Issue Date
1959-07-03
Volume
21
Issue Number
14
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SEAFARERS
LOG
SPECIAL
REPORT
While the nation's trade unions have been made
the number one whipping boy in the fight against
Infiation, the monthly consumer price index issued
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics presents a dif
ferent picture. The index shows that medical
care—the costs of doctors, hospitals, dentists, eyeglasses
and various forms of hospital insurance—has gone up 4.5
percent since last year throughout the nation, compared
to a threetenths of one percent rise for all other Items..
In New York City, the discrepancy is even more marked.
Medical care has gone dp sevoi percent in the year as
agaii^ a figure of eighttenths of one
percent for the index as a whole.
All this has happened at a time when
the public is being t(dd that wage in
creases won by tra8e unions are the chief
danger to a healthy and growing econ
omy. The fact is that medical care is
the one segment of our economy which is
the least affected by trade union activity.
On the contrary, hospital workers are notoriously under
paid and hospital Jobs are considered the least desirable
from the point of wages and benefits. In New York City,
for example, workers at several large hospitals have re
cently concluded a strike of seven weeks' duration Just to
win themselves a $1 hourly minimum. Yet of aU the medi
cal care items, the hospital charges have risen the fastest
Here are some of the basic facts in the case:
• In the last ten years, the medical expense item of the
consumer price index has gohe up over 50 percent the
greatest increase of any item in the index. By contrast,
the index as a whole has gone up 24 percent.
• Of the medical care items, the biggest increases have
been in hospitalization insurance and in hospital room
and board charges. Through March, 1959 (the last month
for which a . breakdown of individual items is available).
hoqdtal room and board eharges had matm than dpribled,
In March they stood at 20S.S as compared to the 100 base
figure of 1949, an inereaae of over 105 percent
e Hospitalization insurance has gone up 53.0 percent as
of March, 1959, and new increases are in the offing. In
New York State, Blue Cross has Just won approval for a
26.5 percent increase in its charges, the tecond Increase
in two years, totaling 48.8 percent over idL
• Drug prices, as anyone who has. filled a prescription
knows, are also dcyhigh. While they have not.goB* up as
much as other items in the medical e^ense faidex, they
started from a hi^» base initially. The Hfi Govern
ment has charged leading drug manufacturen with price
fixing on an^biotio—an illegal agreement in violation of
the antitrust laws.
e The president of the New Jersey Medical Society told
a druggists' convention last week that drag prices are
much too high and could be cut considerably if companies
stopped mailing free samples to "some 200,000 physicians
across the country" to promote their products.
Drag Firms Reap Profits
e The July issue of "Fortune," in its annual survey of
the 500 leading industrial corporations, showed three drag
companies among the fop ten concerns which had the
highest return for every dollar's worth sold.
In light of the above it appears a) there has been an un
reasonable increase in the cost of medical care; b) any
woiker without the preteetton of some kind ot group
medical care plan would find It virtually Impossible to
meet the bills lnv(rived In any medical emergency.
The Seafarers Welfare Plan, which provides hospital
surgical coverage for Seafarers' families, recognized the
trend to higher hospital charges by boosting its benefit
rates early this year from $10 to $15 daily for hospital
room and board and doubling its hospital extras allowance
from $200 to $400 maximum. This could be done by the
trustees of the Plan under the selfinsured feature of the
SIU Welfue Plan. An Insurance company contract would
have required renegotiation of the insurance agreement
Other workers, who purchase Individual insurance, are
not so fortunate. Either their insurance costs are Iwihg
boosted considerably or else they find that the benefits
provided fall far short of the actual expenses of medical
and hoqiital care.
As the previeuilyeited iwesident ef the New Jersey
Medleid Society, Dr. H. Clyde Bowers, put it "All of us
realise that without Insurance coverage, today mast of us
eould not afford to be sick. TUs InfUtlonaiy conditlMi is
not due sdMy to the Incitease of phyatdans' fees, but more
to the luereased east of ho^HaUastioa and drugs."
Whp, wheu hospitals pay one of the lowest wages of al
most any industry in the country (they even get internes
for next to nothing) does the cost of hospital care go up
sofast?
A major, reason appears to be the very existence of hos
pitaliiatidn plans. Knowing that the plans will pay a
certaiitminimum charge, the tendency of the hospitals has
been to boost their charges over and above the benefits
provided. The hohpital plans then raise their benefits
/ and rates accordingly and the merry chase is on.
Much the same filing hiu happmied in the automobile
Insurance field. It is interesting to note that next to medi
cal care, transportation costs have shown the second high
est increase in the living cost index over the past ten years
and ef the tranqwrtation items, auto injurance is up 80
percent In this insurance area too, labor union con
tracts have little bearing on the outcome.
It appears that Government officials, newspapers and
magazines, who have campaigned against wage increases
as being solely responsible for Inflation, are somewhat
wide of the mark. It appears too, that somebody in au
thority should take ? good hard look at why medical
care costs are reaching the point where Government will
have to step in unless they are stabilised.
Planes Strafe
SIU Vessel
MIAMI^eafarers on the, cement carrier Florida State
were caught in the crossfire' stirred by an attempted revolt in
the Dominican Republic last week, but all escaped unhurt.
The SlUmanned ship was
strafed by planes and stopped
by gunboats several times off
the Dominican coast before re
turning here to nearby Port
Everglades.
The latest incidents occurred a
few hours before an alleged "inva
sion force" in two armed launches
was stopped right on the coast by
Dominican government forces. The
"invaders" had reportedly been
based in Cuba.
All reports indicate that the
armed action against the Florida
State took place between Cape
Samana and Cape Francis Viejo,
well outside the Caribbean nation's
coastal waters. The State Depart
ment has asked the US Ambassa
dor in Ciudad Trujillo to investi
gate.
Eyewitness accounts from SIU
crewmembers offered most of the
details of the attack. According
to Curtis Ducote, engine delegate,
he had been aft walking on deck
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fiia AW at AUB 34, W1SL,
when "out of the blue sky two
planes swooped down and started
circling the ship. The second time
around the ship, one opened up
with his guns.
"I hollered at Joe Collins to
come out on deck as It looked like
maneuvers were going on. About
that time, I saw the bosun and our
messman, Joe Vilasis, run to go
below and then they opened up
again.
"I said 'heU, this looks like they
mean business,' and I hauled my
freight also for cover."
Ducote, in a statement Joined
in by A. A. Dominguez, ship's dele
gate^ added: "Later we were
stopped by a gunboat, number 107.
The gunboat commander wanted to
know if anyone was hurt but in the
meantime he trained his guns on
us. About 12:30 AM the following
morning we were stopped again
and held up for about one hour.
Anyhow, we are thankful all turned
out okay." It was reported later
that each of the planes had fired
four or five rounds that splashed
into the water between 40 and 50
yards off^ the ship.
Seafarer xMason R. Scott, QM,
said the gimjboat which stopped
the ship right k(ter the planes ap
peared had fired X shot across the
vessel's bow and then questioned
Capt. p. E. Willlams^N^e mai^ter,
about its registry, destWion, car
go and crew.
"Then he said, 'Okayi pr^ed',"
Scott reported. He added tfaalh^e
US flag was then brought out
"it stayed up alter that." Crew
members also said that the ship had
been stopped by a gunboat on its
outward run to Ponce, Puerto Elpo.
The Florida. State runs on a, nlne
:day schedule between Port Ever
glades and Ponce..
West Coast Ship Transfers Patient At Sea
Sailors Union crewmen on SS President Cleveland execute transfer of critically III Coast Guard of
ficer from weotfier sliip Taney info liner's boot (left) so he con be brought oboard for treotment. Pic
tured (fore to oft) ore SUP men H. Kumogoi, f\ DoRego, Charles Nolon and Hory Benovento, as
chief mote Bill Kohili helps toke potient out of the weather ship's lounch.
Tanker Shortage Seen—In '62
TOKYO—Although there are nearly 450 tankers in idle status all over the world at
the moment, the prospect for tanker owners is a v&y bright one, according to a study
made by a Japanese firm. Q^e Tokyo company estimates that in three years, tanker
operators will be hardpressed
to meet the need and in four
years they will be clogging
the ways with new ship orders.
Of course, this optimistic outlpok
^ A brand new 40,000ton tank
er Is up for grabs In Yokohama
for anybody who has $0,240,000
in eash lying around loose at
honie. The taioker waa com
pleted aiz months ago lot »
Greek operator under a CQD
contract but fiio . prospective
owners have refnsed to come
• erooS with the lUuaey.
If' the Japanese sell the
tanker to . another hnyer, then
the $624,009 deposit made by
the Greek concehi will be for
felt. ''
demand for ships will pretty well
have caught up with the tonnage
.available.
doesn't apply to T2s. In fact, it Is
expected that these ships will have
been scrapped in large numbers
by the time the palmy days roll
around.
152 T2B Short
According to the study, the
world wUl need an estimated 4,713
tankers (figured in terms of T2
units, not actual ships), but there
will only be 4,561 T2 equivalents
in existence, meaning a bonanza
forany tanker operator who can
hold out long enough while hla
ships are now laid up perhaps by
picking up an occasional charter
for grain or other bulk cargo.
At the present time, the study
figiures the demand for tankers in
T2 units as 3.313 as against a sup^
ply of over 3,600. By 1962, despite
the constructionof over 700 T12
units (actuglly, a smaller number
of ships sihee vessels now buHt. are and the Choctaw and Li?sp§);jji
in the 30,000ton and up class) the mar) were in transit.
'Frisco Seeks
SkiDs In Vain
SAN FRANCISCO—There waa
little to report on the shipping
scene out here during the past two
weeks. It's been slow and there's
no pickup in sight.
What activity there was eame la
twos. The Jefferson City Victory
(Victor^ Carriers) and the City at
Airaa (Waterman) paid oif;' the
Jefferson City; Victory and the
ChOctaW .(Waterman), ̂ signed _;ion;
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First SIUA^G ship to go through tho St. Lawrence Seaway, Wa
terman's SS . Hurricane used this novel method of putting man
ashore for taking lines on the dock. Seafarer "Cliff" Cliffton, AB,
is perched on bosun's chair ready to go over the side, assisted by
B. Chew, AB. Narrow channels and lack of facilities require un
usual method for docking vessels in many ports.
Waterman Asks
Lakes' Subsidy
WASHINGTON—The SlUcontracted Waterman Steam
ship Company has become the first SIU deepsea fleet to put
in a bid for a subsidy on the Seaway. Waterman is asking
for Government aid covering^
16 to 24 voyages a year on the
Lakes to Europe run.
The Waterman sutuidy proposal
comes on the heels of the Senate
Appropriations Committee action
In raising the number of subsidized
voyages to be authorized to a ceil
ing of 2,600 a year. The previous
ceiling of 2,010 voyages would not
have allowed for any new subsidy
applicants.
The additional bid by Waterman
also reflects the decision of the
Federal Maritime Board Counsel
advising rejection of the company's
East CoastEurope subsidy appli
cation. Waterman also has sub
sidy applications on GulftoEu
rope, GulftoFar East and Pacific
CoastFar East.
Early in June, the Waterman
freighter Hurricane became the
first SIU deepsea ship to go
through the Seaway. The Hurri
cane is currently in the Lakes
where she is picking up MSTS
cargo headed for Europe.
A second SlUmanned ship, the
Coeur d'Alene Victory, is going to
head into the Lakes later this
month on charter for States Ma
rine Lines. The Coeur d'Alene will
also carry MSTS cargo to La Pal
lice, France, after stopping in Ken
osha, Wis., and Toledo, Ohio.
The Hurricane is making .calls
at Kenosha, Chicago and Petroit.
Waterman's subsidy request is
the fifth to be received^ thus far
by the FMB for various Seaway
nms. One other SlUcontracted
company, McCarthy, which
has been operating on the Lakes
for a number of years, is well along
Make Checks
te
Seafarers .mailing in checks
or money orders to the Union
to cover dues payments are
urged to be sure to make all of
them payable to the SIUA6fG
District.
Some Seafarers have sent in
checks and money orders in the
names of individual llieadquar
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made out to the Union directly;
in its' bid to enter the offshore
trade. McCarthy operates bulk
carriers and also carferries on the
Lakes and is manned by members
of the SIU Great Lakes District.
Sea Dumps
For 'AJunk'
Seen Safe
WASHINGTON — Low intensity
radioactivf^ wastes can be safely
dumped withn 118 miles offshore
of . all major Atlantic and Gulf
ports, a panel of experts ha^ con
cluded after a ll^year study. Pro
vided the dumpings are safely
scaled, the committee found that
they would constitute no danger
of contaminating the water and
fish.
Twentyeight shallow areas, 10
in the.Guif and 18 along the At
lantic Coast, were found suitable
for the dumpings.
At present, the Atomic Energy
Commission has been dumping low
intensity wastes 100200 miles out
at sea.
The panel was asked to study
the problem because of the huge
costs in hauling the drums 100200
miles to sea. Comparisons of radia
tion counts between areas where
drums were deposited and drum
free sites showed no differences.
One of the recommended areas
is only two miles off the coast of
Port Everglades in Florida. An
other site is 10 miles off the coast
of Providence, Rhode Island.
A number of Democratic Con
gressmen from Texas have vigor
ously condemned the findings.
Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough
expressed the views of most of the
critics when he said, "There are
a great many questions of safety
which have not been suitably
answered and, until they are, I
not only oppose the ad^tiom of
new dumping sites, I believe we
should not pollute our Gulf waters
at all."
ICC Offshore Ship'
Crab Sidetracked;
Tax Curb Bill Cains
WASHINGTON.—The fight waged by maritime unions and steamship com
panies against Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction over the shipping
industry scored its initial victory as the Senate Commerce Committee pigeonholed
a move to turn over Alaska ̂
shipping to the ICC.
The biU, S1507, would
have transferred the juris
diction over steamship lines
now serving Alaska from
the Maritime Administration
to the ICC on the grounds that
the ICC already has control
over domestic shipping operations.
The bill arises out of the grant of
statehood to Alaska.
SIU of NA President Paul Hall
had testified against the bill on
behalf of the US maritime unions
and, in the process, detailed the
WASHINGTON—In an effort
to overcome attempts hy the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to gain control of regula
tion of water carriers to and
from Alaska and Hawaii, the
Federal Maritime ^oard has
prepared a bill for transmission
to Congress. Under this draft
bill, a tripartite board would be
set up, composed of members
from the Maritime Board, the
ICC and the Civil Aeronautics
Board. Involved In the bill is
the establishment of through
routes and rates in which all
forms of transportation would
cooperate equitably.
The Federal Maritime Board
will ask Congress to enact legis
lation to authorize and require
the establishment of a system of
joint boards. to maintain co
ordination and cooperation in
the national interest of the var
ious forms of transportation.
Under the FMB draft bill, the
Joint board would have original
jurisdiction in ail disputes aris
ing out of through routes and
joint rates.
damage already done to domestic
shipping in the last 20 years by the
ICC and its allies in the railroad
industry. The Maritime Adminis
tration and shipowners representa
tives had also opposed the transfer
of authority.
The action by the Senate Com
Panama OK
After Hupe
Ship Jam
The Panama Canal is operating
smoothly again after its biggest
commercial traffic jam in history.
Last week, there were sometimes
as many as 27 ships backed up at
the Canal, unable to get through.
Canal officials now say the worst is
over.
With some locks working around
the clock, the congestion began to
ease up, but there was little that
could be done to satisfy the need
for trained pilots. After working
overtime for as many as four suc
cessive days, many of the. pilots
were literally exhausted.
merce Committee was one of sev
eral taken on measures relating to
maritime. In another matter affect
ing working seamen, the commit
tee favorably reported out to the
full Senate a bill which would pro
hibit state and local withholding
taxes on the wages of seamen.
The bill was prompted by the
action of New York State and
Massachusetts in attempting to en
force withholding tax procedures
despite the existence of Federal
law prohibiting any such withhold
ing except Federal Income and So
cial Security taxes.
In reporting out the bill, the
committee chairman. Senator War.
ren Magnuson (Dem.Wash.), noted
that shipowners and seamen would
be faced with unbelievably costly
and complex bookkeeping if many
states followed the New York and
Massachusetts examples.
New York had previously ruled
that withholding should be done,
but steamship companies have re
fused to do so in the main, believ
ing it to be illegal.
The Commerce Committee's ac
tion in putting aside the Alaska
shipping bill' has significance be
yond the immediate Alaska situ
ation. If the bill were to go
through, the ICC would then be in
a position to claim jurisdiction
over shipping to Hawaii as well.
The union testimony against tho
ICC held that the agency was pro
railroad and antishipping and
that while the unions did not al
ways see eyetoeye with the Mar
itime Administration on many is
sues, that agency was familiar with
the problems faced by seamen and
the shipping industry and offered
full and complete hearings to the
industry on regulatory matters.
The ICC, on the other hand, tho
unions said, had all too often de
nied such hearings to the industry
and was loaded with former or
future railroad personnel who have
repeatedly shown bias against
ships and seamen.
The action on the Alaska bill
does not affect the basic situation
in the domestic trades where the
shipping industry is currently
fighting raterigging by the rail
roads designed to destroy shipping
(Continued on page 8)
Great Lakes District Wins
Seniori^, Job Security
DETROIT—An ironclad program of job security and
seniority protection for SIU Great Lakes seamen was ham
mered out by the Great Lakes District and representatives
of 14 major Lakes operators'*
last week. It will go into ef
fect upon ratification by the
SIU Great Lakes District member
ship.
Designed to meet the special
seasonal circumstances of Lakes
shipping, with most seamen stick
ing, to the same company or ship
each season because of the Lakes
shutdown in the fail, the joint
agreement guarantees fuU seniori
ty within each company, including
periods of layup, time off, vacation
and illness.
The program is expected to be
a major asset in the current SIU
organizing drive on the Lakes. It
will apply to all Lakes companies
now under SIU contract and to all
fleets organized in thefuture. The
14 companies initially involved em
ploy some 3,000 SIU Great Lakes
members.
Meeting one of the Union's basia
goals in the current Lakes cam
paign, the seniority program
tightens up various job security
provisions in existing contracts by
spelling out details of every man's
job rights in all possible situations.
Essentially, it is based on a guar
antee that every seaman on a com
pany's vessels will hold the job he
now has for as long as he wishes,
barring discharge for good cause.
Seniority is also protected for
two annual fitouts after, a seaman
leaves the company through no
fault of his own. The fltout is the
prelude to the resumption of
Lakes shipping after the annual
winter shutdown. J[n addition, the
agreement offers Important pro
tection against loss of a job to out
siders, supendsors, licensed of
ficers or anyone else the company
wishes to bring in to "bump" or
displace an SIU Great Lakes un
licensed man from his job.
Other main points covered are
the following:
• Leave of absence up to one
full season with no loss of seniori
ty.
• Full seniority^ protection
while ill or in the armed forces.
• Right to promotion or trans
fer in the company's fleet.
• Allows 15 days in which to re
claim a job at fitout time.
• Full right to reclaim a job af
ter temporary layup during the
operating season.
• Right to fill a vacancy due to
a permanent layup during the op
erating season. .
• Gurantee of companywide
seniority in the event only part of
the company's fleet operates.
• Protection against '^bumping"
by any man from another fleet re
gardless of his seniority.
• First preference to seamen
with seniority in the company
when a job opens In its fleet.
The overall agreement, includ
ing further job guarantees, will be
administered by sixman board
representing the Union and the
companies. An impartial seniority
officer will work full time to carry
out full provisions of the agree
ment for the seaman's protection.
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SEAFARERS
ROTARY SHIPPIN6 ROARD
June 10 Through June 23, 1959
SIU ports reported the best two weeks' shipping in the past
two years last period, a high of 1,261 jobs, llie increase was
mostly in class A shipping, as class B activity fell off a bit and
class C rose slightly. Registration for the period fell off again and
was well under shipping, although the registration on the beach at the
end of the two weeks was somewhat higher than before. The regis
tration for the period was 1,209.
A total of 68 payoffs, 36 slgnons and 107 intransit calls Were listed,
accounting for 211 visits in all. This figure was somewhat lower than
usual, but the signon total was above average. The result was fewer
ships in port produced more jobs through heavier turnover during the
period.
Boston, Tampa, Savannah and Seattle had no signons at all, while
Philadelphia, Lake Charles and Wilmington had only one each. Over
all, New York had 39 ships in, Baltimore 35 and New Orleans 32, (See
"Ship Activity" summary at right.)
Six ports (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile, Houston and
Wilmington) reported better shipping than previously, four (New York,
Tampa, San Francisco and Seattle) showed declines and the rest re
mained the same. The rises reflected especially busy activity for
Norfolk, Houston and Wilmington. New York wasstlll fairly active
despite the dropoff, and New Orleans, with no change, was very busy
handling 210 Jobs. San Francisco and Seattle, on the other hand, fell
way off. /
The seniority figures showed class A accounting for 63 percent of
the total Jobs shipped, class B for 19 percent and class C for 18 per
cent. The only increase was in the class A portlpn. Tampa and Lake
Charles, however, were the only ports that shipped no class C men.
Figures for the registration on the beach pinpointed Boston, Phila
delphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and
Seattle as all having fewer than 100 men on hand in all departments.
Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also had less
than 50 class A seSmen available. Boston followed closely with 52.
The following is the forecast port by port:
Boston: Quiet. .. New York: Steady . .. Philadelphia: Fair .: . Bal
tiBwe: Good ... Norfolk: Good ... Savannah: Slow .. . Tampa: Slow
. . . Mobile: Better . . . New Orleans: Busy ... Lake Charles: Fair ...
Houston: Good ... Wilmington: Fair ... San Francisco: No change ...
SeatUe: Steady.
DECK DEPARTMENT
Ship' ActivUy
SIga la
ptts Cos Traas.TOTAII,
iestea 2 . 2 4
New Yerk ... 21 4 14 39
PUMalpble.. 2 1 4 r
leMaMre ....14 10 11 15
Npifolk .... • 3 ' 4 ' 4 11.
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wHwWmlORF* 9 0 0 p • — 10 U;
Toaipfl 3 3
MebUe ...... 7 • 4 4 if
NewOrlaeas.. 7 f 20 32
Lake Charles.. 1 ' 1 0 0
Heetton ..... 0 4 14 20
Wllmlagtea .. — 1 i 4
See froKheo.. 2 . 2 2 4
Seattle ...... 2 — 0 i ̂
Totals ..... 40 34 107 211,
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Registered Registered Shipped Shipped shipped TOTAL Reghtered On The Booth
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
Port
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP
Port 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 X 3 ALL 1 2 8 AUb.
Boston 2 6 1 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 __ 3 6 14 4 24 3 3 «:
New York. 20 50 10 80 1 14 12 27 9 40 0 55 1 7 8 10 5 15 20 95 16 20 91 90 139 44 293 3 19 27 49
Philadelphia... 2 6 1 9 1 1 3 8 0 17 17 17 15 13 8 36 — 2 1 3
Baltimore 15 33 7 55 1 5 18 24 5 33 7 45 5 7 9 21 8 7 12 W 45 21 27 93 37 69 10 113 — 8 S3 41
Norfolk 6 6 2 14 1 3 1 5 6 6 2 14 1 3 1 5 — 2 11 13 14 9 13 32 11 10 2 23 — 7 6 IS
Savannah 1 3 2 6 1 1 2 2 4 __ • • ' —^ 4 ... _ 4 6 9 S 18 ,1 8 4
Tampa 3 4 7 _— 1 1 1 . 1 • • • 1 — 1 4 6 _ 10 — — 2 • z
Mobile 10 24 6 49 1 3 4 2 9 3 14 1 4 5 14 9 19 39 37 8 90 .— — 12 18
New Orleans. 13 28 9 50 2 5 8 15 15 34 10 59 3 4 3 10 1 4 7 12 59 10 12 81 34 48 13 95 1 4 5 It
Lake Charles......... 1 4 2 7 1 1 2 3 2 7 _ 1 1 _. 7 1 — i 2 13 5 20 1 1 3 5
Houston 5 26 11 42 1 7 12 20 14 30 12 56 3 10 9 22 1 e *2 "o 56 22 9 87 19 39 9 67 — 10 11 21
Wilmington 8 2 1 11 __ 1 1 6 11 2 19 3 4 7 1 1 19 7 1 27 9 2 1 12 — — 1 X
San Francisco... 0 9 4 19 1 • . 1 2 5 7 3 15 1 1 19 1 __ 16 14 20 3 37 1 4 2 7
Seattle 5 12 3 20 1 2 3 2 7 1 10 1 1 — • ~ . — 10 1 — 11 12 13 4 29 1 3 2 •
TOTALS 97 213 59 369 9 40 58 107< 72 191 55 j 318 14 37 39 90 11 24 47 82 318 . W" 82 490 m 449 114 857 7 62 Ml 189
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Port
Boston
New York............
Philadelphia..
Baltimore. i.
Norfolk.
Savannah.....
Tampa.
Mobile
New Orleans
Lake Charles.
Houston..............
Wilmington ;.
San Francisco.
Seattle.
TOTALS
Reghtorod
CLASS A
GROUP
i 2 » ALIJ
— 4
17 53
— 6
5 28
10
6
5
12
39
8
32
4
7
7
1
2
3
7
1
3
3
3
2
1
10
1
9
2
2
2
5
4
2
2
47 221 41 309
5
80
7
42
12
9
7
17
51
13
37
9
10
10
Rogulorod
CLASS «
GROUP
1 2 8 ALL
1
2
1 —
12 6
2 1
8 11
^ 2
— 1
3 —
5 3
9 3
3 4 6
1 2 2
1 — 2
— 22
3
3
• '2
1
3
8
12
13
5
3
4
Shipped
CLASS A
GROUP
J 2 8 ALL
6
i
2
2
8
1
6
2
2
1
36
5
37
10
1
18
28
4
41
6
5
5
8 48 39 95 34 198 28 258' 2 42 39 I 83
47
7
46
12
2
2
24
40
S
56
9
7
7
Shipped
CLASS B
GROUP
121 ALL
2 —
— 16
— 1
. 4
— 2
— 1
— ~8
— i
— 4
— 3
— 1
2
6
2
10
2
4
22
3
14
2
2
1
1
12
1
11
5
2
3
Shipped
CLASS C
GROUP
128 ALL
TOTAL
SHIPPED
CLASS
A B C ALL
1 2
— 8
2 1
.1 9
— 9
1
12
7
4
3
3
4
T)
1
Il
ls 47
7
15 46
7
3
3
14
18
1
>2
2
2
24
40
5
SO
9
7
7
4
22
3
14
3
2
1
1
12
1
11
5
2
3
1
15
13
7
3
3
14
18
1
4 29 44 77 258 83 77 418133 444 65
Registered On
CLASS A
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
5 1
84 54
1
13
7 1
140 23
10
75
21
7
8
28
66
6
73
19
9
10
1
14
11
13
2
11
3
7
2
19
73
10
11
3
50
95
11
27
5
20
13
3
8
1
3
6
9
a
2
1
1
1
9
217
23
94
IX
15
17
67
77
19
40
9
28
16
The Beach
CLASS B
GROUP
12 3 ALL
2
1
1
1
3 1
27 18
1 2
12 9
1 4
1 8
4 —
9 6
5 7
• ,3.
5 3
3 3
5 —
2x 2
642 12 78 61
4
10
3
22
5
4
4
15
IS
. 3
10
7
0
5
Hi
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
* Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Booth
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP rorf 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 iiLL A.
' "'1
C ALL 1 2 • 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
Boston 3 — 2 5 2 2 • 1 1 • w 1 1 10 1 8 19 7 7
New York 23 10 41 74 1 2 13 16 13 7 22 42 2 2 7 11 1 25 26 42 11 26 79 ICQ 83 102 237 2 S 85 42
Philadelphia 3 1 2 6 — — 2 2 1 3 4 — 3 3 1 1 4 3 1 8 11 6 8 25 .... . — 4 4 Baltimore 18 4 8 30 2 2 9 13 13 3 14 36 1 — 11 12 1 1 8 19 30 12 10 62 45 16 17 76 3 2 20 25
Norfolk 1 3 4 8 — — 5 5 1 3 4 8 — 5 5 — 1 3 4 8 5 4 17 4 4 4 12 1 — 8 9
Savannah 3 2 2 7 — . 2 2 — 2 a>e» __ 2 8 3 4 15 1 — 1
Tampa. 2 2 5 9 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,, , . 1 8 1 11 20 2 2
Ifobiie...... 8 4 9 21 6 6 7 2' 16 ' 25 — 4 4 • 1 1 25 4 1 30 25 11 35 71 ' 11 11
New Orleans 10 6 ''25 41 9 . 9 10 7 31 48 . — 7 7 , 8 8 48 7 8 63 24 5 53 82 15 15
Lake Charles.... 2 — 1 3 — 1 1 1 2 3 — 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 7 1 1 6 8
Houston 4 4 13 21 2 — ' 6 8 13 3 13 29 • • • 2 12 14 1 12 13 29 14 13 56 17 4 H 32 1 4 6
WOmlngton 2 1 4 7 1 1 1 3 4 2 5 11 2 1 6 9 _ , 6. 4 11 9 6 26 6 3 3 12 1 1
San Francisco........, 7 3 7 17 — 2 I 3 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 « 14 8 13 35 2 6 8
Seattle 3 2 1 6 — 2 3 5 3 1 4 1 • • in : 1 . "2 —;• 1 1 2 4 ' 2 2 8 11 1 7 19 — 2 4 6
TOTALS 89 42 124 255 6 9 59 74 67 29 115 2lit 7 5 57 69 3 3 67 73211 69 '73" • ¥53 285 99 280 664 16 12 122 .1^
SUMMARY
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MNQIMM....
MKANDTOfAlS
Registered
CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
TOTAL
SHIPPED
Registered 0
CLASS A
In The Booth v
CLASSB
GROUP
12 3 ALL
GROUP
123 ALL
GROUP
1 2 8 ALL
GROUP
12 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 S ALL
CLASS
A B CALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 S ALL
97 213 58 1 369 9 40 ̂ 58 107 72 191 59 1 318 14 37 39 i 90 11 24 4? t 92 318 90 82 1 490 284 449 114 .857 7 62 111 128
47 221 411309 8 48 39 95 34 196 28 i 258 2 42 39 1 .93 4 29 44 t 77 258 83 77 j 418 133 444 65 642 12 78 61 151
89 42 124 1255 6 g 99 74 6? 29 119 ) 211 7 a 57 t 69 3 3 67 t 72 211 09 73 1 358 289 99 280 664 10 12 122 144
238 478 224 I 983 .23 97 156 1 270 1173 416 198 1 787 28 84 135 ( 242 18 56_15il_L2S| "^
1 1 712. 992 469 12163 29 ̂ 152 294 475 sill!
1. mr SEAFARERS LOG Pare FIT*
A 'Rustbucket' For Real
\
SIU crewmen and Union official examine samples of rust from
deck and bulkheads of the LoSolle during ship's last stopover in
Now York. Pictured (I to r) ore Rdnie Sturba, deck delegate;
Alphonse Tremer Jr., engine delegate; Chuck Limbaugh, bosun,
and SIU Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Ed Mooney. It looks like o
bit of chipping is in orderr'
Missile Ship Job Calls
Due As Articles Expire
NEW YORK—Shipping dropped slightly during the past
twoweek period with 254 men being shipped, reports Bill
Hall, assistant secretary treasurer. "Twentyone ships were
in port paying off, four signed
on and 14 were in transit.
Registration increased some
V'hat and there were a number.of
Jobs hanging on the board that
were passed up. by "A" and: "B"
men. The Union advises the
membership to protect their jobs
by taking them when they go up
on the board.
It has been noted that some of
the men have been having food
and coffee brought to them in the
recreation rooms on the second
deck. This can lead to unsanitary
conditions. All hands are advised
to confine their eating to the first
deck.
. The lifeboat' training school is
operating smoothly and is schedul
ing new classes. Applicants can
Mobile Now
SbuWe Port
MOBILE—This port Is beginning
to look like a short trip port, re
ports Port Agent Cal Tanner, as
13 of the 16 ships in during the
past two weeks were of the two
and threeweek coastwise variety.
The recent shipments of grain
and flour have eased up with the
last load of flour being taken out
last week. It won't be until about
the middle of July that the port
can expect an increased movement
of grain and soybeans.
Fingers are crossed here in hope
that Waterman's application for
subsidies for a Gulf to Europe and
Gulfto Far East runs are approved.
If they are it will mean that many
more jobs on the shipping board.
The following vessels paid off
during the period: Alcoa Pointer,
Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer,
Alcoa Corsair and the Alcoa Ran
ger (Alcoa); and the Monarch of
the Seas and Claiborne (Water
man).
_ Signing on were the Topa Topa,
Wacosta, and Warrior (Waterman)
and the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa).
In transit were the Kathryn and
Frances (Bull); La Salle (Water
man) and the Del Sol (Mississippi).
enroll by contacting any of the of
ficials' at the dispatch counter.
Shipping looks good for the
coming weeks. Several Isthmian
and Robin Line shjps are due in
for payoff while replacements for
missile ships will be needed since
the year's articles expired June 30.
The following ships paid off:
Carolyn, Evelyn, Suzanne. Ines,
Elizabeth and Beatrice (Bull); Sea
trains New York, . Georgia and
New Jersey (Seatraln); Robin Gray,
Robin Locksley and Robin Hood
(Robin); Beauregard, Fair land,
Raphael Semmes, Bienville and Az
alea City (PanAtlantic); Steel
Rover (Isthmian); CS Miami (Cities
Service); Andrew Jackson (Water
man).
' Signing on were the Robin Hood
(Robin); Atlas (Tankers & Tramps);
Ines (Bull) and the Andrew Jack
son (Waterman). The Atlas finally
took a crew after bbing in idle
status for some time because of
the tanker sluinp.
In transit were the Azalea City
and Gateway City (PanAtlantic);
Seatraihs Louisiana and Texas
(Seatrain); Portmar and Alamar
(Calmar); Ames Victory (Victory
Carriers); Ines and Jean (Bull).
Robin Locksley (Robin); John C.
(Atlantic Carriers); CS Norfolk
(Cities Service); Jean LaFitte
(Waterman); Steel Artisan (Isth
mian) and the Rebecca (Intercon
tinental).
Notify Union
About Sick Men
Ship's delegates are urged to
notify the Union. immediately
when a shipmate is taken off
the vessel in any port because
of illness or injury. Delegates
should not wait until they send
in the ship's minutes but should
handle the matter in a separate
communication, so that the Un
ion can determine in what man
ner it Dan aid the brother.
It would also be helpful if
the full' name, rating and book
number was sent in. Address
thjEse notifications 'to. Welfare
Services at headguarten.
Japan Getting Scrap Ships
Japanese gcrap yards are going to get a good piece of the 1,200 reserve fleet Libertys,
judging from the Maritime Administration's first sale of these ships for foreign scrapping.
Five ships have already been sold to California and New .York companies for scrapping
in Japan at prices over the "
$90,000 mark. Previously, the
best price obtainable in Amer
ican yartis was slightly more than
the $70,000 minimum price set as
a floor bid.
As a result of these initial bids,
the Government Is offering 15
more ships for foreign scrapping
at a minimum sale price of $95,
000. Another 15 ships are being
offered for US scrapping ait the
#70,000 floor.
As reported in thD last SEA
FARERS LOG, cuts in the appro
priations for maintenance work on
the reserve fleet are prompting a
speedup of ship scrapping. There
are 1,400 Libertys in the fleet at
present, of which only 200 will be
retained eventually.
The reason for the higher prices
obtained in Japanese yards, despite
the long and costly tow to the Far
East, lies in the fact that scrap
steel is^ traditionally scarce in that
area plus the fact that labor Is con
siderably cheaper in Asia. •
It has been estimated that it
costs in the vicinity of $110,000 to
tow a ship from the East Coast to
Japan, more thgn the actual $95,
000 price of the ship.
Scrapping Pays Off
The toUl cost, in the vicinity of
$200,000, is not much less than
the market value of Liberty ships
for commercial purposes. As a
result, a number of operators of
overage Libertys and T2s are
loading their ships with cargo for
the Far East, discharging there
and then dumping them in a Japa
nese scrapyard rather than bring
them back to the States in ballast
wth dubious possibilities for an
other charter.
With some 450 tankers in .layup
all oyer the world and heavy lay
ups of other tonnage, principal]jy
overage Libertys, the pressure is
on to scrap these ships.
The five ships sold by the Mari
time Administration for foreign
scrapping were sold to American
citizens who were given the option
of scrapping them in any friendly
nation. They were the Simon
Newcomb, Ewing Young, Hender
son Luelling, Carole Lombard and
the Harvey C. Miller.
30 Ships On Block
The thirty ships now on the
block are still all in the damaged
or unstrapped class. They come
from various reserve fleet anchor
ages including Hudson River;
James River; Wilmington, NC;
Beaumont, Texas; Suisan Bay, Cal
ifornia; Mobile, and Asto^ia and
Olympla, Washington.
Sale of the ships for scrapping
in Japan is an Ironic development.
Twenty years ago, before Pearl
Harbor, the Japanese were heavy
buyers of US scrap as they built
up their armed forces, and there
was a good deal of controversy at
the time about selling scrap to
Japan. Now the US Liberty fleet,
which was built in response to the
attack on Pearl Harbor, Is follow
ing the same route in part.
To date, the Maritime Adminis
tration has offered 226 for salo
from the reserve fleet and has sold
129 of them for a total return of
slightly under $10 million. The
Libertys cost $2 million each when
built, and the $10 million received
for 129 of them would suffice to
build just one modern merchant
ship.
Malntenan^ Cheap
Maritime Administrator Clar
ence Morse had testified before
Congress that he was reluctant to
embark on largescale scrapping of
the fleet since It cost only a few
thousand a year to maintain a ship
in usable condition. However, the
budget for ship preservation work
was cut back, with the result that
the agency will concentrate on
maintenance of the more modern
ships in the reserve, including the
Ctype vessels now beinjg traded
in by various steamship. compa
nies.
Extra Cult
Run Started
By Seatrain
The SlDcontracted Seatrain
Line has begun its new freight
service between New Orleans and
Savannah. The service was initi
ated under a temporary grant au
thorized by the interstate Com
merce COmmision.
Although the company's regular,
run from New York to the Gulf
ports and back will not be changed,
its ships will now be allowed to
pick up cargo in Savannah, deposit
it in New Orleans and vice versa.'
In the past, when the two ships on
the run, the Seatrains Georgia and
Louisiana, arrived at either Savan
nah or New Orleans they were
allowed to unload only the cargo
they had loaded in New York and
could carry cargo from each of the
two Gulf ports only, to New York.
Seatrain officials are confident
that the new service will bring
additional cargo into their opera
tions. The company presently
operates six ships along the A^
lantic and Gulf Coasts. Its "Sea
mobile" container service will be
extended to Savannah and New
Orleans as soon as special port
handling facilities, how under
construction, ara completed
(The brothers described below are receiving $150 monthly SIU dis
abilily pcnsion benefits.)
Rudolph Klenast . . . 66 . . . started sailing in 1912, retired in 1958
. . . became an SIU member in 1938 and sailed in the steward depart
ment . . . the City of New York
was his first ship ... after that
came all names and types of
freighters and passenger ships . . .
liked the run to Puerto Rico be
cause "it is one of the places you
find nice people" and because h»
'had good friends in San Juan . . .
As one of original Union members,
remembers the years when a sea
man's pay was considerably less
than the $150 monthly disability
pension ' he now receives . . .
sailed during both World Wars
and was torpedoed once, during
WW II. . . lives in idyllicsounding
town of Mount Pleasant Beach,
Calif. . .' . enjoys fishing off his
own cabin cruiser, oil painting . . .
Keeps in touch with his niece in
Kienost poses on his boot. Washington, DC.
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Thomas tooma ... 56 ... a Union man from its initial days in 1938
... began sailing in 1922 and retired last August with a chief steward's
rating ... shipped primarily on tankers and freight
ers, with a special liking for the South Africa run
... "I made many friends there, and really enjoyed
the climate," he recalls . . . most eventful trip
turned out to be one of his shortest—Newport News
to Philadelphia . . . run usually took 36 hours but
raging storm kept ship at sea five days . . . kiuda
shook him up, Tooma writes ... keeps in touch
with former shipmate William Hand, also sees
many of the boys on occasional visits to the Philly
hall . . . married and has one daughter . . . lives in
Easton, Pa. . . . photography, taperecording and gardening give this
SIU veteran plenty to do in his free hours.
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Waqoe dedicated by AFLCIO unions in Lake CfioHes. induding
Ae SiU, on second anniversary oi Hurricane Audrey in memory of
heavy loss of life caused by fhe big blow. Unions in area spear
headed rescue and rebuilding work.
In transit were the CS Norfolk
(twice), OS Miami, Winter Hill,
Chiwawa and the Bradford Island
(Cities Service).
_ LAKE CHARLES—A sixfoot memorial.marble statue was
dedicated last week to the memory of 36 unidentified victims
of the Hurricane Audrey disaster The dedication came
on the anniversary of the* ——— r
hurricane which inundated The Chiwawa was the single
Cameron parish, destroying ship paying off. Shortly afterwards
hundreds of homes and taking it signed on for another Coastwise
scores of lives. trip.
Over 2,000 residents of Cameron
Pmish and the Lake Charles vicin
ity attended the dedicatiod of the
memorial, which was the product
of funds and labor donated by the
Lake Charles Central Trades and
Labor Council and other unions in
the vicinity.
Among those inattendance were
many Seafarers from the Lake
Charles hall as well as members
of their faihllles who live in this
vicinity.
Victor Bussie, secretarytreas
urer of the Louisiana AFLCIO
Council, presided fit the cere
monies. Labor unions from all
over Lou'siana, including SHJ
members frqip New Orleans and
Lake Charies, (^nated their lalwr
on weekends toward the rcbiuiding
of the homes of hurricadd victims
The memorial statue was carved
In Italy arid installed by members
of the local unions here.
Meanwhile; ori shipping, one ves
sel paid 4)ff, one signed on and six
were in transit in wjiat amounted
to a fair shipping period for this
port.
Port Agent Leroy Clarke re
ported. that there were several
beefs on one of the ships but that
thqy ,were settled without much
difficulty. ,
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Proy^Eilgimnfy
For lio^pttsl s
Seafarers being admitted to A
Public Health hospital are
urged to carry with them their
Union bodk plus proof of ell
gftlUty for SIU benefits;
namely, a record that they have
at least 90 days seatime during
the previous year and at least
one day during the previous six
ntiontbs. Failure to have the
proper credentials will cause a
delay In .payments to the Sea
farer. ,
If the Seafarer is admitted to
a hospital which ,k not a PHS
institutim, lie ahould «ontaet
the Union immediately! The
Union wiU arrange with the
USPHS far a transfer. to a Pqb
Ikc Health hospital in his vicin
lly. The PHS Will not pick np
the hospital tah for private
bespitai cawe, nnle^ U k oantt
fled in advance. .
The Inland Boatmen's Union is
in the seventh week of its strike,
against tugs in San Francisco har
boa as the result of a breakdown in
contract talks and the refusal of
the operators to .negotiate. The
IBU is picketing tugs, towboats
airf iOl barges In San 'Francisco
Bay, and also InLos Angeles wberh
the walkout began on June 1.;
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Three oldtimers in the Sail^
Union of the Pacific, Edward Hcl
gason, Frank J. Flynn And Gharlea
F. Smith, are the latest to join the
ranks of SUP pensioners, Helgason
has been an SUP memlwr since
192T after being a fisherman in hla
native Iceland. Flynn has been
shipping since 19X9 on deepsea
ships and Smith joined the Union
during World War JI.
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Meetings are underway hetweM
SIU Padfie mrtrlct repras^ta
tivCfl and American President
Lines on a manning scale for the
hospital ship which APL will oper
ate in the Southeast Asia area. The
shipwill serve as a floating hospi
tal for the instruction of local
medical men and for treatment of
local roflidoiits in Aslaxi countries
It is expected to sail In December
for a oneyear signon with a staff
of doctors and nurses aboard,
i,' $ i
The ttner Mariposa, manned by
member* of the SIU Pacific Dlg
trict. will be a floating summer
school when It sails on a 42day
voyage to the South iPaciflc. Some
200 California teachers will take
advanced studies In a host of sub
^bip. The Mariposa
wffl mafce calls at Tahiti, New Zea
land, Australia, Fiji, Samoa and
Hawaii. Those school books will
get lots of competition.
• : • oSeafarer .was rushed
hpsplfal for an emergency deration.
; ^*hoot rapid and skififuf surgery dhd ah
qrnplB iupply of blood, he could not have pulled
V through. T^e doctors supplied the first
requirement and the SIU Blood came through
, with pints of blood of the type he needed.
~ today he is fit fOr duty again,
y y Not every circum^nce involves
dfast^inute emergency of this type, but
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k::««t»^e"|cumstance8.whether,iheneed ^
|r; or the member of a Sea'
^re'rV family, whether'the>patiehf;
inNewYorkpr New Orleans, or any..other
LJ C'»y. on exehange arrange
ydthlocal' blood bonks assures'a
^ The moral of the 2
k noddj ci^ oq your SIU :Blaad
;it whenevefi^ ddh to help y
The moral of the Atdfiy? Wlwn in
And donate to
whoheveri^ help younekf «nd your
brother Scdfoi^s.
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The High Cost Of Dying
A reader asks for advice on an especially poignant problera. She
holps care for her elderly parente who are not well . Like many older
fhlks today,, tlrey live In Florida on a small pension, plus help from
"their children. The daughter Is concerned about the burial arrange
ments when that inevitable day arriveSi Her parents do not want to
• %tscuss the^ question themselves other than to ifldieam they would pre
fCT to be burled in their home town back Horth..
' There are a great many retired people, living tod^ay ln' thq ̂ uth and^^
Far West and otAer areas of mild chmateS: Wim ;h^ nmFer^^iisc
I. • »; this problenf. thdlr femilles baCk: home^wottd^:iyha| tp^^
• 5^ tttne cotnes, or get into* a state of e6n<l^n • wl»enrl^.dpes.^;F^
T . are some very hi^ costs Involved, especialjly in the ̂ aim
aWay from Home. This reader askitd a friijmd in the ftineral ^
What the procedure and costs wcmid be for retiirn of i ^ome^
V:aod'fbr'seEricea and Uitennenf. ;;
answer was gstartling hhe:. Herb ia the?
.ivSto thf cost of returning one persoh home fOT ^ s
i Casket of choice::^t6o
'Shipping e#se (ptefeh gdi;®
Shipping <5bargesrt^0;fii^hdas^^«iw?^
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M Vault: $200, less allowance lor shipping case
Opening grave: $83 , . . .
j,. Cost of ffaves: $200'
Clergyinaii: at least $15
^v>.• . Tips extra;'',
. r Thus the cosh for each person who must be returned home fpr buriah
.r iimording to this estimate^ would be in/ttie neighbOrhooct of $^«300.
< Here are the polhta that other famiUea who;:mih« Bave tos face this
problem should'know:
i._The charge te send a body by common carrier is fixed; advises
H9ward> G. Raether, Executive Secretary of the Hatlonal Funeral Di
5? rectors Association^ If raii.ls usedyt^ firrifciaas.fares must be bou^t,
• but one ticket can be used by anyone accompanying; tbO body,
. . 2.—Some of the other prices which were quoted are on the, .high
side; notabftr, the cost of casket, shipping case and transportation from
; station to funeral home.
The question of cremation sometimes also arises, especially when
people are away from home. The Catholic and Jewish C^thodox
churches do not permit cremation if the family wants, a funeral serv
ice in church with , burial in a churchapproved cemetery. ' Some of
the Protestant churches frown on cremation while others advocate it.
There are also some groups organized fon. the purpose'of a simple
: funeral based on cremation.
. . Hut whatever ttiearrangement, it is important to. consider them In
'• advance of need. The daughter in this case is realistic in trying to
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dling her ifievltablb' responsibility.
For one thing, in a time of emo
tion; a bereaved family finds it dif
ficult to cope with the' problem of
costs. The average funeral now
adays costs about $6p0r not includ
ing" cemetery, charges. This itself
is a' burdeff pf moderateincome
families. But the costs can run
much higher if a very,.elaborate
casket is chosen, and", other extras
are added to the standard service.
The custom of the funeral busi
ness; ig tO'price the entire" funeral
on the basis of the casket selected.
Ah expensive casket means, a dis*
portionately high final bill.
For another, judging from this
estimate of $800$1000 just for the
casket and other ineidentSr some
establishments may quote much
higher than usual prices. The
casket, studies of funeral prices
Indicatei represents a little over oncrfifth of the charge for the entire
fuheral. Thus, a funeral priced at the typical $600 includes a casket
priced at about glSOgWS.
It's especially important to avoid establishments that advertise very
low prices and then pressure you into extravagant funerals. A repu
table funeral director won't pressure you ihti) an exjksnsive caSkefc or
elaborate arrangements, but leaves it up to the family to decide what
it wants. •
If funds are limited, it is perfectly accepfable'and customary to ex
plain frankly your income situation to the funeral director and ask
for a reasonablypriced'arrangement. ' ^
As well as securing prices beforehandcd, it's wise to select^ burial
^ 5.^^ space. There can be a< great disparity in these prices tOo; In' fact,
some of the highpressure cemetery promotion^ employing large staffs
; i . of salesmen/have been notoriously fraudulent. . ;
Because funeral expenses often have been a worry tO moderate
"T'i income families, a few union locals, fraternal societies and cooperatives
have worked out their own cooperative arrangements. Some locals
of mine workers, warehouse workers, and others have such arrange
. ments. In the midWest, especially at Cloquet and New Uuii, Minn.,
^ several funferal cooperatives provide burials at charges belqw the in
', dustrywide averages. '
^ Sockl Security and the; Veterans Administrotiori' pay fuheral
, ' reimbursement fees on the death ofeligible workers and veterans.
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Labor Committee,
member of the House
Merchant Marine Committee,
charged that the KennedyErvin
bill now under consideration ig
nores the wrongdoing of manage
ment while threatening a "terribly
unfair and discrimihatory" blow at
all trade unions.
Shelley declared that the prob
4em of labernumagemetit coirup
tibn coiUd billy be dbalt. with by
il^tation which will get at the
^'tabbcrebUiQiis' considtantsi'^ at
torneys ami' b^rs whb) advisei
inanageni^ on settings up 'liwaet*
heart'' deals andl^ody contracts,
as well as the management people^
who, cooperate wij^? them.
Neflheir thKHenited^^
as it tiie B|r
^.i^obteahs which' liave* heeii ex
^qrSeipf thr; MbCleJ ̂
• 'ian hearings.
"If the McClallan hearings have
denionstrafed Mything at all. , .
they hOTB' revealed' that corrup
;tionj ' gat^gsteristA;, 'violetice;. itt^
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WASHINGTON—A demand for genuine labormanagement reform I^slatioh wMdi
would attack the "real proWem" of corrupt management practices, has been made by Bep^
John P. Shelley (Dera Calif.) in a letterto Rep. Graham Harden, chairman of the HoUse
Shelley, a •
payrbU and Social Security afayvWibrie near Myii«^ *
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Fot A^Ship
The Soviet .Union has cbhducted
a dock trial of the world's first
atomicpowered icebreaker, the
Lenin. Due to be launched next
year, the Lenin will soon be joined
by two'other icebreakers, all three,
of which will rank as the world's
largest.
According to. details released
abont the vessel, the Lenin Is
operated by three nuclear reactors
which produce 96,000 kilbwatls of
thermal .^ower each, Two of these
reactors are used^ on the line to
deliver enough power .to the steam
turbines for producing the 44,000
kilowatts required to operate the
ship at filU speed. ^
Seactojrs Studied In US :
"The output of the reactors is of
special interest to American of
ficials because it is believed that
they may be the same kind of re"^
actorsused in the new Soviet mis
silefiring submarines. US nuclear
submarines have been using one
reactor In most cases.
The world's first atompowered
merchant vessel, the NS Savannah,
will be launched by the United
States in July. The first nuclear
powered craft of any nation was
the Us submarine Nautilus,
launched in 1955.
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Tariml Down OT?
Dont Boef On fS
Headquarters wishesto re
mind Seafarers that men whb'
are choosy about working cer
, tain overtime cannot expect an
equal number of OT hours with
the rest of their depa'rtment. In
^ome crews men have been
turning down, unpleasant OT
jbbs and then demanding to
come up with equal overtijne
when the easier jb^come along.
This practice is unfair to Sea
farers who take OT jobs as they
come.
The general objective is to
equalize OT as much as'posrible
but if a pan refuse^ disagree
able jobs thp% is no require
ment that when an easier job
comes along he can make up the
bvertime he turned down before,
withholding taxes and untold thou
sands of phony advertising rialms.
The Nbw Tbrk Better HtirineSs
Bureau alone, he said, handled 28,
237 complaints about fake' ads
JtMt ih''one:yCar. •
. "I. must say," :^elley added;
"that I am disappointed Ih the
fact that it (the McClelfan commit
tee) has not begun to scratch the
suriace. im the' area ̂ of unethical
conduct among businessmen, law
yers; and public officials. As the
name of the committee implies; it's
^responsibility was to study imprbp^
er activities in the labor or man
agement field, not only in the la
bormanagement field. Some of the
business: practices to which I have
'f i,; ':"i' i i
bribery have characterized too well
the behavior of some management
officials, some unethical lawyers
and other types of labor relations
middlemen, and soine corrupt pub
Uc officials."
Shelley cited a number" of mc
anibles^of the wide extHit; of law
violation by businessmen; among
them black market operations dor
fhg price^eiUng days by "almost
onehalf of all busfneM concerns
in the country"; cheating of coh
sumOrs Ihron'gh phony wetghtee
ducing preparations to the amount
of $100 millions annually; 400 con
victions annually of businessmen
Violating pure food and drug laws;"
thousands of violations each year
iff wage and'hour laws'to the tube
of $80 million a'.yea^ in lost wages;
$300 million worth of iilegaL^lvei'
earlier referred should have been
subjected to toe searching glare
of Congressional inquiry ...
"The nation's press," he nrited,
"has simply failed to do a bal
anced job in presenting the full
story to the American people. How
much of this is due to the fact
.that some newspaper publisliers
have themselves been involved in
toady practices is not yet clear;"
Shelley listed as management
abuses in the labor relations aiiena
tiiie practice of payoffs to obtain
"iweetheart" contracts and SUIH
atobdtod , agreements;' back door
contracts' to keep legitimate un
ions from organizing; business con
ciH^ons and loans ,to uhion lead
eto and the yiolatitm of union rules
jmd' ccmtracts to a'" competitive ,
^ge onrival coinpaoles^
Ito dited^numei^^ examplea of
these practices, among them the
nOtmrious unionbusting activities
of Sears Itbebucfc v^ the "Labor
Relations Associates'^ firm.
Insurance agencies' and insur
ance companies, he added, were
equally involved, and also public
officials, partlcolarb'' in" the scaith
ern textile miUs WheTO union .or
ganizers and unionmen have been
beaten and intimidated at the in
stigationof; mill'owners; •
"Let us never be fOoled," he
coiocluded, "info toinking that pu
nitive, onesided} .politically attrac
tive antilabor legislation is going
to solve corruption, immorality or
lack Of democracy in laborman
agement relations." '
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QUESTION: Wkal kind of run ore you looking for at the moment
and why?
Leo Kulakowskt, reefer engi
neer: Around the world, because
it hits some good
ports and be
cause • the payoff
is nice and juicy.
The ports I'm re
ferring to a r e
Manila, Penang
and Bangkok and
there are few
places in the
world where I've
enjoyed myself as much. You
don't run out of things to do down
there,
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Enrique Bosado, atemrd: I'm
looking |tor any kind: of run, it
doesn't matter
where to or for
how long. A job's
a . job the way I
see it and, as a
family man, L
can't afford to bb'^
tob' choosy, L
think the Union
would; be in' sad'
shape if: every
one held out for only one specific
run. I love the sea, and the sea's
the same all over.
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C. Hong, Utilift': rm keeping my
eye on the board for a coastwise
run. That's been
my preference
for the last six
years. It's "iny
favorite because
1 know exactly
wher& I'm going
and exactly when
I'll be back. If
I don't like the
ship, I don't have
to stay on for a long time since
the vinms are pnetty short .
Albert Nash, coto: I've always
had a preference for the around
theworld run. I
enjoy visiting,
different c o uh
tries and I al
ways have an es
pecially good
time in the Far
'Eastern ports.
There are some
fine places to go
to in the Philip
pines, Vietnam, Thailand and Sing
apore. The trip gives you some'
thing good to look forward to and
some wonderful memories after
wards.
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Robert Morrow, steward: I havo
no preferences. Whatever comes
on theboard; I'll
take. There used
to be a time
when I preferred
one run because
of certain ports
if hit, but by this
time I've seen
just about all of
them, so one's as
good as the next.
The important thing
make a good buck.
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WiUiam Cooper, FWT: With too
summer months here I'm looking
to cool off with a
Northern run,
perhaps to Scan
dinavia. I'm not
exactly fond of ,
the weather
down in the trop
ics this time of
year. It's much
too hot for me.
At other times of
the year I'm usually pretty contept
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Del Rio Taps In Fleet Safety
July t, 1959
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ICC Power Grab Blocked
SIU crewmembers on the Del Rio Iqok on as Horry X. Kelly, chairman of Delta Line's executive com
mittee left), presents company's 1958 ship safety award plaque to Capt. Williarq Cornforth, moster of
the SlUmanned vessel. Top sqf.ety mark was achieved by the Del Rio under the joint Unioncom>
pony safety program.
NEW ORLEANS—They had to come up with a perfect record for the year to Win, but
crewmembers of the Del Rio did so and in the process became the. 1958 safety champion
of the Delta Line fleet. The Del Rio, which logged 60,000 miles on the GulfSouth America
fun during the year, had no|
losttime accidents during the
12month period.
In all, the ship had just two mi
nor injuries aboard, neither of
which was serious enough to cause
the crewmembers involved to miss
« single watch.
Plaque Presented
Harry X. Kelly, chairman of the
company's executive committee,
presented the winners with a
plaque at a shipboard ceremony
here. »
. In addition to the success of the
Dal Rio, the company reported a
E'zable improvement in overall
Ehipboard safety since the joint
SlUindustry safety program was
inaugurated in January, 1957. Cap
tain Edgar Seamen, company safe
ty director, said that the fleetwide
accident frequency rate which
stood at 8,19 at the efid of 1956
was now down to 6.96. Similar
results have been reported by sev
eral other major SIU companies
taking part in the joint program.
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competition and monopolize cargo
movements accordingly. In the do
mestic trades, the unions and ship
operators are seeking legislation
designed to give ship operations a
better break in ICC proceedings,
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lyASHINGTON —Indirect con
firmation of unionindustry charges
against the ICC came recently
when the agency approved a re
duction in railroad freight rates on
grain for export. The grain in
volved moves to the Atlantic coast
from the midwest.
The rate reduction followed the
opening of the St. Lawrence Sea
way and was the subject of pro
tests from Lakes, operators and
shipping interests who charged
they were "unreasonably low" and
will.impair the ability of Ameri
canflag subsidized operators to
meet their obligations.
Commuting on the latest, devel
opment, SIU of NA. President Hall
noted, "This is the type of situa
tion that the unions and steamship
industry have been complaining
about. If the railroads, after all
these years," cut freight rates on
grain for export it indicates one of
two things:
"The rates may have''been arti
ficially high up until now because
the railroads had no competition,
in which case American farmers
and American seamen have suf
fered loss of grain export markets;
,6r it could mean that the new rates
are artificially low, perhaps even
helow cost, in violation of the law,
so as to drive the new Seaway com
petition out of business.
"In either' instance, this Is the
kind of manipulation which we feel
should be the subject of a
thorough Congressional Inquiry."
Despite. strong appeals for ac
ceptance from international and
local officials, members of the New
York Typographical Union Local 6
voted down a new contract pro
posed by ten New York newspa
pers. The final count on the pro
posal was 704 against and 443 for
the $7package offer. Three other
unions have already accepted simi
lar agreements. One major prob
leqi in the negotiatioiis is the issue
of resetting of ads which come to
the newspaper in mat or plate
form.~ Francis G. Barrett, president
of Local 6, said that the future
moves by the local were up to the
international. ''The international,"
he said, "would have to grant per
mission for Big Six to take a
strike vote."
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More antiunion violence erupted
in the south as two staff members
of the Textile "Workers Union of
America were stabbed and severe
ly beaten by a mob in Fitzgerald,
Ga. The two field representatives
were dragged from their motel
room, slugged repeatedly and then
slashed about the face and body.
This makes the fourth case of union
representatives being beaten in
southern states in the last three
months.
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An'officer of Local .72, Fur Si
Leather Workers' division of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union,
has been selected as "Worker
Father of 1959" by the National
Father's Day Committee. The win
ner 'is David Cleiman, 37, of Silver
Spring, Maryland, a fur cutter ,and
union officer for the past 19 years.
Cleiman, the father of three, was
selected for his extensive partici
pation in community affairs.
444.
Some 14,000 members of 'the
United Rubber Workers Union
ended their 54d.ay strike against
B. F., Goodrich after approving a
new contract which calls for im
provements in pensions, insurance,
working conditions and supple
mental unemployment benefits.
The new pension schedule calls for
payments of $2.40 a month for each
year of service prior to Jan. 1,
1959, and $2.50 a month for each
year thereafter, with no' ceiling on
th'e number of years of service.
The old plan paid $1.80 a month
for each year of service up to 30
years. It also includes optional re
tirement at age 55 after 20 years
of service, improvements in the in
centive system and procedures for
establishing piecework rates. Still
unsettled is the walkout by 17,000
Rubber Workers against Firestone
Tire and Rubber Co.
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Across the sea in Great Britain,
a massive printing trades walkout
has tied up 28 morning news
papers, 50 afternoon newspapers
and 4,000 commercial printing
shops, producing about 1,000 peri
odicals over all. An estimated 100,
000 workers in nine unions are in
volved with a demand for a 40
hour week being a major issue.
4 4 4.
A twomonth strike by members
of the Newspaper Guild in San
Jose, California, came to an end
with a two year agreement provitl
ing for wage increases. General
increases called for are $3.50 to
$5.50 a week. The strike involved
255 members at the San Jus*
MercuryNews. ,
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Financing l>f a national scholar
ship program with the income of
enemy assets seized during World
War II has been endorsed by the
AFLCIp. The disposition of these
assets has long been in dispute. A
bill sponsored by Sen. George A.
Smathers (Dem.Fla.) would use
.some $100 million in such assets to
settle claims for war losses to
American citizens with the re
mainder to go to the scholarship ,
and study program.
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An agreement to keep employers
on the TexasMexico border from
using Mexican labor to undercut
wage scales has been reached by
the Texas State AFLCIO and
Mexican union representatives. Ar
rangements have been made for
joint negotiations by the Mexicans
and Americans so that Mexican
workers' crossing the border to
work in the United States would
automatically receive US union
wage scales and other contract
provisions.
Keep It Cleait and Dry
You wouldn'l use a scrubbing brush, of coursei buf the moral
of the story is simply this: a dirty line wears out faster and is less
reliable than a clean one.
That's because dirt will act like pn abrasive on the fibers and
weaken the line, with unpleasant effects should it give way under
strain.
If a rope is dirty, hose it down with clear water, hang it up to
dry and shake out the remaining dirt. Make "sure it is thoroughly
dry before storage to avoid mildew and rot.
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SIU TRAINING
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The New York lifeboat classes of^the SIU Training Program,
now in their third month, have been uniquely successful, with all
but one student passing the Coast Guard test. The reason lies in
the complete course of instruction offered and tbe full facilities
available.
Operated in cooperation with the Bull Line, the school offers
classroom instruction in the Bull Line terminal where students
learn how to rig sails, handle releasing gear and the function of
the sea painter,sea anchor and other equipment. Another boat
on the dock is u§ed in the "wettraining" phase of the twoweek
course.
Pic.tured here are some aspects of" the training program.
Shown m boat at left are: (seated left, front to rear) G. Bruer,
R. L Feeney ,W. Voeks, R. Maldonado. Seated right, J. Lihane,
C. Farranto,sS. Rosario, B. Wagones. G. Roshke is handling
sweep, H. R. White, standing rear.
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'Stand by the oars.'* The boat has just pushed off.
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Pete Drews discusses sea anchors.
Trainees practice raising boat sail.
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AH in boar and ready to go. Next step is photo above.
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i:'^i,.:y • .• ,• • • • Lakes SlU Ship Rescues 29
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AI»M)KA, Mich—Members
of the SrU Great Lakes Di%
trict ye^el Norman W, Fpy
rescued 29 erewmembers of a Li
bcrianflag ship when the latter
was involved' in a e<^lisi<m on La&e
aiicliigan near here.
Tlie Liberianflag Monrovia/with
a Greek crew aboard, collided with
the Canadianflag Koyalton, a bulk
crri'Icr manned by members of the
SIU Canadian District. The Sibe
rian vessel began, taking; water in
tv.n holds, and her engine room;
almost immediately. After7 her
.e<e\ywa? removed, the $hig ..sanii.
I/ '. .; ;;JHed:Steel Cargo
W tThe Noiroan W, Foy,; op^tfefl
A. by BrowMng Steam^p t^mpiphy
Of; Datrpit, is contracted td/,the
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= apparently W Liberty/
irg a carid'bf steel ht Ihel time'
of the jrt«id«lt rPdMdt hirfed
^ beneath "the vviatbran^
• ton, wbi^ seriously
r: aged in. (he: cphMbfir Stdbd^^b^^^^
ihg the rescue eperatibns aad. tbe^
cphtinued'bii her putboun^dlyoya^,;^
Subsequent^, > Coast; Ghiistct
hearlhg on the coUt^on Heiard the
master of Ihe Llberian shipi Cap
• • tain Stefanas Svokos, adm^^ thag
; he failed to reduce speed when
• .he heard the Royallbri'S fog' slgnaf.
It was reported that the Coqst
Guard would press lor passBSat of
a bill requiri^ 'f<Meigii sbipo In
take on Great Lakes pilots in Mghf
• of this accident and another one
1 involving a German and a Leb^
., nese ship.;. .The Lebaneseflag y^
sel, theTaxiarchiSi had previously
been the. center of a row when
Greek crev^members complained
of poor food and mistreatment.
US maritime unions have been
supporting the proposal that for
eign ships be required to take'on
pilots on the Lakek.
C^^iMinbers of tiborlbn" IrtljgtibM' fMonrovia ; C^ abbbrd"
coceuo Nonfw W# foyi SIU JGroot Lakes ve«M^ Wlowi'ng
vCdlisioiFvy^^CcmiMion pioboat in northorh t^ko
(M pick^ up aifter t|^ m ,
With the strike of Italian seamen in its foiarth' weekj
prospects are that 800 strikers in New York m%^ll^ tfepcited
when their 29day alien landing permits expire, tlie 800 sea'
men. are erewmembers of .two*^
Italian Line passenger , ships,
the GuilioGesareand the Vul^
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.them, were topics for discussibn
aboard two SIU ships recently. On
the Margaret Brown, erewmem
bers had accumulated an odd as
sortment of currency in the ship's
fund, but when you added it all
up, there was just about enough
for a couple of plates of ham 'n'
eggs. The fund consists oL. gd.5g.
American: 30 German pfehidgs;
One guilder, 54L cents in. l^t'ch
Currency, and S15 French francs.
R. B, HardcasUe, who is ship's del
egate, may have to spend a little
time unraveling this assortment of
coinage and . figuring out exactly
what it's worth.
The ship's fund may be chaotic
but the gang jce>r
ports that there's
nothing wrong
with the food, for
which the cooks
and baker, un
named, rate tsp
plause.
Aboard the
O c e a n iTqyce,
ship's,' treasurer
Tad^ Zfe
safeguard . that
^inskr
ba^ nothing
would .keep him tosj^ and: turn^JyTOrd as to what tlie tur
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ing at night. Tim report has it that
there is ."3g cents on hand after
various purchases In Mobile."
What dO'you dp with. 38 cents any
way? .BIB EkiBs' is the delegate on
this one.
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On the Bents Fort,, the report is
brief, cryptic and melancholy.
''Captain Riddle is 00 vacatipn, but
the situation is much the. same/'
No indication here that the skipper
was sorely missed.
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Seafarers aboard the Ocean
Dinny wilf have
a lot safer foot
ing on ship's lad
ders if a proposal
hQT WilUam Sharp
is carried out.
The ship's meet
Ulg adopted a
motion by Sharp
that beads be
welded on the
steps of ail steel
ladders. The Dinny also scheduled
an educational meeting called by
Seafarer Frencby MIehelet. with
the added cautionary note, "attend
ance. .is strictly voluntary." No
tucBOot.was.
I* » » # <? • »
Sharp
cahia. Both .sbiin are currently
berthed at Hobokeit since their
crews refused to sail them in sup
.port of the ..worldwide strike by
Italian seamen's" unions,
Normally,: wheit an alien seaihen
ov'erstays his 2Pday leave, he is
subject to deportaVon, voluntary
or involuntaty, unless an extension
is granted because of illness^ hard
ship or other, unusual circum
stances.; However,, the Bureau of
Jmmigratipnhas never had a situa
tion such/as this/blie to contend
with in which large groups of
foreign seamen me 'strikiiig thislr
ships in a US port. ;
Should Immigration fulb that
the men' must be deportedi the
Italian Line would have to provide
passage for them, either by plMie
Of ship. In any evbnt, the men have
beenliving aboard., the two pas
sengfR veisehj in the course of the
walkout. ' .
Six different Italian , seamen's
groups are involved' in the strike,
among thera the Federaadone Gente
Dei Mare, which is affiliated'with
the International Transportwork
ers Federation. The present wage
scales on Italian ships have been
estimated as b8tween/|80'and $100
a nionth. Other " well known pas
senger lihers tied up by the strike
are the /Cristoforo Coldmbo and
the Augusta.,, as well as' over 50
cargo ships.
A reminder from SIU bead
quarters cautions all Seafarers
leaving their ships to contact
the hall in ample time to allow
the L ;.:Dn to di!. .. a a wpl '•
ment. Failure to give notice be
fore paying off may cause a de
layed sailing, force the ship to
sail short of the manning re
quirements and needlesslir make
the work tougher for your ship
• "itesi •
NMttMAk OehMM^ ii|M r—QMIIW
mn, j; JtonwHVi OMV.# «. CanNnr.
n»tnr* nut tuhwam of BWidwtw
ant to brother'a Mvartatt aMOier. No
1M^ maw bann OT OivntiM. ..In
aaffi^aiit atVA aaS atSclwii aarvad.
miSfiitpiato atorea and' reyatra; Maw
alected. SUr'a fiud UTXO.
tarw unor* frayi «ad
tor waahlnf macHine,
STiSL NAVIOATOR dathmian),
JiMia 7—Chairman, 0. . Tragambo;
Saey., T. BMa*. No beafa. SMp'a
tund Sa8.SS. Two hours OT dtaputed.
Veto of thanka to aanltary man for
job was <Eeaie. Foc'ila tana to be re
newed. Sblip ahottld be tumigafed.
Paration between mSalheU and acul
Ubcary be bete clean and la otder.
Raqneat new oord for code* gwrcnla
tor. Cftipgiiig to bo atowad at tte«|.
bonrt, orew to do other dntltiB,
STMb VIMDdR (lathmlaiU, NMy 1ft
—emimanr JI.I JOIMMNHU Saenfary,
L,a«annw. ship'a twac ftsfjn, N*
iraef*. .Seep waning,
clean.
nacmna room
ALCOA CAVALISR (Alcoal, June 7
'—Chairman, J. Lineh; fteerefary, A.
Crifflth. No beefs. TV set awarded
for achievement In aafety. Seratr oT
chairs—rubber tips on aU chairs.
CAROLVN (Boll), dune 7LChalr
man, J. Clerdanoi Secretary, F. Mak.
lleki. Two men hou>lunzed. SaOed:
Acrt two men. No beefs. Jteouesti
dmtton of tl for ship's fund. Proper;,
atthw to'he worn in mcseliali. Vo.te»
f l»»bks to ft» Watch for eooparetlbn
in h««gbag pantry clean. Beouest
paaswawayg bef paintbd. Vote of
thants «a atanrard dept. for Job weU^
done.
lerjr/eho^d' be /.fttiMbveh'bhd 'acrCfii'
, on adulld^ Catg^' ;:
'L«»«AR (grtihert/Jbrtft; 7^heli«
majXr. If. CbrlBhRaam ft?y» T«ain^
aei New ddSaibta. #l««de^,, <lbMtios
ro bace^Qd ch^ljb yr ̂ rSr bnil otiw
MAIIMH ClilgK (Hratarniaii), IMiy
MHClMlirmen, K XliaiwwalMI jSecy.,
(TiWneA PH|IHet),4,
ipitbm.. iceboK replbced.r
. Wb^ng machine. ftsed. Coeatwiae^
payoBto be dUcuteed. ^hrca ihen'
' JXacbasloh oh/
f «<«*. » » to bo:
"TOWed t0 jdiip** * Mere • eets*
»l.cuahto»^%r^r
; water,. — :/ . ; 'f
:^';i^i»A RANeig (Aicoaii;
.f^"#1 Wbijfary, «*.;
Oa*^ l!(h beafp. everythW rini
."obitr'aniooaily/ 68*1#: gaases^iir ty'
aartbnna; N#W'
j»Mg^w^" ae to wbjr apnc waa
San Franolaeo, rfpaoeV, Sli^'a fi»n^ Igr Jyang# Seera
boapttaUaad In
. —• 'auOit each depT. clean
.^^eatUon room A laundry prbpmly^
SSSf email
S^lTtfe Dl.cu.uon
R. CtMl; ftacro
elc«^ai7 . ; . • •
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• CbalhHiiV*/!', Kaaliiw iaay.,' J: Pur
lall. i«ro beefas everything okay, pels,
ter .written tbr >*; longshoremen
ih'mesarooniiF.and guaftera tn port of
NV. ;;»rir hiaunf OT disputed. One
bo matte up:,. Busiest ribthM dryer,'.
Two mwiv nriiaiedjmlB.. r.'
OIL M0NQ9 5i5»ipim, Attv aex
Chafrmawr J. NbwJhani, Sacr,^ T. JarnJ*
gen, ffiiip'a fund ISO. No beam. NeW
delegate elected.
BAL.TORI (Marven), June 7—,
Chenwian, A Whefleyt Seer., R. Obl
dec: suggest notice be posted of the
onb hour before saUlng. Vote of
thankr to steward dept. for job weU
done..
C8 MIAMI (Citlea Service), June IS
—Chairman, B. Fadgeltr Secy., Jt Ru t
delph. NO. beefs. One man missed
ship: one man. hospUaUzed; list foe
cleaning laundry room to be. posed;
New driegste erected. Question re
cleaning atalrwey ieedlng ftom meee
roont to crews wartere
LOtfOVIRW VICTORY tVletory Cari
riers), JUne *—Chairman, T. JsckMni
Secy., P. Oraham. No beefs. New deli"
egate elected; Bequest passageways bei
kept cleam Suggest repairing wariUng
machine or purchase; new pne,.'
COAUNSA HlLLft (Marine Tenio
art), June 1—Chalamanr R. Connors)
Ssey.,., R. ffranf. Beuuest new wasfaihg
machine. No beefSr everytbihg run,
ningsmoothly. New delegate elected.
See about sougeeing and painting
crew quarters, messroom and pantry,
B,4Ma3t (Suwannee), March. 25—
Chairmen', P/Fell; Saey., F. Nelten.
No beefs;: everythlhg running smooth .'
ly. New (telcgatea elected: Extra' man
needed far gaUey, Bequest; small per:
colat'Or.
May lysftChairman, F. Jlelwia
8ecr.,r J. H'erigan; Ship's fiind 89.43,
Two hours OT dbq^uted: Ohe man
short. No beefs. Vote: of thanks to'
delegate for Job welt done. Bequest
new, washing machine;
sr*"_"' Hepair^^s made.
Jteeeawcndattons on safety practices
lb Sf taken UP
intH.. pafamnaafl; Ship'r fund—>Uner
. ̂ money 84.93, German 30 pbehittg,
Holland 1 gilder. 54 cents. France, S15
francv. Some OT disputed. Few men
i2?l?3' to elect new troasnrer.
1»9"1« «» «» why Blbom
meld shipr are undermanned in deck
• * engfaie deps. Vote of thanks to
.steward dept., especially cooks and
baker, for. weU prAcared food: Dona
tion for flowers due. to death in 3rd
asst. engineer's ftmUy. ^
thtoriMfi** Svereea#),
May niChsirman, O. sailey) sacra.
«io,ne. Motion that beads be welded
on • footsteps of various Ipdders as
aafety meature.
Jttim IJ^halrman; A. Mlchelet)
.Saermary, T. Deianay. Beef re trans
ition' settled satisfactorily. New '
— A treasurer elected.
^ HATALIB (MarRlma Overseas), Juna
«rChalrman. R. Hampshire: Secre
tary, J. MeSlroy. No beefa. Some OT
disputed. Request toUet deodorants,
suggest screen doors, be flxed and
,lo<dced; Room ke.vs obtainable from
mate, gi.00 d^osit.
, USAF A4Z1t3« (Suwannee), Junn ft
Chairman,' A. RIos; Sacy.^ W. Daam
New . .delegates elected. 'No beefs.
Question re OT to he paid to deck
dept.. for inside work done by Brai
xiliana in Recife; Question re trans
portation in Canaveral.
ALCOA FbANTER (Alcoa), June f ,
rCMalnnei), H. Flewars; Sacratary, E.
Chiflg. Two' men InJUrad. Ship's fund
$3,86, No beefs. Beadquarters to be
notified ra unsafe .condition existing
aboard vessel due to improper con
struction of catwalks and ladderv
over deck cargos.
' ORION COMET (Colonial), May ift
—Chairman, 8. Homko; Seeratary, W '
Ciagg; DiscusUon re more fresh frUit.
MARORE (Marven), June 3—Chair:
man, CT.. Thorpe; Sacratary, R. Oowah
Washlng machine to bo renewed; Ar;
rmigements' to be made' to' 'fumigate
for roaches' 22 hrs. disputed OT on
sanding; doors, and 52 . hrs. ei< paint
ing and sougeeing pumpreom. No
beefs. SMgaesf additional fan be in
stalled in recreation rooni. Bequest
port holes be kept clean and washing
machine be cleaned after use. .
' .AIASTAR (TrWcn), R. Ruffe Secra
.tary,. M. Bugawan. No beefa iiepIWM
worn mattresses. To check If respita
tors were put aboard. Bequeit lesa
'Stflse at bight. Turn off Washing mar.
rcbUie i^er using mnf keep laundry
elean,. Request fans be turned off
iyben no one in foc'sles.
ALCOA PWRlTAirtAlces), Dae. r—
Chairman, O. Vola; Saeratair, J'. Braa
..nafaC, Crew, to; put in for two day*
:itnlislBtence forlodging. No hot water
lur heat. Ship's fund sr.Ts: No bbeta,'
Request change in menus and prepar
. ation of food. Pump needed fbr wash
ing, machine, Slop chest InvestlgaiM.
IMfS (Bull); May 34—Chairman, R.
Laneuc; Sacrctary, J. Byrne. Some OT
disputed. New delegate elected. Re.
quest recreation room be locke'd when
in port to keep stovedores out.
OCBAN JOYCE (Ocaan Citppari),
Dac; 7—Chairman, R. Eden) Sagratcry,
M. Culp One man missed ditp In.
Singapore. Ship's fund $.38: Some OT
.disputed. One man logged; Motion
• that negotiating committee' do away
With g.SO : hourly rate for . cleaMng
holds and substitute OT. Resolved
that in the future any men bU
granted meal' tlteket or load wfib has
required time on shipping list regard
less of which port or porfs Ito has
reaSat'ered in and provided that after
gg days he shall take any Job in his
own rating or losa any future bene
fits.
PACIFIC WAVE (Pbgar),. J'ima
iHMfman, weiley: Dieratory^ o: Faf
. STEEL V/ORKER (Ifihmttni), MSy
sr—Chair;n::n, T. Bbcklay; Secrafary,
F. Saye. Ship's fund S2S.aB: Some CT
disputed. No BeefS. lioqulry dtt pen
sion and retlTcment plan. .. Suggest
Ti
Some OT. disputed,; iKseutafiOtt
an stewards authority fai steward
dept.
BENTS FORT (Cillat SSTvlce), May
17—CHarrmsn, W. Wallscs; Seefaiary,
R. Nablstt. ;New' delegate and aecre
tarj' reporter elected. Ship's , fund.
S3.00. Motion made and seconded to
• remove; DR for. smokihg on catwalk'
and raiding officer's, refrigcratoy
Food not up to 'par. • *
. MbY 34—Chairman; E. VaM» Bafirp.
tary, W. Wallaea, Request cUef
angiUeer stop dangeraUa tt# (d nut
buster on we,11.deck, Sttgs«0'^bP«'
attire in .messronm., JNp.:. bea^.^ .
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JM» UN SSAFAMEiS t^C Pace ElcYof
Lif e Preserver
Houston Is
Busy Again
HOUSTON—Sblpping VEBS vfry
good for all ratingo at^his: port
durtes tJie last two: weaks, accwd
lag to Bob Matthews, port aigcat.
^ ships paid off, four aligned on
and 14 were in transit.
The fcdlowlng paid off: Wang
Trader IRocldand); Boyal Oak
(Cities Service); Chickasaw
(Waitermah); Alcoa Pioneer (Al
coa); Pacific Wave (Pegor) and the
Margaret Brown (Bloomfield).
The Wang Tradier, Boyal Oak,
Alcoa Piomer and Pacific Wave
later signed on crews.
In transit were: the Del Bio, Del
Can^ and Del VaUe (MisslGsippi);
Seatralns Texas, Savannah and
Itew Jersey; Bienville and Beaure
gard. (PanAtlantic); Mae (Bull);
Petro Chem (Valentim Ohem);
Helen (Olynopic Transportation):
Ames Victoiy (Vietory Carrlera);,
Waeosta (Waterman) and the Steel
Seafgi^r (Isthmian).
Qet Polio Shoto,
IMIS Urges
' The Public Health Service
isrges Seafarers who have not
already done so to get their
polio shots as soon as possible.
The shots can he gotten at any
PHS hospital without charge.
Plenty of vaccine i» available so
there is no dday .in the admin
dstaing of the shots. The few
minutes a Seafarer takes to in
isure himself against the crlp
plktg disease foy getting the
ohots are well worth the saving
hf itme, money, and most of all,
the avoidance of suffering and
|possible disability;
^ e. A ^ A R m R ^
t Apparently everbody who has to pay a doctor's or hospital
bill finds it higher than he expected it to be. The latest fi^
ures issued by the iBureau of Lal^ Statistics e(mfirm that
sinking feeling foy showing that medical e3q)ense^particu
larly hospital room and board charges—are Jumping far
faster than rent, food, clothing and other items in the cost
of living index.
The result is that unless a worker has gome kind of hos
pital insurance coverage, he's a sure candidate for the loan
company. All too often; even with coverage, a worker finds
himself going into debt to pay a hospital bill|
True, the union, mcinber js bette^.ofi in this respect be
cause the group plans raise their bchi^ts from time to time.
However, as soon as they do, the hospitals Jack their prices
and keep One Jump idiead. of the game. Meanwhile every
body else in the mescal business gets into the act, from the
corner drugstore which dirges six to 12 dollars for a dozen
antibiotic pilfe to the doctor who decides that a call at your
home is $7, and maybe $10 or more if it's after hours.
No Time To QuSbble Ovev €osts .
It's an old story that when scHnaebody's sick they don't
quibble about the cost of getting well. But sin<» the medical
pxpfi^on is dealmg with people who aren't in a strong bar
gaining pc^itum,. it wqul4 sbem to liave a ̂ eater responsi
bility for policihgcits^ against overcharges and unnecesK
sarilyhigh medical ec»ts. Thus far it's shown no Inclination
to do so.
The suspicion that docitors and hospitals take advantage
of the fact that they have their patients over a barrel is re
inforce by examination of the statistics. For example, gen
eral pracUtioneri^ fees are 42.9 percent since 1949, de
tists* fees up 33.4 percet and optometrists' fees up 17.2 p€Sr
caftt The. inerease in fees then, seen» to be in direct prd^|
portion to. the emergency nature of treatment given. The;
optometrist, who seldom if ever deals with a patient need:
ing urgent, onthespot care, has been unable to boost his
charges anywhere near as much as the family doctor.
What it boils down to is that unless ftie mescal profession
polices itself, it will be faced with the alternative of Gov
ernment i«^latk)n. The doctorpoliticians of the American
Medical Assocaation, who spend so much of their time prating
agamst ''soda^jzed medicinej'' would do well to start cleaning
up their own back yard, V
Egypt Backs Cai^o Grab,
Says Israel War Still On
CAIRO—The Egyptian War Prize Commission has upheld
the seizure by the United Arab Republic of a Liberian ship
bound for Ceylon with Israeli cargo last March.
The ship, the Kapitan Man*
oils; was detained at Port Said
with $89,000 worth of phos
phates and cement. Only jfter the
cargo had been unloaded by Egyp
tian authorities was the ship al
lowed to pass through the Suez
Canal.
Two other ships, one German
and one Danish, have since been
detained when it was determined
they were canning Israieli cargoes.
The German ship was allowed to
leave after its cargo was unloaded
hut the Danish vessel, the Inge
Toft, is still tied up. It has refused
tp give up its cargo.
In rendering its expected deci
sion, the prize court ruled that a
slate of war still existed between
Israel and Egypt and that Israeli
cargoes are considered "stolen
goods" rightfully belonging to the
Palestinian Arab refugees. The
decision refutes a claim, by the
Ceylonese Government that the
cargo was Ceylenhse property.
Since the Mmiolis and the Ger
man ship, Die Leiselott, are imder
charter to Isrhel, the UAB regards
them. In effect, ps, Israeli vessels.
The .Inge Toff Is. under charter to
Batt. Jobs
On Up^ade
BALTIMOHE — Shipping re
inained very good in this port with
13 ships paj'ing off, 10 signing on
and 11 in transit. It looks as if h
wil} remain this way for a while,
reports Port Agent Earl Sheppard.
Although there were, a number
of beefs these past two we^s, all
were settled tp the satisfaction of
(he drews except several beefs with
Calmar and Ore Lines; .The Union
is meeting with cpmpahy officials
in an effort to iron put tjie dif
ferences.
The following ships paid off:
Feltore,. Oremar, Cuhpre, Chilore
and Baltore (Marven); Kennuu,
Alamar and Pertmar (Cabnar); Jean
(Bull); Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Fort
Hoskins (Cities Service); Steel Sea
farer (Isthmian) and the Valiant
Freedom. (Ocean CJarriers).
Signing^ on were the Feltore,
Oremar., Cubore, Chilore and Bal.
tore (Marven); Kenmar, Alamar
and Portmar (Calmar); and Ihe
Pacific Rangmr and the Pacific
Navigator (World Tramping).
In transit were the Alcoa Polaris
Alcoa Pennant, ahd Aicoa Rum^"
(AlPoa); Baltore and Feltore (Mar,
ven); Steel Bwer and Steel Direc
tor (isthmian); Robin Locksley and
Robin Gray (Rcfiiln); and the Ala
mar and the Bethcoaster (Calmar).
an American concern in whicji
Israelis hold some interest.
The UAR actions have aroused
an increasing amoimt of concern
throughout the world and UN Sec
retary General Dag Hammarskjold
flew to Cairo this week to try to
pave the way for a settlement.
Sill Vessel
Gels Award
par Rescue
NEW ORLEANS —In presenta
tion ceremonies here on June 26,
the crew of the Alcoa Pioneer re
ceived the citation of merit from
the National Safety Council and
the American Merchant Marine
Institute. The award was for its
rescue of five erewmembers of the
yacht Amberjadc II on January 5,
1958, in the Florida Straits while
enroute to San Juan.
The Pioneer and the Steel Age
asthmian) were among aeven ves
sels cited for outstanding acts at
ses in 1958. The Steel Age w.«
named for putting out a Are in the
hoW of the German freighter
Crostafels in the Indian Ocean. In
1957, the SlUmanned Claiborne
w<m the top award for heroism at
sea.
TM Pioneer's rescue took place
at ai tinie when seas were running
so high that the crew was unable
to launch a lifeboat. Instead, the
skipper. Captain S. T. Soreson,
maneuvered the Pioneer alongside
the. schooner and picked up the
fiveman crew via a pilot ladder.
< Subsequently, the yacht washed,
ashore onone of Uie Florida keys.
Savannah To
SAVANNAH—Things have becB
pretty, quiet in this port, report*
Port Agent Red Morris. The Coun
cil Grove (Cities Service) was the
only , ship to pay off, and it im
mediately laid off the crew.; But
it's expected to crew up very
shortly, Morris reports.
The onfor other hetlvity was 10
intransits coming in for replace
ments, <but between them, only IS
Jbbs were avadable.
In transit were the. Seatrains
Louisiana^ New York and Georgia
(Seatralb). Steel Navigator and
Steel Director (Isthmian); Fort
Hoskins (Cities Service); Fairland
and Azalea City (PanAtlantic);
Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa) and the
Robin Gray (Robin).
This port is continuing to func
tion while the Union seeks a suit
able .rental property In Jackson
ville, Florida. As per the vote of
the membership up and down the
coast; the Savannah hall will he
closed as soon as one in Jackson
vHle opens to replace it.
The decision to open a hall in
Jscfesonvdlc was made to conform
with the changing patterns of ship
operation in the South Atlantic
area, particularly the impact of
the missile ship fleet. The OTwanee
Steamship Company, operator of
the missile ships, has its home of
fice in Jacksonville and signs on
crew replacements in that port.
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Pare I'welve SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCKi
Eecuperating in the Norfolk Public Health Service hospital right now
from a back injury is Seafarer George Waas, chief electrician. Waas,
who was last on the Steel Director, has been in the hospital since June
21 following a fall from the generator platform. He should be getting
out within a .few days. Also in Norfolk with a broken leg and frac
tured ribs is Seafarer Harold Riley, oiler, off the William Carruth.
Up in Baltimgre, one of those nasty slipped discs has Seafarer Joseph
ArdiUo, inessman, in drydock since May 19. The doctors are trying
to correct the condition using a
black brace and weights so as to
avoid surgery. Another messman,
Antonio Alcain, is in for a checkup
after showing signs of high blood
pressure in his examination at the
Baltimore SIU medical clinic. He's
expected to check out shortly. The
Kenmar was his last ship. Seafarer
Paul Curxi, formerly 3rd cook on
. the Evelyn, is having aneye and
Ardillo Curzi ear condition checked out.
Feeling fortunate about it all is Seafarer Leonard Davis who narrowly
missed losing a toe when gangrene set in following an injury. Davis was
originally in the hospital back in March and was discharged but had to
return on May 29 because of the gangrene. He expects a discharge
shortly, but has a month or two of outpatient treatment ahead of him.
Davis' last ship was the Seastar.
In the Staten Island Hospital Seafarer Abram Goldsmlt. chief steward,
has had to give up nosecone chasing for the time being because of a
bladder ailment. Until he was
laid up, Goldsmit headed the feed
ing department on the Timber
Hitch, the star of the missile fleet.
Everette A. Hord, electrician, last
on the Seatrain Savannah, is get
ting some facial surgery to repair
the effects of an automobile acci
dent. The SS Atlantic's chef, Tom
Beatty, had to call it quits tem
porarily because of a back injury.' , ^ ij
Another Seafarer, gtavros Papout Papoutsis Ooldsmit
sis, exFairJand 3rd cook, has received five pints of blood from the SIU
Blood Bank because of an operation.
The following is the latest available listing of hospital patients. Try
to visit them when you can, or drop them a line.
llSPHS HOSPITAL
MANHATTAN BEACH
BROOKLYN, NY
l^o Mannaugh
Thomas R. Lehay
Primitive Muse
leremiah O'Byrna
George Phifcr
Winston Renny
Manuel Silva
Aimer Vickers '
Luther Wing
Pen Wing
Royce Yarborpugh
Pacifico Yuzon
Joseph J. Bass
Matthew Bruno
Gregorio Carabello
Leo V. Carreon
Joseph D. Cox
John J. DriscoU
Otis L. Gibbs
Barf E. Guranick
Taib Hassan
Frank Hernandez
Donald Hewson
WilUam D. Kenny
Ludwig Kristiansen
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GA.
Richard Centchovlch Clarence Storey
Clarence Dees Ernest H. Webb
William House
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MD.
William Adams Thomas Gorman
Antonio Alcain George F. Hazen
Joseph Ardillo Emanuel D. Jones
Raymond Boston Sr. Harold Laird
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FAtRLAND (PanAHantlc), Juno If
—Chairman. M. Ritehatsoni Socrotary.
P. Kostura. Cooperation requested In
keeping messroom clean. Refrain
from throwing matches on deck in
laimdry room. One man missed ship
In San Juan—rejoined in Ponce.
Ship's fund 61.25. No beefs. Suggest
cups & glasses be returned to pantry
and coffee urn be kept full of water
at aU times. Vote of thanks to stew
ard department for job weU done.
RSAUREGARD <PanAtlantlc), June
14—Chelrmen, R. Davis; Secretary, S.
Doyle. Ship's fund $11. Few hrs. OT
disputed. Chiefmate desires job of
bos'n. Awnings on after deck. Chief
cook to go on and combine efforts
with gaUey forca for better results.
. STRIL ADVOCATt (Isthmian), June
13—Chairman, J. Rftbtck; Secretary,
J. Ooude. Suggest American money , be
issued in Ueu of travelers checks.
Motion that seafarers having 12 years
scatime on SIU ships be eUglbla for
retirement whether disabled or not.
regardless of age. Motion that since
deck dept. has to put on foulweather
gear when caUed to work tying up o>
such be given notice half hour before
time instead of usual 15 minutes.
Motion that headquarters look Into
possiblUty of aUowing draws on OT
money.
ST. NEW YORK (Scatrain), June 13—
Chairman. R. LIparl; Secretary, V.
Cerils. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Request schedule be posted
re cleaning laimdry room each week.
SUZANNE (Bull), Juna 14—Chair
man, E. Ktagy; Secretary, C. DIvou.
Discussion re menus. No beefs. Pas
sengers entitled to any food on ship.
ORION STAR (Orion), June S—
Chairmen, C. Snfllth; Secretary, J.
Balderston. Ship to load in Ras Tan
ura for Sasebo. Japan. Ship's fund
S17.54: One man short. Some OT dis
puted. No beefs. Suggest repair list
be made up.
OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Cllppars),
Juna 7—Chairman, J. Sfbwart; Sacre
tary S. Bfown. No beefs. Ship's fund
$17.68. .Request bosun . room be
painted and deck room be sougeed.
Repair list to be rechccked before
arrival at Long Beach, Cal. ,
WANO JUROR (Danton), June 14—
Chairman, O. Orr; Secratary, N. Wro
ton, Jr. Motion made to turn in un
fit (salty) wash water aubsistance , to
patrolman at payoff. No beefs.' Few
hours OT disputed. One minute sil
ence for departed brothers.
ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Juna 14
—Chairman, C. Preisnell; Secretary,
E. Cenoniude, Repair lists submitted.
No beefs. Ship's fund t70. 75 hoirns
OT disputed. Request exterminator or
ship fumigation for roaches. Vote of
thanks to steward dept.. / especially
cooks, for job well done, z
JEAN (Eull), June IS—Chairman, C.
Parker; Secretary, R. Crane. Repairs
taken care of. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Request warning before pas
sengers are brought below. Keep
laundry room clean. Heads an4
showers to be locked In port.
ANTINOUS (Waterman), Juna 7 —
Chairman, B. Porter; Secretary, G.
Nolas. Barcelona drinking water beef
cleared up. Member rejoined ship.
Ship's fund 624.50. Some OT disputed.
Or^ man logged. Repair list taken up.
Ttun in aU soiled linen.
STEEL RECORDER (lithmtan), Juna
1—Chairman, C. Scofieid; Secratary,
E. Parr. No beefs; everything running
smoothly. Ship's ftuid Sl.t.37—snent
te for library. New delegate elected.
MT. RAINIER (Tramp Ship.), Juna
7TChalrmen, C. Moere; Secretary, R.
OeVlrgllar. New stove promised for
next trip. Request cooperation re
keeping stevedores, etc., from Inside
housing while ship is in Egypt. Ship's
fund 63.60. Four hours OT disputed.
No bgefs. Motion that Union pro
tested proposed India tax on Amer
ican seaman. Motion that blood type
be printed on clinic card. New treas
urer elected. Cooperation requested
re cleaiiliness of messroom & pantry.
CLAIBORNR (Waterman), June 7—
Chairman, H. Townsand; Secretary, C.
Turner. Request washing machine. No
beefs. Motion that new members show
medical card with shipping card.
Delegate to make ships fund boost by
making arrival pool each trip.
INE6 (Eull), June 7—Chairman, E.
O'Reurke; Secretary, J. Bymt. Com
plaint re na variety on night limoh
and salads. Discussion 're Article 60
of agreement "(lOday clause). ^ <
RAPHAEL 8EMMBS (PanAtlantic),
June |4rChalrman. M. Mannlns; Sed
retery, H. Carmlchaal. . One man
missed ship in NO. Ship's fund $15.44.
Drews available for men Uvihg In NY
area. No beefs; everything rtimtliig
smoothly. New delegate and treasurer
elected, Snggegt clothes ba taken oCT
line when dry for other's use; R«4[iMst,
chief engineer see abodt stoppM
drain In engine dept. shower. Discns
sion on cooked food left In Icebox ton
long for retueellminatlon promised.
Vote of thanks to retiring delegate
for job well done. ^
SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Scatrain),
Juna 14—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre
tary, Sir Charles. Ship sailed short
handed from NY. Sougeeing and
painting of rooms to commence after
completion of aandblasting. Draws on
OT to be taken up. Store requlsltioni
open for suggestions. Discussion on
repair liita. To see patrolman re
90% future draw it lodging of sand
blasting of two days and painting out
foc'sle.OB sight lodging. Ship's fund
633.10. Vote of thanks to steward de
partment for job well done.
PRNNMAR (Calmer), Juna 13 —
Chairman, T. Yeblantky; Secretary, U.
LA Barrara. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Bequest fumigation of 'ship..
Suggest emptying pockets before
using washing machine to avoid clog.
Foc'sles need painting, deck & Engine
depts. to' cleai^stash room A steward
dept. to clean recreation room.
' FAIRPORT (Waterman), June 14—
Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary, J.
Castrenovar. Found shortage of mla
ceilaneouB items. Soiled linen to be
returned. Mattress check to be made
Jiefora voyage la ended.
AZALBA CITY (PanAtlantic), June
21—Chairman, V. Oa Angato; Sacnt
tary, 1. Sllntak. No beefs. Ship's fund
62.50. Closers on midship doors to tie
adjusted or repaired. Return cups to
pantry. Keep messhall and pantry
clean.
BIENVILLI (PanAtlantic), Juna 21
—Chairman, P. Cathcart; Secretary, C.
Yippee. Ship's fund $54.45. One man
missed ship. No beefs; everything
running smootlily. Fresh fruit to b#
checked. Return cups to panfry. Clean
washing machine after using. Request
door be installed in starboard passage
way so steward dept. can get benefit
of exhaust fan.
CUBORE (Marvcn), June 17—Chair
man, H. Shepeta; Secretary, W. Strick
land. No beefs. One man hospitalized.
New delegate eVected. Repair list to
be made up.
PROOIFCER (Marina Carriers), June
7—Chairman, J. Moloney; Secretary,
H. Connell. Some OT disputed. New
washing machine requested. Rec.
Ro(^ it passageways to be painted.
Suggest messroom and pantry be kept
clean.
ALCOA ROAMBR (Alcoa), June 13—
Chairman, J. Tilley; Secretary. P.
Mitchell, Jr. No beefs. One' wiper
short.'Vote of tlunks to steward dept.
for good food.
PENN TRADER (Penn), June 14—
Chelrmen, C. Oamert; Secretary, R.
Gralickl. Some OT disputed. Repair
list made up. Showers to be scrapped
and cleaned. Galley atove to be re
paired. Inquire about new fans. Refer
to patrolman about dogging watches
lit engine dept. In port.
VALIANT HOPE (Ocean Carriers),
June 14—Chairman, J. Shashan; Sec
retary, M. Rogers. Repair list turned
In and to be taken care of. No beefs.
Request delegate to secure each man'g
Z number A SS number to be for
warded to NY records clerk for dueg
record. Request another toaster—one
la Insufficient for breakfast rusB.
VALIANT PAITH (Octan Carrlars),
June .7—Chalfnian, N, Nsltsn; Secre
tary, S. Kellna. insufficient draws.
HoUon that bq. aee that ships of this
company go to sea' with adequate
Amount of money to cover draws of
voyage.
HURRICANE (Waterman), Juna
Chalripan, G. Mastarion; Secretary, R.
Sestlons. New refrigerator promlseiT—
old one to be used In galley. Slop
chest inadequate. Request bunks
stripped A foc'sles in order for re
placements. Vote of thanks for. crew's
cooperatibn during voyage. New aec
retaryreporter and treasurer elected.
Ship's fund 613.25. Few hrs. O'T dis
puted. Complaint re too much food
being wasted. Timer for washing ma
chine to be purchased. Vote of thanks
to delegates. Suggest new agitator for
washing machine.
VALLEY FORGE (Peninsular Nay.),
May 24—Chairman, D. Backrak; Sac
ratary, C. Dyer. Four.men missed ship
in Singapore. Ship's fund 635.20. Few
hrs. OT disputed. One man missed
ship in Longvlew, Washington.
ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Juna IS
—Chairman, J. Bluitt; Sacratary, W.
Cameron. Ship's fund. 645.50. New del
egate elected. Request removal of
clothes from engine room when dry,
RAGLE VOYAGER (United Mari
time Corp.), May S—Chairman, G.
Clarka; Secratary, M. Tianzay. New
delegate elected. Request better vari
ety of meals A night lunch. Draw
sheets to, be taken to purser. Men
warned to smoke only in smoking
cones.
Juno 7—Chatrmsn, D. DIcksrtenr
Sscrstsry, W. Merss. AU beefs settled.
Request caution when using washing
machine. Some OT disputed; Safety
meelhig tu be held once a moSth.
New safety representative eIecte(U
CHICKASAW (Waterman), Juno 31
—Chairman, T, HInsen; Sacratar.y>6>
Rethtchlld. New delegate elected. No
beefs. Slop chest to be checked for
quaUty at arrival In US. port. Vota of
thanka to steward dept. for Job ifeU
done, ., • .iiiXi
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SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thlrfees
Winners of Steel Rover sfiipbosrcl drawing were (I to r) Seafarers
Enos E. Ott, AB; Audrey A. Felts, oiler, and Rudolph Cefaratti,
FWT. Tape recorder was top award.
lOGARHYTHM:
Knowing Each Other
By W. Barron
I
J/ tre kJictc each other better.
We would praise where we now blame.
We would know each bears his burden.
Each wears some hidden cross of shame
If we knew each other better
You, I, and all the rest.
Seeing down beneath the surface.
Of the sorrows all unguested. ~
would quit our cold complaining.
And a hand of trust extend,
If we knew each other better.
We could count each one our friend.
We can know each other better
If we take the time to try.
Little deeds 0/ loving kindness, :
Makes a better by and by.
Just a look 0/ understanding
Brings a touch to all mankind.
We' con know each other better, .
For by seeking, ye will find.
Rover Cruise Beat 'Em All
The Steel Rover can hardly be classified as a "cruise ship" but the selection of passen»
gers on ihe last voyage made life more interesting for all hands, Seafarer A1 Ridings,
chief steward, reports. On her eastbound roundtheworld trip, which headed out of New
York February 8, Ridings re"
ports, "my life was 'enriched'
by being asked to idee care
of a Frencli poodle named
BaBa who belonged to a passenger
who was to Join the vessel three
weeks later Ih San Frandsco."
Before long,'BaBa became one
of the gang; except that he re
quired a wee bit more attention,
such as getting an occasional
scrubbing dp^.
"One of BaBa's amusing diver
sions was to race goeney birds up
and down the deck but try as he
would, he could never get close to
one.
"During the trip between New
York and San Francisco, he slept
under the desk in my cabin and,
being a good watchdog, he would
bark furiously whenever anyone
walked past and the curtain at my
door moved. I suspected that one
or two of the ship's officers who
Steward A! Ridings gives
BaBa, the poodle, his Satur
day night special in the laun
dry room.
Isthmian commissionary superintendent Ted Yoelter (right) presides
at farewell party for passengers.
were going on the 48 watch in the
morning would move the curtain
. . . Just to test BaBa's reaction—
and mine."
Upon hitting 'Frisco,' the ship's
passenger list became considerably
more diversified, including a jovial
dirt farmer from Idaho, a Chinese
Indonesian student who had Just
graduated from the University of
Oregon and a British consul and
his family, which consisted of an
American wife—from Seattle—and
sixyearold Nancy Anne who soon
became the "Queen of the Steel
Hover."
"We were later Joined by a re
tired lumber mill manager and his
wife, and the wife of an educa
tional officer attached to the US
Navy," enough diversity to pass
the time pleasantly, even'on the
long transpacific haul.
His only disappointment in the
trip. Ridings said, came when "I
showed them a 26pound salmon I
had caught in San Francisco Bay.
1 heard them making snide re
marks about the ship being docked
conveniently close to Fisherman's
Wharf ... so I was determined I
would show them I really was a
fisherman. But try as I might, I
could not catch anything longer
than five inches."
Aside from the fish, the dog and
the conversation there was a ship
board raffle involving a tape re
corder and a transistor radio. The
prizes were carried off by threo
crewmembers in defiance of the
best tradition of cruise directors.
With the Rover hitting such ex
otic spots as Manila, Saigon, Khosl
Chang (well, almost exotic), Bang
kok, Surabaya, Djakarta, Fort
Swettenham, Belawan Deli and
Singapore, sometimes it was touch
and go as to making the sailing
board time for "'both passengers
and crew. The passengers also got
an insight into the loading and un
loading of ships, particularly in
one or two ports where the steve
dores brought their own cook and
cooking pot on board. "In fact,"
he concluded, "taking everything
into consideration, everyone
agreed a great time was had by
all."
I
t
i;i
Backs Time Limit
On SIU Skipping
to the Editor:
I've, been In drydock for quite
a Spell, both at Staten Island
and another , repair yard,: and
would like to express sincere
appreciation to our Welfare
Services Department for its
speedy and adequate assistance,
ahd to our hospital representa
tives who always help to cheer
a guy along.
I've received each issue of
the LOG and was interested in
the members' response to the
timelimit shipping suggestion.
There were some swell letters
both pro and con, such as the
opinions of Brothers Ddaney,
Smolensky anci Clarence Cou
sins; who addeif a touch of wit
and humor to his practical opin
ions.
Answers Critic
I was much interested in a
letter on thesubject sent in by
Brother Melendez. With due
respects to this brother, I would
like to answer some of the state
ments in this letter.
The indplication of this letter
seems to be thef all men who
do not stay put pn a ship are
foulballs and performers, aqd
that the only reliable and com
petent seamen are those who
homestead.
i I would like to remind Bfoth
,gr Melendez that the great ma
jority of our members are those
malm dne or two trl^a aiid
'then get off for aspell shore
side with their friends and faim
ilies. After a wellearned rest,
they make another trip or two.
Many of these men have been
doing this for years—and these
men are fine, capable, and ef
ficient seamen, the backbone of
bur Union.
Brother Me^dez doesn't
realize that there are Very few
performers among our members
these days.
Brother Melendez also states
that he has a home that is paid
Men To
The Editor
All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.
Union Fiiieci Need
In His Absence
To the Editor:
1 would like to take this time
to express my sincere thanks to
. the SIU Welfare Department,
especially to. the New York rep
resentative, E. B. McAuley, for
his cooperation with my cousin
and his wife when my mother
was sick.
My mother
had to go to
the hospital
for a very se
rious opera
tion, and then
had to go back
again with
double pneu
monia. At this
time I was
aboard the
Robin Sherwood
Hartman
for, a wife, and. a car, 1 give
him full credit for this. But
many onetwo. trippera have the
same things.
. I'd also like to echo the sen
timents of Brother Smolenski,
who says he witnessed very few
foulups under the timelimit
shipping clause of the SUP.
I do believe a timelimit ship
ping rule would mike for i: bet
ter job turnover and a fairer
• hake for all hMds.
It has worked out well in
Other unions and shduld. do the
eaiM hej^e, •
Art LOmaa '
down in
South Africa and could not be
of any assistance.
However I am back home now
with my mother and am glad to
report she is improving as well
as can" be expected. Once
again, I wish to express my
thanks for the Union's and Mc
Auley's aid and assistance.
John Hartman
Seamen Of '20's
Asked To Write
To the Editor:
Back in the midtWbnties, I
sailed for aeveral years in the
blac.k gang on the ships. of tho
South. Atlantic Steamship Gom
pauy, but of Savannah,. Georgia,
Some of the ships I sailed on
for this company were the
Tulsa, Coldwater, Shickshinny
and the Liberty Glo.
The ports we generally made
were LiveriK»ol, Glasgow, An
twerp, Rotterdam, Manchester
and Hamburg. Shipping got so
bad during the late twenties
that 1 had to get a shoreside job
and never returned to the mer
chant marine, although I did
several years in the Navy dur
ing the war, but did not get to
Europe.
I often wonder if there are
any of the oldtimers who re
member Mrs. Fisher*of the
American Seamen's "YMCA in
Liverpool. I would also like to
know if the following places
still exist: The American Bar
near the Adelphi Hotel, and
Quinn's Place in Liverpool; the
Shiedamshledyke in Rotterdam;
the Globe, the Coney island and
the Metropole Cafe on Schep
per Street in Antwerp.
If there is a Seafarer who
would care to bring me up to
date on these ports and the
above places, I certainly will
appreciate the favor very much.
I am retiring from the US
Civil Service in 1860 and I have
been considering sailing as a
passenger oh an American
freighter to these ports to see
the changes in seagoing life
since my time. I very often
obtain a copy of the SEA
FARERS LOG and enjoy read
ing it very much. I cain be
reached at 1449 Boulevard, SE,
AUantalS.Ga.
I ^ Riehard Lindsle^
Wife, Baby Fine;
Cites Union Aid
To the Editor:
I would like to thank every
one concerned for the kindness
and financial help given to me
during my wife's recent illness.
I would also like to compli
ment the Seafarers Welfare
Plan for the speedy, efficient
manner in which it processed
the claims for hospital and doc
tor bills.
1 especially would like to
thank Mrs. Brown and the en
tire staff and officials in New
Orleans for helping me get
blood donations when 1 needed
them so badly.
My wife is recovering nicely
from her operation and my new
baby is a picture of health.
1 have been a Seafarer for
most of my life, but this kind
of assistance is something new
to me. It makes me proud just
to be even a small part of this
wonderful organization.
Samuel A. Bailey
i 4. t
Skipper Thanics
Chiiore Crew
To the Editbr:
I Wish to express my sincere
thanks and deepest appieclaiion
to the officers and crew of the
SS Chiiore for the kindness and
'sympathy shown me during my
recent bereavement, the loss of
my beloved father, who passed
away on June 8, 1959.
Victor E. Raymond
Master, SS Chiiore
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Fair* Fenrfeen SBAFAttERS LOG mim
TANKER PLAYS IT SAFE
If it's up to the ofticers and crew aboard, the new supertanker Eagle Voyager should
turn out to be one of the safest ships afloat, judging from the minutes of the last shipboard
safety meeting on June 5. It's apparent that all hands are approaching the safety prob
lem with a ^ood deal of con"*
structive thought and sev
eral valuable suggestions are
• rising out of the safety meetings.
Attending the June 5 meeting,
the ship reports, were W. E. Morse,
chief steward; C. B. Wiggins,
bosun, and H. E. Skipper, chief
pumpman, as toprated men in
their respective departments; three
'delegates including D. C. Gay, B.
R. Pope and A. C. Long, along with
the chief mate and third mate, 1st
assistant engineer and the ship's
purser. The meeting was chaired
by the third mate, B. B. Abramoski.
Inthe deck department, Wig
gins proposed the use of nonskid
paint on all outside decks. Since
the ship is running foreign and
Even A Bottle
Picks Miami
A note in a bottle tossed into the
sea a couple of hours out of Rio
De Janeiro brought a reply from
a sevenyearold Miami grade
school student about two months
later. Seafarer William Allen
wrote.
The note, which requested the
finder to contact Allen, was thrown
over the side of the Del Santos
around March 29, when the ship
was only four hours out of Rio,
Allen said.
On May 29, two months to the
day, he received a carefully printed
letter from sevenyeardid Rusty
Fifer, of Miami, Florida, who
wrote that he found the bottle one
Sunday while looking for seashells
in Biscayne Bay.
"When we were looking for
shells," Rusty wrote, "I found your
bottle stuck in a big bunch of sea
weed. As your note requested this
is to let you know it was found in
Biscayne Bay on May 24, J959 at
11 AM."
Pick Up 'Shot'
Card At Payoff
Seafarers who nave taken the
series of inoculations required
for certain foreign voyages are
reminded to be sure to pick up
their inoculation cards from the
captain or the purser when they
pay off at the end of a voyage.
The card should be picked up
by the Seafarer and held so that
it can be presented when sign
ing on for another voyage where
the "shots" are required. The
inoculation card is your only
proof of having taken the re
quired shots.
Those men who forget to pick
up their inoculation card when
they pay oft may find that they
are required to take all the
"shots" again when they want
to sign on tor another such voy
age.
there was some doubt about the
availability of this paint. Gay pro
posed that as a substitute sand be
scattered in the fresh paint before
it dried.
B. R. Pope, the deck delegate,
proposed that each department
should have a safety representative
to whom crewmembers could re
port on safety hazards and imsafe
practices so that quick action could
be gotten on such hazards in be
tween meetings.
After some discussion on how to
keep the foc'sles and crew pro
tected during loading or disciiarg
ing of dangerous cargo, it was
agreed that warning signs be~
posted on the .fireproof doors
instructing everyone to keep them
closed at such times.
The bosun then proposed that a
lifejacket be kept at the bow for
the lookout and E. J. Demetro, the
chief mate, promptly ordered it
placed there.
A proposal by the pumpman to
lengthen the hose on the fresh air
mask was also acted upon, with the
chief mate reporting he had addi
tional hose line on order. The
present hoses, it was explained,
were not long enough to reach into
the further corners of the tanks.
The purser, P. L. Rosecrans,
offered to give a series of lectures
and demonstrations on the three
methods of artificial respiration.
Turning to engine department
safety, the pumpman proposed in
stallation of a red light on top of
the pumproom so that other crew
members would be aware of the
fact that somebody was in the
room and would investigate to see
if all was well in the event he
stayed in there longer than ex
acted. The 1st assistant, R. D.
Huebener, agreed to act on this
matter promptly.
Long, the engine delegate, re
ported it was difficult to read the
gauges in the potable water tanks
and asked that the gauges be re
located or gratings placed so that
men would not have to get into
awkward or dangerous positions to
read them. This too was acted on.
The chief steward then called
attention to the need for holders
on the percolators to prevent their
spilling In the event the vessel
rolled and it was agreed to install
such a device as soon as possible.
Ranger Galley Gain's Happy
Top photo showsTlalph, tho
second cook, and Crabtree,
galley pantryman, at work on
the Alcoa Ranger. Looks
like they are turning out some
sunnysides for breakfast. At
left, Eddy, the crew messman,
serves himself some chow.
The Ranger is one of the
Alcoa ships which wen itself a
500day safety award. Photos
wisre taken by Seafarer Leroy
Rinker.
Don't Limit Right
To Stay On Job
To the Editon
This is in reference to the
niunerous comments on the one
year rulings which I have seen
in the LOG. I feel that it is
time I get my say in on this is
sue.
Personally I feel we do not
need such a ruling in an organ
ization as ours. First of all I
do not know of any company,
corporation or industry or any
labor organization that advo
letters To
The Editor
All letters to the'editor jor
publication in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.
cates the limit on any working
person's inalienable, right to
work as long
as they are
competent,
willing and
able to per
form their
precribed du
ties.
I feel that
working to
ward becoming
a fullfledged
member in this
Barnette
organization
was to gain job seniority, along
with the other things that this
organization has gained for us,
and I don't want to see the
right to work be taken away
from any member so long as he
is in accord with all of the
policies laid out by this Union.
To better express my point I
Would like to tell you of a"
brother who advocated the one
year rule. This man was regis
tered in Baltimore, Group 1,
and always sailed as an elec
trician. A job came in for an
electrician on a Waterman ship,
but he did not take it. His. ex
cuse was that there was no over
time in it.
A day or so later a job came
in for an electrician on an Isth
mian vessel which lie did not
take because it's too hot in the
Persian Gulf. In that case a
"B" card got the job.
The same man, rather than
take a fireman or oiler job,,
which he could have had at that
time, reregistered and went to
the bottom of the list for what
I felt was going to be a long
wait because he was so choosey.
Yet he told me that he was
going to hit the deck at the next
meeting in support of a time
limit on ships. I told him I
felt sorry but, to advocate a
rule such as this, I would have
to oppose him and explain to
the rest of the membership
what ho had done, fie:mxut
have thought that over for he
did not make the motion.
I presume this oneyear rul
ing sounds good to fellows that
are not riding ships that lay up
fairly often such as the Ore
ships, Calmar, and some of the
Greekoperated vessels that
make one trip and then lay the
crew off. I say let us work
as long as we are able. In
closing on this beef, let me say,
don't advocate the one year rule
so long as. we continue to ship
"C" cards to our hardwon SIU
jobs.
James C. Barnetto
Hospital^ Blood
Bank Saved Him
To the Editor:
Last March I had to be rushed
to the hospital for. an emergency
operation, but thanks to the
outstanding care I received at
the Lutheran Medical Center in
Brooklyn, I'm now able to ship
out again. For a while it was
touch and go as to whether I
would survive the night,'but the
skill of the doctor and the six
pints of blood I got from the
SIU Blood Bank made the dif
ference.
As soon as I came into the
emergency ward, which was
three o'clock in the morning,
the hospital promptly notified
the Union as weU as my family.
The doctor had been on duty
all night but despite this he
spent six hours working on me
in the operating room. Mean
while the Union made arrange
ments for all the blood I would
need. As a result, I was able
to pull through. I recently re
ceived my fit for duty slip after
recuperating at the Staten
Island PHS hospital.
I've donated blood myself in
the past without ever realizing
that I would some day have to
call on the blood bank to help
save my own life. I certainly
want to thank all of the Sea
farers whose donations to the
Blood Bank make it possible
for me and others to get the
help needed in an emergency.'
Al Yarborough
Unable To Work,
Benefit Aids
To the Editor:
I would like to extend my
deepest thanks for the $4,000
welfare benefit I received upon
the death of Clarence L. Gra
ham.
This money was really a life
saver for me, as I didn't know
which way to turn. If I had my
health and strength, I could
earn some money. But I have
arthritis quite badly at times.
I am sure that the Seafarers
Welfare Plan has helped many
others the same as it has helped
me. I thank God for the Wel
fare Plan and the SIU for the
care it gives its members and
their dependents.
Viola May Graham
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4|iD^ |. I>» SEAFARERS LOG Pare nftcM
following men are urged to
contact Jack Lynch at Room 201,
SUP. Headqnartera, 4S0 Harrison
St., San Francisco, for income tax
refund checks: Theodoratus Cala
pothakos, Arthur Craig, Jr., John
Doyle, Tom Evans, Steve Krkovich,
George Lichtenberger, Milford Mc
Donald, Angelo Meglio, Finn
Ostergaard, Leo Rondario, William
Watson and Ding Hai Woo.
The following excrewm^bers
of the Ariekaree or the Stony
Point who have money coming to
them £rom their wages are urged
to contact Bfiller & Seeger, 26
Court St., Brooklyn: Uonel Chap
man, Francis Dowd, Eusebio Rod
riguez, S. Shulmin, Alexander
PeffanU and Ignatius Torre.
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Andy Carvalbo
Please get in touch with your
cousin Thomas Pemandez at 59
West 90th St., NY, NY.
^ X.
Miehael Traskas
You are urged to contact Mae
Stepson at 1126 Hunter St., Laxe
Charles, LA.
XXX
Timothy McCarthy
Important that you contact your
• daughter Ann at 48 Crowley
Rogers Way, South Boston, Mass.
XXX
John Ward
You are urged to get In touch
with your motherinlaw. She is
taking care of your children while
your wife is sick. i
Charles Reemzak
An important letter from Marion
Lavine is being held for you in
the Sru headquarters mailroom in
Brooklyn.
X X X
Ruby Maples
Floyd Williams requests that you
get in touch with him as soon as
possible. His address is 1170 Un
ion Ave., Memphis, Tenn., phone
BR 61768.
5 More Ships
Return To US
WASHINGTON — Five more
ships have been returned to the
Americanflag from foreign registry
in May, the Maritime Administra
tion reports, as owners of Libertys
and trictorys hope to get a piece
of agricultural surplus * export
cargoes. .
The five ships were the Sealady,
Julia, Penn Vanguard, Qulfwater
and Galloway. However, the re
turns were less than ships going
on idle status, with the result that
the active oceangoing privately
owned fleet was down to 947 vessels
on June 1,'a net loss of three ships
during the month.
Laidup ships included 20 dry
cargo vessels and 49 tankers, re
flecting the worldwide surplus of
tanker tonnage.
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MARtTIME TRilDIES DEPARTMENT
Problems
Tiiomas Joseph RoHcs,
months, looks a mite unde
cided about a sea career
right now, though time will
tell. Dad Wiiliam R, Parks,
wiper, of Springfield, Mass.,
fust got off the Seatrain Sa
vannah to visit mom, Thomas
Joseph and William III, who's
3 now.
MouthToMoutfi Method
Held Dost Respiration Aid
After many years of testing different methods of artificial
respiration^ the National Academy of Sciences has decided
that the simple mouthtomouth method is the most practical
method for emergency ven •
tilation of an Individual of
any age. This is particularly
true, the group said, where there
is no oxygen equipment available
or assistance from another indi
viduaL
Mbuthtomouth artificial res
piration, they said, "has ttic ad
vantage of providing pressure to
inflate the victim's lungs immedi
ately and allowing the rescuer to
gain soma .information on the
pressure, volume and duration of
each blowing effort"
For adult respiration, the group
recommends 12 deep breaths per
minute; for children, about 20
shallow breaths per minute, allow
ing for smaller lung capacity.
For best results, the victim
SIU BABY ABRIVALS
All of the follouHng SIU families have received a $200 matemity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the boby's name:
Louis AUen Buterakos, born
April 27, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Thomas Butmrakos, Win
chester, Va.
XXX
Catherine Castro, bom May 26,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs, Arthuro
Castro, Houston, Texas.
XXX
Adrian Landa, born April 30,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos
L. Landa, Dallas, Texas.
XXX
Robin Marie Leavey, born Feb
ruary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Henry P. Leavey, Brooklyn,
NY.
4" • 4" 4
Joseph Kurt Jupitz, bora April
21, 1959. to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl
Jupitz, Baltimore, Md.
X 4> 4»
Mark McCain^ born May 6, 1959,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Julius Mc
Cain, Lake Charles, La
Army Worry:
Potato Peels
ARLINGTON, VA.—A persistent
Army private was so confident of
his potato peeling style that he
took his case to a courtmartial—
and was vindicated. In fact, the
court found that not only was PFC
Andrew God Jr., not guilty of will
fully destroying Government pro
perty, but he shaved potatoes
even closer than his superiors.
The private had been charged
3y his company commander with
failing to heed Army directives as
to the proper method to peel po
tatoes. . Rather than accept com
pany punishment of two hours a
day of. faa^ labor for 14 days as
did an associate. Private God
elected to take the matter to court.
A pan of potato peelings col
lected from a month of God's
kitchen efforts was Introduced by
the prosecution Id prove God's
wastefulness^ For the defense, a
jness sergeant testified that, con
sidering the fact that God was us
ing a. knife rather than a potato
peeler, he had done" amore than
adequate.^ job.V When samples of
both wisre put on,the scales, God's
weighed' lesx.:' • •
Joyce Ann Machlinski, bora May
10,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob
ert Machlinski, Baltimore, Md.
XXX
Carter V. Myers, bora April 13,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carter
Myers, Lynnfield, Mass.
X , X X
Dana Frances Reynolds, bora
March 30, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. William H. Reynolds, Win
chester, Vs.
• .X X X
Arthur Rand Slade, born April
29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Bobby M. Slade, Baton Rouge, La.
fr t X
Paul David Stevens, bora April
7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Thomas H.. Stevens, Mobile, Ala.
X X X
David William Wennberg, bora
May 2, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William H. Wennberg, Duluth,
Minn.
XXX
Philip Brace PhiUii^. bora
March 22, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. George Phillips, Oxley, Ark.
XXX
David Neat Gaskfll, born Janu
ary 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Floyd Gaskill, Sea Level, NC.
X X X
Darleen L. Bent^ bora April 1,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry
G. Bents, Brooklyn, NY.
XXX
Nelson Blaba, born May 21,1959,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward
Blaha, Jackson Heights. U, NY.
XXX
Charleen and Marie Brezler,
born May 4, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Charles Brezler, Baltimore,
Md.
XXX
John Bernardes Ferreira, born
June 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Antonio Ferreira, Flusblng LI.
X X X
Vlekl Elaine Harfllne, born June
4,1959, to Seafarer and Afrs. Lloyd
Hartline, Dallas, Texas.
XXX
Miebael J<diB Hennlng, born
May 9, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Cyril Hennlng, Gretna, La.
XXX
Janet Ellen Hlgglns. bora May
29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
F. Hlggins, Stoneham, Mass.
4. X X
Sara Rodrigues, b<Mtn Maf 11,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aiigusr
tin Rodriguez, New York City. >
should be lying down with head
tilted backwards and the lower
jaw pulled down. Food particles or
other obstructions should be re
moved, by blows between the
shoulder blades If necessary.
The biggest advantage of the
mduthtomonth method is that it
is far less tiring than the back
pressure system, an important con
sideration when artifical respira
tion has to be kept up for periods
of an hour or more.
The National Academy indicated
that it could not recommend any
single manual method as better In
all circumstances, although the
American Red Cross currently fa
vors the back pressure armlift. In
that system, the operator kneels
facing the victim astride the vic
tim's head, presses down on tho
ribs and then slides his hands for
ward against the upper arms, pull
ing them upward and outward.
Seaway Is
Christened
MONTREAL—In operation for
two months, the St. Lawrence Sea
way received its formal dedication
at St. Lambert Locks near here
from President D^^ght D. Eisen
hower and Queen Elizabeth II of
the British Commonwealth.
After the speechmaking and the
dedication ceremonies, the yacht
Uritannia carrying the Queen and
her party, plus the President,
transited. the first four locks. The
Britannia then continued on with
the Queen aboard enroute to
Chicago and eventually to Lake
Superior.
Meanwhile, the US Navy sent •
flotilla of Navy ships, 28 in all, to
make calls at various Lakes ports
as part of the Seaway celebration.
The first figures compiled by
the Seaway Authority showed that
2V4 million tons of cargo were
carried djjring the month of May,
approximately 1^ times tho
amount carried last year when the
old 14foot canals we^e in opera
tion.
The Seaway operation is being
hampered by shallow drafts in
many ports, lack of docking facili
ties and jams at the locks.
Tho death of the following Sea
farer has been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and the
SIU death benefit is being paid to
hit beneficiary:
Chatles Nicholson, 58: An acci
dent proved fatal to Brother Ni
cholson In New
Orleans. He died
in Charity Hds
pital in New Or
leans, La., on
March 3. He was
a member of tho
Union since 1942,
sailing in tho
deck department.
His mother, Mrs.
Emiyl Nicholson, of Collingswood,
NJ, survives him. Burial was \jh
Harleigh. Cometfry,' ChmdeOi NJ.
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• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L A NT 10 AND GUXF DISTRICT • AFLCfO •
Valchem, Rosa
Deck Officers
Facing Charges
Following up its action in suspending the license of the
captain of the Constitution for one yjear, the Coast Guard has
filed almost identical charges against both captains and both
of the cruise ^ ^ second mates
ship Santa Rosa and the
tanker Valchem. The. officers
of the two vessels, which collided
off the Jersey coast on March 26
with the loss of four lives, were
accused of" improper navigation at
immoderate speed, improper use
of radar, and failure to stop the
vessel after hearing fog signals,
among other items.
The captain of the Constitution,
James LaBelle, had his license
suspended because of a collision
between the Constitution and the
Norwegian tanker Jalanta off Am
brose Light. The Coast Guards
hearing examiner cited the fact
that the Constitution had been run
ning in excess of 18 knots at the
time in poor visibility and had
failed to stop its engines when it
' heard a fog signal of an unseen
vessel.
Speed In Fog
The examiner also criticized the
practice of .speed lay ships of all
nations, irrespective of conditions
of fog, rain, visibility and other
factors.
The charges against Captain
Frank Siwik of the Santa Rosa Are
that he, too, negligently navigated
his vessel at "immoderate speed"
under conditions of restricted visi
bility and also neglected to stop
his vessel's engines when he heard
the fog signal of another vessel, in
this case, the Valchem. _The Santa
Rosa's second mate was charged
with improper use of the radar be
cause he kept it on the sixmile
.range when greater ranges were
available, with the result that the
Valchem did not become visible
on the Santa Rosa's radar until the
two ships were five miles apart.
On the Valchem, Caiffhin Louis
L. Murphy, who was in his cabin
at the time of the accident, was
charged with failing to instruct the
second mate, Clyde St. Clair Lup
ton, to notify him in the event of
conditions of restricted visibility,
or in case other vessels were en
countered. Lupton, who was in
charge of navigation at the time,
faces charges similar to Siwik;
namely, that he navigated at "im
moderate speed" under conditions
of restricted visibility and, after
hearing the Santa Rosa's fog sig
nal, sounded two prolonged whistle
blasts while continuing to make
way with his vessel.
Doing 21 Knots
Testimony by witnesses at the
time of the accident indicated that
the Santa Ri)Sfl was doing better
than 21 knots at the time of the
crash. There was dispute about
the Valchem's movements, how
ever, with some testimony to the
effect that her engines were
stopped at the time of the accident,
and other testimony contradicting
that assertion.
The accident apparently took
place when the two ships, which
bad been approaching each other
I" almostbeadon, both veered shore
ward, the southbound Valchem
" turning right for a porttopoi't
passing and the northbound Santa
^sa veering left ta pass starboord
iotstarboard. The Valchem was m
badly damaged that tha vessel is
not being repaired.
The negligence charges will be
heard at the end of July at the
Custom House in New York.
Philly Men
Abuzz Over
New Hall
PHILADELPHIA—With actual
construction work now underway
on the new hall here, the mem
bership in this port has taken up
the job of sidewalk superintending
with a vim. The men on the beach
have been running back and forth
between job calls to see what's
going on.
Port Agent Steve CarduUo has
put out a blanket invitation to all
Seafarers to "supervise" the con
struction work as it goes on! When
completed, the new hall at 2602
South Fourth Street will offer
ample space for both Union and
Welfare Plan facilities, plus at
tractive and comfortable surround
ings foir men on the beach.
Shipping in this port was not
something to get terribly worked
up about but, since registration
totals were also low, there is no
pileup of men on the beach. In
fact, registration exceeded ship
ping by just one Seafarer. The fu
ture outlook is for more of the
same, with fairly steady turnover.
But I Line Tackies A Monster
A 150ton generator, the largest
single piece of equipment ever
carried by a Bull Line ship to
Puerto Rico, arrived in San Juan 4.
last week and will be put to use in
a generating plant operated by the
Puerto Rico Water Resources Au
thority.
The generator was carried on
the deck of the Liberty ship
Carolyn,and required special
wooden supports to safeguard the
deck from giving way under the
weight. The ship listed only about
one or two degrees after cargo was
loaded on the opposite side to off
set the~generator's weight.
. Bull Line, which is contracted
to the SIU, has carried several
other generators to Puerto Rico
before, hut this one topped the
others by 10 tons or better. Several
more are expected to be delivered
this year or early In 1960.
Scholarship Winner
Is Second In Family
The second in her family to win an SIU scholarship. Miss
Rosemary Virgin, dau^ter of Seafarer Claude Virgin of
Atlanta, Georgia, has a high standard to live up to Jn order to
the of match the achievements
two older sisters.
Her sister Louise was a
scholarship student at the Univer
sity of Georgia and was elected
to Phi Beta Kap
pa before gradu
ating in 1952.
Her sister Anne
was a winner of
an SIU scholar
ship in 1956 and
graduated from
the University of
Georgia last
June, magna cum
laude, with Phi
Beta Kappa membership. Anne is
now working on a master's degree
at the University which she ex
pects to receive In August, and
then plans tMeach English either
in junior college or in. a high
school. She also holds'a graduate
I assistantship at the University.
Rosemary, who is 17, plans to
follow her sisters into the Univer
sity of Georgia at the school's new
Rosemary
science center. She plans to work
toward a degree In science with
emphasis on biology. She has al
ready done specialized work' in
this area at Murphy High School
in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal
from the Georgia Academy of
Science and honorable mention
from the W^stinghouse Talent
Search for a research study on fac
tors influencing plant growth.
While in high school she has
worked in the Atlanta Public , Li
brary system after school and dur
ing summers. . She plans to do
graduate work in library work,
specializing in the scientific area.
Her father, who ships as oiler,
was last aboard the Coeur d' Alene
Victory and is now onr the beach
in Ban Francisco.
Biggest generator ever brought into Puerto Rico. 150tonner hangs
in midair at Bull Line Brooklyn terminal before being swung
aboard the Carolyn.
Acquit Striking Logger
in Murder Charge Trial
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland—A member of the striking
International Woodworkers of America Has been acquitted
of a murder charge by a jury here, following a picketline
fight on March 10. Earle Ron<
aid Laing, one of the strikers,
had been in prison four
months after being accused of
striking a member of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police with a
club.
The loggers union had de
nounced Laing's arrest as one of
the tactics being used by Premier
Joseph Smallwood of Newfound
land to drive the striking union
out of the province. Smallwood
had the provincial legislature pass
bills "outlawing" the striking un
ion and setting' up a goverment
sponsored loggers' organization to
work behind the union picket lines.
In the light of Smallwood's re
peated denunciation of the strik
ers and their union and his cam
paign to picture them as lawless
and violent elements in the com
munity, Laing's acquittal will un
doubtedly be regarded as a vic
tory by the IWA.
Summer Slack
Grips Boston
BOSTON—Shipping here was on
the slow side during the past two
weeks as only two ships paid off,
none signed on and two were in
transit, according to Gene Dakin,
port agent.
Dakin reported that the union's
organizing • campaign among a
group of barge employees here is
nearing an end. The National Labor
Relatioiis Board has been peti
tioned for an election, which is ex
pected to be scheduled before long.
Cities Service's Bradfprd Island
and Winter Hill were the two ves
sels paying off. The Robin Gray
(Robin) and The Steel Scientist
(Isthmian) were in transit.
The Canadian Mounted Police,
who took part in the picketline
battle, were withdrawn by the fed
eral government of Canada follow
ing considerable outcry against
their being utilized as a strike
breaking weapon by the Small
wood government.
The strike, which'began when
the loggers were refused a union
contract, wage increases and im^
provement in primitive living con
ditions in the logging camps, ha«
attracted wide support from Cana
dian and American unions. Aj>
proxlmately $500,000 has been
raised to aid the strikers, including
two $5,000 contributions from the
SIU of North America and $1,500
from the SIU Canadian District.
SCHEDULEOF
SIU MEETINGS
SIU membership meet
ings are held regularly
every Iwo weeks on Wed
nesday nights at 7 PM in
all SIU ports. All Sea
farers are expected to
attend; those who wish to
be excused should request
permission by telegram
(be sure to include regis
tration number). The next
SIU meetings will be:
July 8
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ErS/^y SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED
• Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed
him under the Constitution of the Union.
• The right to vote.
^ The right to nominate himself for, and to hold,
any office in the Union.
• That every official of the Union shall be hound
to uphold and protect the rights of every member
and that in no case shall any member be deprived
of his rights and privileges as a member without
due process of the law of the Union.
• The right to be confronted by his accuser and to
be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of
his brother Union members if he should be
charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare
of Seafarers banded together in this Union.
• The right to express himself freely on the floor of
any Union meeting or in committee.
^ The assurance that his brother Seafarers will
stand with him in defense of the democratic prin
ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union.
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The SW constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an
outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac
tions to the document from members of Congress.
Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.:
* ... I have looked over the constitution
and offhand it would appear to be emi
# ?| ̂ V ently fair and just. I was particularly
interested in the fact that it was adopted
in such a democratic manner by the full
' membership of your organization."
Senator James E. Murray, Montana:
• *1 am particularly impressed by the pro
visions of the constitution providing for
a trial committee to hear charges against
members, and guaranteeing the tradi
tional American rights to representa
tion, crossexamination, and confronta
tion by the accuser ... I am happy to
note that your new constitution is drawn
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in thespirit of democratic trade union
ism."
Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.:
"The constitution seems to me to be an
extremely democratic one and I am im
pressed with the emphasis which is
placed upon ratification by members. I
also approve the provisions with respect
to providing for a trial committee ..."
Senator Paul H. Douglas, Hi.: "I ap
preciate your sharing the constitution
with me and I commend the sense of
public interest which moves you to feel
that these are of concern to persons out
side the ranks of your own member
ship."
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AFLCIO
PREAMBLE
We. the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing
the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea
faring men, have determined to. form one. imion, the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North
America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon
the following principles:
Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all
members alike, as long as they remain in good standing
in the Union.
First of these rights is the right of the American sea
men to receive their employment through their own
Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners,
fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the
Government.
That it is the right of each member to receive fair and
Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient
leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation.
Further, we consider it oiu: right to receive healthful
and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to
rest.
Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect
ful manner by those in. command.
We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen
alike, irrespective of nationality or creed.
Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we
are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com
mand. our employers, our craft and our country.
We wHl, therefore, try by all just means to promote
harmonious relations with those in command by exercis
ing due care and diligence in the performance of the
duties of our profession, and by giving all po'^ible assist
ance to our employers in caring for their gear and
property.
Based upon these principles, it is among our objects:
To use our infiuence individually and collectively for the
purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman
ship and effecting~a change in the Maritime law of the
United States, so as to render it more equitable and to
make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development
of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen.
To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments
of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to
maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime
affairs.
To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of
organization and federation, to the end of establishing
the Brotherhood of the Sea.
To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever
possible in the attainment of their just deinands.
To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals
so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable
and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are
migratory, that our work takes us away in different Erec
tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise
meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a
fraction of the membership, that the absent members,
who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded
from what might be the results of excitement and pas
sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those
who are present may act for and in the interest of all,
we have adopted this constitution.
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION
OF RIGHTS
In order to form a more perfect union, we members
of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied
workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit
ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel
fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the
Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic
and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the
following principles:
In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall
ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our
duties and obligations as members of the community,
our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace
of communism and any other enemies of freedom and
the democratic principles to which we seafaring men
dedicate ourselves in this Union.
We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or
ganizations; w^ shall support a journal to give additional
voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the
sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations
to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob
ligations. We shall seek to exertour individual and col
lective infiuence in the fight for the enactment of labor
and other legislation and policies which look to the at
tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction
based on race, creed or color.
To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing In mind
that most of our members are migratory, that their duties
carry them all over the world, that their rights must and
shall be protected,. we hereby declare these rights «s
members of the Union to be inalienable:
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No member shall be dieprived of any of the rights or
privilege guaranteed blm under the Constitution bf
the Union.
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Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote.
No one shall deprive him of that right
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Every member shall have the right to nominate himself
for. and to hold, office In this Union.
No member shall he deprived of his membership with.
out due process of the law of this Union. No member
shall be compelled to he a witness against himself In the
trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with
failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official
and Job holder shall he bound to uphold and protect the
rights of every member In accordance with the principles
set forth in the Constitution of the Union.
V
Every member shall have the right to he confronted by
his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law
of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be
guaranteed a fair and speedy trial byan impartial com^
mittee of his brother Union members.
VI
No member shall be denied the right to express himself
freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee.
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A militant membership being necessary to the security
of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready
to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the
Constitution of the Union.
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The powers not delegated to the officials and Job
holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved
to the members.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1
NAME AND GENERAL POWERS
This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna
tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis
trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu
tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance
of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise,
the formation of funds and participation in funds, the
establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union,
and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership
shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other
wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at
all times, protect and maintain its Jurisdiction over all
work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as
seamen now perform.
ARTICLE n
AFFILIATION
This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America and the American Fed
eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or
by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined
by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE m
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad
mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as
are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of
the membership. ..
Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be
American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No
candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem
ber of any dual organization or any other organization
hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union.
No candidate shall be granted membership until hehas
taken the following oath" of obligation:
OBLIGATION
"1 pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to
this Union, and that I will work for its interest and will
look upon every member as my brother; that I will not
work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all
orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal
the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons
not entitled to know it And if 1 break this promise, 1
ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship
and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!"
Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar
rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as
sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus
pended. and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights
and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically
dismissed if they are more than two quarters In arrears
in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments
or unpaid fines.
This time shall not run:
(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike
or lockout.
(b) While a member is an Inpatient in « USPHS
Hospital.
(c> While a member Is under an incapacify due to ac
tivity in behalf of the Union.
(d) While a member is iii the Armed ServiCM ol the
United States, provided the member was in good standing
at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further ;;
provided hC applies for reinstatement within VO dayi^
after discharge from the Armed Forces
fe> While a member has no opportunity to pay dues'
because of employment aboard an American flag mer
chant vessel.
Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be
sufficient to designate additional circumstances during
which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It
shall be the right of any member to present. In writing,
to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re
gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with
procedures established by a majority vote of the member
ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces
sary to decide such questions. •
Section S. The membership shall be empowered to es
tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under
which dues and assessments may be remitted where a
member has been ifnable to pay dues and assessments for
the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4.
Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com
mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union
shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be
governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all
policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made.
Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid.to
the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza
tion shall be denied further membership in this Union.
A majority vote of the membership shall decide which
organizations are dual or hostile.
Sactlon 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation
with the Union shall at all times remain the propertyof
the Union. Members may be required to show their evi
dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union
meetings.
Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al
lowed to vote.
ARTICLE IV
REINSTATEMENT
Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated
in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time
to time, by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE V
DUES AND INITIATION FEE
Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a
calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar
ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall
be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con
stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional
amendment.
Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad
mitted into membership without having paid an initiation
fee of one hundred (1100.00) dollars.
Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may b«
waived for organizational purposes only, in accordanc*
with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of. the
membership.
ARTICLE VI
RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members may retire from membership by
paying al! unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which' they
retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow
ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re
quest. and dated as of the day that such member accom
plishes" these payments and request.
. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli
gations of membership shall be suspended during thei>e
riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall
not be disloyarto the Union nor Join or remain In any
dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of
his. right to reinstatement.
' Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six
months or more shall be restored to membership, ex
cept as herein Indicated, by paying dues for the current
quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly
levied during the period of retirement If the period of
retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay
ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said
period of retirement, including those for the current
quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied
during that period. Upon such payment, the person in
retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem
bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him.
Seetion 4. A member in retirement may be restored to
membership after a twoyear period of retirement only
by majority vote of the membership.
Section 3. The period of retirement shMl be computed
from the day as of which the retirement card is i^ed.
ARTICLE vn
SYSTEM OF ORGANtZATION
Section I. This Union, and all Forts, Officers, Fort
Agents. Fatrolmen, and members shall be governed, in
this order, by: .
(a) The Constitution
(b) Majority vote of the membership
Section 2. The functions of tbisUMon shall be ad
ministered by Headquarters and Forts.
Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of'the .Secretary
Treasurer, and one or more Assistant SecretaryTreas
urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by
majority vote of the membership to be held during the
month of Augiist in any election year, as set forth mora
particularly in Article X, Section 1D.
Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and
Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Fqrt shaU
bear the name of the city in which the Union's'Ferf ,
Offices'are located.'' 'r
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1. Every meteber of the Ualoo iball be regla^
iereft la one of thcee ftopavtnieate; jumely* deck, engtaw.
or itewarde depertment The definition of tbeee deput*
ments ihall be In oecordenee with cuetom and usage.
, This definition may be modified by a majority vote of
the membership. No member may transfer from one do*
partment to another except tqr express approvai as evi
denced by a majori^ vote of the membecsUp.
ARTICLE Tin
ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT
AGiBNTS. AND PATROLMEN
Section 1. Tbe officers of the Union shall be elected,
except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These
officers shall he the SecretaryTreasurer and one or more
Assistant SecretaryTreasurers.
Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall he elected,
except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
ARTICLE EC
OTHER ELECTITE JOBS
Section 1. The following Jobs in the Union shall be
voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu
tion:
fA> Meeting Chairman
(B> Delegates
(C> Committee Members of:
(a) Auditing Committee
(h) Trial Committee
(c) Quarterly Financial Committee
fd) Appeals Committee
(e) Negotiating and Strike Committee.
Section 2. Additional committees may he formed as
provided hy,ra majority vote of the membership. Commit
tees may also he appointed as permitted by this Consti
tution.
ARTICLE X
DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER
ELECTED JOB HOLDERS
' Seetion 1. The SeeretaryTrcasnrer
(a) The SecretaryTreasurer shall he the Executive Of
ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in
behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise
specifically provided for in the Constitution.
(h) He shall he a member exofftcio of all committees,
port or otherwise.
(c) He shall he responsible for the organization and
maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of
the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account
ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up. and main
tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union
procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex
penditure of all Union funds. Port ^r otherwise. He shall
he in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property,
and shall he in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices..
He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering Uie
financial operations of the Union for tbe previous wedc.
Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera
tions affecting Union action, the fiecretaryTreasurer shall
take appropriate action to insure observance thereof.
<d> Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem
bership, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate the num
ber and location of Ports, the Jurisdiction, status, end
activities thereof, and may. close or open such ports, and
may reassign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports
to other duties, without change in wages. The P6rts of
New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not
be closed except by Constitutional amendment.
Where ports are opened between elections, the See
retaiyTreasurer shall designate tfie I%rt Agents thereof,
,'BubJect to approval by a majority vote of the membership.
The SecretaryTreasurer .shall supervise the activities
of all Pofti.
: Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member
ship, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate, in the event
of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace
ment to act as such during the period of incapacity.
. At the first regular meeting in August of every elec
tion year, the SecretaryTreasurer shall submit to the
membership a preballoting report. This report shall rec
ommend the number and location of Ports, the number
of Assistant SecretaryTreasurers and Agents, and the
number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for
each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded ,
warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar
depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de
livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the
SecretaryTreasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the
recommendation as to the depository until no later than
the first regular meeting in October.
' This recommendation may also specify, whether any
Patrolmenand/or Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, shall be
designated as departmental or otherwise. Tbe report shall
be subjhct to approval or modification by a majority vote
of the membership.
(e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in
New York. The SecretaryTreasurer shall also be tbe Port
Agent of that Port.
(fv The SecretaryTreasurer shall be chairman of the
Agents' Conference and may cast one vote.
(g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of bis
powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the
policies of the Union, and all rules.and rulings duly
adopted by a maJoriW vote of he membership. Within
these limits, he shaU strive to enbance the suength, posU
Hon, and prestige of the Union.
(b) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to fiiose
pjUi^ diities elsewhera described in this Constitiition, as
those ot)lei^ duties lawfully imposed upcni him.
tt) The responfibillty of the SecretaiyTreasui^ mey
not be daleihted, but HM BecMtaiyTZeasnrer may delegate
to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties
as be may In his dlscretUm decide, subject to the limita
tions set forth in this Constitufibn.
(J) Immediately after assuming office, the Sccretary
TreasuTMr shall designate one of the Assistant Secretary
Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his tempomy in
capacity. This designation may be changed from time to
time. These deHffsationa shall be entered In the minntea
of the Port where Headquarters is located. Tbe provisions
of Section 2A of this Article shall apidy in the case of a
vacancy In the office of Sccretai^Treasurer. aa set forth
in that section.
(k) Any vacancy in any office or the Job of Port Agent
or Patrolman shall be filled by the SecretaryTreasurer by
temporary appointment exce;^ in those cases where the
filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by. this
Constitutioa. Such appointment shall be submitted to a
regular meeting for approval, modificatlmi. snbstitntion of
a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date,
by a majority vote of the membership. In tbe event #f the
postponement of the vote, the temporary apptdntmcnt shall
remain in effect until a vote it taken.
(1) The SecretaryTreasurer is directed to take any and
all measures, and emplojr such means, which be deems
necessary or advisable, to protect the Interests, and further
the welfare, of tbe Union and its members, in all iutters
involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and
public affairs.
Seetion 2. Asaiatant SeeretaryTreaanrer
(a> In the event the SecretaryTreasurer shall be unable
to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist
ant SeeretaryTreasnrer designated in accordance with
Se^on 1J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec
retaryTreasurer during the period of such incapacity.
Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of
tbe SecretaryTreasurer, , succession to the office shall be
determined as follows:
That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile,
or Baltimore'Who received the highest number of vote*
in the last regular election shall be tbe first In line of
succession. The next In the line of succession shall be that
Port Agent of the said Ports who received tbe next highest
number of votes in that election. The next in the line of
succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who
received the next highest number of votes.
The Port Agents of tbe said Ports shall also be deemed
to be Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, whether or not so
referred to on the ballots or elsewhere.
(b) The Assistant SecretaryTreasurers shall assist the
Secretai^Treasurer in the execution of the latter'sjdutles
as the latter may direct.
(c) The Assistant SecretaiyTreasuren shall be mem
bers nf the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote
in that body. '
Section 3. Port Agents
(a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the
administration of Union affairs In the Port of his juris
diction.
(b> He shall, within the Jurisdiction of his Port, be
responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con
stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted
by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are
time restrictions w other considerations affecting Port
action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action tO'
insure observance thereof.
(c> He shall be prepare^ to account, financially or other
wise, for the activities of his Port, tvhenever demanded
by the SecretaryTreasurer.
(d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg
istered mail, addressed to the SecretaryTreasurer, »
weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income
and expenses, and complying with all other accounting
directions issued by the SecretaryTreasurer.
(e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in
structions, shall open each Port meeting and shall deter
mine whether a qu(num exists. Nothing contained herein
shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act .as chairman
of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a
majority vote of the members present at the said Port
MeeUng.
(f> Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any
Agents' Conference.
(g) The Port Agent may^^assigh each Port Patrolman to
such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port,
regardless of the departmental designation under which
the Patrolman was elected.
(h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at
that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza
tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted.
(i> The foregoing is in addition to those other duties
prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution.
Section 4. Port Patrolmen
Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are
assigned to them by the Port Agent.
Section 5. Meeting Chairmen
(a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including:
the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the
presiding officer of the meeting, , shall keep order under
rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a
majority vote of the membership and, if none, then by
such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority
vote of the membership in each Port
(b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the
event of a tie. #
(c> Tbe meeting chairman shall not permit the diacus
lion of ̂ rdigious snhJecL
Ecdieii t. DMcgatea
(a) The tnm "delegates" shall mean those members of
the. Union who are elected, under the provisions of this
: Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers
International Union of North America.
(b> Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully
participate therein.
(c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otiierwise»1
support those policies agreed upon bjy tbe majority of ths
delegates to the convention.
Section 7. Committees «
(a) Anditing Committee ,
The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit ths
regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in
writing, certify or refuse to certify said report Ths
Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is
located shall also audit the SecretaryTreasurer's financial
report, to which the same rules as to certification and
refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en
tirety shall then be presented to the membership with
action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of ths
membership.
(b) Trial Committee
The Trial Committee shall conduct trials of persons
charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations
as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special
obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re>
quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges
and trials, and their findings and recommendations must
specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the
Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this
Constitution, were properly safeguarded.
(c» Quarterly Financial Committee ,
1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make s
quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head
quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where
they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec
ommendations. Members of this Committee may make
dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa
rate findings. j
2. The report and recommendations of this Committee
shall be completed within a reasonable time after the
election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted
to the SecretaryTreasurer who shall cause the same to
be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet
ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and
recommendations.
3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with
all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts,
etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee.
4. No report shall be considered as complete without
an accompanying report and audit statement by a com
petent accountant, and the SecretaryTreasurer is charged
with the selection bf such an accountant, who. must b*
certified under state law. |
5. Any action on the said reitort shall be as determined
by a majority vote of the membership. '
(di Appeals Committee ,
1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from
trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as
are set forth in this Constitution and such rules aa
may be adop^.'d by a majority^ vote of the membership,
not inconsistent therewith. <
2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than
one week after the close of the said hearing, make and
submit findings and recommendations in'accordance with
the provisions of this Constitution and such rtiles as may
be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not
Inconsistent therewith. '
(e) Negotiating and Strike Committee
1. The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre*
sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and
changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations,
or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other
terms and conditions of employment of the members of
this Union are involved.
2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committe*
shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem,
bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting.'
The Committee may also make interim reports and rec
ommendations and submit them to the membership at a
regular or a special meeting.
3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself
provided permission by a majority vote of the membership
has been obtained. In such event, the Fort Negotiating
and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec
ommendations. together with comments by the Port
Agent, to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall then cause
the said report and recommendations to be submitted to
the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent
regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to
gether with any report and recommendations which the
SecretaryTreasurer deems desirable to make. The Port
Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report
and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations,
and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in
the same manner above set forth.
4. In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit
tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man
ner, without the approval of the membership of the
Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member
ship.
5. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decidt
the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority,
as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is
granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the
membership shall decide erhen a strike shall begin.
6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara
tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind
ing on all members and other persons affiiated witb
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Ibis Union. However, a majority vote of the membership
• nay repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any. part or
|dl of a strike plap.
ARTICLE XI
WAGES AND TERMS OP OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND
OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION
EMPLOVEES, AND OTHERS
Section 1. The following ele^ed offices ano Jobs shall
be held for a term of two years:
' SecretaryTreasurer
Assistant SecretaryTreasurer
Port Agent
Patrolman
The term of two years set forth herein is expressly
subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con
tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution.
Section 2. The term of any elective Jobs other than
those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue
for so long as is necessary to complete the functions therj^
of. unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the
membership or segment of the i^nion. whichever applies,
whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or
ones serving.
I Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of
any office or other elective Job shaP be determined from
time to time by a majority vote of the membership,
j Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the
membership, all other classifications of employees of the
Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated,
as recommended by the SecretaryTreasurer.
Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of
the membership, the SecretaryTreasurer may contract
for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora
tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces
sary in the best interests of the Union.
Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do
not apply to any corporation, business. Or other venture
in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or
creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a
majority vote of the membership shall be followed.
ARTICLE XII
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS^
PATROLMEN. AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS
Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a
candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent
br Patrolman, provided:
(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime, in an un
licensed capacity, aboard an American Flag merchant
vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or
Assistant SecretaryTreasurer in a specified department,
this seatime must be in that department, and
I (b) He has at least four (4) months of seatime. in an
unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag merchant
vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or
four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or
job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the
Union's direction, or a combination of these, between
January 1st and the time of nomination, and
(c) He has been in continuous good standing in the
Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his
nomination, and * ' ~ ,
(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America.
Section 2. Ali candidates for, and holders of. other
elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall
be members of the Union.
Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective
offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord
ance with this Constitution, shall maintain memberriiip in
good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to
held such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity
with regard to such office or jo'j.
ARTICLE Xin
ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS
AND PATROLMEN
Section 1, Nominations ~
Any member may submit his name for nomination for
any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by
delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials
Committee, in care of the SecretaryTfeasureri at the ad
dress of Headquarters, The SecretaryTreasurer is charged
With the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them
over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re
quest. This letter shall be dated and shall eontain the fol
lowing:
(a) The name of the candidate
(b) His home address and mailing address
(c) His book number
(d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a
candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the
position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman
(e) Proof of citizenship
(f) Pjxiof of seatime and/or employment as required for
candidates.
The ietter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au
gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election
year.
Section 2. Credentials Committee
(a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first
regular meeting in September of the election year, at the
Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist
Of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two
members from each of the Deck, Engit.e and Stewards De
partments. In the event any Committee member is un
able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec
retaryTreasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in
order to elect a replacement The Contmittee's results
t thaU be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by
« majority vote of the membership at a special meeting
called for that purpose at Headquartett^Port. ..
(b> After its election, the Committee shall immediately
go into session.. It shaJi determine whether the person
has submitted his application correctly and possesses the
necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a
report listing each applicant and his book number under
the office or Job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be
marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find
ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been
marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated
in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a
special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be
noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed
by all of the Committee members, and be completed and
submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet
ing after their election. At this meeting, it shaU be read
and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the
Bulletin Board in each port.
(c> When an applicant has been disqualified by the
Committee. h§ shall be notified immediately by telegram
at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter
containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air
mail, special delivery, registered, A disqualified appli
cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem
bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall
forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the
appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular
meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com
mittee's election. It Is the responsibility of the applicant
to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event,
without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may
appear in person before the Committee within two days
after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct
his application or argue for his qualification.
The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough
to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach
the Ports in time for the fint regular meeting after its
election. . .
(d> A majority vote of the membership shall, in the
case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis
qualification classification by the Credentials Committee,
in which event, the bne so previously classified shall then
be deemed qualified.
(e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the
qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con
clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified In
previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the Job
of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require
ments of Section 1A of Article XH.
Section 3. Balloting Procednre.
(a) The SecretaryTreasurer shall insure the proper
and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as
to candidates or Ports, The ballots may contain general
information and instructive comments not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified
candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within
each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a
geographical pattern, commencing with the most nortbly
Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast
down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west
erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on. until the list of
Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted writein space,
on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to
write in as many names as there are offices and Jobs to be
voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the
number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be
so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said
number to be. easily teiuuved. On this removable portion
shall also be placed a short statement indicating the.nature
of the ballot and the voting dates thereof.
(b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec
retaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No
others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as
indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num
bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf
ficient amount shallbe printed and distributed to each
Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre
taryTreasurer. who shall also send each Port Agent a
verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers
of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa
rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and
count the baliots. when received, to insure that the amoimt
sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the
amount and numbers listed by the SecretaryTreasurer
as having been sent tothat Port. The Port Agent shall
immediately execute and return, to the SecretaryTreas
urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the
amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify
the SecretaryTreasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep
ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the
voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded
for ballots actually received. The SecretaryTreasurer
shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and
correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall
at all times be available to any member asking for in
spection of the same at Headquarters.
(c) Balloting shalltake place in person, at Port Offices,
and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other
distinguishing mark, shail appear on the ballot, except
that any member may write in the name or names of any
member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the
lob of Port Agent or Patrolman.
(d) No member may vote without displaying his
Union Book, in which there shall be placed, an appro
priate notation of the date andnf the fact of voting, both
prior to being handed a balJot.. A; ballot shaU'theu be,
' handed to the member who shall thereupon sigh his nana*
on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate)., to ^
gether with his book number, and ballot number, the
portion of the ballot on which the ballot nurnber is printed
shall then be removed, placed near thu roster sheet, and
the member shall proceed to the voting site.
<e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab
lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem
ber may vote in privacy.
(f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the
ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion Is
visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrowslotted
ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by
the Port Agent, and' kepit locked and sealed except as
hereinafter set forth.
(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the
election year and shall continue through December 31st,
exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi
days legally recognized in the city in which the Port
affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st
• falls on, a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in
a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal
loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate,
as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day.
Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com
mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except
that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM
and. continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting
days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue
until 7:30 PM.
Section 4. PoUa Committer
(a)'Each Port shall elect, prior to the be^nlng of the
voting on each voting day, a Polle Committee, consisting
of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting
for the election of a . Polls (Committee only, and notwith
standing the pro\' .ns,of Article XXIV. Section 2, or
any other provision of this Constitution, five <S) mem
bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the
said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga
tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com
mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present
during this time period. It shall be the responsibility
of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose
of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that
the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head
quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a
duly elected Polls Committee is functioning.
(b) The duly elected Polls Committee. shall collect
all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stuns
of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes,
and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port Agent.
It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and
nmounts of stubs with the number of names and corre
sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then com
pare the serial .number and the amounts of ballots used
with the veification list, as corrected, and ascertain
whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, represent the difference between what appears
on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used.
If any discrepancies are found,, a detailed report thereon
shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis
crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed
by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each
member of the Commute, may make what separate com
ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and
dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the
Port Agent, to be presented at the next recular meeting.
A copy shail also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary^
Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made
forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re
ported to the membership as soon as comple^, with
recommendations by th'* SecretaryTreasurer. Alnajority
vote of the mei.ibership shall determine what action, if
any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect asjn
dicated in Article I.
(c). The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot
box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not
be ppened except in the manper hereinafter set forth.
The same procedure as^is set forth In the preceding para
graph with regard to ^crepancies shall be utilized In
the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the
lock and seal have been illegally tampered with.
(d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members
only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they
are in good standing, stamp their book with the word
"voted," and the date. Issue ballots to voters. Insure that
proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the
stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve
good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity
thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union
are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee,'
when called upon, in the preservation of order and
decorum.
(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of
(he ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or
Irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the
balloting in any port, the following procedure ahall be
observed: I
At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee. .
in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro
vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballol
box or boxes, and place ail of that day's ballots therein
In an envelope, or envelopes, as requirid, which shall
then 'be sealed. > The members of the Polls Committee .
shail thereupon sign their names icross ihe liapijof the. ,,
said env^ope or envelopes, with their bmdc numb.:rs neki^^
!»; their signatures, ^^he Coa(j)iM(tMt J^
SoMtoMatarr
iiate «nd name of the Port on the said envelope or en^
irelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes,
'that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that
all ballots for that day only were remqved, and that ail
of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes
dated for that da^ and voted in that Port. The Polls
Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records
they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the
discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre*
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the
making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em
bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event,
these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for
the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall
prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding
such comments to the certificate* as are appropriate,
provided the comments are signed and dated by the
member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall
then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the
discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that
purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely
sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg
istered mall, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi
tory named in the preelection report adopted by the
membership. The Polls Committee shall not be dis
charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished
and evidencv of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the
Port Agent's election records or files.
The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot
box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them
back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys
to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the
members of the Committee shall sign their names, book
numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se
curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box
or boxes as aforesaid, the~Polls Committee shall de
liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster
sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled
for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re
ceived. and all the stubs collected both for the da} and
those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon
sible for the proper safeguarding of all ;he aforesaid ma
terial. shall not release any of it until duly called for,
and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the
material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of
each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis
tered mail or delivered in person.
<fi Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without
compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate
each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for
meals while serving.
Seetien 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure.
Protests, and Special Votes.
(a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi
nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in
addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de
liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi
fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together
with a certification, signed and dated by all members of
the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and nui
used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments
under his signature and date. The certification shall
specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the
unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but
bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head
quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting,
together with a certification, signed by all members of
the Committee, that ail the stubs collected by the Com
mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments un
der his signature and date. Th^ said ̂ Poils Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until
the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and
evidence of mailing 6r delivery is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted ai.d kept, in the
Port Agent's election records or files.
(b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under
this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee,
at ihc .address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls
Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day
the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent
shall have the duty to foriyard the material specifically
set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the
functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee.
In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other
material deemed^ necessary by the Union Tallying Com
mittee; to execute those functions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII
shall be deiemed made according to the best knowledge,
information, and belief of those required to make such
certifications.
(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14
membera:. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port,
and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of
Bal|;imore, Mobile, Hew Orleans, and San Francisco. The
Six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of
two from each of the three departments of the Union.
The others shall be elected without regard to department.
The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in
/December of the election year. No OiTicer, Port Agent,
'Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of. Foci
>Agefnt or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this
'Coiiiiiilttie'e; In addition to Its duties hereinbefore iset
'forth, the. Union Tallying Committee shall be charged
with thetally of all thp ballots and the prep^ktlon of p
closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results
of the election, including a complete accounting of all
ballots and stubs, and reconGiliation of the same with the
rosiers, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents,
all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts,
and with each total broken down into Port totals. The
Ta.ly.rg Committee shall be permitted access to the elec
t rm records and files of all Ports, which they may require
to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re
port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and
:..iaii cjntain recommendations for the treatment of these
discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign
the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any
member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the
accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with
p,.rt:nent details.
The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re
ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member
" ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it
finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and
so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of
dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee
shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within
the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac
tical. effective, and just, but which terms, in any event,
shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article
and the designation of the voting site of the Port most
convenient to the protesting member. Where a special
vote is ordered in accordance with this Section Sfc), these
terms shall apply, notwithst/inding any provisions to the
contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made
only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally
ing Committee jdurlng the period of its proceedings. The
reports of thisdCcnninittee shall include a brief summary
of each protest received, the name and book number of
the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition
of the said protest The Committee shall take all reason
able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so
as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section
5(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No
closing report shall be made by it unless and until the
special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have
been duly completed and tallied.
Id) The members of the Union Tallying Committee
shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible
after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at Head
quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem
ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit
tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim
bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc
casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head
quarters Port. All members of the Committee shall also he
paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day
subsequent to their election to the day they return, in
normal course, to the Port from which they were elected.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman
from among themselves and, subject to the express terms
of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions
as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final
report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided
there be a quorum in attendance, which' quorum is hereby
fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not
less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and
dutyto obtain the ballots from the depository immediate
ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their
safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro
ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for
the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents
therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided
he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of
the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying
"..mmittce be delayed beyond th<» January 15th imme
diately subsequent to the close of voting.
(e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in
sufficient copies to comply with the ̂ folIowi^g require
ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each
Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first
regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the
close of the Committee's proceedings or, in theevent such
meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from
the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five
days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet
ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report,
and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting.
As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall
post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a
conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for
a period of two months. At the Flection Report meeting,
the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be
taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to i.. Section
5(c) of this Aitic?e and the recommendations of the Tally
ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of
the membership shall decide what action, if any, in ac
cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon,
which action, however, shall not include the ordering of
a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect
the results of the vote for any office, or job, in which
event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A
majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet
ing, may order a rccherk and a recount when a dissent to
the closing report has been issued by three or more mem
bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Exciept for the
contingencies provided for m this Section 5(f), the closing
report shall be accepted as final.
(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must
plaer and be completed within seven (7) days aftdc
the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the din
mpandes so acted upon took place. Subject to the forn
; going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member
ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall
have the functions of the Tallying Committeq^as set forth
in Section S(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms
of such special vote. The SecretaryTreasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi
ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe
cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port
fAgent shall summarize the results and communicate them
to the SecretaryTreasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets,
and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall
be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package,
but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable,
but, in any case, so as to reach. Headquarters in time to
enable the SecretaryTreasurer to prepare his report as
required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi
cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required
iof Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The
!SecretaryTreasurer shall then prepare a report contain
ing a .combined summary of the results, together with a
schedule indicatiog in detail how they affect the Union
Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing
report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed
as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent 'o
each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other
copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after
the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the
membership decides to accept the SecretaryTreasurer's
report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent
'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall
be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac
cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the
numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally
ing Committee's closing report shall be de'>med accepted
and final without modification.
If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there
on by the Ution Tallying Committee, shall be similarly
disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi.'l, by majority
vote of the membership at the regular meeting following
the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and 'e
count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall b«
required to continue its proceedings correspondingly."
Section 6. Installation Into Office and the Job of
Port Acent or Patrolman.
(a) The person elected shall be that person having tha
largest number of votes cast for the particular office or
Job involved. Where more than one person is to be
elected for particular office or job, the proper number
of candidates receiving the successively highest number
of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations
shall be made orly from results deemed final end ac
cepted as provided' in this Article. It shall be the duty
of the SecretaryTreasurer to notify each individual
elected.
(b) All reports by Committees and the SecretaryTreas
urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com
mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where
Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall
be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions.
(c) The duly elected SecreiaryTreasurer, Assistant
SecretaryTreasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen
shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and
assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the
Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting,
depending upon at which meeting the results as to each
of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro
vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors
,shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith
standing anything to the contrary contained in Article
XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful
candidate cannot assume h< office because he is at sea.
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may
grant additional time for the assumption of the office or
job. In the event of the failure of the newlyelected
SecretaryTreasurer to assume office, the provisions of
Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until
such office Is assumed, if he does not assume office
within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until
the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to
assume office shall be dealt with asdecided by a majority
vote of the membership.
(d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Fort Agent,
and Patrolman shall take the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute
the duties of of the Seafarers
International Union of North America. Atlantic and
Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability,
protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union
and the welfare of the membership."
ARTICLE XIV
OTHER ELECTIONS
Section 1. Auditing Committee.
Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday
of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the
financial report for that week. These reports shall be
submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for
membership action. The Committee shall consist of three
members. No Officer, Port Agent. Patrolman, or employee
shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election
shall be by majority vole of the members in attendance
at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to"
serve may nominate himself.
The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port
where Headquarters is located except thai the Auditing
Xlommlttee there shall audit the financial reports of the
Headquarters Port Agent end the Secrctary*^Treasttrer.
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Section S. Qoaiferiy riaanelal Commtttee.
The Qoartetly flnendal Committee shall be eleeted al
the Port where Hcadtfiarters Is loeated, at the first or sees
end regular meeting held after the close of tiie calendar
quarter for which the Committee Is to make the required
audit It shall be the duty of the SecretaryTreasurer to
decide at which of these meetings the election shall take
place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with
two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards
Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or ena
ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The
members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem
bers present at the meeting provided Suit any member
eligible to serve may nominate himself.
Section 3. Trial Committee.
A Trial Committee shaU be elected at a Special Bleetlng
held at 10:00 AJd. the next business day following the
regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take
place. It shall consist of five members, of which therej
shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port
Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial
Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in
the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who
cannot, for any reason, render an honest deeisim. It shaU
be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he
knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis
qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit
tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules
as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership.
Section 4. Appeals Committee.
The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members,
five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the
Port where'Headquarters is located. The same disqual
ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard
to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In
addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee
in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci
Bion. if the said member was a member of the Trial Com
""'seriio 5. NegotlaUng and Strike Cominlttee.
The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee,
whether of a Port or otherwie. shall be composed of as
many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote
of the iqembership. upon recommendation of the Secre
taryTreasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of
this Committee provided he observes decorum. However,
a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on
the number of those who may attend.
Section 8. Meeting Chairman.
The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from
the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting.
Section 7. Delegates.
As soon as the SecretaryTreasurer is advised as to the
date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con
vention of the Seafarers International Union of North
America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port
Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to
generally applicable rules for the election of delegates.
These facts and recommendations shall be announced and
read at the fimt regular meeting thereafter. Unless
changed by a majority vote of the membership during that
meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall
not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The
results of the election shall be communicated to each Port
Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the
next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here
under may include provisions for automatic election of all
qualified nominees, in the event the number of such
nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be
elected. ARTICLE XV
TRIALS AND APPEALS
Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any
other member for the commission of an offense as set
forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ
ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his
book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to
the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of
fense. or the Port of pay off. if the offense took place
aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to
present these charges at the next regular meeting. The
accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting
takes place.
Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the
request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause
those charges to be read at the said meeting.
If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the
Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless
ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of
the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are
accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto
matically on notice that he will be tried the following
morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed
until the morning following the next regular meeting, at
which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He
shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made
against him.
If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall im
mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad
dressed to his last known mailing address on file with
the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and twok
numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must
appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning
after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial
Committee will be elected
In the event a majority of the membership of the Union
shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a
Port, the Trial shall" lake place in the Port where Head
quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to
the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his
accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of
the charges,^ At tiie request of the accused, transportation
and subsistence shall be provided the accused and bis
witnesses!
Saetlou S. The Trial Committee shalLbear all pertinent
. evidence and shall not be bound hp the rules of evldener
required by eburU of law but nay receive all relevant
testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments,
at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a
proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls
lieneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does
exist.
Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the
accusers are present The Trial Committee shall conduct
the trial except that the accused shall have the right to
crossexamine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses,
as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may
select any member to assist him in his defense at the
trial,' provided, (a), the said member Is available at the
time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render
such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica
tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states
that the charges do not adequately inform him of what
wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of
such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and
disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de
fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven
by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such
proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be
based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the
number of witnesses produced.
, Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as
to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun
ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in
the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom
mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee,
and shall be in writing, as shall be any disSent. The Com
mittee shall forward it# findings and recommendations,
along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port
where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be
forwarded to the accused and. the accusers,, either In per
son or by mall addressed to their, last known addresses.
The findings shall include a statement that the ri^ts of
the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe
guarded. The findings also must contain the charges
made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the
accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe 'bach
document lised at the trial; shall contain a bir summary
of the proceedings, and shall state the' findinigs as to
guilt Or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at
the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendatlMS
shall be made a part of tiie regular files.
Section 8. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall,
upon receipt of the findings and recomtnendatlons of the
Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations
to be presented, and entered Into the minutes, at the next
regular meeting. .
Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of
the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause
sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each
Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall
be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority
vote of the membership of the Union shall:
. (a) Accept the findings and reccmmendations, or
(b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or
(c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda
tions, or
(d) (^der a new trial after finding that substantial Jus
tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this
event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head
quarters is located and. upon application, the acciued. the
accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor
tation and subsistence. •
Seetlon 9. After the vote set forth In Section 8. any
punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The
SecretaryTreasurer shall cause notice of the results
thereof to be sent to each accuse'* and accuser.
Section .10. An accused who has been found guilty, or
who is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol
lowing manner:
He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the
SecretaryTreasurer within 30 days after receipt of the
notice of the decison of the membership.
Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port
where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice
of appeal, the SecretaryTreasurer shall present the notice,
which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals
Committee shall then be elected. The SecretaryTreasurer
is charged with the duty of presenting the beforemen
tioned proceedings and all available documents used as
evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, ks well as
any written statement or argument submitted by the. ac
cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he
so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar
ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be
the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written
statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for
such presentation.
Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decideUe ap
peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration
of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grants
Journments and may request the accused or accusers to
present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con
Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall
be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings
and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions
and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic
ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings
and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed
by the following:
(a) No finding cf guilt shall be reversed If there U sub
stantial evidence to support such a finding and. in such
case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find
ings as to the Weight of evidence.
<b> In no event shall Increased punishment be recqm
.mended. , .
(jCi. A new trial sbaU be reeommmidad If the AA9Mln
ComaalttM findsda) Uiat any mnnber of llio THol OomM; J
mittee siwuld. have been disquiaifiail, or lb) that the no^d
cused was not adequately Informed of the details of the
chsrged offense, whieh resulted In his hot hsviog been
given a fair trial, or (e) that for any other reason, the ae
cused was not given a fair trial.
(d) If there If no substantia evidence to support a
finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend
that the charge on which the finding was based be dis
missed.
(e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser
punishment
Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall dellvw Its
decision and dissent if any, to the SeoretaiyTreuurer.
The SecretaryTreasurer shall cause sufficient copies to bo
published and shall have them sent to each Port In time
to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting.
He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at
their last known address, or notify them in person.
Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of
this Article, the membmhip, by a majority vote, ahall
accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis
sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of
the Appeals Committee shall stand.
If a new trial Is ordered, that trial shall be held in the
Port where Headquarters is loeated, In the manner pro
vided for in Section t of this Article. Any decision so
providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as
will insure a fair hearing to the accused.
Section 16. The SecretaryTreasurer shall notify the
accused and each accuser, either In person or In writing
addressed to their last known addiW of the results of
the appeal. A further appeal ahall be allowed as set forth
In Section 17.
Seetlea 17. Each member is riutrged with kuoiriedge of
the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Intemai
tional Union Of North America, and the rights of, and
procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein.
Decisions reached thercnhder shall be binding on all mem
bers of the Union.
: Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the
Union to take all steps within their constitutional power
to carry out the terms of any effective decisions.
Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rigfata
and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused
has been properly notified of his trial andfails to attend
without properly requesting a ustponement, the Trial
Committee may hold Its trial without his presence.
ARTICLE XVI
OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow
ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem
bership:
(a) Proof of membership in any wganization advocating
the overthrow of the Government of the United Statea
by force;
(b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the
Union or the membership in any organizational campaign:
(c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company
against the Interests of the membership or tiie Union;
(d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy
to destroy the Union.
Seetlon 8. Upon proof of the commission of any of the
following offenses, the member shall be penalised up to a
penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the
penalty of expulsion Is not invoked or recommended, the
penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and
privileges of membership for. more than two (2) years, or
a fine of $90.00. or both:
(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop
erty of the value in excess of $90.00; |
(b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps,
seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; |
<c) Wilful misuse of any office or Job, elective ornot.
within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan
cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to
execute the duties or functions of the said office or Job.
or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or
functions;
(d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of
ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or
election files, or election material of any sort;
(e> Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges
are false;
(f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive. falOa
reports or communications, with knowledge of the fblslfty
thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica
tions which foil within the scope of Union business: ' '
(g) Deliberate failure or refusal to Join one's ship. 'OT
misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the dOtri
ment of the Union or its agreements; • • ̂
(h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib
erate and malicious villification, with regard to the exeCu'
tion of the duties of any office or Job;
(i> Paying for, or receiving money for, empioymOnt
aboard a vessel;
(J) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for
the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to
the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving
evidence df Union affiliation. With intent to deceive;
<k) Wilful failure orrefusal to carry out the orders of '
those duly authorized to make such orders during timo '
of strike. .
Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of th*'
following offenses, members shall be penalized Up to
suspension from the rights and privileges of membership"
for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00. or both: >
(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop
erty of the value under $90.00; 1 ?
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Union .proceodlng. or bringing the Union into disrepott
by conduct not provided for elsewhere in thte Article:
(d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of
those duly authorized to make such orders at any time.
Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the
following offenses, members shall .be penalized up to a
fine of 950.00:
(a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at signons
or payoifs;
<b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa
lives at payoff:
(c) Disorderly conduct at payoff or sign on;
(d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in
discharging their duties;
(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hail;
(f) Gambling In the UniOn Hall;
(g) Negligent failure to Join ship.
Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense
penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to
waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the
maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa
tive of the Union.
Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles
and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may
go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member
at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation
of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as
if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee.
Section 7. This Union, and its members, sh^ll not be
deemed to waive any ciaim, or personai or property rights
to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the
member to trial or.enforcing a penalty as provided in
this Constitution.
Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of
fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues
and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union,
members, officials and Job holders.
ARTICLE XVIi
PUBLICATIONS
This Union may publish such pamphlets. Journals, news
papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in
such manner as may be determined, from time to time,
by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE XVIII
BONDS
Officers and Job holders, whether elected or appointed,
as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re
quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as
may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote
of the membership.
ARTICLE XIX
EXPEBIDITURES
Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard
to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred
shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership.
In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in
existence, the SecretaryTreasurer may authorize, make,
and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within
the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar
ticle XI of this Constitution.
Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly
apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro
cedurea of the Union except those primarily concerned
with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections.
Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super
sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles
X and XI. ARTICLE XX
INCOME
Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re
ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con
tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income
derived from any other legitimate business operation or
other legitimate source.
Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de
liver any sum of money to any Union representative with
out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated.
It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re
ceipt.
Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after
a ballot conducted under such general rules as may bo
decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro
vided that:
(a): The ballot must be secret.
(bi The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma
jority of the valid ballots cast.
Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates
of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone
tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the
oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of
accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall
be calculated accordingly.
ARTICLE XXI
PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION
This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may
provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser
capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than
membership. By majority vote of the membership, the
Union may provide for the eights and obligations incident
to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli
gations may include, biit are not limited to: (a) the applica
bility or nonapplicability of all or any part of this .Con
stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of
the Union, to peremptory termination of such affiliation
and, (dl. the fees required for such affiliation. In no event
may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation
equivalent to that of members,'receive priority or rights
over members, or be termed a member.
ARTICLE XXII
FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES
Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not
be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship
ping rules governing the details of the assignments of
Jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected
therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap
proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping
rules duly Issued shall be deemed to Ve Union policy.
Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may
make special exceptions or rules for any company or
vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by
a contract or not.
ARTICLE XXIIl
QUGRUMS
Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif
ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a
Port shall be six members.
Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port
shall be seven members.
Section 3. The quoriim for the Agents' Conference shall
be a majority of those eligible to attend.
Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here
in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of
those duly elected or appointed thereto.
Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here
in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func
tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to
act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum,
and shall not'be official or effective unless the quorum
requirements are met.
ARTICLE XXIV
MEETINGS
Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided
a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M.
If such meeting ni^t falls on a holiday, the meeting shall
take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the
following night. In the event a quorum is not present at
7:00 P.M.) the Port Agent of :he pertinent port shall post
pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres
ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote
of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date
of any future reguliar meeting.
Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called
only at the direction of the Port Agent No special meet
ing may be held, except between'the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at
least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board.
ARTICLE XXV
AGENTS' CONFERENCE
Section 1. The SecretaryTreasurer shall call an Agen's*
Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval
of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents'
Conferences during the year. The time and place of each
such meeting shall be fixed by the SecretaryTreasurer.
These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a
majority vote of the membership in case of emergency.
A majority vote of the membership shall determine when
such emergency exists.
Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and
prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the
Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any
such recommendation by a majority vote of the member
ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union
policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority
vote of the membership provided such recommendation
is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu
ARTICLE XXVI
DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
RELATING THERETO
Seetion I. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or
dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any
illness or condi.tion preventing the affected person from
carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence
from the United States; or suspension from office or
membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the
due replacement of one under an incapacity as indidated.
However, nothing contained in this Article shall^be deemed
to prohibit the execution of the functions of'more than
one Job and/or'^office, in which event no incapacity shall
be deemed to exist with regard to tlie regular Job or of
fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the
one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the
time during which the circumstances exist.
Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with
herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not
caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same,
and shall include failure to perform the functions of any
office or Job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul
sion from the Union with uo further right to appeal in ac
cordance with the provisions of this Constitution.'
Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole,
the term, "majority vote of the me.nbership," shall mean
the majority of all the valid votes cost by members at an'
official meeting of. those Ports holding a meeting. This
definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more
Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For
that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled
meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place"
shall refer to a meeting or meetings during the time
period within which a vote must be taken in accordance
with: (a) The Constitution
(b> Union policy, and
. (ci Custom and usage of the Union
in the indicated priority.
Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and
not concerned with, or reiated to. Union action as a whole,
and not forming parf of a Unionwide vote, the term,
"majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the
majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any
meeting of the Port, regular or special. _
Section 5. The term, "membershipaction" shall mean
the same as the term "majority vote of the membership."
Section 6. Where the title of any office or Job, or the
holder thereof, is set forth In this Constitution, all refei^
ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall
be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly
acting in such office or Job.
Section f. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed
to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in
which elected officials and other elected jobholders are
required to assume oMce. The first election year shaU be
deemed to be 1954.
Seetion 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this
amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same
meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes
the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as
amended up through August 1951.
Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shaU
mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or
sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi
cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good
standing.
Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean
any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem
bership.
Section II. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting
or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting
or action shall be put off until the next business day, at
the same hour.
ARTICLE XXVII
AMENDMENTS
This Constitution shall be amended In the following
manner:
Section I. Any member may submit, at any regular
meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con
stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of tho
membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend
ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action.
Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by
a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred
to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head
quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed
of six members, two from each Department and shall be
elected in accordance with such rules as are established
by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will
act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The
Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance,
legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare
a report on the amendment together with any proposed
changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the
reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then
be submitted to the membership by the SecretaryTreas
urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves
the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted
upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the
Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure
outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5,
except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote
of the membership at the time it gives the approval
necessary to nut the referendum to a vote, the Union
Tallying Committee shall consist of six (G> members, twQ
from each of the tliree (3) departments of the Union,
elected from Hea^iql<arters Port. The amendment shall
either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall
be referred to on the ballot. (Copies of the amendment
shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and
made available at the voting site in all Ports.
Seetion 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid
ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im
mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying
Committee to the SecretaryTreasurer that the amendment
has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the
amendment. The SecretaryTreasurer shall immediately
notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend
ment.
ARTICLE XXVm
TRANSITION CLAUSE
Seetion I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article
to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations
and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect
prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to .
operations and activities conducted in accordance with this
amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections
are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate
the foregoing purpose and intent
Seetion 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and
other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in
effect imm^iately prior to the adoption of this amended
Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder
and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
• Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and
disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds,
the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order
generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules,
permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other
practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the
adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed
to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect
unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
Seetion 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in
cluding those with regard to admission into membership,
in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended
Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder
and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
SecRon 5. The SecretaryTreasurer, the Assistant Secre
taryTreasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all
others elected as a result of the balloting held by this
Union during November and December of 1952, shall be
deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the
provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption
of this Constitution, they shall execute the powera and
functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said
offices and Jobs, as set forth In this Constitution. They
shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration
date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of
Article Xm. only insofar as they apply to election of
Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the
first election year.
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ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: |?,;4'tU
name of the union and defines its general lowers.
Anxi/"iEii AIM' 1*^ Provides for affiliation of the At
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Seafarers Internatfonal Union of North America, the American
Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a
majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE IllMembership:
set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility
requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership
—Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues
because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath
of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non
payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel
those who might support dual and hostile groups.
ARTICLE IVReinsfatement: Sgh?to
Statement of dismissed members.
ARTICLE VDues and Initiation Fee: SS'^d/ei
schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may
not be changed except by constitutional amendment—^Permits the
membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for
organizational purposes only.
ARTICLE yi—Retirement from Membership:
Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and
outlines the method of reinstatement.
ARTICLE VII—Sysfem of Organization:
ments of the Union and pro\ddes for administrative authority
A DTI/"I C \/lll Designates the following as elec
AKI ILLt VIII—Utticers: tive officers: the SecretaryTreas
urer. Assistant SecretaryTreasurers and Port Agents and Patrol
men.
ARTICLE IXOther Elective Jobs:?7cifSm».'dSe:
gates and members of certain committees must be elect^ by the
membership.
ARTICLE XDuties of Elective Officers: 'Si
the SecretaryTreasurer, Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, Port
Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Dielegates and members of
the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating
and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies
in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial repdrts^
Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials .
and committees.
ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office:
Provides that the SecretaryTreasurer, Assistant SecretaryTreas
urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for twoyear terms
and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem
bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and
personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office:
Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for
any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices.
ARTICLE XIII—FUrfJrtnc. Describes procedure for nomiMKIHoLC Alii elections: nation to officeProvides for
election of a sixmember Credentials Committee to inspect the
candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab
lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to
office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Pro
vides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of
a districtwide Tallying Committee, including members from New
York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Jrancisco to tabu
late results—Sets forth manner for installation of officers.
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chairmen, delegates'and members of the following committees:
Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and
Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions.
ARTICLE XV—Trials and Appeals: righVo/"eUry
member to
brothers.
a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union
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Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for p
sen ting charges to the membership^Provid« for election of fi^
member trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and
duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuser
Gives accused right to representation by a brother member before
the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find
ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by
a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals.
ARTICLE XVI—Offenses and Penalties: {^Mhe ofl
fenses for which a memiaer may be brought to triah^Places limita
tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty
of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive triu imd
accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspeh^on
or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting actihg
as committee as a whole for offenses committed during cpurse of
meeting.
ARTICLE XVIIPublications:
lication of a newspaper and other literature.
ADTI^I C V\/lll Provides for bonding of officers
AKI ILLt AVIII—DOndS: and employes otihe Union under.
such conditions as may be determined by tne memberships^
ARTICLE XIXExpenditures: ship shall determine twU
cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures.
A DTi/"i c vv Defines the Union's sources of in
AK I ILLt AA—income: comeSets forth the duty of mem
bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any
payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may
be levied unless approved by a twothirds majority of the valid
ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member
ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro
vides for the Union to derive income /rom dividends, interest and
legitimate business operations. .
ARTICLE XXIDegrees of Membership: fSlf?
rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must bt
determined by the Union's membership.
ARTICLE XXIj—Formulatlpri of Shipping Rujesi
Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shij^ng rules
may not be revised unless approved by membership. ./
ARTICLE XXIKQuorums:
shall be six members and the quorum for a regular Port nieeting
shall be seven members.
ARTICLE XXIVMeetings: regular meetings at on
every other Wednesday—Excepticms are noted for holU&ys and
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ence of Port Agents to .be called by the SecretaryTreasurer. r
ARTICLE XXVKPefinlrtons 5 frequently in the language
of the Constitution.
ARTICLE XXVII—Amendments: amendm^t of the Con
stitution by the membership.
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SPECIAL
REPORT
While the nation's trade unions have been made
the number one whipping boy in the fight against
Infiation, the monthly consumer price index issued
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics presents a dif
ferent picture. The index shows that medical
care—the costs of doctors, hospitals, dentists, eyeglasses
and various forms of hospital insurance—has gone up 4.5
percent since last year throughout the nation, compared
to a threetenths of one percent rise for all other Items..
In New York City, the discrepancy is even more marked.
Medical care has gone dp sevoi percent in the year as
agaii^ a figure of eighttenths of one
percent for the index as a whole.
All this has happened at a time when
the public is being t(dd that wage in
creases won by tra8e unions are the chief
danger to a healthy and growing econ
omy. The fact is that medical care is
the one segment of our economy which is
the least affected by trade union activity.
On the contrary, hospital workers are notoriously under
paid and hospital Jobs are considered the least desirable
from the point of wages and benefits. In New York City,
for example, workers at several large hospitals have re
cently concluded a strike of seven weeks' duration Just to
win themselves a $1 hourly minimum. Yet of aU the medi
cal care items, the hospital charges have risen the fastest
Here are some of the basic facts in the case:
• In the last ten years, the medical expense item of the
consumer price index has gohe up over 50 percent the
greatest increase of any item in the index. By contrast,
the index as a whole has gone up 24 percent.
• Of the medical care items, the biggest increases have
been in hospitalization insurance and in hospital room
and board charges. Through March, 1959 (the last month
for which a . breakdown of individual items is available).
hoqdtal room and board eharges had matm than dpribled,
In March they stood at 20S.S as compared to the 100 base
figure of 1949, an inereaae of over 105 percent
e Hospitalization insurance has gone up 53.0 percent as
of March, 1959, and new increases are in the offing. In
New York State, Blue Cross has Just won approval for a
26.5 percent increase in its charges, the tecond Increase
in two years, totaling 48.8 percent over idL
• Drug prices, as anyone who has. filled a prescription
knows, are also dcyhigh. While they have not.goB* up as
much as other items in the medical e^ense faidex, they
started from a hi^» base initially. The Hfi Govern
ment has charged leading drug manufacturen with price
fixing on an^biotio—an illegal agreement in violation of
the antitrust laws.
e The president of the New Jersey Medical Society told
a druggists' convention last week that drag prices are
much too high and could be cut considerably if companies
stopped mailing free samples to "some 200,000 physicians
across the country" to promote their products.
Drag Firms Reap Profits
e The July issue of "Fortune," in its annual survey of
the 500 leading industrial corporations, showed three drag
companies among the fop ten concerns which had the
highest return for every dollar's worth sold.
In light of the above it appears a) there has been an un
reasonable increase in the cost of medical care; b) any
woiker without the preteetton of some kind ot group
medical care plan would find It virtually Impossible to
meet the bills lnv(rived In any medical emergency.
The Seafarers Welfare Plan, which provides hospital
surgical coverage for Seafarers' families, recognized the
trend to higher hospital charges by boosting its benefit
rates early this year from $10 to $15 daily for hospital
room and board and doubling its hospital extras allowance
from $200 to $400 maximum. This could be done by the
trustees of the Plan under the selfinsured feature of the
SIU Welfue Plan. An Insurance company contract would
have required renegotiation of the insurance agreement
Other workers, who purchase Individual insurance, are
not so fortunate. Either their insurance costs are Iwihg
boosted considerably or else they find that the benefits
provided fall far short of the actual expenses of medical
and hoqiital care.
As the previeuilyeited iwesident ef the New Jersey
Medleid Society, Dr. H. Clyde Bowers, put it "All of us
realise that without Insurance coverage, today mast of us
eould not afford to be sick. TUs InfUtlonaiy conditlMi is
not due sdMy to the Incitease of phyatdans' fees, but more
to the luereased east of ho^HaUastioa and drugs."
Whp, wheu hospitals pay one of the lowest wages of al
most any industry in the country (they even get internes
for next to nothing) does the cost of hospital care go up
sofast?
A major, reason appears to be the very existence of hos
pitaliiatidn plans. Knowing that the plans will pay a
certaiitminimum charge, the tendency of the hospitals has
been to boost their charges over and above the benefits
provided. The hohpital plans then raise their benefits
/ and rates accordingly and the merry chase is on.
Much the same filing hiu happmied in the automobile
Insurance field. It is interesting to note that next to medi
cal care, transportation costs have shown the second high
est increase in the living cost index over the past ten years
and ef the tranqwrtation items, auto injurance is up 80
percent In this insurance area too, labor union con
tracts have little bearing on the outcome.
It appears that Government officials, newspapers and
magazines, who have campaigned against wage increases
as being solely responsible for Inflation, are somewhat
wide of the mark. It appears too, that somebody in au
thority should take ? good hard look at why medical
care costs are reaching the point where Government will
have to step in unless they are stabilised.
Planes Strafe
SIU Vessel
MIAMI^eafarers on the, cement carrier Florida State
were caught in the crossfire' stirred by an attempted revolt in
the Dominican Republic last week, but all escaped unhurt.
The SlUmanned ship was
strafed by planes and stopped
by gunboats several times off
the Dominican coast before re
turning here to nearby Port
Everglades.
The latest incidents occurred a
few hours before an alleged "inva
sion force" in two armed launches
was stopped right on the coast by
Dominican government forces. The
"invaders" had reportedly been
based in Cuba.
All reports indicate that the
armed action against the Florida
State took place between Cape
Samana and Cape Francis Viejo,
well outside the Caribbean nation's
coastal waters. The State Depart
ment has asked the US Ambassa
dor in Ciudad Trujillo to investi
gate.
Eyewitness accounts from SIU
crewmembers offered most of the
details of the attack. According
to Curtis Ducote, engine delegate,
he had been aft walking on deck
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fiia AW at AUB 34, W1SL,
when "out of the blue sky two
planes swooped down and started
circling the ship. The second time
around the ship, one opened up
with his guns.
"I hollered at Joe Collins to
come out on deck as It looked like
maneuvers were going on. About
that time, I saw the bosun and our
messman, Joe Vilasis, run to go
below and then they opened up
again.
"I said 'heU, this looks like they
mean business,' and I hauled my
freight also for cover."
Ducote, in a statement Joined
in by A. A. Dominguez, ship's dele
gate^ added: "Later we were
stopped by a gunboat, number 107.
The gunboat commander wanted to
know if anyone was hurt but in the
meantime he trained his guns on
us. About 12:30 AM the following
morning we were stopped again
and held up for about one hour.
Anyhow, we are thankful all turned
out okay." It was reported later
that each of the planes had fired
four or five rounds that splashed
into the water between 40 and 50
yards off^ the ship.
Seafarer xMason R. Scott, QM,
said the gimjboat which stopped
the ship right k(ter the planes ap
peared had fired X shot across the
vessel's bow and then questioned
Capt. p. E. Willlams^N^e mai^ter,
about its registry, destWion, car
go and crew.
"Then he said, 'Okayi pr^ed',"
Scott reported. He added tfaalh^e
US flag was then brought out
"it stayed up alter that." Crew
members also said that the ship had
been stopped by a gunboat on its
outward run to Ponce, Puerto Elpo.
The Florida. State runs on a, nlne
:day schedule between Port Ever
glades and Ponce..
West Coast Ship Transfers Patient At Sea
Sailors Union crewmen on SS President Cleveland execute transfer of critically III Coast Guard of
ficer from weotfier sliip Taney info liner's boot (left) so he con be brought oboard for treotment. Pic
tured (fore to oft) ore SUP men H. Kumogoi, f\ DoRego, Charles Nolon and Hory Benovento, as
chief mote Bill Kohili helps toke potient out of the weather ship's lounch.
Tanker Shortage Seen—In '62
TOKYO—Although there are nearly 450 tankers in idle status all over the world at
the moment, the prospect for tanker owners is a v&y bright one, according to a study
made by a Japanese firm. Q^e Tokyo company estimates that in three years, tanker
operators will be hardpressed
to meet the need and in four
years they will be clogging
the ways with new ship orders.
Of course, this optimistic outlpok
^ A brand new 40,000ton tank
er Is up for grabs In Yokohama
for anybody who has $0,240,000
in eash lying around loose at
honie. The taioker waa com
pleted aiz months ago lot »
Greek operator under a CQD
contract but fiio . prospective
owners have refnsed to come
• erooS with the lUuaey.
If' the Japanese sell the
tanker to . another hnyer, then
the $624,009 deposit made by
the Greek concehi will be for
felt. ''
demand for ships will pretty well
have caught up with the tonnage
.available.
doesn't apply to T2s. In fact, it Is
expected that these ships will have
been scrapped in large numbers
by the time the palmy days roll
around.
152 T2B Short
According to the study, the
world wUl need an estimated 4,713
tankers (figured in terms of T2
units, not actual ships), but there
will only be 4,561 T2 equivalents
in existence, meaning a bonanza
forany tanker operator who can
hold out long enough while hla
ships are now laid up perhaps by
picking up an occasional charter
for grain or other bulk cargo.
At the present time, the study
figiures the demand for tankers in
T2 units as 3.313 as against a sup^
ply of over 3,600. By 1962, despite
the constructionof over 700 T12
units (actuglly, a smaller number
of ships sihee vessels now buHt. are and the Choctaw and Li?sp§);jji
in the 30,000ton and up class) the mar) were in transit.
'Frisco Seeks
SkiDs In Vain
SAN FRANCISCO—There waa
little to report on the shipping
scene out here during the past two
weeks. It's been slow and there's
no pickup in sight.
What activity there was eame la
twos. The Jefferson City Victory
(Victor^ Carriers) and the City at
Airaa (Waterman) paid oif;' the
Jefferson City; Victory and the
ChOctaW .(Waterman), ̂ signed _;ion;
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First SIUA^G ship to go through tho St. Lawrence Seaway, Wa
terman's SS . Hurricane used this novel method of putting man
ashore for taking lines on the dock. Seafarer "Cliff" Cliffton, AB,
is perched on bosun's chair ready to go over the side, assisted by
B. Chew, AB. Narrow channels and lack of facilities require un
usual method for docking vessels in many ports.
Waterman Asks
Lakes' Subsidy
WASHINGTON—The SlUcontracted Waterman Steam
ship Company has become the first SIU deepsea fleet to put
in a bid for a subsidy on the Seaway. Waterman is asking
for Government aid covering^
16 to 24 voyages a year on the
Lakes to Europe run.
The Waterman sutuidy proposal
comes on the heels of the Senate
Appropriations Committee action
In raising the number of subsidized
voyages to be authorized to a ceil
ing of 2,600 a year. The previous
ceiling of 2,010 voyages would not
have allowed for any new subsidy
applicants.
The additional bid by Waterman
also reflects the decision of the
Federal Maritime Board Counsel
advising rejection of the company's
East CoastEurope subsidy appli
cation. Waterman also has sub
sidy applications on GulftoEu
rope, GulftoFar East and Pacific
CoastFar East.
Early in June, the Waterman
freighter Hurricane became the
first SIU deepsea ship to go
through the Seaway. The Hurri
cane is currently in the Lakes
where she is picking up MSTS
cargo headed for Europe.
A second SlUmanned ship, the
Coeur d'Alene Victory, is going to
head into the Lakes later this
month on charter for States Ma
rine Lines. The Coeur d'Alene will
also carry MSTS cargo to La Pal
lice, France, after stopping in Ken
osha, Wis., and Toledo, Ohio.
The Hurricane is making .calls
at Kenosha, Chicago and Petroit.
Waterman's subsidy request is
the fifth to be received^ thus far
by the FMB for various Seaway
nms. One other SlUcontracted
company, McCarthy, which
has been operating on the Lakes
for a number of years, is well along
Make Checks
te
Seafarers .mailing in checks
or money orders to the Union
to cover dues payments are
urged to be sure to make all of
them payable to the SIUA6fG
District.
Some Seafarers have sent in
checks and money orders in the
names of individual llieadquar
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made out to the Union directly;
in its' bid to enter the offshore
trade. McCarthy operates bulk
carriers and also carferries on the
Lakes and is manned by members
of the SIU Great Lakes District.
Sea Dumps
For 'AJunk'
Seen Safe
WASHINGTON — Low intensity
radioactivf^ wastes can be safely
dumped withn 118 miles offshore
of . all major Atlantic and Gulf
ports, a panel of experts ha^ con
cluded after a ll^year study. Pro
vided the dumpings are safely
scaled, the committee found that
they would constitute no danger
of contaminating the water and
fish.
Twentyeight shallow areas, 10
in the.Guif and 18 along the At
lantic Coast, were found suitable
for the dumpings.
At present, the Atomic Energy
Commission has been dumping low
intensity wastes 100200 miles out
at sea.
The panel was asked to study
the problem because of the huge
costs in hauling the drums 100200
miles to sea. Comparisons of radia
tion counts between areas where
drums were deposited and drum
free sites showed no differences.
One of the recommended areas
is only two miles off the coast of
Port Everglades in Florida. An
other site is 10 miles off the coast
of Providence, Rhode Island.
A number of Democratic Con
gressmen from Texas have vigor
ously condemned the findings.
Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough
expressed the views of most of the
critics when he said, "There are
a great many questions of safety
which have not been suitably
answered and, until they are, I
not only oppose the ad^tiom of
new dumping sites, I believe we
should not pollute our Gulf waters
at all."
ICC Offshore Ship'
Crab Sidetracked;
Tax Curb Bill Cains
WASHINGTON.—The fight waged by maritime unions and steamship com
panies against Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction over the shipping
industry scored its initial victory as the Senate Commerce Committee pigeonholed
a move to turn over Alaska ̂
shipping to the ICC.
The biU, S1507, would
have transferred the juris
diction over steamship lines
now serving Alaska from
the Maritime Administration
to the ICC on the grounds that
the ICC already has control
over domestic shipping operations.
The bill arises out of the grant of
statehood to Alaska.
SIU of NA President Paul Hall
had testified against the bill on
behalf of the US maritime unions
and, in the process, detailed the
WASHINGTON—In an effort
to overcome attempts hy the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to gain control of regula
tion of water carriers to and
from Alaska and Hawaii, the
Federal Maritime ^oard has
prepared a bill for transmission
to Congress. Under this draft
bill, a tripartite board would be
set up, composed of members
from the Maritime Board, the
ICC and the Civil Aeronautics
Board. Involved In the bill is
the establishment of through
routes and rates in which all
forms of transportation would
cooperate equitably.
The Federal Maritime Board
will ask Congress to enact legis
lation to authorize and require
the establishment of a system of
joint boards. to maintain co
ordination and cooperation in
the national interest of the var
ious forms of transportation.
Under the FMB draft bill, the
Joint board would have original
jurisdiction in ail disputes aris
ing out of through routes and
joint rates.
damage already done to domestic
shipping in the last 20 years by the
ICC and its allies in the railroad
industry. The Maritime Adminis
tration and shipowners representa
tives had also opposed the transfer
of authority.
The action by the Senate Com
Panama OK
After Hupe
Ship Jam
The Panama Canal is operating
smoothly again after its biggest
commercial traffic jam in history.
Last week, there were sometimes
as many as 27 ships backed up at
the Canal, unable to get through.
Canal officials now say the worst is
over.
With some locks working around
the clock, the congestion began to
ease up, but there was little that
could be done to satisfy the need
for trained pilots. After working
overtime for as many as four suc
cessive days, many of the. pilots
were literally exhausted.
merce Committee was one of sev
eral taken on measures relating to
maritime. In another matter affect
ing working seamen, the commit
tee favorably reported out to the
full Senate a bill which would pro
hibit state and local withholding
taxes on the wages of seamen.
The bill was prompted by the
action of New York State and
Massachusetts in attempting to en
force withholding tax procedures
despite the existence of Federal
law prohibiting any such withhold
ing except Federal Income and So
cial Security taxes.
In reporting out the bill, the
committee chairman. Senator War.
ren Magnuson (Dem.Wash.), noted
that shipowners and seamen would
be faced with unbelievably costly
and complex bookkeeping if many
states followed the New York and
Massachusetts examples.
New York had previously ruled
that withholding should be done,
but steamship companies have re
fused to do so in the main, believ
ing it to be illegal.
The Commerce Committee's ac
tion in putting aside the Alaska
shipping bill' has significance be
yond the immediate Alaska situ
ation. If the bill were to go
through, the ICC would then be in
a position to claim jurisdiction
over shipping to Hawaii as well.
The union testimony against tho
ICC held that the agency was pro
railroad and antishipping and
that while the unions did not al
ways see eyetoeye with the Mar
itime Administration on many is
sues, that agency was familiar with
the problems faced by seamen and
the shipping industry and offered
full and complete hearings to the
industry on regulatory matters.
The ICC, on the other hand, tho
unions said, had all too often de
nied such hearings to the industry
and was loaded with former or
future railroad personnel who have
repeatedly shown bias against
ships and seamen.
The action on the Alaska bill
does not affect the basic situation
in the domestic trades where the
shipping industry is currently
fighting raterigging by the rail
roads designed to destroy shipping
(Continued on page 8)
Great Lakes District Wins
Seniori^, Job Security
DETROIT—An ironclad program of job security and
seniority protection for SIU Great Lakes seamen was ham
mered out by the Great Lakes District and representatives
of 14 major Lakes operators'*
last week. It will go into ef
fect upon ratification by the
SIU Great Lakes District member
ship.
Designed to meet the special
seasonal circumstances of Lakes
shipping, with most seamen stick
ing, to the same company or ship
each season because of the Lakes
shutdown in the fail, the joint
agreement guarantees fuU seniori
ty within each company, including
periods of layup, time off, vacation
and illness.
The program is expected to be
a major asset in the current SIU
organizing drive on the Lakes. It
will apply to all Lakes companies
now under SIU contract and to all
fleets organized in thefuture. The
14 companies initially involved em
ploy some 3,000 SIU Great Lakes
members.
Meeting one of the Union's basia
goals in the current Lakes cam
paign, the seniority program
tightens up various job security
provisions in existing contracts by
spelling out details of every man's
job rights in all possible situations.
Essentially, it is based on a guar
antee that every seaman on a com
pany's vessels will hold the job he
now has for as long as he wishes,
barring discharge for good cause.
Seniority is also protected for
two annual fitouts after, a seaman
leaves the company through no
fault of his own. The fltout is the
prelude to the resumption of
Lakes shipping after the annual
winter shutdown. J[n addition, the
agreement offers Important pro
tection against loss of a job to out
siders, supendsors, licensed of
ficers or anyone else the company
wishes to bring in to "bump" or
displace an SIU Great Lakes un
licensed man from his job.
Other main points covered are
the following:
• Leave of absence up to one
full season with no loss of seniori
ty.
• Full seniority^ protection
while ill or in the armed forces.
• Right to promotion or trans
fer in the company's fleet.
• Allows 15 days in which to re
claim a job at fitout time.
• Full right to reclaim a job af
ter temporary layup during the
operating season.
• Right to fill a vacancy due to
a permanent layup during the op
erating season. .
• Gurantee of companywide
seniority in the event only part of
the company's fleet operates.
• Protection against '^bumping"
by any man from another fleet re
gardless of his seniority.
• First preference to seamen
with seniority in the company
when a job opens In its fleet.
The overall agreement, includ
ing further job guarantees, will be
administered by sixman board
representing the Union and the
companies. An impartial seniority
officer will work full time to carry
out full provisions of the agree
ment for the seaman's protection.
• • r ;• .
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SEAFARERS
ROTARY SHIPPIN6 ROARD
June 10 Through June 23, 1959
SIU ports reported the best two weeks' shipping in the past
two years last period, a high of 1,261 jobs, llie increase was
mostly in class A shipping, as class B activity fell off a bit and
class C rose slightly. Registration for the period fell off again and
was well under shipping, although the registration on the beach at the
end of the two weeks was somewhat higher than before. The regis
tration for the period was 1,209.
A total of 68 payoffs, 36 slgnons and 107 intransit calls Were listed,
accounting for 211 visits in all. This figure was somewhat lower than
usual, but the signon total was above average. The result was fewer
ships in port produced more jobs through heavier turnover during the
period.
Boston, Tampa, Savannah and Seattle had no signons at all, while
Philadelphia, Lake Charles and Wilmington had only one each. Over
all, New York had 39 ships in, Baltimore 35 and New Orleans 32, (See
"Ship Activity" summary at right.)
Six ports (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile, Houston and
Wilmington) reported better shipping than previously, four (New York,
Tampa, San Francisco and Seattle) showed declines and the rest re
mained the same. The rises reflected especially busy activity for
Norfolk, Houston and Wilmington. New York wasstlll fairly active
despite the dropoff, and New Orleans, with no change, was very busy
handling 210 Jobs. San Francisco and Seattle, on the other hand, fell
way off. /
The seniority figures showed class A accounting for 63 percent of
the total Jobs shipped, class B for 19 percent and class C for 18 per
cent. The only increase was in the class A portlpn. Tampa and Lake
Charles, however, were the only ports that shipped no class C men.
Figures for the registration on the beach pinpointed Boston, Phila
delphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and
Seattle as all having fewer than 100 men on hand in all departments.
Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also had less
than 50 class A seSmen available. Boston followed closely with 52.
The following is the forecast port by port:
Boston: Quiet. .. New York: Steady . .. Philadelphia: Fair .: . Bal
tiBwe: Good ... Norfolk: Good ... Savannah: Slow .. . Tampa: Slow
. . . Mobile: Better . . . New Orleans: Busy ... Lake Charles: Fair ...
Houston: Good ... Wilmington: Fair ... San Francisco: No change ...
SeatUe: Steady.
DECK DEPARTMENT
Ship' ActivUy
SIga la
ptts Cos Traas.TOTAII,
iestea 2 . 2 4
New Yerk ... 21 4 14 39
PUMalpble.. 2 1 4 r
leMaMre ....14 10 11 15
Npifolk .... • 3 ' 4 ' 4 11.
°
wHwWmlORF* 9 0 0 p • — 10 U;
Toaipfl 3 3
MebUe ...... 7 • 4 4 if
NewOrlaeas.. 7 f 20 32
Lake Charles.. 1 ' 1 0 0
Heetton ..... 0 4 14 20
Wllmlagtea .. — 1 i 4
See froKheo.. 2 . 2 2 4
Seattle ...... 2 — 0 i ̂
Totals ..... 40 34 107 211,
VJ
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped shipped TOTAL Reghtered On The Booth
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
Port
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP
Port 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 X 3 ALL 1 2 8 AUb.
Boston 2 6 1 9 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 __ 3 6 14 4 24 3 3 «:
New York. 20 50 10 80 1 14 12 27 9 40 0 55 1 7 8 10 5 15 20 95 16 20 91 90 139 44 293 3 19 27 49
Philadelphia... 2 6 1 9 1 1 3 8 0 17 17 17 15 13 8 36 — 2 1 3
Baltimore 15 33 7 55 1 5 18 24 5 33 7 45 5 7 9 21 8 7 12 W 45 21 27 93 37 69 10 113 — 8 S3 41
Norfolk 6 6 2 14 1 3 1 5 6 6 2 14 1 3 1 5 — 2 11 13 14 9 13 32 11 10 2 23 — 7 6 IS
Savannah 1 3 2 6 1 1 2 2 4 __ • • ' —^ 4 ... _ 4 6 9 S 18 ,1 8 4
Tampa 3 4 7 _— 1 1 1 . 1 • • • 1 — 1 4 6 _ 10 — — 2 • z
Mobile 10 24 6 49 1 3 4 2 9 3 14 1 4 5 14 9 19 39 37 8 90 .— — 12 18
New Orleans. 13 28 9 50 2 5 8 15 15 34 10 59 3 4 3 10 1 4 7 12 59 10 12 81 34 48 13 95 1 4 5 It
Lake Charles......... 1 4 2 7 1 1 2 3 2 7 _ 1 1 _. 7 1 — i 2 13 5 20 1 1 3 5
Houston 5 26 11 42 1 7 12 20 14 30 12 56 3 10 9 22 1 e *2 "o 56 22 9 87 19 39 9 67 — 10 11 21
Wilmington 8 2 1 11 __ 1 1 6 11 2 19 3 4 7 1 1 19 7 1 27 9 2 1 12 — — 1 X
San Francisco... 0 9 4 19 1 • . 1 2 5 7 3 15 1 1 19 1 __ 16 14 20 3 37 1 4 2 7
Seattle 5 12 3 20 1 2 3 2 7 1 10 1 1 — • ~ . — 10 1 — 11 12 13 4 29 1 3 2 •
TOTALS 97 213 59 369 9 40 58 107< 72 191 55 j 318 14 37 39 90 11 24 47 82 318 . W" 82 490 m 449 114 857 7 62 Ml 189
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Port
Boston
New York............
Philadelphia..
Baltimore. i.
Norfolk.
Savannah.....
Tampa.
Mobile
New Orleans
Lake Charles.
Houston..............
Wilmington ;.
San Francisco.
Seattle.
TOTALS
Reghtorod
CLASS A
GROUP
i 2 » ALIJ
— 4
17 53
— 6
5 28
10
6
5
12
39
8
32
4
7
7
1
2
3
7
1
3
3
3
2
1
10
1
9
2
2
2
5
4
2
2
47 221 41 309
5
80
7
42
12
9
7
17
51
13
37
9
10
10
Rogulorod
CLASS «
GROUP
1 2 8 ALL
1
2
1 —
12 6
2 1
8 11
^ 2
— 1
3 —
5 3
9 3
3 4 6
1 2 2
1 — 2
— 22
3
3
• '2
1
3
8
12
13
5
3
4
Shipped
CLASS A
GROUP
J 2 8 ALL
6
i
2
2
8
1
6
2
2
1
36
5
37
10
1
18
28
4
41
6
5
5
8 48 39 95 34 198 28 258' 2 42 39 I 83
47
7
46
12
2
2
24
40
S
56
9
7
7
Shipped
CLASS B
GROUP
121 ALL
2 —
— 16
— 1
. 4
— 2
— 1
— ~8
— i
— 4
— 3
— 1
2
6
2
10
2
4
22
3
14
2
2
1
1
12
1
11
5
2
3
Shipped
CLASS C
GROUP
128 ALL
TOTAL
SHIPPED
CLASS
A B C ALL
1 2
— 8
2 1
.1 9
— 9
1
12
7
4
3
3
4
T)
1
Il
ls 47
7
15 46
7
3
3
14
18
1
>2
2
2
24
40
5
SO
9
7
7
4
22
3
14
3
2
1
1
12
1
11
5
2
3
1
15
13
7
3
3
14
18
1
4 29 44 77 258 83 77 418133 444 65
Registered On
CLASS A
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
5 1
84 54
1
13
7 1
140 23
10
75
21
7
8
28
66
6
73
19
9
10
1
14
11
13
2
11
3
7
2
19
73
10
11
3
50
95
11
27
5
20
13
3
8
1
3
6
9
a
2
1
1
1
9
217
23
94
IX
15
17
67
77
19
40
9
28
16
The Beach
CLASS B
GROUP
12 3 ALL
2
1
1
1
3 1
27 18
1 2
12 9
1 4
1 8
4 —
9 6
5 7
• ,3.
5 3
3 3
5 —
2x 2
642 12 78 61
4
10
3
22
5
4
4
15
IS
. 3
10
7
0
5
Hi
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
* Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Booth
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP rorf 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 iiLL A.
' "'1
C ALL 1 2 • 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
Boston 3 — 2 5 2 2 • 1 1 • w 1 1 10 1 8 19 7 7
New York 23 10 41 74 1 2 13 16 13 7 22 42 2 2 7 11 1 25 26 42 11 26 79 ICQ 83 102 237 2 S 85 42
Philadelphia 3 1 2 6 — — 2 2 1 3 4 — 3 3 1 1 4 3 1 8 11 6 8 25 .... . — 4 4 Baltimore 18 4 8 30 2 2 9 13 13 3 14 36 1 — 11 12 1 1 8 19 30 12 10 62 45 16 17 76 3 2 20 25
Norfolk 1 3 4 8 — — 5 5 1 3 4 8 — 5 5 — 1 3 4 8 5 4 17 4 4 4 12 1 — 8 9
Savannah 3 2 2 7 — . 2 2 — 2 a>e» __ 2 8 3 4 15 1 — 1
Tampa. 2 2 5 9 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,, , . 1 8 1 11 20 2 2
Ifobiie...... 8 4 9 21 6 6 7 2' 16 ' 25 — 4 4 • 1 1 25 4 1 30 25 11 35 71 ' 11 11
New Orleans 10 6 ''25 41 9 . 9 10 7 31 48 . — 7 7 , 8 8 48 7 8 63 24 5 53 82 15 15
Lake Charles.... 2 — 1 3 — 1 1 1 2 3 — 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 7 1 1 6 8
Houston 4 4 13 21 2 — ' 6 8 13 3 13 29 • • • 2 12 14 1 12 13 29 14 13 56 17 4 H 32 1 4 6
WOmlngton 2 1 4 7 1 1 1 3 4 2 5 11 2 1 6 9 _ , 6. 4 11 9 6 26 6 3 3 12 1 1
San Francisco........, 7 3 7 17 — 2 I 3 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 « 14 8 13 35 2 6 8
Seattle 3 2 1 6 — 2 3 5 3 1 4 1 • • in : 1 . "2 —;• 1 1 2 4 ' 2 2 8 11 1 7 19 — 2 4 6
TOTALS 89 42 124 255 6 9 59 74 67 29 115 2lit 7 5 57 69 3 3 67 73211 69 '73" • ¥53 285 99 280 664 16 12 122 .1^
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CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
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SHIPPED
Registered 0
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CLASSB
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12 3 ALL
GROUP
123 ALL
GROUP
1 2 8 ALL
GROUP
12 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 S ALL
CLASS
A B CALL
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1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 S ALL
97 213 58 1 369 9 40 ̂ 58 107 72 191 59 1 318 14 37 39 i 90 11 24 4? t 92 318 90 82 1 490 284 449 114 .857 7 62 111 128
47 221 411309 8 48 39 95 34 196 28 i 258 2 42 39 1 .93 4 29 44 t 77 258 83 77 j 418 133 444 65 642 12 78 61 151
89 42 124 1255 6 g 99 74 6? 29 119 ) 211 7 a 57 t 69 3 3 67 t 72 211 09 73 1 358 289 99 280 664 10 12 122 144
238 478 224 I 983 .23 97 156 1 270 1173 416 198 1 787 28 84 135 ( 242 18 56_15il_L2S| "^
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1. mr SEAFARERS LOG Pare FIT*
A 'Rustbucket' For Real
\
SIU crewmen and Union official examine samples of rust from
deck and bulkheads of the LoSolle during ship's last stopover in
Now York. Pictured (I to r) ore Rdnie Sturba, deck delegate;
Alphonse Tremer Jr., engine delegate; Chuck Limbaugh, bosun,
and SIU Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Ed Mooney. It looks like o
bit of chipping is in orderr'
Missile Ship Job Calls
Due As Articles Expire
NEW YORK—Shipping dropped slightly during the past
twoweek period with 254 men being shipped, reports Bill
Hall, assistant secretary treasurer. "Twentyone ships were
in port paying off, four signed
on and 14 were in transit.
Registration increased some
V'hat and there were a number.of
Jobs hanging on the board that
were passed up. by "A" and: "B"
men. The Union advises the
membership to protect their jobs
by taking them when they go up
on the board.
It has been noted that some of
the men have been having food
and coffee brought to them in the
recreation rooms on the second
deck. This can lead to unsanitary
conditions. All hands are advised
to confine their eating to the first
deck.
. The lifeboat' training school is
operating smoothly and is schedul
ing new classes. Applicants can
Mobile Now
SbuWe Port
MOBILE—This port Is beginning
to look like a short trip port, re
ports Port Agent Cal Tanner, as
13 of the 16 ships in during the
past two weeks were of the two
and threeweek coastwise variety.
The recent shipments of grain
and flour have eased up with the
last load of flour being taken out
last week. It won't be until about
the middle of July that the port
can expect an increased movement
of grain and soybeans.
Fingers are crossed here in hope
that Waterman's application for
subsidies for a Gulf to Europe and
Gulfto Far East runs are approved.
If they are it will mean that many
more jobs on the shipping board.
The following vessels paid off
during the period: Alcoa Pointer,
Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer,
Alcoa Corsair and the Alcoa Ran
ger (Alcoa); and the Monarch of
the Seas and Claiborne (Water
man).
_ Signing on were the Topa Topa,
Wacosta, and Warrior (Waterman)
and the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa).
In transit were the Kathryn and
Frances (Bull); La Salle (Water
man) and the Del Sol (Mississippi).
enroll by contacting any of the of
ficials' at the dispatch counter.
Shipping looks good for the
coming weeks. Several Isthmian
and Robin Line shjps are due in
for payoff while replacements for
missile ships will be needed since
the year's articles expired June 30.
The following ships paid off:
Carolyn, Evelyn, Suzanne. Ines,
Elizabeth and Beatrice (Bull); Sea
trains New York, . Georgia and
New Jersey (Seatraln); Robin Gray,
Robin Locksley and Robin Hood
(Robin); Beauregard, Fair land,
Raphael Semmes, Bienville and Az
alea City (PanAtlantic); Steel
Rover (Isthmian); CS Miami (Cities
Service); Andrew Jackson (Water
man).
' Signing on were the Robin Hood
(Robin); Atlas (Tankers & Tramps);
Ines (Bull) and the Andrew Jack
son (Waterman). The Atlas finally
took a crew after bbing in idle
status for some time because of
the tanker sluinp.
In transit were the Azalea City
and Gateway City (PanAtlantic);
Seatraihs Louisiana and Texas
(Seatrain); Portmar and Alamar
(Calmar); Ames Victory (Victory
Carriers); Ines and Jean (Bull).
Robin Locksley (Robin); John C.
(Atlantic Carriers); CS Norfolk
(Cities Service); Jean LaFitte
(Waterman); Steel Artisan (Isth
mian) and the Rebecca (Intercon
tinental).
Notify Union
About Sick Men
Ship's delegates are urged to
notify the Union. immediately
when a shipmate is taken off
the vessel in any port because
of illness or injury. Delegates
should not wait until they send
in the ship's minutes but should
handle the matter in a separate
communication, so that the Un
ion can determine in what man
ner it Dan aid the brother.
It would also be helpful if
the full' name, rating and book
number was sent in. Address
thjEse notifications 'to. Welfare
Services at headguarten.
Japan Getting Scrap Ships
Japanese gcrap yards are going to get a good piece of the 1,200 reserve fleet Libertys,
judging from the Maritime Administration's first sale of these ships for foreign scrapping.
Five ships have already been sold to California and New .York companies for scrapping
in Japan at prices over the "
$90,000 mark. Previously, the
best price obtainable in Amer
ican yartis was slightly more than
the $70,000 minimum price set as
a floor bid.
As a result of these initial bids,
the Government Is offering 15
more ships for foreign scrapping
at a minimum sale price of $95,
000. Another 15 ships are being
offered for US scrapping ait the
#70,000 floor.
As reported in thD last SEA
FARERS LOG, cuts in the appro
priations for maintenance work on
the reserve fleet are prompting a
speedup of ship scrapping. There
are 1,400 Libertys in the fleet at
present, of which only 200 will be
retained eventually.
The reason for the higher prices
obtained in Japanese yards, despite
the long and costly tow to the Far
East, lies in the fact that scrap
steel is^ traditionally scarce in that
area plus the fact that labor Is con
siderably cheaper in Asia. •
It has been estimated that it
costs in the vicinity of $110,000 to
tow a ship from the East Coast to
Japan, more thgn the actual $95,
000 price of the ship.
Scrapping Pays Off
The toUl cost, in the vicinity of
$200,000, is not much less than
the market value of Liberty ships
for commercial purposes. As a
result, a number of operators of
overage Libertys and T2s are
loading their ships with cargo for
the Far East, discharging there
and then dumping them in a Japa
nese scrapyard rather than bring
them back to the States in ballast
wth dubious possibilities for an
other charter.
With some 450 tankers in .layup
all oyer the world and heavy lay
ups of other tonnage, principal]jy
overage Libertys, the pressure is
on to scrap these ships.
The five ships sold by the Mari
time Administration for foreign
scrapping were sold to American
citizens who were given the option
of scrapping them in any friendly
nation. They were the Simon
Newcomb, Ewing Young, Hender
son Luelling, Carole Lombard and
the Harvey C. Miller.
30 Ships On Block
The thirty ships now on the
block are still all in the damaged
or unstrapped class. They come
from various reserve fleet anchor
ages including Hudson River;
James River; Wilmington, NC;
Beaumont, Texas; Suisan Bay, Cal
ifornia; Mobile, and Asto^ia and
Olympla, Washington.
Sale of the ships for scrapping
in Japan is an Ironic development.
Twenty years ago, before Pearl
Harbor, the Japanese were heavy
buyers of US scrap as they built
up their armed forces, and there
was a good deal of controversy at
the time about selling scrap to
Japan. Now the US Liberty fleet,
which was built in response to the
attack on Pearl Harbor, Is follow
ing the same route in part.
To date, the Maritime Adminis
tration has offered 226 for salo
from the reserve fleet and has sold
129 of them for a total return of
slightly under $10 million. The
Libertys cost $2 million each when
built, and the $10 million received
for 129 of them would suffice to
build just one modern merchant
ship.
Malntenan^ Cheap
Maritime Administrator Clar
ence Morse had testified before
Congress that he was reluctant to
embark on largescale scrapping of
the fleet since It cost only a few
thousand a year to maintain a ship
in usable condition. However, the
budget for ship preservation work
was cut back, with the result that
the agency will concentrate on
maintenance of the more modern
ships in the reserve, including the
Ctype vessels now beinjg traded
in by various steamship. compa
nies.
Extra Cult
Run Started
By Seatrain
The SlDcontracted Seatrain
Line has begun its new freight
service between New Orleans and
Savannah. The service was initi
ated under a temporary grant au
thorized by the interstate Com
merce COmmision.
Although the company's regular,
run from New York to the Gulf
ports and back will not be changed,
its ships will now be allowed to
pick up cargo in Savannah, deposit
it in New Orleans and vice versa.'
In the past, when the two ships on
the run, the Seatrains Georgia and
Louisiana, arrived at either Savan
nah or New Orleans they were
allowed to unload only the cargo
they had loaded in New York and
could carry cargo from each of the
two Gulf ports only, to New York.
Seatrain officials are confident
that the new service will bring
additional cargo into their opera
tions. The company presently
operates six ships along the A^
lantic and Gulf Coasts. Its "Sea
mobile" container service will be
extended to Savannah and New
Orleans as soon as special port
handling facilities, how under
construction, ara completed
(The brothers described below are receiving $150 monthly SIU dis
abilily pcnsion benefits.)
Rudolph Klenast . . . 66 . . . started sailing in 1912, retired in 1958
. . . became an SIU member in 1938 and sailed in the steward depart
ment . . . the City of New York
was his first ship ... after that
came all names and types of
freighters and passenger ships . . .
liked the run to Puerto Rico be
cause "it is one of the places you
find nice people" and because h»
'had good friends in San Juan . . .
As one of original Union members,
remembers the years when a sea
man's pay was considerably less
than the $150 monthly disability
pension ' he now receives . . .
sailed during both World Wars
and was torpedoed once, during
WW II. . . lives in idyllicsounding
town of Mount Pleasant Beach,
Calif. . .' . enjoys fishing off his
own cabin cruiser, oil painting . . .
Keeps in touch with his niece in
Kienost poses on his boot. Washington, DC.
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Thomas tooma ... 56 ... a Union man from its initial days in 1938
... began sailing in 1922 and retired last August with a chief steward's
rating ... shipped primarily on tankers and freight
ers, with a special liking for the South Africa run
... "I made many friends there, and really enjoyed
the climate," he recalls . . . most eventful trip
turned out to be one of his shortest—Newport News
to Philadelphia . . . run usually took 36 hours but
raging storm kept ship at sea five days . . . kiuda
shook him up, Tooma writes ... keeps in touch
with former shipmate William Hand, also sees
many of the boys on occasional visits to the Philly
hall . . . married and has one daughter . . . lives in
Easton, Pa. . . . photography, taperecording and gardening give this
SIU veteran plenty to do in his free hours.
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Waqoe dedicated by AFLCIO unions in Lake CfioHes. induding
Ae SiU, on second anniversary oi Hurricane Audrey in memory of
heavy loss of life caused by fhe big blow. Unions in area spear
headed rescue and rebuilding work.
In transit were the CS Norfolk
(twice), OS Miami, Winter Hill,
Chiwawa and the Bradford Island
(Cities Service).
_ LAKE CHARLES—A sixfoot memorial.marble statue was
dedicated last week to the memory of 36 unidentified victims
of the Hurricane Audrey disaster The dedication came
on the anniversary of the* ——— r
hurricane which inundated The Chiwawa was the single
Cameron parish, destroying ship paying off. Shortly afterwards
hundreds of homes and taking it signed on for another Coastwise
scores of lives. trip.
Over 2,000 residents of Cameron
Pmish and the Lake Charles vicin
ity attended the dedicatiod of the
memorial, which was the product
of funds and labor donated by the
Lake Charles Central Trades and
Labor Council and other unions in
the vicinity.
Among those inattendance were
many Seafarers from the Lake
Charles hall as well as members
of their faihllles who live in this
vicinity.
Victor Bussie, secretarytreas
urer of the Louisiana AFLCIO
Council, presided fit the cere
monies. Labor unions from all
over Lou'siana, including SHJ
members frqip New Orleans and
Lake Charies, (^nated their lalwr
on weekends toward the rcbiuiding
of the homes of hurricadd victims
The memorial statue was carved
In Italy arid installed by members
of the local unions here.
Meanwhile; ori shipping, one ves
sel paid 4)ff, one signed on and six
were in transit in wjiat amounted
to a fair shipping period for this
port.
Port Agent Leroy Clarke re
ported. that there were several
beefs on one of the ships but that
thqy ,were settled without much
difficulty. ,
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Proy^Eilgimnfy
For lio^pttsl s
Seafarers being admitted to A
Public Health hospital are
urged to carry with them their
Union bodk plus proof of ell
gftlUty for SIU benefits;
namely, a record that they have
at least 90 days seatime during
the previous year and at least
one day during the previous six
ntiontbs. Failure to have the
proper credentials will cause a
delay In .payments to the Sea
farer. ,
If the Seafarer is admitted to
a hospital which ,k not a PHS
institutim, lie ahould «ontaet
the Union immediately! The
Union wiU arrange with the
USPHS far a transfer. to a Pqb
Ikc Health hospital in his vicin
lly. The PHS Will not pick np
the hospital tah for private
bespitai cawe, nnle^ U k oantt
fled in advance. .
The Inland Boatmen's Union is
in the seventh week of its strike,
against tugs in San Francisco har
boa as the result of a breakdown in
contract talks and the refusal of
the operators to .negotiate. The
IBU is picketing tugs, towboats
airf iOl barges In San 'Francisco
Bay, and also InLos Angeles wberh
the walkout began on June 1.;
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Three oldtimers in the Sail^
Union of the Pacific, Edward Hcl
gason, Frank J. Flynn And Gharlea
F. Smith, are the latest to join the
ranks of SUP pensioners, Helgason
has been an SUP memlwr since
192T after being a fisherman in hla
native Iceland. Flynn has been
shipping since 19X9 on deepsea
ships and Smith joined the Union
during World War JI.
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Meetings are underway hetweM
SIU Padfie mrtrlct repras^ta
tivCfl and American President
Lines on a manning scale for the
hospital ship which APL will oper
ate in the Southeast Asia area. The
shipwill serve as a floating hospi
tal for the instruction of local
medical men and for treatment of
local roflidoiits in Aslaxi countries
It is expected to sail In December
for a oneyear signon with a staff
of doctors and nurses aboard,
i,' $ i
The ttner Mariposa, manned by
member* of the SIU Pacific Dlg
trict. will be a floating summer
school when It sails on a 42day
voyage to the South iPaciflc. Some
200 California teachers will take
advanced studies In a host of sub
^bip. The Mariposa
wffl mafce calls at Tahiti, New Zea
land, Australia, Fiji, Samoa and
Hawaii. Those school books will
get lots of competition.
• : • oSeafarer .was rushed
hpsplfal for an emergency deration.
; ^*hoot rapid and skififuf surgery dhd ah
qrnplB iupply of blood, he could not have pulled
V through. T^e doctors supplied the first
requirement and the SIU Blood came through
, with pints of blood of the type he needed.
~ today he is fit fOr duty again,
y y Not every circum^nce involves
dfast^inute emergency of this type, but
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k::««t»^e"|cumstance8.whether,iheneed ^
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inNewYorkpr New Orleans, or any..other
LJ C'»y. on exehange arrange
ydthlocal' blood bonks assures'a
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The High Cost Of Dying
A reader asks for advice on an especially poignant problera. She
holps care for her elderly parente who are not well . Like many older
fhlks today,, tlrey live In Florida on a small pension, plus help from
"their children. The daughter Is concerned about the burial arrange
ments when that inevitable day arriveSi Her parents do not want to
• %tscuss the^ question themselves other than to ifldieam they would pre
fCT to be burled in their home town back Horth..
' There are a great many retired people, living tod^ay ln' thq ̂ uth and^^
Far West and otAer areas of mild chmateS: Wim ;h^ nmFer^^iisc
I. • »; this problenf. thdlr femilles baCk: home^wottd^:iyha| tp^^
• 5^ tttne cotnes, or get into* a state of e6n<l^n • wl»enrl^.dpes.^;F^
T . are some very hi^ costs Involved, especialjly in the ̂ aim
aWay from Home. This reader askitd a friijmd in the ftineral ^
What the procedure and costs wcmid be for retiirn of i ^ome^
V:aod'fbr'seEricea and Uitennenf. ;;
answer was gstartling hhe:. Herb ia the?
.ivSto thf cost of returning one persoh home fOT ^ s
i Casket of choice::^t6o
'Shipping e#se (ptefeh gdi;®
Shipping <5bargesrt^0;fii^hdas^^«iw?^
'• ^ v , Transportation fromi station to funeral' home: eiffO^traii
M Vault: $200, less allowance lor shipping case
Opening grave: $83 , . . .
j,. Cost of ffaves: $200'
Clergyinaii: at least $15
^v>.• . Tips extra;'',
. r Thus the cosh for each person who must be returned home fpr buriah
.r iimording to this estimate^ would be in/ttie neighbOrhooct of $^«300.
< Here are the polhta that other famiUea who;:mih« Bave tos face this
problem should'know:
i._The charge te send a body by common carrier is fixed; advises
H9ward> G. Raether, Executive Secretary of the Hatlonal Funeral Di
5? rectors Association^ If raii.ls usedyt^ firrifciaas.fares must be bou^t,
• but one ticket can be used by anyone accompanying; tbO body,
. . 2.—Some of the other prices which were quoted are on the, .high
side; notabftr, the cost of casket, shipping case and transportation from
; station to funeral home.
The question of cremation sometimes also arises, especially when
people are away from home. The Catholic and Jewish C^thodox
churches do not permit cremation if the family wants, a funeral serv
ice in church with , burial in a churchapproved cemetery. ' Some of
the Protestant churches frown on cremation while others advocate it.
There are also some groups organized fon. the purpose'of a simple
: funeral based on cremation.
. . Hut whatever ttiearrangement, it is important to. consider them In
'• advance of need. The daughter in this case is realistic in trying to
' • ' . • developan orderly plan for han
dling her ifievltablb' responsibility.
For one thing, in a time of emo
tion; a bereaved family finds it dif
ficult to cope with the' problem of
costs. The average funeral now
adays costs about $6p0r not includ
ing" cemetery, charges. This itself
is a' burdeff pf moderateincome
families. But the costs can run
much higher if a very,.elaborate
casket is chosen, and", other extras
are added to the standard service.
The custom of the funeral busi
ness; ig tO'price the entire" funeral
on the basis of the casket selected.
Ah expensive casket means, a dis*
portionately high final bill.
For another, judging from this
estimate of $800$1000 just for the
casket and other ineidentSr some
establishments may quote much
higher than usual prices. The
casket, studies of funeral prices
Indicatei represents a little over oncrfifth of the charge for the entire
fuheral. Thus, a funeral priced at the typical $600 includes a casket
priced at about glSOgWS.
It's especially important to avoid establishments that advertise very
low prices and then pressure you into extravagant funerals. A repu
table funeral director won't pressure you ihti) an exjksnsive caSkefc or
elaborate arrangements, but leaves it up to the family to decide what
it wants. •
If funds are limited, it is perfectly accepfable'and customary to ex
plain frankly your income situation to the funeral director and ask
for a reasonablypriced'arrangement. ' ^
As well as securing prices beforehandcd, it's wise to select^ burial
^ 5.^^ space. There can be a< great disparity in these prices tOo; In' fact,
some of the highpressure cemetery promotion^ employing large staffs
; i . of salesmen/have been notoriously fraudulent. . ;
Because funeral expenses often have been a worry tO moderate
"T'i income families, a few union locals, fraternal societies and cooperatives
have worked out their own cooperative arrangements. Some locals
of mine workers, warehouse workers, and others have such arrange
. ments. In the midWest, especially at Cloquet and New Uuii, Minn.,
^ several funferal cooperatives provide burials at charges belqw the in
', dustrywide averages. '
^ Sockl Security and the; Veterans Administrotiori' pay fuheral
, ' reimbursement fees on the death ofeligible workers and veterans.
h 1J t i 4 J?®! M #r..
Labor Committee,
member of the House
Merchant Marine Committee,
charged that the KennedyErvin
bill now under consideration ig
nores the wrongdoing of manage
ment while threatening a "terribly
unfair and discrimihatory" blow at
all trade unions.
Shelley declared that the prob
4em of labernumagemetit coirup
tibn coiUd billy be dbalt. with by
il^tation which will get at the
^'tabbcrebUiQiis' considtantsi'^ at
torneys ami' b^rs whb) advisei
inanageni^ on settings up 'liwaet*
heart'' deals andl^ody contracts,
as well as the management people^
who, cooperate wij^? them.
Neflheir thKHenited^^
as it tiie B|r
^.i^obteahs which' liave* heeii ex
^qrSeipf thr; MbCleJ ̂
• 'ian hearings.
"If the McClallan hearings have
denionstrafed Mything at all. , .
they hOTB' revealed' that corrup
;tionj ' gat^gsteristA;, 'violetice;. itt^
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Says 'Refonn' BHIs Skip Co Abuses
WASHINGTON—A demand for genuine labormanagement reform I^slatioh wMdi
would attack the "real proWem" of corrupt management practices, has been made by Bep^
John P. Shelley (Dera Calif.) in a letterto Rep. Graham Harden, chairman of the HoUse
Shelley, a •
payrbU and Social Security afayvWibrie near Myii«^ *
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Fot A^Ship
The Soviet .Union has cbhducted
a dock trial of the world's first
atomicpowered icebreaker, the
Lenin. Due to be launched next
year, the Lenin will soon be joined
by two'other icebreakers, all three,
of which will rank as the world's
largest.
According to. details released
abont the vessel, the Lenin Is
operated by three nuclear reactors
which produce 96,000 kilbwatls of
thermal .^ower each, Two of these
reactors are used^ on the line to
deliver enough power .to the steam
turbines for producing the 44,000
kilowatts required to operate the
ship at filU speed. ^
Seactojrs Studied In US :
"The output of the reactors is of
special interest to American of
ficials because it is believed that
they may be the same kind of re"^
actorsused in the new Soviet mis
silefiring submarines. US nuclear
submarines have been using one
reactor In most cases.
The world's first atompowered
merchant vessel, the NS Savannah,
will be launched by the United
States in July. The first nuclear
powered craft of any nation was
the Us submarine Nautilus,
launched in 1955.
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Tariml Down OT?
Dont Boef On fS
Headquarters wishesto re
mind Seafarers that men whb'
are choosy about working cer
, tain overtime cannot expect an
equal number of OT hours with
the rest of their depa'rtment. In
^ome crews men have been
turning down, unpleasant OT
jbbs and then demanding to
come up with equal overtijne
when the easier jb^come along.
This practice is unfair to Sea
farers who take OT jobs as they
come.
The general objective is to
equalize OT as much as'posrible
but if a pan refuse^ disagree
able jobs thp% is no require
ment that when an easier job
comes along he can make up the
bvertime he turned down before,
withholding taxes and untold thou
sands of phony advertising rialms.
The Nbw Tbrk Better HtirineSs
Bureau alone, he said, handled 28,
237 complaints about fake' ads
JtMt ih''one:yCar. •
. "I. must say," :^elley added;
"that I am disappointed Ih the
fact that it (the McClelfan commit
tee) has not begun to scratch the
suriace. im the' area ̂ of unethical
conduct among businessmen, law
yers; and public officials. As the
name of the committee implies; it's
^responsibility was to study imprbp^
er activities in the labor or man
agement field, not only in the la
bormanagement field. Some of the
business: practices to which I have
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bribery have characterized too well
the behavior of some management
officials, some unethical lawyers
and other types of labor relations
middlemen, and soine corrupt pub
Uc officials."
Shelley cited a number" of mc
anibles^of the wide extHit; of law
violation by businessmen; among
them black market operations dor
fhg price^eiUng days by "almost
onehalf of all busfneM concerns
in the country"; cheating of coh
sumOrs Ihron'gh phony wetghtee
ducing preparations to the amount
of $100 millions annually; 400 con
victions annually of businessmen
Violating pure food and drug laws;"
thousands of violations each year
iff wage and'hour laws'to the tube
of $80 million a'.yea^ in lost wages;
$300 million worth of iilegaL^lvei'
earlier referred should have been
subjected to toe searching glare
of Congressional inquiry ...
"The nation's press," he nrited,
"has simply failed to do a bal
anced job in presenting the full
story to the American people. How
much of this is due to the fact
.that some newspaper publisliers
have themselves been involved in
toady practices is not yet clear;"
Shelley listed as management
abuses in the labor relations aiiena
tiiie practice of payoffs to obtain
"iweetheart" contracts and SUIH
atobdtod , agreements;' back door
contracts' to keep legitimate un
ions from organizing; business con
ciH^ons and loans ,to uhion lead
eto and the yiolatitm of union rules
jmd' ccmtracts to a'" competitive ,
^ge onrival coinpaoles^
Ito dited^numei^^ examplea of
these practices, among them the
nOtmrious unionbusting activities
of Sears Itbebucfc v^ the "Labor
Relations Associates'^ firm.
Insurance agencies' and insur
ance companies, he added, were
equally involved, and also public
officials, partlcolarb'' in" the scaith
ern textile miUs WheTO union .or
ganizers and unionmen have been
beaten and intimidated at the in
stigationof; mill'owners; •
"Let us never be fOoled," he
coiocluded, "info toinking that pu
nitive, onesided} .politically attrac
tive antilabor legislation is going
to solve corruption, immorality or
lack Of democracy in laborman
agement relations." '
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QUESTION: Wkal kind of run ore you looking for at the moment
and why?
Leo Kulakowskt, reefer engi
neer: Around the world, because
it hits some good
ports and be
cause • the payoff
is nice and juicy.
The ports I'm re
ferring to a r e
Manila, Penang
and Bangkok and
there are few
places in the
world where I've
enjoyed myself as much. You
don't run out of things to do down
there,
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Enrique Bosado, atemrd: I'm
looking |tor any kind: of run, it
doesn't matter
where to or for
how long. A job's
a . job the way I
see it and, as a
family man, L
can't afford to bb'^
tob' choosy, L
think the Union
would; be in' sad'
shape if: every
one held out for only one specific
run. I love the sea, and the sea's
the same all over.
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C. Hong, Utilift': rm keeping my
eye on the board for a coastwise
run. That's been
my preference
for the last six
years. It's "iny
favorite because
1 know exactly
wher& I'm going
and exactly when
I'll be back. If
I don't like the
ship, I don't have
to stay on for a long time since
the vinms are pnetty short .
Albert Nash, coto: I've always
had a preference for the around
theworld run. I
enjoy visiting,
different c o uh
tries and I al
ways have an es
pecially good
time in the Far
'Eastern ports.
There are some
fine places to go
to in the Philip
pines, Vietnam, Thailand and Sing
apore. The trip gives you some'
thing good to look forward to and
some wonderful memories after
wards.
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Robert Morrow, steward: I havo
no preferences. Whatever comes
on theboard; I'll
take. There used
to be a time
when I preferred
one run because
of certain ports
if hit, but by this
time I've seen
just about all of
them, so one's as
good as the next.
The important thing
make a good buck.
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WiUiam Cooper, FWT: With too
summer months here I'm looking
to cool off with a
Northern run,
perhaps to Scan
dinavia. I'm not
exactly fond of ,
the weather
down in the trop
ics this time of
year. It's much
too hot for me.
At other times of
the year I'm usually pretty contept
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Del Rio Taps In Fleet Safety
July t, 1959
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ICC Power Grab Blocked
SIU crewmembers on the Del Rio Iqok on as Horry X. Kelly, chairman of Delta Line's executive com
mittee left), presents company's 1958 ship safety award plaque to Capt. Williarq Cornforth, moster of
the SlUmanned vessel. Top sqf.ety mark was achieved by the Del Rio under the joint Unioncom>
pony safety program.
NEW ORLEANS—They had to come up with a perfect record for the year to Win, but
crewmembers of the Del Rio did so and in the process became the. 1958 safety champion
of the Delta Line fleet. The Del Rio, which logged 60,000 miles on the GulfSouth America
fun during the year, had no|
losttime accidents during the
12month period.
In all, the ship had just two mi
nor injuries aboard, neither of
which was serious enough to cause
the crewmembers involved to miss
« single watch.
Plaque Presented
Harry X. Kelly, chairman of the
company's executive committee,
presented the winners with a
plaque at a shipboard ceremony
here. »
. In addition to the success of the
Dal Rio, the company reported a
E'zable improvement in overall
Ehipboard safety since the joint
SlUindustry safety program was
inaugurated in January, 1957. Cap
tain Edgar Seamen, company safe
ty director, said that the fleetwide
accident frequency rate which
stood at 8,19 at the efid of 1956
was now down to 6.96. Similar
results have been reported by sev
eral other major SIU companies
taking part in the joint program.
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competition and monopolize cargo
movements accordingly. In the do
mestic trades, the unions and ship
operators are seeking legislation
designed to give ship operations a
better break in ICC proceedings,
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lyASHINGTON —Indirect con
firmation of unionindustry charges
against the ICC came recently
when the agency approved a re
duction in railroad freight rates on
grain for export. The grain in
volved moves to the Atlantic coast
from the midwest.
The rate reduction followed the
opening of the St. Lawrence Sea
way and was the subject of pro
tests from Lakes, operators and
shipping interests who charged
they were "unreasonably low" and
will.impair the ability of Ameri
canflag subsidized operators to
meet their obligations.
Commuting on the latest, devel
opment, SIU of NA. President Hall
noted, "This is the type of situa
tion that the unions and steamship
industry have been complaining
about. If the railroads, after all
these years," cut freight rates on
grain for export it indicates one of
two things:
"The rates may have''been arti
ficially high up until now because
the railroads had no competition,
in which case American farmers
and American seamen have suf
fered loss of grain export markets;
,6r it could mean that the new rates
are artificially low, perhaps even
helow cost, in violation of the law,
so as to drive the new Seaway com
petition out of business.
"In either' instance, this Is the
kind of manipulation which we feel
should be the subject of a
thorough Congressional Inquiry."
Despite. strong appeals for ac
ceptance from international and
local officials, members of the New
York Typographical Union Local 6
voted down a new contract pro
posed by ten New York newspa
pers. The final count on the pro
posal was 704 against and 443 for
the $7package offer. Three other
unions have already accepted simi
lar agreements. One major prob
leqi in the negotiatioiis is the issue
of resetting of ads which come to
the newspaper in mat or plate
form.~ Francis G. Barrett, president
of Local 6, said that the future
moves by the local were up to the
international. ''The international,"
he said, "would have to grant per
mission for Big Six to take a
strike vote."
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More antiunion violence erupted
in the south as two staff members
of the Textile "Workers Union of
America were stabbed and severe
ly beaten by a mob in Fitzgerald,
Ga. The two field representatives
were dragged from their motel
room, slugged repeatedly and then
slashed about the face and body.
This makes the fourth case of union
representatives being beaten in
southern states in the last three
months.
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An'officer of Local .72, Fur Si
Leather Workers' division of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union,
has been selected as "Worker
Father of 1959" by the National
Father's Day Committee. The win
ner 'is David Cleiman, 37, of Silver
Spring, Maryland, a fur cutter ,and
union officer for the past 19 years.
Cleiman, the father of three, was
selected for his extensive partici
pation in community affairs.
444.
Some 14,000 members of 'the
United Rubber Workers Union
ended their 54d.ay strike against
B. F., Goodrich after approving a
new contract which calls for im
provements in pensions, insurance,
working conditions and supple
mental unemployment benefits.
The new pension schedule calls for
payments of $2.40 a month for each
year of service prior to Jan. 1,
1959, and $2.50 a month for each
year thereafter, with no' ceiling on
th'e number of years of service.
The old plan paid $1.80 a month
for each year of service up to 30
years. It also includes optional re
tirement at age 55 after 20 years
of service, improvements in the in
centive system and procedures for
establishing piecework rates. Still
unsettled is the walkout by 17,000
Rubber Workers against Firestone
Tire and Rubber Co.
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Across the sea in Great Britain,
a massive printing trades walkout
has tied up 28 morning news
papers, 50 afternoon newspapers
and 4,000 commercial printing
shops, producing about 1,000 peri
odicals over all. An estimated 100,
000 workers in nine unions are in
volved with a demand for a 40
hour week being a major issue.
4 4 4.
A twomonth strike by members
of the Newspaper Guild in San
Jose, California, came to an end
with a two year agreement provitl
ing for wage increases. General
increases called for are $3.50 to
$5.50 a week. The strike involved
255 members at the San Jus*
MercuryNews. ,
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Financing l>f a national scholar
ship program with the income of
enemy assets seized during World
War II has been endorsed by the
AFLCIp. The disposition of these
assets has long been in dispute. A
bill sponsored by Sen. George A.
Smathers (Dem.Fla.) would use
.some $100 million in such assets to
settle claims for war losses to
American citizens with the re
mainder to go to the scholarship ,
and study program.
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An agreement to keep employers
on the TexasMexico border from
using Mexican labor to undercut
wage scales has been reached by
the Texas State AFLCIO and
Mexican union representatives. Ar
rangements have been made for
joint negotiations by the Mexicans
and Americans so that Mexican
workers' crossing the border to
work in the United States would
automatically receive US union
wage scales and other contract
provisions.
Keep It Cleait and Dry
You wouldn'l use a scrubbing brush, of coursei buf the moral
of the story is simply this: a dirty line wears out faster and is less
reliable than a clean one.
That's because dirt will act like pn abrasive on the fibers and
weaken the line, with unpleasant effects should it give way under
strain.
If a rope is dirty, hose it down with clear water, hang it up to
dry and shake out the remaining dirt. Make "sure it is thoroughly
dry before storage to avoid mildew and rot.
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The New York lifeboat classes of^the SIU Training Program,
now in their third month, have been uniquely successful, with all
but one student passing the Coast Guard test. The reason lies in
the complete course of instruction offered and tbe full facilities
available.
Operated in cooperation with the Bull Line, the school offers
classroom instruction in the Bull Line terminal where students
learn how to rig sails, handle releasing gear and the function of
the sea painter,sea anchor and other equipment. Another boat
on the dock is u§ed in the "wettraining" phase of the twoweek
course.
Pic.tured here are some aspects of" the training program.
Shown m boat at left are: (seated left, front to rear) G. Bruer,
R. L Feeney ,W. Voeks, R. Maldonado. Seated right, J. Lihane,
C. Farranto,sS. Rosario, B. Wagones. G. Roshke is handling
sweep, H. R. White, standing rear.
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'Stand by the oars.'* The boat has just pushed off.
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Pete Drews discusses sea anchors.
Trainees practice raising boat sail.
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AH in boar and ready to go. Next step is photo above.
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i:'^i,.:y • .• ,• • • • Lakes SlU Ship Rescues 29
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AI»M)KA, Mich—Members
of the SrU Great Lakes Di%
trict ye^el Norman W, Fpy
rescued 29 erewmembers of a Li
bcrianflag ship when the latter
was involved' in a e<^lisi<m on La&e
aiicliigan near here.
Tlie Liberianflag Monrovia/with
a Greek crew aboard, collided with
the Canadianflag Koyalton, a bulk
crri'Icr manned by members of the
SIU Canadian District. The Sibe
rian vessel began, taking; water in
tv.n holds, and her engine room;
almost immediately. After7 her
.e<e\ywa? removed, the $hig ..sanii.
I/ '. .; ;;JHed:Steel Cargo
W tThe Noiroan W, Foy,; op^tfefl
A. by BrowMng Steam^p t^mpiphy
Of; Datrpit, is contracted td/,the
• : IiakoS SeafareiiL;; The .1^^
= apparently W Liberty/
irg a carid'bf steel ht Ihel time'
of the jrt«id«lt rPdMdt hirfed
^ beneath "the vviatbran^
• ton, wbi^ seriously
r: aged in. (he: cphMbfir Stdbd^^b^^^^
ihg the rescue eperatibns aad. tbe^
cphtinued'bii her putboun^dlyoya^,;^
Subsequent^, > Coast; Ghiistct
hearlhg on the coUt^on Heiard the
master of Ihe Llberian shipi Cap
• • tain Stefanas Svokos, adm^^ thag
; he failed to reduce speed when
• .he heard the Royallbri'S fog' slgnaf.
It was reported that the Coqst
Guard would press lor passBSat of
a bill requiri^ 'f<Meigii sbipo In
take on Great Lakes pilots in Mghf
• of this accident and another one
1 involving a German and a Leb^
., nese ship.;. .The Lebaneseflag y^
sel, theTaxiarchiSi had previously
been the. center of a row when
Greek crev^members complained
of poor food and mistreatment.
US maritime unions have been
supporting the proposal that for
eign ships be required to take'on
pilots on the Lakek.
C^^iMinbers of tiborlbn" IrtljgtibM' fMonrovia ; C^ abbbrd"
coceuo Nonfw W# foyi SIU JGroot Lakes ve«M^ Wlowi'ng
vCdlisioiFvy^^CcmiMion pioboat in northorh t^ko
(M pick^ up aifter t|^ m ,
With the strike of Italian seamen in its foiarth' weekj
prospects are that 800 strikers in New York m%^ll^ tfepcited
when their 29day alien landing permits expire, tlie 800 sea'
men. are erewmembers of .two*^
Italian Line passenger , ships,
the GuilioGesareand the Vul^
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.them, were topics for discussibn
aboard two SIU ships recently. On
the Margaret Brown, erewmem
bers had accumulated an odd as
sortment of currency in the ship's
fund, but when you added it all
up, there was just about enough
for a couple of plates of ham 'n'
eggs. The fund consists oL. gd.5g.
American: 30 German pfehidgs;
One guilder, 54L cents in. l^t'ch
Currency, and S15 French francs.
R. B, HardcasUe, who is ship's del
egate, may have to spend a little
time unraveling this assortment of
coinage and . figuring out exactly
what it's worth.
The ship's fund may be chaotic
but the gang jce>r
ports that there's
nothing wrong
with the food, for
which the cooks
and baker, un
named, rate tsp
plause.
Aboard the
O c e a n iTqyce,
ship's,' treasurer
Tad^ Zfe
safeguard . that
^inskr
ba^ nothing
would .keep him tosj^ and: turn^JyTOrd as to what tlie tur
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ing at night. Tim report has it that
there is ."3g cents on hand after
various purchases In Mobile."
What dO'you dp with. 38 cents any
way? .BIB EkiBs' is the delegate on
this one.
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On the Bents Fort,, the report is
brief, cryptic and melancholy.
''Captain Riddle is 00 vacatipn, but
the situation is much the. same/'
No indication here that the skipper
was sorely missed.
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Seafarers aboard the Ocean
Dinny wilf have
a lot safer foot
ing on ship's lad
ders if a proposal
hQT WilUam Sharp
is carried out.
The ship's meet
Ulg adopted a
motion by Sharp
that beads be
welded on the
steps of ail steel
ladders. The Dinny also scheduled
an educational meeting called by
Seafarer Frencby MIehelet. with
the added cautionary note, "attend
ance. .is strictly voluntary." No
tucBOot.was.
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cahia. Both .sbiin are currently
berthed at Hobokeit since their
crews refused to sail them in sup
.port of the ..worldwide strike by
Italian seamen's" unions,
Normally,: wheit an alien seaihen
ov'erstays his 2Pday leave, he is
subject to deportaVon, voluntary
or involuntaty, unless an extension
is granted because of illness^ hard
ship or other, unusual circum
stances.; However,, the Bureau of
Jmmigratipnhas never had a situa
tion such/as this/blie to contend
with in which large groups of
foreign seamen me 'strikiiig thislr
ships in a US port. ;
Should Immigration fulb that
the men' must be deportedi the
Italian Line would have to provide
passage for them, either by plMie
Of ship. In any evbnt, the men have
beenliving aboard., the two pas
sengfR veisehj in the course of the
walkout. ' .
Six different Italian , seamen's
groups are involved' in the strike,
among thera the Federaadone Gente
Dei Mare, which is affiliated'with
the International Transportwork
ers Federation. The present wage
scales on Italian ships have been
estimated as b8tween/|80'and $100
a nionth. Other " well known pas
senger lihers tied up by the strike
are the /Cristoforo Coldmbo and
the Augusta.,, as well as' over 50
cargo ships.
A reminder from SIU bead
quarters cautions all Seafarers
leaving their ships to contact
the hall in ample time to allow
the L ;.:Dn to di!. .. a a wpl '•
ment. Failure to give notice be
fore paying off may cause a de
layed sailing, force the ship to
sail short of the manning re
quirements and needlesslir make
the work tougher for your ship
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mn, j; JtonwHVi OMV.# «. CanNnr.
n»tnr* nut tuhwam of BWidwtw
ant to brother'a Mvartatt aMOier. No
1M^ maw bann OT OivntiM. ..In
aaffi^aiit atVA aaS atSclwii aarvad.
miSfiitpiato atorea and' reyatra; Maw
alected. SUr'a fiud UTXO.
tarw unor* frayi «ad
tor waahlnf macHine,
STiSL NAVIOATOR dathmian),
JiMia 7—Chairman, 0. . Tragambo;
Saey., T. BMa*. No beafa. SMp'a
tund Sa8.SS. Two hours OT dtaputed.
Veto of thanka to aanltary man for
job was <Eeaie. Foc'ila tana to be re
newed. Sblip ahottld be tumigafed.
Paration between mSalheU and acul
Ubcary be bete clean and la otder.
Raqneat new oord for code* gwrcnla
tor. Cftipgiiig to bo atowad at tte«|.
bonrt, orew to do other dntltiB,
STMb VIMDdR (lathmlaiU, NMy 1ft
—emimanr JI.I JOIMMNHU Saenfary,
L,a«annw. ship'a twac ftsfjn, N*
iraef*. .Seep waning,
clean.
nacmna room
ALCOA CAVALISR (Alcoal, June 7
'—Chairman, J. Lineh; fteerefary, A.
Crifflth. No beefs. TV set awarded
for achievement In aafety. Seratr oT
chairs—rubber tips on aU chairs.
CAROLVN (Boll), dune 7LChalr
man, J. Clerdanoi Secretary, F. Mak.
lleki. Two men hou>lunzed. SaOed:
Acrt two men. No beefs. Jteouesti
dmtton of tl for ship's fund. Proper;,
atthw to'he worn in mcseliali. Vo.te»
f l»»bks to ft» Watch for eooparetlbn
in h««gbag pantry clean. Beouest
paaswawayg bef paintbd. Vote of
thants «a atanrard dept. for Job weU^
done.
lerjr/eho^d' be /.fttiMbveh'bhd 'acrCfii'
, on adulld^ Catg^' ;:
'L«»«AR (grtihert/Jbrtft; 7^heli«
majXr. If. CbrlBhRaam ft?y» T«ain^
aei New ddSaibta. #l««de^,, <lbMtios
ro bace^Qd ch^ljb yr ̂ rSr bnil otiw
MAIIMH ClilgK (Hratarniaii), IMiy
MHClMlirmen, K XliaiwwalMI jSecy.,
(TiWneA PH|IHet),4,
ipitbm.. iceboK replbced.r
. Wb^ng machine. ftsed. Coeatwiae^
payoBto be dUcuteed. ^hrca ihen'
' JXacbasloh oh/
f «<«*. » » to bo:
"TOWed t0 jdiip** * Mere • eets*
»l.cuahto»^%r^r
; water,. — :/ . ; 'f
:^';i^i»A RANeig (Aicoaii;
.f^"#1 Wbijfary, «*.;
Oa*^ l!(h beafp. everythW rini
."obitr'aniooaily/ 68*1#: gaases^iir ty'
aartbnna; N#W'
j»Mg^w^" ae to wbjr apnc waa
San Franolaeo, rfpaoeV, Sli^'a fi»n^ Igr Jyang# Seera
boapttaUaad In
. —• 'auOit each depT. clean
.^^eatUon room A laundry prbpmly^
SSSf email
S^lTtfe Dl.cu.uon
R. CtMl; ftacro
elc«^ai7 . ; . • •
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• CbalhHiiV*/!', Kaaliiw iaay.,' J: Pur
lall. i«ro beefas everything okay, pels,
ter .written tbr >*; longshoremen
ih'mesarooniiF.and guaftera tn port of
NV. ;;»rir hiaunf OT disputed. One
bo matte up:,. Busiest ribthM dryer,'.
Two mwiv nriiaiedjmlB.. r.'
OIL M0NQ9 5i5»ipim, Attv aex
Chafrmawr J. NbwJhani, Sacr,^ T. JarnJ*
gen, ffiiip'a fund ISO. No beam. NeW
delegate elected.
BAL.TORI (Marven), June 7—,
Chenwian, A Whefleyt Seer., R. Obl
dec: suggest notice be posted of the
onb hour before saUlng. Vote of
thankr to steward dept. for job weU
done..
C8 MIAMI (Citlea Service), June IS
—Chairman, B. Fadgeltr Secy., Jt Ru t
delph. NO. beefs. One man missed
ship: one man. hospUaUzed; list foe
cleaning laundry room to be. posed;
New driegste erected. Question re
cleaning atalrwey ieedlng ftom meee
roont to crews wartere
LOtfOVIRW VICTORY tVletory Cari
riers), JUne *—Chairman, T. JsckMni
Secy., P. Oraham. No beefs. New deli"
egate elected; Bequest passageways bei
kept cleam Suggest repairing wariUng
machine or purchase; new pne,.'
COAUNSA HlLLft (Marine Tenio
art), June 1—Chalamanr R. Connors)
Ssey.,., R. ffranf. Beuuest new wasfaihg
machine. No beefSr everytbihg run,
ningsmoothly. New delegate elected.
See about sougeeing and painting
crew quarters, messroom and pantry,
B,4Ma3t (Suwannee), March. 25—
Chairmen', P/Fell; Saey., F. Nelten.
No beefs;: everythlhg running smooth .'
ly. New (telcgatea elected: Extra' man
needed far gaUey, Bequest; small per:
colat'Or.
May lysftChairman, F. Jlelwia
8ecr.,r J. H'erigan; Ship's fiind 89.43,
Two hours OT dbq^uted: Ohe man
short. No beefs. Vote: of thanks to'
delegate for Job welt done. Bequest
new, washing machine;
sr*"_"' Hepair^^s made.
Jteeeawcndattons on safety practices
lb Sf taken UP
intH.. pafamnaafl; Ship'r fund—>Uner
. ̂ money 84.93, German 30 pbehittg,
Holland 1 gilder. 54 cents. France, S15
francv. Some OT disputed. Few men
i2?l?3' to elect new troasnrer.
1»9"1« «» «» why Blbom
meld shipr are undermanned in deck
• * engfaie deps. Vote of thanks to
.steward dept., especially cooks and
baker, for. weU prAcared food: Dona
tion for flowers due. to death in 3rd
asst. engineer's ftmUy. ^
thtoriMfi** Svereea#),
May niChsirman, O. sailey) sacra.
«io,ne. Motion that beads be welded
on • footsteps of various Ipdders as
aafety meature.
Jttim IJ^halrman; A. Mlchelet)
.Saermary, T. Deianay. Beef re trans
ition' settled satisfactorily. New '
— A treasurer elected.
^ HATALIB (MarRlma Overseas), Juna
«rChalrman. R. Hampshire: Secre
tary, J. MeSlroy. No beefa. Some OT
disputed. Request toUet deodorants,
suggest screen doors, be flxed and
,lo<dced; Room ke.vs obtainable from
mate, gi.00 d^osit.
, USAF A4Z1t3« (Suwannee), Junn ft
Chairman,' A. RIos; Sacy.^ W. Daam
New . .delegates elected. 'No beefs.
Question re OT to he paid to deck
dept.. for inside work done by Brai
xiliana in Recife; Question re trans
portation in Canaveral.
ALCOA FbANTER (Alcoa), June f ,
rCMalnnei), H. Flewars; Sacratary, E.
Chiflg. Two' men InJUrad. Ship's fund
$3,86, No beefs. Beadquarters to be
notified ra unsafe .condition existing
aboard vessel due to improper con
struction of catwalks and ladderv
over deck cargos.
' ORION COMET (Colonial), May ift
—Chairman, 8. Homko; Seeratary, W '
Ciagg; DiscusUon re more fresh frUit.
MARORE (Marven), June 3—Chair:
man, CT.. Thorpe; Sacratary, R. Oowah
Washlng machine to bo renewed; Ar;
rmigements' to be made' to' 'fumigate
for roaches' 22 hrs. disputed OT on
sanding; doors, and 52 . hrs. ei< paint
ing and sougeeing pumpreom. No
beefs. SMgaesf additional fan be in
stalled in recreation rooni. Bequest
port holes be kept clean and washing
machine be cleaned after use. .
' .AIASTAR (TrWcn), R. Ruffe Secra
.tary,. M. Bugawan. No beefa iiepIWM
worn mattresses. To check If respita
tors were put aboard. Bequeit lesa
'Stflse at bight. Turn off Washing mar.
rcbUie i^er using mnf keep laundry
elean,. Request fans be turned off
iyben no one in foc'sles.
ALCOA PWRlTAirtAlces), Dae. r—
Chairman, O. Vola; Saeratair, J'. Braa
..nafaC, Crew, to; put in for two day*
:itnlislBtence forlodging. No hot water
lur heat. Ship's fund sr.Ts: No bbeta,'
Request change in menus and prepar
. ation of food. Pump needed fbr wash
ing, machine, Slop chest InvestlgaiM.
IMfS (Bull); May 34—Chairman, R.
Laneuc; Sacrctary, J. Byrne. Some OT
disputed. New delegate elected. Re.
quest recreation room be locke'd when
in port to keep stovedores out.
OCBAN JOYCE (Ocaan Citppari),
Dac; 7—Chairman, R. Eden) Sagratcry,
M. Culp One man missed ditp In.
Singapore. Ship's fund $.38: Some OT
.disputed. One man logged; Motion
• that negotiating committee' do away
With g.SO : hourly rate for . cleaMng
holds and substitute OT. Resolved
that in the future any men bU
granted meal' tlteket or load wfib has
required time on shipping list regard
less of which port or porfs Ito has
reaSat'ered in and provided that after
gg days he shall take any Job in his
own rating or losa any future bene
fits.
PACIFIC WAVE (Pbgar),. J'ima
iHMfman, weiley: Dieratory^ o: Faf
. STEEL V/ORKER (Ifihmttni), MSy
sr—Chair;n::n, T. Bbcklay; Secrafary,
F. Saye. Ship's fund S2S.aB: Some CT
disputed. No BeefS. lioqulry dtt pen
sion and retlTcment plan. .. Suggest
Ti
Some OT. disputed,; iKseutafiOtt
an stewards authority fai steward
dept.
BENTS FORT (Cillat SSTvlce), May
17—CHarrmsn, W. Wallscs; Seefaiary,
R. Nablstt. ;New' delegate and aecre
tarj' reporter elected. Ship's , fund.
S3.00. Motion made and seconded to
• remove; DR for. smokihg on catwalk'
and raiding officer's, refrigcratoy
Food not up to 'par. • *
. MbY 34—Chairman; E. VaM» Bafirp.
tary, W. Wallaea, Request cUef
angiUeer stop dangeraUa tt# (d nut
buster on we,11.deck, Sttgs«0'^bP«'
attire in .messronm., JNp.:. bea^.^ .
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JM» UN SSAFAMEiS t^C Pace ElcYof
Lif e Preserver
Houston Is
Busy Again
HOUSTON—Sblpping VEBS vfry
good for all ratingo at^his: port
durtes tJie last two: weaks, accwd
lag to Bob Matthews, port aigcat.
^ ships paid off, four aligned on
and 14 were in transit.
The fcdlowlng paid off: Wang
Trader IRocldand); Boyal Oak
(Cities Service); Chickasaw
(Waitermah); Alcoa Pioneer (Al
coa); Pacific Wave (Pegor) and the
Margaret Brown (Bloomfield).
The Wang Tradier, Boyal Oak,
Alcoa Piomer and Pacific Wave
later signed on crews.
In transit were: the Del Bio, Del
Can^ and Del VaUe (MisslGsippi);
Seatralns Texas, Savannah and
Itew Jersey; Bienville and Beaure
gard. (PanAtlantic); Mae (Bull);
Petro Chem (Valentim Ohem);
Helen (Olynopic Transportation):
Ames Victoiy (Vietory Carrlera);,
Waeosta (Waterman) and the Steel
Seafgi^r (Isthmian).
Qet Polio Shoto,
IMIS Urges
' The Public Health Service
isrges Seafarers who have not
already done so to get their
polio shots as soon as possible.
The shots can he gotten at any
PHS hospital without charge.
Plenty of vaccine i» available so
there is no dday .in the admin
dstaing of the shots. The few
minutes a Seafarer takes to in
isure himself against the crlp
plktg disease foy getting the
ohots are well worth the saving
hf itme, money, and most of all,
the avoidance of suffering and
|possible disability;
^ e. A ^ A R m R ^
t Apparently everbody who has to pay a doctor's or hospital
bill finds it higher than he expected it to be. The latest fi^
ures issued by the iBureau of Lal^ Statistics e(mfirm that
sinking feeling foy showing that medical e3q)ense^particu
larly hospital room and board charges—are Jumping far
faster than rent, food, clothing and other items in the cost
of living index.
The result is that unless a worker has gome kind of hos
pital insurance coverage, he's a sure candidate for the loan
company. All too often; even with coverage, a worker finds
himself going into debt to pay a hospital bill|
True, the union, mcinber js bette^.ofi in this respect be
cause the group plans raise their bchi^ts from time to time.
However, as soon as they do, the hospitals Jack their prices
and keep One Jump idiead. of the game. Meanwhile every
body else in the mescal business gets into the act, from the
corner drugstore which dirges six to 12 dollars for a dozen
antibiotic pilfe to the doctor who decides that a call at your
home is $7, and maybe $10 or more if it's after hours.
No Time To QuSbble Ovev €osts .
It's an old story that when scHnaebody's sick they don't
quibble about the cost of getting well. But sin<» the medical
pxpfi^on is dealmg with people who aren't in a strong bar
gaining pc^itum,. it wqul4 sbem to liave a ̂ eater responsi
bility for policihgcits^ against overcharges and unnecesK
sarilyhigh medical ec»ts. Thus far it's shown no Inclination
to do so.
The suspicion that docitors and hospitals take advantage
of the fact that they have their patients over a barrel is re
inforce by examination of the statistics. For example, gen
eral pracUtioneri^ fees are 42.9 percent since 1949, de
tists* fees up 33.4 percet and optometrists' fees up 17.2 p€Sr
caftt The. inerease in fees then, seen» to be in direct prd^|
portion to. the emergency nature of treatment given. The;
optometrist, who seldom if ever deals with a patient need:
ing urgent, onthespot care, has been unable to boost his
charges anywhere near as much as the family doctor.
What it boils down to is that unless ftie mescal profession
polices itself, it will be faced with the alternative of Gov
ernment i«^latk)n. The doctorpoliticians of the American
Medical Assocaation, who spend so much of their time prating
agamst ''soda^jzed medicinej'' would do well to start cleaning
up their own back yard, V
Egypt Backs Cai^o Grab,
Says Israel War Still On
CAIRO—The Egyptian War Prize Commission has upheld
the seizure by the United Arab Republic of a Liberian ship
bound for Ceylon with Israeli cargo last March.
The ship, the Kapitan Man*
oils; was detained at Port Said
with $89,000 worth of phos
phates and cement. Only jfter the
cargo had been unloaded by Egyp
tian authorities was the ship al
lowed to pass through the Suez
Canal.
Two other ships, one German
and one Danish, have since been
detained when it was determined
they were canning Israieli cargoes.
The German ship was allowed to
leave after its cargo was unloaded
hut the Danish vessel, the Inge
Toft, is still tied up. It has refused
tp give up its cargo.
In rendering its expected deci
sion, the prize court ruled that a
slate of war still existed between
Israel and Egypt and that Israeli
cargoes are considered "stolen
goods" rightfully belonging to the
Palestinian Arab refugees. The
decision refutes a claim, by the
Ceylonese Government that the
cargo was Ceylenhse property.
Since the Mmiolis and the Ger
man ship, Die Leiselott, are imder
charter to Isrhel, the UAB regards
them. In effect, ps, Israeli vessels.
The .Inge Toff Is. under charter to
Batt. Jobs
On Up^ade
BALTIMOHE — Shipping re
inained very good in this port with
13 ships paj'ing off, 10 signing on
and 11 in transit. It looks as if h
wil} remain this way for a while,
reports Port Agent Earl Sheppard.
Although there were, a number
of beefs these past two we^s, all
were settled tp the satisfaction of
(he drews except several beefs with
Calmar and Ore Lines; .The Union
is meeting with cpmpahy officials
in an effort to iron put tjie dif
ferences.
The following ships paid off:
Feltore,. Oremar, Cuhpre, Chilore
and Baltore (Marven); Kennuu,
Alamar and Pertmar (Cabnar); Jean
(Bull); Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Fort
Hoskins (Cities Service); Steel Sea
farer (Isthmian) and the Valiant
Freedom. (Ocean CJarriers).
Signing^ on were the Feltore,
Oremar., Cubore, Chilore and Bal.
tore (Marven); Kenmar, Alamar
and Portmar (Calmar); and Ihe
Pacific Rangmr and the Pacific
Navigator (World Tramping).
In transit were the Alcoa Polaris
Alcoa Pennant, ahd Aicoa Rum^"
(AlPoa); Baltore and Feltore (Mar,
ven); Steel Bwer and Steel Direc
tor (isthmian); Robin Locksley and
Robin Gray (Rcfiiln); and the Ala
mar and the Bethcoaster (Calmar).
an American concern in whicji
Israelis hold some interest.
The UAR actions have aroused
an increasing amoimt of concern
throughout the world and UN Sec
retary General Dag Hammarskjold
flew to Cairo this week to try to
pave the way for a settlement.
Sill Vessel
Gels Award
par Rescue
NEW ORLEANS —In presenta
tion ceremonies here on June 26,
the crew of the Alcoa Pioneer re
ceived the citation of merit from
the National Safety Council and
the American Merchant Marine
Institute. The award was for its
rescue of five erewmembers of the
yacht Amberjadc II on January 5,
1958, in the Florida Straits while
enroute to San Juan.
The Pioneer and the Steel Age
asthmian) were among aeven ves
sels cited for outstanding acts at
ses in 1958. The Steel Age w.«
named for putting out a Are in the
hoW of the German freighter
Crostafels in the Indian Ocean. In
1957, the SlUmanned Claiborne
w<m the top award for heroism at
sea.
TM Pioneer's rescue took place
at ai tinie when seas were running
so high that the crew was unable
to launch a lifeboat. Instead, the
skipper. Captain S. T. Soreson,
maneuvered the Pioneer alongside
the. schooner and picked up the
fiveman crew via a pilot ladder.
< Subsequently, the yacht washed,
ashore onone of Uie Florida keys.
Savannah To
SAVANNAH—Things have becB
pretty, quiet in this port, report*
Port Agent Red Morris. The Coun
cil Grove (Cities Service) was the
only , ship to pay off, and it im
mediately laid off the crew.; But
it's expected to crew up very
shortly, Morris reports.
The onfor other hetlvity was 10
intransits coming in for replace
ments, <but between them, only IS
Jbbs were avadable.
In transit were the. Seatrains
Louisiana^ New York and Georgia
(Seatralb). Steel Navigator and
Steel Director (Isthmian); Fort
Hoskins (Cities Service); Fairland
and Azalea City (PanAtlantic);
Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa) and the
Robin Gray (Robin).
This port is continuing to func
tion while the Union seeks a suit
able .rental property In Jackson
ville, Florida. As per the vote of
the membership up and down the
coast; the Savannah hall will he
closed as soon as one in Jackson
vHle opens to replace it.
The decision to open a hall in
Jscfesonvdlc was made to conform
with the changing patterns of ship
operation in the South Atlantic
area, particularly the impact of
the missile ship fleet. The OTwanee
Steamship Company, operator of
the missile ships, has its home of
fice in Jacksonville and signs on
crew replacements in that port.
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Pare I'welve SEAFARERS LOG
SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCKi
Eecuperating in the Norfolk Public Health Service hospital right now
from a back injury is Seafarer George Waas, chief electrician. Waas,
who was last on the Steel Director, has been in the hospital since June
21 following a fall from the generator platform. He should be getting
out within a .few days. Also in Norfolk with a broken leg and frac
tured ribs is Seafarer Harold Riley, oiler, off the William Carruth.
Up in Baltimgre, one of those nasty slipped discs has Seafarer Joseph
ArdiUo, inessman, in drydock since May 19. The doctors are trying
to correct the condition using a
black brace and weights so as to
avoid surgery. Another messman,
Antonio Alcain, is in for a checkup
after showing signs of high blood
pressure in his examination at the
Baltimore SIU medical clinic. He's
expected to check out shortly. The
Kenmar was his last ship. Seafarer
Paul Curxi, formerly 3rd cook on
. the Evelyn, is having aneye and
Ardillo Curzi ear condition checked out.
Feeling fortunate about it all is Seafarer Leonard Davis who narrowly
missed losing a toe when gangrene set in following an injury. Davis was
originally in the hospital back in March and was discharged but had to
return on May 29 because of the gangrene. He expects a discharge
shortly, but has a month or two of outpatient treatment ahead of him.
Davis' last ship was the Seastar.
In the Staten Island Hospital Seafarer Abram Goldsmlt. chief steward,
has had to give up nosecone chasing for the time being because of a
bladder ailment. Until he was
laid up, Goldsmit headed the feed
ing department on the Timber
Hitch, the star of the missile fleet.
Everette A. Hord, electrician, last
on the Seatrain Savannah, is get
ting some facial surgery to repair
the effects of an automobile acci
dent. The SS Atlantic's chef, Tom
Beatty, had to call it quits tem
porarily because of a back injury.' , ^ ij
Another Seafarer, gtavros Papout Papoutsis Ooldsmit
sis, exFairJand 3rd cook, has received five pints of blood from the SIU
Blood Bank because of an operation.
The following is the latest available listing of hospital patients. Try
to visit them when you can, or drop them a line.
llSPHS HOSPITAL
MANHATTAN BEACH
BROOKLYN, NY
l^o Mannaugh
Thomas R. Lehay
Primitive Muse
leremiah O'Byrna
George Phifcr
Winston Renny
Manuel Silva
Aimer Vickers '
Luther Wing
Pen Wing
Royce Yarborpugh
Pacifico Yuzon
Joseph J. Bass
Matthew Bruno
Gregorio Carabello
Leo V. Carreon
Joseph D. Cox
John J. DriscoU
Otis L. Gibbs
Barf E. Guranick
Taib Hassan
Frank Hernandez
Donald Hewson
WilUam D. Kenny
Ludwig Kristiansen
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GA.
Richard Centchovlch Clarence Storey
Clarence Dees Ernest H. Webb
William House
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MD.
William Adams Thomas Gorman
Antonio Alcain George F. Hazen
Joseph Ardillo Emanuel D. Jones
Raymond Boston Sr. Harold Laird
Cllftord G. Brissett Diosado Lavador
Diego Calarin
Bogan Caldwell
Jesse Clark
Paul Curzi
Leonard Davis
James Girolaml
Gorman Glaze
George Litchfield
Abner Raiford
Joseph Roberts •
Conrad Shirley
Jose Spares
Samuel Tata
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John L. Hubbard Dominic Newell
John T. Keegan Jaipes A. Patrica
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON, TEXAS
Alfred Hawkins Frank B. Rowell
Robert D. Jones John H. Spearman
USPHS HOSPITAL •
STATEN ISLAND, NY
.f'rank Blandino Adrian Rethyn
Enoch B. Collins Jose Reyes
Abram Goldsmit Jose Rodriguez
J^hristopher Moonan Olave Rosenberg
Bernard Mufphy Charles Sincere
Fred Olson Stefan Trzcinski '
Stavros Papoutsis
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
John Asavicuis Johan T. Kismul
.Toseph Berger Ben Pritiken
William Brown William Pussinsky
bUchael J. Coffey Arthur Scheving
M. Grochowski Jr. Joseph Neubauer
USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
E. A. Alnsworth. Robert Hauptman
Joseph Barron Alfonse Loguidis
Kenneth Elvin Joseph Prabech
MT. WILSON HOSPITAL
MT. WILSON, MARYLAND
George Davis . George Richardson
U^PHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Ronald Beaton Rene A. LeBlanc
Claude Blanks Crawford Lightsey
TUlman A. Byrd David McCollum
J. Campfield, Jr. Raymond McNeely
Vincent J. Cali WUUam Marjenhoff
Carter Chambers Peter Morreale
Earnest Cochran William Nelson
Fess Crawford Eddig. Patterson
Eugene Crowell Louis W. Peed
John Dooley Aide Pontiff Jr.
Ramon Ferrers Wlnford Powell
Owen L. Foster WilUam Scarlett
L. J. Gardemal OUver W. Trawick
Wayne Harris Edward Warsaw
Frank James Howard Waters
Dewey B. Jordan Harold Welsh
Edward Knapp George Williams
Leo H. Lang Lewis WilUamson
LETTERMAN ARMV HOSP..
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
William H. Thompson
VA HOSPITAL
DENVER, COLORADO
CUfford C. Womack
USPHS HOSPITAL
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
Lawrence Anderson Albert Ogletres
Benjamin F. Deibler Max Olson
.Tames Lauer • John C. Palmer
Woodrow Meyers
STOCKTON STATE HOSPIIAl. ,
STOCKTON, CALIF.
Dan M. Christolos
SAILORS SNUG HARBOR
STATEN ISLAND, NY
Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen
VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Harry McCiemon
VA HOSPITAL
TUCSON, ARIZ.
Frank J. Mackey
TRIBORO HOSPITAL
JAMAICA, LI, NY
James Russell
VA HOSPITAL
• ^ ^^KECOUGHTAN, VA,
Joseph GUI
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VA.
C ; . ... . . . , i ... Francis Boner Harold V. RUey
Dressed For Part
Lief Sveurh, quartermaster,
makes a natty appearance as
he stands at head of Del Mar
gangway.
SIU HALL
UIIIEUTORY
SlUr ASG District
BALTIMORE .......1216 E. Baltimore St
Earl Sheppard, 'Agent EAstern 1490t
BOSTON 376 State St
G. Dakin, Acting Agent Richmond 2014C
HOUSTON . . 4S03 Canal St
R. MatUtews, Agent CApital 34089: 340ec
LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St
Leroy Clarke, Agent HSmlock 6S74<
MIAMI 744 W. Flagler SI
Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7356'.
MOBiLE '.] South Lawrenca St
Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2175
NEW ORLEANS........ 623 Bienville St
Lindsey WlUiams, Agent Tulane 8631
NEW YORK......675 4Ul Ave., Brooklyr
HYacintta 9660(
NORFOLK 127129 Bank St
J. BuUdOk, Agent ... . MAdlson 71083
PHILADELPHIA ... 337 Market St
S. CbirduUo, Agent Slafket 7163i
SAN FRANCISCO. , 450 Harrison SI
Marty Breithoff, Agent Douglas 2S47f
SANTURCE, PR..1313 Fernandez Juncos
Stop 2U
Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 25996
iMVANNAH ... 2 Abercorn St
WilUam Morris, AgeUt Adams 31728
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave
Ted BabkowsU, Agent Main 34334|
TAMPA 18091811 N. FrankUn St
B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 21323
WILMINGTON, CaUt.... SOS Marine Ave
Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4387':
HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bktyn
• SECRETARYTREASURER
Paul HaU
ASST. SECRETARYTREASURERS
J. Algina, Deck W Hall, Joint
C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian. Joint
E. Mooney, Std. ~
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HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway
PHone 602777
NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St
JAckson 57^
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HYadnth 0660S
PORTLAND ....,211 SW Clay St
CApital 34336
SAN FRANaSCO <50 Harrison St
I • Douglas 2836:
SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave
Main 2om
WILMINGTON. 805 Marine Ave
Terminal 56611
MC&S
HONOLULU.,..61 South Nimitz Highway
PHone 51714
NEW ORLEANS.,.,....523 BlenvUle St
RAmond 7428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HYadnth 96800
PORTLAND..,....,,.,,.311 SW Clay St
CApltol 73232
SAN FRANCISCO... 350 Fremont St.
EXbrook 7S600|
SEATTLE. ..3505 — 1st Ave.
MAln 30088
WILSONGTON. 505 .Marina Ave.
TErminal 4853fc
Groat Lakes District
ALPENA. 1215 N. Second Ave
ELmwood 43616
BUFFALO. Ny...... ...914 Main St.
GRant 2728
CLEVELAND ...... 1410 W. 29 St,
MAln 101471
DULUTH 621 W. Superior St.
Phone: Rand< iph 2411f'
FRANKFORT. Mich. PC Box 3871
ELgin 72441
AOLWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave
BRoadway 3303fi
RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave,
.Mich, , Vlnewood 34741
Canadian District
FORT WILUAM.........<08 Simpson St
UUMriO • PhOiie, 33221
HALIFAX. N.S.. 138U HoUia St
Phone 38917
MONTREAL. 634 St, James St. Wesi
Victor 28161
QUEBEC.,: .« SaulGauAUtelot
Quebee 'LAfontaine 31569
THOROU). Ontario,,.,..53 St, David St.
CAnal 75312
TORONTO. Ontario STXKIhg ft. E
BMolre 4871®
ST. JOHN. NB ,,..m Frlnca WUUam St.
OX 25431
FAtRLAND (PanAHantlc), Juno If
—Chairman. M. Ritehatsoni Socrotary.
P. Kostura. Cooperation requested In
keeping messroom clean. Refrain
from throwing matches on deck in
laimdry room. One man missed ship
In San Juan—rejoined in Ponce.
Ship's fund 61.25. No beefs. Suggest
cups & glasses be returned to pantry
and coffee urn be kept full of water
at aU times. Vote of thanks to stew
ard department for job weU done.
RSAUREGARD <PanAtlantlc), June
14—Chelrmen, R. Davis; Secretary, S.
Doyle. Ship's fund $11. Few hrs. OT
disputed. Chiefmate desires job of
bos'n. Awnings on after deck. Chief
cook to go on and combine efforts
with gaUey forca for better results.
. STRIL ADVOCATt (Isthmian), June
13—Chairman, J. Rftbtck; Secretary,
J. Ooude. Suggest American money , be
issued in Ueu of travelers checks.
Motion that seafarers having 12 years
scatime on SIU ships be eUglbla for
retirement whether disabled or not.
regardless of age. Motion that since
deck dept. has to put on foulweather
gear when caUed to work tying up o>
such be given notice half hour before
time instead of usual 15 minutes.
Motion that headquarters look Into
possiblUty of aUowing draws on OT
money.
ST. NEW YORK (Scatrain), June 13—
Chairman. R. LIparl; Secretary, V.
Cerils. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Request schedule be posted
re cleaning laimdry room each week.
SUZANNE (Bull), Juna 14—Chair
man, E. Ktagy; Secretary, C. DIvou.
Discussion re menus. No beefs. Pas
sengers entitled to any food on ship.
ORION STAR (Orion), June S—
Chairmen, C. Snfllth; Secretary, J.
Balderston. Ship to load in Ras Tan
ura for Sasebo. Japan. Ship's fund
S17.54: One man short. Some OT dis
puted. No beefs. Suggest repair list
be made up.
OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Cllppars),
Juna 7—Chairman, J. Sfbwart; Sacre
tary S. Bfown. No beefs. Ship's fund
$17.68. .Request bosun . room be
painted and deck room be sougeed.
Repair list to be rechccked before
arrival at Long Beach, Cal. ,
WANO JUROR (Danton), June 14—
Chairman, O. Orr; Secratary, N. Wro
ton, Jr. Motion made to turn in un
fit (salty) wash water aubsistance , to
patrolman at payoff. No beefs.' Few
hours OT disputed. One minute sil
ence for departed brothers.
ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Juna 14
—Chairman, C. Preisnell; Secretary,
E. Cenoniude, Repair lists submitted.
No beefs. Ship's fund t70. 75 hoirns
OT disputed. Request exterminator or
ship fumigation for roaches. Vote of
thanks to steward dept.. / especially
cooks, for job well done, z
JEAN (Eull), June IS—Chairman, C.
Parker; Secretary, R. Crane. Repairs
taken care of. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Request warning before pas
sengers are brought below. Keep
laundry room clean. Heads an4
showers to be locked In port.
ANTINOUS (Waterman), Juna 7 —
Chairman, B. Porter; Secretary, G.
Nolas. Barcelona drinking water beef
cleared up. Member rejoined ship.
Ship's fund 624.50. Some OT disputed.
Or^ man logged. Repair list taken up.
Ttun in aU soiled linen.
STEEL RECORDER (lithmtan), Juna
1—Chairman, C. Scofieid; Secratary,
E. Parr. No beefs; everything running
smoothly. Ship's ftuid Sl.t.37—snent
te for library. New delegate elected.
MT. RAINIER (Tramp Ship.), Juna
7TChalrmen, C. Moere; Secretary, R.
OeVlrgllar. New stove promised for
next trip. Request cooperation re
keeping stevedores, etc., from Inside
housing while ship is in Egypt. Ship's
fund 63.60. Four hours OT disputed.
No bgefs. Motion that Union pro
tested proposed India tax on Amer
ican seaman. Motion that blood type
be printed on clinic card. New treas
urer elected. Cooperation requested
re cleaiiliness of messroom & pantry.
CLAIBORNR (Waterman), June 7—
Chairman, H. Townsand; Secretary, C.
Turner. Request washing machine. No
beefs. Motion that new members show
medical card with shipping card.
Delegate to make ships fund boost by
making arrival pool each trip.
INE6 (Eull), June 7—Chairman, E.
O'Reurke; Secretary, J. Bymt. Com
plaint re na variety on night limoh
and salads. Discussion 're Article 60
of agreement "(lOday clause). ^ <
RAPHAEL 8EMMBS (PanAtlantic),
June |4rChalrman. M. Mannlns; Sed
retery, H. Carmlchaal. . One man
missed ship in NO. Ship's fund $15.44.
Drews available for men Uvihg In NY
area. No beefs; everything rtimtliig
smoothly. New delegate and treasurer
elected, Snggegt clothes ba taken oCT
line when dry for other's use; R«4[iMst,
chief engineer see abodt stoppM
drain In engine dept. shower. Discns
sion on cooked food left In Icebox ton
long for retueellminatlon promised.
Vote of thanks to retiring delegate
for job well done. ^
SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Scatrain),
Juna 14—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre
tary, Sir Charles. Ship sailed short
handed from NY. Sougeeing and
painting of rooms to commence after
completion of aandblasting. Draws on
OT to be taken up. Store requlsltioni
open for suggestions. Discussion on
repair liita. To see patrolman re
90% future draw it lodging of sand
blasting of two days and painting out
foc'sle.OB sight lodging. Ship's fund
633.10. Vote of thanks to steward de
partment for job well done.
PRNNMAR (Calmer), Juna 13 —
Chairman, T. Yeblantky; Secretary, U.
LA Barrara. No beefs. New delegate
elected. Bequest fumigation of 'ship..
Suggest emptying pockets before
using washing machine to avoid clog.
Foc'sles need painting, deck & Engine
depts. to' cleai^stash room A steward
dept. to clean recreation room.
' FAIRPORT (Waterman), June 14—
Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary, J.
Castrenovar. Found shortage of mla
ceilaneouB items. Soiled linen to be
returned. Mattress check to be made
Jiefora voyage la ended.
AZALBA CITY (PanAtlantic), June
21—Chairman, V. Oa Angato; Sacnt
tary, 1. Sllntak. No beefs. Ship's fund
62.50. Closers on midship doors to tie
adjusted or repaired. Return cups to
pantry. Keep messhall and pantry
clean.
BIENVILLI (PanAtlantic), Juna 21
—Chairman, P. Cathcart; Secretary, C.
Yippee. Ship's fund $54.45. One man
missed ship. No beefs; everything
running smootlily. Fresh fruit to b#
checked. Return cups to panfry. Clean
washing machine after using. Request
door be installed in starboard passage
way so steward dept. can get benefit
of exhaust fan.
CUBORE (Marvcn), June 17—Chair
man, H. Shepeta; Secretary, W. Strick
land. No beefs. One man hospitalized.
New delegate eVected. Repair list to
be made up.
PROOIFCER (Marina Carriers), June
7—Chairman, J. Moloney; Secretary,
H. Connell. Some OT disputed. New
washing machine requested. Rec.
Ro(^ it passageways to be painted.
Suggest messroom and pantry be kept
clean.
ALCOA ROAMBR (Alcoa), June 13—
Chairman, J. Tilley; Secretary. P.
Mitchell, Jr. No beefs. One' wiper
short.'Vote of tlunks to steward dept.
for good food.
PENN TRADER (Penn), June 14—
Chelrmen, C. Oamert; Secretary, R.
Gralickl. Some OT disputed. Repair
list made up. Showers to be scrapped
and cleaned. Galley atove to be re
paired. Inquire about new fans. Refer
to patrolman about dogging watches
lit engine dept. In port.
VALIANT HOPE (Ocean Carriers),
June 14—Chairman, J. Shashan; Sec
retary, M. Rogers. Repair list turned
In and to be taken care of. No beefs.
Request delegate to secure each man'g
Z number A SS number to be for
warded to NY records clerk for dueg
record. Request another toaster—one
la Insufficient for breakfast rusB.
VALIANT PAITH (Octan Carrlars),
June .7—Chalfnian, N, Nsltsn; Secre
tary, S. Kellna. insufficient draws.
HoUon that bq. aee that ships of this
company go to sea' with adequate
Amount of money to cover draws of
voyage.
HURRICANE (Waterman), Juna
Chalripan, G. Mastarion; Secretary, R.
Sestlons. New refrigerator promlseiT—
old one to be used In galley. Slop
chest inadequate. Request bunks
stripped A foc'sles in order for re
placements. Vote of thanks for. crew's
cooperatibn during voyage. New aec
retaryreporter and treasurer elected.
Ship's fund 613.25. Few hrs. O'T dis
puted. Complaint re too much food
being wasted. Timer for washing ma
chine to be purchased. Vote of thanks
to delegates. Suggest new agitator for
washing machine.
VALLEY FORGE (Peninsular Nay.),
May 24—Chairman, D. Backrak; Sac
ratary, C. Dyer. Four.men missed ship
in Singapore. Ship's fund 635.20. Few
hrs. OT disputed. One man missed
ship in Longvlew, Washington.
ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Juna IS
—Chairman, J. Bluitt; Sacratary, W.
Cameron. Ship's fund. 645.50. New del
egate elected. Request removal of
clothes from engine room when dry,
RAGLE VOYAGER (United Mari
time Corp.), May S—Chairman, G.
Clarka; Secratary, M. Tianzay. New
delegate elected. Request better vari
ety of meals A night lunch. Draw
sheets to, be taken to purser. Men
warned to smoke only in smoking
cones.
Juno 7—Chatrmsn, D. DIcksrtenr
Sscrstsry, W. Merss. AU beefs settled.
Request caution when using washing
machine. Some OT disputed; Safety
meelhig tu be held once a moSth.
New safety representative eIecte(U
CHICKASAW (Waterman), Juno 31
—Chairman, T, HInsen; Sacratar.y>6>
Rethtchlld. New delegate elected. No
beefs. Slop chest to be checked for
quaUty at arrival In US. port. Vota of
thanka to steward dept. for Job ifeU
done, ., • .iiiXi
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SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thlrfees
Winners of Steel Rover sfiipbosrcl drawing were (I to r) Seafarers
Enos E. Ott, AB; Audrey A. Felts, oiler, and Rudolph Cefaratti,
FWT. Tape recorder was top award.
lOGARHYTHM:
Knowing Each Other
By W. Barron
I
J/ tre kJictc each other better.
We would praise where we now blame.
We would know each bears his burden.
Each wears some hidden cross of shame
If we knew each other better
You, I, and all the rest.
Seeing down beneath the surface.
Of the sorrows all unguested. ~
would quit our cold complaining.
And a hand of trust extend,
If we knew each other better.
We could count each one our friend.
We can know each other better
If we take the time to try.
Little deeds 0/ loving kindness, :
Makes a better by and by.
Just a look 0/ understanding
Brings a touch to all mankind.
We' con know each other better, .
For by seeking, ye will find.
Rover Cruise Beat 'Em All
The Steel Rover can hardly be classified as a "cruise ship" but the selection of passen»
gers on ihe last voyage made life more interesting for all hands, Seafarer A1 Ridings,
chief steward, reports. On her eastbound roundtheworld trip, which headed out of New
York February 8, Ridings re"
ports, "my life was 'enriched'
by being asked to idee care
of a Frencli poodle named
BaBa who belonged to a passenger
who was to Join the vessel three
weeks later Ih San Frandsco."
Before long,'BaBa became one
of the gang; except that he re
quired a wee bit more attention,
such as getting an occasional
scrubbing dp^.
"One of BaBa's amusing diver
sions was to race goeney birds up
and down the deck but try as he
would, he could never get close to
one.
"During the trip between New
York and San Francisco, he slept
under the desk in my cabin and,
being a good watchdog, he would
bark furiously whenever anyone
walked past and the curtain at my
door moved. I suspected that one
or two of the ship's officers who
Steward A! Ridings gives
BaBa, the poodle, his Satur
day night special in the laun
dry room.
Isthmian commissionary superintendent Ted Yoelter (right) presides
at farewell party for passengers.
were going on the 48 watch in the
morning would move the curtain
. . . Just to test BaBa's reaction—
and mine."
Upon hitting 'Frisco,' the ship's
passenger list became considerably
more diversified, including a jovial
dirt farmer from Idaho, a Chinese
Indonesian student who had Just
graduated from the University of
Oregon and a British consul and
his family, which consisted of an
American wife—from Seattle—and
sixyearold Nancy Anne who soon
became the "Queen of the Steel
Hover."
"We were later Joined by a re
tired lumber mill manager and his
wife, and the wife of an educa
tional officer attached to the US
Navy," enough diversity to pass
the time pleasantly, even'on the
long transpacific haul.
His only disappointment in the
trip. Ridings said, came when "I
showed them a 26pound salmon I
had caught in San Francisco Bay.
1 heard them making snide re
marks about the ship being docked
conveniently close to Fisherman's
Wharf ... so I was determined I
would show them I really was a
fisherman. But try as I might, I
could not catch anything longer
than five inches."
Aside from the fish, the dog and
the conversation there was a ship
board raffle involving a tape re
corder and a transistor radio. The
prizes were carried off by threo
crewmembers in defiance of the
best tradition of cruise directors.
With the Rover hitting such ex
otic spots as Manila, Saigon, Khosl
Chang (well, almost exotic), Bang
kok, Surabaya, Djakarta, Fort
Swettenham, Belawan Deli and
Singapore, sometimes it was touch
and go as to making the sailing
board time for "'both passengers
and crew. The passengers also got
an insight into the loading and un
loading of ships, particularly in
one or two ports where the steve
dores brought their own cook and
cooking pot on board. "In fact,"
he concluded, "taking everything
into consideration, everyone
agreed a great time was had by
all."
I
t
i;i
Backs Time Limit
On SIU Skipping
to the Editor:
I've, been In drydock for quite
a Spell, both at Staten Island
and another , repair yard,: and
would like to express sincere
appreciation to our Welfare
Services Department for its
speedy and adequate assistance,
ahd to our hospital representa
tives who always help to cheer
a guy along.
I've received each issue of
the LOG and was interested in
the members' response to the
timelimit shipping suggestion.
There were some swell letters
both pro and con, such as the
opinions of Brothers Ddaney,
Smolensky anci Clarence Cou
sins; who addeif a touch of wit
and humor to his practical opin
ions.
Answers Critic
I was much interested in a
letter on thesubject sent in by
Brother Melendez. With due
respects to this brother, I would
like to answer some of the state
ments in this letter.
The indplication of this letter
seems to be thef all men who
do not stay put pn a ship are
foulballs and performers, aqd
that the only reliable and com
petent seamen are those who
homestead.
i I would like to remind Bfoth
,gr Melendez that the great ma
jority of our members are those
malm dne or two trl^a aiid
'then get off for aspell shore
side with their friends and faim
ilies. After a wellearned rest,
they make another trip or two.
Many of these men have been
doing this for years—and these
men are fine, capable, and ef
ficient seamen, the backbone of
bur Union.
Brother Me^dez doesn't
realize that there are Very few
performers among our members
these days.
Brother Melendez also states
that he has a home that is paid
Men To
The Editor
All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.
Union Fiiieci Need
In His Absence
To the Editor:
1 would like to take this time
to express my sincere thanks to
. the SIU Welfare Department,
especially to. the New York rep
resentative, E. B. McAuley, for
his cooperation with my cousin
and his wife when my mother
was sick.
My mother
had to go to
the hospital
for a very se
rious opera
tion, and then
had to go back
again with
double pneu
monia. At this
time I was
aboard the
Robin Sherwood
Hartman
for, a wife, and. a car, 1 give
him full credit for this. But
many onetwo. trippera have the
same things.
. I'd also like to echo the sen
timents of Brother Smolenski,
who says he witnessed very few
foulups under the timelimit
shipping clause of the SUP.
I do believe a timelimit ship
ping rule would mike for i: bet
ter job turnover and a fairer
• hake for all hMds.
It has worked out well in
Other unions and shduld. do the
eaiM hej^e, •
Art LOmaa '
down in
South Africa and could not be
of any assistance.
However I am back home now
with my mother and am glad to
report she is improving as well
as can" be expected. Once
again, I wish to express my
thanks for the Union's and Mc
Auley's aid and assistance.
John Hartman
Seamen Of '20's
Asked To Write
To the Editor:
Back in the midtWbnties, I
sailed for aeveral years in the
blac.k gang on the ships. of tho
South. Atlantic Steamship Gom
pauy, but of Savannah,. Georgia,
Some of the ships I sailed on
for this company were the
Tulsa, Coldwater, Shickshinny
and the Liberty Glo.
The ports we generally made
were LiveriK»ol, Glasgow, An
twerp, Rotterdam, Manchester
and Hamburg. Shipping got so
bad during the late twenties
that 1 had to get a shoreside job
and never returned to the mer
chant marine, although I did
several years in the Navy dur
ing the war, but did not get to
Europe.
I often wonder if there are
any of the oldtimers who re
member Mrs. Fisher*of the
American Seamen's "YMCA in
Liverpool. I would also like to
know if the following places
still exist: The American Bar
near the Adelphi Hotel, and
Quinn's Place in Liverpool; the
Shiedamshledyke in Rotterdam;
the Globe, the Coney island and
the Metropole Cafe on Schep
per Street in Antwerp.
If there is a Seafarer who
would care to bring me up to
date on these ports and the
above places, I certainly will
appreciate the favor very much.
I am retiring from the US
Civil Service in 1860 and I have
been considering sailing as a
passenger oh an American
freighter to these ports to see
the changes in seagoing life
since my time. I very often
obtain a copy of the SEA
FARERS LOG and enjoy read
ing it very much. I cain be
reached at 1449 Boulevard, SE,
AUantalS.Ga.
I ^ Riehard Lindsle^
Wife, Baby Fine;
Cites Union Aid
To the Editor:
I would like to thank every
one concerned for the kindness
and financial help given to me
during my wife's recent illness.
I would also like to compli
ment the Seafarers Welfare
Plan for the speedy, efficient
manner in which it processed
the claims for hospital and doc
tor bills.
1 especially would like to
thank Mrs. Brown and the en
tire staff and officials in New
Orleans for helping me get
blood donations when 1 needed
them so badly.
My wife is recovering nicely
from her operation and my new
baby is a picture of health.
1 have been a Seafarer for
most of my life, but this kind
of assistance is something new
to me. It makes me proud just
to be even a small part of this
wonderful organization.
Samuel A. Bailey
i 4. t
Skipper Thanics
Chiiore Crew
To the Editbr:
I Wish to express my sincere
thanks and deepest appieclaiion
to the officers and crew of the
SS Chiiore for the kindness and
'sympathy shown me during my
recent bereavement, the loss of
my beloved father, who passed
away on June 8, 1959.
Victor E. Raymond
Master, SS Chiiore
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Fair* Fenrfeen SBAFAttERS LOG mim
TANKER PLAYS IT SAFE
If it's up to the ofticers and crew aboard, the new supertanker Eagle Voyager should
turn out to be one of the safest ships afloat, judging from the minutes of the last shipboard
safety meeting on June 5. It's apparent that all hands are approaching the safety prob
lem with a ^ood deal of con"*
structive thought and sev
eral valuable suggestions are
• rising out of the safety meetings.
Attending the June 5 meeting,
the ship reports, were W. E. Morse,
chief steward; C. B. Wiggins,
bosun, and H. E. Skipper, chief
pumpman, as toprated men in
their respective departments; three
'delegates including D. C. Gay, B.
R. Pope and A. C. Long, along with
the chief mate and third mate, 1st
assistant engineer and the ship's
purser. The meeting was chaired
by the third mate, B. B. Abramoski.
Inthe deck department, Wig
gins proposed the use of nonskid
paint on all outside decks. Since
the ship is running foreign and
Even A Bottle
Picks Miami
A note in a bottle tossed into the
sea a couple of hours out of Rio
De Janeiro brought a reply from
a sevenyearold Miami grade
school student about two months
later. Seafarer William Allen
wrote.
The note, which requested the
finder to contact Allen, was thrown
over the side of the Del Santos
around March 29, when the ship
was only four hours out of Rio,
Allen said.
On May 29, two months to the
day, he received a carefully printed
letter from sevenyeardid Rusty
Fifer, of Miami, Florida, who
wrote that he found the bottle one
Sunday while looking for seashells
in Biscayne Bay.
"When we were looking for
shells," Rusty wrote, "I found your
bottle stuck in a big bunch of sea
weed. As your note requested this
is to let you know it was found in
Biscayne Bay on May 24, J959 at
11 AM."
Pick Up 'Shot'
Card At Payoff
Seafarers who nave taken the
series of inoculations required
for certain foreign voyages are
reminded to be sure to pick up
their inoculation cards from the
captain or the purser when they
pay off at the end of a voyage.
The card should be picked up
by the Seafarer and held so that
it can be presented when sign
ing on for another voyage where
the "shots" are required. The
inoculation card is your only
proof of having taken the re
quired shots.
Those men who forget to pick
up their inoculation card when
they pay oft may find that they
are required to take all the
"shots" again when they want
to sign on tor another such voy
age.
there was some doubt about the
availability of this paint. Gay pro
posed that as a substitute sand be
scattered in the fresh paint before
it dried.
B. R. Pope, the deck delegate,
proposed that each department
should have a safety representative
to whom crewmembers could re
port on safety hazards and imsafe
practices so that quick action could
be gotten on such hazards in be
tween meetings.
After some discussion on how to
keep the foc'sles and crew pro
tected during loading or disciiarg
ing of dangerous cargo, it was
agreed that warning signs be~
posted on the .fireproof doors
instructing everyone to keep them
closed at such times.
The bosun then proposed that a
lifejacket be kept at the bow for
the lookout and E. J. Demetro, the
chief mate, promptly ordered it
placed there.
A proposal by the pumpman to
lengthen the hose on the fresh air
mask was also acted upon, with the
chief mate reporting he had addi
tional hose line on order. The
present hoses, it was explained,
were not long enough to reach into
the further corners of the tanks.
The purser, P. L. Rosecrans,
offered to give a series of lectures
and demonstrations on the three
methods of artificial respiration.
Turning to engine department
safety, the pumpman proposed in
stallation of a red light on top of
the pumproom so that other crew
members would be aware of the
fact that somebody was in the
room and would investigate to see
if all was well in the event he
stayed in there longer than ex
acted. The 1st assistant, R. D.
Huebener, agreed to act on this
matter promptly.
Long, the engine delegate, re
ported it was difficult to read the
gauges in the potable water tanks
and asked that the gauges be re
located or gratings placed so that
men would not have to get into
awkward or dangerous positions to
read them. This too was acted on.
The chief steward then called
attention to the need for holders
on the percolators to prevent their
spilling In the event the vessel
rolled and it was agreed to install
such a device as soon as possible.
Ranger Galley Gain's Happy
Top photo showsTlalph, tho
second cook, and Crabtree,
galley pantryman, at work on
the Alcoa Ranger. Looks
like they are turning out some
sunnysides for breakfast. At
left, Eddy, the crew messman,
serves himself some chow.
The Ranger is one of the
Alcoa ships which wen itself a
500day safety award. Photos
wisre taken by Seafarer Leroy
Rinker.
Don't Limit Right
To Stay On Job
To the Editon
This is in reference to the
niunerous comments on the one
year rulings which I have seen
in the LOG. I feel that it is
time I get my say in on this is
sue.
Personally I feel we do not
need such a ruling in an organ
ization as ours. First of all I
do not know of any company,
corporation or industry or any
labor organization that advo
letters To
The Editor
All letters to the'editor jor
publication in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.
cates the limit on any working
person's inalienable, right to
work as long
as they are
competent,
willing and
able to per
form their
precribed du
ties.
I feel that
working to
ward becoming
a fullfledged
member in this
Barnette
organization
was to gain job seniority, along
with the other things that this
organization has gained for us,
and I don't want to see the
right to work be taken away
from any member so long as he
is in accord with all of the
policies laid out by this Union.
To better express my point I
Would like to tell you of a"
brother who advocated the one
year rule. This man was regis
tered in Baltimore, Group 1,
and always sailed as an elec
trician. A job came in for an
electrician on a Waterman ship,
but he did not take it. His. ex
cuse was that there was no over
time in it.
A day or so later a job came
in for an electrician on an Isth
mian vessel which lie did not
take because it's too hot in the
Persian Gulf. In that case a
"B" card got the job.
The same man, rather than
take a fireman or oiler job,,
which he could have had at that
time, reregistered and went to
the bottom of the list for what
I felt was going to be a long
wait because he was so choosey.
Yet he told me that he was
going to hit the deck at the next
meeting in support of a time
limit on ships. I told him I
felt sorry but, to advocate a
rule such as this, I would have
to oppose him and explain to
the rest of the membership
what ho had done, fie:mxut
have thought that over for he
did not make the motion.
I presume this oneyear rul
ing sounds good to fellows that
are not riding ships that lay up
fairly often such as the Ore
ships, Calmar, and some of the
Greekoperated vessels that
make one trip and then lay the
crew off. I say let us work
as long as we are able. In
closing on this beef, let me say,
don't advocate the one year rule
so long as. we continue to ship
"C" cards to our hardwon SIU
jobs.
James C. Barnetto
Hospital^ Blood
Bank Saved Him
To the Editor:
Last March I had to be rushed
to the hospital for. an emergency
operation, but thanks to the
outstanding care I received at
the Lutheran Medical Center in
Brooklyn, I'm now able to ship
out again. For a while it was
touch and go as to whether I
would survive the night,'but the
skill of the doctor and the six
pints of blood I got from the
SIU Blood Bank made the dif
ference.
As soon as I came into the
emergency ward, which was
three o'clock in the morning,
the hospital promptly notified
the Union as weU as my family.
The doctor had been on duty
all night but despite this he
spent six hours working on me
in the operating room. Mean
while the Union made arrange
ments for all the blood I would
need. As a result, I was able
to pull through. I recently re
ceived my fit for duty slip after
recuperating at the Staten
Island PHS hospital.
I've donated blood myself in
the past without ever realizing
that I would some day have to
call on the blood bank to help
save my own life. I certainly
want to thank all of the Sea
farers whose donations to the
Blood Bank make it possible
for me and others to get the
help needed in an emergency.'
Al Yarborough
Unable To Work,
Benefit Aids
To the Editor:
I would like to extend my
deepest thanks for the $4,000
welfare benefit I received upon
the death of Clarence L. Gra
ham.
This money was really a life
saver for me, as I didn't know
which way to turn. If I had my
health and strength, I could
earn some money. But I have
arthritis quite badly at times.
I am sure that the Seafarers
Welfare Plan has helped many
others the same as it has helped
me. I thank God for the Wel
fare Plan and the SIU for the
care it gives its members and
their dependents.
Viola May Graham
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4|iD^ |. I>» SEAFARERS LOG Pare nftcM
following men are urged to
contact Jack Lynch at Room 201,
SUP. Headqnartera, 4S0 Harrison
St., San Francisco, for income tax
refund checks: Theodoratus Cala
pothakos, Arthur Craig, Jr., John
Doyle, Tom Evans, Steve Krkovich,
George Lichtenberger, Milford Mc
Donald, Angelo Meglio, Finn
Ostergaard, Leo Rondario, William
Watson and Ding Hai Woo.
The following excrewm^bers
of the Ariekaree or the Stony
Point who have money coming to
them £rom their wages are urged
to contact Bfiller & Seeger, 26
Court St., Brooklyn: Uonel Chap
man, Francis Dowd, Eusebio Rod
riguez, S. Shulmin, Alexander
PeffanU and Ignatius Torre.
^ ^ %
Andy Carvalbo
Please get in touch with your
cousin Thomas Pemandez at 59
West 90th St., NY, NY.
^ X.
Miehael Traskas
You are urged to contact Mae
Stepson at 1126 Hunter St., Laxe
Charles, LA.
XXX
Timothy McCarthy
Important that you contact your
• daughter Ann at 48 Crowley
Rogers Way, South Boston, Mass.
XXX
John Ward
You are urged to get In touch
with your motherinlaw. She is
taking care of your children while
your wife is sick. i
Charles Reemzak
An important letter from Marion
Lavine is being held for you in
the Sru headquarters mailroom in
Brooklyn.
X X X
Ruby Maples
Floyd Williams requests that you
get in touch with him as soon as
possible. His address is 1170 Un
ion Ave., Memphis, Tenn., phone
BR 61768.
5 More Ships
Return To US
WASHINGTON — Five more
ships have been returned to the
Americanflag from foreign registry
in May, the Maritime Administra
tion reports, as owners of Libertys
and trictorys hope to get a piece
of agricultural surplus * export
cargoes. .
The five ships were the Sealady,
Julia, Penn Vanguard, Qulfwater
and Galloway. However, the re
turns were less than ships going
on idle status, with the result that
the active oceangoing privately
owned fleet was down to 947 vessels
on June 1,'a net loss of three ships
during the month.
Laidup ships included 20 dry
cargo vessels and 49 tankers, re
flecting the worldwide surplus of
tanker tonnage.
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MARtTIME TRilDIES DEPARTMENT
Problems
Tiiomas Joseph RoHcs,
months, looks a mite unde
cided about a sea career
right now, though time will
tell. Dad Wiiliam R, Parks,
wiper, of Springfield, Mass.,
fust got off the Seatrain Sa
vannah to visit mom, Thomas
Joseph and William III, who's
3 now.
MouthToMoutfi Method
Held Dost Respiration Aid
After many years of testing different methods of artificial
respiration^ the National Academy of Sciences has decided
that the simple mouthtomouth method is the most practical
method for emergency ven •
tilation of an Individual of
any age. This is particularly
true, the group said, where there
is no oxygen equipment available
or assistance from another indi
viduaL
Mbuthtomouth artificial res
piration, they said, "has ttic ad
vantage of providing pressure to
inflate the victim's lungs immedi
ately and allowing the rescuer to
gain soma .information on the
pressure, volume and duration of
each blowing effort"
For adult respiration, the group
recommends 12 deep breaths per
minute; for children, about 20
shallow breaths per minute, allow
ing for smaller lung capacity.
For best results, the victim
SIU BABY ABRIVALS
All of the follouHng SIU families have received a $200 matemity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the boby's name:
Louis AUen Buterakos, born
April 27, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Thomas Butmrakos, Win
chester, Va.
XXX
Catherine Castro, bom May 26,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs, Arthuro
Castro, Houston, Texas.
XXX
Adrian Landa, born April 30,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos
L. Landa, Dallas, Texas.
XXX
Robin Marie Leavey, born Feb
ruary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Henry P. Leavey, Brooklyn,
NY.
4" • 4" 4
Joseph Kurt Jupitz, bora April
21, 1959. to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl
Jupitz, Baltimore, Md.
X 4> 4»
Mark McCain^ born May 6, 1959,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Julius Mc
Cain, Lake Charles, La
Army Worry:
Potato Peels
ARLINGTON, VA.—A persistent
Army private was so confident of
his potato peeling style that he
took his case to a courtmartial—
and was vindicated. In fact, the
court found that not only was PFC
Andrew God Jr., not guilty of will
fully destroying Government pro
perty, but he shaved potatoes
even closer than his superiors.
The private had been charged
3y his company commander with
failing to heed Army directives as
to the proper method to peel po
tatoes. . Rather than accept com
pany punishment of two hours a
day of. faa^ labor for 14 days as
did an associate. Private God
elected to take the matter to court.
A pan of potato peelings col
lected from a month of God's
kitchen efforts was Introduced by
the prosecution Id prove God's
wastefulness^ For the defense, a
jness sergeant testified that, con
sidering the fact that God was us
ing a. knife rather than a potato
peeler, he had done" amore than
adequate.^ job.V When samples of
both wisre put on,the scales, God's
weighed' lesx.:' • •
Joyce Ann Machlinski, bora May
10,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob
ert Machlinski, Baltimore, Md.
XXX
Carter V. Myers, bora April 13,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carter
Myers, Lynnfield, Mass.
X , X X
Dana Frances Reynolds, bora
March 30, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. William H. Reynolds, Win
chester, Vs.
• .X X X
Arthur Rand Slade, born April
29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Bobby M. Slade, Baton Rouge, La.
fr t X
Paul David Stevens, bora April
7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Thomas H.. Stevens, Mobile, Ala.
X X X
David William Wennberg, bora
May 2, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William H. Wennberg, Duluth,
Minn.
XXX
Philip Brace PhiUii^. bora
March 22, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. George Phillips, Oxley, Ark.
XXX
David Neat Gaskfll, born Janu
ary 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Floyd Gaskill, Sea Level, NC.
X X X
Darleen L. Bent^ bora April 1,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry
G. Bents, Brooklyn, NY.
XXX
Nelson Blaba, born May 21,1959,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward
Blaha, Jackson Heights. U, NY.
XXX
Charleen and Marie Brezler,
born May 4, 1959, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Charles Brezler, Baltimore,
Md.
XXX
John Bernardes Ferreira, born
June 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Antonio Ferreira, Flusblng LI.
X X X
Vlekl Elaine Harfllne, born June
4,1959, to Seafarer and Afrs. Lloyd
Hartline, Dallas, Texas.
XXX
Miebael J<diB Hennlng, born
May 9, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Cyril Hennlng, Gretna, La.
XXX
Janet Ellen Hlgglns. bora May
29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
F. Hlggins, Stoneham, Mass.
4. X X
Sara Rodrigues, b<Mtn Maf 11,
1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aiigusr
tin Rodriguez, New York City. >
should be lying down with head
tilted backwards and the lower
jaw pulled down. Food particles or
other obstructions should be re
moved, by blows between the
shoulder blades If necessary.
The biggest advantage of the
mduthtomonth method is that it
is far less tiring than the back
pressure system, an important con
sideration when artifical respira
tion has to be kept up for periods
of an hour or more.
The National Academy indicated
that it could not recommend any
single manual method as better In
all circumstances, although the
American Red Cross currently fa
vors the back pressure armlift. In
that system, the operator kneels
facing the victim astride the vic
tim's head, presses down on tho
ribs and then slides his hands for
ward against the upper arms, pull
ing them upward and outward.
Seaway Is
Christened
MONTREAL—In operation for
two months, the St. Lawrence Sea
way received its formal dedication
at St. Lambert Locks near here
from President D^^ght D. Eisen
hower and Queen Elizabeth II of
the British Commonwealth.
After the speechmaking and the
dedication ceremonies, the yacht
Uritannia carrying the Queen and
her party, plus the President,
transited. the first four locks. The
Britannia then continued on with
the Queen aboard enroute to
Chicago and eventually to Lake
Superior.
Meanwhile, the US Navy sent •
flotilla of Navy ships, 28 in all, to
make calls at various Lakes ports
as part of the Seaway celebration.
The first figures compiled by
the Seaway Authority showed that
2V4 million tons of cargo were
carried djjring the month of May,
approximately 1^ times tho
amount carried last year when the
old 14foot canals we^e in opera
tion.
The Seaway operation is being
hampered by shallow drafts in
many ports, lack of docking facili
ties and jams at the locks.
Tho death of the following Sea
farer has been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and the
SIU death benefit is being paid to
hit beneficiary:
Chatles Nicholson, 58: An acci
dent proved fatal to Brother Ni
cholson In New
Orleans. He died
in Charity Hds
pital in New Or
leans, La., on
March 3. He was
a member of tho
Union since 1942,
sailing in tho
deck department.
His mother, Mrs.
Emiyl Nicholson, of Collingswood,
NJ, survives him. Burial was \jh
Harleigh. Cometfry,' ChmdeOi NJ.
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No. 14 SEAFARERS
• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L A NT 10 AND GUXF DISTRICT • AFLCfO •
Valchem, Rosa
Deck Officers
Facing Charges
Following up its action in suspending the license of the
captain of the Constitution for one yjear, the Coast Guard has
filed almost identical charges against both captains and both
of the cruise ^ ^ second mates
ship Santa Rosa and the
tanker Valchem. The. officers
of the two vessels, which collided
off the Jersey coast on March 26
with the loss of four lives, were
accused of" improper navigation at
immoderate speed, improper use
of radar, and failure to stop the
vessel after hearing fog signals,
among other items.
The captain of the Constitution,
James LaBelle, had his license
suspended because of a collision
between the Constitution and the
Norwegian tanker Jalanta off Am
brose Light. The Coast Guards
hearing examiner cited the fact
that the Constitution had been run
ning in excess of 18 knots at the
time in poor visibility and had
failed to stop its engines when it
' heard a fog signal of an unseen
vessel.
Speed In Fog
The examiner also criticized the
practice of .speed lay ships of all
nations, irrespective of conditions
of fog, rain, visibility and other
factors.
The charges against Captain
Frank Siwik of the Santa Rosa Are
that he, too, negligently navigated
his vessel at "immoderate speed"
under conditions of restricted visi
bility and also neglected to stop
his vessel's engines when he heard
the fog signal of another vessel, in
this case, the Valchem. _The Santa
Rosa's second mate was charged
with improper use of the radar be
cause he kept it on the sixmile
.range when greater ranges were
available, with the result that the
Valchem did not become visible
on the Santa Rosa's radar until the
two ships were five miles apart.
On the Valchem, Caiffhin Louis
L. Murphy, who was in his cabin
at the time of the accident, was
charged with failing to instruct the
second mate, Clyde St. Clair Lup
ton, to notify him in the event of
conditions of restricted visibility,
or in case other vessels were en
countered. Lupton, who was in
charge of navigation at the time,
faces charges similar to Siwik;
namely, that he navigated at "im
moderate speed" under conditions
of restricted visibility and, after
hearing the Santa Rosa's fog sig
nal, sounded two prolonged whistle
blasts while continuing to make
way with his vessel.
Doing 21 Knots
Testimony by witnesses at the
time of the accident indicated that
the Santa Ri)Sfl was doing better
than 21 knots at the time of the
crash. There was dispute about
the Valchem's movements, how
ever, with some testimony to the
effect that her engines were
stopped at the time of the accident,
and other testimony contradicting
that assertion.
The accident apparently took
place when the two ships, which
bad been approaching each other
I" almostbeadon, both veered shore
ward, the southbound Valchem
" turning right for a porttopoi't
passing and the northbound Santa
^sa veering left ta pass starboord
iotstarboard. The Valchem was m
badly damaged that tha vessel is
not being repaired.
The negligence charges will be
heard at the end of July at the
Custom House in New York.
Philly Men
Abuzz Over
New Hall
PHILADELPHIA—With actual
construction work now underway
on the new hall here, the mem
bership in this port has taken up
the job of sidewalk superintending
with a vim. The men on the beach
have been running back and forth
between job calls to see what's
going on.
Port Agent Steve CarduUo has
put out a blanket invitation to all
Seafarers to "supervise" the con
struction work as it goes on! When
completed, the new hall at 2602
South Fourth Street will offer
ample space for both Union and
Welfare Plan facilities, plus at
tractive and comfortable surround
ings foir men on the beach.
Shipping in this port was not
something to get terribly worked
up about but, since registration
totals were also low, there is no
pileup of men on the beach. In
fact, registration exceeded ship
ping by just one Seafarer. The fu
ture outlook is for more of the
same, with fairly steady turnover.
But I Line Tackies A Monster
A 150ton generator, the largest
single piece of equipment ever
carried by a Bull Line ship to
Puerto Rico, arrived in San Juan 4.
last week and will be put to use in
a generating plant operated by the
Puerto Rico Water Resources Au
thority.
The generator was carried on
the deck of the Liberty ship
Carolyn,and required special
wooden supports to safeguard the
deck from giving way under the
weight. The ship listed only about
one or two degrees after cargo was
loaded on the opposite side to off
set the~generator's weight.
. Bull Line, which is contracted
to the SIU, has carried several
other generators to Puerto Rico
before, hut this one topped the
others by 10 tons or better. Several
more are expected to be delivered
this year or early In 1960.
Scholarship Winner
Is Second In Family
The second in her family to win an SIU scholarship. Miss
Rosemary Virgin, dau^ter of Seafarer Claude Virgin of
Atlanta, Georgia, has a high standard to live up to Jn order to
the of match the achievements
two older sisters.
Her sister Louise was a
scholarship student at the Univer
sity of Georgia and was elected
to Phi Beta Kap
pa before gradu
ating in 1952.
Her sister Anne
was a winner of
an SIU scholar
ship in 1956 and
graduated from
the University of
Georgia last
June, magna cum
laude, with Phi
Beta Kappa membership. Anne is
now working on a master's degree
at the University which she ex
pects to receive In August, and
then plans tMeach English either
in junior college or in. a high
school. She also holds'a graduate
I assistantship at the University.
Rosemary, who is 17, plans to
follow her sisters into the Univer
sity of Georgia at the school's new
Rosemary
science center. She plans to work
toward a degree In science with
emphasis on biology. She has al
ready done specialized work' in
this area at Murphy High School
in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal
from the Georgia Academy of
Science and honorable mention
from the W^stinghouse Talent
Search for a research study on fac
tors influencing plant growth.
While in high school she has
worked in the Atlanta Public , Li
brary system after school and dur
ing summers. . She plans to do
graduate work in library work,
specializing in the scientific area.
Her father, who ships as oiler,
was last aboard the Coeur d' Alene
Victory and is now onr the beach
in Ban Francisco.
Biggest generator ever brought into Puerto Rico. 150tonner hangs
in midair at Bull Line Brooklyn terminal before being swung
aboard the Carolyn.
Acquit Striking Logger
in Murder Charge Trial
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland—A member of the striking
International Woodworkers of America Has been acquitted
of a murder charge by a jury here, following a picketline
fight on March 10. Earle Ron<
aid Laing, one of the strikers,
had been in prison four
months after being accused of
striking a member of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police with a
club.
The loggers union had de
nounced Laing's arrest as one of
the tactics being used by Premier
Joseph Smallwood of Newfound
land to drive the striking union
out of the province. Smallwood
had the provincial legislature pass
bills "outlawing" the striking un
ion and setting' up a goverment
sponsored loggers' organization to
work behind the union picket lines.
In the light of Smallwood's re
peated denunciation of the strik
ers and their union and his cam
paign to picture them as lawless
and violent elements in the com
munity, Laing's acquittal will un
doubtedly be regarded as a vic
tory by the IWA.
Summer Slack
Grips Boston
BOSTON—Shipping here was on
the slow side during the past two
weeks as only two ships paid off,
none signed on and two were in
transit, according to Gene Dakin,
port agent.
Dakin reported that the union's
organizing • campaign among a
group of barge employees here is
nearing an end. The National Labor
Relatioiis Board has been peti
tioned for an election, which is ex
pected to be scheduled before long.
Cities Service's Bradfprd Island
and Winter Hill were the two ves
sels paying off. The Robin Gray
(Robin) and The Steel Scientist
(Isthmian) were in transit.
The Canadian Mounted Police,
who took part in the picketline
battle, were withdrawn by the fed
eral government of Canada follow
ing considerable outcry against
their being utilized as a strike
breaking weapon by the Small
wood government.
The strike, which'began when
the loggers were refused a union
contract, wage increases and im^
provement in primitive living con
ditions in the logging camps, ha«
attracted wide support from Cana
dian and American unions. Aj>
proxlmately $500,000 has been
raised to aid the strikers, including
two $5,000 contributions from the
SIU of North America and $1,500
from the SIU Canadian District.
SCHEDULEOF
SIU MEETINGS
SIU membership meet
ings are held regularly
every Iwo weeks on Wed
nesday nights at 7 PM in
all SIU ports. All Sea
farers are expected to
attend; those who wish to
be excused should request
permission by telegram
(be sure to include regis
tration number). The next
SIU meetings will be:
July 8
• August,
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• Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed
him under the Constitution of the Union.
• The right to vote.
^ The right to nominate himself for, and to hold,
any office in the Union.
• That every official of the Union shall be hound
to uphold and protect the rights of every member
and that in no case shall any member be deprived
of his rights and privileges as a member without
due process of the law of the Union.
• The right to be confronted by his accuser and to
be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of
his brother Union members if he should be
charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare
of Seafarers banded together in this Union.
• The right to express himself freely on the floor of
any Union meeting or in committee.
^ The assurance that his brother Seafarers will
stand with him in defense of the democratic prin
ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union.
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The SW constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an
outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac
tions to the document from members of Congress.
Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.:
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and offhand it would appear to be emi
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interested in the fact that it was adopted
in such a democratic manner by the full
' membership of your organization."
Senator James E. Murray, Montana:
• *1 am particularly impressed by the pro
visions of the constitution providing for
a trial committee to hear charges against
members, and guaranteeing the tradi
tional American rights to representa
tion, crossexamination, and confronta
tion by the accuser ... I am happy to
note that your new constitution is drawn
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Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.:
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extremely democratic one and I am im
pressed with the emphasis which is
placed upon ratification by members. I
also approve the provisions with respect
to providing for a trial committee ..."
Senator Paul H. Douglas, Hi.: "I ap
preciate your sharing the constitution
with me and I commend the sense of
public interest which moves you to feel
that these are of concern to persons out
side the ranks of your own member
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PREAMBLE
We. the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing
the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea
faring men, have determined to. form one. imion, the
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North
America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon
the following principles:
Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all
members alike, as long as they remain in good standing
in the Union.
First of these rights is the right of the American sea
men to receive their employment through their own
Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners,
fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the
Government.
That it is the right of each member to receive fair and
Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient
leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation.
Further, we consider it oiu: right to receive healthful
and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to
rest.
Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect
ful manner by those in. command.
We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen
alike, irrespective of nationality or creed.
Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we
are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com
mand. our employers, our craft and our country.
We wHl, therefore, try by all just means to promote
harmonious relations with those in command by exercis
ing due care and diligence in the performance of the
duties of our profession, and by giving all po'^ible assist
ance to our employers in caring for their gear and
property.
Based upon these principles, it is among our objects:
To use our infiuence individually and collectively for the
purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman
ship and effecting~a change in the Maritime law of the
United States, so as to render it more equitable and to
make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development
of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen.
To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments
of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to
maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime
affairs.
To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of
organization and federation, to the end of establishing
the Brotherhood of the Sea.
To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever
possible in the attainment of their just deinands.
To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals
so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable
and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are
migratory, that our work takes us away in different Erec
tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise
meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a
fraction of the membership, that the absent members,
who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded
from what might be the results of excitement and pas
sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those
who are present may act for and in the interest of all,
we have adopted this constitution.
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION
OF RIGHTS
In order to form a more perfect union, we members
of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied
workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit
ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel
fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the
Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic
and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the
following principles:
In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall
ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our
duties and obligations as members of the community,
our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace
of communism and any other enemies of freedom and
the democratic principles to which we seafaring men
dedicate ourselves in this Union.
We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or
ganizations; w^ shall support a journal to give additional
voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the
sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations
to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob
ligations. We shall seek to exertour individual and col
lective infiuence in the fight for the enactment of labor
and other legislation and policies which look to the at
tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction
based on race, creed or color.
To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing In mind
that most of our members are migratory, that their duties
carry them all over the world, that their rights must and
shall be protected,. we hereby declare these rights «s
members of the Union to be inalienable:
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No member shall be dieprived of any of the rights or
privilege guaranteed blm under the Constitution bf
the Union.
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Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote.
No one shall deprive him of that right
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Every member shall have the right to nominate himself
for. and to hold, office In this Union.
No member shall he deprived of his membership with.
out due process of the law of this Union. No member
shall be compelled to he a witness against himself In the
trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with
failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official
and Job holder shall he bound to uphold and protect the
rights of every member In accordance with the principles
set forth in the Constitution of the Union.
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Every member shall have the right to he confronted by
his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law
of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be
guaranteed a fair and speedy trial byan impartial com^
mittee of his brother Union members.
VI
No member shall be denied the right to express himself
freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee.
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A militant membership being necessary to the security
of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready
to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the
Constitution of the Union.
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The powers not delegated to the officials and Job
holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved
to the members.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1
NAME AND GENERAL POWERS
This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna
tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis
trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu
tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance
of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise,
the formation of funds and participation in funds, the
establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union,
and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership
shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other
wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at
all times, protect and maintain its Jurisdiction over all
work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as
seamen now perform.
ARTICLE n
AFFILIATION
This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America and the American Fed
eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or
by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined
by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE m
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad
mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as
are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of
the membership. ..
Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be
American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No
candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem
ber of any dual organization or any other organization
hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union.
No candidate shall be granted membership until hehas
taken the following oath" of obligation:
OBLIGATION
"1 pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to
this Union, and that I will work for its interest and will
look upon every member as my brother; that I will not
work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all
orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal
the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons
not entitled to know it And if 1 break this promise, 1
ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship
and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!"
Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar
rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as
sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus
pended. and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights
and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically
dismissed if they are more than two quarters In arrears
in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments
or unpaid fines.
This time shall not run:
(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike
or lockout.
(b) While a member is an Inpatient in « USPHS
Hospital.
(c> While a member Is under an incapacify due to ac
tivity in behalf of the Union.
(d) While a member is iii the Armed ServiCM ol the
United States, provided the member was in good standing
at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further ;;
provided hC applies for reinstatement within VO dayi^
after discharge from the Armed Forces
fe> While a member has no opportunity to pay dues'
because of employment aboard an American flag mer
chant vessel.
Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be
sufficient to designate additional circumstances during
which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It
shall be the right of any member to present. In writing,
to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re
gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with
procedures established by a majority vote of the member
ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces
sary to decide such questions. •
Section S. The membership shall be empowered to es
tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under
which dues and assessments may be remitted where a
member has been ifnable to pay dues and assessments for
the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4.
Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com
mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union
shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be
governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all
policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made.
Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid.to
the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza
tion shall be denied further membership in this Union.
A majority vote of the membership shall decide which
organizations are dual or hostile.
Sactlon 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation
with the Union shall at all times remain the propertyof
the Union. Members may be required to show their evi
dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union
meetings.
Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al
lowed to vote.
ARTICLE IV
REINSTATEMENT
Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated
in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time
to time, by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE V
DUES AND INITIATION FEE
Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a
calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar
ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall
be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con
stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional
amendment.
Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad
mitted into membership without having paid an initiation
fee of one hundred (1100.00) dollars.
Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may b«
waived for organizational purposes only, in accordanc*
with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of. the
membership.
ARTICLE VI
RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members may retire from membership by
paying al! unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which' they
retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow
ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re
quest. and dated as of the day that such member accom
plishes" these payments and request.
. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli
gations of membership shall be suspended during thei>e
riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall
not be disloyarto the Union nor Join or remain In any
dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of
his. right to reinstatement.
' Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six
months or more shall be restored to membership, ex
cept as herein Indicated, by paying dues for the current
quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly
levied during the period of retirement If the period of
retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay
ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said
period of retirement, including those for the current
quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied
during that period. Upon such payment, the person in
retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem
bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him.
Seetion 4. A member in retirement may be restored to
membership after a twoyear period of retirement only
by majority vote of the membership.
Section 3. The period of retirement shMl be computed
from the day as of which the retirement card is i^ed.
ARTICLE vn
SYSTEM OF ORGANtZATION
Section I. This Union, and all Forts, Officers, Fort
Agents. Fatrolmen, and members shall be governed, in
this order, by: .
(a) The Constitution
(b) Majority vote of the membership
Section 2. The functions of tbisUMon shall be ad
ministered by Headquarters and Forts.
Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of'the .Secretary
Treasurer, and one or more Assistant SecretaryTreas
urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by
majority vote of the membership to be held during the
month of Augiist in any election year, as set forth mora
particularly in Article X, Section 1D.
Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and
Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Fqrt shaU
bear the name of the city in which the Union's'Ferf ,
Offices'are located.'' 'r
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1. Every meteber of the Ualoo iball be regla^
iereft la one of thcee ftopavtnieate; jumely* deck, engtaw.
or itewarde depertment The definition of tbeee deput*
ments ihall be In oecordenee with cuetom and usage.
, This definition may be modified by a majority vote of
the membership. No member may transfer from one do*
partment to another except tqr express approvai as evi
denced by a majori^ vote of the membecsUp.
ARTICLE Tin
ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT
AGiBNTS. AND PATROLMEN
Section 1. Tbe officers of the Union shall be elected,
except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These
officers shall he the SecretaryTreasurer and one or more
Assistant SecretaryTreasurers.
Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall he elected,
except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
ARTICLE EC
OTHER ELECTITE JOBS
Section 1. The following Jobs in the Union shall be
voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu
tion:
fA> Meeting Chairman
(B> Delegates
(C> Committee Members of:
(a) Auditing Committee
(h) Trial Committee
(c) Quarterly Financial Committee
fd) Appeals Committee
(e) Negotiating and Strike Committee.
Section 2. Additional committees may he formed as
provided hy,ra majority vote of the membership. Commit
tees may also he appointed as permitted by this Consti
tution.
ARTICLE X
DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER
ELECTED JOB HOLDERS
' Seetion 1. The SeeretaryTrcasnrer
(a) The SecretaryTreasurer shall he the Executive Of
ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in
behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise
specifically provided for in the Constitution.
(h) He shall he a member exofftcio of all committees,
port or otherwise.
(c) He shall he responsible for the organization and
maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of
the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account
ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up. and main
tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union
procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex
penditure of all Union funds. Port ^r otherwise. He shall
he in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property,
and shall he in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices..
He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering Uie
financial operations of the Union for tbe previous wedc.
Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera
tions affecting Union action, the fiecretaryTreasurer shall
take appropriate action to insure observance thereof.
<d> Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem
bership, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate the num
ber and location of Ports, the Jurisdiction, status, end
activities thereof, and may. close or open such ports, and
may reassign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports
to other duties, without change in wages. The P6rts of
New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not
be closed except by Constitutional amendment.
Where ports are opened between elections, the See
retaiyTreasurer shall designate tfie I%rt Agents thereof,
,'BubJect to approval by a majority vote of the membership.
The SecretaryTreasurer .shall supervise the activities
of all Pofti.
: Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member
ship, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate, in the event
of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace
ment to act as such during the period of incapacity.
. At the first regular meeting in August of every elec
tion year, the SecretaryTreasurer shall submit to the
membership a preballoting report. This report shall rec
ommend the number and location of Ports, the number
of Assistant SecretaryTreasurers and Agents, and the
number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for
each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded ,
warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar
depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de
livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the
SecretaryTreasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the
recommendation as to the depository until no later than
the first regular meeting in October.
' This recommendation may also specify, whether any
Patrolmenand/or Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, shall be
designated as departmental or otherwise. Tbe report shall
be subjhct to approval or modification by a majority vote
of the membership.
(e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in
New York. The SecretaryTreasurer shall also be tbe Port
Agent of that Port.
(fv The SecretaryTreasurer shall be chairman of the
Agents' Conference and may cast one vote.
(g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of bis
powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the
policies of the Union, and all rules.and rulings duly
adopted by a maJoriW vote of he membership. Within
these limits, he shaU strive to enbance the suength, posU
Hon, and prestige of the Union.
(b) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to fiiose
pjUi^ diities elsewhera described in this Constitiition, as
those ot)lei^ duties lawfully imposed upcni him.
tt) The responfibillty of the SecretaiyTreasui^ mey
not be daleihted, but HM BecMtaiyTZeasnrer may delegate
to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties
as be may In his dlscretUm decide, subject to the limita
tions set forth in this Constitufibn.
(J) Immediately after assuming office, the Sccretary
TreasuTMr shall designate one of the Assistant Secretary
Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his tempomy in
capacity. This designation may be changed from time to
time. These deHffsationa shall be entered In the minntea
of the Port where Headquarters is located. Tbe provisions
of Section 2A of this Article shall apidy in the case of a
vacancy In the office of Sccretai^Treasurer. aa set forth
in that section.
(k) Any vacancy in any office or the Job of Port Agent
or Patrolman shall be filled by the SecretaryTreasurer by
temporary appointment exce;^ in those cases where the
filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by. this
Constitutioa. Such appointment shall be submitted to a
regular meeting for approval, modificatlmi. snbstitntion of
a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date,
by a majority vote of the membership. In tbe event #f the
postponement of the vote, the temporary apptdntmcnt shall
remain in effect until a vote it taken.
(1) The SecretaryTreasurer is directed to take any and
all measures, and emplojr such means, which be deems
necessary or advisable, to protect the Interests, and further
the welfare, of tbe Union and its members, in all iutters
involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and
public affairs.
Seetion 2. Asaiatant SeeretaryTreaanrer
(a> In the event the SecretaryTreasurer shall be unable
to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist
ant SeeretaryTreasnrer designated in accordance with
Se^on 1J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec
retaryTreasurer during the period of such incapacity.
Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of
tbe SecretaryTreasurer, , succession to the office shall be
determined as follows:
That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile,
or Baltimore'Who received the highest number of vote*
in the last regular election shall be tbe first In line of
succession. The next In the line of succession shall be that
Port Agent of the said Ports who received tbe next highest
number of votes in that election. The next in the line of
succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who
received the next highest number of votes.
The Port Agents of tbe said Ports shall also be deemed
to be Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, whether or not so
referred to on the ballots or elsewhere.
(b) The Assistant SecretaryTreasurers shall assist the
Secretai^Treasurer in the execution of the latter'sjdutles
as the latter may direct.
(c) The Assistant SecretaiyTreasuren shall be mem
bers nf the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote
in that body. '
Section 3. Port Agents
(a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the
administration of Union affairs In the Port of his juris
diction.
(b> He shall, within the Jurisdiction of his Port, be
responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con
stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted
by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are
time restrictions w other considerations affecting Port
action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action tO'
insure observance thereof.
(c> He shall be prepare^ to account, financially or other
wise, for the activities of his Port, tvhenever demanded
by the SecretaryTreasurer.
(d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg
istered mail, addressed to the SecretaryTreasurer, »
weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income
and expenses, and complying with all other accounting
directions issued by the SecretaryTreasurer.
(e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in
structions, shall open each Port meeting and shall deter
mine whether a qu(num exists. Nothing contained herein
shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act .as chairman
of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a
majority vote of the members present at the said Port
MeeUng.
(f> Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any
Agents' Conference.
(g) The Port Agent may^^assigh each Port Patrolman to
such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port,
regardless of the departmental designation under which
the Patrolman was elected.
(h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at
that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza
tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted.
(i> The foregoing is in addition to those other duties
prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution.
Section 4. Port Patrolmen
Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are
assigned to them by the Port Agent.
Section 5. Meeting Chairmen
(a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including:
the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the
presiding officer of the meeting, , shall keep order under
rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a
majority vote of the membership and, if none, then by
such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority
vote of the membership in each Port
(b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the
event of a tie. #
(c> Tbe meeting chairman shall not permit the diacus
lion of ̂ rdigious snhJecL
Ecdieii t. DMcgatea
(a) The tnm "delegates" shall mean those members of
the. Union who are elected, under the provisions of this
: Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers
International Union of North America.
(b> Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully
participate therein.
(c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otiierwise»1
support those policies agreed upon bjy tbe majority of ths
delegates to the convention.
Section 7. Committees «
(a) Anditing Committee ,
The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit ths
regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in
writing, certify or refuse to certify said report Ths
Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is
located shall also audit the SecretaryTreasurer's financial
report, to which the same rules as to certification and
refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en
tirety shall then be presented to the membership with
action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of ths
membership.
(b) Trial Committee
The Trial Committee shall conduct trials of persons
charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations
as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special
obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re>
quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges
and trials, and their findings and recommendations must
specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the
Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this
Constitution, were properly safeguarded.
(c» Quarterly Financial Committee ,
1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make s
quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head
quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where
they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec
ommendations. Members of this Committee may make
dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa
rate findings. j
2. The report and recommendations of this Committee
shall be completed within a reasonable time after the
election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted
to the SecretaryTreasurer who shall cause the same to
be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet
ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and
recommendations.
3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with
all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts,
etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee.
4. No report shall be considered as complete without
an accompanying report and audit statement by a com
petent accountant, and the SecretaryTreasurer is charged
with the selection bf such an accountant, who. must b*
certified under state law. |
5. Any action on the said reitort shall be as determined
by a majority vote of the membership. '
(di Appeals Committee ,
1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from
trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as
are set forth in this Constitution and such rules aa
may be adop^.'d by a majority^ vote of the membership,
not inconsistent therewith. <
2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than
one week after the close of the said hearing, make and
submit findings and recommendations in'accordance with
the provisions of this Constitution and such rtiles as may
be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not
Inconsistent therewith. '
(e) Negotiating and Strike Committee
1. The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre*
sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and
changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations,
or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other
terms and conditions of employment of the members of
this Union are involved.
2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committe*
shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem,
bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting.'
The Committee may also make interim reports and rec
ommendations and submit them to the membership at a
regular or a special meeting.
3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself
provided permission by a majority vote of the membership
has been obtained. In such event, the Fort Negotiating
and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec
ommendations. together with comments by the Port
Agent, to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall then cause
the said report and recommendations to be submitted to
the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent
regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to
gether with any report and recommendations which the
SecretaryTreasurer deems desirable to make. The Port
Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report
and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations,
and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in
the same manner above set forth.
4. In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit
tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man
ner, without the approval of the membership of the
Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member
ship.
5. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decidt
the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority,
as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is
granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the
membership shall decide erhen a strike shall begin.
6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara
tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind
ing on all members and other persons affiiated witb
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Ibis Union. However, a majority vote of the membership
• nay repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any. part or
|dl of a strike plap.
ARTICLE XI
WAGES AND TERMS OP OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND
OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION
EMPLOVEES, AND OTHERS
Section 1. The following ele^ed offices ano Jobs shall
be held for a term of two years:
' SecretaryTreasurer
Assistant SecretaryTreasurer
Port Agent
Patrolman
The term of two years set forth herein is expressly
subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con
tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution.
Section 2. The term of any elective Jobs other than
those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue
for so long as is necessary to complete the functions therj^
of. unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the
membership or segment of the i^nion. whichever applies,
whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or
ones serving.
I Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of
any office or other elective Job shaP be determined from
time to time by a majority vote of the membership,
j Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the
membership, all other classifications of employees of the
Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated,
as recommended by the SecretaryTreasurer.
Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of
the membership, the SecretaryTreasurer may contract
for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora
tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces
sary in the best interests of the Union.
Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do
not apply to any corporation, business. Or other venture
in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or
creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a
majority vote of the membership shall be followed.
ARTICLE XII
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS^
PATROLMEN. AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS
Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a
candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent
br Patrolman, provided:
(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime, in an un
licensed capacity, aboard an American Flag merchant
vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or
Assistant SecretaryTreasurer in a specified department,
this seatime must be in that department, and
I (b) He has at least four (4) months of seatime. in an
unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag merchant
vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or
four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or
job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the
Union's direction, or a combination of these, between
January 1st and the time of nomination, and
(c) He has been in continuous good standing in the
Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his
nomination, and * ' ~ ,
(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America.
Section 2. Ali candidates for, and holders of. other
elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall
be members of the Union.
Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective
offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord
ance with this Constitution, shall maintain memberriiip in
good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to
held such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity
with regard to such office or jo'j.
ARTICLE Xin
ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS
AND PATROLMEN
Section 1, Nominations ~
Any member may submit his name for nomination for
any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by
delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials
Committee, in care of the SecretaryTfeasureri at the ad
dress of Headquarters, The SecretaryTreasurer is charged
With the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them
over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re
quest. This letter shall be dated and shall eontain the fol
lowing:
(a) The name of the candidate
(b) His home address and mailing address
(c) His book number
(d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a
candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the
position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman
(e) Proof of citizenship
(f) Pjxiof of seatime and/or employment as required for
candidates.
The ietter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au
gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election
year.
Section 2. Credentials Committee
(a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first
regular meeting in September of the election year, at the
Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist
Of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two
members from each of the Deck, Engit.e and Stewards De
partments. In the event any Committee member is un
able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec
retaryTreasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in
order to elect a replacement The Contmittee's results
t thaU be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by
« majority vote of the membership at a special meeting
called for that purpose at Headquartett^Port. ..
(b> After its election, the Committee shall immediately
go into session.. It shaJi determine whether the person
has submitted his application correctly and possesses the
necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a
report listing each applicant and his book number under
the office or Job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be
marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find
ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been
marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated
in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a
special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be
noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed
by all of the Committee members, and be completed and
submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet
ing after their election. At this meeting, it shaU be read
and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the
Bulletin Board in each port.
(c> When an applicant has been disqualified by the
Committee. h§ shall be notified immediately by telegram
at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter
containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air
mail, special delivery, registered, A disqualified appli
cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem
bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall
forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the
appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular
meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com
mittee's election. It Is the responsibility of the applicant
to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event,
without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may
appear in person before the Committee within two days
after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct
his application or argue for his qualification.
The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough
to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach
the Ports in time for the fint regular meeting after its
election. . .
(d> A majority vote of the membership shall, in the
case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis
qualification classification by the Credentials Committee,
in which event, the bne so previously classified shall then
be deemed qualified.
(e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the
qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con
clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified In
previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the Job
of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require
ments of Section 1A of Article XH.
Section 3. Balloting Procednre.
(a) The SecretaryTreasurer shall insure the proper
and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as
to candidates or Ports, The ballots may contain general
information and instructive comments not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified
candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within
each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a
geographical pattern, commencing with the most nortbly
Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast
down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west
erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on. until the list of
Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted writein space,
on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to
write in as many names as there are offices and Jobs to be
voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the
number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be
so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said
number to be. easily teiuuved. On this removable portion
shall also be placed a short statement indicating the.nature
of the ballot and the voting dates thereof.
(b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec
retaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No
others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as
indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num
bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf
ficient amount shallbe printed and distributed to each
Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre
taryTreasurer. who shall also send each Port Agent a
verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers
of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa
rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and
count the baliots. when received, to insure that the amoimt
sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the
amount and numbers listed by the SecretaryTreasurer
as having been sent tothat Port. The Port Agent shall
immediately execute and return, to the SecretaryTreas
urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the
amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify
the SecretaryTreasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep
ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the
voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded
for ballots actually received. The SecretaryTreasurer
shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and
correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall
at all times be available to any member asking for in
spection of the same at Headquarters.
(c) Balloting shalltake place in person, at Port Offices,
and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other
distinguishing mark, shail appear on the ballot, except
that any member may write in the name or names of any
member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the
lob of Port Agent or Patrolman.
(d) No member may vote without displaying his
Union Book, in which there shall be placed, an appro
priate notation of the date andnf the fact of voting, both
prior to being handed a balJot.. A; ballot shaU'theu be,
' handed to the member who shall thereupon sigh his nana*
on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate)., to ^
gether with his book number, and ballot number, the
portion of the ballot on which the ballot nurnber is printed
shall then be removed, placed near thu roster sheet, and
the member shall proceed to the voting site.
<e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab
lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem
ber may vote in privacy.
(f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the
ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion Is
visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrowslotted
ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by
the Port Agent, and' kepit locked and sealed except as
hereinafter set forth.
(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the
election year and shall continue through December 31st,
exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi
days legally recognized in the city in which the Port
affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st
• falls on, a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in
a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal
loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate,
as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day.
Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com
mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except
that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM
and. continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting
days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue
until 7:30 PM.
Section 4. PoUa Committer
(a)'Each Port shall elect, prior to the be^nlng of the
voting on each voting day, a Polle Committee, consisting
of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting
for the election of a . Polls (Committee only, and notwith
standing the pro\' .ns,of Article XXIV. Section 2, or
any other provision of this Constitution, five <S) mem
bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the
said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga
tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com
mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present
during this time period. It shall be the responsibility
of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose
of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that
the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head
quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a
duly elected Polls Committee is functioning.
(b) The duly elected Polls Committee. shall collect
all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stuns
of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes,
and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port Agent.
It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and
nmounts of stubs with the number of names and corre
sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then com
pare the serial .number and the amounts of ballots used
with the veification list, as corrected, and ascertain
whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, represent the difference between what appears
on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used.
If any discrepancies are found,, a detailed report thereon
shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis
crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed
by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each
member of the Commute, may make what separate com
ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and
dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the
Port Agent, to be presented at the next recular meeting.
A copy shail also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary^
Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made
forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re
ported to the membership as soon as comple^, with
recommendations by th'* SecretaryTreasurer. Alnajority
vote of the mei.ibership shall determine what action, if
any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect asjn
dicated in Article I.
(c). The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot
box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not
be ppened except in the manper hereinafter set forth.
The same procedure as^is set forth In the preceding para
graph with regard to ^crepancies shall be utilized In
the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the
lock and seal have been illegally tampered with.
(d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members
only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they
are in good standing, stamp their book with the word
"voted," and the date. Issue ballots to voters. Insure that
proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the
stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve
good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity
thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union
are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee,'
when called upon, in the preservation of order and
decorum.
(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of
(he ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or
Irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the
balloting in any port, the following procedure ahall be
observed: I
At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee. .
in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro
vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballol
box or boxes, and place ail of that day's ballots therein
In an envelope, or envelopes, as requirid, which shall
then 'be sealed. > The members of the Polls Committee .
shail thereupon sign their names icross ihe liapijof the. ,,
said env^ope or envelopes, with their bmdc numb.:rs neki^^
!»; their signatures, ^^he Coa(j)iM(tMt J^
SoMtoMatarr
iiate «nd name of the Port on the said envelope or en^
irelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes,
'that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that
all ballots for that day only were remqved, and that ail
of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes
dated for that da^ and voted in that Port. The Polls
Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records
they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the
discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre*
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the
making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em
bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event,
these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for
the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall
prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding
such comments to the certificate* as are appropriate,
provided the comments are signed and dated by the
member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall
then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the
discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that
purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely
sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg
istered mall, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi
tory named in the preelection report adopted by the
membership. The Polls Committee shall not be dis
charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished
and evidencv of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the
Port Agent's election records or files.
The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot
box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them
back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys
to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the
members of the Committee shall sign their names, book
numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se
curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box
or boxes as aforesaid, the~Polls Committee shall de
liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster
sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled
for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re
ceived. and all the stubs collected both for the da} and
those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon
sible for the proper safeguarding of all ;he aforesaid ma
terial. shall not release any of it until duly called for,
and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the
material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of
each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis
tered mail or delivered in person.
<fi Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without
compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate
each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for
meals while serving.
Seetien 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure.
Protests, and Special Votes.
(a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi
nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in
addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de
liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi
fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together
with a certification, signed and dated by all members of
the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and nui
used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments
under his signature and date. The certification shall
specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the
unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but
bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head
quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting,
together with a certification, signed by all members of
the Committee, that ail the stubs collected by the Com
mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments un
der his signature and date. Th^ said ̂ Poils Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until
the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and
evidence of mailing 6r delivery is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted ai.d kept, in the
Port Agent's election records or files.
(b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under
this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee,
at ihc .address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls
Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day
the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent
shall have the duty to foriyard the material specifically
set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the
functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee.
In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other
material deemed^ necessary by the Union Tallying Com
mittee; to execute those functions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII
shall be deiemed made according to the best knowledge,
information, and belief of those required to make such
certifications.
(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14
membera:. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port,
and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of
Bal|;imore, Mobile, Hew Orleans, and San Francisco. The
Six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of
two from each of the three departments of the Union.
The others shall be elected without regard to department.
The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in
/December of the election year. No OiTicer, Port Agent,
'Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of. Foci
>Agefnt or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this
'Coiiiiiilttie'e; In addition to Its duties hereinbefore iset
'forth, the. Union Tallying Committee shall be charged
with thetally of all thp ballots and the prep^ktlon of p
closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results
of the election, including a complete accounting of all
ballots and stubs, and reconGiliation of the same with the
rosiers, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents,
all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts,
and with each total broken down into Port totals. The
Ta.ly.rg Committee shall be permitted access to the elec
t rm records and files of all Ports, which they may require
to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re
port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and
:..iaii cjntain recommendations for the treatment of these
discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign
the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any
member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the
accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with
p,.rt:nent details.
The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re
ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member
" ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it
finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and
so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of
dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee
shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within
the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac
tical. effective, and just, but which terms, in any event,
shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article
and the designation of the voting site of the Port most
convenient to the protesting member. Where a special
vote is ordered in accordance with this Section Sfc), these
terms shall apply, notwithst/inding any provisions to the
contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made
only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally
ing Committee jdurlng the period of its proceedings. The
reports of thisdCcnninittee shall include a brief summary
of each protest received, the name and book number of
the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition
of the said protest The Committee shall take all reason
able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so
as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section
5(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No
closing report shall be made by it unless and until the
special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have
been duly completed and tallied.
Id) The members of the Union Tallying Committee
shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible
after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at Head
quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem
ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit
tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim
bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc
casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head
quarters Port. All members of the Committee shall also he
paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day
subsequent to their election to the day they return, in
normal course, to the Port from which they were elected.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman
from among themselves and, subject to the express terms
of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions
as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final
report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided
there be a quorum in attendance, which' quorum is hereby
fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not
less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and
dutyto obtain the ballots from the depository immediate
ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their
safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro
ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for
the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents
therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided
he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of
the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying
"..mmittce be delayed beyond th<» January 15th imme
diately subsequent to the close of voting.
(e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in
sufficient copies to comply with the ̂ folIowi^g require
ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each
Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first
regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the
close of the Committee's proceedings or, in theevent such
meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from
the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five
days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet
ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report,
and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting.
As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall
post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a
conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for
a period of two months. At the Flection Report meeting,
the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be
taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to i.. Section
5(c) of this Aitic?e and the recommendations of the Tally
ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of
the membership shall decide what action, if any, in ac
cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon,
which action, however, shall not include the ordering of
a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect
the results of the vote for any office, or job, in which
event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A
majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet
ing, may order a rccherk and a recount when a dissent to
the closing report has been issued by three or more mem
bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Exciept for the
contingencies provided for m this Section 5(f), the closing
report shall be accepted as final.
(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must
plaer and be completed within seven (7) days aftdc
the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the din
mpandes so acted upon took place. Subject to the forn
; going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member
ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall
have the functions of the Tallying Committeq^as set forth
in Section S(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms
of such special vote. The SecretaryTreasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi
ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe
cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port
fAgent shall summarize the results and communicate them
to the SecretaryTreasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets,
and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall
be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package,
but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable,
but, in any case, so as to reach. Headquarters in time to
enable the SecretaryTreasurer to prepare his report as
required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi
cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required
iof Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The
!SecretaryTreasurer shall then prepare a report contain
ing a .combined summary of the results, together with a
schedule indicatiog in detail how they affect the Union
Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing
report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed
as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent 'o
each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other
copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after
the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the
membership decides to accept the SecretaryTreasurer's
report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent
'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall
be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac
cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the
numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally
ing Committee's closing report shall be de'>med accepted
and final without modification.
If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there
on by the Ution Tallying Committee, shall be similarly
disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi.'l, by majority
vote of the membership at the regular meeting following
the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and 'e
count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall b«
required to continue its proceedings correspondingly."
Section 6. Installation Into Office and the Job of
Port Acent or Patrolman.
(a) The person elected shall be that person having tha
largest number of votes cast for the particular office or
Job involved. Where more than one person is to be
elected for particular office or job, the proper number
of candidates receiving the successively highest number
of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations
shall be made orly from results deemed final end ac
cepted as provided' in this Article. It shall be the duty
of the SecretaryTreasurer to notify each individual
elected.
(b) All reports by Committees and the SecretaryTreas
urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com
mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where
Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall
be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions.
(c) The duly elected SecreiaryTreasurer, Assistant
SecretaryTreasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen
shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and
assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the
Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting,
depending upon at which meeting the results as to each
of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro
vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors
,shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith
standing anything to the contrary contained in Article
XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful
candidate cannot assume h< office because he is at sea.
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may
grant additional time for the assumption of the office or
job. In the event of the failure of the newlyelected
SecretaryTreasurer to assume office, the provisions of
Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until
such office Is assumed, if he does not assume office
within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until
the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to
assume office shall be dealt with asdecided by a majority
vote of the membership.
(d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Fort Agent,
and Patrolman shall take the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute
the duties of of the Seafarers
International Union of North America. Atlantic and
Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability,
protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union
and the welfare of the membership."
ARTICLE XIV
OTHER ELECTIONS
Section 1. Auditing Committee.
Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday
of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the
financial report for that week. These reports shall be
submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for
membership action. The Committee shall consist of three
members. No Officer, Port Agent. Patrolman, or employee
shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election
shall be by majority vole of the members in attendance
at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to"
serve may nominate himself.
The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port
where Headquarters is located except thai the Auditing
Xlommlttee there shall audit the financial reports of the
Headquarters Port Agent end the Secrctary*^Treasttrer.
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Section S. Qoaiferiy riaanelal Commtttee.
The Qoartetly flnendal Committee shall be eleeted al
the Port where Hcadtfiarters Is loeated, at the first or sees
end regular meeting held after the close of tiie calendar
quarter for which the Committee Is to make the required
audit It shall be the duty of the SecretaryTreasurer to
decide at which of these meetings the election shall take
place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with
two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards
Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or ena
ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The
members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem
bers present at the meeting provided Suit any member
eligible to serve may nominate himself.
Section 3. Trial Committee.
A Trial Committee shaU be elected at a Special Bleetlng
held at 10:00 AJd. the next business day following the
regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take
place. It shall consist of five members, of which therej
shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port
Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial
Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in
the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who
cannot, for any reason, render an honest deeisim. It shaU
be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he
knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis
qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit
tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules
as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership.
Section 4. Appeals Committee.
The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members,
five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the
Port where'Headquarters is located. The same disqual
ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard
to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In
addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee
in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci
Bion. if the said member was a member of the Trial Com
""'seriio 5. NegotlaUng and Strike Cominlttee.
The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee,
whether of a Port or otherwie. shall be composed of as
many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote
of the iqembership. upon recommendation of the Secre
taryTreasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of
this Committee provided he observes decorum. However,
a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on
the number of those who may attend.
Section 8. Meeting Chairman.
The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from
the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting.
Section 7. Delegates.
As soon as the SecretaryTreasurer is advised as to the
date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con
vention of the Seafarers International Union of North
America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port
Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to
generally applicable rules for the election of delegates.
These facts and recommendations shall be announced and
read at the fimt regular meeting thereafter. Unless
changed by a majority vote of the membership during that
meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall
not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The
results of the election shall be communicated to each Port
Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the
next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here
under may include provisions for automatic election of all
qualified nominees, in the event the number of such
nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be
elected. ARTICLE XV
TRIALS AND APPEALS
Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any
other member for the commission of an offense as set
forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ
ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his
book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to
the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of
fense. or the Port of pay off. if the offense took place
aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to
present these charges at the next regular meeting. The
accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting
takes place.
Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the
request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause
those charges to be read at the said meeting.
If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the
Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless
ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of
the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are
accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto
matically on notice that he will be tried the following
morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed
until the morning following the next regular meeting, at
which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He
shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made
against him.
If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall im
mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad
dressed to his last known mailing address on file with
the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and twok
numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must
appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning
after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial
Committee will be elected
In the event a majority of the membership of the Union
shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a
Port, the Trial shall" lake place in the Port where Head
quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to
the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his
accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of
the charges,^ At tiie request of the accused, transportation
and subsistence shall be provided the accused and bis
witnesses!
Saetlou S. The Trial Committee shalLbear all pertinent
. evidence and shall not be bound hp the rules of evldener
required by eburU of law but nay receive all relevant
testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments,
at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a
proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls
lieneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does
exist.
Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the
accusers are present The Trial Committee shall conduct
the trial except that the accused shall have the right to
crossexamine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses,
as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may
select any member to assist him in his defense at the
trial,' provided, (a), the said member Is available at the
time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render
such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica
tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states
that the charges do not adequately inform him of what
wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of
such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and
disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de
fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven
by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such
proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be
based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the
number of witnesses produced.
, Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as
to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun
ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in
the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom
mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee,
and shall be in writing, as shall be any disSent. The Com
mittee shall forward it# findings and recommendations,
along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port
where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be
forwarded to the accused and. the accusers,, either In per
son or by mall addressed to their, last known addresses.
The findings shall include a statement that the ri^ts of
the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe
guarded. The findings also must contain the charges
made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the
accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe 'bach
document lised at the trial; shall contain a bir summary
of the proceedings, and shall state the' findinigs as to
guilt Or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at
the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendatlMS
shall be made a part of tiie regular files.
Section 8. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall,
upon receipt of the findings and recomtnendatlons of the
Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations
to be presented, and entered Into the minutes, at the next
regular meeting. .
Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of
the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause
sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each
Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall
be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority
vote of the membership of the Union shall:
. (a) Accept the findings and reccmmendations, or
(b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or
(c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda
tions, or
(d) (^der a new trial after finding that substantial Jus
tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this
event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head
quarters is located and. upon application, the acciued. the
accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor
tation and subsistence. •
Seetlon 9. After the vote set forth In Section 8. any
punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The
SecretaryTreasurer shall cause notice of the results
thereof to be sent to each accuse'* and accuser.
Section .10. An accused who has been found guilty, or
who is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol
lowing manner:
He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the
SecretaryTreasurer within 30 days after receipt of the
notice of the decison of the membership.
Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port
where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice
of appeal, the SecretaryTreasurer shall present the notice,
which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals
Committee shall then be elected. The SecretaryTreasurer
is charged with the duty of presenting the beforemen
tioned proceedings and all available documents used as
evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, ks well as
any written statement or argument submitted by the. ac
cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he
so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar
ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be
the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written
statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for
such presentation.
Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decideUe ap
peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration
of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grants
Journments and may request the accused or accusers to
present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con
Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall
be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings
and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions
and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic
ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings
and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed
by the following:
(a) No finding cf guilt shall be reversed If there U sub
stantial evidence to support such a finding and. in such
case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find
ings as to the Weight of evidence.
<b> In no event shall Increased punishment be recqm
.mended. , .
(jCi. A new trial sbaU be reeommmidad If the AA9Mln
ComaalttM findsda) Uiat any mnnber of llio THol OomM; J
mittee siwuld. have been disquiaifiail, or lb) that the no^d
cused was not adequately Informed of the details of the
chsrged offense, whieh resulted In his hot hsviog been
given a fair trial, or (e) that for any other reason, the ae
cused was not given a fair trial.
(d) If there If no substantia evidence to support a
finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend
that the charge on which the finding was based be dis
missed.
(e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser
punishment
Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall dellvw Its
decision and dissent if any, to the SeoretaiyTreuurer.
The SecretaryTreasurer shall cause sufficient copies to bo
published and shall have them sent to each Port In time
to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting.
He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at
their last known address, or notify them in person.
Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of
this Article, the membmhip, by a majority vote, ahall
accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis
sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of
the Appeals Committee shall stand.
If a new trial Is ordered, that trial shall be held in the
Port where Headquarters is loeated, In the manner pro
vided for in Section t of this Article. Any decision so
providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as
will insure a fair hearing to the accused.
Section 16. The SecretaryTreasurer shall notify the
accused and each accuser, either In person or In writing
addressed to their last known addiW of the results of
the appeal. A further appeal ahall be allowed as set forth
In Section 17.
Seetlea 17. Each member is riutrged with kuoiriedge of
the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Intemai
tional Union Of North America, and the rights of, and
procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein.
Decisions reached thercnhder shall be binding on all mem
bers of the Union.
: Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the
Union to take all steps within their constitutional power
to carry out the terms of any effective decisions.
Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rigfata
and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused
has been properly notified of his trial andfails to attend
without properly requesting a ustponement, the Trial
Committee may hold Its trial without his presence.
ARTICLE XVI
OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow
ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem
bership:
(a) Proof of membership in any wganization advocating
the overthrow of the Government of the United Statea
by force;
(b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the
Union or the membership in any organizational campaign:
(c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company
against the Interests of the membership or tiie Union;
(d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy
to destroy the Union.
Seetlon 8. Upon proof of the commission of any of the
following offenses, the member shall be penalised up to a
penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the
penalty of expulsion Is not invoked or recommended, the
penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and
privileges of membership for. more than two (2) years, or
a fine of $90.00. or both:
(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop
erty of the value in excess of $90.00; |
(b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps,
seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; |
<c) Wilful misuse of any office or Job, elective ornot.
within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan
cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to
execute the duties or functions of the said office or Job.
or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or
functions;
(d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of
ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or
election files, or election material of any sort;
(e> Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges
are false;
(f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive. falOa
reports or communications, with knowledge of the fblslfty
thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica
tions which foil within the scope of Union business: ' '
(g) Deliberate failure or refusal to Join one's ship. 'OT
misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the dOtri
ment of the Union or its agreements; • • ̂
(h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib
erate and malicious villification, with regard to the exeCu'
tion of the duties of any office or Job;
(i> Paying for, or receiving money for, empioymOnt
aboard a vessel;
(J) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for
the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to
the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving
evidence df Union affiliation. With intent to deceive;
<k) Wilful failure orrefusal to carry out the orders of '
those duly authorized to make such orders during timo '
of strike. .
Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of th*'
following offenses, members shall be penalized Up to
suspension from the rights and privileges of membership"
for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00. or both: >
(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop
erty of the value under $90.00; 1 ?
(b) Assuming any office or Job, whether elective 6r iki|j .
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(e) Mlaeonduct during any meeting or other official
Union .proceodlng. or bringing the Union into disrepott
by conduct not provided for elsewhere in thte Article:
(d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of
those duly authorized to make such orders at any time.
Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the
following offenses, members shall .be penalized up to a
fine of 950.00:
(a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at signons
or payoifs;
<b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa
lives at payoff:
(c) Disorderly conduct at payoff or sign on;
(d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in
discharging their duties;
(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hail;
(f) Gambling In the UniOn Hall;
(g) Negligent failure to Join ship.
Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense
penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to
waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the
maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa
tive of the Union.
Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles
and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may
go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member
at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation
of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as
if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee.
Section 7. This Union, and its members, sh^ll not be
deemed to waive any ciaim, or personai or property rights
to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the
member to trial or.enforcing a penalty as provided in
this Constitution.
Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of
fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues
and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union,
members, officials and Job holders.
ARTICLE XVIi
PUBLICATIONS
This Union may publish such pamphlets. Journals, news
papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in
such manner as may be determined, from time to time,
by a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE XVIII
BONDS
Officers and Job holders, whether elected or appointed,
as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re
quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as
may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote
of the membership.
ARTICLE XIX
EXPEBIDITURES
Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard
to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred
shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership.
In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in
existence, the SecretaryTreasurer may authorize, make,
and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within
the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar
ticle XI of this Constitution.
Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly
apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro
cedurea of the Union except those primarily concerned
with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections.
Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super
sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles
X and XI. ARTICLE XX
INCOME
Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re
ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con
tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income
derived from any other legitimate business operation or
other legitimate source.
Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de
liver any sum of money to any Union representative with
out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated.
It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re
ceipt.
Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after
a ballot conducted under such general rules as may bo
decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro
vided that:
(a): The ballot must be secret.
(bi The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma
jority of the valid ballots cast.
Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates
of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone
tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the
oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of
accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall
be calculated accordingly.
ARTICLE XXI
PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION
This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may
provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser
capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than
membership. By majority vote of the membership, the
Union may provide for the eights and obligations incident
to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli
gations may include, biit are not limited to: (a) the applica
bility or nonapplicability of all or any part of this .Con
stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of
the Union, to peremptory termination of such affiliation
and, (dl. the fees required for such affiliation. In no event
may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation
equivalent to that of members,'receive priority or rights
over members, or be termed a member.
ARTICLE XXII
FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES
Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not
be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship
ping rules governing the details of the assignments of
Jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected
therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap
proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping
rules duly Issued shall be deemed to Ve Union policy.
Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may
make special exceptions or rules for any company or
vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by
a contract or not.
ARTICLE XXIIl
QUGRUMS
Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif
ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a
Port shall be six members.
Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port
shall be seven members.
Section 3. The quoriim for the Agents' Conference shall
be a majority of those eligible to attend.
Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here
in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of
those duly elected or appointed thereto.
Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here
in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func
tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to
act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum,
and shall not'be official or effective unless the quorum
requirements are met.
ARTICLE XXIV
MEETINGS
Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided
a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M.
If such meeting ni^t falls on a holiday, the meeting shall
take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the
following night. In the event a quorum is not present at
7:00 P.M.) the Port Agent of :he pertinent port shall post
pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres
ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote
of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date
of any future reguliar meeting.
Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called
only at the direction of the Port Agent No special meet
ing may be held, except between'the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at
least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board.
ARTICLE XXV
AGENTS' CONFERENCE
Section 1. The SecretaryTreasurer shall call an Agen's*
Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval
of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents'
Conferences during the year. The time and place of each
such meeting shall be fixed by the SecretaryTreasurer.
These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a
majority vote of the membership in case of emergency.
A majority vote of the membership shall determine when
such emergency exists.
Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and
prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the
Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any
such recommendation by a majority vote of the member
ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union
policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority
vote of the membership provided such recommendation
is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu
ARTICLE XXVI
DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
RELATING THERETO
Seetion I. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or
dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any
illness or condi.tion preventing the affected person from
carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence
from the United States; or suspension from office or
membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the
due replacement of one under an incapacity as indidated.
However, nothing contained in this Article shall^be deemed
to prohibit the execution of the functions of'more than
one Job and/or'^office, in which event no incapacity shall
be deemed to exist with regard to tlie regular Job or of
fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the
one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the
time during which the circumstances exist.
Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with
herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not
caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same,
and shall include failure to perform the functions of any
office or Job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul
sion from the Union with uo further right to appeal in ac
cordance with the provisions of this Constitution.'
Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole,
the term, "majority vote of the me.nbership," shall mean
the majority of all the valid votes cost by members at an'
official meeting of. those Ports holding a meeting. This
definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more
Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For
that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled
meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place"
shall refer to a meeting or meetings during the time
period within which a vote must be taken in accordance
with: (a) The Constitution
(b> Union policy, and
. (ci Custom and usage of the Union
in the indicated priority.
Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and
not concerned with, or reiated to. Union action as a whole,
and not forming parf of a Unionwide vote, the term,
"majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the
majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any
meeting of the Port, regular or special. _
Section 5. The term, "membershipaction" shall mean
the same as the term "majority vote of the membership."
Section 6. Where the title of any office or Job, or the
holder thereof, is set forth In this Constitution, all refei^
ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall
be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly
acting in such office or Job.
Section f. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed
to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in
which elected officials and other elected jobholders are
required to assume oMce. The first election year shaU be
deemed to be 1954.
Seetion 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this
amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same
meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes
the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as
amended up through August 1951.
Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shaU
mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or
sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi
cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good
standing.
Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean
any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem
bership.
Section II. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting
or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting
or action shall be put off until the next business day, at
the same hour.
ARTICLE XXVII
AMENDMENTS
This Constitution shall be amended In the following
manner:
Section I. Any member may submit, at any regular
meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con
stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of tho
membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend
ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action.
Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by
a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred
to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head
quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed
of six members, two from each Department and shall be
elected in accordance with such rules as are established
by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will
act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The
Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance,
legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare
a report on the amendment together with any proposed
changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the
reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then
be submitted to the membership by the SecretaryTreas
urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves
the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted
upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the
Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure
outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5,
except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote
of the membership at the time it gives the approval
necessary to nut the referendum to a vote, the Union
Tallying Committee shall consist of six (G> members, twQ
from each of the tliree (3) departments of the Union,
elected from Hea^iql<arters Port. The amendment shall
either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall
be referred to on the ballot. (Copies of the amendment
shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and
made available at the voting site in all Ports.
Seetion 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid
ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im
mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying
Committee to the SecretaryTreasurer that the amendment
has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the
amendment. The SecretaryTreasurer shall immediately
notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend
ment.
ARTICLE XXVm
TRANSITION CLAUSE
Seetion I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article
to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations
and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect
prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to .
operations and activities conducted in accordance with this
amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections
are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate
the foregoing purpose and intent
Seetion 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and
other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in
effect imm^iately prior to the adoption of this amended
Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder
and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
• Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and
disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds,
the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order
generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules,
permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other
practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the
adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed
to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect
unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
Seetion 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in
cluding those with regard to admission into membership,
in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended
Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder
and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
SecRon 5. The SecretaryTreasurer, the Assistant Secre
taryTreasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all
others elected as a result of the balloting held by this
Union during November and December of 1952, shall be
deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the
provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption
of this Constitution, they shall execute the powera and
functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said
offices and Jobs, as set forth In this Constitution. They
shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration
date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of
Article Xm. only insofar as they apply to election of
Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the
first election year.
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ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: |?,;4'tU
name of the union and defines its general lowers.
Anxi/"iEii AIM' 1*^ Provides for affiliation of the At
AKTICLC 11—Atnliahon; lantic and Ckilf District with the
Seafarers Internatfonal Union of North America, the American
Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a
majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE IllMembership:
set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility
requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership
—Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues
because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath
of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non
payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel
those who might support dual and hostile groups.
ARTICLE IVReinsfatement: Sgh?to
Statement of dismissed members.
ARTICLE VDues and Initiation Fee: SS'^d/ei
schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may
not be changed except by constitutional amendment—^Permits the
membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for
organizational purposes only.
ARTICLE yi—Retirement from Membership:
Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and
outlines the method of reinstatement.
ARTICLE VII—Sysfem of Organization:
ments of the Union and pro\ddes for administrative authority
A DTI/"I C \/lll Designates the following as elec
AKI ILLt VIII—Utticers: tive officers: the SecretaryTreas
urer. Assistant SecretaryTreasurers and Port Agents and Patrol
men.
ARTICLE IXOther Elective Jobs:?7cifSm».'dSe:
gates and members of certain committees must be elect^ by the
membership.
ARTICLE XDuties of Elective Officers: 'Si
the SecretaryTreasurer, Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, Port
Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Dielegates and members of
the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating
and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies
in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial repdrts^
Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials .
and committees.
ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office:
Provides that the SecretaryTreasurer, Assistant SecretaryTreas
urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for twoyear terms
and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem
bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and
personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership.
ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office:
Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for
any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices.
ARTICLE XIII—FUrfJrtnc. Describes procedure for nomiMKIHoLC Alii elections: nation to officeProvides for
election of a sixmember Credentials Committee to inspect the
candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab
lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to
office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Pro
vides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of
a districtwide Tallying Committee, including members from New
York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Jrancisco to tabu
late results—Sets forth manner for installation of officers.
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ARTICLE XlVOiher ElecHbns:
chairmen, delegates'and members of the following committees:
Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and
Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions.
ARTICLE XV—Trials and Appeals: righVo/"eUry
member to
brothers.
a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union
re
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Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for p
sen ting charges to the membership^Provid« for election of fi^
member trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and
duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuser
Gives accused right to representation by a brother member before
the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find
ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by
a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals.
ARTICLE XVI—Offenses and Penalties: {^Mhe ofl
fenses for which a memiaer may be brought to triah^Places limita
tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty
of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive triu imd
accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspeh^on
or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting actihg
as committee as a whole for offenses committed during cpurse of
meeting.
ARTICLE XVIIPublications:
lication of a newspaper and other literature.
ADTI^I C V\/lll Provides for bonding of officers
AKI ILLt AVIII—DOndS: and employes otihe Union under.
such conditions as may be determined by tne memberships^
ARTICLE XIXExpenditures: ship shall determine twU
cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures.
A DTi/"i c vv Defines the Union's sources of in
AK I ILLt AA—income: comeSets forth the duty of mem
bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any
payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may
be levied unless approved by a twothirds majority of the valid
ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member
ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro
vides for the Union to derive income /rom dividends, interest and
legitimate business operations. .
ARTICLE XXIDegrees of Membership: fSlf?
rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must bt
determined by the Union's membership.
ARTICLE XXIj—Formulatlpri of Shipping Rujesi
Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shij^ng rules
may not be revised unless approved by membership. ./
ARTICLE XXIKQuorums:
shall be six members and the quorum for a regular Port nieeting
shall be seven members.
ARTICLE XXIVMeetings: regular meetings at on
every other Wednesday—Excepticms are noted for holU&ys and
failure to obtain a quorum,: , i.. ^ ^
ARTICLE XXVAgenf's Conference:
ence of Port Agents to .be called by the SecretaryTreasurer. r
ARTICLE XXVKPefinlrtons 5 frequently in the language
of the Constitution.
ARTICLE XXVII—Amendments: amendm^t of the Con
stitution by the membership.
ARTICLE XXVIIITransition Claiise:f''^^® ®
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practices and procedures to regulation by propqised Constitution.