, 1 mature as a person and
I become more seasoned which
will help me later."

Luellen described the position
of ship's chairman as being "the
conscience of the crew and the
union voice for the rights of the
blue collar employees."
' He noted the time consuming
part of his job is when he has to
check all aspects of a complaint
to discover what is fact and what
is fiction. He admitted that he has
been embarrassed when he was
not told the whole story.

"I consider I'm a fair person.
When I have checked all of the
facts, only then am I ready to
make my recommendations to all
concerned. Occasionally I find
myself between a rock and a hard
place because I can't help all of
the people all of the time to their
satisfaction."

Yet, enough members seem to
be satisfied with the job Luellen
has performed because the Diehl
is the fifth ship on which he has
been elected ship's chairman by
the crew. He said that he got his
start by being a deck department
delegate. By standing up for his
members' rights and by using tact
and diplomacy, he has won the
respect of his shipmates.

Luellen even gets involved in
the chores that go beyond his job
description. This fall he served as
a guide when school children from
Whittier, AK toured the Diehl while
it was docked in their town.

Roy "Buck" Mercer, SIU vice
president for government serv­
ices, has heard about the job Luel­
len has been doing.

"He has a real interest in the
job as bosun and ship's chair­
man," Mercer said. "He is a good
and fair union representative."

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It was the easiest fishing expe­
rienced by any one of the SIU
members aboard the tug Monitor
(Crowley TMT) the day it rained
fish off the Florida coast.

SIU member Charles Hawkin-
berry, who photographed the re­
cent event, reported the "fish
storm" was a result of a water­
spout sighted near the Jackson­
ville sea buoy.

A waterspout is defined as a
tornado or lesser whirlwind oc­
curring over water and resulting
in a whirling column of spray and

Although a waterspout appears to be headed
for a car carrier, the funnel

roiled back Into the clouds before
it struck the vessel or ocean.

The waterspout created a whirlwind
that sent fish flying through the air.

mist. Like tornadoes, waterspouts
pop out of the clouds during vio­
lent changes in the weather.

The tug Monitor and its barge
were waiting to enter the St. John's
River to dock at the TMT terminal
as the severe storm approached.
AB Hawkinberry said the crew
was able to watch the waterspout.

but the storm missed the tug and
other vessels at sea.

The Monitor's crew however
did get sprayed by the storm gen­
erated whirlwind. And the whirl­
wind's spray sent fish flying through
the air, some landing on the tug,
making the easiest "catch of the
day" for the Monitor's crew.

AB Charles Hawkinberry holds one
of the fish that rained on the Crowley
TMT tug Monitor during
a thunderstorm near the
Jacksonville (FL) sea buoy.

-^QMED Danny Jackson secures a hose
from the Galveston Bay to the
dock during the Sea-Land vessel's
visit to Jacksonville, FL.

^With new containers coming on­
board, Chief Electrician Clofus Z.
Sullivan hustles to plug in the re­
frigerated boxes as soon as they are
in place.



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Steward Scoff Pioneers a Salad Bar—Ifs a Hifl
Robert K. Scott Sr.'s salad bar

on the Cove Trader (Cove Ship­
ping) is better than any fancy ho­
tel's spread, say his crewmates.
Brother Scott, who graduated from
the union's highest steward de­
partment training program — the
recertified steward course — ear­
lier this year, is known by his
shipmates as an excellent menu
planner and cook.

Scott, In turn, credits his "A"
team. "We have a terrific steward
department on the Cove Trader,"
he said.

QMED Theopolis Jordan Sr.
agrees. "The Cove Trader's stew­
ard department works like a team,
from Scott to. Chief Cook Bertrand
Wright to Uncle Daddy, that's
what we call Lee Arthur Jordan,
they all do a terrific job," said
Jordan, who sailed with the group
last month. The QMED also said
the steward department's salad
bar was the first one he had ex­
perienced on a ship.

"In my 17 years of shipping,"
continued Jordan, "the Cove
Trader is the second best ship I've
been on in terms of the food. In
fact, the whole crew on that ship
is good, everyone got along real
well, it was a nice ship to be on."

"Scott is a good all around stew­
ard, his cooking is good, he's a
gentleman and he keeps things
very, very clean," said AB Tom-
mie Vines who sailed with the

recertified steward this fall. "Scott
takes a lot of pride in his work
and he always wants to make sure
we've had enough to eat. To me,
I would rate him an 'A,'" said
Vines.

Robert Scott told the Seafarers
LOG that these days part of cook­
ing is being aware of health and
nutrition issues. "The courses'!
completed in my recertified stew­
ard training program gave a good
background in these areas so my
menus can be cost effective and

Cove Trader galley
g^ng gets high
marks from
shipmates.

the food can be nutritious and
plentiful," said Scott. "I try to
supply a variety of food so any
member with a concern — such
as high cholesterol or sodium or
sugar — can eat well," Scott ex­
plains.

"For my salad bar, I put out
hot and cold dishes," said Steward
Scott. "I look for the extra little
touches that will make a dish more
interesting. For example, for a
fruit salad 1 will take the time to
dice a cantaloupe, or instead of
tossing one big ordinary lettuce

In the crew mess of the Cove Trader sit (left to right) AB Boston,
Messman Virgil Campbell, Oiler Red Dunahoo and Bosun C. (PeeWee)
Pryor.

Steward Scott calls the Cove Trader galley crew his "A" team. Pictured
above are steward department members Chief Cook Bertraiid Wright
(left) and Assistant Cook Lee Arthur Jordan (right).

Steward Robert Scott pictured behind one of his famous salad bars.

salad, I'll make several dishes, like
tomatoes with herbs and a carrot/
raisin salad, and others," said
Scott.

Brother Scott, who was born
and currently resides in Mobile,
AL, credits the union's Lundeberg
School steward department classes
as the source of much of his
knowledge. His studies at the Pi-
ney Point, MD-based facility in­
cluded cooking and baking, nutri­
tion, menu planning, portion
control, storage techniques and
handling special dietary needs.

When Scott was asked who had
been helpful to him in his career,
he said SIU members James (Nick)
Juzang (who had started him in
baking), Paul Carter and Chris
Marcus. "1 would also like' to
thank the wonderful instructors at
the SIU school in Maryland who
helped me through the process of
higher learning," Scott said.

"Of course, my wife and sons,
who have stood by me all these
years, deserve a lot of credit,"
Scott added. "I owe them a big
thanks."

Asked if he had any advice to
younger members of the steward
department, Scott said, "Shoot
for the stars because you only see
the stars at night... and try to be
the best you can be. Someone out
there will always help you."

"Life for me," Scott said, "is
my family — my wife and sons,
the USA — my country, and the
SIU. To me they are everything
and I want to be able to give the
most to my family, my union and
my country."

Robert L. Scott's
Holiday Recipes

Holiday Corn Pudding
(Serves ,6-12 helpings)
16 oz. cans whole kernel com (drained)
teaspoons chopped onion
teaspoons chopped green pepper
tablespoons chopped pimentos

Vi cup milk
3 eggs (slightly beaten)

cup sugar
4 teaspoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons butter or margarine (softened)

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingre­
dients in a medium bowl. Mix well. Pour mixed
ingredients into a greased 11^ quart oblong baking
dish. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.

Holiday Cream Cheese Pecan Pie

Cove Trader AB Eric Young on the
deck of the Cove Trader.

116 8 oz package cream cheese softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
V4 teaspoon salt
1 10 inch unbaked pastry shell
2 cups chopped pecans
3 eggs
1 cup dark com syrup
1!6 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine cream cheese,
sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt. Blend until smooth and
creamy. Spread in pastry shell. Combine chopped
pecans, eggs, dark com syrup, sugar and vanilla.
Sprinkle over cream cheese filling. Bake 35 minutes
until center is firm to touch.

The LOG would like to hear from
other SIU members in the steward
department. Send in favorite rec­
ipes and cooking tips. Pictures of
food andfellow shipmates are wel­
come. When senc^ng photos, either
black and white or color, identify
the pictured individuals by rating,
first and last name, left to right.
Also note whether the photos
should be returned.

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Crewmembers of the USNS De-
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AB Frank O'CoimoU (photo above) and OS Keith
Schiebl (left photo) secure fork lift trucks for
sea trials.

^Bosun George Wilson (left)
prepares to bring

over the
unrep hose.

^nebola executed a real-life res­
cue operation while in the midst
of underway replenishment and
helicopter operations during four
days of sea trials with the Military
Sealift Command (MSG) last
month.

The tricky rescue procedures
were executed without a hitch,
said Bill Hellwege, a member of
the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship Sealift Mo­
bile Training Team, who was on
hand to provide crewmembers
technical assistance and training.

Denebola Captain C.R. "Red"
Burton said, "The SIU crew, un­
der the leadership of Bosun George
Wilson, must be commended for
the fine job they did during this
difficult procedure."

In the first rescue operation per­
formed on a vessel in the Denebola
class, a crewmember who had suf­
fered an accidental injury to the
eye was airlifted by helicopter from
the USNS Denebola to a shore-
based Naval hospital.

The evacuation of the injured
crewmember was made more dif­
ficult because the Denebola cur­
rently cannot handle deck land­

ings. Both the helicopter operator
and the Denebola's wheel house
members had to maneuver to­
gether to allow the aircraft to lift
the injured SIU member from the
vessel.

The union school's Sealift Mo­
bile Training Team provided USNS
Denebola crewmembers with re­
fresher training in underway re­
plenishment (unrep) and helicop­
ter (helo) operations, damage
control procedures, forklift truck
and Hagglund crane handling.

"I think Bill Hellwege did an
outstanding job," said AB Mike
Finnigan, "He did a heck of a job
for MSG. He took us from unrep
to helo operations and gave us
some valuable insights in con­
ducting these kind of operations."

After Hellwege's instruction,
Denebola crewmembers con­
ducted an unrep exercise with the
USNS Neosho, a Military Sealift
Command fleet tanker.

The USNS Denebola is oper­
ated by Bay Tankers and crewed
by unlicensed SIU members. It's
officers are mdmbers of District 2
Marine Engineers Beneficial As­
sociation—American Maritime
Officers.

^AB Mike Finnigan, acting as
the landing signalman,
directs helo operations
on the USNS Denebola.

Bosun George Wilson directs the deck crew of the Denebola to seal , the
probe into the receiver during underway replenishment exercises between
the Bay Tankers-operated vessel and the USNS Neosho.

^The refueling-at-sea hose
is put in place

by Denebola
crewmembers.

•^^Third Mate Bill Kennedy
operates tbe communication-
system as Denebola
crewmembers keep an eye
on the USNS Neosho,
the other vessel involved
in the exercise and
an MSG fleet tanker.



Denebola Captain C.R. "Red"
Burton uses the walkie-talkie dur­
ing unrep and helo operations.
Captain Burton provided the LOG
with the photos on pages 8 and 9.

^ ̂ The SIU crewy under the leadership of Bosun
George Wilsony must be commended for the fine
job they did during this difficult procedure.



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^Pictured left to right are OMU
B. B. Johnson, GSU Keith

Mayer, AB Donald Barney, OMU
Clarence Mosley, First Assistant
Engineer James Early, OS Keith
Schiebl, AB Mike Finnigan, Sec­
ond Assistant Robert Eagan and

Third Assistant John Nathan.

Everything is big on the 946 foot-
long USNS Denebola. She is

one of the largest and fastest ves­
sels in the world and she is crewed
by members of the SIU. "We've
got ten-inch wide docking lines,"
said Acting Bosun Mike Finnigan.
AB Donald Barney joked, "And
don't forget the four-inch steaks."

"I can get my exercise just going
from one end to the other ... its
like a track out there on deck,"
added OS Keith Schiebl who grad­
uated from the Lundeberg School
in September. The former SL-7
class ship is Schiebl's first vessel.

B. B. Johnson, an OMU on the
Denebola, and District 2 member
First Engineer James (Jim) Early,
said the vessel has the largest
boilers ever put on a U.S.-flag
vessel. "This ship can make 33
knots," said Early.

The USNS Denebola—named
after a star in the constellation
Leo—docks in Norfolk while on
reduced operating status. An SIU
crew of seven helps keep the high­
speed ship maintained in a four-
day, ready-for-sea status.

Donald Barney, who upgraded
in 1979 to AB at the Lundeberg
School, likes work on the Dene­
bola because most days it means
being able to go home in the even­
ing.

Barney and Bosun Mike Finni­
gan, while crediting the union's
school with excellent training, said
they also learned a great deal from

A Visit with USNS Denebola Crewmembers
Bosun Red Wilson. Finnigan ex­
plained, "Barney and I were watch
partners on the John P. Bobo and
Red Wilson was our bosun. He's
a great bosun and we never stopped
learning with him." When asked
if they had a message for Bosun
Wilson, the two replied, "How
about 'Hey Red, how are you
doing?' "

GSU Keith Mayer has been sail­
ing since '87. He says the Dene­
bola is "one of the best ships I've
been on." Finnigan added that the
vessel's captain, C. R. "Red"
Burton, is also one of the best
captains to sail with. Relief Stew­
ard William Perry said, "Among
the crew, everyone seems to get
along well on this ship."

Finnigan's father is an AB for
AmSea in Guam. "I got to sail
with my dad on a trip to Germany,
that was great. I had a lot of fun
sailing with D^. In fact, Barney
also sailed with my dad." Barney
added, "His dad is a great guy.
It's interesting to sail with these
two Finnigans because, although

father and son, they have such
different personalities."

When asked if he had any re­
commendations for young people
just joining the union, Finnigan
said he would highly recommend
taking sealift courses. "You never
know when you're going to need

^Among the crew,
everyone gets along
well on this ship.^

the training. Here, for example,
we just completed four days of
sea trials and many of us had taken
courses at Piney Point. Because
of that, we were on top of the
situation."

Denebola crewmembers had
some messages for shipmates and
family members. Donald Barney
wanted to say hello to John "Eye
Ball" Landers, with whom he'd

•USNS Denebola members share a joke.
From left to right are OS Keith Schiebl, Bosun
Mike Finnigan, GSU Keith Mayer and AB Donald Barney.

^Relief Steward I
William Perry takes a break I

after preparing I
lunch. [

sailed many times. Bosun Finnir
gan sent greetings to his father,
AB John Finnigan. Keith Schiebl
said he wanted to tell OS Kenny
Spriull, a fellow trainee back in
September, to write home more
often. "Spriull's dad got us both
interested in joining the SIU and
I stay in touch with him. He would
like to get letters from Kenny,'
said Schiebl.

The Denebola is one of eight
Fast Sealift Ships the Navy can
use to transport helicopters, tanks,
vehicles and other heavy equip­
ment to support deployed troops
anywhere in the world.

Formerly a commercial ship,
the Denebola was converted to a
more militarily-useful roll on/roll
off design. The Military Sealift
Command, the transportation op­
erating agency of the U.S. De­
partment of Defense, described
the conversion in a brochure on
the vessel: "The cargo hold was
redesigned into a series of decks
connected by ramps so that ve­
hicles can now be driven in and
out of the storage area for rapid
loading and unloading. Side ports
and cranes were added, enabling
the ship to handle cargo inde­
pendent of a port facility. Also the
emergency loading area will allow
for helicopter landings."

The USNS Denebola is oper­
ated by Bay Tankers, a privately
owned shipping company based in
New Jersey.

•OMU Clarence Mosley (right)
looks over the hoarding patrolman

report with SIU Norfolk
Port Agent Mike Paladino.

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30 SlU Men Join Ranks of Pensioners
The Seafarers Pension

Plan announced this month
the retirement of 20 SIU
members in the deep sea
division, eight inland, one
railroad marine and one At­
lantic fishermen. Boatman
John R. Fitzgerald, at 71,
is the oldest of the group
to start receiving a pension
check.

Fisherman James N.
Tucker Jr. has the most
years of continuous serv­
ice. He started his SIU ca­
reer in 1944 in the port of
Boston.

Deep Sea

PEDRO ALMA SR.
Pedro
Alma Sr.,
65, joined
the SIU in
October
1968 in the
port of
San

Francisco. Bom in Aguadilla,
PR, Brother Alma sailed in
the deck department. He
upgraded at Piney Point in
1979. He lives in San Bruno,
CA.

LAWRENCE BANKS
Lawrence
Banks, 60,
received
his SIU
permit in
June 1947
in the port
of New

Orleans. After a stint in the
Army from 1951 to 1955, he
returned to the sea to work
in the steward department.
Brother Banks upgraded to
the position of recertified
steward in 1981. He has
retired in the town of his
birth. Mobile, AL.

RICHARD BUIE
Richard
Buie, 65,
became an
SIU
member in
September
19M in the
port of

New York. The South
Carolina native worked in
the steward department.
Brother Buie calls Oakland,
CA home.

BOBBY J. BUTTS SR.
Bobby J.
Butts Sr.,
55,
acquired
his book in
October
1956 in the
port of

Mobile, AL, where he lives.
The Union, MS native
worked on Waterman vessels
early in his deck career.
Brother Butts upgraded to
recertified bosun in 1975.

ANDREW GREEN
Andrew
Green, 70,
joined the
union in
December
1969 in the
port of,
San

Francisco. The steward
department veteran was bom
in Arkansas. Brother Green
resides in San Francisco.

JAMES D. HOWISON
James D.
Howison,
62,
became an
SIU
member in
January
1947 in the

port of New York. His
engine department career
was interrupted by the Army
from 1951 to 1953. The
Brooklyn native primarily
sailed from Seattle, WA,
which has become his
hometown. Brother Howison
upgraded to QMED at the
Lundeberg School in 1979.

GARLAND JACKSON
Garland Jackson, 62, became
a member of the Marine
Cooks and Stewards in
March 1961 in the port of
Seattle before that union
merged with the SIU.
Brother Jackson was bom in
Houston. He now resides in
Seattle.

PAUL C. JOHNSON
PaulC.
Johnson,
65, joined
the SIU in
March
1946 in the
port of
Galveston,

TX. Bom in Sandrift, TX,
Brother Johnson served in
the Navy during 1942. The
engine department veteran
upgraded at Piney Point in
1978. He has retired to Texas
City, TX.

RONALD W. JONES
Ronald W.
Jones, 46,
graduated
from the
Andrew
Fumseth
Training
School in .

Baltimore in 1962. The
Richland, VA native worked
in the deck department and
upgraded to recertified bosun
in 1984. Brother Jones lives
in South Williamsport, PA.

STANLEY KRIEG
Stanley
Krieg, 62,
acquired
his SIU
book
during
January
1956 in his

native Seattle, where he has
retired. After serving in the
Navy firom 1945 to 1949 and
1951 to 1955, Brother Krieg
worked in the deck
department.

JOHNLASKY
John Lasky, 62, became a
book member in August 1950
in the port of New York. He
served in the Navy from
1945 to 1946. After a career
in the black gang. Brother
Lasky has retired to Troy,
NY.

ROBERT T. MICHAEL
Robert T.
Michael,
59,joined
the SIU in
Febmary
1951 in his
native
Jacksonville,

"L. The deck department
veteran stood picket duty in
the union's 1961 strike.
Brother Michael still lives in
Jacksonville where he
shipped out most of his
career.

JAMES F. RANKIN
James F. Rankin, 62, became
a union member in April
1946 in the port of
Philadelphia. The Louisiana
native worked in the engine
department. Brother Rankin
resides in Oak Grove, LA.

ANGEL O. ROJAS
Angel O.
Rojas, 65,
came to
the union
in 1956 in
the port of
New
York. The

steward department veteran
was bom in Bayamon, PR.
His early career included
work on Isthmian and
Sea-Land ships. Brother
Rojas walked the picket line
in the 1961 New York strike.
He has retired to Caugas,
PR.

ARTHUR C. SANKOVIDT
Arthur C.
Sankovidt,
65, joined
the union
in January
1947. The
steward
department

veteran served as a picket in
the union's 1946 general and
1947 Isthmian strikes. A
native of New Jersey,
Brother Sankovidt lives in
Passaic, NJ.

ROBERT L. SCOTTI
Robert L.
Scotti, 66,
began
sailing
with the
SIU in
July 1953
in the port

of New York. The Keamy,
NJ native sailed in the engine
department after serving in
the Navy from 1948 to 1950.
In November 1960, Brother
Scotti received a safety
award aboard the SS
Antinous. He also is a
member of District 2 MEBA.
He calls Lachine, Quebec,
Canada home.

HENRY SIMMONS
Henry
Simmons,
62, started
shipping
with the
SIU in
December
1947 out of

the port of Baltimore. Bom
in South Carolina, the
steward department veteran
walked the union's picket
lines in the 1946 general and

1947 Isthmian strikes. He
lives in Pineville, SC.

ALFRED H. SMITH
Alfred H.
Smith, 65,
acquired
his SIU
permit in
December
1949 in his
native

Tampa, FL. After serving in
the Navy from 1943 to 1946,
Brother Smith went to work
in the steward department.
He still calls Tampa home.

EDWARD SPOONER
Edward Spooner, 65, got his
work permit in May 1951 in
the port of New York. He
worked in the deck
department. Brother Spooner
took part in the 1963 Puerto
Rico lighterage beef. The
United, PA native has retired
to Baltimore.

JOSE L. VERA
Jose L.
Vera, 65, ,
joined the
SIU Great
Lakes
Division in
September
1964 in the

port of Detroit. He later
sailed in the union's deep sea
division. The deck
department veteran lives in
his native Monterey, Mexico.

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ARTHUR BORAWICK
Arthur Borawick, 55, signed
up with the SIU in his native
Baltimore. The deck
department member worked
on Curtis Bay Towing boats.
He upgraded at the
Lundeberg School in 1985
and 1987. Boatman Borawick
calls White Marsh, MD
home.

ROGER FARROW
Roger
Farrow,
62,joined
the SIU in
May 1971
in the port
of
Norfolk,

VA. The deck department
veteran was bom in North
Carolina. He resides in
Buxton, NC.

JOHN R. FITZGERALD
John R.
Fitzgerald,
71, signed
up with
the SIU in
Febmary
1961 in the
port of

Norfolk, VA. The Albany,
NY native served in the
Navy frdm 1935 to 1960
before working on Curtis
Bay vessels. Boatman
Fitzgerald worked as an
engineer. He lives in Virginia
Beach, VA.

AUSTIN T. HAAS
Austin T. Haas, 62, joined
the union in March 1971 in
the port of New Orleans. He
served in the Army Air
Corps from 1944 to 1946.

Boatman Haas sailed as a
captain on Dixie Carriers
boats. The Bay St. Louis,
MS native calls Nicholson,
MS home.

ERNEST A. JACKSON
Ernest A. Jackson, 65,
became a SIU member in
June 1969 in the port of New
Orleans. The Phenix City,
AL native served in the
Navy from 1942 to 1945.
Boatman Jackson worked as
a tankerman on Dixie
Carriers and Interstate Oil
boats before he retired to his
home in New Orleans.

JOHN HAROLD JONES JR.
John Harold Jones Jr., 62,
acquired his book in May
1961 in the port of
Philadelphia. The Maryland
native worked in the deck
department. Boatman Jones
attended the 1984 Sonat
conference at Piney Point.
He calls Princess Ann, MD
home.

FRANCES X. THOMAS
Frances X.
Thomas,
62, joined
the SIU in
September
1967 in the
port of
Norfolk,

VA. Brother Thomas became
a captain on Curtis Bay
boats working primarily from
the port of Norfolk. The
Philadelphia native served in
the Navy from 1944 to 1966.
Boatman Thomas attended
the 1978 Atlantic Coast
Inland Education Conference
at Piney Point. He has
retired to Portsmouth, VA.

THERIN D. WILSON
Therin D.
Wilson,
62,joined
the SIU in
August
1962 in the
port of
Houston.

The Arkansas native served
in the Navy from 1944 to
1953. Boatman Wilson sailed
on Dixie Carriers vessels as
a captain. He resides in
North Little Rock, AK.

Railroad Marine

FREDERICK H. BREIMANN
Frederick
Breimann,
62,
became a
union
member in
August
1983 in the

port of New York. He
served in the Army from
1945 to 1947. A longtime
employee of the New York
Cross Harbor Railroad,
Boatman Breimann worked
in the deck department. He
lives in Staten Island, NY.

Atlantic Fishermen

JAMES N. TUCKER JR.
James N.
Tucker Jr.,
63,joined
the SIU in
July 1944
in the port
of Boston.
Brother

Tucker worked in the deck
department. He has retired
to his native Gloucester,
MA.

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Robert Darley watched with
pride the final week of training
that his son, Charles, took at the
Seafarers Harry Lundebeig School
of Seamanship earlier this month.

The reason for the pride is
Charles, 18, chose to begin his
maritime career the same way his
father began — in the fo'c'sle.
Robert, who joined the SIU as an
ordinary seaman at the port of
New York in 1951, has been a
master for Sea-Land since 1972.

"I asked my son if he wanted
to go to Kings Point (the maritime
officers' training academy in New
York)," Capt. Darley, 54, said.
"He said he wanted to do it the
way I did, so he applied to Piney
Point."

Charles admitted he has wanted
to go to sea for as long as he can
remember. He is the third gener­
ation of Parleys to sail with the
SIU. His grandfather, Robert A.,
was one of the early members of
the union.

These are not the only Darley
offspring to sail with the SIU.
Capt. Parley's brother, Mike, and
two of his children, Maik and
Ivonne, have sailed or are sailing
in the union. In fact, the Darley
ancestral tree has been traced to
the Darley shipyard in England at
the time the Mayflower was built.

One unique experience in the
elder Parley's career was a trip
on the Liberty Ship Warm Springs.
"My brother Mike, my cousin
Gene and I were in the deck de­
partment. All of us worked the 4-
8 watch. We drove our bosun
crazy because he would yell for

Darley and all three of us would
respond."

Charles, who was part of the
Lundeberg School's entry rating
class 446, said he wants to learn
as much as possible and upgrade
in the deck department as soon as
he can.

Although Capt. Darley beamed
when he heard that his son wanted
to follow in his footsteps, Robert
hoped that Charles would not fol-

'The SIU has
always been family-
oriented.^
low his old man's precedent on
his first ship.

"I was gung-ho and eager to do
whatever I was asked," Robert
recalled about that first voyage
which took place on the Marie
Hamill. "We got an order to clear
the deck for the booms. So the
bosun told us to throw loose items
over the side. I saw these bags of
sawdust. I couldn't figure out why
they were on a steel ship, so I
heaved 10 bags over. I thought the
bosun was going to throw me over
when he saw what I had done."

Despite that experience, he said
he would not want to change a
thing about his 38-year maritime
career. "I've had a good trip. I've
enjoyed it."

He said that by working his way
up, he is better able to understand
what all ere wmembers go through.
"I have more experience than
someone who went through an

academy. I am partial to the fo'c'­
sle, but that is about the oidy
difference between us," he said.
"I encourage more members to
get their licenses."

When asked how hard it was
raising a family and going to sea,
Robert shook his head and an­
swered that he was not the right
person to ask that question. "My
wife had the rougher end. She had
to raise three sons." The captain's
wife, Dorothy, was spouse at home
with sons Robert A. and George
as well as Charles."

Capt. Darley said the SIU's
benefit and vacation programs al­
lowed him to spend more time at
home with his young family, more
than his own seafaring father was
able to do. "The SIU always has
been family-oriented. There is a
lot of substance to that."

When he was 19, Robert Darley
was sailing with his father when
he suffered a fatal heart attack.
This weighed in the back of his
mind as he saw his son go to sea
on a career that might place them
on the same vessel.

"I have mixed emotions," the
elder Darley stated. "On the one
hand, I'd love to have him on my
ship. I don't think I would treat
him any differently than any other
member. However, I don't want
him to go through what I went
through."

Without stopping to think,
Charles said he would like one day
to serve with his father. "It
wouldn't be difficult taking orders
from him. I've done it all my life,"
he said with a smile.

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Bonefoiifs Are SIU's Faniiiy Dynasty
Carmelo Bonafont remembered

the time he sailed with six other
members of his family. They were
all part of the unlicensed crew on
one ship.

"I think the captain was always
confiised," he related. "There were
seven of us. At payoff, he wanted
to make sure he got the right
Bonefont so he did everything by
social security munber."

Carmelo's experience is not as
unusual as it may seem. Practi­
cally every SIU member for the
last 50 years has had an opportu­
nity to sail with one of the Bone-
font or Bonafont family. Union
records indicate close to 30 mem­
bers of the clan have sailed with
the SIU in all the departments-
deck, engine and steward.

The original SIU member of the
family was Felix. He was the first
of five brothers to become a mem­
ber when he acquired his book in
May 1939 in the port of New York,
seven months after the SIU's At­
lantic and Gulf districts had been
created.

Shortly thereafter came Genaro
(August 1941, joining in Balti­
more) and Candido (April 1942,
Baltimore). After World War II,
they were joined by brothers Ga­
briel (August 1945, Boston), Ed-
uardo (May 1946, New York) and
Juan (April 1947, New York) and
cousin Bacilio Bonafont (May 1946,
New York).

In Felix's family the seafaring
tradition continues. The most re­
cent addition to the SIU from the
Bonefont family is Felix's great-
grandson, Elias, who graduated
from the Seafarers Harry Lunde­
berg School of Seamanship in Pi­
ney Point, MD in May 1988. In
between came two sons, Felix Jr.
(1960, Andrew Furuseth Training
School, New York) and Jose (April
1961, Furuseth School). Felix Jr.
provided the union with two sons,
Rafael (June 1969, Lundeberg
School) and David (August 1%9,
Lundeberg School).

From Gabriel's family, four sons
became SIU members: Carlos
(October 1960, Furuseth School),
Gabriel Jr. (1964, Furuseth School),
Juan (November 1966, New York)
and Joseph (October 1968, New

Shipping with the SIU is a family tradition for many
members of the union. On these pages, as well as on
the following two, the LOG features eight families who
have found a way of life in the SIU.

York). Three of Gabriel's grand­
sons also became members: Ga­
briel III (May 1982, Lundeberg
School), Alex (July 1982, Lunde­
berg School) and LaDan (May
1987, Lundeberg School).

Genaro had two sons that sailed
with the union: Genaro Jr. (Sep­
tember 1957, New York) and Ra­
fael (August 1961, Furuseth
School). Rafael's son Ralph Jr.
got his book in August 1978 at the
Lundeberg School.

Cbusin Bacilio Bonafont had four
sons join the SIU: Carmelo (Au­
gust 1960, Furuseth School), Luis
(October 1%3, Furuseth School),
Ramon (August 1%5, New York)
and Severiano (December 1%9,
San Juan).

The fainily has been active in
many union activities and beefs.
Strike cards, going back to the
1946 general strike, fill Bonefont
files. Eduardo Bonefont served as
a union patrolman in the port of
New York for a time.

Newer SIU members of the Bo­
nefont family have joined the union
through the entry rating educa­

tional program at the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­
manship. Instructors from the
union's school have peppered Bo­
nefont files with comments like
"good worker," "100 percent ef­
fort" and "desires to make a good
seaman."

Multiple Bonefonts on a ship
have not been unusual. "One
time," recalled Ramon, "I was on
the same ship with my father and
uncle—^three Bonefonts on one
ship. I also sailed with Luis, Car­
los and Tito at one time or an­
other."

"The Bonefont family is spread
out now," said Carmelo, who is
currently working as a crane main­
tenance electrician for Puerto Rico
Marine. "I have family members
in Puerto Rico, New York, Jack­
sonville, even some on the West
Coast."

When asked why the call to the
sea was so strong in the family,
Carmelo replied, "I think all of
my family wanted to see what was
happening in the world. We enjoy
being seamen."

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This photo of the Bonefont famUy was clipped from the November 1953
issue of the Seafarers LOG.

Siblings SaH with SIU
Should you call the Johnson

household of Novato, CA and ask
for "SIU member Johnson," the
answer you probably would re­
ceive would go something like this:
"Which one?"

You see, all five of the Johnson
siblings have sailed with the Sea­
farers at one time or another. In
fact, four of the five still are active
members.

The oldest of the clan, Michael,
traces the family's interest to the
sea to the father, Wilbert. "Dad
served in the Navy during World
War II," Michael said. "That was
the only time he was at sea. He
met Mom (Lillian) who was a
nurse during the war."

Michael, 41, recently completed
the bosun recertification course at
the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship. After serv­
ing in the Army from 1%5 to 1967,
Michael started his deck depart­
ment career with the SIU.

He sails from the West Coast,
mainly on Sea-Land container
ships. He paved the way for the

rest of the Johnsons.
Before brother Kelly graduated

from the Lundebeig School in 1976,
he volunteered for many union
assignments. He began working
as a tankerman for Dixie Carriers
from 1976 to 1978 before being
employed by Crowley Transpor­
tation in Long Beach, CA in 1979.
The 32-year-old stiU works on
Crowley tugs.

Sister Jody, 23, graduated from
Piney Point in 1982. She has worked
regularly in the steward depart­
ment on passenger ships. Her first
jobs were on the Delta Lines. Now
she works for American Hawaii
Cruises.

Brother Patrick, 33, also was a
1982 Piney Point graduate. He
went to work on the Long Lines
in the deck department for several
years before coming ashore.

Last but not least is sister Deb­
bie. Like Jody, she has worked
steadily in the steward department
on the Delta Lines and American
Hawaii Cruise Lines passenger
vessels.

Dpupadail Hunuymuun
The Fay-Lindsey family mem^

bers not only ship SIU, but they
also honeymoon with the union.
Donna Fay Lindsey and her new-
lywed husband John spent part of
their summer honeymoon upgrad­
ing at the Seafarers Harry Lun­
deberg School of Seamanship.

Donna, a chief cook, was en­
rolled in the sealift operations
course, while John, a member of
the MFOW — an SIUNA affiliate.

was taking the QMED program.
Donna's father, Tom Fay, first

shipped with the SIU in 1959.
Currently Tom, who was one of
four brothers who shipped with
the union, serves as the SIU's
port agent in Honolulu. When
asked what he thinks about his
daughter being a seafarer and mar^
rying a seafarer, Tom said, "I
think it's the greatest thing in the
world." ,

Shipping Is a Famiiy Affair
Donna Fay Lindsey is pictured

between two SIUNA men in her
life—^her father and her husband.
Left is Tom Fay, the union's Port

Agent in Honolulu and right is
her husband John Lindsey.

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The Haller brothers gather around "Special SIU Dispatcher" and
mother, Anna Marie. From the left are Robert, Johnny, Chuck and
Joey.

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When the union's manpower of­
fice needed a member of the Black
Gang in a hurry, the official in
charge often would call a special
"SIU dispatcher" in New Jersey:
Anna Marie Haller.

There usually was a very good
chance that one of Mrs. Haller's
four sons, all of whom ship in the
engine department, were home. If
so, she would ship him out.

"She was the best dispatcher
we had for a while," recalled Ken
Conklin, vice president of the
union's Lundeberg School. "We
knew that if we called her, she
would let us know if a son was
available and she would get him
out."

"I used to hate to hear the phone
ring when I was home," her son.
Chuck, told the Seafarers LOG.
"She would answer it and tell
them I was home, even if I had
just gotten off a vessel the day
before. 1 knew I was going back
to work."

Chuck has a soft spot in his
heart for his mother, despite the
fact she shortened several vaca­
tions. "She is something special,
raising all four of us boys by her­
self."

Although he is not the oldest of
the four. Chuck was the first to
join the SIU. The 36-year-old has
been sailing in the engine depart­
ment since he became a member
in the port of New York in 1970.

By 1976, Chuck had upgraded
to QMED. While studying at the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship, he wrote: "I and
all my union brothers owe a lot
more to this union than just money
alone because when I came into
this union I had nothing and no
where to go."

Since joining. Chuck has partic­
ipated in several union activities.
Earlier this year, he spent isome
time on the staff of the Lundeberg
School. One of his hobbies is box­
ing. He sports a 6-0 amateur re­
cord.

Shortly after Chuck joined, his
brother, Joey, signed on with the
SIU at the port of New York. Joey
Haller started sailing in 1970. Joey
Haller, 37, is the only brother to
pursue a shoreside career. After
completing his college degree, he
became an official with the Geor­
gia-Pacific Company.

Johnny Haller graduated from
Piney Point in 1972. His early
career was spent on tugs in the
inland division'. The 34-year-old
now works on deep sea vessels as
well. He upgraded to QMED in
1974.

The baby of the family, Robert,
is a Lundeberg School graduate
as well. He began his sea-going
career in 1974 and upgraded to
QMED in 1976. Like the rest of
the family, Robert, 32, sails pri­
marily from the northeast ports.

Darya and Steve Miller visit the coliseum In Rome during their honeymoon
break from sailing.

Husband and Wile Tean
Belleva ID Umradbig

Darya and Steve Miller are true
believers in taking advantage of
the union's educational opportu­
nities, even if it means an adjust­
ment of the time they spend to­
gether. They are members of the
SIU and they are also husband
and wife.

Both Darya and Steve Miller
have worked their way up from
entry level personnel at Piney
Point. Steve, 32, graduated from
the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship in 1977 and
went to work in the engine de­
partment. The Maryland-native
upgraded to QMED in 1982 and
now has his third engineer's li­
cense.

Darya, 28, started her career in
the steward department after grad­
uating the Lundeberg School in
1980. The Rhode Island native
finally landed in the deck depart­
ment. She upgraded to AB in 1987.
Earlier this year, Darya became
the first woman to graduate from
the third mate's course at Piney
Point.

were ashore. They tried to sail on
the same vessels. One thing led to
another and Darya and Steve got
married in November of 1988.

"We get to be with each other
about six months out of the year,"
Darya said. "We have to do a lot
of balancing in our schedules and
watch when we register. On about
half our ships we get to work
together."

The Millers like being married
to someone who understands the
industry. "If my husband still
shipped and I didn't, I'd really be
jealous—especially picking him up
at the airport when he just flew in
from France or the Islands," Darya
Miller said. "With both of us ship­
ping, one person doesn't get stuck
with all the paperwork."

When Darya Marbrook met
Steve Miller on the Sea-Land Bos­
ton in 1981, they became friends.
She was working as a steward
assistant. He was an FOWT.

They decided to continue their
friendship when they got off the
ship as both lived in Baltimore.
They started dating when they

Steve and Darya Miller like to
sail together. Last year they went
around the world on a Sea-Land
ship. "It was an exciting trip,"
said Darya. The duty took them
from the Singapore, Japan, Hong
Kong and Taiwan in the Far East
to the U.S. West Coast, back to
the Far East, then through the
Suez Canal to Italy, Spain and
France. The voyage ended in New
York City.

When the Millers sail together,
Darya said they like to explore the
cities in which they dock to leam
something about the local culture.

SIU Shipping
Is A Family Affair

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Fipst Woinan on Fpeigbler
Proud to Havo Son In SlU

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Colobpalos Son's Bimiilay

Efram Ware recently caught the
USNS Harkness, his first ship since
graduating from the Lundeberg
School, as a steward assistant. He,
like others, has followed in the
family tradition of sailing. But the
path he followed is one blazed by
his mother, Lois.

Lois Ware not only helped her
son join the union, but she paved
the way for many women to begin
sea-going careers.

She became the first woman
seafarer to sail a freighter. She
caught the American Presidential
Lines' President Van Buren in
December 1975. "That was at a
time when many of the men thought
having a woman on a ship would
bring bad luck," Ware remem­
bered.

On July 8,1985, she became the
first woman in the SIU to be a
recertified steward.

Lois Ware has been sailing in
the steward department since 1966
when she started with the Marine
Cooks and Stewards on the Mat-
son SS Lurline.

Her uncle, Thomas also sailed
with the SIU. He lost his life
during World War II and is me­
morialized on the plaque in the
Paul Hall Maritime Library and
Museum at Piney Point.

Unlike his mother, Efram would
like to sail in the engine depart­
ment once he gets enough time to
upgrade, something he already is
looking forward to doing.

Sailing is "in my family," he
said. "I want to give it a try."
The California resident said he
wanted "to see the rest of the
world." Like his mother, he plans
to sail primarily from the West
Coast.

Lois Ware has had many ad­
ventures while sailing. She was
onboard the first U.S.-flag com­
mercial ship — the APL's Presi­
dent Taylor — stopped by the

Iranians in January 1986 during
the Gulf of Oman tanker war.

For Lois, one of the highlights
of her sailing career was her grad­
uation from the union's Lunde­
berg School recertified steward
program. She recalled the day she
completed the course, "When I
walked across the stage (in Piney
Point), I made a speech. 'Nineteen
years ago I had a dream to sail in
the union. Ten years ago part of
that dream came true (sailing on
a freighter). Today the whole dream
came true as a recertified stew­
ard,' I said."

Ware takes pride in
having helped
her son choose
sailing with the
SIU as a way of life.

Lois Ware's motto in life is to
not say something cannot be done
until it has been tried.

Lois recently completed courses
in psychology and algebra at the
Lundeberg School. She also took
her sealift and LNG exams while
there. She said all of these will
help her do her job more efficiently.

As she looked around the school,
she took pride in knowing that she
not only helped her son choose
the SIU as a way of life but that
she also was instrumental in help­
ing other women go to sea. "What
I did gave them a chance to sail
in any department," she said. "I
opened a door and got rid of all
the myths that women on ships
are a jinx."

When the son of SIU member
James (Jim) Petersen celebrated
his first birthday, Jim and his wife
Dorothy couldn't think of a better
location for the party than the
dining room at the union's Lun­
deberg School. After all, said the
upgrader, "My son Scott might
just be the ninth generation of
Petersens to go to sea."

Scott's birthday coincided with
Jim's upgrading schedule this fall
at the Lundeberg School. Dorothy
wanted Scott to enjoy his first
birthday, so the couple invited
family and friends to a celebration.
The Lundeberg School's galley
crew prepared a "beautiful birth­
day cake," said Dorothy.

Jim said, "The party was a lot
of fun. It felt good to have the
famUy around, they came from all
over."

AB Jim Petersen's sea-going
roots go back seven generations
when members of his family sailed
on Danish ships. The Petersen
family's move to the United States
took place when Jim's grandfather
left his native Denmark and came
to America. The first Petersen in
the United States joined the SIU
and became a bosun, a position
he held until retirement.

Jim, now 19 years old, joined

the SIU two years ago through the
entry rating program at the Lun­
deberg School in Piney Point, MD.
His father, Charles H. Petersen,
has sailed as a chief electrician
with the SIU since 1957. His uncle
Einer shipped on the Great Lakes
with District 2 MEBA.

Jim is not the only Petersen of
his generation that sails with SIU.
His brother Charles, a QMED,
has shipped with the SIU for 19
years.

Dorothy and Jim said they would
be happy if their one-year-old son
continues the family shipping tra­
dition. Jim said, "Many of the
members of my family that went
to sea didn't have it so good, but
shipping has paid off and today
we have so many benefits. If my
son were to sail I imagine the
conditions he'll see will be even
better."

Dorothy is happy with the Lun­
deberg School's accommodations
for spouses and children of up-
graders. Besides the help she and
Jim received for Scott's birthday
celebration, she said, "Everyone
here has been so nice to us. The
retired SIU members help me look
after Scott as do all the upgraders.
It's almost as if he has 200 baby­
sitters."

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of the Lundeberg School's steward crew who prepared Scott's first
birthday cake. From left to right are Matthew Scott, Celena, Lloyd

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Jim GoldeKs Sis Thanks Friends
For Making Memorial Special
To the Editor:

I just received the LOG (for the
past month). I'd like to thank you
for sending the paper in behalf of
my brother Jim Colder.

The LOG was special to Jim
and I feel, not quite the loss, by
keeping in touch.

I hope to one day be able to see
Piney Point where Jim is buried.
I thank all Jim's friends for making
his memorial service so special.

Thank you all.
Ev. Eggleston
Jim Golder's sister
Bird Island, Minnesota

Robert Davis Jr. Thanks SiU
Members for Support
To the Editor:

Robert Davis Jr., son of the late
Robert Davis Sr., wishes to thank
each of the SIU members who
extended their expressions of con­
dolence during this time of be­
reavement.

A special thanks tO Mr. Gene
Taylor for everything he did to
help make this time less difficult.

(Jod Bless you all.
Robert Davis Jr.
Houston, Texas

Richard tieffley Sends Greetings
To Former Shipmates
To the Editor:

Just a note to say hello. I was
a picket captain up in Philadelphia
in the '46 general strike, up on the
Schuykill River. Anyone still
around?

I was just reading the ship's
meetings because I wanted to see
who were the ships' chairmen. I
see Leon Jekot on a Sea-Land
Service ship. Hello to all.

I did not see one ship hold a
minute of silence for all departed
Brothers. Don't we do that any­
more?

Your old pal,
Richard Heffley
Cardil^, New Jersey

Sailing on the Jeremiah O'Brien
Is Recommended for All

To the Editor:
On October 15, 1989,1 had one

of the most rewarding experiences
I've had in my last 62 years. I told
my wife I had to take that ride
aboard the SS Jeremiah O'Brien
up the bay from Redwood City,
California to her berth at Pier 3 at
For Mason, on the San Francisco
waterfront.

From the time I went aboard at
seven o'clock in the morning until
we docked some four hours later,
it was pure nostalgia. All of those
crewmembers who had devoted
their personal time to restoring
this Liberty and then manning it
were the most congenial, friendly
and cooperative that anyone could
ask for. There were some 50 or 60
other tourists aboard and of course
the old sea stories from the im­
maculate engine room to the bridge
were really worth listening to.

I got off my last SlU-contracted
Liberty in 1945 and headed for my

home here in the Midwest so this
trip was special. If anyone reading
this letter doesn't know about the
O'Brien in San Francisco, 1 urge
you to inquire if you ever are in
that area. Please make an effort
to go see this truly labor of love
these veteran seamen have been
able to accomplish. 1 don't know
who will take their places, hope­
fully someone will.

And by the way it sure wouldn't
hurt to send a donations once in
a while to this floating National
Liberty Ship Memorial. I'm sure
the LOG can help with an address.

I still get the Seafarers LOG and
enjoy every issue.
Herbert M. Widdow^n
Carroliton, Illinois

Editor's Note: Inquiries on the Jer­
emiah O'Brien Foundation Na­
tional Liberty Ship Memorial can
be sent to: Fort Mason Center,
Building A, San Francisco, CA
94123.

Lundeberg
School
Graduates

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to go Dack to sea with the lifeboat
training certificates are upgraders
(front row, left to right) Linda
Schul, John Rose, (back row)
James Boss, Tony Sivola, Shelley
Thompson and instructor Jim
Moore.

Fireman Oiler Watertender These SIU members recently graduated from Piney Point
as fireman oiler watertenders. From the left are (front row) Dan Asaadi, Mohamed Abdulla, Sean
Walker, Phillip Patton, Melvin T. Knox, (second row) Roger Vogeler, Robert Cohen, Jeffrey S.
Hailstone, Steve Marcus, Fred Dimino, Edwin Taylor, Olifidio Esquivel Jr., Troy D. Robin, instructor
Jim Shaffer, (third row) Michael L. Edvenson, David Jekot, Thomas Williamson, Maurice Elliot,
David F. Williams, Rick Leach, Janusz Sowul, (fourth row) James M. Williams, Ernest D. Bemal,
Tristan K. Pennewell, Ronald Smith, Robert E. Deutscher, Desmond McKellen, (fifth row) Daniel
J. Crean, Glenn P. Barilik, Dennis Clay, (sixth row) William Harris and Michael Manuel.

These QMEDs recently acquired their
refriger^ion endorsements at the Lundeberg School. They received
instruction on principles of compressors, receivers, dehydrators and
evaporators. From the left are Bill Payne, Tom Doran, John Hoskins,
Steve Brown, Richard Groening, instructor Eric Malzkuhn, Roy E.
Matteson and Alberto Garcia.

Trainee Lifeboat 447 Class Graduating in November
from lifeboat training are trainees (front row, left to right) Jesus M.
Torres, Patrick M. Smith, Mike J. Holly, Gene S. deSousa, Matt J.
Carr, (second row) Darrell W. Moody, Ray Jenkins, Chad Leaming,
Donnie W. Collins II, Sean O'Doherty, Warren Moody, Sean Mc-
Chesky, Darrin McCabe, (third row) Dave S. Coleman Jr., Dominic
J. Ray, M. M. Chester, Robert Getridge III, Mark Kraus, Benjamin
W. Magliano II, Steve L. Tebbe and Jeff Peterson.

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FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of
the SlU 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 Account­
ants every year, which is to be submitted to
the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer.
A yearly finance committee of rank and file
members, elected by the membership, makes
examination each year of the finances of
the Union and reports fully their findings
and recommendations. Members of this
committee may make dissenting reports,
specific recommendations and separate find­
ings.

TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SlU
Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes a'nd Inland Waters
District are administered in accordance with
the provisions of various trust fund agree­
ments. All these agreements specify that the
trustees in charge of these funds shall equally
consist of Union and management represen­
tatives 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 seniority 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 receipt requested. The proper
address for this is:

Angus "Red" Campbell
Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board

5201 Auth Way
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 SI U contracts
are available in all SlU 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 SlU patrolman or other
Union official, in your opinion, fails to pro­
tect your contract rights properly, contact
the nearest SlU 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 mem­
ber. It has also refrained from publishing
articles deemed harmful to the Union or its
collective membership. This established pol­
icy has been reaffirmed by membership ac­
tion at the September, 1960, meetings in all
constitutional ports. The responsibility for
LOG policy is vested in an editorial board
which consists of the Executive Board of
the Union. The Executive Board may del­
egate, from among its ranks, one individual
to carry out this responsibility.

LEGAL Am
The following list of attorneys is provided for the convenience of Seafarers
who may have need for leg^ assistance.

Alabama

John Falkenberry
300 N. 21st St.
Birmingham, AL 35203

(205)322-1100

Simon, Wood & Crane
1010 Van Antwerp BIdg.
Mobile. AL 36602

(205) 433-4904

California

Les Ostrov
Fogel, Feldman, Ostrov,

Ringler & klevens
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2600
Los Angeles, CA 90036

(213) 834-2546

Louisiana

Louis Robein
Gardner, Robein &

Urann
2540 Severn Ave.
Suite 400
Metairie, LA 70002

(504) 885-9994

Kristi Post
Canal Place One
Suite 2300
New Orleans, LA 70130

(504)524-6207
(504) 524-6208

New York

Howard Schulman
485 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022

(212)421-0017

John Paul Jennings
Henning, Walsh &. King
100 Biish St.
Suite 440
San Francisco, CA

94104

(415) 981-4400

Maryland

Charles Heyman
Kaplan, Heyman,

Greenberg, Engelman
& Belgrad

Sun Life Bldg.
Charles & Redwood Sts.
Baltimore, MD 21201

(301) 539-6%7

Pennsylvania

Kirschner, Walters &
Willig

1608 Walnut St.
10th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 893-9000

Margaret Browning
Spear, Wilderman,

Sigmond, Borish &
Endy

260 S. Broad St.
Suite 1500
Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215)732-0101

Florida

Frank Hamilton III
Hamilton & Associates,

P.A.
2620 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33609

(813)879-9842

Ma^achusetts

Orlando & Associates
1 Western Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930

(508) 283-8100

Texas

Marvin Peterson
1200 Travis
Suite 2020 i
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 659-4422

Illinois

Katz, Friedman, Schur
& Eagle

7 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago,IL 60603

(312) 263-6330

Thomas Lakin
Lakin & Hemdon, P.C.
251 Old St. Louis Ave.
Wood River, IL 62095-

0027

Michigan

Victor G. Hanson, P.C.
19268 Grand River Ave.
Detroit, MI 48223

Virginia

Arthur Rutter
Rutter & Montagna
415 St. Paul's Blvd.
Suite 720
Norfolk, VA 23510

(804) 622-5000

(618) 254-1127
(800) 851-5523
toll-free

(313) ^32-1220

Christopher Legghio
Miller, Cohen, Martins

&Ice
1400 N. Park Plaza
17117 W. Nine Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48075

(313) 559-2110
1-800-554-8119

Washington

Rob Williamson
Davies, Roberts & Reid
101 Elliott Ave. West
Suite 550
Seattle, WA 98119

(206) 285-3610

PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to
be paid to anyone in any official capacity in
the SlU unless an official Union receipt is
given for same. Under no circumstances
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 head­
quarters.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLI­
GATIONS. Copies of the SlU 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 attempting 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 no­
tify headqua:rters.

EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guar­
anteed equal rights in employment and as
members of the SlU. These rights are clearly
set forth in the SlU constitution and in the
contracts which the Union has negotiated
with the employers. Consequently, no mem­
ber may be discriminated against because of
race, creed, color, sex and national or geo­
graphic origin. If any member feels that he
is denied the equal rights to which he is
entitled, he should notify Union headquar­
ters.

SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DO­
NATION—SPAD. SPAD is a separate seg­
regated fund. Its proceeds are used to further
its objects and purposes including, 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 employ­
ment opportunities for seamen and boatmen
and the advancement of trade union con­
cepts. In connection with such objects. SPAD
supports and contributes to political candi­
dates for elective office. All contributions
are voluntary. No contribution may be so­
licited or received because of force, job
discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat
of such conduct, or as a condition of mem­
bership in the Union or of employment. If
a contribution is made by reason of the
above improper conduct, notify the Seafar­
ers Union or SPAD by certified mail within
30 days of the contribution for investigation
and appropriate action and refund, if invol­
untary. Support SPAD to protect and further
your economic, political 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 SlU President Mi­
chael Sacco at Headquarters by certified mail,
return receipt requested. The address is 5201
Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges
County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746.

Machinists Cany Eastern Struggle
Into the Coming New Year

As 1990 approaches, the SlU
continues to assist its labor broth­
ers and sisters in the International
Association of Machinists who are
on strike against Eastern Air Lines.

Across the country. Seafarers
are helping by walking picket lines
and donating food from their cup­
boards and financial support from
their wallets.

Frank Ortis, a spokesman for
the striking Machinists, said the
fact that the SIU remembers helps
his members a lot. "We appreciate
all that you are doing and the
interest that your union has
shown," he said recently from his
Miami union hall.

The Machinists
appreciate
the SIU's help.

Although the pilots and fight
attendants unions called off their
sympathy strike with the Machin­
ists over Thanksgiving, Eastern's
management said there was not
room for them. Texas Air Cor­
poration, parent company for
Eastern, said the names of the
returning strikers would be placed
on a list. Former seniority with
the company would not be hon­
ored if recalls take place. Those
who signed up for work first would
be taken first.

The sympathy strike, which
started when the Machinists were
locked out March 3, was called
off after President Cleorge Bush
vetoed a bill calling for a blue-
ribbon panel to investigate and
settle the strike. Bush sided with

Frank Lorenzo, Texas Air presi­
dent, by striking down the legis­
lation the night of November 22, a
mere 20 minutes before it was to
become law. Bush's rationale was
that government should not inter­
fere in such a business dispute.

Ortis said the Machinists will
attempt to override the veto when
Congress convenes in January. He
said that the action taken by the
pilots and flight attendants has not
affected the Machinists and that
they would continue to pound the
pavement until a settlement was
reached.

Ortis proudly noted of his mem­
bership that "less than 4 percent
have crossed the line. Lorenzo
needs maintenance for his planes
and he doesn't have it as long as
we're out."

White caps are evident as SIU
members walk an informational
picket line with Machinists outside
an Eastern Air Lines office in
Washington.

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5201 Auth Way

Cainp Springs, MD 20746
(301) 899-0675

ALGONAC
520 St. Clair River Dr.

Algonac, MI 48001
, (313)794-4988

BALTIMORE
r 1216 E. Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21202
(301) 327-4900

, • DULUTH :
705 Medical Arts Biiildirig-'

Duluth, MN 55802 ^
(218)722-4110
HONOLULU

636 Cooke St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 523-5434
HOUSTON

^ 1221 Pierce St.
Houston, TX 77002

(713)659-5152
JACKSONVILLE
3315 Liberty St. : ?

Jacksonville, FL 32206
(904) 353-0987 £
JERSEY CITY

99 Montgomery St:
Jersey City, NJ 07302

(201)435-9424
MOBILE

1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy.
Mobile, AL 36605

(205)478-0916
NEW BEDFORD

50 Union St.

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NEW ORLEANS
630 Jackson Ave.

I( New Orleans, LA 70130
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NEW YORK
675 Fourth Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 499-6600

NORFOLK
115 Third St.

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PHILADELPHIA

2604 S. 4 St. •y;ya^|^y

Philadelphia, PA 19148 H ;
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PINEY POINT
St. Mary's County

Piney Point, MD 20674
(301) 994-0010

: SAN FRANCESCO
350 Fremont St.

San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)543-5855

Government Services Division
(415)861-3400
SANTURCE

1057 Fernandez Juncos St.
Stop 16

Santurce, PR 00907
(809)721-4033

SEATTLE
2505 First Ave.

Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 441-1960
ST. LOUIS

4581 Gravois Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63116

(314)752-6500
WILMINGTON

510 N. Broad Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744

(213)549-4000

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Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea
NOVEMBER 1-30, 1989

•TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

TOTAL SHIPPED
Ml Groups

Class A Class B Class C
Trip

Reliefs

••REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

Port
? New York
I Philadelphia

Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Houston
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

DECK DEPARTMENT

k'. 3 1
2 ;,2

7 12
9 27

10 28
7 31

. .,.5 . _ 14
4 28
2 12

11 4
40 18 I2^^^'7V45 14 ' 8

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4

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1 ' 0 2 2

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5 1 17 6 7
6 0 17 7 7
7 2 44 10 8

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2 ' " 4 48 a:: 12 9

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2 6 65 5 3
1 0 19 3 1
6 18 .: ,.9_ 7 10
8 7 -ty 40 , 10, 13
2 - > yi * ^ 1 0 0 0
2 0 ' 2 0-

58 49 405 100 82
Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Houston i I
St. Louis , i
Piney Point
Totals

::23s -
6 A 16
4 0 2
1 0 4

6 6.. 0 7
9 4 0 5

17 4 3 15
18 6 4 19
19 6 2 14
10 5 6
18 6 2 13
9 1 0 6
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27 3
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20 4
17 4

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Port
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Houston
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

STEWARD DEPARTMENT

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46 96
Port
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Houston
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

ENTRY DEPARTMENT
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0 0 " 1 '

5 0
9 3
5 1
5 12

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Totals All Departments 711 412 352 578 312 251 124 1,066 491 476
*"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.
Shipping in the month of November was up from the month of October. A total of 1,265 jobs were shipped
on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,265 jobs shipped, 578 jobs or about 45 percent were taken by
"A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people: A total of 124 trip relief jobs
were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 11,089 jobs have been shipped

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Dispatchers* Report for Great Lakes
CU-Company/Lakes
NOV. 1-30, 1989

L^Lakes NP—Noh Priority
*TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED ••REGISTERED ON BEACH

Ail Groups All Groups All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP

DECK DEPARTMENT

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ENTRY DEPARTMENT
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Totals All Departments 0 30 33 0 78 38 0 32 51
*"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.

Dispatchers* Report for iniand Waters
NOVEMBER 1-30, 1989

•TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

Port
New
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Houston
Algonac 1
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

Port
New York ^
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville :
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Houston
Algonac
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

Port
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore ,
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Houston
Algonac
St. Louis
Piney Point
Totals

TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

DECK DEPARTMENT

••REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

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2
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Membership

Meetings Deep
Sea, Lakes, lalaad

Waters '
Piney Point

Monday, January 8
New York

Tuesday, January 9
Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10
Baltimore

Thursday, January 11
Norfolk

Thursday, January 11
Jacksonville

Thursday, January 11
Algonac

Friday, January 12
Houston

Tuesday, January 16
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Tuesday, January 16
Mobile

Wednesday, January 17
San Francisco

Thursday, January 18
Wilmington

Monday, January 22
Seattle

Friday, January 26
San Juan

Thursday, January 11
St. Louis

Friday, January 19
Honolulu

Friday, January 19
Duluth

Wednesday, January 17
Jersey City

Wednesday, January 24
New Bedford

Tuesday, January 23

Math port's meeting sierts at
10:30 a.m.

PERSONALS
JAMES BOYLE

Please call Lance Padgett col­
lect at (301) 737-2597 or contact
headquarters and ask for exten­
sion 247.

WALTER "SKIPPY"
CHIPMAN

Please contact Capt. Brown's
son, Richard at (800) 922-5880.

SEAFARERS WELFARE
PLAN NOTICE

COBRA: Continuation
Heaitb Coverage

If you or your dependents lose your
eligibility for health care coverage
under the Rules and Regulations of
the Seafarers Welfare Plan, you and
your dependents may be eligible to
purchase, at a premium. Welfare
coverage directly from the Plan. If
you find that you have lost your
eligibility for Plan coverage, you must
notify the Plan office immediately to
find out whether or not you or your .
dependents may elect to continue
your benefits under this program.

If you want more information
concerning this program you can call
the membership services office.

1-800-CLAIMS-4 (1-800-252-4674)
or write

COBRA Program
Seafarers Welfare Plan

5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746

NOTE: A detailed article explaining
this program appeared in the April
1989 issue of the LOG.

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UBSRIY BEIU (Liberty Maritime
Corp.), September 3 — Chairman
Perry Greenwood, Secretary Kevin
Dougherty, Educational Director C.
Boudreau, Deck Delegate Winston
A. Dodson, Engine Delegate Jimmie
Nicholson, Steward Delegate Isidro
Santiago. Chairman reported com­
pany upgraded living conditions on
vessel, reminded crew to keep ship
clean and to not track grease and oil
into living quarters. Treasurer an­
nounced $56 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Bo­
sun thanked for providing video­
tapes. Steward department thanked
for making crew fat. Next ports:
Singapore and Los Angeles.

SUGAR ISUmOlR (Pacific Gulf Marine),
September 17 — Chairman P. La-
borde. Secretary R. Young, Educa­
tional Director C. Hall, Deck Dele­
gate James Crane. Chairman
informed crew that previous situa­
tion regarding meeting minutes was
being investigated by union. Educa­
tional director urged members to up­
grade at Lundeberg School. Deck
delegate reported some disputed OT.
Engine and steward delegates re­
ported no beefs or disputed OT.
Contract suggestion: members
should be able to retire at full pay
after 20 years of sea time. Crew re­
quested dryer be fixed, new washer
for street clothes be installed and
new carpet be laid for cabins. Stew­
ard department thanked for job well
done.

AUK BOhimiAM (Maersk Lines), Oc­
tober 15 ^ Chairman W. Byrne,
Secretary G. Shirley, Educational
Director J. E. Williams. Chairman
stressed importance of reporting for .
duty on time. He would like AB's to
have more training. Secretary re­
minded crew next repatriation to
U.S. would be November 22. En­
gine delegate reported disputed OT,
deck and steward delegates reported
none. Crew asked contract depart­
ment to look into getting 14 days of
vacation under Maersk contract.
Next port: Diego Garcia.

AMSRKAM UGU (Pacific Gulf Marine),
October 15 — Chairman Billy East­
wood, Secretary Frank Costango,
Deck Delegate Wayne Proudlove,
Engine Delegate Dennis Clay bom.
Steward Delegate Calvin Hazzard.
Chairman reminded crew of October
23 payoff in Savannah. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. August Sea­
farers LOG received and distributed.
Steward department thanked by
crew. Next ports: Savannah, GA
and Charleston, SC.

BROOKS RAMGi (lOT), October 28 —
Chairman Robert Edwards, Secre­
tary J. Pitetta, Educational Dirtector
J. Fair. Chairman reported chief en­
gineer will get parts to repair wash­
ing machine. He said new VCR on­
board. He announced vessel would
be in port about 40 hours for re­
pairs. No beefs or disputed OT re­
ported.

ONfF fRUUR (Cove Shipping), Octo­
ber 29 — Chairman C. E. Pryor,

Secretary Robert L. Scott, Deck
Delegate B.B. Bom, Steward Dele­
gate L. Jordan. Chairman reported
launch service not provided while i
ship in port for Columbus Day. He
noted water on vessel is bad. Secre­
tary urged members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. Treasurer sought
donations for ship's fund. All dele­
gates reported disputed OT and en­
gine delegate reported beef. Steward
department thanked for excellent
food. Chief cook asked that work be
done on galley equipment. Next
port: Houston.

GfflHIilU (Puerto Rico Marine), Oc­
tober 16 — Chairman Paul Domes,
Secretary Paul Stubblefield, Educa­
tional Director Robert Tompkins,
Deck Delegate W. Taylor, Engine
Delegate J. Barone, Steward Dele­
gate Peter Mazzitelli. Chairman an­
nounced payoff for October 18. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
suggested VCR exchange so three-
speed tapes could be played and
crew could view their own videos.
Water fountain placed outside mess
so people who are not crewmembers
will stay out of galley. Next port:
Elizabeth, NJ.

m ARItS (ETC), October 8 — Chair­
man W. Mitchell, Secretary D. Para­
dise, Educational Director R. Rob­
ertson, Deck Delegate J. Graham,
Steward Delegate G. Evans. Chair­
man said all going well. He asked
crewmembers to keep noise level
down and to contribute to SPAD
and upgrade. Secretary asked mem­
bers to clean rooms when leaving
and prepare clean linen for new
members. Treasurer announced $280
in ship's fund after purchasing recre­
ational equipment and donating $200
to buy refrigerators for rooms. No
beefs or disputed OT. Next port:
Himeji, Japan.

IMG TAURUS (ETC), October 22 —
Chairman Robbynson Suy, Secre­
tary Doyle Comelius, Educational
Director Bmce Smith, Deck Dele­
gate Charles Kahl, Engine Delegate
Charles Dahlhaus, Steward Delegate
Udjang Nurdjaja. Chairman stressed
need to upgrade at Piney Point and
to donate to SPAD. Secret^
thanked everyone for keeping Crew
lounge clean. Treasurer announced
$410 in ship's fund. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Steward depart­
ment thanked for job well done, es­
pecially at pool parties. Next port:
Tobata.

IMG VIRGO (ETC), October 29 —
Chairman Billie Darley, Secretary
N. Duhe, Educational Director P.
Wolf, Engine Delegate Kevin Conk-
lin. Steward Delegate William
Christmas. Chairman welcomed new
members aboard. He reported telex
advising crew to beware of contami­
nated food and cigarettes in Indone­
sia. He asked members to be con­
siderate of others who might be
sleeping when playing tapes or ra­
dio. Treasurer reported $14.40 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Steward department
thanked for making crew quarters

habitable and for having food ready
when members arrived at shipyard.

Muao SAM JUAM (Puerto Rico Ma­
rine), October 23 — Chairman Ron­
ald Mena, Secretary Carroll C.
Kenny, Educational Director C. J.
Gallagher. Crew asked negotiating
committee to look into an emer­
gency leave provision in contract for
members who have a death in their
immediate family. Steward delegate
reported some disputed OT. No
beefs or disputed OT in deck and
engine departments. Arrangements
are being made to have separate
tapes for crewmembers and officers.
Members asked to care for new fur­
niture installed in lounge. Steward
department thanked for excellent
job.

MiDUOYD HUDSOM (Sea-Land Service),
October 1 — Chairman E. Bron-
stein. Secretary R. Connolly, Edu­
cational Director M. Overgaard, En­
gine Delegate Pedro Santiago,
Steward Delegate Angel Correa.
Crew asked union to look into cost
of living raises for pensioners. Stew­
ard department praised for good
food and ship's cleanliness. Crew
reported problem with lookout get­
ting sick from stack gases. Next
port: Houston, TX.

OVaSSRS AUa (Maritime Overseas),
October 9 — Chairman S.W. Cope-
land, Secretary C. Loper Jr., Educa­
tional Director A.D. Bombita Jr.,
Deck Delegate Troy Smith. Chair­
man announced chief mate thanked
crew for supreme job during recent
refiieling-at-sea maneuvers with 7th
Fleet. Chairman reminded crew to
have drug tests before returning to
vessel. Secretary thanked crew for
making steward department job eas­
ier during exercises by being prompt
for meals. Education^ director
trying to institute physical fitness
program by getting more equipment
onboard. Treasurer reported $240 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT. Crewmembers requested payoff
in foreign port take place with
American currency unless ship's
check is requested. Steward depart­
ment, especially chief cook, thanked
for fine job. Next port: Subic Bay,
Philippines.

OVftSEiS HARRIETTE (Maritime Over­
seas), October 13 — Chairman Ray
E, Todd, Secretary Vincent San­
chez, Deck Delegate William
Cronan, Engine Delegate Bobbie
Clark, Steward Delegate A. Lan-
glois. Chairman announced vessel
will be in New Orleans for three to
seven days before leaving for Alex­
andria, Egypt. He said crewmem­
bers should be home for Christmas.
He warned members about using
tools that are not American made
that could be substandard and un­
safe. No beefs of disputed OT re­
ported. Crew requested television
antenna in crew's lounge be
checked. Next port: New Orleans.

OVERSEAS JOVa (Maritime Overseas),
October 15 — Chairman Duane E.
Stevens, Secretary Steve Parker,
Educational Director O. Pariama,
Steward Delegate Samuel Johnson.
Secretary requested members stay
out of g^ley at night. He announced
steward would be leaving for one
trip and chief cook would relieve
him. Educational director stressed
need for upgrading at Lundeberg
School. He announced availability of
tape on ship's safety equipment and
procedures. Treasurer asked for do­
nations to ship's fund. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Members
asked to separate plastics from trash
as bosun has to keep track of dis­
posal. Next ports: Baltimore, New
York and Boston.

OVEISfilS MEW YORK (Maritime Over­
seas), October 19 •— Chairman M.
Zepeda, Secretary N. Evans, Edu­
cational Director E. Self, Deck Del­
egate J. Poleate, Engine Delegate C.
Edwards, Steward Delegate J. Ortiz.
Chairman noted payoff upon arrival
in Nederland, TX. He asked anyone
injured to report to medical officers
so record would be kept. Treasurer
reported $50 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
requested second washing machine
for cleaning leisure clothing. Oil and
paint from cleaning of work clothes
has been getting on other clothing.
Steward department thanked for fine
work. Next port: Nederland, TX.

Sfil-14iV0iin4MIC (Sea-Land Service),
October 15 — Chairman R. Short,
Secretary J. Rivera, Educational Di­
rector A. Cuevas. Chairman an­
nounced payoff would be held upon
arrival in Houston on October 23.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew requested microwave oven
and radio for lounge. Crew noted
problems with ship's heating system.
Crew asked for consideration to
raise pensions to equal social secu­
rity. Steward department thanked
for job well done. Next ports:
Charleston, Port Everglades, Hous­
ton and Jacksonville.
SEA-IAMB EMIERPRISE (Sea-Land Serv­
ice), October 15 — Chairman Elex
Cary Jr., Secretary G.S. Lynch, Ed­
ucational Director James E. Rob­
erts, Deck Delegate Edward F.
O'Brien, Engine Delegate Joseph
Collins, Steward Delegate John Col­
lins. Chairman thanked members for
keeping ship sailing smoothly. Sec­
ret^ announced ship entering yard

. soon and members should inform
department delegates of needed re­
pairs. Educational director urged
members to upgrade at Piney Point.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Steward department thanked for fine
chow and cookouts. Crew told
movie library was quite large be­
cause of volunteer movie recorders.
Next port: Long Beach, CA.

SEA-IAMB EXnORER (Sea-Land Serv­
ice), October 8 — Chairman L.
Cope, Secretary W. Hawkins, Deck
Delegate K. Moore. Chairman re­
ported microwave replaced and new
television ordered. He said payoff
will take place in Long Beach, CA
rather than Oakland, CA. Members
getting reliefs reminded to have up-
to-date drug tests before returning to
vessel. Treasurer stated $317 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT. Contract department asked to
investigate matter of a member
keeping accrued day off if it was not
taken before signing off for relief.
Next port: Long Beach, CA.

SEA-IAMB HAWAII (Sea-Land Service),
October 24 ^ Chairman Joseph
SanFilippo, Secretary Jose M. Bay-
ani. Educational Director James J.
Flynn, Deck Delegate W. Douglas,
Engine Delegate James Brown.
Chairman reported all fine onboard.
Secretary thanked deck and engine
departments for keeping lounge and
mess areas clean. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew noted air
conditioning not working properly.
Steward department thanked for
outstanding job. SA Clarence L.
Page and DEU Yahya S. Ali
thanked for keeping ship clean. Next
port: Oakland, CA.

SEi-liUVD MAVIGA70R (Sea-Land Serv­
ice), October 14 — Chairman E.
Cain, Secretary John Alamar. Chair­
man reported matter of being taken
from wheel while ship at sea settled
by Honolulu port agent. Secretary
stated problems concerning duties of
DEU settled. Treasurer announced

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$89.39 in ship's fund. No beefs or
disputed OT. Crew would like ad­
vances during stops in Honolulu,
Guam and Okinawa or Taiwan.
Members asked for contract and
welfare information. Next port:
Long Beach, CA.

m-lAHD nCER (Sea-Land Service),
October 4 — Chairman Emilio V.
Sierra, Secretary J. Williams, Edu­
cational Director C.R. Dunn, Deck
Delegate H.F. Morris, Engine Dele­
gate R.J. Butch. Chairman reported
microwave oven and air conditioning
not working. He discussed keys, bus
service for crew and issue of pen­
sion increases. Secretary noted lack
of ventilation in galley. No beefs or
disputed OT. Because of unrest in
area of Manila Bay, Philippines —
where vessel is docked — crew re­
quested bus service to go into town.
Steward department thanked for job
well done.

Sa-UND mOiR (Sea-Land Service),
October 5 — Chairman A.L. Palino,
Secretary R. Spencer, Educational
Director M.L. Mefferd. Chairman
announced payoff scheduled for ar­
rival in Long Beach, CA. Crew re­
minded to clean dryer after use.
Steward said new toaster arriving
for mess. Steward department
thanked for fine job.

SEA-UND VALUE (Sea-Land Service),
October 14 — Chairman F. Adams,
Secretary Juan Gonzalez, Engine
Delegate Ernesto Pagan, Steward
Delegate Roberto Arana. Chairman
reminded members to donate to
SPAD and upgrade at Lundeberg
School. He announced everything
running smoothly. Educational di­
rector urged members to read Sea­
farers LOG from cover to cover.
Engine delegate reported beef. No
beefs or disputed OT from deck and
steward delegates. Crew asked that
dirt be removed from air vents.
Steward department sought one hour
pay per day for cleaning rooms.
Next port: Elizabeth, NJ.

SEA'IAHD VOYAGER (Sea-Land Service),
October 28 -^-Chairman G. Poer,
Secretary C. Gibson, Educational
Director R. Risbeck. Chairman
stated all going well on vessel. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
would like new movies. Steward de­
partment thanked for good job. Next
port: Tacoma, WA.

5GT MAW KOCAK (Waterman Steam­
ship Co.), October 17 — Chairman
posted headquarters report referring
to garnishment of vacation pay for
tax purposes. He announced payoff
would take place on October 19. He
thanked everyone for cooperation.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew asked headquarters to send in­
formation on 1989 EPA monies due
ship's crew. Steward department
thanked for providing A-1 food.
Next port: Jacksonville, FL.

SPIRIT OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­
ment), October 15 — Chairman Fred
Sellman, Secretary R. Jones, Educa­
tional Director J. Badgett, Deck
Delegate Teddy Daniels, Engine
Delegate Edward L. Haney, Stew­
ard Delegate Larry Aldridge. Chair­
man reminded crew they would be
first Americans many Poles in
Gdynia had seen. He asked crew to
make best impression possible. Sec­
retary noted letter to Lech Walesa
from SlU President Michael Sacco
and speech in New Orleans by SIU
Vice President Thomas Glidewell
had been posted. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Chairman reaf­
firmed Seahawk's policy of no alco­
holic beverages aboard. Violation of

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was, docked in Singapore.

rule would mean discharge for
cause. Hats off to steward depart­
ment for making trip good. Next
port: Gdynia, Poland.

STAR OP TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­
ment), October 29 — Chairman
Gene Paschall, Secretary T.
Fletcher, Educational Director
James Gaines, Deck Delegate Geof­
frey Brecht, Steward Delegate Frank
Howard. Chairman reported excel­
lent trip with very good crew and
officers. He asked members to leave
rooms clean when leaving ship. Ed­
ucational director reminded crew
about cargo preference laws to help
union obtain more cargo from runa­
way vessels. Deck and engine dele­
gates reported disputed OT. Steward
delegate reported no beefs or dis­
puted OT. Steward department
thanked for job well done. Crew
asked that ship get satellite antenna.

m AQUARIUS (ETC), November 14
— Chairman U. Veach, Secretary
Frank Robertson, Deck Delegate
Jack Rhodes, Engine Delegate Ran­
dall Firestine, Steward Delegate Re­
becca Sleeper. Chairman told mem­
bers to watch themselves when
ashore in Indonesia. He urged crew
to exercise caution shopping be­
cause some items that are legal in
Indonesia are illegal in United
States. Secretary stated drug testing
is for real and help is available if
needed. Members reminded to up­
grade at Lundeberg School. Treas­
urer noted $100 in ship's fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
Steward department thanked for job
well done.

THOMPSON PASS (lOM), October 29 —
Chairman G. L. Hoover, Secretary
Curtis Phillips, Educational Director
Mark Grendahl, Deck Delegate Mar­
shall Airey, Steward Delegate Lionel
St. Julien. Educational director
urged members to upgrade at Piney
Point and to donate to SPAD. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
Steward department thanked for
great meals. Crew would like ice
machine repaired and remote control
acquired for VCR. Next port: Long
Beach, CA.

USNSALTAIR (Bay Tankers), October
15, 1989 — Chairman Larry A. Am-
brous. Secretary T. Wright, Educa­
tional Director B. Ball. Chairman re­
ported ship running smoothly. He
announced deck department submit­
ting repair list before vessel arrived
in Savannah, GA and asked other
departments to do the same. Secre­
tary noted repairs needed in some
rooms and in forward lounge refrig­
erator. Educational director said
ship could use additional VCR and
more tapes. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Steward department
thanked for fine job. Moment of si­
lence was observed for departed
brothers and sisters. Next port: Sa­
vannah, GA.

LN6 CAPRICORN (ETC), November 13
— Chairman J. W. Garner, Secre­
tary R. Adams, Deck Delegate B.
Gillis, Engine Delegate T. R. Van
Pelt, Steward Delegate Alex Bone-
font. Chairman announced vessel
going into yard in February. Treas- .
urer reported $560 in ship's fund.
Engine delegate reported beef. No
beefs in deck or steward depart­
ments. Galley crew received vote of
thanks. Next port: Osaka, Japan.

WESTWARD VENTURE (lOM), October 22
— Chairman Dana M. Cella, Secre­
tary Florencio Nieves Jr., Educa­
tional Director John T. Ross. Edu­
cational director announced Coast
Guard is seeking new regulations re­
quiring documents to be renewed
every five years. Crew asked for
more information on that and ,drug
testing. No beefs or disputed OT re­
ported. Company will provide cable
television aboard at cost of $12.50
per man and company will make up
difference.

MAERSK CONSTEUATION (Maersk Lines),
November 13 — Chairman Sal Ci-
ciulla. Secretary Pat Briggs, Educa­
tional Director R. Baker, Deck Del­
egate Robert Trainor, Engine
Delegate Eddie McClain, Steward
Delegate Carlton Griffin. Secretary
noted microwave ovens ordered dur­
ing last trip had not arrived; how­
ever, broken television replaced and
VCR and radio fixed. Educational
director stated two members going
to Piney Point to upgrade at end of
voyage. Treasurer listed $217.30 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Crew requested clarifi­
cation of overtime, permanent jobs
and transportation procedures in
contract with Maersk Lines. Crew
said mail service is slow and should
be investigated. Also, larger coffee
system is needed. CE Ralph Baker
thanked for repairing entertainment

system in lounge. Steward depart­
ment thanked for good job, espe­
cially poolside barbecues. Next port:
Oakland.

NEDUOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Service),
November 5 — Chairman John Neff,
Secretary R.G. Connolly, Educa­
tional Director Mike Overgaard, En­
gine Delegate Terry Preston, Stew­
ard Delegate Gina Lightfoot.
Chairman reported on U.S. govern­
ment's zero tolerance policy. Deck
delegate reported beef. No beefs or
disputed OT raised by engine and .
steward delegates. Crew thanked CC
Gina Lightfoot and GSU Vern
Payne for excellent job in steward
department.

ROKR (Ocean Carriers), November 5
— Chairman D. Ellette, Secretary
E. Harris, Educational Director J.
Parkhurst, Deck Delegate M. San-
tana, Engine Delegate F. Brown,
Steward Delegate 1. Monassar.
Chairman announced vessel going
into shipyard in January. He re­
minded members to register when
getting off and to stay in touch with
union about recrewing ship. He said
new washer and dryer would be in­
stalled at shipyard. Treasurer stated
$87 in ship's fund. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Bosun thanked
deck department for work when ship
refueled in Diego Garcia. Crew re­
quested juice be kept in pantry re­
frigerator during day and larger
sheets for beds be acquired. Next
ports: Singapore and Subic Bay.

SEA-IAND DEVELOPER (Sea-Land Serv­
ice), November 5 — Chairman P.
Gallagher, Secretary L. Lightfoot,
Deck Delegate Clyde B. Luse, En­
gine Delegate John Day, Steward
Delegate Jake Dusich. Chairman
thanked crew for cooperation in sep­
arating plastics. He said crew had
questions concerning breaking of
watches in port when stay is less
than 24 hours. Secretary asked all
members to leave rooms clean when
they are being replaced. Treasurer
announced $40 in movie fund. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. (Trew
asked for new washing machine.
Steward department thanked for
good meals, service and salad bar.
Next port: Tacoma, WA.

SEA-IAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Service),
November 5 — Chairman J.M. Ard,
Secretary J.A. Zurick, Educational
Director Daniel Compeau, Deck
Delegate George Vukmir, Engine
Delegate Domingo Milla, Steward
Delegate William Bryley. Treasurer
said $23 left in movie fund after 46
movies purchased. Deck delegate re­
ported disputed OT. No beefs or
disputed OT given by engine and
steward delegates. Bosun reminded
crew to lock movies while in port.
Crew wished CE Daniel Compeau
long and happy retirement when he
leaves vessel and presented him
with cake. Brother Compeau began
sailing in 1944. Steward department
thanked for job well done. Next
port: Tacoma, WA.

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Deep Sea

ALFRED AAVA
Alfred Aava, 81, passed
away November I. The
Estonian native joined the
SIU in November 1943 in the
port of Norfolk. He worked
in the engine department.
Brother Aava collected his
first union pension check in
August 1973.

JAMES COLOSIMO
James
Colosimo,
26, died in
September.
Bom in
Langhorae,
PA, he
served in

the Army from 1980 to 1982.
Brother Colosimo started his
deck department career as a
1987 graduate of the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship. He
was an active member at the
time of his death.

JACOB COOK
Jacob Cook, 84, passed away
November 4. Although he
was born in Holland, he
served in the U.S. Army
from 1941 to 1945. In August
1948, Brother Cook acquired
his SIU book in the port of
Baltimore. He retired from
the steward department in
June 1970. His wife, Ann,
survives him.

MACARIO B. HIDALGO
Macario B. Hildalgo, 85,
died November 16. He was
born in the Philippines.
Brother Hidalgo received his

SIU permit in May 1957 in
the port of Seattle under the
name of Macario Delores.
The steward department
veteran began his retirement
in May 1977.

HAROLD L. MOORE
Harold L.
Moore, 62,
passed
away
October 21
at the
Houston
(TX)

Methodist Hospital. He
served in the Air Force from
1946 to 1950 after joining the
SIU in December 1944 in the
port of New York. Although
he began his sailing career in
the deep sea division.
Brother Moore also held a
full inland book. The black
gang member upgraded at the
Lundeberg School in 1974
and 1977. Funeral services
were held October 24 in his
native Gainesville, FL. He is
survived by his stepmother,
Berta Thomas Moore; a
daughter, Marilyn J.
Mollman; a sister, Dorothy
Sanders, and a brother,
Mitchell Moore.

ALF O. OLSEN
Alf O. Olsen, 70, died
November 17. Brother
Olsen, who was born in
Norway, joined the union in
February 1944 in the port of
New York. The deck
department veteran walked
picket duty during the
union's 1961 strike. He
began receiving his pension
in May 1982.

ESTEBAN OQUENDO
Esteban Oquendo, 72, died
September 24. The steward
department member was
bom in Puerto Rico. He
received his SIU book in
February 1944 in the port of
New York. His wife, Fannie,
survives him.

CONSORCIO RADIOS
Consorcio Radios, 81, passed
away November 20. The
Philippines native became a
book member in August 1953
in the port of New York.
Brother Radios served in the
steward department. He is
survived by his wife,
Blanche.

DONALD K. POILLON
Donald K.
Poillon
died
October 14
in
Honolulu.
Brother
Poillon

worked several years aboard
both the SS Constitution and
SS Independence in the
engine department. He was
an active member at the time
of his death.

Inland

BEVERLY E. DUNSTON
Beverly E. Dunston, 86,
passed away November 11.
The Virginia native joined
the SIU in July 1961 in the
port of Norfolk. He worked
on McAllister Brothers
vessels as a captain.
Boatman Dunston retired in
November 1968. His wife,
Vemetta, survives him.

ELLIS G. FOSTER
Ellis G. Foster, 49, died
August 26. Bom in
Belhaven, NC, he became a
union member in July 1961 in
the port of Norfolk. Boatman
Foster worked in the deck
department as a mate and
captain. He is survived by
his wife, Frances, and three
children, Paula, Ellis and
Loretta.

FRANCIS LEE LANDRY
Francis
Lee
Landry,
22, was
involved in
a fatal car
accident
September

4 in St. Martin Parish, LA.
He sailed as a deckhand. He
was buried September 5 in
his native Amaudville, LA.
He is survived by his wife,
Ida; his mother, Laura, and
his father, Curley.

RALPH T. MEGEE
Ralph T.
Megee, 86,
passed
away May
5. The
Delaware
native
joined the

union in June 1961 in the
port of Philadelphia. He
sailed most of his life on
Independent Towing
Company boats as a captain.

Boatman Megee was buried
May 8 at Prince George's
Cemetery in Dagsboro, DE.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth, and son, Ralph Jr.

WILLIAM WOYTOVITCH
William
Woytovitch,
74, died
October 4.
He served
in the
Army from
1941 to

946. Boatman Woytovitch
joined the SIU,in April 1%1
in the port of Philadelphia.
Born in Philadelphia, Brother
Woytovitch sailed in the
steward department on
Curtis Bay Towing vessels.
His wife, Irene, survives
him.

Correction

In the October 1989 issue
of the Seafarers LOG, the
obituary for Brother Jack
W. Spencer Jr. inadvert­
ently left out some of his
surviving family members.
From correspondence re­
ceived by the LOG, sur­
viving him besides his
wife, Thelma, are three
daughters. La Verne Mol­
lis, Trinia Hayes and Mar­
ian Washington; five sons,
Jackie Spencer, Michael
Spencer, Londell Wash­
ington, Ray Anthony
Spencer and Carlos
Eaves; and seven grand­
children as well as his for­
mer wife, Virgil Lee
Wells.

SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
MCS-PMA SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION PLAN

5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746

(301)899-0675

This is a summary of the annual report of the MCS-PMA Supple­
mentary Pension Trust Fund EIN 51-6097856 for the year ended
December 31, 1988. The annual report has been filed with the Inter­
nal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Benefits under the plan are provided by the Trust.

Plan expenses were $1,638,890. These expenses included $150,152 in
administrative expenses and $1,488,738 in benefits paid to partici­
pants and beneficiaries. A total of 2,277 persons were participants in
or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not
all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The
value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was
$10,868,175 as of December 31,1988, compared to $10,841,812 as of
January 1, 1988.

During the plan year, the plan experienced an increase in its net
assets of $26,363. This increase included unrealized depreciation in
the value of plan assets; that is, the dilference between the value of
plan assets at the end of the year and the price the plan originally
paid for these assets. The plan had a total income of $1,665,253,
including employer contributions of $537,313, gains of $406,075 from
the sale of assets, and earnings from investments of $721,865.

MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS

An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed
to the plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum
funding standards of ERISA.

YOUR RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any
part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that
report:

1. An Accountant's report.
2. Assets held for investment.
3. Transactions in excess of ,5 percent of plan assets.
4. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the Plan.

To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write
or call the office of Mr. Leo Bonser, who is Plan Administrator,
5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746, (301)899-0675. The
charge to cover copying costs will be $3.00 for the full annual
report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof.

You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on
request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of
the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and
expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you
request a copy of the full annual report from the plan administrator,
these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as
part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above
does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the
report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also
have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the
main office of the plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746
and at the U. S. Department of Labor in Washington, D. C. or to
obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of
copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to:
Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Pro­
grams, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. 20216.



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DtCmBER,

1990 UPGRADING
COURSE SCHEDULE

AH Pngtms An GnnJ to Impmo Job SkUh of SlU Htomhon ond
to Fnmoto tho Amorican Maiitimo fudustry

January-March 1990
The following is the current course schedule for January-March 1990 at

the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.
The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and

industry's needs.
PLEASE NOTE: All members are required to take firefighting when attending
the Lundeberg School.

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Dedr Upgnding Counes
Ciieck-In Completion
Date Date

Abie Seaman Februarys March 16
Lifeboatman January 22 February 2

February 19 March 2
March 19 March 30
January 22 February 2
IViarch 5 March 16

Third Mate January 29 May 11
Upon completion of course, the Sealift Operations tSi Maintenance course
must he taken.

Simulator Shiphandling

Steward Upgrading Courses
Course

Check-In
Date

Completion
Date

Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker
Chief Cook, Chief Steward

All open-ended (contact admissions
office for starting date)

All students in the Steward Program will have a two week Sealift Famil­
iarization class at the end of their regular course.

Oil Spill Course
Oil Spill Prevention &
Containment (1 week) February 19 February 23

March 19 March 23
Upon completion the Sealift Operations, course must he taken.

SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG
SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP

UpgnMni Applkafion
_ Date of Birth Nam(

(Last) (First) (Middle) Mo./Day/Year

Address.
(Street)

Telephone.
(City) (State) (Zip Code) " (Area Code)

Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member •
Inland Waters Member • Pacific •

If the following information is not filled out completely your applica­
tion will not be processed.

Social Security #_

Seniority

Book #_

Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces:

U.S. Citizen:

Home Port

DepartmenL

• Yes

• Yes

• No

• No

Endorsement(s) or
License(s) Now Held.

Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program:
• Yes • No
(If yes, fill in below)

Trainee Program: From. to

Last grade of school completed. (dates attended)

Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses:
• Yes • No
(if yes, fill in below)

Course(s) Takea.

Cngine Upgrading Courses
Check-In Completion

"Course Date Date
QMED—Any Rating February 19 May 11
FlremanAVatertender and Ofll^ f January 8 February 16

March 19 April 27 , H
Marine Electrical Maintenance January 8 March 2
Marine Electronics Technician January 8 March 30 :
Diesel Engine Technology January 8 February 2 ,,
Hydraulics January 8 February 2
Welding February 5 March 2
Pumproom Maintenance & Operations March 5 April 13 ' •

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Electro-Hydraulics March 19 April 27

All students in the Engine Department will have a two week. Sealift'rf-i
Familiarization class at the end of their regtdar course.

1990 Adult Education Schedule
Uie Adult Education courses of Adult Basic Education (ABE), High

School Equivalency (GED) and English As A Second Language (ESL) are
six weeks injength. Check-In Completioii

Date Course Date
School Equivalency (GED)

Adult Basic Education (ABE)

English as a Second Language (ESL)

February 16
AprO 14
February9
April 13
February 9
March 23
January 19

January 8
March 5
January 8
March 5
January 8
February 12

ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course January 8
January 29 February 16

The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will he offered one week prior to
some of the upgrading classes.

Developmental Studies March 12 March 16

Recertification Programs
Check-In Completion

Course ' Date Date
Steward Recertification
Bosun Recertification

January 29
March 26

March 5
May 7

SHLSS College Program Schedule for 1990
FULL 8-week Sessions

January 8 through March 2
March 19 through May 11

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Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement:

• Yes No •

Firefighting; • Yes No^ CPR: • Yes No •

Date Available for training — :

Primary Language Spoken. ——-

With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted
showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested.
You must also submit a COPY of the first page of your union book
indicating your department and seniority, as well as, a COPY of your
clinic card. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule until this is
received.

VESSEL
RATING

HELD
DATE

SHIPPED
DATE OF

DISCHARGE

SIGNATURE. DATE.

I Am in(eres(ed in (he Following
Course(s) Checked Below or
lndica(ed Here if Not Listed

DECK

AB/Sealifl
ls( Class Pilot
Third Mate

_ Radar Observer Unlimited
• Master Inspected Towing

Vessel
• Towboal Operator Inland
• Celestial Navigation
• Simulator Course

ENGINE

• FOWT
• QMED—Any Rating
• Variable Speed DC Drive

Systems (Marine Electronics)
• Marine Electrical

Maintenance
• Pumproom Maintenance &

Operation

. • Refrigeration Systems
Maintenance & Operation

• Diesel Engine Technology
• Assistant Engineer/Chief

Engineer Motor Vessel
• Original 3rd Engineer Steam

or Motor
• Refrigerated Containers

Advanced Maintenance
• Electro-Hydraulic Systems
• Automation
• Hydraulics
• Marine Electronics

Technician

STEWARD

• Assistant Cook Utility
• Cook and Baker
• Chief Cook
• Chief Steward
• Towboat Inland Cook

ALL DEPARTMENTS

• Welding
3 Lifeboatman (Must be taken

with another course)

ADULT EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT

n Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• High School Equivalency

Program (GED)
• Developmental Studies (DVS)
• English as a Second

Language (ESL)
• ABE/ESL Lifeboat

Preparation

COLLEGE PROGRAM

• Associates in Arts Degree
• Certificate Programs

No Iransportation will be paid
unless you present original
receipts and successfully
complete the course.

RETURN COMPLETED
APPLICATION TO: ,

, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
Upgrading Center.

Pincy Point. MD. 20674
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Volume 51, Number 12 December, 1989

Seafarer 1989 Activities Reflected in World Ivents
As is not unique for those whose

livelihood takes them to every
comer of the globe, Seafarers found
themselves on the front lines of
history again in 1989. Whether in
peace or conflict, shipping actively
reflected headline-making events
around the world.

As the communist states of
Eastern and Central Europe crum­
bled, SlU-manned vessels pulled
into the port of Gdynia, Poland
carrying American food cargoes
to assist the new government led
by the democratic trade union
movement in its stmggle to lift the
Polish people out of the despair
and destitution in which the com­
munist dictatorship had kept them.

The smokestack of the Francis
Hammer docked in Jacksonville.

As a result of policies instituted
by Gorbachev, American access
to the Soviet Union was increased.
Thus it was that SIU crews took
the Julius Hammer and Francis
Hammer, filled with liquid fertili­
zer, to Soviet farmers in the
Ukraine. The product carriers,
prior to this fall, had been non­
union, but now are operated by
SlU-contracted Ocean Shiphold-
ing.

Readiness Record Set

The U.S. government's battle
with Panamanian strong-arm ruler
Manuel Noriega brought the SIU-
crewed USNS Bellatrix to Panama
carrying Army cargo in late spring.
The SIU and District 2 MEBA,
the two unions responsible for
supplying personnel for the-Mili­
tary Sealift Command vessel, set
a readiness record in having the
vessel become fully operational.
All crewmembers were onboard
and the ship was ready to sail only
22 hours after receiving the acti­
vation command, beating MSC's
requirement of 96 hours by three
days.

During 1989, the SIU repeatedly
called to the attention of govern­
ment policy-makers the hollow-
ness of the so-called theory of
"effective U.S. control" over
American-owned runaway flag
vessels. In light of the American
government's beef with Noriega,
Panamanian-flag vessels, while
owned by U.S. citizens, hardly

could be considered militarily use­
ful, the union noted. Late in the
year, the Bush administration an­
nounced Panamanian-flag vessels
would not be allowed entry in U.S.
ports.

SIU Sets Up OU SpiU Training

In the United States and
throughout the world, environ­
mental concerns dominated public
debate. Immediately following the
oil spill created by the grounding
of the Exxon Valdez in the Prince
William Sound of Alaska, the SIU
developed and implemented a
training course for Seafarers in
spill prevention and containment
techniques.

Seafarers on U.S.-flag vessels
began separating plastics from their
garbage in a worldwide effort to
prevent marine pollution.

The attempts of some American
companies to wipe out the security
attained by their workers were
highlighted by bitter strikes in 1989.
The most critical involved the ma­
chinists at Eastern Air Lines, coal
workers at the Pittston Company
and telephone workers at the re­
gional phone companies. Contin­
uing the SIU's longstanding tra­
dition of aiding brother and sister
trade unionists, white capped Sea­
farers walked these unions' picket
lines in the course of the year.

Government Orders Drug Testing

Domestic concerns over the
pervasive use of drugs brought
harsh regulations on testing for
usage of chemical substances
among transportation workers, in­
cluding seamen on U.S.-flag ves­
sels. The SIU joined with the
Transportation Institute — a man­
agement research organization —
in challenging the government-im­
posed measures, noting foreign-
flag vessels in U.S. ports were
excluded, individual rights to pri­
vacy were circumvented and mar­
itime employers were forced to
act as government agents.

While the lawsuit made its way
through the courts, pre-employ­
ment drug testing procedures for
Seafarers went into effect. The
new program was instituted with
very few glitches. By the end of
the 1989, the fej^eral district judge
assigned to the lawsuit had not
ruled on the legality of the other
four kinds of drug testing man­
dated by Department of Trans­
portation and U.S. Coast Guard
regulations — periodic, probable
cause, random and post accident.

In a year in which the last four
months saw a series of natural
disasters. Seafarers continued the
maritime tradition of assistance to
those in distress. Rallying to the
aid of the victims of Hurricane
Hugo, SIU members supplied gen­
erators, organized food and ma­

terial drives and assisted in ship­
ping and distributing the collected
goods. The SlU-contracted Crow­
ley TMT shipping line donated
trailers and transportation of the
emergency supplies.

In San Francisco, after the Oc­
tober 17 earthquake hit, measuring
7.2 on the Richter scale, members
of the SIU's Government Services
Division sprang into action, as­
sisting Military Sealift Command
Pacific's office staff clean up and
reorganize.

Close to Home

In his first year as president of
the union following his election by
the membership, Michael Slacco
began a series of steps to stream­
line and make the union's opera­
tion more effective and better able
to serve the members' needs. High
on the list was a series of actions
to improve the communications
between union representatives and
SIU members at sea and ashore.

Keeping Seafarers abreast of
changes in maritime technology
was a top priority of the union and
its Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship. The Lundeberg
School instituted new classes in
marine electronics, ship handling
and oil spill prevention and con­
tainment, and incorporated the
newest Red Cross life saving tech­
niques into the standard Curricu­
lum.

The union and its welfare plan
distributed educational materials
on the subject of AIDS and HIV
infection to SIU members and co­
ordinated with contracted com­
panies to address work-place re­
lated issues.

Constant Vigilance in Washington

There was in 1989 the usual need
for the union to maintain its con­
stant battle against those who
would destroy the Joneis Act, cargo
preference and the other legisla­
tive provisions which are basic to
the maritime industry's survival.

The union, working in concert
with a coalition of maritime groups,
was extremely active in seeking
removal of maritime from the dis­
cussions on service industries from
the world trade talks known as
GATT.

Maritime interests beat back a
vituperous attack on cargo pref­
erence late this year. Taking ad­
vantage of an emotional issue farm
interests attempted to exempt
government-generated food car­
goes to Poland from the nation's
cargo preference laws. A united
maritime industry and its friends
in congress succeeded in defeating
the proposal. ,

Once again it was demonstrated
on numerous occasions through­
out the year that support of SPAD
is fundamental to the union's sur­
vival.

SUFARCKSWG

HAS ANYONE SEEN
THESE CHILDREN?

Angelina Gonzales

Jacob Gonzales

Parent Is Suspect
In Gonzales Case

Angelina and Jacob Gonzales
have been missing for nearly two
years. Like many of the cases that
the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children handles,
they are suspected of being kid­
napped by a non-custodial parent.

Their mother last saw them on
May 20, 1988 in San Bemadino,
CA. Angelina was seven, Jacob
was just one month short of his
sixth birthday.

The National Center has at­
tracted a great deal of attention in
recent years as a result of several
highly-publicized child-kidnap­
ping cases. But of the 24,000 cases
the National Center has handled
since its inception several years
ago, only 511 involve abductions
by strainers.

A majority of the cases, 13,000,
involve runaway children. The re­
mainder of the missing children,
about 10,000, are like Angelina
and Jacob Gonzales—kidnapped
by non-custodial parents.

In addition to providing a net­
work for information about miss­
ing children, the National Center
serves other valuable functions.
The campaign sends a message to
all parents to be aware of their
children's activities, and to work
through legal channels in custody
cases.

Just as important, it provides
support for the parents of missing
children. As one parent whose
child has not been found said,
losing his child was the most dif­
ficult thing he had ever experi­
enced. But the National Center
enabled him to cope with his grief,
and gave him the satisfaction of
knowing he was doing everything
possible to regain his child.

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